Hill Street Blues (1981–1987): Season 4, Episode 8 - Midway to What? - full transcript
KILL HIM, BOBBY, KILL HIM!
WATCH IT, BACK.
COME ON!
[ANNOUNCER]
COMING TONIGHT
ON "HILL STREET BLUES..."
OFFICERS-- EVERYBODY,
HANDS ON THE TABLE!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
MOM AND POP CRIME GETS TREATED
LIKE THE BRINKS JOB?
COPE PREEMPT ANOTHER DIVISION'S
JURISDICTION?
A REASONABLE ATTORNEY
IS GONNA WONDER WHY.
NOT THAT I HAVEN'T
THOUGHT ABOUT IT.
ABOUT WHAT?
US...IN THE SAME ROOM,
WITHOUT CLOTHES.
THEY PUT A DEATH TRAP
ON THE STREET.
DID SOMEONE OFFER YOU MONEY
TO APPEAR HERE AND TESTIFY?
DID THEY, MR. TULLY?
THAT WAS MY CAR
BACK THERE!
WELL, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN
PARKED IN A HANDICAP ZONE!
YOU GOT WHAT YOU DESERVED,
BUDDY!
OH, YEAH? WELL, YOU
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS, BUDDY!
YOU ARE UNDER ARREST!
MR. SELTZER'S IN THE MARKET
FOR A TRADE.
- MY SECURITY FUND.
- WHICH CONTAINS?
A LOT OF VOICES.
A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS.
CAPTAIN, I JUST FINISHED
LISTENING TO THOSE BOOKIE TAPES.
- AND?
- THERE'S SOMETHING
YOU GOTTA HEAR.
[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
ITEM SEVEN.
SPORTS FANS,
CONCERNING TONIGHT'S
FISTIC EXTRAVAGANZA--
THE POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE'S
INTER-PRECINCT BOXING
TOURNAMENT.
NOW, I ADVISE AN EARLY ARRIVAL
AS THE FIRST EVENT
PITS MIDTOWN MIDDLEWEIGHT
ALL SIMMONS
AGAINST THIS PRECINCT'S OWN
PRIZE PUGILIST,
OFFICER BOBBY HILL.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY,
STING LIKE A BEE.
HE GONNA BE THE CHAMP
OF THE METRO P.D.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
HE'S A POET,
AND HE KNOWS IT.
MY FEET GOT IT TOO--
THEY'RE LONG FELLOWS!
I HOPE YOU'LL EXHIBIT
THE SAME ENTHUSIASM
WHILST PURCHASING TICKETS
FROM OFFICER SCHNITZ.
PROCEEDS GO TOWARDS REINSTATING
THE P.A.L. BOXING PROGRAM
FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED YOUTH.
ITEM EIGHT.
OFFICER EVANS AND DOMICO,
CONTINUE ON SECTOR "C" PATROL,
SUBSTITUTING
FOR COFFEY AND BATES,
ENTERING THE TESTIMONY PHASE
IN THE SHEARS-HEISER
TAXI DEATH TRIAL.
HEY, LUCY, IS THERE GONNA BE
A WRAP TODAY?
WELL, MAYBE, THEY'RE TRYING
TO GET A PLEA BARGAIN
ON HEISER THIS MORNING.
WELL, FOR THOSE OF YOU
ON THE OUTSIDE,
WE'RE PUSHING HERE
FOR ANY KIND OF CONVICTION.
NOW, WE ALL KNOW THAT
TOP HAT CABS OWNER,
BERNARD HEISER, HAS BEEN
PUTTING DEATH TRAPS
ON THE STREETS FOR YEARS.
HEY, GO GET HIM, JOE.
LUCE...
NOW, LET'S ALL GET TOUGH
ON TOP HAT'S VEHICLES, HUH?
OKAY, LET'S ROLL!
AND LET'S BE CAREFUL
OUT THERE, HUH?
[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
THAT'S OVER $1,000 RAISED
ALREADY.
DO YOU KNOW THAT DARYL ANN
WANTS TO COME TONIGHT?
- REALLY?
- YEAH.
SHE SAYS SHE LIKES
THE FIGHTS.
CAN YOU IMAGINE A SWEET
LITTLE THING LIKE THAT
LIKING A PRIZE FIGHT?
- HOW YOU FEEL, BOBBY?
- OKAY. PRETTY GOOD.
I WAS WONDERING HOW HEAVY
TO BE YOU TONIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW, LEO,
I ONCE SAW AL SIMMONS
RIP THE DOOR OFF
A CADILLAC.
WHAT'D HE DO THAT FOR?
GUY TRIED TO RUN OVER HIM.
- HE'S OVER THE HILL.
- YOU'RE GONNA MURDER HIM.
I DON'T KNOW, COF.
TWICE CITY GOLDEN GLOVES
WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION.
- TWICE DEPARTMENT...
- TEN YEARS AGO, RENKO.
- ...MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION.
- TEN YEARS AGO!
HEY, OUR MONEY'S
ON YOU, KID.
I WOULDN'T BET THE FARM.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
- MY BET'S ON YOU, TOO, BOBBY.
- THANKS, LEO.
I MEAN, HE'S AS OLD
AS YOU ARE.
[HUNTER]
BOBBY, I WONDER IF I COULD
GIVE YOU A POINTER FOR TONIGHT.
I DON'T NEED TO KNOW
ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT BOXING--
BEAR WITH ME
JUST A MOMENT, WILL YOU?
BALLANTINE--
BALLANTINE, STAY RIGHT HERE.
I WANT YOU TO HIT ME
WITH YOUR LEFT.
SIR?
NOW THE AXIOMATIC
PRINCIPLES OF [INDISTINCT]
IS THAT THE SAME ENERGY USED
TO BLOCK
IS RELEASED TO LAUNCH
THE ATTACK.
- COME ON, BALLANTINE.
- YES, SIR.
HYAH!
YOU ALL RIGHT,
BALLANTINE?
UH, YES, SIR,
I THINK SO.
YOU OUGHT TO KEEP THAT LEFT
A LITTLE HIGHER.
YES, SIR.
[SIREN BLARING,
CHATTER OVER RADIO]
[MAUDLIN PIANO MUSIC]
♪♪
CAPTAIN, HOW COME WE'RE
GOING OUT
TO CRUSH THE BOOKIE
OPERATION?
I THOUGHT BOOKMAKING
WAS ILLEGAL.
AND I THOUGHT IT WAS
HANDLED BY VICE.
HOW COME WE'RE DOING
THEIR JOB?
I WENT OVER THERE
A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO.
LIKE, THE FRONT'S
A CANDY STORE,
AND I'M GONNA GET SOME GUM.
THEY WERE DOING BUSINESS
PRETTY OPENLY.
YOU MEAN
RIGHT OUT FRONT?
NO, BUT THE TRAFFIC TO THE BACK
ROOM WAS PRETTY OBVIOUS.
I CALLED VICE
AND REPORTED IT.
AND THEY HAVEN'T MADE
THE BUST?
NOPE.
YOU THINK MAYBE
THERE'S A [INDISTINCT] IN VICE?
CAPTAIN?
CAPTAIN, IF THERE'S COPS
ON THE TAKE--
ONE STEP AT A TIME.
WHEN YOU AND YOUR PARTNER
FIRST ARRIVED
AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT,
WHO WAS SITTING BEHIND
THE WHEEL OF THE CAB?
THAT MAN THERE,
RAYMOND SHEARS.
[LAWYER]
AND WAS THERE ANYBODY ELSE
IN THE CAB
WITH MR. SHEARS?
NO.
SO, THEN, OFFICER BATES,
IT MIGHT BE CORRECT TO SAY
THAT MY CLIENT,
MR. HEISER,
WAS NOWHERE IN PROXIMITY
TO THIS INCIDENT.
- IS THAT RIGHT?
- EXCEPT HE OWNS
THE CAB COMPANY.
PLEASE INSTRUCT THE WITNESS,
YOUR HONOR.
JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION
THAT'S BEEN PUT TO YOU, OFFICER.
NO, HE WAS NOWHERE
IN PROXIMITY.
AS A MATTER OF FACT,
ISN'T IT TRUE
THAT MR. HEISER'S ARREST
IS PART
OF A PERSONAL VENDETTA
BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE?
- OBJECTION. OBJECTION!
I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
AND THAT MR. HEISER IS,
IN FACT,
THE OBJECT OF A BLATANT
LEGALISTIC WITCH HUNT!
LEADING, YOUR HONOR, BEYOND
THE WITNESS' COMPETENCE.
CHANGE YOUR TONE OF VOICE,
MR. BERNSTEIN.
STRICKEN AS CALLING
FOR A CONCLUSION.
JURY IS TO DISREGARD.
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
YOU MAY STEP DOWN.
NEXT WITNESS.
[BERNSTEIN]
THE PEOPLE CALL
MR. WILLIAM TULLY.
YOU'VE TESTIFIED, MR. TULLY,
THAT YOU WERE 50 FEET AWAY
FROM THE INCIDENT,
THAT YOU SAW THE CAB
OPERATED BY MY CLIENT
DRIVE UP ON THE CURB.
AND I QUOTE,
"IT WAS LIKE IT HAD NO STEERING,
BRAKES, OR NOTHING."
THEY PUT A DEATH TRAP
ON THE STREET.
RIGHT?
HAVE YOU EVER HAD TRAINING
IN AUTO MECHANICS, MR. TULLY?
NO, MA'AM.
BUT CARS DON'T GO
UP ON CURBS
UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING
THE MATTER WITH THEM.
- THANK YOU, MR. TULLY.
- OR THE DRIVER'S DRUNK.
NOW, DRUNK, YOU SAY,
MR. TULLY.
DID YOU SMELL
THE DEFENDANT'S BREATH?
DID YOU ADMINISTER
A BREATHALYZER TEST?
COULD YOU HAVE PASSED
A SIMILAR TEST AT THE TIME?
OBJECTION.
MOVE TO STRIKE.
SUSTAINED.
JURY WILL DISREGARD.
DID THE D.A. OR THE POLICE
OFFER YOU ANY INDUCEMENTS
FOR YOUR TESTIMONY TODAY?
NO, MA'AM.
DID ANYBODY?
LIKE WHO?
LIKE ANYBODY.
DID ANYBODY OFFER YOU
AN INDUCEMENT?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
"DUCEMENT"?
OFFER YOU MONEY,
ANYTHING OF VALUE?
A FREE RIDE ON A CASE?
SORT OF TO LIE?
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
TO DO WHAT, THEN?
DID SOMEONE OFFER YOU MONEY
TO APPEAR HERE AND TESTIFY?
DID THEY, MR. TULLY?
WELL, NOW, HOLD IT.
LET ME ASK YOU
A HYPOTHETICAL.
I GO TO FLORIDA
IN THE FALL.
NOW, IF SOMEBODY WAS TO LAY
A FEW BUCKS ON ME
SO I COULD STAY AROUND HERE--
WHO OFFERED YOU
A FEW DOLLARS, MR. TULLY?
ANSWER THE QUESTION, SIR.
THE GUY WITH THE COP.
DEAD GUY'S BROTHER.
OTHERWISE HE WOULD HAVE
LEFT TOWN.
HE WOULDN'T HAVE HONORED
HIS LEGAL SUBPOENA.
[BANGS GAVEL]
QUIET! QUIET!
JUDGE,
WILL YOU INSTRUCT THE JURY
AS TO THE PROPER WAY
TO ASSIGN BOUGHT TESTIMONY?
- OBJECTION.
- OVERRULED.
THE PEOPLE'S ONLY EYEWITNESS
IN THIS ENTIRE CASE,
AND HIS TESTIMONY CAN BE
BOUGHT AND SOLD
FOR THE PRICE OF A MEAL.
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS,
YOUR HONOR.
YOU MAY STEP DOWN.
WILL THE DEFENSE BE
PUTTING IN A CASE?
NO, YOUR HONOR.
VERY WELL.
SUMMATIONS AT 2:00.
ADJOURN FOR LUNCH.
ONE HOUR.
WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER
ELIGIBLE WITNESSES?
THERE'S DILAUDIO
AND GILBERT.
THESE GUYS MAKE TULLY LOOK
LIKE NOBEL PRIZE MATERIAL.
TULLY'S BEEN DISCREDITED NOW.
FIND GILBERT FAST.
I'LL REVIEW HIS STATEMENT.
WE'LL PUT HIM ON AFTER LUNCH.
LOOK, I'M SORRY, HE WAS MY--
I KNOW,
HE WAS YOUR BROTHER.
[MAN]
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
DON'T DO THAT!
WHAT'S GOIN'--
HEY, DON'T DO--
DON'T DO THAT.
DON'T--
POLICE OFFICERS!
EVERYBODY, HANDS ON THE TABLE!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING,
FEEDING THE FISH?
GET THOSE OUT OF THERE.
TELL HIM TO STOP IT.
COME ON.
WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU
GOING, MOUSE?
UH-UH-UH!
YOU ARE UNDER ARREST.
WHAT SEEMS TO BE
OUR PROBLEM?
AIN'T NO PROBLEM,
MR. SELTZER.
WE'RE JUST BUSTING
YOUR PLACE.
