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Previously on Wild Cards. His mom sent him away after Daniel was murdered. He's

in college, out east.

Okay, Ricky, we'll get you a flight and we'll figure out what's really going on

inside that club.

I'm your brother's dad.

You're a damn cop.

And you're gonna die.

I'm sorry, what?

I just got off the phone with my son, who said that I sent him a text telling

him to talk to a cop.

But I didn't send it. If Locke finds out that you're a cop, he is going to kill

you. First of all, I'm not even a cop.

Who the hell is my son talking to?

The detective's name is Ellis.

He's Daniel's brother.

And he's been trying to solve Daniel's murder for the past two years.

Daniel's dead because of me.

Look, just start from the beginning. Tell me what happened that night.

Daniel and I went to my mom's club to get a textbook.

She bought me.

She forgot it there.

There it is.

Daniel was tutoring me.

Right over here.

Why? Just hide.

That's good. Right there.

We can talk.

I recognized that voice.

It was a guy named Locke. Roman Locke?

You know him? The police are very aware of him, yes.

My mom always said he was bad news.

That's probably why I wasn't allowed in the club. She didn't want me anywhere

near him. What was he doing there? I don't know.

The club was closed.

Maybe some kind of secret meeting or something.

Secret meeting with who? Who was there?

I don't know.

From where we were hiding, in the back, it was too hard to see.

I got a guy. He's gonna take some pictures.

He's gonna make it look real.

Pictures of who? The other person that was there?

No, they mentioned something about someone's career getting ruined. And I

gonna help them both. Help them how? What do you mean? I don't know.

I don't know.

Okay.

What happened next?

Check it out.

What are we gonna do?

Stay quiet and don't move.

Who the hell are you?

Sorry, I didn't know anybody else was here. Answer the question.

I'm Dan, new busboy. Just came early to take out the trash.

That can wait.

Now get lost.

Sure, man.

No problem.

All clear, boss.

That busboy saw us together. We can't take any chances.

Find out who it is. Then call Zippo and have him taken care of. The next day,

Danny was murdered.

Did you tell anyone?

It was just my mom. And she said not to say anything.

I and Sam said last thing.

That night at the club, this other person that was there, did you get a

them? No.

Look, Samson.

I need you to hear this, okay?

None of this makes you responsible for Daniel's death, all right?

I made the noise, and he covered for me.

It's my fault.

I'm so, so sorry. It's okay.

It's okay.

I wish I could help it. I can't.

Well, with Samson's testimony... No, there is no way that my son will

Why not?

I am so sorry that Daniel died, but nothing is going to bring him back. My

is still alive, and I'd like to keep him that way. I know, Alice.

You can trust him.

He can help keep you and Samson safe.

Your partner? He can't keep us safe.

No one can. The police can. No, they can't. Locke is protected.

By who?

by someone inside the police department.

Is she dead?

Shot twice, execution style. Somebody was afraid he was going to talk.

I didn't see the shooter, did you?

Nope.

Wipe down everything you touch and let's get out of here.

Anything?

I checked all the CCTV cameras from Tyson's neighborhood.

I can't find the shooter anywhere.

Damn it.

Elena from the club said that when Tyson stopped by, he asked for logs.

Shouldn't hear the whole conversation, except that they talked about how you

were sniffing around Daniel's murder.

That's why Locke had Tyson killed, to tie up that loose end.

All right, I just talked to one of my pals on the inside.

He confirmed what Elena said.

Locke's got some serious protection from someone inside the department.

Any names?

No, but it does explain how he's made such a mark for himself in such a short

time. This is true.

Look at this. I sifted through case files and reports that had anything to

with Locke. There's a clear pattern here.

Luck was being investigated for drugs, money laundering, organized crime, and

was said to be connected to four unsolved murders.

Yeah. Then two years ago, something changed. Looks like as his crime network

grew, arrests in his organization dropped off. Yeah. Just a couple of

-time busts. And all the raids turned up nothing. He was getting tipped off.

