(VIDEO GAME BEEPING)
You sure the controller's not busted?
You wish.
(CHUCKLES) Hey, don't hate on her 'cause she's whooping you, Burgess.
Seriously, these buttons are stuck.
Seriously, you're not good.
(CHUCKLES)
(CELL PHONE RINGING)
Hey, Vinessa.
Finish that homework, huh?
One second.
So, why don't you guys work together anymore?
ATWATER: What's up? Um...
Uh, because your brother's in Intelligence now.
He's a big shot.
Oh. Why aren't you?
ATWATER: Right, okay. Be right there.
That's a good question.
Yo, Burgess. Something just popped off. Will you, uh...
Yeah, yeah. No worries. I got her.
Hey, Vinessa. Be good, girl.
(DOOR CLOSES)
Hey.
It's okay. He'll be back soon.
All right, let's do this.
(TSKS) Oh, no.
(CHOPPER HOVERING) (SIRENS WAILING)
Sergeant. Thanks.
Commander.
FISCHER: Victim's name was Mya Watkins.
She was a state's witness set to testify in a theft case this week.
Shooter walked up, put two in her head and ran off.
How old is she? Ten?
Yeah.
Clear everything off your plate.
This is the only case that matters.
Homicide found two nine mil shell casings next to the body.
They're on their way to ballistics for analysis now.
Any witnesses?
Zip.
This was a message to the neighborhood. "Don't snitch."
RUZEK: Please come forward.
Any information that you give us
will be kept completely confidential.
That's my number on that card.
So you call that number, it'll be me on the other end of the phone.
Ma'am. Ma'am.
Mya? Mya. ATWATER: Ma'am, I can't let you do that.
Mya. Ma'am! Ma'am!
No, Mya! Ma'am, I can't let you do that.
Uh, no! Let me go! I want to see her!
(SOBBING) No, let me go!
Please! Ma'am!
She's all alone!
Please!
No!
We're gonna find who did that.
(CONTINUES SOBBING)
You got my word.
JANICE: (SOBBING) No, please...
I promise.
James Grant.
Senior at Anderson High and star forward on the basketball team.
Kid's a lock for the pros.
Except Robbery-Burglary picked him up
for holding up a corner store a couple of months back.
Charges wouldn't stick without an eyeball witness.
Mya was the only one willing to go on the record.
So she was the only thing that stood between Grant going pro...
And spending the next five years in Stateville.
All right. The coach confirmed that Grant was playing in a tournament
in Evanston at the time of the shooting.
LINDSAY: Maybe that was the plan?
Have eyes on Grant while Mya gets shot somewhere else.
This kid's connected enough to order a hit on a witness?
No. Grant's not, but his uncle definitely is.
Devon Tucker.
OG Vice Lord turned gun runner.
He's been looking out for his nephew
since the boy learned how to dribble.
Yeah, but he's locked up at MCC on a federal weapons charge.
Think he ordered the shot from inside?
Bet my star on it.
Let's go have a chat.
How long's it take to pull a guy out of his cell?
Something's up.
Here we go.
Sorry to keep you waiting.
Warden. Who's this?
Special Agent Collins, ATF.
We've been working Tucker for six months to get him
to flip on his weapons suppliers.
Popular guy. We like him for ordering the hit on a ten-year-old girl.
So now that he's gonna play ball with us,
you wanna come in and spook our best lead?
Sorry. Not gonna happen.
RIGGS: I think what Special Agent Collins is trying to say is...
COLLINS: I've made myself clear.
Tucker's off limits.
Anyone who can't handle that faces obstruction charges.
I'm just saying, I'm from that neighborhood.
You always saying this is our city.
Well, those are my streets.
And I don't mean to take this case personally,
but that little girl's my sister's age
and that could've been her out there on the pavement.
You see the look in my eyes?
Ain't this what you brought me upstairs for?
Let me do this.
No one can know. You understand?
Yep.
Hank Voight for Warden Riggs.
(INHALES SHARPLY)
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Keep it moving, fellas! Keep it moving!
Keep it moving.
Keep it moving, gentlemen.
(SIGHS)
Keep it moving.
Keep it moving, fellas. Keep it moving.
Federal government
would like to welcome you
to the Metropolitan Correctional Center
in the city of Chicago.
