Hill Street Blues (1981–1987): Season 5, Episode 15 - Davenport in a Storm - full transcript

On her first day as Assistant District Attorney, Joyce seeks out the truth behind the assault of a young black athlete by three white teens. Mayo has dinner with Chief Daniels. Belker is ...

WHY DID YOU COME
TO THIS LOT?

WELL, I WAS INTERESTED
IN BUYING A MOBILE HOME.

IS THAT OUR DECOY?

CORRECT, SIR.
DETECTIVE MAYO.

GREAT SET OF WHEELS, HUH?

HOW'S THAT
LITTLE SNIP OF A GIRL?

- YOU MEAN ROBIN TATTAGLIA?
- YEAH.

THAT'S OVER WITH US.
IT'S FINISHED.

IN ADDITION,
I'M BEING EVICTED.

IT WOULD BEHOOVE YOU

TO INSCRIBE THIS VEHICLE
IN YOUR MEMORY.



IT BELONGS
TO A POLICE OFFICER.

COP, HUH?

WHAT?

DANIELS JUST ASKED ME OUT
FOR DINNER NEXT WEEK.

ITEM 3,
THE MENDOZA FILE.

[OFFICERS GROANING]

AFTER TWO YEARS OF DELAYS,
POSTPONEMENTS,

AND OTHER
LEGALISTIC BALLROOM STUFF,

MR. JAIME MENDOZA,
THE PRINCE OF PERPS,

PRIMARY SUPPLIER OF BULK
DOPES TO KIDS,

FINALLY COMES
TO TRIAL A WEEK FROM TUESDAY.

ALL RIGHT.
THE MENDOZA FILE!

[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]

BAD NEWS IS THE PAPERWORK HAS
GOT TO GET ORGANIZED,



WHICH OUR NEW ADA
MISS DAVENPORT GENTLY REQUESTS

BE ON HER DESK BY FRIDAY.

LaRUE, WASHINGTON,
I'M SORRY.

SORRY, BUT YOU GUYS ARE
MOST FAMILIAR WITH THE FILE.

AND REMEMBER, PEOPLE,

THE SECRET
OF PAPERWORK IS ATTITUDE.

WITH THE WRONG ATTITUDE,
MISTAKES GET MADE.

MOUSETRAPS SPRING OPEN,

CASES GO BOUNCE-BOUNCE
OUT OF THE COURT.

WORD TO THE WISE.

ITEM, UH, ITEM 4,
LAST NIGHT'S BASKETBALL GAME

BETWEEN EDISON TECHNICAL
AND VAN BUREN HIGH

RESULTED IN A POST-GAME EXCHANGE
OF ROCKS AND BOTTLES

BETWEEN THE STUDENTS
OF THE OPPOSING SCHOOLS.

LET'S DOUBLE THE PASS-BYS
AROUND THERE

IN CASE THERE'S
ANY LINGERING ILL WILL.

ITEM 5,

THE MELON FELON'S
STILL OUT THERE.

[OFFICER]
WHAT?

I REFER
TO THE SECOND HOOKER DECAP

FOUND IN THE HEIGHTS IN
THE LAST 48 HOURS.

HEAD ONLY DISCOVERED.

CAUCASIAN FEMALE,
APPROXIMATELY 30 YEARS OF AGE,

DYED AUBURN HAIR.

NOW, CITYWIDE
TO DATE,

WE GOT FIVE HEADS
AND THREE BODIES.

LOOKS LIKE THIS PSYCHO POSES
AS A JOHN.

LOOKS LIKE
HE PICKED UP HIS LATEST VICTIM

JUST ACROSS THE LINE
ON JEFFERSON.

TOMORROW WE MAY
BE GETTING A COMPOSITE

TO SHOW AROUND UP THERE.

UP TO NOW, THIS HAS BEEN
A HEIGHTS PROBLEM,

BUT WELL, THEY DON'T
SEEM TO BE MAKING MUCH HEADWAY.

[ALL GROAN]

OKAY!
ALL RIGHT!

ALL RIGHT!

ITEM 6!

ITEM 6, NOW,
DURING THIS COLD SPELL...

[OFFICERS GROANING]

WE'VE BEEN HAVING A HIGH LEVEL
OF MISDEMEANOR ACTIVITY

AMONG VAGRANTS
WHO ARE LOOKING TO GET BUSTED

SO THEY CAN GET A FEW WARM HOURS
HERE AT GARDEN LEVEL HOLDING.

