"Previously, on "Rebel"..." "That is April Sommerdale's bodycam video." "You know what we have to do." "The department needs leadership like yours." "Mr. Jenkins, the only way I can help you is if you get somebody to co-sign this application." "Let's all just talk." "To hell with it." "Texas wants to see you." "I wanna know what happened the night my brother was killed, and what do you have to do with these cops?" "Somebody spiked my drink at his party." "I woke up the next morning with this message on my chest." "I know we're not ridin' together, but I will always be your partner." "Okay, bye." "I got you now, bitch." "Who do I have to reprimand for letting you in here?" "Nice to see you, too, Chuckie." "It's "Lieutenant Gold."" "Fine." "Lieutenant." "So, you're doing that politeness thing again..." "Which means you want something." "Actually..." "I have something to give you." "You've got a problem in your department." "I've been tracking this dealer, Texas." "Vaughn Bryant and April Sommerdale arrested him six months ago." "He filed an excessive force complaint, then dropped it." "Now I think Vaughn is working for him." "Maybe it's the other way around." "Maybe Texas is Vaughn's CI." "Malik was at one of Texas' parties the night he was shot." "My boy Brim says some men tried to snatch him, but they got away." "Not that long afterward, Vaughn kills him?" "Are you trying to tell me that it's just a coincidence that Malik got shot by those cops that knew Texas?" "Look, stop right there." "Now in your time away from the department, you've forgotten that we deal with facts, and do you have any hard evidence to support your theory?" "Charles, they roofied me." "I woke up the next morning with a warning on my chest." "What?" "Wait, wait, wait, wait." "Are you all right?" "Yeah, I'm fine." "I wanna get to the bottom of this." "Look, Rebel, even if there is something here," "I can't do anything until we get out from under federal receivership." "I am not telling you to start an IA investigation." "I'm coming to you as a friend." "Oh... so, now we're friends again?" "Oh!" "I'm so sorry." "I was not paying attention." "Reb, hey." "Uh, this is my new partner, Traylynn." "Oh, I hope not too new at this point." "Rebel." "I've heard a lot about you." "Likewise." "It's nice to finally put a face with a name." "Uh, why don't I let you two catch up for a minute?" "She doesn't seem like a badge rat to me." "Nah..." "That was a while ago." "She's actually all right." "So, uh, what are you doing here anyway?" "I just came to get shot down by Charles again." "But what's new?" "You talk to him about Texas and Triazolam?" "And I told him about Vaughn Bryant." "It's a picture I took last night." "Why is a uniformed cop havin' a clandestine meeting with a known drug dealer he arrested?" "Hell if I know." "Oh, see, I've gotta take this." " I'll hit you later." " Okay." "Hey, babe, you at the house?" "I'll meet you there." " Hey, babe." " Hey." "I haven't seen you in a minute." "How are you doing?" "things got a little nuts with the CQ expansion, so..." "Here, let me try." "I got a new lock." "I got it." "Let me try." "See?" "Some things just need a man's touch." "Ah, well..." "How are you doin' after that whole church thing?" "Hm, you mean the shooting?" " Mm-hm." " I'm fine." "Well, the kid survived." "He's gonna be okay." "Yeah, but how about you?" "It's the second time you've fired your gun at somebody in the past few months." "Before that, and puttin' one in Mack's leg, you hadn't bust your gun in years." "TJ, don't worry." "I'm okay." "Oh, you're okay." "You're always okay." "So... you and Mack celebrate after closing that cold case you worked?" "Babe... don't kill my vibe." "Never." "Feel me." "The judge feels you've been too slow to implement the court - mandated reforms." "Chief Foley is on his way out." "Now hold on." "I've already told you we've made significant progress, and if you're gonna tell me that the judge" " is gonna hire a civilian..." " Charles, let me finish." "The judge will appoint whomever I tell her to, and I am going to suggest she meet with you." "Lunch." "Friday." "Put the face to the name." "Well, I..." "I thought you were gonna sink