S.W.A.T.

Previously on SWAT...

How's your mom doing? Good. Uh, transplant took.

She's out of prison, too,

living at the halfway house. Thanks for asking.

20-Squad might not be re-forming.

What's Hondo got to say about this?

Rumor is he's in Mexico,

but nobody from SWAT's heard from him.

I'm sorry I haven't given you an answer about us.

I don't want you to feel pressured.

When I was in Germany, I, um... I didn't need

20-Squad to get me through my time away, but I did need you.

Soon as we get the new assignments, I'm asking you out.

It's time to get back to work.

20-Squad's been reinstated. Who's team leader?

Sanchez comes to us

with the commission's full seal of approval.

Why are you here, exactly?

This is SWAT.

This is the brass ring every cop's reaching for.

Look, I know you. There's no way that you'd do that

unless there was something in it for you.

This whole thing with Sanchez... It doesn't strike you as wrong?

Luca, I knew what I was coming back to.

There's no way a guy like Sanchez

comes back here without an agenda.

When the bosses heard that you were returning to SWAT,

they came up with a plan. Rodrigo Sanchez.

They sent him to get you to quit.

Sanchez is in on this?

Yo, Tomas, we got what we came for.

Let's get out of here.

Sentinel? Yeah, I think they're still in there.

Whoa, man. What the hell you doing?

Stay there.

Oh, God. Oh, God.

Tomas Hernandez?

We know you're in there.

Reports of shots fired,

600 block of North Bell Street.

22-David to Command.

Show 26-David and me responding.

911 caller said there might be up to four shooters.

Figures. The one day we carpool in to work.

22-David,

the next responding officer is five minutes out.

Okay. Looks like we're flying solo. Let's go.

LAPD.

Hands in the air. Hands in the air.

We're just recording for the Sentinel app.

Look, get across the street and take cover.

Do not approach, or we'll arrest you. You go it?

Drop that bat.

LAPD! Drop your weapon!

Don't shoot! Drop the weapon. Drop it!

Don't shoot. Drop the gun and put your hands behind your back.

I'm not who you're looking for.

You the homeowner? No, I live a few blocks away.

I'm just trying to help out.

Hey, miss, we're LAPD. We're gonna get you

some help, okay? Can you tell me your name?

Mm. Mm.Luca, she should get

to a hospital ASAP.LUCA: 22-David.

We're Code 4, one suspect in custody.

Requesting emergency transport

for one victim. Multiple GSWs.

If you don't live here, how'd you know she needed help?

I saw a robbery alert pop up on Sentinel, so I rushed over.

She's going into shock.

Whatever went down here,

I take it it woke up the whole neighborhood.

Yeah. Looks like an attempted robbery gone bad.

Gunshot victim's on route to the hospital as we speak.

Where's Street? He got called back to HQ.

Hicks wanted to see him. Something urgent.

Everything okay? We're in the dark on that, too.

Probably the way Sanchez wants it.

I looped Deac in on him.

So how are we gonna handle him now, going forward?

Still working that out. If he's playing games

in the field, that could be a safety issue. Deac's right.

20-Squad will have your back. I'll tell the team.

Let's keep it between us for now.

Till we find out what Sanchez is really after.

Whatever it is, he ain't gonna win.

In the meantime, let's get some witness statements.

Hey. HICKS: Hey.

What's going on?

Why don't you sit down, Jim?

It's my mom, isn't it?

I'm sorry to have to tell you this, but

your mother passed away.

When?

This morning. How'd she die?

It's too early to say,

but there were no signs of force or trauma.

But drugs?

Paraphernalia and residue

were found on the scene, so, probably, yeah.

So, uh, I donated a piece of my liver

in a risky surgery to give her a second...

Well, no, 12th chance...

And she's out of prison less than two months...

and she OD's.

Perfect.

You're gonna have intense feelings.

It's understandable, and it's normal.

I'm here to talk if you need. Thank you.

I'll clear your bereavement

with Sergeant Sanchez.

You take all the time you need.

No, I'd rather stay

and focus on work.

You might want to take two or three days

to process things.

Grief takes many different forms.

None of them are predictable.

Grief might not be predictable, but she was.

Look, everyone here knows

my relationship with my mom was messed up.

I loved her,

but at least now, I know she's at peace.

Sir...

I'm okay.

Look, um,

if your focus slips at all,

I'm pulling you from the field, understood?

Yeah.

Sorry about your mom, Jim.

Back to work.

Right call?

Situation like this, there's no right call.

Yeah.

Look, I already

told you guys, I was just trying save Serena

from the robbers... Tomas Hernandez and his buddies.

You affiliated with Tomas's crew?

Then how do you know his name? It's all over Sentinel.

Sentinel Guard? You mean the public safety app?

I just downloaded Facebook, like, last month

so someone's got to fill me in on the technicalities.

Sentinel Guard's an app that pulls crime info off

of police scanners and publishes it to users in the area.

It also lets users report crimes and submit tips.

I thought that's what 911 is for.

Cops don't care about this crew. Says you.

You think we showed up here on a whim?

Hernandez and his buddies have been

preying on this neighborhood for weeks.

They just shot the owner of Leavitt's Pharmacy yesterday.

So when I heard they were here at Serena's house,

I stepped in. Well, you playing

vigilante might have got your neighbor killed.

That thought ever cross your mind?

Look, I got here before you guys did.

I'm just trying to defend my neighborhood.

Lot of the Sentinel users would do the same.

Good Samaritan or not, you better hope

none of the bullets in Serena trace back to your gun.

If he's telling the truth,

we've still got three violent robbers out there.

Plus angry civilians

itching to turn vigilante.

Looks like we better help RHD find these guys

before robberies turn into homicides.

Looks like the homeowner who got shot, Serena Fuentes,

is gonna pull through, no thanks to that vigilante neighbor.

That would be Marc Grantley.

No priors, legally registered firearm,

lives a few blocks down from Serena.

All signs indicate that he's telling the truth

about Tomas Hernandez doing the shooting.

RHD's been tracking Hernandez for a few weeks,

but we haven't made much headway.

No known address. We haven't got a clear look at his associates.

Buttoned-up crew? Not especially,

but they're growing more violent by the day,

and I'm up to my eyeballs in open cases.

Could really use your help on this one.

Well, what are friends for, Detective?

Tomas Hernandez. Record for assault,

suspected in over a half dozen armed robberies,

most recent one being Serena Fuentes's home

and Leavitt's Pharmacy.

They hit the pharmacy yesterday, shot two workers. Any luck

with surveillance footage? No dice.

But we're not the only ones looking for him.

Are you talking about the wannabe jokers

on the Sentinel Guard app? No.

Talking about Hernandez's gambling problem.

He's got ties to Mikhal Kovic, aka... Russian Mike.

Tan, haven't we dealt with this guy before? Yeah.

If Hernandez racked up some gambling debts,

he could be getting desperate.

Would explain the uptick in violence.

You and Chris talk to Russian Mike,

see what Hernandez owes him. You can fill us in on any leads

on the other two suspects. Will do.

Hey, Commander, we got another issue.

I downloaded the Sentinel Guard app.