Morning, Baker.
Archbishop Kearns is in your office, waiting.
Finally.
It's 6:00 in the morning. What're you doing here?
I couldn't sleep.
Clearly.
Thank you.
So?
I saw your press conference last night, Frank.
The one where you announced an arrest
in the Stephanie Miller case.
Yeah, we arrested a guy, Lamar White. What about it?
He didn't do it.
His fingerprints were on the knife, and he confessed.
Somebody else murdered Stephanie Miller.
Oh?
Trust me. You've got the wrong man.
That's all you need to know.
This came from a confession.
I cannot confirm or deny that.
So, yes.
Well, your confessor might be lying.
People don't lie in the confessional, Frank.
Kevin, if you're not gonna tell me who it is,
why'd you bring it to me?
Because I can't sit by and watch an innocent man take a fall.
Potentially innocent man,
and unless you give me a name, I can't help you.
I thought I could count on you for your help.
Well, the Lord helps those who help themselves,
so give me the name of your confessor,
and I'll see what I can do.
Frank, we're talking about statutory,
evidentiary privilege.
I can't give you that name, and you know it.
Then I can't help you.
Did I ever say that to you
when you came to me for help?
Never.
Word is you're by the book, but fair.
Locker room translation, ball buster.
Whoa. See that guy? He just ran that stop sign.
We're really gonna pull him over?
- What's the problem? - We're not traffic cops.
Shut it off. License and registration.
Hey, Officer. Look, man, I didn't do anything.
Run it.
Where you going in such a hurry?
Okay, I didn't see the stop sign.
- You own this car? - No, it's my boss's car.
Look, please, Officer, I'm gonna be late.
Hey, Sarge.
He's got an outstanding felony warrant.
Sir, step out of the car, please.
- It was a mistake... - Let's go. Right now.
Out. Come on. On the back of the car.
You're under arrest. Cuff him up.
Make sure you give him a toss.
You got a lot of cash in the backseat.
You want to tell me what that's about?
I want a lawyer.
What was that you said about being traffic cops?
- About time. - Well, I brought you a coffee.
Nice of you to show up, Reagan.
We got a fresh one under the Williamsburg Bridge.
Uh, actually, boss, could you
give it to Peterson and Covino?
- 'Cause I caught another case. - No.
You and Baez are up next.
Okay, but I got another case I got to look into first.
- What other case? - I can't tell you.
Excuse me?
It came from a confidential source.
- Who's the source? - I can't tell you.
- Says who? - Says One PP.
- Oh, I see where this is going... - It's not what you think it is.
- Daddy's the PC. I get it. - No.
That's not it...
Look, if you want the truth,
Lieutenant Gormley came to me.
Gormley should've came to me. I'm the boss.
I'm sure he didn't mean any disrespect.
Could've fooled me.
Madeline Gleeson?
- Yeah. - I'm Officer Janko.
This is Officer Badillo. You called 911?
I want to report a rape.
Okay. May we come in?
Yeah.
You want to tell us what happened.
I met this guy for a date.
We went to Martello's on-on Madison.
Got some drinks.
He was really nice, at first.
And then we went back to...
his apartment...
I-I got up to go,
and he-he blocked the door.
I-I kind of pushed him and said no.
He got really aggressive.
How do you know him?
We met online.
Was this your first date?
Yeah.
We need his name and his address.
Mark Roland.
One second.
Left your sweater at my place.
- Get away from me. - Listen to me.
That's him.
That's the one who raped me.
- I didn't rape you. - Back up.
Turn around.
Hands behind your back.
I know my rights. I'm a lawyer.
I don't care who you are. You're under arrest for rape.
Let's go.
We got one under on an outstanding warrant.
Have him sign for the funds and voucher the rest as personals.
- You got it, boss. - Yeah.
Hey, Jamie.
Hey, Joe. What's going on?
Actually, you tell me. Come here.
You picked up Manuel Ruiz?
On an outstanding warrant. Why?
I'm working on an FBI task force.
This is my boss, Jeff Green.
