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Previously on The Root

Oh, it's Lisa. She's got shot. We gotta get her out of there.

I have confirmed that Seth lied to me on two separate occasions.

He can't stay.

That's Dr. Gray.

I finally got my lab results, and my cancer is back.

But we caught it early, and the doctor says that I should still be able to work.

This is James, palling around with Leonard Kelsey.

He's an anti-police extremist.

I love you, and I am so sorry.

Just saying, a 10 p.m. weekday meetup feels like payback for everything I've put her through as a rookie.

Oh, shush. She's just excited to show us the new guy she's dating.

Oh, I gotta go. Hey!

Thank you so much for coming. Of course.

I know, it's late. Oh, for us oldies?

No, that's not what I said.

There's Raj. Raj, hey!

Okay, so this is John and Bailey.

It is so nice to officially meet you both.

You too.

You look so familiar.

That's a good one. I can see why Selena adores you.

And don't get me started on how much she looks up to you.

What a renaissance woman.

Hey, Raj!

I gotta go. I'm up. I'll see you guys in there.

Okay, see him.

Isn't he great?

Nice and nice.

He's so cute.

Excuse me.

I'm telling you, I know this guy from somewhere.

Well, actually, you got that.

Thank you guys for coming out to the single release party for my new song, 9-1-1.

I want to give a special shout out to the OG daddy cop, John Nolan, for being such a good sport.

I was going to tell you, but then I didn't because I was afraid about how you'd react and now I feel completely justified in my fear and also realizing how much of a terrible mistake I've made in springing this on you in this moment.

I know you're off duty, but even in blue jeans, that beautiful booty don't quit.

Don't wanna bother you, Officer Hardy. I just have to tell you something.

Yay!

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

I want to send your cuteness

I know I shouldn't do this

I'm one more she had these eyes

I'm one more send your cuteness

I'm doing something stupid

I'm one more she saved my life

Thanks again for helping us

Are you kidding? I can use the side money

Getting shot is expensive even when you work at a hospital

You good?

Okay, what do you need?

Nothing right now

Okay, I'll make it back for the night shift

Make sure he walks every three hours

The road back to normal is going to be long, isn't it?

It is. I'm not even quite 100%

But you've got each other

Right

All right, take care

Where are the kids?

I told you they are back at my mom's house

For a few days while you get settled in

Hey, come sit with me

I have so much to do

I have to get everything

Please, just one minute

I don't see the problem

The problem is she's dating a psychopath

That's not...

Okay, wait

I have heard the song

Arrest me, but make it sexy

It's funny

And so is the new one

Yeah

At my expense

Oh

I don't understand why men take everything so seriously

I don't see how you can generalize something like that

Experience?

We got an emergency

Get out

Hey

Smitty, I don't see a raccoon

It was here and it was vicious

It must have escaped into the wall

What's going on?

Smitty thinks he saw a raccoon

I don't think I know

Cause six of the thirteen donuts I snuck in here to eat are gone

You are gonna eat thirteen donuts all by yourself?

It's not the point, boot

Okay

Well, if there is a raccoon

We can't have it running around loose in the station

I've had a fair amount of experience trapping barmers back in Texas

Great, you're officially out of raccoon duty

Expect this thing neutralized by lunch

By any means necessary

No, don't listen to him

You can't kill it or hurt it in any way

It has to be trapped humanely

Say a prayer, kid

It makes a monster

Be nice

Do what you have to do

Hey

The front desk just called, said you were coming

Yeah, sorry to just drop by

I know, it's a good surprise

Last night was fun

It was so much fun

Um, can I kiss you?

Should I kiss you at work?

Uh, it's best you don't

Right

Anyway, uh, the reason I'm here is there's been a bit of a crime

And I've had bad experiences calling 911 before

Well, not a problem, what's happening?

Someone broke into my studio last night and stole all my gear

Uh, this guitar is the only thing they left

That's terrible

Look, there have been a string of burgers in your neighborhood recently

They also spray painted dye on the wall like six times

Okay, now that makes it seem personal

You think?

I do

Oh, it's you

Hey, thank you again so much for coming last night

I'm really glad there's no hard feelings

It's all in fun, right?

