Season 2, Episode 4: Do Not Recommend
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What happened during Scott's undercover operation?
The following episode contains strong language and descriptions of violence. Please take care when listening. This is about as bad as it can get in an undercover operation. Scott, as in FBI Special Agent Scott Payne, is being strip-searched for a wire. He's in the clubhouse basement of one of the most dangerous motorcycle gangs in America, the Outlaws. His cover team is parked outside in a surveillance vehicle, listening.
And we just sat there and we waited and we didn't know, we kind of just Listen to hear what we're going to hear and then make a decision. If there was any violence, obviously we would have to put an end to it.
Could you still hear clothesline?
Oh yeah, we heard everything. Yeah. Everything.
That's Sergeant Thomas Higginbotham, or Higgy. He knows what the outlaws are capable of, especially clothesline, the group's enforcer, the one who's doing the search. Scott is trying to seem nonchalant. On the outside, it looks like he's holding it together. But what's going on in his head is a different story.
Hey, is this it? Am I going to die right now? Am I just getting ready to take an ass-whipping? I don't know what's going to happen. Are they going to find it? If they find it, I mean, what's going to happen? He did ask me, you know, hey, am I going to find anything, like some naked pictures of my old lady, right? And he's, like, laughing because I'm supposed to be his buddy. He's like, ha, ha, ha. And I'm like, you know.
What was Scott's state of mind during the strip search?
Clothesline runs his hands all over Scott's clothes. The seconds go by slowly. But then, I pass. And he hands me everything. So we go right back into business. And then I'll make a joke. So I'm having that adrenaline dump. Now my hamstrings are starting to come back under me, but I'm a talker, and I'm talking nervously.
When I mention this undercover video to Higgy, he reveals something that shocks me.
Michelle, I've never watched it.
What?
Really? I never watched it. What I heard, I heard. And I said, that's all I need to know. What else do I need to know? I didn't want to watch it.
There's no curiosity?
No, I was sitting there. I heard it. And I know it happened. And I didn't need to hear anymore. It was sickening. It was scary.
After what feels like forever, Scott emerges from the cellar, his heart's racing and ringing in his ears, and he heads straight to the bar to calm his nerves. And now I'm like, yeah, give me another Jack and Coke. Yeah, give me another Jack and Coke. And they're not even touching me because my adrenaline is so jacked up. You know, give me another one. Give me another one. But then big Scotty shows up, which he knew they were going to take me in the basement, too. Just a reminder about the many Scotts. Big Scotty, also known as Scotty T, is Scott Town. He's an associate of the outlaws, and someone who undercovers Scott genuinely considers a close friend. But me, Scott, and Joe Dawgs go out to a bar, and essentially I get pissed.
And you mean pissed as in not drunk, like pissed off? Yeah, I pissed off. I remember sitting there going, you know what? I tell you what, you guys show up tomorrow when we meet in the parking lot, I'm going to strip all you sons of bitches. How's that? Cold as hell outside. You're going to all be naked in the damn parking lot. Tex, you need to calm down, man. You know, hey, man, this happens. And I'll tell you, as the case went on, we found out they've taken women down there and put blades against their throat to find out if they're a source. That's the seller. That's what they do down there. Scott finishes blowing off steam and they all agree on a meeting spot for the next morning. As soon as he gets back to his hotel room, he makes a phone call.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What happened during Scott's undercover operation?
0:32–2:35
2
What was Scott's state of mind during the strip search?
2:35–8:04
3
How did Scott and Kara cope with his undercover work?
8:04–11:11
4
What challenges did Scott face balancing family and work?
11:11–13:58
5
What was the significance of Big Scotty in Scott's life?
13:58–20:29
6
How did the undercover operation unfold?
20:29–28:32
7
What was the outcome of the drug transport operation?
28:32–30:16
8
How did Kara describe her experience as Scott's wife?
30:16–45:23