Hill Street Blues (1981–1987): Season 3, Episode 22 - A Hill of Beans - full transcript

PREVIOUSLY ON HILL STREET BLUES.

YOU'RE GETTING OLD REAL FAST.

YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT.

YOU'RE IN YOUR 53rd HOUR.

WE WANT YOU TO CALL
RILEY SIMONE, MOE.

WANT YOU TO SELL
HIM YOUR PAPER. I'M NOT

SETTING UP RILEY SIMONE
FOR NO POLICE ACTION.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MOE
COULD'VE LET THINGS GET THIS FAR.

MR. SIMONE, THE LAST
PAYMENT I MADE... NEAL.

LET'S DO BOTH OF US A FAVOR,
AND YOU KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT.

SUDDENLY IT WAS ALL CLEAR TO ME.



AND I WANT THIS BABY.

YOU OWE ME.

THE GRANT PROPOSAL
YOU SUBMITTED WAS FOR

A LOCAL YOUTH
RECREATION PROGRAM.

WHAT'S 50 LOUSY G'S WORTH
OF BASKETBALL IN HIGH TOPS?

DON'T DO IT, MAN!

I'LL KILL YOU!

AND NOW TONIGHT
ON HILL STREET BLUES.

I HEARD THEY GOT THIS TYPING
CLASS DOWN IN METRO J.C.

RICO, THAT'S TERRIFIC!

THAT SATCHEL HAD
OVER 50,000 BUCKS IN IT.

WHAT EXACTLY WAS
YOUR DESTINATION?

HILL STREET PRECINCT STATION.

OH, NO NO!



YOU MEAN THE PAYROLL?

YOU KNOW, I FEEL AWKWARD
NOT BEING ABLE TO BANKROLL

ANY OF THIS, COUNSELOR.

I'LL LET YOU MAKE IT UP TO ME

IN SOME MINDLESSLY
EXTRAVAGANT WAY.

WOULD YOU AND JOE
BE FREE THIS EVENING?

I THINK THAT COULD BE ARRANGED.

IT'S A GIRL, FRANK.
THE AMNIOCENTESIS.

SHE'S A PERFECTLY
HEALTHY BABY GIRL.

WAS I A DISAPPOINTMENT
TO YOU, FURILLO?

WELL, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.

I DON'T LIVE FOR YOUR APPROVAL.

HUH, SIMONE, HUH?
HOW'S THAT MANIGOT?

YOU LIKE THAT, HUH?
HOW ABOUT A LITTLE

RED WITH THAT?

ITEM 11.

ANOTHER CORPUS SELECTI.

THE MORTAL REMAINS
OF LOCAL SHYLOCK

MOE "THE MOUSE" FELDSTEIN

WERE DISCOVERED
DURING THE WEE HOURS

OF THE NIGHT SHIFT.

A LA BUDDY JENNETTE, MOE
WAS MINUS ONE RIGHT HAND,

THE FOREFINGER OF
WHICH UPON DISCOVERY

WILL PRESUMABLY BE POINTING
IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION

OF MR. ROWLAND SIMONE.

ITEM 12.

DETECTIVE NEAL WASHINGTON
REMAINS IN POST-OP

AT MERCY HOSPITAL THIS MORNING.

AN UNDERCOVER TRANSACTION
WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED

ROWLAND SIMONE
WENT SOUR LAST NIGHT.

A SUITCASE WITH ROUGHLY

$400,000 WORTH

OF STREET-VALUE COCAINE
WAS APPROPRIATED.

DETECTIVE WASHINGTON
TAKING A BULLET IN THE PROCESS.

RESULTING IN A
FRACTURED COLLARBONE

AND ASSOCIATED MINOR TRAUMA

FROM WHICH HE IS
EXPECTED TO MAKE

A COMPLETE AND RAPID RECOVERY.

HASTENED, ONE WOULD HOPE,

BY THE CARDS AND
FLOWERS OF HIS COHORTS.

NOW, ALL DONATIONS
TO WHICH SHOULD BE

REFERENCED TO DETECTIVE LARUE

FOLLOWING THIS A.M.'S DISPATCH.

BRINGING ME TO OUR
LAST ITEM, PEOPLE.

ON A RIVETING UPDATE FROM

THE CITY BUDGET OFFICE.

"UH, WITH OUR

"SINCEREST APOLOGIES,

"FOR ALL CONCOMITANT

"AND PAY-RELATED INCONVENIENCES,

"THIS OFFICE IS
PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE

"THE SUMMARY WITHDRAWAL

"OF COUNCILMAN
LANGELLA'S FILIBUSTER.

"THEREBY ACCESSING FULL APPROVAL

"OF THE CURRENT METROPOLITAN

FISCAL EXPENDITURE OUTLINE."

NOW, FOR THOSE OF YOU
WHOM BUREAUCRATESE

IS NOT A SECOND LANGUAGE,

THE ABOVE LOOSELY TRANSLATES AS,

"DON'T SPEND IT
ALL IN ONE PLACE."

HEY!

OUR BACKPAY'LL BE ARRIVING

BY SPECIAL COURIER
BEFORE THE MORNING'S OUT.

IN CASH.

HEY, HEY, HEY!

LET'S BE CAREFUL OUT THERE.

HEY, A LITTLE HAPPY
HOUR ACTION CALLS.

DINNER FOR TWO AT THE CLOISTER.

20 BUCK BOTTLE OF WINE.

OH, FINALLY SOMETHING
WITH A CORK IN IT, HUH?

WHAT ABOUT YOU, BOB?
RESTOCK THE FRIDGE.

PAY THE RENT. REAL
HUGH HEFNER, HUH?

HI, LEO.

RICO! HEY, RICO, LET
ME TAKE A LOOK AT YOU.

HEY, SO HOW DO I LOOK?

YOU LOOK GOOD. HEY, GREAT.

I HAD SOME STOMACH
CRAMPS THIS MORNING,

BUT MY SISTER MADE ME SOME SOUP.

BUT, UH, NOW YOU FEEL OKAY?

OH YEAH, HEY, EVERY
DAY AND EVERY WAY.

AND I'M GETTING
BETTER AND BETTER.

SAY LEO, YOU THINK
YOU COULD SPARE ME

OFF COP TIPS THIS
MORNING? WHY, WHAT'S UP?

UM. WELL, I HEARD THEY GOT THIS

TYPING CLASS DOWN IN METRO J.C.

YOU KNOW, REAL CAREER STUFF.

AND IT COSTS 12 BUCKS.
RICO, THAT'S TERRIFIC.

SURE, WE'LL... UH, WE'LL PUT
THE COP TIPS ON TAPE RECORDER.

HEY, GREAT. YOU KNOW,

IT COSTS 12 BUCKS,
AND SO FAR I GOT SEVEN.

SO FAR YOU GOT 12.

OH, HEY. HEY, LEO, I
DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT...

I CONSIDER THIS AN INVESTMENT.

HEY... YOU'VE BEEN
LIKE A MOTHER TO ME.

SO, UH, YOU'LL TAKE
CARE OF ME IN MY OLD AGE.

WHAT'S THE DEAL HERE?

HEY, RICO? YOU'RE
GONNA MAKE IT, PAL.

YEAH, MAYBE I WILL.

MAYBE I WILL.

THAT'S AN AWESOME
RECLAMATION EFFORT, JAMES.

FINE THING YOU DO, LEO.

YEAH, OTHER SIDE OF
THE MOUNTAIN, PART SIX.

HEY, HEY, BENEDETTO.

OH, WHAT A STROKE, HUH?

