- The department rallies when a threat hits close to home. There's a pivotal turn in the Holland case. Bosch is forced to face a dark truth. Irving embraces a lifelong goal. There's no honor among thieves.
- S3 E9 Clear Shot
J.Edgar lies motionless as sirens approach, many police cars surround the driveway and a helicopter flies overhead. Edgar is carried to a patrol car back seat and the convoy rushes to a hospital.
A SWAT team and K9 comb the hillside. Harry and Grace are sombre. Chief Irving arrives, Harry briefs him on the two Army men they're looking for. Irving says the doctors are cautiously optimistic as Jerry is still alive.
Rudy Tafero has been kept waiting in the interview room.
Dobbs hears the radio news item about the sniper attack on a LAPD detective. He curses.
Robertson comes to see Tafero, he explains J.Edgar is down, offers to let him go but Rudy is willing to stay.
Irving tells Harry at the hospital the bullet shattered Jerry's shoulder, it can be rebuilt but 6 months before he regains mobility. Irving prepares to make a statement.
The vehicle impound yard calls Bosch about the SUV, he says wait until the next day.
Rudy finally has enough and leaves the interview room, Robertson is the only cop in the offices. Everyone else is looking for the shooter. Robertson lets him know there is video from Gunn's apt showing Jesse.
Dobbs is at a harbor in a boat and checks the GPS trackers, the chips in Santa Cruz and Baja Mexico are still active. He tries to call Xavi without success.
Bosch arrives at the station, Rudy is still there. Grace is back in her office and has the good news on Jerry. Bosch and Robertson go in to interview Tafero. Rudy shows a screenshot of Jesse. The detectives leave him to stew. Harry and Jimmy go out for dinner.
Chief Irving has a drink with Councillor Walker, the head of the police commission. They chat about the shooting. Irving tells him he will accept the job offer, Walker is delighted.
Jimmy and Harry have burgers and discuss Rudy. Harry says Tafero was always a crooked cop. He gets a call that Anita Benitez is at the Station, they get up to return. Now Benitez and Bosch go to see Tafero. Rudy is willing to talk, regretting using brother. Tafero admits to moving the dead girl and having Jesse buddy up to Gunn. Marissa Matta bailed Gunn out from jail. The next night he and Jesse arrived in their stolen car, they entered the apt, Gunn was drunk, they wrote the Sorry note, then Rudy dropped Gunn to the ground head first. Rudy says Jesse never touched Gunn. Rudy then says Jesse lifted Bosch's drinking glass from the bar to plant in the apartment, and the owl was Holland's idea to send a message. Holland apparently drew up the entire scenario on storyboards. Rudy still has the storyboards.
Outside the room Benitez still wants to be friends with Harry but he dismisses the idea.
Dobbs manages to track Xavi down at Santa Monica although Xavi lies about his location. Dobbs says he will look for Woody's share and suggests he'll share.
Crate and Barrel arrive with Mexican cops at the harbor in La Paz, they arrest Xavi's girlfriend.
Harry greets Edgar's wife at the hospital, Maddie and Irving are also there. Irving takes Bosch aside to let him know the IA complaint is squashed, Harry lacks gratitude. Jerry is conscious, before Harry leaves Jerry says he knows about the cameras.
Rudy calls Holland who is upset that he hasn't heard from him for a day. Rudy leads him on as the cops are listening in. Rudy asks to come by 8:00 pm. They will let Rudy go home to shower, shave and get the storyboards.
Irving has his aide confirm a reservation for 7:30. He thinks, then takes off his wedding ring.
Rudy meets Holland, the director is confident of being freed soon. Rudy has the Gunn storyboards and gets Holland to admit to killing Donatella. Rudy pretends to want a deal, the cops are waiting outside but don't know what is going on. Rudy then comes out to the van. The cops move in, Robertson arrests Holland for the murder of Edward Gunn.
At the Smog Cutter bar Robertson meets Scott Anderson and begins to tell the story.
The next day, Xavi arrives suddenly at Dobbs boat, they fist bump as friends, Xavi hides his curved knife under a seat cushion.
Robertson tells Bosch the Times will put out the story that day, he tells Harry he knows there is more to it.
Harry gets a big envelope in the mail, the property of Thomas Niece, a Dune paperback, a watch, cigarettes and lighter.
Crate and Barrel arrive at the office hungover from celebrating in Mexico. They recovered $2million. Lt. Billets waves Harry over. Detectives Bennett and Pell are on the RiverWalk case, they think the fire was set, Det. Ret'd Caffrey's room was the source. They know Harry was a regular visitor. He says he stopped going when they cleared his mother's case. Harry still holds a grudge against Caffrey for his mother's murder. Harry then leaves as he forgot to do something. Billets goes to see Capt Lewis, but she is away for a week on personal time.
Robertson goes to a cafe to meet his old retired friend. He says he'll leave Bosch alone on the Gunn case.
At the impound yard Harry checks out the grey SUV, the one Woody had escaped in while watching Harry's house. He finds brochures for charter boat rides to the channel islands.
Dobbs and Xavi motor out to sea, Dobbs brings the boat to an idle, pretends to do maintenance then pulls a gun and shoots Xavi in the head.
Robertson goes to see Jerry, he gives Jerry a USB drive, audio of the Tafero interview.
Dobbs wraps Xavi in the stern anchor and drops him overboard.
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