Original subtitles

"More Power" by DeLon

Crime rose in Los Angeles.

Violent crime spiked about 20 % in the nation's second largest city.

There have been 280 homicides in LA, up 10 % from last year.

The number of rapes increased 6.4 %

and aggravated assaults are up more than 27 %.

Alf 21 LAPD divisions are recording ctime increases.

Police attribute some of this year's ctime spike

to a resurgence of gang violence this summer.

How many we lookin' at?

Just the four, maybe five.

Neither ever roll too deep when conducting.

Fuck these dope-dealing motherfuckers.

GUN COCKS Let's do this.

DUBSTEP MUSIC PLAYS

So, Redman, uh, Redhead...

uh, Redlock, whatever the fuck your name is, man.

What you gonna do?

Ah...

HE COUGHS - HAITIAN LAUGHS

HAITIAN LAUGHS

What you think?

Let's do this mu'fuckin' deal!

HAITIAN CHUCKLES

You want it all then? HAITIAN LAUGHS

That's right.

- Go! - GUNFIRE

Stop! - MAN GRUNTS

GUNFIRE

GUNSHOTS

Freeze! Hands! Hands! Don't fucking move!

MAN YELLS

THEY GRUNT

Please, man. Wh-whatever it is y'all want, take it, take it!

Alright?

MAN YELLS - GUNSHOT

SIRENS WAIL

INDISTINCT CHATTER - BIRDS SING

So, another time we see a moral code turn into a law is about 2000 BC

during the Mesopotamia Era.

During that time, a law was invented by a man named Hammurabi

and the exact law is what?

"If a man has destroyed the eye of the man of the gentleman class

they shall destroy his eye."

An eye for an eye.

You guys remember that, right?

Who doesn't know that one, right?

So, what we have to learn, though, is that ethics is an important part of a system,

Right? We're in a social system, and we wanna Kinda operate together

with some sort of ethical and moral boundaries.

That's kinda how justice became what it is

because people operate outside of that ethical system.

When a government cannot exercise justice any longer, on its group

is when a government gets overthrown.

So, shouldn't our government be overthrown by now?

Uh, elaborate.

There's no real justice anymore.

Most laws today do more for keeping criminals out of jail and on the streets.

And cops use the law to harass the innocent and exploit minorities.

Yeah, l mean, l do see your perspective,

Um, but here, we have due process.

So, people are innocent until proven guilty, $0 people do have a chance, right?

To show that they haven't done anything wrong.

Ultimately, keep in mind that we're all here, we're all thriving.

We're in one of the best countries in the world.

We're all in class, we're all learning, right?

So, l do believe the law system works. And l think it's important.

BIRDS SING

PHONE DIALS

Oh, my gosh!

PHONE DIALS

Hey, babe. L know I'm late. I'm sorry.

It's OK, we're late too. We've been stuck in the worst traffic.

There must've been an accident or something.

Oh, you're late, too? Well...

How's my sweetheart doing? Is she OK?

School's out for the summer now, right?

Yeah. Traffic sucks, Dad.

Oh, wait a minute now!

Who taught you how to talk like that?

Audra, d'you teach her to talk like that? - That would be you. That was definitely you.

Oh, right. That's been me, huh?

Honey, I don't know what to do.

L think we should just get out and walk at this point.

No, no, no. You guys take your time, OK?

Oh, l haven't even started cooking dinner yet.

OK, yeah, don't worry about that, I'll do it. You know I love looking dinner.

All good. - 0K, thanks, sweetie.

Um, honey, l think l gotta let you go. I need to figure out where I'm going.

Well, look, uh, are you using the GPS?

L know how to get home, Nolan.

Actually, l think... I think l found a short-cut.

OK. Alright, well, look, be careful. OK?

OK. Love you. - L love you, Dad.

Love you too, babe! OK, bye.

Bye.

Sorry, honey.

What is... what's Mommy doing?

What is she doing? Where is this?

IGNITER CLICKS

Whew...

HE SIGHS

TV BLARES

Don't fuckin' bullshit. Give him the fuckin' dope.

I don't got nothin', l don't-- - You don't got nothin', huh? Huh?

What the fuck is this, man? Get that shit outta there.

It was just... look, [, I like that shit. That shit is good.

Knew you were sellin'.

Look, I... nah, nah, nah, man, look.

That's not what you think it is. Look, just...

Yo, come on. No-no, hold on, hold on.

Hold on, hold on. It's not like how you see, man.

That joint is good. That's why I'm on it, alright?

Mummy, what's happening?

GUNSHOT

Yo, Trigger.

GUNSHOT

Hey, Audra, it's me.

Gimme a call when you get a chance, sweetheart, please. Love you, bye.

L don't know. She hasn't been home for hours.

No, my daughter's with her right now.

So, how long until l can report it, though?

No, ... no, l understand.

That's... that's fine. That's OK. Alright.

OK, thanks. Alright. Alright, bye.

Hey, Audra, it's me. I've been calling a couple times now.

Give me a call when you get this. Please.

Alright, look. I'm on my way to try and find you guys.

DOORBELL RINGS

Jesus, Audra, you scared me half to death,

Dr Nolan Cooray?

Yes.

I'm Detective Chuck Bryant, and this is my partner

Detective Emily Plaza.

We, uh...

We're very sorry to have to, uh...

Uh, Dr Cooray, I'm afraid it's about your wife and daughter.

Nah.

Do you recognise any of them?

Take your time.

That one.

The third from the left?

Good.

Thank you.

Your family witnessed a murder.

Rival gang.

They were in turn gunned down

because, uh, they wanted the identity of the assailant to remain secret.

HE SNIFFS

That's it?

Seems like your family was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.

You know, we're gonna nail this guy.

But that's it.

That's the only reason they were killed? For that?

