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[Lizzie] Previously on Lincoln Heights.

It's somewhere in the neighborhood of $100,000.

Is it real money?

- Who would have left this? - [squealing]

[Malik] What about the stand?

Man, the pool table would be the bomb.

- It's about to be dope. - Cool.

Red dust. Jenn, that money was from our attic.

When we evacuated the house after the earthquake,

and I sent you upstairs, did anyone go to the attic?

[Cassie] I think Charles went up there.

It's a letter my father wrote you when I was two.

How could you keep this from me for 15 years?

My father invited me to drive up and meet them.

Will you go with me?

[Jenn] She's on the road with Charles.

I want you to come home.

I'll be home tomorrow.

[Travis] Long lost brother and his girlfriend.

- I'm Travis. - How you doing?

The so-called Bandana Bandit has struck again.

The bandana wearing thief has hit another supermarket.

What brings you to Lincoln Heights Outreach?

Just looking for somewhere in the neighborhood to volunteer.

Look, you can borrow Rasky to keep you company tonight,

I'll take Osito home to fix.

- Gimme it! - [grunts]

[sirens sounding]

Oh, my God...

Stand back, please.

[chatter over the radio]

Are you OK?

It's him again.

- [alarm blares] - What the hell?

Hey!

Damn it!

We're the third store he's hit on our street.

You're probably next, pal.

I know you're mad at me right now.

But believe me, I had to go...

Excuse me? You had to go?

Were you deathly ill and only Charles had the antidote?

- No, ma'am. - Then the only words

coming out of your mouth should be "I'm sorry."

Mom, I am sorry.

But I still think it was the right thing to do.

But didn't you raise us to know how to make our own decisions?

There's more to being an adult than doing what you want

when you want.

I'm so disappointed in you, Cassie.

Isn't Dad going to even talk to me?

He's afraid of what he might say to you, Cassie.

[sighs] Your father and I have to think about

what we're going to do about this.

You may go to your room now.

[sighs]

[rock music plays]

- ♪ Well, babe, hurts to be a lover ♪ - [tools clanging]

♪ Don't you let me out of your sight ♪

♪ I said lady, won't you please do me right ♪

This, my friend, is our problem.

You put the exhaust hanger for an XJ on a E-Type.

The guy at the shop said it didn't matter.

Who are you gonna trust? The guy at a shop or your older brother?

[chuckles] All right.

I hope you'll stick around long enough

to attend Dad's big shindig tomorrow.

I don't know, Travis. Am I on the list?

- Dude, you're family. - [door opens]

Charles, whatever Travis is talking you into,

you don't have to do it.

I was just telling him he should come to the snooze fest

schmooze fest you're throwing, right?

Tell me how you really feel, son.

[laughs]

Dad's gone all corporate

since he started working for the mayor.

Gotta keep up appearances.

But if you come, I might actually stay awake.

Well, Charles, as Travis says, you'll probably be bored silly

so don't feel like you have to come,

This seems like a big deal and I didn't even bring a suit.

Don't worry about it. We'll buy you something.

Right, Dad?

Sure.

Other than school, I don't see why she should leave this house ever again.

You know that's not going to work.

So we sit here and just let her walk all over us?

We can't let her break the rules without serious consequences.

That's true.

Not to mention she defied us over a guy

who stole money from our house.

[doorbell rings]

We tried calling, your cell must have been off.

- Lizzie? What the... - Dad, it was awful.

I was so scared.

It's OK. I'm here. You're home.

- What happened? - She was attacked.

She's fine, just a little shaken.

We think the attack has something to do

with this bear she was carrying or its contents.

It's Gabriel's.

What's in it?

Fifty thousand dollars worth of pure heroin.

It was amazing.

That Bandana Bandit came out of nowhere and took the guy down.

He flicked his wrist and sent the guy flying.

He saved me, Dad.

I guess that proves he's a good guy.

A good guy we're going to arrest when we find him.

[Eddie] What about Lizzie's attacker?

