All language subtitles for 1 1 R.J.Decker.S01E05.480p

previously on rj decker you wanted to
see me you can stay here one week and

you go i don't need some pretend pi
looking over my shoulder let alone one

flopping in my pool house need i remind
you you're on conditional release you

get caught breaking into a car they'll
violate you back to prison in the

neighborhood you want something where
would the flpd be without the help of

rent pi well technically i'm a no rent
pi

None of the neighbors saw anything.

Two AM. You're lucky the car alarm woke
you before it melted.

Molly wanted to get one of those
doorbell cameras last Christmas.

Might have been a good idea.

You sure you don't know what this is all
about?

Sorry, we have no idea.

What do you mean your house rolled into
a sinkhole?

Uh, well, Officer Penmar, I mean exactly
that. I was actually home at the time.

If you've ever wondered what the spin
cycle feels like, it hurts.

Well, under reason for parolee's change
of address, we'll just write, act of

God. Oh, my new address?

For now.

This is your ex -wife's place, right? Mm
-hmm, her and her wife's.

Detective Mel Abreu, FLPD.

A cop?

Yep. And Sophia, age 11, is? No,
daughter.

Y 'all need to go on family feud.

Okay. So, they excited to meet me
tomorrow night?

I mean, who wouldn't be excited to meet
their house guest parole officer?

Well, here in Florida, it is conditional
release, officer.

Right. And you're the one who decided to
change their address.

A home visit is just the procedure.

Hey, you!

Off with the dolphin!

This is a golf course, not a jungle gym!

So this place, it's all yours now, huh?

Yeah. Divorce was final as of a week
ago. He got the boat and I got this

headache. So, how's your side hustle
going?

Well, Decker Investigations is not a
hustle site or otherwise. I even got a

website. Take a look.

Covert surveillance, asset recovery and
wrongful death investigations.

This is where I remind you that you're
required to avoid contact with

If you don't keep your nose clean,
you're going right back to Appalachia.

Cleanest in Fort Loud, I promise.

Are you sure it wouldn't be easier if I
just gave you a job here?

You could be, I don't know, my snow cone
guy. That is tempting.

Actually, I'm supposed to meet some
clients in 30 minutes, so if we're done

here... Yeah.

Thank you.

RJ! Yeah?

Behave yourself.

Okay, Bryce, Molly, forgive me, but you
can't hide from the who.

From Goose.

We're pretty sure it was Goose. This guy
I dated a few times years ago. His real

name's Jared Tapp. Everyone just called
him Goose because he loved Top Gun so

much. He's also a big fan of math.

But it was a long time ago. It's not
your fault.

Goose has been in and out of prison, in
and out of rehab. Every couple of years,

he shows up wanting something.

The other night after the cops left, I'm
back in the house.

Found this.

Your path is coming back to haunt you.

10K under the green bench at Loggerhead
Park tomorrow by noon.

The next time I light up your house.

And the reason you didn't want to take
this to the police is... Goose has a

cousin who's a cop.

He's made things go away for Goose
before.

We were afraid if we told them.

Yeah, no, I get it, I get it, I get it.

And I think I know what to do.

Can you get the 10K together before
noon?

Yeah, but the whole reason we came to
you was so we wouldn't... No, I'm not

recommending you pay him. Well, I am,
but only temporarily.

I'm going to put the money under the
bench, and then I'll watch from a

until he comes for it.

I'll take pictures we can take to the
police.

It won't matter who Goose's cousin is if
we have photographic evidence.

That sound like a plan?

Well, you know, this is like finding out
about Santa Claus. It's devastating,

honestly. What are you talking about?

Learning your job is this boring hurts
my soul. I didn't invite you, remember?

You asked to come.

Yeah, because I assumed that a stakeout
would be awesome.

Not a damn, I don't know, sleep age.

How'd it go with your CRO today?

Still not such a fan of the whole PI
thing.

Got from me a job making snow cones.

Benefit.

Okay. You tell me it's not more exciting
than what we're doing right now.

Come on.

Oh, you got eyes on the target? Yeah,
could be. He was just heading straight

the money.

With the guy in the dorky hat?

Yep. What is that, a bandage on his
hand?

Could be from that flamethrower you
mentioned.

Hey, wait. Where are you going?

I don't have his face. I think it better
look. Hey, stay here. Watch the car.

It's okay, officer. I'm okay.

