East New York (2022–…): Season 1, Episode 8 - CompStat Interruptus - full transcript

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Previously on East New York...

Tamika, listen, uh,

You open to the possibility
of having dinner one evening?

I hired a new chef. I
don't want you doing

a background check on him.

I know there's
things in his past.

I'm gonna have to ask you

to turn in your
resignation immediately.

You're so sure of yourself.

When there's something
to be sure about.

Step back, step
back. I got this.



Hey, you okay? You all right?

All right, wait. Take
your time, take your time.

It's okay, it's okay.

Mm.

Hello?

Officer Quinlan,
you need to suit up

and report for duty at 0500.

Okay, got it.

What was that?

I have to go in early.

How come?

They didn't say.

- I hope I don't get called in.
- Mm.

Be quiet.



$50 a head to get in,

no alcohol, no food.

Bring your own drugs?

People do what they do. I
just don't get involved.

What's your end?

Exposure.

There's dope people here, I DJ,

they throw it on socials...

I got 90,000 followers and...

I'm just getting started.

Wow.

Who's that?

Relax.

- She's the precinct commander.
- I got called in

By Operations on my way
in. What are we looking at?

Four fatalities. Looks
like drug overdose.

Fentanyl, probably.

Hmm.

Whoa, excuse me, sir.

You're gonna have to step back.

I got a call that
my girlfriend died.

I just want to see her.

I'm sorry, but you
can't do that right now.

I can't see her?

I'm sorry, not at this time.

Who do you think
passed the bad dope?

No idea.

No, huh?

I wasn't holding and I
wasn't looking, so...

I don't know.

What about other people?

I don't know about other people.

What was the vibe? Were they

doing cocaine,
heroin, ecstasy, what?

I don't do drugs,
so I don't know.

I'm a strict vegetarian.

I have a daily practice of yoga

and meditation and that is it.

Why were you here?

Just chilling with
my boy, DJ Authentic.

You his friend, bodyguard, what?

Whatever he needs.

This is an
active crime scene.

- I can't let anybody in.
- Excuse me.

No, you're
gonna have to wait...

- I know my daughter's in here.
- Sir.

- Gwen.
- Sir!

Gwen!

Daddy, my friend died.

- It's okay, it's okay.
- Excuse me.

Excuse me. How did
you get in here?

- Oh, this is my daughter. I need to take her home.
- Oh, unfortunately,

Your daughter's going to have
to stay here for a while.

- It's-it's okay, Dad.
- No, no,

No, no, it's not okay.

Who are you?

Deputy Inspector Regina Haywood.

Which chief do I have
to get on the phone,

Deputy Inspector Regina Haywood?
Because I know them all.

Sir, she may have
been a witness.

Frankly, she's
lucky to be alive.

There are four dead bodies here.

This is a crime scene

and the detectives need to
question everyone present.

If you interfere
with my detectives

I'll have you taken
out in handcuffs.

I'm
all over this, sweetie.

And so's my lawyer.

Take her phone.

- How's your Italian coming?
- Not bad.

I think I need a
little more practice.

So, how are you feel
about your appointment?

How do you think I feel?

I don't understand
what the problem is.

You like Dr. Feigenbaum,
you like his hygienist...

It's not that simple.

It is that simple.

You got your yearly check-up.

And it's been almost five years

since you've gone.

COVID years don't count.

Come on, we've
been through this.

I just don't want to
have to start going out

all the time.

All the time?

Honey, you haven't
left the house

in almost a month.

This is about Italy, isn't it?

This is about the dentist.

But yes, I'd like
you to build up

to the point where we
can go to Italy together.

I got all these vacation days

I haven't taken
and I'd like to go.

I don't know why it's so
important that we go somewhere.

Aventine,

Calea,

Capitoline...

Esquiline, Palatine...

That's five. There's
seven hills in Rome.

Quirinal and Viminal, okay?

Thank you.

I suppose I have to get dressed

to go to the dentist.

You got five hours.

No reason to hurry.

I love you.

Uh, it's CompStat. You've
been in them many times.

Never as
precinct commander.

They're gonna ask you
questions about crime

and what you're
doing to address it.

I can handle it.

What?

What's weighing on you, Regina?

Four dead kids.

Oh. Yeah, I... I heard.

We recovered the pills
from their pockets.

