And we are live outside of Lompoc State Prison,
where, any moment now, these gates will open,
and out will walk Thane Woodson.
Woodson's conviction for robbing a local Santa Barbara restaurant
was overturned after lawyers from the Innocence Project
were able to get faulty eyewitness testimony thrown out.
We're expecting a statement.
Let's go. He's here right now.
[Reporters shouting]
Today is another great day for justice
and a great day for the Innocence Project.
Um, this moment, a moment of joy,
reconciliation, and hope for the future,
reminds us of our common humanity.
I lost everything! I want it back!
Y'all owe me!
Okay, what my client means is that--
And the state penal code 4903
states that I'm owed restitution.
I know my rights.
I have a law degree.
Okay, he doesn't have a law degree.
I'm close.
Okay, he might have taken some classes.
But in the eyes of the state, he's not due restitution
until the real culprit is captured and proven guilty.
That's what I'll do, then.
After I get my law degree,
I'll enroll in the police academy
and become a detective.
Okay, he's not enrolling in the academy.
Then I will find somebody else to help me.
'Scuse me.
[Reporters shouting]
So you want us to solve the crime
that you were wrongfully convicted of.
I heard you one hell of a psychic
from the very men that you put in jail.
Well, that's not surprising.
I'm sure my reputation in prison
has reached mythical proportions.
Not really,
but there is a long list of fellas
fixin' to kill you soon as they get out.
Why just me? This is a two-man team.
Stop snitching, Shawn.
Here's my case file.
Yeah, I did some hard time
in violation of California penal codes 459 and 211.
Rubbed up against a woman on a subway.
Oh, no, wait. That's--
That's 458.
How do you know that?
It's burglary and armed robbery.
My client is well versed in legal matters.
Oh, you better recognize.
Oh, that's horrible, man.
You must've lost everything.
How long were you incarcerated?
Two years, eight months.
- [Whistles] - Wow.
Yeah, that's what I'm talkin' about.
I was getting ready to say--
It's a long-ass time, I know.
[Doubtfully] Mm--
So even though the convictions were overturned,
we still must prove that Thane didn't commit the crimes
in the first place,
and the best way to do that would be to find
the person that actually did.
That's where you come in.
Hmm.
'Scuse us one second.
- What you think? - I don't know.
This guy could be a handful.
What makes you say that?
- You saw Penitentiary. - Which one?
All three of 'em.
You're right. I got this.
Here's the thing, Thane.
There is not a doubt in our minds
that you're an innocent man.
But this is a lot for a couple dudes like us
to take on, and--
and we're actually pretty busy at the moment.
Um, damn.
I'm afraid we're just--
We're not up for this one.
You know, I understand it's a lot
for me to come in here and ask you
to fight my fight for me.
But I lost everything.
[Sentimental music]
I was once just like you.
I had dreams.
I had a girl.
Gus doesn't have a girl.
Shawn.
I couldn't have my girl wait 10 to 15 years for me.
So I told her, "You go out, and you find somebody
"that'll make you happy.
"Somebody that can make phone calls
for at least more than 15 minutes."
She got married while I was stuck in jail.
I know it's only been two years and eight months, but...
I'm starting from scratch.
So please...
Help me fight the injustice
that was done to me.
[Exhales heavily]
[Whispering] Man, I've changed my mind.
[Whispering] He set his girl free.
Like in Hurricane.
- She got married quick. - I know.
You're damn right we're gonna help!
You don't know how happy you make a brother feel, man.
- Now come here to me! - [Groans]
Yeah, I gotta tell you, I've never had a cause before.
This is awesome.
We're gonna fight the power!
- Fight the power! - Together!
Together!
Shawn, don't get all Spike Lee
and do the right thing on me.
It's too late for that, brother.
Love is gonna bust him out.
He's already out, Shawn.
Just 'cause you put syrup on something
don't make it pancakes.
What?
Hey, Jules.
You're not gonna believe the case we just landed.
We're basically civic heroes now.
I prefer freedom fighters.
Uh-huh.
What we're doing is much more exciting
than anything you will have going on inside there.
Nothing in there is as cool as what's happening right here.
Oh, I am sure you're right.
We are.
Okay, I'll bite.
What's the case?
Well, in order to really appreciate it,
you have to first hear the backstory.
Yeah.
[Somberly] Once upon a time,
a poor country boy in search of a better life
brushes off his overalls, hops on a freight,
and leaves the dusty roads of Georgia behind.
Shawn, that's Grapes of Wrath, and it wasn't a freight,
and it wasn't Georgia.
Thane wasn't alive then.
