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[soft ominous music]

- [Man In Gray Hoodie] This way.

- My bad. - My bad.

That's cool.

- This way.

[ominous music]

- Yo, don't I know you, man?

What the fuck, man?

Dude. [grunting]

[horn honking]

- I tell you it wasn't me. [ominous music]

It wasn't fucking me!

You know me.

You all know me.

I would never do this.

It was Han.

It was Han, I was set up.

It was those fucking chinks.

Let me go.

Let me the fuck go!

It was all Han.

You have to believe me.

Come on, guys, come on, let me go.

Just let me go, we'll talk it out.

We'll talk it out, guys, come on.

You know me, no!

No, no! [grunting]

[gun firing]

[dramatic music]

[man coughing]

[man grunting]

[soft ominous music]

[knife squelching]

[dramatic electronic music]

- You know, bodega comes from the Spanish people

that settled here, right?

It actually means warehouse.

You know, originally a Latin word and--

- Tarik.

- The bodega didn't have anything.

All right, but I did stop at that pizza joint

and they saw the two black kids that walked there,

one that fit the vic's description.

It's a good kid, good neighborhood.

But we do have video.

- That never happens.

- I know, and they caught video from the alley as well.

- All right, why don't you tell the parents

and put Darius on witness and video detail.

- You know, I don't like him

on SIU. - Tarik.

I know, none of us do.

I mean, it's not my decision.

The chief put him here.

We don't even know what the chief's playing at.

- Ya know, look.

We got it, okay?

Just be nice.

- Yeah, no promises.

So killed outside, dragged in here.

Why this?

- It's most likely the victim's blood in the bowl,

just like the last one.

I'm thinking chloroform, dragged in here.

[sighs] And I picked a hell of a week

to come back doing field work.

I'm fine.

It's been six weeks.

Clear to work.

- Tess.

Okay.

What else?

- There was a brick holding open the door.

Now either that's dumb luck or the killer

has been surveilling the area,

and waiting and watching matches the behavior

of the first murder.

- Agreed.

These look almost tribal.

- Yeah, I'm gonna need a photo of this,

of especially the beads and the bowls.

I wanna get the markings on the door

and get a picture of that as well as the footprints

on the staircase, all right?

These boxes, too, don't move them. [sighs]

- You should find out where these were purchased.

I'm gonna step outside.

- [Manuel] [chuckles] Good morning.

- Morning, Tio.

- Mm-hm.

I assume it's your off day today.

- You assume correct.

- So, how are you adjusting to life in the big city?

- I mean, it's not Puerto Rico, you know.

- No, no, no, it's not.

- What's on your mind, Tio?

- They found another kid today.

- Yeah?

- Mm-hm.

- Who was it?

- Alec Lamar, it's a good boy.

- As in Tyrone Lamar's little brother?

- Mm, yeah.

You're not mixed up with them are you?

Tyrone and his gang?

- [Jacob] The Black Spades?

- [Manuel] How do you know?

- Everyone knows.

Don't take too long to know who runs things around here.

- You stay away from them, okay?

Please? - I been thinking.

About what you said about the community.

- And?

- [Jacob] And how my dad was a leader

of the community back at home.

- I remember, everybody loved him.

- [Jacob] And how we all have to do our part.

- Yes, yes, we do.

So what's your part?

- Learn the people.

- Okay, I can see that.

Who to help, who to not.

- Good from bad?

- No, Jacob.

All people need to be shown is the right way.

- Even the killer of Alec Lamar?

- Especially that person.

- I gotta go.

- Okay.

Call me.

- You know, I think it's cleaning up the community

like you wanted.

- Just be safe.

- [Jacob] Yeah.

- I know that things are not what they seem,

but I was, I know this,

but I thought--

- Acting on it is a different story.

- I saw Yolanda.

See, I said her name.

- Oh. [chuckles]

- And I said some things, some very, very cruel things.

- And did you feel better?

