The Rip

How'd... How'd it go in there with the feds?

Y-You've spoken with our IA team?

Several times, yes.

And they found your alibi suitable?

There are eyes everywhere.

I know. I can feel them.

You just need to know that I'm the only cop you can trust.

I don't feel like I have any protection.

And like I'm being watched. I feel like I shouldn't have called.

It's good you called me. That was smart.

I have the address now. I know where you are.

How do I know they're not tracing this call?

This is a burner phone. You're safe.

No one will know you're speaking to me. You'll be okay.

No, no, no. I feel like they know.

They don't know.

You just keep answering the phone and doing what they say. Okay?

I'm scared.

I don't know what to do. And I want out. I want out of here.

I will get to you.

I'll protect you, and I will pull you out of there.

Okay? Don't trust anyone.

Okay. Call me soon, please.

Bye.

They fucking killed Jackie, Thom.

What was she chasing? Do you know?

Money.

I think. A lot of it.

All right, I'm gonna level with you now, Dane, because we're up against it.

The-The division's falling apart.

The feds, they want TNT dismantled.

And look at us. It's turning us into cannibals, for Christ's sake.

- Take a seat, please, Detective Ro. - Ro.

There's been some developments, and we want to keep pushing,

so we have a few more questions, if you don't mind.

How would you describe your relationship with Captain Velez?

She was my friend.

And my bitch.

She had my back.

She looked after me.

- And has her death in any way…? - No, no, let's not "her death"…

And let's "her murder."

She was murdered. Let's keep it real. Let's keep it a bean.

And how's that make you feel?

Shit makes me sick to my stomach.

Detective Salazar, we're re-interviewing your entire TNT team.

No, it's…

It's just TNT.

Tactical Narcotics Team. It's not "Tactical Narcotics Team Team."

All right, last time we spoke, you described the job as follows:

"TNT works the dope game."

"We jump the hole, seizures, drugs, guns, mostly cash."

Is that accurate?

That's correct.

Mostly cash.

Does that create conflict?

Conflict? What do you… What do you mean?

Like we steal the money ourselves? No.

Those thoughts never cross your mind?

You heard about the inside heist teams?

Innuendo to that end, yeah. Cops playing robbers, yeah.

And working with other corrupt law enforcement elements.

When's the last time you guys caught a cop killer in a conference room?

I'm curious.

What's the play today, guys? Besides trying to dirty up some cops.

That's probably the easiest work you can get right now in the city of Miami.

Are you gonna look me in the eye and tell me

that you think somebody in TNT killed Jackie?

I didn't say that. Did I say that?

Then what is this?

This is fucking Hail Mary bullshit.

Trying to put this together with popsicle sticks and glue.

What the fuck is happening?

Where's the… Where's the fucking task force?

- Why hasn't the world stopped? - Dane…

No, I don't get it. I really don't. It makes no sense.

Thom, you got a dead…

Miami police captain.

Because you guys blew it. Can't catch a cop killer.

Maybe that's because the killer is a cop.

Christ.

- You wanna put the cigarette out? - No, I don't.

- What else? - All right.

So far, we've interviewed Baptiste, Salazar, Ro.

We've interviewed your current commander.

You know, the guy that just took your promotion, Dane Dumars.

Who deserved that bump as much as anybody in this department.

You aware of what that guy's been through? His marriage, his kid?

You two are close?

Very. Which is why I don't sit around and piss and moan

about him getting fucking promoted. Because Dane works for a living.

- Like I do. - Right.

By the way, that was your bosses.

Your fucking genius brain trust that helped bust up VCAT.

- VCAT? I'm not familiar… - Violent Criminal Apprehension Team.

And the reason they were shut down

was because of widespread and rampant criminal corruption.

Not a lot of straight-A students.

But superb fucking murder police.

And you guys fucking torched the place.

Which further hamstrings Jackie's investigation

because now all the VCAT guys,

not just the bent ones, are buried fucking alive.

Are they approving any overtime?

No, Dane, no. God, no. Not with budgets, too.

It's not a hill anyone's willing to die on.

And VCAT being shut down has really hurt us.

All right, so let us run it.

- No. - We'll run it off hours.

Dane, if they got wind that TNT was conducting

a clandestine investigation of their own captain's murder,

they'd burn us at the stake and feed the feds a barbecue.

Were you and Captain Velez close?

Were you in a relationship?

You gonna answer the question?

Is this what we're doing now?

Cat got your tongue?

- You fucking cunt. - You'll say shit to anyone, right?

- I called him a cunt. Write it down. - You got nothing to say now, J.D.?

You're a cunt.

Are you fucking bozos here because you think Jackie was dirty?

Was she?

Be very careful, Del.

Fuck you.

Let's not pretend

that you don't have a huge personal stake in this, because you do.

All right? I know you do.

Everybody fucking knows you do.

So why don't you tell us

about that double-shoulder rig you're wearing there, Wild West, huh?

You a fucking cowboy?

One of those guns is yours, right? Who's the other belong to?

And what are you gonna do with it?

- Fuck you. - What's wrong with you?

- Hey! Hey! - Fucking piece of shit!

Fuck off.

- You fucking cunt! Fuck you! - Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

What the fuck is he doing?

He's fighting with his brother.

Hey, hey, hey!

- Come on, stop! - Get the fuck off me!

Get him the fuck out of here!

What the fuck, man? You're a fucking bully!

Yeah, his brother's a fed.

Jesus Christ.

Hey, so you saw your brother. How'd that go?

Well, he's still an asshole.

You know, it's like the same fucking thing.

Look, you want to have a conversation with me,

have a conversation with me.

The guy became a fed so he could talk down to people. I'm convinced.

Well, was he hoping for a confession?

No, I don't know what anybody's hoping for right now.

This is bad, Dane.

If they're here, after all this time, looking at us,

it means they have no fucking idea.

- Jackie's basically an afterthought. - She's not even that. I mean…

I don't think they're gonna clear it.

Have a funeral, fold the flag for your family,

and fuck you. Thanks for your service.

Either they think Jackie's dirty

or they think we had something to do with it.

Yeah, or both. Or they have no fucking idea.

It's the easiest place to lay it on. Just hang it on a dirty cop.

What did fucking Thom with an H have to say?

That guy just got his dick knocked in by the grind, man.

He's done. He's not gonna help us.

Everybody's got a fucking excuse. We're all working hard.

It's a job. Go out and fucking do it.

If it's me, I throw chum in the water.

I fucking shake it up. I yank the line. I see what comes to the fucking surface.

- You know what I mean? - Exactly. You get some fucking movement.

Fucking see who starts talking, see who starts making mistakes.

- Some fucking cop shit. - Just fucking basic shit, man.

I hate it here now, man. I hate it.

I hate being a cop.

I've been waking up

every night

like…

Thinking about time.

It's like how much has passed and how much I got left.

What the fuck I'm gonna do with it.

It's not fair.

I don't know what to tell you.

Maybe it's that shit Jackie used to say, I always made fun of, like,

"Well, just live to see another sunrise."

Maybe that was the whole key to life. "Just live to see another sunrise."

Jackie… believed in witches, man.

You're the problem with the culture of the police department today.

It's this kind of judgment. A lot of people believe in witches and…

Jackie believed in spirit animals.

Yeah, I used to like your fucking spirit. Let's go get cranked.

- What do you say? - I'm coming. I'm coming.

Keep the donuts going, boys. Yeah!

Do we have spare fucking tires? Hey, guys, chill out.

- Ho! - Hell, yeah.

The champ is here.

The champ is here.

Can we not be doing this dumb shit in the fucking parking lot like idiots?

It's not high school.