us." "Look, as far as I can tell, you are the only one here who actually wants this department to change." "Everyone else... is out for themselves." "Now that's not fair." "There are many people within this organization who..." "See?" "That's what I mean." "You could have used that opportunity to set yourself apart." "Instead, you wanna build others up." "That's what the judge is looking for..." "Someone who will protect the community, and not just his brothers in blue." "I think you're that guy." "It all makes sense." "Oh, my God..." "So, tell me what's goin' on with the expansion." "There's not really much to tell." "The framing's done." "Windows goin' in tomorrow." "We've been having some break-ins." "That's why I got the new locks and bars." "Yeah, I see." "I'm thinking I might have to start checkin' on the place." "What do you think?" "What?" "You want a key?" "You think we're ready for that?" "For a key?" "TJ, don't act like Tarsha never happened." "Oh, you're gonna do this." "Right." "It's not like I cheated on you with her." "Not technically, but..." "I mean, how do you think it made me feel..." "You lookin' like you just moved on?" "I just need some ice cream, you know?" "Yeah?" " Like that." " Like that." "Move, big head." "What?" "I love you, Rebel." "I love you, too." "Dude's wife was mad loyal." "I don't think I'm waiting 20 years for nobody." "Well, Odysseus was loyal, too..." "Albeit in a different way." "He spent seven years as the beautiful goddess Calypso's captive, and when she tempted him with immortality, he turned her down." "He just wanted to go home." "But what does all this have to do with being a cop?" "Loyalty." "Resisting temptation." "Commitment... to a higher cause." "You tell me." "Come on, buddy boy." "Move it." "Move it along." "Get your hands off me, man." "Hey, you two can go." "We'll pick this up later." "Okay." "Would you close my door, please?" "You know what we have to do." "This is bullshit." "I didn't sign up to kill people." "Listen, just stay calm." "Everything's gonna be fine, all right?" "He pulled a gun." "So, that's the story." "How do we even know the Knight kid made them?" "That's the story, all right, April?" "That's the story and we're stickin' to it." "Where have you been?" "Texas has been at his crib all day, and Vaughn Bryant was on duty, so, I followed Jimmy." " Chee." " Chill." "I learned his patterns of wait and chill points and kept a car between his and mine at all times..." "Just like you taught me." "Anyway, there's no way Jimmy woulda saw me because guess who he met?" "He's cheating again?" "Her name's Ashley, or Dynamite if you're at Exposed Diamonds Club." "I know strip clubs in Alameda County." "It's a bikini bar." "The bartender and the waitresses are all in two-pieces." "Think Hooters on steroids." "I'm gonna have to go put my scandal bag together." "I appreciate you bringing me in." "San Francisco PD was that bad?" "Oh, no, not at all." "It's just wasn't home." "So, how are you settling in?" "Is everything, uh, good with your new partner?" "I know you didn't ask me to take a walk so you could check on my well-being." "What's on your mind?" "Do you ever regret it?" "Regret what?" "Filing a complaint against my TO?" "Getting so harassed that it was better for me to quit my job and move to another city?" "Hell, no, not for one minute." "But the one thing I do regret is going it alone." "Now I don't know what you're thinking of doing, but do yourself a favor." "Find an ally." "'Cause, Lord knows, you're gonna need one." "Hi." "It's Charles." "I was wonder if you'd like to have dinner with me." "I appreciate you meeting' up with me, Chee." "You want help planning a surprise party or something?" "Nah." "What the hell is goin' on with your girl, man?" "She's talkin' about break-ins in the neighborhood." "But I got the funny feeling like something else is goin' on." "Honestly, I don't know." "Come on, man, she tells you everything, man." "What the hell is goin' on with Mack and Rebel, hm?" "I know he's been comin' around." "Only because we worked that church case together." "He worked the church case with her." "Look, brah, I'm not under oath, so, you can stop asking me these questions, and