Just like when we had that first big lead on Zippo. Remember that? And then,

boom, he just bolts minutes before Simmons got there. We need to get

Back into town ASAP and get him to testify.

No, absolutely not.

What do you mean? That kid's testimony is going to put Locke away. I don't

First Locke has my brother killed, and now Tyson?

I'm not risking that boy's life, too.

Two years.

Two years of coming up with nothing, and now I finally have a witness, and I

can't even use him.

Damn it!

We understand.

Let me go back to the club and see what I can pick up.

This isn't over.

But you gotta stay here, okay?

Promise?

Okay.

What are you doing back here? I got a set at 9 .30.

I don't lock out on a gig.

I warn you.

If you say or do anything to put me and my son in danger... I'm just here to

sing my little heart out, okay?

When you find your replacement, I'll be out of your hair.

You've got to be kidding me.

Well, part of stay away, don't you understand?

I can't just sit around and wait anymore.

It's been two years.

Can't you give us a few more days?

Look, I know Locke had my brother killed.

I need to put pressure on him right now, get him to make a move. Okay, so you do

have a death wish.

You still don't get it, do you?

This isn't about me.

I don't matter.

You matter to me.

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to our stage, Selena LaFleur.

Looks like you're up.

Who's gonna tell you when it's too late?

Who's gonna tell you things aren't so great?

Detective Ellis.

I was wondering when you were going to show.

You know, Locke, you're going to get used to seeing me around here. Because

going to be here a lot now.

Every day, in fact.

And I'll be watching you.

Where you go.

What you do.

Who you talk to.

Well, that sounds like a lot of work.

Why don't we go somewhere?

For a private chat.

Over here. Straight ahead.

You, leave.

I'm not wearing a wire.

This place gets wet for bugs every day, so we can speak freely.

Sit.

Wait outside. Make sure we're not disturbed.

You know, you...

Or even more of a pain in the ass than your brother was.

And that ends tonight.

Listen, I don't want a war.

That just gets messy.

And messy is not good for business.

And, if I'm being honest, you really can't win anyway.

But...

I am in a position to make you an offer.

And all you gotta do is play nice.

Be a friend.

Not an enemy.

What do I get in return?

Well, you get to write your ticket in the department.

Look, I've been watching you.

And you have had a rough go of it these last few years.

But with the right people behind you, better days ahead.

And if I say no?

Well, then we look behind door number two and there's not much of a future

there.

Why did my brother have to die?

Door number two it is.

That day at the club, who were you talking to?

What are you talking about? You were talking about some photographs and

blackmail and a new business arrangement. Who were you talking to?

How do you know any of that? Then you got your goon to follow my brother

and you put Zippo on the hit.

How do you know that?

Who was it?

Tell me right now. How do you know that?

Should have got your guy to check that back office better.

Are you telling me there was someone else there?

If you shoot me, you'll never find out.

Take my chances.

Victor number one.

No, no, no, no, no. Get up, shit.

And what's funny?

All this fuss.

And I don't even remember your brother's name.

His name was Daniel!

Why'd my brother have to die?

Ellis?

Ellis, what are you doing?

Ellis, look at me.

Ellis, look at me.

Don't do this.

This is not going to be fair.

Let me take you home.

You could have died back there.

Yeah, well, I didn't.

I've never seen you do anything without a plan.

And when I saw you walk off with Locke, I don't think you believed that you were

ever gonna come back.

Why?

Max, can we not? Why did you say that you don't matter?

Max, it's over.

What could possibly make you think that you don't matter?

Something you don't know about Daniel's story.

That night after the club, he called me.

Said he needed to talk to me, that it was important.

The next day he called me back, left the same message.

I didn't call him back.

I was too big on my case.

Ellen, it wasn't your fault.

I didn't call him back.

Ellis. I remember thinking, Guy probably just needs a favor from those dumb kids

he's working with.

Ellis, stop.

He was trying to tell me about Locke.

He was scared. He needed help.

And I just couldn't be bothered.

