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Previously on S.W.A.T...

You're being demoted
from 20-Squad leader.

They want to force me to quit

so they can keep their hands clean.

If you want to take some time to decide

what you want to do, just know
you helped save this city.

ISABEL: This land has been
in our family for six generations.

Too long for us
to just sell it to someone.

Why so mad all the time?
Especially when me and my father

are offering you a very,
very, very fair deal.

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Is there a problem here?

- Where in America are you from?
- Los Angeles.

- What do you do there?
- I'm not sure. That's why I came here.

To figure out my next move.

CHARRO: I know you
were just trying to help

Delfina Reyes and her farm workers,

but I recommend you stay away
from A.J. Novak.

You mess with him,
you mess with his father.

You must be the man of the hour.

And you must be Arthur Novak.

What happened the day your husband died?

We were told it was an accident.

I don't think Miguel Reyes's death was

an accident. I think he was killed.

Isabel already said no
to your previous offer.

Why in the hell would she ever
consider selling to you for...

Delfina.

Delfina, pick up the phone. It's Daniel.

I can't believe they would
take her just like that.

Charro, this is your chance to do
the job you thought you signed up for.

It's just us two against all of them.

There's probably something
I should tell you about myself.

I'm going to postpone leaving for TLI.

You worked for months to earn
that ticket to Germany.

You cannot blow that off now.

Even for something as great as me.

Guten Morgen, SWAT! Who missed us?

- Luca!
- How do you have so much energy?

The flight from Germany was 11 hours

and you were awake the whole time.

We haven't seen the
squad in three months.

With our crazy TLI schedule,
the time difference...

it feels like I completely
lost touch with everyone.

Come on. Don't tell me you're not pumped

to catch up with the rest of the team.

All I'm saying is, we could have dropped

our bags off at home first.

Chris, we are home.

- (GROWLS)
- (LAUGHS)

Luca! Hey, man.

I didn't know you were getting in today!

We wanted to surprise everyone.

We? Hold up, is Chris with you?

Hey, Street.

- Hey, Chris.
- You look great, man.

- You're hitting the weights already.
- Yeah.

I guess the liver donation
surgery wasn't so bad after all.

Man, it kicked my ass.

I couldn't get out of bed
for the first month after.

How nasty is that scar, dude?

- It's-it's pretty nasty.
- Bet the ladies love it though, huh?

How's your mom doing?

Good. Uh, the transplant took.

She looks healthier
than she has in years.

- Okay.
- She's out of prison, too,

living at the halfway house.

I visited once. Taking it slow.

- Thanks for asking.
- I'm glad everything worked out.

(PHONE CHIMES)

Oh, they need me
for this last med checkup.

- I pass this, I'm cleared for duty.
- Nice.

Listen, I want to hear
about Germany, okay?

All right. Catch up later?

- Oh! Victor Tan! 25-David!
- Hey!

Man, am I happy to see
some friendly faces.

And it's 58-David,
if you can believe it.

They still got you
rolling with 50-Squad?

How's Rocker treating you?

Uh, like it's my first week on the job.

I spent the last month counting ammo,

lugging gear, washing Rocker's Charger.

All the times
we've embarrassed 50-Squad,

you can't blame him
for piling it on a little.

And now that we're back, 20-Squad

will be rolling in no time.

I'm not so sure about that.

Been rumors 20-Squad might
not be reforming.

What's that supposed to mean?

What's Hondo got to say about this?

Hondo's gone, man.

He's still not back
from his personal time off.

- Where is he?
- No one's sure exactly. He ghosted.

Rumor is he's in Mexico,

but nobody from SWAT's heard from him.

So he's been gone this whole time?

With no word?

I checked with his dad.
He's spoken to him a few times.

Nichelle, too, I think.
But other than that, crickets.

A smooth trigger pull creates accuracy.

That beats speed every time.

(GUNFIRE)

In a gunfight,
you can't miss fast enough.