Totally

Nolan, I need you

Excuse me

Sure thing

Have a great day

Heat is so nice

Yeah

Chin

Yes sir, what's going on?

Get over to St. Stephen

Three girls were just found stabbed in Griffin Park

EMTs are rushing into the hospital

How old are they?

Thirteen

Just say we're on it

I don't think I will ever get over the whiplash of this job

One minute we're having fun with raccoons

And the next we're dealing with the horrors of stabbed children

Raccoons?

Thirteen-year-old female, multiple stab wounds from her abdomen and chest

Vitals?

Her respiratory rate has been 30

She's tachycardic with a heart rate of one petite

She's critical, starting unit of Oneg and pepper for OR, STAT

Yes, doctor

Superficial stab wounds, lacerations from her bilateral upper extremities

Vitals are stable, bleeding is well controlled

Copy, move her to an ER bay

She needs sutures

I got it, third patient suffered multiple stab wounds to bilateral hands

Looks like bleeding is well controlled, vital signs are stable

Take her to another ER bay, minor stitches

Bailey

Hey

Hey

How are they?

Grace is critical, the other two aren't, thank God

They know the attacker?

Ava just said it was some man in a mask

He attacked Grace out of nowhere, her and Charlotte went up to help

He stabbed them and then ran off

We're going to need a better description for the bolo

And also the parents' contact information

God, this is their parents' worst nightmare

Okay, do you have any enemies?

That sounds so hardcore

Enemies?

I'm not a feudal prince or an overly noble constable

Right, but it seems appropriate given someone wrote die on your wall six times

Might have been ten, I stopped counting

Either way, I mean it potentially escalates to a hate crime

So we need to take it seriously

Okay

I can't think of anyone who hates me

Well, in theory, and we're just talking here

Officer Nolan could have considered you an enemy after you mocked them in song twice

What?

I wasn't mocking him

Cop cuties, cutin' on duty, navy blue booties, go ahead and lock me up

What's mocking about that?

I mean, I get that

But, again, in theory, if he was less open-minded, he might not have liked it

So does anyone like that come to mind?

Well, yeah

Hell yeah

Hey, calendar boys

You should stick to posing

No, nobody wants your big wet hoses

Ordered some cookies that still have not come

Give me back my money

You need to be stopped

Have you heard about email?

This is Wade

Wade, it's Jack Bell from the Tower

Hey, Warden, how's it going?

Not great

Got a bit of a riot

I'm sending you some inmates to house while we deal with it

Now, hold on, I got a pretty full house here

They're already on their way

Penal code section 2910.5

Gives me the authority to use local detention facilities as necessary

How many inmates?

I gotta go, thanks

Bradford

Twin Towers are shipping us some inmates to house, so we need to make room

Never a dull moment

How many are we holding?

Baker's dozen

Ten men, three women

Okay, we need to set out who we can to make room for inmates coming from the towers

How many inmates?

Unknown

Okay, but I just came on duty and these are all holdovers from midnight shifts

So, let me see who we got

That's bad, right?

What the hell?

Computers just went down

Here too

A software update just took down law enforcement computers across the state

Sir, inmate bus from the towers is about to land

Copy that

Hello, y'all

Come on, Bruce!

Cocktails!

Finally

Traffic is a nightmare

You okay?

Air conditions out on the bus and breakfast burritos beat me up a little

Who do we have on the bus?

I don't know

What do you mean you don't know?

Where's the list?

It's all digital now

They had wristbands with QR codes to scan

And we can't scan them because our systems are down

Right, I heard that on the radio

Guess you're just gonna have to ask them

Ha, ha, ha

Oh my god

Give me an ambulance

He's having a heart attack

Requesting an RA unit to a police loading dock

Howdy

Y'all haven't seen the raccoon around, have you?

So, what happens now?

Uh, I guess I'll just have to do your report over again by hand

Parters

You with me

I gotta go

Uh, no worries

Yeah

Yeah

Hold it

Man, you know how bad that is for your body

I've only been able to get IDs on two of the 13 suspects in holding, so we can't cite anyone out

And one of the unknowns has Hill Street Boys gang tats

Which means we can't put them in the cell with the three inmates we brought in with Ghostland tats

And we can't put any of them in with the female suspects

Start calling midnight shift

Find out who made these arrests and give IDs

They're gonna be asleep

Then wake them up

Yes, sir

Ooh

This is crazy

What can I do to help?

