All language subtitles for L.A.D.S01E10.720p.PCOK.WEB-DL.AAC2.0.H.264-JFF

The story you are about to see was
inspired by actual events.

The names have been changed to protect
the innocent.

It was Wednesday. It was humid in Los
Angeles.

My partner and I were working the day
shift out of robbery homicide.

The call came at noon.

The dispatcher said domestic
disturbance, Bel Air.

We knew it had to be something else.

If Los Angeles were a game of Monopoly,
Bel Air would be boardwalk.

Liz Taylor lives in the neighborhood.

So does Hugh Hefner.

That's why the dispatcher held back.

The media listened to police calls.

Here you'd end up with helicopters, news
vans, a feeding frenzy.

J .J. Halstead, a super agent of the
Stars, had a castle on a hill.

You'd think the king and queen of this
place could get along.

Whatever this call was, we hoped
domestic disturbance wasn't part of it.

My name's Friday.

I'm a cop.

We got a domestic disturbance call?

Yeah, sorry about the cloak and dagger,
Joe. Looks like we got a kidnapping.

Six -month -old Filipino boy named Amir
Jamila.

Mother's name is Merpati Umarawali
Jamila. She's the nanny. Where is she?

Out back. She's a wreck.

You searched the whole house, in and
out?

Well, 20 ,000 square feet. Pools,
jacuzzis, any place a kid could have an

accident? We've been all over this
neighborhood.

Kid can't even walk yet.

Kidnappings. When they were high
profile, they fell to robbery homicide.

This one didn't make sense. A rich man's
house. Why take the nanny's child?

The Lord of the Manor had a room full of
employees and hangers -on.

Any one of them might know something
important, except it was too late.

They'd already talked to each other.

We'd never get a clean story from any of
them.

That's Mr. Halstead and the Armani.

He was in Premier Magazine last month.
100 most important people in the

Hollywood issue. That's the missus? I
know. That's the missus' personal

Mrs. Halstead's right here on the couch.

Six -year -old is Andrew.

Six -month -old is Max.

Another six -month -old boy.

It was no coincidence.

Kidnapper was after my son.

J .J. Halstead?

Detective Joe Friday and my partner
Frank Smith.

Let me show you what happened.

This is my son Max's room.

But he wasn't sleeping here.

No, Amir was.

Don't touch anything, please, Mr.
Halstead.

Is that unusual, your nanny putting her
son down in Max's room?

Well, I wouldn't know. I'm not here
during the day.

So the kidnapper comes in, sees the
baby, thinks he's your son, and

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking.

You must be relieved. That they didn't
take Max? Hell yes.

But Amir has been with us for six years.

Let me tell you how this works, Mr.
Halstead. We set up a command post.

We stay until the child is returned or
the case concluded.

Concluded?

Oh.

We'll let you know if we need anything
else, Mr. Holstead.

They gotta have all the windows wired.

Rich people like this, they'd have major
security.

There's only one way in and one way out
through that door.

Call SID.

Break up that party downstairs and
separate those witnesses before they

their stories, you know, anywhere they
already have. It's gonna take time.

Get help.

I'm going to go talk to the mother.

People come here for decent pay.

A future for themselves, their kids.

That's what brought Mira Jamila from the
Philippines. That was her hope.

Until she stared into an empty crib.

Bye -bye.

Mira, I'm Joe Friday, LAPD.

I'm sorry your boy's missing.

Amir's not missing. Someone stole him
because they thought he was Max

Well, that's certainly a possibility,
but there are others.

Kidnapping tends to be a crime committed
by family members.

I have no family here in the States.

Amir's father is back in Mindanao.

Any particular reason?

Well, he did not like L .A. He's too
decadent. He's Muslim.

What about friends?

Anyone who would want to harm you?

I do not have any friends here.

My work here is my life. I never leave.

Why did you put a mirror down in Max's
room? I do it all the time. I always

carry this baby monitor so I can hear
when the kids wake up.

But you didn't hear anything this
morning?

No.

I took Max with me to watch Andrew's
tennis lesson.

And then when I came back around 11, he
was gone.

I should have been with my baby, not
with someone else's children.

Well, if you're right and your baby was
taken by mistake for the whole thing,

the kidnapper will be in touch.

And he'll want a ransom.

