TV-Serie: The Closer - 6x10
The Closer 6x10 Executive Order Original Air Date on September 13, 2010 -- Sync, corrected by elderman -- -- for www.addic7ed.com -- That is the last time I let you talk me into a burrito grande.
I keep forgetting you got such a delicate stomach.
Well, you're the one who has to live with the consequences.
Ew.
Gross.
Great.
Radio, code three.
We're in Elysian Park.
And we have found the male in distress on Stadium Way.
Copy that.
Sir?
How you doin' tonight, sir?
Sir?
I don't know where I am.
Okay.
What's your name?
Where am I?
Can you tell me how old you are?
47.
Alert and oriented times one, good radial pulse, profusing normally.
Am I gonna be okay?
You're gonna be fine, sir.
Just relax.
You want to G.S.
him?
I feel dizzy.
On three.
One...
Two, three.
Respiration -- 12, decreased tidal volume -- 100% on 02 sat.
Am I having a stroke?
I don't think so, but the doctors will know exactly what's going on after they examine you.
What's that noise?
Where are we?!
We're just getting off the Freeway.
We're really close to the Hospital.
Sir!
Silva!
Sir, you need to calm down!
Silva, this guy's out of control!
Pull over!
I need your help!
Rescue 35, we need backup.
Silva!
Sir!
Sir, you need to calm down.
Sir, relax.
Sir, calm down.
Relax, sir.
Relax.
Evening, Chief.
Paramedics...
Responding to a 911 call were on their way to the Hospital when the guy became combative.
Four minutes later, backup arrived, found them both dead from multiple gunshot wounds.
Any witnesses?
None.
Air support was overhead in five minutes.
Didn't see anyone within a mile radius.
It's like the guy just disappeared.
The Fire Battalion Chief told me that the Paramedics use only one route from Elysian Park to the E.R.
If the killer wasn't just some transient and he really planned this out, it's possible that he had an accomplice here waiting to drive him off.
That accomplice could have been our 911 caller.
We're looking for him now.
Uh, anything taken from the ambulance?
No, both victims still have their wallets.
And I inventoried the vehicle with an E.M.T.
He says the only thing that was missing were some towels that the killer apparently used to wipe down the crime scene.
So someone posing as a deranged homeless man kills two Paramedics, takes nothing, cleans up after himself, and vanishes?
Chief, S.I.D.
couldn't pick up any good prints, but I found six casings.
Thank you, Detective.
Would you run those over to NIBIN?
Yes, ma'am.
Chief, this is the run sheet the Paramedics used to record everything before they pulled over.
It says here they performed a G.S.
-- a Georgia Street lift.
A what?
Please?
Gabriel, could you get her legs?
Her legs?
Turn around and just lean back on me.
Ohh!
Oh, for heaven's sakes.
Okay.
Thank you.
Chief, there's something I need to tell you.
Chief, before you -- I -- who removed the bodies?!
That's what I was trying to tell you.
The Fire Department took them before we arrived.
L.A.F.D.
won't let their people lie out dead -- same as us -- out of respect.
That respect may have just cost us the investigation.
Okay.
The bodies are at Good Samaritan.
Where do you want them?
Taken immediately to our morgue, and I'll let you know exactly how I want them brought in.
All right.
Detective.
Just as you asked.
Oh, God.
Oh, God.
Anna Vargas.
You knew her?
We're friends.
Good friends.
Oh, I'm so sorry, doctor.
Who did this?
I don't -- I don't know.
Y-you don't need to do the autopsy now.
I'm only interested in fingerprints.
Uh, should I -- should I take their gloves off?
No, no, no, no, no, no.
I-I want the gloves left exactly as they are.
Please.
Thank you.
Lieutenant.
All right.
Thank you.
See?
The killer's fingerprints were on her glove.
This is why we don't move bodies.
The killer's name was Kevin Mason, and those are the fingerprints he submitted when he applied to the L.A.F.D.
I sure hope he was rejected.
Yeah, he was, four times -- the last time in 2007, which is when he seems to have fallen off the map.
Okay.
Thank you, Detective.
Please run down all of Mr.
Mason's known addresses.
Let's see if we can find him.
Chief, the 911 cellphone -- it turns out it's a prepaid job, used for the first time tonight.
Not only that, it's got an FBI flag on it because it was purchased along with another phone that was used in an unsolved bombing attempt here in L.A.
two years back.
A few years ago, a bomb was left outside an I.R.S.
Office on Olympic.
L.A.P.D.
Counterterrorism investigated.
Tommy Delk turned it over to the FBI.
Chief.
911.
What's your emergency?
I'm in Elysian Park, and this guy's having a-a epileptic fit or something.
You should send somebody right away.
He's, uh -- he's up on Stadium Way.
It sounds like he's having trouble catching his breath, just like the guy the Paramedics picked up.
Our 911 caller could be our killer.
Uh, so, how are these murders connected to an attempted bombing of an I.R.S.
building?
Look, Brenda, if these were typical homicides, I would be happy to have you pursue them on your own.
Oh, you're not suggesting I hand this case over to someone else?
The murders are now connected to an ongoing joint investigation between the FBI and our own Counterterrorism Bureau led by Tommy Delk.
Please note the use of the words "terrorism" and "Tommy Delk."
What kind of a middle-aged man calls himself Tommy?
Oh!
He's on the short list for Chief.
That's why you want me to deal with him.
No!
T-t-this is good police work.
And the FBI has already flagged that number, which means they're gonna be showing up here.
My advice is to put out the welcome mat.
I-I'd rather wait until I have something to trade.
You have fingerprints and a name.
Listen, I'll arrange a sit-down with Delk.
And he's got a little bit of an ego on him, but he's not unreasonable.
Only if he understands that until I talk to him, he is not to speak with the FBI.
Believe me, if these cases are connected, he's gonna be a huge help.
If I find this 911 caller, I won't need anyone's help.
I've been trying to triangulate the cellphone, Chief, but it's not pinging.
Once the 911 caller gets back online, it will show up right here.
I-I get how someone pretends to be disoriented or mimics a seizure.
But everything else recorded here -- accelerated heartbeat, depressed respiration, dilated pupils -- how do you fake those?
You can't.
According to the Paramedics' run sheet, these are the symptoms he presented.
While I'm waiting for the phone to come back up, I'll look into it.
It was an exciting day yesterday for a group of children with cancer.
How is it you're half my age and spend twice as much time as me in the bathroom?
I guess I'm just a slower reader than you.
Yeah.
Ready?
Yeah.
In a m-- Okay.
All right.
Ready?
One, two, three.
Here's my question -- where is Kevin Mason hiding...
For three years...
Without being noticed?
Let's go.
And we're off.
I don't know, Lieutenant.
But we better find him before he disappears again.
Ohh.
Good morning, Commander.
Good morning.
Just thought you should know, because the Paramedics' Memorial is now scheduled for Monday, the announcement for Chief will be delayed until Tuesday.
Also, uh -- I got it.
Oh, thank you.
