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Hey guys, I think there's something
wrong with Padilla.

Padilla!

excited about this one.

Okay, Morgan.

Dare I ask why?

The guy's alive when he jumps and dead
when he hits the ground.

You're not excited to figure out how you
kill someone midair?

Oh, we can't assume that. Could be he
lost consciousness midair and died on

impact when he hit the ground.

Well, why would we be here if the
medical examiner didn't think it was

Just try to keep your enthusiasm at an
appropriate level.

What do we know?

Captain Alonzo Padilla, retired Air
Force Special Recon, worked as a

on base but still served in the
reserves.

Taught skydiving here twice a week.

Seemed like everyone liked him. Until
this. It was a routine jump.

Amy found this in his jumpsuit.

I know what you're doing.

Stop or die.

One of Padilla's students could have
slipped that into his pocket.

Or maybe someone else did it on the
ground.

Well, the point of the note was to get
him to back off whatever he was doing.

Why threaten the guy if you're about to
kill him?

Unless this wasn't written today.

I left my phone in the car. Give me
yours.

Uh, the last time I let you borrow my
phone. I changed your ringtone to baby

back. I haven't heard the end of it.
Just give me your phone. This is work

related. It wasn't funny.

See, when you write with ink, at first
the line is sharp, but because the ink

has solvents in it, over time, the line
fades.

That's why you get that little halo
around the letters.

A few days later, the solvent
evaporates, and the guy stays where it

So this was written at least a few days
ago.

And Padilla was just walking around with
a death threat in his pocket?

Maybe he was trying to figure out who
wrote it. Maybe he was using it as

motivation? Well, whatever it is, it's
safe to say Padilla didn't stop, and the

killer followed through.

I think it's time to talk to his
students.

Couldn't he have just had a heart
attack, plain and simple? Why? Did

mention feeling sick? Anything unusual?

No. He was in good spirits.

Had a good talk with Susie, the medical
examiner. She guessed it.

She guessed what? Hi, I'm Morgan.

Ethan. I was just about to ask how long
you'd known Alonzo Padilla.

A couple weeks.

It just started coming in.

Did he seem nervous about the jump?

Not from what I could tell.

Look, I wish I could help you out, but
if you want to speak to someone who knew

him much better than I did, that would
be Tina.

I own this place, and even I took
lessons from Padilla.

His love of skydiving was infectious,
and his military experience, that was a

big draw. But I don't know. Lately, it
seemed like he didn't want to talk about

it. Well, Tina, from the moment Padilla
arrived here today until he went up in

the jump lane, did you notice anything
suspicious?

No, everything was perfectly normal
until...

Sorry, I'm still processing all of this.

Um, he was a really good guy.

Well, Tina, thank you.

If we have any further questions, we'll
let you know.

Hmm.

This is interesting.

A blank white key card. I mean, the key
card itself isn't that interesting, but

the fact that it's here is.

It doesn't belong.

They use metal keys here. Mm -hmm.

This could be for a million different
things.

Well, then let's go whittle it down, big
guy.

All right, let's see what we have here.

M .E.'s report.

Oh, God. How did you get that so fast? I
don't have to tell you. I'm extremely

charming, Lieutenant, okay? Susie fast
-tracked it. Which we will talk about

later.

Understood. You guys want to know how
Padilla died?

Hypoxia. Lack of oxygen.

He suffocated. Wait, the techs checked
his gear. His helmet and oxygen mask

working properly.

Any chance there's a rare medical
condition?

Well, it doesn't explain the death
threat.

We'll continue to investigate this as a
murder unless we have reason to believe

otherwise. A mid -air homicide? I will
work this case for free. I don't mean

that. That's just something people say.
Nice to see such dedication.

Solomon, what a nice surprise.

How can we help you?

Internal Affairs received information
that Ms. Guillory interfaced with our M

.E. without proper supervision,
instructing her to, quote, put a rush on

Padilla case. That's a direct order from
the higher - Well, no, that's maybe a

bit of a paraphrasing on Susie's part. I
just, she just, she did me a favor.

That favor cost us $12 ,000 in rush
fees. What?

