I can't believe your sister...
...was actually a man.
Neither can I, honestly.
You're taking this pretty calmly.
It's not that big a deal.
I would've been surprised if he showed up dressed like a man, but...
On some level, the whole thing just doesn't feel real.
I guess that's just how it works.
Crossdressing?!
U-Um...
This may be a rude question, but... why?
If it's rude, don't ask it, fool!
That's right.
Everybody has secrets they can't share.
It's not really a secret.
What are we talking about?
Um, actually...
Derick.
Check. Now.
We're leaving.
Yeah?
Allow me to explain!
That day, Deana told all the others "Don't tell Derick" and then sent them home!
I mean, the poor guy!
He's got a cute new female hire,
and it turns out he's a man!
No, you need to tell the truth.
Nah, it's more fun.
It's more fun this way!
You haven't changed.
Buzz-Cut.
Make damn sure you tell Doug not to say a word.
Okay...
Huh? Where is Doug?
No idea.
He's taking a half-day today.
Laundry?
No, he had something come up...
I remembered today was your birthday.
So it's been eight years?
It's flown by.
#07 Revenge Is Mine!
How much for a pack?
"No-Scale Paul."
I think you got the wrong guy.
That's not my name.
Doug!
You should've told me you were coming!
I was just passing through.
Visiting that grave?
Of your partner?
Yeah, I guess.
It's been a long time.
Looks like you've been staying on the right side of the law.
Good to see.
Not sure I'd say that...
Some of my old buddies were freaking out.
Good-looking Joe is coming back, they said.
That unidentified corpse that was found in the fire was identified as Zabel.
Forensics got a match on his dentals.
It could be revenge by A's buddies.
Or B, aka Bamboo Man, keeping him quiet.
We still don't know the source of his power.
But Apple is currently working to improve the Shield Coat,
and develop other weapons.
Everybody, stay sharp out there.
Dismissed.
Yes, sir!
So do you think Bamboo Man killed Zabel?
It's not your problem.
But we...
He was on death row, anyway.
He was going to die sooner or later.
You're pretty stoic about this.
If you let each case get to you, you won't survive as a detective.
My first partner died.
Doug...
Want to go drinking tonight?
Sorry. I've got another thing tonight.
You do?
That's rare.
Yeah. Meeting an old boss.
I see.
Oh, that's right.
I know basically nothing about Doug's past.
He doesn't like talking about himself.
Doug's partner?
That would be...
Me, right?
No, not you!
Then, you?
Your partner's old partner?
That's a weird thing to ask questions about.
Well, I'll do the job you're paying for, though.
Yeah, thanks.
I like it, B.
It's almost as safe as the prison.
I'm glad to hear it.
The police have been cracking down,
and I felt a need to make our organization stronger.
And that's where they come in?
Without your eye, there'd be no way to handle them.
I remember this one...
You're as handsome as ever,
Good-Looking Joe.
Joe? That Joe?
Pat Morino's...
Yes.
Paul told me about him.
Do you know anything, Dennis?
No, I've heard nothing.
I retired a long time ago.
I see.
Then if you do hear anything, call me immediately.
Drop it, Doug.
Nothing good will come of getting involved with someone like that.
Forget about Pat.
That's when Doug started acting differently.
I've never heard of a guy named Good-Looking Joe.
I heard he's come back.
If I knew, you think I'd tell you?
If you do know, then talk!
Hey! He admitted his guilt!
Doug!
Doug showed an abnormal obsession with the man named Good-Looking Joe.
Doug, you've been weird lately.
Who is this Good-Looking Joe, anyway?
Workday's over.
I'm going home.
The cops are after me?
Yeah. A guy with SEVEN-O named Doug Billingham.
I don't remember him at all.
Who's that?
He used to be a detective with Precinct 3.
Precinct 3?
Dennis's place?
That brings memories...
If you do learn something, contact me immediately.
Even on his days off, Doug would go around looking for clues to Joe.
Joe was a gangster who ran this area
back before Esperanza became as big as it was today.
The reason Doug's looking for him is probably...
You've been acting weird lately, so it was kind of bothering me.
Don't worry.
I'm not going to cause trouble for you.
Is the reason you're so upset because Pat Morino's involved?
Where'd you get that name?
You're sure?
Yeah.
There were no memories of his co-workers or fellow detectives dying.
The only things I learned was that he had an information broker he was fond of,
and that man was killed.
Is that your dead partner?
Yeah.
You're not trying to get revenge, are you?
I'm not that old-fashioned.
Pat Morino, huh?
And what did Doug say?
Well, you know him. He said nothing.
Then I shouldn't say anything either, should I?
You've heard about this SEVEN-O guy that's looking for me, right?
I don't know the guy, so I was ignoring it.
But I heard somebody's been meeting with him.
No, I didn't mean to tell him!
I know that, Paul.
We're friends!
Hey, Joe.
You ever hear of a guy named Pat Morino?
Who's that?
I don't know either.
But if Doug's looking for you, that's why.
If you promise to leave me alone, I'll tell you everything I know.
I left this world a long time ago.
I heard.
You've even got a kid.
You'd sell out the detective who saved you to protect your family.
Hey!
Please! No!
You're a bad, bad man.
Keep your nose out of my business
Doug Billingham
Talk to Paul
Doug, why not back off for a while?
They're in a killing mood.
I'm sure.