I support my family in Mindanao.

I have $382 in the bank.

Do you think that will be enough?

What could I say?

In kidnappings, no one ever knew what
was at stake or what would be enough.

What happens when the kidnapper finds
out he has the wrong boy? When the call

comes in.

It's in Amir's best interest if we all
play along.

Make the kidnapper assume he has the
right child.

This is JJ.

No, the party's been canceled.

No, we haven't picked a date.

No, you cannot talk to Amy. Goodbye.

We had a party planned for tonight. A
fundraiser for the Gander Monastery in

Tibet. Amy's a Buddhist.

You got a reason you don't want to
cooperate, Mr. Rousseau? Take him down

The process should only take four or
five hours.

See,

the forest leaves at 947.

That's everything in and out between 9
and 11.

What about the other cameras? I've seen
at least six.

Oh, the one here at the gate is the only
one operational.

Why?

Halsteads have been a little behind in
their bill.

Are you kidding?

Uh -huh.

They kind of let things go here.

Rats have gone through half the lines.

Rats?

Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Bel Air,
infested with them. We'll check the rat

exterminators.

This

is

JJ.

You give me $10 million.

I return your kid.

Ten million dollars?

That's a lot of money.

Put me on the speaker.

I want to talk to the cops.

What cops? There's no cops.

My hand's on your baby's throat.

Don't play me, JJ.

Kiss my ass.

It's Detective Friday, LAPD.

You got a name?

You can call me Joe. Okay, Joe.

Call me Ishmael.

Okay, Ishmael.

Let's talk.

You know the drill.

The only way this baby lives is I get
paid.

I'm listening.

J .J. Halstead deposits $10 million into
his bank account, ready to be wired by

10 a .m. tomorrow morning. You got that?

We're going to need proof of life,
Ishmael.

That's right.

You don't prove that my son is safe,
you're not going to see a penny.

You don't tell me what to do. I tell
you.

I call the shots.

I say jump, and you say, yes, sir. How
high?

Hello?

Hello? Well, that went well. Your
callback.

Did you notice how I didn't skip a beat
when it came to my son?

What if we tell the kidnapper that he
has Amir instead of Matt and that he

get any money?

Well, if the kidnapper finds out there's
no ransom, he may cut his losses.

Oh, God.

Please. For this kidnapper, it wasn't
only about money. It was about power.

The way he had used Halstead's name,
there was something personal here.

Sadly, the real victim, an innocent
child.

A desperate mother had no power at all.

Don't worry. If it comes down to it,
we'll pay to get him here back.

Isn't that right, J .J.? J .J.?

J .J.?

You don't tell me what to do.

Listen to the background.

Birds playing.

He's definitely outside.

I'm familiar with the Halsteads, J .J.
in particular.

What's with the name Ishmael?

First line of Moby Dick. Call me
Ishmael.

I went to City College.

According to the Old Testament, Ishmael
was the son of Abraham and Hagar,

believed to be the father of the Arab
peoples.

Muslim. So you're thinking political.

Maybe, but I don't think Ishmael's his
name. Check it out anyway.

You traced the call?

Cell phone.

917 listing.

Albert Shockley.

917?

That's New York. 10 to 1, he stole it
from Shockley while visiting Los

Makes it harder to track.

But not impossible. All we have to do is
find the closest transmitter.

So then we will know what he is?

Well, we'll know the area where he made
the call. But anybody smart enough to

steal an out -of -town cell phone is
smart enough to keep moving.

So what does that mean? What do we do
now? We keep pressing for leads.

We need to talk.

Come in here. Close the door.

We're going to pay this ransom.

Honey, we don't have $10 million.

You know the shape we're in. They're in
the nursery.

Baby monitor is on. We've sold it.

for less. This isn't some deal.

We're not going to bargain for a child's
life. Trust me, I know what I'm doing.

And I know what I'm doing, JJ.

You will pay for that child.

I'm never going to get him here back.

So, any progress?

Hey.

What was that?

Oh, great, the monitor.

So now I'm the bad guy. No one's passing
judgment, Mr. Holt. My wife is, Mira

is. What's important is making the
kidnapper think you're going to pay.

Do you know what my monthly nut is?

I piss away more money in a month than
my poor father made in his entire life.

It's all about him.