- He's group supervisor. - Hey.
- Nice to meet you. - Yeah.
We're working a case, and Ruiz is one of our targets.
That was drug money he had in his car.
We think he was gonna use it to make a buy.
So, we'll take the arrest.
Uh... Uh, what's the plan here?
We were going to follow him
and collar him after he made the exchange.
- And now? - And now, we'll convince him
- to cooperate. - How you gonna do that?
He already asked for a lawyer.
When we tell him we're gonna
take the money and release him without a receipt,
he'll be begging us to cooperate.
You're gonna take the money,
but you're not gonna give him a receipt?
Bosses will kill him for that.
Which is why he'll agree to cooperate.
So, you're threatening his life if he doesn't cooperate?
We're giving him incentive.
Is that what you call it?
We'll take it from here.
I don't think so.
What?
- It's my arrest. You can't have him. - What?
Malone.
When you're done, put Ruiz in the cell.
- Copy that. - What are you doing?
- My job. - This is a fed case. You can't do that.
I'll take this all the way up to the director.
You can take it wherever you want.
I thought you said this guy was okay.
Jamie, what the hell are you doing?
I just started on this task force.
You're blowing my first case out of the water.
We don't threaten people's lives to get them to cooperate.
- "We"? - We don't purposely
withhold a receipt from a drug courier
knowing they'll put a price on his head.
Are you kidding me? "W-We"?
J... I'm not a part of you.
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You have any gang affiliations?
No.
Tattoos?
Just this one.
"Milagro"?
My daughter. It means "miracle."
Is this her?
Yeah.
And my wife.
Mm-hmm.
My wife and I saved up to buy a place in Orlando.
My daughter loves Disney.
You're telling me the $32,000 in the backseat
was for the place in Orlando?
We're gonna move there.
Right, so it's just a coincidence that you have
drug possession with intent to sell charges pending?
My lawyer told me not to talk to you.
You can do whatever you want,
but if you don't make a deal to cooperate,
she's gonna be in college by the time you get out.
You're just trying to scare me.
You should be scared. You're looking at serious time.
Let me ask you something.
Why didn't you hand me over to the Feds?
Is that what you want? You want me to hand you over to the Feds?
No. Man, I just don't understand why you want to help me.
Here's why.
Think about them.
- Were you first on the scene? - Yeah.
What did you see?
When I walked in, I saw Stephanie Miller
lying there, covered in blood.
And Lamar White? Where was he?
He was holding her with one arm, had the knife in his other hand.
Did he say anything?
He kept saying to me, "Did I kill her? Did I kill her?"
- Huh. - No signs of forced entry?
No, but the window was open, like halfway.
So, you would say he was cooperative?
I'd say the guy was in shock.
Anything else you can tell us?
I know this sounds weird, but he was hysterical,
like he really loved her.
Okay, well, we'll take a look around. Thanks.
You got something?
Maybe.
Hidden camera.
Memory card's missing.
Crime Scene didn't recover that.
I would've noticed it in their evidence log.
Maybe she planted it
in case something like this ever happened.
Or maybe he planted it and saw something he didn't like.
Something that would give him motive
to commit murder maybe?
Hey!
Good afternoon, Officer Janko.
What is going on? Who told you you could leave?
This is the officer who arrested me.
I'm Mr. Roland's attorney.
He should've never been arrested in the first place.
He raped a young woman.
The D.A.'s office is declining to prosecute.
No, that-that's not possible.
You have an issue with that, take it up with them.
Let's go.
Take care, Officer Janko.
And the 6-5 felonies are down across the board
for the last month.
Great. Set up a call with the C.O.
Will do.
On that other case, I got
someone looking into it, boss,
- but nothing to substantiate yet. - Okay.
What case?
Nothing.
Doesn't concern you.
So, a secret case?
No, no.
Who's looking into this secret case?
Why're you giving me the third degree?
Why are you avoiding the question?
This has something to do with Archbishop Kearns.
You're looking into a case for Kearns?
A secret case?
This isn't exactly kosher.
