History Recap / BoschS7E02

A break comes when Crate and Barrel identify the SUV used to deliver the firebomb. Bosch and Edgar then go meet with the owner of the car, who says she was attending a seance at the Magic Castle and had parked her car with the valet. She didn't let anyone use her car, although she recalls the car smelling odd afterwards. The detectives must impound the car for evidence.

The valet manager at the Magic Castle refuses to believe that any of his drivers would take the car off property for even a few hours, but Bosch and Edgar take the names of the workers anyways. One of them, Russell Barnes, turns out to be a former car thief out on parole. While he claims he is out of the criminal life and that he did not park that car, pressure from Edgar about Russell’s prints being in the car leads the parolee to admit that two men named Lil' Tre Tre (Trejo) and Zorro (real name Pedro Alvarez) paid him to let them “borrow” the car for a personal fee.

Sure enough, these two guys' names are in the database, and come through as the detectives learn that the gasoline in the car matches the accelerant used in the fire, and find fingerprints in the car belonging to both men. The police proceed to raid a Las Palmas hangout to arrest them. Bosch's arrest of Alvarez is without incident, but as Edgar tries to handcuff Trejo, Trejo refuses and starts antagonizing him, which escalates into a physical altercation. The ruckus gains the attention of neighbors, who videotape the whole thing as Trejo shouts about “police brutality”. Edgar gets Trejo in the police car and stares him down while some bystanders throw bottles at the car.

Meanwhile, Vincent Franzen is a real piece of work as far as clients go for Chandler. When Chandler informs him that his bail may be set at around $2 million, he shrugs it off as something that he can easily pay, and complains about how poorly he slept while in jail. While preparing for Franzen's bail hearing, Honey encounters J. Reason Fowkkes (Andrew Holland's crooked attorney from season 3) hanging out in the courtroom on a BusmansHoliday. Fowkkes applauds Chandler for getting Franzen as a client. She tells him it is the other way around, and Franzen is lucky to have retained her given the charges he's facing. His bail is set at $1.5 million, despite ADA Tegan Boyle’s objections that Franzen is a flight risk.

Upon being released, Franzen meets with Honey at her office. He sets some ground rules: first, he can't do jail time, and he balks at the idea of paying restitution to his victims. He's more than happy to throw all his co-conspirators aside to save himself. Honey eventually points out that, if Franzen doesn't want to see the inside of jail, he's going to have to offer something for her to use as a bargaining chip. Here Franzen does have an idea: he has knowledge of a massive insider trading scheme worth about $2 billion, which he has no involvement in, but has lots of firsthand knowledge of. As he notes, this will involve getting the SEC on board.

Irving meets with one of the Police Commissioners, Francis Alexander, about rumors of him resigning from the board. Irv tries to persuade Francis to stay long enough to make sure he gets approved for a second term. Irv feels certain that Mayor Lopez wants Irving to be replaced by a Latino chief. Sadly, Alexander reveals that he's dying from stage 4 pancreatic cancer and really has no choice but to step down.

** Pierce complains about the station coffee when Vega brings him good coffee from elsewhere.

* BadToTheLastDrop: When Vega brings him coffee from outside, Pierce thanks her and complains about the police station coffee.

Upon being released, Franzen meets with Honey at her office. He sets some ground rules: first, he can't do jail time, and he balks at the idea of paying restitution to his victims. He's more than happy to throw all his co-conspirators aside to save himself. Honey eventually points out that, if Franzen doesn't want to see the inside of jail, he's going to have to offer something for her to use as a bargaining chip. Here Franzen does have an idea: he has knowledge of massive insider trading scheme worth about $2 billion, which he has no involvement in, but has lots of firsthand knowledge of. As he notes, this will involve getting the SEC on board.