I CAN SEE THAT.
I MEAN WHAT'S OUR PROBLEM?
HEY, LOOK, YOU, MR. SELTZER,
YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.
DETECTIVE WASHINGTON HERE IS
GONNA READ YOU YOUR RIGHTS.
NOW, COME ON OVER HERE.
YOU'RE UNDER ARREST, BEN.
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
TO REMAIN SILENT.
ANYTHING YOU SAY CAN
AND WILL BE USED AGAINST YOU
IN A COURT OF LAW.
IN OTHER WORDS,
WHAT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING HERE
IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING?
YOU GOT IT, BEN.
THIS IS A HELL OF AN--
I MEAN, THIS IS REALLY
ACTUALLY TAKING PLACE.
AT LEAST GET MY COAT.
OKAY.
HERE'S THAT RAINY DAY.
[MAN]
LOOK, I ONLY WORK HERE!
WHAT OFFICE ARE
YOU GUYS FROM?
[GROWLS]
HEY, WHAT DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE DOING?
WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT?
GET OUT OF MY WAY.
GET OUT OF MY WAY.
MOVE!
YOU OKAY?
NO, NO, NO, NO.
I JUST WANT TO GET BACK
IN THE CHAIR.
LET ME GET OFF
THE GROUND, OKAY?
I CAN DO IT.
GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME.
I SAID GET YOUR HANDS
OFF ME!
THAT WAS MY CAR
BACK THERE!
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN PARKED
IN A HANDICAP ZONE.
YOU GOT WHAT YOU DESERVED,
BUDDY.
OH, YEAH? WELL, YOU TAKE
A LOOK AT THIS, BUDDY!
YOU ARE UNDER ARREST!
YOU KNOW, I REALLY LIKE
THAT GIRL.
I MEAN, NO ONE'S GONNA
MISTAKE DARYL ANN
FOR A ROCKET SCIENTIST,
YOU UNDERSTAND.
TIME!
THAT'S GOOD, THAT'S GOOD,
THAT'S GOOD.
HAVE SOME WATER.
COME ON, COME ON.
OH, RENKO,
I DON'T KNOW, MAN.
I THINK I'M
GOING DOWN.
TWO MINUTES ON THE BAG.
COME ON.
- RENKO...
- TWO MINUTES ON THE BAG.
IT USED TO BE A LOT EASIER, MAN.
I'M JUST DEAD.
I KNOW IT, KID,
BUT NO PAIN, NO GAIN.
DON'T BE LAME,
DON'T GO INSANE.
- OH, MAMA.
- DON'T CALL FOR YOUR MAMA.
CALL FOR AL SIMMONS.
PICK UP YOUR FAITH.
READY, TIME, GO!
[RAPID TRAINER CHATTER]
UPPERCUT, UPPERCUT!
YOU KNOW,
SHE'S JUST SO NICE.
I MEAN,
SHE'S SO NATURAL.
AND I THINK I'M REAL
SWEET ON HER,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
OKAY, NOW...
STICK IT TO HIM!
STICK HIM, STICK HIM!
OKAY, RABBIT PUNCH.
HE'S GOING FAST.
HE'S THROWING PUNCHES
IN BUNCHES.
[INDISTINCT TRAINER CHATTER]
COME ON, MAN,
GIVE ME TEN MORE SECONDS, MAN.
COME ON, NOW, THINK OF
AL SIMMONS' UGLY FACE.
GIVE HIM THE MEAT HOOK.
ONE MORE!
ONE MORE! ONE MORE!
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I THINK SHE'S KIND OF SWEET
ON MY TOO.
I MEAN, SHE'S REAL PRETTY.
DON'T YOU THINK SHE'S PRETTY?
ANDY, I GOT NO WIND.
ANDY, I GOT NO WIND.
IF I DON'T GET HIM
INSIDE OF 30 SECONDS,
I'M GONNA DIE.
NOW, THAT IS THE KIND
OF DEFEATIST BULL-PUCKY
THAT'LL PUT YOU AWAY
EVERY SINGLE TIME.
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR
ONE MORE WORD LIKE THAT.
I'M 34 YEARS OLD, ANDY.
I AIN'T BEEN IN A RING
IN SIX YEARS.
BUT YOU'VE BEEN IN FIGHTS.
BUT NOT IN THE RING.
CAN I HELP YOU, BUD?
I KNOW YOU,
DON'T I?
SUGAR RAY ROBINSON.
NO, THAT'S NOT IT.
- WAIT A MINUTE.
- BOBBY HILL.
- RIGHT.
YOU'RE A FIGHTER, TOO,
AREN'T YOU?
RIGHT.
YEAH, IRISH BOBBY SHIELDS.
[LAUGHS]
HEY, WE BUSTED YOU
ON A B&E TWO YEARS AGO.
GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
- HOW YOU DOING?
- GOOD, GOOD.
REAL GOOD.
IT WAS A 16-MONTH BIT.
GOT OUT, UH,
THREE WEEKS AGO.
COUPLE FIGHTS
COMING UP.
NO KIDDING.
RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX.
STILL GOT THAT JAB,
YOU KNOW.
SO, UH, DIDN'T I READ YOU WON
A SWEEPSTAKES OR SOMETHING.
LOTTERY, YEAH.
YEAH, SO I GOT
THESE FIGHTS COMING UP,
BUT I LOST MY MOUTHPIECE
IN THE JOINT.
SO, I MEAN, I BEEN USING
TOILET PAPER.
YOU KNOW, WAD IT UP.
IT BEATS THE HELL
OUT OF YOUR GUMS.
THAT'S TOO BAD.
YEAH,
SO I WAS WONDERING,
YOU KNOW, IF SOMEBODY
COULD POP
FOR A MOUTHPIECE
FOR THE FIGHTS,
THEN IT WOULD REALLY
HELP ME.
AND I COULD PAY YOU--
I COULD PAY YOU RIGHT BACK.
'CAUSE, UH...
IT COSTS $80.
I DON'T THINK SO, BOBBY.
SO...YOU GOT A FIGHT
OR SOMETHING?
YEAH, I HAVE IT TONIGHT.
THREE ROUNDS, HUH?
YOU NEED A GOOD
CORNER MAN?
I COME CHEAP.
THANKS ANYWAY,
I GOT IT COVERED.
OKAY.
YOU MAKE A BIG MEAL
OF LUNCH.
DON'T EAT TOO MUCH
AFTER LUNCH.
OKAY.
YOU TAKE CARE, BOBBY.
PANCAKES AND LIVER.
THAT'S IT.
BOBBY. BOBBY.
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, MAN.
OH.
DOUBLE SAWBUCK.
HEY, THANKS A LOT.
YOU KNOW,
I SAW YOU FIGHT ONCE.
HOW'D I DO?
-YOU WON.
- OH, GREAT!
OH, THAT'S--
THAT'S REALLY GOOD.
THAT'S GOOD.
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.
I TOLD YOU GUYS
EVERYTHING.
ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS
LISTEN SOMETIMES.
OKAY, LEO,
WE GOT 30 MINUTES.
WE NEED TO GET THIS GUY CLOTHED
AND DOWN TO THE COURTROOM.
SUGGESTION.
HOW 'BOUT SOME
DR. DENTONS...WITH FEET?
COME ON, LEO.
I'LL SEE WHAT'S
IN LOST AND FOUND.
WOOL SCRATCHES ME.
I GOTTA HAVE POLYESTER
OR WOOL-BLENDED!
- OKAY, JA--
- OH, MAMA!
LUBOFF.
IRV LUBOFF.
HE'S WITH LUBOFF,
FINE, AND GOLD.
GREAT LAW FIRM.
YOU GOTTA SHORTEN YOUR NAME
TO BE A PARTNER.
COME ON.
SIT.
DON'T DO THAT.
NAME.
GAFFNEY, GERRY.
GERRY WITH A "J" OR A "G"?
"G," AS IN "GIMP."
[LAUGHS, SNORTS]
WHAT THE HELL'S
SO FUNNY?
YOU,
TRYING TO CATCH ME.
MAN, I HAD YOU BEAT IF IT HADN'T
BEEN FOR THAT OTHER CAR.
BULL.
I WAS GAINING.
AW, YOU WERE SUCKING DUST.
HOW FAST COULD YOU GO
IN THAT THING?
I BEEN CLOCKED AT 23
ON A STRAIGHT.
SEE, I GOT A SLIGHTLY NARROW
WHEEL BASE
ON A 27" DIAMETER.
DOUBLE-BUTTED TUBING
IN THE FRAME,
AND I SIT TWO INCHES LOWER
IN THE SEAT.
PLUS, I WORK OUT.
I CAN CURL 150 POUNDS
AND DO CHIN-UPS ALL DAY LONG.
AND ONE OF THESE DAYS I'M GONNA
BREAK 25-MILES-PER-HOUR.
BUT BEYOND THAT, THE CHAIR
HAS GOT STABILITY PROBLEMS
THAT I GOTTA WORK OUT.
MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE ARRESTED YOU
FOR SPEEDING INSTEAD.
HEY WHY DON'T YOU
CHARGE YOURSELF
FOR PARKING
IN A HANDICAP ZONE?
THAT'D BE A FIRST,
WOULDN'T IT?
YOU GOT NO RIGHT
TO GO AROUND
DEFACING OTHER PEOPLE'S
PROPERTY.
YOU GOT NO RIGHT
GOING AROUND
VIOLATING OTHER PEOPLE'S RIGHTS!
LOOK, MAN, YOU CAN DO
WHATEVER YOU WANT WITH ME.
YOU WANNA THROW ME IN JAIL?
THROW ME IN JAIL.
BUT I'M TELLING YOU,
AS SOON AS I'M BACK OUT
ON THE STREET AGAIN, AND I SEE
SOMEBODY IN THAT SPACE
WHO DOESN'T HAVE
A RIGHT TO BE,
HE GETS THE PAINT!
YOUR CHIEF OF POLICE,
HE'S IN THAT SPACE,
HE'S GONNA GET THE PAINT.
THE PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES
IS IN THAT SPACE,
HE GETS THE PAINT!
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
I GOTTA GO TO THE JOHN.
THAT WAY, AND MAKE IT QUICK.
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
IS THE STALL
WHEELCHAIR-ACCESSIBLE?
I DON'T KNOW.
'CAUSE IF IT AIN'T,
I'M GONNA NEED SOME HELP.
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO
PICK ME UP AND PUT ME DOWN.
COME ON, MAN,
I DON'T HAVE ALL DAY!
ALL RIGHT.
UP[ TO THERE.
- YOU READY?
- YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.
[GERRY GRUNTING]
MOVE THE CHAIR.
PULL MY PANTS DOWN.
I GOT A BAG ON MY LEG,
SO WATCH THAT.
WATCH THE BAG, MAN.
ALL RIGHT, GRAB ME
UNDER THE ARMS AGAIN.
ALL RIGHT.
WHERE?
- OVER THERE.
- ALL RIGHT. YOU READY?
- YEAH.
- OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, COME ON.
COME ON, MAN!
- I'M SORRY.
- GET ME UP.
GET ME UP!
GET OUT OF HERE.
COME ON,
GET OUT OF HERE, MAN!
AAH!
I-- ABSOLUTELY.
YES?
IRV LUBOFF, CAPTAIN.
I REPRESENT BENJAMIN SELTZER
ON THESE BOOKMAKING CHARGES.
HE'S IN INTERROGATION.
HE'S ALSO IN THE HILL STREET
STATION HOUSE.
WHICH STRIKES ME
AS A LITTLE ODD
SINCE GAMBLING ENFORCEMENT'S
BEEN COMING OUT OF DIVISION VICE
EVER SINCE THE HAYWOOD
COMMISSION.
WELL, IT'S BACK IN THE PRECINCTS
FOR TODAY.
WHY?
THE STATUTES ARE
ON THE BOOKS, MR. LUBOFF.
WHAT'S IT TO YOU
WHO ENFORCES THEM?
A MOM AND POP CRIME GETS
TREATED LIKE THE BRINKS JOB?
COPS PREEMPT ANOTHER
DIVISION'S JURISDICTION?
A REASONABLE ATTORNEY
IS GONNA WONDER WHY.
MAYBE THE DEPARTMENT'S
JUST AFTER ITS OWN.
IT'S A FREE COUNTRY.
YOU'RE ENTITLED
TO YOUR SPECULATIONS.
IS THAT WHAT IT'S ABOUT,
CAPTAIN?
YOU MAY THINK SOME OF THE COPS
WERE ON THE TAKE.
MAKE YOUR POINT.
'CAUSE IF THAT'S
WHAT YOU'RE AFTER,
I THINK BEN SELTZER
CAN HELP YOU.
CAPTAIN, I'VE BEEN
IN THE BUSINESS A LONG TIME.
LONG BEFORE
THE HAYWOOD COMMISSION.
I'VE SEEN A LOT OF COPS
COME AND GO,
AND THEY WEREN'T ALL SCOUTS.
I AIN'T A VIOLENT MAN,
CAPTAIN.
I KNOW HOW TO TAKE CARE
OF MYSELF IN OTHER WAYS.
AND?
MY SECURITY FUND.
