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FINCH: You are being watched.

The government has a secret system.

A machine that spies on you every hour of every day.

I designed the machine to detect acts of terror, but it sees everything.

Violent crimes involving ordinary people.

The government considers these people irrelevant.

We don't.

Hunted by the authorities, we work in secret.

You'll never find us.

But victim or perpetrator, if your number's up, we'll find you.

[CHATTERING ON MONITOR]

MAN 1 [ON MONITOR]: Back in the day, people understood things like respect.

Loyalty, honor. Those days are gone.

MAN 2 [ON MONITOR]: So, what do you wanna do?

MAN 1: Only one thing to do.

Take care of it.

FINCH [OVER EARPIECE]: Have you located our quarry, Mr. Reese?

- I have. At a place called Grand. - Good choice.

- You know it? - Haven't been back since they renovated...

...but the old Grand served one mean rib-eye.

- So our guy has expensive tastes, huh? - The man he works for certainly does.

George Massey owns several local establishments...

...but he's better known for less reputable enterprises.

Including loan-sharking, money laundering, extortion....

Good to know the Irish Mob is still kicking.

If the city's gonna have organized criminals, they should at least be diverse.

Massey runs his businesses with his son, Eddie.

- And our guy? - Riley Cavanaugh.

No living family and no education past high school.

Only job he seems to have held was driving a truck for a company owned by Massey.

Appears to have been an associate of Massey's for several years.

What kind of associate?

The kind that gets the machine's attention.

- I'm going in. - Something happening?

Yeah, lunch.

[CHATTERING]

GEORGE: You talk to the owner of that new bar on 35th?

EDDIE: We were gonna drop by later today. GEORGE: Good.

Let me know if I need to get involved.

What's this? Trying to take my job?

Sorry, you looked busy.

Your server will be with you shortly. Unless you want his job too.

Yours will do for now.

How's your lunch, George? Everything okay?

Oh. AI, it's great.

Can't remember what the old place looks like.

Neighborhood's changed. Have to keep up with the times, as they say.

Yeah, some things do change.

But some don't.

For instance, you and me.

- I know I'm behind, George. But just-- EDDIE: Behind?

You're a little more than behind.

We were down for three months with the remodel.

- People aren't going out to eat-- GEORGE: Yeah, I know. I know.

Well, here's the thing.

You can spend all your money on your fancy fixtures and your wallpaper...

...as long as you keep paper in my pocket.

Understand?

Yeah.

- Yeah, I understand. - Good.

Because next time...

...I'm not gonna be the one stopping by.

It'll be me.

I won't be here for lunch.

[WHISPERING] Looks like our associate is Massey's enforcer.

By enforcer you mean he's our perpetrator?

GEORGE: Annie, hang on. Come here.

Hey.

What's going on, you don't say hello anymore?

- Sorry, George, I'm kind of busy. - You know, uh...

...I been thinking a lot about you lately.

Yeah? Should I be flattered or scared?

Heh. Come on, I just wanna know how you're doing. You know?

Whether or not you found somebody to fend off those cold nights yet.

[LAUGHS]

Why? You offering, George? Because now I'm really scared.

Heh. Hey, I'm a married man.

You gotta be more respectful.

And I'm the widow of one of your guys, in case you forgot.

- So back at you, George. GEORGE: Hey.

What happened to Sean, that was tragic.

But he's the one that made his bed with the Russians, not me.

- I thought he worked for you, George. - Yeah, but his debts were his own.

He was a degenerate gambler.

And it got him killed.

You'd better learn to accept that, Annie.

I do.

But I also remember that he was the sweetest guy...

...until the day he started working for you.

So, degenerate or not, I'll always miss him.

I wonder who's gonna miss you when you're gone, George.

You take care, Annie.

Let's get the hell out of this dump.

And who on earth was that young lady?

The hostess. Got some brass.

Just served George more than his lunch.

[CHATTERING ON MONITOR]

[COMMENTATOR SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ON TV]

Give me five minutes.

REESE: They're cautious.

They checked their phones at the bar before talking business.

Actually, that may help us.

If the phones are close together...

...I can use Riley's as a host...