I used to be the 27th most powerful man
in Hollywood.

Out there, a baby was cold and hungry or
dead.

What did the kidnapper really want?

What was driving him?

We're still checking on the rodent
exterminator. An army of employees and

saw a thing?

Someone's lying. The chef, French
-Canadian name Edouard Le Sour, has a

Convicted of smuggling cigarettes in 99.

After some coaxing, he revealed a
hostage to owe him four months' back

Manuel Alvarez, one of the three
gardeners, is a known member of the 18th

Gang. And Mr. Foster's personal trainer,
Joan Scarletty, used to be James

Scarletty. He was a she? And she's
pissed.

Says she hasn't been paid in months.
What about the mother, Mira?

Came to the U .S. as an illegal
immigrant. Worked as a cleaning lady for

years before the Halsteads hired her as
a nanny. Phone records?

Aside from calls to her parents in
Mindanao, the only number that comes up

consistently is one in Downey.

All in the last month, phone is listed
to a man named Farah Karima. Mr. Karima

have a record? According to our search,
he's a 73 -year -old pet store owner.

Mira told you she didn't have any
friends in Allen.

That's what she said.

Check out Mr. Karima.

The son of our nanny, Mira Jamila, was
kidnapped from our son Max's room.

We think that the kidnapper may have
mistaken a mirror for our son. Should we

put a stop to this? The train's already
left the station.

What the hell is this?

Seems your wife has called the media.

Mira is like a family to us.

Excuse me.

I would just like to add that I joined
my wife and Mira.

in pleading for Amir's safe return.

And if the kidnapper is listening, we
will meet your full demand.

Amir, though not our child by blood, is
our child in spirit.

Excuse us, please.

Your lifestyle over.

You're just angry because I outsmarted
you. Yeah, your personal trainer gone,

your shrink history.

Leave them?

Like a game. He's not their kid.

We tracked down the owner of a stolen
cell phone at his hotel room in downtown

.A. Mr. Shockley noticed his cell phone
was missing this morning. He also said

the last time he remembered using it was
yesterday at the Santa Anita racetrack.

Which means our kidnapper could be a
gambler.

Gamblers tend to have money problems,
which gives us a motive.

Anyone talk about the track?

Brag about winning big with the races.

Put on the speakers.

Go ahead.

This is JJ.

I saw you on TV, but I have the wrong
kid.

Change is nothing.

Except now, I want 15 million.

15 million?

10 million for the kid, 5 million for
making you look like a hero.

What is this, some kind of sick joke?

Joe, you listening?

I'm here.

Let that fool understand that I will
kill this baby.

You don't cough up, JJ, and everyone
will know you were too cheap to pay.

Kid's death will be on your hands, not
mine.

Well, I hope you're pleased, Amelia.

10 million, 15 million. In a kidnapping,
no amount ever guarantees a kid's

survival. Hey, Joe.

We got company.

The Federal Bureau of Incompetence.
Don't.

What?

Antagonism between agencies is not going
to happen while I'm on this case.

Special Agent Todd Barr is FBI.

Detective Joe Friday, LAPD. My partner,
Frank Smith.

All right.

Let's talk.

Before you say anything, let me get this
out. This is your investigation.

You're in charge. We're simply here to
facilitate.

I appreciate that. In the interest of
full disclosure, however, I will say

Mr. Hall said call the agency because he
was concerned LAPD wasn't doing enough

to protect its financial interests.

Is that shocker?

Yeah. So listen, we're thinking this
kidnapping could be political in nature.

Because the parents are from Mindanao.
And Mr. Halstead is a big contributor to

the State of Israel. I think we should
polygraph Ms. Rapatia Mawali Jamila

Well, no, it was her child that was
taken. She's from Zamboanga, a port city

Mindanao, and a hotbed of Islamic
fundamentalism.

Abu Sayyaf is based there. They've got
two suspects linked in the World Trade

Center. Exactly.

Okay, but I still don't see her being
involved.

It's about money.

And $15 million buys a lot of blast.

We appreciate you agreeing to the test,
Mira. We realize that... It's insulting.

A violation of human rights.

If she was from France, would you be
asking her to take the test? Well, I

problem with the French.

Sweden, then. Mira's got nothing to
fear. She's got nothing to hide. This is

racism, pure and simple.

