- you must be fusco. detective dez franklin, i.d. theft squad. - jordan hester, she's our vic. - a man stealing a woman's identity--that's a new one. - yeah, apparently, it's been going on for about a year now. - a year? so we're not talking about a shopping spree at best buy. he's using her i.d. as a cover for criminal activity, right? - we think he's cooking e. - seriously? - why do you find that so strange? - this case last year. suspect claimed he was innocent all the way through trial, said somebody stole his identity. - no one believed him? - my unit catches upwards of 100 new complaints every day. can't bring us in every time somebody says he didn't do it. - what was the charge? - manufacture with intent. making ecstasy. kyle morrison. i'm pretty sure he's still locked up. - i'll take this. - that's my cue. i'm detective franklin. i'd like to talk to you about a string of credit card thefts. we already know about the scanner you keep under your apron. [phone rings] - nypd homicide. - yes, it's detective fusco. i'm looking for

- i care about hr, fusco, not the money. what you do with it is your business. - ah. [phone beeps] [car door opens] - hey, dad. - hey, buddy. what do you say i take you after practice, get you some new gear? - really? - yeah, why not? - these pictures you sent over look suspiciously like the ones from our automated license plate readers. did you take one off my car? - well, no... not your car. - i'll pretend i didn't hear that. anyway, the plate belongs to a '95 gray chevrolet van, registered to the 72-year-old transit authority administrator. - a 72-year-old that's casing an armored car? - that's why i dug a little deeper. apparently the owner's nephew, frank lowell, was paroled two months ago. busted back in '05 for armed robbery, along with buddy, mick norton, released last year. i just sent the photos to you. you might need help with these two. - i got it covered. - hey, did you catch up on your beauty sleep, sunshine? - not so much. i had a nightmare i was working with a bunch of clowns. - [laughs] yeah, well, that's tommy. he's always clowning around. - is that

fusco? you see, in less than 30 seconds there's a guy that's gonna come into this room that's gonna run this city. you're survivor. you gonna choose the right side? or are you gonna die alone here with your partner? [cocks gun] [hitting door] [guns cocking] - not one re step, elias. or their day will end like zambrano's over here. - you're good at your job, detective. i'm good at mine. i was hoping we could avoid further bloodshed. - this is where it ends. right here, right now. [police sirens] - i called for backup. [police sirens] you gotta trust somebody, carter. this guy doesn't own every cop. get down, get down! [guns clattering on floor] - carl elias, you are under arrest. i'll have to check my notes for the list of charges, but murder and kidnapping are at the top. - you can't stop the inevitable, detective. change will happen whether you embrace it or not. - he was my father. you're dead. no one's ever gonna remember you even existed! you're nothing, you hear me? - thank you. [man si