YOU SET A BIG MEETING,
AND YOU GET RID OF

ALL YOUR BACKUPS. WHY
DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT?

THAT'S NOT THE
WAY IT WAS, LARUE.

HEY, MAN, IT WAS
TACTICAL GENIUS.

YOU MUST'VE REALLY THROWN HIM.

SHOVE IT, CUPCAKE. I FEEL

JUST AS BAD AS ANYBODY!

YOU ALMOST GOT
MY PARTNER KILLED,

YOU FAT GREASEBALL.

WE GOT A DATE, SAL. YOU
PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDAR.

DISPATCH, WE HAVE A 9-11.

ARMED ROBBERY IN PROGRESS.

SEE SURPLUS STORE.

CORNER PEOPLE'S DRIVE,

124th STREET.

FIRST THING I'M GONNA DO, BOBBY.

I'M GONNA TAKE MY CASH MONEY

DOWN TO A PLACE OF
PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT.

SPEND IT FREELY AND
AT AN ALARMING RATE.

SWEEP THE FINEST

AND FOXIEST LASSIE
ON THE PREMISES

OFF HER FEET FOR SOME
GRANDIOSE DEMONSTRATION

OF MY PERSONAL GENEROSITY.

MM-HMM.

REPAIR TO THE PRIVACY

OF HER BOUDOIR OR MINE

AND FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS,

SPEND IT ON THE BRINK

OF SOME HITHERTO
UNCHARTED PLATEAU

OH! OF PHYSICAL EXPRESSION.

WELL NOW, I THINK
I'M GONNA START OFF

WITH ABOUT 15 BAGS OF GROCERIES.

RENKO, I FEEL LIKE I
HAVEN'T EATEN FOR A MONTH.

THAT ONLY GOES TO SHOW
YOU THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN

YOU AND ME, MY FRIEND.

YEAH. THE NAKED AND THE FED.

ALL UNITS, 211. CORNER...

UH-OH. THAT'S US.

2202, WE'LL RESPOND.

HEY, YOU GOTTA HELP ME, PLEASE.

ALL RIGHT, JUST CALM DOWN
NOW. COME ON. STAND OVER HERE

AGAINST THE CAR AND
TELL US WHAT HAPPENED.

ALL RIGHT, THERE
WERE TWO OF THEM.

THEY HIT ME WHEN
I WAS COMING OUT.

I DIDN'T EVEN SEE 'EM!
SIR, TAKE IT EASY, PLEASE.

NOW, WHAT WAS THE NATURE
OF YOUR COMPLAINT, SIR?

I WAS JUST GETTING A DONUT.

I MEAN, THEY MUST'VE
KNOWN I WAS MAKING THIS RUN.

THEY SHOULD NEVER
HAVE GIVING ME CASH.

DID THEY ASSAULT YOU WHEN
YOU GOT BACK IN THE CAR?

THEY MUST'VE BEEN
WAITING FOR ME.

THAT SATCHEL HAD OVER

50,000 BUCKS IN IT.

I'M GONNA BE KILLED FOR THIS.

NO, NOW, I WOULDN'T
SAY THAT, SIR.

THIS SORT OF THING
HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.

NOW CALM DOWN. WHAT
EXACTLY WAS YOUR DESTINATION?

THE HILL STREET
PRECINCT STATION.

THE HILL STREET STATION?

NO, NO, THERE MUST
BE SOME MISTAKE, SIR.

YOU SEE, THAT WAS
OUR DESTINATION.

THERE'S NO MISTAKE.

YOU MEAN THE PAYROLL?

YOU MEAN, YOU GAVE IT
TO 'EM, JUST LIKE THAT?

YOU LITTLE BUG? I
OUGHTA TAKE YOUR HEAD

AND CRUSH IT IN BETWEEN
MY HANDS LIKE A GRAPE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
WHAT YOU'VE DONE?

YOU ARE A MISERABLE
EXCUSE FOR A HUMAN BEING!

PLEASE! I ALREADY GOT HIT ONCE!

I'M SORRY.

RENKO, THERE'S NOTHING
WE CAN DO ABOUT IT!

OH LORD. I HAVE NOTHING.

I HAVE NO MONEY.

I MIGHT AS WELL JUST GO...

LIE DOWN ON THE STREET AND DIE.

BENEDETTO, IN HERE, PLEASE.

GOOD MORNING, FRANK.
EXCUSE US, PLEASE.

CHIEF. SAL.

KNOW WHAT I FOUND NEXT TO
MY COFFEE THIS MORNING, FRANK?

KNOW WHAT THIS IS?

IT'S A MINEFIELD.

COLUMN ONE.

ANOTHER LOAN SHARK,
PIECEMEALED ON THE HILL.

COLUMN THREE. A
DETECTIVE WOUNDED,

AND A SUITCASE OF NARCOTICS
FROM THE MIDTOWN PROPERTY ROOM

TAKEN OFF IN A
BOTCHED OPERATION.

OVER HERE, A LEAK FROM THE
MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE

ON A JOHN DOE, NAME
OF SONNY CROCKETT.

HELD OVER 48 HOURS WITHOUT
RELEASING IDENTIFICAITON.

SMALL DETAIL. IT
HAPPENS TO BE ILLEGAL.

NOT TO MENTION,
INSTALLMENTS 15 AND 16

IN THE CONTINUING
SAGA OF BUDDY JENNETT.

NOW YOU TELL ME, FRANK.
WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT IT?

EXCUSE ME, CHIEF,
IF I MIGHT INJECT

A LITTLE SCENARIO HERE.

MOE SELLS HIS PAPER
TO SIMONE, OKAY?

THE MOUSE SEEMS
A LITTLE ANXIOUS.

MAYBE ROWLIE'S THINKING.

COUPLE DAYS LATER,
ROWLIE PICKS UP

WE'RE HOLDING MOE'S LEG-BREAKER

IN THE MORGUE ON A JOHN DOE.

HE FIGURES MAYBE THE
MOUSE IS ROLLING OVER.

HE'D BE RIGHT.
ROWLIE WHACKS HIM.

NOW THE MOUSE GAVE
HIM WASHINGTON, A COP.

ROWLIE SETS UP A MEET
FOR THE POWDER, HMM?

NOW, ALL HE'S GOTTA
DO IS PUT OUT THE WORD.

TEN TO ONE, WE GOT TAKEN OFF

BY A COUPLE OF
HOT-DOG FREELANCERS,

AND SIMONE'S ALREADY
TRADED FOR THE SODA

IN A SEPARATE TRANSACTION.

FRANK, WHAT THE HELL
IS HE BABBLING ABOUT?

I THINK HE MEANS THAT
ROWLAND SIMONE IS RESPONSIBLE

FOR A GOOD HALF
OF THAT FRONT PAGE.

AND WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WELL, I'M NOT DISAGREEING.

ASK ME? WE GOT ENOUGH ON SIMONE

TO PUT HIM AWAY FOR
CONSPIRACY RIGHT NOW, CHIEF.

THEN WHAT'RE WE WAITING
FOR? LET'S BRING HIM IN, FRANK.

LET'S DO IT.

ARE WE MINIMIZING OUR
CHANCES OF GETTING HIM

ON ATTEMPTED MURDER
OF NEAL WASHINGTON?

A BIRD IN THE HAND
IS PRIORITY ONE.

PRIORITY TWO IS A
FULL-BORE OFFENSIVE

ON THESE OTHER CHARGES.

RUN DOWN EVERY LEAD
YOU'VE GOT ON FELDSTEIN,

GINETTE, AND THE
WASHINGTON SHOOTING.

