I'm freaking out. This isn't like her. She always responds. She knows that she needs to be home by 10:00. She's 17. She's not 7. I'm sure it's fine. She's probably having fun. Maybe she met a boy. No. She needs to be studying, focusing on the charity she created. It's not that easy to get into college these days. And you need to back me up for once. Michelle, the guys are waiting for me.
Fine. Go get drunk with your work pals. I'll do all the parenting.
I'm staying on.
[sighs] There's her car.
All right. I found her car. All right, none of her stuff is in it. There's other cars here. I'm just-- I'm gonna head down to where her GPS is telling me to go.
I got a bad feeling about this. I mean, what is she even doing down here in the woods at night?
It's Bronxville. It's not the Amazon basin.
Meghan?
Meghan!
God, it's creepy down here in the dark.
Oh, my God! What the hell is happening? - Meghan!
Oh, Meghan, baby! Meghan, wake up. Wake up. Meghan! [sobbing] [wailing]
Meghan!
Hold on. Isn't it Ramadan?
Aren't you supposed to be fasting?
Yes, um, but I'm taking some time off. Time off? From what?
For being a good Muslim, I guess. Okay. And don't tell my mom. I'm Chief Tucker. Agent Bell. This is Agent Zidan. So glad to have you on board. We got six dead teenagers. This is way beyond our capabilities. How long were their bodies out here?
One of the mothers got worried when her daughter was late coming home last night. She found them out here. We assume it's drug-related, but none of it makes any damn sense.
Are all these kids local?
Yes. And no criminal record on any of them. All good kids. Is there any sign of trauma?
Negative. I'd swear they were all just taking a nap. All right, well, are there any cameras that are out on the road leading into the woods?
No. We never had any need for them.
Yeah, the Dolans, their-- their daughter's name was Meghan.
We have the rest of the parents down at the station if you wanna talk to them. Thanks. Thank you. Mr. and Mrs. Dolan. I'm Agent Bell. This is Agent Zidan. We're really sorry for what happened here.
Do you mind if we ask you a few questions?
Yeah, of course. Did Meghan have a history of drug use?
No way. She was a good kid. We did everything right with her.
She snuck a beer here or there. I found a cannabis gummy once, but she was a good kid. They were all good kids. Any changes in her behavior or attitude recently?
I mean, come on. She was a teenage girl. So there were moments, but nothing out of the ordinary.
Mrs. Dolan?
No, not that we noticed, but...
I can't believe this is happening. It's okay. I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry. You guys, you need to figure out who did this. We will.
Um, can we have access to her phone? It may help us figure out what happened to these kids. Yeah. Anything you need. Thank you.
So what, we're looking at a suicide pact or some sort of accidental overdose.
Found pill fragments during the autopsy-- fatal combination of fentanyl and carfentanil. Carfentanil is literally used to put down elephants. It's 100 times more powerful than fentanyl, which is... 100 times more powerful than heroin. Right. Leads to pretty bad math. You can imagine the effect it had on a 150-pound teenager. Anything else?
The chemical signature of the sample we sent is unsophisticated, powerful. Leads me to believe we're dealing with a DIY chemist. If this stuff is really on the streets, we're gonna be seeing a lot more of this.
Six dead kids with bright futures. Four were already accepted to college. Two were planning to join the Air Force. So somebody help me out with the math because this is not adding up. Elise, tell me about the social media, anything leading us to believe that these kids wanted to die. No--all their posts were completely normal for kids that age. Seemed excited about the future, lots of upbeat posts about high school graduation, the colleges they were accepted to. All right, let's assume this was not a mass suicide, which means it was an accidental overdose. Kelly Moran, anything from their phones?
Yeah, I haven't finished scrubbing all the data yet, but just found this from Meghan Dolan's phone.
Time to party, everybody. Timestamp indicates it was taken 30 minutes before estimated time of death. Come on, Meghan. For the record, I'm not too sure about any of this. You're gonna love it. Here, let me hold your phone. First time for everything, right?
Atta girl. [chuckles]
That kid just signed their death warrant. So who is he?