...to get up on the other ones.

Still need ears in that back office.

- What do you suggest? - Improvising.

Unh. Hey, what the hell is wrong with you?

[IN NORMAL VOICE] Right now, that look on your face.

- But nothing another drink won't fix. - Get him out of here.

[REESE GRUNTS]

- Were you successful, Mr. Reese? - We'll know in a minute.

This thing with Annie....

- Forget about it, Pop. GEORGE: Forget about it?

You heard the way she spoke to me.

[OVER EARPIECE] Bringing up that idiot husband of hers in public.

Used to be people had some respect.

Part of that was knowing when to keep your mouth shut.

Maybe I should pay her a visit.

Why?

You got some special way of getting through to her?

I can tell her to drop it.

Does she look like the type who would drop anything?

I don't know, Pop, Riley can be pretty persuasive. Heh, heh.

Okay. You go up there, see her tonight.

- Okay. - But not to shut her up.

To make her disappear.

I don't know, boss.

Don't know?

Don't know what?

She's the widow of one of the boys.

Might hurt morale.

Morale?

Whose morale are you worried about?

Theirs?

Or mine?

Okay, boss.

I'll take care of it.

GEORGE: Okay. See that you do.

Take Eddie.

Use the Pearl. Don't leave a trace.

Finch, our enforcer is going after the girl...

- ...from the restaurant. - The hostess? Annie?

She just became his next target.

And he just became mine.

[CHATTERING ON MONITOR]

Mr. Reese, I don't need to remind you these are dangerous men.

I've taken all precautions, Finch.

You find anything on Annie?

Yes, her name is Anne Delaney.

Born and raised in Brooklyn.

She was widowed nine months ago when her husband...

...was found shot to death in Brighton Beach.

That was Russian territory then.

Before Elias took it all over.

Not the place to be if you're one of George's crew.

You have an address for her?

1424 East 39th. You're headed in that direction.

So how you wanna do this?

Quietly.

But how? The old man said no trace.

I'll handle it, you just keep an eye out and be ready to help with the body.

Are you hearing this, Mr. Reese?

Don't worry, Finch.

I'll make sure they don't get anywhere near her.

[CELL PHONE RINGING OVER SPEAKER]

Someone's calling Riley.

No, it's George calling Eddie.

- Yeah? GEORGE [OVER PHONE]: Don't talk, just listen.

Before you do that thing tonight...

...I want you to handle that other business we talked about. Riley.

You sure?

GEORGE [OVER SPEAKER]: You heard him today, Eddie.

I gave him a chance to come clean, he didn't take it.

I can't trust him anymore. So he goes.

Then the girl.

Now, can you handle this or do I need to?

Oh, no, I got it.

Good. Call me when it's done.

[DIAL TONE DRONES]

What's up?

Nothing. The old man was just checking in. You know how he gets.

Yeah, I do.

We may have this one wrong, Finch. Riley may be the victim after all.

I think I'm too late.

FINCH: Too late? What do you mean, Mr. Reese?

[GUNSHOTS]

- What was that? - Hang on, Finch.

[DIALING]

[LINE RINGING]

Mr. Reese, he's calling Annie.

[PHONE RINGS]

- Hello? - Hey, it's me.

Hey, you okay? You sound stressed.

[OVER PHONE] I'm fine. Annie, listen.

Something's gone wrong. Uh....

George, he must have found out about you and me.

What?

- Are you sure? - Yeah, pretty sure.

I just had to kill Eddie.

- Oh, my God. - Annie, it's gonna be all right.

You just killed George Massey's son.

Just listen, Annie, please, just go to our place and wait.

I'm gonna make a quick stop and then I'll be there.

Okay?

- Annie? - Okay.

- I love you. - I love you too.

FINCH: Did I just hear that right?

Our enforcer is in love with the woman he was sent to kill?

Yeah, which means we now have two people to protect, Finch.

[CHATTERING ON MONITOR]

Mr. Reese, has Riley met up with Annie yet?

- Not yet. - There must be some other way to locate her.

Maybe, but George will be gunning for both of them.