I know how you feel, but Pat's dead, and not coming back.
There's no proof he even killed Pat.
That's why I'm investigating.
Your co-workers are going to get hurt.
We're detectives.
We're ready for it.
One of the dealers on my turf was arrested.
On another charge.
Again?
Yeah.
It's that Doug Billingham guy.
Hey there, Doug Billingham.
You on duty today?
Joe?
Glad to see you're keeping busy.
Sorry. You're right, I'm busy.
I'm hanging up.
Hey, Doug.
I think there may be a misunderstanding between us.
I'm pretty busy myself and don't want to make extra work I have to deal with.
Let's have a chat?
There's no need to talk, is there?
He says he's coming.
No! Stay away, Doug!
You heard him. What will you do?
How many men do you have?
Bring as many as you can.
It'll make the self-defense claim easier.
You want me to take over your shift?
That's rare.
Yeah, I have somewhere to be.
You're going to see Good-Looking Joe, right?
Don't try and get revenge, Doug.
I'm just going because he asked me to.
Then what's this?
Don't worry.
I've got permission to carry it off duty.
That's not what I was talking about.
What is this?
A tranquilizer the Doctor developed, I'm told.
It's finally time to end things.
I'll be borrowing this.
Doug...
Take me to Joe!
Wait, wait, wait!
Doug's after revenge?
I'm sure of it.
Why didn't you stop him?
Well, I didn't know things had gone that far.
He might kill someone!
Then, should I have told him to drop the case?
Well...
How much of it is revenge?
Who makes that call?
Me?
You?
I believe all my detectives are moral people.
I just told you I believe in my detectives!
Shut up!
You almost talked me out of it!
Welcome.
Where's Dennis?
Throw down your gun and put your hands behind your head.
What's wrong? Go.
Oh, I forget.
He's one of my regulars.
So I knew everything there was to know about you and Paul.
Ironic.
Your old boss is now a drug addict.
I'm sorry, Doug.
No.
I should've noticed then.
Now, let's talk about you, Doug Billingham.
You've got it out for me because I killed an information broker named Pat Morino, I hear.
But, I don't even know who that is.
Who is it?
A shoe shiner?
That's right.
Pat shined shoes and sold information.
Eight years ago, when Doug was a new detective,
Esperanza was a much more violent group than they are now.
A lot of their members were just insane.
There were internal fights all the time.
Pat was killed while shining shoes.
Took 13 bullets.
And it was Joe who did it?
There was never any proof found, though.
Joe disappeared after that.
That's why he's so obsessed with Esperanza.
I finally remembered!
I remember it all!
Tell me one thing.
Why did you kill Pat?
There was no need to do that.
The shoe polish.
They used the wrong color of polish on my shoes!
And that's why?
You killed a 12-year-old kid over that?
Pat Morino.
Patricia Morino was, at the time, a 12-year-old kid.
So she'd be 20 if she were alive?
Well, her life was going nowhere.
I did a good deed, don't you think, Doug Billingham?
I'm really relieved to find out that you're a worse guy than I thought.
Okay, enough talking.
So he killed a 12-year-old orphan?
That's when he started hating poverty and class differences.
At least, that's what I think.
Numbers won't save you.
You need to use your head to survive.
You're the one who asked for them.
It's something I've learned over the past eight years.
You were carrying this in your jacket.
What are you talking about?
A Lady Joker with hollow points?
That's a brutal kind of bullet for such a cute gun.
But Doug never bought any information from Pat.
He kept telling her to drop the business because it was dangerous.
But she didn't listen to him at all,
so he quietly gave her a gun to protect herself.
Doug did that?
Yeah.
He snuck her a Lady Joker, just in case.
I knew a coward like you would do that.
Goodbye.
I win.
Those bullets are dummies.
Except for the fourth, a flash bullet.
She refused to take the gun?
Yeah, that's what I heard.
Why?
Who knows?
That, I can't tell you.
Doug... A policeman can't break the rules.
But that's when it started.
That's when he started caring about rules and regulations on the job.
At least, that's what I think.
Anybody who relies on superior numbers will always let their guard down.
Cowards like that will always rely on the strongest weapon they can find.
W-W-Wait!
You're a detective, right?
Yes. I am.
I have good news and bad news.
Which do you want first?
The good news is that I can blow your head off now and it's self-defense.
Wait! That's good news for you, not me!
Maybe it is.
And the bad news is that you'll be dead before you can complain about it.
Hey!
Apologize to Patricia in the next life, Good-Looking Joe.
Doug!
Don't get the wrong idea.
They've all been arrested.
It misfired?
Bad cylinder.
How many years you think that thing's been sitting on a shelf?
It can't fire that many bullets.
Oh...
Revenge is old-fashioned.
Right?
Come on, walk faster.
Paul woke up.
The hospital called.
I see.
Good news.
Let me ask you, Doug.
You knew that gun would misfire when you pulled the trigger, right?
Um...
So I guess your partner didn't really want revenge, right?
If it misfired, that's why, right?
Yes. I knew it.
Okay, all good then!
My partner tells me a girl would like this more than guns or whiskey.
You guys might've been good friends.
An incident breaks out at a high school!
Max's past is revealed then!
How did Maxine became Max?
Next time on Double Decker Episode 8:
Dancing! Academy Investigation!
"Dancing! Academy Investigation!"
No dancing in the meeting room! It's for meetings!