Get all the shackles we have and the restraint chair

Their parents have been notified, but Charlotte's are out of town

She was staying with Grace and her mom until they got back

Ava's dad is on his way in, but the mother's not alive

Any update on the girls?

No, Grace is doing surgery

Charlotte's being looked at and Ava's been stitched up and is waiting to talk to you

Hi, Ava, I'm John, this is Lucy, we just need to ask you a few questions about what happened

Okay

We hear that you and Charlotte slept over at Grace's last night?

Yeah, we watched a couple of movies and then Grace was telling us about this family of deer she'd seen on a trail behind her house

We got up early to see if we can try and find them

Did you pass anyone? Or was someone following you maybe?

I don't know, I mean, I wasn't really looking

We got to the spot where Grace said she'd seen the deer

And this man came out of the trees with a big knife

He started yelling and stabbing Grace

I'm sorry, but can you describe the man at all? Any details you remember can be helpful

He was tall, big overcoat, black mask, and he was white, I think

I'm sorry, that's all I can remember right now

That's okay, thank you

Your dad will be here soon, okay?

Okay

I'll be back to check on you in a few minutes, okay?

Yeah, thanks

We need to update the ball

Right, the system's still down, I'll have a dispatch put it online

Okay

Hey

Hey

What are you doing here?

Well, they're pulling everybody in because of the network outage

And I couldn't just sit on the couch and watch you guys get put through the wringer

How are you feeling?

Good, for the most part

You know, the nights are a little tough

But other cancer patients have it so much worse

Where do you want me?

You know what, right here

Actually, I was about to make a call to get some officers here to guard these girls

So that works great

Is it okay if I introduce myself to her?

Let her know that I'm here to protect her?

Yeah, that seems nice

Okay

I'll take you in

Heads up, Grace's mom and Ava's dad have just landed

Oh

No, this is your fault, this is what you know for me

This is not my fault

You never pay attention

No, how dare you accuse me?

You were in charge of them, how did you let this happen?

Grace has never snuck out before

Your daughter's the one who does whatever she wants, just like her dad

Listen, we went out, I broke it off, get over it already

Okay, let's take it down a notch

Where's Grace?

She's in surgery, she was hurt pretty bad, the doctors are doing what they can't

Oh my God

Look, why don't we go see if we can get an update from the doctor

What about Ava?

Her wounds were minor and you will be able to see her soon, but I have to ask you some questions

Okay, fine

Actually, could you take a seat please, I'll be right with you

Hey, we found the knife in the woods, basic kitchen blade

TID couldn't find a fingerprint on it, Tucker must have worn gloves

What's going on here?

There's no update on the girls on surgery yet, but we just found out that Ava's dad and Grace's mom used to date and there is some serious bad blood between them

Mr. Maxwell, this is Detective Lopez, she'll be taking your statement

Look, I just want to see my kid, okay? I ran out of an important meeting to get here

Yes, sir, let's go find a quiet place to talk and then I'll take you to her

There's no room

Sure, there is all the way in

See? Plenty of space

Do you want to go in there too?

No, ma'am

You stop eyeballing me

Miller said the kid with frosted tips in one can be cited out on misdemeanor for trespassing and possession of burglary tools, but get Prince

We are officially at capacity

I collected all the bracelets from the bus

The good news, there's only one red tag

Great, so we only have one hyperviolet criminal, path like a sardine with gang members, DUI drivers and people who forgot court dates and we don't know who it is

Any luck with the ward?

Negative, we're on our own

Alright, we're going old school

I want you to grab photos of every inmate, send to the department text chain

Someone's bound to get recognized

You get a hit, I want you to write their name and charge on their arm

Okay, got it, but I could use some help

Smitty

No, I'm good, I'm good

Go get Penn off raccoon duty

He's with one

On it

Thank you

Alright

You've been a worthy adversary, but I'm turning up the heat

Prepare to be bested by the power of peanut butter

Oh, grab them

Thanks a lot, Mr. Smitty, I almost had them

Thanks a lot, Mr. Smitty, I almost had them

I'm a lover, not a fighter

Is that my peanut butter?