At Hollywood Division, Billets attends a patrol meeting lead by Lt. Thorne. She reminds the patrol officers that they cannot miss court cases that fall on their off days. One officer in the back row, James Leonard, mouths off, complaining that detectives get all the glory even though patrol does so much of the groundwork. Billets swiftly agrees that detectives do get the notoriety and that the officers present would also be able to do so if they stepped up. Sometime later, Billets finds homophobic slurs written on her car window. She tells Anne about the vandalism at lunch, suspecting that a cop was behind it, based on the white shoe polish and capital letters used for the writing. Anne implores Billets to report the incident.

Eventually, Edgar makes a visit to Mama Roux at the pawn shop. She offers him some words of encouragement and gives him a package of tea. While at the shop, another customer who remembers Avril's crimes from the old country sees Jerry and praises him for killing the ruthless drug lord, much to Jerry's discomfort. By the end of the episode, Jerry is seen sitting in his car outside Avril’s old house, drinking out of a paper bag. When he's caught by patrol officers, he flashes his badge and lies about why he's there, convincing the officers to let him go.

A break comes when Crate and Barrel identify the SUV used to deliver the firebomb. Jerry and Harry then go meet with the owner of the car, who says she was attending a seance at the Magic Castle and had parked her car with the valet. She didn't let anyone use her car, although she recalls the car smelling odd afterwards. The detectives must impound the car for evidence.

Sure enough, these two guys' names are in the database, and come through as the detectives learn that the gasoline in the car matches the accelerant used in the fire, and find fingerprints in the car belonging to both men. The police proceed to raid a Las Palmas hangout to arrest them. Bosch's arrest of Alvarez is without incident, but as Edgar tries to handcuff Trejo, Trejo refuses and starts antagonizing him, which escalates into a physical altercation. The ruckus gains the attention of neighbors, who videotape the whole thing as Trejo shouts about “police brutality”. Jerry gets Trejo in the police car and stares him down while some bystanders throw bottles at the car.

Eventually, Edgar makes a visit to Mama Roux at the pawn shop. She offers him some words of encouragement and gives him a package of tea. While at the shop, another customer who remembers Avril's crimes in the old country sees Jerry and praises him for killing the ruthless drug lord, much to Jerry's discomfort.

By the end of the episode, Jerry is seen sitting in his car outside Avril’s house, drinking from a paper bag. When he's caught by patrol officers, he flashes his badge and lies about why he's there, convincing the officers to move on.

Harry and Jerry later meet with the apartment building owner who downplays her attempts to push tenants out. It's clear that her agenda is gentrifying the neighborhood, and she doesn't seem all that sincere when saying she's sorry about the death of Sonia. She also tries to play both sides when Harry asks her about a tenant whose grandson was dealing drugs from her apartment. The grandmother is being punished for her grandson’s crimes. [[Catch22Dilemma Basically, the police are being called to address the drugs and the tenants are being accused of being troublemakers because the police are there.]] The tenants lose the most.

A break comes when Crate and Barrel identify the SUV used to deliver the firebomb. Jerry and Harry then go meet with the owner of the vehicle, who says she was attending a seance at the Magic Castle and had parked her car with the valet. She didn't let anyone use her car...although she recalls the car smelling odd afterwards. The detectives must impound the car.

The valet manager at the Magic Castle refuses to believe that any of his drivers would take the car off property for even a few hours, but Harry and Jerry take the names of the workers anyways. One of them, Russell Barnes, turns out to be a former car thief out on parole. While he claims he is out of the criminal life and that he did not park that car, pressure from Jerry about Russell’s prints being in the car leads the parolee to admit that two men named Lil' Tre Tre (Trejo) and Zorro (real name Pedro Alvarez) paid him to let them “borrow” the car for a personal fee.

Sure enough, these two guys' names are in the database, and come through as the detectives learn that the gasoline in the car matches the accelerant used in the fire. The police go out to apprehend the two at a known Las Palmas hangout. Bosch's arrest of Alvarez is without incident, but as Edgar tries to handcuff Trejo, Trejo refuses and starts antagonizing him, which escalates into a physical altercation. The ruckus gains the attention of neighbors, who videotape the whole thing as Trejo shouts about “police brutality”. Jerry gets Trejo in the police car and stares him down while some bystanders throw bottles at the car.