They were yellow and
green and red, like

M&M's or Skittles or gummi...

Like they were candy.

You got to let your
detectives handle that.

You got your hands full today.

Oh, it's Padaro doing
the questioning.

Yeah, who you worked
with in Narcotics.

Who I like.

He's gonna ask you some
tough questions, though,

because he knows that's
what's expected of him,

but, uh, there's no hidden
agenda. Not with him.

Hey, you're prepared,
you're gonna fine.

If there's one thing you
know about me, Chief,

I always come prepared.

Okay?

Holly just moved
here from Ann Arbor.

- What drugs was she taking, Gwendolyn?
- We did some

Edibles before we
got there and then...

she decided she
wanted to do Ecstasy.

Where'd she get it?

There were a couple guys
hanging around the DJ.

I think it was one of them.

We need to take a
look at your phone.

Your videos might be helpful.
Can you please unlock it?

Gwen.

We just wanted to go
someplace and dance.

Corinne said the Post has
an article about the bar.

Says it talks about the
$18 grilled cheese sandwich

under the headline, "There Goes

- the Neighborhood."
- If it's not open yet

How are they writing
articles about it?

They must've gotten
hold of a menu.

Possible the
hospitality business

is more complicated
than you thought.

What am I gonna do?

Nothing.

At least she's
getting press, right?

Ooh!

Whoa, whoa, back up.

There, stop.

That's Napoleon Santiago.

- I would have thought he'd be older.
- No,

He's the next generation.

The spitting image
of his father.

According to Intelligence,
they're still in business.

I could never get
anything to stick.

I tried, boy.

I chased them the whole time

I was in Narcotics.

Mostly heroin, right?

Also bootleg pharmaceuticals.

You remember when
some people died

from Xanax cut with fentanyl?

That was the Santiagos
selling that.

All right, preliminary
report from ME

puts all four deaths

on Ecstasy cut with fentanyl.

That's definitely them 'cause
they dropped the price of heroin

to the point where they were
practically giving it away.

Enough people got strung out,

they shoot the price back up

and all these poor
junkies, they did what...

whatever they had
to do to buy it.

How'd they manage to
stay out of prison?

Really good lawyers, an
overworked police department

and... let's face it...
I hate to say it, but...

the people who were dying

were mostly Black and brown.

You hate to think it
makes a difference...

Nevertheless, here we
are because it does.

So, this time...

I'm gonna take them down.

Everyone in attendance
was questioned?

What about commercial
tenants on the ground floor?

And building maintenance...

Has there been any history

of drug dealing in
nearby locations?

And don't forget to ask...

Oh, I got to go. I got to go.

Morning, everybody.

We have Brooklyn North here

for today's CompStat.
Let's get started.

There's a lot to talk about.

Deputy Inspector Haywood,

7-4's up first.

Good morning, Deputy Inspector.

Good morning, Chiefs.

You've had a drop in burglaries,

but a significant
increase in robberies.

What are we doing about that?

I've analyzed my robbery
incidents by type,

by location, by tour,

by day of the week. I
am prepared to discuss

in detail.

Let's stay on a macro level

for right now. We can dive
into detail a little later.

Uh, Chief, before
you go much further,

would you mind if I interject
a couple of questions?

- Not at all.
- Inspector, it's all

Well and good to talk
about what you're doing.

I'd like to talk about
what you're not doing.

I'm sure there are
a great many things

that fall under that heading.

According to my information,
you have decided

to stop enforcing
quality-of-life crimes,

is that right?

That's not true
across the board.

Is it true partway
across the board?

As you know,

police commanders

can establish their
own priorities.

And currently, at the 7-4.

Those things don't include

selling loose cigarettes,
alcohol in public

or going after vendors.

Well, I'm just not
clear on where you think

your authority to make that
determination comes from.

Again, it's less of
an official policy

and more so realignment
of priorities.

Inspector, let's not play games.

Whether you call it
a policy or priority,

the effect is the same.

And I want to know
under what departmental

regulations do you derive the
authority to make that call?

Chief, uh, I think I can
shed some light on that.

With all due
respect, the answers today

should be coming from
Inspector Haywood,

- not from you.
- No, I understand that, Chief Donaldson,

But, uh, the realignment
of priorities

wasn't arrived at by
Inspector Haywood.