You don't have to go through with this.
I've thought about it. I want to. Let's

go, sir.

Could you roll up your sleeves, please?

Right now, I'm ashamed to call myself an
American. It's important to rule out

any possible terrorist involvement.

Mira, a terrorist? Come on. You sure
about that?

Mira would never do anything to harm
this family. Why is that?

Because we saved her from a life of
poverty.

Before she moved in with us, she and
Sareep and a dozen other immigrants from

Mindanao were living in this filthy two
-room dump.

You know Sareep, Mira's father?

Well, he came by a couple of times
before he left the country. Well,

to immigration, he left right around the
same time Mira got pregnant.

Kind of strange.

Well, they weren't married.

Maybe he didn't want to be a father.

We checked out Farah Karima's residence.
It's a flop house for illegal

immigrants. Something I need to know
about?

Mira placed several phone calls to
Karima's house in the last month, which

neglected to tell you about. We didn't
turn up anything. Just a whole lot of

people crowded into one room.

See? What did I tell you?

Mira is no terrorist.

I'd like to see a report with your
permission.

Agent Bynes was marking territory for
his federal jurisdiction, part of a

to uncover a global terrorist
conspiracy.

This day and age, who could blame him?
Do you drink water?

Yes. Is your name Merpati Umar Wali
Jamila?

Yes. Do you or have you ever associated
with Muslim extremists?

I grew up in a Muslim village.

Yes or no answers only, please.

Yes. Did those Muslim extremists express
anti -American or anti -Israeli

sentiment? Yes.

Did you come to work for the Halsteads
with the intention of harming them?

No. Have you ever spoken to a man named
Abdujakar Abubakar Janjalani?

No.

Yeah.

But everyone in Zamboanga knows
Janjalani. Yes or no?

Yeah.

Do you believe there should be a
separate Islamic case? We checked out

Ishmael first and last.

102 listings in L .A. We're still
getting statements, but it doesn't look

promising. Got a trace on the
kidnapper's second call.

Closest transmitter was in Arcadia. Same
as the first.

From a stolen cell? Yeah, 312 Area Code,
Chicago.

Belonged to a Zachary Donaldson in L .A.
on business.

When was the last time that he used it?
Santa Anita racetrack yesterday

afternoon. We got an informer works out
of Santa Anita.

Lone shark.

What's his name?

Um, Reuben. Reuben Jones.

Find him. See if any of his clients are
in deep. Done.

Using stolen cell phones is a common
terrorist technique, so he's laundering

money at racetracks.

Odd.

JJ had taken himself out of the loop.

Either he was more of a civil
libertarian than I gave him credit for,

a vested interest in Mira's answers that
he wasn't telling us about.

Do you know who kidnapped your son?

No. Is Amir's father's name Sarip
Pamatang?

Yes.

Is he affiliated with any terrorist
organization, including, but not

to, Abu Sayyaf?

No. Have you had sexual relations with
anyone other than Sarip Pamatang since

arriving in the United States?

No.

We set a baseline asking the simple
questions, name, date of birth, etc.

here in the beginning.

Next, we asked about terrorist
involvement here through the midsection.

It's all copacetic.

Until you started asking her about her
personal life.

That's right.

First big fluctuation here, when you
asked her the name of Amir's father.

So, her boyfriend Sharif's definitely
not the father.

She said it was, but she lied.

Next big peak is here.

When you asked her if she had had any
sexual relations since Sarif left the U

.S. That's correct. And she said no.

Why again?

So she has a boyfriend she's not telling
us about.

And if this mystery boyfriend turns out
to be Amir's father, then it would be a

hell of an ingenious crime.

Kidnap your own kid and make the hostage
pay to get him back.

Just because I'm from a Muslim community
does not make me a terrorist. I don't

think you're a terrorist.

Come on, Amir.

Don't make us chase false leads. What do
I do?

Tell me, please. What do I do? Tell the
truth.

Everyone will hate me. There are worse
things.

Like not getting Amir back?

Going to prison?

Prison? What have I done against the
law?

Mira, you and I both know Sareeb is not
Amir's father.

Now, who's your mystery friend?

You think Amir's father is a terrorist?

FBI does.

The FBI thinks you're ransoming your own
kid for the money.

I can't believe this. Believe it, Mira.

