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You live inside my heart, brown eyes in the line of fire.

I get worried when you're gone too long.

Sorry, did you say something?

No, you just were making a face. Is everything alright?

Yeah, yeah, totally. It's just, um, well, Raj wrote a new song about me.

I mean, he's so talented and he's so beautiful and it's all...

A little overwhelming. Yeah. I wish somebody was writing love songs about

me. The three of you are so happy. My love life is as cold as a frosted frog.

You're young, Penn. There's plenty of time to find true happiness.

Yeah, or learn to love being alone.

All right, let's focus.

Just got out of a meeting with the brass, and everyone is feeling the

pinch. Recruitment numbers are down. Retirement numbers are up. Bottom line,

prepare to work more OT with the Department of Management Staff and

Shortages when we launch this new recruitment drive.

What's going on? We won!

We won!

Won what? The lottery.

Shangri-La has been played every week for 12 years.

We're rich, bitch!

Smitty, out.

When did you say this recruitment draft was?

I'm gonna win for you like I know you won't need to die.

You should call in sick. Hang out with me on my day off.

That would be a bad look on my first day back.

Oh, it would be fine.

I mean, do you even have an official job yet? No, and I'm trying so hard to be

zen about that. My former position was perfect.

It's my own fault for taking a leave and going to D.C. Any idea what Kevin

Foster's going to give you? No, we're talking first thing this morning.

So what are you going to do today?

I'm going to find out how many naps is too many naps.

My plan is to do absolutely nothing.

Oh, you were going to fix the drain in the shower.

Absolutely nothing except fix the drain in the shower. Okay.

Though I know it's not my hair in there.

What was that?

I said have a good day out there.

Okay.

I'm confused. I just voted for you. Why are you two going to work? Shouldn't you

be doing the whole last minute campaigning thing?

Rita wanted him to, but we talked about it and... I'm going to lose.

Badly. Rita gave us the latest poll numbers and then quit. So rather than

waste another minute on a failed campaign that neither one of us enjoyed

for a second, we are first day of the rest of our lives in here. Okay.

Well, I can't complain about having my bestie back on the job.

Hey, why don't we do dinner tonight? Just the four of us. You're not going to

watch the return?

No. No point.

I love you, Luther.

I love you, too.

You would have made an amazing DA.

Thanks.

Bye.

Vivian is going to fire him the second she wins, isn't she?

A hundred percent.

Yeah. All right. I'll be right in.

All right.

Hey, how would you feel about having a small gathering at your house tonight?

Oh, what's the occasion?

Wesley tanking the DA, right?

Is that?

cause for celebration no but it is a time for friends to get together and

support each other no matter what also it needs to be a surprise or else we'll

just try and talk me out of it got it yeah sure we can have it here great i

will start a group chat all right do you need me to and you hung up here's what i

love the clear amount of industry and effort that you've put in but but

it is a little you know narrowly focused.

Join the LAPD, the badass hero, protect the innocent.

It's reflective of your lived experience, but it's not exactly

reflective of the multitude that is the LAPD.

Yeah. You're in charge of staffing this up. What? Hold on. No, that's... I was

not trying to... Fine.

Penn! Forrest!

You're on a special assignment today. What? Penn's still a rookie. Exactly.

Who better to give insight to a recruit than someone going through training?

Guys, get started. The paperwork's in the car.

Hey, how's it going? Good. Did the brass send you down here to help me with the

recruitment drive?

In a consulting capacity.

And only if you need me.

So say you don't need me so I can go back to work.

Ah! Oh, are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

committee! What?

You quit!

No!

I took an unscheduled day off while I briefly submitted my retirement papers,

but that's all done now.

Why? What happened?

Oh, they say I didn't kick in for my share of the ticket, so I don't get my

share of the payout. But I'm always late with my lieutenant. They know I'm good

for it.

Ah! Oh, God, you are not okay.

Smitty, make yourself useful and get the lieutenant down to St. Stephen's. No,

no, I can drive myself. No, you can't, but I can call an ambulance.

Or your wife. We can call your wife. No, no, definitely not.

Let's go, Smitty.

I do not want to hear about your lottery situation.

No problem. But I do have a teletherapy appointment starting at 5, so you might

overhear a bit.

Good morning.

Oh, good morning. Come on in. Thank you for being so understanding.

I know I left you in the lurch when I went to D.C.