NOW THIS ISN'T
EXACTLY POLICY,

BUT IT FALLS WITHIN
JABLONSKI'S GUIDELINES

FOR MORE HUMANE TREATMENT

OF THE LESS FORTUNATE
TYPES, OKAY?

THAT LEADS ME
TO THE FINAL ITEM--

SIGN UP FOR THE THIRD ANNUAL
POLICE SENSITIVITY WEEKEND

AT CAMP HYPERION, UH,
MARCH 9th AND 10th.

YEAH, THE SEMINARS INCLUDE

"THE CRIMINAL AND THE COP:
URBAN SYMBIOSIS"...

[LAUGHS]

..."BEYOND THE PSYCHIC
THRESHOLD"...

[OFFICERS]
OOH!

..."THE POLICEMAN AS SAVIOR"...

I TOOK THAT ONE.

YOU FAILED.

[JABLONSKI]
LASTLY BUT NOT LEASTLY,

"SEXUALITY AND AGGRESSION:
THE POLICE CONUNDRUM."

[ALL]
OOH!

SARGE.

DOES A CONUNDRUM PREVENT VD?

[LAUGHTER]

PROBABLY NOT.

OKAY!
OKAY, THAT'S IT.

LET'S GET OUT THERE.

LET'S KEEP WARM.

LET'S DO IT TO THEM
BEFORE THEY DO IT TO US, HUH?

[OVERLAPPING CONVERSATIONS]

[WOMAN]
MENDOZA, SI, SI--

WE SHOULD HAVE SHOT THE JIG
WHEN WE HAD THE CHANCE.

I WADED THROUGH SO MUCH
PAPERWORK ON THIS DUDE,

I FEEL LIKE
HE'S LIVING INSIDE ME, MAN.

URBAN-- MY MAN.

NOT BAD.

IS THIS WHAT WE'RE WEARING FOR
OUR DATE WITH THE CHIEF

OR WILL WE CHANGE
BEFORE THE BIG EVENT?

WE WILL CHANGE, HARRY.
GO KILL YOURSELF.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

I AM NOT LOOKING FORWARD
TO THIS DATE.

PATS, WHAT COULD BE BAD?

DANIELS BUYS YOU A NICE DINNER,
YOU SHOW HIM A LITTLE LEG,

AND THEN HE DROPS YOU HOME.

TWO OUT OF THREE,
HARRY.

I AM NOT
SHOWING HIM A LITTLE LEG.

COME ON!

I GOTTA GO.

I TOLD YOU WHY I DON'T THINK
IT'S WORKING OUT.

AMONG OTHER THINGS,
IT IS NOT NATURAL FOR A MOTHER

TO GIVE HER 36-YEAR-OLD SON
A BATH OR EVEN WANT TO.

DON'T BE SILLY,
OF COURSE I STILL LOVE YOU.

NO, I WON'T BE THERE
TONIGHT, MA.

I DON'T KNOW
WHERE I'M GONNA STAY.

WE WILL TALK ABOUT THIS LATER.

WE WILL TALK LATER ON!

BYE-BYE!

HOUSING PROBLEMS,
DETECTIVE?

I GOTTA FIND
A HOTEL OR SOMETHING.

WELL, I'D OFFER YOU PEGASUS,

BUT SHE RETURNS TO THE SHARPER
WHO SNOOKERED ME

WITHIN THE HOUR.

[RENKO]
LEO, LET ME HAVE MY PAPER.

[GOLDBLUME]
ANYBODY KNOW
WHERE'S THE CAPTAIN?

IT'S A CONUNDRUM TO ME.

I AM NOT GONNA SIT STILL
FOR SOME 25-YEAR-OLD JERK

WHO DOESN'T KNOW SQUAT
ABOUT LIFE,

SITTING THERE IN HIS TWEED COAT

TELLING ME
MY SON'S AN UNDERACHIEVER

JUST BECAUSE HE DIDN'T HAND IN
A COUPLE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS.

AS OPPOSED
TO A 44-YEAR-OLD JERK

WHO DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO ACT
IN A SIMPLE MEETING

WITH HIS KID'S TEACHER.