go talk to your wife." "Were Mack and Rebel sleeping' together?" "I asked you a few weeks ago what was goin' on with you guys, and I do believe you said, stay in my lane." "Chee, don't even..." "No, TJ, Rebel is not sleeping with Mack." "And I'm done answering questions about her." "So, you can do me a favor and stay in your own damn lane." "Yeah." "Hey, what's up?" "I'm tracking down Jimmy's stripper friend." "TJ was just here asking questions about Mack." "To cover your ass," "I told him that he worked the church case with us." "You did not." "Listen, you need to keep me updated on your lying to your husband." "I didn't lie, I just omitted certain facts." "Newsflash!" "That is lying." "And he kept digging into me about you sleeping with Mack." "I know y'all did it before, but I don't know what's goin' on with y'all now." "You didn't tell him that, too, did you?" "I'm gonna hang this damn phone up." "Of course, I didn't tell him that." "Well, why is he asking all the questions about Mack?" "Probably because you're a liar." "Stop calling' me that." "Why?" "You obviously lied to TJ about being roofied, too." "I didn't tell him that because he would have went and killed Texas." " You feel me?" " I see your point." "But you need to go talk to him asap." "All right, I'm on it." "You know, your face lights up at the mere mention of Rebel's name." "That's cool." "I've crushed on people I've worked with before." "I'll bet you have." "So, did you look into that issue she was having?" "What issue?" "Have you been eavesdropping on our conversations?" "Mack, I'm a detective and a grandma." "Seeing, hearing, it comes with the job description." "Well, on that note, I'm gonna hit the head." "Hey, Rebel." "You just missed TJ." "Do you want me to call him?" "Oh, no, that's okay." "Oh, things are lookin' good." "I'm surprised at how much work is gettin' done." "Yeah, he's really goin' all out." "I was worried it was too much for a minute." "Things were stop and go, but TJ put it out and got that loan." "Eddie, uh, I'm gonna make a call real quick." "Help yourself." "Hey, girl, what's goin' on?" "Hey, Chee, didn't you tell me that TJ's credit card got declined a few weeks back?" "Truth." "The card reader told me to confiscate his card." "But I didn't have the heart to do it." "Then how did he get a loan?" "I don't know." "Where are you?" "I'm in his office." "Reb, pick up the phone." "I hate looking at the ceiling." "What are you doing?" "Riflin'." "Pick me up." "I wanna rifle with you." "What are we even looking for?" "I don't know." "But if me and TJ are gonna give it another shot," "I need to know what kind of financial situation he's in." "Okay, you know what?" "You two need to work on your communication." "Maybe, but a woman's intuition is never wrong." "I'ma call that bank and find out what's goin' on." " Grandma!" " Amari?" "What the...?" "I was comin' back from Shepherd and this cop pulled me over." "I couldn't find my license." "What do you mean you couldn't find your license?" "I checked my wallet, but it wasn't there." "So, I told 'em that my grandma's Detective Traylynn Jones." "That's when he asked me to get out of the car." "I did it without arguing..." "Just like you taught me." "Then he brought me down here." "Hey, what's goin' on?" "My grandson just got arrested." "That's the kid you knit sweaters for?" "That's Amari." "And it looks like Vaughn Bryant brought him in on a 148." "Resisting and obstructing?" "Amari doesn't even have that kind of personality." "Morrison, cut him loose." "So, now we both have something to talk to Bryant about." "Welcome to my home." "How do you know so much about wine?" "Oh, it's just a hobby." " This one is a Barbaresco." " Ooh." "Yeah, bitter cherry truffles..." "With a hint of roses and tar." "You are not the average police officer." "You're erudite, soft-spoken, and I certainly don't know a lot of cops who subscribe to magazines about global finance." "Well, you're not your average compliance monitor, either." "What's an average compliance monitor like?" "I really don't know." "Would you care to dance?" "Yes, please." "The judge cleared her schedule to see you tomorrow." "I think she's really gonna like