He's in custody. Pablo Gallegos.

Scumbag confessed to hiding the drugs in the kid's bear.

I'd like to get my hands on him.

You're not the only one.

He skimmed those drugs from the Rivera family.

[Jenn] OK guys, you can talk tomorrow.

It's time for Lizzie to go to bed.

Are Gabriel and his mom OK?

We don't know.

We went to their apartment to interview them.

No one was there.

I can't believe she had anything to do with this.

If she did, neither of them will be around too long.

It's been a long night. Let's pick this up in the morning.

Thanks, Detective.

Father-daughter dance.

[Eddie] Try and get some sleep.

[Lizzie] He's the sweetest, nicest, little boy.

We were really starting to communicate, Dad.

Can we check on him, please?

Of course.

In the morning.

Now get some rest.

- Night, Dad. - Good night.

You gotta be kidding me.

[Eddie] Come on Lizzie, let's go. Five minutes.

Something smells good.

[Jenn] Who cooked breakfast? It wasn't me.

Mom, your eggs, scrambled just the way you like them.

And Dad, your wheat toast is only lightly toasted.

Thank you, Cassie. This is very nice.

We're still gonna discuss your punishment after work today.

I'll just get a cup of coffee. Lizzie and I have to get going.

Dad, can I talk to you about something?

There's a Father-Daughter Dance next weekend. Can we go?

- I guess. - Really?

- No problem. - Hey Dad, I'm ready.

Great.

Let's go.

Actions have consequences.

[hip-hop music plays]

♪ Boom, boom ♪

♪ Boom, boom ♪

They even had my name crossed out on a sign.

Not the "No Tay" sign!

That's just egregious, man.

You're right. It is egregious.

What does egregious mean?

I don't know but it sounds bad.

Ooh, money op. Two o'clock.

What? Where?

[Malik] $500 for information leading to

the capture of that damned bandit.

You thinking what I'm thinking?

If we find the bandit, then I can get the money

to pay for the pool table.

Mom and Dad are gonna be really proud of me.

[knocking]

[Eddie] Ana!

It's Lizzie Sutton.

Gabriel's counselor from Lincoln Heights Outreach.

[locks rattle]

Hi, Ruby.

Dad, this is Gabriel's cousin.

After what happened last night,

we came to check if Gabriel's OK.

I don't know what you mean.

[Eddie] We're here to help.

- You're police. - [Eddie] Yes, but...

It's OK. You can trust my dad.

He cares about people in this neighborhood.

And he hates the guys who put those drugs in Gabriel's bear.

I don't know anything about drugs.

Gabriel and Ana went back to Mexico.

They were here yesterday. What? They just left?

Yes.

If you're involved in any of this,

you need to talk to the police. You could be in danger, too.

[door locks]

[beeping]

[phone ringing]

- Hey, Charles. - Hey, Cassie.

You'll never guess where I am. I'm at my dad's tailor,

he's buying me an Italian suit.

[chuckles]

Wow.

Yeah, there's this big party this evening at his house.

I'm going to meet all of his friends

and the folks he works with.

That's great, Charles.

[sighs] I wish I could see you.

That can be arranged. Hold on.

Cassie wants to see the suit.

[Travis] Hey, Cassie.

[phone beeps]

Whoo-wee!

Charles is looking sexy!

Really sexy.

Hey, check me out.

OK, you should get it... now.

[phone chimes]

Hm.

You look great, Charles.

How are you doing?

Is everything OK with your parents?

Yeah, everything's OK.

Have a good time tonight.

I love you.

I love you, too.

[distant sirens sounding]

[indistinct chattering]

Throw. Excellent. Continue.

Hey Lizzie, I heard about what happened yesterday. Are you OK?

I'm getting over it.

I need to talk to Marco.

We're about to start the aikido class.

He's over there.

Hey Lizzie, glad to see you're still in one piece.

We heard you handled the situation well.

I don't think I handled anything well.

