S.W.A.T.

Previously on S.W.A.T ...

I'm not gonna let them put you in a group home.

We both want you to stay here.

Hondo, the boy was shot while making deliveries on his job.

Should've left him in juvie, where I could look out for him.

He's my son, not yours.

He was trying to stop someone from stealing.

He'll be able to walk, but he'll never have full functionality.

But he's gonna live?

The FBI has been tracking a ring of sex traffickers operating out of Jalisco.

We want you.

She's trying to poach you, Cortez.

Even if we intercept, how are we supposed to stop a truck going that fast?

Only one way.

- You okay? - I can't move.

You know, the way you saved those people,

rumour is you're being considered for the Police Star.

It's my mum again.

She hasn't checked in with her PO, and if she misses one more meeting...

They'll put out a warrant and revoke her.

Well, I got a fraud alert for a credit card I never signed up for.

It's gotta be her.

You're the one who sold my credit card information?

- Where is my mum? - You might not like what you find.

The Emancipators want 540 million dollars to be distributed to various charities.

We took five employees from five of the largest corporations

in Los Angeles.

Sergeant Daniel Harrelson.

I bet you joined the LAPD thinking you'd change the system from within.

Let's see how cocky you are when you ain't got a mask

or a camera to hide behind.

- Hello? - Surely, you didn't think this was over.

You just gave me five megaphones to spread my message to the world.

Thank you.

Mum. Mum. Come on.

- Come with me. Hey. - Hey, hey, hey. Watch, watch, watch.

Hey, hey, hey. What's going on? What's going on?

- Who the hell are you? - Bryce.

So you leave the apartment and disappear for weeks without a word

and start using again because you chose this guy?

Name ain't "this guy." It's Bryce, and you need to go.

Listen.

Okay. Hey, stop it.

- Stop it. Stop it. Eddie, baby, please. - Who the hell is Eddie?

Eddie was my father.

You know, I... I love the way you fight for me, Eddie.

I'm not Eddie. I'm Jim. I'm your son.

- What? - I'm your son.

Oh, Jimmy.

I'm gonna straighten things up.

What's she on?

We took a mix. A little of a lot of things.

Are you hungry? I can make you some waffles.

I don't want any waffles, Ma.

We might have to go to the store, though.

- What's... - Come here.

Hey, come here.

I'm taking her home, Bryce.

Let's go.

How's the physical therapy coming?

Well, he's starting to get strength back in his leg.

It's not bad for two weeks after getting shot, but...

Could be better.

He's just really bummed.

I'm trying to get him to stand up and take steps on his own,

but Darryl has to want to do it.

- Thank you. - Yeah.

Hey.

You ready to get up out of here? Doctor says you can go home tomorrow.

- That's cool. - What you watching?

Some video about some strange-looking animals.

- Oh, yeah? What country are they in? - I don't know.

Another place I've never been to.

Darryl, the doctor says you requested no visitors.

I can't even walk straight. Don't know if I ever will.

I can't have people see me like this.

I was named after my dad's friend, right?

Yeah.

He got shot too.

Maybe this is like some type of curse or something.

Come on, Darryl. You can't think like that.

- And how am I supposed to think? - It's gonna take a minute.

And it's literally gonna be one step at a time.

Easy for you to say.

Dad, I wanted to catch you before your shift started.

Molly, perfect timing.

You still haven't told me what brings you to town.

Can't a loving daughter just surprise her father for a visit?

Okay.

I stopped by the dry-cleaners like you asked.

Here are your dress blues. Starched and creased.

Excellent. I'm gonna need these for the Police Star ceremony.

Speaking of which, Deacon, congrats.

Congrats on what?

The brass decided to award me the Police Star.

Seriously? What, for saving lives at the Love All parade?

Deac, dude, I knew you were in the running.

I had no idea that you got it.

- Why didn't you say anything, man? - I'm just not sure how I feel about it.

Dude, the Police Star's one of the highest honours in the LAPD, man.

- No one in my family's ever won it. - Hey.

I'm humbled by it. I am.

But after the year I put everyone through, I'm not sure I deserve it.

