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Previously on "The Nine"...

- 'What is it?' - Letters to Eva.

- Who're they from? - My mother.

I haven't seen her in 20 years.

The guy who killed my dad and his partner

he's gettin' out of prison next week.

Double homicide and he's getting out after..

- Thirteen years. - How can that be?

It's a long story.

These are crime scene photos I'd like you look at.

'I find sometimes the memory can be knocked loose'

'by a small thing.'

[dramatic music]

[Lucas] 'Is there anyone else involved in robbery?'

One of us?

I needed to be there, man.

But it just leads to no good.

[sobbing]

It just leads to no good.

[instrumental music]

♪ Well it's a lonely road that

♪ You have chosen

♪ Morning comes

♪ And you don't want to know me anymore ♪

♪ And it's a long time since your ♪

♪ Heart was frozen

♪ Morning comes

♪ And you don't want to know me anymore ♪

♪ For a moment your eyes open and you know ♪

♪ All the things I ever wanted you to know ♪

♪ I don't know you

♪ And I don't want you ♪

[cellphone ringing]

- Cavanaugh. - Nick, hi.

What's the news?

'I'm sorry, they did look into your statement about your dad.'

'The board of parole already cut a deal.'

Apparently, he was their key snitch.

Kills two cops, and gets his sentence cut in half

for ratting out a petty drug dealer.

I know.

So he gets out today?

In an hour.

Nick, I wish there was something else I could do.

Nick...are you there?

I knew it was a long shot. Thanks for your help.

'Of course.'

- Okay, I'll talk to you later. - 'Alright.'

- Are you alright, Malcolm? - Erm, fine, pastor. Just fine.

Didn't I see you here yesterday?

Yes, I'm actually here today to meet my sister Bailey

about vacation Bible school.

I'm gonna be taking some time off work

to help out around here.

Must be difficult back at the bank.

Well, at least here, I can do some good.

Hey, Alice. I was paged.

- Felicia, hi. - I'm sorry.

I feel like a total stalker, I should have called you later.

No. Is-is everything alright?

It's those visions that I was telling you about.

The ones of Lucas.

I've had more.

Where've you been? I've been calling you.

- I left you a message. - I didn't hear the phone.

Hey there, kiddo.

I don't wanna be here right now. I wanna be with my friends.

Well, you don't have a choice. Franny made the planner.

We'll all have to go along with it.

What did you tell him?

Well, I told him that

your mother who left you 20 years ago is back in town.

And we're gonna have lunch like it never happened.

And you put it that way?

I'm not gonna lie to him.

There are enough lies in this town

and yes, it is.

Hey!

Welcome to the mission control.

Ha ha ha. Hello. Here, come on in.

When Andrea told me the staff would be mostly volunteers

I thought she meant old ladies who couldn't get out jury.

They're right in there. I'm not going there.

The rest of us, we just drink the punch.

Mike!

How is it goin', Nick?

I heard you had kids.

Yeah. Yeah, Loren and Andrew.

He looks like you.

He looks like my father.

- Stan got out today. - I heard.

I was surprised I didn't see you at the parole hearing.

It was after I got out of the bank.

Yeah, I heard about that too.

I had some...issues with my credibility.

I wouldn't have been a good witness at that point.

I want you to know that I'm gonna be all over him.

Gonna put my guys on him.

'One wrong move, he's back inside.'

You really think that's enough?

Everyday he walks the earth is an insult to their memory.

- I know. - I haven't slept whole week.

- We gotta do something. - Like what?

What do you think our fathers would've done?

We both know this case will die on the vine

unless we're standin' over a dead body

with weapons in our hands.

Think about what you're saying.

I can't think of anything else.

Either way, I'm gonna make this thing happen.

As I see it, you owe it to my father, your father and me.

[instrumental music]

Nick, what brings you here?

I was looking for a quiet place to think.

Is something on your mind?

The man who killed my father was released from prison today.

Oh, Nick, I didn't know your father was murdered.

Thirteen years ago.

His partner too.

Oh, I'm sorry.

It happened outside this bar they used to hangout at.

They were supposed to be on duty.

Dad's partner get into a fight, dad goes out of the bar.