No, Ellis.

You didn't know.

I would have just called him back. He'd still be here.

He was my brother.

It was my little baby brother.

It's okay.

Did you sleep?

Not much. Good thing I made breakfast.

Coffee, croissant, painkillers.

I should... I should get home.

Really?

Yeah.

What is it?

You defied me yet again. I told you to stay away from this case, Ellis. I know,

and I'm sorry, okay? But you're going to want to hear this. Let's hear him out

at least.

Who was this witness you mentioned?

He's an 18 -year -old kid. He was with Daniel the day before he was murdered.

And he overheard the same conversation that got Daniel killed. What was the

conversation about?

He overheard Locke talking with somebody about some smear campaign.

He doesn't have all the details.

He's really traumatized by the whole thing.

How will you ensure his safety before he testifies?

That's the easy part.

Place him and his mother in protective custody.

That's not everything.

We have a mole in the department.

Somebody on the inside is feeding Locke information.

Who? I don't know.

But nobody except the people in this room can know about what's happening or

we're protecting.

This has to remain between us. That makes sense.

I hope you agree.

Okay.

Where's the safe house?

Found a house on the outskirts of town. It'll do.

Select officers are going to be stationed there day and night, but they

given any details.

All of this will remain strictly confidential.

You have our word.

Good work, Detective.

Thanks.

Take a path at stupid level.

Maybe it's time to give up. I'm not a quitter, so I'm not going to do that.

Sometimes being a real winner is knowing when to quit.

Hey, Jim.

You relieving us?

Sure am.

Let's, uh, call it secrecy. Dunno. That's what they call it, the secret.

Charges are inside.

Nobody goes in but Ellis.

You gonna be okay on your own? Yeah. Got my coffee. Clock in overtime.

No complaints here.

Okay, well, have a good one.

Just a signature when you have a moment?

I hate to get ahead of myself, but as of now, I am four points ahead in the

mayor's race.

Congratulations. Now, if I do end up in office, I'm going to need a new

commissioner. Me, ma 'am?

I never even thought of throwing my hat in that ring.

Well, start thinking.

I have to take this.

Commissioner Russo here.

It's done.

Both mother and son are dead. I shot them just like you asked. Wonderful.

Thanks for getting back to me.

I'll call Locke to let him know.

Mm -hmm.

Bravo, Jimbo.

Very convincing.

Go to hell. Hey, Jim, I'm sure you'll be fine.

Hell, I hear they love cops in prison. But first we're going to play a game,

it's called Can Ballistics Prove That Jim's Gun Was Used In Any Other Murders?

It's done.

Jim's in cuffs.

You confirmed everything you thought.

Commissioner, you're under arrest.

Ha! That's funny.

We know that was Jim who just called. He just confirmed that you ordered him to

kill Elena and Samson Ramos.

Why would I do that?

The night before my brother was killed, he overheard a conversation between

Locke and somebody else.

They were discussing a smear campaign. Thanks to Jim, we now know that that

other person was you.

What you didn't know, until I told you and Lee, was that Samson was also hiding

in that office that night. You were only deputy commissioner back then.

But you were so ambitious, weren't you? So when your predecessor resigned in the

wake of a scandal after photos of an affair emerged, you were promoted.

Photos, by the way, he always claimed were fabricated. But you knew that.

That was the deal you made with Locke, right? He would get rid of the

commissioner and you would protect his business interests.

This is insane.

And when I got too close to one of Locke's operations, he called in a

That's when you had Jim plant those drugs in my car. He even had me

it. Killed the investigation and had me demote Ellis.

Tony?

Cover. With pleasure.

If it means anything, I didn't know Daniel was your brother at the time.

You know, it makes me sick that you're still standing here and he's not.

But at least you'll rot in a prison cell for the rest of your life.

Take her away.

One more Lucinda tie -up.

Roman Locke, you're under arrest.

One phone call and I'm out in an hour. I don't think so.

See, Russo already made her one phone call. It was to her attorney.