To tell you the truth,

I don't know if I should come anymore.

[Andrew] What are you talking about? The kids love you.

I got too involved with Gabriel.

I couldn't help him and it hurts too much.

But you did help him, you made a difference in his life.

- How? - He trusted you.

You two connected.

He never spoke a word of English.

Lizzie, there are many ways to communicate with someone.

He gave you his bear.

And look how that turned out.

I'm sorry, um...

This just isn't for me.

[jazz music plays]

[indistinct chattering]

Russian caviar, sir?

Sure. Thank you.

[indistinct chattering]

[laughs] Oh, snap.

You just spilled $50 worth of fish eggs

on a $10,000 rug.

Really?

I'll get a rag.

Take it easy. I totaled Dad's $100,000 convertible.

What's a little spot?

I'll catch you later, bro.

Don't tell me.

You're Jimmy Hillcroft's son.

The one that goes to Princeton.

No, I'm Charles Antoni.

Oh! So, who are you related to here?

- I'm related to... - Me.

He's yours?

Oh, no. Charles is my nephew.

[woman] Oh, poor Drake's son?

Your father was a wonderful man.

Such a tragedy.

When Drake died, we took Charles under our wing.

He's been studying abroad.

But he came back recently,

thinking about going to college here.

He's quite a remarkable talent when it comes to design.

[woman] It's really a great thing you're doing by Drake,

taking care of Charles.

I know people at Stanford, Charles.

If you decide to apply let me know.

Your nephew?

I'll explain later, Charles. Listen...

...we're running out of ice.

Take my car and pick up a few bags.

I'd really appreciate it.

Charles.

I hope you enjoyed the party.

What do you think?

I hope the ice was OK.

Charles, we need to understand each other better.

You're being naive.

This is complicated.

You can see what kind of life I lead. I'm in the public eye.

I don't know what you expect.

I expected acceptance.

There was a time that you wanted me.

It was in this letter.

This letter was written a long time ago

and your mother never responded.

Why didn't you just come and get me?

Marla and I were together part of one summer.

It was merely a fling.

I looked you up.

You didn't always have money.

You were no better than she was.

Things changed, didn't they?

I made something of myself and Marla's still waitressing.

Is she still picking up one night stands in bars?

- 'Cause, unfortunately... - You son of a bitch.

She was right.

She warned me about you and she was right.

I wish I had never met you.

[Tay] OK, he struck here...

here... and here.

The bandit keeps robbing the same two sections

of the Heights.

But where do we go from here?

[door closes]

Well, Lizzie almost got jacked, let's ask her!

You were a witness, you must've seen something

to help us identify him.

I was busy fighting for my life.

I really didn't have time to stop and take his photograph.

Maybe you should have...

My mom gave me this.

- If someone comes at you... - Wait!

When the bandit took Pablo out,

he did this cool move where he grabbed Pablo's wrist

and flipped him to the ground like...

- [yells] - I get it!

- I get it! I get it! - Hey, that's cool.

He went all Bruce Lee, like in Enter the Dragon.

Only a few places in the Heights

where people can pick up moves like that.

I've got an idea.

[sighs]

[beeping]

[ringing]

[shuddering]

[sobs] Cassie.

Hey Charles, how did the party go? Was it great?

Tell me it was amazing.

It was bad. I'm back at the motel.

At the motel? I don't understand...

[sobbing]

Charles, are you there?

What's going on? What's wrong?

I don't know why all these things keep happening to me.

It's like... I don't belong anywhere.

I don't get anything anymore.

You're scaring me.

What things are you talking about?

What happened?

My dad doesn't want me.

What do you mean?

I gotta go.

No. Don't hang up.

Talk to me.

Charles?

Charles!

[gasps]

[dialing]

[phone ringing]

I've never heard him like this.

I'm afraid of what he might do.

Afraid of what he might do?

Cassie, here we are again.

When it comes to Charles, you overreact.

Dad, you didn't hear him.