- I did.

- All right, Jasmine.

Yeah, I'm gonna be honest with you here.

[chuckles] You don't need therapy.

I think you are hiding behind it.

I think that you're angry,

that you wanna be her friend again,

but you've went so far down this road

of blame and hate that you don't know how to recover.

- Hm.

So you want me to forgive her.

- You're blaming her for something that she didn't know,

and fighting an addiction that she has no control over.

You've settled things, you've taken care

of things with your divorce.

Your feelings about your ex

are in line with how they should be.

Forgive Yolanda and forgive yourself.

And get on with it already.

- Is that your professional recommendation?

- If I said yes does that mean you'd do it?

[Jasmine sighs]

- Wow.

I have been such a fool.

- It happens to the best of us.

- I guess it does.

[car alarm blaring]

- Tyrone Lamar?

- I am not in the mood today.

What the fuck you want?

- I'm just tryin' to help.

- Go check on Ma.

You, too.

Go, girl, I'll be all right.

- I'll be right back.

- Good woman.

Always knows what you need, you know, even when you don't.

Fuck, man.

Everything is all backwards today.

Some kinda fucked up Voodoo boogeyman.

- Come again?

- People are saying the spirits are comin' back

and that we're all paying for it.

- So you feelin' nervous, huh, two on your crew?

- My brother wasn't in my crew.

Alec was smart, you know.

College scholarship, math, or some shit.

He was tellin' me that he wanted to make that money

so he could come get Ma.

Come and get Ma.

Then we could live a better life, you know.

Can you believe that?

Young blood wantin' all that for me.

- Why you don't wanna do right by him?

Help me find out who wanted to hurt him.

- Now don't you get it?

Nobody, nobody around here is that stupid.

- Tyrone, she wants you.

- I'll tell you this, boogeyman or not, I'll find him.

- Look, I don't think that he'd want that.

- Man, he ain't around to tell me what he thinks.

- [Man] Hey, man.

- Gemma?

Hi, Detective Rodgriguez, we spoke on the phone?

- Hi, Detective.

You know, he's not doing too good.

Would you come in and talk to him?

- Sure.

Beau?

Detective Rodriguez, thanks for agreeing to talk with me.

- When Beau told me what happened

I knew we had to come forward.

- We actually identified Beau through surveillance video.

- I knew him.

We were in class together but I just ran.

I saw this thing.

- A thing?

- Whoever killed him, I couldn't see his face.

Tall, I think, big winter coat.

I just remember hearin' about Darnell.

- The first boy?

- [Beau] Yeah.

- I'm sorry, my unit just got on this case.

Did you know Darnell?

- Go ahead.

- Kinda.

It's a small neighborhood.

He ran with Lamar and his crew, Black Spades.

- Do you know of anyone who wanted to hurt Alec?

- No.

Tennis shoes.

He had on tennis shoes.

I don't know why I remember that,

I just remember thinkin' it was strange.

- Tennis shoes.

Okay.

Well thank you.

Beau, if you need anything.

I'll let myself out.

- [Gemma] Okay.

[ominous electronic music]

- So, according to Darius, who's been reviewing

the video all day, this is our killer.

- You're kidding me.

- [Tarik] A Voodoo boogeyman.

- Apparently the video goes bad

right when the killer steps into frame.

- Okay, so what do we know?

- All the victims were part of the Black Spades.

- Also, he's strong.

Stabbed right through the breastbone.

- He's sending a message.

- Makes sense.

I mean, there could be a pattern in these rituals,

but I'm not familiar with it.

I think we need to bring in an expert.

- Don't worry about it.

I think I know someone who can deal

with the religious angle.

- Do you think it's another gang that's movin' in?

- No, I don't because this guy is not

a Voodoo boogeyman, he's not a ghost.

He's stalking people on a college campus.

Tennis shoes.

He's a college student.

- School cameras, which explains the week lapse

between the murders.

