Along Came a Nanny

: THERE'S THE MAYOR.

LET'S SEE WHAT SHE HAS TO SAY THIS TIME.

: SIXTH ROBBERY IN TWO MONTHS?

IMAGINE IF THIS WASN'T A "SAFE AND SOUND" COMMUNITY.

I PROMISE YOU, MAYOR DANIELSON,

WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT?

MY NANNY COULD'VE CRACKED THIS CASE FASTER.

WELL, MAYBE WE SHOULD PUT HER ON THE FORCE.

DO YOU KNOW HOW EMBARRASSING THIS IS?

I LIVE HERE!

EVERY DAY, I HAVE TO REASSURE MY NEIGHBORS

THE POLICE ARE "THIS CLOSE" TO FINDING THE PERPETRATOR.

AND NOW THIS.

POOR JIM DONAHOE IN THE I.C.U. WITH SEVERE HEAD TRAUMA.

WELL, AT LEAST HIS WIFE WAS OUT OF TOWN,

ESCAPED INJURY.

GOTTA BE GRATEFUL FOR THAT.

: I AM.

BUT WHEN PEOPLE START GETTING HURT,

THAT'S A LINE IN THE SAND,

AND YOU KNOW THAT.

YOU ALSO KNOW

WHAT A TOUGH RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN I'M FIGHTING,

GETTING TOUGHER BY THE ROBBERY.

CAPTAIN MILANO, I WANT...

...NEED YOU TO ESCALATE THIS CASE.

WHATEVER IT TAKES.

AND I'M TALKING YESTERDAY.

FIRST, A REMINDER

THAT OUR GOOD BUDDY AND COLLEAGUE,

GRIFF HOOLAHAN, WILL BE RETIRING NEXT WEEK

AFTER 37 OUTSTANDING YEARS OF SERVICE.

37 YEARS! THAT'S AMAZING!

GRIFF'S EXIT OPENS UP THE NEW LEAD SLOT

ON THE POPLAR POINT INVESTIGATION,

WHICH, DUE TO THE INCREASE IN VIOLENCE,

IS NOW THE NUMBER-ONE PRIORITY FOR MAYOR DANIELSON

AND THIS DEPARTMENT.

LOSING GRIFF ALSO OPENS UP

A LEVEL-TWO POSITION HERE IN ROBBERY.

IN PLAIN ENGLISH... A PROMOTION.

WHAT'RE YOU LOOKING AT, LOGAN?

THE ONLY UPGRADE YOU'LL BE GETTING IS ON A RENT-A-CAR.

ROSARIO?

CAPTAIN, I'M ABOUT WRAPPED UP ON THE THIRD STREET CASE, SO...

AND JUST LET ME SAY, GREAT WORK, DETECTIVE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

AS A RESULT, I COULD JUMP RIGHT INTO POPLAR POINT.

IF YOU AGREE.

SIR. - : WHAT A KISS-UP.

DID YOU SAY SOMETHING, DETECTIVE?

OH, JUST, UM...

HOW TERRIFIC IT IS FOR THE PRECINCT

THAT DETECTIVE RAMOS SO CAPABLY CLOSED IN ON THIRD STREET, SIR.

SHE LOOKS GOOD, WE LOOK GOOD.

DETECTIVE RAMOS, SEE ME IN MY OFFICE IN FIVE MINUTES.

THE REST OF YOU, BACK TO WORK.

HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT?

THEY GOT THIS GREAT NEW INVENTION...

IT'S CALLED "KNOCKING."

I GOTTA BE ON POPLAR POINT.

NOT A CHANCE.

GIVE ME ONE GOOD REASON.

I CAN GIVE YOU SIX!

ONE FOR EACH ROBBERY, PLUS A VICTIM STILL IN I.C.U.

IS HE GONNA MAKE IT?

AH, IT'S TOUCH-AND-GO.

LAST REPORT, HE WAS STILL UNCONSCIOUS.

OUCH! - EXACTLY.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE MAYOR SAID TO ME TODAY?

HER NANNY COULD'VE SOLVED THE CASE FASTER.

DOUBLE OUCH.

I DON'T THINK SHE EVEN HAS A NANNY.

THAT'S IT!

I GOTTA GO UNDERCOVER.

AS A NANNY.

"MANNY." WHATEVER.

TO GET IN THERE AND INFILTRATE POPLAR POINT.

WELL, HOOLAHAN'S ALREADY RULED OUT AN INSIDE JOB.

ALL DUE RESPECT,

HOOLAHAN HAS HAD ONE FOOT OUT THE DOOR FOR, LIKE, MONTHS ON...

WHAT YOU NEED IS SOMEBODY THAT'S HUNGRY AND COMMITTED

TO BUST THROUGH THIS.

THAT'S WHY I'M PUTTING RAMOS ON IT.

I DO LIKE THE UNDERCOVER NANNY BIT.

IT'S INVENTIVE.

I KNOW! I THOUGHT OF IT!

WELL, EVEN A BROKEN CLOCK IS RIGHT TWICE A DAY, LOGAN.

NOW, IF YOU'LL JUST... - NO.

CAPTAIN, YOU'RE NOT... YOU'RE NOT HEARING ME.

I THOUGHT OF THIS. THIS IS MY IDEA, MY CASE.