We do hope you enjoy your stay.
Open it up! (GATE BUZZING)
(INDISTINCT CONVERSATION)
PLATT: It's about time.
Your Police Explorer candidates are waiting.
Our what? Did you not get the memo?
I must have never written it.
Show them around the district and report back.
If any of them have what it takes to be the police,
I want to know.
It'd be our pleasure.
It would? Hell yeah, it would.
I was a Police Explorer.
Oh.
Where are they?
Officers Roman and Burgess, meet, uh...
Dylan, Carlos, and...
Sparrow.
Oh, God, what ever happened to names like Mike and Tommy?
What's up with the frowns, guys.
You're police now! Come on, get psyched!
Far as anyone knows, they're detainees like any other,
which means they'll be treated as such.
I mean, only the warden knows they're inside.
Anyone else finds out, he'll shut us down.
Who's watching over them?
One of my best undercovers.
So while Atwater's on the inside
trying to get Tucker on a wire copping to ordering the hit,
we're out here doing everything we can
to ID the shooter and then link him back to Tucker.
Sounds like fun. (SCOFFS)
That's the new commander?
(IMITATING FISCHER) "Sounds like fun."
Weird dude.
I spoke to Mya's mother. She's on her way in for her interview.
Where we at with the shell casings from the scene?
Firing pin signature didn't match anything in the database.
And no usable fingerprints.
Shooter was careful.
VOIGHT: Then we go back to basics.
Check every camera we're linked to.
CPD PODs.
Commercial, residential surveillance.
And run every in-service call that came in last night.
I want to be briefed.
Got it, boss.
Hey, you got a sec?
Steve Kot.
Yeah.
What do you know about him?
Lawyer from the State's Attorney's office.
I heard he went right back to work
the day after his kid was killed.
Is he a stand-up guy?
I really wouldn't know.
Olinsky would.
(SIGHS)
Well, he's putting together a task force
and he wants me on it.
What? Seriously?
Which I'm keeping confidential.
Task force?
Yeah.
Why do you look so shocked?
That's just... (LAUGHS) That's big.
Yeah.
So if they came to you,
and it was offered, what would you... Shh.
Hey, Herrera! You're with me today.
You got it, boss.
Yeah. Just... Just call me Parish.
So you transferred in from medium security?
Greenville.
Well... (CHUCKLES) This ain't Greenville.
You ever seen Jurassic Park?
Long time ago.
Yeah, well, at the beginning,
the raptors in the electrical cages,
they... They keep testing the different walls for any hint of weakness.
Well, that's what this prison is.
It's a bunch of animals looking for weakness.
So you give them nothing.
Understood. Yeah.
You ready to get baptized?
Come on.
(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)
(EXHALES)
Tried my whole life to avoid this place.
It's a good reminder you were smart to keep your nose clean.
WRIGHT: You four, with me.
I got a pops, a uncle, two cousins, all did time.
You think I need a reminder?
WRIGHT: All right, let's hold up right here.
(GRUNTS) Hey!
Hey. Don't stare.
Check that out.
Looks like our man Tucker's got an entourage, huh?
With his street cred, he better have a whole army.
RUZEK: Thought you said don't stare.
Do as I say, not as I do.
Reynolds, Matt!
You're in here.
Be safe.
Thank you, sir.
Hey. You need to know I run my house like a reputable convict.
You keep the toilet spotless
and you walk in a precise manner,
that way we don't bump into each other in a way
that would make the other uncomfortable.
Is that it?
That's it.
That works for me.
(INDISTINCT MUTTERING)
What Mya did, coming forward like that, it took courage.
Courage got me nothing.
Nothing!
And Grant's gonna walk, isn't he?
Just cause he can make a jump shot.
Not if we can find somebody who can tie the shooter to Grant.
I already tried to help the cops once,
and what did it get me?
You live a block away.
If you can think of anybody who might have seen something.
And get them killed too?
If James Grant is responsible for Mya's death,
he will not get away with it.
I don't believe a word out of your mouth.
Can I go now?
I gotta go make funeral arrangements for my daughter.
Whoa. Hold up there, Counselor. Hold up!
That's him! You son of a bitch!
You killed my little girl!
(INDISTINCT SHOUTING) Everybody calm down!
