Hill Street Blues (1981–1987): Season 4, Episode 13 - Fuchs Me? Fuchs You! - full transcript

- TAKE A DEEP BREATH.
- I TOOK IT-- I THINK I'M OKAY.

- TAKE IT EASY.
- RELAX.

DON'T DO IT, PARTNER,
SHE'S DEAD.

IT'S A MATCH WITH THE BULLET
THAT KILLED NICHOLS,

BUT DIFFERENT FROM THE ONES
THAT KILLED THE OTHERS.

SAME CALIBER,
SAME KIND OF RIFLE,

- DIFFERENT BALLISTICS.
- COPYCAT.

WHY DON'T YOU GET SOME
PARKING LESSONS, CHUMP?

YOU'RE GONNA GIVE 'EM
TO ME, MAN?

I'M GONNA
BLOW YOUR HEAD OFF.

- WHOA!
- [EXPLOSION]



HERE, THIS IS THE ONE.

- NOLAN.
- AND MARINO.

- WHAT DID HE TELL YOU?
- TAKE DOWN THE COP.

- WHICH COP?
- JUST, UH...

JD SAID MARTY WASN'T
KILLED BY THE SNIPER.

IT WAS SOME KIND OF HIT,
SOMETHING WITH MARINO.

I WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE LUNCH
WITH HENRY TODAY, BUT HE CAN'T.

WOULD YOU WANT TO HAVE
LUNCH WITH ME?

I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR LUNCH.

I DON'T HAVE TIME
FOR A HEN PARTY.

[ANNOUNCER]
AND NOW TONIGHT
ON "HILL STREET BLUES..."

TELL ME TO DO IT, ANNIE.

LET ME DO IT
TO BOTH OF US.

TOM, DROP THE WEAPON.



- YOU GET AWAY!
- [WOMAN SCREAMS]

I USED TO HAVE A NICE LIFE.

AND YOU SCREWED IT ALL UP,
MY LIFE, MY JOB.

YOU SCREWED UP EVERYTHING.

- DO THIS QUIETLY.
- PIECE ON THE TABLE, MARINO.

HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

- HOW BAD IS THIS?
- BAD.

- COME ON, COME ON!
- THAT'S IT, THAT'S IT.

HEY, THE CARD EVENT'S
OVER, DROP IT.

OFFICER NICHOLS,
WHY WAS SHE KILLED?

SHE WAS AN AMBITIOUS CHICK,
I MEAN, SHE GOT GREEDY.

LIEUTENANT,
WHAT IS GOING ON?

THE SNIPER CALLED, SAYS
HE WANTS TO TURN HIMSELF IN.

- HERE?
- NO, NO, THE DINER.

HEY, WHAT'S HAPPENING,
LIEUTENANT?

PULLING UP STAKES, FREDDY.

THANKS
FOR THE COOPERATION.

YOU'RE GOING?

THIS IS WOLF LEADER
TO ALL UNITS.

POLICE! HOLD IT!

[MURMURING]

- ITEM 8.
- ITEM 9.

WHEN'S THE SERGEANT
COMING BACK?

HE COMES HOME FROM
THE HOSPITAL TODAY,

SAYS HE'LL BE IN
TOMORROW MORNING.

- THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
- ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT!

ITEM 9: WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE
ON THE BINGO ROBBERIES.

MICK BELKER'S
UNDERCOVER TODAY

AT BETH EL TEMPLE
ON HORN AND SYCAMORE.

MICK, WE'RE GONNA
USE AREA BACKUP

BECAUSE OF THE SNIPER
SITUATION.

WHICH IS THE REST
OF THE ITEMS.

TEN: SERVICES
FOR MARTY NICHOLS

ARE 3:00 THIS AFTERNOON
AT FIRST AVENUE BAPTIST.

HER FAMILY IS RECEIVING
AT HOME AFTER THE SERVICE.

DRESS AND DIRECTIONS
ON THE UPSTAIRS BOARD.

MIKE YAEGER, MARTY'S PARTNER,
CONTINUES TO IMPROVE.

WE'RE SURE NICHOLS AND YAEGER
WERE SHOT BY A COPYCAT

AND THE ORIGINAL SNIPER'S
STILL WORKING.

SOMEONE WHO COULD BE THE GUY

MADE THREE PHONE CALLS
LAST NIGHT

TO STU CASEY, THAT
COLUMNIST FOR THE "TRIBUNE."

PHONE TRACE GETS IT TO
A SIX SQUARE BLOCK AREA,

VAN HORN, DECKER,
45th, AND UTICA.

GOT IT, ANDY?

VAN HORN, DECKER, UH,

45th AND EAST UTICA.

JUST UTICA, RIGHT.

THAT'S THE AREA WE'LL
CONCENTRATE ON PATROLS.

LAST BUSINESS IS GREETINGS

TO THE TWO TRANSFERS
FROM POLK AVENUE,

OFFICERS ARCHIE PEYSER, JR.,

AND ANNE SCHWITZER.

SOME OF US DATE OURSELVES
REMEMBERING

ANNE DID A ROOKIE TOUR
HERE SEVEN YEARS AGO.

STILL KNOW THE STREETS?

I CAN FIND
MY WAY AROUND.

I'LL PUT YOU IN THE UNIT
WITH ARCHIE TODAY.

SARGE WILL MAKE YOUR
PERMANENT ASSIGNMENT.

WELCOME ABOARD,
WELCOME BACK.

OKAY, THAT'S IT.

UH, ONE MORE THING.

GUYS, GUYS.

AN INSANE PERSON'S
TRYING TO SHOOT US.

HIS M.O. PUTS HIM IN A CAR,
BUT THAT COULD CHANGE.

WATCH THE ROOFTOPS,
WATCH YOUR BACKS.

BE CAREFUL OUT THERE.

- LIEUTENANT.
- HI, ANNE.

THAT'S JUST FOR TODAY,
AM I RIGHT?

WHERE I RIDE WITH PEYSER?

GOT A PROBLEM?

IT'S JUST FOR TODAY.

YOU GONNA GO SEE
MARTY'S FAMILY?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D SAY.

I WANT TO FIND OUT
WHAT SHE WAS DOING.

WHEN DOES THE I.A.D. REPORT
COME BACK?

CAPTAIN SAID HE WAS
GONNA LET ME KNOW.

SEVEN YEARS?

IS THE PLACE ANY DIFFERENT?

NOT SO'S YOU'D NOTICE.

HEY, WHAT WAS GOLDBLUME
LIKE AS A YOUNG PUNK?

- HE WAS SHORTER.
- [CHUCKLES]

- ANNIE.
- YEAH?

COME HERE, ANNIE,
WOULD YOU?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I, UH...

STAY OUT OF THIS,
STAY OUT OF THIS!

I DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA
YOU COMING HERE.

OH, YOU'RE FULL OF
GOOD IDEAS FOR ME, KID.

YOU'VE BEEN A GREAT
THING FOR ME.

ANNIE, PLEASE.

LET'S, UH, GO AWAY.

WE CAN'T, TOM,
THAT IS NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

ANNIE...