All good.

So, what do you have in store for me? Well, obviously, your old job is gone.

But we do have a new class of paramedic recruits, and I want you to train one.

You're giving me a rookie?

I am.

Oakley!

Yes, sir?

This is Bailey Noon. You'll be training with her.

Pleasure to meet you. I need you to get started.

I've read everything there is to read on triage medicine, not just in the U.S.,

but as far afield as Mumbai. They published a fascinating study 12 days

ago on emergency medicine in high-density populations.

I can send you a link.

Do you read Hindi by any chance, or do you need the English translation?

Good luck.

Officer in agony here.

Bed 11.

Oh, hell no. I changed my mind. I'm fine. I'm fine.

Oh, what is going on? He woke up with a stabbing pain in his lower back. It

hurts when he pees. Smitty! What? I could hear you cursing from outside the

station bathroom. Oh, God.

Wait. You're that doctor. You're the one. Smitty! Get out of here now.

Back to the station. Yes, sir. Good luck.

I'm the doctor that what?

You don't know. I really don't? But you know what? That can wait till we figure

out what is going on with you. I want a different doctor.

I am the only one who's free right now. Oh, wait.

You sure?

Yeah.

Okay.

Please tell me you haven't napped yet and that you haven't forgotten to fix

the bathroom drain. No, of course not. I just called to see where you were

assigned. I got a rookie.

I knew you secretly wanted to be me. I've never trained anyone before. It's

my first day back and this kid is kind of green.

So are you looking for some tips?

Would you come meet us? Give a first blush eval and maybe a few pointers?

Yes, of course.

But it's going to cost you.

I hope so.

I gotta go. All right. Looking forward to you hung up as well.

A buttload of hematotic gauze as requested.

How can I help?

Watch first. I like things a certain way. A lot of people put the first in

bag on the gurney, but I like it in the outside compartment.

That way I can grab the gurney while you grab the bag. Smart.

You know, in earlier grand societies... Let's just focus on modern emergency

medicine.

Yeah, yeah, of course.

But I find that understanding the history of things can give context to

modern emergency medicine and elucidates the reasons why we do things the way we

do today.

All right, look, you can spot the losers a mile away. Don't waste any time with

anyone you know won't pass the physical exam or the psych-out. Got it. Fill out

a questionnaire.

Let them know that we follow up with a polygraph and a background check.

That'll knock out at least a third of the duds. Okay, just so I can set

expectations, what ratio of good candidates to losers should we expect?

Does the background check include Florida?

Well, I have been arrested before, but I wasn't convicted. Does that count?

Depends. What was the charge?

Be fouling the punch bowl at a company picnic.

And felony murder.

And I thought to myself, why not take this white-hot rage that I feel every

second of every day and use it for something positive? Like curb-stomping

violent felons.

Okay. Try MMA.

Nick.

Morning.

Heard about the personnel shortage.

And, uh, well, you guys need cops, and I went back in. So, how can we make this

happen?

Where did you go to school?

Johns Hopkins for my master's in neuroscience.

Well, actually, it was a double master's in that and philosophy.

Okay. Well, when we... I did a PhD in molecular biology at UCLA.

Then I spent a year at Oxford doing medical research.

That was around the time I started to think, maybe I should have some real

life experience.

Well, you've come to the right place.

Rescue 53, respond to 31488 12th Avenue. Managed distress, unknown description,

unknown injuries.

And there's no better time to start control. This is Rescue 53. Show us your

funding.

Control, this is Rescue 53 on scene. The distressed male at 12th Avenue.

I thought we'd be doing this over coffee.

What better way to evaluate him than seeing him in action? Seeing him in

action. Exactly.

Jace, this is my husband, John. He's off to the LAPD. Nice to meet you. He looks

way more than distressed. Let's flip him over, grab his head, and keep him

stable. On three. One, two, three.

He's alive, but unconscious, probably from heavy blood loss.

Oh. Gunshot wounds. That explains the heavy blood loss.

Easy, easy. I'm pushing Academy.

We're trying to help you.

Let's get him to St. Stephen's. All right. I'll mobilize LAPD. Radio's in

the car.

Get away from him.

Flething? With the radio.

Please don't hurt us. Get up, traitor.

He can't answer you. I gave him a sedative.

Then wake him back up. That's not how medicine works. And who the hell are

you, huh?