Overreacts. Pulls out his gun.

In the scuffle, the guy got hold of my..

His gun.

Shoots them both.

The autopsy showed that there was alcohol in his system.

His blood just.. He disgraced himself.

Too damn drunk to hold on to his gun.

Partner's son, Mike, he used to be my best friend.

We...grew up together.

We went to the academy together.

He's not on the force anymore. We don't see each other.

That is a..

...a lot to carry around.

What would you do..

...if you had Randall Reese alone in an alley?

Romans chapter 12, verse 19 says

"Vengeance is mine, said the Lord."

That's something I believe in, Nick.

- You'd walk away? - Yes.

And the guy that shot Eva, did that in front your daughter.

Humiliated all of us. You'll walk away?

Nick, wait a minute. Don't go, Nick.

Nick.

Where are you goin'?

Look, it makes complete sense that you think Lucas

as some kind of strange savior.

He was kind to you. He protected you.

From what exactly?

Have you talked to your father?

Felicia.

Um, I've-I've talked to him. Yeah, but..

Not about that.

I wanna help you understand. I really do. But I..

I just don't think it's my place.

Oh! Damn it. You monkey!

- 'What did he do now, Franny?' - Nothin', grandma.

Nothing, it's okay.

I always thought something bad would happen to me..

...ever since we were kids.

Since mom left, and dad was dead.

They were stupid.

She didn't even want me to begin with.

That was a mistake.

- So? - So..

Maybe this is what's supposed to happen to me.

I'm not supposed to be here. This is God telling me.

- You're meant to be here. - I've always been trouble.

Look at me.

Everyone always said that you were trouble

that I was the easy one and you believe that?

I don't know.

Who got herself through school?

- I didn't finish. - Who got herself a job?

An apartment?

Made a life?

And who's a single mom with a boyfriend in jail

sleeping on your couch?

You were the survivor, Franny.

You've always gotten me through.

We're gonna work local media intensively.

Talk radios, editorial boards of the papers.

We've asked the other side for three debates.

We'll probably get one.

And we're setting up appearances with the mayor

and some other officials.

Good. When do I start meeting with the voters?

That's what we're talking. Reachin' the voters.

Not reaching them, meeting them.

Kissing babies, shaking hands, retail politics.

You told me you wouldn't stop

prosecuting cases for the campaign.

'That makes your time here precious.'

I don't think the best use of it

is trying to convince voters individually.'

The other side is gonna say

that I just parachuted in on the mayor's endorsements.

No political experience. Six years in the D.A.'s office.

I need to prove I'm more than that.

That I am willing to earn the vote.

Retail politics isn't that simple.

Andrea, come on, all I want to do is put out my hands

smile, and ask for some votes.

You can't go alone.

Everyone here already has six things to do.

I don't. I'll go.

Good.

Okay.

[instrumental music]

Oh, Nicky.

- Hi, mom. - What are you doing here?

[laughing]

- Is everything alright? - Yeah.

I was just in the neighborhood.

One of your tenants let me in.

Well, did I get any flowers today?

You're gettin' spoilt.

How's the hip?

I think it's getting better every day.

And every day I'm beginning to believe them.

- Would you like a sandwich? - No, no, no, no.

Hey, you remember this day?

Of course.

He let you ride your bicycle into a curb.

It was a tree.

A tree?

You rode into a tree?

Yeah, he thought it sounded better.

Why, that fink!

We didn't have the training wheels on.

That I know. I was furious with him.

- It was my idea. - Your idea?

I didn't wanna embarrass myself front of the neighborhood kids.

You two were always trying to put something over on me.

He didn't tell you it was my idea?

Of course not.

He would've lied down in front of the bus for you.

You know that, don't you?

I'll take that sandwich now.

- If you're still offering. - Sure.

I got a .45 and a .38.

It's been a long time since I held one of these.

Eh, Tina won't even let me keep one in the house.

- You remember how to use it? - Yeah.

- Drop gun? - Completely untraceable.

[Mike] 'So..'

How're we gonna do this anyway?

Wait till he comes out

follow him, pick our spot.

