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(coyote howling)

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- Dispatch, This is Heart.

Informant is dead.

Suspect in sight.

Requesting backup to my location.

10 minutes? I don't have 10 minutes.

I'm going in. Send back up as soon as possible.

I got you this time, Petrova.

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(lasers whirring)

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(heart thumping)

- Dad!? (panting)

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(items thudding)

(Veronica panting)

(pills clattering)

(water running)

(glass thuds) (Veronica panting)

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- Morning, sunshine. Damn girl, you look rough.

Another sleepless night? - Yeah.

- V, you can't go on like this.

You need to get some help.

You need some sort of distraction.

Why don't we go out Friday night?

- No, I think I'm just gonna stay,

and I got a few things to do.

- [Friend] Oh, come on.

You know what you need.

- Don't say it. - You need to get laid.

- You said it anyway.

- Oh, hey guys.

Can I grab a coffee to go please?

- Oh God, I can't deal with this right now.

- Come on. I know he's a dork, but he's cute.

Hey Eric, wanna join us? - Yeah, sure.

Beautiful day, isn't it guys? How are you doing?

- We're doing great. - Oh, congratulations

on your promotion.

You're lucky you get to be partnered with Veronica.

That's like really lucky.

- Thank you. - You know, I always

wanted to be a cop.

It must be so cool to fire a gun and all that.

- Actually, the job is to not fire it until it's necessary.

Believe it or not, I have a fear of guns.

- Wow, that's ironic.

- Yeah, I pray that I never have to fire one on the job.

- So, are you doing anything this weekend, Veronica?

I'm sorry, I was just-

- Actually, Veronica and I were thinking of going

to get drinks Friday night after work.

- Oh yeah? - Ah.

(Veronica clearing throat)

- I think it's time to go to work.

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(door creaking)

- He gets so nervous around you. It's adorable.

You should give him a chance.

- I sent an email to Captain

about Stevie Morris last night.

- Did you find out anything new?

- You two, in my office now.

- Talking about somebody needing to get laid.

- So bad.

(feet thudding) (upbeat music continues)

- There's been a break in at the mayor's place.

I'm assigning you two to the case.

Someone stole one of his paintings.

- Captain, you're joking, right?

You want us to get on a theft case?

- Does it look like I'm joking?

- You don't look like you're joking.

Even when you're joking, Captain.

- Cap, Petrova, did you check your email?

I sent you something we found, someone named Stevie Morris.

- I got it and I said let it go.

- [Veronica] What? But I've got evidence that-

- And I said to drop it.

- [Jane] But someone's gotta bring her down.

- You think I don't know what the two of you been up to?

Your little independent investigation stops now.

Right the fuck now.

- Excuse me.

- Captain. - Listen.

Get it through your partner's fucking head to let it go

or I'm gonna have you both on traffic duty.

- Fine. - Get out.

Yeah.

No, she gave a smirk absolutely.

I think I was sternly enough. Yeah.

(door clicks)

- Hey, you all right?

- I don't fucking get it.

We know this girl's connected to Petrova.

She's been hacking shit for her. We have evidence.

- Maybe you need to just let it go. Just for now.

Okay? I mean, your health is important too.

And this is gonna stress you out.

We are not going behind Captain's back.

We'll both end up directing traffic.

Uh-uh. No way.

- Come on. I need you.

I can't do this without you.

- You are asking me to risk my career

for something we're bound to lose.

- We won't lose. We have the evidence.

- Petrova has never gotten caught, okay?

And your Dad...

I'm sorry.

- Look, just know this time is different.

- Different how? - Don't know, gut feeling.

- I can't risk it all in a gut feeling.

- Stevie Morris is a direct link to Anastasia Petrova.

All of the leads we've ever had

have been two degrees of separation.

- That's true. I'll give you that.

- Come on, Jane. We've never been this close.

My dad was the only one who got as close

to Petrova as we have.

- All right, fine. Forget the smokes.

Let's go get Petrova.

(upbeat music)

(door clicks)

- So you boys ready to get your asses handed

to you again this year?

Come on, give it to me.

(keys clacking)

Shit.

(Stevie laughing)

Child's play.

Yes. Eat that!

(Stevie sucking teeth)

Cheers, boys. Better luck next year.

Great.

Back to you, madam.

What the bloody hell?

Some fucked up shit. (phone ringing)

Hello?

If this is the IRS, you can...

Oh, hello Anastasia.

I have your files ready.

(ominous music)

Yeah, I can be there in about two hours.

Okay.

Oh.

- Sorry.

I didn't mean to startled you.

- Hello, Miss White.

- Helena. - Okay, Helena.

Welcome to my abode. To what do I owe the pleasure?

- I know you've been working for Anastasia Petrova.

- Congratulations. - What is it?

Security systems, hacking databases?