He had no formal education,
but he did know 100 uses for the peanut.
That's George Washington carver.
Thane has a master's in culinary arts.
So he moved to Santa Barbara and bought a horse.
That's true.
And in no time at all,
he got a job as a head chef.
Then his life took a tragic turn
when his restaurant was robbed.
He was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Got arrested, spent three long years in the big house.
- Not the clink. - For a crime he didn't commit.
Why?
Faulty eyewitness testimony,
unfair justice system, and--
Me.
- Trying to make this about you. - Oh, boy.
This is our case.
You're talking about Thane Woodson,
and that restaurant robbery was my case.
[Tires squeal]
[The Friendly Indians' I Know You Know]
Sync & corrections by honeybunny www.addic7ed.com
♪ In between the lines
♪ there's a lot of obscurity ♪
♪ I'm not inclined
♪ to resign to maturity
♪ if it's all right
♪ then you're all wrong
♪ but why bounce around
♪ to the same damn song
♪ you'd rather run when you can't crawl ♪
♪ I know you know
♪ that I'm not telling the truth ♪
♪ I know you know
♪ they just don't have any proof ♪
♪ embrace the deception
♪ learn how to bend
♪ your worst inhibitions
♪ tend to psych you out in the end ♪
I spent three weeks on this case.
I found the gun that was used in the robbery
in Thane's car, with his prints on it.
Allegedly.
He's definitely guilty.
I don't know, Jules.
There's a grand jury that disagrees with you on that.
So you two breaking up over this?
- No. - Of course not.
Well, don't forget,
I used to be involved with someone on the force,
and it gets very tricky keeping work issues
from becoming personal.
Now that I'm dating an incarcerated civilian,
things are much simpler.
Minus the 2" glass and the leg shackles.
Well, we appreciate your concern, Carlton.
But I don't take it personally
that Shawn took on Thane's case,
even though I am fairly certain that he is guilty.
And I don't take it personally
that Juliet feels that way,
even though she simply couldn't be wronger.
You two are so breaking up over this.
And Spencer, remember,
all convicts say they're innocent,
or they're framed, or stop choking me.
But at the end of the day,
Thane Woodson is definitely guilty of something.
Not according to the Innocence Project.
Which is why they're high on my list of enemies.
Right behind Internal Affairs, UNICEF, and Lance Bass.
Don't ask.
Look, I am confident that I did good police work.
I am sure you did, Jules,
but we all make mistakes, right?
So you put an innocent man behind bars for three years.
I threw out the comics yesterday
before Gus had a chance to read Foxtrot.
- Shawn. - Listen.
According to the Innocence Project,
the restaurant owner who I.D.'d Thane
was using glasses with an expired prescription.
Well, then, it's the D.A.'s fault
for using eyewitness testimony as the crux of the case.
I agree. The D.A. is to blame.
Now I'm gonna make it right.
I'm gonna go fight for Thane.
Me.
[Sighs]
So when things fall apart with Spencer and you,
Marlowe and I have met the perfect person.
That means that person is in prison
and is a woman.
Which one of those is a problem?
Table four is up.
Look, we appreciate you taking some time
to speak with us, Mercer.
You have a lovely restaurant, by the way.
Thank you.
I assume you know that Thane has been exonerated?
- Yes, I do. - Listen.
I don't want to create an awkward situation, but...
I'm sure you remember the man your testimony put in jail.
Look, I don't want any trouble, all right?
I feel horrible what happened to you.
Mm-hmm.
You know what?
We can end the cycle right here, right now.
[Ominous music]
I forgive you, man. Come on.
I'm sorry man, all right?
You know what? You were always my best cook.
And I didn't think in a million years
you could do anything like that.
But the police told me
that the gun used in the robbery
- was found in your car. - Mm-hmm.
They told me the robbery smacked
of an inside job.
I was under a lot of pressure to say it was you, man.
I'm sorry.
I get it, yeah.
You know the funny thing about pressure is...
I went to jail because of you!
Huh? You know that?
Hey, I said I'm sorry, man. Relax, all right?
I lost my youth because of you!
You're only two years older.
Hey, man, I'm a dinosaur!
You are not a dinosaur.
This is not helping your cause.
Okay.
My bad.
It's this--
this prison thing got a hold of me, man.
Tight.
- Still controlling me, I mean. - Yeah.
It's all right. I'm sorry.
So we need you to tell us everything you can remember
about the night of the robbery.
Yeah, okay, um...
I came in right after closing time,
and that's when I found one of my kitchen workers
sitting right here with his hands tied
with those, um, beaded zip tie things.
Now, he was reciting the alphabet backwards.
