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Hey, what's up?

- Dad, are you on your way? - No, not yet.

I have a quick errand I need to run.

Could you please pick up some limes?

Yeah, yeah. Sure, I can do that. Anything else?

Nope, that's it. All right, I'll see you soon.

Okay.

I got you, you son of a bitch.

Welcome back, New York.

Thought I heard you stirring.

Billy? It was you?

Hey, hey, hey, whoa, whoa.

Take it easy, all right?

Before you go casting aspersions,

I am not the one who gave you that goose egg.

I am, however, the one

who dragged your ass out of the fire, brought you back here.

How did you know I was in that warehouse?

'Cause you told me, numb nuts.

Remember?

I was the one that told you it was a bad idea?

- You're right, I did. - Put that on your head.

Somebody ought to put a leash on you.

Did you see who did it to me?

No. Just you laid out to roast.

Come on.

It could've been more than two seconds between you.

- How'd you miss him? - I don't know, Owen.

It was a big damn warehouse.

Also, you're welcome, by the way.

Where's my phone? I need to call the police.

Why?

Because I was attacked, by an arsonist.

And I can prove it.

The only thing you have proof of

is that you were breaking and entering

and you got yourself bonked on the head.

You report this, the eye of the law

turns its unblinking gaze right onto you, and to me.

Yeah, well, that's a chance I'm willing to take.

What if I'm not? Damn it, Strand, I already told you,

if I get suspended or fired, I lose my medical.

Right now that's a death sentence.

Yeah, well, this is different because I have proof.

I have pictures on my phone of the counterfeit breaker box

he used to burn the warehouse down.

- Now where's the phone? - Pictures that you took

without any witnesses while committing a crime.

Y-You see how this plays?

If I were you, I-I'd delete those.

Where the hell is my phone, Billy?

All right, c-calm down.

It's right here.

You already reported this serial arsonist once,

got nowhere. What...

What makes you think that this time's gonna be any different?

I-I... I got to get out of here.

- Is my car here? - Yeah.

W-What's going on?

Do you have any limes?

I got the limes.

You're two hours late. I called you, like, ten times.

Where were you? I know, I'm so sorry. I got caught in traffic

on MoPac and then my phone went dead. I...

Why were you on MoPac?

I could not find limes anywhere.

Cinco De Mayo. Everywhere was out.

I finally found a place off of Windsor.

Thank you so much for going through the trouble, Owen.

This is my mother, Andrea. And you know my dad.

It is a pleasure to finally meet you, Andrea.

You, too, but we kiss in this family.

Hey, bring it. Let's go.

- Good to see you again, Owen. - You too, Gabriel.

Have a seat. I'll make you a warm plate.

Can I get you something to drink,

- a margarita or a beer? - A beer.

A beer would be great, thanks.

Well, um, I know you probably hear it all the time,

but you have raised a fantastic son.

We're very proud, to be sure.

It's a tribute to who you must have been as parents.

So is TK. We couldn't be happier the boys are together.

Here you go, Dad.

Um, why do you smell like that?

- Like what? - Smoke.

I don't smell like smoke.

Is it just me or does he smell

like a campfire?

I suppose a little, yeah.

It must have been from when I went into that big fire I...

See this is the thing about having organic shampoos.

You can't get the smell

out of your, out of your hair.

And I-I think it's probably

still coming out of my... out of my pores.

Are you talking about that textile fire over on Pecos?

Yeah, you heard about it?

You going all hero mode? I did.

But I also heard that you reported it as an arson.

I did. Nobody took it seriously.

I did.

- Really? - Yeah.

Between us, the Rangers have been looking

at several suspicious fires

over the last year that we believe might be connected.

- So you think it could be serial? - Unofficially.

Well, I'm glad I'm not the only one.

So, you have any idea who's behind it?

No. We still don't have concrete evidence

that they're arson.

I do have a theory, though.

Do you mind sharing it?

I believe he's one of yours.

You think a firefighter could be behind it?

Well, do the math. It would take someone

of exceptional skill to do all this

and still fly under the radar. Dad, should I make you

- a tinfoil hat while I'm here? - Ha-ha. There is precedent.

Most notorious arsonist in California history

- was a fire captain. - He's right.

- John Orr. - Serial arson

is often triggered by some sort of traumatic life event.

So we're looking at anybody who's been laid off,

divorced, or had a major illness around the new year.

Do you have anybody that fits that profile?

Well, like I said, it's just a theory.

But if you think of anybody who does, you let me know.

Yeah.

You'll be my first call.

Yeah, come on in, Cap.

Thanks for letting me come over so late.

I hope I'm not putting you guys out.

No, no.

Grace went to bed about an hour or so ago,

I've just been playing video games, so...

What's going on?

I need a drink first.

Boy. Okay, it's that bad?

It's worse.

Billy was the only one that I told about the arsons.

And nobody else knew

I was gonna be at the warehouse tonight.

So what are you, what are you saying to me?

That he clubbed you over the head,

just to save your life later?

- Why would he do that? - To gain my trust.

To make sure that I didn't go to the police with evidence.

Cap, I really, really hope that you don't just expect me

to stand here and nod along while you accuse my friend

of 17 years of being some sort of a serial arsonist.

I'm not accusing anybody tonight; I-I came here

for you to convince me that I'm wrong.

But it all adds up.

He's got the experience, he's got nothing but time

and freedom on his hands.

Man, don't put this stuff in my head.

Look, Billy would never.

He's a good man.

He's also capable of spectacular acts of deception,

or have you forgotten that he tried to steal my firehouse?

No, of course I haven't. That's-that's different.

That's... Look, that was personal, all right?

This is evil.

Plus the guy can hardly stand up half the time

with all the treatment that they've been giving him.

Yeah, well, he carried me out of that warehouse

just fine tonight.

Gabriel and the Texas Rangers say that the serial arsonist

probably suffered some sort of traumatic life event

that made them want to lash out at the world.

Doesn't that sound like Billy?

It also sounds like you.

Look, Billy's cancer came back five months ago.

I know, it was right after Christmas.

The fires started ten days later.

You can't prove anything, okay?

That's circumstantial. You...

- You don't know. - No, and I don't want to accuse

an innocent man, particularly a sick one.

- And who just saved your hide. - Exactly.

I don't think you have a choice.

So... um, I don't mean to interrupt, sweetheart,

but, Captain Strand, you have to report this.

Now, I don't want to believe it, either,

but if you're wrong,

then the truth will be on Billy's side.

But if you're right?

Then you got to stop him before he kills somebody.

Is all this cloak-and-dagger really necessary?

I'm due to testify in Pflugerville in 30 minutes.

Well, believe me, this one's worth going off the beaten path.

Well, you said you had something big on the phone,

so what is it?

You remember that serial arsonist Strand told you about?

This again?

He's real, Investigator.