- A little bit of everything. Where we're going with this/

- You know that Petrova's family is where they are

because of my family, right?

- You know, I'm not a fan of Family Feud.

- I know you don't keep all Petrova's files here.

I need you to get some files for me.

Something you worked on for Petrova.

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

- I don't have time to play games, Stevie.

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

- You worked off of another location

for some of Petrova's assignments.

Am I right?

Some kind of a loft in an abandoned building.

- I... 5,000 for your troubles,

Miss Morris,

- 10,000.

- [Helena] Greed is a dangerous thing, Stevie.

- Come on. You can clearly afford it.

Look at you and look at me.

I'm just trying to get by. You know what I mean?

- Petrova's father used to own around 50 marinas.

Half of them disappeared after he died.

And no one there to question.

Now I know there has to be assignment records left

and I'm pretty sure you'll help make them disappear.

Get them for me.

- You know what that means? My ass is on the line, right?

- Oh, don't worry.

Petrova is just a little spoiled daddy's girl

who thinks now she's in charge

and can call the shots since he's dead.

- Again, I'm not a fan of Steve Harvey's show.

Transfer me the money

and I'll get you your files in 48 hours.

Okay? - Good.

And Stevie?

- Yes?

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- Don't make me come back here

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(water rippling)

- Now this is a nice boat.

Here's your USB.

- Sit.

- Well, it's nice to finally meet you.

Would've hoped as head of our security systems,

we would've met sooner.

- Oh, it takes time to earn trust, Miss Morris.

- Touche. - I have another gig for you.

I want you to hack at the mainframe

of Senator Cohen's laptop.

- Well, that sounds very nice,

but before we do that, I need to tell you

that I'm gonna need more funding.

- Explain. - There's been an upgrade

in the attribution techniques used to hunt down hackers

and ultimately security systems.

Because of that, our signal system could be compromised.

- What are we looking at? - 20K.

- Greed is a dangerous thing.

- Have you seen where you live?

- I'm not about greed. - No?

- It's about power, Miss Morris.

- Right.

Well, either way, I highly recommend

that we upgrade our system software.

As for Luigi, that's gonna be 10 grand.

Half now, half after.

- Fine.

- You know, I did wanna have one other question.

When I was taken to do the security systems,

I was taken at blindfold... You ask too many questions.

Time's up.

This is the payment for your last job.

With all the information on the law firm in here.

And you have three days.

(feet thudding)

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- Anastasia, how are you, my love?

- [Anastasia] What brings you here?

- We need to discuss business. - Go on.

- Times are changing and so are the circumstances.

Drugs business is not what like it used to be before.

When our family started out, no one was threatening us,

but now everyone is watching.

- You're getting more kilos per month

than any of your competitors.

- It's not about the amount you are giving me.

It's about the risk we are taking.

And today it's more risky than ever.

- I have a system in place to keep us all safe.

(Helena chuckles)

- I don't think you're hearing me.

How many people you think you can put on your payroll?

All it takes is one person to betray you.

- You worry too much.

- 10% or I walk.

- Do you think that you're in any position

to negotiate with me, let alone threaten me?

Do you have any idea how little you mean to me?

- You need to realize that without me,

this business would be nothing.

Without me, you wouldn't be where you are today.

Without me-

(body thuds)

- Die young buzzer.

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(Anastasia sighing)

I have a cleanup at the docks.

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(feet thudding)

- Miss Stevie Morris.

(Stevie sighing)

Sit down.

(feet thudding)

You've got questions about Anastasia Petrova.

I'm Veronica Heart and this is Detective Jane Lyon.

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

- You're seriously gonna play that game?

- We have evidence. - Oh wow. Really?

- You think this is a joke? (Stevie laughing)

You're helping one of the most notorious criminals around,

including accessory to murder.

We can put you away for a long time.

- We know you've been hacking the databases

of real estate companies owned by Vincent Romano.

Oddly enough, he disappeared three days ago.

- Shit. - We started tracing metadata

on files that have been hacked.

- And that's how we found you, and your computer's exposed.

We know how involved you are with Petrova.

We can get your name cleared.

- I want full immunity and a new ID

and a first class ticket to any country

that I wanna migrate to.

And all my records cleared.

But no trials, files and footage only, okay?

- Show us what you have

- Here.

These are the files and footage for all of the banks,

real estate and law firms for the last two years.

- Why do you have them?

- I was kind of like a security guard

for all of her properties.

I monitored them.

- In addition to hacking into the databases?

- Yeah. I pretty much built the entire security system.

- Show me.

- Here. - What's in that folder?

Cabin.

- Oh, this is an interesting one.

Pretty much shows a car arriving

and leaving, and they're all like that.

- And there's only always one car?

- Yeah, I mean there was this one time,

there was another one with a guy,

but I never saw them exit.

- Show me.

Wait. - Here.

- [Jane] That's the day your dad disappeared.