Okay. Garrett, Abigail,
give us the room.
And, Sid, I appreciate you talking to Danny,
but I don't want you to have any more involvement in this.
Hey, once an altar boy, I'm in.
But,
if it ever gets out that we're even looking into this,
based on the hearsay of the archbishop,
we'd be ripped to shreds in the press.
Then we proceed very quietly.
And Danny's on board with this?
The case against Lamar White
is pretty rock solid,
so it'd sure as hell help to find out
who the guy is that confessed.
Danny wants to get a hold of security cameras.
Oh, archbishop's never gonna go for that.
But, boss, we have access to all the other security cameras
surrounding the church.
And we don't need the archbishop's permission
to see them.
But if we go that route,
you'll alienate the archbishop completely.
I know, Sid, I know.
You let a rapist walk?
Excuse me?
You dismissed the case against Mark Roland.
First of all, that was not my case.
Secondly, I happen to agree with the assessment.
You agree?
Yeah. It'd be almost impossible
to prove that case beyond reasonable doubt.
Roland said it was consensual, witnesses saw them kissing,
Gleeson willingly went up to that apartment,
there was large amounts of alcohol...
So, Erin, if you go up to a man's apartment,
you're asking to be raped?
Uh... I did not say that.
Okay, we cannot prosecute a case if we do not believe
we can prove it beyond reasonable doubt.
So, you're just gonna let it go?
You're not gonna try to investigate to see
if the case has merit? 'Cause you know what?
The case has merit. I know it.
Well, good for you, but I can't use
your gut instinct as evidence.
- You're screwing over a victim here. - Okay, you're out of line.
No, you are.
You are! I have to go up
to Madeline Gleeson
and say, "I'm so sorry that you were raped,
but nothing is gonna happen to Roland."
Thanks for nothing, Erin!
Hey, yo, my man, I already told you,
my boss gave me the $32,000 to buy a brick of fentanyl.
That was the money you had on the backseat
- when you got pulled over? - Yeah.
I was supposed to deliver it to some guy in the Bronx.
What guy?
His name is Manny Lopez.
We're gonna need you to arrange to drop off
the money in exchange for the fentanyl.
Then, we'll move in
and make the arrest after the exchange is made.
The deal was for a reduced sentence
in exchange for information.
Now, you're talking about doing a drug transaction.
That's a lot more dangerous.
- That's the deal. - Take it or leave it.
All right.
I'll do it under one condition.
Okay. What's that?
Sergeant Reagan is my point person.
All right, well, I want to read that testimony
before I sign off on the plea.
Okay, thanks.
- Hi. - Hi.
This is Madeline Gleeson.
Thank you so much for meeting
with me, Ms. Reagan. I-I really appreciate it.
- Oh. - I knew that you wanted to hear
firsthand the details from Madeline,
so we could figure out a way to get her justice.
So what do you think's best?
In here or in the conference room?
Hey.
Hey, Jamie.
He asked to work with you? What did you say to the guy?
Nothing. Maybe I just treated him with respect.
Great. Could you treat me with a little respect, please?
Let's not forget I'm the reason that he's cooperating.
My team has been all over this case, all right?
We've been following this guy for the last three weeks.
Congratulations.
I don't understand what the problem is here.
I don't like the way your team operates.
Well, they make a lot of good collars.
Are all those good collars legit,
or are they like Ruiz?
Strong-arming and bullying people to get what you want?
I didn't realize you were so invested in perps.
I'm invested in operating by the book.
We're not doing anything illegal.
Fine. Let's just say I like being able
to look myself in the mirror in the morning.
Now I know why Danny calls you a Boy Scout.
Hey!
Before, you said you're not one of us, right?
Well, I think you're absolutely right. You're not.
You're nothing like your father.
Okay, and this is the best number to reach you at?
- Yes. - Okay, well,
I will be in touch.
If you can wait for Detective... Uh... Officer Janko
at the elevators, please.
Okay.
And thanks
again. I...
I can't tell you how much this means to me,
you taking a personal interest and all.