People are running
their mouths about 20-Squad

shutting down, and you wait
for us to get back to find out?

The hell's going on around here?

Hey, these last few months,

with the two of you in Germany
and Street laid up from surgery,

Tan on an extended honeymoon
and Hondo who knows where...

there weren't enough bodies
to field 20-Squad.

So I stepped back to
focus on the new crop

of SWAT Academy recruits.

After what happened
with Durham last spring,

that's where I wanted to put my energy.

Okay, but we're almost all here now,
enough for a squad at least.

Look, I know Hondo got railroaded,

but he'll be back at some point,

and you've filled in before.

Okay, you run the show
until this team leader

- mess gets sorted out.
- There's nothing to sort out.

The brass demoted Hondo. That's final.

Besides, Hicks already
offered me the slot.

Permanently.

You've wanted a leadership
position for a long time.

Yeah, not like this.

The way they forced Hondo out
for doing the right thing?

Not without at least talking to him.

I owe him that.

So what happens to us now?

Well, without a sergeant
in charge of the team,

Hicks is gonna split us up

and put us on different squads.

Just chopped up and sold for parts?

And what happens when Hondo
gets back? Where does he go?

After the way the
department treated him?

You think Hondo's ever coming back?

Slow down.

So you're a police officer?

You're SWAT?

There's no time to slow down.
Novak and his son have Delfina,

and they're done pretending
that they play fair.

- Can you get her back?
- I'm gonna try.

But I need your help.
I'm not trained like you.

I can't train you to be
a SWAT officer in a day,

but I can teach you a few rules
that my squad lives by.

And if you stick to those,
we got a chance

at saving this girl's life.

Okay.

I'm in.

Hey. Rule number one:
Never be in a hurry to die.

Weapons are nice, but we need intel.

We don't know where Delfina is

or how many people are holding her.

It won't be easy.

Señor Novak has friends everywhere.

I got an idea of where we can start.

Follow me.

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(SCREAMING, GRUNTING)

Oh, keep screaming, chica.

No one can hear you up here.

A.J., don't be so rough.

That's no way to treat our guest.

Besides, there's nowhere for her to run.

I know about the silver.

What our land is really worth.

My mother will never sell.

We'll see how many
pieces of you it takes

to change her mind.

You and your psycho son
will get nothing from my family.

I doubt that, dear.

What the hell is going on?
You kidnapped her?

Calma, man. It's just business.

Please, let me talk to her mother.

I-I can get her to sign.

We've wasted enough time
on your local approach.

The adults are in charge now.

- This ends today.
- If you hurt her...

I'd advise you not to
finish that sentence.

Go home, Gabriel. Get yourself in order.

I'm sorry, Delfina.

I know what you did.

Tough girl.

For now.

- Put her back in.
- No!

No, no, no!

(DOOR CLOSES)

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(PHONE VIBRATING)

You sure this guy's really
our best way to Novak?

My team and I have taken down
a lot of big players up in L.A.

Trust me, it's always easier to work

your way up the ladder than down.

Gabriel.

Here he comes.

Amigo.

I don't think so.

You know who I work for? (SCOFFS)

Yeah. We do.

You can't touch me.

Señor Novak is off-limits
to police in this town.

You're not Señor Novak.

I don't think my boss cares
that much about you.

Especially when he finds out
that you killed Miguel Reyes.

That's not true.

Stop lying... You killed Miguel

so your boss could force the
Reyes women into selling their land.

And now he's kidnapped Delfina.

Whatever happens to her next,
that's on you.

Unless you help us.
Where's he holding her?

Novak has Delfina locked in a room

on the south side of his villa.

She's unreachable.

Guards patrol day

and night, and his son, A.J...

He hardly takes his eyes off her.

Likes watching her suffer.

I only wanted a better life
for me and Delfina.

- I still love her!
- You killed her father, man.

You really think she's ever
gonna speak to you again?

I didn't kill Miguel. A.J. did.

