Hill Street Blues (1981–1987): Season 4, Episode 15 - The Other Side of Oneness - full transcript

PHIL ESTERHAUS PASSED AWAY
THIS MORNING.

[MALE ANNOUNCER]
PREVIOUSLY ON
"HILL STREET BLUES"...

LEO, I GOT COUPLE OF
ENTERPRISING YOUNG TVPs

HERE FOR YA.

ABOUT THOSE TWO
MISGUIDED YOUTHS,

MAYBE WE CAN
DO SOME BUSINESS HERE.

I HAVE TO MAKE MYSELF
UNDERSTAND WHY IT HAPPENED.

IF HE HAD BASHED MY FACE IN
OR SLASHED MY THROAT,

WOULD THAT MAKE YOU
FEEL BETTER?

WOULD THAT
HELP YOU UNDERSTAND?

ME, TAKE
THE SERGEANT'S PLACE?



THAT'S WHY I RECOMMENDED YOU.

TO THE SARGE.

WE LOVED HIM.

WE GONNA MISS HIM.

GOD BLESS HIM.

ITEM 6, FEBRUARY 4.

ANTICIPATING A BUMP
IN SIDEWALK CRIME,

MICK BELKER GOES UNDERCOVER
THIS A.M.

AT ROSWELL AND 113.

PILSKY AND PEYSER AS BACKUP.

THIS IS ACTION CORNER
FOR THREE-CARD MONTE SCAMS

AND A GROUP OF PICKPOCKETS KNOWN
AS THE FUNK FAMILY ROBINSON,

WHOSE SHILL IS BREAK DANCING.

ITEM SEVEN: SCORECARD
ON JUDGE CRUZ' COURT ORDER



EASING OVERCROWDING
IN THE MICHIGAN AVENUE FACILITY

AT THE 24-HOUR MARK.

OF 247 INMATES RELEASED O.R.,

18 HAVE BEEN RE-ARRESTED
ON FRESH CHARGES.

30 MORE MISSED THEIR
COURT DATES YESTERDAY

AND ARE SUBJECT TO ARREST
ON BENCH WARRANTS.

GREAT IDEA, JUDGE.

ITEM EIGHT: OUR RING
OF TRUCK HIJACKERS

CONTINUES TO ELUDE CAPTURE,

AND THE ZUCCHINI BANDIT
IS STILL CIRCULATING.

MALE, WHITE, HEAVYSET,
EARLY 30S, BALDING.

SIX REPORTS
IN THE LAST FEW DAYS,

WITH TWO OF THE VICTIMS
REPORTING THAT WHAT PASSED

FOR A CONCEALED GUN TURNED OUT
TO BE A SQUASH

TOSSED IN THEIR PUSS WHEN
THE ROBBERY HAD BEEN COMPLETED.

LET'S NAIL HIM.

LET'S BREAD HIM.

BEV, WOULD YOU TELL THE CAPTAIN
I'M ALMOST THROUGH.

ITEM NINE: DURING THE LAST
TOLL PERIOD,

THIS PRECINCT SHOWS 213 CALLS
TO THE PRERECORDED MESSAGE

KNOWN AS DIAL-A-NYMPH.

PLEASE DESIST FROM WASTING
MORE CITY MONEY

ON SUCH X-RATED CALLS.

ITEM 10:

CAPTAIN TELLS ME
THAT FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS

FOR SERGEANT ESTERHAUS
ARE STILL PENDING.

YOU'LL BE KEPT APPRISED.

UH, LIEUTENANT, IS THERE
A FAMILY WE CAN WRITE TO?

IS THERE SOMEPLACE WE CAN
SEND OUR CONDOLENCES?

APPARENTLY NOT--
I GUESS WE'RE THE ONLY FAMILY

THE SERGEANT HAD.

CAPTAIN HAS A FINAL ITEM
FOR YOU.

GOOD MORNING, FOLKS.

[ALL]
GOOD MORNING, CAPTAIN.

AMONG SERGEANT ESTERHAUS'S
EFFECTS

WAS THIS LETTER ADDRESSED
TO THE PEACE OFFICERS

OF THE HILL STREET DAY SHIFT.

"PERHAPS YOU THOUGHT YOU'D
HEARD THE LAST FROM ME,

"BUT I DESIRE TO TURN YOU OUT
ONE LAST TIME

"BEFORE ASSUMING THE DUTIES
OF MY NEW ASSIGNMENT.

"THERE, I'M SURE WE'LL ALL BE
DOUBLE-SHIFTING TOGETHER AGAIN.

"I HOPE NOT FOR A LONG TIME.

"ITEM ONE:

"THE SHEDDING OF CROCODILE TEARS
IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

"HOIST A SHOT OR TWO,
IF YOU MUST.

"THEY'LL LOOK THE OTHER WAY,
BUT NOT WHEN YOU'RE ON DUTY.

"UM...

"ITEM TWO: LET US NOT FORGET
IN THEIR BEREAVEMENT

"THE LOVED ONES
OF OUR DEPARTED FELLOWS.

"LOOK IN ON GRACE ONCE
IN A WHILE, MY FRIENDS.

"ITEM THREE:

"REMAIN MY KIND OF COPS.

"FIND SOMETHING OF WORTH
IN EACH PERSON,

"SOMETHING TO CARE FOR
IN EACH SITUATION.

"DRESS NEATLY, SPEAK POLITELY.

"YOU HAVE DECLARED YOUR FAITH
IN SOCIETY.

"KEEP THAT FAITH.

"IT WILL KEEP YOU.

"ITEM LAST:

"THOUGH THE HILL IS GENERALLY
CONSIDERED THE WASTE BASKET

"OF THIS CITY'S LAW ENFORCEMENT
MINIONS,

"I HAVE FOUND ITS DENIZENS
TO BE THE FAIREST,

"MOST COURAGEOUS,
AND HARDWORKING

"I'VE BEEN PRIVILEGED TO KNOW.

"GENTLEMEN AND LADIES,
IT HAS BEEN A RARE PLEASURE.

"NOW PICK YOUR BUTTS UP
AND LET'S ROLL,

"AND REMEMBER, ALWAYS,

LET'S BE CAREFUL OUT THERE."

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[PHONE RINGING]

THE MAN SURE HAD
A WAY WITH WORDS.

HE WAS SAYING GOOD-BYE,
DON'T GIVE IT A REVIEW.

I'D LIKE TO SEE THE NUN THAT
THEY BRING IN TO REPLACE HIM.

THE WHOLE DAY'S
A STINK NOW.

HENRY... HOMICIDE.

STATE ASSEMBLY LEADER
RENDAZO.

KILL SOMEBODY?

GOT KILLED.

WHERE'S LEO?

- ARRGH.
- HERE.

I GOT BODILY FUNCTIONS TOO.

WHAT'S THIS?

[OFFICER]
SOME MISUNDERSTANDING.

I WAS GOING TO THE PAWN SHOW.

AT 6:00 IN THE MORNING.

WHO'S GOT A WARPED
SENSE OF HUMOR?

LEO, IT'S JUST EVIDENCE.

SOMETHING THAT CAME IN
WITH THE PERP.

IS THIS, UH, IS THIS HUMOR?

IS THIS A GENERAL
BUTT OF JOKES?

- LEO!
- OKAY!

MY WIFE'S CHEATIN' ON ME,
ALL RIGHT?

SHE'S SEEING THE COMPUTER
SOFTWARE MAN!

THERE!

EVERYONE HAPPY?

MY WIFE IS STEPPIN' OUT!

[LAUGHS]
WE ARE THE CUCKOLD.

WE ARE THE FOOL!

- [SIREN BLARING]
- WE HAVE A 9-11.

ARMED ROBBERY IN PROGRESS.

C-SURPLUS STORE, CORNER PEEBLES
DRIVE AND 124TH STREET.