Ooh, alphabet.
That sounds like the same M.O.
of the unsolved convenience store robbery
from last month.
He tied my hands behind my back
and, uh, made me recite the alphabet backwards.
You guys know that food's not free
just 'cause you're working a case, right?
Now, I immediately untied him,
and that's when I heard the gunshot
coming from over there.
Now, I looked up, and I saw a man
who certainly looked like Thane
climbing out that back window.
You know, if there's nothing else,
if you could excuse me, I got a lunch rush
I gotta deal with here.
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Excuse you?
- Excuse me. - Think this is Law and Order?
You don't get to decide when the interview's over.
We decide.
Just go back to making some sauce.
Psh. Got anything else to say to this dude?
- Not at all. - Okay, guess what.
Now it's over.
Now the interview is over.
And we're gonna leave, 'cause we made the rules.
I'll wash my hands of you, sir.
Man, what if the same dude who robbed Stop-n-Gulp
robbed this place three years ago?
Then we could solve that case
and link the bad guy to this robbery.
Thane's proven innocent,
gets his settlement from the state.
And a chance at a new life, like in Carlito's Way.
'Til the game pulls him back in.
Which you know it will.
I got all this soap on my hand.
That's what you get for trying to be bad.
I'm having a psychic suspicion
that the person who robbed you last month
committed a similar crime three years ago.
Uh, don't look now, but I think that's the guy
that robbed us.
What?
We told you to wait at the Psych office.
How did you even get here?
I rode my bike.
And I am sick and tired of people like you
saying I fit the description of a criminal.
Sorry, dude.
Maybe you should, I don't know,
look different or something.
Look di-- no.
You know what's sorry?
The state prison system,
where I spent three years.
I thought you said it was two years and eight months.
I'm rounding up, all right?
And who are you? The math police?
Why don't you ice cube it down a notch or two or five?
- Yeah. - Okay, cool, my bad.
- Okay. - We good?
Hey, snowflake.
- There it is. - Come on, come on.
Come on, come on.
It's cool, all right? We good?
- Yeah. - We good?
That's the real thing, right there.
- We good. - For real.
Prison.
But we good.
I'm also sensing that you're, uh,
you're not really stressing the robbery
because you're fully insured here.
I wish.
The insurance adjuster just called,
and apparently, the store alarm was on,
but the zone by the back window where the burglar escaped
wasn't working.
So now it's my fault.
Oh, your life sucks.
I'm also sensing that you did some work here
to the store before the break-in.
Is that right?
Yeah, actually.
We had some renovations a few days before.
Hey, that's nice, Shawn.
Hey, say, man.
How'd you get like that?
Huh? Did something kick you in the head?
Oh.
You got creole in your blood?
[Laughing]
No, Thane, much like Lady Gaga,
I was born this way.
And while I don't have a meat dress,
I do have a tie made entirely of beef jerky.
If you don't want to tell me the truth, Shawn,
just say so. Don't lie to me.
No, it's true. Beef jerky.
- Really? - Yeah.
Oh, hello, father.
Hey, Shawn, you still working the zip ties lead
for Thane Woodson?
Yeah, why?
We just got a call about a jewelry store robbery.
Guess what the robber used to tie up the sales clerk with.
A bunch of bureaucratic red tape?
Red vines? What?
- Beaded zip ties. - Here.
The exact kind used in the Stop-n-Gulp robbery
and the restaurant robbery that Thane was arrested for.
- Keep the change. - Get outta here.
We're on it. Thank you.
Dude, we're out.
[Indistinct chatter]
Oh, hi, Shawn.
Hey, Jules.
Hey, can we move dinner from 7:00 to 8:00?
Thane is guilty.
Sure, 8:00 actually works better for me.
He's innocent.
You two are ridiculous.
He is innocent.
Yeah, actually, we did some renovations
a few days before.
He said the store alarm was on,
but the zone by the back window,
where the burglar escaped, wasn't working.
One, two, three, eyes on me.
As they should.
I'm having a psychic vision
that there was a recent renovation here.
Yes, we just moved this wall back.
Oh.
I'm also sensing that the alarm didn't trip
when the intruder gained entry.
You're right.
I had to push the panic button behind the counter
to notify the police myself.
Just as I suspected,
this robbery and the Stop-n-Gulp robbery
from last month
were committed by the same culprit.
Someone tampered with the alarm wires
while the renovations were going on
and then broke into the window,
where they knew the security breach was.
Thank you for that private theory, Spencer.
We'll keep it in mind when we conduct
our official investigation.
Ma'am, can you describe the suspect?