I'm a doctor. I'm just doing a ride-along. No, you can't stay here.

Get Isaac in the car. You can't do that. That'll kill him. And get him in the

ambulance. You're going to keep him alive until we get what we need.

I'm on it.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hey, back up. They got it.

What do you want to do with this guy?

I need him. I'm just a paramedic. He's a doctor.

All right, search him and let's get going. Meet us back at the office.

Hands up.

Go.

Come on, come on, come on.

Get in.

You know, the history of Battlefield Madison is truly fascinating.

Until about 50 years ago, most major wounds were guaranteed.

Do you want to die?

No, not particularly.

Then shut up and drive.

What did this guy do to you, anyway?

Stole our money.

Isaac here was in charge of keeping it safe. We were supposed to meet, divvy it

up. Now he's stashed it somewhere.

Trying to keep it all for himself, but that's not going to happen.

This money he stole, assuming he recently stole it from someone else?

Brinks truck?

Bank? What? You ask a lot of questions, Doc.

Shut up. The only answer I care about is, what exactly is your plan here?

Three steps. Wake the traitor up, get him to tell us where the money is, kill

him. This man is barely stable. What happens if the third step comes first?

Then you're dying in this ambulance along with him.

I knew Seth still had dreams of being a cop, but I did not think he would try

again at mid-worship.

Yeah, well, he thinks he's catching us at a vulnerable moment. He's right. We

need cops in the street now, not in six months after the applicants finish

training. Technically, all he has to do is pass his physical, and he's back in

uniform. The physical is not my concern.

It is everything else. Listen, that has changed. I know it's hard to believe,

but he's committed to a different path. You are biased, Penn, because he saved

your life.

Guilty as charged, but he deserves a second chance.

Okay. I'm ready. Whatever you guys need. The only way I'll even consider

recommending you for reinstatement is if you pass a polygraph.

Okay.

Let's do it. Why are you refusing treatment?

I'm not.

I just saw a doctor. He told me I had kidney stones.

Major ones.

I'm sorry. I heard that pain is excruciating.

Well, while you are being treated, I am your patient advocate.

So, is there anything that you would like me to advocate for?

Yes. I was severely mistreated by Dr. Ashton. I want him fired.

Wade. You asked.

I will check on you in a little bit.

Luna.

What? Can I talk to you?

Did you and your husband separate because of me what no

You were something of a

catalyst I'll admit to enjoying some harmless flirting, but if I ever gave

you the impression that I wanted anything more you Absolutely gave me

that impression if I had suggested over dinner that we check into a hotel you

wouldn't have said no

Probably not.

You tell yourself that it's harmless, but what it is is selfish.

It doesn't matter to you what the fallout could be, because you can just

walk away.

Thank God I came to my senses.

Okay, we're going to start with some easy questions. Please restrict your

answer to either a yes or a no. Is your name Seth William Ridley?

Yes. Do you live at 3200 Blix?

Yes. Are you 25 years old?

Yes. Okay, now to establish a proper baseline, I'm going to ask you the same

questions, but this time I want you to lie.

You understand?

All right.

Is your name Seth William Ridley?

No.

Do you live at 3200 Blick Street?

No.

Okay, let's start.

Did you ever tell me that your high school girlfriend died from a drug

overdose?

Yes. Was that a lie?

Yes.

Were you in love with Tamar Collins?

Yeah, I wanted to marry her. Simple yes or no?

Sorry, yes.

One year ago, did you have cancer?

I did not, no.

During that time, did you ever believe you were sick?

No.

On the day of the Kenyon wildfire, did the National Weather Service call you?

about the fire spreading across Eagle Rock Road. Answer the question. Did you

receive a call from the Weather Service?

Yes.

Did you relay that information to the officers in the field?

He means us.

Did you try to tell us?

No.

On purpose?

No.

I got distracted, and it was too late to warn you. I knew that you were pinned

down. That was my fault.

I'm sorry, but I...

I was too afraid to say anything. No, you lied.

To cover up your mistake like you always do.

Yes.

No.

Not anymore.

Not anymore.

He's crashing.

Pulse is weak. He has a pneumothorax. The pressure is building in his chest

cavity.

I told him steady, and my puncher is shut.

If you won't take us to a hospital, I need to be someplace not moving.

You need to listen to her. Or to the doctor. Why is she doing everything?