♪♪

[POLICE SIREN]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

AH, LIEUTENANT.

HEAVYWEIGHT.

ASSEMBLY LEADER RENDAZO.

YEAH, THE GUN'S
REGISTERED TO HIM.

SHE SAYS IT DISCHARGED
DURING A STRUGGLE.

DON'T THEY ALL.

THERE'S HALF A GRAM OF COKE,
SOME PILLS.

NOBODY ELSE WAS AROUND.

SHE MADE THE CALL.

LET'S TRY TO HOLD
THE PRESS OFF, OKAY?

I DON'T THINK THIS ONE
STAYS QUIET, LIEUTENANT.

MAYBE WE BUY AN HOUR.

WHAT'S HER NAME?

WHITNEY BARNES.

NOT TIFFANY, NOT KIMBERLY--

GOT IT.

[MAN]
THERE YOU GO.

RIGHT, LET'S GET HIM
UP ON THERE.

[SECOND MAN]
GIVE YOU SOME ROOM--
I'LL GET OUT OF YOUR WAY HERE.

[MAN]
ALL RIGHT, READY?

LIEUTENANT GOLDBLUME,
MS. BARNES.

THE OTHER GUY ALREADY
GAVE ME MY WARNINGS.

THIS WAS AN ACCIDENT?

YES.

I WAS STRUGGLING TO GET THE GUN
TO PROTECT MYSELF,

AND THE--
THE DOPE IS HIS.

WHOSE TOWNHOUSE IS THIS?

A FRIEND OF MINE.

NAME?

LESTER.

[BODY BAG ZIPPING]

LESTER WHO?

UH... M-MENDLEY.
LESTER MENDLEY.

HE'S MY BUSINESS MANAGER.

OKAY.

WE'D LIKE TO GET A STATEMENT
FROM YOU AT THE STATION HOUSE.

- OKAY.
- LIEUTENANT...

- YES.
- LIEUTENANT.

- VIDEO CAMERA.
- WHAT?

WE FOUND IT BEHIND A TWO-WAY
MIRROR IN THE BEDROOM.

BLACKMAIL, WHITNEY?

I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT THAT, I SWEAR.

I'M NOT A BLACKMAILER,
LIEUTENANT.

I'M NOT A KILLER.

OKAY...
WE BETTER GO.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER,
PHONE RINGING]

FRANK, YOUR MESSAGES.

MRS. SPENCER
AT WOHMAN'S BROTHERS MORTUARY

HAS CALLED THREE TIMES.

SHE HAS TO KNOW WHAT YOU PLAN
TO DO WITH THE "CREMAINS."

"CREMAINS"?

UH-HUH.

I'LL GIVE HER A CALL.

ALL RIGHT.

LIEUTENANT "CALLETAINO"?

- CALLETANO, YES.
- RIGHT.

DON'T LOOK UP,
JUST GO ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS.

AL DESJARDINS,
GENERAL ACCOUNTING.

- SO?

- WE HAVE A PROBLEM HERE,
LIEUTENANT.

OFFICE SUPPLY APPROPRIATIONS
FOR THIS PRECINCT

OFF THE BOARD
RELATIVE TO DEPARTMENT MEDIAN.

THE COMPUTER FLAGGED IT, AND SO
I CORRELATED SOME INVOICES.

LEGAL PADS, 36% OVER.

BALLPOINT PENS, 25% OVER.

THREE-RING BINDERS,
18% OVER.

WHY ARE YOU TELLING ME THIS?

WE'VE GOT A PETTY THIEF
UP HERE, LIEUTENANT.

THE COMPUTER KICKED YOU OUT
AS AUTHORIZING REQUISITIONS--

- ARE YOU SUGGESTING THAT--
- THERE ISN'T A FAINTEST SHADOW

OF A SUSPICION ABOUT YOU,
LIEUTENANT.

I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW
THAT I'M ON THE JOB

AND WILL BRING THIS CULPRIT
TO GROUND.

THIS IS WHAT YOU DO?

MY COVER IS COMPUTER REPAIR.

I WANT YOU TO NOT EVEN NOTICE
THAT I'M HERE, HMM?

- I'LL MANAGE.
- THANK YOU.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

SORRY I'M LATE, SANDY.

HAVE YOU BEEN WAITING LONG?

NOT TOO BAD.

WELL, LOOK, DID THE D.A.
TALK TO YOU YET?

- NO... ABOUT WHAT?
- WELL--

- MS. VALPARISO.
- MORNING.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE PURPOSE
OF THIS HEARING?

- I KNOW WHAT KINDS OF QUESTIONS
TO EXPECT.

I CAN HANDLE IT.

THE HEARING IS TO DETERMINE
CHARGES.

THERE ARE TWO WAYS
WE CAN TAKE YOUR CASE.

I'LL BE VERY STRAIGHT WITH YOU
ABOUT EACH.

YOU TELL ME WHICH WAY
YOU WANT TO GO.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, FIRST,
WE CAN CHARGE RAPE.

MY SENSE IS THAT,
GIVEN THE FACTUAL SETTING,

OUR CHANCES FOR CONVICTION
ARE NO BETTER THAN 50/50.

"NO SIGNS OF A STRUGGLE,
NO RECOVERED WEAP--"

RIGHT, "NO CUTS OR BRUISES."

FORTUNATELY.

"NO RECOVERED WEAPON.

PRIOR ACQUAINTANCE
WITH THE ACCUSED."

I DON'T KNOW HIM.

WE ONCE WORKED
IN THE SAME PLACE.

WHICH, HOWEVER TENUOUS

AND ULTIMATELY IRRELEVANT,

MAKES RAPE A TOUGHER SELL.

THE SECOND ALTERNATIVE:

HE HAS A HISTORY OF ROBBERIES
AND BREAK-INS.

WE CAN GET HIM
TO PLEAD ON THAT

AND PUT HIM AWAY FOR SURE.

FOR SURE?

HE SPENT ONE NIGHT IN JAIL
AFTER HIS LAST ROBBERY,

AND THEN HE WAS OUT,
AND HE RAPED ME.

HEY, THAT WON'T
HAPPEN AGAIN.

HE GOES FOR THREE YEARS
OR WE DO NOT MAKE A DEAL.

AND IF WE GO TO TRIAL
ON THE RAPE?

AND WIN?

FIVE TO SEVEN YEARS.

[SIGHS]
AND HE'S BACK OUT ON THE STREET

IN THREE, MAX.

SO THOSE ARE THE CHOICES.

THOSE ARE THE CHOICES.

I RECOMMEND WE TRY
FOR A ROBBERY CONVICTION.

BUT YOU TELL ME WHICH WAY
YOU WANT TO GO.

AT THIS TIME,
MY CLIENT CHANGES

HIS PREVIOUSLY-ENTERED PLEA
OF "NOT GUILTY" TO "GUILTY."

ON THE ROBBERY ONLY,
TO COVER ALL COUNTS.

IS THAT PLEA ACCEPTABLE,
MS. KENNEDY?

IT IS, YOUR HONOR,
WITH THE FURTHER STIPULATION

THAT MR. VILLA RECEIVE
A MINIMUM THREE-YEAR SENTENCE.

MR. VALPARISO, DO YOU UNDERSTAND
THESE PROCEEDINGS?

YES.

DO YOU HAVE AN OBJECTION?

NO.

YOUR HONOR, COULD I JUST
SAY SOMETHING FOR THE RECORD?

GO AHEAD.

ALL OF THE DETECTIVES
AND MS. KENNEDY,

THEY'VE ALL BEEN
VERY GOOD TO ME.

AND FAIR.

AND I KNOW THAT THIS
MAKES SENSE.

BUT I'M JUST SICK AT HEART,
YOUR HONOR,

THAT WHEN THIS MAN
ATTACKED ME,

I DID EXACTLY WHAT EVERYONE
SAID TO DO.