It came about through
extensive discussions...

Data-driven discussions,
I might add...

That I specifically requested

from all of my Brooklyn
North commanders.

But I am
more than happy

to answer whatever questions
you have, Chief Donaldson.

What's the morale like
at the 7-4 these days?

- Oh, man.
- Well, it varies depending on

The day and the
individual officer

that you're talking about.

Would it surprise
you to learn that

I've had conversations
with officers at the 7-4

who tell me that morale
is at an all-time low?

You know, Chief,
with all due respect,

I'd say that was a cheap shot.

Take it easy there,
Chief Suarez.

You and I, we can
walk into any precinct

in this city right now
and we can find cops

who claim that morale is bad,

are unhappy or they're

pissed off and some of them have

good reason and
some of them don't.

But we don't call the commanding
officers on the carpet

and make them answer

- for that!
- I want to stress

That I am perfectly
willing to do so.

Deputy Inspector, I'm
guessing that with the four

drug overdoses this morning,

you have more pressing matters

to attend to. I'm
going to adjourn

this meeting until
5:00 this afternoon.

Hopefully that will allow
the temperature in the room

to come down a few degrees.

Why are they

making me out to
be a bad person?

Because they can.

Okay? Because it
sells newspapers.

Listen, I got to go.

We had four drug
fatalities last night.

It's always something
with you, isn't it?

I can't take a day off, Corinne.

Yeah, me neither.

Look, I am really
stressed about this.

I need some advice on
how to deal with it.

Well, what does
the ex-felon say?

Are you just always
gonna call him that?

What would you like
for me to call him?

George. That is his name.

That is his name.

Okay, um, look, if I catch
a break around dinnertime,

I'll-I'll come back.

Whatever.

Corinne, I have to go.

So go. Just go to
your drug fatalities.

Wow. You're mean.

Tommy...

Now is not the best time
for us to talk about it.

Well, whether it is

or it is not, Inspector...

Hey, Chief.

Now is the time we're
gonna talk about it.

You knew I was prepared.

You were prepared.

You were prepared for
legitimate questions.

You weren't prepared
for Donaldson

trying to make some
kind of audition tape

- for the mayor.
- What does that mean?

Donaldson,

maneuvering to be
chief of department.

He wants to be looked at as,
uh, old-school and-and tough

and paint me to be
some kind of woke

diversity hire.

You?

He sees me as his
rival. He goes after you

hoping that I'm gonna jump in

and then... he got both of us.

That being the case, maybe
it would have been better

if you hadn't jumped in.

He pissed me off!

All right.

Well, then, maybe next time

you let me handle it
for the both of us.

- I will try to remember that.
- All right.

- Is it okay?
- Yeah.

- You know what drill music is?
- Yes, I do.

It's a form of hip-hop
that references violence

- and criminal behavior...
- Stan, I said I know what it is.

I'm sorry.

It's okay, it's...

I'm listening to the
playlist from DJ Authentic

from, uh, last night
at the loft party.

And what really stood out
is that the lyrics mention

drug dealing locations.

They've been doing
that for a while, Stan.

Oh, well, forgive me.

I've never been in Narcotics,

but I'd never realized
the specificity of it.

Listen, like these,
uh, uh, playgrounds

on Pennsylvania Avenue,

a bo-bodega on Myrtle,

Wyckoff Brewery, uh...

What about the Wyckoff Brewery?

Uh, there's, um...

- "N-word"... I'm not gonna say the word out loud...
- Right.

"N-word, nothing
you can do to me,

"I got my plug working at

the Wyckoff Brewery."

The Wyckoff Brewery

used to be owned by

one of the associates
of the Santiagos.

I want the sector cars
to pay special attention

to the area around there.

Maybe we catch 'em dirty.

Yeah. Yeah, will do.

Hey, Stan.

That's good work.

Yeah, okay.

You're meeting Tamika

- at Goody's?
- When she asked

If I could make it
lunch instead of dinner,

I got flustered, I didn't
have time to think.

Why, you got a strong opinion
on where I should take her?

I guess it doesn't matter.

No, it matters.

Can you change it?

That'd be worse.

- I-I...
- You'll be all right.

I know I'm gonna be
all right, but-but...

you think I'm low-balling
her taking her to Goody's?