LET ME TAKE US
BOTH OUT OF IT.

- COME ON, ANNIE.
- WHAT ARE YOU TALKIN' ABOUT?

PLEASE!
WE'RE BETTER OFF DEAD.

- OH, MY GOD.
- MAN WITH A GUN!

TOM, DROP THE WEAPON.

- YOU GET AWAY!
- [WOMAN SCREAMS]

YOU LEAVE US ALONE!

- ANNIE.
- TOM!

[WINCING]

[SIREN BLARING,
POLICE RADIO CHATTER]

[MAUDLIN PIANO]

♪♪

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT, FRANK?

WHAT DO WE KNOW?

IT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN
A LOVE TRIANGLE.

ISN'T THE WOMAN
ANNE SCHWITZER?

YES, SHE WAS A ROOKIE
WITH US.

SHE AND PEYSER WERE TRANSFERRED
HERE, THE YOUNG ONE.

THE THREE OF THEM
HAVE BEEN AT POLK AVENUE.

COORDINATE FOR I.A.D.,
WOULD YOU, PLEASE?

OF COURSE, FRANK.

- PEYSER...
- CAPTAIN?

MY OFFICE.

WHAT WENT ON HERE?

I THINK THAT IT WAS
A RESPONSIBLE DISCHARGE

- OF MY WEAPON, SIR--
- I MEAN WHAT WENT ON

BEFORE YOU BROUGHT
YOUR PARTY TO MY PRECINCT.

THIS IS A COMPLICATED
SITUATION.

IT'S WHAT I UNDERSTAND.

ANNE HAD BEEN SEEING
TOM HOLLISTER,

AND THEN
SHE BEGAN SEEING ME.

THE BOTTOM LINE IS,

SHE STOPPED DATING
BOTH OF US TWO WEEKS AGO.

SHE DIDN'T WANT ANY OF THIS
TO HAPPEN.

NEITHER OF US DID.

SO YOU GET TRANSFERRED
TOGETHER.

WE TRIED NOT TO,

BUT WE REQUESTED
AN IMMEDIATE TRANSFER

SO PERSONNEL PUT US HERE.

YOU SEE, THE HILL IS THE ONLY
PRECINCT THAT'S UNDERSTAFFED.

YOU'RE GONNA READ ME A LESSON
IN POLICE DEMOGRAPHICS NOW?

- NO, SIR.
- [KNOCKS]

CAPTAIN, OFFICER PEYSER?

- YES, SIR?
- LT. SHIPMAN, I.A.D.

I HAVE TO GIVE YOU
MY STATEMENT?

YEAH.

SOUNDS LIKE A HELL
OF A MIX-UP, PEYSER.

YES, SIR.

I MEAN DOWNTOWN, TOO.

HENRY.

WHAT INFORMATION DID YOU HAVE
ON PEYSER AND SCHWITZER

- PRIOR TO ROLL CALL?
- JUST THE TRANSFER MATERIAL.

- NOTHING IN THEIR JACKETS?
- THEY'RE BEING FORWARDED.

DAMN IT, HENRY!

WHAT, YOU SAYING
THAT'S MY FAULT

THAT THE JACKETS
ARE IN TRANSIT?

I GUESS I'M STILL
FEELING AFTERSHOCKS
FROM THE OTHER NIGHT.

- WHERE IS IT SAFE ANYMORE?
- NOT HERE TODAY.

I HOPE EVERYONE'S DONE
WITH TARGET PRACTICE.

- YOU READY TO MOVE?
- YEAH, ON ALL OF THEM.

WE GOT FOX AND GOLDBLUM
AT MIDTOWN VICE,

TAKE MARINO
AT THE LIARS BREAKFAST.

YOU WANT TO GO IN
OR WAIT TILL MARINO--

NO, WE GO IN.

THAT'S YOUR END, FRANK,
WHATEVER YOU THINK IS BEST.

[EXHALES]

17 DEGREES OUTSIDE
AND I'M SWEATING LIKE A PIG.

I GUESS NERVOUS IS OKAY?

I GUESS EISENHOWER WAS NERVOUS
ON D-DAY, WASN'T HE?

LET'S HIT THE BEACH.

I NEVER SHOULD HAVE HAD
ANYTHING TO DO WITH HIM.

I NEVER SHOULD HAVE
GONE NEAR HIM.

PEYSER?

A, HE'S A ROOKIE
ASSIGNED TO ME,

I GOT A RESPONSIBILITY
TO TRAIN.

BUT I SWEAR
WHAT'S IN MY HEART NOW

I FELT THE FIRST
I EVER SAW HIM,

THE FIRST TIME HE EVER
WALKED INTO THE PRECINCT.

[SNIFFLES]

SO, A, I IMMEDIATELY
SHOULD HAVE REQUESTED

A DIFFERENT PAIRING
EIGHT MONTHS AGO.

ANNE, YOU CAN'T LIVE OUT
OF SOME MANUAL.

[SIGHS] AND B, I WAS
IN THE OTHER RELATIONSHIP.

I WAS SEEING HOLLISTER.

- WERE YOU LIVING WITH HIM?
- NO, NO. [SOBS]

HE USED TO SAY
HE COULDN'T LIVE WITH HIMSELF,

HOW WAS HE GONNA LIVE
WITH ME.

PLUS HE'D ALSO SAY--
[SNIFFLES]

"ANNE, I LIKE YOU

'CAUSE YOU'RE A SENSIBLE BROAD
AND A BEER DRINKER."

SO HE WATCHES ME FALL
LIKE A TON OF BRICKS

FOR A KID 12 YEARS YOUNGER.

THAT'S SOME SENSIBLE BROAD.

YOU KNOW, HOLLISTER JUST
TRIED TO CROAK YOU.

I DON'T THINK
HE SHOULD BE TOO HIGH

ON YOUR SYMPATHY LIST.

WELL, I TRIED
TO END IT WITH HIM.

I TRIED TO END IT
WITH BOTH OF THEM,

BUT THESE STUPID S.O.Bs
IN PERSONNEL,

THEY PUT US
IN THE SAME PRECINCT.

SO YOU PUT IN
FOR ANOTHER TRANSFER.

YEAH.

I GOT TO.

I GOT TO.

'CAUSE EVERY TIME I LOOK
AT THIS KID'S FACE.

AND I WORKED TOO HARD.

BUT I LOOK AT HIM AND I DON'T
CARE ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE.

- [FOOTSTEPS ON STAIRS]
- HEY, LUCE.

[BATES]
IN A MINUTE.

I'M FINE, GO ON.

- YOU SURE?
- YEAH.

[CLEARS THROAT]
THANKS A LOT.

NO PROBLEM.

- I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
- YEAH.

IS THIS SOMETHING?

IS THIS SO TERRIBLE,
A GANEF, A THIEF!

- SHH, WHERE?
- WHERE? IN THE BASEMENT.

THAT'S WHERE, WHERE
THEY'RE CALLING THE NUMBERS.

I WON A DIAGONAL BINGO
LIKE THIS,

AND THAT PISHER WOULDN'T
GIVE ME THE SILVER TOASTER.