Tony Hasa, Albanian immigrant. Looks like he's got a sealed juvenile record. Just turned 19 and he already has two collars for felony assault in the Bronx. Four months ago, he was released from court-appointed drug rehab. No current address. And he's not one of the dead kids. So how does a tough kid from the Bronx intersect with these kids from leafy Westchester?
Got this from social media. Hasa works out at the same martial arts gym in Mount Vernon as two of our dead kids. There's the connection, bingo. Okay, so how do we find him?
Last court filing on his cases, he listed Tirana Lounge as a place of employment. It's a bar in the Bronx. It's a good place to start. Let's bring this kid in for questioning.
FBI. Looking for Tony Hasa. Who? Tony Hasa. Never heard of him. We know he works here. Wrong.
Friendly reminder, it's a felony to lie to the FBI. Who's lying?
You wanna try that again?
Same answer. What about you?
I don't know the guy. Okay. Well, when he comes back in, you can let him know that we're looking for him.
It's the kind of place that would just as soon shoot you in the face as pour you a drink. Psst. Hey, yo?
I'm Agent Sula, assigned over at Organized Crime. Are you working a case on these guys?
Look, can't really talk right now, but the kid you're looking for, Tony Hasa, he stays at a basement apartment at 187th. It's 522, halfway up the block. Good seeing you again, Agent Zidan.
You know him?
All right, so Jubal confirmed there is, in fact, Agent Sula assigned to the Organized Crime branch. So hopefully this guy knows what he's talking about.
Tony Hasa, FBI.
Check it out. [knocking] Hey, Tony?
It's open.
Tony?
Tony Hasa?
Wake up.
Tony's dead. It looks like another overdose.
All right, so M.E. confirmed that Tony Hasa died of an overdose. The drugs in his system were the same as the drugs in the other six. So we need to find whoever is selling this poison before more kids, innocent or not, end up on a slab. We recovered Tony Hasa's cell at the scene, so what did that phone tell us? It was activated yesterday morning, so not a lot of data, but there was an interesting text exchange with another burner. Okay, "Tony: I messed up and took a little of your stash. "Some kids died. Burner: What? How?
"Tony: I don't feel good. Please help. "Burner: Boss is gonna to go crazy. "Tony: Sorry. Need help. Burner: Good. See you in hell." Great. Okay. Anything after that?
No, that's it. Okay. So we need to track down the empathetic soul on the other side of that exchange. I'm guessing he's the one dealing the poison. I've been scrubbing security cam footage from across the street of Tony's apartment. So he arrived 39 minutes after the video of him supplying the drugs was recorded.
Opioid swoon.
This kid is struggling. Yeah, he probably took the same pills as the other kid, but he's a user, has a tolerance, was able to make it home before dying. But 20 minutes later, this guy showed up.
Okay.
Fast forward it.
All right, so he was in there for six minutes and did not call for medical attention, and he took something that is likely a key piece of evidence. So who is he?
Bad angle, can't get facial rec. What about the car? The plate?
Plate comes back cold, registered with the same make and model, but was totaled three weeks ago according to DMV. Okay, let's work the cameras from the scene out. Let's find out who this mystery man is. Hey, Organized Crime guys just showed up. Nobody else dies from this poison! Get to work.
The Tirana Lounge is owned by a gangster?
Yeah, a guy named Fabian Shabani, runs an Albanian crime organization. Right hand man is Luhan Hyka. Okay, so you've been working the case against these guys?
Yeah, money laundering. All right. And how do you fit in?
I've been under for three months, posing as an ex-con looking for work. We're in the process of expanding this into a full-blown RICO case. Might be able to wipe out the whole gang, Shabani included. So I need you guys to tread lightly. We have seven dead teenagers. I'm afraid treading lightly is not in the cards.
We will be working with Agent Sula, leveraging his connections. In the meantime, your case is on hold. We've been working on this for months. This operation is very important to the ADIC. He'll back me up on this. Well, I just got off the phone with the ADIC, and he gave me his unequivocal support.
Feel free to call him if you like. You will be working with Agent Zidan and Bell. They're in the conference room.
Good to see you again.
Word is we're working together. You, uh, used my name back there. Do we know each other? No, but you spoke at my high school class once. You talked about what it was like to be a Muslim in the FBI. [scoffs] Hope he didn't put you to sleep. Actually, it was more of an awakening. You made me believe that it was possible to be both a good Muslim and an effective agent. Well, that's good. Make up for the granola bar you ate this morning.