I SUBMITTED, YOUR HONOR,
WHEN THIS MAN HAD A KNIFE.

AND BECAUSE I DID THAT...

[SCOFFS]

NEVER MIND, IT'S OKAY.

I JUST WANT IT TO BE DONE.

SO YOU CALLED HER?

YEAH, BEFORE SHE WENT
TO COURT THIS MORNING.

AND...

I'M GONNA SEE HER TONIGHT.

OKAY, I TOLD YA!

- WHAT'D I TELL YA?
- DOESN'T MEAN WE MADE UP.

- GREAT, YOU KNOW,
SANDY RIGHT NOW

IS GOING THROUGH
AS TOUGH A THING

AS ANY WOMAN EVER HAS
TO GO THROUGH IN HER LIFE.

- I KNOW, I KNOW.

BUT IT HASN'T BEEN A TEA PARTY
FOR ME EITHER.

HMM.

OKAY...
THIS MAY NOT BE THE BEST TIME,

BUT I--
I GOTTA TELL YOU THIS.

YOU KNOW, THEY WENT THROUGH
THE FREEZE ON PROMOTIONS.

I GOT
MY SERGEANT'S PROMOTION.

- NO KIDDIN'!
- YEAH.

- THAT'S GREAT!
- NO KIDDIN'.

THEY'RE GONNA
ANNOUNCE IT TOMORROW.

BOY, THAT--

HEY, I'M REALLY HAPPY
FOR YOU, LUCE, THAT--

YOU CAN'T SAY ANYTHING
TO ANYBODY, THOUGH.

'CAUSE IT'S NOT OFFICIAL YET.

- NO, I WON'T.
- JUST--

I WANTED TO TELL YOU BEFORE,
YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY KNOWS.

[LAUGHS]

HAVE THEY GIVEN YOU
AN ASSIGNMENT YET?

YEAH... THE HILL.

THE CAPTAIN WANTS ME TO BE
ROLL CALL SERGEANT.

NO KIDDIN'.

SOMEBODY'S GOTTA DO THE JOB,
CHARLIE.

THAT'S GREAT, THAT'S GREAT.

CONGRATULATIONS.

YEAH, RIGHT, RIGHT.

NO, I MEAN IT.

OH, YEAH.

YOU REALLY THINK THAT.

LUCE, DON'T TELL ME
WHAT I THINK, ALL RIGHT?

OKAY, FINE, JOEY.

WELL, THEN,
JUST FORGET ABOUT IT.

FORGET I EVER SAID ANYTHING.

JUST FORGET IT TOTALLY!

I HATE THAT!

SANDY DID THAT
TO ME YESTERDAY.

YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT ENOUGH
TO SAY THE RIGHT THING.

YOUR THOUGHT HAS TO BE
100% RIGHT,

OR ELSE YOU'RE A BUM!

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU
THE TRUTH, LUCE.

I'M GLAD YOU GOT
YOUR PROMOTION.

BUT I DON'T LIKE YOU
TAKING OVER FOR THE SARGE,

AND I HATE LOSING YOU
AS MY PARTNER.

[POLICE RADIO CHATTER]

I'M SORRY.

YEAH, ME, TOO.

I REALLY NEED YOU
TO BE MY FRIEND RIGHT NOW.

I COULD USE
A FRIEND NOW TOO.

IT'S A BLAST, IF YOU'LL
JUST GIVE EVERYTHING UP!

DON'T YOU SEE--
ONENESS!

- [SIREN BLARING]
- HEY, YOU PEOPLE.

TURN AROUND
AND LISTEN TO ME!

IF YOU LOOK AT THE UNIVERSE,

AND YOU DROP ALL THOSE
TAPE RECORDERS

AND THOSE EXPENSIVE LOAFERS
AND NEW YORK STEAK AND LOBSTER

MATERIAL CRAP,

YOU'RE GONNA SEE THERE'S ONLY
ONE SIDE TO EVERYTHING.

ONENESS!

ONE!

YOU SEE, IT AIN'T CONTROL
OVER THE EXTERNAL WORLD

THAT THE HUMAN SPIRIT
IS SCREAMING FOR

AS MUCH AS IT IS GETTING
THE HECK AWAY FROM IT ALL!

AND I'M TALKING NIRVANA
THROUGH CONTEMPLATION.

AND THAT'S THINKIN'--

NOTHIN' BUT PURE THINKIN'!

LIFE IS A--
IS A BLAST,

IF YOU'LL JUST
GIVE EVERYTHING UP.

DON'T YOU SEE?

LIFE IS A-- IS A WATER DROP
ON A LOTUS LEAF.

NOW, YOU CAN'T GET
MORE EXPLICIT THAN THAT.

HEY, YOU GUYS,
NOT SO FAST.

I WANNA CLUE YOU IN
TO THE OTHER SIDE OF ONENESS.

YOU LISTENING?

GET FAT OFF
OF THE LOVE OF MAN,

BUT STARVE
ON THE LOVE OF MONEY.

- YOU HEAR ME?
- HEY, FRIEND,

TAKE YOU AND YOUR ONENESS
AND HIT THE ROAD, WILL YOU?

WE'RE TRYING TO WATCH
THE DANCING HERE.

CORRUPTIONS OF THE FLESH, MAN.

NOW, WE ALL GOTTA
ABSTAIN FROM SEX.

FORGET ENJOYMENT.

SHUT UP, PAJAMA BREATH!

HEY, I'M BEGGIN' YOU NOW.

YOU LISTEN TO ME.

YOU LISTEN
TO THE ONENESS OF LOVE.

- GRRR!
- LOVE IS ALL-POWERFUL!

YOU GONNA BE STUPID
AND DISPUTE ME ON THAT?

- [LAUGHING]
YEAH.

"YOUR CONTEMPT IS BUT
A SHALLOW POOL".

AND SO'S YOUR MOTHER!

THAT'S ENOUGH!

AND I'M GONNA
MELT YOUR HEART!

[BOTH GRUNTING]

[WOMAN]
HEY!

[CAR HORN HONKING]

[GRUNTING]

AGH, OHH!

[WHIMPERING]

UHH!

[CAR HORNS HONKING]

AGGH!

[WOMAN]
UH-OH.

[SIREN, TIRES SCREECH]

GET YOUR STINKIN' HANDS
OFF ME!

I'M A MAN OF GOD!

YEAH, AND I'M A COP!

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.

I WARN YOU,
I'M GONNA [INDISTINCT].

I'M GONNA REFUSE
ALL FOOD AND WATER!

[TIRES SCREECHING]

THIS FLOOR, MA'AM?

[WOMAN]
MM-MM, NEXT.

THEY'VE BEEN SCUFFLING
AND THROWING THINGS ABOUT

FOR HALF AN HOUR.

POOR MAN
LIVES ALONE UP THERE.

MA'AM, I DON'T BLAME YOU.

I DON'T BLAME YOU
FOR BEING UPSET ABOUT IT.

IF I WAS
ALL ALONE LIKE YOU

AND HEARD THIS SORT OF THING
GOING ON...

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE
GOT HERE AS FAST AS WE COULD--

HEY, HEY!

HEY YOU, HOLD IT, BOY!

I WANT YOU
TO STAY RIGHT THERE--

- PACO!
- GAH!

AAAAGH!

HOLD IT, YOU COME BACK!

HEY, HOLD IT, HOLD IT!

AAAAAH!

- ALL RIGHT!
- AGH!

HEY, HOLD IT!

HEY, COME BACK HERE!

GET OFF ME, MAN!

GET OFF ME, PIG!

[CLATTERING]

[BOTH GRUNTING]

GET OFF, MAN,
GET OFF!

OH, MR. ANSON...
MR. ANSON.

- COME IN HERE!
- LOOK FAMILIAR?

YEAH, THE DIABLO TWINS.