[Jenn] Get him on the phone. Maybe we can talk to him.

He's not picking up.

You don't understand. His own father doesn't want him.

What do you want me to do? Go get him?

I'm begging you and I know I don't have a right to ask.

You're right, you don't.

But if something were to happen to Charles,

we would regret not helping him.

[sighs]

All right, so listen, go pack up bags, some clothes... something.

I'll meet you downstairs in 15 minutes.

Well, here you go.

I can't believe taking aikido class is your bright idea.

There's two of them in the Heights, we got a 50/50 chance

of catching the bandit practicing his moves.

Actually, that does make sense.

Maybe to you.

OK, everyone, places, please.

[Marco] All right, let's review from last week.

First team will demonstrate.

[grunting]

[Marco] Excellent throw.

I think we just found our man.

[Marco] Everyone partner up and begin.

[grunting]

Great idea, Malik.

There's a dozen bandits in this room.

Thanks, Dad. I really appreciate...

Don't.

At the very least, maybe I can force a confession out of him.

[sighs] My advice to you is not to mention anything

about the money.

The boy is clearly crying out for help.

$100,000 worth of help?

Well, he did give the money back.

Try to remember Charles doesn't have anybody else.

Besides, you're going for of our daughter.

Our disobedient daughter.

[sighs]

Marco!

Marco, it's Lizzie.

[Marco] Oh. Uh... Hey, Lizzie. Just, um... one sec.

[rustling]

What are you doing here?

You weren't at the Outreach today and

I wanted to tell you I've been thinking about what you said

and I'm not a quitter.

I've decided to keep volunteering.

That's great. I'm really happy for you.

You're doing the right thing.

[Gabriel] Lizzie!

Lizzie!

So they're coming after Gabriel and Ana for what?

Payback because Pablo stole their drugs?

Yes. I'm hiding them.

Ruby's spreading the word they're in Mexico.

- Not everyone's buying it. - How do you know?

'Cause there are guys outside watching the entire block.

They don't know exactly where Ana and Gabriel are,

but they suspect they're in our building.

Why don't you just tell the police they need protection?

I can't. They're here illegally.

[speaking Spanish]

- What did he say? - He's hungry.

I'll go to the store.

It's the least I could do.

[Jenn] The time code says this happened at 6:22 this morning.

Some of the items the bandit donated to the clinic

had your store label on them.

Run it again.

Since Robin Hood hit me last night,

the Neighborhood Watch has upped the reward to $600.

I thought the Watch liked the Bandit.

Somebody taking from the rich and giving to the poor.

He doesn't know how poor I really am.

Well, I've got the items in the bag.

You can take them with you.

Consider it a donation. I'm OK.

Thank you, Jake.

You ought to give this tape to the police.

I'm going to make a copy and take it home.

Maybe I can get the reward.

Here, Dad. I made you a turkey and cheese

with your favorite mustard.

I think I did really well on my SATs.

The scores will be in soon.

Good. I'm proud of you.

Come on, Dad, are you ever going to talk to me again?

If I knew who I was talking to.

What do you mean? I'm still me.

- Really? - Let's just talk about it.

Why? You're all grown up now. You don't listen to me anymore.

Dad, you don't listen to me.

Charles needed me to meet his father.

- You act like it didn't matter. - Those are his problems,

- not yours. - They're my problems, too.

I love him, Dad.

When Mom has problems, they're your problems, aren't they?

We've been married for 20 years so it's not the same.

No. But after all that Charles and I have been through,

we're connected.

Charles saved my life.

He needs me to save his.

[sighs]

- Mama, I'm home. - Hey, sweetie.

Hey there, Malik.

Hello, Mrs. Sutton.

You boys hungry, in the mood for...

Cookies? You got cookies?

I'll see what I can find, Malik.

Malik, are you seeing this?

Look what's peeking out from under the bandit's shirt.

His right arm... He's got an Asian tattoo.

A martial arts tattoo.

[both] That we've seen before.