In this political climate, you can't
afford to lie about anything.

Even your own love life.

You're just trying to scare me. Cut the
act.

Who's Amir's father?

and it just jumped on me. Oh, for God's
sakes, Amy, it's a road, not a great

white. Now, let's go in the house. We're
going to catch a cold. Wait.

I am not involved in terrorism,
kidnapping, or conspiring with Amir's

extort money.

Because that would mean Amir's father
would be paying himself.

Oh, that doesn't make sense. Dear.

Amy, she's upset. She doesn't know what
she's talking about.

You stupid son of a bitch!

Amir is your son, and you aren't going
to pay to get him back? No, I'm going to

pay. I am.

Amy, would you just listen? It's a huge
mistake, honey.

You knew.

I knew there had to be a reason J .J.
didn't want her taking that polygraph.

Mary and J .J.? Never even crossed my
radar.

You're a romantic, Frank.

You keep thinking Cinderella's going to
wind up with the handsome prince.

You think we're going to get the kid
back? We'll get him back.

Now look who's being naive.

The stats aren't exactly on our side.

For all we know, the kid could be dead
by now.

Amir being your son, it raises some
questions.

Such as?

The inconvenience of his being born.

Are you insinuating what I think you're
insinuating?

That I would... Okay.

I deserve that.

You know, I begged Mira to get an
abortion, but she wouldn't.

So finally I just gave up. I figured,
what the hell?

Nobody needs to know.

Mira can raise Max and Amir like
brothers.

That could have worked, too.

We're going to have to go through your
financial records.

Look, I didn't pay anybody to steal my
own son!

I may be an agent and a lousy husband,
but I am not a monster.

I love Mira.

And I love Amy.

And I love my boys.

I found out Santa Anita informing Reuben
Jones that Tommy's scoffing down a

chili dog.

And? Claims he knows a half a dozen
gamblers laying off bets for over six

figures. Will you get any names? Claims
it violates bookie client privilege.

He wants more money.

Gets worse.

He saw the Halsters on TV.

Greedy son of a bitch.

Put two and two together and figured he
finally might have some valuable

information for once in his life. And he
might be willing to discuss his client

identities with Mr. Halster directly.

Oh, that's great.

Another two -bit Shylock after my money.
Bring him in.

Did you get a hold of the ratter?

Answering service. I left four messages
already. We'll find him. I want to see

anyone that knows the ins and outs of
the thoughts.

What is it? What do you see?

Stick foot.

Hey! Freeze!

On the ground, now!

Are you getting set on the ground? Now!

On the ground!

Get down!

Hands behind your back!

Come on! You know him? Get your hands
behind your back!

Ask him what he's doing.

He said the FBI raided his house. He
crawled out through the window. This is

only place he could think of coming.

We followed up.

Why didn't you tell us your cousin was
in LA?

Because he's illegal. He doesn't even
know about Amir. He thinks you're

immigration. Uncuff him. He's a
potential suspect.

He's a young boy. He's afraid of being
deported. Uncuff him. This woman's a

nothing but lie to us. We need to get
our own translator. Interrogate the kid

properly. I don't disagree.

Uncuff him anyway.

Why? Because I said so.

Were you planning on informing us of
your little raid?

We get a lead on illegal immigrants from
a country on our terrorism watch list.

We act.

Yeah? Well, next time you act without
informing us, you're going to be the one

laying down in the grass. You got that?

Really? Yeah, really. Simmer down.

Simmer down.

This is about the life of a kid, and
that's all it's about.

Clear?

Yes, sir.

Are we clear?

Crystal.

This is JJ.

You have the money?

Well, I need no more time having to
panic sell like this. I'm only getting

cents on the dollar.

You have three hours.

Ishmael, Detective Joe Friday.

No money exchanges hands unless you can
offer proof that Amir is alive.

Remember, if you don't tell me what to
do, Joe, I tell you.

That's fine.

So how can you tell us that Amir is
healthy?

Afraid not.

What is he doing? Exactly the right
thing.

You know, you make a good agent, Joe.
He'll call back. Unless he gets cold

What does that mean?

It means the Fletchhammer approach might
not have been the best tactic. It was

the only tactic.

Yeah, sometimes you gotta play hardball.

What do you care? It's not your kid.