My pleasure.
- Don't be mad. - Don't be mad?
I don't even know where to start.
How could you do that?
How could you bring her in here, unannounced,
without even checking with me?
I just thought that if you heard her story firsthand...
I know her story. I read the complaint.
She's devastated, Erin.
This is not about sympathizing with victims,
it's about being able to prove a rape,
and right now, we don't have enough evidence, Eddie.
Then let's get enough evidence.
What do you need?
I need you to get out of my office.
Now.
How you doing, Lamar?
I'm Detective Reagan.
This is my partner, Detective Baez.
Hey.
What happened to your lip?
I think I'm supposed to say I fell.
Lamar, we're looking into your girlfriend
Stephanie Miller's murder.
We have a few questions for you.
How long did you date her?
We met in March, moved in together in July.
That's pretty quick.
I knew she was the one after the first date.
Did you know she had a hidden camera
installed in the apartment?
For what?
We were hoping you could tell us.
Nah. No way, that wasn't her style.
She didn't like security?
She didn't like when people put cameras everywhere.
She was a really private person.
Did you install the smoke detector for her,
or did she do it herself?
The building put those in.
They send someone to check on it every six months or so.
Do you know who?
I was never there when he came.
You could ask the super.
Do you know if there was anyone who bothered Stephanie,
creeped her out?
Not really.
Anyone who ever scared her?
She told me about a guy she caught looking in her window.
- Hmm. - Like a Peeping Tom?
She called me all scared. I told her to call the cops.
- And did she? - No. He left.
Did she describe this guy?
Tall, like six feet,
blonde hair, stocky. Why?
We're just looking into a few things.
Lamar, in your statement, you told detectives
that you stabbed Stephanie to death.
- So? - So, you confessed,
but did you do it?
I must've.
You must've?
- What does that mean? - It means we were drinking.
I did shots, too many.
I blacked out.
When I woke up, Steph was dead.
There was blood everywhere.
But you don't remember if you did it?
Does it matter, hmm?
If I was blacked out and killed her,
or if I was blacked out and didn't save her.
Either way, I'm guilty.
Hey.
I know she told you what she did.
- Who? - Eddie.
- Oh. - Oh?
That's all you have to say, is "oh"?
Look, she got overly invested in the case,
happens to the best of us.
Yeah, but you talk to me about it. You don't just...
What? Pull a Reagan?
Pull a Reagan?
What's that supposed to mean?
She used any means necessary.
Some might say unorthodox.
Well, some might say rude and unprofessional.
To get your attention. She knew you'd get invested
once you talked to the victim,
and by the looks of it, she was right.
Well, who said I was invested?
Well, isn't that why you're here?
To tell me to dive into this case?
No.
Then why are you here?
To tell you to dive into this case.
But I still say
the way she went about it was wrong.
Hmm.
Unbelievable.
OKAY, HERE'S WHERE WE'RE AT:
it's possible, but not provable.
I told you.
All I'm saying is his prints could be on the knife
because he touched it after the fact.
- So, you'll release him? - Kevin,
he still confessed,
and his prints are still on the murder weapon.
So... who's your guy?
We have to make this right, Frank.
You're gonna have to work with me, Kevin.
All I want is justice
for Stephanie Miller and her family,
and to put her killer away.
And he will be, just not by me.
Why don't you tell that to the dead girl's family?
You don't think this is killing me, Frank?
But it's not my job to do your work for you,
and I'm not protecting her killer.
That's exactly what you're doing, Kevin.
Oh, no. I'm protecting the seal of the confessional.
That's my job.
That's what I swore an oath to do,
and I'm okay with that.
Well, I'm not.
I can't remember working a case where I was hoping the guy
who I collared didn't actually do it.
What's the case? DANNY: It's, uh...
No case.
Hypothetical case. That's why I can't remember.
You going all soft on us?
No, Gramps. Still pissing people off.
This week, it's my boss.
Your C.O. mad at you?
Well, actually, he's mad at me and my former C.O.,
but hopefully, he'll get over that.