BEEN IN COLD STORAGE
15 YEARS,
RIGHT NEXT TO
THE MISSUS' FIRS.
MR. SELTZER'S IN THE MARKET
FOR A TRADE.
REDUCTION TO A MISDEMEANOR
IN EXCHANGE FOR HIS
SECURITY FUND.
- WHICH CONTAINS?
- A LOT OF VOICES.
- A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS.
- WHOSE?
OH, THERE ARE SO MANY,
SO LONG AGO.
LISTEN, CAPTAIN,
THEN TELL ME
CAN WE DO BUSINESS?
I HAVE NOTHING MORE TO SAY.
J.D.?
YEAH, WE GOT A REEL-TO-REEL
DOWNSTAIRS.
SEE ME WHEN YOU'RE THROUGH.
MY CLIENT HAS DUPLICATES
IN ANOTHER LOCATION.
I KNOW DEFINITELY
IT JUMPED THE CURB.
LIKE THIS.
ALMOST CLIPPED ME.
I HAD TO DIVE
OUT THE WAY MYSELF.
WHY DID YOU WAIT UNTIL NOW
TO COME FORWARD, MR. GILBERT?
MA'AM, I TOLD THE POLICE
WHAT'S HAPPENING.
THEY SAID
THEY DIDN'T NEED ME.
WHICH I COULD UNDERSTAND.
[CHUCKLES]
HAVE YOU BEEN DRINKING TODAY?
YES, MA'AM.
YES, I HAVE BEEN.
BUT THAT DON'T STOP ME FROM
REMEMBERING THE SIGHT OF DEATH!
THAT CAB COME UP THERE
LIKE A DEMON.
LIKE THE DRIVER WAS
TRYING TO TURN THE WHEEL,
BUT HE COULDN'T DO NOTHIN'.
LIKE I WAS SAYING--
T-4-6-9... 2!
THAT'S THE LICENSE PLATE NUMBER.
THE CAB WAS LIKE A DEMON.
LIKE THE DEVIL'S CAR.
JUST KILLED THAT POOR,
INNOCENT MAN!
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS
WITNESS, STEP DOWN.
[BERNSTEIN]
PEOPLE REST.
[JUDGE]
SUMMATIONS?
HEY! HEY!
I'M BUCK NAKED.
I'M BUCK NAKED.
I'M BUCK NAKED!
I'M BUCK NAKED!
I'M BUCK NAKED.
I'M BUCK NAKED!
[JUDGE]
CONTEMPT!
COVER HIM UP!
[LAUGHTER]
I'M BUCK NAKED,
BUCK NAKED, BUCK NAKED!
I'M BUCK NAKED!
HEY, I'M BUCK, NAKED!
GET OUT, I GOT IT.
YOU WERE PRETTY GOOD
IN THERE.
YOU ARTICULATED THAT STUFF
ABOUT WHAT YOUR TYPES
GO THROUGH PRETTY GOOD.
YEP. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN
ACQUITTED TOO.
YOU GOT A FAIR SENTENCE
I NOTICE HE DIDN'T DO
NOTHIN' TO YOU.
OKAY, SO NOW I GET TO
EDUCATE THE POLICE FOR 20 HOURS
ON DISABLED RIGHTS.
NOW, YOU SUPPOSE THE JUDGE MEANS
20 ONE-HOUR LECTURES,
TEN TWO-HOUR LECTURES?
WHO AM I SUPPOSED
TO LECTURE TO, EACH PRECINCT?
[SCOFFS]
NO, THE POLICE ACADEMY.
THAT'D BE WHERE
IT WOULD DO THE MOST GOOD.
MAYBE YOU OUGHT TO
THINK ON IT A WHILE.
YOU KNOW THERE ARE OVER
30,000 WHEELCHAIRS IN THIS CITY?
30,000.
I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT
GOING UNDERCOVER
AS ONE OF YOU GUYS.
MAYBE YOU COULD
GIVE ME SOME POINTERS.
FORGET IT.
WHY?
'CAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING
YOU CAN'T FAKE.
IT TAKES SOUL.
COFFEE,
HOW'S IT GOING?
YOU GONNA GET
THAT HEISER GUY?
WHO KNOWS?
OUR LAST WITNESS
FLASHED THE JURY.
JURY'S IN?
SO SOON?
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
HAS THE JURY REACHED
A VERDICT?
WE HAVE, YOUR HONOR.
WILL THE DEFENDANTS
PLEASE RISE
AND FACE THE JURY?
THE JURY WILL ANNOUNCE
ITS VERDICT
IN REGARD TO RAYMOND SHEARS.
THE JURY FINDS THE DEFENDANT
GUILTY AS CHARGED
OF VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER.
IN RESPECT
TO BERNARD HEISER?
THE JURY FINDS THE DEFENDANT
GUILTY AS CHARGED
OF VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER.
MOTIONS, PEOPLE?
SERVE NOTICE TO THE D.A.
AS PER CCP3719,
NOTICE OF INTENT
TO APPEAL.
CCP4020, MOTION TO
VACATE VERDICT.
MR. D.A.?
UH, MOTION TO VACATE
IS GROUNDLESS.
COULD YOU ALL BE SEATED,
PLEASE?
AS REGARDS TO MOTION
TO VACATE VERDICT,
YOU HAVE NOTHING MORE TO SAY?
THE PEOPLE'S CASE,
THE JURY'S VERDICT
IS SELF-EVIDENT,
YOUR HONOR.
NOT TO ME THEY AREN'T.
THE CRIMES COMMITTED
IN THIS MATTER ARE HEINOUS.
THEREFORE, IT GRIEVES ME
ALL THE MORE TO SAY
THAT THE CONDUCT
OF THE POLICE
AND PROSECUTION IN THIS CASE
HAVE BEEN FAR BELOW
WHAT MINIMAL STANDARDS
OF JUDICIAL EQUITY REQUIRE.
WHAT EVIDENCE WAS
BROUGHT FORWARD
ON WHICH DEFENDANTS
COULD BE CONVICTED?
THE ONLY EYEWITNESSES WERE
A HIRELING
AND A PANTSLESS INEBRIATE.
I CONCLUDE THAT THE GUILTY
VERDICTS ARE AGAINST REASON,
INSUPPORTABLE,
AND PREJUDICED.
AND I HEREBY VACATE THEM.
[BANGS GAVEL]
PROSECUTION WILL, OF COURSE,
TAKE ITS APPEAL.
[ALARMED MURMURING]
HEY, CAN THEY DO THAT?
YOUR HONOR, THIS JURY HEARD
AND WEIGHED
FOUR DAYS OF TESTIMONY,
THREE DAYS OF EXPERTS.
- THIS IS WRONG.
- QUIET. QUIET!
BUT THEY'RE CRIMINALS!
THESE ARE CRIMINALS!
EASE IT. EASY.
AND YOU, JUDGE,
YOU'RE A CRIMINAL.
[BANGS GAVEL]
SILENCE OR CONTEMPT!
CAN HE DO THAT,
JUST CHANGE THE GUILTY
TO NOT GUILTY LIKE THAT?
FOR THE RECORD,
PEOPLE WILL APPEAL.
CAN WE WIN IN APPEAL?
YOU KIDDING?
ONE CHANCE IN TEN.
THIS COURT STANDS ADJOURNED TILL
10:00 A.M. TOMORROW MORNING.
YOU KNOW,
THOSE GUYS WERE BUMS,
BUT THEY SPOKE MORE TRUTH
THAN YOU DID UP THERE TODAY.
BEHAVE YOURSELF, OFFICER.
- LET'S GO.
- THAT'S NOT RIGHT.
[GOLDBLUME]
I DON'T KNOW, FAY,
THAT MAN'S JUST FORMED
A WOMEN'S RIGHTS COMMISSION.
I THINK IT'S A SAFE BET,
IF HE'S CALLED
TO MEET WITH YOU AGAIN,
HE'S GOT SOMETHING SPECIAL
IN MIND.
UH, WELL, YOU CAN TELL ME
ALL ABOUT IT AT DINNER.
DON'T BE NERVOUS.
JUST BE YOURSELF.
I'LL PICK YOU UP AT 8:00.
VACATED THE VERDICT?
RARE, BUT IT HAPPENS WHEN
A JUDGE GETS FED UP ENOUGH.
DAMN IT, DID MY GUYS
DO THAT BAD A JOB?
NO, THEY DIDN'T.
IT'S JUST A FUNNY SET
OF CIRCUMSTANCES.
YOUR CLIENT GOT OFF.
WHY THE LONG FACE?
IT'S JUST...
SOMETHING'S NOT KOSHER.
HEISER LOOKED LIKE HE DIDN'T
HAVE A CARE IN THE WORLD.
AND IT'S TRUE,
THE EYEWITNESSES WERE WEAK,
BUT THEIR TESTIMONY WAS SOUND.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A JUDGE
WITH AN IMPECCABLE
SERVICE RECORD.
I'M RUNNING LATE.
SEE YOU TONIGHT.
OH, HI, MS. DAVENPORT.
CAPTAIN I JUST FINISHED
LISTENING TO THOSE BOOKIE TAPES.
AND?
THERE'S SOMETHING
YOU GOTTA HEAR.
MAN, I'M TELLING YOU, I DON'T
HAVE TO FILL THIS THING OUT.
THE JUDGE SAID--
SIR, I ALREADY EXPLAINED
TO YOU,
NOBODY LECTURES WITHOUT FIRST
SETTING A DAY AND A TIME
WITH ME, AND I DON'T HAVE
ANY OPEN DATES UNTIL THE 19TH.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN
YOU GUYS WOULDN'T BE
INTERESTED IN HEARING
WHAT I HAD TO SAY,
BUT THIS WHOLE THING IS BOGUS!
WHOA, WHOA.
CALM DOWN.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
COME HERE.
COME HERE.
WHAT THE HELL WAS
GOING ON BACK THERE?
"THE PREDICAMENT
OF THE DISABLED."
I WROTE OUT MY LECTURE.
IT'S A GOOD TITLE.
I LIKE THAT.
YEAH, WELL, WHEN I ASKED
FOUR-EYES FOR A ROOM,
HE IMMEDIATELY SAYS NO DICE.
I CAN'T GET ON THE SCHEDULE
FOR A MONTH.
YOU GOTTA WAIT YOUR TURN.
AW, YOU TOO, HUH?
WHOA!
IF YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING OFF
TO PAINT MORE CARS,
YOU'RE WRONG.
NO, I WAS THINKING DYNAMITE
THIS TIME.
YOU GO BACK UP TO THE DESK
AND YOU GET A DATE
TO TALK TO THE MEN.
YOU DON'T LEAVE HERE
UNTIL YOU DO THAT.
YOU THINK YOU CAN STOP ME
FROM LEAVING?
YEAH.
BECAUSE I'M IN A WHEELCHAIR,
YOU THINK YOU CAN HANDLE ME?
WELL, IF I CAN'T,
I'LL FIND SIX COPS WHO CAN.
ALL RIGHT,
I'LL GET ON THE SCHEDULE.
YOU LIKE FIGHTS?
BOXING?
YEAH, I GUESS.
HOW 'BOUT GOING
TO THE FIGHTS WITH ME?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO THAT?
YEAH.
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS PLACE
HAS A RAMP, THOUGH.
WE'LL WORK IT OUT.
I MEAN, I GOT
A POLICE ESCORT, DON'T I?
YEAH.
YOU WANTED TO SEE ME,
FRANK?
YEAH, WOULD YOU CLOSE
THE DOOR, PLEASE, HOWARD?
I WANT YOU TO HEAR SOMETHING.
UH, IT'S FROM
A FEW YEARS BACK.
[SELTZER]
MORNING, OFFICER.
WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE?
[HUNTER]
THE CRULLERS, PLEASE.
[SELTZER]
SORRY?
[HUNTER]
THE CRULLERS.
A BOX OF CRULLERS.
[SELTZER]
OH, DET. DOUGLAS' CRULLERS.
[HUNTER]
THAT'S RIGHT.
[SELTZER]
HERE YOU GO.
EVERYTHING'S IN THE BOX.
BOTTOM OF THE BOX.
[HUNTER]
FINE.
[SELTZER]
DON'T EAT IT ALL
IN ONE PLACE.
[LAUGHS]
[HUNTER]
DET. DOUGLAS WOULDN'T
LIKE THAT.
[DOOR OPENS, SHUTS,
BELLS JINGLE]
[SELTZER]
BADGE NUMBER 1146.
PATROLMAN H. HUNTER.
PAYOFF FOR DOUGLAS
AND CAWLEY.
[TURNS OFF TAPE PLAYER]
YOU'RE ON TAPE THREE TIMES.
IT'S ALL PRETTY MUCH
THE SAME CONVERSATION.
WHEN IT HAPPENED,
I WAS SIX WEEKS ON THE FORCE.
[SIGHS]
A COUPLE OF DETECTIVES
TAPPED ME TO DO THE RUN
ONCE A WEEK
AT THIS PASTRY SHOP.
THE MONEY WAS OUT OF SIGHT--
IT WAS IN A BOX OF CRULLERS.
DID YOU TAKE ANY?
NO.
NOT THAT THAT MAKES
ANY DIFFERENCE.
BUT YOU KNEW THE CONTENTS.
