Part Two - Recap

See below for a detailed **recap** of **"Part Two"** of *We Own This City*.

## Cold Open

On March 7th, 2017 Detective Wayne Jenkins is taken from his cell in Howard County Jail for transport to the US District Court lock-up by Corrections Officer D. Prince. Jenkins complains about his arrest and makes claims that he will be freed shortly.

On arrival in the courthouse interrogation room at approximately 9:40 Jenkins tries to get the attention of anyone observing him through the closed circuit television cameras. Then dejectedly reminisces about his career.

A run sheet details his first shift in the Southeastern District as a trainee officer on August 18th, 2003. Jenkins arrives in the district's briefing room and looks at the plaques for fallen officers on the walls. Officer Ed Barber introduces himself as Jenkins' Field Training Officer (FTO) and tells Jenkins they will cover 2-Baker-23 post.

Barber asks Jenkins his sequence number (Henry-383) and marvels that they are up to Henry numbers already when he was issued a Frank number. Jenkins declines coffee and Barber tells him their is no police work without coffee.

Their shift lieutenant enters and tells them the command mandate remains for mass arrests from all indicted corners and drug free zones and that arrests for spurious reasons (known as humbles) are all in play. Officer Brian Hairston complains about the mass arrest tactics, citing the rapid release of those they bring in. The lieutenant claims that by emptying the corners overnight they will reduce violent crime citywide. he warns his officers that anyone not making an arrest will need to explain themselves to him after their shift.

Barber tells Jenkins to forget everything he was taught at the academy about procedure and probable cause, and particularly cultural sensitivity training, as this is Baltimore.

The officers deliver the mass arrests at the 500th block of Milton Street as asked. Barber ignores one pedestrian's explanation that he was passing through to visit his girlfriend. Jenkins asks about the charge and Barber says that he was loitering in a drug free zone, failed to yield and failed to obey. Jenkins wonders how that will play in court and Barber explains the charges will never make it to court - they will result in an overnight stay then be dropped by the court commissioner in the morning. Barber also notes that an Assistant States Attorney might even release them following their arrival at jail seeing them free in the early morning.

Jenkins asks if this is a good thing and Barber rationalises they are delivering what command want - clear corners to stop shootings. Barber exposits that the aim to reduce violent crime is in support of the Mayor delivering on his promise to reduce the city murder rate. He explains that Mayor Martin O'Malley claimed he would get the murder rate below 200 per year and delivering on this promise is part of his plan to run as Governor.

Jenkins wonders if they will just lock up anyone. Barber tells him its anyone and everyone. They approach a pair of men drinking from plastic cups on the front step of a residence. Barber asks them if they want to be taken to jail. They argue that it is their house. He warns them that he doesn't care and if they are still there in 10 seconds he will arrest them. They continue to voice their frustration but reluctantly head inside.

Barber cynically reinforces the command strategy that by forcing the men off the street they have prevented them getting involved in a shooting. Jenkins laughs and states that he has understood. Citizens continue to vocalise their frustration with the unfounded arrests around him.

## Rayam Interrogation

Jenkins is returned to his cell at the Harford County Jail by Officer M. Collins. He passes Jemell Rayam who is making the outward journey to be questioned by the public corruption task force, escorted by Officer M. Miles. Jenkins asserts that he said nothing to the investigators and that they have nothing on them if no one talks to them. He shouts at Rayam to say nothing.

Rayam arrives at the court house interrogation room and is met by Erika Jensen and John Sieracki. Jensen notes that Rayam has waived his right to have an attorney present. Rayam sardonically says he is not willing to pay their £500 an hour fees to be there. Sieracki says that he will need an attorney to meet with the federal prosecutors at the proffer sessions. Jensen reminds him that if he is caught in a lie or holds anything back his deal with them will be jeopardized. Rayam is eager to get going but notes that they might want to keep Jenkins away from the other detainees in the case. Sieracki asks what Jenkins is doing and Rayam says he is urging them not to talk, preaching that they hold the "thin blue line". Rayam notes that Jenkins was always that way.

