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Previously, on Tommy...

I need a deep dive.

Everything you can get on her.

Arturo Lopez just got shanked in county jail... he's dead.

Arturo knew where a ton of bodies were buried.

You're looking into the two guys who killed him,

whether they were paid off?

I need some information to lock it down... about this guy.

- Who's Edward Wilson? - I was wondering if you could check out.

The murder book collection at the LAPD homicide library?

Hey, this is Vincent.

Sorry I missed your call.

Hey.

It's Blake.

I'm officially worried.

Vincent?

Yo, put the money on the counter and step back!

Do it!

Yo, you got any more under the drawer?!

Working on it.

Move! All that!

Yo, let me get all that!

Yeah, I said on the counter!

I said on the counter!

Yeah, uh-huh! Yo!

- Let me get all that! - Yo!

Leave the man alone.

Get out of here, man!

Put away that knife, man!

Yo, I said leave!

You heard me?

Man's just trying to make a living.

Drop it.

As one of the Southland's top high-school pitchers,

Jovani Perez spends a lot of time on the baseball diamond

striking out opposing batters.

Today, however, he played a new position...

Local hero, when he foiled a robbery at this corner grocery.

Can you tell us in your own words what happened?

Well, uh, you know, I was just buying some milk after practice,

'cause I like to get my calcium,

and I saw this going down, and just acted on instinct.

Plus, I been going to this store for a while, and I...

Hey, we got to talk.

- Fellas, we're filming here. - Sorry, buddy.

Interview's over.

How old are you?

Um, 17.

So you got no license for this firearm?

No, sir.

Sorry, kid, you're under arrest.

That was the scene earlier today

when a young man...

What time is the Perez hearing?

Stopped a robbery at a local store...

Well, the D.D.A. just called.

He wants me to support Perez as a candidate for gun court.

I'll get it.

Hi, I'm Kiley.

You must be Kate.

That's me.

- Welcome. - Thanks.

My mom's on the phone, some emergency,

or as I like to call it, Tuesday night.

No problem.

Uh, I wasn't sure what you'd be serving,

so I brought red and white.

Huh, let's do both.

I like the way you think.

Hello.

Hey.

Sorry, I'm, uh, dealing with this kid

who stopped a robbery with an illegal gun.

- It's a big mess. - You are kidding.

You are working the Jovani Perez case?

How do you know Jovani Perez?

Who's Jovani Perez?

17 years old.

He's got a fastball that runs to 92,

a 12-6 curve, and a late-breaking slider

he can locate to his glove side.

Do you know what any of that means?

I have no idea.

It means he's a phenomenal pitcher.

MLB scouts are salivating over him.

Every agent wants to lock him down once he graduates.

He's looking at

a $3 to $4 million signing bonus.

Unless you put him in jail.

Well, concealed carry

of an illegal firearm is a felony.

So, at the high end, he could get three years.

God.

But the D.A. wants to make him the poster child

for this new diversion program.

What, so-so he wouldn't go to prison?

Well, it's a strict probation.

He will have to work for it,

but no, no-no prison.

I think it's a good idea.

Kid's, uh, got a clean record.

He did singlehandedly stop a robbery.

And he gets top grades and he lives with his mom and sister

in a one-bedroom apartment.

You should support it.

How do you know so much about this kid?

I have been following Jovani since he was 12.

We have arrested people for less.

What?

It's just, I've never

seen you with anyone except Dad.

You know, you look happy.

Doesn't she look happy?

- Hmm? - Yes, she does.

In her own subtle way.

You really think you'll keep Jovani out of prison?

I'm considering it.

That would be amazing.

Any chance you could arrange an introduction?

Um, well, I thought you couldn't deal

with him until after he graduates?

I can informally advise

if we get the chance to meet.

You know I can't do that.

Yeah, I know, I know. It's just, he's a...

He's, like, a potential Hall of Famer.

Client like that could change your career.

But I get it, I get it.

Thanks for having me over.

Seriously?

You want to put this Perez kid into a diversion program?

Tell me why I shouldn't.

He had an illegal nine millimeter with a full clip.

I-I think that merits more than just a stern tone.

His neighborhood in East L.A.

had an 18% spike in assaults last year.

It was for self-protection.

Sure, let's just arm everyone in L.A.

That'll bring down assaults.

He has no priors.

What, you like this kid because he plays ball, huh?

I like him 'cause he's a good kid who just stopped a robbery.

Programs like this are being used in Brooklyn, D.C., Detroit.

L.A. shouldn't fall behind.

It's a chance to be a leader for big-city chiefs nationally.

It's one thing to throw heat, it's another to pack it.

I am not looking to go soft on guns, Cooper.

I don't feel good about locking up kids who are scared

of getting mugged on their way home from school.

So what do we do?

Have Blake put out a statement announcing my support for this.

I want it to land.

I'm on it.

You know anything about Perez?

He likes his calcium.

I want you go to his hearing as my rep.

I want the D.A. and him to know that we're behind this.

You got it.

You're gonna get pushback from the union.

Let's call our buddy Lou Woods in.

I'll walk him through it.

Oh, it's not just Woods.

We're talking a lot of the rank and file.

To them, this is just a kid with a gun,

who doesn't deserve a break.

Kids do deserve breaks, Donn.

Not the ones who carry guns.

Because stats show once they start that,

it becomes a pattern.

Odds are he's gonna pick up again,

sooner rather than later.

I've made my decision.

Hey, the boss wants to put out

a statement supporting the gun diversion program.

Have you got a minute?

Uh, sure.

You remember Vincent, right?

Uh, print reporter?

Vaguely Italian?

He was looking into the death of Arturo Lopez.

And, uh, two days ago, he asked me for help,

and I haven't been able to reach him since.

He's, like... missing.

What do you mean "missing"?

We were supposed to meet in a bar, and he never showed.

Then I went to his apartment,

and he texted me that he was home sick,

but I was in his apartment and he wasn't there.

So, he blew you off,

and then lied about where he was?

Does that really add up to "missing"?

Vincent was worried last time I-I talked to him.

More than I've ever seen him, and I-I...

I'm wondering if, if I should tell the boss?

If you tell her, she'll start asking questions.

About Vincent, Arturo,

and the mayor.

Just...

give it another day or two.

There are a lot of reasons why Vincent would want you