[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]

AAH!
- SHUT UP!

- [OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
- HE'S DEAD!

- HE'S DEAD, YOU--
- [SPEAKING SPANISH]

KILLED HIM YOU--
YOU ANIMAL!

NOTHING IN THE WARRANT SPECIFIES
VIDEO TAPES, J.D.

ANY PLACE ON PREMISES
THEY MIGHT BE STORED.

PIMP'S THE LESSEE.

NAME'S LESTER MENDLEY.

LET'S SEE IF WE CAN'T
FIND HIM TOO.

- RIGHT.
- THE RENDAZO KILLING?

THEY'RE GONNA SELL SOME
NEWSPAPERS ON THIS ONE, FRANK.

ASSEMBLYMAN, LOVE NEST,
NOSE CANDY... HER.

- DID SHE KILL HIM?
- I DON'T THINK SO.

I MEAN, I THINK
IT WAS SELF-DEFENSE.

WE GET A STATEMENT?

I'D LIKE TO INTERROGATE HER
ALONE.

SHE SEEMS TO TRUST ME.

HAD A COUPLE MINUTES WITH HER
AT THE SCENE.

I'D GIVE THE MONEY TO LESTER.

HE'D TAKE OUT EXPENSES
AND GIVE ME HALF.

WITH A REGULAR LIKE--
LIKE THIS--

ASSEMBLYMAN RENDAZO.

MM-HMM.

THAT WOULD BE 500
FOR TWO HOURS.

IT'S A KNACK, HELPING BUSY
PEOPLE RELAX, YOU KNOW.

MAYBE THERE WOULD BE SOMETHING
SPECIAL THAT THEY'D LIKE.

IN RENDAZO'S CASE, GUNS.

HE GOT OFF ON GUNS.

BY POINTING THEM AT YOU?

ONCE, HE EVEN
SHOT AT A LAMP,

JUST TO PROVE TO ME
THAT IT WAS LOADED.

BUT IT WASN'T SUPPOSED
TO BE LOADED, EVER.

BUT HE'D GET LOADED.

SO, AFTER HE SHOT
THE LAMP OUT,

I TOLD HIM THAT
HE COULDN'T COME BACK.

BUT THEN HE--
HE GOT BETTER FOR A WHILE.

I MEAN,
WHO NEEDS REAL GUNS?

THERE'S ENOUGH GUYS
GET OFF ON WATER PISTOLS.

WHAT?

YOU LIKE THAT?

YOU LIKE WATER PISTOLS?

ME?

NO.

I DON'T LIKE GUNS
OF ANY KIND.

LOOK, WHITNEY...

LOOK, THIS
IS THE ENTIRE TRUTH.

THE GUY WAS WRECKED.

HE TOLD ME THE GUN
WAS LOADED,

SO I SAID THEN WE WEREN'T
DOING ANYTHING.

THEN THERE WAS A FINANCIAL...
ADJUSTMENT.

SO I RECONSIDERED
MY POSITION.

AFTER WHICH
HE REALLY WENT NUTS.

HE STARTED POKING ME
WITH THE GUN.

I TRIED TO WALK AWAY.

BUT HE-- HE JUST
KEPT POKING ME WITH IT.

SO I PUSHED IT.

AND THEN HE--
HE POINTED IT

AT MY FACE.

[SIGHS]
STARTED SCREAMING AT ME.

I TRIED TO GET IT
AWAY FROM HIM, AND...

IT WENT OFF.

LOOK...

WHITNEY...

LESTER'S MACHINE WASN'T
PLUGGED IN,

BUT IF THERE WERE TAPES
OF OTHER NIGHTS,

THEY'D SHOW RENDAZO PLAYING
WITH HIS GUN, RIGHT?

YES.

IF THERE ARE TAPES,

THEY'RE GONNA HELP YOU,
WHITNEY.

THEY'RE GONNA
SUPPORT YOUR STORY.

HE HAD A CLOSET DOWNSTAIRS.

HE KEPT SOME TRUNKS
AND THINGS.

EXCUSE ME.

OFFICER, MICHAEL SHAPIRO
REPRESENTING MS. BARNES.

YOU DIDN'T TALK THIS GUY'S
EAR OFF, DID YOU, KIDDO?

WHY NOT?

WE'RE INVESTIGATING
EVERY ASPECT

OF YOUR CLIENT'S
SELF-DEFENSE CLAIM, MR. SHAPIRO.

I'LL TRY TO KEEP WHITNEY
INFORMED OF DEVELOPMENTS.

THANK YOU, LIEUTENANT.

EXCUSE ME.

YOU GOT YOUR FOUR BASIC
FORCES OF THE UNIVERSE:

YOUR WEAK FORCE,
YOUR STRONG FORCE,

ELECTROMAGNETISM,
AND GRAVITY.

SO WHAT DO YOU THINK THOSE--
THOSE ATHEIST EGGHEADS

THAT ARE LIVING OFF
OF THE GOVERNMENT

ARE TRYING TO DO?

THEY'RE TRYING
TO COMBINE IT ALL!

INTO ONE ALL-POWERFUL
SUPER FORCE,

ONE BASIC PREMISE FOR THE WHOLE
FLIPPIN' SCHEME OF THINGS.

NOW, THAT'S GOD.

THAT'S ONENESS.

NOT TWONESS OR THREENESS.

- ONENESS.
- LAST NAME.

GANDHI.

IS THAT WITH AN "H"?

YEAH.

YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS
TO YOUR SOUL

WHEN YOU CROAK,
SMART GUY?

YOU COULD COME BACK HERE
AS AN ANIMAL!

I LIKE ANIMALS.

FIRST NAME?

DAVE.
HOW 'BOUT A RAT?

THAT EATS GARBAGE
OUT OF THE SEWER!

YOU DON'T KNOW THAT ANYBODY'S
GONNA COME BACK AS A RAT.

WELL, THERE YOU GO AGAIN,
DISPUTIN' ME!

DISPUTIN' HOLY VISHNU!

DON'T GET HIM STARTED,
WOULD YA, ARCHIE?

I GOT A RIGHT
TO MY OPINION.

DISHARMONY.

THAT'S ALL I SEE
IN THE WORLD.

DISHARMONY AND WISE GUYS.

YOU HAVE EVERYTHING THERE IS,
CHIEF-- HE'S DEAD.

IT WAS GUNPLAY.

WHITNEY BARNES, YEAH.

WELL, THAT DEPENDS
ON WHAT THE TAPE SHOWS.

THERE'S A HIDDEN CAMERA
IN THE APARTMENT.

IT WASN'T ON
FOR THE MAIN PERFORMANCE,

BUT THE OTHER NIGHTS
MAY SUPPORT HER STORY.

I DON'T KNOW WHO ELSE.

I DON'T KNOW.

DAMN IT, CHIEF, I DON'T KNOW.

WHEN I KNOW, YOU'LL KNOW!

YOU'LL HAVE
TO EXCUSE ME NOW.

[BACKGROUND CHATTER]

- HOLD IT.
- HEY, SAILOR!

YOU WANT TO SEE
SOME PICTURES?

- SQUAD ROOM HOLDING.
- ARE THOSE THE TAPES?

WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH 'EM,
WHITNEY,

SEE IF THEY CORROBORATE.

CAN YOU GIVE US A GUESS
ON TIME?

HARD TO SAY.

UPSTAIRS, PUSSYCAT LOUNGE.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT KIND OF TAPES YOU GOT,

BUT I GOT A COUPLE DIFFERENT
MACHINES SET UP,

- READY TO GO.
- WAY TO GO, LIEUTENANT.

[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]

MOVE, MOVE, MOVE!

COME ON, MOVE, MOVE!

MOVE ON, JUST SHUT UP
AND MOVE ON.

[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]

- WHAT DID THEY DO?
- HOMICIDE, CAPTAIN.