DON'T INSTRUCT ME
HOW TO BEHAVE, FAY.

GUY'S A BOZO.

I KNOW IT, YOU KNOW IT,
FRANK JR. KNOWS IT.

HE IS NOT A BOZO.

AND I DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD BE
SAYING THINGS LIKE THAT

IN FRONT OF THE KIDS.

- LIKE WHAT, THE TRUTH?
- FRANK!

[HORN BLASTING]

- YOU OKAY?
- I THINK SO.

SON?

SEE WHY I ALWAYS TELL YOU
TO WEAR YOUR SEAT BELT?

[HORNS HONKING]

[HORN HONKING]

[HORN HONKING]

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?
YOU BLIND?

YOUR TAILLIGHTS WERE OUT.

OH, RIGHT.
YOU SMASHED 'EM OUT.

FRANK!

GET HIS LICENSE,
GET HIS INSURANCE NUMBER,

AND GET US OUT OF HERE!

WE'RE LATE ALREADY.

LOOK, I'M SORRY
THIS HAPPENED.

IF WE COULD
JUST EXCHANGE INFORMATION--

WOULD YOU JUST HOLD
YOUR WATER?

WHY DON'T YOU--

[MAN]
WHY DON'T YOU SHUT UP?

LOOK, I'M IN JUST AS BIG
A HURRY AS YOU.

- I SAW A PIECE OF--
- HEY, GET OUT OF THERE!

WHOA, YOU GOT A LOT OF GUNS
IN THERE.

YOU HAVE PAPERWORK ON THESE?

WHY DON'T YOU MIND
YOUR OWN BUSINESS?

IT IS MY BUSINESS.
I'M A COP.

FRANK!

[FURILLO]
SPREAD 'EM, ON THE HOOD.

FAY, IN THE GLOVE BOX.

GET THE CUFFS OUT.

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
TO REMAIN SILENT.

IF YOU GIVE UP THE RIGHT
TO REMAIN SILENT--

HEY, DAD, NICE BUST.

[SIREN BLARING]

[POLICE RADIO]
WE HAVE A 9-11.

ARMED ROBBERY IN PROGRESS.

SEE SURPLUS STORE,

CORNER OF PEEBLES DRIVE
AND 124th STREET.

[MAUDLIN PIANO]

♪♪

[SIREN BLARING]

[SIREN CONTINUES]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[BATES]
WHAT HAPPENED?

WHO CALLED IT IN?

I CALLED, OFFICER.
RIGHT HERE.

CAN YOU TELL US WHAT HAPPENED?

YES, I HEARD THEM
YELLING

AND I LOOKED OUT MY WINDOW

AND THEN I SAW THEM FIGHTING
ON THE GROUND.

TWO WHITE BOYS AND THIS ONE.

DID YOU SEE WHERE
THE OTHER BOYS WENT?

IN A CAR.

THERE WAS ANOTHER WHITE BOY
IN THE CAR.

AND WHEN
I CAME DOWNSTAIRS YELLING,

THE THREE OF THEM DROVE
RIGHT AWAY.

HERE'S THE LICENSE PLATE.

AND THE CAR,
IT WAS A SILVER COLOR.

- I'M GONNA CALL THIS IN.
- ALL RIGHT.

[PARAMEDIC]
OKAY, TAKE IT EASY.

ALL RIGHT,
HERE WE GO.

[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]

[PARAMEDIC]
GO EASY WITH HIM,

GO EASY, GO EASY.

I GOTTA ASK YOU TO DESCRIBE
THE OTHER GUYS.

ONE OF THEM HAD
LIGHT HAIR AND A PLAID SHIRT.

THE OTHER ONE WAS WEARING
EDISON COLORS.

OKAY.

[PARAMEDIC]
OKAY, LET'S GET HIM IN.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME?
HOW COME I CAN'T FEEL NOTHING?

HE GOT A NAME?

YEAH.

- LESTER EAGLETON.
- GOT IT.

STUDENT AT VAN BUREN.

WE'RE GONNA TAKE HIM DOWN
TO MERCY.

[EAGLETON]
OH, GOD, I CAN'T MOVE!

OH, GOD, I CAN'T
MOVE!

[PARAMEDIC]
WE'RE READY TO ROLL.

[AMBULANCE DOORS CLOSE]

[PARAMEDIC]
MOVE, LET'S GO!