PULL OUT THE STOPS.

PUT DOUBLE-SHIFTS ON THE PHONES.

WE'LL NAIL THAT SLIME
WITH WHATEVER STICKS.

I'M RELEASING A STATEMENT
AT TWO O'CLOCK THAT

SIMONE'S BEEN BROUGHT IN.

YOU'D BETTER MOVE FAST, FRANK.

IF YOU WANNA MAKE
THE FIVE O'CLOCK NEWS.

I WANT TWO UNIFORMS
ALONG FOR THE RIDE.

COORDINATE WITH ESTERHAUS.

NEVER HAD A PARTNER
HIT BEFORE, CAPTAIN.

I WANT THIS CHUMP
AS BAD AS YOU DO.

NO PROBLEMS. YOU GOT MY WORD.

FASCINATING STORY

IN THE MORNING
PAPER HERE, FRANK.

ABOUT AN EX-CLIENT OF MINE,
NAME OF SONNY CROCKETT,

BEING STASHED
PERSONA NON PERSONA

IN THE COUNTY MORGUE
FOR THE PAST TWO DAYS.

YES, IT IS FASCINATING.

NOT THAT I WAS PLANNING A
MEMORIAL FUNDRAISER, FRANK.

BUT ANY REASON WHY
I WASN'T INFORMED?

THE CONTINUING INVESTIGATION

OF HIS FORMER
EMPLOYER, MOE FELDSTEIN.

YOU'LL FIND THAT
STORY IN COLUMN ONE.

YOU'RE PRETTY GOOD
AT KEEPING SECRETS.

SINCE I'M NO LONGER
BOUND BY CLIENT PRIVILEGE,

I'LL LET YOU IN ON ONE OF MINE.

RIGHT BEFORE JOE COFFEY'S
GRAND JURY HEARING,

I HAD A CONFESSION FROM CROCKETT

IN THE LYNN TATUM HOMICIDE.

COFFEY MIGHT LIKE TO
KNOW HE'S OFF THE HOOK.

WHY DON'T YOU GO TELL HIM?

FAIR ENOUGH.

I, UH, THOUGHT WE
MIGHT HAVE LUNCH TODAY.

YOU'RE ON. HOW'S THE HILTON?

I'LL MAKE A RESERVATION
AT THE GALLEY.

I WAS THINKING MORE
ABOUT ROOM SERVICE.

CAN UNDERSTAND
WHY I COULDN'T REVEAL

CROCKETT'S CONFESSION UNTIL NOW.

BUT NOW, THIS MEANS
I'M TOTALLY CLEARED

IN THE TATUM DEATH,
RIGHT? NO CIVIL LIABILITIES?

NO ASTERISK NEXT TO MY NAME?

I MEAN, IT'S OVER, RIGHT?

I'LL NOTIFY THE D.A.'S OFFICE

AND MRS. TATUM'S
ATTORNEYS WITHIN THE HOUR.

'CAUSE, DAVENPORT, I
MEAN, YOU DON'T KNOW.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW? THE
SYSTEM WORKS AFTER ALL.

I MEAN, JUST LIKE THAT,
LIKE IT NEVER HAPPENED.

HEY, COFFEY, BATES,
WE'RE OUTTA HERE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG
WITH PEOPLE NOWADAYS, MA'AM.

I MEAN, I WAS JUST
TRYING TO DO HER A FAVOR.

MR. DULCIMER, I FAIL TO SEE HOW

TAKING A WOMAN'S PURSE
QUALIFIES AS AN ACT OF CHARITY.

BUT I WAS TRYING TO RETURN
IT TO HER, DON'T YOU SEE?

SHE LEFT IT ON THE BUS SEAT,

SHE WAS HEADED
OUT THE FRONT EXIT.

SO I GRABBED IT.
I RAN AFTER HER.

ACCORDING TO MRS.
JENKINS AND THE DRIVER,

YOU RAN IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.

NO, THAT'S NOT TRUE.

I WENT OUT THE BACK DOOR,

ONLY 'CAUSE I WAS AFRAID THE
BUS WAS GONNA TAKE OFF AGAIN.

SEE, I FIGURED I WOULD CATCH
UP WITH HER AGAIN ON THE STREET.

YOUR ARREST REPORT PAINTS
A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT PICTURE.

THAT'S 'CAUSE THE MINUTE
I STEPPED OFF THE BUS,

THIS LADY STARTED
SCREAMING BLOODY MURDER,

AND BEFORE I COULD
EXPLAIN TO HER,

THE POLICEMEN CAME ALONG.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
ELSE TO TELL YOU, MA'AM.

I'VE NEVER BEEN ARRESTED
FOR ANYTHING IN MY ENTIRE LIFE.

IT'S TRUE YOU HAVE NO
OUTSTANDING WARRANTS.

AS AN OUT-OF-STATE RESIDENT,
THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE

ANY PRIORS WOULDN'T
SHOW UP YET ANYWAY.

THERE AREN'T ANY
PRIORS, MS. DAVENPORT.

I MAY BE NEW TO
THIS CITY, MA'AM.

BUT I NEVER THOUGHT
THAT IT WAS A CRIME

TO TRY TO HELP YOUR NEIGHBOR.

YOUR COURT DATE'S SET FOR
TWO O'CLOCK, MR. DULCIMER.

IF I CAN PERSUADE THE A.D.A,

WOULD YOU BE WILLING
TO ACCEPT A PLEA BARGAIN?

I'M SORRY, I'M KIND
OF NEW TO THIS.

YOU ENTER A GUILTY PLEA

IN EXCHANGE FOR A LESSER CHARGE.

SAY, UH, DISORDERLY CONDUCT.

I'M NOT TRYING TO BE
DIFFICULT WITH YOU, MA'AM.

I... IT JUST STRIKES ME AS
SOMEHOW WRONG FOR ME

TO HAVE TO APOLOGIZE
FOR BEING INNOCENT.

YOU PROBABLY GET
A LOT OF BAD APPLES

IN YOUR LINE OF
WORK, MS. DAVENPORT.

BUT I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT

IF YOU COULD AT LEAST
TRY TO SEE IT MY WAY.

OKAY, LEONARD.

WHAT DO YOU SAY WE RUN
THROUGH IT ONE MORE TIME?

GUY STANDING THERE.

ASK HIM WHAT HE WANTS.

GOT A BADGE.

CHEESE IT, ARNIE. IT'S THE COPS.

LET'S GO, ROWLIE.

I'M EATING.

WHEN HE'S FINISHED.

OH, HE WANTS TO FINISH?

HEY, I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT.

LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.

LET'S SEE WHAT
YOU GOT THERE, HUH?

LUNCH ALREADY. OOH,
YOU MUST'VE BEEN UP

PRETTY EARLY.

SOME MANIGOT. A LITTLE CALAMARI.

SOME MARINARA. OOH,

JUST LIKE MAMA
USED TO MAKE, HUH?

DO YOU GOT AN APPOINTMENT?

WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE
A PROBLEM HERE, DO WE?

NO. NOT AT ALL, ROWLIE.

ONLY MAYBE YOU COULD
EAT A LITTLE FASTER, HUH?

THERE YOU GO. YOU DONE? HUH?

YOU DONE, SIMONE? HUH?
HOW'S THAT MANIGOT?

YOU LIKE THAT, HUH?

HOW ABOUT A LITTLE
RED WITH THAT?

I GOTTA TELL YOU
SOMETHING, ROWLIE.

FOR A MAN OF YOUR REPUTATION,

YOUR TABLE MANNERS ARE ROTTEN.