NOT TO BEGIN WITH.
UNTIL ONE OF THE SERGEANTS
IN THE PRECINCT
TOLD ME HOW IT WAS.
HOW WAS THAT
FOR THE MOST NAIVE
ROOKIE STORY YOU EVER HEARD?
YOU WERE 28 YEARS OLD, HOWARD.
YOU WERE HARDLY A KID.
IN THE BACK OF MY MIND,
I KNEW IT FROM THE START.
THEN WHY?
I DON'T KNOW.
I, UH--
I'D JUST GOTTEN BACK
FROM VIETNAM.
AFTER WHAT I'D SEEN
OVER THERE--
THE CORRUPTION
IN THE VERY FABRIC OF THINGS--
IT SEEMED NO DIFFERENT HERE.
I DECIDED THAT...
IT WAS BEYOND ME
TO ADDRESS ALL THAT.
THAT OTHERS COULD GOVERN
THEIR LIVES,
I WOULD GOVERN MINE.
[CHUCKLES]
THE FACT IS
I WAS TOO MUCH A COWARD
TO CONFRONT
THOSE DETECTIVES, FRANK,
AND I PUT IN
FOR A TRANSFER INSTEAD.
AND WHEN THAT TRANSFER
DIDN'T COME FOR TWO MONTHS,
I CONTINUED TO MAKE
THE PICKUPS.
WE HAVE TO BE PRACTICAL,
HOWARD.
BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF TIME
THAT'S GONE BY,
YOU CAN'T BE PROSECUTED,
BUT THIS INFORMATION'S
GONNA HAVE TO CIRCULATE.
IT'S GONNA BE
IN YOUR JACKET.
I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU
INITIATED THIS OPERATION, FRANK.
THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO
ABOUT IT NOW, HOWARD.
- IT'S GONE TOO FAR.
- NO, NO, NO.
DON'T GET ME WRONG.
I'M--
I'M GLAD IT STANDS REVEALED.
15 YEARS AGO, I WAS HANDED
THE BROKEN SABER.
AND I HAVE KEPT IT HIDDEN
UNDER MY TUNIC ALL THESE YEARS.
I HAVE FAILED THE PEOPLE
WHO GAVE ME THEIR TRUST.
I'VE FAILED YOU, FRANK.
AND FOR THAT I'M SORRY,
AND I APOLOGIZE.
HOWARD, IT'S JUST
POOR JUDGMENT.
BUT IN THE CONTEXT
WHAT WHAT I FULLY EXPECT
TO CONTINUE TO BE
A HIGHLY DISTINGUISHED CAREER.
MAY I GO?
HEY, ANDY,
REMEMBER FOUR YEARS AGO
AT FLOOGIE'S, WHEN AL SIMMONS
TOOK ON
THE RIVERVIEW JC
FOOTBALL TEAM?
- YEAH.
- HE SLAUGHTERED 'EM, RIGHT?
HE PUT SIX OF THEM
IN TRACTION.
HEY, THE GUY WAS USING
A TWO-BY-FOUR.
HEY, YOU'RE NOT WORRIED,
ARE YOU, BOBBY?
NO, HE IS NOT.
COME ON, BOBBY, WE GOTTA
PICK UP DARYL ANN.
HEY, CATCH YOU
OVER THERE, BABE.
[RENKO]
COME ON, COME ON, COME ON.
[J.D.]
HEY, NO SWEAT, KID,
ALL RIGHT?
SIMMONS COULDN'T WIN
A GERIATRICS TOURNAMENT, MAN.
THE GUY'S HISTORY.
HE'S THE SAME AGE
AS I AM.
[RENKO]
COME ON!
HEY, HEY, LIEUTENANT,
YOU BETTER SNAP IT UP
IF WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT
TO THE BOUT.
- WHAT?
- THE BOUT.
YOU KNOW, THE FIGHT.
BOBBY'S FIGHTING.
OH, THE FIGHT.
WELL, I'M AFRAID I WON'T
BE ABLE TO GO, JOHN.
LIEUTENANT, IF YOU'RE WORRIED
ABOUT WHAT WAS ON THAT TAPE,
DON'T BE.
EVERYBODY MAKES MISTAKES.
HELL, ASK THE MAN
WHO KNOWS.
AS A MATTER OF FACT,
I WAS THINKING ABOUT MIDWAY.
OH.
MIDWAY TO WHAT?
IT WAS A SEA BATTLE,
WWII.
IT CHANGED THE COURSE
OF THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC.
AT ONE POINT,
THREE SQUADRONS
OF OBSOLETE AMERICAN
TORPEDO BOMBERS
FLEW UNPROTECTED THROUGH
MURDEROUS ENEMY FIRE
TO PRESS HOME THE ATTACK.
THEY KNEW THEY WERE FLYING
TO ALMOST CERTAIN DEATH,
BUT THEY WENT.
ONLY ONE PLANE SURVIVED.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT COURAGE
THAT TOOK, JOHN...
TO GO OUT AND MEET
THAT FATE?
YEAH.
YOU KNOW, I THINK ABOUT
THOSE THINGS ON VETERAN'S DAY.
I DO.
CRULLERS.
BOY-- BOY YOU TALK
ABOUT YOUR MASSACRES, HUH?
BOBBY'S GONNA PUT THAT BUM
IN FOUR DIFFERENT HOSPITALS.
LIEUTENANT, YOU GOTTA COME.
[CRYING]
I'M SORRY.
[CLEARS THROAT]
UH, LIEUTENANT, LOOK,
I'VE BEEN DOWN THIS ROAD.
YOU GOTTA PUT IT BEHIND YOU.
YOU GOTTA FORGET ABOUT IT.
YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY
GENERATIONS OF HUNTERS
HAVE SERVED KING AND COUNTRY
ON THE FIELD OF COMBAT?
ALL-- ALL PERFORMED
WITH DIGNITY AND HONOR.
LIEUTENANT,
A MILLION YEARS AGO,
YOU GOT PINCHED
TO RUN A FEW BUCKS
FOR A COUPLE OF LOWLIFE
FLAT-FOOTS.
HEY, IT AIN'T EXACTLY LIKE
SELLING THE H-BOMB
TO THE RUSSIANS.
I HAVE TO TAKE A SHOWER.
[SIGHS]
YEAH, YEAH, HEY, OKAY.
HEY, YOU DO THAT, HUH.
IT'LL GIVE YOU
A NEW PERSPECTIVE,
AND THEN WE CAN GO
TO THE FIGHT.
I'M NOT GOING.
OKAY.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?
[SHOWER RUNNING]
[DARYL ANN]
YOU GET ENOUGH TO EAT,
BOBBY HILL?
YEAH.
REAL GOOD, DARYL ANN.
WELL, IT'S A GOOD THING
YOU DON'T HAVE
A WEIGHT LIMIT TO MAKE.
YOU KNOW, I HAD A GIRLFRIEND,
DATED A BANTAM WEIGHT.
LITTLE, TINY, ITTY-BITTY GUY.
ALWAYS STICKING HIS FINGER
DOWN HIS THROAT.
DARYL ANN.
DARYL ANN, DO YOU THINK
YOU COULD PUT A CORK
IN IT, PLEASE?
WELL, I WAS JUST TRYING
TO HELP BOBBY RELAX.
TRY SILENCE.
WELL, WHO DIED
AND MADE HIM THE POPE?
KEEP TALKING, BABY.
HAVE SOME GUM.
HERE, GIVE ME ONE, TOO.
30 SECONDS, RENKO.
[RENKO]
30 SECONDS.
BOBBY HILL, YOU'RE GONNA
KICK THIS GUY'S BUTT.
IN THE MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION,
A FIRST-ROUND
ELIMINATION BOUT,
IN THE RED CORNER,
WEIGHING IN
AT 161 1/2 POUNDS...
CUTTING IT CLOSE,
AREN'T YOU?
I MADE IT, DIDN'T I?
AL "THE ENFORCER" SIMMONS.
[CHEERS AND BOOS]
I HOPE YOU BROUGHT
YOUR MONEY, LEO.
YOU BET ON THIS, SCHNITZ?
HEY!
AND IN THE BLUE CORNER,
AT 163 POUNDS,
REPRESENTING HILL STREET,
BOBBY "BLUEBERRY" HILL!
[BIKE HORN HONKING]
YOU'RE TOLD TO BREAK,
YOU BREAK CLEAN.
"BLUEBERRY" HILL?
YEAH, FATS DOMINO WAS
A REAL HEAVYWEIGHT.
IN THE EVENT OF A KNOCKDOWN,
YOU GO TO THE FURTHEST
NEUTRAL CORNER.
COME ON, BOBBY!
COME ON!
ALL RIGHT, FELLAS,
LET'S SHAKE HANDS.
LET'S HAVE A CLEAN FIGHT,
NO ONE GETS HURT.
THREE ROUNDS OF BOXING.
THE GUY'S A REAL CHUMP,
BOBBY.
HE COULDN'T HIT THE GROUND
FALLING OUT OF A TREE.
BOBBY'S DEAD.
SIMMONS IS GONNA KILL HIM.
AND MOVE, PACE YOURSELF,
WE'LL TAKE THE DECISION.
30 SECONDS, RENKO.
THAT'S MAX.
WHATEVER'S RIGHT.
[CROWD CHANTING]
BOBBY, BOBBY, BOBBY...
[BELL RINGS]
- ONE...
- STAY DOWN.
...TWO, THREE...
GET UP!
- ...FOUR...
- STAY DOWN!
...SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT...
- GET UP!
- ...NINE...
YOU OKAY, YOU OKAY?
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
- HILL.
- OKAY.
COME ON, BOBBY.
HE'S GOIN'!
BREAK. BREAK!
KILL HIM, BOBBY.
KILL HIM!
[INDISTINCT]
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR,
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN,
EIGHT, NINE, TEN.
HE'S OUT!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
I THOUGHT FOR SURE
HE WAS GONNA ASK ME
TO BE THE TOKEN FEMALE
ON SOME TOKEN COMMISSION.
BUT I GOT THE GENUINE FEELING
THAT HE CARES.
YOU KNOW, HE REALLY
LISTENED TO ME.
OZZIE'S A GOOD MAN.
I THINK YOU'LL BE A VALUABLE
PART OF HIS ADMINISTRATION.
YOU KNOW, I THINK SO,
TOO, HENRY.
THANK YOU.
TO YOU, FAY.
I DON'T KNOW ANYONE
WHO DESERVES HAPPINESS MORE.
WOULD IT EMBARRASS YOU
IF I TOLD YOU I LOVE YOU?
OF COURSE NOT.
I DON'T MEAN I LOVE YOU,
I WANT TO GO TO BED WITH YOU.
I MEAN I LOVE YOU.
NOT THAT I HAVEN'T THOUGHT
ABOUT IT.
ABOUT WHAT?
YOU KNOW, US...
IN THE SAME ROOM...
WITHOUT CLOTHES.
OH, I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T MEAN
TO EMBARRASS YOU.
I KNOW, THAT'S NOTHING
STRONG BETWEEN US.
FAY...
WHAT?
YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL.
AND I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT US
MAKING LOVE TO EACH OTHER.
NOW, LET ME TELL YOU WHY
THAT WOULD BE COMPLETELY WRONG.
WHY?
WELL, FOR ONE THING,
THERE'S FRANK TO CONSIDER.
NOW, I KNOW THAT
HE'S REMARRIED,
AND YOU AND I ARE
SINGLE ADULTS.
BUT THAT'S NOT THE POINT.
I MEAN, YOU TWO HAVE
TO WORK WITH EACH OTHER.
AND BESIDES, YOU KNOW,
WHEN SEX ENTERS
A RELATIONSHIP,
IT GETS ALL TENSE
AND POSSESSIVE AND--
HENRY, WHAT YOU AND I HAVE
IS SO SPECIAL.
I MEAN, I WOULD CUT MY WRISTS
BEFORE I'D DO ANYTHING
TO JEOPARDIZE THAT.
MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT.
YOU'RE NOT ANGRY, ARE YOU?
OF COURSE NOT.
WHY RISK IT?
ONWARD AND UPWARD.
WALK YOU TO THE DOOR?
OH, NO, THAT'S OKAY.
THANK YOU,
HENRY GOLDBLUME.
FOR DINNER AND FOR YOU
AND FOR EVERYTHING.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
KISS THE KIDS FOR ME.
I WILL.
THEY'RE WITH MY MOTHER TONIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT.
OH, HENRY,
THIS IS WRONG.
NO, IT'S NOT.
WELL, ARE WE GONNA DO THIS
DOUBLE-PARKED,
OR ARE YOU GONNA COME IN?
[CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING]
♪♪
SOMETHING ESPRIT DE CORPS.
A QUICK,
EXTEMPORANEOUS HAIKU.
WIND SHATTERS DARK
LEAVES OF FORTUNE.
TREE...
YOU STAND TESTAMENT
OF MY...
OPACITY.
CLEAN APPLICATION
OF PRESSURE.
FUNCTION OF SIMPLE
ALGEBRAIC EQUATION.
BE A MAN ABOUT IT.
I LOVE YOU, MOM.
[GUNSHOT]
WATCH IT, BACK.