Doesn't look like better days ahead for you.

Get him out of here.

We brought down the trifecta today, folks. A criminal, a politician, and a

police officer.

It's like the breakfast club of bad guys.

Ballistics just confirmed.

They matched Jim's gun with a bullet that killed Tyson.

Why did he have to die?

Well, actually, Jim sang like a canary. He told us all about it. Couldn't get

him to shut up.

Tyson was someone that Daniel knew. So they used him to lure Daniel to the

where Zippo shot him.

Why? Why would he do that?

Logs people threatened Tyson's family.

So with Russo, Jim, and Locke all flipping on each other, Samson won't

testify after all. You know, the irony of all this is that Russo was the one

that put Max and I together.

If she hadn't done that, I mean, it would have never solved this case.

Wait, did you just give me a compliment?

Maybe. But there's more.

Here. What's this?

Open it.

Guys!

Wait, are you actually lost for words?

You do understand that's not a real badge, so don't go arresting anyone,

Okay, but what if I say, just kidding, right after?

No. And it was all Ellis' idea.

Badge part.

I added the sparkle.

There's no easy way to say this.

The brass is putting you on leave.

Really? Look, there's going to be a huge internal affairs investigation now. And

upstairs is worried that your off -the -books involvement is going to make this

more of a PR nightmare than it already is.

I get it.

Ellis, I'm going to fight this.

I already have calls into the mayor, interim commissioner, and the police.

Chief, thank you, but maybe this is a good thing.

I think I need a little break.

The past two years, all I did was think about catching Daniel's killer.

Bringing them to justice, and how he did that.

What are you gonna do?

I don't know.

Thanks for always having my back, Chief.

I mean that.

You take care, Ellis.

Remember the rules I spoke about? Those rules were my North Star.

Those rules are there for a reason. Because they work. They keep you safe

free. So, imagine my surprise one day when this man who'd lived his whole life

by the rules was caught completely off guard.

I met someone who reminded me of myself when I was his age. I remember how

terrified and alone I felt when my father left.

So, against my better judgment, I took him in.

I became his mentor, taught him everything I know, and together we

great team.

Until one day, I had to walk away.

To protect my freedom, I retreated back to my rules, my North Star.

Of course, it's a much different man you see before you now, although in many

ways I'm still that 13 -year -old kid trying to figure things out. But before

the journey ends, I want you to know the truth.

I was wrong about everything.

And you were right.

I did the same thing to you that my father did to me.

I turned my back on somebody I truly cared about because I was afraid.

And before it's too late, I just want to tell you I'm sorry.

I'm so proud of you and the man you have become.

Take care, George.

Did you ever find out how he died?

There's heart medication in his belongings, and the autopsy uncovered a

degenerative heart condition.

So he knew he was dying.

Whatever happened between you two?

Story's old as time, Ricky.

I met a girl.

The remarkable Vivian? Yeah. He didn't like her?

He thought she'd be a distraction.

Part of Asford's code was you had to be able and willing to make a clean getaway

at a moment's notice.

So he made you choose.

It was the last time I ever saw him.

I always figured he'd hate my guts till the day he died.

He came all this way just to see you and to give you this very special gift.

Did he?

We are talking about the greatest con man who ever lived. How do we know this

isn't just one last scam from beyond the grave?

We're about to find out.

Freeze, sucka!

You're under arrest.

Okay, you got me.

Wow, that felt just as cool as I thought it would.

I use this to get into so many museums, movies, concerts.

I hope the power doesn't go to my head. I think we're past that.

A little birdie told me that you were put on leave.

Yeah, it's going to take some time for myself.

What are you going to do?

Well, I finally got the boat running.

The boat's going to boat?

Yes, the boat actually boats now.

It's going to finally take that trip Daniel talked about.

That's awesome.

You and Mark?

Yeah, me and Mark.

And you, if you want to come.

Sorry, I'm just springing this on you right now.

I'm springing this whole trip on myself, to be honest.