That looks like your dad.

- Where is this place? - I don't know.

- [Jane] Bull shit!

- [Anastasia] I swear I don't have a fucking clue.

When they took me there, I was blindfolded

to install the security cameras.

I know it. I just don't how to get to it.

- I need these files. Put them on a USB.

- [Anastasia] Okay.

Don't forget our deal.

- Try to stay low. Don't contact anybody.

We don't know if Petrova has a tab on you.

We have a few things to do, but we'll be back,

and uh, then we'll take you to the station

to talk to our captain. - Okay.

- Anastasia wants to see you.

- Oh, okay. Well, could have just called.

- Now. - Okay.

- We're not gonna need that.

- Okay.

Okay. Okay.

(soft music)

(tense music)

(water splashing)

- Oh.

- Nice house.

- Has, uh, come to my attention

that when you hacked into Senator Cohen's laptop last month,

someone traced your IP address.

- Bullshit. Says who?

- Cheers. Source is not important.

What is important is that someone knows

where you're operating from.

Now, I'm sure that was just a slip up.

- Yeah, I'll look into it. I'm not worried.

- I'm sure you will. - Not a big deal.

- My question is have you been contacted

by anyone since we last met?

- No.

- [Stevie] Listen, you don't have anything

to worry about, okay?

No one's gonna find me.

- Oh, yeah. Let's hope so.

(glass thuds)

(Anastasia sighing)

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(Anastasia sighing)

(bag crinkling)

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(phone chimes)

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(man exhaling)

- Jane. Jane, come here. - What's up?

- I ran the plates on the car

in the footage and it's registered

under Mrs. Elizabeth Mary Rose.

I've got an address.

We're gonna figure out who lives there,

but we need to tell Captain about Stevie.

- So we're gonna show him the footage?

- No, I don't think we should tell him about the footage

until we figure out whom the car belongs to

and we talk to the owner.

- Okay, what's the address?

- Uh, 143 205th Avenue and Oak Street, Bridgeview, Illinois.

- View. Illinois.

Okay, got it. Perfect.

(Veronica sighing)

- Cap, do you have a minute? - No.

- Please just hear me out.

Jane and I met her. - Jesus, Veronica,

you couldn't help yourself, could you?

- She's willing to cooperate.

- What did I tell you, Jane?

- This isn't about Petrova. This is about Stevie.

It's about her safety.

(captain sighing)

- This better be good. - Oh.

It'll be good, I promise.

- Okay.

Bring her in.

(feet thudding)

Oh, fuck.

(dramatic music)

(Stevie grunting)

(man groaning)

- Oh, really?

You gonna pull a gun on a girl after all those steroids?

(both panting)

- Is that how it is?

(both grunting)

- [Veronica] Freeze, get off of her.

- Are you all right? - Yeah. Yeah.

I think so.

Yeah, I think so. - We need to get out

of the place. - Ah!

- Can (indistinct) please?

- Yeah. - Then we'll take

his ass right down to the station.

- Yeah. Let's go.

(feet thudding)

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- I've dumped all the files on here

and I've wiped everything from my computer.

This is all I have.

It's got all the files I've ever hacked, the times,

locations, and the footage from that cottage.

- Okay, good. We'll talk to Captain in a minute.

- However, it's encrypted. Just an insurance thing.

And I'm not saying anything about what's on it either.

I'll provide the information on how to unlock the drive

once I know I'm safe.

- Fine.

(feet thudding)

- Why were you at Stevie's?

- First of all, just let me apologize to you

and your girlfriend for ruining the dinner plans

you probably had tonight. - Shut up and talk.

- Second of all, I don't gotta talk to nobody

so kindly go fuck yourself.

- You think this is funny? (man laughing)

- I think "America's Funniest Home Videos" is funny.

(phone ringing)

- Hello?

What?

That's bullshit!

I'm sorry, sir.

(phone thuds)

He's free to go. - What?

- She bailed him out. - You're fucking kidding me.

- Ah, I'd love to stay and chat, ladies,

but I want you to uncuff me.

- Fuck you.

(feet thudding)

- I said to let go.

- Ah.

- All right, let's go talk to Cap.

- [Stevie] You guys are gonna need luck catching that one.

- What do you want, Lyon?

- I know you said to cease and desist on Petrova's case.

- [Captain] Jesus, Heart's gonna cost you your career.

- Just hear us out.

- Okay. Sit.

What do you have on Petrova?

- Well, I've helped her hack into databases.

- [Captain] Is that it? I can't arrest her on that.

What else you got?

- I can also tell you about the creative way

she comes up with to torture her captives

until they're dead.

- And do you have any proof? Any proof at all?

- Yeah. - Show me.

- No, there's some fucked up going on out there,

and I need assurances first.

- Okay, go get Veronica

and bring everything you have on Petrova,

and I'll take it from there.