I'M VERY SORRY, MA'AM,
I CAN'T HELP YOU.

YOU SHOULDN'T BE
TOO SURPRISED,

BUT IT'S BESSIE
TESTERMAN'S NEPHEW.

THE APPLE DON'T FALL TOO FAR
FROM THE TREE, YOU KNOW?

I CAN'T HELP YOU,
YOU HAVE TO GO AWAY.

- CAN'T HELP?
- THAT'S CORRECT.

AM I CORRECT
THAT YOU'RE A POLICEMAN?

- [SHUSHING]
- CANTOR MARKOVITZ SAID--

DON'T SHUSH!

YOU'RE A POLICEMAN SO YOU
HAVE TO ENFORCE THE LAW.

IT'S GAME SIX
FOR THE TOASTER.

I WON, A DIAGONAL BINGO!

GO AWAY,
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

GO AWAY.

SOME COP!

AND IT'S MY GREAT PLEASURE
TO REPORT

THAT TOBY CAMPFIELD,

LAST YEAR'S HOLY NAME
SCHOLARSHIP,

AVERAGED 12 MINUTES A GAME,

SIX POINTS, TWO REBOUNDS.

[CHEERING]

GOD WILLING MAYBE SOMEDAY
HE'LL LOCATE A JUMP SHOT.

MR. CAMPFIELD AND
THE OTHER HOOPSTERS

MAKE THEIR ANNUAL APPEARANCE
AT WAR MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM

TWO WEEKS
FROM SATURDAY NIGHT.

HOPE YOU CAN MAKE THE GAME
TO SEE YOUR DOLLARS AT WORK.

- THANK YOU.
- [APPLAUSE]

- GOOD WORK, TONY.
- THANKS, CAPTAIN.

THERE'S NO TRUTH TO THE RUMOR
TONY TOOK THE CHAIRMANSHIP

FOR THE INSIDE POOP
IF THEY'LL COVER THE SPREAD.

TICKETS FOR THE ANNUAL
ST. PATRICK'S DAY SOIREE

STARTS SALES NEXT MONDAY,

WITH LT. HARRISON'S
THE MAN AT THE TILL.

NOW WE'VE GOT THE BALLROOM
OF THE MASONIC HALL AGAIN,

WHICH MEANS THEY MUST'VE MADE
THE REPAIRS FROM LAST YEAR.

- [CHUCKLING]
- WHO IS THAT, NEAL WASHINGTON?

YOU GUYS TRYING
TO INTEGRATE US?

CALL AN UNSCHEDULED
COMMITTEE MEETING, TONY?

- LET'S DO THIS QUIETLY.
- PIECE ON THE TABLE.

WHAT THE HELL
IS GOING ON HERE?

- HOW BAD IS THIS?
- BAD.

HOW ABOUT LETTING US IN
ON THE JOKE, FELLAS?

MUST BE THE PARKING TICKETS.

LET'S GO, TONY.

- [COFFEY] IS IT ON YET?
- NO.

DO YOU HAVE THE SWITCH
TURNED ON?

YEAH, EINSTEIN, I DO.

WHY DON'T YOU CHECK
THE SOCKET?

- HELLO.
- HI.

CAN I HELP YOU?

YOU WERE IN THE DOUGHNUT
SHOP WHERE I WORK.

YOU REMEMBER? I RECOGNIZED YOU
FROM YOUR PICTURE IN THE PAPER.

I WAS TALKING
TO YOUR PARTNER JOE.

OH.

[COFFEY]
WHAT ABOUT NOW?

IT'S ON, AND THERE'S
SOMEBODY HERE TO SEE YOU.

- HEY, SANDY.
- HI.

- HOW YOU DOIN'?
- FINE.

THAT PLUG HAD
AN EXTRA PRONG IN IT.

IT WOULDN'T FIT
IN THE EXTENSION CORD,

SO I HAD TO SMASH IT IN.

OH, GREAT.

GREAT PIECE OF SAFETY
LEGISLATION.

THE LAW REQUIRES POLARIZED
PLUGS THAT DON'T FIT

HALF THE EXTENSION CORDS.

NO KIDDING.

I'M IN PARALEGAL SCHOOL.

WE JUST FINISHED
DOING SOME CONSUMER STUFF.

GOOD.

GREAT.

SO, UH, JOEY,

I BROUGHT YOU A COUPLE
OF APRICOT SUPREMES

AND, UH, A COUPLE OF
COFFEES FOR THE TWO OF YOUS.

HEY, THAT'S REALLY NICE,
THANK YOU.

I FELT BAD WE WERE OUT
OF YOUR FAVES.

HEY, LUCE, I GOTTA COMPENSATE
HER FOR THESE, RIGHT?

IT'S CORRUPTION?

OH, COME ON.

NO, I WAS THINKING
MAYBE, UH,

ALONG THE LINES
OF LUNCH SOMETIME?

[CAR HORN HONKING]

- OH, NOT AGAIN.
- [HORN BLARING]

HEY!

[JOSE]
YOU GOT THE WRONG IDEA
ABOUT MY PROPERTY, MAN!

MOVE IT, MOVE!

YOU MAY BE BIG
BUT YOU STILL CUT!

COME ON, HEY, COME ON!

THAT'S IT, THAT'S IT!

HEY, THE CARD EVENT'S
OVER, DROP IT.

THE PUERCO URINATED
ON MY CAR, MAN!

[BATES] YOU DID THAT?

I WAS TRYING
TO UNFREEZE THE LOCK.

[SIRENS BLARING]

WHAT'S THIS, TOOTH POWDER?

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, GUYS.

WHAT'S THIS?
WHAT'S THAT, HUH?

ALL RIGHT, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
TO REMAIN SILENT.

ONCE YOU GIVE UP
THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT

ANYTHING YOU SAY CAN
AND WILL BE USED

AGAINST YOU
IN A COURT OF LAW.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK
TO AN ATTORNEY...

YOU GOT A MATCH, LUCE?

- NO.
- YOU GOTTA URINATE ON IT.

THAT'S BECAUSE I ALREADY
SOFTENED IT UP FOR YOU.

- YOU'VE CONFERRED?
- THANK YOU.

WE ALLEGE 27 COUNTS--

14 COUNTS OF CORRUPTION,

SEVEN COUNTS MAKING
AND RECEIVING OF BRIBES,

ONE COUNT THEFT,

ONE COUNT OF CONSPIRACY
TO SELL,

TWO COUNTS SALE OF
A-CLASS NARCOTICS--

27.

ONE COUNT ATTEMPTED
MURDER OF A POLICE OFFICER

WHILE IN PERFORMANCE
OF HIS DUTY.

ONE COUNT OF MURDER
OF A POLICE OFFICER

WHILE IN PERFORMANCE
OF HER DUTY,

WHICH IS A CAPITAL CRIME.

TONY,
SHOULD WE TALK AGAIN?

[SIGHS] ABOUT WHAT?

IF I CAN OPEN MY VEINS,
I'M GONNA TAKE POISON?

YOU'RE BUSY MEN, RIGHT?

