Aquarius Episode 1.11 (Please Let Me Love You And) It Won't be Wrong

Elliot Hillman is back at the spiral staircase house, and this time he's brought a film crew to make a documentary about Charlie and his music - it's bigger than just songs, it's a philosophy. Feasting on the flattery, Charlie looks to take every advantage, quickly freeing Hillman from his expensive watch - a trade for some words of wisdom. Sadie's eager to take her turn being interviewed for the camera, but Charlie wants to know more about what happened when she went to the police station to get Emma. "They said Emma wasn't there," Sadie stonewalls, but Charlie doesn't believe her, and sends her to the back of the interview line. In the meantime, Katie spends a lot of time with the film crew, claiming Charlie is Jesus, but he's been in a dark place lately, ever since Cherry left... Concerned for Emma, Hillman asks Charlie about her whereabouts on film, but Charlie claims he doesn't know and he's not worried. Who needs a cherry when his world is filled with peaches?

Down at the precinct, Shafe sets Charmain to researching uses of formaldehyde in Los Angeles. Just then Burke comes in with one of Lucille Gladner's dancers Rachel, busted for marijuana possession. Rachel has information to trade: she saw a bunch of bikers who work for Lucille, including Roy, load Jimmy Butano's corpse into a grey hearse. The license plate starts with A5. Thus the formaldehyde Shafe has Charmain searching for is likely from a funeral parlor, so now she needs to start looking for this particular hearse. On the way out after work, Hodiak runs into Rachel crying on the steps. Lucille is everywhere and she's a bloodhound, so now where's Rachel gonna go? She goes home with Hodiak, who offers her the bedroom, explaining he'll sleep on the couch. It's not too long before Rachel's on the couch on top of him, forcing a seduction. Hodiak insists they've both had enough fun for one day. Underneath it all, Rachel's just a nice Jewish girl, and he's just a nice half-Jewish guy. "Friends," Hodiak says as they drift off in each other's arms.

The next day, Shafe wonders whether their gay movie star Raymond Novo was killed by the same guy who killed Chris Wagner, the guy he met while doing recon at the gay bar. Their cases seem way too similar. In fact, Shafe has compiled a stack of files of similar unsolved violent home invasion cases - and he's found a guy who survived one of these home invasions, Francis Day Murray, Superior Court judge, who once found Hodiak in contempt. Shafe calls Lee, the bartender from the gay bar, down to the station so he can ask about Chris Wagner, and identify Murray while Hodiak questions him in Priore's office. Lee knows Murray never came into the bar, but he used to troll the neighborhood in his Jaguar, picking up guys. Of course, Judge Murray is infuriated when Hodiak suggests he picked up his killer and brought him home for a three-way with his wife Lillian. But Hodiak eventually talks him into confessing Lillian's killer is a Hispanic man in his 20s with a recent appendectomy scar.

Late that night, Hodiak returns home to find Rachel and five of her so-called friends stoned out of their minds on Turkish hashish. After kicking everyone out, Hodiak tells Rachel to start acting as smart as she is - otherwise Los Angeles will rape her and stab her and disappear her for good. Rachel is a case he doesn't want to land. When he suggests she go back to work, Rachel asks him to punch her, so she has a plausible excuse for missing work for so long. Hodiak promises to think of an alternative plan.

The next morning, Cutler approaches an already hung-over Priore with an irresistibly special bottle of whiskey. Pretty soon, Priore is as drunk as he was last night, while Cutler dumps all his shots into a potted plant. That's when Captain Dunne knocks on the office door for an impromptu visit... could Cutler have set Priore up? Meanwhile, Hodiak escorts Rachel to Lucille Gladner's office. After a passionate kiss for Lucille's benefit, Hodiak explains Rachel is now his girlfriend, and he'll be keeping an eye on her. Then he returns home to find Walt and Opal waiting for him. "What did the reporter say?" Walt wants to know, crestfallen to learn the deal to publish his proof of the bombing of Cambodia is off. Opal pleads with Walt to stay patient so Hodiak can work out a deal. Wheels turning, Hodiak finally pays a call on Louise Mitchell, aka Lois Miller, merely to confirm her identity. After praying on it, Hodiak arms himself with Louise's file and makes his way to the Karn mansion, where Grace apologizes. She's no longer confused about their relationship. But Grace isn't the Karn Hodiak came to see. He wants to make a deal with Ken, granting Walt immunity. Based on their history - and Hodiak's affair with Grace - Ken thinks the idea is ridiculous, but when Hodiak starts talking about Manson's missing prostitute, and his knowledge of the whereabouts of witness Louise Mitchell, Karn quiets down. If Karn will help Walt, Hodiak will sell the last shred of his soul and never, ever speak to Louise Mitchell, thus killing any potential investigation into the dead prostitute. As Grace's eyes fill with tears, the two men shake on their deal.

Charlie tasks Roy with doing a little detective work, sizing up what really happened between Emma and Sadie. But Sadie is a sphinx, revealing nothing. That night, Manson finds Sadie off by herself, and demands to know what she did to Cherry. He knows she's lying. When Sadie insists that everything she does is for him, he punches her, but she keeps on, earning another punch in the head. Charlie drags her through the dirt and delivers a few more good hits, but Sadie laughs, prepared to meet her fate at Charlie's hands, which are around her neck. "I love you," she says, as he head butts her. Knowing Sadie turned Emma in to the cops, he orders her to pray to cleanse her soul. Sadie does, which is when Charlie realizes that Hillman and his crew have been filming the whole time. Hillman tries to make off with his film, but Charlie's not having it. Camera smashed, movie over.

The next day, Karn calls Hodiak at the station. He's got a guy named Charles Halpern who will put Hodiak in touch with someone to negotiate Walt's case; it's the best Karn will do, and now they're even. Ken hangs up to discover Grace has been eavesdropping. "I saved the man you love. You're welcome," Karn says to her. So is what happened seven years ago really over, Grace wants to know. If the answer is yes, then it's time for a fresh start - and a brief kiss on the lips. Meanwhile, Hodiak gets truly hammered at work. He's so devastated that he hurls a bottle of whiskey at the locker room wall, which brings Shafe running. An drunken Hodiak is a mean Hodiak, so when Shafe tries to help, Hodiak gets nasty, then punches Shafe in the face. Shafe punches him one better, then heads out - he's done.

Late that night, there's a knock on Ken Karn's door. A bloody, crying Banyin is on the other side. "I need your help," he begs. "It happened again."