Breakout Kings Episode 2.02 Round Two

At Shawangunk Maximum Security Prison in Ulster County, NY, Pat Duffy and Brody Ardell work in the kitchen serving chow. They keep an eye on the guards in the dining area. Victor Mannion, in line for food, gets the signal. He quickly walks over to a side door and is let into the kitchen by Pat.

It's clear that Victor is in charge. Pat and Brody grab opposite ends of an industrial steel sink and lift it away from the wall revealing a two-foot by two-foot hole in the wall.

Pat climbs in and disappears into the darkness with Brody following close behind. Victor steps to a kitchen con, hands him a $100 bill, then climbs in. The kitchen con grabs the sink and places it back against the wall.

In almost total darkness, Pat, Brody, and Victor hustle through a century-old basement with earthen walls. Victor's hand hits a small metal rod barely sticking out of the wall, the tip painted red. He works the rod, moving it back and forth to create a hole big enough for his hands to fit inside. He scoops out dirt, revealing a tunnel.

Pat, increasingly anxious, stares at the small opening. Finally, he tells Victor that he can't do it because the hole's too small. Pat turns to head back, but Victor is immediately on top of him. Victor chokes the life out of him, then tosses his body to the ground. Brody and Victor climb into the hole and onto a sled connected to the outside by cables. Victor pulls a string. At the end of the string, far off in an abandoned house, a bell rings alerting two large men who begin to draw the steel cable up. Brody and Victor appear shortly after. They change to civilian clothes, jump into a truck, and drive away as prison alarms begin to sound and cop cars speed by them.

Ray, carrying a box of his things, signs the release papers from the halfway house. As he walks towards the door, he's stopped by one of the residents, who bets that he'll be back in three months. Ray walks up to the resident, grins, gives him a slightly-more-than-polite slap on the cheek, and tells him no way.

Shea, Lloyd, and Erica walk hesitantly into the bullpen. With Charlie gone, they're not sure what to expect. Ray, in the same boat as the cons, introduces them to Edmunds, a psychologist from the Marshals. Ray tells the cons that since they refused to speak to a prison counselor at Maybelle, they'll have to talk to the one assigned by the Marshals. Shea refuses, but Ray lets them know it's not optional. As a kind of compromise, he recruits Lloyd to do the counseling. None of the cons are thrilled.

As Ray briefs them on their latest case, he notices that Erica isn't listening. Visibly upset, she expresses her frustration with the fact that they can't go after Charlie's killer. As she struggles to hold back tears, Ray tells her to take a couple of minutes and get changed. She leaves and he and Julianne continue debriefing Lloyd and Shea on the case, telling them that Victor is the head of the Mole Hill Crew, a large heist team who stole nine million dollars from a Marine base.

Outside the bullpen, Erica is on the phone with her daughter. Pete, the Breakout Kings' new neighbor, leans out from his office with phone in hand to ask her to keep it down. Erica is not pleased. As soon as they finish their calls, Erica, overwhelmed, starts yelling at Pete. As she unloads her pent-up anger and fear, it all hits her and she starts to cry. This catches Pete off guard. All apologies, he invites her into his office, asking if there's anything he can do, and offers her Scotch. Although she appreciates the gesture, she knows better and tells him maybe next time. Pete smiles and turns back to his work as Erica heads out the door.

Victor is filling up the truck at a gas station when he notices a man across the street on his cell phone. He tells Brody that the man is calling them in. Brody tells Victor not to be so paranoid, but Victor isn't listening. He walks over to the man on the phone and tears it away from his ear. He throws a powerful right hook, knocking the man down, then brutally stomps on his head until he's dead. By the time Brody arrives to stop him, it's too late. Victor dusts himself off, and walks away. Brody, standing over the dead man's body, takes out his own cell phone and tosses it on the ground a few feet away.

Julianne, Lloyd, and Shea sit at their desks, reviewing the files. Lloyd tries to have a serious conversation with Shea about Charlie, but Shea isn't having it. He tells Lloyd that he's not happy about Charlie's death, but he's seen a lot of people die in his life. He tells Lloyd to check him off the list and leave him alone. Lloyd backs off.