You two, over there!
Everybody else goes home or to a holding cell!
Is that understood?
High school baller gets pinched for a stupid crime.
All of a sudden
that scholarship, those endorsement deals,
they're slipping away.
It's all 'cause some little girl saw him make a mistake.
It's obvious.
She's gotta go away.
That sound about right to you?
I haven't heard one fact or seen one shred of evidence
linking my client to this murder.
Well, maybe you had Uncle Devon
take care of the witness problem for you.
He's got the juice to make it happen, right?
Man, I ain't talked to D since he went in.
James, you don't have to say anything.
I know how this looks, okay?
But I had nothin' to do with killing no little girl.
It's a rough neighborhood. I'm just trying to get out.
If there are no charges, we'll be leaving now.
Sit down!
Are you out of your mind!
Get him out of here. Come here.
Don't touch me. Get him out of here.
Come here. Get your hands off!
Hey! Sorry.
I don't care where you were, kid.
As far as I'm concerned, that was your finger
on the trigger that killed Mya. You.
You're gonna answer for it.
Beat it.
All right, give me a heads up when you've pulled the recordings.
Thanks.
Get a hit off the PODs?
Not yet. CPIC's gonna extend
the review radius to another six blocks.
Patrol responded to a hit-and-run collision
a half mile from our crime scene last night.
Call came in minutes after Mya was killed.
Driver in a hurry to get lost.
Partial plate narrowed it to a Nathan Hughes in Wicker Park.
Hit it.
You don't want it, I'll take it.
Have at it.
What you in for anyway?
I killed a narc.
It's a good thing you said that to me
and not some of these convicts.
You come in here, bragging about notches on your belt,
you're gonna get tested. Quick.
Then don't ask me next time.
West Side, right?
Who wants to know? Aw, man, we good.
Thought I recognized big homie from the block.
Well, big homie don't know you, man.
How you gonna tell me what he know?
Maybe you didn't hear me.
Why you asking so many questions?
WRIGHT: Tucker!
Arms out, feet together.
What's this about?
Doc wants to see you.
Oh, yeah? Yeah.
There' no mention of a medical request on the call-out roster.
It's just a smokescreen for the other inmates.
Word is Tucker made a deal with the Feds and now he's going into WITSEC.
Take a good look at him 'cause when he leaves this prison,
you will never see his pretty face again.
Let's go.
LINDSAY: Well, if this is our shooter,
he's sure done well for himself.
You're not really considering this task force, are you?
No.
That's why I showed you the card
and asked you for your advice.
For the exercise. (KNOCKING ON DOOR)
I mean, imagine how heart-broken you'd be
not seeing my smiling face every day.
(CHUCKLES) You know what? You just settled it for me.
Thanks.
Meaning?
Can I help you?
Yeah, we're looking for Nathan Hughes.
I'm his daughter Katie.
Does your dad drive a black BMW X5?
No, but I do.
If this is about the parking tickets, I was gonna pay them.
Those jerks didn't have to tow my car.
When was the car towed?
Two days ago.
So the car's still in the lot.
Thank you.
I'll call Voight.
You guys done the trust fall yet?
Huh?
They're supposed to teach you that at orientation.
What are they teaching you guys these days?
Hey, what's going on here?
Hey.
Some Police Explorers.
Ah, yeah?
Taking a tour.
Guys, this is Detective Olinsky.
He's up in Intelligence.
It's a lot different than being in Uniform.
All right, let's keep walking. Oh. Meaning?
Two different worlds.
Two different ways of doing things, treating people.
All right, guys, come on.
Let's go. Boys, when you become cops,
have the courage to say what's on your mind.
Don't hide behind little riddles.
Hey.
Peter Byrne.
That supposed to mean something? See that's the problem.
You don't even remember his name.
2007. Me and Byrne, we're backup
at an undercover sting that went sideways.
He was shot three times right in front of you.
I was pinned down. But you could've helped him,
instead you let my partner bleed out,
so you could go after the shooter.
Come on, guys, this way, I'm gonna show you the lineup room.
It's a one-way mirror.
So you can see me, but I can't see you.
Hey.
What the hell just happened out there?
He asked.
There's a chain of command, Roman.
Screw the chain of command.
Guys, the room was built that way
so that the witness can remain anonymous.