Well, pissing people off is a job hazard.
Well, it doesn't have to be if you do it right.
Sometimes, being passionate
- about your job pisses people off. - Ah.
Is that what you're calling it?
I think it's a, it's a Reagan hazard.
- What's that supposed to mean? - Ah, just means that
I think, for some people, we're a lot to take.
What're you talking about?
You know, we're strong, opinionated, outspoken.
- Oh. - Stubborn, headstrong,
- relentless. - Table full of type A's.
- That is true. - Well, you're one of them.
By marriage, not by blood.
- What difference does that make? - Yeah.
I think it makes a very big difference.
For instance, how often have you or you gone into Erin's office
to fight for a case,
or a subpoena, or a warrant?
Okay, so that's where you're going with this?
- Uh-huh. - Mm.
And, apparently, it's okay, if you're blood.
No. No.
It's not okay, and it's different
than dragging a victim
into my office unannounced.
Something going on here we should know about?
No.
Look...
Being passionate, I mean, whether you want to call it
being type A or a Reagan hazard,
I think it's commendable.
Thank you.
Yeah.
I agree, Francis.
Not everybody feels that way.
Some Reagans don't even want to be Reagans.
You got to be talking about Joe.
Yeah, we're working the same case, and, uh,
he's keeping it a secret that we're related.
No.
Maybe he wants
to keep it a secret 'cause he's not sure he wants to be
a part of this particular club.
- Well, don't count him out. - Yeah,
and if all else fails, we'll just bring in the big guns.
- What's that? - Irish Catholic guilt.
Dad wrote the book on it.
Thank you for coming in.
ADA Reagan,
the charges against my client were dropped,
so why are we here?
I am supervising this case.
I just want to make sure my ADA is doing her due diligence.
I can save you the trouble.
- You have nothing. - Mark...
She came to my place, wanted to have sex with me.
It's not my fault if she had regrets afterwards.
I wouldn't characterize a rape charge
as having regrets.
What exactly do you need from us, Ms. Reagan?
Ms. Gleeson told us that she said no several times.
That she tried physically to stop you.
This is crazy.
Did she say no?
No. Do I look like a rapist?
I don't know.
What does a rapist look like?
If you thought there was any merit to this,
Mr. Roland would be in Rikers.
Your office declined to prosecute.
Pending further investigation.
You can do all the investigating you want.
- We will. - But, be assured,
you won't find any evidence I raped her.
We came here as a courtesy, but if you're gonna start
to harass my client, we're leaving.
Let's go.
So, what do you think?
He never said that he didn't rape Ms. Gleeson.
He said there wasn't evidence that he did.
Well, he's a lawyer, so he knows his way around the law,
but he's cocky,
which means he's probably done this before.
Doesn't have any priors.
None filed.
Dig deeper.
So the super has no knowledge
of anyone installing smoke detectors.
Great. Anything on our Peeping Tom?
I pulled all the complaints that may involve a Peeping Tom,
thinking that maybe he's targeted other women,
- not just Stephanie. - Okay. What'd you find?
12 guys to check out.
Do any of them fit the description
of our Peeping Tom?
Six-foot tall, blonde hair, stocky.
No.
Okay, well, maybe our Peeping Tom
is the guy who went to confession
with Archbishop Kearns on the day of Stephanie's murder.
It's not like the church keeps a list of its penitents.
No, but I could get access to the security footage
surrounding the church.
How? Never mind. I don't want to know.
Look, how hard could it be to find the footage
of our Peeping Tom walking into the church?
Right. It's only the busiest avenue in Manhattan.
During a two-hour window of confession.
- Hey. - Oh, hey.
We found something worth looking into.
We?
I invited Eddie to come with me.
So where is she?
She thinks you might still be mad at her.
- She was scared to come up. - Scared of me?
Well, you can be scary.
Okay, so what did we find?
Our friend Roland had an HR complaint
lodged against him last year,
and the law firm where he worked as a third year.
An HR complaint. I mean, that could mean anything.