- KISS YOUR MAMA, MAN.
- HEY, PAL, SHUT UP, OKAY?

[SPEAKING SPANISH]

DIDN'T YOU BRING THESE TWO
IN YESTERDAY?

YES, I DID.

- AND THEN RUB SOMEONE
ELSE TODAY?

- HEY, TAKE IT EASY.
- ALL RIGHT, MAN, CHILL OUT.

- [SPEAKING SPANISH]
- WHAT, WHAT?

HEY, DON'T TALK SO LOUD,
I CAN'T HEAR YOU.

A.D.A. BERNSTEIN.

GOTTA TALK ENGLISH,
WE'RE IN AMERICA NOW.

- SHUT UP!
- HI.

MY OFFICE SAID YOU CALLED.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT THE LEGALITIES

OF SPREADING ASHES
ON PUBLIC PROPERTY?

ASHES...

PHIL'S REMAINS.

HE ASKED THAT THEY BE
SCATTERED OVER THE HILL,

AND EVIDENTLY THAT'S ILLEGAL.

PRIVATE PROPERTY ONLY,

WITH THE OWNER'S CONSENT.

- EXCEPT FOR THE OCEAN.
- I KNOW.

MORTUARY'S BEEN
PUSHING THAT ONE.

THEY WON'T RELEASE
THE ASHES TO ME

UNLESS I CAN GIVE THEM A LEGAL
DESTINATION FOR THE PERMIT.

THE VASE
ON OUR COFFEE TABLE?

HOW WAS YOUR DAY?

ASK ME ONCE I SEE
THE RODRIGUEZ BROTHERS.

LOOKIN' NICE, COUNSELOR.

YO, FRANKIE!

NO ATTITUDE, JESUS.

I'LL WIPE IT
RIGHT OFF YOUR FACE.

THE RODRIGUEZ BROTHERS
DID A MURDER.

I HEARD, I'M SORRY.

AND I HOLD YOU ACCOUNTABLE.

I TAKE ACCOUNT
FOR WHAT I DO, FURILLO.

YOU TOOK ACCOUNT FOR THEM
YESTERDAY.

AND?

AND TODAY,
THEY COMMITTED A MURDER.

THAT'S SEPARATE BUSINESS!

THAT MAKES YOU THE HEAD
OF NOTHING.

ARE YOU IMPLYING
I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS MURDER?

YOU WON'T DO TIME FOR IT,
BUT YES.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT YOU?!

WE DID THIS BUSINESS TOGETHER,
FURILLO.

ARE YOU RESPONSIBLE?

YES.

- TAKE IT EASY, FRANKIE.
- FRANK, FRANK!

YOU'RE LETTING
ALL THIS GET TO YOU.

LEO WAS BRINGING
THE DIABLOS UP.

THEY JUMP HIM!

COME ON.

YOU PIGS BETTER MOVE,
COME ON!

- PUT THOSE GUNS DOWN!
- YOU SEE THIS?

- NOW!
- NO ONE HAS TO GET HURT, SON.

NOW, JUST LET HIM GO.
- YOU COME CLOSER,

HE GETS IT IN THE EYE!

YOU'RE NOT GETTING
OUT OF HERE.

LET HIM GO.
- BACK OFF!

I'LL KILL HIM, MAN!

I SAID BACK OFF, HE GETS IT
THROUGH HIS HEAD, MAN!

I MEAN IT!

WE CAN WAIT HIM OUT, FRANK.

- LET HIM GO.
- JESUS!

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT, MAN?

HEY, DON'T TALK
TO THOSE PIGS!

COME HERE
AND TALK TO ME, MAN!

[SPEAKING SPANISH]

[SPEAKING SPANISH]
HELP US, MAN!

JUST LET HIM GO, NOW.

HEY, MAN, BUT HE COULD
GET US OUT OF HERE, MAN.

IF THEY TRY TO STOP US,
I'LL KILL HIM!

- [SPEAKING SPANISH]
- DON'T BE STUPID!

YOU'RE JUVENILES.

YOU'RE LOOKING AT THREE YEARS,
MAX, FOR THAT OLD MAN.

NOW LET HIM GO, NOW.

[SPEAKING SPANISH], PACO.
PACO, LISTEN!

GUY, JUST SHUT UP!

HE'S SUPPOSED
TO HELP US, MAN!

HEY, WE DON'T NEED YOU!

- TRAITOR!
- I'M GIVING YOU LIFE!

YOU HURT THAT MAN,

THEY AIN'T GONNA
LET YOU LIVE.

NOW, LET HIM GO, NOW!

PACO...

- NOW.
- PACO!

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT,
GET OUT OF HERE, MAN!

HEY, YOU TOLD US YOU WERE
SUPPOSED TO HELP US, MAN!

HOLD IT, UPSTAIRS,
GET THOSE CUFFS BACK ON.

YOU'RE GONNA TALK, TOO,
LITTLE BROTHER, YOU--

I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING!

I WANT SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
FOR THE RODRIGUEZ BROTHERS.

I WANT THEM TREATED
AS ADULTS.

IT IS NOT IN THE POLICY
GUIDELINES--

AH, THE HELL
WITH POLICY GUIDELINES.

THEY COMMITTED MURDER
AND TOOK AN OFFICER HOSTAGE.

WHICH, LET'S FACE IT,

HAS NOTHING TO DO
WITH YOUR DEMANDS.

YOUR ANGRY PHONE CALLS
TO MY OFFICE,

YOUR RAGE RIGHT NOW...

YOUR UNREASONABLENESS
ABOUT THIS WHOLE DAMN CASE.

NOW, LOOK, I KNOW
YOU MADE THAT DEAL

FOR THE TRUCK HIJACKERS
WITH MARTINEZ.

BELIEVE ME, WE ARE NOT GONNA
LET THEM OFF EASY.

IF IT'S ANY CONSOLATION
TO YOU,

MICHIGAN AVENUE JUST STARTED
PACKING ITS OVERFLOW

OFF TO JUVIE.

YOU WANNA PUNISH THESE KIDS
LIKE ADULTS?

BELIEVE ME, AT JUVIE, THEY ARE
GONNA GET TREATED LIKE ADULTS.

WHERE'S THE WHITNEY BARNES
MEETING?

CHECK AT THE DESK.

HEY.
CAPTAIN...

BEEN GOING THROUGH
MOST OF THOSE TAPES.

AND?

WELL, SHE'S ON THEM
A BUNCH OF TIMES

WITH THAT STATE ASSEMBLYMAN.

PRETTY CRAZY DUDE.

DO THE TAPES
SUPPORT HER STORY?

OH, YEAH--
HEAVY INTO GUNPLAY.

ALL RIGHT,
LET A.D.A. BERNSTEIN KNOW.

YEAH, TELL YOU SOMETHING,
CAPTAIN,

THIS WHITNEY,
SHE WAS WORKING OUT

WITH SOME HEAVY-DUTY
CITIZENS.

ANYONE PERTAINING
TO THIS CASE?

NOT YET... STILL GOT SOME TAPES
TO GO THROUGH, THOUGH.

ALL RIGHT, LET ME KNOW
AS SOON AS YOU FINISH.

RIGHT, CAPTAIN.

PHONE SLIP OUT
OF YOUR HAND, FRANK?

SORRY, CHIEF, ROUGH DAY.

I UNDERSTAND THOSE KIDS
YOU SPRUNG CROAKED THE GUY.

I DIDN'T SPRING ANYBODY.

I MADE A DEAL FOR INFORMATION
WITH A CITIZEN.

YOU'VE GOT TO RUN A PRECINCT
UP HERE, I UNDERSTAND THAT.

THIS, UH,
WHITNEY BARNES WOMAN...

WHAT ABOUT HER?

I NEED TO LOOK
AT THOSE TAPES YOU'VE SEIZED.