Any talk about Tony Hasa's overdose at the lounge or the dead kids up in Bronxville?
I haven't heard anything specific, but there was definitely a lot of commotion in the back room this morning. Uh, the boss, Shabani, was yelling and screaming at everyone.
Who's this?
This is Dardan Hasa, Tony's uncle. How was he involved in the business?
Drugs. Great. We'll start there. You interact with this guy?
You think you could plant a listening device?
Yeah. He tried to sell me a few guns the other day. I'll tell him I found a buyer. Okay. And if he's there and he lets you in, see if you can get him talking about the drugs. Sounds like a plan. I'll get the listening device. Be about 20 minutes.
Which way is east?
East is that way. [phone buzzes] Join me in prayer? Um, I'm gonna have to make it up, but feel free.
You know, I was figuring with my tech background, they would assign me to cybercrime. When they asked me to penetrate Shabani's crew, jumped at it. It's a good assignment. It's more than that. I hate these bastards. They bully their own people, force them to pay protection money. They tried to do that to my father. He was a tailor, but he refused to pay, so they beat the hell out of him right outside the mosque. I'm sorry to hear that, man.
Taking these guys down will be a joy. And in the process... [speaking Arabic]
Little help?
Means to honor and respect one's parents.
All right, Tiff and Scola are on site. Your wire secure?
Keep it on just in case. I haven't been packing. I don't wanna make Dardan nervous. No, I get it, but there's a reason why we carry, especially in situations like this, so keep it.
"Offensive" is gonna be our safe word. You say that, we'll come running, okay?
Copy that.
What's going on? What are you doing here?
I wanted to talk to you about those guns. I just met a potential buyer.
There's lots of heat on me right now.
This helps take the edge off. This buyer--you know him?
Dealt with him before?
Yeah, he's a good guy.
So what kind of heat?
This moron, Tony, screwed up. He ruined the biggest deal we had in the works. Supposed to go down tomorrow, but...
So what about this buyer of yours?
How do you know him? We--I used to buy coke from him when I was younger. He's a drug dealer?
How much is he willing to pay?
1,500 bucks, all three guns.
What's his name?
John. John what?
See, you're not a good liar, Val. Hey, come on. Dardan, it's me. What are you doing?
This is offensive. Offensive? No. You ain't seen nothing yet. At the door, you said you just met him. Now you're saying you used to deal with him when you were younger. Which one is it?
FBI! Drop the gun!
Dardan left out the back.
I'm in pursuit of the suspect.
Suspect is down. I need an ambulance at 2800 Lorillard Place.
You guys good?
You had a clean shot. Why didn't you take it?
No, I just-- I--I thought I was-- I mean, in my head, I was pulling the trigger, and then-- Okay, well, we got him. Is he gonna die? I don't know.
Just got the warrant for Dardan's van. Here. Go on the other side.
Any dope?
No, but I got piperidinamine and lithium aluminum. Everything's empty. Maggie, that means these guys are making their own drugs. Looks like it.
All right, so based on the empty chemical containers, it appears this crew is making their own pills in mass quantities. Can we track the van that we found the containers in?
We tried, but he disabled the vehicle's GPS. Okay, what about LPRs, cameras in and around Dardan's apartment?
Tried that too. No luck. Hey, suspect is in surgery, prognosis is unclear, which means if he pulls through, Val is burned as an undercover. So for now, let's not tell Dardan's family what's going on and buy ourselves a little more time. We need Val to plant a bug on Shabani. Is Val gonna be okay?
Didn't exactly go smooth at Dardan's. OA talked to him. He thinks he's gonna be fine. All right, well, we've gotta find out when and where that drop is happening, and he is our best shot. Yep.
Okay. Button cam is working. How are you feeling? Yeah. Yeah, I'm good. Okay.
Omar, is there any chance Dardan's mother and father can see him while he's in the hospital?
Eventually, but he is making and selling drugs that are responsible for killing seven kids. Okay, so let's not waste our energy worrying about him too much. It's not about him. It's about his mother and father. I've met them. They're not involved with Shabani. They're practicing Muslims like us. I get it. But we gotta focus on this right now. This is the device. It's a key fob with a detachable piece. You pull this out and plant it, and we're good to go, sound and picture. Got it? Yeah. I'm good. You sure these guys talk business in the back room?