[SIREN BLARING]

LIEUTENANT,
WE GOT A SILVER '74 POLARA,

7-3-8-X-P-J.

IT'S REGISTERED
TO HARVEY FERGUSON.

THE ADDRESS IN THE FERRY.

- AND A PHONE NUMBER?
- IT'S ON THERE.

ANYTHING MORE
ON LESTER EAGLETON?

YEAH, HE'S STILL CRITICAL
AT MERCY.

AT VAN BUREN,
THE KID'S A REAL ACE.

I MEAN, HE'S THE BEST BASEBALL
PLAYER IN THE ENTIRE SCHOOL.

HE'S A PRO PROSPECT.

YEAH, AND THEY THINK
HE'S GONNA BE PARALYZED.

AND THE BOYS IN THE CAR?

YEAH, WE'RE WORKING
ON THEIR NAMES RIGHT NOW.

MAY I TALK TO MR. FERGUSON,
PLEASE?

HILL STREET PRECINCT, THIS IS
LIEUTENANT HENRY GOLDBLUME.

HIS TAILLIGHTS WERE OUT!

WAS THAT MY FAULT?

BESIDES THAT,
I MADE AN ARREST.

YES.

YES, I WAS ON THE WAY
TO MY SON'S SCHOOL.

LISTEN,
SOMEBODY JUST CAME IN.

YEAH, THANK YOU.
PLEASE DO.

THE CITY'S INSURERS ARE DENYING
LIABILITY ON MY ACCIDENT.

- YOU'RE KIDDING.
- NO.

FRANK, ON THE ARREST,
FIRST, CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU, MADAM ASSISTANT
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

SECOND, UH,
DO YOU HAVE ANY GOOD REASONS

TO SUSPECT THE GUY HAD GUNS
IN HIS TRUNK?

BEFORE I HIT HIM?
OF COURSE NOT.

HMM.

WAS TIBBETS IN FLIGHT
FROM YOU?

OF COURSE NOT.

DID YOU EVER HEAR
OF "PEOPLE VS. MARTIN"?

PEOPLE VS. WHO?

NOVEMBER CASE,
SECOND SUPERIOR.

JUST ABOUT IDENTICAL.

CIRCUMSTANCES THROWN OUT
FOR ILLEGAL WARRANTLESS SEARCH.

IT'S NOT MY FAULT I HIT
THE GUY, JOYCE.

IT'S NOT MY FAULT

YOU DON'T READ
YOUR SEARCH-AND-SEIZURE MEMOS.

IF YOUR CAR HADN'T HIT HIM,

HIS TRUNK WOULD HAVE
STAYED SHUT.

ALL RIGHT, THEN
LET'S JUST NOT TELL THEM THAT.

- NOT TELL WHO WHAT?
- THE LAWYER.

TIBBETS'S LAWYER.

MAYBE DEFENSE COUNSEL
NEVER HEARD

OF PEOPLE VS. WHAT'S-HIS-NAME.

AND IT'S NOT YOUR JOB ANYMORE
TO TELL THEM.

EXCUSE ME, FRANK.

WE GOT SOMETHING
ON THE SCHOOL FIGHT.

THE GUY WHO OWNS THE CAR SAYS

THAT HIS SON
DRIVES IT TO SCHOOL.

KID'S NAME IS PETER FERGUSON,
AGE 18.

HE USUALLY TAKES
MITCHELL CAREY, 17,

AND A JUVENILE SANDY DAYAS, 15.

DO WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE
IN SCHOOL RIGHT NOW?

LUCY'S ON THE PHONE.
YOU WANT TO PICK THEM UP?

- YEAH, SEND A UNIT OVER.
- ARE YOU ARRESTING?

ASSUMING LESTER EAGLETON SWEARS
A COMPLAINT.

FORGIVE ME
THE REST OF YOUR DEPARTMENT,

BUT WE DON'T HAVE MUCH
TO PROSECUTE YET.

THREE AGAINST ONE
AND A BROKEN NECK SOUNDS

LIKE PROBABLE ASSAULT TO ME.

NO ARGUMENT.

BUT A COUPLE OF MINUTES AGO,

HE TOLD ME OUR NEUTRAL WITNESS
DIDN'T SEE IT START

AND NEITHER SIDE HAD WEAPONS.

