| “ | You are a captain, and a subordinate officer, and you will remember that when addressing me. Do I make myself clear, Captain? | ” |
— Brenda Leigh Johnson | ||
Gabriel is involved in a shootout with a murder suspect, setting off an internal investigation headed by Sharon Raydor of the Force Investigation Division.
The Victim[]
- Howard Parsol, a Jewish man.
The Suspects[]
- Eric Whitner - boy shot by Sergeant Gabriel
- Billy Roth - identified by six persons as the shooter
Evidence[]
- "You care more about some dead Arab than my son." Says Eric's father to Brenda. This prompts Brenda to look more into Eric's life as she is thinking that the shooting may be race related (a hate crime).
- Wadcutters found at the crime scene in a tree as well as Billy's neighbor's fence.
Closing the Case[]
- At the hospital, they learn that the Roths have gone to Omaha. Also, six witnesses at the scene ID'd Billy Roth from a photo array. Ricardo Ramos arrives. Brenda has a timing problem. Ramos wants his story now, Raydor files her report tomorrow and they won't have Billy Roth in custody for at least 48 hours. She'll have to get what she needs from Eric. But his parents and lawyer are back outside the door. Brenda looks at Ramos. A minute later, he walks down the hall and tells Eric's parents he wants to tell their story. They go with him.
- Brenda goes in the room, saying she talked to Billy and he told her they were just going to hassle the guy, but Eric had other ideas. Brenda pulls out the murder weapon and lays things out for him, saying she has him for homicide. She reads him his rights. In a panic to explain, he waives them. He didn't know about the gun. They were just going to kick the guys a-- and steal his money because he's Muslim and "we're at war with Muslims." He says they ran and when he heard Gabriel he stopped and was turning around and raising his hands, but Billy was behind him and he fired at Gabriel. Twice.
- He says again that no one was supposed to get hurt, and now look at him. For his information, Brenda tells him, the "Arab" they killed wasn't Arab, or a Muslim. He was an American citizen and he was Jewish. She's leaving when his parents come back in. The dad accuses her of accosting their son, but she corrects him. She's arresting him for murder one.
Brenda's Story[]
- Brenda finds herself up against a pretty tough colleague in the form of Capt. Sharon Raydor when Sgt. Gabriel is investigated over a shooting incident. Brenda does not only want to prove Gabriel innocent but also wants to investigate the news vendor's murder, which she believes may have been racially motivated. Meanwhile, Brenda may have a very hard decision to make about her cat who is slowly dying. It is suffering from kidney failure.
Guest Cast[]
Locations[]
Episode Notes[]
Trivia[]
- The first appearance of Captain Sharon Raydor, who will eventually take over Major Crimes after Brenda Leigh Johnson's departure.
- Chief Johnson refers to Kitty as her "little girl". It is the sole occasion whereby she acknowledges her gender.
- The cat that played 'Kitty' was diagnosed with a serious kidney condition. Rather than replace the cat, it was decided to write the illness into the story. The real cat died shortly after this episode was filmed.