You know, I've been in Homicide, Doctor, for more than eight years now, and uh...

and believe me, there is never, ever a good reason,

That's it.

We'll do the best we can on this thing.

In fact, there was a witness that we've identified

and we do have one suspect in custody.

L wanna see him.

Can l see him?

Alright... alright.

I'm gonna write him up, and then...

I'll make that happen for you. Alright?

KNOCK ON DOOR

Thank you, Detective.

Can you come with me, please?

Thank you.

Hey...

I'm sorry.

Thank you.

I'm gonna ask a couple questions.

Amanda.

Date of birth? - Uh, June 4th, 1987.

Mm-hm.,

Your every move is...

being recorded.

Oh. It's a good thing I'm handcuffed and whispering.

Yeah.

Are you Catholic, Trigger?

Uh, until l reached the age of reason.

Is, uh... "Trigger" your given name?

Am l being detained?

Yeah, I'd say that you were being detained.

OK. That's a different discussion then, entirely.

You're being detained, and you're being interrogated.

What am l being charged with?

What have we got? Um, assault, attempted murder, and maybe even murder.

Wow. Glad you guys didn't pick me up for that jaywalking.

There were other assailants as well, but our witness was unable to ID them.

Naturally, we'll assume they were members of Trigger's posse.

We figure we'll stick him in a vice and clamp it shut.

Maybe he'll rat out the others in exchange for leniency.

Well, that's not exactly true.

But zoologist... that was up my alley.

To work with your mother.

I'm sure you loved putting pins in butterflies when you were a child.

HE SCOFFS

Viceroy butterfly's not poisonous.

It looks exactly like a monarch butterfly, the orange ones we see the most.

They're very poisonous.

Birds don't eat it or they get stomach aches and die

but...

They don't bother the monarch

cos it looks like what's poisonous

and if you take the insides out of a monarch and leave it on the sidewalk

a bird'll leave it alone.

That fascinates me

and it should fascinate you, because you're talkin' to a monarch.

Trust me.

Leniency, he's not gonna get.

This is a game, and it's ridiculous.

L didn't kill anybody, 1'd like to talk to a lawyer

and l would like that known.

You can pretend you didn't hear me, but I'm saying out loud, this is enough.

I'd like to talk to my lawyer, since I'm being detained.

You guys wanna get sucked off or... what should we do now?

The view's pretty amazing.

You can see Catalina, if you look to the right.

So, it's super important we get these done tonight.

L don't really think drinking's part of the job.

Uh, it is. If you work hard enough, you can celebrate.

Cheers.

You look pretty.

Please don't touch me. You're making me feel uncomfortable.

L apologise for overstepping my boundary.

You're a hell of an employee. - Thank you.

To you bein' a hell of an employee...

l will cheers to that. - OK.

Sometimes l just get carried away at how pretty you are

and how smart you are.

Thank you. - Yeah, well...

l will respect your wishes, Becky. Let's just do this.

SHE SIGHS

What's the matter? You've stopped typing.

Ooh...

SHE EXHALES l don't know, l feel...

funny. - You feel funny?

I don't know.

L didn't really eat anything today.

Well, the wine'll help.

No, l feel... something's wrong.

Maybe you're overheated. Maybe just put that, put that hair back a little.

Please don't touch me.

Was l touching you?

No. Go away.

Where would l go? This is my house.

No...

SHE EXHALES - You're tired.

L see the way you walk around the office.

You know what it's about. - SHE GROANS

You know what it's about. - SHE GROANS

You know what it's about. - No, no-no-no. No.

My Sleeping Beauty.

So, why would l want a topless maid?

If l want a maid I'm gonna fuck, I'm just gonna fuck her.

L don't need her to come here as a topless maid.

And then you're paying for that?

A topless maid is just gonna dust your dick.

Just send me someone to clean the house!

L don't need a topless maid. 1 got... everyone l know's topless.

Find me someone who's weatin' an extra sweater but can clean!

Bobby, your job is just to make my life easier.

DOORBELL RINGS

Hang on a second.

Coming!

Well, well, well.

Are you lost, little girl?

SHE GRUNTS - HE MOANS

HAROLD GROANS

Who are you? What do you want?

What the hell is that?

Recognise these girls?

L don't understand.

We know how you take advantage of your employees.

I'm a ladies' man, what can l say? They're askin' for it.

SHE SHOUTS - HE GRUNTS

You drugged and raped them!

SHE SHOUTS - HE GRUNTS

No! Argh! No! Stop it!

I'm sure you've heard those words before.

Now it's your time to feel the pain.

HE GRUNTS

What do you want, money?

L got more money than you could ever imagine. You can have it all.

You guys can all have it!

Money won't get you out of this one, Harold.

Now... you are gonna admit to me that you drugged and raped these women.

HE GROANS

We should just fuckin' kill him.

Alright! OK. L did it. L was just havin' fun.

HE GROANS

What's your password?

SHE GRUNTS - Argh! Fuck.

69-69-69.

How fuckin' cute is that?

D'you remember her?

It's Becky.

Cathy.

Elizabeth... Sandy... Susie.

Yes, l raped 'em alll l raped all of them!

They were employees.

Gave them drinks and drugs. L took advantage of them. I'm sorry!

I did it. Everything!

SHE GRUNTS - HE YELLS

l need help, man. I'm sick! I'm sick, bro.

L need help!

Well, that's why we're here,

Help you kick the habit.

Just don't hurt me. Just don't hurt me.

Thank you.

You guys are crazy.

If you say anything about tonight to anyone...

l won't say anything.

I'm not gonna say anything, I haven't seen you!

I'm going to fuckin' kill you.

Send the pictures through to PD.

Oh, shit!

INDISTINCT CHATTER

Jesus.

Wanda Esparza, the witness.

So, what are you telling me?