COME ON.

DR. CUTLER. I.C.U. STAT.

HEY, J.D.

HEY, HEY, SLEEPING
BEAUTY AWAKES.

HOW YOU FEELING? I DON'T KNOW.

GONNA HAVE TO TAKE INVENTORY.

OH HEY, SO IT SHOULDN'T
BE A TOTAL LOSS,

WE CHIPPED IN AND
GOT YOU SOMETHING.

HEY, THAT'S NICE.

THINK YOU MIGHT OPEN IT FOR ME?

OH YEAH, SURE.

UH, MAN... I WAS JUST
TALKING TO THE DOCTOR.

YEAH?

YEAH, I WANTED TO GET
THE STRAIGHT SKINNY.

WHAT'D HE SAY?

WELL, HE SAID THERE'S SOME
GOOD NEWS AND SOME BAD NEWS.

WHAT'S THE BAD NEWS?

YOU'RE GONNA DIE.

THAT'S A SHAME.

OH YEAH, BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS

IT'S GONNA TAKE
ANOTHER 50 YEARS.

HERE YOU ARE.

OH, MAN, YOU SHOULDN'T'VE.

WELL, YOU KNOW, THOSE
HOSPITAL TOOTHPICKS,

THEY'RE THE WORST.

YEAH.

MM.

FEEL BETTER ALREADY.

IT SCARED THE HELL OUT OF
ME, NEAL, ALMOST LOSING YOU.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
I'D DO WITH MYSELF.

PARTNERS, RIGHT?

THINK I'D LET YOU
DOWN LIKE THAT?

NAH, I GUESS NOT.

DAMN RIGHT.

YOU MUST HAVE ME PEGGED
FOR A REAL PHI BETA KAPPA.

WHAT WE HAVE IS YOU ON TAPE

IN SEPARATE CONVERSATIONS

WITH MOE FELDSTEIN
AND NEAL WASHINGTON

ARRANGING TO BUY THAT SUITCASE.

TIME AND PLACE,
AMOUNT AGREED TO.

I'M SAD AS YOU TO
HEAR ABOUT MOE.

HE WAS A DEAR FRIEND.

THAT TRANSACTION WAS TAKEN DOWN,

AND AN OFFICER WAS WOUNDED.

AT THAT TIME, FOR
YOUR INFORMATION,

I WAS AT MY SISTER'S
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.

I GOT, UM, GIVE ME THE LIST.

I GOT A LIST HERE OF 50 PEOPLE
WHO CAN TELL YOU THE SAME THING.

AND I'LL ALSO TELL YOU,
CAPTAIN, WHY I WAS THERE.

LEAVING ASIDE HOW I FEEL ABOUT

MY SISTER AND THAT
SCUM SHE'S MARRIED TO.

ALL RIGHT.

MAYBE THERE WAS GONNA BE A MEET.

MAYBE ALSO I GOT A
PHONE CALL THE DAY BEFORE

TELLING ME NOT TO SHOW.

IT'S A SET-UP.

I'M WALKING IN THERE
WITH MY EYES WIDE OPEN.

CALL FROM WHO?

I DON'T KNOW.

A VOICE. SOMEBODY WHO
KNEW MY PHONE NUMBER.

I TELL YOU, I GET A
CALL LIKE THAT? I LISTEN?

YOU DIDN'T RECOGNIZE IT?

IT WAS DARK. I
COULDN'T HEAR SO GOOD.

YOU GOTTA WORRY ABOUT
YOUR MAN GOING DOWN.

I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT.

YOU WANT MY ADVICE?

YOU START LOOKING FOR THE
GUY WHO DROPPED THAT DIME.

BOOK HIM ON CONSPIRACY.

AND SUSPICION OF THE
MURDER OF BUDDY JENNETTE.

BUDDY GINNETTE? I TOLD
YOU EVERYTHING I KNOW.

IS THAT A FACT?

WHAT'D YOU TELL NEAL WASHINGTON
ABOUT BUDDY JENNETTE, ROWLIE?

RING ANY BELLS?

DO YOU KNOW THE
NAME BUDDY JENNETTE?

YEAH.

IT'S JUST A TERRIBLE THING
WHICH HAPPENED TO THIS GUY.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING, NEAL?

HE OWED LESS THAN $28,000.

FRANK, I GOT SIX UNITS
ON THE PAYROLL HEIST.

ANY PROGRESS? NOTHING SOLID.

THE COURIER GAVE
US A DESCRIPTION.

WHITE LATE-MODEL VAN.

THREE DIGITS OFF THE PLATES.

THERE'S AN A.P.B. OUT.
WHAT ABOUT SUSPECTS?

I GOT HIM GOING OVER THE BOOKS.

HE DIDN'T GET A VERY GOOD LOOK.

GOOD, STAY WITH IT. ALL RIGHT.

FRANK! OH, FAY,

I'M JUST ON MY WAY
OUT... IT'S A GIRL, FRANK.

THE AMNIOCENTESIS.

IT IS A PERFECTLY HEALTHY
BEAUTIFUL BABY GIRL!

OH, THAT'S WONDERFUL,
CONGRATULATIONS.

OH, I DID THE
RIGHT THING, FRANK.

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW HAPPY I AM.

I'M HKAPPY FOR YOU.

A GIRL, FRANK. ISN'T IT GRAND?

I'VE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT SOME NAMES.

UH, FAY, COULD WE TALK WHEN
I HAVE A LITTLE MORE TIME?

I... SURE.

IT'S OKAY. IT'S JUST, I
HAVE SO MUCH TO TELL YOU.

I'M SURE YOU
HAVE. I'LL CALL YOU.

OKAY.

WONDERFUL NEWS. YEAH.

FAY.

GORGEOUS, FAY.

SHE'LL BE THE
LIGHT OF YOUR LIFE.

THEY SAY SHE'S PERFECT, PHIL.

EVERY PRECIOUS INCH OF HER.

A LITTLE GIRL. I CAN
JUST SEE HER NOW.

A LITTLE ANGEL.

OH, HOW LUCKY YOU MUST FEEL.

WELL, I HIGHLY
RECOMMEND HER, PHIL.

COME ON, WHY NOT?

YOU OUGHTA TRY IT.

OH, I WISH.

WELL, COME ON, PHIL.
YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT

OUT OF THE QUESTION.

OH. IT'S JUST A FEELING, FAY.

IT JUST DIDN'T SEEM
TO BE IN THE CARDS.

YOU KNOW WHAT SADDENS ME?

I FINALLY REACHED
THE PLACE IN MY LIFE

WHERE I KNOW, WITH
ABSOLUTE CONVICTION,

THAT I CAN BE THE KIND
OF FATHER TO A CHILD

THAT I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE.

YOU KNOW, THERE ARE FATHERS,
AND THEN THERE ARE FATHERS.

I MEAN, AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW,

MY LITTLE GIRL'S NOT GONNA HAVE

ANY KIND OF FATHER AT ALL.

HEY.

AND, UM...

I'D CONSIDER IT AN HONOR
IF YOU'D BE HER GODFATHER.

I MEAN, IF YOU COULD
BE THERE FOR HER

WHEN SHE NEEDS
SOMEONE TO LOOK UP TO.

'CAUSE I GOTTA
TELL YOU, HONESTLY,

I CAN'T THINK OF ANOTHER
MAN IN THE WORLD

THAT I WOULD PREFER HER
LOOKING UP TO THAN YOU,

PHILLIP FREEMASON ESTERHAUS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

OH.

SAY YES.

YES.

GOOD.