After Miguel and I realized
there was silver

on his land, we argued, yes.

Miguel didn't care about getting rich,

even though it would've
changed our lives.

So I called A.J.

to see if he could talk sense into him.

A.J. said his father would buy

the land, which only
angered Miguel more.

They fought and A.J.

struck Miguel in the back
of the head with a pick-hammer.

No.

I don't buy it.

You're just looking
to get yourself off the hook

for all the pain
you've caused this family.

I-I-I can prove it.

The hammer that...

A.J., he-he buried it up in the hill.

I know where he hid it.

It-It'll have his fingerprints.

Arthur's security is strong.

It will take more than me
and you to get Delfina back.

It's time to show us that hammer.

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Tell him you need a warrant
for the Novak villa.

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He says... I get the idea.

Been looking for you!

The armored vehicle needs
another wipe-down.

Are you serious?

Rocker, I just scrubbed that thing.

Nah, I'm just playing.

But that's no way
to talk to your team leader.

I can't wait till you finally
have to stop saying that.

Gonna be waiting a while then.

Just spoke with Hicks.

You're moving to 50-Squad full-time.

- What about the rest of 20-Squad?
- No clue.

He's posting the rest
of the assignments tomorrow.

I know people get moved around
all the time, teams come and go.

But 20-Squad...
I can't believe it's ending.

Hey, I made you haul crap

the last month, but you know

it's 'cause I respect
the hell out of you, right?

Our teams have had a rivalry
going back to Mumford and Buck,

but you guys... came out
on top more often than not.

We resented 20-Squad.

But we admired you.

Appreciate it, Rocker.

I know it's hard to stand out on a team

that's so stacked, but
you're a great officer, Tan.

You don't have to do any more
of the grunt work.

You're going to be rocking
with the 50-fam for real.

Luca, welcome home.

Received nothing but sterling
reports from Berlin.

How's it feel to be back?

All looks the same,
but it sure feels different.

I'm sorry about the team,
but there's something

I want to talk to you about.

The city found some
extra cash squirrelled

away in a sock drawer.

Now they finally approved
re-staffing Cortez's position,

directly under me,
overseeing all of SWAT,

and I couldn't think of a more
qualified candidate for the role

than you...

especially with the way I heard
you crushed the leadership

drills down in Germany.

That would take me out
of the field for good, sir.

Yeah, but you'd have
a say in all operations.

Put you on a fast track

for advancement across LAPD.

- Just think about it, okay?
- Yeah, you know what?

All due respect, I don't
need to... the answer's no.

I waited too long
to get back into the action.

You could be running
all of SWAT one day.

You need to take this seriously.

All I want to do is get back
behind the wheel of Black Betty.

With 20-Squad behind me.

I understand what you're chasing.

Hondo's gone. 20-Squad's done.

It's time to decide what's next.

Offer's not gonna be
on the table forever.

- Hey.
- Hi.

Finally got you alone.

How was your, uh... checkup?

Fit for duty. Kind of blows.

I mean...

as soon as I'm cleared for the field,

our team gets torn apart.

I'm sorry, by the way.

I stopped texting the last month

of your trip. It's not
that I didn't want to...

I mean, I-I loved that
we were talking all the time,

but, uh, surgery...

it kind of did a number
on my body, so as soon

as I started focusing on coming back,

it just kind of took over.

It's okay, really.

You weren't under any
obligation to text me.

Well... we did kiss.

And it was...

an amazing kiss.

Those usually require follow-up.

We never actually talked about it.

We talked about almost
everything but that kiss.

I mean, there's no one here.

We could talk about it now.

Look, I still feel the same way

I did when you left.

I want to give us a real shot.

But nothing's changed.

We didn't figure anything out
like we said we would,

and we still have
the same problems in our way.

Well, not the biggest one.
This time tomorrow,

you and I can be on different teams.

That happens, we wouldn't have
to hide a relationship.

I spent this summer in the...

worst pain of my life.