Morgan! I appreciate you letting us
know, and I will make sure that this

happens again. Yeah. Will you?

Can you honestly say that this isn't
just the most recent example of her

flouting procedure at every turn?

Okay, hang on there for just one second.

I've never flouted anything, thank you
very much.

You sure about that?

Wait!

Yes, I am.

This marks one overstep too many. I'm
sending you to Detective Training

Sorry, that's not a thing.

Okay, that sounds like obedience school
for cops.

More or less. Once you've completed the
course, you may resume regular duties.

Are you serious?

Ugh. All right, I'm going to finish this
case, and then I'll go to your academy.

Uh, no, you may not.

And if you don't pass, there won't be
any more cases.

Look, I know you're being sent for
training. You don't want to learn rules

you will not follow. Wow, you're good.

But full disclosure, I helped create the
course.

Of course you did.

Great. I was worried I wouldn't know
exactly who to resent while I'm stuck

Please just keep an open mind.

Are you asking me not to start a fight
with anyone?

That is exactly what I'm asking. Adam,
you're looking well. Dottie, you haven't

changed a bit.

Morgan, this is Sergeant Dottie
Reynolds. She runs the course.

Hi, Dottie. Nice to meet you.

Listen, you seem like a busy lady. You
do not need to be babysitting me. I had

an idea. Why don't I just take the final
exam?

Morgan, that's not how it works. But
with an open mind, it could be.

It appears you're doing the Lord's work,
Odessa.

Hmm.

Hmm.

Why would she say that? What's her name?

She read the memos.

There's no memo.

sent Morgan to detective school? Yes,
yes, I know.

Silver lining, though, I think that this
will be really good for her.

Oh, I don't care about the class.

I need to know what's going on in my
squad so I can stay ahead of things.

I got it under control.

Do you?

Mm -hmm.

I heard about your case.

Padilla was Air Force, which means at
some point, JAG is going to try and step

in. Which is exactly why I reached out
to my contacts.

Oh, good, because my contacts already
got back to me.

So you already reached out to your
contacts on my case. Military cases are

sensitive, so I threw around some rank
to keep Jag from getting in the mix.

Well, thank you for the assist. I can
take it from here. I'm actually going to

Padilla's house with Keredec.

Because you need to throw rank around at
the victim's health?

You're down a consultant, Lieutenant.

Thought I'd lend a helping hand.

Then when I need one, I'll come find
you.

I'm already here.

Consider me your new secret weapon.

The silence speaks volumes.

No, yeah?

What does it seem to be saying?

You don't want me on this case?

More like I'm wondering why you want to
be on this case.

Good leaders don't solve problems from
their desks.

Captains aren't usually out in the
field, and yet time and time again, here

are.

Now, your silence is speaking volumes.

Well, what do you think it's saying?

It's unclear.

Yeah, that's what worries me.

Padilla's house is immaculate.

Every book squared to the edge, every
object in its place, a soldier's

in civilian life.

If I didn't know better, I'd have
guessed you lived here.

Let's bag that up when we go.

I'm guessing your view of the military
isn't a very good one, Captain.

I don't see how an institution built on
hierarchy and obedience jives with a man

who lives in the gray.

Well, you misread that one, Detective.

I respect the military.

The discipline it instills isn't at odds
with knowing when and how to bend the

rules, especially when someone on your
team is in trouble.

You may be surprised to learn the most
honest part of our body is our feet.

That does surprise me. Something to say,
Ms. Guillory?

Well, yeah.

Mostly I'm just trying to pace my
attention span.

Are we going to move on anytime soon, or
are we going to camp out in the feet

world for a bit?

The material here is of extreme
importance.

Okay. For example, we've all been
trained by experience to hide what we're

feeling on our faces.

Well, most of us.

But our feet are hardwired into our
fight -flight instincts.

When our ancestors were being chased by
a tiger, they didn't have time to craft

a polished response. They just ran.

So... When someone is comfortable in a
conversation, their feet are relaxed,

facing forward.

But when they are uncomfortable, when
they are lying or eager to get out of a

conversation, their feet tell the story.