- Okay, let's go one week back and one block out

from each of the victim's houses,

places of work, and sites of death.

No, you know what, put Darius on it.

Keep him here.

- Yeah.

I'll call all the local charters and make sure

there's no complaints about the Black Spades,

more than normal.

- Do we put people on the Black Spades?

- Yeah.

Look, take the locals, they'll love it,

but keep it earmarked.

- Yeah. - All right.

- All right, let's go.

[Yolanda grunts]

[pills rattling]

- [Peter] So, you wanna try the new restaurant

I was telling you about?

Some jazz, candlelights, we could stay in.

- Peter, I told you I don't want that.

- You wanted it bad enough a couple minutes ago.

Look, all the cases have been dropped, all right?

Whatever was holdin' us back before,

it's not holdin' us back now.

- He's not well, I can tell.

I know it hurts him that he can't be with his team.

The Jimmy back then, happy, excited, hopeful.

- Yeah, but his team is fine, better in fact.

- I think maybe the first wake up call

was when one of the men he picked for SIU

died in the line of duty back when he started.

He started popping the pills again and I guess

it reminded him of the war and his unit, the men he lost.

I sort of checked out.

And I shouldn't have said that, I...

- We're havin' two different conversations.

I know about the pills, it's nothing new.

Gloria, why are you tellin' me all this?

You know what, I can't do this.

You let me screw you, but you won't let me love you.

Is that what I am, just somethin' to make you

feel better when you can't get any lower?

- I just wanted to talk, I...

- Yeah?

And bring me back here then think about him?

Yeah.

You can let yourself out.

[door slams]

[phone buzzing]

- Eh.

- Chief Wryles, Miriam Carter with Internal Affairs.

Thank you for taking my call.

- I'm hearing good news.

- The case against SIU is officially over,

but I just have a few follow-up questions

to help finish the reports.

Do you feel that Jimmy's shooting

was in retaliation to the events

that took place on the night of question?

- No.

- Why was Darius promoted to SIU then?

- Well honestly, after everything

I just wanted to keep an eye on him.

- Okay, thank you, quick and painless.

Oh, who was the fourth member of SIU,

the one that was killed before he could join the team?

- I was unaware.

You would have to speak to Jimmy and SIU.

He picked the team.

- No thank you, that's a hornet's nest we don't need.

Thank you so much, Chief.

Have a good day.

- Yeah, you, too.

And be sure to tell all the little boys and girls

over at IA that they can kiss my ass.

[Chief Wryles laughs]

[ominous music]

- [Manuel] Very respectable.

- Our good foot forward, right?

- I didn't hear you come in last night.

How 'bout if we go out tonight and get some

out to eat or something?

What do you think?

- Eh, I can't tonight.

I got something to do with some friends.

- You have friends? [chuckles]

- I have friends.

- Don't be, now I'm sorry, I was only joking with you, man.

I was teasing you.

- Tomorrow?

- Tomorrow.

Jacob, Jacob.

- Well, I'll give Darius this.

He's been at the computer for hours.

I finally told him to go take a break.

Hope that's okay.

But I think he's hit pay dirt.

- Pay dirt?

- Too '80s?

- I'm thinking a little bit more early '90s.

- Oh. [Tess and Tarik chuckle]

- All right, talk to me.

I just got a call from The Times

and they wanna know about a boogeyman

that's killing kids in The Bronx.

We're supposed to be ahead of the press, people.

That's why they 42nd brought us in.

- Not a boogeyman.

- Is that our killer?

- Yes, sir.

- Pay dirt.

[group chuckles]

Somethin' you wanna share?

- No, sir. Tess?

- At first I didn't see it.

- No winter coat.

- Exactly, but he's tall, I'm thinking Latin.

I know it's not a lot to go off of,

but we've been seeing him in several

surveillance cameras in multiple locations.

- So can we blow this up?

- That's the best I can do.