Gladys Rodriguez confronts Mickey Pena at a bar. She demands to know if Las Palmas are behind the fire. Mickey denies any involvement. La Mayorista insists that he figure out who set the fire. She points out that she cannot run a drug business at a crime scene. Furthermore, she threatens to take her business elsewhere if he does not take care of the situation. When Gladys gets wind of the arrest of Lil’ Tre Tre and Zorro, she calls Mickey Pena from her limousine. Again, Mickey denies their involvement and says she can trust him. Then La Mayorista refers to Mickey by name. He swiftly reminds her not to use real names. She hangs up, calls Mickey a liar, and then tosses the phone out the car window.

Meanwhile, Vincent Franzen is a real piece of work as far as clients go for Chandler. When Chandler informs him that his bail may be set at around $2 million, he shrugs it off as something that he can easily pay, and complains about how poorly he slept while in jail. While preparing for Franzen's bail hearing, Honey encounters J. Reason Fowkkes (Andrew Holland's crooked attorney from season 3) hanging out in the courtroom on a BusmansHoliday. Fowkkes applauds Chandler for getting Franzen as a client. She tells him it is the other way around, and Franzen is lucky to have retained her given the charges he's facing. His bail is set at $1.5 million despite ADA Boyle’s objections that Franzen is a flight risk.

* YourDaysAreNumbered: Irving appeals to Francis Alexander, his friend and ally on the city council, only to find out there's a pretty good reason Francis is resigning: he has stage IV pancreatic cancer.

Sure enough, these two guys' names are in the database, and come through as the detectives learn that the gasoline in the car matches the accelerant used in the fire. The polic go out to apprehend the two at a known Las Palmas hangout. Bosch's arrest of Alvarez is without incident, but as Edgar tries to handcuff Trejo, Trejo refuses and starts antagonizing him, which escalates into a physical altercation. The ruckus gains the attention of neighbors, who videotape the whole thing as Trejo shouts about “police brutality”. Jerry gets Trejo in the police car and stares him down while some bystanders throw bottles at the car.

Jerry continues to make some bad choices personally as well as ones that can be damaging to the case. Harry is working long hours while Jerry visits a strip club. Edgar arrives to work smelling like smoke and debauchery. Harry scolds him again as Jerry dons the extra shirt and tie from his desk drawer. Later, Jerry appears to be dozing off in the car but claims to just be “resting [his] eyes”. Harry turns up the music.

Jerry is not winning any points with [=LaTonya=] either. He shows up to spend time with sons Joe and Jack, only to learn that they have made other plans with their mom. [=LaTonya=] reminds Jerry that he has not called for several days.

Eventually, Edgar makes a visit to Mama Roux at the pawn shop. She can tell he is heavy-laden. She offers him some words of encouragement and gives him a package of tea. While at the shop, another customer who remembers Avril's crimes in the old country sees Jerry and praises him for taking down “The Butcher”. Jerry seems conflicted about the man’s words.

By the end of the episode, we see Jerry sitting outside Avril’s house drinking from a paper bag. Patrol officers approach Jerry’s vehicle. Jerry shows his badge and lies about why he is there. Officer Enochy lets Jerry go.

The arson investigation continues as Collins gives Harry files on Miguel Pena, Emmanuel Trejo, and Gladys Rodriguez aka "La Mayorista".

Harry and Jerry later meet with the apartment building owner who downplays her attempts to push tenants out. She denies that her agenda is gentrification. The property owner does not appear terribly sincere either when she says how sorry she is about the door Sonia died outside of being locked. She also tries to play both sides when Harry asks her about a tenant whose grandson was dealing drugs from her apartment. The grandmother is being punished for her grandson’s crimes. [[Catch22Dilemma Basically, the police are being called to address the drugs and the tenants are being accused of being troublemakers because the police are there.]] The tenants cannot win.