- WHY?
- WHY, FRANK?

BECAUSE I'VE JUST
GOTTEN OFF THE PHONE

WITH SOME PEOPLE IN WASHINGTON
WHO REQUESTED THAT I DO SO

BECAUSE SECURITY QUESTIONS
ARE INVOLVED HERE

THAT HAVE TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED
AND DEALT WITH.

NOW THAT I'VE TROUBLED
EXPLAINING MYSELF

TO A SUBORDINATE,
I'D LIKE YOU TO SET UP

A DAMN ROOM SO I CAN SEE
THE DAMN FILMS.

LARUE AND WASHINGTON ARE
RUNNING THEM UPSTAIRS.

YOU'RE KIDDING ME.

TELL ME.

THEY SAY THE TAPES TEND
TO SUPPORT HER STATEMENT.

WHAT HAVE THEY SAID ABOUT
WHO'S ON THOSE FILMS?

SOME PROMINENT CITIZENS.

I DIDN'T ASK NAMES.

GIVEN THE TAPES
TEND TO EXCULPATE--

THAT MEANS THEY CLEAR YOU.

THE ONLY CHARGE
WE'D CONTEMPLATE

WOULD BE INVOLUNTARY
MANSLAUGHTER.

SOME QUESTIONS REMAINS
AS TO TRACES OF COCAINE

AND BARBITURATES
FOUND ON PREMISES.

THE OWNERSHIP OF WHICH
WE DENY.

UNDERSTOOD.

I'M ESTABLISHING BAIL
CONSIDERATIONS.

ASSUMING SHE CAN MAKE IT,
MY INCLINATION IS TO GO

FOR 30,000 BOND,
10% CASH ALTERNATIVE.

ACCEPTABLE.

I HAVEN'T GOT $3,000, MIKE.

SHAPIRO PROVIDES.

WE'VE GOT OPENING BIDS OF 25,000
FOR THE LOVE NEST STORY

AND 32,000 FOR YOUR LIFE.

[CALLETANO]
MR. DESJARDINS!

I'M TAKING THIS
STRAIGHT TO YOUR CAPTAIN!

[FRANK]
WHAT'S GOING ON?

I CAUGHT HIM
STEALING ENVELOPES!

THAT'S NOT TRUE, CAPTAIN.

WHO IN THE HELL IS HE?

THIS MAN IS FROM
GENERAL ACCOUNTING, FRANK.

HE'S-- HE'S INVESTIGATING
MISSING OFFICE SUPPLIES.

I FOUND OVER $20 WORTH OF
ENVELOPES IN HIS LOCKER.

IN MY OFFICE.

IT'S TRUE, CAPTAIN.

I WAS STEALING.

I ESTIMATE YOU'VE BEEN LOSING
ABOUT $15 A DAY

IN PILFERED MATERIAL.

- MR...
- DESJARDINS.

- "DEJARDAN."
- MR. "DEJARDAN."

LOOKS AS IF YOU'VE DONE A FINE
PIECE OF DETECTIVE WORK HERE.

I'LL COMMUNICATE SAME
TO YOUR OFFICE.

ALL IN A DAY'S WORK, SIR.

WITH YOUR PERMISSION, I'D LIKE
TO HANDLE DISCIPLINE INTERNALLY.

YOU KNOW, TERMINATION HAS ALWAYS
BEEN THE POLICY OF THE DEPART--

I'M WELL AWARE, OF POLICY,
MR. DESJARDINS.

STILL, I'D ASK YOU TO LET US
HANDLE IT FROM IN HERE.

HE'S YOUR MAN.

I APPRECIATE IT.

WELL, YOU'LL
WANT THE EVIDENCE.

OF COURSE, I WILL REPORT
MY FINDINGS.

OF COURSE.

IF YOU'LL EXCUSE US, RAY.

CERTAINLY, FRANK.

TELL ME WHY, LEO.

[SIGHS]

MY WIFE HAS A HOME SEED
BUSINESS.

YOU KNOW, FLOWERS,
VEGETABLES.

I WANTED TO HELP HER OUT.

HOW LONG?

COUPLE OF MONTHS.

ABOUT THE TIME YOUR WIFE
STARTED GOING OUT NIGHTS.

OKAY, THE BORROWING OF OFFICE
SUPPLIES STOPS RIGHT NOW.

THERE'LL BE NO MORE MENTION OF
IT, BUT THERE'S A RECURRENCE,

I'M GONNA HAVE
TO LET YOU GO.

HOW ARE THINGS AT HOME NOW?

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT I'M WORKING ON IT,
CAPTAIN, I'M...

I'M TAKING CARE OF IT.

WHAT ABOUT
PROFESSIONAL HELP?

CAPTAIN, THE ONLY PLACE I NEED
PROFESSIONAL HELP IS HERE!

I'M SUPPOSED TO BE IN CHARGE
OF LOCKUP AND TRANSPORT.

I WIND UP BEING A NURSE,
A BABYSITTER,

A LUNCH WAGON.

TODAY, I ALMOST GET KILLED
FOR MY TROUBLES,

IN CASE NOBODY NOTICED.

ALL RIGHT,
TAKE THE REST OF THE DAY.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT
TOMORROW.

YES, SIR.

THANK YOU, SIR.

TRANSFERRED TO FAMILY COURT

PER THE PEOPLE'S MOTION.

DEFENDANTS TO BE TRANSFERRED
TO JUVENILE HALL.

[POUNDS GAVEL]

NEXT CASE.

94 ON THE CALENDAR,

CHARGED WITH ASSAULT,
HARASSMENT, RESISTING ARREST.

I UNDERSTAND YOUR ATTORNEY'S
CUTTING A 40K DEAL

WITH THE "TRIB."

I DON'T KNOW.

I'M NOT SURE.

"WHITNEY BARNES STORY"
IS PRETTY HOT STUFF.

"SEXPOSE" OF THE YEAR.

LOOK, I'M IN JAIL,
AND I'M BROKE.

JUST SEEMS LIKE...

PUTTING IT IN THE PAPERS
JUST SEEMS LIKE

SELLING YOURSELF
ALL OVER AGAIN.

WHAT ELSE HAVE I GOT
TO SELL, LIEUTENANT?

I'M NOT SAYING
WHAT I MEAN.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN TO SAY?

JUST...

[CHUCKLES]

YOU SEEM LIKE A NICE PERSON,

AND I'M SORRY
YOU'RE IN THIS TROUBLE.

I SHOULD GET OUT
ON BAIL TONIGHT.

THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT,
EITHER.

MY MISTAKE.

[DOOR CLANKS]

CALLING NUMBER 95,
WHITNEY BARNES.

CHARGE IS VOLUNTARY
MANSLAUGHTER.

BAIL AGREEMENT BETWEEN
DEFENSE AND THE D.A.

HAS BEEN ARRANGED.

[GAVEL POUNDING]

AM I CORRECT?

WE'RE AGREED
ON $30,000 BOND,

3,000 CASH ALTERNATIVE,
WHICH HAS JUST BEEN POSTED.

IS THAT CORRECT,
MR. SHAPIRO?

- THAT'S CORRECT, JUDGE.
- THAT'S RIGHT, YOUR HONOR.

WE'RE RUNNING BEHIND.

WITHOUT FURTHER ADO,
PEOPLE...

MARCH 14TH,
SUPERIOR, PART 42

FOR PLEA AND PROBATION REPORT.

I'M, UH, FULLY COGNIZANT
THIS IS A, UH, RACY CASE,

WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT THIS
OVERWORKED COURT

DOESN'T NEED
RIGHT NOW, SO...

ANY QUESTIONS, INTERVIEWS,
ET CETERA,

WILL BE CONDUCTED OUTSIDE.

[POUNDS GAVEL]

NEXT CASE.