Well, he looked a lot like that gentleman right there.
Oh, boy.
Thane, how did you get here?
I rode the bus.
And lady, I was nowhere near your store.
Can anyone corroborate that?
Yeah, two other people who thought I robbed
two other places.
Okay, but you can't be here anyway,
so vamoose.
No, you vamoose, cop.
Santa Barbara municipal code 9.0.001
says that I have a right to be here
as long as I don't wander, linger,
or drift in an aimless manner.
And I aim to holler at my boy Shawn.
Holla.
That's why we shouldn't allow books in prison.
Or water.
Show me that panic button, please.
[Clears throat] Uh, Thane,
you--you remember detective Juliet O'Hara,
don't you?
Mm-hmm.
Look, this is hard for me to say,
but, uh, the flaws the Innocence Project found
in the case against you--
Mm-hmm?
Along with Shawn's psychic vision,
makes me wonder if I was wrong about you, Thane.
Mm-hmm.
I'm the kind of person
that would never, ever, ever forgive myself
if I thought I'd put the wrong person behind bars.
So if the real culprit is still out there,
believe me, I want to find him more than anyone.
Oh, hell, no.
Man, I ain't feeling her at all.
She part of the system that stole my life.
Okay, Thane--Thane, I can personally vouch
for Juliet, here,
especially now that she agrees with me.
We're all on the same team.
Oh, well, then you ain't on my team, then.
What?
Last thing we need is for her to plant evidence
to frame some other dude.
Jules, we--we've got your back on this.
This is-- there's not two teams.
Thane, come here.
We work with Juliet all the time.
Besides, it's the other one that's most likely
to plant the evidence.
Either you work separate from the police,
or you don't get your $10,000.
- [Scoffs] - $10,000?
I agreed to pay you 10% of my restitution
if you helped me get it.
You didn't get the contract that Mandelbaum sent over?
What contract?
I thought that-- well, it was full of words.
Well, your share of it is $10,000.
'Scuse us one second.
Jules, uh,
did you--did you really mean it when you said
you weren't gonna take me working with Thane personally?
Yes.
Good, because like you said,
Gus and I do have a business to run.
And ten grand is good for business.
Totally understand.
- I knew you would. - Cool.
Cool, cool.
Okay, uh-- [Smooch]
I can't talk to you.
And we should probably cancel dinner
because that'll just be awkward.
Yeah.
Okay, great, well, thank you for calling me back.
I appreciate it.
Who were you talking to?
Don't worry about it, Gus.
Just as we suspected,
both the Stop-N-Gulp and the jewelry store
hired the same contractor for recent renovations,
Derrick Poole.
Which means he would've had access
to the alarm wires when the walls were open.
And if we can pin this restaurant robbery
on this Poole guy,
that means I can get my restitution money.
We're aware of this, Thane.
Shawn, are you sure there's not gonna be a problem
between you and Juliet?
I don't know. She seemed a little--
- A little what? - Ehhh.
Oh, she's okay, man.
I'll prove it to you right now.
[Dialing]
[Line ringing]
Hey, Jules.
Hi, Shawn.
Hey, I'm just calling to make sure
you're cool, you know,
with the fact that we chose to stay with Thane.
Oh, of course I am.
You are?
Really?
[Whispering] I told you.
Tch.
Look at us.
Who said we couldn't separate the personal stuff
from the work stuff?
We built a wall of separation.
It's made out of adult relationship awesomeness.
I'm gonna make you a Bundt cake.
Love you.
Hm.
Told you, man. I know me and Jules.
Really?
Then why is she pulling our key suspect
into the car right now?
What?
[Tires squeal]
Jules!
Hey.
Uh, what's this?
Oh, well, we linked one of Poole's company cars
to the jewelry store crime scene
using video surveillance
from the store across the street.
We're bringing him in for questioning.
Sorry.
Uh, you think we could talk to him for a few minutes first?
It'd be very helpful for the Thane case.
Oh, no.
You said you didn't want any help from the police,
so you're not getting any.
[Chuckles]
You--
[Quietly] What happened to, uh,
us not taking our work personally?
[Whispering] Oh, I'm sorry, Shawn.
I can't talk to you.
I can't believe this.
We just got blocked.
Oh, no, y'all just got cop-blocked.
But who needs the police when you got a psychic, right?
You know that's right.
[Muffled voices]
[Knock at door]
Officer McNab, please escort Mr. Spencer
away from here.
He's to have nothing to do with this case,
per orders from detective O'Hara.
You're really enjoying this, aren't you?
I do like it when you get your comeuppance.
I like it when you shutupance.