I have to step out.

My kid's school's calling. A couple of
tardies and suddenly I'm raising

criminal. I'll be right back.

Well, barely missed me.

Okay, let's move on to lit.

You did it again.

Morgan, you can't be calling me.

Yes, I know.

Except you have to question Ethan Wolfe
again.

What? Why?

Chapter 2, interview and interrogation.
His feet were all over the place. I

think he's lying. Morgan, if you get
caught... I'm helping you.

Morgan, we gotta go.

Why? What's going on?

What do we know about this guy? He's an
aerospace engineer for Flagstone Defense

Systems. So if anybody has the skills to
plan a mid -air murder... Daphne sent

his picture over to the clinic at the
Air Force to see if anyone recognized

Turns out he was seen arguing with
Padilla a month ago.

Now we just need to know why.

You ready to talk?

We already got you on breaking and
entering. And resisting arrest.

But you know what's a whole lot worse
than that?

Go ahead, tell him.

Murder.

Hey, there he is.

Finally got your attention.

Start talking.

My brother Silas was a test pilot for
the Air Force.

Codename Thunderbird. He had PTSD pretty
bad.

And a few weeks ago, he, uh... He
wrapped his car around a telephone pole.

We're sorry for your loss, Ethan.

The deal is his therapist.

And he failed him.

I was upset.

I was angry.

I had to get the best of me. And after
my brother's funeral, I went over to his

office to confront him.

Why take a skydiving class with Padilla?

Was it to make sure he stopped moving on
with his life? How could I?

How would I have killed him?

He died midair. You're the aerospace
engineer. You tell us. Tell us why you

at Padilla's house.

I think he's earned a trip to the
holding cell.

Hey, let's get a full workup on this
guy.

Financials, socials, phone records,
anything. Hold off on that for a second.

Wolf's too smart to leave anything in
his digital record.

The real dirt is going to be in his
house.

Daphne and I should head there.

We don't have probable cause to search
his home.

I'll get us a warrant within the hour.

You heard him.

Prep the search.

Lieutenant, look, I see what you're
dealing with.

Do I look like I want to talk about this
right now, huh? Do I?

I'm sorry, all right? I just... I will
deal with Captain Wagner my own way,

okay?

Understood. But Morgan... I'll go check
on her. Yes, because if Solomon finds

out that she calls us... I will make
sure that Morgan is not breaking or

any rules.

Please and thank you.

Yeah.

Lieutenant Soto.

How's Morgan doing?

She's safe and worried about you. We
found your truck.

What happened?

Well, the guy telling me wasn't going to
let me get to the station. So I pulled

over, I left the truck and got out of
there quick and dropped off the grid.

All right, well, tell me where you are.
I can put you in protective custody.

No, no, no, that ship has sailed. It's
too late for that.

I got my own plans now.

Arthur, you can't go after him. Hey,
they came after me.

Remember? Twice.

I understand that, but what if it
becomes a third time? Then what the hell

you going to do? No, I don't think you
do.

Understand. See, Roman was like a
brother to me.

Now, this guy, he must know something
about what happened to him. And if you

find him, then what?

Oh, I'm gonna get him to talk. Believe
me.

It's as simple as that. No, simple as
you letting me and my team find out who

did this to you. I don't need you on my
list.

Then don't add me to it.

Please tell me that's a Reuben. It is a
Reuben.

Does this Reuben come with an elaborate
plan to get me out of here? It does not.

What are you doing here?

I'm just trying to make sure you survive
today so we can catch bad guys

tomorrow.

Very sweet.

Also, you absolutely cannot call us,
Morgan, because if Dottie were to see

and tell Solomon... Will you relax,
please? Dottie didn't say anything.

Oh, Dr. Maeve Sloan, the flight surgeon
who runs the mental health department

where Padilla worked, wants to talk.

Okay, well, text me if you hear anything
interesting.

Did you not hear a word I just said 30
seconds ago? I heard exactly what I

wanted to hear, and I'm starving. So
either stay or get out of here.

Eat, and please behave.

So this is the mental health wing where
Padilla worked.

