Hill Street Blues (1981–1987): Season 2, Episode 4 - The Second Oldest Profession - full transcript

HAVING PREVIOUSLY
GONE ON RECORD...

AS OPPOSING THESE
UNAUTHORIZED AND, UH,

SIMIAN DEPARTURES
FROM PRECINCT PROTOCOL,

I NEVERTHELESS FEEL
COMPELLED TO ACKNOWLEDGE...

THE AFOREMENTIONED CREATURE'S
APPEARANCE IN MUNICIPAL COURT YESTERDAY...

AS MATERIAL WITNESS
FOR THE PROSECUTION.

SAID APPEARANCE RESULTING IN HIS
OWNER'S CONVICTION ON 16 CHARGES...

OF CONSPIRACY, PURSE-SNATCHING
AND RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY.

OF WHICH, BABY,

THE OFFICERS OF THIS PRECINCT...

HAVE REQUESTED ME TO BESTOW
UPON YOU THIS OFFICIAL GARMENT...



AS A TOKEN OF THEIR ESTEEM.

BABY, STAND UP. STAND UP.

AN APPROPRIATE DOMICILE
HAS BEEN FOUND FOR BABY...

AT SYD'S JUNGLE SAFARI PARK.

THAT'S 20 MILES OUT ROUTE 16
IN THE TOWNSHIP OF BRIGHTON.

SO, UH, DON'T BE STRANGERS.

LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE
DRESSING YOUR LITTLE

BROTHER TO GO TO CHURCH
OR SOMETHING, BELKER.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU WANNA TAKE MY
PARTNER TO THE JUNGLE PARK?

ALL RIGHT, COME ON, COME
ON. EYES FRONT. EYES FRONT.

ITEM 12, REGARDING THE
INORDINATE AMOUNT...

OF INTRAMURAL
WAGES BEING LAID...

ON THE PRECINCT'S SMALL ARMS
QUALIFICATIONS TO BE HELD THIS AFTERNOON.



THIS IS SERIOUS EXERCISES
WE'RE SPEAKING OF, PEOPLE.

NOT SOME SORT OF BALLISTIC
BOWLING FOR DOLLARS.

LET US, THEREFORE, AT THE
VERY LEAST, ENDEAVOR TO KEEP...

THE SPREADSHEETS OFF THE
UPSTAIRS ASSIGNMENT BOARD, SHALL WE?

OPERATION JEZEBEL.

ALL PARTIES ASSIGNED TO THIS MORNING'S
HOOKER SWEEP OF ALLEN STREET...

SHOULD REPORT IMMEDIATELY AFTER
ROLL CALL TO LIEUTENANT HUNTER...

AT THE SOUTH END OF THE
PRECINCT PARKING AREA.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY HAVE BEEN UNDER
YOUR BLOW-DRYERS WHEN THIS MEMO WENT OUT,

THAT MEANS HILL,
RENKO, COFFEY, BATES,

COLEY, LYLE, ELLIS,
SHAW, SIRWELL.

AS YOU ALL HAVE PROBABLY HEARD,

WE LOST A MAN LAST NIGHT.

DETECTIVE FIRST CLASS
VIRGIL PATTERSON BROOKS.

I REALIZE THAT OFFICER BROOKS WAS
UNKNOWN TO THE MAJORITY OF YOU,

DUE TO THE UNDERCOVER NATURE
OF HIS WORK THESE PAST NINE MONTHS,

BUT YOU CAN TAKE IT FROM
ME, HE WAS ONE OF OUR BEST.

NOW, WE'LL ARRANGE FOR HIS BODY TO
BE FLOWN BACK TO HIS FAMILY IN MEMPHIS...

FOR BURIAL THIS FRIDAY.

NOW, THOSE OF YOU WISHING
TO SEND CONDOLENCES...

WILL FIND THE ADDRESS
POSTED ON THE UPSTAIRS BOARD.

OKAY, LET'S ROLL.
AND FOR GOD'S SAKE,

BE CAREFUL OUT THERE.

DISPATCH. WE HAVE A 9-11.

ARMED ROBBERY IN PROGRESS.

SEE SURPLUS STORE, CORNER
PEOPLE'S DRIVE, 124th STREET.

WHAT IS THIS, EL SALVADOR? I MEAN, BIG
DEAL, I WAS OUT AT COLEY'S LAST NIGHT.

HEY, IT'S COOL, MAN. THE
CAT HAD JUST MENTIONED

THAT HE RAN INTO YOU
AT THE BAR, THAT'S ALL.

YEAH, SURE. SO WHERE AM I SUPPOSED
TO GO TO LINE UP NEW TALENT, HUH?

BOWLING ALLEYS? PIZZA STANDS?

HEY, LOOK, LOVER,
IT'S YOUR WAGON.

I HAD FOUR LOUSY TONIC WATERS
AND ONE SIP OF THE STEW'S MAI TAI.

AND WHY DON'T YOU MIND YOUR
OWN DAMN BUSINESS, BUCHANAN?

ALL I'M SAYING IS I WAS FEELING
KIND OF SICK THIS MORNING.

TOO BAD THE BET YOU MADE
DOESN'T HAVE A VIRUS CLAUSE, HMM?

TOO BAD MY LIFE DOESN'T HAVE A
RENKO CLAUSE. RENKO, DON'T TELL ME...

THAT YOU'RE HAVING SECOND
THOUGHTS ABOUT THE SHOOTING MATCH.

DREAM ON, TUNA. THE ONLY
SECOND THOUGHTS I'M HAVING...

IS HOW MUCH OF YOUR PAYCHECK
I'M GONNA BLOW TONIGHT.

2-TO-1? HEY, YOU DIDN'T TELL
ME YOU WERE FAVORED 2-TO-1.

AM I REALLY? YEAH, LOOK
HERE. 2-TO-1 ODDS FOR...

YOU THINK SOME GEEK WITH A
WILD HAIR AND A NOSE FULL OF DUST...

IS GONNA GIVE YOU
ODDS IN AN ALLEY SHOOT?

JUDAS. WEBSTER, WOULD YOU INFORM
THE MEN THAT OPERATION JEZEBEL...

IS RUNNING FIVE MINUTES LATE
BECAUSE OF THIS .38 CALIBER QUINELLA?

OF COURSE, THERE'S SOME TYPES THAT
WOULD BET ON THE INVASION OF NORMANDY...

IF THEY GOT THE RIGHT SPREAD.

NO OFFENSE, FRANK. I
CAN'T HELP WONDERING...

IF MAYBE YOU'RE A
LITTLE OVEREXTENDED.

