House of Sand and Fog

Lester is being held in a cell, where he learns Esmail is in surgery. The deputies who arrested him lead him to the holding facility across the street for intake, where he is searched, fingerprinted, and photographed.

He is allowed to use the phone and attempts to call the house in Corona; he hangs up when he doesn’t receive an answer. He’s led into a holding room with several other arrestees. To his dismay he recognizes one as a small-time bookie, who Lester fears will out him as a law enforcement agent. Lester changes into a prison jumpsuit before being led into a protective custody cell.

Lester lies in bed and waits for mealtime, after which he will be allowed access to another phone. He imagines calling Carol and trying to explain his situation to his children. He drifts off to sleep and dreams he is lying in between his wife and Kathy as they float down a river in a boat.

Kathy wakes up in a hospital room in pain and unable to speak. She has been arrested for her part in holding the Behranis hostage and will be transferred to jail after she heals. She learns through the police and Connie that the Behranis are dead and Lester has been arrested.