All right, roll over. Show me your
wrist.

Are you serious?

Come on.

Let's go.

Thanks.

Thanks.

Say never.

Uh, never.

Again.

Never. No, stupid. Say never again.

Right. Never again.

Uh -huh.

You know this is like a terrible place
to stab someone, right? You want the

news first or the bad? Oh, I take it the
good news is that the hot dog vendor's

not going to press charges.

The bad is you're about to buy him a new
cart and all the hot dogs he spilled.

Done.

And thank you. Mm -hmm.

If you're looking for missed calls from
your CRO, there shouldn't be any.

This went into the system as an incident
report and not an arrest.

She wasn't notified.

Thank you. But it would make an
interesting story to tell at dinner

night, don't you think?

It would, but if you don't, there might
be a hundred hot dogs in it for you.

Get out. Okay.

You want this one here a little less
blurry?

I don't know.

If it is Goose, he's a little thicker
these days. Yeah. Then again, his weight

was always kind of yo -yoing up and
down.

You know, when money's tight, less meth,
more carbs.

Is that something on his hand, or is
that like a smudge? No, it's a band

It's really the only identifiable
feature I got. I'm sorry. But if you

can still take it to the police. We can
share your situation.

No. Okay. If I know, Goose, this is over
now. I don't want to put Bryce through

any more craziness.

Yesterday, you made it sound like you
and Goose, you weren't all that serious.

Yeah. I tried to give people that
impression.

Especially in front of my husband.

Two had a real history, huh? We were a
thing for over a year. This was before

put the career in career criminal.

But Bryce doesn't know it was serious,
so if he could not mention.

Thing is, is I feel responsible for the
money you lost.

If you let me, I'd like to try to get it
back.

How? You know where he lives?

Any old friends still in touch?

I mean, I may have a few old numbers
somewhere, a couple buddies of his, an

aunt, an uncle, but I'd be surprised if
he's still on speaking terms with any of

them. Send them to me.

I'll see if I can get a beat on them.

What? I learned my lesson, you know.

I really didn't need another reminder
that I made a huge mistake a long time

ago.

You ever have five minutes of your life
you'd do anything to have back?

I know exactly what that's like.

Yeah, that's right, Miss McCann. It was
your nephew's car I hit. I was towing

this Nissan Z, repo job. Well, it don't
matter. But there was this dog, eh?

I up and swerved and... No, ma 'am. No,
no, no, ma 'am. No, I won't feel right

till I get a check in his hand.

$1 ,400.

Try to limit yourself to four years, if
you please. Thank you.

You say he's there most afternoons, do
you? All right, ma 'am.

Yes, ma 'am. Yes, ma 'am. I'll send him
your love.

Absolutely. That was Remy Tremblay.

Big old tub from Cell Black D. Used to
take my pudding cup at lunch. What are

you talking about? That was my client's
ex -boyfriend's aunt.

Not a voice you were doing.

Remy.

The witch, eh?

I wish she'd give me that pudding.

Chills. Yeah.

So what, they didn't tell you where to
find Goose? Yeah, I seen him with a

at the Los Angeles Trailer Park.

This time of day is pretty deep into a
six -pack or three.

All right. So what's the plan?

You go over there and ask him nicely for
10K?

Nicely, not so nicely. I guess it
depends how drunk he is.

There he is.

Looks like I'm just in time.

I know you.

Yep. I'm the ghost of your future.

I'm here from the year 2034.

Huh? No? You don't recognize me from
this morning?

The hot dogs, the running.

You know what? Forget it. The sister is
a peace operative. You give me the 10

grand, I give you the beer. No one calls
a cop.

We both call them happy. What do you
say?

10 grand?

Yeah, Goose. 10 grand.

10 grand.

You give it to me, you give it to the
cop. That's up to you.

You know what? How about instead I just
kick your ass?

Whoa!

Whoa. You have a prosthetic foot?

Yeah. Since when?

I don't know what year ago I flipped my
ATV when I was out in Punta Gorda.

Are we going to fight or not? Not,
because I don't think you beat me in a

race this morning.

Are you making fun of me? No, I'm not
making fun of you. But you're not

my beer either.

I'll be going to need it more than you
anyway.

Hey! All right, in position, in
position. Let's go.

Let's go, let's go.

Danny, second. Hey, move your butt.
You're playing third.