You helped me through that.

But it killed me,
being so far away from you.

And I'm done pretending
that we don't have

- feelings for each other.
- Separate teams or not,

I'd still be the one judged
for dating a colleague,

while you get high fives from
the guys in the locker room.

I just, I just need some time
to get my head around that,

and-and figure out
how we can do this right.

Be patient, okay?

I really believed
Chief Barrera would help.

I thought, if we just opened his eyes...

I know guys like Barrera.

Being a cop is a paycheck.

Not a duty.

I've been fooling myself,

putting this on every morning.

I've felt that same anger.

It's part of why I left L.A.

- SWAT was like this?
- No.

Not exactly.

My squad was the best
anyone could ever ask for.

And my commander, he knew what was what.

But eventually, somewhere up
the chain, a Barrera comes along

and sends all the dominoes
tumbling down.

And I just got tired
of picking them all back up.

You can only fight
the system for so long.

But Delfina is still in danger.
We can't wait for help

- that isn't coming.
- CHARRO: We're just two men.

I saw you at that precinct today.

You're worth more than
all those officers put together.

So how do we get in?

I got to get a look
at the Novak compound

with my own eyes.
That's another SWAT rule.

You only know what you know.

You got anything in that trunk
of yours that we can use?

HONDO: That's got to be
where they're holding Delfina.

It's the only room on the
property with two guards out front.

I see four more men
on patrol with rifles.

HONDO: And they probably all
have sidearms of some kind, too.

Even if we take them out quietly,

it won't be long
before the guards notice.

There's not enough time to
get to Delfina's room and back.

They patrol in a very specific pattern.

If we time it, we could be in and out

before the next guard returns.

Might make a SWAT officer
out of you yet.

All right, we'll wait another hour.

Make sure they stick to the pattern.

Wait a minute.

It's Gabriel... what the
hell's he doing here?

(WHISTLES) Hey.

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HONDO: They're making a run for it.

I'll cover Delfina. Keep eyes on A.J.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

CHARRO: Lost sight of A.J.

They almost made it.

- (GUNSHOT)
- (GRUNTS)

- You want to defy me?!
- (DELFINA SCREAMS)

DELFINA: No!

(GRUNTS) Maybe you need a permanent

reminder who's in charge here.

(GUNSHOT)

(SCREAMS)

We got to go. Let's get her.

Hondo!

♪ ♪

- Where is Delfina now?
- As far as we know,

still at the Novak compound.

All this for some rocks in the ground?

He can have it, all of them.
I don't care.

I just want Delfina back home.

We can't trust Señor Novak.

Once he gets what he wants,
he'll still hurt Delfina.

He has my daughter, Officer.

I have to do something.

Some kind of concession.

HONDO: She's right,
Charro, the only thing

keeping Delfina alive is
the deed to this property.

I'll make the call to
Novak and set it up.

I saw what A.J. was
about to do to Delfina.

You had to kill him.

We both know this is more
than just about land now.

Even with a signed deed,
Novak will come looking for you.

I am not worried about me.

Isabel and Delfina will
never be safe so long as he

still controls this town.
You have to do something.

Maybe if I had my team and my badge,

things would be different, but I don't.

So right now we play
the only card that we have.

We give Novak what he wants.

I'll do it.

I'll arrange to get him the deed
and make sure Delfina is safe.

- This isn't your mess to clean up.
- It's not yours, either.

You should get out of Mexico now.

While you still can.

DEACON: We all know
what's coming tomorrow.

Didn't feel right to end the shift

without getting together as a team

- to say goodbye.
- Almost the whole team.

Hondo's always a part of us.

Kills me, he's gonna come back,
his team'll be gone.

I hate to be that guy,
but he's not coming back.

Otherwise, he would've already.

He tried to hold LAPD accountable

and they threw him under the bus.

I wouldn't come back, either.

Hondo's been on the force
almost his whole life.

What's he gonna do
if he's not a cop anymore?