Hey.
What are you doing?
I'm explaining to the boys how the mirror works.
Where?
Where what? Where are the boys?
Guys...
(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)
Voight spoke to the warden.
Tucker's deal with ATF was further along than we thought.
They're keeping him in protective custody
until the Marshals can transfer him to WITSEC.
We gotta get Atwater up there before Tucker disappears.
The warden was firm.
He can't get any more involved. We're on our own.
Well... There's only two ways to get into protective custody.
Hey, Lyle.
Let me see that tray for one second.
(GRUNTS)
(GRUNTING)
PARISH: Hey, hey! Back up!
Stay back!
ANTONIO: Officer needs assistance in the dining hall!
Get back!
Officer needs assistance in the dining hall!
Get back!
PARISH: I try to treat you all with respect, let you be men.
But some of you don't get it.
Fine.
Lessons will be learned.
Did you see who the target was?
That one. All right, get him out of here.
On your feet.
(SIGHS) What the hell did I do?
Shut your mouth, inmate.
(SIGHS)
You two, review the tapes.
I wanna know who threw the first punch.
'Cause someone will go to the hole for this.
I'm sorry to say it, but I don't think those kids are Explorers material.
Based on your expert opinion.
Yeah.
What do those kids do when they get an opportunity?
They ran away.
Those kids aren't just Police Explorer candidates.
They're children at risk.
Wait, what? You mean, juvies? They're juvies?
If we're gonna throw labels around,
they're technically "fugitives" now, thanks to you two.
Is there a reason why you left that part out this morning?
It's like when people ask me about you.
I don't say, "Roman's a pain in my ass,"
because that would be labeling you.
Look, every few months a judge in juvenile court
sends me a few kids she's released on good behavior.
And I pull strings to get those kids into this district,
and show them they can still turn their lives around.
And it's never been a problem
until I trusted you two nitwits.
Don't blame this on me...
Can any of you tell me why three boys were just seen
driving my take-home car out of the district?
Commander, our two finest patrolmen are on it.
God.
Help you folks?
VOIGHT: Yeah.
A car from this lot was spotted at a crime scene.
No record of it ever being towed,
so somehow it left the premises last night and wound up back here.
Well, this ain't a drive-through, it's an auto impound.
No vehicle goes in or out unless a form gets filled
or it's on the back of a truck.
How does a car get in and out of the lot
without going into the system?
That's a good question.
Wait here, let me get the manager.
This new, uh, patrolman, Roman.
Hmm.
What's his story?
No idea. Why?
It's... No reason. Just, uh...
Al, I've known you 25 years.
Every time you say "no reason"...
Oh, no. What?
Aw, man.
(PANTING)
Take that way.
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Oops!
OLINSKY: All right, let's
start again.
About that Bimmer.
(GRUNTS PAINFULLY)
We've got hours, not days.
If you're gonna get to Tucker, now's the time.
Yeah.
So when you get inside...
(SIGHS) I know how to play this. (DOOR BUZZES)
My supervisor ordered this inmate into Protective Custody.
Paperwork's on its way up.
GUARD: Ten-four.
Come on, man!
I'm just trying to make a couple bucks.
So you took out a contract on a ten-year-old?
What the hell's he talking about?
Whoever was driving that Bimmer last night murdered a little girl.
Mmm-hmm. Whoa.
Maybe I rented a car or two
out to someone trying to impress a date... VOIGHT: Uh-huh.
But nobody said nothing about a murder.
Well, you tell me who was behind the wheel
or I hang the whole thing on you.
(GROANS) It's your choice.
(INDISTINCT CONVERSATION)
Let's keep it cool.
You've been goin' through a lot of trouble to get at me, son.
If Barnes and his crew sent you...
Aw, come on man, it ain't like that.
I'm straight.
I used to roll with Raekwon and Slick,
out there on 78th Street.
Yo, what's Slick up to?
Uh, you know how Slick get down.
Got caught up with one of them Hispanic honies
out there in Rogers Park.
(CHUCKLES) Boy can't help it.
Yeah, he a player.
What you need?
I need to rap with you about your nephew, James.
What about him?
Well, you know the little girl that's 'bout to snitch?
She just got popped.
James' business ain't got nothing to do with me.