I'm a radiologist.

We don't have time for resumes. We need to stop the ambulance.

How long do we get to the office?

We're landing now.

I'll get the boss.

Let's get Isaac on the table. Clear it off.

How's he doing? Not well. All the fluid I transduced in him just keeps coming

right back out. He's running out of time.

How long before your dispatch realizes you're missing? A few hours.

Firefighters aren't as worried about random violence as cops. Perhaps it's

time to revisit that policy.

I'm dying to know why you brought these randos to the office and not my money.

Isaac took the cash and ran. We only caught up to him after he hit it. He

started shooting.

You shot back before you got my money? Allen's got a little excited.

Hey, we all emptied a clip. I told you to call... Shut up!

You're making my head hurt.

How bad's our boy?

Critical. He needs a hospital.

Not happening. Wake him up. Give him the Pulp Fiction shot right in the heart.

That shot, epinephrine, would kill him.

I'm only going to say this once.

You got ten minutes to wake him up so I can find my money or I shoot this man

next.

Don't. No. I have to help him or he's going to die. That's why I shot him.

Get him talking.

Now.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Let me triage my rookie or I cut your guy's carotid and

you'll never find your money.

Check out born identity, Barbie. What about the Hippocratic Oath? They're

doctors, not paramedics.

Okay, how about this? You let her resurrect Isaac, and you let me treat

Jace. Is that okay?

Fine. You go watch him. If he tries to be a hero, cap them both.

You all right?

You know, not really.

That's a lot of blood. Yeah. I'm going to need some hemostatic gauze on there.

Billy, we're going to need to work together, so slow breaths, okay?

You're going to apply some serious pressure on there? I might make some

noise. Right. Ready?

Okay.

I'm going to pass out now. Okay.

Hey,

forget about the bleeding. Boss said wake him up. He's in hypovolemic shock.

His blood pressure has cratered. He's about to die.

If he dies, we are screwed, man. If he's bleeding out, give him more blood. I

don't have any. So unless one of you is O negative, the universal blood donor,

we're out of luck.

Yeah, that's me.

I needed a transfusion after I took one in the leg on the Long Beach job. They

told me I was O negative.

Perfect. Roll up your sleeve.

Hi. Hi.

I'm here to join the LAPD. What?

Are you serious?

Oh, God, no. I'd make a terrible cop. I came by to say hi and to see if you had

had time to listen to the song.

I did.

I did.

Oh, I'm going to go grab a soda. You want anything?

No, I'm good. I'll take a chocolate milk.

You didn't like it? Are you kidding?

It made me cry the first 10 times I listened to it, but it's a lot of

pressure, you know?

Imagine how Mona Lisa felt when Da Vinci painted her. I mean, everyone constantly

judging whether she was worthy of being memorialized like that. Wow, yeah, I

never thought about it like that.

Thank you for comparing me to Da Vinci. That's an ego boost for sure.

Okay, I can change it up. I can add a line about your morning breath or how

you pick me in your sleep. Okay, I do not.

Do I? No. Hi.

I'm here to sign up for a cop job.

You are in the right place.

What drew you to law enforcement?

My boyfriend's a cop, and we don't get to spend much time together, so I

thought this way we could see each other every day. Well, that's amazing.

You probably know him?

Franklin Rose?

Franklin Rose?

Doesn't ring a bell, but you've been here longer than me, so... Well, I don't

know him, but, I mean, it's a big building. I'll show you a picture.

Is this recent? Yeah, I took it of him last week before he went to work.

Do you mind if I take a picture?

Great. This will help me find him.

You know, here's an application.

Why don't you fill it out over there while I track him down?

Okay, thanks.

Yeah?

What's wrong?

The badge is all wrong.

Yeah, this thing is from the 1970s. Maybe he was just trying to impress the

girlfriend. By committing a felony?

You know, I have heard rumors about low-level dealers getting ripped off by

cops who confiscate their drugs and let them off with a warning.

Classic dope rip. All right, I'm going to need to talk to her.

Not a problem. She's so awesome. We'll get her.

Hey,

did you get everything?

Boy, did I.

You really think he's going to appreciate us paying your demotion party

for it? If not, we will get him drunk enough that he forgets it ever happened.

All right, I got to go. I love you. Love you, too.

Hey. This must be burning. Oh, yeah?