Okay? - Okay.

(captain sighing)

- Look, I can see you're upset.

Let me take you somewhere safe.

I'm gonna get your statement

and we're gonna take it from there, okay?

All right. Follow me.

Just the Jeep there. - Oh, that one?

- Yep. - So, uh, how long

you been chasing Petrova?

- About three years or so.

- Oh, so I'm pretty good then, huh?

- Yeah. To the back, please.

(door thuds)

(captain grunting and sniffing)

So, how'd you get involved with Petrova?

- Got bills to pay.

Plus she gave me an offer

I couldn't exactly refuse, you know?

- And why are you helping us out now?

- I got caught in a rumble, close.

You girl's in the office there didn't really

give me a way out, you know?

- Yeah, they could be persistent.

Well, listen, I'm gonna take you

to one of our safe houses, okay?

It's gonna be a while, so just try to relax.

- Sure.

(engine rumbling)

(dramatic music)

Where are we?

- Have a nice nap?

- Wait,

I recognize this place.

Let me out.

Let me out. Let me out now!

Let me out!

(suspenseful music)

- Don't try anything stupid.

- What the hell's going on here?

(Anastasia sighing)

- You know what really gets me off?

Not money, not drugs.

Power, real power.

Not the kind of power you find between your legs. No.

The power to eliminate anyone you want

at any moment in time.

- Okay, okay, look. I fucked up, all right?

I'm just a small town girl

trying to make it big in the city.

Tell me what you want. I'll do anything you want, okay?

You should have thought about that before.

- Do you believe in magic? - Huh?

- I do.

They say that the stones in here,

you can see the universe through them.

Dr. Julie Summerville was her name.

An extraordinary astronomer and archeologist,

loving wife and a mother,

my own sister, sweet girl.

No wonder my ex-husband fell in love with her.

- No, no, no. Please, please.

Ah.

- Before my sister died,

she told me there a secret about this sort of box.

When you open it right here,

at this very exact moment, something magical happens.

(box whooshing)

- What the fuck?

- This is what power looks like.

You wanna know how my sister died?

- What? No. - I pushed her into oblivion.

That's the price she paid for her betrayal.

- No, no. You can't kill me.

If you kill me, you're all gonna go down.

- What are you talking about?

- The files, the footage. They're all on the drive.

- What? That wasn't in your statement.

- I know. Well, I'm not stupid, am I?

I have to have some leverage.

(Anastasia sighing)

- Talk.

- The files and footage.

I gave them both to your detectives. Everything.

Everything I ever hacked for you.

It's all on there, but it's encrypted.

I told them that once I get to the safe house,

then I'll show them how to decrypt it.

But only then.

But you wanna see what's on that final file. (chuckles)

The final thing I hacked for you.

It's gonna take you all up in smoke.

Trust me. (chuckling and panting)

(Anastasia chuckles)

- If I sense the slightest of anything.

- You won't. I promise. - Right.

Those two aren't gonna make it easy for you.

What I want you to do is

to make their lives a bit challenging.

- Understood. - Smoke them out

and we'll pick them up once they've been flushed out.

- [Stevie] Okay.

- Let's go call heart and unlock that drive.

(suspenseful music)

- I mean, I can try, but this is a multi-factored

authentication encryption system.

- But the instructions are all there.

She texted us step by step. Come on, Eric.

I know you can do it.

Besides, it's your chance to impress someone.

- Yeah, I know, but I'm a journalist, not a computer hacker.

And what she wrote here is pretty complicated.

Wait,

hold on.

I think I've got something.

Okay, here we go.

Boom.

I got it. - Yes!

- You're amazing, Eric. You deserve a reward.

- Okay, don't tell Captain about that footage yet.

I wanna find out about that car first.

- [Captain] Hey, what are you guys doing?

- Nothing really.

Eric was just looking up an article for us.

- Say, uh, Stevie didn't give you anything

by chance, did she? - Like what?

- Uh, just wondering.

You'd let me know if something comes up, wouldn't you?

- Yes, Cap.

(suspenseful music)

- Hey guys, look at this.

This must be her latest job.

She's got files on Senator Luigi Fernandez.

And these are pictures of Anastasia and ringleaders,

and some people from the Senate.

- This is good.

They all look dirty to me.

Wait a second. Go back.

That's Senator John Mark and that's Senator Paul Jackson.

They've all disappeared or went missing,

but why does Senator Fernandez have all these pictures?

- Do you think they're dirty, maybe involved in drugs?

- No, I don't think that's the case.

- Look, these are bank details and wire transfers.

- Shit. They're all on her payroll.

- Yep. She's paying them to keep their mouth shut.

I remember Senator Jackson was about to expose something

before he disappeared,

- But these pictures are gonna link Petrova

to their disappearances.

- Okay, gimme the drive. I'm gonna take a closer look.

- What the hell is going on?

