The Closer

The Closer 7x19 Last Rites Original Air Date on July 30, 2012

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Wallingham: Father Adam?

Oh, so sorry.

Last rites. Here's the address.

The doctor's on call,

so he'll leave the door unlocked if he has to go.

What shall I say?

Ah, that...

I'll be there as soon as I get my things together.

Oh, and, uh, coffee, please, Mrs. Debbie.

Let's see. Apartment 4.

Dr. Hanlin?

Hello? Doctor?

Arnold Basky. Arnold Basky.

Mr. Basky.

Mr. Basky?

It's Father Adam from St. Angelo's?

Would you like me to hear your confession?

Mr. Basky?

Would you like me to anoint you?

God of mercy, ease the sufferings

and comfort the weakness of your servant Arnold,

who the church anoints with this holy oil.

Right through his collar, sir.

Murdered priest in a grade-school parking lot.

Makes me think bad things.

Hey, guys, I couldn't find any visible blood in the front seat,

only in the back where this rug was.

Fellas, we need to move the priest's body

out of here A.S.A.P.

Oh? How soon?

I still have a lot of stuff to do here.

Gabriel: Chief Johnson won't want us to move the body

until we're done -- Yeah, where is Chief Johnson?

Provenza: Well, she's at home taking care of her father.

Something I can do for you, sir?

I was just on the phone with the Archbishop,

and I promised him

we would try to minimize the students' exposure

to this tragedy.

I'll find something to cover him up, sir.

Thank you. And with all due respect, Chief,

we need to find out

if this rug is from the priest's room or --

No, no. Not yet.

What do you mean, "no, no. Not yet"?

The Jesuits who run this school have requested

that we wait for an archivist from their order

to collect the dead priest's journals and documents

before we search the room.

Sounds like Father Adam here may have been up to something

that the church doesn't want us to see.

The diocese has had services at this cathedral

for five L.A.P.D. officers in the past year,

two of whom were not even catholic.

So we will treat their dead

with the same respect that they have shown ours.

And we'll give them a moment

to gather the victim's belongings

while I make a deal with the Archbishop to examine his papers.

In the meantime,

can we discreetly get a coroner's van around here

to get rid of the body?

And let's get this vehicle out of here, too.

And if Chief Johnson has a problem with any of that,

she can take it up with me.

Flynn: Well, I guess we can all stop wondering

if the Pope's Catholic.

"If Chief Johnson has a problem with that"?

Provenza: Tao! Coroner.

Sanchez, uh, get a tow truck.

And -- and -- oh!

Make sure that their emergency lights are switched off,

lest we threaten the delicate balance

of church and state.

Daddy, why don't you use the walker?

We had it made special for you.

Answer your phone. I'm...I'm fine.

Answer the phone!

Okay. Okay.

Oh, Brenda Leigh!

Oh! Oh, Daddy!

Mama, I'm so sorry. Daddy, are you okay?

If I'd have known how hard it was to get up,

I would have stayed in bed.

Well, the doctor said it's important for you

to move around,

and it's gonna take a while for these new drugs

to balance out your hormones, okay?

I've been here a week already.

Yes, but remember Atlanta, Clay?

You could hardly move at all.

Okay.

Okay, the bed's right here.

Yes. I'm fine.

I just...just need to catch my breath.

Okay. I'm fine.

Okay.

Mom, how in the world have you been dealing with this

all on your own?

Believe it or not, this is better.

This is better? Clay: This better!

This new therapy's working.

Now we have to see how far it takes us.

Answer the phone! Yes!

Yes, Lieutenant. Is there a problem?

Well, only if you consider arguing with the Pope

over a bunch of 2,000-year-old superstitions a problem.

The Pope? Here, talk to a believer.

What? I'm not Catholic.

Uh, hi, Chief.

Pope doesn't want us to search the rectory

before an archivist can gather --

Wait a minute. What kind of an archivist?

Uh, an archivist. It's a Jesuit official.

The archivist collects

all the dead priests' journals and writings.

It's kind of a ritual thing they do.

Oh, yeah?

Well, I have an L.A.P.D. ritual thing that says no one

goes in or out of the rectory where our murdered priest lived

until we have a chance to look around.

Understood?

Um, Pope wants --

Yeah, well, tell Chief Pope I'm coming down.

Heaven's sakes.

Go. Take care of your murder.

Yeah, but Daddy almost fell down a minute ago.

Mama, maybe we should get some help?

He won't have help.

He has to think he's doing everything himself,

even if it kills him.

Well, don't be afraid of that.

I mean, the doctor said we're in no danger of losing daddy.

I'm not afraid of losing him.

I'm worried about how to keep him.

Hey, Chief.

Pope just let the archivist go into the rectory.

Is there a back way?

Uh, no, ma'am.

But there's a front one.

Switch here.

Excuse me. Yes? Can I help you?

I'm deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson

of the L.A.P.D.

And is the room of the priest --

Uh, ma'am, you shouldn't be here.

I need you to leave.

Actually, you shouldn't be here.

Who are you, anyway?

I'm Mrs. Wallingham, the rectory supervisor,

and you have to leave right now.

You need to step aside, or I'll put you under arrest.

Wait! You cannot go in there!

Hello, sir. What are you doing?

I'm collecting Father Adam's personal records and journals.

Why, what's in 'em?

His daily activities,

his private thoughts, prayers.

All right, then. We'll be taking those.

You would have to take my life first.

Lucky for me, I'm armed.

Sit down.

Yeah, Chief.

Detective, what size was the rug our victim was rolled up in?

Uh, about 6'x9'.

Well, that could fit. I don't know.

I --

Brenda, where -- what are you doing?

I'm searching the room of a homicide victim.

Say "hi" to the Archbishop for me, would you?

When was the last time you saw Father Adam?

Around 2:00 a.m. this morning.

I made the Father coffee,

and he went out to a last rites call.

Where was he going?

Look, someone's out there murdering priests.

You want to be responsible for the next one who dies?

Where was Father Adam going?

Here's the apartment's address.

A doctor called it in.

Thank you.

Chief Johnson, come with me.

Why?

Come on. Hurry.

Oh, too late.

Taylor: Uh, Chief Johnson,

you have created a major problem here.

Chief Johnson, you are undermining

my negotiations with the church

and I need you out of this rectory now.