A break comes when Crate and Barrel identify the owner of the SUV used to deliver the firebomb. Jerry and Harry then go meet with the owner of the vehicle, who says her car was parked the entire night with the valet service at the Magic Castle. Then she recalls the car smelling odd and realizes someone may have been in her car. The detectives must impound the car.

The valet manager at the Magic Castle refuses to believe that any of his drivers would take the car off the property, but Harry and Jerry take the names of the workers. One of them, Russell Barnes, turns out to be a former car thief out on parole. While he claims he is out of the crime life and that he did not park that car, pressure from Jerry about Russell’s prints being in the car leads the parolee to admit that he let two guys named Lil' Tre Tre (Trejo) and Zorro (real name Pedro Alvarez) “borrow” the car for a personal fee.

Sure enough, they retrieve the guys’ names from their database just as they learn that the gasoline in the car matches the accelerant used in the fire. Harry, Edgar and Collins go out to apprehend the two at a known Las Palmas hangout. Bosch's arrest of Alvarez is without incident, but as Edgar tries to handcuff Trejo, Trejo refuses and starts antagonizing Jerry, which escalates into a physical altercation. Neighbors are outside their homes videotaping the scene while Trejo shouts “police brutality”. Jerry gets Trejo in the police car and stares him down while Harry demands that Jerry return to their own car. Even Collins tells Harry that Jerry is “out of control”.

Bosch talks to Billets about bringing in Trejo and Alvarez. He thinks Alvarez is more likely to talk as he is a lower ranking enforcer while Trejo is a high-ranking shot caller. So, they are going to keep him in a cell for the night and “give him time to marinate”. As Alvarez settles into his cell he watches fearfully as his cellmate rolls up his sleeves to reveal what appear to be telltale tattoos of la Eme.

Meanwhile, Honey Chandler's client, Vincent Franzen, is a real piece of work. When Honey tells him that bail may be set around $2 million, he shrugs it off saying he can do that, this coming from a guy who just swindled over $200 million from innocent people. Instead, he complains about how poorly he slept in jail. Franzen's wife arrives to the bail hearing in a quiet rage.

Honey encounters slimeball attorney J. Reason Fowkkes (Andrew Holland's attorney from season 3) hanging out in the courtroom sniffing for clients. The two exchange a few words. Fowkkes applauds Chandler for getting Franzen as a client. She tells him it is the other way around, and Franzen is lucky to have retained her services. Bail is set at $1.5 million despite Asst. DA Boyle’s objections saying Franzen is a flight risk.

Later, Franzen meets with Honey at her office. He basically says he is physically incapable of doing jail time and balks at the idea of paying restitution. He is more than happy to throw all his co-conspirators under the bus. After absolutely refusing the idea of jail time, Honey points out that if that's what Franzen wants to do, he's going to have to offer up “something to work with”. Franzen then tells her he knows of a massive insider trading scheme and will testify against the perpetrator in exchange for avoiding jail time. This will involve the SEC.

That evening, Irving accosts Jen Kowski as she leaves a meeting about the Hispanic Heritage Fiesta. Interestingly, Lopez did not attend this meeting despite claiming it to be a top priority. Irving suggests a quid pro quo arrangement with Jen. She thinks he is trying to bribe her, but he assures her that he is just requesting a favor in exchange for one later, to make sure Francis’ replacement will be one who votes in Irving’s favor. Jen reminds Irving that he blindsided her when he dropped out of the mayoral race and that maybe Lopez does not trust him either. Irving considers not even pursuing a second term, and focus on his infant son’s health as a preemie.

At Hollywood Division, Billets attends a patrol meeting lead by Lt. Thorne. She reminds the patrol officers that they cannot miss court cases when they occur on one of their regular days off. One officer in the back row, Officer James Leonard, mouths off, complaining that detectives get all the glory even though patrol does so much of the groundwork. Billets swiftly agrees that detectives do get the notoriety and that Officer Leonard could as well if he were capable enough to make detective rank. A few days later, Billets finds homophobic slurs written on her car window. She tells Anne about the vandalism at lunch, suspecting that a cop was behind it, based on the white shoe polish and capital letters used for the writing. Anne implores Billets to report the incident.