YOU'RE-- YOU'RE NOT
CURIOSITY SEEKERS,

YOU'RE HERE TO DO BUSINESS.

YOU WANT ME TO BREAK DOWN
AND CRY?

ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE,
PRETEND I BROKE DOWN AND CRIED.

WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?

HE PLEADS
TO THE CAPITAL CRIME,

HE PLEADS TO ONE CHARGE
OF NARCOTICS SALE,

AND I'LL GIVE HIM IMMUNITY
ON THE MURDER OF BEN SELTZER

IF HE TESTIFIES AGAINST
FOX AND GOLDBLUM.

I WANT TO HEAR
THE CONFESSION.

WHAT'S THE SHOT, FRANK?

I NEED SOME INFORMATION.

FRANK, MY UNIT'S
BEEN DECIMATED.

DO YOU KNOW THEY BUSTED
FOX AND GOLDBLUM AT MIDTOWN?

YES, I KNOW THAT, JERRY.

WELL, WHAT THE HELL
IS GOING ON?

LOOK, I CAN'T TALK
TO YOU ABOUT THIS NOW.

MAYBE LATER, ALL RIGHT?

ANY NEWS ON THE SAMPLE, RAY?

NOTHING AT ALL.

JOSE ALARCON, LEO?

- WE'VE GOT HIM IN LINE-UP.
- THANKS.

I'M TAKING A DAY.

ANNIE, WE REALLY NEED
TO TALK.

- NO.
- ANNIE!

YOU SHOULDN'T BE ALONE NOW.

ARE YOU GONNA GO BACK NOW
AND BE WITH TOM?

NO.

PLEASE, CAN I CALL YOU
TOMORROW?

NO, I SAID NO.

DON'T DO THIS TO ME.

WHY?

BECAUSE YOU'RE A KID.

BECAUSE YOU SHOW UP
WITH THIS GOOFY SMILE

AND YOU'RE TOO GOOD AND
THAT YOU'RE TOO FINE,

AND YOU MAKE ME
BREAK ALL MY OWN RULES.

BECAUSE I LOVE YOU.

YOU KNOW, I USED TO HAVE
A NICE LIFE.

IT WASN'T GREAT,
IT WASN'T FIREWORKS GOING OFF,

BUT IT WAS ALL RIGHT,
IT WASN'T CRAZY.

AND YOU SCREWED IT ALL UP--
MY LIFE, MY JOB.

YOU SCREWED UP EVERYTHING.

IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE
YOU MEET THE CRITERIA

FOR INDIGENCE, MR. ALARCON.

HEY, SPEAK ENGLISH,
WILL YOU?

JUDGING BY THE CAR YOU DRIVE
I DON'T THINK YOU'RE BROKE.

YOU DON'T THINK
I GOT EXPENSES?

I GOT FOUR WOMEN WORKING.

THREE OF 'EM ARE KNOCKED UP,
THREE OUT OF FOUR.

- YOU KNOW HOW THAT IS?
- MR. ALARCON--

ONE OF THEM GETS PREGNANT,

AND THEN IT'S "OH, MARIA'S
GONNA HAVE JOSE'S BABY.

SHE'S GONNA GET CLOSE
TO HIM."

AND THEN THEY STOP
TAKING CARE OF THEMSELVES.

YOU'RE NOT HEARING ME,
MR. ALARCON!

AND THEN PEOPLE
WONDER WHY YOU GET HIGH.

I AM SAYING THAT IF
YOU HAVE MONEY

YOU CANNOT RECEIVE
THE SERVICES OF THIS OFFICE.

AND I'M TELLING YOU THAT
I GOT EXPENSES.

I GOTTA GET
THOSE BITCHES FIXED!

YES, CHIEF.

THANK YOU.

YEAH, FUCHS IS HERE BUT
I HAVEN'T TALKED TO HIM.

YES, I-- WILL DO,
MM-HMM.

BYE.

[SIGHS] CHIEF DANIELS WANTS ME
TO WALK INTO THE BATHROOM,

LOOK MYSELF
IN THE BROWN EYEBALL,

AND GIVE MYSELF A HEARTY
PAT ON THE BACK.

THE MAN'S SOME KIND
OF MOTIVATIONAL GENIUS.

FRANK, YOU'VE GOT TO WAIT
FOR ANOTHER LAWYER

ON THIS JOSE ALARCON,
HE'S NOT INDIGENT.

I THOUGHT YOU PEOPLE REPRESENTED
RIGHT THROUGH ARRAIGNMENTS.

NOT TODAY WE DON'T.

I SEE.

UH, WELL, UH,

I'LL SEE IF I CAN GET
A COURT-APPOINTED AND--

HE JUST-- HE STARTED
TALKING ABOUT

GETTING HIS PREGNANT
BITCHES FIXED AND I COULDN'T--

SO I JUST WALKED OUT.

IT'S OKAY, IT'S OKAY.

UH, I'LL HAVE LEO
MAKE THE CALL.

NO, NO, NO, I'LL DO IT.

I JUST THOUGHT
I SHOULD WARN YOU.

FRANK, CAN WE GO AWAY
SOMEPLACE THIS WEEKEND?

- I NEED IT.
- I'D LOVE IT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU
STAY SO EVEN.

[CHUCKLES] ASK HENRY.

ABOUT AN HOUR AGO I WAS
HOLDING HIM RESPONSIBLE

FOR THE CRIMEAN WAR.

[LAUGHS] BOY.

I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU, PIZZA MAN.

UH, NOW, IF WE CAN
JUST GET TO THE WEEKEND

WITHOUT MY KILLING
ANYBODY ELSE

AND YOUR NOT
SEEING ANY DOCTORS

MAYBE WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

OH, CONGRATS ON MARINO.

- YOU DESERVE SOME PATS.
- THIS WEEKEND?

IF NOT SOONER.

FAY?

HAVE YOU GOT A MINUTE
FOR ME?

I GUESS SO.

I THINK, UH,
I OWE YOU A--

I THINK I OWE YOU AN APOLOGY
FOR MY BEHAVIOR YESTERDAY.

NO, NO, IT'S ALL RIGHT.

I WAS JUST UNDER
SO MUCH PRESSURE.

I KNOW THE FEELING, JOYCE.

I JUST COULDN'T
TALK TO ANYONE.

LEAST OF ALL
YOUR HUSBAND'S EX-WIFE.

I THINK, UH,
MAYBE MOST OF ALL.

FAY, IT WASN'T JUST
THE SHOOTING.

I HAD ALSO JUST FOUND OUT
I CAN'T HAVE CHILDREN.

I'M SO SORRY,
FOR BOTH OF YOU.

THANK YOU.

ANYWAY, IT WASN'T A GREAT DAY
ALL THE WAY AROUND.

AND WHEN YOU
ASKED ME OUT FOR LUNCH,

I WAS SUDDENLY SO ANGRY
WITH YOU.

[SIGHS]
BECAUSE I HAVE CHILDREN?

IT WAS YOUR AND HIS CHILD.

JOYCE...