## Laronde Briefing - October 2015

18 months earlier Commissioner Kevin Davis briefs his plainclothes, anti-crime and drug enforcement officers in the wake of his suspension of Fabian Laronde for attempting to intimidate a witness. He tells them that he will support them fully, up to a limit. He cites behaviour like that of Laronde in filming a witness and a television reporter in an attempt to intimidate the witness is unbefitting of a police officer by anyone's standard. Davis says he will not name the officer in question but notes that he had other sustained complaints. He says that he recognises the need to police aggressively. Jenkins undermines his statements about standards and his efforts to keep the officers name out of the discussion by calling out "free Laronde". Davis counters that Laronde has been suspended and will face a trial board. Davis says that his behaviour was unacceptable and stains them all.

Davis tells the assembled officers that he and Deputy Commissioner of Operations Dean Palmere understand how hard their work is and they will have their backs, to the limit. The officers grumble that they are demotivated as they exit. Davis orders Palmere to bring him Jenkins.

Jenkins half heartedly apologises for his interruption, saying he cannot always control his mouth. Davis makes a point of noting his identity, gets a promise it will not happen again and walks away. Jenkins jokes with Palmere that Davis seems to like him.

## Young Moose Lead

Nicole Steele meets with her team in the Department of Justice Civil Rights office. Bill Burns has found a song by local rapper Young Moose which has lyrics about Officer Daniel Hersl. Hersl's name has come up frequently in their investigation into the standard of Baltimore policing as they work towards a consent decree so Burns has asked Steele to listen to the track. Steele is intrigued and notes the artists names. Duff wonders how if Hersl's bad reputation makes the local folklore he is still on active duty. Steele relays the explanations she heard from Commissioner Davis and Judge Moore - not enough of the complaints are sustained and Hersl is active in making arrests when many officers are not. Steele goes to leave the office and Charlie Gibson remarks that this is the current high standard of the BPD. Burns wonders where Steele is headed and she enigmatically asks if he is not a hip-hop fan.

## Anderson Interrogation

David McDougall and Gordon Hawk make final preparations for interrogating Aaron Anderson. Hawk jokes that McDougall needs to check Anderson for a third tracking device after having found two on his car.

McDougall goes into the interrogation room where Anderson is already waiting with Assistant US Attorney Andrea Smith and Detective Scott Kilpatrick. Anderson wonders why he is there as he knows he didn't have any drugs in his hotel room. Smith explains that they are going to charge him with possession with intend to distribute based on his arrest on February 9th, 2015 by BPD officers. Anderson is disbelieving as the charge is old, McDougall explains that he has never worked off the charge. Smith tells him they are trading up and want him to give them information.

Kilpatrick asks about Antonio Shropshire. Anderson confirms that he knows Shropshire, as "Brill", and that he was his supplier but that he stopped buying from him several months ago. Smith asks how they communicated and Anderson says they would use phones to set up face to face meetings. She asks if Anderson could go back to Shropshire, he demures claiming that Shropshire set up the robbery on his carriage house apartment two weeks earlier. He says that he believes that Twan and Munch were responsible and that this triggered his move to the Red Roof Inn. McDougall confirms that they saw that his door had been kicked in.

Anderson claims he would not speak to them if they were BPD because Shropshire has a connection in the department - an officer that he grew up with who looks out for him. He says that the officer is known as G-Money and works in narcotics. Kilpatrick and McDougall are thrown by the revelation.

## Rayam Interrogation - Anderson Robbery

During his interrogation on March 7th, 2017 Rayam reveals the details of his robbery of Anderson's apartment to the Public Corruption Task Force. He tells them that Gondo was in the car with him and that Glyn Kyle Wells entered the apartment with him. Jensen asks how they knew that Anderson was not home and Rayam explains that they were tracking his car. Rayam says that Gondo avoided going inside as he was worried Anderson might have remained home and would be able to recognise him.

Jensen notes that the apartment was not empty and Rayam agrees that Anderson's girlfriend Te'ana was inside. The interrogation is intercut with flashbacks to the robbery. Rayam and Wells intimidated Te'ana into helping them find Anderson's narcotics. Rayam's guilt free assertion that most people do what you say with a gun to their head gives Sieracki and Jensen pause.