Boss is always in there working. There's always a lot of people coming and going.
Okay. Let's do it.
Hey, so I've got something I wanna run by Shabani. You think it's okay if I go back there?
What do you mean?
I've got some friends, Dominicans. They're looking at getting into the fentanyl business. If I were you, I'd keep my mouth shut and bring the boss's lunch when it gets here. Don't press it, Val. Take the man his lunch, anything that gets you in that back room. Fine. I'll serve his lunch on a silver platter, shine his shoes while I'm at it. Smart boy. I'm thirsty. And you know it's bad luck for Albanians to drink alone. So...
What's wrong?
Drink. Take the drink, Val. What's he doing?
Take the damn drink. Yo, somebody order food?
Is it that big of a deal to drink?
I mean, I've seen you have a cocktail or two, undercover or not. If you are really devout, yes. I was that way when I first started. Yeah, but you were working undercover with radical jihadis, not gangsters. There's this concept in Islam called "al-darurah." And it allows you to make exceptions to the doctrine in cases of necessity or extreme need. Okay, so you basically have a blanket get-out-of-jail-free card. No, but I use it to balance my work and faith, and Val is gonna need to reconcile that if he's gonna be an effective agent. Honestly, Organized Crime should've checked this kid's level of devotion before putting him under.
Hey!
What's up?
No phones back there. Oh. Got it.
I always had that other kid check to make sure the owner's brother isn't cooking. He's awful. Yeah. Crazy what happened to Tony, right?
Who?
Don't push, Val.
Don't forget to put the peppers on the sandwich.
Right there, behind the plant near the entrance. Hey, kid, make sure-- [bug clatters] What is that?
Just my car key. When you're done, go get me some more coffee, Italian place down the block. Yeah, sure.
Oh, hey, kid-- hey, make sure to tell them--
Tell them the coffee's for me, okay?
Yeah, will do. They know how I like it. Yes, sir.
We are up on the bug. Good work. Thanks. My heart's still pounding. Yeah, I bet. But listen, Val, when it comes to something like taking a drink, sometimes it's better to play the part, stay in character. I don't drink alcohol. Val, this isn't a training exercise. Okay?
One misstep's gonna get you killed. I'll do whatever I can to help the team, but my faith-- I don't screw around with that. I get that, okay? I do. I thought when I first started I could follow all the rules too, but-- The rules?
You know what I mean. They're not rules. It's the word of God and the Prophet, peace be upon me.
What I am saying is that the bullets in these guns are real. So sometimes you might need to give yourself a break, okay, adjust to reality. You mean surrender?
I mean adjust.
Get your head in the game. Get back out there. Go.
Jubal, what's up?
Hey, so we've been monitoring the bug. Okay. And? And there's gonna be a meeting with the Latin Kings in about two hours. Okay. It's probably our buyer. That's good news, right?
It is, but it's not happening at Shabani's office. It's happening in the apartment above the bar. So you need us to plant another bug?
Well, according to real estate records, it's owned by Shabani, but according to utility records, somebody else lives there, an imam from a local mosque. An imam? - Yeah, and he seems legit. Leaves early, comes home late. Spends most of his time at his mosque on Webster Avenue. And we really feel comfortable bugging an imam's apartment?
No, unless Shabani is using that apartment for illicit meetings. If the imam comes home, we will deactivate the device. It's not an ideal situation, but we've gotta take a swing.
I told them I was putting money in the meter, so I can't be too long. Okay. What do you know about the apartment upstairs being used for meetings?
The imam's place? Mm-hmm. Look, we heard on the wire that Shabani uses that place to speak with the Latin Kings. So we need you to go up there and plant another camera. In the imam's apartment? Yes. Odds are high that they're gonna be discussing that major drug deal that Dardan mentioned.
Can we find another way?
No. We don't have time to find another way. So nothing else matters? You just make the case?
No, Val, what matters is the parents that we talked to this morning whose 17-year-old daughter is lying in a morgue, her future vaporized by the poison that Shabani is making and peddling, okay?
