In the nation's largest city,
the vicious and violent members of the underworld
are hunted by the detectives
of the Organized Crime Control Bureau.
These are their stories.
Pearl gave us a thumb drive that has the potential
to bury the Silas family.
48 hours later, she's in a coma.
Teddy, drop the bat.
He tried to kill my wife.
Your father was the one who paid
to have your wife murdered.
He's fled. Any idea where he might go?
You're closing the OC task force.
You do know what a big deal this is?
You have a new desk waiting for you at 1PP.
This task force was started because
of what happened to my wife.
My heart and soul are in this place.
You knew that.
Maybe you're just pissed
because I didn't ask for your permission.
You're the boss, so it's your prerogative, right?
Oh, sorry.
What gives?
New landlords are gonna change things up, I guess.
Excuse me.
What exactly are you planning to do here?
Just taking measurements for now.
Probably gonna make it more corporate.
Oh, you did not.
Merry Christmas.
It's, like, three weeks away.
It's never too early to be in the spirit.
Sarge.
Yeah?
I know it's early, but I've always been that guy
to get ahead of the rush.
And since we're officially done before the holidays.
Open it.
Sage.
To cleanse your new office.
You know where it is yet?
No, no, not yet.
Hey, Elliot.
[suspenseful music]
- Leaving this on your desk. - Ah.
Thanks, man.
You didn't text me back last night.
I need time to think about it.
Okay.
Well, once you get a sense, you know, let me know.
I can help assign you to whatever unit you want.
You need my input?
I'm trying to help you.
Well, I'm good.
I'm good.
You're just gonna do it your way, right?
Well, seeing as it's served me all these years,
yeah, I guess I'll just do it my way.
Yeah, and Lord knows you went behind my back
every chance you got while you were here.
So you know what? Do you, Elliot.
I've always done everything for this unit,
for the good of this unit.
I never abandoned it.
Abandoned it?
I'm doing this for my family.
I would think you of all people would understand that.
Yeah, well, we're also your family.
Merry Christmas, everyone.
Excuse me.
I'm looking for Sergeant Bell and Detective Stabler.
They're in a meeting right now.
Can I help you?
I'm Robert Silas's attorney.
I'm here to negotiate for his surrender.
So what kind of cooperation deal are we talking about?
Robert's son is in custody right now.
In exchange for Robert's surrender,
he would like Teddy released from jail
and all charges dropped.
He nearly beat a man to death.
Think again.
The man was a known mob enforcer
who Teddy is claiming attacked him first.
I think that's self-defense.
What are you offering?
This is a list of names from the Russo crime family
you're going to recognize.
If we can come to terms,
Robert will offer his full cooperation on what he knows
regarding their business dealings,
as well as their other enterprises.
Robert tells me there are recorded conversations
to back up his claims of illegal activity.
So why would we trust what he has to say?
You don't have to believe anything right now.
Just give him a chance to speak.
And he promises full cooperation?
Mm-hmm.
All right. I'll be right back.
Robert Silas has been
the most morally corrupt human being since before I was born.
Tried to have his daughter-in-law killed,
but all of a sudden, he wants to do the right thing.
What happened?
He get visited by the Ghost of Christmas Future?
I'm not here to discuss motive, Detective.
Only to make a deal.
Well, you ask anyone in the city
who's made a deal with a Silas, and they'll tell you,
it doesn't work out the way they wanted it to.
Okay. The DA's willing to talk.
But Teddy's still looking at five years, minimum.
Well, I know that, and you know that,
but my client won't accept it until he hears it from you.
Wouldn't be the first bad guy we had to educate.
All right, we need a proffer agreement
and a full debriefing so we can understand
what the deal looks like.
How do we arrange that?
Robert is prepared to have a preliminary conversation
in a neutral location to hear you out.
Where?
Um, one second.
Okay.
Uh, yeah. I'll call you back.
So they want another squad to run point on this.