You said you think you know who's
responsible for his death?

I wouldn't go that far, but if it were
me, I know where I'd be looking.

Last month, after Thunderbird died,
Silas Wolfe, Padilla started acting

different. He felt guilty, like he'd
missed something.

He told me he was worried the same thing
was happening with some of his other

patients. Something other than PTSD?

Any idea what?

I'm not sure he ever figured it out, or
even if he was right. But he started

requesting medical workups for patients,
grounding pilots, which delayed

deployment of their missions.

That would have made Padilla enemies.

One bad evaluation can ruin a career.
Yeah, plus if the pilots weren't fit to

fly and the top brass has been told, but
ignored it. Padilla would be a

liability that they need to take care
of.

Do you know the names of the patients?

Projects they were assigned to? I don't.
But even if I did, I couldn't violate

HIPAA guidelines without a court order.

Could we maybe look in his office? Just
even his personal effects might tell us

something. That I can do.

Like I said, we were close.

That's one mystery solved.

We found a key card exactly like that in
Padilla's locker at the skydiving

school. Ah, yes.

These things control our lives around
here.

Parking, getting in the building, the
copier.

One card to rule them all.

I'll be next door if you need me. Thank
you. Thank you.

Image of perfection, just like his
house.

Mm -hmm.

Look at his frame, though.

It's weird, right?

It's thicker than it needs to be.

Look at the Thunderbird in the corner.
Yeah. That was Stylist Wolf Pando. He

Padilla's patient who died.

So maybe these pictures at the top.

Touchdown, Whiskey, Samurai, Ace.
They're test pilots, too. And possibly

Padilla's patients as well. Makes sense.
But what is this board trying to tell

us?

Huh. We only had someone good at puzzles
at our disposal.

Well, we don't. We can't use Morgan.

I'm in the business of catching bad guys
to take care of Dick. She can help.

If she gets caught, she could lose her
job, Captain. I'm not asking.

Text her the board.

Control the scene.

Preserve the evidence.

If you fail at either, a killer goes
free.

Our victim, 45, JSW to the chest.

Robbery gone wrong.

Not a robbery, though.

Then why would you say that?

Well, for starters, loading dock's a
pretty dumb place to rob somebody,

There's going to be a bunch of people
coming in and out. No privacy.

And then what, I'm going to steal from
one guy and get...

Maybe a hundred bucks, but leave behind
a fancy gold chain that costs more than

my car. The whole thing just feels
staged.

It is staged.

Well, it's well done, but you know what
I'm saying.

Anything else?

Well, all the cigarette butts.

There's like half a pack of butts over
here.

Yeah, let's see.

So somebody's sitting around smoking
cigarettes waiting for somebody. That

they didn't jump somebody, which means
it's got to be personal.

In our scenario,

The victim was having an affair with the
killer's wife. Oh, okay.

Well done.

Let's talk about how to process a scene.

Secure the perimeter.

Make sure everyone who's supposed to be
here is locked.

Then, before you touch a thing,
document, photos, sketches, notes.

Against my better judgment, you have
Captain Wagner, Daphne, and Oz.

Oh, hey, guys. Get me out of here. Hey,
Morgan. If we could, we would.

Morgan, we think each column is for one
of Padilla's patients, but we need help

making sense of the rest.

Okay, well, the silhouettes are all
symbols.

Anxiety, fatigue, confusion, headaches.

Those are all symptoms of PTSD.

Which is what Thunderbird supposedly
had, but according to Dr. Sloan, Padilla

had his doubts.

Well, yeah.

language for danger so that everybody
can understand.

White is safe, yellow is bad, red's
worse.

The D was tracking their symptoms, but
look at the date.

All these guys' symptoms started and
progressed around the same time, but

not how PTSD works.

It hits everyone differently.

So their symptoms were like PTSD, but
caused by something else. What?

No idea, but whatever it was, it's
starting to feel a lot like digging into

is what got Padilla killed.

All right, what's next?

Hanging up the phone?

Yes, absolutely. Can I just finish? No.

Morgan, do what she says.