Oh, yeah, no, that's okay. I, um... I was going to leave at dawn.

Yeah. I just got to see about something first.

Yeah, of course.

I'm not saying no.

No, no, no, I get it.

Okay.

So, dawn?

Yeah.

Where in the world have you been?

Yeah, we were waiting for you. I just had to see about something.

All right, well, let's get to it. If this goes as planned, we'll be on our

to our private island like we always dreamed of.

I can't wait.

You okay?

Yeah, I'm great.

Let's get this started. Are you ready?

Not everything has to be a reveal, Ricky.

Oh, yeah, it does.

Okay.

Good reveal.

Follow me.

One of the reasons we rented this loft was that it came with all this space.

And we needed it for this.

This is unbelievable. A complete replica of Aspern's office.

It's my Venus Dempilo.

My David.

And our ticket to a brighter future. Because, kids, somewhere in this office

the key to unlocking Ashford's millions.

Yeah. And all we gotta do is find it.

All right. I need you both to tell me everything.

Don't leave out a single detail.

I want to bask in the glory of your brilliance. Okay. If you remember, after

told you that Ashford was brought to the morgue under his alias Uriah Heep, I

took his watch.

Yeah, he loved that watch. He never took it off.

And we know why. It wasn't just a regular watch.

It's a con man's watch.

It has a secret compartment, almost impossible to detect. When I opened it,

was inside.

It's a memory card. There were two things loaded onto it. The video's

recorded for you, and a link to an offshore bank account. Ashford's bank

account. From what I remember over the years, he must have put 100 mil in

maybe more. We're about to find out. To access the account, there are 12

passwords that need to be entered in the correct order. But if we make three

mistakes, the link shuts down.

And what happens then?

Whatever's sitting in that account will be lost forever.

And before you even ask, it's impossible to hack, even for me.

How the hell are we supposed to figure out 12 random passwords?

They could be anything.

You're right.

No, I don't want to be right.

But you are. It's impossible.

You're wrong.

I thought you said I was right.

It's impossible for most people.

But we are not most people. Amen.

When we told you the SD card contained video diaries and a link to his bank

account, you said they had to be connected.

Oh, absolutely.

Astrid wasn't prone to sentimentality. To him, everything was a challenge, a

test of your worthiness.

With that in mind, we started watching the videos over and over to see what we

could find.

It took us a long time. We just couldn't find a connection.

But then the clues started to emerge.

Everything you need to know is always right in front of you.

You just have to look more closely.

We realized he was trying to say the answers are in the videos.

Everything meant something. Every word, everything we could see. It was just up

to us to figure it out. So where in Sam Hill do you start?

That's the question.

The first part was staring us in the face.

The office?

Mm -hmm.

Ashford could have recorded each video sitting behind his desk or on a chair.

That would have been the easiest thing to do. He could have just set a camera

and pressed record. But instead, he moved it every time. Look.

He wanted to see every inch of the space.

So while I set up this room, Max was figuring out how to decipher the clues.

The first penny dropped when I...

brain to my ankle and I couldn't walk. I had a lot of time to watch Ashford's

videos. I suppose I've always admired the indifference of time to the weight

memory. No matter what, it just keeps on ticking.

Wait, did I see what I think I just saw?

Watch it again.

The watch moves.

The desk. It's magnetized.

Ashford let us see that on purpose.

That's how we knew it had to be a key to the puzzle.

Most things in this room are replicas, but I knew we had to have the actual

desk. It wasn't easy, but I managed to get it shipped here. This is his real

desk? Yep. Show him, Ricky.

This watch has multiple facets.

Which means the etchings on the glass refract light in very particular

directions. But it depends on where the light source is coming from. The magnet

in the desk locks the watch into place. But if we don't know the correct angle

of the light source, we won't get the right answer.

So how do we figure that out?

He told us that too. Time has always been a critical part of my life and

profession, of course.

Timing security guards making the rounds, a countdown to an alarm trigger.

position of the sun as it beams through a window.