Why?

Oh, just... I was watching a news story about the election.

What's up?

Do you remember, like, a thousand years ago when this all started, we talked

about doing an announcement speech to lay out my full progressive agenda?

Yeah, before you chickened out. Well, if I'm going to concede this election, I

want to go out swinging. I want everyone to know exactly what I believe. Can you

give me an assist?

My speechwriter quit.

Sure, yeah, I sure can. You know, how about you follow me into my office, step

in over here? Yeah. What kind of things were you thinking about? I really like

what we did the first time around. I didn't get to nail it. Oh, right.

So what's the verdict? Well, according to the polygraph, you told the truth

about everything.

Which was unexpected and proves that you've made a real effort to change.

Okay, great.

No? No?

Look, the fact that you knowingly let us drive into danger, failed to do anything

about it.

and then lied to protect yourself is unforgivable to the department.

Even though I sacrificed myself to save Nolan's life, what about that? Does my

loss count for anything?

Honestly, it's not enough.

Even if you were to reapply to the FTO program, I would have to share those

test results with Internal Affairs.

Wait.

So, this whole thing's a setup?

I catch 22, I lie about the fire, and I fail the test.

I tell the truth, and then you're gonna use it against me. I thought you were

giving me a fair shot here. Look, I'm sorry. I can see that you are genuinely

trying to be a better person, but there is no coming back from what you did. Not

here.

Okay, I understand.

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to tell the truth.

I know that could not have been easy given what I put you through.

Ah, man, I thought it would be enough of me to come in here and to say I'm sorry

and to do the work and not be that guy anymore, but...

I guess I finally understand that there are simply things I just don't get

to have anymore. There are doors that I closed that... that I'm never gonna

reopen.

Thank you. Appreciate everything you taught me. I really do.

Good luck, Ridley.

You walk out of here knowing you finally took responsibility for your actions.

And in my book, it accounts for something.

Thank you.

Bad news, there's no cop in the LAPD with your boyfriend's name. Check again.

He's closed massive cases. The mayor gave him an award.

I'm so sorry, but none of that is true.

Well, if he's lying, why is his boss on your wall?

You sure that's him?

Yeah, Captain Jennings.

Okay, well, that is problematic in a whole different way.

Howard Jennings doesn't work here either.

He retired.

Eight years ago.

Keep pumping. It needs to flow or it'll coagulate.

Damn, bro.

The human body is so cool.

He's stabilizing.

You might want to take a look at this. I think it's femoral hyperglobocystic

foliating.

As soon as they find out where the money is, they're going to kill us. We can get

way out.

forgotten man right now. So if you see a move to make, do it, not jump in.

Are you sleeping, beauty?

Where am I?

You're in hell, bitch.

Where's my money?

Screw you. Come on, Isaac. You can't take it with you.

Okay, I'll tell you.

I'll tell you.

Just give him a second. He's still coming out of sedation. He's never going

to tell us. He's just going to screw us and then die.

I hope it hurts, man.

I hope you're in so much pain you're praying for the sweet mercy of death

because it's coming.

I don't feel good. Can you unhook me?

Hey, lady, you might want to tighten that tourniquet. Whoa, whoa. No!

No!

Tell me or I'll take a foot!

Hey, what's that mean?

His heart's not... Get him back!

Now! You yelled at us for shooting him, then you chopped his arm off? What the

hell's wrong with you? I'm getting my money. I spent six months planning to

get out from the safety of this office while we're the ones sticking our heads

out.

Hey, stop arguing. Get over here and help me. With what? To fix your boss's

mistake. I need you to pinch off his artery so I can get a shot of

adrenaline. Do it.

Hey.

Down, honey.

He's a cop.

Yes, we did.

Because of you.

This is Officer John Nolan.

I need three units and an ambulance, code three, multiple sale and send. One

critically wounded, paramedic.

Great job, honey.

I appreciate you coming in at such short notice, Captain.

Are you kidding me? The Margaret Hoffman case is the one I can never forget.

If you've got a fresh lead, I'll move heaven and earth to help you bring her

killer to justice.

We've got a whole pile of blood out in here.

Let's do it.

Captain, I am Detective Nyla Harper. This is Detective Angela Lopez.

This isn't about Martha Hoffman. No, sir.

I'll leave you to it.

