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What are the chances?

My man hits a police car this morning.

You gonna help me?

Odell Morgan.

What can you tell me? He was convicted of killing his wife, Simone.

Simone's body was never found.

I did not kill my wife.

Morgan's brother-in-law testified to seeing Morgan transporting a heavy rug

into his vehicle.

Why did you lie?

I had to. They made me. Who you scared of?

Someone took him out.

Someone framed Morgan.

I wanna know who killed my wife.

Your dad didn't kill her.

Who did?

I don't know yet, but I'm gonna help.

Oh, you're still here.

Thought everyone cleared out.

I'm looking for a new office phone. Mine has gone paws up. In there.

Right.

Simone Morgan's case.

Anything pop?

No. The more I spend on it, the more I realize.

I keep running into the same questions.

Cold cases always feel like that.

Working them's an act of faith.

Yeah, you gotta blindly believe that someday, somehow, something will appear.

A lead that was missed.

You want help?

I'm void, Sadie. I can't have anyone helping me until something new pops.

So we'll work it off, hours.

It's okay. You don't have to do that. You could just say thank you and let me.

Thank you. Hmm?

Timeline? I'm working the last 36 hours before Simone died.

She used to work the night shift at a local diner.

She worked there the night before she died?

Yeah.

Typical night.

Clocked out at 11.02 p.m., walked home.

She always took the same path home. It's about an 18-minute walk.

And she made it home no problem.

Yes, but she didn't go to sleep.

Instead, she stayed up and placed three 911 calls, all hang-ups. Any theories

why?

Original detectives thought the 911 calls were related to her husband.

That they had been fighting. She was scared. But we know that's not true.

Then she wakes up the next day, stays home with her kid, takes her kid to a

sleepover at the friend's.

Then doesn't go to work.

Her and Odell go to a bar instead.

Fight. He can tell something's wrong. She seems off. They go home.

He passes out. And wakes up to blood.

Her body's gone.

But the amount of blood loss indicates death.

And someone frames Adele Morgan for her death, then years later kills Carter

Thomas to cover their tracks. Something happened to her.

In those 36 hours, she was fine at work, she goes home, she calls 911.

Acts strange, stays home all day, calls out of work, fights with her husband. Is

killed.

Feels like she was scared of something.

I really don't remember my mom being scared.

Why are we walking this way again?

Repetition.

Might have helped jog the memory.

I told you, I don't really remember anything.

I wasn't paying attention.

You were 15.

Of course you weren't.

Do you remember her being off?

The next day or her mentioning anything?

No.

I don't... I don't know. I'm sorry.

There's no reason to be sorry.

But what could have happened to her? I mean... Something that she was murdered

over?

What?

What is it?

I didn't notice that before.

A truck driver named Noah Lewis was shot in the chest on that block six years

ago. A murder?

What date?

August 22nd, the night before Simone was killed. What time?

Gunshots were reported to 911 from a nearby neighbor at 11.07 p.m. Right when

Simone was walking home.

She passed that location.

Every single night.

What if that's why she was killed?

She witnessed a murder.

The night before Simone Morgan was killed, a young truck driver named Noah

Lewis was shot and killed in a suspected drug rip gone wrong. Police thought it

was a rip crew, but they never confirmed it because Noah's killer was never

caught. How does this relate to Simone's murder?

Noah's time of death is consistent with the exact time Simone would have been

walking home.

And her usual route puts her in the exact spot where Noah was murdered.

We believe that Simone witnessed the homicide.

Okay, so your theory is Simone saw Noah get murdered, the offender clocked her,

tracked her down, and then killed her too.

And he caught her? Yes.

Offender was covering his tracks.

I mean, if it's wide, but it could fit.

It fits.

Why Simone was scared, why she acted off the next day, why she called 911, called

in sick.

She didn't know what to do. She was panicking.

If we're right, we ID who killed Noah, then we ID who killed Simone.

That's good.

That's enough now.

Come on, let's all work it.

Noah was found shocked to size his box truck. The truck was modified to conceal

bulk narcotics, and the traps were forced open and emptied of drugs by the

time police arrived on scene. So, was Noah affiliated?

Yeah. Documented G-Park.

The EA had this truck indexed. Electronic homicide file was pretty

thin. None of the handwritten GPRs were in there. The original should still be

with the area code case.

Yep, area one.

I'll be back.

You think that's why she was killed?

She witnessed a murder?

Do you remember hearing the name Noah Lewis?

No, I don't think so.

Here.

This is him.

Do you recognize him?

No.

My mom saw this kid die.

That's so awful. I mean, she must have been terrified.

It's still just a theory, but it feels good to me.

Good?

Right.

It feels right.

Sorry, uh, lead detective on Noah's case died in cancer last year. But all the

files are in area one, so I tell him we'll be coming by.