FRANK JR. HAS ALWAYS HAD
A TREMENDOUS CRUSH ON YOU,

AND I WAS VERY JEALOUS.

YOU'RE SO BEAUTIFUL
AND SO VERY SPECIAL.

AND WHEN HE WOULD GO ON
AND ON AND ON ABOUT YOU,

I'D FEEL REJECTED AND HURT.

AND THEN I SAID
PUT YOURSELF IN HER SHOES,

AND WHAT I SAW WAS

THAT DITZY WOMAN I'D BECOME.

[CHUCKLES]

THE EX-WIFE
ALWAYS COMING AROUND

BOTHERING HER HUSBAND,
NEVER KNOWING WHEN TO GIVE UP.

I SWEAR TO YOU, JOYCE,

I DIDN'T WANT TO BE
LIKE THAT.

I DON'T KNOW,
MAYBE I COULDN'T HELP IT.

THE POINT IS THAT
WHEN YOU GOT MARRIED,

I DECIDED I WASN'T GONNA BE
A DITZ ANYMORE,

- NOT FOR ANYTHING.
- AND YOU'RE NOT.

ANYHOW...

FRANK JR.
REALLY LOVES YOU,

AND I'M NOT THREATENED
BY THAT ANYMORE.

SO MAYBE, MAYBE YOU COULD
BE HIS MOTHER TOO,

NOT JUST HIS FATHER'S WIFE.

THANK YOU, FAY.

- MI HIJO!
- [MAN] ONE, TWO...

[SCREAMS]

- [SPEAKING SPANISH]
- NO, YOU CAN'T.

SOMEBODY COME-- DOES
ANYBODY SPEAK SPANISH?

TELL HIM IT'S A TOUGH--

[OVERLAPPING SHOUTS]

DON'T MOVE HIM,
DON'T MOVE HIM.

JOE, I THINK THERE'S
SOME BLANKETS INSIDE.

- I GOT 'EM.
- [SIREN BLARING]

[GUNSHOT RICOCHETS]

VAN BUREN STOREFRONT,
SHOTS FIRED.

OFFICER DOWN.

REQUEST ASSISTANCE,
OFFICER DOWN.

JOE!

[GROANS]

I SEE IT, I SEE IT,
I SEE IT.

- IT'S SMALL.
- DON'T MOVE.

[SIREN BLARING]

COFFEY'S IN SURGERY,
HIT IN THE SHOULDER.

SOMEBODY GET BATES' STATEMENT?

SHE'S STILL IN THE HOSPITAL,
THEY ARE BRINGING IT IN.

THERE'S PARTIALS IN THE CAR,
NOTHING CONCLUSIVE.

- DOOR-TO-DOORS?
- WE'RE JUST FINISHING.

- THERE'LL BE MORE--
- I WANT SOMEBODY THERE

WHEN COFFEY COMES OUT
OF SURGERY.

HE MAY HAVE SEEN
SOMETHING LUCY DIDN'T.

- FRANK, MARINO'S READY.
- WHAT ARE WE GONNA GIVE HIM?

NO DEATH PENALTY, POSSIBLE
FEDERAL INCARCERATION.

- OFFICER NICHOLS.
- YEAH.

WHY WAS SHE KILLED?

[SIGHS]

SHE GOT GREEDY.

SHE WAS AN AMBITIOUS CHICK.

I MEAN, SHE STARTED OUT--

I THINK SHE WANTED
TO IMPROVE HER CAREER,

BUT THEN WHEN SHE SAW
HOW THINGS WERE,

I MEAN, WHERE SHE SAW NO WAY
YOU'RE GONNA STOP ANY OF THIS,

THAT THIS DRUGS IS A FLOOD

AND EVERYONE GETS RICH
EXCEPT THE CITIZENS.

BELIEVE IT, YOU'RE NOT
GONNA STOP ANY OF IT.

THE BEST TO DO IS YOU
LET 'EM KILL THEMSELVES

AND YOU TAKE THEIR MONEY.

THAT'S, UH, THAT'S
ALL YOU CAN DO.

OFFICER NICHOLS.

I, UH, I BELIEVE
WE ARRESTED A GUY,

JOEY BATTS, WHO--

- JOSEPH GAMBATISTA.
- YEAH.

WHICH AS A FIRST ARREST,
A NEW OFFICER,

YOU'D MAKE AVAILABLE
A LITTLE RHYTHM,

MAYBE 500 BUCKS, TO SEE
IF SHE WAS INTERESTED.

YOU LEAVE THE DOUGH ON
THE SUBJECT'S KITCHEN TABLE

OR IN HIS BATHROOM AND, UH,

THE ARRESTING OFFICER QUESTIONS
WHAT'S THE DISPOSITION OF THIS?

THEY'RE INFORMED
THAT IT'S THEIRS,

AND YOU FIND OUT
THEY'RE INTERESTED.

AND, UM, SHE DEMONSTRATED
AN INTEREST.

SUBSEQUENTLY, UH...

WE, UH, WE BECAME
PERSONALLY INVOLVED.

I BECAME INVOLVED WITH HER.

IMAGINE THAT,
BLACK CHICK.

WHICH AS TIME WENT ON SHE
THREATENED ME WITH A JACKPOT.

SHE DON'T WANT
TO BE KEPT, SEE?

WE'RE GONNA BE PARTNERS
OR SHE'LL TURN ME IN.

SO I HAD HER WHACKED.

[DOOR OPENS]

JERRY, THIS ISN'T APPROPRIATE.

THE HELL IT ISN'T.

HE'S MY GUY, I WANT
TO HEAR WHAT HE DID.

NO, NO, NO, NO,
LET HIM STAY, LET HIM STAY.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME

HE EVER WANTED TO KNOW
HOW THINGS ARE.

YOU SEE,
THIS GUY IS A JOKE.

PEOPLE ARE LINED UP TRYING
TO GET IN HIS COMMAND.

MEANING DIVISION VICE?

THE ENTIRE COMMAND
WAS CORRUPT?

NO, NOT THE WHOLE DIVISION,
HIS DIRECT COMMAND--

UH, MEISEL, SALLEY,
BENEDETTO, ME,

UH, FOXY, DONNIE.

YOU GOT UNDER FUCHS, MAN,
IT WAS DISNEYLAND

'CAUSE THE GUY,
THE GUY IS SUCH A MUTT.

HIS ANT FARM, SEE?

THAT-- THAT'S HIS BIG THING.

I MEAN, RIGHT THERE
IN THE OFFICE

THE GUY IS RAISING ANTS.

BASTARD, COME HERE!

YOU'RE VERY BRAVE WITH FIVE
PEOPLE IN THE ROOM, AREN'T YOU?

OH, CAPTAIN, CAPTAIN,
REMEMBER--

REMEMBER THE LAST TIME
YOU WENT OUT WITH US?

THE LAST TIME YOU ACTUALLY
TRIED TO BE A COP?

WHAT, THAT HAD TO BE, UH,

THAT HAD TO BE FOUR
OR FIVE YEARS AGO?

WE'RE, UH, WE'RE STAKING OUT
THIS SHOOTERS' ALLEY.