That Bronco was outside of
the loft party this morning.

And now it's a block away
from Wyckoff Brewery...

Fancy that.

All right, Marvin, what
are we stopping them for?

I don't know, Andre,
you're the one with all the ideas.

What do you suggest?

Take it light, man.

Aiight.

Why you pulling us over, man?

You got tinted
license plate covers.

Think you can thwart
the red light camera

with impunity?

I don't know what
you're talking about.

It's not why you're pulling us
over, man. This is harassment

- now, bro.
- Any drugs, guns, any weapons in the car, Authentical?

It's Authentic.

It's DJ Authentic. And no,

there's nothing in this car...

No guns,

no drugs, no weapons,

- Nothing.
- Hold up.

Actually, I work
security for him.

I'm licensed to carry.

Do you have the gun on you?

It's in the glove compartment.

What are you doing, man?

Go ahead and step out of
the vehicle for me, man.

- What?
- I'm gonna need you to step out of the vehicle for me. Now.

- Get your boy, man.
- Taking my seat belt off.

- Step out of the car.
- I'm taking my seat belt off.

Now you. Hands on the wheel.

- Hands on the wheel.
- All right, all right, all right.

- You stay.
- Right up here, to the side.

Keep your
hands right there.

- Where's the permit?
- I don't have it

- With me.
- Out of the car. Out of the car.

Hands on the hood.

Hands on the hood.

Grounds for the stop?

Use of illegal
license plate covers.

Hey, gorgeous.

You DJ'd last night.

I did. Did you enjoy it?

How are the Santiagos
doing these days?

No idea.

But I got a gig next
week in Brooklyn

and I want you to come.

Just bring your cuffs.

This guy.

I'm gonna take you back here
with the rest of comedians,

see how tough you are then.

So you're pretty tight
with Napoleon Santiago.

I'm tight with all
types of people.

Including the Santiago Family?

I'm tight with all
types of people.

The gun charge alone will
send you away for a year.

Unless there's
drugs in the Bronco.

And if it's fentanyl,

it'll be a lot longer than that.

Yeah, the
Santiago Family

was dealing heroin when
I was still in uniform.

Now, 'cause it's cheaper,

they're in the
fentanyl business.

What's that got to do with me?

The only drugs you
gonna find are the ones

- you put in there.
- In other words,

It doesn't bother you.

You work for the Santiagos?

The Santiagos?

Why would it?

I work for DJ Authentic.

What do you think it's
gonna do for your career

to be associated with them?

You want to book him for a
dance party or a wedding...

Oh, you worried about my career?

Quinceañera, bat mitzvah?

Just give me the dates,
I'll see what I can do.

If I was you, I'd be worried.

Worried about what?

That we find
out you were doing

more than just spinning
records last night.

That's all I was doing there.

A boss is here from
DEA, Inspector.

Inspector. Arliss Gruen,

special agent in charge, Drug
Enforcement Administration.

How do you do?

I understand

you had four fatalities

- last night.
- All under the age of 20.

Three were in college,
one just graduated.

Well, given what's on the
street, it's a safe bet

they were all from fentanyl.

We got hold of a recording
that shows a member

of the Santiago Family present.

- I'm guessing...
- We know all about the Santiagos.

Their operations don't
extend much beyond Brooklyn.

Their operations
were responsible

for the deaths of
four young people

- who had their entire future...
- I have no objection

To you going after the Santiagos
for that at some point.

I would just ask you,
hold off for the present.

Why is that?

Because we're going after
a Mexican drug cartel

which, in all likelihood,
was responsible for bringing

the fentanyl into
the United States

and supplying the Santiagos.

It's possible one of the
Santiagos could be flipped.

I don't need them to flip.

I've got an undercover
that's gotten close to them.

Sean Dryden.

Your cops arrested
him on a traffic stop.

If your agent's gotten
close to the Santiagos,

we can bring them down

without blowing his cover.

My sights are set on way

bigger targets than the
Santiagos, Inspector.

Now I need my
undercover released

and I need your assurance

that you're gonna hold
off on anything else.

I'll take care of
releasing your undercover,

but four people were killed
in my precinct this morning,

and there's no way in
hell I'm holding off.

You're not gonna make
me go over your head,

now, are you, Inspector?

You can go wherever you want.

Here's
the thing, Sean.