All right. Thank you.

Look, um... I gotta go.

I'll call you as soon as I know more. You can call me anytime.

All these unsolved murders.

Families without clues.

Yeah.

Most of these people will spend their whole lives waiting for answers they'll

never get.

This is just area one.

This way.

Should be here.

Here, take this one.

Handwritten notes, you know.

Person of interest log.

Lead detective was thorough.

Noted every person he spoke to, even the ones that went nowhere.

Hey, can you read this?

Looks like talk to Marcus again.

Who's Marcus?

I don't know. There's a bunch of Marcuses listed here.

Let me see.

The lead detective might be dead, but chances are he hooked in the reporting

officer assigned to the beat.

Brian Foster.

Detective Foster.

Yeah. Voters. Intelligence.

Oh, hey, voice guys.

Imani. Uh, listen, this poor bastard got choked out in broad daylight. I got six

witnesses. They're all high, so... Can I give you five minutes?

Good? Mind?

Things get all weird these days.

So, we're looking into the Noah Lewis case. It's a truck driver that got shot.

Yeah, it was whacked outside his truck in Bronzeville.

Yeah, I remember it. I was assigned to that beat back then. It was a dope rip

gone wrong.

Kid was young.

It was a damn shame.

Yeah, are these your notes?

Yeah, that's my handwriting.

I was first officer on scene that night. Did the paper.

Do you recall who Marcus was?

I talked to Marcus again.

No, I don't remember any Marcus.

The hell are you guys doing with that old case anyway? Well, we believe Noah

Lewis has a connection with two other homicides. It's Simone Morgan and Carter

Thomas.

Yeah, never heard of him.

But I appreciate the commitment, right?

Been there before myself.

Locked in on a case, it went nowhere.

So, no idea who this Marcus was or why you wanted to speak to him again? Nah,

sorry. You know, we interviewed dozens of G-Park lords. No one said a thing.

They closed rank, right?

Seemed like they knew who committed the rip and wanted street justice.

Did they get it?

Probably. I mean, chances are we ever killed that poor kid's long dead and

buried at the bottom of a lake somewhere.

I gotta go. But any other questions, come up. Just give me a holler.

All right. Thank you. Thank you for your time. Mm-hmm.

Yeah,

go ahead.

I ran all the Marcuses you gave me. I got one possible. His name is Marcus

Lee. He's listed in the gang database and your personal logbook. He was in the

G Park six years ago, young, but listed as an enforcer for their runners.

All right, that fits.

What's his status?

He ain't got no status now. The G-parts cut ties because he got high off his own

supply. He's been arrested multiple times for possession and solicitation.

So he might talk now? Yeah.

His LK was knocked down two years ago, but he's known to work an old lot on

16th and Cicero.

Could be worth a shot.

Approaching the back door now.

What's up with you, Osher? We got your six.

Thank you.

You don't know.

Listen, man.

Who you talking to?

Talking to you, man.

Looking at you.

Well, you're friendly now, huh?

Well, I ain't, so keep it pushing with your friendly act. Wanna be friends now?

Got some good dope?

Show me what you got, I'll give you a good deal.

Who the hell are you?

Why the hell you think you can slam me? Chillin', bro. I'm gonna show you how

chill I get.

Let's go get him.

Don't move.

Hey!

Got one in custody. Target took up to the south side of the building wearing a

gray shirt.

Hey,

stop! Stop!

Stop!

Stop moving!

Put your hands out!

We got you now.

2019?

You asking me about something from six years ago? What's the statute of

limitations? We know you were with the G-Parks then.

We know you were overseeing their runners. One of them was Noah Lewis.

I told you, I don't know who Noah is. And I told you, I don't believe you. It

was years ago.

I don't even remember who I was back then. There's not much standing between

you and getting out of here, but we got 48 hours to hold you. That is a long

time to go before you're getting well.

It was August 22nd. Someone ripped off Noah's truck and killed him. Who?

You helping right now could help solve three murders.

You said three?

Whoever killed that young truck driver also killed two other people, one of

them a young mother.

Listen.

You're down on your luck right now. You're feeling sick, useless.

I get it, but I promise you, right now you're not.

Right now you can help.

And I won't forget it.

That old rip was an inside job. I thought that then, I think that now.

An inside job at the G Parks?

Yeah, man, that's what I'm saying.

Okay, why do you think that?

The G Parks was a mess back then. Okay.

Fighting, beefing.

There was this one guy who was shut out.

Because he kept slipping up, kept lying.

Okay, who?

We need a name.

Darrell Jenkins.

Long rap, mostly armed robbery and aggravated assault. He was with the G

-Park since he was a teenager.