Later, Franzen meets with Honey at her office. He basically says he is physically incapable of doing jail time and balks at the idea of paying restitution. He is more than happy to throw all his co-conspirators under the bus. After absolutely refusing the idea of jail time, Honey points out that if that's the cards Franzen wants to play, he's going to have to offer up “something to work with”. Franzen then tells her he knows of a massive insider trading scheme and will testify against the perpetrator in exchange for avoiding jail time. This will involve the SEC.

Jerry is not winning any points with Latonya either. He shows up to spend time with sons Joe and Jack, only to learn that they have made other plans with their mom. Latonya reminds Jerry that he has not called for several days.

The arson investigation continues as Collins gives Harry files on Miguel Pena, Pedro Alvarez, and Gladys Rodriguez aka "La Mayorista".

The valet manager at the Magic Castle refuses to believe that any of his drivers would take the car off the property, but Harry and Jerry take the names of the workers. One of them, Russell Barnes, turns out to be on parole. While he claims he is out of the crime life and that he did not park that car, pressure from Jerry about Russell’s prints being in the car leads the parolee to admit that he let two guys named Lil' Tre Tre and Zorro “borrow” the car for a personal fee.

Sure enough, they retrieve the guys’ names from their database just as they learn that the gasoline in the car matches the accelerant used in the fire. Harry and Edgar head out to arrest them. The detectives have backup with them and pull up to the house where Las Palmas are hanging out in the yard. Bosch handcuffs Zorro (real name Pedro Alvarez) and Jerry tells Lil’ Tre Tre (real name Emmanuel Trejo) to surrender. Trejo refuses and starts antagonizing Jerry, which escalates into a physical altercation. Neighbors are outside their homes videotaping the scene while Trejo shouts “police brutality”. Jerry gets Trejo in the police car and stares him down while Harry demands that Jerry return to their own car. Even Collins tells Harry that Jerry is “out of control”.

Bosch talks to Billets about bringing in Trejo and Alvarez. He thinks Alvarez is more likely to talk as he is lower rank in the gang. So, they are going to keep him in a cell for the night and “give him time to marinate”. As Alvarez settles into his cell he watches fearfully as his cellmate rolls up his sleeves to reveal what appear to be telltale tattoos of la Eme.

Later, Franzen meets with Honey at her office. He basically says he is physically incapable of doing jail time and balks at the idea of paying restitution. He is more than happy to throw all his co-conspirators under the bus. After absolutely refusing the idea of jail time, Honey points out that she requires “something to work with”. Franzen then tells her he knows of a massive insider trading scheme and will testify against the perpetrator in exchange for avoiding jail time. This will involve the SEC.

At Hollywood Division, Billets attends a patrol meeting lead by Lt. Thorne. She reminds the patrol officers that they cannot miss court cases when they occur on one of their regular days off. An Officer Leonard in the back row mouths off, complaining that detectives get all the glory even though patrol does so much of the groundwork. Billets swiftly agrees that detectives do get the notoriety and that Officer Leonard could as well if he were capable enough to make detective rank. A few days later, Billets finds homophobic slurs written on her car window. She tells Anne about the vandalism at lunch, suspecting that a cop was behind it, based on the white shoe polish and capital letters used for the writing. Anne implores Billets to report the incident.

Directed by: Patrick Cady\\

Guest Starring: Linda Park, Creator/ReedDiamond, Vanessa Born]

Episode: Season 7, Episode 1\\
Title: Brazen\\

Previous: Some Measure of Justice\\
Next: The Dog You Feed\\

* MythologyGag: "The dog you feed" is ArcWords from Literature/HarryBosch novel ''Literature/EchoPark'', which was adapted for Season 1 of ''Bosch'', not this season.

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