HOW SO? EVERYTHING OKAY
ON THE PERSONAL FRONT?

JUST FINE.

YOU KNOW, FRANK,

WHEN I WAS RAMRODDING
THE 23rd PRECINCT...

I WAS THE YOUNGEST CAPTAIN
THEY'D EVER HAD THERE, BY THE WAY.

IT WAS RIGHT AROUND THE TIME
YOUR NEGROES AND YOUR HISPANICS...

WERE STARTING TO KICK UP A FUSS
ABOUT DISCRIMINATION IN THE DEPARTMENT.

WELL, THERE WAS A LOT OF
RESISTANCE TO THEM AT THE TIME.

AND I DON'T MIND TELLING YOU...

THAT AS A YOUNG LIBERAL, I WAS
UNDER A HELL OF A LOT OF PRESSURE.

SO, IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL THIS,

THE BROTHERHOOD OF ITALIAN POLICE
OFFICERS STARTED TO BUST MY CHOPS.

WELL, THAT REALLY
FROSTED MY FLAKES.

SO, I GOT THEIR RINGLEADER
INTO MY OFFICE, AND I DROPPED HIM.

TOLD HIM I DIDN'T CARE IF HE WAS
CONNECTED TO THE GODFATHER HIMSELF.

NO BUNCH OF HOTHEADED DAGOS...

SORRY, FRANK, ITALIANS... WAS
GONNA TELL FLETCHER P. DANIELS...

HOW THE HELL TO
RUN HIS PRECINCT.

DAMN, I WAS HOT!

POINT BEING?

WELL, THE POINT BEING, FRANK,

I WASN'T PACING MYSELF.

I WAS OVERTIRED.

I HAD SOME PROBLEMS
AT HOME WITH THE MISSUS.

I WAS AFRAID I'D FLUNK
THE COMMANDER'S TEST.

ARE YOU SUGGESTING
THAT MY ATTEMPTS...

TO TAKE JESSE JOHN
HUDSON OUT OF CIRCULATION...

ARE SOME SORT OF
MISPLACED ANGER?

I'M ONLY SAYING IT MIGHT
HAVE BEEN MORE PRUDENT...

TO HAVE GIVEN HIM A LITTLE MORE
ROPE AND LET HIM HANG HIMSELF.

HOW MUCH MORE? HE'S ALREADY
GUILTY OF TWO GANG MURDERS,

AN ARMORY JOB AND THE
EXECUTION OF ONE OF MY MEN.

FRANK, BRING ME PROOF OF
ANY OF THESE ALLEGATIONS,

AND YOU KNOW THAT I'LL SUPPORT
YOU TIGHTER THAN A BROWN JOCKSTRAP.

SO WHAT ARE YOU TELLING ME?

THAT THE D.A. IS GOING
TO RECOMMEND DISMISSAL?

WHAT I'M TELLING YOU IS...

THAT THERE'S ONLY ONE PARTY THAT
CAN COME OUT AHEAD IN THIS MESS,

AND THAT'S JESSE JOHN HUDSON.

CONSIDER IT, MY
FRIEND. THAT'S ALL I ASK.

YOU OUGHTA KNOW BETTER THAN TO
SNEAK UP ON MY BACKHAND LIKE THAT, FURILLO.

CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT DOESN'T
IT TAKE TWO PEOPLE TO PLAY THIS SPORT?

I DON'T TRUST MYSELF WITH A BLUNT
INSTRUMENT AROUND PEOPLE THIS MORNING.

BESIDES, I HAD MY FILL OF GAMESMANSHIP
AT THE COURTHOUSE THIS MORNING.

THE SUSAN DOWNEY CASE.

GREAT SYSTEM OF JUSTICE
WE WORK WITH, FRANK.

I TAKE IT THAT MEANS YOU
WENT FOR THE PLEA BARGAIN.

DON'T WORRY, FURILLO. THAT COP OF
YOURS CAME OUT SMELLING LIKE A ROSE.

TOO BAD YOU WEREN'T DOWN THERE.
I COULD HAVE USED SOME HELP...

EXPLAINING TO MY CLIENT
WHY SHE SHOULD FEEL LUCKY...

GETTING OFF WITH ONLY A MISDEMEANOR
AFTER BEING ASSAULTED IN A PARKING LOT.

IF THERE'D BEEN ANY
EVIDENCE AGAINST LAMBERT,

YOU WOULDN'T HAVE MADE
THE DEAL IN THE FIRST PLACE.

EASY FOR YOU TO SAY.
YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO

WATCH HER BREAK DOWN
ON THE COURTHOUSE STEPS.

OH, COME ON, JOYCE. I WAS AFTER
THE TRUTH JUST AS MUCH AS YOU.

IT WAS SIMPLY A MATTER OF HER WORD
AGAINST HIS. WHAT ARE YOU SO ANGRY ABOUT?

YOU PLEA BARGAIN 10 CASES A
MONTH WORSE THAN THIS ONE.

I DON'T KNOW, FRANK. I WAS ANGRY
EVEN BEFORE I WOKE UP THIS MORNING.

SLEEPING ALONE
WILL DO THAT TO YOU.

I'LL IGNORE THE
PRESUMPTION OF THAT REMARK.

OH, COME ON. I WASN'T ASKING FOR
THE MOON. ALL I WANT IS AN OPEN RELA...

RELATIONSHIP, I KNOW.

I HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO THE SAME BROKEN
RECORD EVER SINCE OUR FIRST OVERNIGHT.

- OPEN RELATIONSHIP.
- YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO
IF YOU WEREN'T SO STUBBORN.

STUBBORN? STUBBORN?

THAT'S FUNNY COMING FROM A MAN
WITH A BOILERPLATE BETWEEN HIS EARS.

OR NEED I REMIND YOU WHO
INITIATED THIS LITTLE SEPARATION.

BECAUSE I'M SICK AND TIRED OF PLAYING
SECOND-STRING TO A LEGAL CAREER?

BECAUSE JUST ONCE I'D
LIKE TO KISS YOU IN PUBLIC...

WITHOUT YOUR SCREAMING,
"CONFLICT OF INTEREST."

CONFLICT OF INTEREST
COULD SOIL US BOTH, MY FRIEND.

WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD THING GOING,
PIZZA MAN, AND YOU SCREWED IT UP.

AND THAT'S WHAT'S
WRONG WITH THAT.

COME ON, JOYCE. WE'RE
IN A FISHBOWL HERE.

BUT I THOUGHT YOU WANTED
AN OPEN RELATIONSHIP, FRANK.