Yo, is there a problem?
Nah, he was just leaving.
At least it's in one piece.
Why would she call them Police Explorers?
You can't just throw that name around.
I took an oath.
Yeah, I don't think Platt knew you felt so strongly.
Me neither, frankly.
Officers!
I've heard of these flash mobs before
but I never thought three boys could do this much damage.
Do you have any idea which way they went?
Oh, a pretty good one.
My husband stopped them before they made it out the door.
He said he'd bust my kneecaps!
I'm tempted to do it myself.
Dude. We were just having fun. Chill, all right?
Excuse me? (SCOFFS)
And you figured stealing the Commander's car
and shoplifting was the way to do it?
I should've known you guys weren't Explorers when I saw you.
Honor, Courage, and Service.
That's what the program teaches you.
(CHUCKLES)
You think this is funny?
You know how many people put their ass on the line for you guys?
Platt, the judge, us.
You won't be laughing when we send your ass back to juvie.
I knew my man was the real deal soon as he walked in this place.
Took that tray and went pow!
(CHUCKLES) Right across big boy's back.
Yo, I'm tellin' you,
us white folks gotta stick together in here.
(CLEARS THROAT)
(SUCKS AIR THROUGH TEETH)
What's up, fellas?
Haven't you heard?
They put a cop in here.
No. It's true.
So how'd you know?
How'd I know what, man?
The guy you stomped in the chow hall.
The one who was trying to talk to Devon.
Yeah...
He's police.
Really, what makes you say that?
Some Puerto Rican kid on the second tier swears
he got pinched by him few months back.
PARISH: Reynolds!
Yeah?
Hands behind your back.
Disciplinary hearing officer just weighed in.
You're going to the hole, fish.
Aw, what? Nah!
Wait, wait, wait!
Aw, come on, man!
Hey, let me ask you something.
Yeah.
Remember John Reed from that heist crew?
Around '07? Yeah, yeah.
Guy was a killer. Almost took out a few of us that night.
What makes you think of Reed?
Well, I got this new kid, Roman, he was giving me grief
over how it went down.
It was...
It was a clean bust, right?
Alvin.
That was a clean bust.
Okay. The tow clerk rented the car to Omar Martel.
Martel was detained with Tucker
at MCC until a few months ago. VOIGHT: Bingo!
He used to run a stick-up crew, ripping off dealers
and killing 'em for fun. Right.
Now all of his boys are either dead or in jail,
so he's branched out to murder-for-hire.
Last known address is on West 23rd in Pilsen.
And Grant's cell phone records show him pinging a tower
near Martel's house two days before Mya was killed.
This is our shooter. VOIGHT: Beautiful.
All right, let's roll out.
(LOUD MUSIC PLAYING)
Hold on.
(KNOCKING)
Chicago Police!
(GRUNTS)
HALSTEAD: Clear!
(GASPS)
(WHIMPERING)
Nod your head, yes or no.
Is he back there?
(MUFFLED HEAVY BREATHING)
Shh!
(LOUD MUSIC CONTINUES)
(GRUNTING)
MARTEL: What the hell y'all want?
VOIGHT: Tough guy, huh? (GROANS)
You think you're hard?
Killing a child?
Listen to me.
This can go down a lot of different ways.
But only one of 'em ends well for you.
Hey, Voight! VOIGHT: I'm busy.
It's Antonio.
You got nothin' on me.
We'll see about that.
(GRUNTING)
(DOOR BUZZES)
Get your hands off me, man!
You can't put me in here.
You don't understand. You don't understand!
All right, listen. Let me make a phone call.
One phone call.
If you didn't want to lose your privileges,
you shouldn't have started that fight.
One phone call! That's all I'm asking!
It's one phone call, man! (GROANS)
Don't make me repeat myself.
You son of a...
(GROANS) Okay.
All right, all right. All right, all right.
(BREATHING HEAVILY)
Let me see Herrera.
Uh, what did you say?
Herrera. The guard. Tell him I'm here, man.
Please.
(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)
Just got off the phone with Voight.
We got a name for the shooter.
Omar Martel.
He's Tucker's old cellmate.
If you're going to get any leverage on Martel, this is it.
Use the name to get him talking.
You want to tell me why an inmate in solitary
is demanding to speak to you?