Uh, Chief Pope has, uh, Delk in his office waiting for you.
And, uh -- very good.
Thank you.
Yes.
Uh, yes.
Uh -- what is it, Commander?
Well -- Look, Delk will probably have his own ideas for investigating the deaths of Silva and Vargas.
And you might want to keep that in mind when collaborating with him.
You want me to play nicely with Tommy Delk in case he becomes Chief of Police.
All I'm saying is that in addition to your two victims, there are several still-living people counting on you.
Well, thank you for the vote of confidence, Commander.
Good morning...
Morning.
...Chief Johnson.
Come in.
Chief Johnson, I believe you've met.
Tommy Delk.
Good to see you again.
And you.
Let's get started, shall we?
Okay.
Two years ago today, September 24th, a stolen pickup was left outside a Federal Office on West Olympic.
Its flatbed contained a small explosive and a barrel filled with fertilizer and diesel fuel.
The explosive ignited but failed to set off the larger bomb, and a phone wired to the barrel as a backup detonator also failed because the battery had lost its charge.
Well, that's lucky.
Yeah, for everyone.
If that bomb had exploded, it would have taken down half the I.R.S.
building.
Unfortunately, as far as evidence went, everything was untraceable, including the truck.
We did recover footage of the suspect buying two prepaid phones, one of which was the backup detonator.
But the video's poor quality made it impossible for us or the FBI to identify him.
I would very much like to view that footage.
The FBI has already made it available to you, along with the rest of its findings.
I-I'm sorry -- you've already contacted the FBI?
I-I specifically requested that you not discuss anything with them until we had spoken.
Chief Pope mentioned that.
You understand I'm in constant communication with the Feds and couldn't consider doing anything that would make me less than trustworthy.
As you may know, I'm somewhat connected to the FBI myself.
Yeah, uh, if I could just -- I don't know what you've shared with the FBI, but I need to examine the materials connected to that previous bombing case immediately.
Sure, and I'll tell you what you'll find -- Jack.
We had the case for three months, and we found Jack.
The FBI had it for 21 months, and they found Jack.
Well, you and the FBI may not have found Jack, but I did, and his name isn't Jack!
Really?
Y-y-you've found him?
Which means that I've had this case for less than eight hours, and I'm already farther along than you and the FBI after two years.
To be fair, you did have the benefit of new fingerprints.
I'd be curious how much farther you'll get in the next three hours.
Three hours?
Because that's how long the FBI has agreed to share their material before they take over your case.
That's what's been arranged.
I did not agree to that.
Well, it's a good thing I'm not taking orders from you.
Yeah, believe it or not, I'm actually in charge here.
At least for the next few days.
And since this case seems to be more serious than we first imagined, Chief Johnson, I'm sure you would like the FBI to have the benefit of your analysis.
And I would like the two of you to work together amicably.
You'll inform the FBI about Kevin Mason, and we will proceed as arranged, with Chief Delk present while major crimes examines the files.
And then three hours from now, it's the FBI's ballgame.
Is that clear to everyone?
Sir.
Yes.
Thank you.
Why'd I buy some fancy damn electric wheelchair if it's always out for repair?
Told you I'd have your chair fixed in three days.
Yeah.
Until then, you should be enjoying the world's most overqualified chauffeur.
Yeah.
Here, hold this.
All right.
Ready?
One, two, three.
Yeah.
Here we go.
All right, easy, now.
Whew.
Give me the remote.
Yeah, I got it.
Given the recent budget cuts, it's expected that the programs will be phased out over the next three months unless emergency funding is approved in Sacramento.
Well, the entire Southern California community is in mourning, as two Paramedics lay dead.
Anna Vargas, 35, and Anthony Silva, 39, father of three...
You wanted to work for the Fire Department.
...Elysian Park area at approximately 1:00 A.M...
That could've been you.
...Believed to be a man in his 40's allegedly pulled a firearm and shot both Paramedics several times, killing them instantly.
You said when the small explosive ignited in front of the I.R.S.
building, the responding Firemen came from a nearby station?
Firehouse Number 59.
It's right -- right there.
That's not nearby.
It's practically across the street.
Which is why the fire was extinguished so quickly.
Okay, and this happened at 6:33 A.M.
Okay, so, the FBI thinks some guy is smart enough to build a bomb from untraceable parts, but then sloppy enough to leave it right across the street from a firehouse?
Maybe he didn't notice that.
I'm thinking he notices everything.
All L.A.F.D.
stations change shifts at 6:30 A.M.
30 firefighters, 2 full crews, could have responded to that first explosive.
Whoa.
Well, wait a minute.
Are you suggesting that...
Whoever left the truck wasn't aiming at the I.R.S.?
No, he wasn't.
A-and I don't believe that the small explosion was a detonator for a larger bomb.
It was bait to attract first responders.
So you think the failed cellphone was the primary, not the backup.
This person was looking to kill as many firemen as possible.
So, assuming that Kevin Mason engineered the first September 24th attack, why would he resurface to kill only two firemen when he previously aimed to kill dozens?
Maybe shooting Silva and Vargas was the inciting incident, the small explosion leading to a larger one.
Brenda, Chief Delk.
Good to see you both.
And you, Agent Howard.
As previously agreed, our people are here to, uh, take this investigation off your hands.
Well, as it so happens, Chief Delk and I have been re-evaluating the case, and we both think that -- that we should keep our arrangement with the FBI and our end of the bargain.
Your files.
There were bullet casings.
NIBIN's got them.
But it's taking six hours for every year they go back in their database.
As soon as they record a hit, I'll forward the findings.
Thank you.
Yes.
Gosh, I'm sorry, Chief.
I thought we were on the same page.
For two years the FBI has been investigating a federal attack on an I.R.S.
Office.
Now, even if you're right, and Mason was aiming at the firemen, they'd be too embarrassed to admit they were on the wrong track for so long.
So we just give the case back to them?
We couldn't have said anything to change what just happened.
But now the FBI can do what they do best -- find the missing fugitive -- while we use the resources of our combined divisions to investigate your crazy idea that the murdered Paramedics were just the first casualties of a larger assault.
So...
You don't want to tell the FBI that Mason was aiming for the fire department?
It's an untested hypothesis.
It would just confuse them.
I don't think we'd want to send the FBI on a wild-goose chase, no?
Oh, no, we wouldn't want to do that.
I think we should consider that this Mason guy is going underground for a while.
Tao or someone has been staring at that grid since Friday just waiting for our 911 caller to show up online.
If someone had been given this assignment after the first incident, they'd have been sitting there now for two years.
Chief, the shrink who performed Mason's last evaluation is in interview 2.
Mind if I join you?
Of course.
It's right this way.
Do me a favor, will you, huh?
Explain why it's been three days and I still don't have my damn wheelchair!
You have a wheelchair, Russ.
It works just fine.
I want my electric wheelchair!
And if you're not gonna give it back, I'll do something about it.
Mrs.
Whitley will get to the bottom of this.
If not, I'll call the police.
You're just crazy enough to do it, aren't you?
