The young officer nodded firmly his earlier uncertainty replaced by determination I'll tell you everything it's time someone did the right thing in this department. As the others filed out Darius remained by the window watching the scene Below in just hours his wrongful arrest had triggered an avalanche. That was burying Decades of corruption but he knew this was just the beginning Somewhere Out There powerful people were making calls destroying evidence preparing. Their defenses the real fight was still to come Jordan joined him at the window you okay brother better than okay. Darius replied for the first time since I was pulled over I feel like something good might come from all.
This something good Jordan agreed watching another corrupt officer being led away and something big by the time we're done. The whole broken system will be exposed below them agent Mitchell was organizing teams for the next phase of the investigation. The Small Town Police Station had become Ground Zero for a corruption probe that would shake the foundations of America's justice system and it all started with one traffic stop. On a quiet afternoon in Mill Creek night had fallen over Mill Creek police station but inside the fluorescent lights burned bright. As ever da William Clayton sat alone in his office surrounded by the ruins of his carefully constructed life his fingers trembled.
As he dialed a number he'd been warned to use only in emergencies we have a situation he whispered into the phone they're not just looking at the arrests anymore. They found the offshore accounts the voice on the other end was cold controlled handle it you don't understand Clayton hissed sweat beating on his forehead. The Attorney General himself is here they're pulling files going back years my assistant is already talking to the feds a pause then your assistant knows about the records Lisa. Handles all the paperwork she knows she knows everything then you know what needs to be done clean house William quickly. The line went dead Clayton stared at his phone understanding the implications down the hall his assistant Lisa Parker was still talking to federal agents unaware of the order just.
Given in another part of the station Sheriff Reynolds was reaching his Breaking Point Special Agent Mitchell had been questioning him for hours laying out evidence of years of corruption. Let's talk about Marcus Wright Mitchell said sliding a photograph across the table successful black business owner passing through Mill Creek last year arrested on drug charges died in custody. Officially ruled a suicide reynolds's face went Ash white I don't I can't can't what Sheriff can't explain why the autopsy photos don't match. The official report can't justify why the security cameras malfunctioned during his death or can't live with what you helped cover up. Before Reynolds could respond an urgent knock interrupted them an FBI agent entered his expression Grim we just intercepted a call from the station's landline someone contacted a burn phone.