Think you can intimidate me with your little setup here? No, sir. You're a

legendary tough guy who inspired loyalty in his men and fear in his enemies.

Who the hell are you to mock me?

Your worst nightmare.

That's the first thing that springs to mind, but I don't know. It sounds a

little cringy when I say it out loud, huh?

We'll workshop it later.

Right now, we're dying to know what happened to you. Why cross over to the

dark side?

I have no idea what you're talking about, and I'm leaving. I guess we'll

just have to get our answers from Franklin Rose.

Or the other two felons that you recruited, Marcus Kennedy and Jeremiah

Gomez.

And what crimes do you think these men have been doing? Well, robbing drug

dealers so you can sell the products yourself.

And before you protest that you've never heard of them, we have Jeremiah and

Marcus in custody.

And they dropped your name the second the cuffs came out. It's over, sir. We

will be placing you 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 an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will

be provided for you. Do you understand?

Yeah.

Yeah, I understand.

My entire career, I never once crossed the line. I was as straight an arrow as

you could be.

But my personal life was a bit...

More chaotic.

Three wives, six kids.

Seven. Oof, got expensive.

Got ridiculous.

Credit cards were all maxed out. I was behind on everything.

You spend your entire career cleaning up messes.

Desperate people made.

Feeling superior.

Turns out we all have a tipping point.

I was just going to do the dope rips until I got caught up financially.

I thought, who the hell am I hurting?

Drug dealers?

They'd shoot their mother for a Trans Am.

I gave my life to the job.

I did way more good for this city than the wrong I did now.

That's right, Glenn.

Hi.

Hey, baby. I hope it's okay. I wanted to surprise you.

Boy, did you.

They were having a recruitment drive, and I thought, wouldn't it be fun if you

and me worked together?

It would. Yeah, it sure would. But listen, baby, you haven't actually gone

inside and talked to anybody, have you?

No. I waited like you asked me to.

Great. Oh, that is so great.

Listen, so I do have a couple errands I have to run. Why don't you come with me?

No. No!

Show me your head.

Turn around and walk to the grass. No. Turn around.

All right.

Frankly, Ruth, you're under arrest for felony robbery.

Let me call my boss.

No need, my man. Captain Denning is already in holding.

Let's move.

Kitty, are you serious?

I really got a golden gut, huh?

I wouldn't know a decent guy if he came up to me and said... Hey.

You weren't kidding when you said you had to go do a thing before we could

drown my sorrows, huh?

Mm-hmm.

Hi. Hi.

Kitty Adams.

Seth Ridley. Nice to meet you, Kitty. You, uh, new to town? You don't really

have a big city vibe going on, in a good way.

Uh, Kitty, I don't think you should. Why don't you blow off your friends and have

a drink with me instead?

I'll tell you my life story.

Go for it, dude.

Okay.

What? Nothing.

Maybe if it's a bad idea, it's actually good.

Detectives from the Pacific Division have connected our kidnappers to a bank

robbery in Santa Monica. They made off with over $2 million.

All that explains why they were so desperate to find it. And why Isaac was

so determined not to tell them. He took that secret to the grave.

Which means that money's still out there.

Hmm. Treasure hunt later?

But we just have to give it back.

Right. That's less fun. Less fun.

The good news is that I'm alive.

What's the bad news?

Well, all things considered, there is none. The surgery was straightforward.

The bullet missed all your major organs.

Thank God.

But this leaves us with the outstanding question.

Is this a life lesson or a cautionary tale?

Something tells me you already know the answer to that. Oh.

Cautionary tale all day.

Definitely a thinker and not a doer.

Well, personally, I think you would have made an excellent paramedic. You have

more brain power than this entire hospital and just the right amount of

bravery. That means a lot, coming from the legend that is Bailey Noon.

And her husband's pretty cool, too.

I told you.

I'll keep him.

You know, this reminds me of a fun allegory from Plato. It's much more

compelling in the original ancient Greek.

I'm fine. I'll just catch a hooper.

You will not.

I will drive you to your hotel.

Look, you promised me that we would have the chance to really talk, so I am going

to take you hostage until we do.

That's my girl.

For what it's worth, I slammed the door in Ashton's face today.

Figuratively.

Disappointing.

Like I told you before, he was just a temptation.

Nothing more.

But it did shake me up a bit.