Did you just call me crazy?
What are you doing?
Just relax.
O-only what I have to.
What?
Just relax.
What?
Relax.
Relax.
What -- what -- aah!
Aah!
Dr.
Wechsler, I understand you performed a psychiatric evaluation for a Mr.
Kevin Mason when he applied to the L.A.F.D.
In 2005 and 2007.
Does this picture jog your memory any?
I remember my sessions with him, yes.
As you realize...
Public safety trumps confidentiality.
What do you need to know?
Anything that could help us understand his psyche.
T-there's a standard set of questions that we ask all applicants.
And the inappropriateness of Mr.
Mason's responses was immediately apparent.
Can you be more specific?
When I ask someone, "what's your idea of the perfect day?"
Most people say going to the beach with their girlfriend, that sort of thing.
And Mr.
Mason's perfect day?
It involved discovering a threat to a local suspension bridge and his showing up to save thousands of lives.
No doubt the state-controlled media are proclaiming that the thousands of dead police officers and firemen are innocent victims!
My diagnosis was narcissistic personality disorder.
But they are not blameless.
But they are not blameless.
The pathology is determined by numerous criteria -- uh, does this person have excessive feelings of entitlement?
They embodied the perversion of the natural order!
Are they preoccupied with fantasies of power?
They were defenders of a corrupt system!
I was merely a-an object in a system he felt was stacked against him because he's white.
Mr.
Mason was convinced that's why he was repeatedly rejected by the fire department.
And how would you handle someone with this pathology?
Carefully.
This is a man who doesn't think he makes mistakes.
They embody the na-- and contradiction can trigger a violent reaction.
He imagines himself top of the food chain...
I am the first wave.
...Without peer...
I am the first wave.
Delusions of grandeur.
I am the first wave.
I am the first wave, first wave...
Of the new flood that washes it all away.
...Meaning whatever you're thinking Mason might do...
...Think bigger.
Chief, I just did an Internet search, and September 24th was the day in 1965 when President Johnson signed his Executive Order directing government contractors to enforce affirmative action.
September 24th.
Affirmative Action Day.
So Mr.
Mason is a man with a gripe.
Chief, we got a hit on the casings.
14 years ago, a Russell Owens of Sherman Oaks took a shot at an intruder with his .45.
And where is Mr.
Owens today?
Well, he was 71 years old then, Chief.
We don't even know if he's still alive.
Neighbors said he was kind of a crank, moved away maybe 10 years ago.
If Owens collects Social Security, we can find out where he's getting his checks.
Good idea.
All right.
Uh, excuse me.
Uh, who are you calling?
We have to let the FBI know about the casings.
Oh, I happen to know the FBI is asleep right now.
And there's no point in calling until we verify this.
Remember, y-you said you didn't want to send them on a wild-goose chase.
Mr.
Owens!
Mr.
Owens!
Open it up.
Mr.
Owens, it's time for breakfast!
Are you up?
Mr.
Owens?
Tao!
Dead.
And cold.
How convenient.
Okay, the woman that manages the place says there's an attendant that spends most of his time with Mr.
Owens, and he was here last night -- Bob Gill.
Look familiar?
Lieutenant Flynn.
Chief, we're at the assisted living center.
And we found Russell Owens.
He's dead.
You'll never guess who the attendant taking care of him was.
Kevin Mason.
Have you found him yet?
Did you make an arrest?
No, no, not yet.
But we have a recent I.D.
photo of him.
Yeah.
Hold on.
Chief, yeah, I've got an M1911 Colt .45, semiautomatic.
I'm pretty sure it was used to shoot the Paramedics.
And tell her I found an anticholinergic -- oxybutynin.
Uh, uh, Tao says he's got some -- well, he's got some, um -- he's got, uh, cholera.
Uh, or, what'd you say?
Anticholinergic.
Ah, Detective!
Oop.
Chief, I found about 20 bottles of oxybutynin.
It's a bladder-control medication.
And that's important because?
Well, in higher doses, the side effects of oxybutynin are increased heart rate, depressed respiration, dilated pupils.
All the symptoms Mason had when our victims picked him up.
Why would Mason need 20 bottles of oxy-whatever to fool the Paramedics?
I don't know, but it seems like he stole a bottle from every patient in the place.
And you know what?
There seems to be a couple of missing oxygen tanks.
Wait a minute.
Is Kevin Mason there or not?
Chief, Kevin Mason, A.K.A.
Bob Gill, clocked out of work about two hours before we got here.
Y-y-yeah, Chief.
Uh, Chief, but Mason has access to a van that's currently missing.
Okay, uh scan and release his I.D., run the plates on the vehicle he stole.
And let's get everyone we can looking for that van.
Kevin Mason's up to something.
I'm sorry, Chief, but the nurses are asking if we have any idea of when we'll be done with this guy's body.
I guess they're already thinking about his funeral.
His funeral.
The Memorial for the Paramedics.
When is it?
It's about four hours from now.
Why?
That's the bigger event.
He killed the Paramedics in order to bomb the funeral.
Chief, we've got flyers of the van and Mason in every patrol car.
And the status of the roadblocks?
Well, they're already up on Jefferson, Figueroa, and West Adams.
Uh, they're going up now on Hoover and Flower.
And what about the bomb sweeps?
The techs just finished inside the Cathedral.
So far, nothing.
Good.
That ought to ease your mind a little.
Actually, Commander, the fact that we can't find Mr.
Mason or his van or the bomb makes me want to cancel this Memorial altogether.
Eh, you're overreacting.
When Mason shot those two Paramedics, he wiped the ambulance clean, despite knowing that police backup was seconds away.
Chief, we all know how methodical Mason is.
No, how methodical he was.
This morning he left out everything, including the gun he used to kill Vargas and Silva, where he knew we wouldi find it.
He no longer cares about what evidence we have against him.
He's on a suicide mission, and he is out to bomb that church.
All right, and how would he accomplish that?
Even if he has turned his van turned into some kind of a car bomb, there's a perimeter of primary barriers covering more than an eight-square-block radius.
And no doubt Mason has already found some way around that.
I'm positive.
And then he will be stopped by our roadblocks.
And if he's not stopped there, we'll get his van in a grid search.
We can defend ourselves.
There's no metal detectors in that church.
We don't need metal detectors.
Besides, we can't use them -- not with thousands of armed officers in attendance.
More like thousands of potential victims.
Not only are there 3,000 fire-department employees on that line, but we've got hundreds of police officers, the Mayor, and the Governor.
Chief Johnson, the Memorial begins in 40 minutes.
If you really want to call this off, it's now or never.
Can I have a moment?
Two years ago, Kevin Mason failed because of a dead cellphone, but this time I'm convinced he's better prepared, and it's going to be a catastrophe.
If you cancel this funeral and no bomb is found, you will embarrass the department, and you will never be Chief.
I'll risk it.
No, you won't.
Everyone, I'm canceling this Memorial until further notice!
My decision!
Chief, I'm sorry to interrupt, but, uh, Flynn's with the grid search, and he's found something that you need to know about.