## Shropshire Wiretap Affidavit

On October 22nd, 2015 Smith meets with Detectives McDougall and Kilpatrick in a stairwell. They discuss the strategy for continuing their investigation into Shropshire. McDougall believes that Anderson's claim that Shropshire has protection from the BPD explains how he is able to run an open air drug market without drawing police attention. Smith is cautious about believing Anderson. She instructs the detective's to use Anderson's information that Shropshire uses the phone to conduct business as part of their request for call logs on Shropshire's phone. She tells them to put the information in the affidavit as coming from a confidential informant to protect Anderson's identity.

Smith also suggests they take a photo array including Anderson's image to any survivors of the drug overdoses that initiated their investigation as this would confirm his involvement in supplying drugs beyond the 2015 possession charge.

## Search for Young Moose

Steele tracks down Young Moose's attorney, Mr. Drummond, to a Baltimore Circuit Court room. She introduces herself and explains that she would like to meet his client to get his insight into Detective Hersl as part of her work towards the consent decree. She explains she would like to talk with him on the record if possible or if not as part of her background research. Drummond agrees to speak to his client but cautions that it will be difficult to explain why a lawyer is interested what he has to say. He warns Steele that even if Young Moose meets with her they will reserve their right to keep anything he says off the record. Steele agrees and hands over her business card.

## Homicide Day One

Detective Sean M. Suiter and his new partner Jonathan Jones search for their assigned car in the BPD garage. Jones complains that the night shift did not bother to record the parking space where they left the vehicle on the vehicle log. As they search Gondo pulls up and greets Suiter. He asks how life is in the citywide shootings unit and learns that Suiter has transferred to homicide. Gondo questions where the angle is in death investigations, brazen about his pursuit of extra income. Jones is annoyed by Gondo's attitude to their work and asserts that they solve murders and take cases to court before asking what Gondo does. Gondo says he makes both arrests and money. The homicide detectives are unimpressed and Gondo claims he was just messing with them. Gondo wishes them luck with their small time work and drives off smiling.

Jones complains that narcotics units like Gondo's get reserved parking spaces for arresting drug addicts when they have to search for a second rate car to work a murder case. Jones asks for Gondo's name and Suiter explains that they worked plainclothes together. Jones says Gondo is a typical asshole who believes arresting drug suspects on corners and stealing from them is important work. Suiter says he has been there and Jones wonders who is teaching their colleagues that this is police work; cut to Jenkins run sheet.

## Controlled Dangerous Substance Violation

Jenkins run sheet for August 25th, 2003 shows that he made a controlled dangerous substance violation arrest in the 1000 block of East Lombard Street then received training in processing the arrest from 21:30 onwards at the Baltimore City Detention Centre. Barber tells Jenkins that State's Attorney Patricia Jessamy is so angry about their mass arrest strategy that she has posted an Assistant State's Attorney in the jail to assess the quality of their arrests and dismiss cases that will not hold up in court. The arrestees are offered the chance to sign a waiver stating they will not sue the department and are then released. Jenkins wonders what happens to those who refuse to sign and Barber explains that they will be held until the following day then probably released by the court commissioner, who will drop the charges.

Jenkins is dismayed that they are making pointless charges. Barber asserts that there is no dictatorship in America more solid than a police officer on his post.

## Public Corruption Task Force meeting

Smith arranges for the narcotics detectives to meet with the Public Corruption Task Force to share information. Kilpatrick explains that Anderson gave them a number for Shropshire and they have checked call logs to confirm there were numerous contacts between the two. McDougall states that they have cross checked the call times and durations with observations of illegal drug activity and believe they have enough evidence to obtain a wiretap on Shropshire. Kilpatrick adds that they will also place a tracker on Shropshire's car. Smith shares that they believe they also have enough information to spin off into a separate investigation into police corruption. She introduces Assistant US Attorney Leo Wise. Wise states that he has asked Special Agent Jensen and Sergeant Sieracki to sit in. He explains that Sieracki is a BPD IAD officer detailed to the FBI public corruption squad.

McDougall relays Anderson's claim that Shropshire is protected by Gondo having grown up with him. Jensen asks for specifics. McDougall admits they don't have much so far other than Anderson's claims and his fear of being exposed as a co-operator by city police. Kilpatrick adds that they also found the second tracking device on Anderson's car.