Get him outta here.
Come on, Buzz.
You know I only want to ask this dude
a couple questions.
I'm sorry, Shawn,
but I have my orders.
All right, but if I can't talk to him,
I'm gonna talk to his workers.
Uh, that may be kind of hard.
He only uses day laborers.
How do you know that?
I responded to union complaints
about Poole using them on union jobs.
Any chance of you keeping that very valuable information
away from Lassiter and Juliet?
Of course not.
Well, then, there's only one thing for me to do.
Going undercover as day laborers?
Worst idea ever.
Do you know how many terrible ideas
you're not accounting for by saying that?
This is where Poole hires his guys, man.
Just try to fit in.
Don't worry. I have a hammer.
[Hawks and spits]
You just loogied on my shoe.
I'm creating a character.
Hammerin' Gus.
- He's disgusting. - He's misunderstood.
What does that mean?
He's been through a lot, Shawn.
Hey, man.
You, uh, you happen to do any work for Derrick Poole?
No, it's really hard to get a job with him.
[Horn blaring]
[Men shouting] No, no, no.
No, come on, I'm in--
Fine, fine, take it.
If you're looking to get in with senor Poole,
you're out of luck.
He's what we call muy delicado.
He's a deli for cows?
It means he's picky, Shawn.
You have to know drywall,
electrical, plumbing.
Clearly, I'm qualified. [Hawks and spits]
I will punch you in the face.
Look, man, we tried to get on the, uh, Stop-n-Gulp
and jewelry store jobs he had last month.
It was completely full.
I worked a day on that Stop-n-Gulp job.
Hmm.
Store looks good now, huh?
- Ehhh. - Wow, man.
You know anybody who worked both jobs?
There was only one guy.
Carl.
Uh, do you know where we can find Carl?
Who wants to know?
Just our good friend Mr. Benjamin.
Jackson.
Haven't seen him since.
But, uh, he did get dropped off a couple blocks before me,
on Arroyo.
Oh.
[Horn blaring]
[Tires squeal]
Hola,I need three amigos.
Mucho forte. You, go.
Dad.
Shawn, what are you doing here?
What am I do--
I knew you were lying when you said
you built that deck all by yourself.
I don't know what you're talking about.
[Tires squeal]
3:02.
I guess we're going to Arroyo.
♪ Boom, boom
Thanks for letting me tag along, fellas.
You were hiding in the backseat.
Well, thanks for leaving your extra set of car keys
in plain sight in the back of your desk drawer.
Look, Thane, we-- just play it cool, all right?
We think this Carl guy may be responsible
for the last two robberies,
plus the one that you were blamed for.
Can I help you?
Uh, maybe.
Uh, we're looking for, uh, a dude named Carl,
supposed to live on this block.
Carl's my son.
- Oh. - Oh.
Well, uh, in that case, Mr., uh--
Dozier.
Fred Dozier.
I got it. I know what to do.
Mr. Dozier,
we're looking for your son because we want to, uh,
talk to him about, um,
uh, uh--
About an opportunity, sir.
A great opportunity to-- to, uh--
Uh, an opportunity to, uh,
Mr. Dozier, we need your help
proving your son is a no-good criminal.
- Smooth, real smooth. - Thank you.
Come on in.
That's what I'm talkin' about.
Carl is my only child.
That knucklehead has never lived up to his potential.
Now, what'd he do this time?
Well, uh, we were kind of hoping
you could help us figure that out.
When's the last time you saw him?
I don't know. I--
I told him I couldn't carry him anymore,
so I kicked him out about a month ago.
That's right before the Stop-n-Gulp robbery.
Mm-hmm.
Mr. Dozier,
do you have any recent pictures of your son?
I have this one.
Oh, that's nice.
Uh, mind if we, uh, held onto that for a--
I'd like to keep it, if you don't mind.
I understand.
That don't look nothing like me.
Well, I mean, it's not like looking in a mirror, no.
No, no, no.
I got waves in my head. His hair nappy.
All right?
I got one chin. He got three.
Look, I got a big head,
but look how big his head is.
He kinda looks like the guy from The Blind Side.
If there's anything you guys can do
to help him out,
I'd--I'd appreciate it.
He's a good kid at heart.
And I'd do anything to keep him out of jail.
I've had a vision.
I know who's responsible for the restaurant robbery
that Thane Woodson was framed for.
It is this man.
- And his name's-- - Carl Dozier.
How did you know that?
O'Hara figured it out.
She's been burning the midnight oil.
I was already looking into some
of Derrick Poole's workers,
and I had narrowed it down to Carl and a few others.