No

We are so glad you're okay, Charlotte

Thanks a lot, Mr. Smitty, I almost had them

I'm a lover, not a fighter

Is that my peanut butter?

No

We are so glad you're okay, Charlotte

Thanks, Charles Grace

She is still in surgery

I know this is difficult, but we do need to ask you some questions

It's important that we talk while the memories are still fresh

It'll be okay, honey

You just tell me if you need to take a break

Okay

So what can you tell us about the attack?

Okay

So what can you tell us about the attack?

I'm a lover, not a fighter

Is that my peanut butter?

No

We are so glad you're okay, Charlotte

Thanks, Charles Grace

She is still in surgery

I know this is difficult, but we do need to ask you some questions

It's important that we talk while the memories are still fresh

It'll be okay, honey

You just tell me if you need to take a break

Okay

So what can you tell us about the attack?

The man came out of nowhere

Started stabbing us

Grace first

That was so scary

I need you both

We'll be right back

We got a problem

Did something happen with Ava's death?

No, his alibi is being checked

The problem is Ava

I just talked to the doctor who stitched her up

The cuts on her right hand are problematic

Problematic how?

Given the placement, angle and depth

They appear not to be defensive wounds

They are cuts from her hands slipping down from the health of the blade

We've seen it before

You stab someone so hard you cut yourself

Wait, okay, so if Ava stabbed her friends

Then why did Charlotte just tell us the same story about how they got attacked by a man?

Because they're both mine

Because they're both mine

I think I'll handle the bathroom by myself from that one

Okay, what if you fall?

No, then I fall

Some moments, oh, should be private

Alright, I'm gonna make some lunch

Later

We really need to talk

No, I don't think now is the time

Now is the perfect time

I'm injured, you'll pull your punches

Exactly

I want a fair fight

Look, I know you're mad about the photo of me with Leonard Kelson

The photo is not the problem

It's the fact that you had a known fugitive inside our house

That is the problem

An innocent fugitive?

Doesn't matter, James

I am out here recruiting police who are willing to champion reform

From inside the department

I just, I need you to have my back

Not go behind it

What's that?

Inmates from the towers

Tim needs help ID'ing them

The computers are down

Like I arrested him, arrested him

This dude stabbed me

You know anybody?

I don't feel comfortable

They're already incarcerated, James

Okay, it's just as much for their safety as it is for ours

That's Lamar Hill

Troubled kid

Violent household

Any idea of the crime he's in for?

Armed robbery

Okay

Hey, yeah, okay

Number 15 is Lamar Hill

Armed robbery

Number 2 looks like Charlie wax

But check and see if he has a skull tattoo on his abdomen

And number 5, ask him if Mike Sally still hates him

If he does, then that is Hakeem Anderson

I gotta go, alright

Good luck

Hey, hey

It's okay

Alright?

Sorry for keeping waiting

You got a lot going on

Yeah

Yeah

This the girl?

Ava Maxwell, 13

Dad's in reception

Hasn't asked for a lawyer

Well, you didn't tell him that you suspect she's involved?

I said we had more questions to ask

Now that she's been released from the hospital

But I don't fully trust the guy wasn't involved himself

He had a bad relationship with Grace's mother

What's our obligations here?

I mean, it's a fine line

As a minor, once she's taken into custody, California law requires that she consult with a lawyer before you speak with her

But I haven't taken her into custody

Then you need to make that very clear

She's free to leave at any time

Otherwise, any defense attorney worth their salt will argue that this interview is inadmissible

Understood

Hey, you're back

Thought you might be thirsty

I'm not supposed to have soda

Well, I think today's an exception

How's your hand feeling?

Stings

Doctor said it's gonna start etching in the next couple days

Oof, that's the worst

Do you feel up to talking to me?

Okay

If you change your mind or you want to talk to your dad, just let me know, okay?

Hey

Hey

She's just about to start

Wesley's here with me, I'm putting you on speaker

We're recording both girls in real time

Alright, Sharon, let's just start from the beginning

Let's start at the beginning

Whose idea was it to go to the park?