There's no case? - Dr Cooray, please calm down.

Calm down?

Calm down?

What fucking use are you guys anyway?

DOOR SLAMS - HE SIGHS

- Motherfucker! Goddamn it! - MUFFLED BANGS

BELL JINGLES

DOOR BUZZES

Yo. Hey, go on, get the fuck outta here, yo.

So... 7

I'll take it.

Alright. Good choice.

Alright, well, you gotta fill out these forms...

Put down a deposit, come back in ten.

Ten days? No. L can't do that.

Psh. Sorry, the law's the law.

How 'bout l just walk out with it?

What you need? - Vincent Trano.

And who the fuck are you?

He goes by the name Trigger. I'm looking for him.

What do l look like, a drive-through snitch to you?

Look! Trigger, or I'll pull mine.

You even know how to use that thing?

We can both find out, if you like.

- "Pretty Girls" by DeLon - You just keep runnin'...

WOMAN LAUGHS

You don't need your appendix, unless you eat raw meat, so you...

One guy hit a golf ball off the moon.

It's still going, unless intruded upon by an outside force.

Is that inertia? - Salut!

It is immoral, society, these people. I don't know who they are.

L don't care, but l want... INDISTINCT CHATTER

- Hey, how you guys doing? - That's the prop.

Oh! You know what? I'm glad l didn't have that drink.

You wanna come hold it for me?

I'm not good for more than half a round. - WOMAN LAUGHS

Is he going to be dead?

Oh, don't kill me. What could kill me? L can't kill me.

Do go back...

Do go back and get Kleen, though. He's a good man.

You gotta get these out...

l can't even get at it.

GUN COCKS

WOMAN SCREAMS

GUNSHOTS

WOMEN YELL

WOMEN SCREAM

GUNSHOT - HE SCREAMS

GUNFIRE

WOMEN SCREAM

GUNFIRE

HE GRUNTS

You must have a fucking death wish.

You just came and broke up my party.

HE GRUNTS

Stop making noises like that. It's silly. Doesn't look right.

Really thought you were Scarface comin' up in here,

HE SCREAMS

HE SCREAMS Stop!

Pretty big balls.

Who the fuck are you?

You killed my wife, you son of a bitch! My family!

OK. Yeah, you were with that white lady and that little girl.

L shot 'em. - Fuck you, man!

You got kind of a potty mouth.

NOLAN GRUNTS

You act like they were special or somethin' but they weren't.

Fuck you, man!

HE YELLS

People get killed up here all the time.

Just cos it's a fancy neighbourhood doesn't mean people don't die.

What the fuck were they doin' driving through the barrio?

Why was your wife taking that sexy little girl through the barrio?

Get up!

Get up!

You killed my wife, you son of a bitch. - GUN COCKS

1'm gonna kill you!

- Alright... - I'm gonna fucking kill you!

Freeze! Drop it!

Drop it now.

Drop the gun now, goddamn it, or we'll drop you!

I'm unarmed.

INDISTINCT CHATTER

Oh, shit,

What's up? - Nothing. L know the guy.

You clipped one in the side, and the other in the shoulder.

You're lucky they're gonna live.

Illegal possession...

intent to kill.

Can't walk away from this one.

All counts against you, this time around.

You shouldn't have gone after them,

l shouldn't have had to.

The prosecution is sympathetic to your position,

He believes it was grief that caused your, uh, temporary lack of judgment.

And he's agreed to reduce the charges.

Attempted murder... assault with a deadly weapon.

But, um, you're gonna have to plead guilty.

What? That's sympathetic to my position?

I have to plead guilty?

Look-- - Uh, that's not justice!

L mean, no offence, but that's not justice.

It's not a matter of whether you attacked these guys or didn't.

There's plenty of witnesses.

You're gonna do time, it's just a matter of how much.

Listen.

We go to trial with this, it's gonna take over a year to even get there.

It carries a much longer sentence if convicted.

Take the deal.

INMATES CHATTER

- What we got here? - We got fresh fish, boys!

INMATES HECKLE

Yeah, keep movin', warden!

INMATES HECKLE

Watch it. Hey, watch it.

Want some?

My grub, brother. I'm offering you some. You want it?

No thanks, man. L got enough.

L got something that's gonna make you feel real good.

Come on.

It's alright.

Thanks, man. - It's alright.

Fuck that dude, you know... just do your time, you'll be alright.

MEN CHEER The fuck is that, man?

MAN WHISTLES - Yo, where the waitress at? Yo!

You seen these before? - Come on, snap-shap on the bottle of Dom.

You got it. - HE LAUGHS

Whoah, fucking... that's it.

Get your fuckin' hands off me. - MAN LAUGHS

l think you made a wrong turn. - Yeah?

BONE CRUNCHES - MAN YELLS

HE GRUNTS

MAN YELLS

Hey. If it's not too much trouble...

you wanna help me bounce these wankers? - Yeah. Nicely done.

Let's go! Come on.

Come on, Guido. - Fuck off.

Go on.

Fuck off.

Thank you, guys, $0 much. How can l repay you?

It's alright, sweetie.

Hey, you remember me?

Now it's your turn to get fucked.

HE CHUCKLES

That's right, bitch!

NOLAN GRUNTS - Better cover that ass. Huh?

Better get used to being on those fuckin' knees!

NOLAN COUGHS

Hey, excuse me.

Fuck off, man.

THEY GRUNT

CAM CHOKES

Fuck's sake, guys.

Now, you wanna spend a month in the hole? Stick around. Guard!

Get the fuck outta here, now!

Buncha pussies.

Hey, let me help you up. - NOLAN COUGHS

You doin' OK? - Yeah, man. L coulda done that.

NOLAN COUGHS - Yeah, l saw that.

Y'know, besides burying your head in those law books, you might wanna study up

on how to stay the fuck alive in here.