IF I WERE STILL A PD, I'D BE
LICKING MY CHOPS ON THIS ONE.

SO YOU BRING THEM IN
FOR QUESTIONING, NO ARRESTS.

OUR NEW DISTRICT ATTORNEY SEEMS
TO PREFER IT THAT WAY.

I HAD FREE PERIOD.

I WAS GOING
TO GET SOMETHING TO EAT.

THE CAR DRIVES BY...

AND-- AND THEY YELL,
"HEY, NIGGER!"

SOMETHING
ABOUT THE GAME LAST NIGHT.

MOUTH'S REAL DRY.

[GOLDBLUME]
TAKE YOUR TIME, LESTER.

GUY FLIPS ME
THE FINGER.

THEN I YELLED BACK.

THEY COME OUT OF THE CAR.

ALL THREE DID?

TWO OF THEM.

HIT ME HIGH AND LOW.

I STARTED TO GET UP,
BUT THEY KEPT KICKING ME.

THEN I HEARD SOMETHING SNAP.

I-- I THINK
I HURT MY NECK BAD.

YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING
TO PROVOKE THEM?

I WAS GOING
TO GET SOME BREAKFAST.

ALL I WAS DOING.

ALL I WAS DOING.

DIDN'T KNOW THEM,
NEVER SAW THEM BEFORE?

NO, SIR.

I COULDN'T EVEN FEEL 'EM
KICK ME ANYMORE.

LESTER, IF WE CAN FIND THEM,
YOU'LL TESTIFY?

YES, SIR.

I WAS GONNA PLAY BALL
THIS SUMMER.

PRO BALL.

I HAD SIGNED A CONTRACT.

ROOKIE LEAGUE.

THEY SAID THEY MAY PLACE ME.

BUT I MIGHT BE
DOUBLE "A."

I'M VERY SORRY.

WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO ME?

AM I GONNA LIE HERE
FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE?

I DON'T EVEN WANNA LIVE LIKE...

[COUGHS]

- MURRAY!
- YO.

OH, LIEUTENANT!
THAT'S RIGHT, OF COURSE.

BACK TO BUY ANOTHER RIG, HUH?

WANT TO MAKE IT
HIS AND HERS?

NO, SIR, I DO NOT.

I WANT TO RETURN THIS VEHICLE,

WHICH IS MY LEGAL RIGHT WITHIN
A 48-HOUR GRACE PERIOD.

CALM DOWN, LIEUTENANT.

YOU GOT A COUPLE
OF QUALMS.

A FEW MINOR
MECHANICAL PROBLEMS.

- MINOR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS?
- YES, SIR.

JUDAS H. PRIEST.

- THE GENERATOR IS OUT.
- OH.

AND THE FLOOR UNDER
THE CARPET IN THE BATHROOM

IS RUSTED THROUGH.

AND I DO BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE
ALTERED THE ODOMETER HERE.

- THE TOILET BACKS UP--
- WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE.

LIEUTENANT, LIEUTENANT,
LIEUTENANT,

IF YOUR DISCONCERTED,
I'M DISCONCERTED.

BELIEVE ME.

IF YOU'RE NOT HAPPY,
I HAVEN'T BEEN DOING MY JOB.

BUT I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO TAKE
A LOOK AT THIS

FROM THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE.

WILL YOU DO
THAT FOR ME, PLEASE?

LISTEN, YOU BOUGHT A HOME
FROM US.

NOT JUST FOUR TIRES
AND A CIGARETTE LIGHTER.

YOU BOUGHT A HOME.

NOW, IF THE TOILET
IN YOUR HOME OVERFLOWS,

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO,
SELL THE HOME

OR FIX THE TOILET?

AND AS FOR THOSE OTHER
MINOR BUGS,

ARE YOU GONNA ALLOW
YOURSELF TO BECOME DISILLUSIONED

OR ARE YOU GONNA TAKE STEPS
TO IRON THEM OUT?

WELL, IF ANYBODY
SHOULD DO THE IRONING, SIR,

IT SHOULD BE YOU.

DON'T OFFER ME A CHALLENGE
LIKE THAT, LIEUTENANT,

BECAUSE I AM
SO CRAZY I JUST MIGHT SAY,

"SO WHAT IF IT'S NOT ON
THE GUARANTEE?