That's what matters. Still, I can't do it. This is the FBI, man. You can't pick and choose the orders you wanna follow. What I mean is, I literally can't do it.
I barely made it through surreptitious entry training. I bet I won't even be able to make it through the apartment's door. Hmm. Whatever. I'll do it. You just need to get me inside, okay?
Hyka. Go get everything ready for the meeting upstairs. You got it. OA, Shabani's sending Hyka your way. I need more time.
Val, you gotta slow him down.
Hyka, hey. Hey. Hold on. I wanna run something by you about these Dominicans I was telling you about. They're major players. And they have distributions up and down the East Coast out to Chicago.
I got it. I'm in. Hurry.
You know, but they hate having to count on the Mexicans for supply. You know, they don't like the prices they're getting.
OA, you gotta hurry up. Bottom line is, these guys can buy as much as we can make. Stop talking now. How do you know what we make or don't make?
Blame Tony. Look, I don't wanna speak ill of the dead, but Tony told me. Get lost.
OA, Hyka's coming towards you. I need more time.
[whispering] Stall him. Hyka? What now? Just, you know, if you need any help up there... Just go back to the damn bar.
Okay. Here we go.
Can we get facial rec on these guys?
Yes, sir. Pulling it up now. Come on, come on, come on. Olive jacket is Oscar Diaz, senior member of the Latin Kings. And the orange jacket is... Juan Ruiz, another documented member of the Latin Kings. Okay. They're heading inside. Ian, can you throw up the feed from inside the imam's apartment?
Yes. Feed is good. There you go. Welcome. - Thank you.
Hold on.
Oh, no. OA, it's the imam. He's coming back.
OA, you need to get out there and divert the imam. We cannot let him go into his apartment. Copy that.
Imam. Salaam alaikum. - Do I know you? Uh, no, but I've worshipped at your mosque a few times. Oh, I see. Well, nice to see you again. I was hoping that I could speak to you about a spiritual issue that I've been having. Well, just give me a moment. I forgot to take my blood pressure pill. I'll grab it in my apartment. I'll be right back. OA, the meeting's not over. You gotta keep him on the street. Okay, another time then. You're busy, and I have to go to work. Tell me about your issue. Who cares if I have a stroke? [chuckles] Okay. Thank you. I appreciate that. I'm sticking at 60/40. On a retail level, we assume most of the risk. So I need this to be a true partnership. I can't move off of 50/50, so I don't know why you're wasting my time. You got balls. I like that. 50/50 it is. Good. Have the money ready by 6:00. We'll text you the location. We'll see you in about an hour. If your lifestyle violates the teachings of the Quran, you already know what my answer will be. There has to be something. There has to be some latitude somewhere. To new friends. [speaks language] Salud. - Salud.
All right, OA, meeting's over. You gotta get off the street now. Your life must reflect your faith. You can't pick and choose when to be a good Muslim. Okay, but what about al-darurah? Well, I worry when a follower tries to use it casually. Our faith is not a system to be gamed for convenience. OA, they're coming out now. You gotta get off the street.
Okay. Thank you. I have to go, um, but I'm gonna come to prayer service this Friday. Okay. Good. [speaking Arabic]
Hey, Shabani's on the move. Do we have eyes?
We've got a soft tail on Shabani. OA and Maggie, Tiff and Scola are trailing. Yeah, and SWAT is ready to deploy. Shabani just crossed into Hunts Point, then he stopped. He stopped? Okay. What's there?
Location's coming back as Abel Store-It. What do we know about this place? Property records show its owner is a cousin of Shabani. All right, they told Diaz the meeting was at 6:00. That's less than an hour from now. All right, we've got a solid case against Ruiz and Diaz. We cannot risk this stuff getting out into the world. Take them down.
Maggie, those are the same buckets from Dardan's house. Yep.
All right, guys, we need to clear the employees. Secure the truck. Let's go.
Get out of the warehouse! Go! Get out.
FBI, freeze!
Shabani's on the run. Hey! Don't move. Go, go, go.
Hey, Jubal, we found the lab. Roll Hazmat. These burners are still on. Don't you wanna wait for Hazmat?
This place goes, whole neighborhood's going with it. Scola?
OA, are you okay? Yeah.
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