Wild Cards

- Previously on wild cards. - I need to get off that boat

And back to being a full-time detective.

And you need to stay out of prison. Best way we do that

Is to keep our heads down and do as we're told, think you can handle that?

- Absolutely. This is our first official shift together.

You think hall and oates walk on stage separately?

- Nice work, both of you. - You hear that? He said, "both."

If you couldn't be a cop, what would you be?

- Nothing. My dad raised me to be a cop. It's who I am.

- There you go! - Team-building day.

I didn't get the memo, did you get the memo?

- Me neither. You don't even work here, why would you get the memo?

- Oh, and the crowd goes wild! - Lucky catch.

- So do I get a shirt? - No.

You see, ellis here isn't exactly a team player.

- Oh, really? - Well, he would be if he had a shirt.

- We have any more shirts? - We don't have any more shirts.

No. I still don't get how you're here.

- Don't think about it too much, okay? You'll strain yourself.

- Simmons, yates, stop messing around.

Go split the squad up into teams.

And you two... - Trust fall? Escape room?

You know we could really use shirts.

- Not for where you're going. You know stanford township?

- That little town out in wine country outside the city?

- That's it. Their local butcher's gone missing.

- I'm sure they have their own force, right?

- An entire force of two, and they both just went on their honeymoon.

Together? That's so sweet.

- I assured the commissioner we'd be happy to step in and help.

So go help.

- If we find the butcher, do we get shirts? - No.

- Don't make this any worse than it already is, okay?

What are you doing?

- What? We're a team, we need building.

Okay, what is your earliest childhood memory?

I'm not playing this game.

- Do you consider yourself a masterpiece

Or a work in progress?

- Anybody who considers themselves a masterpiece

Is not somebody you want on your team.

- Fair enough. Okay, if you could have any superpower,

What would it be?

- That's easy. The power to get out of this conversation.

- Captain avoidance, superpower: Deflection.

We need to focus on him, okay?

Okay.

Lucas mays. 34, no priors.

Volunteers for the elderly, coaches little league,

And he looks like a hemsworth.

Ellis, we have got to find this man. - Oh, now you're focused.

- Well, what if he's wandering the woods?

Lost with sunlight glistening off his--

Okay. We're here.

Something about these small towns, you know?

It's like a norman rockwell painting.

- Have you ever looked at those paintings? Decidedly creepy.

Thor lives in that trailer?

- Kidding me? It's not just a trailer,

It's a classic silver bullet.

- First class in lack of commitment,

Any guy who lives in a house on wheels

Is usually looking for a quick exit.

Lucas mays?

Police. Anybody home?

- Looks like things just went from norman rockwell

To norman bates.

- Everything else looks pretty untouched. No signs of struggle.

- Tell that to the previous owners of those.

- They're not human. Cow or deer would be my guess.

Anything some butcher or hunter would have access to.

All those abs, and he dusts...

Too bad he's a psychopath.

I don't think he did this.

I'm gonna get forensics to get some blood samples.

And then, I need to track down whoever saw lucas last.

- Uh, uh, uh, "we" need to track down. There's no "I" in team.

- Yeah, but there is in infuriating.

- Actually, there's three... I's.

But who's counting?

- One of lucas's employees called in a missing person's report.

Hoping we can shed some light on--

Look. The welcome center.

You know who works at welcome centers?

People who like talking to people.

And people who like talking to people know all the hot goss.

So much for teamwork.

- What is happening? - Hurry up, where's my food?

I've been here for 20 minutes.

A wrong order!

- Honestly, daryl, this bacon is all fat.

- I'm sorry, but like-- - this is mutton. Not lamb.

Where's lucas? - Hi. I'm gonna need to speak with you privately.

Everybody, this is now a police investigation.

I'm gonna need you to clear out, okay? Everybody, move.

Let's go. Thank you.

Alright. You filed the missing person's report?

- Lucas didn't show up for work yesterday.

And, like, he didn't open the shop this morning either.