YOU KNOW, I FEEL AWKWARD
NOT BEING ABLE TO BANKROLL

ANY OF THIS, COUNSELOR.

I'LL LET YOU MAKE IT UP TO ME

IN SOME MINDLESSLY
EXTRAVAGANT WAY.

TAKE A PROMISSORY NOTE?

I'LL TAKE ANYTHING YOU'VE GOT.

WINDOW WASHER! SORRY!

METER'S RUNNING, PIZZA MAN.

WHAT?

I FORGOT... YOUR MINERAL WATER.

OH, COME ON IN.

THANK YOU, SIR.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

ELEVATOR'S OUT.

I TOOK THE STAIRS.

THAT WAS A MISTAKE.
LET ME TAKE THIS.

THANK YOU, SIR.

I'LL BE ALL RIGHT. IT
HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.

OH, UH... HERE.

APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, SIR.

LISTEN, MAYBE YOU SHOULD
WAIT TILL THEY FIX THE ELEVATOR.

THAT'S A VERY GOOD IDEA.

THANK YOU. I WILL.

IS HE ALL RIGHT?

I THINK HE'LL LIVE.

WHAT?

THAT WAS A... A BIG MISTAKE.

OH... OH.

OH!

I'LL CALL THE DESK.

OH, NO, NO, I'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.

JUST... JUST NEED TO...

TO CATCH MY BREATH.

HERE.

OKAY. HAVE THAT.

WHAT... WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO?

MAYBE A PILLOW UNDER MY FEET.

AHH.

IF THOSE PERPETRATORS
ARE EVER DELIVERED

INTO THE HANDS OF JUSTICE,

AND I HAVE ANYTHING
TO DO WITH IT,

THEY HAD BETTER BEG FOR MERCY,

'CAUSE I AM GONNA
PERSONALLY HANG THEM

BY THEIR PERSONAL
PARTS FROM A FLAGOLE

OVER A CAVERN OF
HUNGRY CROCODILES

AND ASSORTED OTHER
ANIMALS OF A SIMILAR NATURE.

I... PAY MY CAR PAYMENT MONDAY.

I'M GONNA LOSE MY CAR.

HEY, WHAT'S THE COLOR OF
THAT VAN WE'RE LOOKING FOR?

IT IS A WHITE VAN, BOBBY HILL,

WITH THE NUMERALS "737"
ON THE LICENSE PLATE.

NONE OF WHICH HAPPEN TO
COINCIDE WITH THAT VAN UP AHEAD US.

YEAH, BUT THIS HAS
GOT A MISSING BUMPER

AND A TAILLIGHT'S COVERED UP.

I'M GONNA PULL IT OVER.

MY FRIEND, YOU ARE WASTING TIME

THAT COULD BE BETTER
SPENT LOOKING FOR A MORE

SPECIFIC CRIMINAL
ELEMENT. COME ON.

PERHAPS I SPOKE TOO SOON.

UNIT 2202 NOW IN
PURSUIT OF RED VAN

LICENSE UNKNOWN.
SOUTHBOUND, VAN NESS AND 4th.

LET'S GET ON IT. GET ON IT.

HOLD ON.

RESPOND WITH BACKUPS...

HEY!

YOUR MAMA'S GONNA
VISIT YOU IN THE HOSPITAL

YOU MOVE ONE MUSCLE...

NOW GET UP AGAINST HERE.

TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF ME!

I WAS ONLY HITCHHIKING.

THEY'RE DIABLOS.

TWO PLATES UNDER THE
SEAT. 737. IT'S A MATCH.

BINGO.

WELL WELL WELL. IT LOOKS
LIKE WE GOT OURSELVES

A COUPLE OF PAYROLL DESPERADOES.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU THINK YOU GOT HERE.

I HAVEN'T DONE NOTHING.

OH, FRANKIE.

YOU KNOW ME.

I'VE BEEN A GIRL SCOUT
FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS.

THE COURIER I.D.'D THE
VALDEZ BROTHERS IN A LINEUP.

WE SWEATED THEM, AND
THEY BOTH GAVE YOU UP, JESUS.

WE HAVE SWORN STATEMENTS
FROM BOTH OF THEM.

WHAT DO I NEED THE MONEY FOR?

IT SO HAPPENS WE HAVE
A THEORY ABOUT THAT.

FEDERAL AGENT RAMSEY.

G-MAN.

BIG TIMES, HUH, FRANKIE?

I'M IMPRESSED.

MR. MARTINEZ AND I WERE
SUPPOSED TO BECOME

ACQUAINTED TWO WEEKS AGO.

WE WERE SCHEDULED TO
DISCUSS THE DISPOSITION

OF A CERTAIN $45,000
FEDERAL GRANT.

WHEN MR. MARTINEZ
FAILED TO APPEAR,

I TOOK THE LIBERTY OF TRACKING

HIS RECENT FINANCIAL ODYSSEY.

IF I MAY.

AH.

DECEMBER 19th. HE RECEIVES
PAYMENT OF THE GRANT,

WHICH HE IMMEDIATELY
INVESTED IN SILVER FUTURES.

HE SCORED AN
IMPRESSIVE $60,000 PROFIT

BY JANUARY 24th, AT WHICH POINT

HE TRANSFERRED ALL THE
MONEY TO TREASURY BILLS.

YEAH. IT WAS TIME FOR SOME
CONSERVATIVE STRATEGY.

UH, TWO WEEKS LATER,
HE BEGAN INVESTING

IN COMMODITIES FUTURES.

EVERYTHING FROM
PLYWOOD TO PORKBELLIES

WITH CONSIDERABLE SUCCESS.

UNTIL... YEAH.

FEBRUARY 23rd. PEARL HARBOR DAY

FOR MR. MARTINEZ'S LITTLE
EMBEZZLEMENT CAMPAIGN.

UH, BETTING ON A SHORT-EDGE,

MARTINEZ PUTS HIS WHOLE
POT IN BEAN FUTURES.

BUT A COLD SNAP
FAILS TO MATERIALIZE,

AND MR. MARTINEZ'S INVESTMENT
GOES RIGHT INTO THE TOILET.

AT THIS POINT, HE BECOMES AWARE

I'D BEGUN MAKING INQUIRIES.

HE'S TURNED DOWN FOR A
COVERING LOAN AT THE BANK.

HENCE THE NEED FOR A
QUICK FINANCIAL TRANSFUSION.

HENCE, THE ROBBERY.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY, JESUS?

SAY THE MAN DID HIS HOMEWORK
RATHER WELL, FRANKIE.

I DON'T KNOW WHEN YOU PLAN
TO START TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY,

BUT FOR YOUR OWN
SAKE, I HOPE IT'S SOON.

OKAY. MAYBE I'VE
GOT A PROBLEM HERE.

BUT YOU GUYS GOT A PROBLEM, TOO.

I DON'T SEE WHERE, MR. MARTINEZ.

NOT YOU, G-MAN.

THE GUYS THAT DIDN'T GET PAID

WHO WANNA KNOW
WHERE THE MONEY IS.

MAYBE I CAN HELP YOU THERE.

AND MAYBE YOU CAN HELP ME.

SOUNDS LIKE COHABITATION
AGREES WITH YOU, HOWARD.

WELL, ACTUALLY NOT, OLD SPORT.

NURSE WOLFOWITZ AND I
JUST COULDN'T MAKE A GO OF IT.

I'M SORRY.

OH, MY SUN IS RISING

CONSIDERABLY FURTHER
TO THE EAST THESE DAYS.

BUFFALO?