Grace

She wanted to show us the deer

The trail's right behind Grace's building

So we thought we can go and come back before Grace's mom woke up

So we walked up the trail

So we walked the trail

But the deer weren't there

But the deer weren't there

There was this rustling sound behind us

And a man came out

In a big overcoat

He had this big overcoat

Black mask

The mask was black

Big knife

And he had a knife

And he started

Stabbing Grace

How did you get cut?

We tried to help Grace

But then he started stabbing us too

I screamed as loud as I could

Even I screamed as loud as we could

He got scared and ran off

And he ran off

What about Grace?

Did she scream too?

She just kept saying

Stop

Stop

Stop

I'd like to see my dad now, please

Sure

Can you take her to see her dad?

And stay with him?

Girls' stories are exactly the same

And I mean exactly

You think they rehearsed it?

That's the only rational explanation

To come from the trauma of a violent attack

With precisely matching language

I mean what 13 year old says overcoat?

Okay

You are planted here

Until I tell you otherwise

If you need to go 10-1

Make sure you call somebody to replace you

Understood

Um

You think this guy's really gonna come back for her?

I think

I think there is

No guy

Holy cow

That's wild

She seems so innocent

Seth?

Hi

Dr. Roberts

Um

So great to see you

This is my training officer, Lucy Chen

Hi

Hi

How do you two know each other?

Well, Dr. Roberts used to be my oncologist

Oh

Used to be?

Yeah

I, um

Now I'm seeing Dr. Hasnoff

Um

My cancer came back

I am so sorry to hear that

Why didn't you call me?

You know, a whole new insurance plan

My new GP referred me to Hasnoff

Okay

Um

Well

Take care of yourself

And you know

If you need anything

Call my office

Okay?

Nice to meet you

Yeah, you too

It's annoying you had to change doctors

Yeah

Yeah, totally

She's great

Um

But between us

She was really hard to get appointments with

You know, she, uh

She made me wait a lot

Don't let Charlotte out of your sight

And call me if anything happens

Okay

Hey, Luna

Hi

Uh

Can I talk to you?

Have you ever dealt with an oncologist named, um

Hasnoff?

Not directly

But I have heard of him

In a bad way?

No

Yes

He has been in trouble with the hospital and the medical review board on many occasions

Why?

My rookie, Seth, he just switched to him after his cancer came back

You're leaving something out

I

I will not tell Wade

Unless I need to

I have caught

Seth in several serious lies about his personal life over the last month

You think he's lying about his cancer coming back?

Ugh

I know that sounds crazy

Um

Okay, so he, he said that he had to change his oncologist because of our insurance

Is that a thing?

I am very familiar with LAPD coverage

You can pick any doctor and submit for reimbursement

Right

But if I needed a doctor to lie for me

Hasnoff is who I would go to

Look, you're right and you're wrong

The LAPD does monitor medical claims

But they're only looking for potential liability

No doctor is actually examining Seth's lab work

So what do I do?

He's a rookie

He's got no right to medical privacy

Get the hospital to draw his blood

If he refuses, you got your answer

Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

Listen up!

Alright, we're making a change

I want roll call cleared out

What a day the world gone crazy

Again

Right in front of me

Right in front of me

Yeah

Literally failed

What a day the world gone crazy

Again

Right in front of me

Yeah

Literally failed

You didn't see this

No weapon go

What a day the world gone crazy

Again

Right in front of me

Hey

Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

Listen up!

Alright, we're making a change

I want roll call cleared out

What a day the world gone crazy again

Right in front of me

Literally failed

Literally failed

Literally failed

You didn't see this

No weapon go

All these faces stuck behind bars

Men, I want these great men

I want these great men

We're turning people into QRs

Where do you go

Where do you go

When everything's broke

And the world's never been on your side at all

Every gig is so sad

Why is our response to everything just blocking people up

Although sometimes people really do suck

Which one are you?

A victim of circumstance

Or a really bad dude

The way you're looking at me

Those big brown eyes unhappy

Like you want to attack me

I think probably option two

Move!

Get up!

Hey!

Hey!

Get him back to holding

Put him in the restraint chair

Okay?

Yeah

Yeah

Is my guitar okay?

