L.A.'s Finest

But what if this pending criminal case forces you to step down?

Are you guilty, DA McKenna?

DA McKenna, do you have anything to say

- regarding this incident? - Well, um...

Get out of here.

I just want to express my sincerest apology

for my actions against Mr. Baker.

It was beneath me and this office.

Why did you assault him?

My family was threatened.

Want to know where your father was?

And I wanted to protect 'em,

but I chose the wrong way.

For a moment I lost my honor and my integrity.

And I stand before you all,

just asking your understanding.

Sir, there are reports of damning video footage of the assault.

Under the advice of my attorney,

I can't speak to the details of the case.

But what if the pending criminal case

forces you to step down?

Then so be it. 'Cause nobody's above the law.

What did you do?

Come with me, and we could do it quietly.

Is there an update from the LAPD regarding Ricky Leon's killer?

I can assure you that everything that can be done

to find Malcolm Ward is being done.

Until then, my office is gonna lead the Korea town investigation

alongside LAPD to deliver due justice.

Thank you.

Sir.

It's official. We lost the Korea town election.

Vivian Kim's gonna win District 4.

- Where's Ward? - We're still looking for him.

- Find him now. - Yes, sir.

Logan Kline is our only connection to Ward.

Then we need to get him to the station and see what he knows.

You guys ready to put on a show?

And I called paparazzi and everything.

- Kline's over there. - Showtime.

Sorry to interrupt your evening.

Nothing like a boring-ass opera.

Officers, is there a problem?

Logan Kline, you're under arrest for conspiracy to commit murder.

Say goodbye to your friends. You're taking a ride.

I believe you're mistaken.

You're not gonna make this a show, are you?

I'm gonna need you to move out the way, big homie.

Why is it that the big fellas always try me? Do I look like a snack?

There's no need to make a scene.

I'll ride.

- Call my lawyer. - Good decision. Turn around.

Kline won't talk, and his phone's clean.

His lawyer's on the way up.

We should image his phone, too. Maybe he's the link to Ward.

We got to keep him in the room as long as we can.

Let's get it.

Well, welcome to our lovely interrogation room.

Would you like, still or sparkling?

- Still is fine. - You're lucky if you get tap.

Okay.

You've had your little show and ruined my evening.

- Now, what do you want? - We want you to look at

Ricky Leon's last evening.

Why did you have Ward kill Ricky?

I know.

Because Ricky was backing your biggest threat your K-town project,

our newest council member, Ms. Vivian Kim.

All that money you poured, isn't it a shame?

Into her opponent's campaign,

- and he still lost the election. - God, it sucks when that happens.

- It's a tough day for your people. - Rich...

Greedy... assholes.

So why did you pay Ward?

I pay a lot of people,

- some very high up in this town. - Yeah, but this one,

- he killed someone. - I know Ward as a developer and only that.

Ward is your hit man.

But he's what we call a little fish.

And what do we do with little fish, McKenna?

We use the little fish to get the big fish.

But you have to have the little fish on a hook

to catch the big fish.

So, where is he?

Is he here?

Logan, don't say another word.

What the hell is this?

They think I hired Ward to kill Ricky Leon.

So, you're charging my client with murder?

- Not exactly. - Then why is he sitting here in handcuffs?

We're just having a chat about all the money he's wired to Ward.

Yo, how long is it gonna take?

I don't know, man. It's gonna be a minute.

I'm imaging the lawyer's phone now.

That's it? That... that's all you have?

You arrest my client at an opera

in front of his wife for a couple of bank transactions?

And this.

A traffic ticket for running a red light in 2012? Seriously?

Used to be a summons. Now it's a bench warrant.

- Sorry. Got to pay your tickets. - How much is the fine?

- I'll pay it right now. Cash. - Not so fast, slick.

That wad of cash and that fancy suit's not gonna save you right now.

Your client is going to go through the system like everybody else.

Yo! Dude is about to leave the room.

- We're gonna lose the connection. - No. No, no, no, no.

- You got to do something to make him stay. - How?

I... I don't know. Just... just think of something.

Yeah, hello. Who is this?

Mr. Vercetti, this is Officer Todd

Johnson from...

Animal Control.

Sir, there appears to be an incident at your home.

There's a raccoon in your backyard.

Dude, what if he lives in a condo?

- What is your idea? - I don't know.

- Just say... Just play it safe. - What is your idea?

Zip it.

Heavens to Betsy!

Sir, the raccoon's in your home now.

Do not panic. We have full control of the situation.

What would you like us to do, Mr. Vercetti?

Shoot him. Just get him out of my damn house.

Something you'd like to share with the class?

It's not what you think.

Pest issues.

Lucky for you, doll face,

the fellas down in holding love a well-dressed man.

Transfer's done.

Just in time. Hey.

- Hope this works. - It better. It's all we've got.

Yo, whatever was on my cousin Vinny's phone, we got it.

Ton of encrypted files on there, so we sent it to Tech.

Hopefully we got something in the morning.

Let's now go to Spectrum News 1 reporter Joy

live at the county.

I don't like this.

- Morning! - Hey. Morning.

- Long night? - Yeah. It's been a rough one.

- Still no decision? - No.

So, you're running your campaign from home?

Yeah, with the press frenzy at the campaign office, I just

I had to bring everyone here to work.

- Is, um, Izzy ready? - Yeah, she'll be right out.

Hey, um.

I never got to thank you for the other night,

for taking me in quietly.

No one's ever thanked me for arresting them before.

- It's weird. - No, I'm serious.

It helped my campaign avoid a bigger disaster.

Least for now.

- How was the arraignment? - Not good.

Nathan, he's not cooperating and he won't release a statement.

My attorney got a copy of his medical records.

His injuries aren't as bad as they look.

- Still a felony. - I know.

And I know there was a better way

to protect my family, but...

Hey, at the end of all this,

I'm either gonna be the DA or a private citizen.

Or Inmate 377.

Hey, Dad,

Nance, get in here. There's an update on the election.

It's been a long, contentious night

full of ballot counting and legal challenges,

but there is still no winner

in the LA district attorney race.

It remains too close to call.

Now, based on early voting,

the embattled DA Patrick McKenna

was leading easily before he was arraigned on those assault charges,

causing a big swing in favor of his opponent.

Very eye-opening.

Now, election officials here say they had about 1.9 million people...

Hey, everyone, why don't you all just go home?

Thank you. Thank you very much.

Hey, I mean, you didn't lose.

Yeah. Hang in there.

All right, we're off to school.

It's been five days now since boxer Ricky Leon

was murdered in Korea town.

And the suspect Malcolm Ward is still at large.

The community is outraged,

holding vigils every single night,

demanding change, demanding justice

for their fallen hero, their community leader.

Now let's go live to Korea town.

What's happening in this neighborhood is terrible.

Nobody's safe out here.

Tech's got a ton of data from the lawyer's cell phone.

Vercetti is to Kline as Cohen is to Trump.

Hopefully, he's equally as incompetent.

Yeah, there's got to be some communication between Vercetti and Ward.

Okay, question.

This phone dump is completely illegal without a warrant, right?

Jesus.

What? I'm... I'm just saying.

I just want to make sure everybody is clear,

just in case something happens.

Dude, this IA thing has got you on your best behavior.