Slide over.

Good, you got this.

Vince, hang it up. Let's get the good
vibes going.

All right, turn two.

This one's coming to you, Hayden.

There it is. Okay, boy.

Go.

Mr. Decker, hi.

Hi.

Now a good time for an update?

We're at Henry's baseball game, but it's
fine. I'd sit down.

So the person you made off with your
money this morning wasn't Goose.

What? Are you sure?

Wish I weren't.

I don't understand. If it wasn't him...
We should talk. I want to know if

there's anyone else that... Dad!

Dad! Dad! What's the matter?

Henry? Molly, what's going on? What is
it? What's wrong?

You okay?

I picked up my glove and all that.
Hello!

You made me run.

Your turn.

Why don't we show Henry where he's going
to be sleeping tonight?

Thanks, Vince.

Yeah, bye.

You're positive this wasn't Goose?

Even if he had both of his feet, he was
three sheets of the wind when I left

him. There's no way he could have gotten
in and out of that dugout without

someone noticing.

This is making any sense. The note we
got at the house said our past was

back to haunt us.

But if it wasn't Goose... Well, first
things first.

Do you feel safe here, at least for
tonight?

Yeah, we've known Vincent and his wife
for years, and Henry and Brooke are on

the same all -star teams, and I can't
think of a reason that the person who's

doing this would think to live for us
here.

Okay.

Well, good news. Whoever he is, I think
he may have screwed up tonight.

You see this?

I'm hoping that's blood.

The guy I chased today had a bandage on
his hand. Maybe when he put the bullets

in, he left a little of himself behind.
Now, obviously, I can't run DNA, but if

we did take it to the police... I told
you the other day, we're not going to

police. Right, but that was because of
Goose's cousin.

And now that we know Goose isn't our
guy... Well, do we?

But he just told us. We know that the
guy that he was chasing wasn't Goose,

maybe that was Goose's cousin.

Maybe they're working together. What
then?

Well, Goose isn't the only one with
friends in the police department. If you

want, I can introduce you to... No!

We did everything you told us to do this
morning.

Everything. And what happened? The guy
who did this spotted you. And now $10

,000 isn't enough. He wants to leave
town, too. The message didn't say leave

town. It said run.

Is there a difference?

Okay.

He's right.

Today did not go as planned.

I'm sorry. I really am.

So I'm hoping you guys will let me stay
on and work for you free of charge.

At least until you two and Henry feel
safe.

We would appreciate that.

All right, is there anyone else you can
think of that will put you through all

this? I mean, I teach kindergarten. He
does people's taxes.

We're the family that gives out king
-sized candy bars at Halloween.

I thought everyone liked us.

What about one of your clients?

Anyone ever get really angry when they
found out how much they owed the

government?

No one comes to mind, but my partner's
more the face of the company, so if

someone had a problem, they'd go to him.

Are you kidding? It's a dump. I believe
the listing calls it a fixer -upper's

dream. We can't show this to RJ. It's
worse than his old place, and his old

place is upside down in a crater. You
are aware of the man's budget, yes? He

paying us rent in babysitting and day
-old hot dogs.

This sudden interest in rehousing RJ, it
wouldn't have anything to do with the

dinner we're hosting for his conditional
release officer tonight, would it?

It wouldn't not have anything to do with
it, no.

Sophia, meet the nice lady who collects
Uncle RJ's pee every few weeks to make

sure he isn't doing drugs.

Sweetie, he was supposed to be here one
week. Okay? And, yes, he's a good guy.

He means well. I get it. But he's
also... What? A crap

magnet. He attracts trouble. Trouble
attracts him. It's only a matter of time

before he tracks him right in here.

He hasn't always been that way.

Not when we were buddies at the Herald,
not when we were married. I mean, he

took chances. Most photographers do. But
he always knew where the lines were. He

didn't go looking for trouble. I didn't
say he goes looking for trouble. You

said he finds them.

And you're right. The thing is, I worry.

Sometimes it's a little my fault.

How? When we separated, the problem
wasn't that we didn't love each other.

that we were only ever supposed to be
pals. And so afterwards, we stayed pals.

But then once you and I got together, I
pulled back a little and then a lot.

I mean, me and my ex getting beers
washed in the Marlins twice a week, sort

lot to explain my sex with your
girlfriend.

But because I pulled back, I wasn't
there when things fell apart.