- You didn't think to check his place.

- Dude's not answering his phone, he's not gonna answer his door.

I've been looking for his special dry rub recipe all night.

Mrs. Gaskill out there ordered ribs for her daughter's birthday.

What the heck am I gonna rub her ribs with now?

- Okay, take a deep breath. Did lucas ever bail on you like this before?

- No way. That's why I got freaked, man.

He's never even missed a day.

- Was lucas into anything weird or strange?

- He's into farm to table, and nose to tail,

And beer, he likes beer.

- Did he have any enemies? - No way. He grew up here.

Took over the shop from his dad.

He even gave me a job when I got fired from the fudge shop.

The guy even makes his own deliveries.

Like, in person.

Oh, yeah, our van's missing, too.

- Okay, well, I'm gonna need the licence plate to that van

And a list of all the deliveries

That lucas made on his last day, alright?

You got it, officer.

- Can I be honest? - Mmm?

Purple is def you.

- You're too sweet. Are you in town for our wine fest?

That's one of the reasons.

Hey, I don't mean to snoop, but that book,

It saved my life when my ex ran out on me.

- Yeah, um, the heart chakra affirmations are helping,

But if I'm honest, it's my fault.

I never learn.

- Listen, I don't usually tell people this, but...

I can read auras.

And yours is like this brilliant pink.

I don't know, is it like an indigo?

- Really? - Yes!

You're loving, caring, empathetic,

You're the total package.

You're not the problem. It's them.

Oh, uh... Thank you.

Can I ask you a question?

Your hunky butcher is burning up the socials.

And I hear he's gone awol. - What? I had no idea.

- Weird, right? Do you know him?

- Yeah, everybody knows everybody around here.

But are you sure he's missing?

- I made a special trip for his insta-famous sausage rolls.

They are delicious.

But if you will excuse me, I have a ton of work to do.

Feel free to help yourself to a brochure.

- Hey. - Grape lady was definitely sleeping with lucas,

But I don't think it ended well.

- She told you that? - She didn't have to.

She's realigning her heart chakras.

And every time she talked about him, she played with her hair.

Textbook tell. - Lucas's van is missing, too.

I just put out a bolo.

And I got a list of all lucas's deliveries the day he disappeared.

His last stop was at a restaurant named "tralicci" at the local winery.

- Shut up. Check out this graphic.

Has the same stick figures in the background.

- Just like the ones we found in lucas's trailer.

- Look at us, two investigators coming to the same conclusion.

Two minds thinking as one. Otherwise known as...

- Coincidence. - Teamwork.

Synchronicity. Kismet?

- You're here about lucas? - What makes you say that?

- It's a small town. News travel fast.

No, I said julienne.

A baby with a chainsaw could have done better than this.

Start over, now!

The day lucas disappeared,

Your restaurant was his last stop.

- Well, you're more than welcome to look around,

But unless he's in the walk-in fridge...

- You're not concerned he's missing?

- He's a grown man. I'm not his keeper.

- Anybody who might have had it in for lucas?

- Everyone loves lucas. Everyone.

We saw some stick figures

That were very similar to these in lucas's trailer.

- Oh, it's just local superstition.

The totems represent the harvest blessing.

It's total nonsense, but you know the tourists eat it up.

- Siobhan, siobhan! What in the world are you thinking?

- We will talk about this later. I am prepping the lunch rush.

- No, we'll talk now. You turned the restaurant vegetarian

Without consulting me? - I've gone off meat.

- But what even is celiac carpaccio

And cool robbie sorbet?

- It's celeriac and kohlrabi. They're vegetables. Keep up.

- What kind of wine am I supposed to pair with that?

I don't know, harlan. Okay?

- Put the regular menu back or you no longer have a job.

Carpaccio?

- You are? - Harlan stanford.

- Like the town? - Yes.

My grandfather founded the town,

And my father founded the winery.

- We're investigating the disappearance of lucas mays.

When was the last time you saw him?

Uh, a week or so ago.