[distant sirens sounding]

Hey, you live here?

Um, my aunt does. Uh, just visiting.

Dropping off some of her favorites.

Animal crackers?

It's what she likes.

You know, they have a lot of vitamin C in them.

[stammering] They're really good. Have you had them?

What's your aunt's name?

Soledad.

Soledad Rodriguez.

Soledad Rodriguez?

Since when did Soledad have a niece that looks like you?

[speaks in Spanish]

[speaks in Spanish]

Maria Rodriguez.

[speaks in Spanish]

You're the girl who stole our bear.

Marco! Marco, it's Lizzie.

[Ana speaks in Spanish]

Marco's not there? Is this Ana?

[speaks in Spanish]

Where is Marco?

[speaks in Spanish]

OK look, Ana just stay there 'til Marco gets back

and don't open the door for anyone.

Um...

[speaks in Spanish]

[Cassie] He's isn't picking up. I hope he hasn't checked out.

[knock on door]

- Charles? - It's me.

Oh, my God.

There he is, by the window.

Charles!

Hey. We got here safe and sound.

How's Charles?

I'm watching her hug him like her life depended on it.

Hm. I told you, she loves him.

[Eddie] I guess she really does.

Marco?

The guy from the outreach?

You think he's the bandit?

He teaches aikido there.

We've seen him do the wrist throw

that Lizzie says he used to rescue her.

Plus, he's got the same warrior tattoo the bandit has.

We saw it on the video.

[Tay] It's him, we're sure.

[Malik] Yep.

Payment, please.

Lincoln Heights PD, this is Jake Wyatt.

I have a crime to report.

[sighs] I've been trying to get him to leave with us,

but he won't budge.

All right. Let me talk to him.

You want to tell me what's going on?

He sent me to get the ice.

He said I was his nephew.

Damn.

He just thinks my mom and me are trash.

I'm sorry. I know how you must feel.

No, you don't. How could you?

I've been there.

But I've been called worse than trash.

How do you deal with it?

You deal with it.

Charles, whenever you get into a jam, you run.

No more.

Face your problems with your head up

and be the man my daughter deserves to love.

Mr. Sutton, I...

I did something really bad.

The money you found on your porch,

I took it.

I already know.

How?

That's not important.

I thought if you ever found out you would...

Listen, I was angry.

I'll admit that.

But you told me and that...

That makes a difference.

It's not easy telling you.

And I'm really sorry.

- [Wes] Can I offer you a drink? - [Eddie] No.

As soon as Charles gets his things, we're out of here.

Look, I don't know what he told you.

He's a good kid, but...

[laughs]

I say something funny?

How would you know if he's a good kid or not?

Don't judge me.

You don't know anything about my situation.

[Eddie] I saw what you did to Charles...

How could you do that to a kid?

Your kid?

You know what?

You don't deserve him.

You might have a lot of money, but...

...Charles has a heart.

Most men would be proud to have him as a son.

You ready?

Yeah.

[Travis] Charles...

Take it easy, bro.

You, too.

Safe trip, Charles.

[door closes]

Lizzie, you OK?

- Where's Marco? - I'm here.

I'm making arrangements to move Ana and Gabriel.

Hurry, they recognized me.

They know I'm friends with...

OK, I'm on it.

That's him, right there.

Marco Gutierrez, you're under arrest.

Arrest? For what?

For crimes perpetrated by the vigilante

- known as the Bandana Bandit. - What?

[man speaking over radio]

Tay, you need to tell the police Marco's not the bandit.

No way. We're getting our $600 for busting the bandit.

Yeah. That pool table is all Tay's.

Gonna keep that in the living room.

He was trying to protect Gabriel, he and his mother.

Drug dealers are after them.

Without Marco, they're gonna die.

Tay, please tell the police you were wrong.

You want me to lie? He's a crook.

All he did was take some food and give it to poor people.

OK.

Goodbye, pool table.