No. The Silas family's an OC case.
Yeah, but OC is shutting down.
In a week.
Look, Robert reached out to us for a reason.
If we don't follow through on this,
he's not gonna trust anybody else.
And Teddy called me when Pearl was in trouble.
Ayanna, it'll be our last case.
[apprehensive music]
♪
Ayanna?
All right. Find the location.
I'll deal with the DA.
Sarge, thanks.
Mark, it's Ayanna Bell again.
OC.
Yeah, uh, OC is gonna run point on this,
or there will be no deal.
[tense music]
♪
[mellow rock music playing]
♪
[radio clicks off]
I didn't check in with you first because...
I was trying to process it on my own.
And I was hoping this job was gonna give me
more normal hours so I could fight this custody thing.
But Denise...
I understand that.
I don't even know if I really want
this new job, to be honest.
[sighs]
[pensive music]
It's just--
you know, everything's been out of whack
since Denise and I separated.
I don't even know who I am anymore.
You know, I used to have this family
to go home to, and...
[clears throat] And now, uh--
yeah, I'm just all alone at the end of the day.
It's strange.
Well, I get that.
The apartment is so empty since Eli's been gone.
You know, my mother's.
[sighs]
And since Kathy...
You have arrived at your destination.
Really? Well, where the hell are we?
[tense music]
♪
I'll text the lawyer.
Hey, you getting any signal?
Yeah, I got, uh one--no.
I don't have any.
Okay. Oh wait, I got one.
Hold on.
This looks abandoned.
Yeah, I think this is one of his properties.
Okay, she responded.
Red door.
Go to the third floor.
♪
Take the staircase in front of you.
[soft classical music playing]
Mr. Silas?
Just follow the music.
♪
[music gets louder]
Mr. Silas?
Detective Stabler. Sergeant Bell.
I noticed there wasn't a DA with you when you got here.
They're on standby.
Once we understand what you're willing to share,
I'll call them.
Right to brass tacks.
How I like to do business as well.
Years ago, I started making notes on all my deals.
Names, places, photos.
Even got in the habit...
Of recording conversations.
Must have sat in 1,000 rooms
and took money, bribes, kickbacks.
Paid for problems to disappear if that didn't work.
If they did business with me, they're in one
of these cabinets somewhere.
And I'm willing to talk you through all of it,
as long as Teddy gets out of jail.
Well, attempted murder doesn't get a free pass.
Yeah, I know how proffers work.
Just like I know that
anything can be arranged for the right price.
Your daughter-in-law,
the one you tried to have murdered,
she gave us a whole bunch of intel.
Same stuff you're selling.
[laughs]
I know exactly what she gave you.
I knew the second she stole it,
and it's nothing compared to what I'm offering.
And you don't have time to waste figuring that out.
Ever seen one of these before?
This here is my brain, and, uh, this...
isn't supposed to be there.
I thought the headaches were just stress.
Evidently, I was supposed to drop dead a year ago.
So who knows how long I have now?
It's your call.
I read somewhere that classical music
is good for healing the body.
[suspenseful music]
♪
What do you think?
I think he's a man who's dying
and wants to save his soul, and not his son.
And I still don't trust him.
We ought to get a look at what he's offering.
All right.
I'm gonna text the DA.
You'll have to go outside,
although the signal's not much better.
Landline?
No.
- All right. I'll be back. - Uh-huh.
[line trills]
Sarge?
Jet, get in touch with the district attorney's office.
They should have an ADA on standby,
ready to meet us as soon as possible.
Copy that.
Okay, and grab Jamie and Reyes,
and meet us here as well.
Robert's still a fugitive.
I want to have backup.
We'll be there in less than 20.
Okay, try to get here sooner if you--
[line beeping]
Hello?
Dang it.
Pretty elaborate security system
for an abandoned building.
This place was never so much about warehousing
as it was a safe place to do business.
It became a sort of home away from home, actually.