What do you mean?
Hey, I got no tolerance for dirty guards.
Clean out your locker.
You got 15 minutes to get out of my prison.
I'm a CPD undercover trying to pin the murder
of a ten-year-old girl on an inmate who ordered the hit from here.
(SCOFFS) I know you're doing your job,
but I gotta do mine.
Please help us out.
(SIGHS) Come on, come on.
Gotta let me out of here!
God.
Thought I was clear.
You gotta hear me out.
Walk away, now.
I got a message from Omar Martel.
I ain't playing, he got picked up last night.
He said he's gonna flip on James
unless you give him more cash.
You wanna talk to me now?
He's already getting 10% of the kid's rookie contract.
He said he needs at least another ten.
(SIGHS) James wanted to cap that girl himself.
Couldn't let that happen.
I knew Martel'd be down for whatever.
Didn't think he'd jam me up.
What you want me to tell him, big homie?
Five percent, but that's it.
Yo, stop talkin' to this fool.
Hey, this don't even concern you, dawg.
Tucker, man, this guy's a cop.
(SIGHS) Nah, big homie.
Say what? Yeah.
It's all over D-Unit.
(SIGHS)
Get the door.
(GRUNTING)
(INMATES CHEERING)
(SCREAMING)
(GRUNTING)
Hey, hey, hey!
Stop it!
It's over! It's over!
Come on, come on. It's over! It's over!
Hell yeah, I'm a cop, you punk-ass bitch!
And I got you on a wire for murder!
(INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS)
Here's the report from the store they hit.
Something else that you can share with that judge in juvie court.
Can I have a word with you?
Alone.
Listen up, 'cause I'm only gonna say this once.
I messed up.
I know, it's strange for me too.
It was wrong of me to present those boys as Police Explorers.
But if it makes a difference, I'm gonna throw the book at them.
Grand theft auto, retail theft,
evading a police officer.
Those three aren't gonna see the light of day
before their 18th birthday.
Before you do any of that, just give me a minute.
Patrolman.
You owe me.
I'm letting you guys go.
You are?
ROMAN: When I was your age, me and my buddies,
we took an L train for a joyride.
Cop who picked us up, he could've dropped the hammer on us,
ruined our lives, but instead he let us go.
Said, "Everybody gets one break,
"even if they don't deserve it."
And this is yours.
I know you think this is lame,
but if you ever want to join the Explorers, like for real?
Give me a call.
Changed my life.
Could change yours.
Now get out of here.
DYLAN: Officer?
You know, when does this Explorers thing meet?
Saturday morning. 8:00.
The thing about prison ball is,
you don't wanna be the punk calling fouls.
Makes you look soft.
That's how you end up being someone's sweetheart.
(ENGINE STARTS)
(SIREN WAILING)
Hey, Miss Watkins, uh...
I wanted you to hear it from me first.
We got him.
We got Grant, we got his uncle, we got the shooter.
We got 'em all.
(SOBBING) Thank you.
You know, there were other cops at the scene that night.
Not just me.
When he was bleeding out, you were the closest one.
You could've helped him.
I was in pursuit of known felon.
We all were there.
Wanted for double homicide.
Man, I saw that you were nearby
and you were able to help your partner out.
So I kept going.
And I'm glad I did because we caught that son of a bitch.
And I would do it exactly the same way again.
So you bring your old partner here and I'll tell him myself.
He's back in Milwaukee. Living on disability.
He's gonna be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life.
KOT: I was beginning to think you wouldn't call.
I wasn't planning on it.
And yet, you did.
Look, I don't play politics.
And I didn't become a cop to get my picture in the paper.
But last night I knelt over the body of a ten-year-old girl
with two bullet holes in her head.
So if you're telling me that this task force could help me
get ahead of cases like that, instead of cleaning up after them...
That's exactly the goal.
You'd do well on this task force, Erin,
you could write your own ticket.
You can go after any cases you want.
(GRUNTS)
(SIGHS)
How'd you get that cut?
Doing police work.
In that new Intelligence thing?
(CHUCKLES) Yeah.
Do you like it?
Yeah. I love it.
What?
Just looking at you.
I'm proud of you.
Proud of you too.
(CHUCKLES)
(SIGHS) You know you mean the world to me, right?
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