[up-tempo music plays]

[groans]

Now that's good, greasy spoon food.

- It's delicious. - [groans]

Listen, I'll be outside.

Putting some air in my tires.

[grunts] Here we go.

Charles, don't be sad.

We still have each other.

I hope so.

What do you mean?

[clears throat]

Cassie, um, during the earthquake,

when I went to get your sketch book from the attic...

- Mm-hmm? - I found money...

...in the chimney.

A whole lot of money...

...more than I'd ever seen before.

[exhales]

And I wanted to give it back,

but once I had it for even one day,

I didn't know how.

But I did give it back...

...and I hope that means something to you.

Cassie, I'm really sorry.

Please forgive me.

You OK?

[engine starts]

[man speaking over radio]

[Marco] I'm telling you,

you got the wrong guy.

I'm not the Bandana Bandit.

Well, until a better suspect comes along, you're our guy.

[Jake] There they are!

The stars of Lincoln Heights Most Wanted!

Congratulations.

I'm sorry but we can't take this.

This is the end of a beautiful friendship.

We made a mistake.

We found out Marco's not the Bandana Bandit.

You sure?

Yeah.

Detective Franklin, we need to talk to you.

It's important.

[Jake] This is crazy, but these kids

just told me they gave up the wrong guy.

[Franklin] What? Information checked out,

tattoo matches the video,

he doesn't have an alibi and he's a martial arts expert.

He's not going anywhere.

Well, we tried.

We can't give up now.

We need to find a way to protect Gabriel and Ana.

Andrew. What are you doing here?

I just turned myself in.

I am the Bandana Bandit.

I can't believe Andrew's the bandit.

Me neither. Thank God I'm off the hook.

I can get Ana and Gabriel out of here.

- How? - I'm not sure,

since the dealers know,

they're probably going door to door in every building.

[Lizzie] But if you could get them out of your building,

where could you hide them?

I'm not going to hide them,

I'm going to drive them to the border.

I know someone who can give them safe passage back home.

Hey! Hop in.

There's some precious cargo

arriving at Lincoln Heights Outreach.

Come on.

Gabriel!

Lizzie, Lizzie!

Did anybody see them?

Nope. Walked right past them. Geniuses didn't blink an eye.

You'd be surprised what an old black man in overalls can get way with.

[speaks in Spanish]

I love you, too, Gabriel.

Thank you so much.

I owe you my life.

[speaks in Spanish]

OK, well, we better get going

if we're gonna make the border tonight.

Wait. You're going with them?

Lizzie, my time's up here.

When I was young, I lost my mother and sister.

I've been out on my own since then,

but with Gabriel and Ana, I have a new family now.

So, I'll never see you again?

We'll write to you.

I got you a little something to remember me by.

Open it after I'm gone.

- Stay strong. - Always.

[engine starts]

[Andrew] His secret's out.

Wait... why aren't you in jail?

My tattoo rubbed off.

Plus, my mom and my principal vouched that I was in school

when the bandit struck.

The cops called me a bunch of names,

but they had to let me go!

So, you knew all along?

Yeah, Marco swore me to secrecy.

and we had a pact.

Now we do, too.

Hey, you two, glad you're home. How was your trip?

I don't want to talk about it.

She found out her knight has a few chinks in his armor.

[sighs]

[knock on door]

Can I join you?

Sure.

Cassie, when we started out this morning,

you convinced me that you loved Charles Antoni.

When you love someone, you take the whole package.

Dad, Charles lied to me.

He made a mistake.

He kept a secret from me.

How can I trust him?

You thought Charles was perfect,

that he could do no wrong.

Then he makes a mistake and he can do no right.

If you love him, you'll accept him warts and all.

I guess.

You know, I know a certain someone who disappointed me.

I love her just the same.

Does this mean you're going to the dance with me?

I always was.

Thanks, Dad.

[downtempo music plays]

[grunting]

[indistinct chattering]

Thank you.

- That's pretty. - It doesn't fit as a bracelet.