He could've used the wrong adjective.
The complaint was found to have merit.
He was fired, and his accuser resigned.
What was the charge?
Rape.
How dare you!
Archbishop Kearns is here, sir.
Thank you, Baker.
You used the church, my church,
in your investigation.
No, we didn't. We reinvestigated a case
and narrowed down a suspect.
You infiltrated our security system.
Did I ask for security footage from you?
No.
Did I ask for the names or descriptions
of any of your flock?
No.
All you need to know is I did what I had to do
to put a murderer away.
You can look at the surveillance footage if you'd like.
I will do no such thing.
It's not my job to put people away.
No. Your job is to save souls, and you do it well.
My job is to get justice for victims,
and I do it equally well.
Mm. How did you find him?
We got a description.
And?
And we matched it to a member
of your congregation.
By spying on us.
You're compelled to protect your confessor.
I would like to protect our investigative techniques.
Investigative techniques my foot.
Those security cameras around our perimeter...
Are not owned by you.
Right. But they're there because we agreed to give
the NYPD access to prevent the church
from being victimized by terrorists.
Not to be used against us.
If we can put a murderer away and free an innocent man,
I'm okay with that.
Don't throw my words back at me, Frank.
You betrayed me.
Aw. Kevin...
He asked me to work late,
then ordered food and wine up to the floor.
As it got later, I realized
I wasn't there because of the case,
and I got a little uncomfortable.
I told him I was leaving,
and that's when he blocked the door...
pushed me up against the wall
and attacked me.
You didn't call 911?
I thought about it, but he's a lawyer.
I'd seen him destroy victims in court.
And I was just a first year trying to make my way up.
I didn't want the charge to go public.
What if I got blacklisted?
Did you go to the hospital or tell anyone after?
I told my roommate, and I went to HR,
just because I didn't want it to happen to another woman.
And what happened when he found out
about the HR complaint?
He told me I didn't have a case.
That I ordered the liquor on my card,
which was against firm policy.
And that I asked for it,
and no one would believe me.
Would you be willing to file
a criminal complaint against him now?
Why?
He did it to someone else, didn't he?
I think you would regret it if you did not come forward.
Do you think there's a shot at convicting him
if I come forward?
I do.
He threatened me after it happened.
Said if I ever went to the police, he'd destroy me.
Well, how about we destroy him first?
- Hey. - Hey.
Anthony is taking her statement now.
Is it enough to press charges?
It is. I'm gonna charge Roland
with two counts of rape, one for each victim.
Oh, Erin, this is, this is great.
Look, I'm-I'm sorry I was such a pain.
Are you? Sorry?
What?
Do you really regret fighting for that case?
- Well, no. - Okay.
So why are you apologizing?
As women, we are always taught
to apologize for being assertive
or demanding our voice.
Don't. Don't do that.
You're right. I'm not sorry.
I'm glad I had you take a second look.
Otherwise Roland might have gotten away with it.
So own it.
I will.
But if you ever do that again,
bring a victim into my office unannounced,
I'll make sure that you regret the day you were born.
Okay.
- What up, G? - What's up, baby?
$32,000, like you asked.
Where's the fentanyl?
I don't have it with me right now.
What you mean you don't have it with you right now?
That's not the deal.
I think he's been made. I think we should move in.
- I think we should wait. - I agree.
Let's see what happens.
Give me the money.
I'll drop off the drugs later.
Hey, yo, my man, that's not the deal.
I want the fenty now,
or you don't get the money.
How 'bout you give me the money,
or we kill your family.
My family?
What are you talking about?
Go.
Daddy! Daddy!
- Let's go. - ESU, go!
Go! Go! Go! Go!
Daddy!
We got a man down!
Gray Mercedes fleeing the scene.
Central Team One, we need a bus to this location forthwith.
Let's go. All units move in. All units.
Stay put. We have help on the way, okay?
My family!
My family.
We're gonna do everything we can to get your family back.
- Is he gonna make it? - Yeah, why?
You plan on using his family to get him to do something else
to help out your case?