I AM SEEING THE MOST
FASCINATING WOMAN, HENRY.

SHE'S BRIGHT. SHE'S BEAUTIFUL.

SHE'S WONDERFULLY DIFFERENT.

MM. SHE'S VIETNAMESE.

NO KIDDING. WHERE'D
YOU MEET HER?

UH, AT MY CONFUCIAN
STUDIES SEMINAR.

I HAVE BURSITIS.

ISN'T ANYBODY WATCHING

THE COP TIP LINE?

I'VE JUST SEEN A DUDE
FLASH A NICKEL BAG

TO A BROTHER AT 3rd AND DUPONT.

MY NAME IS POSAR JOHNSON.

I'LL BE BY TO PICK
UP MY 25 TODAY.

HELLO? COP TIPS?

I'M CALLING ABOUT A MAN

WHO LIVES DOWNSTAIRS FROM US.

ALWAYS PARKS HIS
CAR IN THE RED ZONE...

YEAH, I WANT TO REPORT
A JIMMY FERMENTO.

LIVES AT 205 NORTH UTICA.

APARTMENT 4-D.

HE'S THE ONE THAT SHOT
THAT COP LAST NIGHT.

OOH, RUN, JIMMY!

THE WALL! HANDS HIGH!

SPREAD 'EM.

COME ON.

I WANNA HEAR ONE WORD
OUT OF YOU, GOLF BALL.

ROWLIE SIMONE.

NOW, WAS IT SIMONE
SENT YOU AFTER THE BAG?

WHAT BAG? MAN, WHAT SIMONE?

WHO WAS THE BOZO YOU WERE WITH?

YOUR PARTNER? I'M TELLING YOU,

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT!

YOU SHOT A COP.

YOU KNOW WHAT KIND
OF TIME THAT BUYS?

OH NO! LOOK! THAT WASN'T ME!

THAT WASN'T ME
PULLED THE TRIGGER!

WHO?

JOEY. JOEY LINK. HE'S THE
ONE PULLED THE TRIGGER.

SO WHAT? I BET IT WAS YOUR IDEA

TO TAKE THE COPS
DOWN TO BEGIN WITH.

NO! NO, MAN. IT WAS
SUPPOSED TO BE A SET-UP.

ME... ME AND JOEY WERE
SUPPOSED TO GET THE BAG

FOR SOMEBODY
ELSE. MAN, THAT'S ALL!

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THERE
WAS COPS THAT HAD THE BAG!

SOMEBODY WHO! SIMONE?

I DON'T KNOW! IT'S
A FRIEND OF JOEY'S.

WHO?!

OKAY. OKAY, IGGY.
IGGY, THAT'S ALL I KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW THE
LAST NAME, HONEST.

HE'S A COP. HE'S A
COP OUT OF MIDTOWN.

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT WAS IN THE BAG, MAN.

COME ON, MOVE.

HAVE ANY THREATS BEEN MADE

TO INDUCE YOU TO PLEAD GUILTY?

NO, SIR.

ANY PROMISE OTHER
THAN THE PROMISE

THAT IN EXCHANGE FOR YOUR

PROVIDING CAPTAIN FURILLO
WITH THE WHEREABOUTS

OF THE FRUITS OF YOUR CRIME,

YOU WILL BE SENTENCED
TO A TERM OF INCARCERATION

NOT TO EXCEED TWO YEARS?

NO, SIR.

DEFENDANT'S PLEA
OF GUILTY IS ACCEPTED.

REMAND TO SENTENCING.

SET A DATE FOR A
PROBATION REPORT.

NEXT.

DOCKET NUMBER N-693772.

LEONARD DULCIMER. CHARGED
WITH 1130.30 OF THE PENAL CODE.

GRAND LARCENY OF THE PERSON.

YOUR HONOR, MAY WE APPROACH?

STEP UP.

LOOK, I KNOW THIS
IS GOING TO SOUND

LIKE A FAIRY TALE.

BUT I'VE GOT AN
INNOCENT MAN HERE.

THANK YOU.

HELLO, FRANKIE.

WHAT DO YOU FIGURE,
EIGHT MONTHS?

EIGHT MONTHS A YEAR?

YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING
NICE TO THE PROBATION LADY?

NO.

HEY, NO SWEAT.

GOT A LOT OF FRIENDS
IN CLARKTOWN ANYWAY.

PLAY A LITTLE CARDS.
WATCH SOME TV.

GET A VACATION ANYWAY, YOU KNOW.

I REALLY THOUGHT YOU
WERE GONNA MAKE IT, JESUS.

WAS I A DISAPPOINTMENT
TO YOU, FURILLO?

WELL, LET ME TELL
YOU SOMETHING, BRO.

I DON'T LIVE FOR YOUR APPROVAL.

YOU HAD IT ALL RIGHT
THERE AT YOUR FEET.

FEDERAL GRANT.
LEGITIMACY. A POWER BASE.

EXPLAIN IT ONLY WAY.

PLEASE. NO RACIST REMARKS, HUH?

YOU DIDN'T WANT TO
MAKE IT. YOU GOT SCARED.

YOU DON'T KNOW BEANS.

FROM THE LOOK OF
IT, NEITHER DO YOU.

THE WAY I LOOK AT IT,

WHEN I COME OUT,

ROCKEFELLER'S GONNA
HAVE NOTHING ON ME.

WHICH ONE OF YOUR
PEOPLE DO I DEAL WITH?

YO, BRO, I'M NOT
GOING TO THE MOON.

YOU NEED ME, I'M JUST
A PHONE CALL AWAY.

HEY, AL CAPONE CAN DO IT.

WHY CAN'T I?

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, JESUS.

YO, FRANKIE?

STAY HEALTHY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

MS. DAVENPORT,
YOU SAVED MY LIFE.

NONSENSE. I GAVE
YOU YOUR DAY IN COURT.

THAT'S ALL. NOW SCAT. GO HOME.

UM. MS. DAVENPORT,

I'M SORRY, BUT I... I
DON'T HAVE ANY WAY

TO GET BACK TO WORK. I'M BROKE.

I WAS WONDERING IF
MAYBE YOU COULD LEND ME

A COUPLE BUCKS FOR A CAB.

TILL I GET MY NEXT PAYCHECK?

FORGET ABOUT A LOAN. TAKE IT.

HEY! WILL YOU STOP THAT
KID? HE JUST TOOK MY PURSE!

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

HOLD YOUR HORSES.

YOU GUYS HERE TO
PICK SOMETHING UP?

YOU COULD SAY THAT.

FIRST WE GOT
SOMETHING TO GIVE YOU.

YOU'RE IGNATIUS MURSKY, RIGHT?

RIGHT. THIS IS A WARRANT.

THAT'S RIGHT. YOU'RE
UNDER ARREST.

WHAT?

WHAT, IS THIS A JOKE?

WHAT'S THE CHARGE?

CONSPIRACY, ROBBERY,
ATTEMPTED MURDER.

HEY, READ IT ON THE PAPER.

HEY, THAT'S CRAZY.
I'M ON YOUR SIDE.

I DON'T DO THINGS LIKE THAT.

OH, SURE.

LISTEN, YOU GOT NO RIGHT
COMING IN HERE LIKE THIS.

I'M MIDTOWN. YOU DON'T
HAVE THE AUTHORITY.

GET OUT OF THE CAGE!

THERE'S GOTTA BE A MISTAKE.

NO MISTAKE, CHUMP.
NOW, DO YOU WANNA

COME OUT OF THAT
CAGE LIKE A GOOD BOY,

OR DO I GET THE PLEASURE
OF DRAGGING YOU OUT?