Uh, Lieutenant Flynn?
Chief, you can nix the idea that Mason was using the van as a bomb.
I'm looking at it now.
It's empty.
Nothing in it at all?
There's an envelope on the front seat with the words "to the m..."
on it, and a DVD inside.
What?
Lieutenant Flynn, I can't hear you.
You're breaking up.
We're on our way d-- thank you.
Detective Sanchez, Detective Gabriel, with me, please.
This way.
Morning.
This way, please.
This way.
This way, please.
This way.
Excuse me, sir.
W-what's going on?
The Memorial's been cancelled.
Are you okay?
Can I give you a hand?
Oh, man.
P5, please.
God bless you for your service.
Thank you very much.
You're very welcome.
Here you go, Chief. "
Beyond wrath & tears."
Oh, my.
They're sending a laptop over so we can watch it.
It should be here in a minute.
Yes, and detain anyone traveling in a wheelchair.
Uhh, hang on.
Chief Johnson.
Chief, I think I know why Mason kept the stockpile of oxybutynin.
Quickly, Lieutenant.
I'm five floors underground.
I could lose you any second.
Oxybutynin works like atropine.
It's an antidote to nerve poison.
And I think Mason used the bladder meds to protect himself while making nerve gas.
...Oxygen tanks...
I'm guessing he filled them with something like Sarin.
Lieutenant, you're breaking up.
The tanks are filled with what?
I think the tanks are filled with Sarin!
Nerve gas.
The Nazis invented it!
Do I need to say anything more?!
A tiny amount in an enclosed space -- Chief?!
We got to go.
Lieutenant, I can't hear you!
Lieutenant -- unh!
Get up!
Whoa!
Stay back!
He's got a bomb, Chief.
He's wearing a bomb.
Do you know what a dead-man switch is?
I let go of this, we all die!
Mason!
Kevin Mason?
You know who I am?
Of course I do.
You're the fugitive w-who's outsmarted the L.A.P.D., the FBI, and God knows who else over the last two years.
Right now you're the most wanted man in the world.
I've seen you on tv?
Yeah!
That's it!
You're up to be the next Chief of Police!
I've been offered the job.
So, here we are -- the next Chief of the country's largest police force face-to-face with America's leading dissident.
N.Y.P.D.
Is America's largest police force.
Maybe we should keep our egos in check, shall we?
No, no, no, no!
Don't shoot!
Don't shoot!
I want him alive.
Why do you want me alive?
Law enforcement has so much to learn from a mind like yours.
A-a-and judging from this...
You watched my Manifesto?
I did.
What part did you like the most?
Specifically.
The articulate way you described how the events of September 24th affect our everyday lives.
A-and I agree entirely about how badly the quota system has undermined our values.
B-but what I don't understand is -- is why you felt the need to kill those Paramedics.
Well, if you had been paying attention, you would' heard when I said they were part of a corrupt structure.
Oh, right.
Right.
B-b-but what about Russell Owens?
H-he was an invalid.
He threatened my mission.
And all the people at the Memorial?
Is it really necessary to kill them?
Well, I'm sorry if it seems so brutal, but I'm holding our society's hand to the stove.
Sometimes violence is the only way to teach people how wrong they are.
What, you don't think I see you running?!
There goes another one of your cowardly Hispanic quota hires.
It's okay.
Don't worry about him.
Just for the record, I am not racist.
The system is racist.
A system I will change as Chief.
Are you just saying that to save yourself?
Because you're expendable!
Okay, you know what?
Why don't you just let them go, all right?
Just let them go.
You can hold onto me.
Okay?
Now, what about your Manifesto?!
If you kill us, you destroy your Manifesto.
On the other hand, if you let these men deactivate your bomb, not only will your powerful speech survive, but you can give it yourself.
You've already accomplished your mission.
People are listening to you.
Journalists will be begging for interviews.
You'll be studied in history classes, and -- and -- and the quota system will change.
I will end it.
Are you really gonna be the next Chief of Police?
Yes, I am.
And you're telling me that you're gonna be against quotas?
Give me that!
Give me it!
Give me it!
Give me it!
Give me!
Oww!
Holy cr-a-a-a-ap!
Does someone want to give me a hand with this, please?!
What did you do?
He's right.
Sometimes violence is the only way to teach people how wrong they are.
Amen.
Yeah, but on the day before they announce who's gonna be the next Chief of Police, you should have let me take the shot.
Can we get a bomb tech here?!
Maybe two!
Or three!
Or as many as you want to bring.
Hurry.
In the scheme of things, this isn't so important, but we inventoried the evidence gathered at the parking structure yesterday, and Mason's Manifesto seems to be missing.
Uh, well, I know in all the confusion that led to Mason's death, um, I accidentally dropped it, but I'm sure it'll turn up eventually.
Might be just as well that it's missing.
Otherwise it'd be running 24/7, giving that maniac credibility.
No joke.
According to our guys, those tanks filled with Sarin could have killed thousands of people.
Yes, Commander?
Excuse me, Chief.
Uh, the Mayor would like to see you.
I-I'm sorry, Chief Johnson.
It's Chief Delk the Mayor requested.
Nice.
Yet another example, as if we needed one...
That life is not fair.
Chief.
Man.
I like the way that sounds -- "Los Angeles Chief of Police Thomas Delk."
Well done.
Are you all right?
Yeah, I think so.
You know, if you hadn't shot that guy and you weren't facing an F.I.D.
investigation and a behavioral sciences inquiry, the Mayor might have appointed you.
It wasn't worth the risk.
Uh, do you mind if I have a moment to myself?
Sure.
Thanks.
As mayor of Los Angeles, i have made reform the cornerstone of my agenda.
And choosing from among the many qualified candidates who have offered themselves for this position, i was determined to choose an individual who would carry forward the momentum that outgoing police Chief Thompson has established.
Here you go.
Choosing the leader of L.A.P.D.'s Counterterrorism Bureau to be the next Chief of Police was a decision that, quite frankly, made itself.
Thank you.
And that's the truth.
You're welcome.
I can think of no better way to convey this city's appreciation and no finer person to choose for this job than Chief Thomas Delk.
Thank you.
Congratulations.
Well, the old bastard's out and the new bastard's in.
Thank you, Mayor.
I am honored, humbled, and deeply grateful to be standing with you.
You'd think killing one of the most wanted criminals in the country would be a good thing.
You would think, but you don't get ahead in this world by shooting dirtbags.
Well, I, for one, am glad she took the shot, although my ears are still ringing.
...To continue that service...
You okay, Chief?
Me?
Well, maybe I'm a little disappointed.
...No time to waste...
Maybe I'm a little relieved.
I never know.
And I'll be announcing the head of that team in a few days.
Well, whatever else happens...
Yesterday was a hell of a day.
And, uh, if anybody needs me after this, I'll be in my office typing up my résumé.
Do you think they're gonna shut down Major Crimes?
After what you guys did for him yesterday?
Well, we'll have to see, won't we?