I DESERVE THIS.

RAMOS DESERVES IT FOR CRACKING THIRD STREET!

FRANKLY, LOGAN, YOU'RE JUST A LITTLE TOO...

INVENTIVE? - IMPULSIVE!

YOU CAN'T JUST JUMP IN HALF-BAKED.

NOT WITH THE MAYOR BREATHING DOWN OUR NECKS.

YOUR NECK, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT I'M TRYING TO HELP SAVE HERE.

OKAY.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT KIDS?

ASIDE FROM HOW TO AVOID HAVING ANY OF YOUR OWN.

I AM JUST WAITING FOR MISS RIGHT,

AND I KNOW PLENTY ABOUT KIDS.

I GREW UP WITH FOUR YOUNGER BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

I HELPED MY PARENTS OUT WITH THEM, LIKE, ALL THE TIME!

I JUST NEED A LITTLE BRUSH-UP ON THE BASICS,

AND I WILL BE...

...GOOD TO GO.

THAT'S RAMOS.

CAPTAIN, I WANT THIS!

I WANT TO PROTECT THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

I WANT TO PUT THAT THIEF BEHIND BARS.

I WANT TO GET THE MAYOR BACK ON OUR TEAM!

THERE'S AN EMPLOYMENT AGENCY

THAT FRONTS US ON CASES LIKE THIS.

THEY'LL PUT YOU IN THEIR SYSTEM...

AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE.

YOU WILL NOT REGRET THIS.

RAMOS. I LOVE THE VEST.

OKAY...

"ALWAYS UTILIZE CURRENCIES IMPORTANT TO YOUR CHILD

TO INCENTIFY APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR."

MAKES SENSE.

"NEVER UTILIZE CURRENCIES IMPORTANT TO YOUR CHILD

TO INCENTIFY APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR."

"DON'T OVERESTIMATE YOUR CHILD'S APPARENT PROBLEM."

"DON'T UNDERESTIMATE YOUR CHILD'S APPARENT PROBLEM."

OR...

JUST FLIP A COIN.

LOGAN!

JUST HEARD FROM THE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY.

YOU'RE IN LUCK.

COUPLE FROM POPLAR POINT, PAIR OF LAWYERS,

JUST LOST THEIR NANNY.

THEY NEED A NEW ONE A.S.A.P.

: LATER, CALVIN. LATER.

AND THEY'RE OKAY WITH A MALE NANNY?

WELL, THE LAST ONE WAS A WOMAN,

AND THAT DIDN'T WORK OUT,

SO, YEAH, THEY'RE OPEN, AND THEY HAVE A SON,

SO A "MANNY" COULD BE A PLUS.

WHAT HAPPENED WITH THEIR LAST NANNY?

HOW WOULD I KNOW? JUST GO AND MEET THESE PEOPLE

TOMORROW MORNING FIRST THING,

MAKE 'EM LIKE YOU.

TALL ORDER, I KNOW.

HOOLAHAN'S NOTES ON THE CASE.

OH! DON'T FORGET THESE.

KEYS?

FOR WHAT?

YOUR NEW VEHICLE.

OUR TREAT.

THE CHICKS ARE GONNA LOVE THIS.

WELL, AT LEAST I'LL HAVE AN EXCUSE

FOR BEING DATELESS.

WHAT'S YOURS?

BEST "MANNY" EVER!

WHO ARE YOU?

HI! I'M MIKE.

WHO ARE YOU?

I'M NOT ALLOWED TO TALK TO STRANGERS.

YOU COULD BE THE ROBBER.

WELL, I PROMISE, I'M NOT THE ROBBER.

IS YOUR MOMMY OR DADDY HOME?

AVA, I TOLD YOU... NO OPENING THE DOOR BY YOURSELF.

YOU MUST BE MIKE.

HI. LIZZIE BANNERMAN.

HI.

SORRY. WE'VE ALL BEEN A LITTLE ON-EDGE SINCE THE ROBBERIES.

WELL, I'M HERE TO SERVE AND PROTECT.

FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING.

PLEASE, COME ON IN.

AND I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE FOR THE MESS.

I NEED YOU TO FINISH YOUR BREAKFAST

AND GET READY FOR SCHOOL.

NO. YEAH... NO. IT'S, UH...

AGNES EDWARDS. YES. LETHBRIDGE, MINNESOTA.

NO, DON'T GO IN THERE. -

...I'LL TALK TO YOU IN A FEW MINUTES. OKAY. BYE-BYE.

HERE YOU GO. - OKAY, THANKS, BABE. ALRIGHT.

YEAH. NO. I GOT THAT, TOO.

HI. KEVIN BANNERMAN.

UH, LISTEN, I AM CRAZY LATE FOR COURT,

BUT LIZZIE'LL TALK TO YOU.

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY.

ALRIGHT.

ALRIGHT, KIDS, WE GOTTA HURRY.

BUS IS GONNA BE HERE IN TWO MINUTES.

MOMMY, I DON'T LIKE MY PIGTAILS.

MOM, MY STOMACH HURTS.

I SHOULD PROBABLY STAY HOME.

AVA, YOUR PIGTAILS LOOK FANTASTIC.

LUCAS, HONEY,