Yeah. I'm startin' to realise that.

What's your name anyway?

Hank. - Nolan. Thank you, seriously.

No problem. - What are you doin' here?

I'm a lawyer. - Hank the lawyer, huh?

Man, l don't even know how l got here, to be honest with you.

Well, most people who commit crimes end up here.

Well, if tryin' to kill the man who killed my family is a crime

1 guess I'm a criminal.

Stay outta trouble.

Don't worry, we'll get you fixed up.

You're pretty brave for a new guy.

But you got a serious death wish, takin' on Cam.

Yeah, well, people keep telling me that, but...

l just didn't want to get raped today.

I've never had to fight like this.

Look. The only language they speak in this place...

is violence.

It's Kill... or be killed.

It's a different world in here.

And you speak it, or sooner or later you're gonna get popped.

Yeah, well, l don't know the first thing.

Not about knowing. It's about survival.

The ones who make it out... align themselves with a group.

For protection.

There's safety in numbers.

Or you can, uh, just learn to fight like heck.

Yeah, well, maybe I'll go for the latter.

HE LAUGHS

Well, good luck on that.

Name's Jackson, by the way.

L don't know about makin' friends with guards either, though.

Oh...

So you don't wanna make nice with the inmates

and you don't wanna make nice with the guards.

Shit, man...

For a second there l thought you were really serious

about getting out of this hole

in one piece.

Look, man. I'm sorry.

The name's Nolan,

I'm just in way over my head.

And ll don't really know what to do.

L understand.

You're lucky Hank saved your ass.

So... who is that guy?

Hank Carmac.

Does pro-bono work here in the prison

for inmates he feels were locked up unjustly.

Self-made man, lives by a code. It's rare for a lawyer.

How'd he learn to fight like that?

L don't know, but word is he's a military man

passed the bar, got his law degree on the government dime and never looked back.

Hmm. Man on a mission, huh?

Trust me, Hank is a man you should have in your corner.

NOLAN SOBS

HE YELLS

HE YELLS

HE SOBS

Mm. - Guess you're ready for another, Hank?

You know me too well, Chris, Cheers,

Sorry we're late.

L hate it when someone's supposed to pick you up

and they're a half hour late

cos l always find myself staring at my cell phone wondering what that's for.

Ah, you know how she is.

Some asshole decided to go on a shooting spree over at China Garden

and l got caught up.

Thank you.

What you got?

Interesting case.

This guy l met inside the Pen. Take a look.

Come on, Hank!

Beat some down, help some get out?

Ah, come on, Amanda. You know the deal. Justice is case by case, you know that.

This guy, his family was killed.

People that did it killed the only witness. Strangled her.

So, they walked.

So, what's he doin' in lockdown?

Just what you'd be doin', man. Bashin' heads. Tryin' to stay alive.

The Keystone Cops are real proud of themselves, l guess.

Of all the sorry bastards in the cage

almost every one of them screams he got a bad deal on the daily.

Yeah, you're right. But this one actually did.

DOOR CLANKS

Hey, Nolan, get up! L got good news.

These are from Hank. He took your case.

INDISTINCT CHATTER - DISTANT ALARM RINGS

TATTOO MACHINE BUZZES - You gotta get outta here.

This ain't no place for a person like you.

You know, with the rest of these animals. You're not like them.

You know, you don't have to be. You got a chance to start a new life.

Y'know, l know without your family, it's gonna be hard

but you've gotta get rid of the hatred, you've gotta get rid of the feeling

you've gotta get back to the freedom, the freedom that's in your mind.

Shit, it's lookin' good.

Almost done, bro.

Almost finished with your next book?

See, l told you your best bet was to connect with Hank.

Yeah, man. He has been instrumental.

In fact, if it wasn't for you and Hank, I'd be dead by now.

You know, you're one of the few people in here that deserves to be on the outside

doing whatever it is you need to do to seek justice

and try to heal yourself.

Thank you, man.

See you at the arraignment.

What's up, bitch?

Word is you're getting outta here real soon, since you're the lawyer's biatch,

Relax, seriously!

We have some unfinished business, motherfucker.

Hm?

HE SHOUTS

INMATES YELL

Get him, kick his ass!

Come on, take him down!

INMATES YELL

Shit!

Hey, Nolan.

Nolan, you hear me? Get over here.

Yeah, man. L can hear you.

HANK SIGHS

You know, when l first took your case

I thought l was lookin' at a man with principle

a man who wanted to satisfy justice.

L was protecting myself, Hank.

OK.

Because the last think l need is for you to be in the hole

right before l can get you out, you understand?

This system doesn't work, Hank. You're the one who taught me that, right?

Nolan, do you wanna get out of here?

You know, l used to lecture my students on having faith in the law?

L used to think that America was founded on some sort of truth and justice.

This country is turning into a piece of shit, Hank!

And I'm in the fucking hole! I'm in the fucking hole!

For what?

My family was kKilled!

Trigger should be in this fuckin' hole!

Yes. Yes, he should.

But I'm using my time...

my resources, my energy.

L could be having dinner, l could be fucking right now but I'm here with you.

And I'm just asking for two damn months. Two months. That's it.

Man, l got nothing out there anyway.

Come on, Nolan, stop feeling fucking sorry for yourself.

You got even less in here and you know it.

What happened to Cam anyway?

Cam?

I don't give a fuck about Cam

and nor should you, that piece of shit...

shot a young girl in the face, 17 years old.

Even after she emptied the register. Now l told you...

to keep it low-key, not to fuckin' worry about other criminals in here. You hear me?

Yeah, l hear you, man.

Good. Cos the next time, you kick him harder. OK?

THEY SNIGGER

You trust me, right? - Of course l do.

Good.

So give me a reason to trust you.