With four dead bodies,
there's gonna be prosecutions.

There's also gonna be deals.

Once the D.A. has what
he needs to convict,

no more deals.

Would you mind stepping
out for a moment?

Sure.

I just had a visit
from Arliss Gruen.

Who's that?

It's okay, Agent Dryden...
Or whatever your name is...

I've been fully briefed.

Gruen always gets
his people out.

You saw those four kids
die last night, right?

Mm-hmm.

Gruen's asking that I not
go after those responsible.

Yeah.

He wants to take down
a cartel in Sinaloa

so he can have a photo op

- on the border.
- What about you? what do you want?

I don't usually get asked that.

But since you're asking...

I want to get the hell
out of undercover world.

How long's it been?

- Two and a half years.
- That's a long time

- To be somebody other than yourself.
- Long enough

For you to forget
who yourself even is.

How is it that bodyguarding a DJ

gets you so close
to the Santiagos?

The Santiagos move
a lot of drugs

in the party circuit.

In clubs.

How do you think they
get the drugs in there?

Right.

They never check the DJ.

Mm-hmm.

Put it in the DJ cases and
they wave you right in.

Well, I don't take my orders

from Special Agent
in Charge Gruen,

so I will be going
after the Santiagos

because the people
who were killed

were killed in East New York.

But best of luck
to you in Sinaloa.

We're not busting any
cartels in Sinaloa.

We don't have the
assets to take them on.

There's no coordination with
the Mexican law enforcement.

It's a mess.

So you're walking away from
a bust you could pull off

in favor of one that you can't?

It's not my decision.

So, then don't worry about it.

Hey, I watched
those four kids die.

You think that didn't
have an effect on me?

- I don't know. I don't know you.
- Well, it did, okay?

So it did. So what?

So maybe we can team up.

Hey, honey.

How'd the preparations
for the dentist go?

Good.

I'm in the car.

Excellent.

The car service sent one of
those big luxurious cars,

even though I didn't
ask for it.

Good. Good. Enjoy it.

We're on Northern Boulevard,

just passing Villa Roma.

Really? So you left early, huh?

You always tell me, if
you get places early,

you don't have to
worry about being late.

I'm proud of you, Francine.

I know this is hard for you.

And I really appreciate
your listening to me

'cause it's, it's important.

I'll see you when you get home.

Okay, I love you.

Love you.

I want your
blessing, Chief.

Do I get to know for what?

The fentanyl that's been
flooding the streets,

that's responsible for
those four dead kids,

has the Santiagos'
fingerprints all over it.

And you feel like you
got enough for a collar?

I wouldn't have thought so

until I found out
there's an undercover

that's gotten close
to Napoleon Santiago.

- One of ours?
- DEA.

Will they loan him out?

The SAC said no.

That's generally a
jurisdictional call, Regina.

I know that.

And ordinarily I'd
leave it at that.

I'd say occasionally
you'd leave it at that.

I was thinking the UC could

call in a tip and...

No heads-up to the DEA?

- No heads-up to anybody?
- Right.

You'd be out on a
limb, you know that.

The thought that we were able
to take them down and didn't

is a little too hard to bear.

I also don't expect you

- to bail me out if this goes south.
- Oh,

I know from this morning that's
the last thing that you'd want.

Thank you, Chief.

CompStat resumes at
5:00, so don't be late.

For what it's worth,
the morale at the 7-4...

Let's not get into
that right now.

How come you wanted to make
it lunch instead of dinner?

Dinner seemed too
much like a date.

And you didn't want to
go on a date with me?

No, I didn't.

I guess lunch is an
event of a lesser order.

Doesn't carry any
romantic expectations.

- Mm-hmm.
- I think they even have

A dating service called

It's Just Lunch.

I've seen
the commercials.

Did you ever use one of those?

No, I never did.

I never did neither.

We're from a different
generation, Marvin.

We like to screw up our
relationships in person.

Is that what I did?

Not just you.

We both did.

I guess if we were
to try it again,

we'd probably screw it
up again, wouldn't we?

Probably.

But that's not a reason
not to give it a try.

- Can we...
- Hey, Marvin.

Uh, sorry, can I
talk to you a second?

Sure...

Excuse me.

They've been putting
those on light poles.

They won't even
give me a chance.

When is your opening?