[REPORTERS SHOUTING QUESTIONS]

YOUR EDITOR'S
INFORMATION MANAGER

SHOULD CONTACT ME BY 6 P.M.
WITH THEIR BIDS

FOR MS. BARNES' EXCLUSIVE
LOVE NEST STORY.

CAN YOU GIVE US SOME IDEA
OF THE NAMES INVOLVED?

UH, RIGHT NOW, WE ANTICIPATE
A 60-SEGMENT SERIAL

FEATURING A DIFFERENT,
WELL-KNOWN INDIVIDUAL.

WELL, DON'T YOU ALSO
ANTICIPATE LIBEL SUITS?

UH, I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT
ALL OF MS. BARNES' CLAIMS

WILL BE
GRAPHICALLY SUBSTANTIATED.

NOW, ARE YOU SAYING
THAT YOU HAVE PICTURES?

UH, VIDEOTAPES.

FREE ENTERPRISE,
NEED A GRAM!

[REPORTERS SHOUTING QUESTIONS]

[FRANK]
I'M AWARE OF THE LEGALITIES.

ISN'T THERE A SPECIAL PERMIT?

I'M SURE BURIAL AT SEA
WOULD BE VERY NICE,

EVEN POPULAR, BUT THAT'S NOT
WHAT HE WANTED.

I'M NOT A BEREAVED, I--

RIGHT... OKAY.

MM-HMM.

YOUR INVENTORY ISN'T
GOING TO SQUARE, FRANK.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE
TWO TAPES SHORT.

WHY IS THAT?

BECAUSE I REMOVED THEM.

LOOK, IF THEY'RE
AS SENSITIVE AS YOU SAY,

WHY HAVEN'T I HEARD
FROM THE F.B.I.

OR SOME SECURITY AGENCY?

YOU HEARD IT FROM ME.

CHIEF, I HAVE TO ACCOUNT
FOR ALL EVIDENCE SEIZED.

THEN REDO THE PAPERWORK,
DAMN IT.

FRANK... A FEW MONTHS AGO,

HOWARD HUNTER SHOWED UP
ON SOME BRIBERY TAPES.

YOU REMEMBER THAT?

YES.

YOU REMEMBER ASKING ME
TO SPARE HIM

AN I.A.D. HEARING, TO UNDERSTAND
THE CIRCUMSTANCES?

SURE.

I'M ASKING YOU
FOR SIMILAR RELIEF.

I SLEPT WITH THIS GIRL,
FRANK.

CORA AND I WEREN'T
GETTING ALONG.

ANYWAY, I SLEPT
WITH HER TWICE.

THOSE ARE THE TAPES
I'M TAKING.

I HEAR WHITNEY IS SELLING
HER BEDROOM SECRETS

TO THE MEDIA.

FRANK... JUST LET ME
KEEP THESE TWO TAPES.

I'LL TAKE MY CHANCES
WITH THE REST.

YOU THINK
SHE WON'T MENTION YOU?

THIS GIRL IS ON TAPE WITH DOZENS
OF SERIOUS PEOPLE, FRANK.

SHE THREATENS TO GO PUBLIC,

I WOULDN'T SELL HER
ANY LIFE INSURANCE, WOULD YOU?

I'M GONNA TAKE SILENCE
AS CONSENT.

EMBARRASSMENT ASIDE, FRANK,

IT'S REALLY SOMETHING SEEING
YOURSELF PERFORM LIKE THAT.

[REPORTERS CHATTERING]

DETECTIVE.

- CAPTAIN.
- HA, MYSTERY DETECTIVE.

RETIRED, FIRST OF THE MONTH.

SECURITY CONSULTANT.

PRIVATE, CORPORATE--
WHATEVER.

MY OWN FIRM.

JUST WANTED TO SAY, UH,

IF YOU EVER HIT THE FIRST
OF THE MONTH AROUND THE 24TH,

GIVE ME A CALL.

I'LL FIND YOU
SOME WORK, OKAY?

YOU KNOW, UH...

THINGS'LL PROBABLY
LOOSEN UP AROUND HERE,

MOONLIGHTING-WISE,

NOW THAT, UH,
PHIL ESTERHAUS IS GONE.

DON'T... MENTION HIS NAME...
EVER!

HIS NAME IN YOUR MOUTH
SOUNDS LIKE GARBAGE.

I WON'T STAND FOR IT.

[FRANK]
MICK...

WAIT FOR ME DOWNSTAIRS,
WOULD YOU?

HE'S A MUTT, FRANK.

- BELONGS IN A KENNEL AT BEST.
- WHAT DO YOU WANT, JERRY?

AH, I JUST CAME UP
TO EXPRESS

MY PERSONAL CONDOLENCES
AND, UH...

WANTED YOU TO KNOW
I'M IN SECURITY NOW.

- GOOD...
GOOD LUCK, JERRY.

IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME.

FRANK...

I HEARD THEY'RE RETURNING VICE
TO THE PRECINCTS.

I KNOW YOU DON'T
RESPECT ME RIGHT NOW.

BUT I PROMISE YOU,
ONE OF THESE DAYS,

YOU'LL UNDERSTAND
HOW IT IS.

VICE ISN'T ABOUT
RIGHT OR WRONG, FRANK.

IT'S ABOUT WEAKNESS.

AND EVERYBODY'S WEAK
SOMEWHERE.

WHAT HAPPENS IS,
SOMEONE YOU KNOW,

MAYBE EVEN SOMEONE YOU LOVE,

IS GONNA STEP
IN BROWN APPLE SAUCE,

AND THEY'RE GONNA BEG YOU,
BEG YOU,

TO LOOK THE OTHER WAY
WHILE THEY WIPE THEIR SHOE.

AND YOU REALIZE,
NO ONE'S GONNA GET HURT

IF YOU JUST TURN YOUR BACK
THIS ONE TIME.

SO YOU DO IT.

AND THAT'S HOW IT STARTS.

AND IT WILL WIND UP...

IT WILL WIND UP, YOU JUST
TRY TO BEND A LITTLE,

AND IT WILL WIND UP...

YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE
ON FOOT OR ON HORSEBACK OR WHAT.

THINGS WIND UP SO CONFUSED.

I HOPE THE NEW BUSINESS
GOES WELL, JERRY.

HOPE IT GOES WELL FOR YOU.

YOU DON'T HAVE
TO SAY ANYTHING-- I KNOW.

YOU NEED A LITTLE TIME OFF,
MICK?

[SIGHS]

NO.

I'LL BE OKAY.

I MISS HIM, TOO.

I DON'T WANT YOU
TO MISUNDERSTAND

WHAT I'M GONNA SAY, CAPTAIN.

'CAUSE YOU'RE A GOOD BOSS.

THE BEST I EVER HAD.

BUT ESTERHAUS
WAS THE LAW UP HERE.

[CRYING]
AND NOW THAT HE'S DEAD...

I DON'T KNOW.

I'M SCARED.

I FEEL LIKE EVERYTHING'S
GONNA UNRAVEL.

IT'S YOUR JOB AND MINE
TO SEE THAT IT DOESN'T.

OKAY.

I'LL TRY.

[CRYING]

[DISTANT SIREN]

JOE...

LOOK AT ME.

PLEASE.

CHE FA...
WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?

WHAT'S A-YOUSE?

I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM.

NO?

NO.

[KISSING]

THAT'S NOT WHAT
YOUR BODY'S SAYIN'.

MAN...

LOOK, MAYBE IT'S
JUST TOO FAST.

WE DON'T HAVE TO
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO.

SANDY, LOOK, YOU'RE GONNA
MAKE ME CRAZY, ALL RIGHT?

JUST DON'T TELL ME
WHAT I WANT AND DON'T WANT.

OKAY.

THEN WHY DON'T YOU
TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT.

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU WANNA GO HOME?

MAYBE I SHOULD.