We are almost there.

And l promise you, I'll get you outta this place.

But keep your nose clean, OK?

Yeah. L will.

See you soon.

Yeah, alright.

Dr Cooray, you've served 12 months of a two-year sentence.

Would you say you feel rehabilitated?

Dr Cooray?

L feel he is.

Been a model prisoner.

A hard worker, too.

And always does as he is told.

Hm.

Well, it says here he's gotten into a few scrapes during his stay.

Spent some time in solitary confinement.

That is true.

But l was present for all

and they were definitely cases of self-preservation.

Well, l see you got Hank Carmac, Esquire representing you today.

Yes, sir.

Sir, we are well aware of your efforts to rehabilitate inmates.

Given, you are his lawyer

but are you also saying that you would vouch for him personally?

Absolutely, sir. He's a good man.

I think he's served enough time

to reflect upon his single instance of bad behaviour due to the...

tragic, terrible loss of his family. His wife, his child.

I know he takes full responsibility for his actions

and has expressed to me many times his desire to get back to work

as a teacher at the International University, where he feels...

frankly, as do I, he can contribute positively

to the young minds of this country.

Ahem. Dr Cooray...

if you were to be released

is there any chance that you may again seek retribution

for the wrong that you feel's been committed against you?

Absolutely not, sir,

l made a big mistake.

L should leave law enforcement up to the professionals.

And l promise you l pose no threat to the people outside of these walls.

L know what l did was wrong

and l've realised that now.

And l am truly sorry.

Hey, Nolan, you know of a place called the Soi Dog Tavern?

Nah. - Well, cool little bar.

Every Wednesday night, me and my friends, we get together.

Shoot the shit, drink some shit.

You should come and join us one night.

Thank you, man. L do appreciate that, brother. For real.

Of course.

L know you got things to do, put your life back on track but...

Open invitation.

SMOOTH JAZZ MUSIC PLAYS

As l live and breathe, what you doin' here?

- Hey! - And so soon!

L didn't think 1'd see you this soon, if at all. How are you?

Come on, meet my friends. This is Damian, my good friend.

Hey, man. How are you?

This is Amanda.

Hey. We've heard a lot about you. - Hey! Thank you. Nice to meet you.

Kimberly, Chris, could you hook us up with some drinks?

Let's catch up. - Absolutely!

Bryant and Plaza. They worked point on your case, right?

Do you know them?

Good cops. Both of them.

Rare things these days. - It is.

Amanda's one of those. She wears a badge, too.

Really? =L try.

And these two misfits, believe it or not, used to be partners.

Yeah, until l took early retirement.

Due to excessive use of force, they said.

Yeah, he split the wig of an unarmed dope pusher.

HE LAUGHS That dope pusher was a stone-cold killer.

And if l didn't take him out, he was gonna kKill someone else.

Makes a good point.

Things have spiralled out of control in the city.

Yeah, seems like that.

Yaba is to this city what Molly is to Coachella.

Yeah, what happened to you, where the guilty go free?

Happens more than the PD would want you to know.

Gettin' off on technicalities, plea bargains, dead witnesses. You name it.

You know, they are releasing violent felons because there's overcrowding in prisons.

The system is broken.

Well, you know why? Cos they give more of a fuck

about the rights of the criminals than they do the victims.

And even when we do get the perps, sometimes we can't make the evidence stick.

Even when it's obvious who the guilty are.

You know, l looked at your case.

They strangled your witness, huh?

Yeah, man, I'm still tryin' to figure out how to get this fucker behind bars.

You don't need bars.

We've found other ways to deal with those assholes.

Really? - Yeah.

You guys vigilantes or somethin'?

Why? You curious?

You damn right I'm curious.

You know, there are over 300 homicides a year in this city?

Despite what they tell you, hard drugs are on the rise.

This new strain of yaba's deadly.

It's a blend of crystal meth and caffeine.

Instant addiction.

My parents, they used to leave their doors unlocked.

Mine too.

Now good people like that are afraid to go out after dark.

If you're afraid to open your front door cos you don't know who's on the other side

you're livin' in fear. - Yep.

And if you're not afraid, you just don't know how bad it's got.

Innocent people, gettin' killed every day.

The gitl that gets raped, what happened to you...

me and my family.

It's fuckin' wrong. Good people are livin' in fear.

HANK SIGHS

BELL RINGS

What are we doin'?

Watching street theatre.

What? - You'll see.

Look at that drug pushin' piece of shit.

Let's push back.

What are they doing?

Hey!

Hey, get the fuck outta here! - Yo, what the fuck, man?

Look... - HE GRUNTS

What the hell, man? - Relax.

What you niggas want, huh? My scrilla?

Scrilla?

- What the fuck is scrilla? - No idea.

What's your name?

Jinx.

Hey, you better not be a jinx.

What's your real name?

Fuck you, niggas. Don't nobody talk bitch to me!

What're you holding?

GUN COCKS - Easy, killer,

Dude asked me what l was holding!

It's OK. Give it to him.

Gimme that. Gimme that.

Yeah, this is it. It's got that gun logo we've been seein' around.

Just like we thought.

Question is, where'd you get it?

Nowhere, money. L run this shit.

Mm. "Yo, money," huh? Motherfucker.

You're too fuckin' stupid to run anything.

Where the fuck did you get it?

Dude calls himself Omari, man.

Runs a body slash chop shop over on West North.

Gets it shipped, postage free, and transports it in his rides, man.

Well, that was easy.

Thank you. - GUNSHOT

HE SCREAMS Jesus!

- It's cool, Doc. - It's what?

Go! Go.

HE MOANS

HE GROANS

See, the way this works is, if you see us again

and you keep pushin' this fucking poison

then your legs will be coming off.

JINX GROANS - 0K?

HE PANTS

PHONE RINGS

Yeah?