...Strengths and weaknesses of our department and make the changes necessary to this vital agency.
-- Sync, corrected by elderman -- -- for www.addic7ed.com --
I keep forgetting you got such a delicate stomach.
Well, you're the one who has to live with the consequences.
Ew.
Gross.
Great.
Radio, code three.
We're in Elysian Park.
And we have found the male in distress on Stadium Way.
Copy that.
Sir?
How you doin' tonight, sir?
Sir?
I don't know where I am.
Okay.
What's your name?
Where am I?
Can you tell me how old you are?
47.
Alert and oriented times one, good radial pulse, profusing normally.
Am I gonna be okay?
You're gonna be fine, sir.
Just relax.
You want to G.S.
him?
I feel dizzy.
On three.
One...
Two, three.
Respiration -- 12, decreased tidal volume -- 100% on 02 sat.
Am I having a stroke?
I don't think so, but the doctors will know exactly what's going on after they examine you.
What's that noise?
Where are we?!
We're just getting off the Freeway.
We're really close to the Hospital.
Sir!
Silva!
Sir, you need to calm down!
Silva, this guy's out of control!
Pull over!
I need your help!
Rescue 35, we need backup.
Silva!
Sir!
Sir, you need to calm down.
Sir, relax.
Sir, calm down.
Relax, sir.
Relax.
Evening, Chief.
Paramedics...
Responding to a 911 call were on their way to the Hospital when the guy became combative.
Four minutes later, backup arrived, found them both dead from multiple gunshot wounds.
Any witnesses?
None.
Air support was overhead in five minutes.
Didn't see anyone within a mile radius.
It's like the guy just disappeared.
The Fire Battalion Chief told me that the Paramedics use only one route from Elysian Park to the E.R.
If the killer wasn't just some transient and he really planned this out, it's possible that he had an accomplice here waiting to drive him off.
That accomplice could have been our 911 caller.
We're looking for him now.
Uh, anything taken from the ambulance?
No, both victims still have their wallets.
And I inventoried the vehicle with an E.M.T.
He says the only thing that was missing were some towels that the killer apparently used to wipe down the crime scene.
So someone posing as a deranged homeless man kills two Paramedics, takes nothing, cleans up after himself, and vanishes?
Chief, S.I.D.
couldn't pick up any good prints, but I found six casings.
Thank you, Detective.
Would you run those over to NIBIN?
Yes, ma'am.
Chief, this is the run sheet the Paramedics used to record everything before they pulled over.
It says here they performed a G.S.
-- a Georgia Street lift.
A what?
Please?
Gabriel, could you get her legs?
Her legs?
Turn around and just lean back on me.
Ohh!
Oh, for heaven's sakes.
Okay.
Thank you.
Chief, there's something I need to tell you.
Chief, before you -- I -- who removed the bodies?!
That's what I was trying to tell you.
The Fire Department took them before we arrived.
L.A.F.D.
won't let their people lie out dead -- same as us -- out of respect.
That respect may have just cost us the investigation.
Okay.
The bodies are at Good Samaritan.
Where do you want them?
Taken immediately to our morgue, and I'll let you know exactly how I want them brought in.
All right.
Detective.
Just as you asked.
Oh, God.
Oh, God.
Anna Vargas.
You knew her?
We're friends.
Good friends.
Oh, I'm so sorry, doctor.
Who did this?
I don't -- I don't know.
Y-you don't need to do the autopsy now.
I'm only interested in fingerprints.
Uh, should I -- should I take their gloves off?
No, no, no, no, no, no.
I-I want the gloves left exactly as they are.
Please.
Thank you.
Lieutenant.
All right.
Thank you.
See?
The killer's fingerprints were on her glove.
This is why we don't move bodies.
The killer's name was Kevin Mason, and those are the fingerprints he submitted when he applied to the L.A.F.D.
I sure hope he was rejected.
Yeah, he was, four times -- the last time in 2007, which is when he seems to have fallen off the map.
Okay.
Thank you, Detective.
Please run down all of Mr.
Mason's known addresses.
Let's see if we can find him.
Chief, the 911 cellphone -- it turns out it's a prepaid job, used for the first time tonight.
Not only that, it's got an FBI flag on it because it was purchased along with another phone that was used in an unsolved bombing attempt here in L.A.
two years back.
A few years ago, a bomb was left outside an I.R.S.
Office on Olympic.
L.A.P.D.
Counterterrorism investigated.
Tommy Delk turned it over to the FBI.
Chief.
911.
What's your emergency?
I'm in Elysian Park, and this guy's having a-a epileptic fit or something.
You should send somebody right away.
He's, uh -- he's up on Stadium Way.
It sounds like he's having trouble catching his breath, just like the guy the Paramedics picked up.
Our 911 caller could be our killer.
Uh, so, how are these murders connected to an attempted bombing of an I.R.S.
building?
Look, Brenda, if these were typical homicides, I would be happy to have you pursue them on your own.
Oh, you're not suggesting I hand this case over to someone else?
The murders are now connected to an ongoing joint investigation between the FBI and our own Counterterrorism Bureau led by Tommy Delk.
Please note the use of the words "terrorism" and "Tommy Delk."
What kind of a middle-aged man calls himself Tommy?
Oh!
He's on the short list for Chief.
That's why you want me to deal with him.
No!
T-t-this is good police work.
And the FBI has already flagged that number, which means they're gonna be showing up here.
My advice is to put out the welcome mat.
I-I'd rather wait until I have something to trade.
You have fingerprints and a name.
Listen, I'll arrange a sit-down with Delk.
And he's got a little bit of an ego on him, but he's not unreasonable.
Only if he understands that until I talk to him, he is not to speak with the FBI.
Believe me, if these cases are connected, he's gonna be a huge help.
If I find this 911 caller, I won't need anyone's help.
I've been trying to triangulate the cellphone, Chief, but it's not pinging.
Once the 911 caller gets back online, it will show up right here.
I-I get how someone pretends to be disoriented or mimics a seizure.
But everything else recorded here -- accelerated heartbeat, depressed respiration, dilated pupils -- how do you fake those?
You can't.
According to the Paramedics' run sheet, these are the symptoms he presented.
While I'm waiting for the phone to come back up, I'll look into it.
It was an exciting day yesterday for a group of children with cancer.
How is it you're half my age and spend twice as much time as me in the bathroom?
I guess I'm just a slower reader than you.
Yeah.
Ready?
Yeah.
In a m-- Okay.
All right.
Ready?
One, two, three.
Here's my question -- where is Kevin Mason hiding...
For three years...
Without being noticed?
Let's go.
And we're off.
I don't know, Lieutenant.
But we better find him before he disappears again.
Ohh.
Good morning, Commander.
Good morning.
Just thought you should know, because the Paramedics' Memorial is now scheduled for Monday, the announcement for Chief will be delayed until Tuesday.
Also, uh -- I got it.
Oh, thank you.
Uh, Chief Pope has, uh, Delk in his office waiting for you.
And, uh -- very good.