I know what he'd want us to do now.

Finish the shift like
it's any other day.

Which means it has to be perfect.

Guess 50-Squad won't be so bad.

Feel sorry for the team that gets stuck

- with Street though.
- Oh, please.

Any squad that gets me is
automatically better

- than yours.
- What about you?

You looking forward to what's next?

Yeah.

Maybe it's time for a change.

(PHONES BEEPING)

You guys are seeing this, too?

Why we all getting the same SWAT alert?

- What's going on?
- Suit up.

Our squad's rolling
to a bank robbery in South L.A.

Why did 20-Squad get an alert?

Second call just came in.

Officers under fire on the west side.

50-Squad's the only team

on duty and they can't be in two places

at once. I hate to ask it, but...

20-Squad is present
and accounted for, sir.

- We'll take the call.
- Never doubted it.

We can roll a man down, Tan.

Finish it out with 20-Squad.
They need you.

Officers responded
to a trespassing call.

Some locals thought
they saw some teens hanging

around a mall.
It's been closed for years.

Instead of kids, officers found
an amateur meth operation.

Apparently, some aspiring cooks

have been using the mall rent-free.

How'd they respond

to their private kitchen
being discovered?

With bullets.

Thankfully, the unis made it out safe.

The shooters are pinned down
in a department store.

All right, let's set up
a perimeter and see

if we can end this as clean as possible.

It's probably our last ride.

Let's fill the gaps.

Stay liquid. Let's make Hondo proud.

(INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER)

- Everyone okay? Anyone hurt?
- Just a little winded.

Got out as fast as we could.
Lost track of the kids, though.

Wait. Hold on, what kids?

The ones we found using
the fountain as a skate park.

They ran, so we chased them inside.

That's when we found the lab.
All of a sudden,

we were under fire.

Three shooters, messed up on something.

So there's still kids inside?

Look, this barricade could pop off

into a hostage situation.

We can't just sweat these shooters out.

DEACON: All right, when patrol
gets here, set up a perimeter.

Cover all the exits. No one gets out

of this mall without a cop being there.

- Yes, sir.
- Let's find those kids.

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Gun, two o'clock!

Hey, cover me.

Go.

- We'll take care of this one!
- Hands!

Chris, Street. You're with me!

Lights.

I think the shooters are living here.

Gun! Right!

Take the stairs to the second floor.

Get those kids out of here.

I'll distract this one. Move.

LAPD. We can see you in there.

Gonna need you to come out
with your hands in the air.

Don't shoot, don't shoot. We're sorry.

- We're sorry.
- It's okay. It's okay.

Everything's okay. Is it just you two?

LUCA: Okay, we found two teens,

but there's still
a skater buddy out there.

(GRUNTING)

(ZIP TIE TIGHTENS)

CHRIS: Second suspect in custody.

30-David, last shooter heading
up the central escalator.

(GRUNTS)

I've got you!

Give me your hands!

(ZIP TIE TIGHTENS)

Hell of a last shift.

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

Thank you for getting here so quickly.

How many men on your team?

Six plus me.
They'll arrive by nightfall.

Whatever you need done, we'll do it.

There's a man whom I wish
to inflict immense pain.

I want him to regret ever
setting foot in my town.

Understood.

You have a phone call, sir.

Yes?

Mr. Novak, we have business to discuss.

Mr. Harrelson.
Nice of you to stay in town.

Now I don't have to travel far
looking for you.

I'm not going anywhere
until you and me settle things.

Something we can agree on.

Isabel is willing to give you
the deed to her land.

Full transfer, no sale necessary.

All she wants is her daughter back.

The love a parent has for their child

is a powerful thing, isn't it?

Do we have a deal?

The deed for Delfina?

Yes, we have a deal.

But I make the terms of the trade.

There's an abandoned sugar mill
just outside town.

Neutral territory.

Meet me there tomorrow morning. Sunrise.

I'll be there.