- Look, we know that's not enough,

but he's targeting Black Spades, so we've made a list

of all the people who've lodged the largest complaints

against the gang with the police or the city council.

- 5-11.

- What about the religious angles?

- We're working on that, and once we understand it,

we'll be able to predict his next move

or at least understand why.

- Keep me posted.

- [Tess] I think it's a good word.

- I think it's an amazing word. [laughs]

- You brought it back.

- It has been brought back.

- I'll take the complaints.

- [sighs] I got religion.

- Oh, well good to know.

- [scoffs] You wish.

- What they don't understand is that it takes

more brains than brawn to defeat the vices of this world.

They took you for granted.

- Nick. - Either way,

you're here now right?

- Yeah.

- [Nick] You're gonna be so glad.

[suspenseful music]

- What can you possibly want from me?

- Father Evans says your areas of expertise

of religious history, world religion,

and you have a degree in psychology?

- How is he?

- [chuckles] He puts on a strong face.

- What do you want?

- I'm working a case.

It's a young killer and all of his murders

seem to have some sort of a religious connotation

but we can't figure out how.

It's like he's making an altar,

and there's a bowl of blood, and two chicken bones,

one in blood and one in wax with candles everywhere,

and three sets of beads, a black set,

a blue set, and a cream set which has one red bead,

and we don't know what we're looking at.

- Sounds like this boy is very troubled.

- And smart and smooth and meticulous and killing people.

- This is a vast translation of Santeria.

- Voodoo, it's Voodoo?

- In a way.

He's praying to the gods or the saints

of Santeria, the orishas.

You can tell by symbols in the colors of these beads.

Religion steeped in ritual and oral tradition.

The beads represent the Ogun, Shango, and maybe the Ochosi.

Though his version is twisted and perverted.

He thinks what he's doing is just.

He thinks what he's doing is right.

He believes what he's doing is coming from a higher power.

It sounds like he's clearing a field

and sounding the drums of battle.

- [Yolanda] The Black Spades.

A gang, it's who he's targeting.

- That means he will call on

a powerful spirit for protection, or many.

He'll need to prepare.

Some of these items are easier to find, but some are not.

Some of the beads are blessed.

- What does it mean when the colors are mixed?

- I would start there. - Santeria.

- Tess, hey it's Yo.

I wanna increase our presence.

Yeah, coordinate with the locals

to check any religious or occult stores

within a six-block radius of the last murder site.

And have Darius check the cameras.

Thank you.

- It's my pleasure.

- [chuckles] Okay, then I have to ask.

- Redemption, Officer Rodriguez.

- Something always bothered me.

When I arrested you you said

you left your country to avoid things like this.

- Eastern Ukraine.

The church was my savior

and I will do anything to protect it.

- No accent?

- Some parts of you have to be cut out.

Otherwise you're just a poison waiting to be drank.

- Real.

[phone ringing]

Detective Rodriguez.

Are you fucking...

Yeah, no, I can't.

I'm coming, I will be there right now.

I'm coming right now.

I'm on my way.

- [Man] No.

- Hey, you rang?

- I did.

I'm gonna send you something.

Solid word for the SIU.

- Why are you doin' this?

- A little housecleaning.

It's good all around.

Workin' on that trust.

- And my daughter.

- She misses you.

[Jasmine sighs]

- You know you don't have to keep doin' this.

- How are you today?

Have you been keeping up with the therapy?

- It's movin' slow.

It's still fuzzy.

- Anything coming back?

- No.

A blessing I guess.

Look, Gloria.

- [Gloria] Hm?

- If you're doing this out of guilt, pity,

I don't need it.

- You almost died and there so much left unsaid.

- Felt like you were saying goodbye.

- I don't know, maybe.

But I want to tell you that we,

when you,

we had, we...

- Had what?

- We had ups and downs and I want to tell you

that I'm here for you, whatever you need.

- You know what we need right now?