Thank you.
Yes.
Uh, yes.
Uh -- what is it, Commander?
Well -- Look, Delk will probably have his own ideas for investigating the deaths of Silva and Vargas.
And you might want to keep that in mind when collaborating with him.
You want me to play nicely with Tommy Delk in case he becomes Chief of Police.
All I'm saying is that in addition to your two victims, there are several still-living people counting on you.
Well, thank you for the vote of confidence, Commander.
Good morning...
Morning.
...Chief Johnson.
Come in.
Chief Johnson, I believe you've met.
Tommy Delk.
Good to see you again.
And you.
Let's get started, shall we?
Okay.
Two years ago today, September 24th, a stolen pickup was left outside a Federal Office on West Olympic.
Its flatbed contained a small explosive and a barrel filled with fertilizer and diesel fuel.
The explosive ignited but failed to set off the larger bomb, and a phone wired to the barrel as a backup detonator also failed because the battery had lost its charge.
Well, that's lucky.
Yeah, for everyone.
If that bomb had exploded, it would have taken down half the I.R.S.
building.
Unfortunately, as far as evidence went, everything was untraceable, including the truck.
We did recover footage of the suspect buying two prepaid phones, one of which was the backup detonator.
But the video's poor quality made it impossible for us or the FBI to identify him.
I would very much like to view that footage.
The FBI has already made it available to you, along with the rest of its findings.
I-I'm sorry -- you've already contacted the FBI?
I-I specifically requested that you not discuss anything with them until we had spoken.
Chief Pope mentioned that.
You understand I'm in constant communication with the Feds and couldn't consider doing anything that would make me less than trustworthy.
As you may know, I'm somewhat connected to the FBI myself.
Yeah, uh, if I could just -- I don't know what you've shared with the FBI, but I need to examine the materials connected to that previous bombing case immediately.
Sure, and I'll tell you what you'll find -- Jack.
We had the case for three months, and we found Jack.
The FBI had it for 21 months, and they found Jack.
Well, you and the FBI may not have found Jack, but I did, and his name isn't Jack!
Really?
Y-y-you've found him?
Which means that I've had this case for less than eight hours, and I'm already farther along than you and the FBI after two years.
To be fair, you did have the benefit of new fingerprints.
I'd be curious how much farther you'll get in the next three hours.
Three hours?
Because that's how long the FBI has agreed to share their material before they take over your case.
That's what's been arranged.
I did not agree to that.
Well, it's a good thing I'm not taking orders from you.
Yeah, believe it or not, I'm actually in charge here.
At least for the next few days.
And since this case seems to be more serious than we first imagined, Chief Johnson, I'm sure you would like the FBI to have the benefit of your analysis.
And I would like the two of you to work together amicably.
You'll inform the FBI about Kevin Mason, and we will proceed as arranged, with Chief Delk present while major crimes examines the files.
And then three hours from now, it's the FBI's ballgame.
Is that clear to everyone?
Sir.
Yes.
Thank you.
Why'd I buy some fancy damn electric wheelchair if it's always out for repair?
Told you I'd have your chair fixed in three days.
Yeah.
Until then, you should be enjoying the world's most overqualified chauffeur.
Yeah.
Here, hold this.
All right.
Ready?
One, two, three.
Yeah.
Here we go.
All right, easy, now.
Whew.
Give me the remote.
Yeah, I got it.
Given the recent budget cuts, it's expected that the programs will be phased out over the next three months unless emergency funding is approved in Sacramento.
Well, the entire Southern California community is in mourning, as two Paramedics lay dead.
Anna Vargas, 35, and Anthony Silva, 39, father of three...
You wanted to work for the Fire Department.
...Elysian Park area at approximately 1:00 A.M...
That could've been you.
...Believed to be a man in his 40's allegedly pulled a firearm and shot both Paramedics several times, killing them instantly.
You said when the small explosive ignited in front of the I.R.S.
building, the responding Firemen came from a nearby station?
Firehouse Number 59.
It's right -- right there.
That's not nearby.
It's practically across the street.
Which is why the fire was extinguished so quickly.
Okay, and this happened at 6:33 A.M.
Okay, so, the FBI thinks some guy is smart enough to build a bomb from untraceable parts, but then sloppy enough to leave it right across the street from a firehouse?
Maybe he didn't notice that.
I'm thinking he notices everything.
All L.A.F.D.
stations change shifts at 6:30 A.M.
30 firefighters, 2 full crews, could have responded to that first explosive.
Whoa.
Well, wait a minute.
Are you suggesting that...
Whoever left the truck wasn't aiming at the I.R.S.?
No, he wasn't.
A-and I don't believe that the small explosion was a detonator for a larger bomb.
It was bait to attract first responders.
So you think the failed cellphone was the primary, not the backup.
This person was looking to kill as many firemen as possible.
So, assuming that Kevin Mason engineered the first September 24th attack, why would he resurface to kill only two firemen when he previously aimed to kill dozens?
Maybe shooting Silva and Vargas was the inciting incident, the small explosion leading to a larger one.
Brenda, Chief Delk.
Good to see you both.
And you, Agent Howard.
As previously agreed, our people are here to, uh, take this investigation off your hands.
Well, as it so happens, Chief Delk and I have been re-evaluating the case, and we both think that -- that we should keep our arrangement with the FBI and our end of the bargain.
Your files.
There were bullet casings.
NIBIN's got them.
But it's taking six hours for every year they go back in their database.
As soon as they record a hit, I'll forward the findings.
Thank you.
Yes.
Gosh, I'm sorry, Chief.
I thought we were on the same page.
For two years the FBI has been investigating a federal attack on an I.R.S.
Office.
Now, even if you're right, and Mason was aiming at the firemen, they'd be too embarrassed to admit they were on the wrong track for so long.
So we just give the case back to them?
We couldn't have said anything to change what just happened.
But now the FBI can do what they do best -- find the missing fugitive -- while we use the resources of our combined divisions to investigate your crazy idea that the murdered Paramedics were just the first casualties of a larger assault.
So...
You don't want to tell the FBI that Mason was aiming for the fire department?
It's an untested hypothesis.
It would just confuse them.
I don't think we'd want to send the FBI on a wild-goose chase, no?
Oh, no, we wouldn't want to do that.
I think we should consider that this Mason guy is going underground for a while.
Tao or someone has been staring at that grid since Friday just waiting for our 911 caller to show up online.
If someone had been given this assignment after the first incident, they'd have been sitting there now for two years.
Chief, the shrink who performed Mason's last evaluation is in interview 2.
Mind if I join you?
Of course.
It's right this way.
Do me a favor, will you, huh?
Explain why it's been three days and I still don't have my damn wheelchair!
You have a wheelchair, Russ.
It works just fine.
I want my electric wheelchair!
And if you're not gonna give it back, I'll do something about it.
Mrs.
Whitley will get to the bottom of this.
If not, I'll call the police.
You're just crazy enough to do it, aren't you?
Did you just call me crazy?
What are you doing?
Just relax.
O-only what I have to.