I want her there, too, the mother.

To watch her hand
her husband's land over to me.

That's not happening.
Then the deal is off.

We'll both be there. Sunrise.

Look forward to seeing you again.

You know this is a trap.

Yes. I do.

So what do we do?

I walk into it.

(KNOCKING)

- Hey.
- Hey. I, um...

I just needed to talk
to someone about today.

Want to come in?

Yeah. I've got a lot going on.

I feel like I'm... trapped in my head.

Well, as you know, my best assets

are my listening skills. Lay it on me.

I'm gonna miss being
your teammate, Street.

You always kept things interesting.

I'm not going anywhere.

I'm sorry I haven't given you an answer.

- About us.
- I-I don't want you to feel pressured.

Everyone on the team is...

is-is looking ahead right now.

And today it hit me, I've...
I've never really done that.

I'm used to fighting

so hard just to...

hold on to whatever scraps I have.

I don't know how to think
about what I might want next.

Or who you might want?

When I was in Germany, I, um,

I didn't stay in touch
with most people from home.

You were the only one
I wanted to talk to...

if I had a bad day
or if I was feeling down.

Or if Luca did something hysterical.

I didn't need 20-Squad

to get me through my time away.

But I did need you.

You're... kind of the one thing

I'm-I'm starting to feel more sure of.

You know, um...

we've never even been on a real date.

We could be a terrible couple.

Really... terrible.

I guess we'll...

we'll have to go on one of those dates

- to find out.
- How about tomorrow night?

Slow your roll. We still don't know

if we're gonna be
on different teams yet.

I told you, I'm not breaking any rules.

You got to be good with that.

I've waited a long time for this.

I can wait one more day.

But as soon as we get
the new assignments,

- I'm asking you out... deal?
- Deal.

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(CHATTER IN SPANISH)

HONDO: Arthur's got some new muscle.

Looks like private paramilitary.

CHARRO: We weren't expecting that.

They're not expecting you,
Charro. The most important thing

about any mission is
you stick to the plan.

Remember the SWAT rules.

Only move as fast as you can
shoot and never lose your cool.

You're putting your life
in danger for two people

you only met a few days ago.

I usually do it for complete strangers.

And so do you.

You don't have to be here.

This town is my home.

I should have been
protecting it better before.

Besides...

I can't let you do it alone.

What's that other SWAT rule?

Always have a two.

(CHUCKLES) You're damn right.

- You ready?
- Simón.

Let's do this.

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You're late.

And alone.
I didn't bring the deed, either.

Thought my terms were clear.

I needed to know Delfina
was still alive.

You mind loosening your grip on her?

Until I have the deed, the girl
is mine to do with as I please.

Isabel is waiting in my car.
She's got your damn deed.

- Bring them to me.
- I'm not taking my eyes off of Delfina.

Glad you came.

Looks like you're getting
everything you wanted.

I've already lost everything.

You took my son.

And you'll pay greatly for it.

Who really are you, Daniel?

An outsider doesn't end up
in this corner

of the world by accident.

I didn't.

You want to know who I am?

- Run!
- (GUNSHOT)

- (MUFFLED SCREAM)
- (GUNFIRE)

FLYNN: Find cover!

He's going nowhere without the girl.

Find him before he finds us.

(GUNFIRE)

(GRUNTS)

(GUNSHOTS)

You counting?

One left, plus Arthur.

(CLATTER IN DISTANCE)

Go. You go up, I'll stay down.

Charro? You got this.

- Yeah.
- Move.

(GUNFIRE)

(GUNSHOT)

Come on.

(GRUNTS)

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Too many people have died, Novak!

You don't want to be
a part of that body count.

Who are you to lecture me,

playing judge, jury and executioner?

My son should still be alive.

(GUNFIRE)

A.J. murdered Miguel Reyes
in cold blood.

Don't you dare say his name!

♪ ♪

(GRUNTING)

Please don't kill me.

If I was aiming to kill you,
you'd already be dead.