Erica stands in the coffee nook, looking down and slowly stirring her coffee when Ray walks in. Ray tells her that he needs a heavy hitter he can count on, and if she steps up and does her part, he'll remember that.

The team arrives at the gas station where Victor killed the civilian. Police swarm the crime scene. Erica and Lloyd walk up to the body while Ray and Shea hang back, looking for witnesses. FBI Agents Maruca and Rooney arrive on the scene and approach Ray. Maruca flashes her badge and tells him that she can't discuss confidential government affairs in front of a convict. This ticks off Shea. Agent Rooney notices and flashes his Taser gun, asking Shea if he has a problem. Ray tells Shea to head to the car.

Over by the body, Lloyd finds the cell phone that Brody "dropped." Both he and Erica examine it, looking for any sort of clues. Lloyd tells Erica that they should talk about Charlie. Erica tells him to just tell Ray that they had a conversation and that she's fine.

Meanwhile, Shea's argument with Agent Rooney is getting out of hand. Lloyd steps up to ask what's going on and Rooney spins around a tases him. Lloyd falls to the ground, twitching violently. Ray steps to the Agents, sternly asking why they're there. Maruca holds up a photo of Brody in a sharp suit and tells the team that he is actually an undercover federal agent.

Maruca says that Brody went undercover to get information about the Marine heist. He infiltrated Victor Mannion's crew, but prosecutors trumped up gun charges against Victor and put him in prison. The FBI then constructed a fake larceny case against Brody in order to keep him close to Victor. Maruca tells the team that they haven't heard from Brody since the escape. Shea shakes his head and laughs, saying, with $9 million on the line, they probably won't be hearing from him again.

The team enters the bullpen to find Julianne shoving four large desks together to make a huge rectangle. She points to her handiwork and tells the team that they're looking for a pile of cash - all small bills - about the size of the desk formation. Shea comments that the criminals really hit the jackpot. Small bills means they don't even have to launder the money. Lloyd hands Julianne the cell phone to investigate. She takes a look and discovers that Brody sent himself a text message about meeting at a port in Delaware.

Lloyd notices Ray's box of belongings and realizes that he still hasn't moved into Charlie's office. He heads to the coffee nook where Ray is sitting and tells him that it's OK to move into Charlie's office. Before Ray can respond, Julianne walks in and tells them that Agent Maruca is on the phone. Brody has finally made contact. They're heading to Harbor Bridge Marina.

Ray paces back and forth on the marina, clearly frustrated. There's no sign of Victor or Brody. Shea stands nearby with a smug look on his face, certain that the misdirection is proof that the undercover agent has gone rogue. Ray, frustrated, gets in Shea's face, but Erica steps in before things get serious. The FBI agents arrive, asking if they've seen or heard anything. Ray admits they haven't, and asks if Brody had an OSW - an Officer Safety Word - that he could slip into a communication to indicate that he's in trouble. Maruca tells them that his OSW is "sunset," but he has yet to use it. Ray suggests that it might be time for them to start looking for a dirty cop.

Victor and Brody, sweating profusely, dig an enormous hole. They strike metal and flip over a heavy lid, revealing the nine million dollar stash. Victor tells Brody that as soon as the plane lands, he'll get his half of the money.

Erica and Lloyd arrive at Brody's house. Erica steps into a puddle where a garden hose lies, still spewing water. Lloyd tells her that the mail in the mailbox is three days old. Something's not right. They enter the house and find the place empty, and the bathroom door off the hinges. In the bathroom they find the word "SUNSET" written in marker at the bottom of the door. They realize it was written by his wife.

Julianne tracks an order for digging equipment to a farm in New Jersey, so Ray and Shea head out to investigate. They arrive and find the place deserted. No cars. Nothing. They enter the barn, but all they find is a note that says, "If you're reading this, you're a dumb cop."

Meanwhile, Victor drives up to the gate of Manor Knoll Airfield. From the passenger seat, Brody eyes the guard. Victor tells Brody that if he even thinks about saying anything, he'll have his son's feet cut off in front of his wife.