Next time, I'll take that.

I'm out of time.

What was that?

Yes, ma 'am.

What I was saying.

Exactly what I didn't want to happen. We
need to find these other test pilots.

Let them know they're in danger. Yeah,
but they're still alive.

Looks like we missed one.

Cadmus from Greek mythology.

But why doesn't Cadmus have its own
column?

Maybe Cadmus isn't a who.

It's a what. Because I also see a card
for Flagstone Defense Systems.

Guess we're making a visit to the
holding cell.

Cadmus is the prototype plane that
Flagstone Defense Systems is making for

Air Force, isn't it?

And because of the symptoms Padilla saw
in the test pilots, he realized

something was wrong with the plane.

When I confronted him about Silas, he
told me what he suspected and he asked

my help.

Because of my clearance, I have access
to the diagnostics on the plane.

What did you find out?

There's a problem with the life support
system.

There's not enough oxygen to get into
the cockpit.

Your brother didn't have PTSD.

He had hypoxia. What about the other
pilots?

They're still flying the plane.

I wanted to tell him what's happening,
but I'm scared.

The stakes are huge.

Life support system sounds expensive to
fix.

Billions.

And to delay the schedule.

Who had the skill set and the motive to
kill Padilla and keep the secret?

Ramsey Pike.

Lead engineer.

When I confronted him about what I
discovered, he said we could find the

failure after product launch.

Now, where is the proof?

I don't know. I gave it to Padilla on a
flash drive a few days ago.

He texted me yesterday.

Said it was urgent we meet.

That's why you were at a skydiving
class.

He told me about the death threat.

When he ended up dead, I went over to
the house to look for the file, but I

couldn't find it.

Ethan, we're going to find those files
and get justice for Padilla and your

brother.

Cadmus is the prototype jet the
Flagstone Defense is developing for the

Force. Isn't that right, Mr. Pike? It
is.

Were you aware that all of your pilots
have been showing PTSD -like symptoms,

and one of them, Mr. Pike, is dead?

Of course I'm aware.

What happened to Thunderbird is tragic,
but we found no connection between their

symptoms and our plane.

You sure you looked hard enough?

What is that supposed to mean?

It means that there's something wrong
with your plane's life support system,

your pilots are slowly suffocating. You
think we didn't look into that?

You think I'd put a pilot in that
cockpit if it wasn't safe? We think it's

design flaw that would cost billions to
fix. Makes it worth hiding.

Do you have proof of any of this?

We'd like to see your diagnostics. Good.

Come back with a warrant, get through my
lawyers, then you can.

Mr. Pike, where were you this morning?

I was here to talk to my team.

In the meantime, get out of my hangar.

I really like that guy a lot. Yeah, he's
a real charmer.

If you ask me, Pike knew about the
design flaw. Padilla had the proof, and

killed him for it. Yeah, well, if you're
right about that, Padilla did a damn

fine job of hiding that proof. Where are
we with Padilla's computer?

Still backed up with TID. Could take a
while.

The LAPD formed the first American crime
unit in 1968.

Then, in 86, the commissioner
reorganized the workflow.

By moving missing persons under the
umbrella... Ms. Giller, you have a

Well, it's actually more of a
confession. I am just now realizing how

these departments really make up the
beating heart of the LAPD.

Take, I don't know, TID, for example.

I feel like we all take it for granted.

I agree.

Digital evidence is the core of
detective work, chain of custody,

all of it. Yep, all of it. And I feel
like it would really help us appreciate

what they do if we were to see them in
action, you know, rather than just

hearing about it.

You know what? That's a fine idea.

I think the field trip is in order.

Oh, good idea.

Yeah.

TID handles everything digital.

Phones, laptops, cloud storage,
surveillance footage.

It's got a hard drive to come through
the room.

Now, chain of custody is key.

Every byte of data has to get... Hello?

Hey, it's me.

Morgan, where are you calling me from?

Wait, let me guess.

TID?

I wasn't supposed to use my phone.

You're not supposed to use any phone.

Okay, well, that wasn't made clear.
Guess what? I got the password from

computer. What? From where? A really
sweet TID guy. His name's Lyle. Do you

him?