CAN I LOCK UP? NO, YOU CAN'T.

IT'LL BE TAKEN CARE
OF. NOW LET'S GO.

COME ON.

THERE ARE SIX DIAMOND
RINGS BACK THERE.

FIT RIGHT IN YOUR POCKET.

JUST TELL 'EM I WAS
GONE WHEN YOU GOT HERE.

EARRINGS.

CUFFLINKS. TURN AROUND.

COME ON, TAKE IT EASY.

UNCLE JOHN'S STORYBOOK THEATER.

HEY, WE DON'T WANNA
MISS THE START.

ONCE UPON A TIME, THERE
WAS A DOWN-AND-OUT

PROPERTY CLERK
NAMED IGGY MURSKY.

POOR IGGY. 14 YEARS IN THE
MIDTOWN PROPERTY CAGE,

AND ALL HE'S HOLDING IS
16 AND A HALF G'S A YEAR.

ZERO CAREER PROMOS.

HOUSE AND CAR PAYMENTS
THAT LEAVE HIM ABOUT

8 BUCKS A WEEK
WALKING-AROUND MONEY,

AND AN OLD LADY
BUGGING HIM FOR CABLE TV.

YOU LEAVE MY FAMILY OUT OF THIS.

SHH-SHH-SHH! POOR IGGY.

ALL HE'S GOT TO LOOK FORWARD TO

IS A TWO-BIT PENSION
AND A FIRST-RATE

MID-LIFE CRISIS.

TILL ONE DAY,
EVERYTHING CHANGES.

A HEAVY SODA BUST.

VERY HEAVY.

20 POUNDS OF PERUVIAN FLAKE

IS STASHED IN AN
AIRLINE TRAVEL BAG

IN IGGY'S PROPERTY ROOM.

NOW, LET'S GIVE IGGY
THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT.

OKAY? LET'S SAY HE'S
MINDING HIS OWN BUSINESS.

HE'S GOT HIS NOSE BURIED
IN THE MORNING SPORTS.

HE'S HAVING HIS
DANISH AND COFFEE.

WHEN, HARK AND BEHOLD!

HE HEARS A VOICE.

PSST. I... GGY...

WHAT IS THAT, IGGY WONDERS.

HEY! DUMMY!

OVER HERE!

IT'S ME! THE BAG!

THIS GUY NEEDS
PROFESSIONAL HELP.

I'M A POCKETFUL

OF DREAMS, IGGY.

PURE PERUVIAN FLAKE WORTH

400 G'S ON THE OPEN MARKET.

NOW THIS IS A FAIRY TALE, HUH?

LET'S SAY IGGY FIGHTS IT OFF.

I MEAN, 'CAUSE
YOU DIDN'T OFFER US

A BRIBE BEFORE, RIGHT, IG?

YOU AIN'T THAT KIND OF GUY.

I... GGY...

LISTEN TO ME!

THEY'LL NEVER NEED
ME FOR EVIDENCE.

HEY, THEY'LL PLEA
BARGAIN MY CASE!

IT'LL NEVER COME TO TRIAL!

STUFF ME FULL OF
BAKING SODA, IGGY!

SELL OFF THE COKE!

LIVE IT UP FOR A CHANGE.

BEACHES. MAI TAIS

WITH THEM LITTLE
FUNNY UMBRELLAS.

I'M YOUR ONE CHANCE
FOR HAPPINESS, IGGY.

GO FOR IT!

COME ON, CUT IT OUT.

ONLY TROUBLE IS, IGGY, THEY
DON'T PLEA BARGAIN THE CASE.

THEY SET A DATE FOR
THE PRELIMINARY HEARING.

NOW YOU'RE GETTING REAL NERVOUS.

THEN WASHINGTON AND BENEDETTO
NEED SOME SCENERY FOR A BUST.

THEY CHECK THE BAG OUT.

IT'S PERFECT,
IGGY. IT'S YOUR OUT.

YOU TIP SIMONE OFF
TO QUEER THE BUST.

YOU HIRE THAT SCUZZBAG
JIMMY FERMENTO

TO TAKE DOWN THE COPS,

AND NOBODY'LL EVER
KNOW YOU MADE THE SWITCH.

EXCEPT WE POP YOUR BOY JIMMY.

HE'S A NICKEL HOOKER.

HE GIVES YOU UP IN
ABOUT A MINUTE AND A HALF.

THAT WAS MY PARTNER YOU HAD HIT,

YOU LITTLE CREEP. MY PARTNER.

TWO INCHES LOWER,
HE'D BE DEAD NOW.

I DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY HIT.

THE HELL DO YOU THINK I AM?

I THINK YOU'RE A SLUG
WHO'D BETTER MAKE

HIS BEST DEAL RIGHT NOW.

EH, LIKE I'M SOME MASTERMIND.

LIKE I'M A BIG GENIUS.

I GOT 3,000 GRAND.

IT WAS ALL BENEDETTO.

BENEDETTO?

HE FIGURED OUT THE WHOLE THING.

FROM THE START.

BENEDETTO.

EVERYTHING IN
ORDER, MR. BENEDETTO?

YEAH, EVERYTHING'S JUST
TERRIFIC, MA'AM, THANK YOU.

FORGET IT, BENEDETTO!

YEAH, RIGHT.

SO FAR AS WE CAN TELL,
FRANK, HE'S HOLED UP

IN THIS SMALL WAITING ROOM
OFF THE SAFE DEPOSIT BOX AREA.

THE ROOM'S 10 BY 30, CAPTAIN.

IT'S A SERIES OF CUBICLES
WITH SOME CHAIRS.

THERE'S ONE VENTILATING DUCT,

9 BY 12 THERE.

AND NO WINDOWS.

HOW'S THE LADY?
NO VISUAL ACCESS.

BENEDETTO'S TURNED
UP PRETTY HIGH, FRANK.

THERE'S NO TELLING
WHAT HE'S CAPABLE OF.

I MADE THAT RAT THE MINUTE HE
WALKED INTO THE SQUAD ROOM.

BIG-SHOT. BIG NOISE
FROM MIDTOWN.

WHAT DO YOU SAY WE DEAL
WITH THE PRESENT, OKAY, J.D.?

SURE, SURE.

BASTARD SETS UP ONE OF HIS OWN.

ANY CONTACT WITH HIM AT ALL?

NOT SINCE FIRST EXCHANGE.

HE'S GOT A CLEAN
SHOT AT ANYTHING

THAT GOES BY THAT DOOR.

IT'S KIND OF HARD TO
INITIATE A DIALOGUE

THROUGH A WALL
AND A SET OF BARS.

FOR SOME, HENRY.
PERHAPS FOR SOME.

OH, FOR GOD'S SAKE.

TEXTBOOK SCENARIO, FRANK.

CYBERNETICS-WISE.

I BELIEVE THOSE AMONG US

WHO HAVE BEEN REGARDING
T.K. AS A GLORIFIED DOMESTIC

MIGHT BE PLEASANTLY SURPRISED.

THIS IS NOT SPACE
INVADERS, HOWARD.

I MEAN, YOU DON'T
NEGOTIATE HUMAN LIVES

WITH SOME OVERPRICED
GUMBALL MACHINE.

T.K. 4600 IS NOT DESIGNED

TO SUPPLANT YOUR NEGOTIATING
FUNCTION, LIEUTENANT.

MERELY TO ENHANCE
IT BY GIVING YOU

AUDIO AND VISUAL ACCESS

WHERE THERE WAS NONE HITHERTO.