So really, if we think about it, it's my
fault he went to prison.

Okay, beating up that guy who broke into
his car, that isn't anybody's fault but

his. But it took him a while to get to
that place, and I guess I wish I'd been

paying better attention.

Babe.

I am not asking to adopt him, I promise.

I just want to be more there for him
this time.

You still show him the fixer -upper's
dream?

Yeah.

Wow.

You went full mystery wall.

I've got to be honest. I don't know why
they do that in the movies.

It's depressing looking at everything
you don't know.

Did you sleep last night?

I just need some more time. But the dad,
Bryce, he came apart last night. I was

walking him out. He started talking
about moving his family to Santa Clara

he went to grad school.

I can think of worse places to start
over. Yeah, I know, but why should they?

Oh, I don't know.

A maniac with a grudge and a
flamethrower?

I gotta go meet his business partner,
see if he can think of anyone with a

grudge and a flamethrower.

What's up? You need something?

Just wanted to make sure that you're
still on for dinner with your special

friend tonight.

Oh, yeah, wouldn't miss it. I mean, not
without getting violated back to prison.

Gosh, Mr. Decker, I'm at a loss.

We like the people we work for, and they
like us. Hard to imagine anyone going

after Bryce.

And you sure you can't think of anyone
who might have gotten ticked when they

owed Uncle Sam more than they were
expecting?

Well, sure.

But nobody who ever shot the messenger
or flamethrowed him, you know?

You don't have any idea when he'll be
back to work, do you?

I'm sorry, I don't.

Well, save him, okay? I love the guy.

And if I'm being honest, I'm screwed if
he doesn't come back soon. He's the one

who keeps this place humming.

He does, huh?

Hmm. That's funny. I noticed it was just
your name on the door and the sign and

the letterhead, the ads, everything.

If I had a nickel for every time I
offered to make him partner.

He always just says he doesn't need the
credit. Plus, you know, he'd have to be

certified.

Sorry. Are you saying Bryce is in his
CPA?

Really?

Last night he told me he went to grad
school in Santa Clara.

Did he?

Huh?

Maybe he just never sat for the exam.

Maybe, but if he's as good as you say he
is, then why would he go to grad school

without getting certified?

He really never mentioned Santa Clara to
you.

Sorry, no.

But you know us number crunchers are not
always great at the interpersonal

stuff.

All right.

Oh!

You must have scared the bejesus out of
me. I'm sorry. I needed a quiet place to

work. I'm sorry.

It's fine.

Something got you in a state.

Last night, Bryce Danner told me he went
to a grad school in Santa Clara, but I

searched every school in the area.

No record of anyone with that name.

Yeah, well, there's probably no record
of me attending Iron Tiger Taekwondo,

I did take six classes, broke a board
and everything.

So we're graduating notices for a Bryce
Cartman, Bryce Wachtell, and a Bryce

Hempstead.

So I thought there might be some
clerical error.

Search those names that found this. Come
here.

What you got?

Bryce Wachtell.

Stabbed in San Francisco, 2011.

Nearly died. Yeah. Police never found
the perp. They suspected it was due to a

business dispute between Bryce
Wachtell's business partner and a

Well, that's very interesting, but I
think you have to help the Bryce you

before you move on to another, no?
That's the thing.

Better send Guy.

The last 15 years, Bryce Wachtell has
been living under the name Bryce Danner.

So he let you and his wife think they
were being terrorized by an ex

but if I'm following, the more likely
scenario is... I'm going to realize he's

on the run from the triad.

Say something.

I can't believe I mentioned Santa Clara
last night.

I'm sorry.

I was scared. I am scared. I just...
Start from the beginning. Tell me

everything. Fifteen years ago, I was
living in San Francisco.

I was doing tax work with a partner.
Same as now.

One of our clients was this chain of car
washes.

They had an unusual...

corporate structure, but they paid their
bills, paid their taxes.

Bryce, they were a triad business. You
were helping them launder their money.

They were laundering their money.

We had no idea we were in bed with the
triads. We only ever met the guy who on

paper owns the car washes.

Then one day this triad gangster shows
up at the office. He's pissed off. He's

accusing us of stealing almost a million
dollars. Did you? No.

But when we looked at it, the business
had a hole in its books.

That money was disappearing into a shell
company, Shadow Blade Enterprises.

Josh and I had never even heard of it.