I'M SORRY, SIR, BUT, UH, YOU CAN'T BE
ON THE COURT IN YOUR STREET SHOES.

DO YOU MIND, HUH? DO YOU MIND?

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO
DO, FRANK? RENT A BILLBOARD?

PUT AN AD IN THE PERSONALS?

DRIVE DOWN TO CITY HALL
SCREAMING I HAVE CARNAL KNOWLEDGE...

OF AN ITALIAN PRECINCT CAPTAIN?

IF THE NEED ARISES, COUNSELOR,

I'M SURE YOU'LL
THINK OF SOMETHING.

BYE, BABY.

WELL?

OH, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
THEY'RE NOT GONNA RUN.

HOLD IT. EASY. THE
HUNT IS ALL OVER.

LET'S GO. COME ON, JASMINE.
WELL, HOW'S TRICKS, MY FRIENDS?

WHAT DO YOU SAY WE GO HAVE
BREAKFAST? YOU GOT IT ALL WRONG.

WE WERE JUST GETTING
SOME RAYS OVER THERE.

AND I SUPPOSE THAT CLOWN THAT JUST
PULLED AWAY WAS YOUR TANNING CONSULTANT.

HI, GIRLS.

COME ON. I'M SORRY.

LUCY, I DON'T WANNA
GO DOWN THERE.

YOU KNOW, A BIG BLONDE DOMINANT TYPE LIKE
YOURSELF CAN MAKE A FORTUNE ON THE STREET.

HEY, YOU BEHAVE
YOURSELF. NO, I MEAN IT.

A LITTLE SPANISH ROUGE, YOU COULD
WRITE YOUR OWN TICKET. FARRAH, SHUT UP.

RIGHT OVER HERE.
HERE IS THE COACH...

THAT'S GONNA TAKE MY LITTLE PRINCESSES
TO DINNER AT THE MAISON DE HILL STREET.

THIS IS A BOGUS BEEF, AND YOU
KNOW IT. NO, THIS IS SECTION 415...

OF THE PENAL CODE,
CREATING A PUBLIC NUISANCE.

THIS IS THE LAST TIME I'M GONNA DO A
BACHELOR PARTY FOR YOU OR YOUR FRIENDS.

YOU WANT A NUISANCE,
BIG BOY? I'LL GIVE YOU A...

YOU'RE LOSING YOUR
BUST, LUCE. I GOT IT.

WATCH OUT, YOU MORON!

IS THAT KIND OF FOOD SPICY?

WOULD SOMEONE PLEASE
RETRIEVE THIS WOMAN?

OH, NOTHING FOR YOU TO
BE CONCERNED ABOUT, GRACE.

IT'S JUST A DESPERATE FILLE DE JOIE
BEING RUN DOWN BY ONE OF MY, UH,

PERSONS.

NOW, TELL ME ABOUT THIS DANISH
FILM THAT YOU GOT TICKETS TO.

LORI?

COME ON DOWN.
NOBODY'S GONNA HURT YOU.

LORI? WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL?

FIFTY DOLLARS BAIL, YOU'RE
GONNA BE OUTTA HERE BY...

LORI.

ARE YOU GONNA COME HERE,
OR DO I HAVE TO COME GET YOU?

ARE YOU LISTENIN' TO ME?

LUCY, LET THIS STUFF
TAKE EFFECT, AND I PROMISE.

PUT IT DOWN, LORI.
RIGHT NOW, I MEAN IT.

I HAVEN'T SCORED IN TWO DAYS.
MY WHOLE DAMN BODY'S CRAMPIN' UP.

LUCY, PLEASE, YOU KNOW I'M GONNA
BE IN THAT PLACE FOR HOURS. LUCY...

LORI, I CAN'T LET YA. I JUST
CAN'T. NOT RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.

WELL, THEN JUST TURN
AROUND FOR A SECOND!

I'M BEGGIN' YOU, MAN.

LUCY, LAST TIME I WAS
IN THAT DAMN CELL,

I ALMOST HUNG MYSELF.

YOU SAW ME, MAN.
YOU KNOW HOW IT WAS.

FOR GOD SAKES, WOULD
YOU JUST PLEASE...

JUST TURN AROUND FOR A SECOND?

LUCY, PLEASE.

LUCY?

LUCY? LUCY, WHERE ARE YOU?

WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?

UH, I LOST HER.

WHEN I FOUND HER,
SHE WAS LIKE THIS.

ALL RIGHT. JUST STAY WITH HER.

ALL RIGHT, LADIES. RIGHT THIS WAY,
COME ON. MOVE IT OUT. MOVE IT OUT.

SEE, THE PROBLEM IS WHEN
SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS,

AND IF THEY SEE ME LIKE THIS,
THEY MAY TAKE ME OUT FOR A DAY.

I'M SORRY. ARE YOU BUYING
OR JUST BROWSING, FIDO?

I'M REALLY SORRY. GET
IN THERE. I'M SICK OF THIS!

NICE HANDS, SON. REAL NICE.

J.D., CAN'T YOU DO
SOMETHING ABOUT THIS?

I MEAN, WE'RE JUST SELLING
A SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC.

IT CAME DOWN FROM DIVISION,
BABY. MY HANDS ARE TIED.

DON'T YOU WISH, LOVER MAN. HEY, HEY, I
DON'T LIKE IT ANY BETTER THAN THEY DO.

WELL, J.D., WOULD YOU GET
LAMONT... COME ON, BUFFY.

AND TELL HIM TO GET HIS BUTT
DOWN HERE? LET'S GO, BUFFY.

I HAVE TO PICK UP MY KID AT DAY
CARE BY 3:00. RIGHT. YOU GOT IT.

BUFFY, MOVE IT. HUNTER
MUST BE KIDDIN', MAN.

SHE GONNA BE ALL RIGHT?

THEY WOULDN'T TELL ME.

LOOK, LUCY, I KNOW
YOU'RE THINKING IF YOU

COULD HAVE BEEN THERE
JUST ONE MINUTE SOONER,

YOU COULD HAVE STOPPED
HER, BUT YOU WEREN'T.

SO TRY AND FORGET ABOUT IT, HUH?

YEAH. I BETTER GET BACK.

REAL FOLIES BERGERE
YOU GOT GOING HERE TODAY.

WELL, HELLO, MAC. WHAT ARE YOU DOING
UP HERE? OH, NOTHING MUCH, FREEMASON.

I JUST THOUGHT I'D COME UP AND
TAKE MY BEST BUDDY TO LUNCH. LUNCH?

YEAH, IT'S A MEAL, PHIL. IT COMES
BETWEEN BREAKFAST AND DINNER.