Two weeks.

Then put your head
down and get it done.

They'll see you're
not going anywhere.

Some people'll come around,
and some of them won't.

I'm afraid Tommy won't.

He's so mad at me.

Tommy mad at a lot of people.

He just caught me
at a bad moment,

but... now he won't
even pick up the phone.

He'll get over it.

He'd be crazy not to.

Hey.

What are you doing
out here?

Marvin's having lunch
with his old girlfriend.

Okay, what?

You couldn't eat on
the same premises?

He thought it would be
awkward to have me in there

but not sitting with them,

so he was going back
and forth in his head

about where I should sit

in relation to where

the two of them
would be sitting.

So I decided I would
just eat outside.

All right.

Yeah.

Well, I'm gonna...

I'm gonna go sit inside
'cause you two are crazy.

Hey.

We've made
it look like both

you and DJ Authentic

were released on your
own recognizance.

What time can you
set the meeting for?

How's 3:00?

Good.

Once you're there, if there
are narcotics present...

And only if you see
that they're present...

You're to signal your backup.

At that point, we'll have
probable cause to go in.

You used to be in Narcotics.

You look me up?

Of course.

You didn't look me up?

You can tell your boss

at the DEA that you
were with the Santiagos

as part of your normal
undercover work,

but that may well get
you jammed up anyway.

Wouldn't be the first
time I've been jammed up.

You could get fired.

Wouldn't be the first
time I've been fired.

The detectives know
the signal to go in

and they've gone
over the location.

So we're set.

See you on the other side.

Of course I did.

What's that?

Looked you up.

- Like my new whip, bro?
- It's all right. It's just...

A little regular.

Regular?

I'm about to put
35-inch Forgies on it,

monster tires, and I'm-a
light it up with lights.

That gonna attract
a lot of attention?

That's
what you thinking about?

You weird, bro.

Yeah, you are weird.

Like, why you told them
cops there was a gun

in the glove compartment?

Would it have been
better if they found it

- when they searched the car?
- Nah, nah, nah. There was

No grounds to search
that car, man.

They can always find
grounds if they want to.

You know he does yoga.
He's a vegetarian.

I ain't no punk, if that's
what you're assuming.

I didn't say you was a punk.
I just said you a square.

But you nice with the hammer.

But why you let that cop
get to you like that?

Did they already get to you?

You kidding me?

I mean, think about it.

He acts like a cop so much,

he can't be a cop. You know what I'm saying?

Like, let's be serious.

You know what, I
ain't even trippin'.

'Cause if I thought someone
was working with the cops,

I'd have so much fentanyl
stuffed down your throat,

you'd be dead before
you hit the floor.

Ain't even that, though.

He's family.

He's the bro. He's good.

That's-that's my bro.

- Thank you, king.
- Roll with you.

That's good.

Go time.

Yo, Authentic, you're
doing real good, man.

I'm about to make
a lot of money.

They really think Julius
Randle's gonna save New York.

That's crazy.

NYPD!

Police! Don't move!

Hands in the air!

Hands up!

Stay right there.
Stay right there.

Don't move!

Hands where I can see 'em.

Detective.

Hands where I can see 'em.

Turn around.

I remember when you
were just a kid.

Wait,

were you one of the cops that
tried to lock up my old man?

Your old man, your brother
Kiki, your cousins...

Yeah, you ain't have much
luck with any of 'em, did you?

I got you, Napoleon.

And they next.

So,

you're running your own personal
police department, Inspector?

We had an opportunity
to shut down

a major source of a drug that is

killing people.

I wouldn't waste it.

An undercover calls
in a tip, because why?

There's drugs in plain sight.

What, that's the first time
there were drugs in plain sight?

Maybe it had something to
do with the investigation

of four fatalities this morning.

Those four fatalities
were none of his business.

And I don't mind telling you,

Agent Dryden is in
a world of hurt.

Agent Dryden lent
his assistance,

took the risk

in apprehending

those responsible.

Seems to me he would
be deserving of praise.

I think the DEA will determine
what we do with Agent Dryden,

without your input.

I don't get what
you feel you lost.

Dryden hasn't blown his cover.

He was arrested along
with everyone else.

Agent Dryden is my asset,

not yours.

He belongs to me.

That's what this is about...

Who gets to give the order.

