Life

Previously on Life.

I need to know that my partner is a cop and not a con.

He spent a good deal of time in solitary.

Solitary for his own protection, him being a cop and all.

Life was his sentence and life is what he got back.

They gave you all that money, like, what, $50 million?

The man who killed my friends, the man I served those 12 years for,

what do I do when I find him?

I killed that family, but I didn't set you up.

Rachel Seybolt was there the night of the murders.

Is that a real gun?

Yes, it is.

Can I touch it?

No, you cannot.

He wants to be a policeman when he grows up.

You ever shoot anybody?

Violence against one is violence against all.

Violence against all is violence against myself.

Yeah, but you ever shoot anybody?

Nobody

That didn't have it coming.

We going to the river?

Yeah. Don't get your hopes up. There isn't any water in it.

Should have been here before.

Had about two dozen dogs just wanting into that trunk.

The Animal Control had to tase a few to get them to back off.

So, back off the mutts, cut the lock, pop the lid, and...

Looks like she suffocated.

Must have been, what, 110 degrees in there, at least?

"One." One what?

Maybe whoever did this is starting a count.

Reese.

All right, get him out of there.

Someone's starting to count.

Yeah?

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Well, we got cash, driver's license.

"Lisa Robards."

Got a business card, too.

"Unending Notes. Sentiments for all occasions."

Hi.

We're looking for someone who knows...

Boxes. Would that be you?

Yeah. That's...

Oh.

And you are?

John Armstrong.

What can you put in a box, John?

Whatever you want.

What is that, exactly?

Kumquat. Little gem of the citrus family.

You got a box for that?

Yeah.

You sure? You don't seem sure.

No, I'm sure.

And what else can you put in a box?

Well, you can... We can box up anything you want, really.

In prison, I knew a guy who escaped by mailing himself out in a box.

Prison?

Why were you in prison?

You got a box big enough for that? Big enough to fit a man?

I don't understand. Why...

Or a woman.

Who are you people?

Detectives, LAPD.

Detectives. He said he'd done time.

Trippy, huh?

You need some help boxing that kumquat?

Uh, look, to be honest, I don't usually work the counter, so that's...

What is it that you usually do?

Custom cards, invitations, announcements.

Sentiments for all occasions.

Yeah, that's right. Yeah. Sentiments for all occasions.

And who usually works the counter?

My boss, Lisa Robards.

When was the last time you saw your boss, John?

Yesterday.

She's usually here first thing, but she's running a little late today,

so that's why I'm...

You're not here to box the kumquat, are you?

Mrs. Price?

I saw it on the news.

Just one more LA story, right? Nothing to do with me.

And then those policemen came, the ones in uniform out there.

You're a policeman, too?

My name's Detective Crews. This is Detective Reese.

We're very sorry for your loss, ma'am.

Can you tell me, was Glenn alive

when he was put in that box?

The coroner hasn't made his report yet, but...

But you saw Glenn, can't you tell if he was...

Most likely Glenn died from suffocation.

Most likely Glenn was alive when he was put into that box.

Thank you.

Do you need anything else, Miss Price?

No. Thank you very much, Susan.

You and your husband worked together?

Glenn and I were both partners. Power couple.

Can you think of anyone who'd want to harm your husband?

Do you know if your husband knew a woman named Lisa Robards?

I don't know that name.

She owned a stationery store in Hollywood.

You said she owned...

Was she...

One of the others? Yes.

Was she alive, too, when she...

Then you said there were three.

There was no ID on the first victim.

We're still waiting to see if her prints are in the system.

Then you said they found her in the river.

You know, they call it a river, but there's no water in it.

They shouldn't call it a river if there's no water in it.

Why'd you tell her her husband was alive when he went in that box?

'Cause she asked me.

Something you want to ask me?

Did it bother you that Charlie Crews

served 12 years for those murders you did?

My lawyer says I can't talk about stuff like that and whatnot.

But you've confessed to killing the Seybolt family.

Confessed to a crime that Charlie Crews went to jail for.

Well, like they say,

"If they locked him up, he must have done something."

The first vic had a work visa,

immigration had her prints and her place of employment in the system.

Brandee Huggens.

Detectives, someone here wants to talk to you.

My name's Oscar Tollander. I work at Mega-Luggage.

We sell suitcases, carry-ons, garment bags,

trunks.

What kind of trunks?

Like the ones I see on the news.

Last month, a guy comes in for trunks,

paid for his order in cash.

What did he look like?

I couldn't say. Hat pulled low, big sunglasses.

How many trunks were in that order?

Ten. He picked up an order of ten trunks.

Reese, she's in a...

Box.

Did Brandee go in there?

We all go in there.

Did Brandee seem to mind it?

What do you think? Go check it out for yourself.

Customers like it?

Oh, yeah. The guys eat it up.

Any customers like it more than the others?

No. It seems to be something every man can agree on.

Us in there.

Any customers into Brandee more than the others?

You know, just maybe, maybe a little too into her?

She never mentioned anything.

Whose idea was that box?

It's always been here. A lot of places have them.

Some places have a cage, some places have a box.

I guess you don't go to the clubs.

Oh, it's been a while.

Brandee would have liked you.

Yeah? Why is that?

'Cause you seem kind of broken.

What was your relationship with Brandee?

I met her the day she walked in here.

She just came down from Vancouver.

Do you know if she had any troubles outside of the club?

Troubles? No. She had that Canadian thing, you know?

What would that be?

Happy for no reason.

I think my partner might not be familiar with that concept.

Brandee, she ever mention the names Lisa Robards or Glenn Price?

Are those the other two who were killed? - Mmm-hmm.

Something else you need to tell me?

She wanted to be an actress.

She just got a line in some movie.

She walked around all day practicing that line.

Remember?

"I've never seen a sky that blue."

New boss wants to see us.

All right, great. Thanks, fellas.

Yeah.

Lots of dark nights of the soul spent on this baby.

I brought it out with me.

I understand you were close with the last occupant of this office.

Friend of the family.

Yeah, real shame about her getting demoted and all.

It happens.

And I know all about you and your off-the-book investigations,

conspiracy theories. Look, I don't know what was going on

while I was still living in the United States in New York City,

but the only conspiracy I'm interested in

is the possibility that my wife and girlfriend know about each other

and are out to get me.

You want us to look into that?

No. But I do want you to give me the punch line to this joke.

An investment banker, a card shop owner

and a stripper each go into a box.

Now, before you get all offended and say, "It's not a joke,"

let me tell you, I know it's not a joke.

Well, as far as we can tell, the victims had nothing in common.

They didn't know each other, no one who knew them seem to know each other.

Different parts of LA, different social brackets, different worlds.

No criminal records, no tax problems, neighbors had no complaints.