What?
Just relax.
What?
Relax.
Relax.
What -- what -- aah!
Aah!
Dr.
Wechsler, I understand you performed a psychiatric evaluation for a Mr.
Kevin Mason when he applied to the L.A.F.D.
In 2005 and 2007.
Does this picture jog your memory any?
I remember my sessions with him, yes.
As you realize...
Public safety trumps confidentiality.
What do you need to know?
Anything that could help us understand his psyche.
T-there's a standard set of questions that we ask all applicants.
And the inappropriateness of Mr.
Mason's responses was immediately apparent.
Can you be more specific?
When I ask someone, "what's your idea of the perfect day?"
Most people say going to the beach with their girlfriend, that sort of thing.
And Mr.
Mason's perfect day?
It involved discovering a threat to a local suspension bridge and his showing up to save thousands of lives.
No doubt the state-controlled media are proclaiming that the thousands of dead police officers and firemen are innocent victims!
My diagnosis was narcissistic personality disorder.
But they are not blameless.
But they are not blameless.
The pathology is determined by numerous criteria -- uh, does this person have excessive feelings of entitlement?
They embodied the perversion of the natural order!
Are they preoccupied with fantasies of power?
They were defenders of a corrupt system!
I was merely a-an object in a system he felt was stacked against him because he's white.
Mr.
Mason was convinced that's why he was repeatedly rejected by the fire department.
And how would you handle someone with this pathology?
Carefully.
This is a man who doesn't think he makes mistakes.
They embody the na-- and contradiction can trigger a violent reaction.
He imagines himself top of the food chain...
I am the first wave.
...Without peer...
I am the first wave.
Delusions of grandeur.
I am the first wave.
I am the first wave, first wave...
Of the new flood that washes it all away.
...Meaning whatever you're thinking Mason might do...
...Think bigger.
Chief, I just did an Internet search, and September 24th was the day in 1965 when President Johnson signed his Executive Order directing government contractors to enforce affirmative action.
September 24th.
Affirmative Action Day.
So Mr.
Mason is a man with a gripe.
Chief, we got a hit on the casings.
14 years ago, a Russell Owens of Sherman Oaks took a shot at an intruder with his .45.
And where is Mr.
Owens today?
Well, he was 71 years old then, Chief.
We don't even know if he's still alive.
Neighbors said he was kind of a crank, moved away maybe 10 years ago.
If Owens collects Social Security, we can find out where he's getting his checks.
Good idea.
All right.
Uh, excuse me.
Uh, who are you calling?
We have to let the FBI know about the casings.
Oh, I happen to know the FBI is asleep right now.
And there's no point in calling until we verify this.
Remember, y-you said you didn't want to send them on a wild-goose chase.
Mr.
Owens!
Mr.
Owens!
Open it up.
Mr.
Owens, it's time for breakfast!
Are you up?
Mr.
Owens?
Tao!
Dead.
And cold.
How convenient.
Okay, the woman that manages the place says there's an attendant that spends most of his time with Mr.
Owens, and he was here last night -- Bob Gill.
Look familiar?
Lieutenant Flynn.
Chief, we're at the assisted living center.
And we found Russell Owens.
He's dead.
You'll never guess who the attendant taking care of him was.
Kevin Mason.
Have you found him yet?
Did you make an arrest?
No, no, not yet.
But we have a recent I.D.
photo of him.
Yeah.
Hold on.
Chief, yeah, I've got an M1911 Colt .45, semiautomatic.
I'm pretty sure it was used to shoot the Paramedics.
And tell her I found an anticholinergic -- oxybutynin.
Uh, uh, Tao says he's got some -- well, he's got some, um -- he's got, uh, cholera.
Uh, or, what'd you say?
Anticholinergic.
Ah, Detective!
Oop.
Chief, I found about 20 bottles of oxybutynin.
It's a bladder-control medication.
And that's important because?
Well, in higher doses, the side effects of oxybutynin are increased heart rate, depressed respiration, dilated pupils.
All the symptoms Mason had when our victims picked him up.
Why would Mason need 20 bottles of oxy-whatever to fool the Paramedics?
I don't know, but it seems like he stole a bottle from every patient in the place.
And you know what?
There seems to be a couple of missing oxygen tanks.
Wait a minute.
Is Kevin Mason there or not?
Chief, Kevin Mason, A.K.A.
Bob Gill, clocked out of work about two hours before we got here.
Y-y-yeah, Chief.
Uh, Chief, but Mason has access to a van that's currently missing.
Okay, uh scan and release his I.D., run the plates on the vehicle he stole.
And let's get everyone we can looking for that van.
Kevin Mason's up to something.
I'm sorry, Chief, but the nurses are asking if we have any idea of when we'll be done with this guy's body.
I guess they're already thinking about his funeral.
His funeral.
The Memorial for the Paramedics.
When is it?
It's about four hours from now.
Why?
That's the bigger event.
He killed the Paramedics in order to bomb the funeral.
Chief, we've got flyers of the van and Mason in every patrol car.
And the status of the roadblocks?
Well, they're already up on Jefferson, Figueroa, and West Adams.
Uh, they're going up now on Hoover and Flower.
And what about the bomb sweeps?
The techs just finished inside the Cathedral.
So far, nothing.
Good.
That ought to ease your mind a little.
Actually, Commander, the fact that we can't find Mr.
Mason or his van or the bomb makes me want to cancel this Memorial altogether.
Eh, you're overreacting.
When Mason shot those two Paramedics, he wiped the ambulance clean, despite knowing that police backup was seconds away.
Chief, we all know how methodical Mason is.
No, how methodical he was.
This morning he left out everything, including the gun he used to kill Vargas and Silva, where he knew we wouldi find it.
He no longer cares about what evidence we have against him.
He's on a suicide mission, and he is out to bomb that church.
All right, and how would he accomplish that?
Even if he has turned his van turned into some kind of a car bomb, there's a perimeter of primary barriers covering more than an eight-square-block radius.
And no doubt Mason has already found some way around that.
I'm positive.
And then he will be stopped by our roadblocks.
And if he's not stopped there, we'll get his van in a grid search.
We can defend ourselves.
There's no metal detectors in that church.
We don't need metal detectors.
Besides, we can't use them -- not with thousands of armed officers in attendance.
More like thousands of potential victims.
Not only are there 3,000 fire-department employees on that line, but we've got hundreds of police officers, the Mayor, and the Governor.
Chief Johnson, the Memorial begins in 40 minutes.
If you really want to call this off, it's now or never.
Can I have a moment?
Two years ago, Kevin Mason failed because of a dead cellphone, but this time I'm convinced he's better prepared, and it's going to be a catastrophe.
If you cancel this funeral and no bomb is found, you will embarrass the department, and you will never be Chief.
I'll risk it.
No, you won't.
Everyone, I'm canceling this Memorial until further notice!
My decision!
Chief, I'm sorry to interrupt, but, uh, Flynn's with the grid search, and he's found something that you need to know about.
Uh, Lieutenant Flynn?