McDougall explains that they are unsure how the information fits in but that they found the privately owned tracker on Anderson's car and traced it back to Detective John Clewell of the BPD Gun Trace Task Force. Sieracki muses that city police sometimes buy their own equipment if they cannot get it from the department. Smith counters that no one has come forward to enquire about the tracker since they removed it. McDougall adds that it has been sat in his desk for weeks now. Jensen wonders if the tracker is valuable and McDougall confirms that they do not come cheap. Wise comments that this says something and they all nod agreement.

## Solo Work

As Suiter and Jones near the crime scene they have been dispatched to Suiter takes a call from their sergeant. He asks Suiter to send Jones on to a second location where a shooting has just been reported. Suiter agrees and relays the information to his partner. Suiter dryly explains that the sergeant told him he had faith in him to work his first case alone, despite not knowing his name.

Jones advises Suiter to take his time and not allow anyone to rush him as he has command of the crime scene.

Suiter exits the car and approaches his crime scene. The victim is lying in the middle of an alley with a technician taking photographs. Uniformed officers have secured the scene and are keeping bystanders back at the mouth of the alley. Suiter squats by the victim and notes the multiple gunshot wounds to his chest and the calluses on his hand, indicating a working man. He asks the tech for a wide shot of the scene from behind an unfinished fence in the nearby yard. He assesses the site of the shooting from the shell casings near the body and takes photos of his own using his cell phone. He also snaps a shot of the building work in progress on the fence.

## Shropshire Tracker

McDougall and Kilpatrick tail Shropshire to an airport parking garage. They joke about his possible destination. Kilpatrick places a tracking device on his car.

## GTTF Investigation

SA Jensen has conducted a search for information on the GTTF and turned up a concern raised by Detective Ryan Guinn. Guinn went on the record with the FBI that he had witnessed Gondo socialising with Shropshire. Guinn was aware of Shropshire as a large scale drug distributor in North East Baltimore. Gondo later told Guinn that he grew up with Shropshire and denied that he was a drug dealer. Wise asks if they followed up the lead at the time and Jensen says that she cannot find any evidence that they did. Wise is grateful they got the information on the record at least. Jensen has also confirmed that Gondo is still assigned to the GTTF. Wise asks her to interview Guinn. Jensen jokes with Sieracki about the quality of his attire as they leave.

## Kendal's Widow

Suiter interviews the partner of his victim in her home. She explains that his name was Kendal and that he went outside to check on a noise. They then heard what sounded like automatic gunfire outside and the children hid in their hall closet. They had experienced a bullet come through their window in a different incident that June and Kendal had taught the children to take cover.

She says that she ran outside and Kendal was already lying on the ground. Suiter asks if she saw anyone else and she confirms that only Kendal was in the alley when she got outside. Suiter checks that she has family coming to support her. He asks if she is alright to continue and she nods. He asks about the fence.

## Shropshire Wiretap Begins

Jeffrey Callow sets up the wiretap on Shropshire's phone for Detectives Kilpatrick and McDougall. Wise tells them that they have authorisation for 24 hour surveillance initially but can limit their time after the first month if they wish.

A call comes in from Shropshire's girlfriend. She confirms that he is in Las Vegas and tells him that she will be waiting for "some sugar" on his return. Kilpatrick jokes that sugar could be code for cocaine but then marks the call non-pertinent.

Wise leaves them with a bit of advice from Judge Quarles - that a criminal has to be perfect all the time to avoid being caught but the investigators just need to get lucky once to catch them.

## Guinn Interview

Jensen visits the Baltimore Police Academy to interview Guinn, who is now a training sergeant. As soon as she introduces herself Guinn jokes that he is innocent of everything. Jensen confides that she has been dreading the interview because her agency failed to follow-up on his concerns before. Guinn realises she is there to talk about his report on Gondo. He wonders why they have dropped their espionage style approach, recalling that they bundled him into a panel van after a clandestine meeting before taking his original statement. Jensen speculates that the feeling now is that the heat is off.