FINCH [OVER EARPIECE]: Yes, but Annie is the innocent victim in this equation.

Are you saying we should protect Annie but not Riley?

You might not want to put yourself and her at risk...

...for a man like that. He's a killer.

So was I, Finch.

I think there's a distinction.

- Not as much as you'd think. - He's a desperate man running out of time.

And George won't be the only one after him. The police will be looking.

Guess it's time to put our two detectives to work.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

- Carter. REESE [OVER PHONE]: Morning, detective.

No, not until I've had my morning coffee.

- You can take it with you. - Take it where?

- I'm sending you the location. - Why? What's there?

[SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

A body.

[DIAL TONE DRONES]

Finch, George's men are already at Riley's apartment building.

- He must know about Eddie. - Which means he'll be looking for Annie too.

We need to make sure she's not at her place.

Finch? I can call Fusco.

No, that's all right. Yes, I'll call you when I get there.

It's okay. I'll be fine.

SZYMANSKI: See if you can put a rush on those prints.

Sure.

If they're in the system, I wanna know as soon as you do.

- All right. - You got it.

CARTER: Detective Szymanski.

It's good to see you back on active duty.

I thought about dying, but I realized I couldn't afford it on a detective's salary.

- What are you doing here? - Heard there was a body.

Already?

Homicide Task Force doesn't mess around. What you got?

It's a car wreck. The deceased is Eddie Massey.

Not good.

I hear his dad's got a temper.

Eddie have too much to drink?

Under the influence, yes. But not alcohol. Hollow points.

Two in the side, close range.

His weapon's still holstered. Shooter must have taken him by surprise.

His passenger?

Sounds right, airbag deployed. Only goes off if someone's riding shotgun.

Or, in this case,.38 caliber.

Well, if the shooter was in the car, Eddie probably knew him.

Let's see what we got here.

Received a blocked call early this morning...

...after that, several missed calls.

- Somebody's looking for him. - Probably his dad.

FINCH: Annie's already gone.

Anything to tell us where she went?

- Finch? - I'm looking, I'm looking.

Any luck?

FINCH: Nothing yet.

If they've got a secret meeting place, she's hidden it well.

Oh, of course.

- Just don't get caught hanging around. - I don't intend to.

Did you reach our detectives?

REESE: I got them both on the job.

GEORGE: Detective Szymanski.

SZYMANSKI: George, this is Detective Carter.

I heard about the incident you had a few months ago.

Feared we might have lost you.

George, I'm afraid I've got some bad news.

Eddie's dead.

I'm aware.

[CARTER SCOFFS]

You don't seem too upset about the news.

We all deal with grief differently, detective.

Mm. How are you dealing with yours?

Find my son's killer...

...and you'll see.

George, when was the last time you saw Eddie?

Yesterday. We had lunch, came back here.

Any idea what he was doing out so late last night?

- Or with whom? - Couldn't say.

He received a call before the crash. Was it you?

Instead of badgering me...

...shouldn't you be out there trying to find out who killed my son?

Where's your crew?

My what?

Your son was just gunned down, maybe by a rival gang.

I'd expect you to have protection.

- I can take care of myself. CARTER: I'm sure.

Or you already know who the shooter is, and your boys are looking.

GEORGE: Rest assured, detective...

...if I find the person responsible for Eddie's murder...

...you'll never know.

[SCOFFS]

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

Yeah.

Merry Christmas.

God bless you.

Check in with everybody.

They'll show up, and when they do, I wanna know.

FINCH [OVER EARPIECE]: Mr. Reese, I may have found something.

That's good. I may have lost something.

Annie was very careful not to leave any clues as to her and Riley's meeting place.

But maybe there's one.

Her laptop wallpaper is a view of the city from a photo she took.

Okay.

By measuring the alignment and relative size of the key buildings in the photo...

...I was able to determine the coordinates of the spot where it was taken.

Approximately 50 feet above sea level.

Now, does any of that voodoo produce an address?

460 Eckford. And it's trigonometry.

How do we know that has anything to do with Riley?

Because...

...460 Eckford is his first known address.

- Where he grew up. - So he brought her home.

It's only four blocks from you.