Oh, that's good. Yeah.

Alright, thank you for that.

We're right on it.

Fuck, man! Shit!

TRAIN SCREECHES = Urgh!

- What do you think? - 1 don't trust him,

l guess we'll just have to keep an eye on him,

Hey, what's up, man? You OK?

You know when l asked if you guys were vigilantes, l was joking, right?

You can't just go around shooting people, Hank!

Wh-why? Why, because your way's working so well?

Fuck you, Hank!

Hey... you listen to me.

L have shit to lose, too. And you can trust me on this.

I've thought about this long and hard, OK?

Comes down to a simple fuckin' science.

Someone has to deliver justice to these fucking criminals.

You feel good about Trigger still bein' out there, huh?

Know he can kill another kid, another woman, destroy another fuckin' family

like he did yours, like he did mine?

That was different! - How? How?

Cos these motherfuckers, they don't play fair!

They do not play by the rules, OK?

They don't respect Amanda. They don't respect me, you

or any motherfucker!

You think we would have got Jinx if we weren't here? Huh?

You think he would've handed over Omari just like that? Wake the fuck up, Nolan!

Wake up!

See, we don't need search warrants. We don't need due fuckin' process.

We solve the case, we give it to the cops. Hand it to 'em with a fucking bow on top.

That's what we do here!

Just gonna get out and do it again, man. - So next time we will fucking Kill him.

You hear me?

You're crazy. You know that, right?

Maybe... yeah, maybe.

But l guess some motherfucker has to be, huh?

Look, I'm sure l don't have to remind you, Nolan, how important it is

for you, uh, to keep this discreet.

Look, you were curious.

Now you know. You don't ever have to do it again.

Are you sure about this guy, Hank?

He might not know it yet, but he's one of us.

HE SIGHS

HE GRUNTS

HE GROANS

DISTANT JET ENGINE WHINES

How are you? - Have a seat.

You want some coffee? - No.

You good? Are you sure?

Hey, I'm sure that you've heard that, uh, that your attorney, Hank Carmac

he, uh, is doing a double check on this DNA thing.

He's sending a sample off to Washington, DC.

They wanna do a, you know, a high-tech study thing on it. Uh...

What for? - Well...

Listen, Wanda Esparza had some DNA on her that l think that we missed.

What? - Yeah. Uh...

Oh, shit. - L should have told you, but um...

I'm looking for this guy Trigger.

Alright? L want to talk to him. I wanna get DNA, a sample from him.

So, you think that Trigger may have done it himself?

Eh, Wanda Esparza was strangled.

And they found some fingernails on her clothing and...

you know, you ask me? Do the math. One plus one equals motherfucking two.

Yeah.

INDISTINGT CONVERSATION

Oh, shit,

One more hit?

Someone in America is dying of an opioid overdose, right now.

It happens every 18 minutes.

In just one year, more than 29,000 people lost their lives to an overdose of heroin

or prescription painkillers, including Oxycontin

hydrocodone, and new street drug "yaba".

Thank you.

SMOOTH JAZZ MUSIC PLAYS

Hey. - Hey.

How's it going? You too.

Hungry?

No, I'm good. - Drink?

I'm fine.

What's on your mind?

L don't understand, Hank.

Why didn't you tell me you were having the lab re-check the DNA?

I'm your lawyer. That's my job.

Information, facts. L need as many things in my arsenal as l can.

Gotta take the right tool to the job.

L know why you're here.

L understand. Tough decision.

You're tryin' to get on the right side of the law, do the right thing

but it's not working.

Whatever you decide...

it's your decision.

You know what, man?

L really just wanna explore my options.

You got it.

I didn't think you had it in you.

I never had any doubt.

See anything you like?

Uh, l don't have to have a gun, do 1?

Then l guess that's your only choice.

Hey, look, it's not gonna be pretty in there, so stay close.

You don't have a piece. - Absolutely.

I'm gonna look after you. C'mon. - Let's go.

GUNSHOT

GUNSHOT

- Drop the gun! - GUNSHOTS

SHE GRUNTS

You Omari?

Yeah, yeah.

I knew y'all were coming to talk, but no need to be shootin' up my place of business.

Your stash. Where is it?

My what? - The yaba, you dumb fuck. Where is it?

Il comment c'est connard?

Ey, look.

L dunno what it is you think you know, but this is a legitimate business.

GUN COCKS

What? You think staring down that is a first for me?

L know a bunch of lawless motherfuckers when l see them!

You best just shoot me, bro.

Hey, shut the fuck up. Put your hand on this table now.

Put it on the fuckin' table!

I'm not fuckin' with you, dude. Put it right here now.

Break his hand. - What?

You heard me. Break his fuckin' hand.

- Hit him! - OMARI YELLS

Calm it, motherfucker! Back up! Back up!

OMARI GROANS - Nobody needs to fuckin' die here!

OMARI GASPS

You feel that? Put it back.

OMARI GASPS

Il est doux cela, merde. - Je ne crojs pas.

This time, do it again, but do it harder.

What're you waitin' for? Do it, you fuck!

NOLAN YELLS - OMARI SCREAMS

Putain!

HE GROANS

Come on, man! You already know.

That's why you're here, right? Jinx.

He told me some bandit motherfuckers ganked him,

Forced him to spill.

Just take it and get the fuck out!

You think we're fuckin' stupid, huh?

It's insulting.

L got a better idea. Hit his fuckin' face, harder.

On his face, doit. Do it!

Hey, hey, hey! Hey!

C'est quoi? Tu es fou?

L use the cars, man.

Wheel basins, linings, whatever.

Every nook and cranny good enough to mule it in.

That's what we wanted to hear.

Bingo.

That's it.

PHONE BEEPS

Plaza. Got it.