Who stands where at
the press conference.

It's a big, wide world
out there, Inspector.

It's a damn shame you
just don't see that.

No. I do see it, Agent Gruen.

And East New York
is a part of it.

And it's a damn shame
that you can't see at all.

Have a nice day.

This wasn't the
one to be late for.

Well, it couldn't be helped.

Donaldson's looking for some
kind of, uh, act of contrition.

Or as close as you
can come to it.

Okay.

Excuse me. Thank you.

Excuse me.

I'm clocking you in

at 14 minutes late, Inspector.

At the point at
which we left off,

you were saying that
morale wasn't a problem,

that disregarding enforcement

of qualify-of-life regulations
was your prerogative.

And since then, it has
come to my attention

that you disregarded

the explicit directive

of the Special Agent in Charge

of an undercover
operation for the DEA.

I wouldn't say I disregarded
it as much as I...

felt the need to
take circumstances

under consideration.

Do you recognize the
need for good order

and discipline, Inspector?

- Yes, I do.
- Just so long as you get

- What you want.
- So long

As it serves and protects

the people in my precinct.

Well, tell me, just
how does your version

of good order and
discipline do that?

A raid was conducted
this afternoon

by the Drug Enforcement
Administration,

acting in coordination with
the detectives from the 7-4.

Arrests were made.

280 pounds

of fentanyl pills and powder were confiscated.

I believe that the
success of the operation

was a direct result

of good order and discipline.

Well done, Inspector.

- Thank you, Chief.
- Outstanding work, Inspector.

- Thank you.
- Congratulations, Inspector.

- I'm sorry.

Yeah, it's okay. Hey.

So, there's
something we could do

that might foster some
goodwill in the community.

The thing is,

it was George's idea.

I should probably
have him tell you.

Okay.

Okay.

Come here.

Do you want a drink?

Yeah, sure, sure.

So, what's this idea?

It would be a
mentorship program.

Young people from the
community would sign up

and I'd teach 'em
kitchen skills.

You'd be their mentor,
in other words.

There could be other
people mentoring as well.

Yeah. Corinne or... you
could pick the people.

- What would you be mentoring them in, George?
- He said

Kitchen skills.

You think I'm recruiting 'em
to do break-ins, Detective?

It's occurred to me.

If I were looking
to do break-ins,

I wouldn't need to
recruit anybody.

I already know people
who are good at it.

I just feel like maybe
I can help people

who don't want to do break-ins.

So?

- Yeah, who's buying?
- I am!

All right.

- How are you doing?
- All right.

- Where's Crystal?
- Uh, she said she'll be here soon.

- What are you thinking?
- I'm-a swing by the little boys' room.

Yeah.

I think I might do
the grilled cheese.

- Grilled cheese?
- Mm-hmm.

- He knows.
- What?

Sandeford.

How does he know?

He caught us earlier.

Oh.

So, we gonna get in trouble now?

I just think we need to cool it.

You know?

Okay.

Yeah.

So what are you gonna eat?

Hey, honey.

Hi, Stan.

Listen, I just stopped by
Goody's for a short time.

You want me to pick
something up for dinner?

I'm not home, Stan.

Oh, where are you?

Turn around.

What are you doing here?

I lied to you, Stan.

- What?
- I didn't go

To the dentist.

- No?
- I-I thought I could.

- I even got dressed, but I... I couldn't.
- Honey. Honey.

- It's okay.
- I just couldn't wait for you to come home

Knowing that...

I thought if-if I
got myself here,

maybe you'd see that I was
making an effort, that I...

that I was trying to...

be better at... life

- than I am.
- Oh.

- Shh.
- No.

You deserve that, Stan.

You deserve a wife who's
better at life than I am.

I only hope that on my best day

I deserve you.

I love you, baby.

We're gonna get you out of
here after the bail hearing.

We did good today.

Mm.

Wouldn't've happened
if it wasn't for you.

For the record,

all the credit goes to the DEA.

No victory lap for you?

Mm. Sometimes the best
way to get things done

is to let other people
take the credit.

Okay.

Meantime, what'll you be doing?

Think I'll take my dog for
a walk at the dog park.

- Oh, yeah?
- Yeah.

I'd like to go up there
with you sometime.

What kind of dog do you have?

I don't have a dog.

But I'll get one.

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