Guinn explains that he had a gut feeling that something was wrong as soon as he saw Gondo with Shropshire at Mo's Seafood. He says they seemed like two friends having lunch. He might have let it go but Gondo specifically tried to convince him that Shropshire was not a criminal which just made him more suspicious. Guinn knew that Shropshire was a drug distributor and believed Gondo must know the same.

## Red Ball

Suiter works on his case in the homicide office. Sergeant Peter Gallagher approaches him having sent an article about his case, irritating his new detective by reconfirming his name. The report states that his victim was a working man and may have been killed for trying to construct a fence to prevent drug dealers cutting through his property. Sergeant Gallagher warns that the commissioner and a group of politicians are going to visit the scene in Park Heights and plan to finish the fence in front of the TV cameras. Suiter is doubtful that the fence was the cause of the shooting, noting that Kendal was shot five times suggesting a degree of anger from the shooter. Gallagher suggests that the story may encourage witnesses to come forwards. He offers to find help for Suiter as the case has become high profile but Suiter declines.

## Shropshire Wiretap - Pertinent Call

Shropshire makes an outgoing call to a contact. They set up a meeting. Kilpatrick marks the call as pertinent.

McDougall takes a call from Jensen and confirms that Gondo's number comes up in Shropshire's phone history repeatedly in the logs. He says that there has not been a call since they were up on the wiretap. He says it has only been a couple of days so they will keep an eye out for the number.

## Young Moose meeting

Steele meets with Young Moose at a Fried Chicken restaurant. She explains her role and that she is not looking to build a criminal case. Young Moose is understanding but wonders what more he can say. He explains that he has been targeted for worsening harassment since his song came out. He tells her that on top of the brutality Hersl is also a thief. Steele is surprised and Young Moose tells her that theft by the police is a widespread issue.

As Steele leaves the restaurant she gets a call from BPD Officer Stanley Willis. He asks to meet with her at his post in the Western District to discuss an incident he has witnessed.

## Shropshire Wiretap - Gondo Call

McDougall gets an alert that their tracker has been removed from Shropshire's vehicle. The GPS shows that it is in the city, on 25th Street near Loch Raven. Kilpatrick notes that there are a number of auto shops in that area.

Shropshire makes an outgoing call to Gondo. He is sat on the hood of his car outside Vic's auto repair. The two are friendly on the phone and Gondo says that he is in Philadelphia. Shropshire explains that he has found a tracker on his car. Gondo asks for a minute to think and then gets Shropshire to FaceTime him.

Kilpatrick says he will let Jensen and Wise know about the call. McDougall wonders why they use phone calls at all when FaceTime is harder to track. Kilpatrick, recalling Wise's advice, says that they got lucky.

## Park Heights Press Conference

Suiter returns to the crime scene in Park Heights and observes the staging of the press conference. A senior police official talks to the press as Suiter passes. Suiter approaches a resident, James Otis, who is cleaning his car, a 1995 Cherry Metallic Chevrolet Impala SS. Suiter says that he is the lead on the case and gives Otis his card, asking him to call if he hears any information about the case and promising that he can keep a confidence. He remarks on the car, guessing that it is from 1994. Otis sets him straight and says the car is a family man's corvette. Suiter compares family sizes with Otis, who has three children to Suiter's five. Suiter confides that he is worn out. He recommends that Otis put his Budweiser in a bag to avoid falling afoul of the open container laws. Otis says that he will consider it and then takes a pull from the bottle.

## Shropshire Wiretap - Gondo Return

Gondo calls Shropshire back and tells him that when law enforcement lose a tracking device they will just write it off as an unavoidable loss. Gondo confirms that someone must be tracking Shropshire. Shropshire plans to put the tracker on another vehicle. Gondo suddenly claims that he does not know who he is talking to but still warns Shropshire to be mindful and calls him by his nickname. The detectives listening in laugh at the absurdity of Gondo's pretence as he urges Shropshire to get rid of the tracker.

## Stanley Willis Interview

Steele arrives in Leakin Park to meet with Officer Stanley Willis. She is surprised to find the park in the city and Willis explains that he was reassigned there for being too vocal in his criticism of department's approach to policework. He says that he is not alone in his concern. He gives her a written witness account of the beating of an arrestee named Reginald Samuels.