- Send in the troops. - 0K, I will,

TYRES SQUEAL

GUNFIRE

Punk-ass infiltrators.

Les bétards! - Je vais les enculés, ces batards!

On va les avoir,

OMARI SIGHS

DAMIAN LAUGHS

Fuckin' Al

Professor, you went to town on that guy's hand.

L think l saw some bones poppin' out!

Hey, so how's it feel not having your hands tied?

Feels good!

Damn right it does.

GLASS SHATTERS

The hell are you doin'?

We don't keep what we find. Drugs, we burn it.

Cash, we put it back into the city.

Yeah. Like Robin Hood.

HANK LAUGHS There he goes again.

He has a heart, you just gotta stick around long enough to see it.

I don't.

Vice has got Omari and his team locked up.

Yeah. Couldn't have done it without us.

- Yep. - That's why we break the rules, man.

Beautiful, isn't it?

Yeah.

But not as beautiful as it used to be.

So, how'd you get here?

What do you mean? - Y'know, like, here. You know?

Doin' what you do.

L used to have a beautiful family like you once.

A beautiful wife.

- Here...

l always keep it with me.

- Man, she is beautiful. - Yeah.

Aryan convict named Krieger took it all away.

L was tryin' a case, l won. I put him away for life.

He sent his boys round to the house.

L wasn't there,

My wife was.

They went for her,

They violated her.

Beat her, so badly...

she didn't wake up for six months. When she did, she left.

Blamed me for all of it.

Two years later, they found her hanging in her closet, dead.

Suicide.

Jesus.

L guess those racist fucks did kill her, right?

Just took her two years to die.

Hank, man, I'm so sorry.

They're still out there, Nolan. Somewhere. They never found 'em.,

HANK SIGHS

Anyway, we got you out. - Yeah, we did.

You're a good man.

You too, my man.

- Guess what? - What?

One of my snitches, a working girl

got Trigger's DNA from a blunt they smoked together.

The DNA?

Matches the fragment on Wanda's body.

Our lab confirmed it?

Yep. And we have a warrant,

We got the son of a bitch! - Yeah.

Alright, Plaza. - Thank you, Detective.

Alright.

Nolan, it's Detective Bryant,

Look, l shouldn't even really be telling you this

but we've got a warrant for Vincent Trano, "Trigger".

We've got him.

Hey, boys.

Detective!

How are you?

What are you doin' here?

Did you find him?

We're workin' on it.

What? L mean, what does that mean?

It means that l went to the man's house. He wasn't there.

L talked to his mother. She said she hadn't seen him in months.

Right. And you believed her?

Look, there's no love lost between those two.

Alright? He's not a model son.

Right, so he's probably hiding out at a friend's house or somethin'.

Yeah, yeah, probably. But you know what?

We can't knock down every door in the hood lookin' for his ass.

OK? He could be anywhere.

We're gonna get him this time, don't you worry.

"Don't worry"?

"Don't worry", Detective?

How the hell are you gonna tell me that?

Every time we get close to bringin' Trigger to justice, this guy frickin' disappears.

You let us do our job.

Right, yeah. You guys do your job.

Frankly, this was my last hope, Detective. Honestly.

And you guys can't even find him!

We have DNA on him. It's just a matter of time.

L understand. But then what happens?

He's gonna get off on some technicality and then he's back on the streets.

You know what? You need to let the wheels of justice roll.

You're tired. Go home. You're beat, you're whooped. Get some rest.

I'll call you, let you know, you know, if 1 talk to anybody.

If l get some more information. Alright?

OK, alright. Alright, but find him for me, please.

Please.

Alright.

What's up, Ponds? Covington.

FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

Nolan. What are you doing here?

Hey.

So, l got a call from Detective Bryant. They have a warrant out for Trigger's arrest.

And? - And so l came in to check in on it.

They find him?

No.

And you still have the nerve to act surprised.

Look. All l want to say is...

you being here is making me a little uncomfortable.

You either do things our way

or you keep clinging to the shipwreck we call law and order.

But you don't try and keep your feet stuck in both worlds.

Last time l remembered, you're still a cop, right, Amanda?

I'm not a cop.

I'm a scout.

If we don't have intel, we got nothing.

Detective Bryant is a good cop.

But he's an idealist.

I'm a realist.

Yeah, alright. L get it.

Even if Trigger goes down, it's for killing a snitch.

Not for what he did to your wife and daughter.

Ask yourself, is that really justice?

One minute he's breaking down some dealer, and the next he's at the station

chatting with detectives.

L mean, for such a smart guy, he seems pretty confused.

No shit. How the fuck can you be so sure this guy's not gonna flip?

Like l keep tellin' you, l think he's one of us.

Look, Hank. L can't say l have your confidence in the guy...

but I trust your judgment. - HANK SIGHS

Fuck me, guys. Look, look, l think he's got his head

wrapped around this Trigger guy, if I'm honest.

That might clear him a bit, sure. But it's easier said than done.

The cops have been tossing every nook and cranny in this barrio

and still haven't found jack-shit.

He's probably already south of the border.

. C'mon, man.

He's made this city his fuckin' home. There's no way he's leaving.

How the hell can you be so sure of that?

Would you?

You got a gun, Amanda. You got a badge.

And you got a fuckin' passport to wherever that fuck might be holed up.

So, go find him.

And find him your way.

Get it done, Amanda.

Hey.

Hey.

So, we heard you went to the PD yesterday.

Look, l already told Amanda...

Yeah, we know.

They're not gonna find him, are they?

Nope. Not the legit way.

So, l guess you can continue sittin' around on your ass doing nothing

waiting for a system that keeps failing you, or you can, uh...

you can do something about it, Nolan,

Fuck it. I'm in.

'Bout time. Get moving, Nolan.

I'll see it... and I'll raise it.

How much is that?