There was also a tiny droplet of blood found
on a piece of clothing stuck in the barbed-wire fence
surrounding the jewelry store.
Oh, wait, I'm not supposed to be talking to you.
Once you run a full DNA analysis
of the blood,
we'll have scientific proof who the burglar is.
I have a great idea.
- Hmm? - Jules...
Let's work together on this thing.
For Thane.
It'll be just like the old days.
The sweet days.
What about the wall separating work and personal?
Oh, it's still there. Rock solid.
We're just gonna put in a little baby window.
Hmm. Nice try.
Tch.
Man.
Oh, don't forget to TiVo The Voice.
Yeah, I got it.
[Fast footsteps approach]
Dude, seriously, where have you been?
Man, you know I had to finish my route.
You still have that job?
Look, Jules is very close to solving this case.
If she does that,
that means we won't get our money.
We need to get that restaurant owner
to come in and look at the new lineup.
Hey, Mercer!
Mercer!
Come on, man.
Mercer, we have a few more questions
about Thane's case.
[Ominous music]
[Grunts]
[Crunch!]
This is the security camera footage from the DVR.
No way.
No, Thane. No.
Well, maybe this is his way of saying thank you
for trying to clear his good name.
Let's bring him in.
Man, I can't believe I'm back in jail.
The days are already beginning to blur together.
You've been in here for three hours.
Oh!
Excellent timing, fellas.
I just finished processing your client,
who I always thought was guilty, by the way,
on murder charges.
Hey, but look, man, you got that all wrong.
I went down there to ask Mercer for my job back
because he said I was the best cook he ever had.
And then I found the dead body,
and a brother just panicked.
I mean, it was like deja vu.
Man, Thane, if you had seen the video that we saw,
you'd have been like, "Damn, that dude is guilty."
You know that's right.
What?
Man, you guys supposed to believe me.
And you're supposed to not get arrested for killing someone.
Talking about what people are supposed to do,
what they're not supposed to do.
He has a very good point.
You're killing me, Thane.
- Hey-- - You're free to go.
What?
Man, we never doubted you.
My man.
- My man. - No.
Thanks, Jerry.
It's nice to know that somebody still believes in me.
Uh, note, we gonna sue the state
for these last three hours as well.
That means our cut's three bucks.
Nice.
Not gonna-- not gonna sue the state.
Actually, the person you should be thanking
is detective O'Hara.
She's the one that found evidence
absolving you of this murder
and had the charges dropped.
O'Hara, what's going on?
I canvassed the area for witnesses a second time,
and I found someone who will testify
that they saw somebody else leaving the restaurant
an hour before Thane got there, which is right in line
with the coroner's estimated time of death.
How many get out of jail free cards does a guy get?
Two, duh.
One in chance, one in community chest.
Carl undoubtedly knew that we were on to him
and that we were talking to Mercer Lawrence,
so he killed Mercer to cover his tracks.
And detective O'Hara also found DNA evidence
which we hope will lead us to identifying
the culprit in all these crimes
and get you your restitution from the state.
Police lady,
you done right by me.
Well, I was horrified at the thought
of making the same mistake twice.
Oh, I should've let you help a brother out
when you offered.
I misjudged you.
Come on, right here.
Oh, yeah, okay. Oh, we're hugging.
- There you go. - That's beautiful.
- Awww. - It's love.
All right.
- It's his thing. - Yeah.
Y'all fired.
- What? - Oh, hell, naw!
No, Thane, come on!
You're not still upset about the whole
we-think-you're-guilty thing, are you?
Wow.
Guys, that must really hurt.
Well, at least something good came out of this.
I don't know what happened.
First I made Jules mad.
Then I made Thane lose faith,
which cost us our fee,
which made Gus cry,
which is not that out of the ordinary.
Yeah, once again, you find yourself
stuck in the middle, Shawn,
because you don't want to take a side.
But once you do, remember this:
Love lasts. Money doesn't.
Oh, come on, man.
Go suck up to Juliet.
You may never find a gal this good again.
I know.
But it was ten Gs.
- Huh? - $10,000.
Are you kidding?
Taxfree, I think.
Okay, scratch what I just said.
Go buy Juliet a brooch.
- Brooch? - Tennis bracelet.
Uh, a corsage, what--
Get off the couch. Go make up with Thane.
You just said love lasts.
Well, it lasts a lot longer when you got money in the bank.
Trust me.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, let me handle this, okay?
I'm gonna sweet-talk him into hiring us back,
and I'm gonna do it Southern style.
Please tell the lab we really need the DNA results
on that droplet of blood from the crime scene.