He says that these kind of incidents are commonplace because of the ongoing drive to make mass arrests. He says that arrest numbers are down recently but only because police refuse to work to spite State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby for indicting their fellow officers over the Freddie Gray murders.

## Numbers Game Lesson

On May 20th, 2004 Barber and Jenkins are working patrol in the South Eastern District. Barber tells Jenkins they are going to stop a group of young men at the corner of Orleans and Rose who looked at him too long as they passed. He complains about the state of the city as they drive around, stating that the city doesn't pay them enough to fix it. The men refuse to comply initially and Barber grabs one of them and shoves his head into the wall. Barber orders Jenkins to search them despite their protests. He finds nothing on the first man but the second is carrying a bag of marijuana. Barber tells Jenkins to cuff the men and sits them on the curb. Jenkins wonders what they are going to charge the others with. Barber reasons that they can get more paid court time by arresting all three men over the single bag. He says that in patrol you have little access to overtime pay but court pay is open to them and that by making more arrests they can overfill the court docket and get paid twice. Barber asks Jenkins if he wants the extra pay and Jenkins goes along with the unfounded arrests.

## BBQ

Jenkins carries a basket of crabs into a backyard BBQ. He is concerned that his wife, Kirsty, has brought their dog Harley but she reassures him that she has taken him for a walk. He points out Detective Michael Fries, seemingly wanting to impress him.

Fries is angry about the wait for the crabs and Jenkins apologises, blaming a friend named Jimmy for not leaving his order out. Jenkins greets Donald Stepp who refers to him as "the Rookie". Jenkins introduces Stepp to Fries, calling him a legend of the South Eastern District. Fries jokes that he is Jenkins bodyguard. Jenkins takes the lid of the basket and Fries complains that the crabs are small. Jenkins states that he could only afford mediums. Stepp shows off his own contribution - a cooler full of spirits, steak and lobster tail. Jenkins asks Stepp if he is still in recovery from alcoholism. Stepp says he is dry since 1996 but is still there to party.

Jenkins complains to Kirsty that he wasted money on the crabs. She tries to reassure him that she will eat some and calm him down.

## Ground Stash Arrests

Jenkins and Barber take part in the search of a large number of men outside Mimi's Liquor at the corner of Orleans and Rose Streets. One officer has found a stash of drugs hidden in a bag on the ground. He asks Jenkins who he thinks it belongs to. Jenkins says all of them and Barber crows that he has taught his trainee well.

Jenkins loudly jokes with the arrestees that they are all going on a road trip as he loads them in to the arrest wagon.

## Stanley Willis Interview Continues

Steele questions Willis about who will speak to the police after years of indiscriminate mass arrests. Willis tells her that the problem goes beyond not being able to find a witness or an informant - there is now so little trust between the residents of the city and the police they struggle to assemble a jury who will believe anything a police officer says.

Steele asks about the Samuels arrest. Willis tells her that he was not directly involved but was on the scene as backup. The story unfolds in flashbacks. A trio of officers jump out of their cars to stop Samuels as he is crossing the street. He is immediately incensed, questioning why they have stopped him. Officer P. Pelecanos tells him they were suspicious as he is walking in a high crime area wearing a hooded sweatshirt. Samuels is disbelieving. Officer M. Murphy says that they observed him looking around and thought he might be seeking a victim of opportunity. Samuels counters that he looked both ways to avoid getting hit by a car crossing the road and points out that there is no one else present. They go to pat him down and he resists, asking for probable cause.

Pelecanos finds a small knife in his pocket. Samuels explains that he carries it for protection when walking at night, repeating their assertion that it is a high crime area. Murphy instructs his colleague to cuff Samuels. Samuels wonders why he is being arrested. Samuels shouts that he was not doing anything wrong as the officers haul him away.

Willis tells Steele that the arrest got out of hand fast. Steele wonders if Samuels would speak to her and Willis suggests she could try.

## Ballistics

Suiter goes to his pigeon hole in the homicide office and finds a note asking him to visit the ballistics team. He adds it to his case file and tells his sergeant he is headed over.