- We're gonna find out. Come on.

(feet thudding)

(suspenseful music continues)

- There's gotta be something on this drive

to put her behind bars.

- You know there's something that's been bothering me.

It's a gut feeling. - What is it?

- What if Captain's in on it?

- Oh, I don't like where this is going.

- Well, think about it.

Every time someone gets close to Petrova

and tells him about it, he shuts it down.

This time we actually have something to show.

- What are you suggesting? - We go one level up.

- Are you crazy? We're not overstepping Captain.

- [Veronica] We have to make sure

it's not gonna get shut down again.

- I'm sorry, your card's been declined.

- Excuse me? - It's not working.

- That's impossible.

- Do you have another card?

- Yeah.

Here, this should work.

What's going on here? - I got it.

- What the hell? - What?

- My account's been wiped out.

- I'm sorry. Your card's been declined as well.

- Check your account.

(Jane sighing)

- Shit! Mine too.

Come on, let's go. - What the fuck is going on?

Veronica. - Hang on a sec.

- Veronica. - What?

- The TV.

(suspenseful music)

- Here. That's all I have.

Come on. - Wait, my coffee.

- [Veronica] Forget it.

- Okay.

I want the complete files in cameras one and four.

(person knocking)

Take this upstairs.

- Sorry for the short notice, Chief.

- All right, come on in. Sit down.

What can I do for you?

- Jane and I have some information

that might help us catch Petrova.

- You've been on this case a while now.

- This time it's different.

- It's different every time.

And as far as I know,

you were both instructed to drop this case.

- Sir, we have a trusted source and viable information.

- What kind of information? - We have our IT team

trace back one of the files that was hacked.

- How can you be certain it's Petrova?

- It's simple association.

We have reason to believe there's something going on

in the Senate and there's a link

to the disappearances of two of the senators.

And we believe there's corruption at play.

- If what you say is true,

we have a bigger problem than Petrova.

You are accusing people in power, in the Senate.

Do you have any idea what you're asking me to do?

- [Veronica] Crystal clear.

- And where is this proof? - It's on a USB drive,

a dossier full of documents

and images that can back up what we're saying.

- You have it with you? - No.

- Why not?

- We have it somewhere safe,

and we also have an informant

that's going to need our protection.

- And is this the person

who provided you with the information?

- [Veronica] Yes.

- Why do you trust this person?

- She works directly for Petrova.

- She's in charge of the security systems.

- Do not talk to anyone.

I want you to bring whatever you have to me

as soon as possible. - Yes, sir.

(feet thudding)

(tense music)

- You have a problem.

(Anastasia sighing)

- I see.

I'll talk to Peter about it.

- I think we're being targeted.

What are we gonna do? - Okay, you're gonna

go back to your house

and you're gonna get all your stuff

and then you're gonna meet me.

(Jane gasping)

(Veronica grunting)

(Jane groaning)

(Veronica grunting)

(man groaning)

You go the other way! - Okay.

(man panting)

(suspenseful music)

- Freeze!

Freeze!

Stop right there.

(man groaning)

What does Petrova want? Why is she after us?

- You think this is Petrova?

- What are you talking about?

- Obviously you have no idea

of the situation you're in.

- Enlighten us.

- Listen here, punk. (groaning)

- Shit! Are you okay?

I'm fine, go after him!

(suspenseful music)

- Shit.

(Veronica panting)

Are you okay?

- We can't go back to our places.

- I know where we can go. We'll be safe.

Come on.

- Eric. What are you still doing here?

- Oh, nothing. Just finishing up some stuff.

- Oh, come on. The workday's done.

Now, you can do that tomorrow. I'll take you home.

- Oh, okay.

- So that, uh, Veronica, huh?

- Sir?

- Oh, come on. Everyone knows you like her.

You gonna ask her out?

- I'm working on it.

- So, uh, what were you helping her out with earlier?

- Oh, I was just looking over a dossier for her.

- Dossier?

- Uh, a USB.

There were just some files on it that they couldn't access.

- Huh. Were you able to help her out?

- Yeah, I cracked it. I think I impressed her.

- Ah, I'm sure you did. I'm sure you scored some points.

She likes smart guys. Come on, let's go.

(upbeat music)

(engine rumbling)

(gear shifting)

(doors thud)

- Jane.

- Rebecca. - Oh my goodness.

Veronica, are you okay?

- She had an accident.

If you have a first aid kit

or something, I could fix this.

- I do. Come in.

- We need a place to stay. Can you help us?

- Police business? - I understand.

- [Rebecca] Yeah, don't worry about it.

I'll be right back.

- Well, there were some folders on it containing files

and pictures of Anastasia.

She was meeting with politicians

and some local criminals and drug dealers.

- Wow. Politicians, huh?

- Yeah. - So, uh,

what else did you find out?

- I mean, not much, but enough to break one hell of a story.