I'M OPEN TO OTHER
SUGGESTIONS, HENRY.

OH YEAH, WE'RE
GONNA GO PLACES, BABY.

OH, WE'RE GONNA SEE THINGS.

FINE.

HEY. IT'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT NOTHING.

YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME.

HEY. HEY, 86 THE ROBOT, WILL YA?

YOU JERKS, YOU GOT
NO CLASS WHATSOEVER.

THEN COME OUT, BENEDETTO.

WE'LL PUT IT AWAY.

COME ON, SAL, TALK TO US.

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

WHAT DO I NEED?

A LEAR JET TO BANANA-LAND,

A CASE OF SUNTAN OIL,

AND MRS. DOBSON HERE TO
BE BLIND AND 20 YEARS OLD.

HOW'S MY CHANCES?

A LOT BETTER THAN
WASHINGTON'S WERE, YOU MAGGOT!

HEY. HEY, THAT WAS A MISTAKE.

HEY, IS HE OUT THERE, HUH?

HEY, WASHINGTON!
THAT WAS A MISTAKE!

YOU WEREN'T
SUPPOSED TO GET HURT.

HEY, LOOK, UH...

LOOK, I'M SENDING THE BROAD OUT.

GOOD FOR YOU, SAL.

YEAH, GOOD FOR
ME, YOU FROOT LOOP.

BACK OFF WITH THE VIBRATOR,

WILL YA?

AH, NEVER MIND.

GO AHEAD, SWEETHEART. TAKE OFF.

UP, OUT, GO ON. GO ON.

MAN HANDS IN HIS TRUMP CARD.

WE'RE GONNA LOSE HIM.

ALWAYS GOTTA DO THINGS
FOR YOURSELF, HUH?

ALL RIGHT, LISTEN.

LISTEN UP, YOU JERKS.

I GOT ANOTHER BOX

OF MY FIRST
GUARANTEE, WALTER FISK.

AND ONE OVER AT UNION FEDERAL.

NAME OF ARTHUR LOGAN.

GIVE THE DOUGH TO THE P.V.A.

ALL THE STIFFS NEVER
KNEW HOW TO TURN A BUCK.

BENEDETTO, LISTEN.

YEAH, WHAT IS IT,
CAPTAIN, HUH? HEY?

WHAT'S THE GOOD WORD, HUH?

WHAT? A GOOD COP'S
A STRAIGHT COP'S

AN HONEST COP'S A HAPPY COP?

EH, YEAH? WELL, YOU
CAN TAKE A HIGH COLONIC.

I'M PROUD OF WHAT I DID.

YEAH. I LIVED REAL GOOD.

AND, UH,

GIVE SOME TO MOUSE FELDSTEIN'S

OLD LADY.

I COOLED THE MOUSE OUT TOO.

YOU GOT IT?

HEY, YOU GOT THE
RIGHT IDEA, SAL.

DO THE RIGHT THING!

SORRY, MY FAULT ENTIRELY.

YOU KNOW, THAT LITTLE ROBOT
IS GONNA BE SORELY MISSED

AROUND HERE.

FIRST TIME T.K.'S
EQUILIBRIUM PROBLEMS

HAVE SURFACED.

I TRUST IT MERELY
NEEDS SOME FINE-TUNING.

GUESS THAT MEANS
THAT YOU'LL BE... GONE...

OF COURSE YOU'LL BE GONE, TOO.

BACK ACROSS THE BRINEY.

I WAS WONDERING.

I KNOW IT'S UNCONSCIONABLY
LATE OF ME TO ASK.

WOULD YOU AND JOE

BE FREE THIS EVENING?

I THINK THAT COULD
BE ARRANGED. YEAH.

EXCUSE ME.

YOU KNOW...

YOU AND I COULD EVEN...

I MEAN, I HAVEN'T ACTUALLY

HAD A CHAPERONE SINCE I WAS 21.

I'D BE DELIGHTED IF WE COULD...

MAKE IT A THREESOME.

OKAY, WELL IF THAT'S
WHAT YOU'D LIKE, SURE.

DOES THAT SORT OF
THING INTEREST YOU?

WHAT'S THAT?

THREESOMES, I MEAN,
WOULD JOE BE INTERESTED?

YOU KNOW,

I THINK PROBABLY I
COULD SPEAK FOR HIM

IN THAT, UH, I THINK

HE'S PROBABLY BUSY.

PITY.

IN FACT, YOU KNOW,

NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT.

I'M GONNA BE TIED UP.

AS IT WERE.

HEARD YOU LOST ONE.

HE WON'T BE MISSED.

GOING SOMEWHERE?

I TOOK THE LIBERTY
OF PACKING FOR YOU.

I ALSO TOOK THE
LIBERTY OF BOOKING

A LUXURY WEEKEND FOR TWO

AT THE LAKE TOKAWAMA HOTEL.

BLESS YOU, MY CHILD.

ALL OF WHICH PRESUPPOSES

I WOULDN'T GET ALL MY CASH
AND CREDIT CARDS STOLEN.

DID YOU FILE A REPORT? MM-HMM.

FRANK, I JUST WANTED US
TO GET AWAY FOR A WEEKEND.

NOW WE'RE TAPPED
OUT. I'LL CUT A CHECK.

BEFORE THERE WAS YOU,
COUNSELOR, AND YOUR TIMELY LOANS,

THERE WAS... FRANK,
DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE?

I HOPE SO. JESUS
JUST KEPT HIS WORD.

MONEY JUST GOT RETURNED.

THOUGHT MAYBE YOU
COULD USE YOURS.

LIEUTENANT, I SEE YOU WITH
A HALO OVER YOUR HEAD.

CASH SOLVENCY!

DON'T BE EXTREME.

HEY, LEO. RICO.

HEY, HOW'D YOUR REGISTRATION GO?

YOU GET INTO YOUR CLASS?

YEAH, REGISTRATION.
EXACTLY, YOU KNOW,

I... I WANNA TALK
TO YOU ABOUT THAT.

YOU UNDERSTAND?
YOU UNDERSTAND ME?

YEAH. YOU'RE HIGH.

HEY, NO, HEY, YOU
UNDERSTAND ME, LEO.

YOU'D BETTER GO AWAY.

HEY, WHY, WHAT'S THE MATTER?

OH, YOU KNOW.

I KNOW. YEAH, YOU...

YOU THINK I DON'T KNOW?

HEY, LET ME TELL YOU
SOMETHING. HEY. HEY.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, LEO.

UH, I'MMA TELL YOU.

HEY, DON'T... HEY,
DON'T YOU THINK I KNOW?

HUH? Y...

DIDN'T I... DIDN'T
I GO TO SCHOOL?

I... I GOT TO SCHOOL, YOU KNOW.

I... I TRIED TO RIDE
THE BUS, YEAH.

I DID, YOU KNOW, I WALKED.

I WALKED. AND IF I DON'T FALL.

YOU KNOW, AND... THE
CAR DON'T SPLASH ME NONE.

YOU SHOULD'VE MADE IT.

I... I PROBABLY SHOULD'VE.

UH, BUT IT'S JUST
A LITTLE SPLASH,

YOU KNOW.

GO AWAY.

WAIT UP, HEY, HEY, LEO. PSST!

HEY! I PROBABLY SHOULD'VE...

I PROBABLY SHOULD'VE
MADE IT, YOU KNOW.

YEAH. OKAY.

COHEN.

OH.

LANEY?

OKAY, LEO.

ROSEN.

DIAMOND.

DIAZ.

DOYLE.

DURAN.

ESTERHAUS.