WELL, I APPRECIATE THE
OFFER, BUT I DON'T GO TO LUNCH.

OH, COME ON, JOKER.
EVERYBODY GOES TO LUNCH.

WELL, THIS MIGHT
SEEM HARD TO BELIEVE,

BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN OUT OF THIS
SQUAD ROOM FOR LUNCH IN, UH...

MY GOD, IT MUST BE
NEARLY THREE YEARS.

TELL HIM NOTHING EXOTIC,
HUH? WE HAVEN'T GOT ALL DAY.

LaRUE AND WASHINGTON, THEY'RE GONNA MAKE A
PIT STOP ON THE WAY OVER. WHAT DO YOU SAY?

- I'M NOT HUNGRY.
- COME ON, MICK.

WE'VE BEEN AT IT SINCE 7:30
THIS MORNING WITHOUT A BITE.

OKAY, HENRY.

LET ME HAVE, UH, BERMUDA ONION
AND SARDINE ON PUMPERNICKEL,

SIDE OF ANCHOVIES AND A COUPLE
OF KOSHER PICKLES, FULL SOUR.

HE SAYS BERMUDA ONION
AND SARDINE ON PUMPERNICKEL.

BERMUDA ONION AND
SARDINE ON PUMPERNICKEL.

AND A COUPLE OF KOSHER
PICKLES, FULL SOUR.

THAT'S DISGUSTING. THE
MAN LIVES ON SEWAGE.

OKAY, HENRY, WHAT
ABOUT YOURSELF?

UH, BRISKET ON A KAISER, SIDE OF
HORSERADISH AND A CREAM SODA.

OKAY, GOT IT. BE THERE
IN A HALF AN HOUR.

AND YOU TALK ABOUT
HOW US BROTHERS EAT.

NO WONDER THEY FEEL PERSECUTED.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO, KATHY.
IN THERE, HAVE A SEAT.

COME ON. RIGHT THROUGH
HERE. THAT'S A METAL DETECTOR?

YEAH, YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH IT ENOUGH
TIMES. JUST PRETEND YOU'RE AT THE AIRPORT.

GOT A PROBLEM HERE OR WHAT?
AIN'T GOT NO PROBLEM HERE, HONEY.

- JUST THIS LITTLE
OL' THING IS ALL.
- BLADE!

HE DONE TOLD ME TO
HAND OVER ALL MY METAL.

DON'T LET ME RUIN YOUR MANICURE
NOW. SO JUST DROP IT, ALL RIGHT?

I WASN'T GONNA CUT
NOBODY. I SWEAR IT.

ALL RIGHT. I WAS JUST
TAKING IT OUT OF MY GETUP...

SO THE METAL DETECTOR
WOULDN'T GO OFF. ALL RIGHT, BABY.

'CAUSE SHE WAS DONE SEARCHING
ME. WATCH IT. WATCH IT, GIRL.

WATCH YOUR MOUTH! I WAS
JUST TAKING IT OUT OF MY GETUP...

SO THE METAL DETECTOR
WOULDN'T CATCH ME. COOL IT, RENKO.

I'M IN NO MOOD FOR THIS STUFF.
I MEAN IT. NO BIG DEAL, LUCY.

YOU'RE LUCKY IT WASN'T A
FLAMETHROWER OR SOMETHING.

OH, THAT'S PERFECT. I GOTTA
LISTEN TO THIS? YES, YOU DO.

I MAKE ONE CRUMMY LITTLE
MISTAKE, AND I GOTTA LISTEN TO THIS.

EVERYBODY MAKES MISTAKES. THAT
IS JUST PERFECT. NO, NOT EVERYBODY.

BECAUSE THIS TIME IT'S ME THAT
MADE THE MISTAKE. THE WOMAN.

- THAT'S RIGHT.
- CALM DOWN. BOBBY DIDN'T MEAN
ANYTHING BY THAT.

WHAT ARE YOU TELLING ME TO CALM DOWN
FOR? TELL HECKLE AND JECKLE TO CALM DOWN.

HEY, KNOCK OFF THE HECKLE AND
JECKLE. CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS BULL?

- IF YOU WANT ME TO HANDLE
YOUR BEEFS, I'LL HANDLE 'EM.
- WHAT THE HELL'S HAPPENING HERE?

NOTHING'S HAPPENING, LIEUTENANT.

YOUR FOOT! WHAT'S THE
MATTER WITH YOUR FOOT?

SHE STEPPED ON MY FOOT
WHEN I WAS ON PATROL.

YOUR FOOT, YOUR ARM, YOUR
EVERYTHING. COME ON, LET'S GET TO WORK!

FRANCIS, A MOMENT OF YOUR TIME.

I-I JUST WANT YOU
TO KNOW THAT, UH,

I'M GOING OUT TO LUNCH.

OKAY.

WELL, UNLESS YOU
THINK I OUGHTN'T.

UH, NO, THAT'S FINE,
PHIL. GO RIGHT AHEAD.

YOU KNOW, I'VE NEVER
GONE OUT TO LUNCH.

WELL, NOT AS LONG AS I'VE
BEEN ON THE HILL ANYWAY.

GIVE IT A TRY.

OH, THE SQUAD ROOM
COULD TURN INTO CHAOS.

PHIL, TAKE A LOOK OUT THERE.

OH, WOW!

- I'LL JUST BE AN HOUR.
- BON APPÉTIT.

- I'LL LEAVE A NUMBER
JUST IN CASE.
- GOOD IDEA.

BRISKET, GOLDBLUME.

HAM AND CHEESE, POUR MOI.

SEPTIC SURPRISE, BELKER.

BEEF TONGUE? HEY,
THAT'S MINE, BABE.

BEEF TONGUE, RIGHT. YEAH, RIGHT.

LOOK AT THIS PLACE,
MAN. I MEAN, LOOK AT US.

WE'RE WORKING IN A LOUSY
DUMP, EATING GARBAGE

OUT OF WAX PAPER. WHAT
KIND OF A LIFE IS THAT?

HEY, WE SERVE AND PROTECT,
BABE. SERVE AND PROTECT.

YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW,
COULDN'T WE SERVE AND PROTECT,

AT LIKE THE FOUNTAINEBLEAU IN MIAMI OR
MAYBE RUN SECURITY AT THE KAHALA HILTON?

THINK ABOUT THAT. HEY, MAN, WE COULD
PUT OUT A FEW DISCREET FEELERS, YOU KNOW.

BECOME SECURITY ANALYSTS.