For everything you've done,
and this is all you've got left.
Mm.
All men make a choice at some point.
To be a good father, good husband,
or good at your job.
I made my choice a long time ago.
It took over everything in my life.
Guess this tumor thing made me realize
putting your name on the building
doesn't secure your legacy.
Family, kids, the next generation.
That's what it's about.
Pearl's pregnant.
What?
No.
Grandson.
They were gonna name him after you.
I had no idea.
♪
Robert, if you're really serious about this,
you've got to stay alive.
Because as good as those tapes may be,
what's important is you testifying.
And then you're gonna realize what this deal
really is worth to your family.
[line beeping]
[scoffs]
Hope I'm in the right place.
Who are you?
ADA Polson.
Supposed to meet with Robert. - Oh, you got here quick.
Uh, you have the proffer agreements?
Yeah, I brought it.
So where is he?
On the third floor, through that door.
Lead the way?
I got to wait on my team,
and cell phone service is, like, nonexistent.
But Detective Stabler is already up there.
So it's just two of them up there?
- Mm-hmm. - Great.
No problem.
[classical music playing]
♪
Wait here.
Stop!
Stop, stop, stop, stop.
Hold on. Who are you?
So sorry, I got here as fast as I could.
Who are you?
I'm from the DA's office.
Detective Slootmaekers called.
She told me I had to be here right away.
Okay, show me your credentials, right now.
[tense music]
♪
Okay, I need you to call 911.
Tell them we need as many units as possible.
What's happening?
911! Officers need assistance!
[tense music]
♪
Detective Stabler?
Who are you?
ADA Polson.
Where's Sergeant Bell?
She mentioned there were others coming,
and she was gonna wait for them downstairs.
Where's Mr. Silas?
This way. Follow me.
You all right?
Yeah, I just didn't expect my day to turn out like this
when I came into work this morning.
Ah.
[groans]
Just how big you think the rats are in this building, huh?
This way.
[groaning]
♪
Come on!
So I heard the DA's office isn't
having their holiday party down on Center Street this year.
What's going on with that?
I mean, they don't know their heads from their asses,
if you ask me, man. - Mm.
Hey, he tell you anything in there?
No, not yet.
But he's, uh-- he's in there?
Yeah, yeah. Right in there. Uh, I'll get him.
Just wait here. - Right.
You got it.
♪
[panting]
[whispering] Get up. Get up. Get in there.
- What the hell is going on? - Shh.
Stuff yourself in that corner, now.
[panting]
♪
This the right place?
That's Stabler's car.
Hey, you see that?
Who's that?
Hey! Hey!
Hey!
Don't hurt me! Please.
Why are you running? Who are you?
Sanders. I'm from the DA's office.
OC task force.
Oh, thank God.
I've been trying to reach 911,
but my cell phone service isn't working.
911? Why?
[gunshots]
Stay here. Keep calling.
♪
We'll split up.
I'll take the stairs on this side.
Stabler!
Stairs.
What about Robert?
He'll be fine. He ain't going nowhere.
You get hit? - I'm good.
Let's go, let's go.
♪
I'll get out here. You keep going.
[gun clicks]
[metallic clang] [Stabler grunts]
- Are you okay? - Yeah. [groans]
♪
- You good? - I'm good. Go.
[objects clattering]
- You good? - Yeah.
♪
[gunshots] [grunting]
[yelling]
- Everybody okay? - Yeah, I'm good.
All right, we need a team down there.
You two, with me. Let's go.
- Robert. - Yeah.
Uh, back office, where we left off.
- All right, you're with me. - Uh, Sarge?
Stop looking at my leg, and let's go.
Call the bus?
He's going to the morgue.
We need some help out here, though.
That's got to be his car.
Check it out. See if you can find some ID.
[car honks]
Can't get a signal.
Ah, great.
We got to get Silas out of here.
Nope.
[tires screeching]
Hey, we got more company.
