Elementary (TV Series)

Scrambled (2017)

Jon Michael Hill: Detective Marcus Bell

Quotes 

• Detective Guzman : Bonzi Folsom, that's our guy. Head of SBK since 2004.

  Detective Marcus Bell : Thirteen years. Where I grew up, no one was king of the hill for more than three.

  Detective Guzman : Yeah, Bonzi's probably sneaking up on some sort of record. Helps when you get started as young as he did. Raised by a single mom, grew up with a few half brothers and sisters in Section 8 housing.

  Detective Marcus Bell : First arrest at fourteen.

  Detective Guzman : First and last. He was suspected of a few gang murders in his teens, but never enough to charge. Made it to the throne at twenty-one and we haven't laid a glove on him since.

  Dr. Joan Watson : He must be careful.

  Detective Guzman : That would be the understatement of the year. He's downright paranoid. Ruthless, too. Pretty deadly combo.

• Detective Marcus Bell : So if this is who we're going after, what's the best angle?

  Detective Guzman : Your guess is as good as mine. We've thrown the kitchen sink at Bonzi Folsom; nothing sticks. Over the years, we've brought cases against dozens of his people; nobody ever flips.

  Dr. Joan Watson : Never?

  Detective Guzman : Usually, they're too afraid of what would happen to their families if they talked.

  Dr. Joan Watson : What about electronic surveillance?

  Detective Guzman : We're up on all their phones. It's a waste of time. Nobody in the gang ever talks business on the open line.

  Dr. Joan Watson : So how do they communicate? Everything is face to face?

  Detective Guzman : We don't know. Bonzi mostly stays holed up in his apartment. He lives on the top floor of the Greenwood Projects. Probably because it's right in the middle of his territory. Crazy thing is he almost never gets any visitors. And we have eyes on his place at all times, and we never see anybody come or go.

  Detective Marcus Bell : You make him sound like a hermit.

  Detective Guzman : It's weider than that. He keeps a couple of girls in his place 24/7; couple of guards, too, but they go where he goes. We got eyes on his social media. But it's about as exciting as your average soccer mom's.