(doors thud)

- Are we gonna be okay? - Hey,

we're gonna be all right.

I'm worried about Eric.

I got to tell him. - Shit.

- I'm gonna call Eric. - Okay.

- Oh.

Hey, Veronica. - Eric, listen to me.

Are you still at the office?

- Yeah. I'm just leaving the precinct now. I'm with Peter.

He offered to give me a ride.

- What? You're with Peter?

I gotta tell you something,

but I need you to remain calm and act normal.

- Okay.

- Captain is connected to Anastasia Petrova.

I don't know how, but I'm gonna find out.

But I need you to stay away from him for now.

Go home. Don't say anything.

Get out and go home.

Do you understand?

- I understand.

- Call me as soon as you get home.

- Okay. Bye. (tense music)

- Hey, everything okay? - Yeah, uh, everything's fine.

- You sure? You look a little bit worried.

- Nope. She's fine.

We can go now.

- You know, uh, one thing you're gonna learn

later on in life,

is it doesn't plan out the way you want it.

Sometimes even the way you want it,

you try to do good, but just ain't worth it.

- I'm not sure I understand, sir.

- Do you know that, uh, I got a medal once

for taking a, a bullet in the line of duty?

- Wow. That's impressive.

- You know what's not impressive?

I have a sick kid at home,

I, I mean, really sick.

And the department,

yeah, they won't even cover half of it.

- Really sorry to hear that.

- Yeah. We fight for justice, right?

Like we, we fight for justice.

Justice doesn't fight for us.

(engine starting)

(tense music continues)

- Here you go. - Thanks.

- Looks like you guys are in trouble.

- Yeah. - Petrova.

- Shortly after you left the academy,

Veronica's dad disappeared.

- I'm sorry to hear that.

I can't believe you guys are still chasing her.

Ever since Petrova threatened my family,

it wasn't worth it for me anymore.

- It doesn't end there. Captain's in Petrova's pocket.

- You're kidding. Shit.

- We haven't informant.

She's willing to cooperate.

- And there's a snitch and we got attacked.

That's why we're here.

We need a place to stay for a few days.

- Yeah. Yeah.

Stay as long as you need.

I just need to step out for a minute.

Make yourselves at home. - Thanks again, Becky.

- She wants us to meet her.

- She must know something.

- She wants us to meet her now.

- Okay, let's get you cleaned up quick.

(soft music) (birds chirping)

(motor whirring)

(doors thud)

- Did you bring it? - No.

- I told you to bring it.

- Something bad is about to happen.

- Listen, if you guys don't give me the USB,

you're as good as dead.

Petrova is gonna hunt you down, if she hasn't already.

- She needs to be put away.

We need to stop her before she does something else.

- Yes, but what if she finds us first?

- She won't.

- Give me the dossier. - Listen to me.

We have a better chance of staying alive

if we stick together.

We both know she's coming after us.

- [Jane] She's right.

If you help us, we can put her away for good.

- [Stevie] You guys don't know

what you're dealing with, god damn it!

- Look, we'll get you out of the country,

start a new life, but we need you on our side this time.

- And you need us.

We will help you, I promise.

- [Stevie] Okay, fine.

I'll help you guys.

But they're expecting me to be here.

I helped stall them.

You guys are gonna have to move quick.

- [Veronica] I just need some time, not a lot,

to find Eric and who's in that car

in that surveillance video.

I'll be in touch.

(soft music continues)

- Veronica?

Jane?

Is anyone here?

(feet thudding)

Veronica?

Jane? Is anyone here?

(feet thudding)

(items thudding)

(feet crunching)

(door clicking)

(doors thud)

- Okay, we're gonna go back to my place and get my laptop.

We need to make a copy just in case shit goes down.

- Are you sure about that, V?

I mean, you said it yourself.

It's not safe to go back to our places.

- I know. You're gonna have to cover me.

We'll go in quick. Grab my laptop.

We also have Stevie on our side.

- Are we ever gonna get out of this?

- We're gonna be all right. I promise.

I'll do the best that I can,

but we're so close to bringing down Petrova.

- We also have Rebecca on our backs.

- All right, let's go.

(dramatic music)

(engine starting)

(engine rumbling)

(dramatic music continues)

(bag rustling)

(soft music)

(bag rustling and items thudding)

(Rebecca gasping)

(gun fires)

(dramatic music)

- Are we gonna have a problem?

- No.

- Good.

Because Senator Luigi is going to address

the press in two days.

- Yeah, I know.

- Whatever you do, do it quick.

- Okay. - Good.

(tense music)

- Hello, boys.

- We're gonna need that dossier now.

- I spoke with Veronica last night

and, uh, she's gonna bring it tonight.

- Ooh, tonight. - Yeah.

- I didn't become chief detective

by not being good at my job. Miss Morris.

- Congratulations.