Believe me, a name that stupid we would
have remembered.

I take it the guy that stabbed you, he
didn't believe you, right?

I'm 99 .9 % sure the guy who stabbed me
was embezzling the money himself.

That might have been able to prove it if
he hadn't gotten himself killed in some

gang war before I got out of the
hospital.

I was there for a while.

Liver transplant.

Okay.

After I got out, Josh and I went on the
run. We moved out here, helped each

other create new identities.

Josh lives in the area, too?

Yeah. And obviously he knows your real
name is Bryce Wachtell.

Trust me, he is not the one doing this
to us. Would Molly agree?

Molly doesn't know about any of this.

She's never heard of Josh or Bryce
Wachtell.

When she and I first met, I had only
been here for a couple of months. I was

worried if I told her the truth, I would
lose her. Right. I understand not

wanting to scare her back then, but now?

Letting her think that the guy that lit
your car on fire was her ex?

I did think it was him.

At first.

Then last night, whoever it is, didn't
just put bullets in Henry's glove. There

was a thumb drive, too. I had all of my
medical records from San Francisco.

Surgery, my real name. It was all there.
Who has access to these records?

Out here, my GP, I told him a long time
ago that the name change was for

business reasons. It didn't bump him.

I have a copy at my office, and Josh has
one.

He was my emergency contact. It was in
case anything went wrong with the

transplant. But I repeat, he would never
do this to us.

Josh is in as much danger from the triad
as I am.

Two things.

You give me the thumb drive.

You tell Molly the truth.

But she deserves to know she has nothing
to do with this.

All right.

Now, Brooks, come on. You got to step
towards your target, okay?

Okay, go back in there now.

Uh, yeah, I'd give him another minute.

So this is everything that you have on
the thumb drive?

Yeah, 22 pages of Price's medical
records. There you go.

And this is helpful how?

Page 16.

Page 16.

What am I missing?

Coffee ring.

I mean, maybe it was there whenever
whoever left the thumb drive scanned the

original.

So you go to Bryce's doctor and his pal
Josh and see which one has a copy with a

coffee ring on the same page. I'm open.
Yeah.

Small detail. Last time I checked, PIs
don't have subpoena power, so how are

going to get them to show you their
coffee? Wish is going to help me with

doctor tomorrow, but Josh, now living
under the name Sonny Tedesco, is going

be a bit trickier.

Bryce didn't have a current address, so
I've got to dig one up.

Okay.

Mom, check it out.

Uncle RJ's teaching me how to make
cheesecake.

Wow. He didn't even use a cookbook.

Well, it sort of reminds me of this
famous prison recipe I know. It doesn't

to be baked or refrigerated, so inmates
can make it using ingredients they find

in the canteen.

Cheesecake is cheesecake, am I right?

Oh. Ooh, your date. I'll get it.

Sophia, it's not my date.

It's not even close to my date.

Amazing. And that's when my father
decided that RJ got him in the divorce.

Which reminds me, he texted us the other
day, asked how the house hunt was

going. Well, poorly, if I'm being
honest.

That's mostly because my not -a -side
hustle has been keeping me busy.

But I repeat, this is all just
temporary. You will be visiting me

very soon.

Not that we're in any rush.

Thank you.

So, I mean, as long as he's around, I
think you ought to make him cook more

often. Yeah. Yeah.

You know what? I really do hate to dine
and dash, but I've got to get back to

the course.

Should I walk you out?

Actually, Mel, could you?

Mm -hmm. I mean, you know, it's...

Just a paperwork thing.

It's not a paperwork thing. Yeah, no,
I... I'm a detective. I

detected that.

I don't want to create problems, but I
couldn't help picking up that you don't

exactly love him living here.

I didn't say that. No, you did not,
but...

If that's how you feel, I just want you
to know that you can call me.

And you would? I would tell RJ that I
think he needs a different situation.

I want the best for everyone that I
supervise. I'm rooting for all of them.

But successful reintegration into
society is complicated.

And it shouldn't cost others their own
happy home.

You decide you want him gone?

Give me a call.

I'll be the bad guy and no one else
would need to know.

Call it a professional curse.

Thank you.

Thank you.

How'd it go?

Well, you win some, you lose some.

Your client's doctor was unwilling to
prescribe human growth hormone to

my curiosity on what might grow when you
take it. Okay.