Hey, if you need any help with that speech, I got you.

- Captain, good to see you again. - You too, Abby.

It took us two tries to catch these Emancipators.

No way I was gonna miss the pretrial of the year.

I hear City Hall might be eyeing you for a promotion. Any comment?

Why don't you stick to the story Harold sent you to cover?

What can I say? I'm greedy.

People of Los Angeles.

We will not be silenced by corporations any longer.

- Order! - That's the same stuff

they've been saying since we arrested them.

Cinque said they would be megaphones to spread his message.

It's time to rise up and rebel against it.

- Settle down! Order! - So this is normal for them?

The time to be good to each other has passed.

Order! Deputies.

The system will be burned to ashes, starting with this courthouse.

No. That's new.

- Oh, my God. - Whoa! Hey!

- What are they doing? - You've gotta see this!

Get outside!

Ladies and gentlemen of Los Angeles, the intermission is over.

Is everyone ready for the final act?

- Cinque. They must have hacked the feed. - There's a saying.

"Poverty is genocide in slow motion."

And we have come to stop the genocide.

People suffer from lies, an us-versus-them narrative

that is sold to divide good people and never help them in any meaningful way.

And do you know who benefits from these lies? I'll give you a hint.

It isn't the poor or the hungry or the meek.

It's the oppressors.

The Los Angeles Superior Courthouse is a symbol of oppression.

That's City Councilman Strub and Councilman Washington

and City Controller Gwen Miller.

These institutions cannot be trusted, so we are convening our own court.

A court for the people.

That's the 4th Street Bridge. Get some unis down there now.

Right away.

- No. No, no, this is a mistake. - There's been no mistake!

You are Tony Strub, councilman for the 13th District of Los Angeles?

The same councilman who voted no on the affordable housing bill?

- This is illegal! - Your guilt...

has already been determined.

This is merely a sentencing hearing.

Give this man proper judgement.

We gave you two chances to change your ways,

but corruption and greed still rule.

So this time, we don't want money, and we don't want to bargain.

We're going to burn the system down and rebuild on its ashes.

Go! Go! Go!

As I told LAPD sergeant Daniel Harrelson the last time,

it's time to put faces to our beliefs.

You know how optics work.

The system we have is hopeless.

That the average citizen is just fed lip service and lies.

So, first, we came for the ruling class, then the corporations.

And this time, it's the politicians.

Every hour, we will sentence another politician on-air.

You know, they say that sequels are usually worse than the originals.

They're correct.

This will be much, much worse.

Field Marshal Cinque, out.

I spoke to Captain Cortez.

Fortunately, no casualties at the courthouse,

but unis found Councilman Strub's body hanging from the 4th Street Bridge,

similar to an immigrant hanging from a hundred years ago.

These guys are history buffs.

That's why they re-enacted the whole Patty Hearst thing before.

It wouldn't surprise me if they were planning this stunt all along.

Patrol tried pressing the Emancipators on trial, but to quote them,

"We'd rather die than speak against Field Marshal Cinque."

Cinque's a man of his word.

That means we're 30 minutes from the top of the hour,

and then he publicly executes Councilman Washington or Gwen Miller.

Chief ordered a protective detail on the mayor

and every city council member and their immediate families.

All are potential targets.

I want us ready to move as soon as we identify this guy.

Is there any particular reason why he mentioned your name?

- You think you're a target too? - I doubt it.

Cinque is just playing games like last time.

Well, he called your cell phone before.

Street, I want us ready to trace any new phone calls

- or streaming signals these guys make. - Roger that.

We have the serial numbers of the bank cash these guys stole.

I could double-check with other divisions, track money on the street.

- Do it. - Commander.

I get your concern for my safety, but I'm an asset.

Cinque showed his face, knowing that we would identify him.

That makes him more dangerous than ever.

He's got an endgame in mind, and we still don't know what it is yet.

I can help stop it.

The FBI got a bunch of calls about Cinque.

A lot of them say they recognise him as Devin Carlisle.

History major with radical leanings.

- Last known address? - This house in the Valley.

Things are never what it seems with these guys.