- I don't need a lie detector

to tell me when someone's lying to me.

- What are you getting at, Detective?

- There are two people I can smell

from a mile away, a snitch

and a liar, and I don't get along with either one.

- I'm not sure if you've noticed

that I don't get threatened easily.

(captain sighing)

(gun fires)

- What the fuck, dude?

- I don't make threats, Miss Morris.

I eliminate. Let's go for a fucking car ride.

(tense music continues)

(crickets chirping)

- Hey, you got it?

- Yeah, I got it. Let's upload these files.

(Jane sighing)

Let's just get out of here. - Just gimme a minute.

(keys clacking)

Hello? - Veronica. (panting)

- You've been busy, Veronica. - Who is this?

- Oh, you know who this is.

I want my dossier.

- Anastasia.

- I'm only gonna say this once.

Give the dossier to Peter.

- If you... This is not the negotiation.

You give me what I want and I let Morris go.

(ominous music)

- She got Stevie.

- What are we gonna do?

- I think it's time we pay a visit to Peter.

- Okay, let's go.

(feet thudding)

(crickets chirping)

(keys jingling)

- There it is. That's the house

(door creaking and clicking)

- Someone's getting out of the house.

(soft music)

Is that Captain?

(tense music)

- Shit.

(lighter clicks)

(door creaking)

(Peter sniffing)

(car beeping)

(car beeping)

Shit, shit, he's coming. Duck, duck, duck.

(engine rumbling)

Let's follow him. - Okay, go, go.

(dramatic music)

(engine starting) (car dinging)

(engine rumbling)

(Eric coughing)

- Hello?

Who's there?

- Where am I?

What the hell? What's going on here?

- Just, sh, just calm down and tell me your name.

- It's Eric. Eric Goodman.

- How'd you know Petrova?

- I don't.

I'm just a journalist working at a police station

with a detective unit.

- You working Petrova's case?

- No.

Well, kind of.

- It's a yes or no question, Eric.

- Okay. Yeah.

Just I was helping the detective unlock a drive.

(door creaking)

- Ah.

(shoes clacking)

I thought you'd be smarter, Eric.

And you too, Miss Morris.

By now, you probably realize that you have three options.

First, you both promised me you won't tell anyone

about the drive, and I am convince,

and you leave peacefully.

Second, I hold you hostage.

And third, you both live in body bags

and nobody will ever find your bones.

- I promise I won't say anything.

- Jesus.

- By the way, Miss Morris,

our mutual friend, Helena, won't be contacting you anymore.

So whatever request she made of you,

you can forget about it.

- What do you want? - Well,

don't worry about that.

I'll be back soon.

(tense music)

(thunder rumbling) (rain falling)

- Fucking (indistinct).

God damn, those are fucking piece of shit.

(Peter mumbling and grunting)

- Oh my God. Is that Eric? - Quiet.

(portal booming)

- What the fuck is that?

- Don't move!

- Veronica?

- Where's Stevie?

- She's safe.

Listen, you two don't understand

what you've gotten yourselves into.

- I know you're a sell out cop and a murderer.

You killed Eric.

- You don't understand. - Cut the crap.

Where is she?

- She's with Anastasia.

Listen, you gotta give her the files back.

- I know. She called us.

I wanna know where she is and you're gonna take us to her.

- Veronica. - Shut up.

I just have one question. Why?

- Money.

I wish there was another reason, but it's money.

- No honor among thieves. Huh? - Say whatever you want.

- Did you kill my dad?

(tense music)

- Look, listen.

He was getting too close

to the investigation with Lopez.

I gave him a chance because he's so, ah, stubborn.

- I swear to God! - Hey, easy, easy, easy.

We'll put him behind bars for good.

- Listen, you still have a chance.

Just do what Anastasia wants.

- Tell me about the portal.

- I don't know, but Petrova found

the perfect way to get rid of bodies.

That's all I really know.

- We'll see about that.

- Hello?

- Stevie. Where's Anastasia?

- Veronica? She's coming back soon.

- Eric?

I thought you were dead.

- Ask the captain.

I got knocked down and the next thing I knew,

I ended up here.

- It's nothing personal.

You know, I got mouths to feed.

- You stabbed us in the back.

- Don't blame me.

If your partner kept her nose out of Petrova's business,

we wouldn't be in this mess.

- Fuck you, Peter.

(gun fires) (Jane grunting)

- Fuck! - Come on.

Eric, you okay?

Shit! Oh my God. (Eric groaning)

(Jane panting)

- Eric, are you okay?

- Yeah. I think it just grazed me.

(Eric groaning)

Oh.

- We have to get outta here.

Are you okay? Are you hurt?

Okay, come on. Let's go.

Get up guys. We have to go.

Let's go guys. Let's go.

Come on. Come on. (Eric groaning)

(suspenseful music)

(suspenseful music continues)

We need to get out of here now.