you." "Oh, I hope so." "I, um..." "I have something to tell you." "Mm-hm?" "I do hope that I can trust you." "What is it?" " Later." " Mmmm..." " Hi, honey." " Hey there." "All right, ladies, that is the showcase." "I don't know you." "It's my first day and I'm late." "Rahim didn't tell me about a new girl." "Look, I just had a baby and I'm trying to get back on my feet." "Can I please go get dressed." "I've gotta make some money." "The bills is due." "Don't tell me you're on this shift, too." "Hey, I'm Didi." "Look, I ain't tryin' to start no trouble." "I was a dancer at the Golden Pole in Sunnyvale until my boyfriend found out, and made me quit." "Now I'm just tryin' to, you know, make a livin' for me and my little girl, Destiny." "That's a pretty name." "Hey, can I ask you a question?" "Up next, Dynamite." "Let's talk later." "Hey, can I get some privacy?" "Rahim said there's no new girl starting today, so, I'm gonna need you to gather your things and bounce." "I haven't done it on someone's couch like that since I was 16." "Yeah, it's been about that long since I've heard anyone describe sex like that." "Come here." "Mmm." "Mmm." " Mmm, we make a good team..." " Mm-hm." "...Charles, in more ways than one." "But I'm not dumb." "I know what you're doing." "I will have your back... to a certain point." "But I can't be perceived to be playing favorites." " My job is to be friendless." " Now why's that?" "I can't be too cozy with activists, or the police won't work with me." "Mm." "I can't work too closely with the police, or the community won't trust me." "The judge uses me as a shield." "The press uses me as a punching bag." "That is my job." "If I succeed, I get sent to another hellhole city." "Eventually, I impress my boss sufficiently," "I get a promotion, I can send another consultant out to do the scout work." "What was it you wanted to tell me?" "114 Lancaster." "What?" "114 Lancaster." "I grew up at 114 Lancaster." "I went to Douglas Elementary." "I went to McClymonds High School, and Oakmore College, and through it all, I lived at home." "My parents passed while I was in the police academy." "But I never moved out." "This is 114 Lancaster." "Oakland." "This town may be a hellhole, but it is my hellhole." "Charles..." "I'm sorry, I..." "I did not mean to offend you." "Oakland is actually a wonderful city." "Yeah, you're damn right it is." "This is the same baggie I found in Malik's room." "That connects Ashley to Texas." "And since Jimmy's with Ashley, it connects Jimmy to Texas, too." "What the hell are you doing?" "Are you at the spa?" "If I spa you in your apartment using the beauty supplies" "I bought you for Christmas, then, yes." "Where are you?" "I'm waiting for Ashley's shift to be over." "Oh, I actually lost contact with Vaughn Bryant and Texas' GPS and I've gotta go to a work dinner." "Do you think they found the trackers?" "Did you check Jimmy's car?" "Yeah, he's still emitting." "Let me see." "Oh, don't trip." "I got eyes on him right now." "I'll hit you back later." "Ashley, you're coming with me." "No, I'm not." " I don't have time for this." " Get in the car and shut up." "Are they fighting?" "What?" "May I speak with Mrs. Rebecca Knight?" "Oh, this is she." "Hi, this is Walt Smith from the East Bay Community Bank." "Per your request, I've emailed you a copy of the loan document." "Okay, um, actually, can you tell me whose signature is on the document?" "Let's see, there's a Terrance Jenkins and Rebecca Knight." "Okay." "Thank you." "Damn it, TJ!" "Oh, God..." "Shoot!" "Jimmy?" "Jimmy?" "Jimmy?" "Hey, can you hear me?" "Rebel, what are you doing out here?" "We'll deal with that later, all right?" "I just need to figure out how to get you outta here." "Hey, are you hurt?" "No, I'm okay." "This asshole's bleeding pretty badly, though." "Okay, hold on." "Watch the glass." "Wait, you're the girl from the club." "Look, I don't know what kind of sick game you guys have going on, but leave me out of this." "Just give me your hand." "I'm gonna help you out of here." "Watch the glass." "I'm getting out of here." "Sweetie, we're in a dead zone, okay?" "Try your phone at the top of the ravine." "If you can't get anybody, then take