Now, Marcus' story checks out. Darrell was beefing with the higher-ups in 2019,

and we got gang intel's evidence and text records of it. And after Noah's

murder, Darrell disappeared.

Guy either died or went to ground. There's zero tracing. If Durrell killed

Noah, the G-parts knew.

Hell, he'll be a dead man if he didn't disappear.

According to the Cook County docket, he's got an active bench warrant for an

old drug case.

Any known associates?

No. No family either.

All right, well, keep digging till you find someone who knows something. Wait.

Wait. He's got a cousin, Larry Moore. He's been dead four years, but he's got

water, gas, and electric bills in his name at a back-unit apartment in

Englewood. Go.

Approaching the back unit now copy you for secure

The

movement

in the garage

Turn off the vehicle and get out! Turn it off!

Turn off the vehicle right now!

Hands up!

Gun. Got it.

Get out.

Get down.

You got anything that can hurt me? No. Get your hands behind your back.

Hands behind your back. Don't move. I'm not fighting. Just get me off the

street.

He was all packed up like he knew you were coming, Oswald. I said get me off

the street. I heard you. Get up.

Get me off the street. What do you mean? What are you talking about? Give me some

more faith.

Why? He's going to kill me, all right?

Get me out of here. Wait, wait, wait. Who?

I'm a dead man if y'all don't listen.

He's going to kill me.

He's going to kill me.

Please, please.

All right, get up.

Come on.

Inside.

All right.

You got what you asked for, now talk.

Who can come down here?

Nobody. How do I know that's true? Because he's telling you.

What is going on?

You don't talk, we'll lead you right back outside.

I need a deal.

For what?

Ripping that G-part truck six years ago, killing Noah Lewis, Samuel Morgan,

Carter Thomas. I didn't kill nobody.

Now why would we believe that? Because it's true.

I ripped a couple of trucks, yeah, but I didn't kill nobody.

And I want a deal saying that. I want a deal that's going to protect me.

From who?

Three people lost their lives and you thought you were about to lose yours.

You're not safe until we choose to protect you.

Tell me who?

Brian Foster.

Detective Brian Foster?

Yes.

Don't look at me like that, all right? It's true.

He was working Brownsville.

He busted me once.

One thing led to another, and we was working together, all right?

I knew what the trucks was holding. I knew the routes. I would tell Foster the

when and the where.

He'd rip them with you?

Yes. He'd pull them over like a traffic stop.

I would rip the dope, but it went wrong.

All right? Kid fought back.

I saw Foster shoot him down.

Foster?

I'm telling you the truth.

I mean, he says he was tipped off by a call from Foster 45 minutes before we

showed up.

He says Foster didn't want him talking to cops. It's convinced Foster would

have eventually killed him after the heat died down.

The number who called him was a burner?

Yes. Burner's off now, so we can't confirm it was really him, but Durrell

does sound legitimate.

He also lived under an alias for six years, so clearly he's good at lying.

His other really bad cooperating defendant was zero solid proof.

He just put himself at the scene of a crime of armed robbery and a murder.

That's the word of a convicted felon versus a homicide detective. But it

fits. It all fits.

Simone was scared.

She didn't tell her husband. She didn't go to work. She hung up on the police

three times.

Who would scare her more than a cop?

Odell Morgan was framed well, and it was a long-range shot that killed Carter

Thomas. Which could indicate police skill set. And it was Detective Brian

Foster, the only cop, that knew that we had reopened the case. We're gonna need

a hell of a lot more than this.

I'm sorry.

We can move forward, but...

Unless we get something concrete, we move real quiet.

All right, first thing, get the real statement on record.

Dante.

I see if Dominic recognizes Foster.

Hey,

Maria. Is Dominique here?

Is everything okay?

Sarge, I found her.

She's okay, but stand by.

Dominique? What are you doing here?

How did you find me?

You share your location with your roommate.

My dad used to take me here.

I loved the boats.

I don't even know why I ever asked him.

Your dad used to work with boats in the summer when he was 16.

Maybe that's why he liked them.

I didn't know that.

I didn't know that about my own father.

You didn't get the time to know. I didn't want to know.

I hated him.

For six years, I hated him.

God, nothing makes sense anymore.

I thought I knew about my parents and my life.

I don't know if it makes sense now.

It's like up is down.

I get that.

How can you get that?

I know what it feels like when nothing makes sense anymore.

What am I supposed to do now?

I don't know.

What did you do?

I met your dad.

He never lost his faith.

Never. No one believed him.

He just kept on going.

I guess we keep on going.

I didn't realize how hungry I was.

Who taught you to cook?

My mom.

My mom liked to cook.

Yeah.

But,

I mean, I did come here earlier because... Oh, God, you have something,

don't you?

Yeah. And I just completely... No, no, it's okay. Is it all right if I show you

something? Yeah, yeah.