Never mind.

So before he died, Padilla sent
something to his office printer still in

queue.

Padilla's key card.

All right, thanks.

We got him. All the diagnostics on
Cadmus showing the design flaw.

Padula got his hands on the proof. Pike
knew.

No way.

That's amazing.

You had the wrong number.

Mm -hmm. Mm -hmm. Mm -hmm.

Dottie's summation.

Okay. Miss Guillory presents a litany of
unique challenges.

Disruptive, chaotic, difficult,
stubborn. A one -woman hurricane who

stand in the eye of the storm, who has
an affinity for knowing when and how to

break the rules.

But she demonstrates an ability to
connect with cases in ways conventional

detectives cannot. With proper
supervision, she can be wielded to great

Dottie!

See, I knew she secretly liked me.

It's a big secret, but... Her
recommendation is that we retain your

a consultant for major crimes with
continued training and close

Oh, really?

Okay, fine. Agreed. Sounds good.

Can I get back to my team? Because we
don't work today.

No.

Because I am not taking her
recommendation.

Your insubordination isn't a quirk,
Morgan. It's a liability. And it's a

Official paperwork will go through
tomorrow.

Well, people... Am I being fired?

Absolutely.

The life support systems were indeed
given the test pilot's hypoxia.

It's right here in black and white. Pike
knew about the malfunction.

He scrubbed the information from the
reports he sent the Air Force, so no one

command knew.

The good news is Jag terminated his
contract and has opened a full

investigation.

So those test pilots were safe.

Yeah, but Padilla had to die for it. And
Pike had an alibi. So we still can't

prove he killed Padilla.

Or how.

We better find what we're missing or
this guy's going to get away with

Wouldn't mind having Morgan here right
now.

I assume you heard about Morgan.

I did.

She shouldn't have been working this
case.

Lieutenant, I'm not going to apologize
for using a valuable asset who was aware

of the risks and helped anyway.

Well, you're a piece of work.

Please, don't stop. Seems like you have
a lot more to say.

I promise you don't want to hear it.
Don't worry about me.

Go ahead.

You take over my office.

You barge into my cases.

You undercut me in front of my team.

You keep finding all these new ways to
lord your position over mine. A position

that, by the way, I actually more than
earned.

And I sat here and I took it because I
thought I was doing the right thing.

I was so wrong. I should have told you
this before.

Because now the moves that you're making
are affecting my team.

You knew it.

Morgan was on thin ice, and instead of
protecting her, you hand her a stone.

From now on, as long as I sit in that
chair, you will treat me and my team

the respect that we deserve.

If that doesn't work for you, fire my
ass, too.

Understood.

All right, what do we got?

We're taking the evidence from the top.
But he was fine before takeoff, and he

was fine in the air.

So what changed between gearing up and
making that jump?

When every single piece of equipment was
checked and working perfectly.

In other words, how did Pike commit a
murder midair?

Morgan, wasn't expecting to see you
here.

What do you mean? You're here, I'm here.

Morgan, you can't work the case.

Is this because I got fired?

Yes. You guys, come on. You don't think
this is going to blow over?

That's crazy.

I'm valuable here.

Dottie saw it.

Salomon put in the paperwork.

Well, we all know that could take weeks,
if not months, to process.

More like hours.

Okay, then we call the union, right?
File an appeal?

Morgan, there's no appeal.

I'm really sorry it worked out like
this.

Oh.

Silver lining.

It lasted a lot longer than anybody
thought it would, right?

Including myself.

This is on me. I should have kept you
out of the investigation. Stop it.

You think you could have done that?

It's okay.

It's okay. I'm okay.

In fact, did you know...

But if you file something after 6 p .m.,
it doesn't get processed until the next

day. So technically, I am still on the
books.

Until tomorrow morning.

See, I did pay attention in detective
school.

You talking an all -nighter?

I love an all -nighter.

Let's get to work.

Morgan, a word?

You should know I heard from Arthur.

He's safe.

But he still won't come in.

I don't expect you to keep going with
this.