my car and get help." "No." "How do you know she won't just take off and leave us stranded?" "Because she's not gonna do that, right, Ashley?" "No." "So, how is, uh, Amari doing?" "Oh, pretty shook up." "He's never been arrested." "I was hoping he'd never have to endure that, and the fact that it is bogus is appalling." "It's hard to say, if you weren't there." "Oh, to hell with that." "This probably has something to do with my past." "What?" "Are you talking about busting your TO?" "I was wondering how long it would take you to bring that up." "It's amazing you held out this long." "Yes, I took down my training officer and six other officers went down with him." "Seven, if you count me." "What district was that?" "District 8." "I think Bryant's uncle might have worked there." "Well, isn't that a coincidence." "All right." "You're gonna have to put some pressure on this." "Oh, yeah, a lot of pressure." "Look, Jimmy, something happens to you, you're gonna want me to know why you ended up in this ravine." "Look, I was trying to turn Ashley into a CI." "An informant for what?" "I've been investigating a new shipment of cocaine that's flooding our streets from a new player in town." "He's got his hands in everything..." "China White, Black Tar, medicinal synthetics." "Ashley was one of his chicks." "I picked her up three weeks ago on a drug charge, and I've been trying to flip her ever since." "What's the guy's name?" "No, no, I'm not gonna tell you anything else until you tell me why you were following me." "The night my brother was killed, he was at a party and he had a baggie of cocaine like this." "I found this in Ashley's bag earlier today, which means whoever you're investigating has something to do with my brother." "I'm just trying to put it all together." "So, tell me who you're investigating." "I don't know his government name, but on the streets they call him Texas." "Do you know who that is?" "Yeah." "He's worse than you think." "Yeah, I've been investigating him for three months." "Every time I get close, the trail goes cold." "What's your connection to Vaughn Bryant?" "Oh..." "Vaughn is not in this." "I've got proof, Jimmy." "Look, I came up in the department with the guy." "I'm the godfather of his kids." "Hey!" "Hey, I brought help!" "All right, let's get you out of here." "Yeah." "All right, how many cops does it take to knock a man down the stairs?" "None." "He fell." "Bryant!" "Do you want to explain to me why you arrested my grandson on a cite-out?" "It's in the report." "He resisted or something." "No, he told you who I was and you took him down." "But this is about Calvin Vinnie, your uncle who was demoted for falsifying reports." "You're damn right it is." "I've gotta teach you there the backgrounds." "I lost my academy date because of you." "I couldn't start for another whole year." "That was 20 years ago." "It makes no difference to me... 20 years, 20 days." "I got a long-term memory." "Hey, fellas." "The party's over." "What's goin' on here?" "And what the hell is goin' on with you and Texas?" "Excuse me?" "Texas, the drug dealer you busted." "Why are you still interacting with him?" "Why are you rollin' up on me like you're IA?" "Answer the damn question, uniform." "Uniform." "He's a CI." "I'm usin' him for intel." "Oh, well, you make sure that's on the up and up." "Blow me." "Oh, uh, make it two." "Why are you here?" "I gave you the key for emergencies." "I'm thinking that's what this is." "What happened to you?" "Nothin' and, yeah, you're right." "We do need to talk." "Do you wanna explain this to me?" "It was a one week bridge loan until the HUD grant came in." "Already paid back." "No harm, no foul." "No foul?" "TJ, you messed with my money." "I would have rather you shacked up with Tarsha while we were still together." "I was gonna ask you to co-sign, but you started going on..." "No, don't try to put this on me." "You forged my signature and then you lied to my face." "Oh, you wanna talk about lying." "What the hell's going on with you and Mack?" "Not a damn thing." "Reb, I saw the two of you outside your place, okay?" "Y'all smashing?" "No, TJ, we're not "smashing."" "Have you ever slept with him?" "I knew