JOE, WHY CAN'T YOU JUST
HOLD ME?

HELP ME GET OVER THIS.

MAKE SEX OKAY
FOR ME AGAIN.

SANDY... I'M SORRY FOR YOU.

AND I FEEL YOUR PAIN
AND YOUR ANGER,

AND I WANNA
KILL THE BASTARD.

AND I'D DO ANYTHING
IN THE WORLD,

ANYTHING,
TO UNDO WHAT HAPPENED.

BUT IT ALSO TURNS ME OFF.

WHY?

'CAUSE I'M DIRTY NOW?

NO, I DON'T THINK THAT.

I'VE HAD
THESE STRONG FEELINGS

OF WANTING TO MAKE LOVE
TO YOU.

YOU'RE THE FIRST WOMAN
I'VE EVER THOUGHT ABOUT

HAVING IT ALL WITH.

AND NOW I CAN'T.

BUT IT HAPPENS
TO EVERYBODY--

IT NEVER HAPPENED TO ME!

[SIGHS]

LOOK, I KNOW
YOU NEED ME RIGHT NOW,

AND I HATE MYSELF, BECAUSE
I CAN'T GIVE YOU WHAT YOU NEED.

AND I KNOW I'M NOT SUPPOSED
TO FEEL THAT WAY,

AND THAT MAKES ME
FEEL GUILTY, TOO.

I JUST DON'T KNOW WHO THE HELL
I AM RIGHT NOW.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I FEEL.

GO.

JUST GO.

SHE'S FAIRLY BRIGHT.

SHE'S, I'D SAY,
UNUSUALLY BEAUTIFUL.

AND THE STRANGE THING IS,
GIVEN WHAT SHE DOES,

SHE DOESN'T EVEN SEEM
TO BE TOO CYNICAL.

IT'S THIS APPEALING SORT
OF NAIVETE.

I MEAN, I KNOW SHE'S NOT--
GOOD GOD, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO

IS LOOK AT ONE OF THOSE TAPES
FOR FIVE MINUTES.

DID YOU?

WELL, YES.

ALL IN THE LINE OF DUTY?

FAY, SHE'S NOT ANYONE
TO BE JEALOUS OF.

[CHUCKLES]

FOR THE LAST HALF HOUR,
YOU'VE BEEN TELLING ME

THAT SHE'S INTELLIGENT,
GORGEOUS,

EMOTIONALLY ACCESSIBLE.

AN INCREDIBLE SEXUAL ATHLETE.

HOW COULD I NOT
BE JEALOUS?

FAY, SHE'S A PROSTITUTE.

WHICH IS PART OF WHAT
ATTRACTS YOU.

INTERESTS ME.

OH, EXCUSE ME.

INTERESTS YOU.

ON A PURELY CLINICAL LEVEL.

GIVE ME A BREAK, WILL YA?

SHE'S NO THREAT TO US,
IF THAT'S WHAT'S WORRYING YOU.

[SIGHS]

TELL ME THAT YOU WOULDN'T
LIKE TO SLEEP WITH HER.

TELL ME THAT YOU HAVEN'T
IMAGINED IN YOUR MIND'S EYE

HER DOING TO YOU
ALL THE THINGS SHE DID

TO THOSE OTHER MEN
ON THOSE TAPES.

SO WHAT IS IT, A FELONY
TO FANTASIZE?

IT'S NOT EVEN A MISDEMEANOR,
HENRY.

NOT TO THINK THEM
OR TO DO THEM.

MEANING?

[SIGHS]

MEANING... NOTHING.

COME ON, WHAT?

MEANING...

I WOULDN'T MIND A LITTLE
SEXUAL ADVENTURING OF MY OWN.

IT'S TAKEN ME A LOT OF YEARS
TO FEEL OKAY

ABOUT THAT PART OF MYSELF.

I'D LIKE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.

FAY, I HAVE NO INTEREST IN BEING
A SEXUAL SUPERMAN.

I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THAT.

BUT AS LONG AS WE'RE
ON THE SUBJECT,

WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT IS...

WE HAVE FRIENDLY,
COMFORTABLE SEX.

I'D LIKE A LITTLE PASSION
TO GO ALONG WITH IT.

THAT'S A TWO-WAY STREET.

THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT YOU'D
LIKE IT WITH YOUR HOOKER FRIEND,

AND I'D LIKE IT WITH YOU.

I'M SORRY, HENRY.

IT'S OKAY...
DON'T BE.

WHY DO YOU HAVE TO BE
SO DAMN NICE ALL THE TIME?

[FAINT TRAFFIC NOISE]

HENRY, WE HAVE TO TALK.

I CARE TOO MUCH ABOUT YOU
TO LET THINGS GET--

DON'T BE A HERO, MAC,
OR YOU'RE DEAD.

OKAY... OKAY.

WHATEVER YOU SAY.

YOUR WALLET.

ALL RIGHT.

NOW, LADY, YOUR PURSE.

IS THAT A ZUCCHINI YOU HAVE
IN YOUR POCKET,

OR ARE YOU JUST GLAD
TO SEE ME?

WHAT?

WHO ARE YOU TRYING
TO KID, MISTER?

WHAT DO YOU THINK, WE JUST FELL
OFF THE VEGETABLE TRUCK?

THIS IS A COP--
HE HAS A REAL GUN.

- FAY--
- [GASPS]

HE'S GOT A REAL GUN.

OKAY, NOW BOTH OF YOU
GET DOWN ON THE GROUND.

I WILL NOT, IT'S FILTHY.

LET'S NOT MAKE THIS
ANY WORSE THAN IT IS, OKAY?

OKAY.

OKAY...

YOU MOVE, EITHER OF YOU,
YOU'RE DEAD.

HENRY, HE'S GOT MY PURSE!

TO HELL WITH YOUR PURSE.

[BOTH PANTING]

[LAUGHING]
OH, GOD.

WELL, I FAIL TO SEE
THE HUMOR HERE!

"IS THAT ZUCCHINI IN YOUR POCKET
OR ARE YOU GLAD TO SEE ME?"

- WELL, I--
- OH, BOY!

[FEMALE NEWSCASTER]
IN ANOTHER TRAGIC INCIDENT

RELATED TO ONGOING EFFORTS AT
ALLEVIATING JAIL OVERCROWDING,

TWO MEMBERS OF THE DIABLOS
YOUTH GANG

WERE SLAIN EARLIER TONIGHT
IN JUVENILE HALL,

APPARENTLY AFTER ONE OF THEM
WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED

BY A GROUP OF ADULT PRISONERS
TRANSFERRED TODAY

FROM MICHIGAN AVENUE.

IDENTITIES OF THE ATTACKERS
HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED,

BUT THE MURDERED INMATES
ARE SAID TO BE

FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ,
AGE 16,

AND HIS BROTHER HERNANDO,
15, STABBED REPEATEDLY

AS HE ATTEMPTED TO COME
TO HIS BROTHER'S AID.

IN A STRONGLY WORDED
STATEMENT TO THE PRESS,

MAYOR CLEVELAND URGED THE STATE
TO CONTINUE ITS EFFORTS--

[BOTH SIGH]

I KNOW.

[PHONE RINGING]

GO AHEAD.

MAYBE IT'S
A SINGING TELEGRAM.

[RINGING CONTINUES]

YEAH, FURILLO.

YEAH.

OKAY.

WHITNEY BARNES.

[POLICE RADIO CHATTER]

SHE WAS WHACKED.

VERY PROFESSIONAL.

ONE SHOT IN THE SIDE
OF THE HEAD.

RENTAL CAR.

ANYTHING AT ALL
FROM S.I.D.?

NO SIGN OF A STRUGGLE.

MY GUESS IS SHE THOUGHT
SHE WAS OUT WITH A JOHN.

I LIKED HER.

SHE WAS
AN INTERESTING WOMAN.