The Roman situation's gotten really
dangerous, and that's what I signed up

Forget it.

Philip, you gotta make them get you the
real stuff. That knockoff cleaner isn't

gonna cut it.

Your pilots are slowly suffocating.
There's a problem with the life support

system. The D got his hands on the
proof.

Pipe knew.

I know what you're doing. Stop or die.
His helmet and oxygen mask are working

properly.

Who am I calling?

The morgue? The evidence locker? The Air
Force?

The lab.

Come to see me suffer up close?

No. That's just a perk. Well, my company
was everything and now it's gone.

I have nothing left to lose.

What about your freedom, sir? Because we
can prove you killed Alonzo Padilla.

The sudden onslaught of PTSD -like
symptoms and the death of Silas Wolfe

Padilla off that there was something
wrong with all the pilots attached to

Cadmus. So he started searching for
answers, causing a stir, requesting

tests. You're the lead engineer on
Cadmus.

Somebody starts poking around, ordering
labs on your pilot?

I'd be nervous too. So you started
following him, asking questions about

learning your enemy to figure out how to
take him down. And you did find a way.

Because when it came to skydiving,
Padilla wasn't a weekend thrill seeker.

was ex -special recon.

That means halo jumps, which required
high -altitude gear.

Specifically, an oxygen mask, which is
what you use to kill him.

See, an oxygen mask and tank are a mini
life support system. The tank sees

pressurized air into the mask.

And when you exhale, the carbon dioxide
is released through the exhalation

valve. But if you put a valve in there
made from materials that cannot handle

extreme temperatures, where's that
carbon dioxide going to go?

That's what happened to Padilla's mask.

Our labs confirmed it. His valve was
made with a different material than his

students'. Yeah, it was an off -brand
that had been known to freeze during

-altitude jumps.

And unless somebody had a reason, no one
would have tested what it was made of.

90 seconds after he jumped,
disorientation kicked in.

His lungs filled with CO2. He blacked
out, then eventually died midair. We

he suffocated, but his exact cause of
death was hypercapnia, an excess of

dioxide in the blood. I've never met
Padilla.

Where are you getting me? With Air
Force's help, we've got satellite

you breaking into the skydiving facility
the night before Padilla was murdered.

Yeah, we've got to put that foot up.

Ramsey Pike, you're under arrest for the
murder of Alonzo Padilla. Turn around.

Hands, sir.

Wanted a word?

It's not an apology.

I stand by what I said.

I respect that.

You wanted to be in the loop?

Now you're in the loop.

When did you get these?

Does it matter?

Solomon went after one of our own.

Are you doing what you have to do to
protect them?

Now and always.

No matter where the danger is coming
from.

I trust I have your support.

You do.

I think I figured out what your silence
is trying to say.

Can't wait to hear this.

See, a guy like you doesn't take a job
he knows will keep him from the thing he

loves, being in the field.

Unless, of course, someone forced you.

So I have to ask, who's the one person
Nick Wagner is too scared to cross?

Good night, Captain.

Whatever you have to say, you're wasting
your breath.

You mind if I say it anyway?

Morgan just helped us save the lives of
four decorated servicemen and got

justice for another.

She can go too far. Sometimes I'm not
even denying that. But that kind of

dedication and those kind of results,
don't they count for something?

They don't count for enough. I'm sorry
the decision stands.

Like I said, I had to try.

Does the chief know that you and his
wife are such close friends?

Is this really how you want to play
this?

You?

Yes, it is.

Hi.

Come in.

Thank you.

Your doorbell, though, Morgan. What's
up?

Still broken.

Where is everybody?

Leap over at Ludo's.

Just making banana splits because I'm
feeling sorry for myself. You want one?

Yeah, I do.

So what is this? You're here to discuss
my severance package?

You're not getting a severance package.

Because you're not going anywhere.

Solomon's had a change of heart.

Really? Why?

It just worked out that way.

Well, things like this don't just work
out that way. What do you mean?

What's going on? I'm confused. Morgan,
take the win.

Let it go.

Did you do something?

What did you do?

Nothing that you wouldn't do for me.