Uh-huh. All right.
- [Clears throat] - I'll hold.
[Southern accent] Hey, Thane.
[Chuckles]
Oh, come on, now, Thane.
Don't y'all be like that.
Y'all know me and Gus is still on your side.
We never left you.
Y'all are an idiot.
Shhh.
That what I sound like to you?
Uncle Remus? Hmm?
Well, y'alls can keep y'all's apology.
Great, now you've offended the man.
There's a backup at the lab.
We won't be able to get the DNA results for a bit.
Damn.
That means we still have some time.
No worries, we'll just keep moving things on our end.
My gut tells me that Carl's gonna have to get rid
of these diamonds in a hurry.
Based on the store's inventory,
I'd say they're gonna move pretty quick.
They're all mid-quality, "I" color, S.I. clarity.
I don't know what any of this diamond talk means,
but it's a little scary that she does.
S.I. means the diamond has slight inclusions,
or flaws, on the inside.
Ooh, I'm-- I'm getting something.
These diamonds are full of love.
They didn't have any beef with anybody.
They're conflict-free.
Whatever that means.
That means they don't come from any war-torn regions.
And every conflict-free diamond has a unique,
laser-etched I.D. on it.
Which means that if we can find the diamonds,
we can then trace them back to Carl.
That's a good lead.
Handle it.
All right, I'll notify all local pawn shops
and diamond brokers about which unique I.D.s
to be on the lookout for.
Hopefully, we'll get a hit.
Then we can track records from the pawn shop
to get an address for the person who fenced it.
Good work, Shawn.
Thank you, Jules.
I think it's pretty clear that we work better together.
What do you say we make a truce?
What about your money?
We've got to get our priorities straight.
This was never about the money.
Ow.
Well, I must admit, Shawn,
you showed up and showed out on that one.
That is because we are still committed
to your case, Thane,
and we are committed to you, man.
Hopefully, this makes up for us doubting you earlier.
And if it does, maybe, you know,
you'll hire us back or something.
Y'all ain't said nothing but a word.
- All right. - All right.
Come over here. All right.
We back in the saddle again.
Does that mean he hired us back?
I don't know.
Jasmine Richards?
Yes.
I'm detective O'Hara.
We'd like to ask you a few questions
about the diamonds that you pawned at E Z Pawn and Title.
May we please come in?
Thank you.
Before we begin, Ms. Richards,
is anyone else in the apartment with you?
I live alone.
As far as the diamonds go,
they were a gift from my lousy ex.
Carl Dozier?
He brought them by trying to win me back,
but I said, "Hell, no," and I threw him out.
But you kept the diamonds.
They're not the ones who slept with my sister.
And you say that you kicked him out?
I haven't seen him since.
Okay, well, listen, thank you for your time.
If Carl comes back, could you give us a call?
I'm gonna write my number d--
I misplaced my pen.
Do you have one that I could borrow?
- I think so. - Super-duper.
I'm just gonna write my direct line on the back of this.
You can call me anytime, 24/7, in case Carl shows up.
Stop right there!
Carl Dozier, you're under arrest.
[Sighs]
[Phone ringing]
Hey, Jules. What's up?
Hey, Shawn.
Great news. We got Carl.
Yeah, he's been a slippery one, but we finally got him.
I'll fill you in as soon as we get--
[Screams]
[Tires squealing]
Oh.
Ugh. [Car door opens]
- Hey. - Wait a minute.
- Hey! - Where are you going?
No, Carl!
Ow.
I can't believe I let Carl get away.
Jules!
- Hey, hey, hey. - Hey.
I came as soon as I heard. Are you okay?
- I'm okay. - Oh.
- I'm okay. - Fingers?
I'm okay, too, Spencer.
Thanks for asking.
Hey, did you guys hear that?
It's almost as if Lassie's ghost
thinks he's sitting here among us,
doesn't realize that he perished in that car crash.
Wow.
His spirit won't be at rest until we help him
tie up a loose end.
That's not funny, guys. Seriously.
- Shawn, I'm-- - Yeah?
- I'm okay. - Okay.
Well, here's some good news.
The DNA found at the jewelry store is a match
to blood droplets found in the back of O'Hara's car.
Which means that it has to be Carl's.
Henry's checking to see if there's a match on C.O.D.I.S.
Superman's home planet?
Man, you know that's Krypton.
It's the national DNA database.
Guys, guys, we got a match.
But get this.
It's tied to a crime committed in 1981.
1981? Carl was eight years old.
That means Carl is just like Benjamin Button.
What? That makes no sense at all, Shawn.
It most likely belongs to an immediate family member.