On the other hand... Hey, you got the
file. Good work.

That little lady running the records
room had to abandon her station when a

toilet in the restroom very mysteriously
began to overflow.

Is that not the copy you were looking
for?

No.

No copy ring on page 16. Plus, every one
of these pages is marked for internal

use only.

They must have done that when the doctor
took Bryce out of the basement.

All right, so wherever the blackmailer
laid his hands on Bryce's records...

Yeah, he didn't do it here. Okay.

Hey, Kath, what's up? Hey, I was in our
assignment meeting at the Herald this

morning when a familiar name popped up.

Sonny Tedesco?

He's your client's old friend from San
Francisco, right? Yeah. I mean, well,

Bryce thinks they were friends. I'm not
so sure he isn't the blackmailer,

though. Yeah, he isn't.

He was executed out in Sunrose this
morning, gunned down in his doorway.

What? Whoever did it wrote the Chinese
symbol for thief on the house.

I thought you wanted to let your client
know.

Looks like someone brought the triad to
town.

Bryce, jeez, he scared me.

Guys, you the one that's been doing
this, Alan?

Did you give Josh up to the triad?

Who to the what now?

Josh.

My friend!

Josh! Did you have him killed?

Was it some sort of a warning to me?
Why?

Why? Please, I don't understand.

Bryce was keeping medical records in the
cabinet over there.

They're connected to everything that's
going on between him and his family.

We came in here this morning to get
them.

They're gone.

I don't understand. Medical records?

Bryce, buddy, this is crazy. I would
never do anything to hurt you. You're

only one who's in this office
unaccompanied. What are you talking

No one else even has a key. Bryce, wait.
Stop.

That door jam looks like it was repaired
pretty recently.

So what?

So was there a break -in in here? If
there had been, do you think I wouldn't

have mentioned it to you? He's right.

That's not from a break -in. It was the
firefighters.

What firefighters?

It was like a month ago when you were up
in D .C. for that conference. Some kids

got into the storefront downstairs one
night, let off some fireworks as a

When I got in in the morning, there were
firemen all over.

They forced their way in to make sure no
embers got in. Why didn't you tell me

about that? I don't know. Why would I?

I called a handyman. He fixed the jam.
That was it. Who cares? If you don't

believe me, go downstairs and see for
yourself.

These kids could have burned down the
whole building.

I'm not so sure it was kids.

All this could have been staged as cover
for someone to get upstairs and go

through your files.

The guy who's been tormenting us.

If he was the one that busted through
the door, there'd be no way to tell

the firefighters came through. Yeah,
that's one possibility.

Is there another one?

What if the guy that was trying to get
upstairs was one of the firefighters?

Prevention! Prevention!

All right, we got one down. Play it
first. Here we go. Look alive, Brooks.

Charge it. Charge it. Charge it. Play.
Finish the play. The first.

Yeah. That'll win it, B. That'll win it,
B.

All right,

guys.

You all right?

Yeah, I just want to let you know, Bryce
and his family, they won't be there

when you get home tonight.

You found the person who was messing
with them?

Yeah, man, I'm speaking. Yeah, I did.

How long you been a firefighter, Vince?

Yeah, I saw your T -shirt yesterday.

Fort Lauderdale's Braves, they have the
logo and everything.

Yeah, you lit that car on fire the other
night.

And later you came back with the rest of
your company and put it out.

Also, you could walk through the front
door in a respirator, leave the

demand without anyone noticing. Hey,
Denny, get your glove down!

Pulled the same trick so you could get
into Bryce's office a month ago.

Throwing some fireworks, your company
would get called in.

Obviously, that's when you got his
medical records.

Were you looking for him?

Did you already have an idea that Bryce
wasn't who he said he was?

Something about Bryce, it just never
added up. So what?

You weren't looking for secrets, so you
hit the mother load?

See, what I don't understand, what Bryce
doesn't understand, is why.

Why?

He says you guys weren't close, just
paddled through coaching, but this? This

something you do to someone you hate.

That a bull...

That's what I'm talking about. That
right there. You see that?

Brooks is a natural shortstop.

Not an outfielder.

Shortstop.

And so you're saying you did all this so
Brooks could take over Henry's

position? Is that what you're saying?
Don't give me a role. Henry, he's a huge

talent, but he can play anywhere.

Shortstop is for Brooks.

You know how early kids get scouted
these days?