## Reginald Samuels Interview

Steele meets with Samuels at his home. He tells her about the beating the police gave him after the encounter Willis witnessed. Steele confirms that he was held overnight and he reflects that he was lucky he was not working that day or he would have been fired. He shows her a large laceration across his forehead and says he has twelve similar injuries he believes will scar. He wonders if the scar will affect his attractiveness with women and Steele says she thinks he will do ok.

## Rayam Interrogation - Equity Seizure

Jensen and Sieracki continue their interrogation of Rayam on March 8th 2017. He has given them a list of robberies and thefts of confiscated funds. Jensen notes that Detective Clewell has not been implicated in any of the crimes. Rayam tells them that Clewell is straight and is not sure how he got into the GTTF. He wonders if Sergeant Thomas Allers recruited him from the Southern District. Rayam confirms that Allers was involved in some of their crimes. Rayam notes their surprise and explains that Sergeants and Lieutenants have to do admin work, have less opportunity for overtime and can be more hungry for extra ways to make money as a result.

Rayam tells them that Jenkins did not invent any of their methods and that the corruption in the department has been going on for a long time. Sieracki asks Rayam about an entry they found revieing his IAD files. Rayam sarcastically expresses concern for the time taken. Jensen asks Rayam about an incident where he lied to IAD and failed a polygraph in 2009 relating to a theft of $11000. Rayam remembers the case and tells them he had not gotten to this incident yet.

Flashbacks show the events as Rayam describes them. He tells them it was a car stop on Barclay with his partner at the time Jason Giordano and his friend Officer Michael Sylvester. Sylvester had brought them in having stopped a man for a seatbelt violation. Sylvester searched the trunk of their detainee's car and found a bag of cash. The man claimed the money was equity released from refinancing his home. Rayam took the money and told him he could collect if from Evidence Control if he could show a legitimate reason for having it.

Rayam and Sylvester actually split the cash between them later. Unexpectedly their victim did come forward to claim his money, leading to the IAD investigation and Rayam lying about his involvement. Sieracki notes that Rayam lied when questioned about even knowing Sylvester despite having come through the academy with him and having regular phone conversations with him. Rayam says that he was not afraid that IAD would check his phone records. He notes that the public corruption task force were smarter. He tells them that IAD tried to trap Sylvester with an integrity sting and found cocaine in his locker but then messed up the administration of the charges and they had to be dropped.

Rayam notes that despite being caught in a lie in the IAD investigation into the theft of the money he was only suspended for two years, with pay, then reinstated into a unit with some of the most corrupt officers in the department. Rayam claims he was put in a position to steal in the assignment.

Rayam is returned to the Harford County Detention Centre and passes Jenkins in his cell.

## Officer-In-Charge

Jenkins has progressed to Officer-In-Charge of Charlie shift by September 30th, 2004. He responds to call for assistance with officers involved in a fight on the corner of East Preston and Bond. He jumps out and grabs the leg of a man wearing jordan sneakers and swings at him with his club. An officer named Jarrod protests that Jenkins is hitting him. Jenkins lets him up and wonders at his strange footwear. Another officer explains that he forgot his department issue shoes and Jenkins apologises.

He wonders why they made the arrest and is told that the arrestee remained on the corner despite being asked to leave. Jenkins notes that they have beaten the man pretty badly and asks about the charges. His men tell him they went with loitering. He instructs them to claim the man attacked them and add a resisting arrest charge considering the damage they have inflicted on him. He approaches the beaten man and warns him never to swing on a police officer.

## Field Trainer

In 2017 Jenkins sits in his cell reflecting on his situation. We flash back to February 7th, 2005 when Jenkins was working as a field training officer. He introduces himself to his trainee, Officer Tim Yang, and warns him to forget everything he was taught at the academy.

## Hersl Interview

Steele tracks Hersl down in a bar and attempts to get his side of the story. Hersl is dismissive of her role with the DOJ, saying they have come to tell them how to police Baltimore. She asks about his high number of IAD complaints. He states that only one has been sustained and that officers without complaints are not actually working. He says that the complaints come from criminals who do not like being policed. Steele tries to explain that she is there to get background for her investigation and is not working on a criminal case. He refuses to say anything more than have a nice day.