[cellphone ringing]

I can't believe she's late, today of all days.

- How can she be late? - Just 20 minutes.

She's probably stuck in traffic.

Yeah, well, she can call.

I mean, doesn't she understand how important today is?

- For her. For my grandma. - Here, let me help.

Thanks for bringing the dress over.

No problem.

Hey, I scouted out the area. We got a good demographic.

- The people seem firm enough. - Piece of cake.

Alright. Just you know, I come equipped.

Bottled water, snacks, fresh fruit and..

...very important, hand sanitizer.

Andrea recommends it to be used frequently.

- Ah, but discreetly. - Ah, good to know.

- Ready when you are. - Okay.

I'll see if I can rustle up some people to talk to.

Okay, sounds good.

Alright, let's go.

'Hi, I'm Kathryn Hale, and I'm running for district attorney.'

If I could just have two minutes of your..

Kathryn Hale, here to answer questions about ..

Hi, I'm Kathryn Hale. Running for district..

Would you like to talk to Kathryn Hale?

I'm running for district attorney.

She's smart. She's tough. She's Kathryn Hale.

I'm wondering if you might be interested about Kathryn Hale.

- She's a wonderful candidate. - Here, take one of those..

It is very informative.

'Kathryn Hale, candidate for district attorney.'

Would you like to talk to Kathryn Hale?

She's a candidate for district attorney.

He said it was yellow with 10 wheels.

I think it's over there.

Oh, great, thanks.

You're very good with Ricky.

I understand you're gonna have your own baby soon, huh?

So, um..

How is all of this gonna work out do you think?

Oh, we're taking it day by day.

We're all adults. We'll be fine.

You're a smart doctor.

I'm sure you'll figure it out without hurting her.

[Franny] 'Oh, good. You found the truck.'

- Hey. - Hi.

What were you just saying to him?

Nothing.

Yeah, grandma, I'm sure.

I'm sorry I'm late.

Hi, I'm Kathryn Hale. If you can just give me..

You know what? This isn't working.

Interested voters seem hard to summon up.

You know, it'd help if you smiled a little more.

Just sayin'.

I feel like I'm talking into a black hole.

My, my dad would've said

that we have a customer relations problem.

He was a travelling salesman.

Housewares and insurance for a while.

I-I'm sorry. No offense to your father.

But I'm not selling housewares.

I know, but you're asking for people's attention, their votes.

That's a...purchase of a sort.

Alright, fine, I'll buy it.

How would your dad solve a customer relations problem?

Alright, so..

First, he would say, um, never cold call.

Choose your customer. Never lead with the pitch.

Introduce yourself. Get to know 'em, listen.

And then..

...close the deal.

- Okay. - Okay.

Okay.

[indistinct announcement on PA]

[announcement continues]

Hello.

- My name is Kathryn Hale. - How do you do?

Nice to meet you.

I was wondering if I can talk to you about the DA's office.

- 'And how it works.' - Oh, thank you, no.

- Would you like a pamphlet? - No.

Oh, okay.

- Hello. - Yes?

My name is Kathryn Hale. And I'm running for office.

And I'm here trying to meet people from the neighborhood.

- What's the job? - District attorney.

Uh, yeah, I'm Edgar. Edgar Demir.

Hi, Edgar, it's a pleasure to meet you.

- W-what do you do? - I'm a plumber.

- Please. - Oh, thank you.

Could I ask what your concerns are about the neighborhood?

I saw that bank thing. Must've been intense.

Yeah.

- And they gave you a medal. - You know how it is.

Somebody had to come out smelling good.

Must be hard doing the job

with all this history chasing after you.

Gotta be hard.

I quit drinking.

Well, you never had a problem with that.

No, but I don't want it crossing anybody's mind.

It's kinda like playing with fire anyway.

You miss it?

The job?

Doesn't matter.

Adina couldn't live with the idea

that I might never come home, so..

'Where the hell is he, anyway?'

[indistinct]

Hey, sweetheart. What are you doin' here?

I was at the hospital. Lizzie dropped me.

Hospital? What's the matter?

I'm sorry to do this. To ask you--

- Ask me about what? - About Lucas.

You're alright?