[CHATTERING ON MONITOR]

ANNIE: How did George find out? - It doesn't matter.

I gotta get you as far away from here as possible.

Me? You mean us? I'm not leaving without you.

- Annie. - You said you wanted out of the city.

You said we'd find a place out West and start over together.

They're looking for me. It's too dangerous.

I won't do this without you. I can't.

Yes, you can, Annie. Now listen--

No, you listen to me!

After Sean died, you came by, gave me your number, said if I needed anything...

...to just call, you remember?

- Yeah. - And then my water heater broke.

- Just exploded, water everywhere. RILEY: Yeah, and you called.

I didn't think you'd even remember, but you said you'd be right there.

And you were.

You were next to useless, splashing around in water...

- ...loosening this, tightening that. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.

But you came.

Kept your promise, just like you did every time after. You were there.

I love that.

Knowing I can count on you, I need to know that.

So I don't care who knows...

...or how dangerous it is.

I'm not going anywhere without you, not ever.

Okay?

- Okay? - Okay.

- Let's get going. - Okay.

What's in there?

Savings.

It's enough to get us wherever we need to go.

No.

No, no, no.

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

GEORGE [OVER PHONE]: Not what you were expecting?

George.

You didn't know I knew about your stash?

Or the fact that you were sticking it to Sean's old lady.

- What do you want? - How about my son back?

[OVER PHONE] I'm sorry, George...

...but Eddie didn't give me a choice.

Well, you can apologize to him yourself in a moment or two.

Get down.

Mr. Reese?

[GUNSHOT]

[BOTH GRUNTING]

George's men tried to ambush them. Riley is with Annie on the run.

Do be careful, Mr. Reese.

[GROANS]

Thanks for the tip, Finch.

Mr. Reese, is everything all right?

I'll survive.

What about Annie and Riley?

I'm not sure.

[CHATTERING ON MONITOR]

Prints taken off Eddie's car belong to Riley Cavanaugh...

...one of Massey's top enforcers.

CARTER: Oh, no wonder George wasn't sweating.

- He was looking for one of his own. - One of the tenants said she saw a guy...

...matching Cavanaugh's description leaving with a woman. Could be a hostage.

- What do we know about him? - He's a suspect in three mob-related hits...

...over the past two years. A stone-cold killer.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

We gotta find him, take him down.

Szymanski. Yeah. You got it. Okay.

[COMMENTATOR SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ON TV]

That's the stuff.

Happy birthday.

BARFLY: How did you know?

[CHATTERING ON MONITOR]

FINCH: Reconsidering your decision to protect Riley?

No, just thinking I should grab a new shirt.

He shot you, John.

It wasn't personal.

Maybe we should focus on the more pressing issue of finding them.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

- Yes, detective. - Your partner, Mr. Tall-Dark-and-Fearsome...

- ...really got Massey steamed. - Meaning what?

He put a bounty on Cavanaugh and the broad.

- How much? - A million.

Keep me informed.

If Detective Fusco is correct...

...Annie and Riley will have every hired gun in this city looking for them.

REESE: George is too small a fish to pull off a move like this.

He'll need to get the word out citywide.

And who would he reach out to for that kind of help?

See what you can do.

- Where you going? - George took money...

...Riley was gonna use to start over. He'll need more before they leave.

I think I know where they might go.

[CHATTERING ON MONITOR]

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

REESE: Hello, Carter. - Riley Cavanaugh?

That's who you're protecting?

[OVER PHONE] He's protecting an innocent woman.

- Why didn't you tell me this earlier? - I needed you to question George Massey.

You mean distract him.

- What about the woman? - Annie Delaney.

Right now, Riley's her best protection.

Yeah, well, Szymanski is also looking to take this guy down.

Which is exactly why I need you to stay with him.

To make sure that doesn't happen.

You want me to derail a homicide investigation. Anything else?

I'll be in touch.

- This is all I have. I can go to the bank-- - No, AI, this is great.

- I'll pay back every cent, I promise. - Some men came by...

...George's men, asking for you.

- What did you say? - The truth. I hadn't seen you.

I don't know how to thank you, AI.