Okay.

Do you recognize anyone?

Here. No.

Sorry, I don't.

Okay. It's okay.

Wait, he looks... He didn't have on the uniform, but... Who?

I think this man... He was there.

The night my mom died.

She walked me to a friend's house for a sleepover, and... I think he was there.

She remembers him. He was outside her friend's house in plain clothes watching

her mom.

Simone didn't see, and Dominique at the time, she shrugged it off as him being a

neighbor or something, but that was Foster ID'ing Simone for the first time.

He was following her. We did a cell tower dump, confirmed it. Brian Foster's

phone was there near the friend's house, turned off an hour later. And it was his

RDO. He wasn't on shift. There was no good reason for him to be in that area.

Still have a lot of room in that. I got more.

So Dominique also told me that...

Foster was watching her from a vehicle, a nice one, which makes no sense because

Foster was a beat cop at the time. But I found this.

He bought a Porsche, paid for in cash, in his cousin's name, made all service

appointments. That's a $75,000 car.

Foster didn't make that cash from pushing a beat car. That cash was from

drug rips.

Do we have anything else?

We did confirm Durrell's alibis for Simone and Carter's murders. We also

confirmed that he was arrested by Foster eight months prior to Noah's homicide,

released without charges.

Durrell's claims about the drug grips do seem legit, but we don't have anything

tangible that ties Foster to the crimes other than Durrell's word.

You get Dominique on record?

Yes.

That's enough to hold, but you're going to have to build more.

Yeah, we will.

Okay, bring him in.

Hey, move smart.

Stack Foster.

Hey, Officer Armani.

Torres, you got a few minutes?

Uh, sorry, been a day.

Any questions about your cold case, I'm gonna have to wait.

Yeah, we understand, but we got something we need you to look at.

We really would appreciate your help on this. It won't take long.

Really, now's not a good time.

You're welcome to come back tomorrow, okay?

It's just a few questions.

We'd really appreciate your cooperation, Detective.

Sure.

You got it.

We have evidence corroborating our timeline, placing you at the scene with

each of our victims on or about the time of their murders.

We have witness testimony establishing your prior contact with Simone Morgan.

And we have a witness testify that you were at the scene of Noah Lewis's death,

that you shot and killed him, and that you had motive to kill both Simone

Morgan and Carter Thomas.

That's three homicides.

The sooner you talk, the better your chances.

That's all?

This is ridiculous.

You don't have enough to charge.

So I'll just make myself comfortable right here.

That okay with you, too?

Go right in.

Odell Morgan was a good man, a smart man.

He didn't give up.

And I won't either.

I got him.

Morning. There was a rug missing from Morgan's living room. Okay. And the

false witness Carter claimed he saw Adele carrying the rug out to his car.

We know that's a lie, but... The best lies are closest to the truth. So Foster

would have needed a vehicle to transport the rug and Simone's body out of the

house. He wouldn't have used his police squad. He would have used his personal

vehicle. And both of Foster's vehicles at the time were two-door coupes. A rug

wouldn't have fit inside.

So he borrowed another.

He had to. But you wouldn't borrow a friend's car for that. You wouldn't

steal one. That's too hot.

So I ran through all of Foster's traffic stops that resulted in impound, and I

found a gray Chevy pickup truck that was scheduled to be destroyed.

Was it? No.

That same Chevy pickup truck was found missing the day after Simone's murder.

There's no way that's a coincidence.

Foster used that truck to dump the body.

Good work, Dante.

Call in the team.

This was six years ago. The only traffic cams we have are what the lead detective

saved, and it's not a lot. Then we run historical on our plate readers. Is that

saved? Should be. Got multiple hits on that vehicle prior to that day. I got

it. I got the Chevy going through two different toll booths and an exit the

night of the murder. And timeline matches.

I got it around Wilmette. I checked for a nexus. Wilmette and Brian Foster.

Copy you.

Yeah, I got nothing that tires him yet. The lake's out there. There's inlets,

pockets. Enough to dump a body in a car? Possible.

That's a damn good way to make him disappear.

Simone's there.

She's there. All right, what was the last hit on the towboat? What exit?

Got it.

Against the road. Let's hit it.

What are the chances?

My bag hits a police car this morning.

Yoko, what are the damn chances?

Yoko's fate.

What else could it be?

10-70 to 50-21 units, we got something.

Between 87th Street Point and the breaker wall.

Deploying divers now.

Hey, my 48 must be up. Do you have any more questions? Ryan Foster, you're

under arrest for the murders of Simone Morgan and Noah Lewis.

What? You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be

used against you in a court of law. What are you talking about? You don't have

anything on me.

We have Simone's body.

You have the right to an attorney.

If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you.

Do you understand these rights as I have told them to you?