What? Yeah.

Yeah, Adina is just expecting me home soon, you know.

I just want to get this over with.

How do we even know he's in here?

He's not gonna break parole on his first day.

He's got to come in or out of there.

We've been here a long time. Maybe we should circle the block

or move the car or somethin'.

There he is.

Hey, put that away. You don't need it here.

Alright, alright, let's-let's, let's do this.

Let's do this. Come on, let's go.

What are you, gonna back out on me now?

Get out of the car, Mike.

- What? - You can't do this.

What are you talking about? We have to.

Just go.

'Go back to your family. It's alright.'

Just give me the gun. Go home.

- What are you gonna do? - It's alright, Mike.

You got too much to lose. Go.

[Felicia] It's okay, dad.

If it's too hard to talk about this.

[sighing] It was the first night after Tom was killed and..

...the FBI snipers had taken a shot at Lucas.

Everyone was very scared and tensed.

Randall decided to take his tensions out on someone.

'So he went after Kathryn.'

'You were very scared. We all were.'

He looked like he was about to really do something terrible.

And just felt like I needed to do something.

Enough!

You didn't want me to get in the middle of it.

Anyway, um..

I told Randall to take his aggressions out on me.

Hit me!

Which he did.

[grunting and groaning]

And, what does.. What does this have to do with Lucas?

I thought I was distracting Randall.

That he would be satisfied afterwards.

But..

...I was wrong.

Enough, big man?

Being a hero?

[groaning] I ain't had enough. No.

'And then Randall went to grab you.'

He wanted to take you away from me

and from the rest of us.

'Everyone just cried out for you.'

'They were just saying, "No."'

No.

And I was, I was yelling and trying to get to my feet

'when..'

Let her go. Now.

You can't shoot me.

You're right.

That I can't.

But if you take her down there, I'll let 'em all go.

That I will do. Now let her go!

So, why..

Why were you arguing with Lucas..

...in the vault?

I had another vision.

I saw you with him in the vault.

'I mean, I couldn't hear what you were saying'

but I know you were arguing.

[stammering] I-I don't know.

I don't know..

...why you even saw that?

Well, you said that you weren't with me the whole time.

Somehow I saw you.

Oh, well..

Well, that must've been the second night.

You know, I was trying to..

...get him to end the thing, you know to..

...to turn himself in before things got any worse.

Of course that didn't work.

Aw!

Hey, so where can a guy meet a woman around here?

Depends on what you're looking for?

'Oh, somethin' sweet, sexy.'

'I was hoping you could point me in the right direction.'

'There's a massage parlor around the corner.'

'That will work.'

What's that going to run me?

'Happy ending, about a hundred bucks.'

Geez, a 100 bucks!

Man, times have changed, huh.

How long you've been away for?

A lot longer than I should've been.

You just put it like that.

Hey, buddy, how about I buy you a drink?

Come on, it's been a great day for me.

Let me buy you one.

[bartender] 'What will it be?'

- Scotch double. - That's what I'm talking about.

You know what, I'll have another beer too.

Mm. The chicken's very good.

Thanks.

I was wearing it earlier.

I had an incident with the barbeque sauce.

The place is exactly like I remember it.

You kept it up nice.

You've been in LA for how long?

A little over a year.

Your own daughter dies and you don't come to her funeral.

I-I didn't think that was a good time to show up, mama.

Mama? Am I mama now?

- Grandma, please-- - She called me "mama.'

Only a daughter gets to say that.

- Grandma, please. - What do I do?

Should I jump around and hug her--

Hug me? You never hugged me.

You don't even know why I left, do you?

- No. - Okay, stop.

I left because you made me feel I couldn't do anything.

I couldn't take care of them.

You told me they'd be better off without me?

Maybe I wouldn't have to say that if you hadn't..

Grandma? Grandma!

[gasping]

Grandma.

I have not had a drink in 13 years.

Oh, that is good.

- Scotch man, huh? - My father was.

Was? What, is he dead?

Recently?

Pretty recently, yeah.

I'm sorry to hear that.

Didn't know much about my man myself.

Thank you.

Those things'll kill you, you know.