It's not my fault they took his family, Jamie.
No, but if we'd moved in quicker, maybe we could've
stopped 'em from taking off with his wife and kid.
We had to wait for confirmation that they had the drugs.
That's the point, Joe, we didn't need to wait.
Okay.
Hey, you know what your problem is?
- Right now it's you, man. - You haven't learned yet
that only thinking about collars
and not thinking things through is gonna
get you or someone else killed.
Great. Then I'll be just like my dad, huh?
Yo, we got a hit from the GPS.
They're headed to Brooklyn. Let's go.
- We're going in the front. - I'll cover the side.
Two in the back. You go with him.
Hey. Hey, what are you doing?
I see the wife and the daughter.
Jamie, what are you doing?
They're alone.
We have to wait for the signal.
You're big on waiting.
This is the guy I was telling you about.
Come on!
Watch him get past the defense.
Come here.
It's okay, he's a cop. He's going to help us.
- Come on. - Go. Go.
I'm gonna hold your hand and we're gonna go outside, okay?
Hey. I got her.
Okay.
Stay right here, stay right here. Okay?
Takes a shot that is blocked.
Aw, man!
Stay quiet, we're gonna get you out of here.
Okay.
Quiet.
Quiet, quiet...
What's going on out there?
Go, go, go!
Stay, stay.
- Are you okay? - Yeah.
You didn't kill Stephanie.
What?
It was the Peeping Tom you told us about.
He's the one that installed the hidden camera
inside the smoke detector.
And then he eventually worked up the nerve to attack.
You sure?
The hidden camera recorded Stephanie's murder.
We found the memory card in his apartment.
So, yeah, we're sure.
I could have helped her.
- Maybe. - If I had been awake.
Or if I hadn't had too much to drink...
Maybe you could have helped her. Maybe.
Or maybe you would have gotten killed, too.
I wish I did.
Lamar, you can't live like that.
It's not gonna work.
Trust me, I've been there.
Stephanie loved you, right?
Like no one else.
So she wouldn't want you to stop living your life.
No.
So maybe the best way you could pay tribute
is to just...
carry on.
Somehow find a way to be happy.
Let's get this man home.
Bless me, Father, for I have sinned.
It has been two months since my last confession.
And what are your sins?
Well, a friend of mine thinks I betrayed him.
And did you?
Well, I don't see it that way.
The way I see it is I betrayed him
in order to help him.
Which is still a betrayal.
Well, see, that's the hard part because
I'm not really sorry for what I did.
I can't absolve you if you're not sorry.
I mean I'm not sorry for what I did,
but I am sorry that I upset him.
Sounds like your actions hurt your friend deeply.
But see, I treasure our friendship,
so...
I'm not asking for absolution.
I'm just hoping that he will forgive me.
Say six Hail Marys,
and as an act of contrition,
take your friend out to dinner.
Steaks at Gallaghers?
See you at 8:00.
All right,
anyone want to tell me what's going on?
We thought you knew.
Don't look at me.
- Dad? What are we doing here? - Ask Jamie.
Chicago Texas Hold 'Em, Reagan style.
It's a good game, if you like wild cards.
Yeah. You should be able to relate.
It's basically Texas Hold 'Em.
Hundred-dollar buy-in, one to ante, but...
nines and threes are wild.
All right. Why this game in particular?
This was your dad's favorite.
'Cause he won it all the time.
Not all the time. Some of us knew his tells.
He would clear his throat whenever he had a good hand.
All you need to know about this game is
you've got to have patience.
And a knack for the hot seat.
Yeah.
And you gotta be able to handle pressure.
Like everybody at this table.
Like everybody in this family.
Challenge accepted.
Good. Two dollars to you.
Make it 20.
- Whoa. - Fold.
I fold. I got schmegegge. I fold.
Make it 40.
Ooh.
You've got a pair.
So I've been told.
You got a good poker face.
So I've been told.
Fold.
All right,
Dad, you deal next.
Okay.
But this time...
let's up the ante.
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