COME ON!
[ANNOUNCER]
COMING TONIGHT
ON "HILL STREET BLUES..."
OFFICERS-- EVERYBODY,
HANDS ON THE TABLE!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
MOM AND POP CRIME GETS TREATED
LIKE THE BRINKS JOB?
COPE PREEMPT ANOTHER DIVISION'S
JURISDICTION?
A REASONABLE ATTORNEY
IS GONNA WONDER WHY.
NOT THAT I HAVEN'T
THOUGHT ABOUT IT.
ABOUT WHAT?
US...IN THE SAME ROOM,
WITHOUT CLOTHES.
THEY PUT A DEATH TRAP
ON THE STREET.
DID SOMEONE OFFER YOU MONEY
TO APPEAR HERE AND TESTIFY?
DID THEY, MR. TULLY?
THAT WAS MY CAR
BACK THERE!
WELL, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN
PARKED IN A HANDICAP ZONE!
YOU GOT WHAT YOU DESERVED,
BUDDY!
OH, YEAH? WELL, YOU
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS, BUDDY!
YOU ARE UNDER ARREST!
MR. SELTZER'S IN THE MARKET
FOR A TRADE.
- MY SECURITY FUND.
- WHICH CONTAINS?
A LOT OF VOICES.
A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS.
CAPTAIN, I JUST FINISHED
LISTENING TO THOSE BOOKIE TAPES.
- AND?
- THERE'S SOMETHING
YOU GOTTA HEAR.
[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
ITEM SEVEN.
SPORTS FANS,
CONCERNING TONIGHT'S
FISTIC EXTRAVAGANZA--
THE POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE'S
INTER-PRECINCT BOXING
TOURNAMENT.
NOW, I ADVISE AN EARLY ARRIVAL
AS THE FIRST EVENT
PITS MIDTOWN MIDDLEWEIGHT
ALL SIMMONS
AGAINST THIS PRECINCT'S OWN
PRIZE PUGILIST,
OFFICER BOBBY HILL.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
FLOAT LIKE A BUTTERFLY,
STING LIKE A BEE.
HE GONNA BE THE CHAMP
OF THE METRO P.D.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
HE'S A POET,
AND HE KNOWS IT.
MY FEET GOT IT TOO--
THEY'RE LONG FELLOWS!
I HOPE YOU'LL EXHIBIT
THE SAME ENTHUSIASM
WHILST PURCHASING TICKETS
FROM OFFICER SCHNITZ.
PROCEEDS GO TOWARDS REINSTATING
THE P.A.L. BOXING PROGRAM
FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED YOUTH.
ITEM EIGHT.
OFFICER EVANS AND DOMICO,
CONTINUE ON SECTOR "C" PATROL,
SUBSTITUTING
FOR COFFEY AND BATES,
ENTERING THE TESTIMONY PHASE
IN THE SHEARS-HEISER
TAXI DEATH TRIAL.
HEY, LUCY, IS THERE GONNA BE
A WRAP TODAY?
WELL, MAYBE, THEY'RE TRYING
TO GET A PLEA BARGAIN
ON HEISER THIS MORNING.
WELL, FOR THOSE OF YOU
ON THE OUTSIDE,
WE'RE PUSHING HERE
FOR ANY KIND OF CONVICTION.
NOW, WE ALL KNOW THAT
TOP HAT CABS OWNER,
BERNARD HEISER, HAS BEEN
PUTTING DEATH TRAPS
ON THE STREETS FOR YEARS.
HEY, GO GET HIM, JOE.
LUCE...
NOW, LET'S ALL GET TOUGH
ON TOP HAT'S VEHICLES, HUH?
OKAY, LET'S ROLL!
AND LET'S BE CAREFUL
OUT THERE, HUH?
[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
THAT'S OVER $1,000 RAISED
ALREADY.
DO YOU KNOW THAT DARYL ANN
WANTS TO COME TONIGHT?
- REALLY?
- YEAH.
SHE SAYS SHE LIKES
THE FIGHTS.
CAN YOU IMAGINE A SWEET
LITTLE THING LIKE THAT
LIKING A PRIZE FIGHT?
- HOW YOU FEEL, BOBBY?
- OKAY. PRETTY GOOD.
I WAS WONDERING HOW HEAVY
TO BE YOU TONIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW, LEO,
I ONCE SAW AL SIMMONS
RIP THE DOOR OFF
A CADILLAC.
WHAT'D HE DO THAT FOR?
GUY TRIED TO RUN OVER HIM.
- HE'S OVER THE HILL.
- YOU'RE GONNA MURDER HIM.
I DON'T KNOW, COF.
TWICE CITY GOLDEN GLOVES
WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION.
- TWICE DEPARTMENT...
- TEN YEARS AGO, RENKO.
- ...MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION.
- TEN YEARS AGO!
HEY, OUR MONEY'S
ON YOU, KID.
I WOULDN'T BET THE FARM.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
- MY BET'S ON YOU, TOO, BOBBY.
- THANKS, LEO.
I MEAN, HE'S AS OLD
AS YOU ARE.
[HUNTER]
BOBBY, I WONDER IF I COULD
GIVE YOU A POINTER FOR TONIGHT.
I DON'T NEED TO KNOW
ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT BOXING--
BEAR WITH ME
JUST A MOMENT, WILL YOU?
BALLANTINE--
BALLANTINE, STAY RIGHT HERE.
I WANT YOU TO HIT ME
WITH YOUR LEFT.
SIR?
NOW THE AXIOMATIC
PRINCIPLES OF [INDISTINCT]
IS THAT THE SAME ENERGY USED
TO BLOCK
IS RELEASED TO LAUNCH
THE ATTACK.
- COME ON, BALLANTINE.
- YES, SIR.
HYAH!
YOU ALL RIGHT,
BALLANTINE?
UH, YES, SIR,
I THINK SO.
YOU OUGHT TO KEEP THAT LEFT
A LITTLE HIGHER.
YES, SIR.
[SIREN BLARING,
CHATTER OVER RADIO]
[MAUDLIN PIANO MUSIC]
♪♪
CAPTAIN, HOW COME WE'RE
GOING OUT
TO CRUSH THE BOOKIE
OPERATION?
I THOUGHT BOOKMAKING
WAS ILLEGAL.
AND I THOUGHT IT WAS
HANDLED BY VICE.
HOW COME WE'RE DOING
THEIR JOB?
I WENT OVER THERE
A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO.
LIKE, THE FRONT'S
A CANDY STORE,
AND I'M GONNA GET SOME GUM.
THEY WERE DOING BUSINESS
PRETTY OPENLY.
YOU MEAN
RIGHT OUT FRONT?
NO, BUT THE TRAFFIC TO THE BACK
ROOM WAS PRETTY OBVIOUS.
I CALLED VICE
AND REPORTED IT.
AND THEY HAVEN'T MADE
THE BUST?
NOPE.
YOU THINK MAYBE
THERE'S A [INDISTINCT] IN VICE?
CAPTAIN?
CAPTAIN, IF THERE'S COPS
ON THE TAKE--
ONE STEP AT A TIME.
WHEN YOU AND YOUR PARTNER
FIRST ARRIVED
AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT,
WHO WAS SITTING BEHIND
THE WHEEL OF THE CAB?
THAT MAN THERE,
RAYMOND SHEARS.
[LAWYER]
AND WAS THERE ANYBODY ELSE
IN THE CAB
WITH MR. SHEARS?
NO.
SO, THEN, OFFICER BATES,
IT MIGHT BE CORRECT TO SAY
THAT MY CLIENT,
MR. HEISER,
WAS NOWHERE IN PROXIMITY
TO THIS INCIDENT.
- IS THAT RIGHT?
- EXCEPT HE OWNS
THE CAB COMPANY.
PLEASE INSTRUCT THE WITNESS,
YOUR HONOR.
JUST ANSWER THE QUESTION
THAT'S BEEN PUT TO YOU, OFFICER.
NO, HE WAS NOWHERE
IN PROXIMITY.
AS A MATTER OF FACT,
ISN'T IT TRUE
THAT MR. HEISER'S ARREST
IS PART
OF A PERSONAL VENDETTA
BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE?
- OBJECTION. OBJECTION!
I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
AND THAT MR. HEISER IS,
IN FACT,
THE OBJECT OF A BLATANT
LEGALISTIC WITCH HUNT!
LEADING, YOUR HONOR, BEYOND
THE WITNESS' COMPETENCE.
CHANGE YOUR TONE OF VOICE,
MR. BERNSTEIN.
STRICKEN AS CALLING
FOR A CONCLUSION.
JURY IS TO DISREGARD.
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
YOU MAY STEP DOWN.
NEXT WITNESS.
[BERNSTEIN]
THE PEOPLE CALL
MR. WILLIAM TULLY.
YOU'VE TESTIFIED, MR. TULLY,
THAT YOU WERE 50 FEET AWAY
FROM THE INCIDENT,
THAT YOU SAW THE CAB
OPERATED BY MY CLIENT
DRIVE UP ON THE CURB.
AND I QUOTE,
"IT WAS LIKE IT HAD NO STEERING,
BRAKES, OR NOTHING."
THEY PUT A DEATH TRAP
ON THE STREET.
RIGHT?
HAVE YOU EVER HAD TRAINING
IN AUTO MECHANICS, MR. TULLY?
NO, MA'AM.
BUT CARS DON'T GO
UP ON CURBS
UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING
THE MATTER WITH THEM.
- THANK YOU, MR. TULLY.
- OR THE DRIVER'S DRUNK.
NOW, DRUNK, YOU SAY,
MR. TULLY.
DID YOU SMELL
THE DEFENDANT'S BREATH?
DID YOU ADMINISTER
A BREATHALYZER TEST?
COULD YOU HAVE PASSED
A SIMILAR TEST AT THE TIME?
OBJECTION.
MOVE TO STRIKE.
SUSTAINED.
JURY WILL DISREGARD.
DID THE D.A. OR THE POLICE
OFFER YOU ANY INDUCEMENTS
FOR YOUR TESTIMONY TODAY?
NO, MA'AM.
DID ANYBODY?
LIKE WHO?
LIKE ANYBODY.
DID ANYBODY OFFER YOU
AN INDUCEMENT?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
"DUCEMENT"?
OFFER YOU MONEY,
ANYTHING OF VALUE?
A FREE RIDE ON A CASE?
SORT OF TO LIE?
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
TO DO WHAT, THEN?
DID SOMEONE OFFER YOU MONEY
TO APPEAR HERE AND TESTIFY?
DID THEY, MR. TULLY?
WELL, NOW, HOLD IT.
LET ME ASK YOU
A HYPOTHETICAL.
I GO TO FLORIDA
IN THE FALL.
NOW, IF SOMEBODY WAS TO LAY
A FEW BUCKS ON ME
SO I COULD STAY AROUND HERE--
WHO OFFERED YOU
A FEW DOLLARS, MR. TULLY?
ANSWER THE QUESTION, SIR.
THE GUY WITH THE COP.
DEAD GUY'S BROTHER.
OTHERWISE HE WOULD HAVE
LEFT TOWN.
HE WOULDN'T HAVE HONORED
HIS LEGAL SUBPOENA.
[BANGS GAVEL]
QUIET! QUIET!
JUDGE,
WILL YOU INSTRUCT THE JURY
AS TO THE PROPER WAY
TO ASSIGN BOUGHT TESTIMONY?
- OBJECTION.
- OVERRULED.
THE PEOPLE'S ONLY EYEWITNESS
IN THIS ENTIRE CASE,
AND HIS TESTIMONY CAN BE
BOUGHT AND SOLD
FOR THE PRICE OF A MEAL.
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS,
YOUR HONOR.
YOU MAY STEP DOWN.
WILL THE DEFENSE BE
PUTTING IN A CASE?
NO, YOUR HONOR.
VERY WELL.
SUMMATIONS AT 2:00.
ADJOURN FOR LUNCH.
ONE HOUR.
WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER
ELIGIBLE WITNESSES?
THERE'S DILAUDIO
AND GILBERT.
THESE GUYS MAKE TULLY LOOK
LIKE NOBEL PRIZE MATERIAL.
TULLY'S BEEN DISCREDITED NOW.
FIND GILBERT FAST.
I'LL REVIEW HIS STATEMENT.
WE'LL PUT HIM ON AFTER LUNCH.
LOOK, I'M SORRY, HE WAS MY--
I KNOW,
HE WAS YOUR BROTHER.
[MAN]
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
DON'T DO THAT!
WHAT'S GOIN'--
HEY, DON'T DO--
DON'T DO THAT.
DON'T--
POLICE OFFICERS!
EVERYBODY, HANDS ON THE TABLE!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING,
FEEDING THE FISH?
GET THOSE OUT OF THERE.
TELL HIM TO STOP IT.
COME ON.
WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU
GOING, MOUSE?
UH-UH-UH!
YOU ARE UNDER ARREST.
WHAT SEEMS TO BE
OUR PROBLEM?
AIN'T NO PROBLEM,
MR. SELTZER.
WE'RE JUST BUSTING
YOUR PLACE.
I CAN SEE THAT.
I MEAN WHAT'S OUR PROBLEM?