[gunshots]
Jamie, get over here! Now!
Go! I'm right behind you. Go.
All right, go.
♪
[tense music]
♪
Jamie's been hit.
- We saw it on the monitors. - Where is he?
Headed to the other stairwell.
- Where? - To the east of us.
He just went in that door to the east of us.
Do all the stairwells lead here?
Yes. No. I'm not sure.
What about all the other men coming up?
We're not getting past all those guys.
Ammo just run out. You got a new clip?
Yeah.
Maybe we can find them on the monitors.
Okay, let's barricade the door
while we come up with a plan.
We can't save Jamie if we're getting ambushed.
Let's go!
♪
How many men were there?
At least three vehicles pulled up.
But I didn't get a head count. - They're like cockroaches.
Jamie.
Where?
Second floor camera.
We gotta get him out of there.
How do we get to him?
Hold on.
Looks like he's, uh--
no.
Yes.
Wait, wait. I know where he is.
But you have to go down that stairwell.
Up here!
We gotta get him out of there.
Close-quarter combat in a stairwell
when we're outgunned?
No.
There's got to be a heating-cooling pump station
between the two floors.
Do you have any old building plans in here?
Yeah. Yeah, this way.
Okay, what are we looking for?
These old buildings, built before strict safety codes.
There will be exposed duct work, voids between floors.
Where are we?
We're, uh--we're here on the third floor, and he's--
he's here on the second floor.
We need to be here.
Pump station room.
We can get inside through the back stairwell,
and then we can just climb down into the room Jamie's in.
Inside?
Says there's a service panel next to the fire door.
How small is the space?
- Small. - I'll go.
I'll go with you.
- You got a bad leg. - I'm fine.
You keep saying that.
Because I am fine!
And this is my task force, and I'm not leaving
a man behind on our last day.
Now, show me where this thing is.
Head to your right about 100 feet.
There's a ladder.
♪
Jamie?
Where you at?
[whispering] Stabler.
Hey.
How'd you find me?
How do you think? Count of three.
One, two.
[grunting]
- How bad is it? - I'm good.
Go.
♪
All right.
This is as good as it's gonna get right now.
How you feeling? - Better. Thanks.
Hello?
Who's talking?
Hello, hello, hello, hello.
I know you can hear me.
Who is that?
Elio Costello.
Enforcer. Russo crime family.
All right, so this is pretty simple.
You send Robert down, I call off the dogs.
You don't, then us, we're coming up.
And in case you need a little added incentive...
You have ten minutes.
Give me Robert, or watch this man die.
♪
Reyes. Reyes!
Find a way down? - Uh-uh.
[tense music]
Any luck with the signal?
Nope.
And this is a brand-new phone, latest technology.
Figured it'd work better.
- Brand-new, huh? - Yup.
I'll buy you a new one.
My wife got me that phone.
Come on, let's go.
It's been just under two minutes.
One more, and we go check?
No. No.
We stay together with Robert.
Elliot can manage.
You could have been in Italy, huh?
Tia called me before she left.
She told you I said yes to the job?
She called to see if you were free,
since the task force is ending.
I gave you a glowing recommendation.
I don't blame you.
I mean, it's a good move.
It still may be.
Sarge...
I don't want to go.
[door clicks open] - What'd you find?
Nothing.
He did throw my phone off the roof, though.
It's one of those new phones that registers
if you've been in an accident.
I was just trying to get it out of the dead zone
so that on impact, it would send out a 911 signal.
Well, how far did you throw it?
So far.
And how did they know? Huh?
- Why are you asking me? - What's going on?
I'm asking Robert here how a group of mobsters
just happened to show up to a secret location
right after we do. - What are you really saying?
I'm saying this whole thing's felt like a set-up
to lure us in and take us all out.
And why would I go through all that trouble?
I don't know.
You tried to kill your own daughter-in-law.
You tell me. - Jamie, enough. Enough.
All right, then send his ass downstairs so we can go home!