Will you match that for me, honey? Just one white and blue there.

Walit, it's my turn. L go after him,

You tell her. - Clockwise.

You can't do that, I'm supposed... You know what? Fuck it. All in.

Ha! - Big boy.

L don't even have that much. - You went to college?

Well, if you count Folsom State Prison college, then yeah.

L took a class or two up there.

You're all in? - Yeah.

Did you-- - Who put my gun on top of the weed?

That wasn't me. - Whose weed?

One of these girls brought it. I'm not sure which one.

Never accountable, are you? You never just say, "l did it."

L don't want to rat anybody out or anything. - 0K

- Hey, Nolan. - Yeah?

This is for you.

It's loaded. Safety's on.

You're rollin' with the big dudes tonight, man.

Just stay out of the way and don't shoot your dick off.

MUFFLED SCREAMS

What are we doing here?

This.

What the hell?

Yeah, you were right.

He snitched. That's why he's out. - No!

Lucky for us, Detective Bryant got Omari locked up.

He gave up Jinx's whereabouts.

JINX GRUNTS - Disloyal motherfuckers, huh?

Seems like our friend Jinx here knows more than he was lettin' on, hm?

No, no, no!

Oh, he knows. He just hasn't told us yet.

SWITCHBLADE CLICKS - Well...

We need intel, so we're gonna find out one way or the other,

Oh, he's gonna tell us. - JINX MOANS

Is this true? - Nol

You know where Trigger is? - No!

Huh? - Nol

- Here's your chance. - Fuck, this shit again?

1 ain't gonna tell you nothin', man! - Ah. Is that so?

You shitched to get out of jail. Now your boy Omari snitched on you.

You motherfuckers have no honour at all.

Yeah.

Yeah, l gave up some snow-white politicians trolling for ass in the bartio.

But Trigger gonna kill me if l give him up, man. He runs this town!

HE SCREAMS

Time to talk, motherfucker!

You will tell me where he is right now

or I'm gonna break every fuckin' bone in your body!

Now! - JINX SCREAMS

0K, OK, OK!

I'ma tell ya'll!

But when you catch that motherfucker, do me a favour.

Smoke his ass, man! You'd be doing everybody a favour.

Hey. - Down there is Trigger's safe house.

Well, it ain't safe anymore. - GUN COCKS

He's in there playing poker with a few thugs and their girls.

Looks like he hired a special forces bodyguard too

since he knows the heat is coming down on him.

GUN COCKS

You know the drill. - Yep.

HELICOPTER WHIRS

l have the drop on a possible location of a perp.

Take me downtown immediately.

Bryan...

STAIRS CREAK - He's big.

GUNSHOT

GUNSHOT

Sir, there's been a report of shots fired downtown by the railroad tracks.

You're a cheater, man. - How did l cheat?

The last time you dealed, you had two aces.

There's only one way to solve this, OK?

You guys go for a long drive, suck each other's dicks

and then drive off a cliff.

GUNSHOT

Trigger!

Get up now!

Get the fuck up now! Get up!

WOMAN WHIMPERS - Fuck you! Stay right there!

WOMAN WAILS - Shut the fuck up, bitch.

DAMIAN GROANS

Shit.

Hey.

Good to see you again. - WOMAN SCREAMS

GUNSHOT - TRIGGER YELLS

Got you, you prick!

- Please! - Get the fuck away from me!

Hiding behind women? You coward!

Fuck you.

Get the fuck away from me!

GUNSHOT

- Are you OK? - Uh-huh.

- Are you OK? - Yeah...

l got you.

GUNSHOTS

HELICOPTER WHIRS

Down there!

OK, Doc. Do him.

Do it!

Now what?

This is the fuck who killed your family.

- What did l ever do to you? - Doit!

THEY GRUNT

l don't even know who the fuck you homos are.

What, you don't remember me, motherfucker?

TRIGGER GRUNTS

TRIGGER GROANS

You remember me now? - TRIGGER GIGGLES

Yeah. - Come on, we ain't got all night.

Shoot him! Do it!

THEY GRUNT

GUNSHOT - MAN GRUNTS

You're better than this. You're fuckin' military.

That's the only fuckin' reason you're limping out of here tonight, you hear me?

NOLAN PANTS

Shit, man, l can't! - L knew it.

L knew it!

He's not walkin' outta here! - Wait,

I'm no snitch. I'm not.

I'm not gonna say shit to anybody. You know that.

If you don't do it, I'm gonna do it. - No!

Do it! =~ Killin' him won't bring my family back.

That's correct.

THEY GRUNT

You know l run this town, right?

Al of it. It's why you're alive right now.

Whatever you guys want. Uh, drugs...

Shut the hell up!

Bitches, maybe you like some dirt on a corrupt cop...

Fuck! Do it, you prick!

NOLAN YELLS

GUNFIRE

THEY GRUNT

It's one of those buildings down there.

GUNFIRE

THEY GRUNT

GUNSHOTS

DAMIAN GRUNTS - GUNSHOTS

You OK? Come here.

I'm alright. - Tell me the fucking truth, you OK?

Go get the motherfucker. Kill him!

Damian! Shit! Are you OK?

THEY GRUNT

Plaza, Damian's down! Send an ambulance right now.

We're on Fifth and Ozone.

HELICOPTER WHIRS

There! Down there.

Fifth and Ozone.

THEY GRUNT

You OK?

GUNSHOT

HELICOPTER WHIRS

Fuck. You killed him.

Thank you. Yeah?

You saved my life. - Hey!

You saw what happened? - Yeah.

L saw everything.

It was clearly self-defence.

You got this? - Lgotit.

L gotta check on Damian. - Go.

Coming with you. - Hey.

You alfight? - Yeah, I'm OK.

"Coming Your Way" by DeLon feat. Sherana

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