HELL, WE'LL TAKE BELKER
ALONG FOR THE RODENT PROBLEM.

HEY, WHY DON'T YOU LIGHTEN
UP ON THE DUDE, HUH, MAN?

JUST TRYING TO CHEER
THE MAN UP, THAT'S ALL.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY.

YOU'RE THE ONE WHO DRAGGED
US TO THAT ENCOUNTER WEEKEND.

YOU'RE THE ONE WHO'S
ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT

COMMUNICATION BEING
THE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING.

AND NOW ONE LITTLE
PROBLEM, AND YOU'RE THE ONE

WHO'S REFUSING TO
ARTICULATE THEIR FEELINGS.

NOW DOESN'T THAT STRIKE YOU
AS BEING GROSSLY HYPOCRITICAL?

DOESN'T IT? NO, IT DOESN'T
STRIKE ME THAT WAY.

RACHEL? HEY, LOOK. I
DIDN'T MEAN... RACHEL.

LOOK, I'M JUST SAYING I AM
HANGING UP. DO NOT HANG UP.

HANGING UP IS A DENIAL OF MY HUMAN
RIGHTS, NOT TO MENTION MY SPOUSAL RIGHTS.

AND IT'S AN EMASCU...

YOU TRIED HITTIN' HER, HENRY?

GREAT, JOHN. YOU'RE A HUGE HELP.

I KNOW MY WOMEN,
HENRY. YOUR WOMEN?

YOU HAVEN'T HAD A MEANINGFUL
RELATIONSHIP WITH A WOMAN...

SINCE YOUR MOTHER QUIT
BREAST FEEDING YOU. HEY, HEY!

NOT TRUE, MY MAN. NOT TRUE.

I GOT A LOT OF LOVE IN ME. IT TAKES
MORE THAN ONE WOMAN TO HANDLE IT.

I GOT TO HAVE MULTIPLES
FOR THE SPILLAGE.

YOU CAN SAY THAT
AGAIN, LOVER. MM-HMM.

HEY, WHAT'S SHAKIN' WITH
HUDSON ANYWAY, MAN?

NOTHIN'. THE SLIMEBAG'S BEEN HOLED
UP EVER SINCE HE MADE BAIL LAST NIGHT.

HEY, THAT'S A NICE-LOOKING
SET OF WHEELS.

BELONGS TO THAT BLONDE
LAWYER HE'S BEEN RACKING WITH.

SHE SHOWED UP ABOUT 5:00 THIS
MORNING. HASN'T COME OUT SINCE.

HEY, HE'S A STALLION. GOTTA
GIVE HIM CREDIT FOR THAT.

HEY, WHY DON'T YOU GUYS GRAB SOME Z's, MAN?
ME AND J.D., WE CAN TAKE OVER FROM HERE.

I'M NOT LEAVING THIS
SCUM, WASHINGTON.

NOT TILL HIS ARRAIGNMENT
GOES THROUGH.

HEY, LOOK, MICK. I KNOW HOW YOU
FEEL ABOUT VIRGIL AND ALL THAT, MAN...

- NO, YOU DON'T.
- HEY, SOMEONE'S COMING OUT.

OH, IT'S THE LAWYER, McBRIDE.

I DON'T KNOW, BABE. SHE JUST
DOESN'T LOOK RIGHT TO ME.

DAME'S GONNA KILL SOMEBODY
DRIVING AROUND LIKE THAT.

NO, MAN, I'D BETTER CALL IN
TO HAVE HER PULLED OVER.

HEY, WHAT'S GOIN'
ON OUT HERE? HEY!

BETTER CALL FOR AN AMBULANCE.

MM-MMM.

WELL, THAT SURE BEATS
BROWN-BAGGING IT AT THE STATION.

- THANK YOU, MAC.
- MY PLEASURE, PHIL.

LOOK, MAYBE WE CAN MAKE LUNCH
HERE KINDA LIKE A REGULAR THING, HUH?

I REALLY THINK I'D LIKE THAT.

REGULAR LUNCH WITH A GOOD BUDDY?

YES, I THINK I'D LIKE
THAT QUITE A BIT. GOOD.

YOU KNOW, PHIL, LIKE MOST GUYS,

I'M A LITTLE CLUMSY IN THE
SENTIMENT DEPARTMENT.

I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THAT,

WELL, I'VE APPRECIATED YOUR
FRIENDSHIP IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS.

NAH, YOU DON'T HAVE
TO BE EMBARRASSED.

I, MYSELF, WOULD HAVE NEVER
MADE IT THROUGH THE MONTH...

WITHOUT SOMEBODY
LIKE YOU TO TALK TO.

GOD, YOU KNOW, WE'RE A LOT
ALIKE, PHIL. I MEAN, I TRIED IT ALL TOO.

I MEAN, JUST LIKE
YOU'RE DOING NOW.

GOD, JOAN AND I
BROKE UP, AND, UH...

HELL, IT WAS THE BARS, THE ONE-NIGHT
STANDS, THEN THE CRUISING, YOU KNOW.

AFTER MARGARET AND I BROKE UP,
WITH CINDY AND GRACE GARDNER,

I HARDLY HAD THE ENERGY
TO WALK, MUCH LESS CRUISE.

I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN. YOU WERE KIND
OF UP TO YOUR EARFLAPS IN WOMEN, HUH?

YEAH.

YOU KNOW, THE ONLY
TROUBLE WITH THAT IS...

YOU KIND OF FEEL LIKE THERE'S
SOMETHING MISSING IN YOUR LIFE, YOU KNOW?

HMM. YOU KNOW, I
THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, PHIL, I MAY BE
MISREADING THIS SITUATION, I KNOW,

BUT WHEN I FIRST MET YOU, I-I
SENSED ANOTHER PERSONA IN YOU.

AN IDENTITY THAT WAS KIND
OF WAITING TO BE RELEASED.

HMM. ANOTHER PERSONA, HUH?

THAT'S VERY
PERCEPTIVE OF YOU, MAC.

DO YOU REALIZE I'VE SPENT
NEARLY MY ENTIRE ADULT LIFE...

BEING REGARDED BY PEOPLE AS
JUST ANOTHER GUY IN A BLUE UNIFORM?

YOU LOOK GREAT
IN A UNIFORM, PHIL,

BUT WHAT'S
IMPORTANT IT SEEMS IS...

I DON'T KNOW. IT'S HOW
YOU SEE YOURSELF.

YOU KNOW?

YOU'RE PROBABLY GONNA LAUGH WHEN
I TELL YOU THIS, BUT WHEN I WAS A KID,

I HAD MY HEART SET ON
BEING A CONCERT PIANIST.