Salsa. [Gloria chuckles]

Hopefully I got some spicy.

Yahtzee. [laughs]

Got the spicy stuff.

- I'm here, I'm here, it's okay, Dad, I'm...

Dad?

Hey, Dad.

I hear you've been causing trouble today.

- No, ma'am.

White as rain.

I'm white as rain.

White as rain.

- Really? Huh.

'Cause that's not what I heard.

I was told that you attacked a nurse

who was just trying to help you eat.

- Food sucked.

She was tryin' to kill me.

- Mm. - She was tryin' to kill me.

- No, no, no. - She was tryin' to kill me.

- No, Dad, no.

Dad, no one is trying to kill you.

- Yolanda.

Oh, where did that little girl go to?

You know that pretty girl, where she at?

- [Yolanda's Mom] How's it goin', baby?

- [Yolanda] Right as rain, Mama.

- Bueno.

Go tell Papi how much you love him.

Vamos.

- You look just like your mama.

Where's she at?

Where'd she go?

- [chuckles] Fucking gone, Dad.

She left.

- No. - Yeah.

- She was just here. - Yeah.

- You don't tell me that.

She was right here.

Go get her.

All this is wrong.

This ain't right, go get her.

- Go get her? - Go get her.

- Go get her? - Go get her right now.

- Oh, okay! - All of this is wrong.

This shit is wrong.

- Yeah, it is, it is wrong.

You want me to get her? - It's wrong!

- I should go get her, right?

Oh you know what, I can't because in case

you can't remember, she left.

- She was fuckin' here a minute ago.

She was here.

Go get her!

- Go get her?

I would except she left!

She fucking left.

Me, she left me with you.

She left because she's afraid of you, Dad,

like everyone else is fucking afraid of you.

But that's fine because I'm here, right?

I'll do it.

I will take care of you.

I will fucking feed you myself,

and you will not argue with me.

You will take everything I give you.

You know what?

I will feed you the way that she fed me to you.

Open your mouth.

Open your mouth.

What, you don't like having things shoved in your mouth?

It doesn't feel nice?

- No, no! - You know what, Dad,

no it doesn't!

- Stop, stop! - It doesn't!

Everything shoved in your mouth?

- [Yolanda's Dad] [gagging] I'm sorry.

[whimpers] I'm sorry.

- No.

- Tryin' to tell me everything. [whimpering]

- It's okay.

- [Yolanda's Mom] What'd I say now?

Go tell Daddy, go tell Daddy.

- I'm sorry, Daddy, I'm sorry. [Yolanda's dad whimpering]

It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, Daddy.

Clean up, and it's okay.

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

I'm so sorry, Dad, I'm so sorry.

It's okay, it's okay. [Yolanda's dad whimpering]

It's okay, we're okay.

It's okay, we're okay. [Yolanda's dad whimpering]

- What did you do to her?

- Shh.

Okay, okay, okay.

- What'd you to do to me, Yo? [crying]

What'd you do to me?

Don't please.

[door thuds]

[ominous music]

- It's my nephew.

- How long have you known?

- Always I think in my heart.

When he was a kid he saw his father being gunned down

in a drive-by shooting in Puerto Rico.

His mother got shot and put in the hospital.

The people who took him in, they were less than kind.

I'm not saying this to make excuses.

He was always different.

Just wanted you to be aware.

Between that and his father, he's had a hard time.

- Do you know why they sent the Santeria in his messages?

- I don't know, he found that on his own.

- Well where is he now?

- He's supposed to be at work, but honestly.

- [Tarik] Ya know, I'm gonna ask you to come down

and give your statement tomorrow.

- Okay, I know, I know.

His mother always thought that he needed

a strong male influence.

She saw some cut up animals so she sent him here.

- If you need anything, just give me a call, all right?

And look, just act normal, okay.

What I need you to do is just text him, don't call.

[ominous music]

I know.

[suspenseful music]

[creature cackling]