HEY, LOOK, YOU, MR. SELTZER,
YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.
DETECTIVE WASHINGTON HERE IS
GONNA READ YOU YOUR RIGHTS.
NOW, COME ON OVER HERE.
YOU'RE UNDER ARREST, BEN.
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
TO REMAIN SILENT.
ANYTHING YOU SAY CAN
AND WILL BE USED AGAINST YOU
IN A COURT OF LAW.
IN OTHER WORDS,
WHAT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING HERE
IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING?
YOU GOT IT, BEN.
THIS IS A HELL OF AN--
I MEAN, THIS IS REALLY
ACTUALLY TAKING PLACE.
AT LEAST GET MY COAT.
OKAY.
HERE'S THAT RAINY DAY.
[MAN]
LOOK, I ONLY WORK HERE!
WHAT OFFICE ARE
YOU GUYS FROM?
[GROWLS]
HEY, WHAT DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE DOING?
WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT?
GET OUT OF MY WAY.
GET OUT OF MY WAY.
MOVE!
YOU OKAY?
NO, NO, NO, NO.
I JUST WANT TO GET BACK
IN THE CHAIR.
LET ME GET OFF
THE GROUND, OKAY?
I CAN DO IT.
GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME.
I SAID GET YOUR HANDS
OFF ME!
THAT WAS MY CAR
BACK THERE!
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN PARKED
IN A HANDICAP ZONE.
YOU GOT WHAT YOU DESERVED,
BUDDY.
OH, YEAH? WELL, YOU TAKE
A LOOK AT THIS, BUDDY!
YOU ARE UNDER ARREST!
YOU KNOW, I REALLY LIKE
THAT GIRL.
I MEAN, NO ONE'S GONNA
MISTAKE DARYL ANN
FOR A ROCKET SCIENTIST,
YOU UNDERSTAND.
TIME!
THAT'S GOOD, THAT'S GOOD,
THAT'S GOOD.
HAVE SOME WATER.
COME ON, COME ON.
OH, RENKO,
I DON'T KNOW, MAN.
I THINK I'M
GOING DOWN.
TWO MINUTES ON THE BAG.
COME ON.
- RENKO...
- TWO MINUTES ON THE BAG.
IT USED TO BE A LOT EASIER, MAN.
I'M JUST DEAD.
I KNOW IT, KID,
BUT NO PAIN, NO GAIN.
DON'T BE LAME,
DON'T GO INSANE.
- OH, MAMA.
- DON'T CALL FOR YOUR MAMA.
CALL FOR AL SIMMONS.
PICK UP YOUR FAITH.
READY, TIME, GO!
[RAPID TRAINER CHATTER]
UPPERCUT, UPPERCUT!
YOU KNOW,
SHE'S JUST SO NICE.
I MEAN,
SHE'S SO NATURAL.
AND I THINK I'M REAL
SWEET ON HER,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
OKAY, NOW...
STICK IT TO HIM!
STICK HIM, STICK HIM!
OKAY, RABBIT PUNCH.
HE'S GOING FAST.
HE'S THROWING PUNCHES
IN BUNCHES.
[INDISTINCT TRAINER CHATTER]
COME ON, MAN,
GIVE ME TEN MORE SECONDS, MAN.
COME ON, NOW, THINK OF
AL SIMMONS' UGLY FACE.
GIVE HIM THE MEAT HOOK.
ONE MORE!
ONE MORE! ONE MORE!
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I THINK SHE'S KIND OF SWEET
ON MY TOO.
I MEAN, SHE'S REAL PRETTY.
DON'T YOU THINK SHE'S PRETTY?
ANDY, I GOT NO WIND.
ANDY, I GOT NO WIND.
IF I DON'T GET HIM
INSIDE OF 30 SECONDS,
I'M GONNA DIE.
NOW, THAT IS THE KIND
OF DEFEATIST BULL-PUCKY
THAT'LL PUT YOU AWAY
EVERY SINGLE TIME.
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR
ONE MORE WORD LIKE THAT.
I'M 34 YEARS OLD, ANDY.
I AIN'T BEEN IN A RING
IN SIX YEARS.
BUT YOU'VE BEEN IN FIGHTS.
BUT NOT IN THE RING.
CAN I HELP YOU, BUD?
I KNOW YOU,
DON'T I?
SUGAR RAY ROBINSON.
NO, THAT'S NOT IT.
- WAIT A MINUTE.
- BOBBY HILL.
- RIGHT.
YOU'RE A FIGHTER, TOO,
AREN'T YOU?
RIGHT.
YEAH, IRISH BOBBY SHIELDS.
[LAUGHS]
HEY, WE BUSTED YOU
ON A B&E TWO YEARS AGO.
GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
- HOW YOU DOING?
- GOOD, GOOD.
REAL GOOD.
IT WAS A 16-MONTH BIT.
GOT OUT, UH,
THREE WEEKS AGO.
COUPLE FIGHTS
COMING UP.
NO KIDDING.
RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX.
STILL GOT THAT JAB,
YOU KNOW.
SO, UH, DIDN'T I READ YOU WON
A SWEEPSTAKES OR SOMETHING.
LOTTERY, YEAH.
YEAH, SO I GOT
THESE FIGHTS COMING UP,
BUT I LOST MY MOUTHPIECE
IN THE JOINT.
SO, I MEAN, I BEEN USING
TOILET PAPER.
YOU KNOW, WAD IT UP.
IT BEATS THE HELL
OUT OF YOUR GUMS.
THAT'S TOO BAD.
YEAH,
SO I WAS WONDERING,
YOU KNOW, IF SOMEBODY
COULD POP
FOR A MOUTHPIECE
FOR THE FIGHTS,
THEN IT WOULD REALLY
HELP ME.
AND I COULD PAY YOU--
I COULD PAY YOU RIGHT BACK.
'CAUSE, UH...
IT COSTS $80.
I DON'T THINK SO, BOBBY.
SO...YOU GOT A FIGHT
OR SOMETHING?
YEAH, I HAVE IT TONIGHT.
THREE ROUNDS, HUH?
YOU NEED A GOOD
CORNER MAN?
I COME CHEAP.
THANKS ANYWAY,
I GOT IT COVERED.
OKAY.
YOU MAKE A BIG MEAL
OF LUNCH.
DON'T EAT TOO MUCH
AFTER LUNCH.
OKAY.
YOU TAKE CARE, BOBBY.
PANCAKES AND LIVER.
THAT'S IT.
BOBBY. BOBBY.
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, MAN.
OH.
DOUBLE SAWBUCK.
HEY, THANKS A LOT.
YOU KNOW,
I SAW YOU FIGHT ONCE.
HOW'D I DO?
-YOU WON.
- OH, GREAT!
OH, THAT'S--
THAT'S REALLY GOOD.
THAT'S GOOD.
TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.
I TOLD YOU GUYS
EVERYTHING.
ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS
LISTEN SOMETIMES.
OKAY, LEO,
WE GOT 30 MINUTES.
WE NEED TO GET THIS GUY CLOTHED
AND DOWN TO THE COURTROOM.
SUGGESTION.
HOW 'BOUT SOME
DR. DENTONS...WITH FEET?
COME ON, LEO.
I'LL SEE WHAT'S
IN LOST AND FOUND.
WOOL SCRATCHES ME.
I GOTTA HAVE POLYESTER
OR WOOL-BLENDED!
- OKAY, JA--
- OH, MAMA!
LUBOFF.
IRV LUBOFF.
HE'S WITH LUBOFF,
FINE, AND GOLD.
GREAT LAW FIRM.
YOU GOTTA SHORTEN YOUR NAME
TO BE A PARTNER.
COME ON.
SIT.
DON'T DO THAT.
NAME.
GAFFNEY, GERRY.
GERRY WITH A "J" OR A "G"?
"G," AS IN "GIMP."
[LAUGHS, SNORTS]
WHAT THE HELL'S
SO FUNNY?
YOU,
TRYING TO CATCH ME.
MAN, I HAD YOU BEAT IF IT HADN'T
BEEN FOR THAT OTHER CAR.
BULL.
I WAS GAINING.
AW, YOU WERE SUCKING DUST.
HOW FAST COULD YOU GO
IN THAT THING?
I BEEN CLOCKED AT 23
ON A STRAIGHT.
SEE, I GOT A SLIGHTLY NARROW
WHEEL BASE
ON A 27" DIAMETER.
DOUBLE-BUTTED TUBING
IN THE FRAME,
AND I SIT TWO INCHES LOWER
IN THE SEAT.
PLUS, I WORK OUT.
I CAN CURL 150 POUNDS
AND DO CHIN-UPS ALL DAY LONG.
AND ONE OF THESE DAYS I'M GONNA
BREAK 25-MILES-PER-HOUR.
BUT BEYOND THAT, THE CHAIR
HAS GOT STABILITY PROBLEMS
THAT I GOTTA WORK OUT.
MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE ARRESTED YOU
FOR SPEEDING INSTEAD.
HEY WHY DON'T YOU
CHARGE YOURSELF
FOR PARKING
IN A HANDICAP ZONE?
THAT'D BE A FIRST,
WOULDN'T IT?
YOU GOT NO RIGHT
TO GO AROUND
DEFACING OTHER PEOPLE'S
PROPERTY.
YOU GOT NO RIGHT
GOING AROUND
VIOLATING OTHER PEOPLE'S RIGHTS!
LOOK, MAN, YOU CAN DO
WHATEVER YOU WANT WITH ME.
YOU WANNA THROW ME IN JAIL?
THROW ME IN JAIL.
BUT I'M TELLING YOU,
AS SOON AS I'M BACK OUT
ON THE STREET AGAIN, AND I SEE
SOMEBODY IN THAT SPACE
WHO DOESN'T HAVE
A RIGHT TO BE,
HE GETS THE PAINT!
YOUR CHIEF OF POLICE,
HE'S IN THAT SPACE,
HE'S GONNA GET THE PAINT.
THE PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES
IS IN THAT SPACE,
HE GETS THE PAINT!
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
I GOTTA GO TO THE JOHN.
THAT WAY, AND MAKE IT QUICK.
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
IS THE STALL
WHEELCHAIR-ACCESSIBLE?
I DON'T KNOW.
'CAUSE IF IT AIN'T,
I'M GONNA NEED SOME HELP.
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO
PICK ME UP AND PUT ME DOWN.
COME ON, MAN,
I DON'T HAVE ALL DAY!
ALL RIGHT.
UP[ TO THERE.
- YOU READY?
- YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.
[GERRY GRUNTING]
MOVE THE CHAIR.
PULL MY PANTS DOWN.
I GOT A BAG ON MY LEG,
SO WATCH THAT.
WATCH THE BAG, MAN.
ALL RIGHT, GRAB ME
UNDER THE ARMS AGAIN.
ALL RIGHT.
WHERE?
- OVER THERE.
- ALL RIGHT. YOU READY?
- YEAH.
- OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, COME ON.
COME ON, MAN!
- I'M SORRY.
- GET ME UP.
GET ME UP!
GET OUT OF HERE.
COME ON,
GET OUT OF HERE, MAN!
AAH!
I-- ABSOLUTELY.
YES?
IRV LUBOFF, CAPTAIN.
I REPRESENT BENJAMIN SELTZER
ON THESE BOOKMAKING CHARGES.
HE'S IN INTERROGATION.
HE'S ALSO IN THE HILL STREET
STATION HOUSE.
WHICH STRIKES ME
AS A LITTLE ODD
SINCE GAMBLING ENFORCEMENT'S
BEEN COMING OUT OF DIVISION VICE
EVER SINCE THE HAYWOOD
COMMISSION.
WELL, IT'S BACK IN THE PRECINCTS
FOR TODAY.
WHY?
THE STATUTES ARE
ON THE BOOKS, MR. LUBOFF.
WHAT'S IT TO YOU
WHO ENFORCES THEM?
A MOM AND POP CRIME GETS
TREATED LIKE THE BRINKS JOB?
COPS PREEMPT ANOTHER
DIVISION'S JURISDICTION?
A REASONABLE ATTORNEY
IS GONNA WONDER WHY.
MAYBE THE DEPARTMENT'S
JUST AFTER ITS OWN.
IT'S A FREE COUNTRY.
YOU'RE ENTITLED
TO YOUR SPECULATIONS.
IS THAT WHAT IT'S ABOUT,
CAPTAIN?
YOU MAY THINK SOME OF THE COPS
WERE ON THE TAKE.
MAKE YOUR POINT.
'CAUSE IF THAT'S
WHAT YOU'RE AFTER,
I THINK BEN SELTZER
CAN HELP YOU.
CAPTAIN, I'VE BEEN
IN THE BUSINESS A LONG TIME.
LONG BEFORE
THE HAYWOOD COMMISSION.
I'VE SEEN A LOT OF COPS
COME AND GO,
AND THEY WEREN'T ALL SCOUTS.
I AIN'T A VIOLENT MAN,
CAPTAIN.
I KNOW HOW TO TAKE CARE
OF MYSELF IN OTHER WAYS.
AND?
MY SECURITY FUND.
BEEN IN COLD STORAGE
15 YEARS,
RIGHT NEXT TO
THE MISSUS' FIRS.