So the light source is a sunbeam through that window.

Exactly. But the sun's position is different depending on the hour of day,

location on Earth, and the time of year.

So how did you figure all that out? And that little voice inside of you, that

thing we call instinct, is trying to guide you with confidence.

See where he has the glow?

I zoomed in, and voila.

So, we know Bermuda.

Next, we just needed to figure out the day. Maybe because I'm getting older, or

maybe because today is Father's Day.

Father's Day, the third Sunday of every June.

Now, what about the time?

So, everywhere in his office, you see a bunch of clocks. But if you look

closely, each clock is set to 2 .36, and it never changes.

So... If it's 2 .36 p .m. on Father's Day in Bermuda, the sun

is shining through that window exactly like

so.

Wow.

You guys are geniuses.

Okay, so each shaft of light corresponds with an hour on the clock phase. If you

look around, each one falls on a particular object.

We believe those objects are the passwords we need to access the bank

this is as far as we got.

Everything's new from here on in. All right.

Let's give it a shot, guys. Okay, so one o 'clock would be there.

That's an hourglass.

Yes! It worked!

You guys are geniuses.

That didn't sound good. What did you do, Ricky? I didn't do anything.

It's a countdown timer.

Another challenge. What's next? Snakes? Okay, we've got to move quickly. Don't

forget, we only have three strikes. Stop wasting time. Let's go. Okay, okay, two

o 'clock.

That's a fox, yeah.

Yeah.

She'll be here.

Three o 'clock.

Conch. Conch. It doesn't matter. It's seashell.

Seashell it is?

Damn it. We only have two more mistakes.

It must be conch.

No, no. Wait.

Asford wasn't a superstitious man, but there was one lucky charm he carried

him everywhere.

It was a shell he picked up in Fiji.

He was on a boat. It capsized. He nearly drowned. He came to on the beach,

nearly dead, with a seashell in his hand. He never found out how that

got there. But he always thanked Fiji for saving his life.

This is a fail -safe. He's testing me.

The answer is Fiji.

Four o 'clock.

Hat? No.

Fedora. Astrid loved a good fedora.

Yes. Okay.

Five o 'clock. But they... It doesn't matter. Who cares?

Yes. Yes.

Okay. Six o 'clock.

Book.

Damn it.

If we get this wrong, we lose everything.

If it's not book, what is it?

I got it. Our rebels now are ended.

These are actors, as I foretold you, were all spirits.

and are now melted into thin air. Ashford quoted Shakespeare's The Tempest

one of his videos. That was his favorite play.

It's got to be Tempest.

It's got to be.

Yes, yes, yes. Okay, seven o 'clock. Camera.

Eight o 'clock.

Telescope.

Okay, nine o 'clock. Window.

Ten o 'clock.

11 o 'clock.

Globe?

No, no, wait.

Astrid never missed his night with Scotch.

Try Scotch. Are you sure?

Yes.

Yeah!

Okay, last one.

There's no more beams of light.

Okay, well, what could the password be? Okay, guys, there's only 90 seconds

left.

Okay, Dad, think. You knew him better than anybody.

Um, Ashford always said that every con came down to one thing.

Unraveling what's most important to your mark.

What's most important?

What's the last word?

What's the last word?

And you know I do love to have the last word.

I know what it is.

Dad, it's you.

After all these years, he came back here just for you.

He loved you and he wanted you to know that.

All of this is about you, even the last word. I'm so proud of you and the man

you have become.

Take care, George.

Ricky, try George.

It's a hundred and three million.

It's a hundred and three million!

Honey,

what's wrong?

Why aren't you happy?

Of course I am.

So why don't you look happy?

I need to let you go.

What do you mean?

Go. Honey, go to him. I'll be fine.

I love you, Dad. Yeah, I love you too, sweetheart.

As soon as your mom was still alive to see this.

Me too.

Was I crazy to think she was going to show?

When you fall.

You can't go on thinking

nothing's wrong.

Who's gonna drive you home?