THINGS GET A LITTLE TIGHT,

IT'S LOOKING LIKE
WE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SET UP

AND THE BRAVE CAPTAIN,
WELL, UH,

HE'S NOT TAKING IT SO WELL.

I MEAN, HE'S SHAKING,
HE'S LOOKIN' A LITTLE PASTY,

AND ALL OF A SUDDEN...
[CHUCKLES]

...THE CAR DOESN'T
SMELL SO GOOD ANYMORE.

I MEAN, IT HAPPENS.

YOU KNOW, THREE-YEAR-OLDS
DO IT ALL THE TIME.

SINCE THAT NIGHT
THE CAPTAIN ISN'T SO INTERESTED

IN HOW THINGS ARE GOING
ANYMORE.

EXCUSE ME.

LEO, JERRY FUCHS?

HE TOOK OFF
OUT THE FRONT DOOR

LIKE THE BUILDING
WAS ON FIRE.

[WOMAN]
MAYOR CLEVELAND,
MIDTOWN WAS YOUR PRECINCT.

DO YOU CARE TO SPECULATE
ON THE POSSIBILITY

THAT THERE ARE
MORE COPS INVOLVED?

AT THIS POINT I CAN'T SAY
POSITIVELY THAT THERE AREN'T.

NOW, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME.

I WOULD LIKE TO STRESS THAT
NOTHING IN OUR INVESTIGATION

POINTS TOWARD ANY INVOLVEMENT
ON THE PART OF MAYOR CLEVELAND.

UH, CHIEF,
AND WILL THIS SCANDAL

FURTHER THE DEMANDS FOR
A CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD?

- THERE'S NO "E" ON THAT.
- PARDON?

THE GUY ARRESTED IN MIDTOWN
IS GOLDBLUM, NO "E".

IS THIS KNOWN AS THE BIG FISH
EAT WHAT THE LITTLE FISH MAKE?

YEAH.

- MR. CASEY...
- YEAH?

MR. CASEY, THERE IS
A PHONE CALL

BEING FORWARDED
FROM YOUR OFFICE.

OH, THANKS, EXCUSE ME.

CHIEF, WHY DON'T YOU
JUST GIVE US THE NAMES

OF ALL THE OFFICERS
INVOLVED?

I THINK
THAT WOULD BE PREMATURE.

SUFFICE IT TO SAY
WE HAVE FERRETED OUT

A LARGE-SCALE CORRUPTION

WHICH WE WILL DEAL WITH
SWIFTLY AND APPROPRIATELY.

FRANK, I THINK WE SHOULD--

FRANK, IRWIN...

I THINK CONGRATULATIONS
ARE DUE BOTH OF YOU.

I'M TALKING ABOUT MARINO.

I'M SORRY IT CAME
SO SUDDENLY, OZ,

BUT WE'RE MOVING
ON THIS PRETTY QUICKLY.

I WOULDN'T NORMALLY CONDONE
SECRECY IN THIS DEPARTMENT,

BUT IN THIS INSTANCE
IT LOOKS LIKE YOUR WAR ROOM

WAS THE RIGHT IDEA.

SO MUCH FOR KEEPING SECRETS
FROM THE KING.

CHIEF, CAN YOU COMMENT
ON THE SPECULATED INVOLVEMENT

BETWEEN DETECTIVE MARINO
AND THE FEMALE OFFICER

WHO WAS KILLED YESTERDAY?

THAT INVESTIGATION
IS ONGOING

AND THERE WILL BE
NO STATEMENT AT THIS TIME

CONCERNING THAT SITUATION.

THANK YOU,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

UH, CHIEF DANIELS?

- HI.
- HI.

HOW'S JOE COFFEY?

CONVINCED HE'S NOT GONNA
MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT

WITHOUT HIS TRASHY MAGAZINES
AND JUNK FOOD.

- HE'S GONNA BE OKAY, RIGHT?
- YEAH, HE'S GONNA BE FINE.

LIEUTENANT,
WHAT IS GOING ON?

THE SNIPER CALLED, SAYS
HE WANTS TO TURN HIMSELF IN.

- HERE?
- NO, NO, NO, THE DINER.

[GRUNTS]

EXCUSE ME.

GOOD DAY TO YOU.

YEAH, SAME TO YOU.

AH, YOU'RE SEPHARDIC.

SURE,
'CAUSE I'M ITALIAN.

AIN'T YOU?

EXCUSE ME, PLEASE.

THERE THEY GO!

STOP 'EM,
THEY'VE ROBBED THE GAME!

POLICE, HOLD IT!

STOP, YOU!

IS TODAY SOME KIND
OF JEWISH HOLIDAY?

- NOT THAT I KNOW OF.
- REFILL?

UH, NO, NO, THANKS.

MY KIDNEYS FLOATED
OUT OF HERE ON THE LAST CUP.

HEY, WHAT'S HAPPENIN',
FELLAS?

MAN, THIS IS
MAKING ME CRAZY.

HEY, BE COOL, BABE.

NOBODY SAID HOMICIDAL MANIACS
HAD TO BE PUNCTUAL.

AH, HE'S PROBABLY
OUT THERE SOMEWHERE

JUST LAUGHING AT US,
LIEUTENANT.

I'M INCLINED
TO THINK YOU'RE CORRECT

IN YOUR ASSUMPTION,
ANDREW.

BUT WHAT DO YOU SAY WE
WRITE THIS OFF TO EXPERIENCE?

LET'S GO HOME.

HEY, WHAT'S HAPPENING,
LIEUTENANT?

PULLING UP STAKES, FREDDY.

- THANKS FOR THE COOPERATION.
- YOU'RE GOING?

THIS IS WOLF LEADER
TO ALL UNITS,

YOU MAY PROCEED HOMEWARD.

I REPEAT, YOU MAY
PROCEED HOMEWARD, 10-4.

MAYBE YOU OUGHTA STAY A LITTLE
WHILE LONGER, LIEUTENANT.

THAT EXTRA COFFEE'S
ON THE HOUSE. [CHUCKLES]

I-- I REALLY WANT TO SEE YOU
GET THIS GUY.

- OOH.
- OH, I'M SORRY.

IT COULD BE HE WANTS TO COME
BUT SOMEBODY'S STOPPING HIM.

EH, HE COULD TURN UP LATER.

I DON'T THINK SO, FREDDY.

- HERE.
- LET ME CHANGE THAT FOR YOU.

- NO, NO, KEEP IT.
- NO, NO, NO, NO, NOT ME.

HERE, YOU KNOW,
I'LL CHANGE IT.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING,
LIEUTENANT?

- WHAT'S THAT?
- THERE WAS THIS, UH--

THERE WAS THIS UNIFORM
IN HERE YESTERDAY

AND HE WANTED
SOME ORANGE JUICE,

AND I SAID, "WELL, HEH HEH,
WE MAKE IT FRESH-SQUEEZED,

SO IT'S GONNA
TAKE A LITTLE TIME."

RIGHT AWAY HE STARTS YELLING,
"WHERE'S MY JUICE?"