MR. SELTZER'S IN THE MARKET
FOR A TRADE.
REDUCTION TO A MISDEMEANOR
IN EXCHANGE FOR HIS
SECURITY FUND.
- WHICH CONTAINS?
- A LOT OF VOICES.
- A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS.
- WHOSE?
OH, THERE ARE SO MANY,
SO LONG AGO.
LISTEN, CAPTAIN,
THEN TELL ME
CAN WE DO BUSINESS?
I HAVE NOTHING MORE TO SAY.
J.D.?
YEAH, WE GOT A REEL-TO-REEL
DOWNSTAIRS.
SEE ME WHEN YOU'RE THROUGH.
MY CLIENT HAS DUPLICATES
IN ANOTHER LOCATION.
I KNOW DEFINITELY
IT JUMPED THE CURB.
LIKE THIS.
ALMOST CLIPPED ME.
I HAD TO DIVE
OUT THE WAY MYSELF.
WHY DID YOU WAIT UNTIL NOW
TO COME FORWARD, MR. GILBERT?
MA'AM, I TOLD THE POLICE
WHAT'S HAPPENING.
THEY SAID
THEY DIDN'T NEED ME.
WHICH I COULD UNDERSTAND.
[CHUCKLES]
HAVE YOU BEEN DRINKING TODAY?
YES, MA'AM.
YES, I HAVE BEEN.
BUT THAT DON'T STOP ME FROM
REMEMBERING THE SIGHT OF DEATH!
THAT CAB COME UP THERE
LIKE A DEMON.
LIKE THE DRIVER WAS
TRYING TO TURN THE WHEEL,
BUT HE COULDN'T DO NOTHIN'.
LIKE I WAS SAYING--
T-4-6-9... 2!
THAT'S THE LICENSE PLATE NUMBER.
THE CAB WAS LIKE A DEMON.
LIKE THE DEVIL'S CAR.
JUST KILLED THAT POOR,
INNOCENT MAN!
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS
WITNESS, STEP DOWN.
[BERNSTEIN]
PEOPLE REST.
[JUDGE]
SUMMATIONS?
HEY! HEY!
I'M BUCK NAKED.
I'M BUCK NAKED.
I'M BUCK NAKED!
I'M BUCK NAKED!
I'M BUCK NAKED.
I'M BUCK NAKED!
[JUDGE]
CONTEMPT!
COVER HIM UP!
[LAUGHTER]
I'M BUCK NAKED,
BUCK NAKED, BUCK NAKED!
I'M BUCK NAKED!
HEY, I'M BUCK, NAKED!
GET OUT, I GOT IT.
YOU WERE PRETTY GOOD
IN THERE.
YOU ARTICULATED THAT STUFF
ABOUT WHAT YOUR TYPES
GO THROUGH PRETTY GOOD.
YEP. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN
ACQUITTED TOO.
YOU GOT A FAIR SENTENCE
I NOTICE HE DIDN'T DO
NOTHIN' TO YOU.
OKAY, SO NOW I GET TO
EDUCATE THE POLICE FOR 20 HOURS
ON DISABLED RIGHTS.
NOW, YOU SUPPOSE THE JUDGE MEANS
20 ONE-HOUR LECTURES,
TEN TWO-HOUR LECTURES?
WHO AM I SUPPOSED
TO LECTURE TO, EACH PRECINCT?
[SCOFFS]
NO, THE POLICE ACADEMY.
THAT'D BE WHERE
IT WOULD DO THE MOST GOOD.
MAYBE YOU OUGHT TO
THINK ON IT A WHILE.
YOU KNOW THERE ARE OVER
30,000 WHEELCHAIRS IN THIS CITY?
30,000.
I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT
GOING UNDERCOVER
AS ONE OF YOU GUYS.
MAYBE YOU COULD
GIVE ME SOME POINTERS.
FORGET IT.
WHY?
'CAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING
YOU CAN'T FAKE.
IT TAKES SOUL.
COFFEE,
HOW'S IT GOING?
YOU GONNA GET
THAT HEISER GUY?
WHO KNOWS?
OUR LAST WITNESS
FLASHED THE JURY.
JURY'S IN?
SO SOON?
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
HAS THE JURY REACHED
A VERDICT?
WE HAVE, YOUR HONOR.
WILL THE DEFENDANTS
PLEASE RISE
AND FACE THE JURY?
THE JURY WILL ANNOUNCE
ITS VERDICT
IN REGARD TO RAYMOND SHEARS.
THE JURY FINDS THE DEFENDANT
GUILTY AS CHARGED
OF VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER.
IN RESPECT
TO BERNARD HEISER?
THE JURY FINDS THE DEFENDANT
GUILTY AS CHARGED
OF VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER.
MOTIONS, PEOPLE?
SERVE NOTICE TO THE D.A.
AS PER CCP3719,
NOTICE OF INTENT
TO APPEAL.
CCP4020, MOTION TO
VACATE VERDICT.
MR. D.A.?
UH, MOTION TO VACATE
IS GROUNDLESS.
COULD YOU ALL BE SEATED,
PLEASE?
AS REGARDS TO MOTION
TO VACATE VERDICT,
YOU HAVE NOTHING MORE TO SAY?
THE PEOPLE'S CASE,
THE JURY'S VERDICT
IS SELF-EVIDENT,
YOUR HONOR.
NOT TO ME THEY AREN'T.
THE CRIMES COMMITTED
IN THIS MATTER ARE HEINOUS.
THEREFORE, IT GRIEVES ME
ALL THE MORE TO SAY
THAT THE CONDUCT
OF THE POLICE
AND PROSECUTION IN THIS CASE
HAVE BEEN FAR BELOW
WHAT MINIMAL STANDARDS
OF JUDICIAL EQUITY REQUIRE.
WHAT EVIDENCE WAS
BROUGHT FORWARD
ON WHICH DEFENDANTS
COULD BE CONVICTED?
THE ONLY EYEWITNESSES WERE
A HIRELING
AND A PANTSLESS INEBRIATE.
I CONCLUDE THAT THE GUILTY
VERDICTS ARE AGAINST REASON,
INSUPPORTABLE,
AND PREJUDICED.
AND I HEREBY VACATE THEM.
[BANGS GAVEL]
PROSECUTION WILL, OF COURSE,
TAKE ITS APPEAL.
[ALARMED MURMURING]
HEY, CAN THEY DO THAT?
YOUR HONOR, THIS JURY HEARD
AND WEIGHED
FOUR DAYS OF TESTIMONY,
THREE DAYS OF EXPERTS.
- THIS IS WRONG.
- QUIET. QUIET!
BUT THEY'RE CRIMINALS!
THESE ARE CRIMINALS!
EASE IT. EASY.
AND YOU, JUDGE,
YOU'RE A CRIMINAL.
[BANGS GAVEL]
SILENCE OR CONTEMPT!
CAN HE DO THAT,
JUST CHANGE THE GUILTY
TO NOT GUILTY LIKE THAT?
FOR THE RECORD,
PEOPLE WILL APPEAL.
CAN WE WIN IN APPEAL?
YOU KIDDING?
ONE CHANCE IN TEN.
THIS COURT STANDS ADJOURNED TILL
10:00 A.M. TOMORROW MORNING.
YOU KNOW,
THOSE GUYS WERE BUMS,
BUT THEY SPOKE MORE TRUTH
THAN YOU DID UP THERE TODAY.
BEHAVE YOURSELF, OFFICER.
- LET'S GO.
- THAT'S NOT RIGHT.
[GOLDBLUME]
I DON'T KNOW, FAY,
THAT MAN'S JUST FORMED
A WOMEN'S RIGHTS COMMISSION.
I THINK IT'S A SAFE BET,
IF HE'S CALLED
TO MEET WITH YOU AGAIN,
HE'S GOT SOMETHING SPECIAL
IN MIND.
UH, WELL, YOU CAN TELL ME
ALL ABOUT IT AT DINNER.
DON'T BE NERVOUS.
JUST BE YOURSELF.
I'LL PICK YOU UP AT 8:00.
VACATED THE VERDICT?
RARE, BUT IT HAPPENS WHEN
A JUDGE GETS FED UP ENOUGH.
DAMN IT, DID MY GUYS
DO THAT BAD A JOB?
NO, THEY DIDN'T.
IT'S JUST A FUNNY SET
OF CIRCUMSTANCES.
YOUR CLIENT GOT OFF.
WHY THE LONG FACE?
IT'S JUST...
SOMETHING'S NOT KOSHER.
HEISER LOOKED LIKE HE DIDN'T
HAVE A CARE IN THE WORLD.
AND IT'S TRUE,
THE EYEWITNESSES WERE WEAK,
BUT THEIR TESTIMONY WAS SOUND.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A JUDGE
WITH AN IMPECCABLE
SERVICE RECORD.
I'M RUNNING LATE.
SEE YOU TONIGHT.
OH, HI, MS. DAVENPORT.
CAPTAIN I JUST FINISHED
LISTENING TO THOSE BOOKIE TAPES.
AND?
THERE'S SOMETHING
YOU GOTTA HEAR.
MAN, I'M TELLING YOU, I DON'T
HAVE TO FILL THIS THING OUT.
THE JUDGE SAID--
SIR, I ALREADY EXPLAINED
TO YOU,
NOBODY LECTURES WITHOUT FIRST
SETTING A DAY AND A TIME
WITH ME, AND I DON'T HAVE
ANY OPEN DATES UNTIL THE 19TH.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN
YOU GUYS WOULDN'T BE
INTERESTED IN HEARING
WHAT I HAD TO SAY,
BUT THIS WHOLE THING IS BOGUS!
WHOA, WHOA.
CALM DOWN.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
COME HERE.
COME HERE.
WHAT THE HELL WAS
GOING ON BACK THERE?
"THE PREDICAMENT
OF THE DISABLED."
I WROTE OUT MY LECTURE.
IT'S A GOOD TITLE.
I LIKE THAT.
YEAH, WELL, WHEN I ASKED
FOUR-EYES FOR A ROOM,
HE IMMEDIATELY SAYS NO DICE.
I CAN'T GET ON THE SCHEDULE
FOR A MONTH.
YOU GOTTA WAIT YOUR TURN.
AW, YOU TOO, HUH?
WHOA!
IF YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING OFF
TO PAINT MORE CARS,
YOU'RE WRONG.
NO, I WAS THINKING DYNAMITE
THIS TIME.
YOU GO BACK UP TO THE DESK
AND YOU GET A DATE
TO TALK TO THE MEN.
YOU DON'T LEAVE HERE
UNTIL YOU DO THAT.
YOU THINK YOU CAN STOP ME
FROM LEAVING?
YEAH.
BECAUSE I'M IN A WHEELCHAIR,
YOU THINK YOU CAN HANDLE ME?
WELL, IF I CAN'T,
I'LL FIND SIX COPS WHO CAN.
ALL RIGHT,
I'LL GET ON THE SCHEDULE.
YOU LIKE FIGHTS?
BOXING?
YEAH, I GUESS.
HOW 'BOUT GOING
TO THE FIGHTS WITH ME?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO THAT?
YEAH.
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS PLACE
HAS A RAMP, THOUGH.
WE'LL WORK IT OUT.
I MEAN, I GOT
A POLICE ESCORT, DON'T I?
YEAH.
YOU WANTED TO SEE ME,
FRANK?
YEAH, WOULD YOU CLOSE
THE DOOR, PLEASE, HOWARD?
I WANT YOU TO HEAR SOMETHING.
UH, IT'S FROM
A FEW YEARS BACK.
[SELTZER]
MORNING, OFFICER.
WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE?
[HUNTER]
THE CRULLERS, PLEASE.
[SELTZER]
SORRY?
[HUNTER]
THE CRULLERS.
A BOX OF CRULLERS.
[SELTZER]
OH, DET. DOUGLAS' CRULLERS.
[HUNTER]
THAT'S RIGHT.
[SELTZER]
HERE YOU GO.
EVERYTHING'S IN THE BOX.
BOTTOM OF THE BOX.
[HUNTER]
FINE.
[SELTZER]
DON'T EAT IT ALL
IN ONE PLACE.
[LAUGHS]
[HUNTER]
DET. DOUGLAS WOULDN'T
LIKE THAT.
[DOOR OPENS, SHUTS,
BELLS JINGLE]
[SELTZER]
BADGE NUMBER 1146.
PATROLMAN H. HUNTER.
PAYOFF FOR DOUGLAS
AND CAWLEY.
[TURNS OFF TAPE PLAYER]
YOU'RE ON TAPE THREE TIMES.
IT'S ALL PRETTY MUCH
THE SAME CONVERSATION.
WHEN IT HAPPENED,
I WAS SIX WEEKS ON THE FORCE.
[SIGHS]
A COUPLE OF DETECTIVES
TAPPED ME TO DO THE RUN
ONCE A WEEK
AT THIS PASTRY SHOP.
THE MONEY WAS OUT OF SIGHT--
IT WAS IN A BOX OF CRULLERS.
DID YOU TAKE ANY?
NO.
NOT THAT THAT MAKES
ANY DIFFERENCE.
BUT YOU KNEW THE CONTENTS.
NOT TO BEGIN WITH.