Detective, you're part of the Organized Crime task force.
We don't negotiate with people like that.
Was that not clear to you when you signed up?
Hello?
You all still up there?
Come to the monitor so you can see me.
Hurry up.
All right, so you got five minutes left, right?
But I just, uh, wanted to show you
what I was gonna do with my time.
♪
[gun clicks] - Oh!
[chuckling] You're all right.
So for every extra minute you want to wait now,
I'm gonna put a new bullet into this gun.
So I guess the question is,
how much time you really have, right?
Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick.
[both whispering indistinctly]
♪
All right.
We're gonna give them Robert.
I want to see hands.
Make sure there's no weapons.
Turn around. Let me see your waist.
All right.
Now, Robert, and only Robert, walk towards me.
You send Sanders at the same time.
Okay.
On three, yeah?
One,
two,
go.
♪
[shouting]
Go, go, go, go.
Everybody out!
Everybody, go, go, go, go, go, go!
[tense music]
♪
It actually worked.
I have a wife, kids. Thank you.
We're gonna do everything we can to get you back to them.
[mobsters shouting]
They're gonna break through those doors.
Sarge, how do you want to do this?
They're gonna funnel through here at some point.
All right. You guys, in the room.
Close the door.
Do not come out under any circumstances.
- What if you don't make it? - We're going to make it.
We're all gonna make it.
Just stick together, have each other's back.
Look, there are two ways in here.
You got to control the doors, shoulder to shoulder.
Present as one.
Conserve what you can.
[doors clattering] [mobsters shouting]
♪
Stay focused.
[indistinct shouting]
[helicopter whirring]
The monitors.
[sirens wailing]
This is the New York City Police Department.
Come out with your hands up.
It's the cops!
[indistinct shouting]
Come out slowly with your hands up.
This is the New York City--
[soft victorious music]
♪
One at a time.
Nice and slow.
- Hands behind your heads! - Get down! Get down!
Get down!
Clear!
Stabler.
It worked.
Units responded to the 911 call, radioed for backup
when they heard the shots. - Still work?
Yep.
Hell of a throw, by the way.
- How's that arm? - No major damage.
Looks I'm gonna lose my SpongeBob tattoo, though.
You do not have a SpongeBob tattoo.
Long story.
Good work today.
Hey.
I'm sorry things got heated up there.
I was being a jerk.
You did the right thing.
We have a hell of a team.
I'm really proud of us.
♪
Detective, I plan to stay alive as long as I can.
So let's-- let's finish this, okay?
I got a grandson coming.
♪
Hey.
Thought you were taking the day off?
I was.
Well, you certainly earned it.
I was just here checking on the renovation.
What's happening with Robert?
Oh, that debrief's gonna take months,
but he's already given us quite the list.
Robert's attorney confessed to giving up
his location after the Russo family
found out what he was up to.
Threatened her life.
You lady down with dogs, I guess.
I'm not taking the job, Lillian.
What?
I called the chief this morning.
My place is here, with my team.
Always has been.
[pensive music]
Am I interrupting?
No.
You do know the limb I went out on for you, Ayanna.
And I will return the favor.
You really turned it down?
You're making a huge mistake.
No, the mistake I made was saying yes in the first place.
I'm trying to correct that.
First I'm hearing about it.
Well, it won't be the last.
Believe me.
I know.
I didn't consult you on this, either.
I guess we both need to work on that.
You want to work on it with me?
Sure. I got plenty of time.
All right, give me a hand with something.
Jamie got me this.
Yeah, he got me one of those too.
I never knew he was such a hippie.
[chuckles]
Have you ever done a cleansing?
Do I look like I've ever done a cleansing?
[chuckles]
Well, I think we could all use one.
So not taking the job was what was best for you?
It's what was best for us.
For all of us.
♪
Go a couple of times around my desk.
[laughs] Oh, I will.
[tense music]
♪
[wolf howls]