Lloyd and Erica, on the phone with Ray, tell him that Victor's team has Brody's son and wife. They're now dealing with an escaped con and a hostage situation. Erica walks to the end of the driveway and examines some tire marks. She looks to the end of the street and sees a gas station.

Julianne, now reviewing the security footage from the gas station, tells the team that from the video she can see a woman sitting with a small child on her lap in the back seat of a red Camry. She tracks the car via an ATM camera at a nearby bank, and a red light camera near a subdivision five miles away. The car went in, but it's yet to come out.

Erica, back on the phone with Ray, tells him that she needs a weapon if she's going to go into the subdivision looking for the hostages. Ray hesitates, but realizing she's right, decides to takes a chance and reveals where he hides his personal gun in the SUV. Erica grabs the gun and hands Lloyd a Taser.

Back at the airfield, Victor and Brody prepare to move the cash from the van. Victor hands Brody a gun and tells him to use it if any of the guards try to stop them. Just in case Brody is considering taking a shot at Victor, he reminds the agent that his men are waiting for Victor to call at pre-arranged times. Should he miss a call, Brody's family is dead.Erica and Lloyd pull to a stop when they see the red Camry in the driveway of a house. Lloyd tells Erica that he's going to distract the guys inside and instructs her to wait for his safe word - Shabba. Inside the house, Brody's wife, legs bound together by duct tape, holds her son on her lap. Suddenly, loud music blares from the front of the house. One of the captors looks out the window to see a shirtless Lloyd, blasting a radio while sunbathing at the house across the street. One of the captors decides to put an end to the noise. He crosses the street and confronts Lloyd, who immediately begins yelling "Shabba." Thoroughly confused, the bad guy doesn't notice Erica until it's too late. She pistol whips him from behind and zip ties his arms and legs together.

Now inside the house, Erica peers into the living room and sees Brody's wife and son, but no bad guy. She motions to them not to make a sound, but before she can investigate further, the other captor steps in behind her and puts a gun to her back. She tells him they have the place surrounded, but he's not buying it. Suddenly, he lets out a guttural screech and flops to the ground, dropping his gun. Lloyd stands behind him, Taser in hand. The captor gives in and tells Lloyd and Erica where to find Victor and Brody.

At the airfield, Ray and Shea approach a small plane. As they near the plane entrance, Brody emerges from behind them, gun drawn. He tells them that he won't trust anything they say until he knows his wife and son are safe. Ray's cell phone rings, but Brody yells at him not to reach for it. Fed up with the back and forth, Shea finally grabs the cell and puts it on speaker, telling Erica to put Brody's wife on the phone. She cries out that she and the child are OK. Victor hears this and knows what's about to happen. He goes for his gun, but Brody spins and fires a round into Victor's chest. Victor falls.

The team sits in the bullpen, tired and stunned from the last couple of days. Ray notices that Julianne has moved his things into Charlie's office. He asks Lloyd if he talked to everybody. Lloyd says yes, but admits that nobody talked back. Erica accuses him of being pretty critical considering he didn't have to talk to anyone. Lloyd responds that he didn't talk to anyone because no one asked him to.

The team takes a moment and realizes it's true. No one thought to ask Lloyd if he wanted to talk. Julianne recovers first, and asks him how he's dealing with Charlie's death. He reveals that he feels guilty. He thinks that, had he done his job properly ten years ago, Damien would be locked up tight and Charlie would still be alive.

Shea steps up and tells the team that they shouldn't be mourning Charlie, but celebrating him. Erica has an idea, so she heads down to Pete's office. She knocks, lets herself in, and tells Pete she needs booze. She lets him know she'll owe him, so he lets her grab whatever she wants. As she leaves, bottle and shot glasses in hand, she tells him that she looks forward to returning the favor.

Back in the bullpen, the Kings lift their glasses as Shea says a few words. "To Charlie, a good man gone too soon."

As the cons get back into their uniforms, Ray heads into his new office and opens a drawer. Inside is a picture of Charlie - his academy picture, young with the world at his feet. Ray sets the picture on the desk. He walks outside, grabs the bottle of whisky, and pours another shot. He walks out of the office, leaving the full shot glass next to the photo of Charlie.