- Why? What happened? - Rebecca's dead.

- What?

No.

What are we gonna do?

- Fuck. Sit down.

I need to think.

(tense music continues)

- Thanks for coming back to save us.

- I fired a gun for you, by the way.

- Yeah, but how the we gonna get out of all this?

- I don't know. Can we call another precinct?

- No, we can't.

- Why the hell not? - Because we don't know

how far Petrova reach is.

- She's right. - This is all my fault.

I shouldn't have got any of you guys involved.

- What the hell are you talking about?

- I was told not to pursue Petrova,

but I was too fucking stubborn to listen.

- Stop blaming yourself.

- I need to do this alone.

I can't have you guys fight with me.

- Hey, don't you say that to me now.

- Hold on. We, we just got outta there,

barely escaping death,

and you wanna go right back in there?

Veronica, you've gotta stop it.

You've gotta slow down

and realize that everything you have

right in front of you is exactly what you're looking for.

- I'm sorry, but I have to do this Eric.

- I'm gonna stay here with Eric. Okay?

- Here. Just in case you need it.

Do you know how to use one of these?

- You mean I know how to squeeze the trigger?

- Just be careful. Okay? - Sure.

- All right. Come on.

(feet thudding)

- So how are you holding up there, champ?

- I'll live.

- You know it's your own fault for getting involved.

- I was just trying to help out a friend.

- Friend my ass.

- I think we should follow them.

- What? No way.

- Seriously?

You wanna just sit around here

knowing that they could be killed?

- Whoa.

Easy now.

I know you wanna be the knight in shining armor here

but I don't wanna get my ass killed.

Okay, fine.

(suspenseful music)

(Anastasia laughing)

- Wow.

The choice is yours, Miss Heart.

I have your laptop, but I know you still have the USB.

I want the USB and your reassurance

that you have no other copies.

I'll see you there in an hour.

(suspenseful music continues)

(zipper whirring)

(zipper whirring)

(suspenseful music continues)

- Remember, I gave you two a chance to walk away.

After tonight, you won't get another one.

- Did you bring it?

How do I know you're not gonna kill us anyway?

- You have my word. - Mine too.

- I'm sorry, Peter, but your words mean shit to me.

(suspenseful music continues)

It's okay. Give it to me.

Just cover me.

You're a disgrace, Peter.

- One day you're gonna learn I'm not the bad guy here.

- I choose not to. (Jane groaning)

- Drop it. - Let her go.

- Drop your gun, Veronica, or your friend disappears.

- Drop the gun, Peter.

(Jane grunting)

(punches hitting) (Veronica groaning)

(Peter groaning) (Stevie grunting)

(Peter groaning)

(Anastasia grunting)

(Peter grunting)

- Like father, like daughter. You'll die like him too.

(punch hits) (gun fires)

(Eric grunting)

(both grunting)

(portal buzzing)

(Veronica panting)

(soft music)

- Hey, you okay?

- Yeah.

- How does it feel to get shot twice in one day?

- Like a big shot. (chuckles)

(both panting)

- Is everyone okay?

- Yeah.

(soft music continues)

- Where will you go? - I'll find a place.

Maybe another town.

Life's a journey, not a destination, my friend.

- Well, thank you for everything.

- Oh, look, there's your knight in shining arm now.

- You have got to give him a chance,

he took a bullet for you.

- Two bullets. - I hate you guys.

- Everyone doing okay? - How are you doing?

- A little bit sore, but I'll be fine.

They're gonna announce Peter's replacement today.

(soft music) (crickets chirping)

(glasses clinking)

- Thank you.

We really needed this girl's night in.

- Amen to that.

- [Reporter] As the city welcomes

our new Chief of Police Dana Harris,

trials have begun for former Captain Peter Smith

and former Chief of Police Michael Trenton.

If they are found guilty, they could face a maximum penalty

of lifetime imprisonment.

With the help of our Detectives

Veronica Heart and Jane Smith,

justice was brought to a well-known crime boss,

Anastasia Petrova, who was fatally wounded

during the operation.

Petrova Industries has been shut down,

and documents indicating the corruption

of various government officials have been discovered.

- [Jane] Do you ever wonder what's behind that portal?

- I don't know.

Maybe death isn't really what's out there.

- I'm being serious.

I'd really like to know.

(soft music)

(soft music continues)

- [Veronica] When we pursue justice for the ones we love,

we act from our hearts.

And our hearts can only see what is right

even when our minds tell us that it's wrong.

But the moment we realize that the only way

to find what we're looking for

is to let go of what we're trying to find

in the first place.

Peace comes to us.

Things become clear.

Moments to cherish and the people to love.

(soft music continues)

(upbeat rock music)

(upbeat rock music continues)

(upbeat rock music continues)

(soft music)

(coyote howling)

(coyote howling)