UNTIL ONE OF THE SERGEANTS
IN THE PRECINCT
TOLD ME HOW IT WAS.
HOW WAS THAT
FOR THE MOST NAIVE
ROOKIE STORY YOU EVER HEARD?
YOU WERE 28 YEARS OLD, HOWARD.
YOU WERE HARDLY A KID.
IN THE BACK OF MY MIND,
I KNEW IT FROM THE START.
THEN WHY?
I DON'T KNOW.
I, UH--
I'D JUST GOTTEN BACK
FROM VIETNAM.
AFTER WHAT I'D SEEN
OVER THERE--
THE CORRUPTION
IN THE VERY FABRIC OF THINGS--
IT SEEMED NO DIFFERENT HERE.
I DECIDED THAT...
IT WAS BEYOND ME
TO ADDRESS ALL THAT.
THAT OTHERS COULD GOVERN
THEIR LIVES,
I WOULD GOVERN MINE.
[CHUCKLES]
THE FACT IS
I WAS TOO MUCH A COWARD
TO CONFRONT
THOSE DETECTIVES, FRANK,
AND I PUT IN
FOR A TRANSFER INSTEAD.
AND WHEN THAT TRANSFER
DIDN'T COME FOR TWO MONTHS,
I CONTINUED TO MAKE
THE PICKUPS.
WE HAVE TO BE PRACTICAL,
HOWARD.
BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF TIME
THAT'S GONE BY,
YOU CAN'T BE PROSECUTED,
BUT THIS INFORMATION'S
GONNA HAVE TO CIRCULATE.
IT'S GONNA BE
IN YOUR JACKET.
I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU
INITIATED THIS OPERATION, FRANK.
THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO
ABOUT IT NOW, HOWARD.
- IT'S GONE TOO FAR.
- NO, NO, NO.
DON'T GET ME WRONG.
I'M--
I'M GLAD IT STANDS REVEALED.
15 YEARS AGO, I WAS HANDED
THE BROKEN SABER.
AND I HAVE KEPT IT HIDDEN
UNDER MY TUNIC ALL THESE YEARS.
I HAVE FAILED THE PEOPLE
WHO GAVE ME THEIR TRUST.
I'VE FAILED YOU, FRANK.
AND FOR THAT I'M SORRY,
AND I APOLOGIZE.
HOWARD, IT'S JUST
POOR JUDGMENT.
BUT IN THE CONTEXT
WHAT WHAT I FULLY EXPECT
TO CONTINUE TO BE
A HIGHLY DISTINGUISHED CAREER.
MAY I GO?
HEY, ANDY,
REMEMBER FOUR YEARS AGO
AT FLOOGIE'S, WHEN AL SIMMONS
TOOK ON
THE RIVERVIEW JC
FOOTBALL TEAM?
- YEAH.
- HE SLAUGHTERED 'EM, RIGHT?
HE PUT SIX OF THEM
IN TRACTION.
HEY, THE GUY WAS USING
A TWO-BY-FOUR.
HEY, YOU'RE NOT WORRIED,
ARE YOU, BOBBY?
NO, HE IS NOT.
COME ON, BOBBY, WE GOTTA
PICK UP DARYL ANN.
HEY, CATCH YOU
OVER THERE, BABE.
[RENKO]
COME ON, COME ON, COME ON.
[J.D.]
HEY, NO SWEAT, KID,
ALL RIGHT?
SIMMONS COULDN'T WIN
A GERIATRICS TOURNAMENT, MAN.
THE GUY'S HISTORY.
HE'S THE SAME AGE
AS I AM.
[RENKO]
COME ON!
HEY, HEY, LIEUTENANT,
YOU BETTER SNAP IT UP
IF WE'RE GONNA MAKE IT
TO THE BOUT.
- WHAT?
- THE BOUT.
YOU KNOW, THE FIGHT.
BOBBY'S FIGHTING.
OH, THE FIGHT.
WELL, I'M AFRAID I WON'T
BE ABLE TO GO, JOHN.
LIEUTENANT, IF YOU'RE WORRIED
ABOUT WHAT WAS ON THAT TAPE,
DON'T BE.
EVERYBODY MAKES MISTAKES.
HELL, ASK THE MAN
WHO KNOWS.
AS A MATTER OF FACT,
I WAS THINKING ABOUT MIDWAY.
OH.
MIDWAY TO WHAT?
IT WAS A SEA BATTLE,
WWII.
IT CHANGED THE COURSE
OF THE WAR IN THE PACIFIC.
AT ONE POINT,
THREE SQUADRONS
OF OBSOLETE AMERICAN
TORPEDO BOMBERS
FLEW UNPROTECTED THROUGH
MURDEROUS ENEMY FIRE
TO PRESS HOME THE ATTACK.
THEY KNEW THEY WERE FLYING
TO ALMOST CERTAIN DEATH,
BUT THEY WENT.
ONLY ONE PLANE SURVIVED.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT COURAGE
THAT TOOK, JOHN...
TO GO OUT AND MEET
THAT FATE?
YEAH.
YOU KNOW, I THINK ABOUT
THOSE THINGS ON VETERAN'S DAY.
I DO.
CRULLERS.
BOY-- BOY YOU TALK
ABOUT YOUR MASSACRES, HUH?
BOBBY'S GONNA PUT THAT BUM
IN FOUR DIFFERENT HOSPITALS.
LIEUTENANT, YOU GOTTA COME.
[CRYING]
I'M SORRY.
[CLEARS THROAT]
UH, LIEUTENANT, LOOK,
I'VE BEEN DOWN THIS ROAD.
YOU GOTTA PUT IT BEHIND YOU.
YOU GOTTA FORGET ABOUT IT.
YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY
GENERATIONS OF HUNTERS
HAVE SERVED KING AND COUNTRY
ON THE FIELD OF COMBAT?
ALL-- ALL PERFORMED
WITH DIGNITY AND HONOR.
LIEUTENANT,
A MILLION YEARS AGO,
YOU GOT PINCHED
TO RUN A FEW BUCKS
FOR A COUPLE OF LOWLIFE
FLAT-FOOTS.
HEY, IT AIN'T EXACTLY LIKE
SELLING THE H-BOMB
TO THE RUSSIANS.
I HAVE TO TAKE A SHOWER.
[SIGHS]
YEAH, YEAH, HEY, OKAY.
HEY, YOU DO THAT, HUH.
IT'LL GIVE YOU
A NEW PERSPECTIVE,
AND THEN WE CAN GO
TO THE FIGHT.
I'M NOT GOING.
OKAY.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?
[SHOWER RUNNING]
[DARYL ANN]
YOU GET ENOUGH TO EAT,
BOBBY HILL?
YEAH.
REAL GOOD, DARYL ANN.
WELL, IT'S A GOOD THING
YOU DON'T HAVE
A WEIGHT LIMIT TO MAKE.
YOU KNOW, I HAD A GIRLFRIEND,
DATED A BANTAM WEIGHT.
LITTLE, TINY, ITTY-BITTY GUY.
ALWAYS STICKING HIS FINGER
DOWN HIS THROAT.
DARYL ANN.
DARYL ANN, DO YOU THINK
YOU COULD PUT A CORK
IN IT, PLEASE?
WELL, I WAS JUST TRYING
TO HELP BOBBY RELAX.
TRY SILENCE.
WELL, WHO DIED
AND MADE HIM THE POPE?
KEEP TALKING, BABY.
HAVE SOME GUM.
HERE, GIVE ME ONE, TOO.
30 SECONDS, RENKO.
[RENKO]
30 SECONDS.
BOBBY HILL, YOU'RE GONNA
KICK THIS GUY'S BUTT.
IN THE MIDDLEWEIGHT DIVISION,
A FIRST-ROUND
ELIMINATION BOUT,
IN THE RED CORNER,
WEIGHING IN
AT 161 1/2 POUNDS...
CUTTING IT CLOSE,
AREN'T YOU?
I MADE IT, DIDN'T I?
AL "THE ENFORCER" SIMMONS.
[CHEERS AND BOOS]
I HOPE YOU BROUGHT
YOUR MONEY, LEO.
YOU BET ON THIS, SCHNITZ?
HEY!
AND IN THE BLUE CORNER,
AT 163 POUNDS,
REPRESENTING HILL STREET,
BOBBY "BLUEBERRY" HILL!
[BIKE HORN HONKING]
YOU'RE TOLD TO BREAK,
YOU BREAK CLEAN.
"BLUEBERRY" HILL?
YEAH, FATS DOMINO WAS
A REAL HEAVYWEIGHT.
IN THE EVENT OF A KNOCKDOWN,
YOU GO TO THE FURTHEST
NEUTRAL CORNER.
COME ON, BOBBY!
COME ON!
ALL RIGHT, FELLAS,
LET'S SHAKE HANDS.
LET'S HAVE A CLEAN FIGHT,
NO ONE GETS HURT.
THREE ROUNDS OF BOXING.
THE GUY'S A REAL CHUMP,
BOBBY.
HE COULDN'T HIT THE GROUND
FALLING OUT OF A TREE.
BOBBY'S DEAD.
SIMMONS IS GONNA KILL HIM.
AND MOVE, PACE YOURSELF,
WE'LL TAKE THE DECISION.
30 SECONDS, RENKO.
THAT'S MAX.
WHATEVER'S RIGHT.
[CROWD CHANTING]
BOBBY, BOBBY, BOBBY...
[BELL RINGS]
- ONE...
- STAY DOWN.
...TWO, THREE...
GET UP!
- ...FOUR...
- STAY DOWN!
...SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT...
- GET UP!
- ...NINE...
YOU OKAY, YOU OKAY?
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
- HILL.
- OKAY.
COME ON, BOBBY.
HE'S GOIN'!
BREAK. BREAK!
KILL HIM, BOBBY.
KILL HIM!
[INDISTINCT]
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR,
FIVE, SIX, SEVEN,
EIGHT, NINE, TEN.
HE'S OUT!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
I THOUGHT FOR SURE
HE WAS GONNA ASK ME
TO BE THE TOKEN FEMALE
ON SOME TOKEN COMMISSION.
BUT I GOT THE GENUINE FEELING
THAT HE CARES.
YOU KNOW, HE REALLY
LISTENED TO ME.
OZZIE'S A GOOD MAN.
I THINK YOU'LL BE A VALUABLE
PART OF HIS ADMINISTRATION.
YOU KNOW, I THINK SO,
TOO, HENRY.
THANK YOU.
TO YOU, FAY.
I DON'T KNOW ANYONE
WHO DESERVES HAPPINESS MORE.
WOULD IT EMBARRASS YOU
IF I TOLD YOU I LOVE YOU?
OF COURSE NOT.
I DON'T MEAN I LOVE YOU,
I WANT TO GO TO BED WITH YOU.
I MEAN I LOVE YOU.
NOT THAT I HAVEN'T THOUGHT
ABOUT IT.
ABOUT WHAT?
YOU KNOW, US...
IN THE SAME ROOM...
WITHOUT CLOTHES.
OH, I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T MEAN
TO EMBARRASS YOU.
I KNOW, THAT'S NOTHING
STRONG BETWEEN US.
FAY...
WHAT?
YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL.
AND I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT US
MAKING LOVE TO EACH OTHER.
NOW, LET ME TELL YOU WHY
THAT WOULD BE COMPLETELY WRONG.
WHY?
WELL, FOR ONE THING,
THERE'S FRANK TO CONSIDER.
NOW, I KNOW THAT
HE'S REMARRIED,
AND YOU AND I ARE
SINGLE ADULTS.
BUT THAT'S NOT THE POINT.
I MEAN, YOU TWO HAVE
TO WORK WITH EACH OTHER.
AND BESIDES, YOU KNOW,
WHEN SEX ENTERS
A RELATIONSHIP,
IT GETS ALL TENSE
AND POSSESSIVE AND--
HENRY, WHAT YOU AND I HAVE
IS SO SPECIAL.
I MEAN, I WOULD CUT MY WRISTS
BEFORE I'D DO ANYTHING
TO JEOPARDIZE THAT.
MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT.
YOU'RE NOT ANGRY, ARE YOU?
OF COURSE NOT.
WHY RISK IT?
ONWARD AND UPWARD.
WALK YOU TO THE DOOR?
OH, NO, THAT'S OKAY.
THANK YOU,
HENRY GOLDBLUME.
FOR DINNER AND FOR YOU
AND FOR EVERYTHING.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
KISS THE KIDS FOR ME.
I WILL.
THEY'RE WITH MY MOTHER TONIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT.
OH, HENRY,
THIS IS WRONG.
NO, IT'S NOT.
WELL, ARE WE GONNA DO THIS
DOUBLE-PARKED,
OR ARE YOU GONNA COME IN?
[CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING]
♪♪
SOMETHING ESPRIT DE CORPS.
A QUICK,
EXTEMPORANEOUS HAIKU.
WIND SHATTERS DARK
LEAVES OF FORTUNE.
TREE...
YOU STAND TESTAMENT
OF MY...
OPACITY.
CLEAN APPLICATION
OF PRESSURE.
FUNCTION OF SIMPLE
ALGEBRAIC EQUATION.
BE A MAN ABOUT IT.
I LOVE YOU, MOM.
[GUNSHOT]