Everything you've done for me.

Annie, are you sure you're okay?

Yeah.

Don't worry. And thank you.

REESE: Finch, someone is trying to collect the bounty on Riley and Annie.

We gotta go.

Wrong way, guys.

[ALL GRUNTING]

Finch, I found Riley and Annie.

And so have the bounty hunters.

- Any luck with our old friend? FINCH: I'll have an answer for you shortly.

GUARD: On the gate.

You guys can go.

I'm afraid you have me at a disadvantage, Mr. Crane, is it?

You obviously know something about me, but I know nothing about you.

The man I work with saved the life of someone close to you:

Charlie Burton.

So you're the boss.

I suppose I, uh....

I should thank you for saving my life...

...as well as my current accommodations.

I trust you're keeping yourself busy, Mr. Elias.

Certainly, your control of the city's criminal enterprises appears undiminished.

Well, being stripped of all possessions eliminates a lot of distractions.

I've got time to read, to think, to play chess, though, you know...

...finding a worthy opponent has been a little challenging.

What brings you to see me?

We need help with a minor boss...

...whose organization may not be under your control yet.

George Massey.

I heard about his son.

- Our friend John's handiwork? - No, one of his own men.

Fallen under our protection now.

Massey put a million-dollar bounty on him and the woman he's with.

Oh, yes, so flashy.

Relics like Massey, they never learn there's so much more to be gained...

...by staying out of the limelight, in the background.

Those are the people you have to watch out for.

Indeed.

We thought he might reach out to such a man for help.

If so, we hoped we could convince you...

...to withhold your assistance.

So you want me to shut down Massey's little hunting party?

Well, I suppose I do owe you something for saving my life.

Even so...

...everything does come with a cost.

I assumed there would be.

What is it you want?

Well...

...as I said, I have no need of possessions.

[CHATTERING ON MONITOR]

WOMAN [OVER PA]: Metro North to White Plains will be leaving from Track 35...

...in approximately five minutes.

RILEY: I'm gonna get tickets. - I'll go with you.

RILEY: No. Just stay here.

FINCH [OVER EARPIECE]: Mr. Reese? - Go ahead, Finch.

Our bounty-hunter problem has been neutralized.

You actually got Elias to help us?

Yes, he's made George's bounty forbidden fruit.

Anyone going after it has to answer to him.

Looks like someone didn't get the message, Finch. And he's still gonna try to collect.

POLICEMAN: Over there!

[CROWD SCREAMING]

- What's happening? - A bounty hunter's going after Riley.

- Did he get to him? REESE: No, the bounty hunter took Annie.

She's gone.

[CHATTERING ON MONITOR]

[CROWD SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]

- Mr. Reese, where are you? - Following Riley. Police spotted him.

But I thought you said Annie had been taken.

- I did. - Then why are you wasting time on Riley?

He's a killer. He's just bad code.

- Bad what? - Forget it.

Everything Riley has done so far is to protect Annie.

The bounty hunter still has to deliver her to George.

So that's where Riley's headed.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

- Yes, detective? - Massey is on the move.

Do you know where he was headed?

[OVER PHONE] No. He must have slipped out the back.

Okay, call me if he returns.

[BOTH GRUNTING]

Who the hell are you?

Someone who knows what you're up against.

Yeah? What do you know?

I know you shot Eddie to save Annie.

And I know you've been protecting her since her husband was killed.

Russians, right?

That's right.

Strange they'd kill him when he still owed so much money.

Then leave his body in their own territory, very strange.

Unless maybe the Russians didn't kill Sean.

Maybe it was someone else.

Someone who wanted to make it look like they did.

A professional.

Someone like you.

Sean was skimming to pay back the Russians.

George caught him and had him whacked.

George had him killed.

But the hit?

It was you.

After Sean, George had me keep tabs on Annie.

He had a thing for her.

He also wanted to make sure she didn't ask questions.

But you fell for her instead.

George found out.

Annie doesn't deserve this. She just wants to get away from here and start over.

But she doesn't know about Sean.

You really think you can run away from that?

No.

I know what I am.

But I also know that she is the best thing that's ever happened to me.