[snickering]

- What were you in for? - Frame up job.

Couple of crooked cops.

- I guess that's LA. - Hmm.

Yeah, well, I'm out now.

Plenty still left to do.

Plenty.

Another.

[cellphone ringing]

- Yeah. - 'Hey, Nick, it's Malcolm.'

'I've been trying to reach you all day.'

- Yeah, I know. - Where are you?

I'm in a bar.

Listen, why don't I come meet you?

- That's not a good idea. - 'Listen to me, Nick.'

You can talk to me. You can tell me, Nick

if you're thinking about doing something.

'I don't know, but you might regret it.'

He's got his whole life ahead of him.

Nick, you remember when you asked me before

about gettin' away with something?

'Well, let me tell you this.'

'Even if you don't get caught, Nick'

you're never gonna get away with it.

Not in the eyes of God.

Not when you look at yourself in the mirror.

Believe me, Nick.

[Stan] See you, Scotch man.

I'll call you back.

[Stan] Hey!

What the hell is this?

What're you? Robbing me or what?

You don't recognize my face?

Yeah, yeah, you're the guy from the bar.

- You killed my father. - I didn't kill..

- Terrance Cavanaugh. - What, Moss' partner?

- Yeah, Moss' partner. - No. Please don't do this.

Give one good reason why not?

'Cause it was an accident.

Your old man wasn't supposed to be there.

'I was-I was just supposed to meet Moss.'

- You knew Moss? - Yeah, I knew Moss.

He'd give me addresses and info on petty drug dealers.

I'd hit 'em, take their cash and dope.

- 'Moss got a percentage.' - No way, Moss wasn't dirty.

He was dirty alright.

The day that happened, me and Moss got into it over money.

'Your dad walked into it. It was Moss' fault.'

Look, Moss made a move on me. I got the drop.

I stole his gun. I told your dad.

'He came out there to help.'

'I told him, "Look, I'm gonna shoot Moss

if you don't drop your piece too."

So you shot him.

In cold blood.

No! I was trying to get away.

'Moss charged me, and I just started shooting.'

'Never meant for it to happen that way.'

- Why did this never come out? - Because of my lawyer.

He told me to forget the dirty cop angle.

Said I should just take the deal and lay it on the drug guy.

'No one ever asked me about Moss.'

'Look, I am really, really sorry about your dad.'

- Don't you lie to me. - I'm not lying, there is proof.

What kind of proof?

Moss arrested me once. It was a long time ago.

- But you can still find it. - So what?

'So he killed the arrest.'

- That's when we made the deal. - When?

I don't know, man. Maybe a year before the shooting.

You think that makes up for anything?

Don't do this. Don't do this. Please don't kill me, alright?

'Don't kill me.'

If I find that you're lying..

...I'm gonna come back..

...and finish this.

Hey.

- Hi. - She's gonna be okay.

Well, what was it? A heart attack?

No. She just had elevated blood pressure.

We gave her some medication and her pressure's stabilized.

We're gonna keep her here overnight, just as a precaution.

But she's fine. Really.

Can I see her?

Yeah, sure. Come on.

[chuckling] Oh! Oh!

Grandma is gonna be okay.

If there's a chance for one of us to get out of here

I want it to be you.

Listen, you have Ricky at home. He needs you.

I don't want him to grow up without a mother.

Franny.

I want you to talk to the cop. You know he likes you.

If you tell him about Ricky

he might be able to get you out.

I'm not leaving without you.

Please.

You shouldn't have even been here.

Just listen, just promise me that you will talk to the cop.

Okay. I'll talk to him.

But I'm telling you, I'm not leaving without you.

Hi, Anna.

You're leaving?

I spoke to the doctors and they say she's gonna be okay.

Well, aren't going to say goodbye to her?

Oh!

Can you take care of Ricky for a bit?

So, mom

what do you have to say?

I-I, I'm sorry..

...things worked out this way today.

So I'm just gonna say goodbye now.

- Goodbye, now. - Grandma, stop it.

- Just stop it. - What is it with you?

She left all of us. Okay?

Not just you.

And I-I am so sorry that you had to take care of me and Eva.

But my mother left me.