Hondo!

He's all yours, Officer.

Arthur Novak, you are under arrest.

(HANDCUFFS CLICKING)

- (SIRENS WAILING)
- (INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER)

Gracias.

(SPEAKS SPANISH)

Capitán. Por favor.

Well, suddenly, your boss
is Employee of the Month.

These people have been afraid
of Novak for so long.

Seeing him brought in like this,

Barrera had no other choice

without losing the support
of the entire town.

The world's full of men like him.

Happy to do the right thing
as long as it's convenient.

If we wait for our leaders
to show us honor...

we will be waiting too long.

We need to make them follow us.

This town is lucky to have you, Charro.

Thank you.

What will you do next?

Right now, the only thing
I need to do is get

that girl home to her mother.

You keep this place safe.

(CHATTER IN SPANISH)

(SNIFFLING)

The workers came back.

Looks like I won't need to be getting

my hands dirty any time soon.

(LAUGHS)

With A.J. dead, his father in jail,

they have nothing to be afraid of.

And Charro promised
to keep an extra eye on things,

- just in case.
- Oh, did he now?

- What?
- I saw you two chatting.

I don't think the farm's the only thing

Charro's got his eyes on.

Takes a whole family to run this place.

And my mother deserves to relax.

Well, you can always sell...
for the real value.

You know about the silver now.

And it is life-changing money.

I know, but my father died

to keep this land in our family.

I want to honor that.

The day may come when
we need to reconsider,

but on that day, it'll be
our family's decision alone.

No one else's.

When I come back around,
I'm gonna cook a meal

- for you and your mom.
- You're leaving?

I got what I needed.

Good.

Thank you. For everything.

Hey! You never told me
what you do back home.

I help people.

New team assignments.

I need your final approval.

It's a damn fine showing
by 20-Squad yesterday.

You made the right call
sending in the team.

Yeah, with those kids inside,
wasn't much of a choice.

Well, still. Lot of ways
that could have gone sideways.

You led them well.

Commander, it's not a question

of if I can do the job.

I know I can.

But in the last four years,

I have learned that there's
other ways to lead.

I spent the entire summer
training and vetting

these cadets to make sure
that the next batch

of officers doesn't have
a single bad apple in it.

That's where I'm needed right now.

I can't do that and lead
a team at the same time.

Message received, Sergeant.

There is no 20-Squad without Hondo.

You want to thank somebody
for yesterday's mission?

- You can thank him.
- Well, I'd love to.

But he's not returning my calls.

Who do you think
pushed him to that point?

I did everything I could
to protect Hondo's job.

He went to the press
behind all our backs.

The brass demanded blood.

- End of story.
- Yeah.

But there was a time
when the brass wanted your head.

After Erika's death.

And Hondo told them if they fired you,

they'd have to fire him, too.

There's always another move to make.

I'll tell 20-Squad
their new assignments.

CHRIS: You think you'll be the drivr

- on your new team, Luca?
- Sure.

I'll just go to whoever
their old driver is

and say, "Let's arm wrestle for it."

Black Betty doesn't like other
guys putting their hands on her.

Whoa, hold up, why do you get Betty?

I thought we'd all, like,
share custody or something.

- Mm-mm.
- Hey, uh, you guys think

I should go by Jim on my new squad?

This could be my big chance
to reinvent myself.

I hate to break it to you, Street.

No one's ever gonna call you Jim.

Hey.

Got your new assignments.

Listen, wherever you all end up,

just remember what
Hondo would always say.

Never be in a hurry to die?

You only know what you know?

Never lose your cool?

No. His golden rule.

Treat 'em like family.

Hondo.

It's time to get back to work.

Yeah, baby!

You're back! Welcome back, Hondo.

Yeah!

Hell yeah!

Oh, I missed you, brother.

How's my team, hmm?

Good now, buddy!

Good.

- (EXCITED CHATTER)
- CHRIS: Welcome back.