And I will do whatever I gotta do to save her.

Well, if you go charging in at George half-cocked...

...you'll be dead before you can even do her any good.

[SIREN WAILS]

Come on. We need to move.

Come on.

It's a dead end.

- What now? - We consider our options.

Shooting at cops isn't one of them.

You got a better idea, let's hear it.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

POLICEMAN: Conducting interviews. CARTER: Excuse me.

- Carter. - How's it going, detective?

Szymanski has got a dragnet out for your hit man.

I suggest you steer clear.

- That's gonna be difficult. - Don't tell me you're with him.

- Okay, I won't. But I still need your help. - John. This guy killed Eddie Massey.

Eddie was gonna kill him and an innocent woman.

[OVER PHONE] Well, I'm sure the DA will take that into consideration.

This isn't about helping Riley. It's about saving Annie.

Look, if I'm wrong...

...I'll turn him in to you myself.

[SIGHS]

I got a tip.

One of my CIs saw Cavanaugh over near 43rd and 10th.

Call it in. Come on.

You got a detective in your pocket?

More like on my back.

WOMAN [OVER RADIO]: All units, suspect reported near 43rd and 10th.

[SIREN WAILING]

Let's go.

I got Riley. We're going to get Annie.

You won't find her at George's pub.

Detective Fusco said he left in a hurry.

Where would George take Annie?

- The Pearl. - The what?

The Emerald Pearl's a nightclub that George owned.

It went under, but he kept it for, uh...

...other business.

Like making bodies disappear.

You know this place?

Yeah.

Let's go.

[CHATTERING ON MONITOR]

GEORGE: What about her boyfriend?

- Last I saw, he was running for the door. - Why am I not surprised?

That's okay.

I'm gonna catch up with that coward soon enough.

So I suppose I'll be taking my money now.

The million was for the both of them.

I'll settle for half.

Unless you think that's unreasonable.

What the hell.

I'm in a good mood.

Corey, get this guy his money.

Hey, what do you think you're doing?

Bringing your boss a present.

I believe I'm due a reward.

GEORGE: You know that none of this needed to happen, right?

I wanted to help you, Annie.

And what did I get, gratitude? No.

Insults.

Blame for Sean.

Oh. To tell the truth...

...you were right on that score.

You see, Sean was not only a degenerate gambler...

...he was also a thief.

I gave him what he deserved.

And you call Riley a coward.

Riley.

Yeah.

Did Riley ever tell you--?

No, of course not.

Tell me what?

What really happened to Sean.

RILEY: Let her go, George.

Well, look at that.

Anybody moves, I'm shooting you first.

Hey, good to see you, kid.

Yeah. You know, you just saved me 500 grand.

Are you okay, Annie?

GEORGE: Oh, she's fine.

We were just having a little conversation about Sean.

Let her go, George.

- Don't. - He can't shoot both of us.

He won't have to.

[GUNFIRE]

- Take Annie to the kitchen. I'll cover you. - No. You're closer.

Get her out of here.

Go. Take care of Annie.

- We have to move. - I'm not leaving without Riley.

Annie. Go.

Go. It's okay.

I will be right there.

Go.

[GROANING]

[CHUCKLES]

I never should have sent Eddie.

I should have killed you myself.

She was right, you know.

No one is gonna miss either one of us.

[GRUNTS]

Riley?

- We can't leave him. - I'm not. Get her out of here.

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

[GUNSHOT]

[CHATTERING ON MONITOR]

REESE: Annie.

Riley had this on him.

Just the one?

So he wasn't coming after all.

He knew you'd always be looking over your shoulder if he did.

I was fooling myself to think I could change him.

But you did. You gave him the strength to walk away from the only life he knew.

To be better. He said you were the best thing that ever happened to him.

Thank you.

Good luck.

Where is she headed?

New Mexico.

A wide-open place.

Earlier...

...what did you mean when you said "bad code"?

It means a flawed design.

The term applies to machines, not to people.

We have the ability to change. Evolve.

Even killers.

So...

...you never did tell me what Elias wanted...

...for calling off the bounty.

You can have the money.

I'm not here for the money.

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