My mother.

And if I can learn to forgive her..

If I can learn to repair all of this, then you have to try.

And you..

...you have to stop running away every time things get tough.

No matter how hard it is.

You need to face up to what you did.

Look, I lost my sister..

...but I have a mother and I've a grandma.

And I have a nephew.

And that is all that I have left of Eva.

And I will not lose one more bit of her.

I need-I need my family.

Now, can you do that?

[dramatic music]

[music continues]

'The quality of life in Los Angeles'

'is something I plan on addressing as well.'

[applauding]

- Nice, very nice. - Thank you.

Felt good to talk to people.

You'll do more, since you're good at it.

Tomorrow at 6:00, we have that Drive-time interview.

Good.

- I'll be there. - Great.

- Goodnight. - Goodnight.

Goodnight.

[exhaling]

I feel like I owe your father a thank you.

He must've been a very good salesman.

Yeah. Pretty good.

Hardworking.

When I was a teenager, I used to feel do sad for him.

Goin' from town to town

listenin' to rubes gas on about their lives.

Never realized how wise he was, how much he understood people.

How old were you when your dad died?

Twenty three.

My second year at law school.

Your father would be very proud of you, Kathryn.

He always thought that I would end up here.

For my graduation present, he gave me biographies

on Margaret Thatcher and Golda Meir.

- Subtle. - Yeah.

I told him I want to be public defender.

And I would go nowhere near politics.

I told my dad I would never sell anything to anybody, so..

They're watchin' us.

- What is that? - A robot cow-dog.

A robot cow-dog?

Hey, Ricky.

Heard your grandma's doing great.

That she's gonna be just fine.

You can sit.

Thank you.

Oh, wow, that's so cool.

Yeah, it's a cow-dog.

It's a robot cow-dog.

[Jeremy] 'How are you feeling?'

Are you tired? Nauseous?

I'm tired all the time.

Yeah.

But, um, I haven't really been nauseous.

I got lucky...I guess.

That really is cool.

- Where did you learn it? - I learnt it from my teacher.

I took this with me..

...when I left all those years ago.

I brought it wherever I went.

Some nights I would lie awake

and look at these thinking of you and-and Eva.

And wonder what you were doing.

I remember this one.

It was your third birthday.

You wanted big bird to be in the party.

And your mother, she dressed all in yellow

with many feathers.

But Eva was allergic.

And she was sneezing like crazy.

[indistinct]

I'm so glad you called.

I went to see the guy.

And what happened, Nick?

I got the truth. From him of all people.

Nick, I-I was afraid you did somethin'--

I roughed him up. He's still breathing.

So what is the truth?

My dad was drinking on duty. It's no big surprise there.

But he didn't lose his gun.

It was just a situation where there was no good way out.

Plus, his partner was dirty.

That's why the whole thing went down in the first place.

Well, it sounds like you can clear his name then.

I could try.

But?

He had to know that Moss was on the take.

They were partners for eight years.

They were best friends. There's no way he didn't know.

Ah, Nick, people can be very good at keeping secrets

even from those they're close to.

In his last days in the hospital

he talked about all kinds of stuff.

Not that.

He could've told us, but he didn't.

He didn't know what it would do to his name.

The truth is... most of the people he worked for

were either retired or on the verge of it..

Five years.

The only person that remembers his name is me.

Well, then do it for yourself, Nick.

If I have to, I'll just pass on

what happened to him with Moss' son.

Well..

If it's enough that you know..

...maybe it's...time to let it go.

The only trouble with that..

...who am I gonna blame for all my problems?

♪ When the preacher shamed you

♪ But the preacher lied

♪ He may say you're damned But it ain't He who decides ♪

♪ And the people shunned you

♪ Like some people do

♪ But the words they spoke were as useless as one shoe ♪

♪ Happiness is a slippery thing ♪

♪ Like a pig and grease

♪ Something's coming

♪ And I hope it's peace

♪ Well it's bound to happen

♪ I know he understands

♪ I'm sure that Jesus holds it in his hands ♪

♪ Yeah I'm sure that Jesus holds it in his hands ♪♪

[theme music]

[music continues]

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