And I don't mean pros. I'm talking...

traveling teams, sports academies, even
some colleges, the places that put you

on the path to the pros.

No way should Bryce get to take that
away from my son.

So what, you go and kill his ex
-partner?

Yeah, that's right. I know you didn't
stick the triad on him.

I know you killed him yourself.

The paint you used to draw the symbol on
his house was the same paint used on

the Danner's garage.

The Danners were told to run.

Hell, I took them in so that they could
hear me telling them, guys, I'd run.

But they had you in there here, telling
them that you'd help.

Maybe they needed to see what could
happen.

It's funny.

I wonder why you just didn't take this
all to the cops.

Right.

You can't.

Because you know the first thing that
I'd start doing is talking about who

really is.

Loud.

So loud, they'd hear it all the way in
San Francisco.

Denny, come on. Don't be afraid of the
ball. It ain't going to hop up and bite

you.

mean to scare you, but I have to tell
you something.

Well, if it's that you're moving out, I
promise my heart will go on.

No, it's not that.

So, this firefighter, you like him for
the murder out in Sunrise this morning,

but we even question him about it, and
he'll start screaming from the rafters

that your client has a triad bounty on
his head. Yeah, that's right.

That'll get him killed, his wife, his
kids.

And yet... And yet he killed someone.

Somebody barely knew, for no reason.

Maybe we're hoping I would know some way
to put this guy away and keep him

quiet.

But you're right.

What this guy did, I can't stand.

I have a friend, ex -Woodsack.

She might have some ideas on how to help
the family. They shouldn't have to

relocate. That's the thing.

That'd be like asking you and Kath and
Sophia to relocate.

They have what you have.

No one should be able to take that away
from them. No one.

And yet, try it.

Yeah. Think about what it would be like
for your clients, seeing those guys in

your sleep for the rest of your life.

How would you do any of the things you
want to do, knowing they could be around

the next corner?

How would you do the things you want to
do?

Over here.

I'll admit, I was surprised to hear from
you this morning.

I thought we said all we had to say
yesterday.

Well, you know, I thought that
conversation was a little one -sided.

Plus, I want to show you these. Take a
seat.

Oh, Jesus.

Yeah. Crime scene photos.

Different guys in different parts of the
country all killed by triad execution

squads.

They are a creative bunch, aren't they?

See these two?

They were killed in prison. That's
important, Vince.

Because that's where you're going.

I thought I made myself pretty clear
yesterday.

I get arrested. You tell the world,
Bryce Danner. It's really Bryce

know. Thing is, you do that, your
picture's going to end up in here, too.

I'm not the one they think stole a
million bucks.

Oh, but you will be.

That's the other thing I wanted to show
you.

Take a look.

The hell is Shadowblade Enterprises?
It's a company you've owned for almost

years now.

The same company that stole that million
bucks from the Triad back when Bryce

and his old partner were doing their
books.

I've never even set foot in San
Francisco.

You haven't.

You have.

At least according to these papers.

You have.

You really think I'm afraid of a bunch
of phony -ass papers? You should be.

Because if there's one thing this whole
nightmare has made Bryce very, very good

at, it's falsifying tax and legal
documents.

Think about it. All the stuff he had to
whip up to start a new life out here.

All the forms.

My friend, she's a police detective.

She says this is some of the best work
she's ever seen.

Actually, she's sitting right over
there.

You see, in a minute, you're going to
walk over there and you're going to

confess to killing Bryce's old partner
in Sunrise yesterday.

You can say it was for reasons,
whatever, anything but the truth,

is important bits.

You say one word about Bryce, anything
happens to him or his family, a copy of

these documents gets sent to a lawyer in
San Francisco, a lawyer with serious

ties to the triad.

Yeah. 100 seems good.

Kids are resilient.

I don't know, I can't wrap my head
around it. My third base coach is a

psychopath.

Man, could he have run a good practice?

How's Molly doing?

She was getting there.

She didn't love finding out I hid all
that stuff from her, but she

Speaking of wives, where's your exes?
Put her out.

I don't know. Good question.

Hey. Everybody having a good time?

Oh, great time.

And yet here you are away from the
group.

Mm -hmm.

Want to talk about Mothra? I do,
actually.

I wanted to say thanks, but no thanks.

You sure?

No.

But you know how they say you can't pick
your family?

I don't think you can unpack the
meaning.