WELL, I TOLD HIM
I WAS-- I WAS REAL TIRED

AND HE WAS JUST GONNA
HAVE TO WAIT.

AND WHEN I GOT IT MADE,
HE WOULDN'T PAY ME FOR IT.

NO, HE LEFT IT
RIGHT ON THE COUNTER

AND WALKED OUT THE DOOR.

YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE
ARE RUDE, FREDDY.

- YEAH.
- [COINS RATTLE]

I WANTED TO BLOW
HIS BRAINS OUT.

YOU KNOW,
I JUST WANTED TO...

LIKE, SHOOT HIM IN THE GUT

AND... WATCH HIM DIE.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER, BUDDY.

HEADS UP.

THIS WOULD GO
RIGHT THROUGH YOU.

SEE, YOU SHOULD'VE STAYED.

HE WAS GONNA COME.

YOU-- YOU WOULDN'T WANT BOTH OF
US TO DIE, WOULD YOU, FREDDY?

WELL, I NEED
SOME SLEEP. [CHUCKLES]

I CAN'T THINK NO MORE.

I'M SO DAMN TIRED.

UH, WELL, YOU WANTED
TO GIVE YOURSELF UP,

YOU CAN DO IT NOW.

- NOBODY'S GONNA HURT YOU.
- BUT HE WON'T LET ME SLEEP.

I DON'T WANT TO KILL PEOPLE,
BUT...

UH, HE WON'T LET ME SLEEP.

WHO, FREDDY,
WHO WON'T?

HE SNEAKS INTO MY ROOM
AT NIGHT...

AFTER THEY TURN
THE LIGHTS OFF OVER THE HOTEL.

I LOCK THE DOOR,
I EVEN--

I EVEN NAIL BOARDS
OVER THE WINDOW, BUT...

[PANTING]
...HE KEEPS GETTING IN.

WHO?

THE POLICEMAN.

HE'S ALL BLOODY...

AND HIS HANDS
ARE ALL BURNED.

HE WON'T LET ME SLEEP.

WHY WON'T HE LEAVE ME ALONE?

DO I GOTTA
KILL ALL OF YOU?

WE GOT HIM, FREDDY,
HE'S IN CUSTODY.

HE'S UNDER ARREST.

YOU'RE LYING.

OH, NO, HE'S ONE OF YOU.

NO, NO,
HE'S A BAD COP,

LIKE THE ONE THAT CAME IN
HERE YESTERDAY.

WE'VE BEEN TRYING
TO GET HIM FOR A LONG TIME.

FREDDY, I GOT HIM.

I ARRESTED HIM.

PUT THE HANDCUFFS ON HIM.

HIS HANDS...

YOU SEE HIS HANDS.

WE GOT HIM, FREDDY.

HE CAN'T HURT YOU ANYMORE.

YOU KNOW, I-- I...

NEVER WANTED
TO SHOOT NOBODY.

NO.

NO, IT'S OVER, FREDDY.

YOU CAN PUT THE GUN DOWN.

YOU CAN GET
SOME REST NOW.

BACK UP AGAINST THERE,
AGAINST THERE!

LET'S GET HIM
DOWN TO THE STATION.

- COME ON!
- [WHIMPERING]

GO, ANDY!

[CLAMORING]

WHAT'S THE MATTER,
HAVEN'T YOU EVER SEEN

A KEEP LIKE THIS BEFORE?

GET OUT OF THE WAY, FELLAS,
WE GOTTA BOOK THIS CREEP.

I WONDER IF I CAN
ASK YOU A FAVOR.

ONE OF THE COPS ARRESTED
IN THE MIDTOWN VICE BUST,

- NAME'S GOLDBLUM.
- OH. RELATIVE?

NO, IT'S A DIFFERENT SPELLING.

YOU WANT TO MENTION IN THE
COLUMN IT'S TWO DIFFERENT GUYS?

SURE APPRECIATE IT,
SO MY FOLKS...

YOU GOT IT.

- HOWARD?
- FRANK.

I JUST GOT THE FULL STORY.

I THINK YOU'VE ADDED
SOMETHING TO THE PHRASE
"GRACE UNDER PRESSURE."

OH, IT'S, UM, NOTHING,
FRANK, REALLY.

WELL, JUST THE SAME,
I'M GOING TO PUT YOU IN

FOR A COMMENDATION,
THE REPORT GOES OUT TONIGHT.

- THANK YOU.
- EXCUSE ME.

CAPTAIN.

I PROMISED YOU A CONVERSATION

WHEN I.A.D. MADE ITS REPORT
ON MARTY NICHOLS.

IT'S BAD.

THERE'S NO WAY
TO SUGARCOAT THIS, BOBBY.

SHE WAS IN IT ALL THE WAY.

SHE STARTED OUT
TAKING PAYOFFS

THEN SHE AND MARINO
BECAME... INVOLVED

AND, UH, AND SHE
BECAME HIS ACCOMPLICE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN
"INVOLVED"?

- PERSONALLY?
- YEAH.

- I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.
- COMES STRAIGHT FROM MARINO.

THEN HE'S LYING,
HE'S A DAMN LIAR!

I.A.D. DID ALL
THE LEGWORK, BOBBY.

THEY FOUND MONEY,
A BANK ACCOUNT.

EVERYTHING MARINO SAID
CHECKS OUT.

I'M SORRY.

[RENKO]
HOW YOU DOIN', CAPTAIN?

SO WHAT'S THE DEAL?

NOTHING I CAN TALK ABOUT,
MAYBE LATER.

OKAY.

HEY, HOW'S YOUR GIRLFRIEND?

GET HIM OUT OF HERE.

I COULD USE MY BELT BACK.

MY PANTS ARE GONNA
FALL DOWN.

- THAT'S TOO BAD.
- [HANDCUFFS CLICKING]

WHAT DID-- WHAT DID HE DO?

THAT'S THE COP KILLER.

SOMETHING
YOU'VE GOT IN COMMON.

HE DON'T LOOK LIKE MUCH, HUH?

THE SIMILARITIES CONTINUE.

[EXHALES, SIGHS]

[SIGHS]

I CAN WRITE A LETTER,
UH, TO MY ATTORNEY.

IT'S AS GOOD
AS A CASHIERS CHECK.

$10,000.

JUST GIVE ME MY BELT AND
GO AWAY FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES.

NO SOAP, MARINO,
YOU GET NOTHING.

MAYBE I'M JUST TRYING TO DO
THE HONORABLE THING.

IT'S NOT GONNA BE
THAT EASY FOR YOU.

20,000.

I AIN'T FOR SALE.

THIRTY.

THIS IS A DIFFERENT
PRECINCT, MARINO.

YOU DON'T BUY COPS HERE.

[SIGHS]

[MIMICS SHOTGUN BLAST]

HI, GUYS.

[BATES]
HI, SANDY.

[COFFEY]
HEY, HOW YOU DOIN'?

I'M OKAY.

I'M NOT THE ONE
WHO WAS IN A SHOOTOUT.

SOME SHOOTOUT.

ONE LOUSY BULLET.

