Lewis goes over to Jake's house to see how he's doing; according to his wife, Jake has
been in the basement for four days, drinking beer and talking with Augie Distel. Worried
about his friend, Meldrick tells Jake that going on with his life is the only
option.
It's Pembleton's turn to make the lunch run; he brings back everything his fellow detectives
had ordered, all except for Bayliss, whose grilled cheese sandwich was forgotten. Bayliss
confronts Pembleton, thinking that there is a hidden message behind the ignored sandwich,
but Frank genuinely seems to have forgotten it. Mike Kellerman is back in Baltimore after
attending his cousin's wedding in Wisconsin; a visibly happier Jake Rodzinski also reports
for duty after serving his suspension.
Kellerman and Lewis head out to the bayshore where a body waits under an old mattress; the
corpse turns out to be that of Kenny Damon. Dead from a single shot to the head, the
detectives also find a spent slug in the mud next to Damon. Kellerman consults a firearms
expert, who tells him that the bullets came from a two-shot Cooper Arms Derringer, a very
old gun that has no business being out in a modern-day street.
Howard, Kellerman and Lewis talk shop about the Damon murder; the lowlife did have a lot
of enemies from his days as a drug dealer (the murder itself seems like a drug execution), but
everyone is also wondering where Jake Rodzinski was last night. Howard assigns the drug
angle to Lewis and tells Kellerman to investigate Jake; she expressly tells both
detectives not to talk to each other at any time during the investigation, which does not
sit well with Lewis; a complaint to Gee gives him nothing. Meldrick does some investigating
and comes up with a potential killer: Antonio Galeno, a Dominican street dealer whose
merchandise was once stolen by Damon; that lead is scrapped when Howard points out that Galeno
was shot and killed three days before Damon.
Bayliss visits a gourmet bakery and makes a food run of his own; he gives everyone a free pastry
and throws it in Frank's face that he didn't get him one. Kellerman meets with Jake and
asks where he was on the night of the murder; Jake claims he was out doing surveillance on a fraud
investigation. Kellerman reviews his notes and notices that Jake had taken a brand-new Lexus
out from the motor pool for the surveillance while his partner Pez had taken a Cavalier;
Jake explains that he just wanted to drive a $60,000 luxury car for once. Mike interviews
Pez and becomes suspicious when their stories turn out sounding rehearsed. When Mike tries
to interview Carol Rodzinski, Jake suddenly shows up and stops it.
Kellerman, Howard, Lewis and Giardello talk about the case: why did Jake take out a luxury
car for fraud surveillance when a Cavalier was much less conspicuous? Why were there
handcuff marks on Damon's wrists? What is the meaning of the slug found in the mud next to
Damon? Why would a Derringer be used as the murder weapon? At the mention of the word
"Derringer," Gee suggests that Edgar Rodzinski's file be pulled from the archives. The
file reveals that Edgar owned a two-shot Derringer; the squad is now certain that
Jake is the murderer.
Bayliss reports for duty and is mildly amused to find a grilled cheese sandwich in his
mail slot. He heads over to his desk and sits in the chair, where he finds another
grilled cheese. He opens a drawer and finds more food inside; all in all, he finds about
20 grilled cheese sandwiches in his desk. He looks over at Frank and tells him that the
apology is accepted.
Jake becomes tired of listening to Max's incessant barking; he tells his family to go
down to the basement so that they wouldn't see him throwing a cap into the dog. Pez
McCadden is questioned in the Box by Kellerman and Howard but refuses to say
anything. Mike presents two slugs from the Derringer and tells Pez that they now know everything they
need to lock both of them up; shaken, Pez finally gives in. He and Jake had taken two cars
to arrest Damon on a bogus car charge; since they had two cars, Damon would have to be
handcuffed to the backseat of one for fear of Damon assaulting the lone driver. They took
him to the bayshore, where Jake fired one bullet from his father's Derringer into the mud to
scare Damon and another to dent his skull. Armed with a warrant, Lewis and Munch go to Holy
Redeemer Cemetery and arrest Jake Rodzinski for the murder of Kenny Damon. |
Starring
Richard Belzer Det. John Munch
Andre Braugher Det. Frank Pembleton
Reed Diamond Det. Mike Kellerman
Isabella Hofmann Det. Megan Russert
Clark Johnson Det. Meldrick Lewis
Yaphet Kotto Lt. Al Giardello
Melissa Leo Sgt. Kay Howard
Kyle Secor Det. Tim Bayliss
Guest Starring
Bruce Campbell Det. Jake Rodzinski
Max Perlich J.H. Brodie
Donald Neal Augie Distel
John Haynes Walker Det. Pez McCadden
Martha Thimmesch Carol Rodzinski
Harlee McBride Dr. Alyssa Dyer
Frederika Kesten Janine
Tracy Flint Crack Addict
Music heard in Justice, Part 2
Hothouse Flowers Stand Beside Me
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