The Shield

Previously on The Shield:

Hooker murders are up for the entire East Side.

Would you forget about making a name for yourself...

...as the great serial killer hunter.

-He had a knife. -Gentleman?

I go to put the condom on and the asshole...

...he smacked me and he tried to raped me.

Bag it.

The street ain't seen blow this strong since Grand Master Flash.

You're certain there were six bricks.

Six or seven, definitely more than four.

Where's Mackey?

Where is it?

What are you talking about?

Hey, treat yourself to a full cavity search if you like.

I need my Ding Dongs...

-...and you took them, didn't you? -Right.

Stay away from me and stay away from my desk.

You gotta be shitting me.

Christ, how old is this one, 13?

Man.

Hooker? Face down like the other four?

Looks that way. I warned you about this guy.

Yes, you did.

Couple up the hill saw a green car cruising back and forth an hour ago.

-They get a model? -Just said it was green.

-And the driver? -Too dark.

Car had a busted taillight.

-What side? -Didn't say.

Go back. Grill them. Every detail.

This happened on our turf.

You give me the resources, I'll get this guy.

What kind of resources?

Every warm body you can spare for as long as possible.

-Personnel is stretched thin as it is. -I need 48 hours.

I can't do it.

A predator was standing right here less than two hours ago.

How committed are we to catching him?

For the next 24 hours, she's your one and only case.

Medical examiner tells us...

...the victim is approximately 12 to 14 years of age.

A 12-to 14-year-old hooker.

Frank, you and your boys round up every pimp and pro you can find.

Bring 'em here for me to talk to.

Neighbor saw a green car pass by an hour before the body was found.

The right rear taillight was broken.

Check in with every gas station, car wash, valet guy in the neighborhood.

June, put together a reward flyer.

Photo of the girl, description of the car, mention the broken taillight.

She had keys in her purse. Vic, you and your guys find a locksmith.

See if you can track the numbers.

-Excuse me? -Sit down with a locksmith.

You want me, I'll be out finding the prick who did this.

Come on.

Either we get our unsub in the next 24 hours...

...or we probably don't get another chance until he kills again.

Let's go.

Vic!

Yes, Herr Wagenbach?

You got a problem with me running the show, take the night off.

I thought you wanted this case solved.

I do.

No. You only care about being the one who solves it.

When I do, I don't want it thrown out of court...

...because of your Gestapo tactics.

Let's get something straight, Dutch.

Somebody comes into my backyard and kills a girl, I get involved.

I'll crack this case with or without you.

Looks like it'll have to be with.

This investigation runs through me.

You find something, you report it immediately.

I bring the guy in, you'll be the first to know, Dutch boy.

People see me as a joke around here. They don't know the real me.

I'm not sure the squad's ready for the real you.

-I'm not a joke. -I know that.

Now they'll know it, too.

I'm gonna get this guy!

It's a little early in the game to be making promises, isn't it?

The one thing they respect is success.

I guess we'd better nail this guy then.

What do we got?

Body found at midnight...

...green car seen in the park at 11:00.

The victim has no identification.

Prostitute. Age 12 to 14. Had a sweet tooth.

Had birth-control pills.

They don't make 12-year-olds like they used to.

I was wondering what was going on with the whole Strike Team thing.

The apartment turned up empty for cocaine.

We have no hard proof of Mackey's guilt.

That doesn't mean Vic and his guys didn't steal the drugs.

-I know, but without hard evidence... -I saw them pocket the cocaine.

You can get the car thief to testify she found the coke.

-It's not that easy. -Why not?

Because I'm not gonna put you in a position to carry that weight.

But you want Mackey off the streets.

More than you know, which is why I won't let you be the one to do it.

-Captain, I don't understand. -Exactly. You don't understand.

So take my advice and let this go.

-Captain, I saw them... -Julien.

Let this go.

-How you doing? -Been working my ass off.

-Might be time to take a vacation. -I can't afford to.

Had to drop my price.

-Why? -Would you pay top dollar for this?

I guess it could be worse.

Found her a few hours ago. Know who she is?

Looks like the girl who works kitty-corner from Tracy.

-Where? -Across from the burrito joint.

Know who pimps her out?

No.

But Tracy would.

Thanks.

This guy has a thing for working girls.

Make sure somebody's watching your back.

I thought that's what you did.

I don't want to see you get hurt again.

I won't let it happen twice.

Does anyone know who this girl is?

Look at it! Who knows her?

That's Sally.

Sally who?

Sally Struthers?

-All in the Family. -I know who Sally Struthers is.

Maybe she saw one of those "Save the Kids" ads.

Whatever, that's the name she went by.

Good news is, our timeline's starting to come into focus.

Her friends said Sally usually started her shift around 10:00...

...but didn't show last night.

Another one said she saw her going into a drugstore on Vermont...

...at 7:00 p.m.

When you're a young girl on a Friday night,...

...hat would you do between 7:00 and 10:00?

Shop. Eat. See a movie.

Jim Wright, FBI.

Someone called the Bureau asking for assistance?

I did. Dutch Wagenbach. You got here fast.

This is my partner, Claudette Wyms.

Good to meet you.

So...

We've got an unsub killing hookers.

Been there. Done that.

This girl was only 12, 13.

You did the right thing calling us.

Most local cops are afraid we're gonna come in, step all over their toes.

Not me. I can't wait to pick your brain.

Let me be clear.

This is your case.

I'm just here to help.

What are you boys chewing? A little grilled Snoopy, side of Woodstock?

We're clean.

-Think about tryin' a rib eye? -What do you want?

-You remember your friend Sally? -Nope.

-Really? Never pimped her out? -Nope.

-You know absolutely nothing? -Less than nothing.

Really? So that apartment over on Weston...

...where you keep all that fenced electronics...

...you don't remember that either.

What do you say, you wanna make Robbery Division's day?

Yeah, sounds sweet. Very sweet.

I'll call in the warrant. Lady, where's the phone?

-It's over there. -Yeah, okay.

-Yeah, you were pimping her out? -She came to us. We did her a favor.

-So you never took a cut? -20 percent.

Plus a few free pokes a week.

Wipe those smiles off your faces, shitheads.

You don't score points with me bagging 12-year-olds.

What kind of work she do before tricking for you?

I heard she'd worked this sex club.

She was a kid.

So?

So what kind of work could she do for a sex club?

-You'll have to ask them. -Don't worry. I will.

I'm impressed you were able to pick up on this guy.

I've done a lot of research on criminology,...

-...behavioral science unit. -It shows.

Dutch!

I got a gas station attendant here who says...

...he might have seen your green car.

Detective, I got a guy who saw our flyer.

Said he sold drugs to the victim earlier.

Gotta love it when a case gets warm.

So I'm working, and I see this suspicious white guy.

Suspicious how?

He was white.

So I go out to get a good look at him, and he turned away.

The dude didn't want me to see his face.

-Tell me about the car. -It was green.

Two-door, four-door? Ford, Chevy?

You do work in a gas station, right?

I just run the register.

You sold Sally drugs tonight?

She had a thing for ecstasy.

You're admitting to a crime.

I'm a minor. My lawyer can argue it's for personal use.

Was Sally for personal use, too?

She was a customer.

Did you know she was a prostitute?

How do you think she paid me?

I hooked her up with five hits around 8:30.