FBI

I'm not saying that I don't trust you.

What are you saying, then?

- I'm almost 30. - Yeah.

We've been dating for two years,

and I'm not sure that...

We've already broken up three times.

- Yeah, it hasn't been easy. I get it.

And I wanna make it work, but...

You don't trust me.

I don't know.

Where the hell are you going?

Brian!

Brian!

Hi.

Hey.

Thank you for coming.

Yeah, of course.

Oh, how long have you been here?

- Three weeks. - Three weeks?

Mm-hmm.

- Where are you staying? - At Nikki's.

- It's nice to meet you. I've heard so much about you.

Yeah, nice to meet you too.

I'm a little bit surprised that you're calling me now.

I know. I'm sorry.

I've actually been pretty busy.

With what?

Finding a job.

In New York?

I'm thinking about moving here.

Oh.

Okay.

I'm doing well, Maggie.

I've been clean for almost a year, 346 days.

Which is amazing.

I'm really proud of you.

- It's been hard, but... - Yeah, I'm sure.

It's good.

I've never heard of Nikki before.

How did you two meet?

Oh, she's a friend from before.

And then we went to rehab together.

Oh, okay.

She's having a hard time right now, actually.

Her boyfriend and her are struggling 'cause

he kind of disappeared yesterday.

What do you mean, disappeared?

Like she can't get in contact with him... call or text.

And I was actually hoping

that you could help us track him down.

Uh, did you call the police?

We thought about it, but I thought

it would be faster if I...

Yeah, it doesn't work like that.

I can't just track people, you know?

Um, okay, I gotta go to work.

Can we get dinner tonight?

- Okay, yeah. - Can you do that?

Yeah.

It's so good to see you.

You too.

- Bye. - Bye.

Everything okay?

Yeah.

If you say so.

What?

You didn't say a word the whole ride over here.

My sister's in town.

- So you're worried. - Well, yeah.

It's not the greatest place for an addict, is it?

Yeah, but I thought you said Erin was doing good.

She is.

I mean, at least she says she is.

You know, I don't know.

You don't believe her?

It hasn't been the best investment over the years.

What happened to innocent until proven guilty?

Easier said than done.

Detective, what do we have?

Victim's name is Rafael Morales...

Male, Hispanic, age 33, single shot.

9 millimeter.

- It's not a robbery. All his cash is in his wallet.

And we ran the victim's name...

Three priors, all drug related.

So a drug deal gone wrong?

Federal park.

That's up to you to figure out.

Anything else we should know?

No surveillance cameras anywhere in the park.

But we did locate a couple of potential witnesses.

Then I ran towards the sound of the gunshot.

Which is insane.

I mean, what were you trying to accomplish?

You're a bond trader, not a superhero.

- I don't know. It was instinct.

It just sort of happened.

Well, luckily, you're okay.

But Kylie's right, that was dangerous.

- But commendable. So thank you.

Yeah, like I said, I wasn't really thinking.

Anyway, I didn't actually see the shooting,

but I did see someone running away with a gun in their hand.

Which direction?

That way.

And he or she was wearing some sort of baseball hat.

All right, folks, this is our shooter.

Here he is exiting the west end of the park

57 seconds after the 9/11 call.

Too dark for facial rec.

All right, can we zoom in, get a skin color, at least?

- Already tried. Image is obscured.

But we're looking for other angles.

Yes, please.

All right, let's talk about our victim.

What do we know about Rafael Morales?

Okay, 33 years old, three drug priors,

was working at a bar in the meatpacking district

called Emeralds.

Oh, and was recently included in a police report.

Okay, now we're talking.

Well, it looks like he was in an altercation

with another man outside the bar.

No charges were filed.

Okay, you got a name for the other guy in said altercation?

Yeah, Alex Lawson.

What do we know about Alex Lawson?

Anything in his résumé suggest he's capable of violence?

Well, it depends on whether or not

you think second-degree murder is an indicator of violence.

Uh, eyes up. Well done.

And for the record, I most certainly do.

Alex Lawson, born and raised in Queens,

was convicted of second-degree murder in 2014,

was paroled from Fishkill Correctional Facility

in November 2022.

All right, let's get a last known address

for Lawson post-haste.

Alex Lawson? FBI.

Open up!

We need to talk.

Headed around back.

Alex Lawson!

Do not run!

He's heading north.

Alex Lawson, you're under arrest.

Rafael Morales?

What the hell are you talking about?

- Do you know him, yes or no? - Yes.

He died last night.

Someone shot him in the head.

I'm sorry to hear that.

But what's that got to do with me?

Because we know about your argument with him

outside the bar the other night.

You think I killed him?

No, that's crazy.

Well, this makes it a little less crazy.

We have your prints all over it,

and another agent saw you throw it onto a roof.

It's the same caliber weapon used to kill Rafael.

I got nothing to do with that murder, okay?

My beef with Rafael was nothing.

I wanted to get into the bar, and he wouldn't let me in.

He was being a prick.

Where were you last night at 10:00 p.m.?

I was in Yonkers, eating dinner

with my girlfriend and her mother.

I got pictures and everything.

Okay, well, that doesn't get rid of the gun charge,

so right now might be a good time for you

to tell us everything you know about Rafael.

And then what?

Then maybe we will cut you a deal.

All I know is that he worked at Emeralds and he sold coke.

Dealt with some other guy, too,

some dude that worked at the door.

What's his name?

JJ Gomez.

Hey, so Lawson's alibi checks out.

Lots of photos of him having dinner in Yonkers.

Plus, his gun is not a match for the murder weapon.

Then maybe we really should check out JJ Gomez.

I mean, according to Lawson, Rafael is his partner in crime.

Maybe he knows what's going on.

- Right. Maybe he's the shooter too.

Yeah, it wouldn't be the first cocaine partnership

to end with a bullet to the head.

Right.

Body!

Uh, Maggie, I need you in here now.

Erin. Erin!

Oh, my God.

- She's still breathing. - Hey, Erin?

Erin?

Erin? Can you hear me?

Hey, hey, hey, it's me.

Is she good?

Yeah, but we should take her to the ER just the same,

get her some stitches, do some tests.