CAN YOU IMAGINE
THAT, WITH THESE PAWS?

YOU HAVE BEAUTIFUL HANDS, PHIL.

GET OUTTA HERE. NO,
PHIL, LOOK AT THOSE.

NO, PHIL, I MEAN IT. I LIKE
YOUR HANDS. I LIKE 'EM A LOT.

I'VE HAD DREAMS ABOUT
THOSE HANDS, PHIL.

VERY FUNNY, MacALLISTER.
NOW WILL YOU GET SERIOUS?

PHIL, I'VE NEVER BEEN
MORE SERIOUS IN MY LIFE.

I CARE ABOUT YOU... VERY DEEPLY.

AND I THINK IT'S TIME THAT
WE EXPAND OUR RELATIONSHIP.

WHAT RELATIONSHIP? I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THE HELL YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

COME ON, PHIL. DON'T
BE SO DAMN COY.

I'M GAY, PHIL.

I WANT YOU IN EVERY
SENSE OF THE WORD.

AND I'M HOPING VERY MUCH
THAT YOU WANT ME AS MUCH.

OH, I DON'T BELIEVE
THIS IS HAPPENING.

- BELIEVE IT, PHIL.
- NO.

LOOK, PHIL, IF, UH...

IF I'VE OFFENDED
YOU, I APOLOGIZE.

BUT I DON'T APOLOGIZE FOR
BEING HONEST ABOUT MY FEELINGS.

NOR DO I APOLOGIZE
FOR BEING WHAT I AM.

MIKE, HOW COULD
YOU THINK THAT OF ME?

HOW COULD YOU THINK THAT I
WAS SOME SORT OF HO... HO...

HOMOSEXUAL, PHIL.

GO AHEAD, SAY IT. IT'S
JUST A WORD. IT WON'T BITE.

NEITHER WILL I.

OH, COME ON, PHIL.

PHIL, SIT DOWN.
DON'T LEAVE. COME ON.

- PHIL, WE'RE STILL FRIENDS,
AREN'T WE?
- NO, WE'RE NOT.

PHIL...

PHIL, PLEASE.

I WISH WE WERE, BUT WE'RE NOT.

WELL, IT'S NO SECRET THAT HE BLAMED HER
FOR GETTING BUSTED LAST NIGHT, CAPTAIN.

WHAT DOES SHE HAVE TO SAY
ABOUT IT? SHE'S NOT TALKIN'.

ATTENDING PHYSICIAN'S REPORT.

"CONTUSIONS AROUND BOTH EYES,
BROKEN RIB, ABRASIONS IN THE NECK."

YOU DON'T GET THAT KIND
OF DAMAGE SCATTERING

TRASH CANS AT 15
MILES PER, CAPTAIN.

SHE HAD THE HELL BEAT OUT OF HER
BEFORE SHE EVEN GOT NEAR THAT CAR.

YOU SAID SHE WAS WALKING
FUNNY WHEN SHE LEFT

HIS APARTMENT. SHE
WASN'T STONED, CAPTAIN.

WE SCOPED THE BLOOD
TESTS COMING OUT OF THE LAB.

IF SHE WAS HIGH ON
ANYTHING... NO BOOZE, NO DOPE.

IT WAS PURE, UNCUT
JESSE JOHN HUDSON.

NURSE JOHNSON TO INTENSIVE CARE.
NURSE JOHNSON TO INTENSIVE CARE.

I WANT YOU TO FILE ASSAULT
CHARGES AGAINST HIM.

WITH YOUR TESTIMONY, WE
CAN PUT HIM AWAY FOR GOOD.

OPEN YOUR EYES, MISS
McBRIDE. HE'S A DANGEROUS MAN.

I'VE BEEN CLEANING UP AFTER
HIM EVER SINCE HE HIT THE STREETS.

MURDERS, EXTORTION.

HALF A DOZEN ASSAULTS THAT
MAKE YOURS LOOK LIKE A LOVE TAP.

ALL OF IT PART OF
AN ORGANIZED DRIVE...

TO DISENFRANCHISE THIS COMMUNITY
IN THE GUISE OF SOCIAL REFORM.

FOR GOD'S SAKE, DON'T LET
HIM USE PEOPLE THIS WAY.

IT'S ALL A MASK. AND AS SOON AS IT'S
SERVED HIS PURPOSE, HE'LL THROW IT AWAY.

YOU KNOW THAT TOO.

THINK ABOUT IT, LADY.

COMMENCE FIRING.

OKAY, BOBBY, LET'S PUT
THIS BABY IN GEAR AND

DRIVE IT HOME. ALL
RIGHT, LUCE, SETTLE DOWN.

YOU'RE BLOWING IT. YEAH,
DON'T YOU MEAN I'M BLOWING IT?

WE'RE EVEN ON THE MATCH, ONE UP ON
THE NASSAU AND THREE UP ON THE PRESS.

SHE KEEPS SHOOTING LIKE THIS, WE'RE GONNA
HAVE TO GET OURSELVES A BUSINESS MANAGER.

WHAT ARE YOU, HOWARD
COSELL OR SOMETHING? YOU

WANNA CAN THE
PLAY-BY-PLAY REMARKS, RENKO?

AND YOU TOO, BOBBY?
JUST WAIT A MINUTE.

IT'S NOT OUR FAULT YOU SHOOT LIKE A
SUBURBAN HOUSEWIFE. WHAT DID I SAY?

ALL RIGHT. THAT'S IT.

YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN ON MY CASE SINCE THAT
HOOKER SWEEP THIS MORNING. I'VE HAD IT.

NOBODY'S BEEN ON YOUR CASE.

WHY DON'T YOU CAN IT? WE
GOT A MATCH TO FINISH HERE.

OH, GREAT. YOU TAKE YOUR STINKIN'
MATCH AND YOUR LOUSY NASSAU,

AND YOUR STUPID, OBNOXIOUS
LOCKER-ROOM COMMENTS AND STOP IT!

- LOOKS LIKE YOU OWE US
SOME MONEY THERE, BOY.
- YEAH, WAY TO GO, GUYS.

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE, CHIEF. IT'S
VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU'RE HERE.

YES, I REALIZE THAT. HOW LONG
FOR YOU TO GET DOWN HERE?

TEN MINUTES. RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

I KNOW YOU'RE JUST OUT THE
DOOR, BUT COULD I TALK TO YOU?

SURE. OFF THE RECORD.

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? THAT GIRL
THAT COLLAPSED TODAY, THIS MORNING,

ON THE HOOKER SWEEP?
WHAT ABOUT HER?

