- As the Raynard Waits matter escalates, Deputy Chief Irving sidelines Bosch. The detective turns his focus to unraveling the mystery of the bones case - until he becomes ensnared in a dangerous game of cat and mouse.
- At the station Harry Bosch organizes a manhunt for a broken nose man. Sgt Mankiewicz shows up, the pickup and murdered driver have been found. Bosch tells the Sgt Waits has Detective Moore's badge and gun.
Raynard Waits applies makeup to hide his broken nose.
Irving has a telecon with his Chief to update on Waits. They agree no Feds to be called but a Task Force to be set up. On hanging up Irving mutters an epithet.
Waits sneaks into a house and surprises a near-sighted woman. His mother calls him "David" and asks how his trip was. He tells her he wants to stay with her for the holidays. She is happy, he takes her glasses and goes to make dinner.
Det. Moore is in ICU. Bosch arrives and relieves Det. Johnson on bedwatch. In the morning he meets Irving in the parking lot. Bosch is being taken off the manhunt, Capt Pounds will lead the Fugitve Task Force. The DA has blamed the police so Bosch must prove Waits did not kill Arthur Delacroix.
At the station Harry runs into Johnson and his new partner, Kiz Ryder, both are on the new Task Force. On TV, Irving announces the Task Force, Sgt Mankiewicz mentions Christine Waters is waiting. She asks Bosch if Waits killed her son. Bosch says Arthur was abused for years, the random killing confession doesn't match. Filled with regret, the woman is sad, Harry suggests she go to see Sheila, but Waters says it is too late.
Waits' mother can't find her glasses, Raynard prepares her lupus meds but says he has to go out to wash windows, his busy season.
Jerry and Harry arrive at a trailer park, they interview Sam Delacroix. They show an old photo of Arthur and his friends, Sam didn't think much of the kids, the oldest was a kid called Stokes. Bosch asks why there was no police report filed. Denying at first, Delacroix breaks down, cries and admits to killing Arthur. The cops tell him they are going to Hollywood.
Waits builds an underground room, shoring the walls and ceiling with wood, he turns off the radio APB message.
In the car Delacroix starts to vomit and pukes in the backseat. Harry says it is Jerry's turn to clean up and walks away cheerfully.
Sgt Washington arrives at Irving's office. He reports Det Bosch convinced the partner not to file a report on George Irving. Not happy, Deputy Chief Irving calls for his car.
At Hollywood Station Bosch and Edgar interview a coffee'd up Sam Delacroix. He takes them through that day but is fuzzy on details. He says he struck the boy in the car for wearing a dirty tshirt, in a brief moment of rage. He can't recall which Canyon but says he carried the body up the hill and buried Arthur like an animal. Then sheds a tear.
Later Harry tells Lt Billets he doubts the story, it would be too hard for a drunk to carry a body to that location. Jerry says he will get a dummy from SID to investigate further. Harry says he will go see Sheila Delacroix.
In the evening he pulls up at the house with Jerry. Sheila doesn't believe it as she says Sam, her father, never beat them as kids. The mother, Christine Watters, story is at odds with this.
Irving visits his son at his apartment. He tells George he won't pull strings but he is lucky someone stopped Pierce from filing a complaint. He advises his son to take the Command Route and come off the streets.
Harry goes to Venice and Julia's house. After sex, he tells her he has to go to see his daughter in Las Vegas. Brasher wonders about the ex-wife, a former FBI Profiler turned Pro Gambler.
Jerry Edgar stumbles carrying a dummy up the hill. He decides Delacroix could not have done it either.
Raynard's mother is upset she can't find her glasses. A TV report comes on, he turns it off. She calls him "David" and says the fugitive was a menace. Once again Waits has to rush out, to do shopping.
Bosch shops at a convenience store. He remembers Delacroix had a cat to take care of and goes to the Trailer Park. The mobile home door is ajar, Bosch pulls his gun and sneaks in. It is Sheila, also there for the cat. He sends her away then searches the bedroom. A locked drawer is opened, a false bottom found, and an old envelope with Polaroids of a young girl in a pedophilic relationship.
Waits does his skin coloured makep again, his phone buzzes but he ignores the call from his mother. Driving at night he cruises gay hustlers. He picks up a young man and takes him to the Harvard House Motel. The pickup begins to undress, fondles Raynard, who then strangles the prostitute. The TV shows a photo of Waits.
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