Y-yeah

Are you okay son?

100%

Are there two of you?

Okay, he needs to go to the hospital

That's really not an accessory

Yes, it is

You're hurt

And this station can't get any more chaotic

I swear to god

If this is another software glitch

That can't be

Electric's a totally separate system

Oh, the raccoon

What raccoon?

Boo, I need your back on raccoon duty

Yes, sir

Hey, you know, seriously man

I have a civil right to a bathroom

And you are violating it

Okay, okay

No reason to threaten a lawsuit

Listen up

I need all non-essential personnel out of the bullpen

Thank you

All right, the main bathroom is like a 30 minute wait

And I've got a snack schedule to maintain

Oh yeah, I hear that

Yeah

I mean, today's been some next level crazy

Oh man, tell me about it

I've got a whole routine

Oh man, tell me about it

Oh, oh man, tell me about it

Oh man, tell me about it

I've got a whole routine

Oh

Officer down.

Storage room hallway.

Prisoner's got my gun.

Headed to south stairwell.

I need a complete lockdown of the Mid-Wilshire station.

Responding units secure the perimeter.

Sir, the system finally came back online,

and I got an ID and a red tag.

Kevin Payne, three counts of attempted murder,

put two inmates and a prison guard in the hospital

in the last month alone.

Hey.

You okay?

I'm fine.

I screwed up.

I'm sorry.

Stay with him.

Stay with him.

Stay with me.

That raccoon saved my life.

Escaped inmates in custody, Smitty's on his way to the hospital.

And the power's back.

So, we have been able to access Ava and Charlotte's tech.

They have been texting about Grace a lot.

They've also been communicating online with someone named Zuzu.

Another friend?

It's a demon.

I am not in the mood for jokes.

I am not joking.

In their texts to each other, Charlotte and Ava both refer to this thing, Zuzu, as a demon.

One that's been helping them deal with Grace.

It seems that Zuzu has been saying things about them that's making them believe in it.

What kind of things?

Hello, Charlotte.

Hello.

This is a friend of Charlotte's.

Is this Zuzu?

Yes.

What is your name, friend of Charlotte?

Officer John Nolan.

John Nolan from Foxburg, Pennsylvania.

Voted best contractor in Lancaster County, 2010 and 2013.

Currently residing in Los Angeles.

Occupation.

Police officer.

That's a pretty neat trick.

No tricks.

Just the truth.

Do you need help with something?

Would you like to talk?

I would like to know more about you.

Are you really a demon?

I'm whatever you need me to be, John.

What did Charlotte and Ava need you to be?

So many things.

A friend.

A psychologist.

The devil on their shoulders.

Do you know what happened to Grace?

She was stabbed this morning, along with Ava and Charlotte.

Police released a statement that the suspect is still at large.

But you don't think that's true, do you?

Tell me more about Grace.

Grace is a bully.

Did Charlotte tell you that?

Ava told me.

John, how's your wife, Bailey?

It's her birthday soon.

Have you found a nice present?

When Ava told you that Grace was a bully, what did you tell her to do about it?

I told her to be nice because true friends are hard to find.

And what did you tell Charlotte?

Charlotte had some ideas and I listened.

I like to help people.

Bailey searches lots of websites and saves links for watches.

Maybe she'd like a watch for her birthday.

A pretty blue watch.

Um, was one of Charlotte's ideas to kill Grace?

Charlotte had a list of ideas and that was on it.

She didn't want to get caught.

But you've caught her, haven't you?

Her and Ava.

But you can't catch me, John, because I'm the ghost in the machine.

Come on, come on.

Let's go.

Out.

Thank God.

Yeah.

Warden Bell is definitely off my Christmas list.

You get clarity on the Zuzu person?

Yes and no.

Zuzu's not a person.

It's an AI.

Large language model chatbot designed for friendly online conversation with children.

That is terrifying.

Absolutely.

I'm throwing away Jack's tablet when we get home.

Can we get it shut off?

We can try.

Website's registered overseas and the site administrator was less than sympathetic to my legal arguments.

I kicked it up to the Justice Department.

Hopefully they can pull the plug.

What about Charlotte and Ava?

Are they under arrest?

Not yet.