YOU KNOW, A LITTLE THING
GOES IN MY SHOULDER

AND MY WHOLE BODY
ENDS UP HURTIN'.

EVEN MY EYEBROWS.

WELL, I GUESS THERE'S
A BRIGHT SIDE ANYWAY.

OH, YEAH?
EXPLAIN IT TO ME.

WELL, THE CHANCES OF GETTING
SHOT ONCE IN A CAREER

ARE PRETTY HIGH.

THE CHANCES OF GETTING SHOT
TWICE, THEY'RE OUT OF SIGHT.

GETTING SHOT THREE TIMES?

HAS TO BE IN FRONT
OF A FIRING SQUAD.

[CHUCKLING] THANKS.

I'M OUT OF HERE,
I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

OKAY.

- BYE.
- BYE.

I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT NEED
SOME TAKING CARE OF.

YEAH, MAYBE I DO.

WANNA TAKE MY PULSE?

[WOMAN, OVER P.A.]
NURSE LANGELLE,
REPORT TO OB, STAT.

- NURSE LANGELLE...
- ARCHIE?

- HI.
- WHO ARE YOU SEEING HERE?

UH, I'M HERE
TO SEE HOLLISTER,

THE GUY I SHOT.

OH, HOW IS HE?

THEY SAID HE'D BE OKAY.

HE WOULDN'T SEE ME,
THOUGH.

NO ONE WOULD.

ANNIE DOESN'T WANT
TO SEE ME AT ALL.

I-- I UNDERSTAND THAT,
I GUESS, YOU KNOW.

BUT NOT REALLY.

BUT IF THAT'S
WHAT SHE WANTS, SHE--

[SIGHS]

HECK OF A DAY.

YEAH.

I REALLY DON'T THINK
HANGING AROUND HERE

IS GONNA MAKE IT ANY BETTER.

YEAH, WELL, I WAS HOPING
MAYBE SHE WOULD COME AND...

ARCHIE...

I THINK THAT NOW

ANNE REALLY HAS TO BE
BY HERSELF.

ARE YOU HUNGRY?

I MEAN,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO TALK?

YEAH, YEAH, TO BOTH OF THOSE.

OKAY.

I'M BUYING.

WE'LL GET A HAMBURGER
OR, I DON'T KNOW,

WE'LL GET SOMETHING.

FRANK.

JERRY.

I WAS JUST
CALLING YOU AGAIN.

THANKS FOR COMING.

COME HERE.

UH, WHY DON'T WE SIT
AT A BOOTH?

WHAT, FOR PRIVACY?

I DON'T HAVE TOO MANY SECRETS
LEFT TODAY, DO I, FRANK?

I DON'T HAVE
TOO MUCH HIDDEN.

COME ON.

[BARTENDER]
HELP YOU?

HAVE A REAL DRINK,
HUH, FRANK?

CLUB SODA.

NOTHING WORSE THAN A REFORMED
ANYTHING, RIGHT, JIMMY?

THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY,
CAPTAIN.

BELIEVE ME, JIMMY,

THIS GUY USED TO
REALLY PUT IT AWAY.

[CHUCKLES]

GUY WOULD PUT US BOTH
UNDER THE TABLE.

NEW SUBJECT, JERRY.

IT'S A GOOD SUBJECT.

WE USED TO BE BUDDIES,
DIDN'T WE?

WE STARTED OUT
IN THE SAME PLACE.

USED TO CLOSE PLACES
TOGETHER.

[CHUCKLES]

THEY USED TO CARRY US OUT
ON OUR SHIELDS.

THEN YOU DECIDED TO GET
PERFECT, DIDN'T YOU, FRANK?

PERFECT COP, PERFECT WIFE.

- PERFECT LITTLE HOUSE--
- SHUT UP, JERRY.

FRANK, WHAT THE HELL
DO I DO?

I'D QUIT.

MAYBE I SHOULD.

MAYBE I SHOULD.

DESPITE THEY DIDN'T REVEAL
ONE INSTANCE I WAS CORRUPT.

NOT ONE INSTANCE, FRANK,

IN ALL THE CORRUPTION
AROUND ME.

WHAT, WHAT IS IT?

YOUR UNIT'S A SEWER.

IT WAS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY
AND YOU DIDN'T TAKE IT.

YOU DIDN'T DO YOUR JOB.

COME ON, FRANK,
DON'T GIVE ME THAT.

YOU'RE THE ONLY GUY
WHO STOOD BESIDE ME.

THE ONLY GUY
WHO ANSWERED THE CALLS.

[SIGHS]

COME ON, FALL OFF THE WAGON,
LET'S GET PLASTERED.

- COME ON.
- I GOTTA GET HOME.

I GOT SCARED.

I MADE IN MY PANTS
'CAUSE I GOT SCARED.

AND I THINK THAT'S WHEN
I BEGAN TO LOSE INTEREST,

'CAUSE I HATED, I HATED
BEING AFRAID.

THAT'S WHAT
MARINO'S REFERENCE WAS,

- TO WHEN I GOT AFRAID.
- LET GO, JERRY.

- HUH?
- LET GO.

NO EXCUSE, RIGHT, FRANK?

- NO EXCUSE FOR SIGNING OFF.
- NONE.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

YOU'RE ALWAYS RIGHT.

OKAY, WELL, THAT'S
WHAT I WANTED, FRANK.

I-- I JUST WANTED TO GET
YOUR ADVICE.

GOOD NIGHT.

PATHETIC.

- WHO?
- JERRY FUCHS.

HE'S SITTING OVER
AT MAHONEY'S PLASTERED

TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHOSE FAULT THE WRECK WAS.

I MADE THE MISTAKE
OF TELLING HIM.

IS IT TRUE
WHAT I HEARD ABOUT...

[CHUCKLES]
...THE ANT FARM?

YEAH.

IF I BRING ONE HOME
RESERVE A ROOM FOR ME

IN THE LAUGHING ACADEMY,
WOULD YOU?

HOW ARE YOU?

OKAY.

I MADE A RESERVATION FOR US
AND FRANK JR. AT THE SHORE.

- A FAMILY WEEKEND.
- OH, GOOD, I LIKE THAT.

- IT'S OKAY WITH FAY?
- YES.

WE HAD A LONG TALK TODAY.

I SAW.

- SHE'S A SPECIAL WOMAN.
- I KNOW.

WHAT?

I'M SORRY, COUNSELOR.

- FOR WHAT?
- ABOUT ALL OF IT.

ABOUT BEING TOO MUCH
IN MY WORK.

ABOUT NOT PAYING
CLOSE ENOUGH ATTENTION

TO WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.

ABOUT MAYBE TAKING THE MARRIAGE
TOO MUCH FOR GRANTED.

AS LONG AS WE DON'T LOSE
THE ROMANCE, FRANK.

I DON'T WANT TO LET OUR MARRIAGE
KILL OUR LOVE AFFAIR.

TELL ME THAT WON'T HAPPEN.

♪♪

I'LL SHOW YOU.

[JOYCE]
TAKE OFF YOUR CLOTHES.

[MAUDLIN PIANO]

♪♪

[MEWLS]