There's a 99% certainty that it's a familial match.
Carl's my only child.
That knucklehead has never lived up to his potential.
Whoa.
I'm--I'm sensing that even though Carl's the one
committing the crimes,
it's his father, Fred Dozier,
that's been keeping us from finding him.
Why would he do that? They didn't seem close at all.
No, they're not,
but he's been covering for Carl this whole time
in order to keep him out of the national DNA database.
Because Fred knew that if Carl was ever convicted,
Carl would have to submit a mandatory DNA sample.
And that sample would be a familial match
to DNA evidence that Fred must've left
at a murder scene 30 years ago.
Ooh, I should probably see a doctor.
Mr. Dozier, we need your help
to prove that your son is a no-good criminal.
Come on in.
Fred was cooperative with us
so as not to raise our suspicions.
But he must've found out
Mercer Lawrence was assisting the police
with a new investigation.
So he silenced that chef for good.
Agh!
Here's the case file from 1981.
Says that the victim was a woman in her early 20s.
She was found at the docks.
There was no other physical evidence.
I'm sensing Fred Dozier worked for seacoast bottling
back in the day.
Which is at the docks.
Well, let's start there.
Start at the docks.
[Ominous music]
[Metallic scratching]
[Clang!]
- Shh! - Shh!
[Whispering] I got something.
[Metallic scratching continues]
I'm gonna turn this on.
Freeze!
Put the gun down, Fred!
No one needs to get hurt.
Leave us alone.
He didn't do it!
Yeah, but you did, Fred.
We know everything.
Cops searched your bank records,
found the $5,000 payment you made to Mercer Lawrence
three years ago.
I don't know what you're talking about!
Man, you sure do.
You couldn't afford for Carl to get convicted
in that restaurant robbery,
so you paid off the eyewitness
to finger Thane as the culprit,
and then you planted the gun in Thane's car.
Shut up.
All to cover up a murder that you committed
in your own knucklehead youth.
Like father, like son.
Wait, this is all to cover up a murder
that you committed?
Just shut your mouth.
All this time, I'm thinking you're doing this
to make sure they wouldn't take me from you.
Why you didn't tell me, dad?
I'm not going to jail because of you.
I'm not no murderer, man.
Turning myself in.
[Gun clatters on the floor]
Don't shoot him, Lassie.
- He's unarmed. - He's just a kid.
He's unarmed, Lassie.
Come with me, Carl. You did the right thing.
Turn around! Hands behind your head!
Well, because of us, Thane got his restitution.
And we get our $10,000.
Yeah, I'm glad he finally got justice
after being wrongfully convicted.
That's one of the many great things
about you, Jules.
Throughout this whole process,
you never got caught up in petty competitiveness.
Oh, I so wanted to beat you guys.
[Horn blaring]
Whoo!
[Laughing]
Whoa.
What y'all think, huh?
- Nice ride. - Looks good on you.
Thank you.
Yeah, just a little gift I got myself.
I'm gonna take the rest of the settlement money,
and I'm gonna reopen Mercer's restaurant.
- Oh, good for you, man. - Oh.
You finally realized your dream of having your own place.
Well, you know, too bad I had to spend
two years and eight months in prison first.
It would've taken you longer to get the restaurant
if you hadn't gone to jail.
- Yeah. - I'm just saying.
Well, you know,
I just came to say goodbye to you guys.
Detective O'Hara,
you give cops a good name.
I find no fault in you.
Oh, thanks, Thane.
I'm glad you finally got justice.
Thank you. Okay, come on.
- Give it up, Shawn. - There it is.
All right.
Gus, come on. Come on, give it to me.
All right. Oh, come on, detective.
There you go. There you go.
- Oh, uh-huh. - Uh-huh.
- Yeah, okay, yeah. - Mm-hmm.
You smell like vanilla.
- Okay, wow. - Yeah, it's time--
Okay, thanks.
- All right. - Yeah.
Okay. [Chuckles]
Oh, hey, Shawn, Gus.
Lord willing and the creek don't rise,
hope to see you in my restaurant soon.
Oh, you can count on that.
Even if the--
It's on the other side of town.
- The creek does rise. - Yeah.
It's nowhere near your place, so we're good.
[Honks horn]
[Tires squealing] Did he just run a stop sign?
Yes, he did, but he also spent
almost three years in jail for a crime he didn't commit.
I think we can give him a freebie.
Yeah, you're right. [Tires squealing]
[Horn blares] Okay, that was a red light.
Come on, Jules.
Did he give you the check?
I thought he gave you the check.
No.
Oh, we gotta go after this dude.
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