IT WAS MY FAULT.

I CAUGHT HER IN THE
TENEMENT BEFORE SHE SHOT UP.

SHE BEGGED ME. SHE SAID THAT SHE'D NEVER
MAKE IT THROUGH BOOKING IF SHE DIDN'T FIX.

AND YOU LET HER?

SHE'S JUST A KID, CAPTAIN.
I MEAN, IT'S BAD ENOUGH...

HAVING TO GO THROUGH
BOOKING AND ALL THAT STUFF

WITHOUT HAVING TO DEAL
WITH DRUG WITHDRAWAL.

SO I TURNED MY BACK.
IS SHE GONNA MAKE IT?

YEAH.

I CALLED THE HOSPITAL.

- BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE ME
FEEL ANY BETTER.
- IT SHOULDN'T.

- WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE?
- I WOULD HAVE ARRESTED HER
FOR POSSESSION.

I SURE WOULDN'T HAVE TURNED
MY BACK WHILE SHE SHOT UP.

OH, SO YOU PULL HER
IN COLD, YOU BOOK HER...

AND THEN MAYBE YOU FIND HER HANGING
IN THE HOLDING CELL THE NEXT MORNING.

LUCY, IF I LET EVERY LOSER WITH
A SAD STORY GET TO ME LIKE THAT,

I WOULDN'T BE WORTH SPIT ON
THE JOB, NEITHER WOULD YOU.

ISN'T THAT A LITTLE HARD-NOSED?

LUCY, WE ALL KNOW IT'S NOT EXACTLY
AN UPLIFTING EXPERIENCE OUT THERE,

SO SOMETIMES WE WANNA REACH OUT.

YOU FEEL MAYBE IF YOU GIVE
THEM A LITTLE OF YOUR TIME,

MAYBE EVEN TURN YOUR BACK ON A COUPLE
OF RULES, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP 'EM.

SHOW THEM THERE'S
SOMETHING BETTER OUT THERE.

BELIEVE ME, MOSTLY, THEY'LL
TAKE THAT AS A SIGN OF WEAKNESS.

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO
DO ABOUT MY FEELINGS?

DO I JUST TURN THEM OFF
FOR EIGHT HOURS A DAY?

I DON'T WANT ANY OF MY PEOPLE
DISCONNECTING FROM THEIR FEELINGS,

BUT YOU DO HAVE TO LEARN THAT
YOU CAN'T ALWAYS ACT ON THEM.

YOU'RE A GOOD COP. I
WISH I HAD MORE LIKE YOU.

I WISH YOU'D TELL THAT TO THOSE
GORILLAS I WORK WITH OUT THERE.

THEY'VE BEEN ON ME
TODAY LIKE A CHEAP SUIT.

YOU'RE ALSO TOUGHER THAN
YOU GIVE YOURSELF CREDIT FOR.

NEXT TIME THEY LEAN ON
YOU, YOU LEAN ON THEM.

FRANK, YOU'RE DUE IN COURT
IN LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES.

ARE YOU OKAY WITH THIS? NO.

BUT I'M GETTIN' THERE.
THANKS, CAPTAIN.

♪♪

COMMENT ÇA VA, PHIL?

YOU LOOK A LITTLE TIGHT
AROUND THE CINCH BELT.

HEY, SARGE, YOU
GOT ANY CREAM RINSE?

NO, I DON'T HAVE
ANY CREAM RINSE.

DO I LOOK LIKE THE KIND OF
MAN WHO USES CREAM RINSE?

HAIR-WISE, PHIL, YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE
THE KIND OF MAN WHO EVEN USES SHAMPOO.

MM, DOGGONE IT. PHIL, HOW'S
YOUR SUPPLY OF AFTERSHAVE?

THANKS.

OH, JUDAS.

- "EAU DE FRUIT BRONZE."
- WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH IT?

WELL, NO OFFENSE MEANT, BUT, UH,

- IT'S A LITTLE FRUITY
FOR MY TASTE.
- FRUITY?

THAT'S WHAT IT
SAYS THERE... FRUIT.

I DON'T CARE WHAT ANYBODY SAYS.

I AM NOT FRUITY.

HMM.

HELLO, PHIL.

GRACE. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I'M TAKING HOWARD...

TO AN EXHIBITION OF 15th
CENTURY BYZANTINE EROTICA...

AT THE SCHOENBAUM GALLERY.

OH.

HOW HAVE YOU BEEN?

OH, FINE. JUST FINE. YOURSELF?

OH, IT... IT'S BEEN...

DAY TO DAY FOR ME, PHIL.

GRACE.

WOULD YOU BE BRUTALLY HONEST
WITH ME ABOUT SOMETHING?

ALWAYS.

UM, H-HOW WOULD
YOU CHARACTERIZE ME,

UH, SEXUALLY SPEAKING?

YOU'RE... TENDER.

YOU'RE CARING.

YOU'RE GIVING. OH,
GOD, YOU'RE GIVING.

YEAH, BUT, GRACE, DO
YOU FIND ME IN ANY WAY, UH,

OH, LIMP-WRISTED?

PHIL!

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY
NOTHING LIMP...

IN THAT ENTIRE GLORIOUS BODY.

OH, GOD, THANK YOU, GRACE.

OH, I'VE...

I'VE YEARNED FOR YOU, MY PRINCE.

THERE'S NEVER BEEN
ANYONE LIKE YOU FOR ME.

I'M... I'M MAKING AN ABSOLUTE
FOOL OF MYSELF, BUT I CAN'T HELP IT.

OH, WELL, GRACE, UH,

WHAT ABOUT HOWARD?

HOWARD? YEAH.

OH, HOWARD. UH...

HOWARD IS, UH...

HE'S A...

HE'S A DECENT MAN, BUT HE...

HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND
ME THE WAY YOU DO.

HE DOESN'T TOUCH
ME THE WAY YOU DO.

OH, HE DOESN'T DO IT
FOR ME THE WAY YOU DO.

OH, PHIL, HOLD ME, KISS ME,

MAKE ME YOURS AGAIN.

HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THE
CHARGES OF PAROLE VIOLATION?

YOU REALLY THINK PUTTING
THIS GUY BACK IN PRISON...

IS GONNA GET HIM OUT
OF YOUR HAIR, FRANK?

I WANT HIM OFF THE
HILL. I DON'T CARE HOW.

I DON'T LIKE PUBLIC DISAGREEMENTS WITH
MY MEN, BUT I'M ON RECORD WITH THIS ONE.

I CAN'T SUPPORT YOUR POSITION.

IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME, CHIEF.

MR. HUDSON, WE
NEED A FEW QUESTIONS.

OKAY, OKAY, I'LL, UH,
ANSWER QUESTIONS...

AFTER THE HEARING.

BUT FOR NOW, JUST LET ME SAY
THAT I'M NOT SURPRISED TO BE HERE.

NOT AT ALL.

IT'S JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF AN
OPPRESSIVE SYSTEM USING THE POLICE...

TO DIVEST THE INNER CITY
OF ITS RIGHTFUL LEADERSHIP.

BUT KNOW THIS. THEY MAY
BE ABLE TO SEND ME BACK,

BUT THEY CAN NEVER IMPRISON
THE CALLS THAT BROUGHT ME HERE.

YOU BETTER PRAY THEY
DON'T PUT HIM AWAY.

SHE'S GOT A GUN. GRAB HER!

YOU BETTER DOUBLE UP
THE NIGHT SHIFT, FRANK.

WHEN THIS GETS OUT, THE HILL'S
GONNA GO UP IN FLAMES. CLEAR.

SURE SEEMS PEACEFUL ENOUGH.

WELL, IF THEY WERE GONNA TORCH THE
HILL, THEY WOULD HAVE DONE IT BY NOW.

DON'T BE SO PRESUMPTUOUS, SON.

IT'S A LONG NIGHT.

YOU KNOW, I'LL GIVE THESE
PEOPLE CREDIT FOR ONE THING.

AT LEAST THEY GOT THE SENSE
TO KNOW THIS GUY HUDSON'S...

NOT WORTH LOSING ANY SLEEP OVER.

MAYBE. NO.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, COWBOY?

I SURE WILL FEEL A LOT BETTER
WHEN THIS SHIFT IS DONE.

WASN'T IT KINDA QUIET LIKE
THIS BEFORE THE RIOTS OF '77?

LET'S GO, JOE. LET'S CRUISE.

YES, MA'AM. CIAO, BOYS.

YOU ALL KEEP A LOW
PROFILE. YES, MOM.

YOU KNOW, IF IT STAYS QUIET
LIKE THIS, MAYBE THE TWO OF YOU...

CAN SPEND A COUPLE HOURS PRACTICING
SOME CHOKE HOLDS AT THE NO TELL MOTEL.

KEEP IT UP, DOUGHBOY, YOU'LL BE
TAKING YOUR MEALS THROUGH A STRAW.

HENRY. HI, RAY.

YOUR WIFE IS HERE. I ASKED HER TO
WAIT IN THE INTERROGATION ROOM.

I THOUGHT YOU'D MIGHT
WANT A LITTLE PRIVACY.

THANKS. THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

- HOW ARE YOU?
- TIRED. MY BACK'S KILLING ME.

- YOU?
- FINE.

- HOW'S JOSH?
- HE MISSES HIS FATHER.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

I DO TOO.

THEN WHY WON'T YOU
LET ME COME HOME?

ARE YOU STILL SEEING HER?

NO.

WHAT'S THE MATTER, ISN'T IT ANY
FUN IF YOU CAN'T SNEAK AROUND?

RACHEL, STOP IT.

SHE'S A FINE WOMAN.

I SPENT SOME TIME WITH HER.

I'M VERY SORRY IT HURT YOU,
BUT I'M NOT SORRY IT HAPPENED.

RACHEL.

I DIDN'T GO LOOKING FOR
THIS. IT JUST HAPPENED.

WE'VE BEEN OVER IT, HENRY.

I KNOW ALL ABOUT
HOW IT JUST HAPPENED.

NO, YOU DON'T.

YOU SAY YOU KNOW, BUT YOU CAN'T,
NOT UNLESS YOU'VE BEEN THERE.

I HAVE BEEN THERE.

I HAD AN AFFAIR ONCE.

WHEN?

NINE YEARS AGO.

YOU WERE AT JEFFERSON
HEIGHTS. I WAS GOING TO SCHOOL.

YOU HAD THAT GRAVEYARD
SHIFT. WE NEVER SAW EACH OTHER.

- WHO WAS IT?
- WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

WHO WAS IT?

MY BIOLOGY PROFESSOR.

YOUR BIOLOGY PROFESSOR.

HOW APPROPRIATE.

- YOU MAKING THIS UP?
- NO.

THEN WHY THE HELL
YOU TELLING ME NOW?

TO HURT YOU THE WAY YOU HURT ME.

YOU KEPT A SECRET FROM ME FOR
NINE YEARS. AT LEAST I TOLD YOU.

YOU CONFESSED
BECAUSE YOU FELT GUILTY.

WHAT DO YOU EXPECT
FROM ME, ABSOLUTION?

YOU HURT ME TERRIBLY.

NOW, IF I'M GONNA TAKE YOU
BACK, I REFUSE TO BE A MARTYR.

- HOW, BY EVENING THE SCORE?
- YES.

I NEED THAT FOR MY SELF-ESTEEM.

- WELL, THEN HOW ABOUT MINE?
- YOU HAD YOUR TOOTSIE.

I ASSUME SHE GAVE YOU ALL
THE ESTEEM YOU COULD HANDLE.

HEY, I DON'T KNOW IF I
WANNA COME HOME...

IF THIS IS WHAT I HAVE
TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

HENRY, I MISS YOU.

I HAVEN'T SLEPT SINCE YOU LEFT.

BUT I'M ANGRY, AND
IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME.

I DON'T WANT OUR MARRIAGE
TO FALL APART OVER THIS.

B-BUT I CAN'T PROMISE YOU IT'S
GONNA BE EXACTLY THE SAME AGAIN.

TOO MUCH HAS HAPPENED.

IF I HADN'T HAD THIS AFFAIR,

YOU NEVER WOULD HAVE TOLD
ME ABOUT YOURS, WOULD YOU?

- NO.
- WHY NOT?

BECAUSE WHEN IT HAPPENED, IT
DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH YOU.

IT WAS MY NEED, MY CRISIS.

AND THEN WHEN I REALIZED
HOW I WANTED TO LIVE MY LIFE...

AND... AND WHO I WANTED
TO LIVE IT WITH, I ENDED IT.

I'VE NEVER BEEN WITH
ANYONE BUT YOU SINCE.

IT'S NO DIFFERENT
FOR ME, RACHEL.

YOU SURE?

ALL RIGHT.

THEN LET'S GO
HOME... IF YOU WANT.

COUNSELOR? YOU WANT
AN OPEN RELATIONSHIP?

YOU GOT AN OPEN RELATIONSHIP.