Oh, that's right, it is.

Joe, Rat Exterminator is here.

Darlene Simpson, at your service. You
the Hulk Ted's regular Rat Exterminator?

Hell no, I own the company.

I don't make house calls anymore, except
when I get six calls in the middle of

the night from the LAPD. Well, if you're
not the regular, who is?

That would be... James Warner.

Ran it here two days ago. Not yesterday?

No, yesterday. He was ratting Mrs.
Phillipsons up the street. He's out sick

today. Check out the Phillipsons.

2169 Beverly Canyon.

You see that James Warner was at her
house all day. Get specific about times.

my way.

Was that all, detective?

Not quite, darling.

What's the over -under in this house?

Are you a gambler, detective?

Just curious.

A house like this, maybe 30, 40 rats a
week, depending on the weather.

Your roof rat, Rattus Rattus, he likes
it real wet.

James Warner, does he gamble?

Maybe plays with horses?

Sure, we all do.

Why do you think we have to keep on
ratting? Frank, check this out.

Locked? I'm stuck.

What do we got? A lot of shoes.

I'm guessing Mrs.

Halstead's closet.

All right, where there's one trap door,
there might be another. I'm gonna look

down here.

Frank, got another one here.

Lizzie.

This is James Warner. Was he a big guy?

No, he was just a whisper of a thing.

Just like your partner. Good point.
After you, Frank.

I'm going.

What's the matter?

Next time we flip a coin.

What do you say?

Hey, Joe, you should come down here.

Wait till it's quiet.

Crawls out of the attic, takes the kid,
then crawls back out. Heads up to the

roof, disappears down the side of the
house. So we got our suspect.

Had access, has motive. Has alibi. No.
Mrs.

Phillipson claims James Warner was at
her house all yesterday morning setting

traps. Says she even served him a tuna
fish sandwich around 1130.

All right, so maybe it's not Warner.
Maybe it's someone else who had access

that attic.

Check the other address. All right.

This is JJ.

Is the money ready?

It's ready.

Not a dime until we know Amir is safe.

You're a broken record, Joe.

And a real pain in the ass.

Get online.

Well, give me a second.

Come on. Come on if you want to sit
here. You bankrupted me, you know.

got 20 seconds.

I know how long it takes to do a trace.

We're online.

Go to this website.

D -D -K -K -S dot org.

Trust 3824 -8894.

If I have confirmation that the money's
arrived, I'll call with the address

where the kid's at.

How do we know you're going to keep your
end of the bargain?

Playtime's over.

Wire the money.

I don't get confirmation within 10
minutes.

What do you see next?

Make the trade.

Teddy, it's J .J.

You know, wire the 15 mil to this
account.

J .J. Halstead gave in.

Would money be enough?

I didn't think so.

The kidnapper was an amateur, volatile,
on edge.

Paying him didn't guarantee a thing.

It's been over an hour.

Why hasn't he called?

He's not going to call, is he?

Joe.

Frank.

Ruben, sorry to drag you from the track.
Any clients pay off any big debts

recently? Maybe in the form of a wire
transfer.

Like this morning?

Yeah.

Wow. Look at this place.

That's not a real O 'Keefe, is it?

Mine until a couple of hours ago.

You got information, Ruben. Let's hear
it.

Okay, got a payment around 1031 this
morning.

In the form of a $111 ,000 wire
transfer.

From? Deadbeat.

Thinks he's a racing aficionado.

You got a name, Ruben? Don't push it.

Jimmy. Jimmy Warner.

No one's home.

Neighbor says Mrs.

Phillipson's been in the hospital with a
broken hip for three weeks. Lady, I

spoke with didn't have any broken hip.
Bet she wasn't in her 80s either.

Mid -40s, salt and pepper hair, spoke
with a flat accent. So whoever she is,

she's working with Warren. Car?

A silver Honda Accord, late model. I can
get a plate.

There's about 100 ,000 silver Accords in
L .A.

All right, that was, what, two and a
half hours ago. You ran the search on

Darlene's ratters, Warner included?

Yeah, James Warner has no criminal
record. I checked his last known place

residence. Landlord said he moved out
two weeks ago. All right, thank you.

We got as a degenerate gambler fancies
himself a racing expert. Who makes his

calls in Arcadia near the track at Santa
Anita.