it!" "Down, down the outrage!" "You were smashing' Tarsha and I'm sure a couple of other bimbos, too." "How many times, Reb?" "No." "No." "You are not gonna do this." "What the hell is this?" "Nothin'." "Look, I was investigating this guy." "Malik was at one of his parties the night he got shot." "He roofied me and he wrote that on my chest." "And you didn't tell me." "Because I didn't want to upset you." "And what were you gonna do about it, anyway?" "But you told Mack." "Why should I open up to you, TJ?" "'Cause I'm your husband, okay?" "And that's what people that love each other do." "I don't even think you're capable of that..." "Real intimacy." "I thought maybe it was just Iraq that kept you so closed off and guarded." "But we came back and you didn't talk to me about nothin'." "Because you're not safe." "You're the kind of man who would steal from me." "Maybe I just instinctively knew you couldn't be trusted." "Wow." "So, I guess this is over." "I guess so." "Hey, uh, I need to rap." "Let's get up." "I can finally say, for sure," "Jimmy was not involved in Malik's murder." "You thought he was?" "I just had to be sure." "After being in that ravine with him," "I finally am." "Thank you for saving him." "I know he can be a handful sometimes, but he is my brother, so..." "Right here." "Well, it turns out I wasn't the only one investigating Texas, 'cause Jimmy was on him, too." "But Vaughn Bryant was feedin' him misinformation to get him off the trail." "Don't worry, we will take down Bryant and Texas..." "You, me, and Jimmy." "Oh, shit..." " Oh, God..." " Oh." "Mmmm." "So, uh... are you gonna press charges?" "I don't know." "I mean, TJ is still my husband." "Maybe I'll just file for divorce and... be done with it." "Well... in that case... to new beginnings." "When did you become a walking Hallmark card?" "One more for a nightcap?" " No." " What?" "No, my night is capped." "My pity party is over." "I need to take my ass home." "Oh... boo." "I got it, I got it." "Thank you." " Bartender." " Thanks, man." "I shouldn't have had that last shot." "Man..." "All right, my car is, uh, over this way." "Mack." "No, I'm just offering to drive you home." "Nothing more." "I meant that you're in no state to drive." "Well, for your information, I'm not even drunk." "After Daddy and Jimmy," "I've seen enough accidents for the week." "Hmmm..." "I ordered us an Uber." "We'll drop you off first." "You can't even smell alcohol on my breath." "Yeah, right." "I'll be the judge of that." "I'll give these back to you..." " Yeah." " ...when we drop you off." "I see how it is." "It's all right." "I'm gonna walk." "What?" "You don't live anywhere near here." "Good." "It'll sober me up." "I'm looking forward to working together again," "Ms. Knight." "Stop the car!" "Stop the car!" "Get the hell off of him!" "You gonna shoot me, Reb?" "Huh?" "I guess I made pretty boy's face a little harder to kiss now, huh?" " TJ..." " TJ, nothing!" "Now this shit is over." "Maybe for you." "I'm so sorry." "Are you okay?" "Yeah." "All right." "Nurse time." "How's it look?" "Like you got beat by a jealous dude." "I never liked TJ." "Did I ever tell you that?" "I'll kiss him when I'm dead." "Mmm, you promise?" "It's Charles." "What?" "What's he doing here?" "I don't know." "But go hide." "I don't need the extra gossip." "One second." "One second." "Lieutenant?" "Stand down, Rebel." "I'm not the lieutenant this morning." "Then who are you?" "Are you gonna let me in?" "Do you have any coffee?" "Sure." " That takes me back." " Proudest day of my life." "Mine, too." "How was my graduation your proudest day?" "You know, growing up, there were no black cops in my neighborhood." "At least I never saw any." "I never felt like we had anyone on our side." "The day I graduated from the academy, all that changed." "I walked to work wearing my uniform every day, knowing that others would follow suit..." "Others like you." "What's that?" "I once told there's a moment for every cop where everything you're confused about comes clear." "I'm not one of your rookies anymore." "What are you saying?" "What did he want?" "Iverson?" "Where did Charles go?" "He didn't say." "He just cleaned his office this morning."