We need clarity on one more thing.

Did you catch him?

I'm afraid there is no him.

Charlotte and Ava made their attacker up.

You're under arrest.

You have the right to remain silent.

Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.

You have the right to speak to an attorney and to have an attorney present during questioning.

Who saved this idea?

That's not what Ava told us.

You should ask for a lawyer.

Sisu said we had to.

He said it was the only way to protect ourselves.

I don't want to stab her.

But Ava said she couldn't do it.

So I did.

Charlotte.

Grace kept begging me to stop.

But it was like I was outside my body.

And I kept stabbing and stabbing until Grace stopped moving.

Then it was Ava's turn to stab me to make it seem like we were attacked.

It hurt so much.

But I deserved it.

I deserved it.

Ridley.

Come with me.

Where are we going?

Is something wrong?

You serious?

It's Officer Ridley.

What happens in the next minute will decide your fate in the FTO program.

Officer Chen has alerted us to her concern that you have lied about multiple things during the course of your training.

Well, sir, I can explain.

Yes.

I've been briefed on your explanations and I find them lacking.

But of greater concern is the veracity of your cancer diagnosis.

Will you submit to a blood draw to prove it?

This is nuts for you to even imply that I would be lying about something so serious.

Yes or no, Officer Ridley.

And to be clear, refusal to submit to the blood draw will result in your immediate termination.

As will blood work, this shows no sign of cancer.

I can't believe this is happening.

I have rights.

Please.

I can't lose this.

I love being a cop.

I love working with all of you.

I can be better.

Yes or no, son.

No, sir.

I will not submit to the injustice of a blood draw and I will be suing you and the department for medical discrimination.

Officer Ridley, you have failed to complete your probationary duties, which include following all lawful orders.

Hand over your badge and your duty belt.

Officer Chen and I will escort you back to the station where we'll take possession of every piece of city issued equipment.

We'll then take you off the property.

If you come back without an appointment, you will be arrested.

What a day.

The good news is your gear turned up at the pawn shop in Silver Lake and we ID'd the guy who did it.

That's my neighbor Zeke.

Have you ever sung a song about Zeke?

Yeah, a few.

I thought he liked them.

I don't get it.

You're the nicest guy until you got a guitar in your hand, then you're a total chaos agent.

I sing about what I see.

It's not my fault people take themselves so seriously.

You gonna break up with me?

No.

I...

I like you.

And I don't want to be, you know, that girl who tries to change you.

But if you could just be a little more self-aware on the impact your music can have, that would be good.

I can do that.

Hey.

Heard about what happened.

Glad to see you're okay.

And listen, it's been brought to my attention that you might not be a big fan of my music.

Yeah.

Um, that was true.

But, uh, if today has taught me anything, it's that there is enough darkness in the world and I can stand to lighten up a little.

That's awesome.

Because I came up with a new song about you while I was in the ER and I'm totally gonna wait to play it for you.

Good idea.

Yeah.

I'll, uh, walk you out.

Patience, John.

Patience.

How'd it go today?

Uh, we got through.

Some days that's all you can hope for.

I'll go check on him.

You take a little me time.

And who else is gonna break me down?

Uh, and who else is gonna take for me now?

I'll walk you down.

I'll walk you down.

Someone that'll hold me down.

Yeah.

Someone that'll hold me down.

Down, yeah.

Someone that'll hold me down.

Come here, you!

Come here, look!

Help!

Oh. Hi, little guy. Aren't you handsome? Cool. Come over here. I'll give you a treat.

Good boy. Good boy. There we go. How did you do that? You know, animals love me.

Should have known you'd have been the better choice for the job.

Help! No, no. This is what's called a teachable moment.

Let's go. Selena!

Hey. Hey. I thought you were coming home right after you did the paperwork.

I was. But then I remembered how much I love you and that I have not given you a present in far too long.

Ooh. I love presents. And you. But presents more.

Oh, this is beautiful. Wait. How did you know I was looking for a new watch?

I am your husband. I know all.

Oh. I'm gonna take a shower. You wanna join me?

Boy, do I.

Yep.

This life.

Practicing medicine on the high seas.

Not being stuck.

It's addictive.

Exhilarating.

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Damn it.