You have to admit that our marriage has been pretty static the last few years. I

would have said solid, but I understand what you mean. I also understand now

that this is more than just a new job for you.

It was the beginning of something.

But my question is, does our marriage have a part in this new beginning?

Yes. I just got my head turned around and I made a mess of things.

I want us to be healthy again.

I know we can't just click our heels together and make that happen.

We can if we do it in therapy.

Yes. I think that's exactly where we should be.

Look, how about if I take you home?

You can sleep in the guest room if you want, but we can keep talking.

Okay.

I'd like that.

You're not getting under the knife. Just being your crutch. I'm just saying.

Come here to celebrate the death of Ben Grilla?

Not at all.

It's been a challenging day all around.

I wanted to make sure you're doing okay.

Well, thanks, kid.

That's a lot more thoughtful than my traitorous lottery neighbors have been.

They couldn't wait to get out of here.

I mean, it looks like they bought you a few things on the way out, though. If

they think they can talk me out of suing by buying me barbecues and ice makers,

they are sadly mistaken.

Does that mean that they're up for grabs?

No, I'm not an idiot. I already sold them on eBay for a buttload.

Okay. Since you're both here, I'm way past due with flushing the septic system

on the RV. It'll take at least three hands.

Oh, we got that. We got it. We got it on the plan. That thing.

The thing. Yeah, that thing. Yep, yep.

Yeah. You have yourself a good night, okay?

Okay. Bye, Mr. Smitty.

Hey, guys.

Thank you.

Early returns are coming in. Good news.

No, we're getting crushed.

Hey. Okay, so my concession speech is pre-recorded, ready to be released into

the world just as soon as I officially leave.

It's soon, babe. They're ready to call in.

Listen, let us take you to dinner. We know this great Mexican spot up in the

valley. Is it Nolan and Bailey's place?

You told.

He saw all the decorations.

What, did you want me to lie?

Yes. Fine. I can think of no better place to celebrate my failures than with

all of my friends.

I

did.

Tried your best and you got wrecked and now you're looking all depressed, oh.

You made a new mistake, you feel ashamed, don't have to lie awake.

If you think you're on your own, just come home.

We'll be waiting when you don't know what to do anymore. That's what we're

here for.

Get me a piece to eat.

This feels weird.

Oh, that's my... Well,

thank you.

They're about to play your speech. You want to turn on the news?

No. No, I think that's in our rearview mirror now.

Well, the beam was going to fire you anyways. Might as well speak your truth.

It felt so good to cut through the noise and stop playing politics.

It also made me realize how little I'd accomplished at the DA's office.

I mean, I tried to change the system from within, but without being the boss,

without having that power, it's a losing battle. So I think I'm going to go back

to being a defense lawyer.

I figured, but there are a lot of cops who are going to feel betrayed.

Like you're siding with the enemy. Well, there's only one cop whose opinion I

care about.

Oh. Yeah.

I'm all for it. Our sex life was unreal and we're on opposite sides.

Yes, it was.

Oh. Okay.

Okay.

Okay.

Here's the thing. I wrote the song because I think you're incredible and

because I got really excited when I realized that Selena rhymes with zebra

and subpoena. That's it, though. Close enough for art.

Look, I'm sorry that it made you feel self-conscious, but a song is not a

statement of truth. It's an opinion.

I think you're the most beautiful woman in the world. That does not objectively

make you that. Okay, well, in case you haven't noticed, I am a painfully humble

person. I mean, how can I not be? I'm surrounded by the most amazing people on

the daily.

I mean, seriously.

Take a look at that group of badass overachievers.

Every single one of them a unicorn in their own way.

You belong right there with them.

I won't be taking any arguments at this time.

Everyone, if you gather around, it is official. Sadly, Wesley will not be the

new district attorney.

That's okay.

Wesley, clearly everybody in this room is fiercely proud of you for...

Putting yourself out there and shining a light on what is wrong with our system

and the ways in which it could be fixed if we were only collectively brave

enough to try. So, we raise our glasses to you. To Wesley.

Thank you.

I can't say that it was an enjoyable experience, but man, was it memorable.

We've all gone through so much together this year. Sometimes it felt like it was

more than we could handle, but it wasn't because we had each other.

It's safe to say that...

I have no idea what the future has in store, but I do know one thing. We won't

be going through it alone.

Because we're a family.

So thank you. Hear, hear.

Let's eat.

Please.