Great cash to burn.

Call me Ishmael.

Yeah, but we checked out people named
Ishmael in L .A. First and last. Got

nowhere. What if Ishmael's not a person?

Joe, what if Ishmael's got four legs and
a tail?

It all came together.

Horse racing is called the sport of
kings.

Our suspect, Jimmy Warner, crawled in
the attics of Hollywood royalty.

He craved what he could never afford.

He bet horses he could never own.

His dream was the winner's circle.

There he'd be the king.

That's Ishmael. So where's Warner?

Warner says he's coming later on with an
offer.

Wants to take the horse to Florida.

So maybe he's not as desperate to buy a
horse as we thought.

Not a horse, this horse.

I asked the guy his name. He says, call
me Ishmael. Man's obsessed.

How can you be so sure?

Winning is one thing. Owning the winner
is another.

Horse player's dream.

Did you get some insight into horse
racing that I don't know about?

Not me. I don't care about horses.

My father, he cared.

The Ratter. Recheck his alibi.

New clothes.

Confident. Cocky attitude.

That had to be Jimmy Warner.

A Ratter reinvented.

A wannabe with dreams of owning Ishmael.
The future winner of the Triple Crown.

So why don't we just nail him now, put
this cruise to him? No, no.

We surveil. Let him lead us to him here.

Yeah, he's jumping.

He's suspecting something.

Sam! Rene, suspect something. Blood
heading south.

Suspect's on foot.

Repeat, headed south on foot.

All right, move up here.

Suspect is armed with a handgun. Repeat,
suspect is armed.

We're going to go right. Cut the son of
a bitch off.

Grrrr!

Jim? Joe Friday?

You're surrounded.

Drop the gun. Come out with your hands
up.

If you want to see that kid again,
you're going to have to do better than

Why don't you come out here, Jimmy?
We'll talk about it. You know we're not

going to shoot you.

I got a better idea.

You come in here.

Joe, what are you thinking?

Call the DA. Get him down here.

Jimmy, I'm coming in.

I'm alone.

Take it easy.

So, Joe, it's Monty Hall time.

Jimmy, put the damn gun down and we'll
talk.

I tell you where the kid is, I walk.

With the horse and the money. How about
you tell us where Amir is?

You can talk to the DA about any deal
you like.

Why didn't you tell us where Amir was
when you got your money?

I would have.

But my alibi, and she's in it for the
baby.

She's Romanian, and she's not exactly
stable.

For all I know, that kid's in the trunk
of a car right now, suffocating. When

you die, you get the needle.

How about I blow my brains out now, huh,
Joe?

I'm not going back to cracking rodents'
necks all day. Jim, you're a degenerate

gambler.

There's no angle in suicide. Don't call
my bluff. I'll do it.

Either you do it or you don't.

We're wasting time here.

I take you to the kid, I keep calling me
Ishmael, and I walk. And it's Stuart. I

can't make this work, Joe, sir. You just
let the best deal of your life slip by,

you know that? James Warner, you are
under arrest for the kidnapping. All

all right, all right, all right.

I'll take you to the kid, I'll return
the money, and the horse.

But no jail time.

All right, James.

Get yourself a deal.

It's Jimmy. You said an hour.

Where the hell have you... You bastard!

Get her, Frank. I got her. I got her. I
got her.

Nightmare gomber.

Okay, little guy.

Deal's a deal.

No hard feelings?

James Warner, you're under arrest.

What? For wire fraud, money laundering,
and hostage taking. Joe, what is it? We

had a deal.

We're state, he's federal.

Apples and oranges.

No hard feelings, huh?

Maybe we'll see you guys around
sometime.

I sure hope not.

Lonely people.

Desperate. The kidnappers dreamed of
things they didn't have and would do

anything to get.

You couldn't help thinking, were the
Halsteads different?

They had all the things you could want.

It wasn't enough.

No one really wants to believe it. The
truth is, if you dream of less,

you end up with more.

Tina Lazar was convicted in federal
court of hostage -taking. The federal

magistrate sentenced her to serve 10
years at Corcoran Women's Penitentiary.

James Warner was convicted in federal
court of wire fraud, money laundering,

hostage -taking. The federal magistrate
sentenced him to 18 years in Marion

Federal Penitentiary.