Chief, you can nix the idea that Mason was using the van as a bomb.
I'm looking at it now.
It's empty.
Nothing in it at all?
There's an envelope on the front seat with the words "to the m..."
on it, and a DVD inside.
What?
Lieutenant Flynn, I can't hear you.
You're breaking up.
We're on our way d-- thank you.
Detective Sanchez, Detective Gabriel, with me, please.
This way.
Morning.
This way, please.
This way.
This way, please.
This way.
Excuse me, sir.
W-what's going on?
The Memorial's been cancelled.
Are you okay?
Can I give you a hand?
Oh, man.
P5, please.
God bless you for your service.
Thank you very much.
You're very welcome.
Here you go, Chief. "
Beyond wrath & tears."
Oh, my.
They're sending a laptop over so we can watch it.
It should be here in a minute.
Yes, and detain anyone traveling in a wheelchair.
Uhh, hang on.
Chief Johnson.
Chief, I think I know why Mason kept the stockpile of oxybutynin.
Quickly, Lieutenant.
I'm five floors underground.
I could lose you any second.
Oxybutynin works like atropine.
It's an antidote to nerve poison.
And I think Mason used the bladder meds to protect himself while making nerve gas.
...Oxygen tanks...
I'm guessing he filled them with something like Sarin.
Lieutenant, you're breaking up.
The tanks are filled with what?
I think the tanks are filled with Sarin!
Nerve gas.
The Nazis invented it!
Do I need to say anything more?!
A tiny amount in an enclosed space -- Chief?!
We got to go.
Lieutenant, I can't hear you!
Lieutenant -- unh!
Get up!
Whoa!
Stay back!
He's got a bomb, Chief.
He's wearing a bomb.
Do you know what a dead-man switch is?
I let go of this, we all die!
Mason!
Kevin Mason?
You know who I am?
Of course I do.
You're the fugitive w-who's outsmarted the L.A.P.D., the FBI, and God knows who else over the last two years.
Right now you're the most wanted man in the world.
I've seen you on tv?
Yeah!
That's it!
You're up to be the next Chief of Police!
I've been offered the job.
So, here we are -- the next Chief of the country's largest police force face-to-face with America's leading dissident.
N.Y.P.D.
Is America's largest police force.
Maybe we should keep our egos in check, shall we?
No, no, no, no!
Don't shoot!
Don't shoot!
I want him alive.
Why do you want me alive?
Law enforcement has so much to learn from a mind like yours.
A-a-and judging from this...
You watched my Manifesto?
I did.
What part did you like the most?
Specifically.
The articulate way you described how the events of September 24th affect our everyday lives.
A-and I agree entirely about how badly the quota system has undermined our values.
B-but what I don't understand is -- is why you felt the need to kill those Paramedics.
Well, if you had been paying attention, you would' heard when I said they were part of a corrupt structure.
Oh, right.
Right.
B-b-but what about Russell Owens?
H-he was an invalid.
He threatened my mission.
And all the people at the Memorial?
Is it really necessary to kill them?
Well, I'm sorry if it seems so brutal, but I'm holding our society's hand to the stove.
Sometimes violence is the only way to teach people how wrong they are.
What, you don't think I see you running?!
There goes another one of your cowardly Hispanic quota hires.
It's okay.
Don't worry about him.
Just for the record, I am not racist.
The system is racist.
A system I will change as Chief.
Are you just saying that to save yourself?
Because you're expendable!
Okay, you know what?
Why don't you just let them go, all right?
Just let them go.
You can hold onto me.
Okay?
Now, what about your Manifesto?!
If you kill us, you destroy your Manifesto.
On the other hand, if you let these men deactivate your bomb, not only will your powerful speech survive, but you can give it yourself.
You've already accomplished your mission.
People are listening to you.
Journalists will be begging for interviews.
You'll be studied in history classes, and -- and -- and the quota system will change.
I will end it.
Are you really gonna be the next Chief of Police?
Yes, I am.
And you're telling me that you're gonna be against quotas?
Give me that!
Give me it!
Give me it!
Give me it!
Give me!
Oww!
Holy cr-a-a-a-ap!
Does someone want to give me a hand with this, please?!
What did you do?
He's right.
Sometimes violence is the only way to teach people how wrong they are.
Amen.
Yeah, but on the day before they announce who's gonna be the next Chief of Police, you should have let me take the shot.
Can we get a bomb tech here?!
Maybe two!
Or three!
Or as many as you want to bring.
Hurry.
In the scheme of things, this isn't so important, but we inventoried the evidence gathered at the parking structure yesterday, and Mason's Manifesto seems to be missing.
Uh, well, I know in all the confusion that led to Mason's death, um, I accidentally dropped it, but I'm sure it'll turn up eventually.
Might be just as well that it's missing.
Otherwise it'd be running 24/7, giving that maniac credibility.
No joke.
According to our guys, those tanks filled with Sarin could have killed thousands of people.
Yes, Commander?
Excuse me, Chief.
Uh, the Mayor would like to see you.
I-I'm sorry, Chief Johnson.
It's Chief Delk the Mayor requested.
Nice.
Yet another example, as if we needed one...
That life is not fair.
Chief.
Man.
I like the way that sounds -- "Los Angeles Chief of Police Thomas Delk."
Well done.
Are you all right?
Yeah, I think so.
You know, if you hadn't shot that guy and you weren't facing an F.I.D.
investigation and a behavioral sciences inquiry, the Mayor might have appointed you.
It wasn't worth the risk.
Uh, do you mind if I have a moment to myself?
Sure.
Thanks.
As mayor of Los Angeles, i have made reform the cornerstone of my agenda.
And choosing from among the many qualified candidates who have offered themselves for this position, i was determined to choose an individual who would carry forward the momentum that outgoing police Chief Thompson has established.
Here you go.
Choosing the leader of L.A.P.D.'s Counterterrorism Bureau to be the next Chief of Police was a decision that, quite frankly, made itself.
Thank you.
And that's the truth.
You're welcome.
I can think of no better way to convey this city's appreciation and no finer person to choose for this job than Chief Thomas Delk.
Thank you.
Congratulations.
Well, the old bastard's out and the new bastard's in.
Thank you, Mayor.
I am honored, humbled, and deeply grateful to be standing with you.
You'd think killing one of the most wanted criminals in the country would be a good thing.
You would think, but you don't get ahead in this world by shooting dirtbags.
Well, I, for one, am glad she took the shot, although my ears are still ringing.
...To continue that service...
You okay, Chief?
Me?
Well, maybe I'm a little disappointed.
...No time to waste...
Maybe I'm a little relieved.
I never know.
And I'll be announcing the head of that team in a few days.
Well, whatever else happens...
Yesterday was a hell of a day.
And, uh, if anybody needs me after this, I'll be in my office typing up my résumé.
Do you think they're gonna shut down Major Crimes?
After what you guys did for him yesterday?
Well, we'll have to see, won't we?
...Strengths and weaknesses of our department and make the changes necessary to this vital agency.
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