"WE'LL TAKE
EVERY ONE OF YOUR COMPLAINTS,

"FIX IT LIKE NEW, AND HAVE YOU
BACK IN YOUR NEW HOME

BY THE END OF THE DAY."

YOU COULD FIX THE PEGASUS
TODAY?

YES, SIR.
EVERY ITEM FIXED BY 5:00.

POSSESSION OF 12 FIREARMS

CREATES THE PRESUMPTION
OF INTENT TO SELL.

THAT'S A "B" FELONY,
AND THAT'S EIGHT TO 13 YEARS.

MR. TIBBETS,

THIS IS THE CLEANEST POSSESSION
IN THE BOOK.

SOLE OCCUPANT,
VEHICLE REGISTERED TO YOU.

WE'LL OFFER YOU A STEP DOWN,
A "C" AND FIVE YEARS.

WHAT IF I WERE
TO MENTION THE NAME ELLIE DIP

TO YOU PEOPLE?

HOLD YOUR RECEIVER,
MR. TIBBETS.

NOT FOR ANY "C,"
I DON'T MENTION ANYTHING.

YOUR CHOICE, COUNSELOR.

L. DiPIANO HAPPENS TO BE
THE INDIVIDUAL

I PURCHASED THESE WEAPONS FROM.

HE DEALS 40 PIECES
A WEEK.

FOR YOUR FULL COOPERATION
AND A WIRE IF NECESSARY,

I CAN OFFER A "D"
WITH TWO YEARS MAX.

[BOTH WHISPERING]

[WHISPERS]
TAKE IT, TAKE IT.

IT'S POSSIBLE.

SET IT UP, RAY.

[JESUS]
CAPTAIN.

JESUS.

- HOW'S IT GOING, MICK?
- NOT BAD.

FIND A PLACE YET?

NOPE.

TONIGHT, 6:00,
YOU TAKE TIME OUT.

NO EXCUSES.

WE'LL GET YOU A POLISH DUCK
FOR DINNER.

WHAT THE HELL
IS A POLISH DUCK?

JABLONSKI'S CURE FOR
THE HOMELESS.

I'M TAKING YOU UNDER MY WING.

OKAY.

I'LL BE BACK
IN AN HOUR OR SO.

YOU DIDN'T YELL ANYTHING,
SAY ANYTHING?

HE SAY
WE SAID SOMETHING?

THAT GUY STARTED IT, MAN.

WE WERE STOPPED AT A LIGHT,
YOU KNOW?

GUY COMES UP, LOOKS LIKE
HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN HIGH.

HE STARTS CALLING US OUT,
GIVES US THE FINGER.

AND HOW DID YOU RESPOND?

GUYS CALLS YOU OUT, YOU KNOW
YOU'RE GONNA SAY SOMETHING BACK.

LIKE MAYBE YOU'RE GONNA SAY
SOMETHING TO HIM.

NEXT THING,
HE COMES RUNNING AT THE CAR

AND HE KICKS THE SIDE
REAL HARD.

PETE WAS DRIVING.
HE GOT REAL TICKED OFF.

IT'S LIKE HIS DAD'S CAR,
YOU KNOW?

I GOT OUT OF THE CAR
TO TALK TO HIM,

LOOK AT WHAT HE DID TO IT.

I SAY,
"HEY, WHAT'S THIS FOR, MAN?"

AND THE GUY COMES AT ME.

AND I HAD
TO DEFEND MYSELF.

THEN MITCH AND SANDY GOT OUT
TO TRY AND BREAK IT UP.

BOTH MITCH AND SANDY
GOT OUT OF THE CAR?

YEAH.

MITCH GRABS HIM IN A HEADLOCK
AND THROWS HIM OFF ME.

WE SEE THESE
BLACK KIDS COMING.

WE FIGURE MAYBE IT'S A GANG
OR SOMETHING, SO WE SPLIT.

WE DIDN'T HAVE
ANY IDEA HE WAS HURT SO BAD.

I'M REAL SORRY IT HAPPENED, BUT
HE STARTED IT, YOU KNOW?

HE BROUGHT IT ON HIMSELF.

DO YOU HAVE
ANY IDEA WHY LESTER EAGLETON

WOULD DO THIS,
PETER?

MAYBE HE HATES WHITES.

MAYBE BECAUSE OF THE GAME
LAST NIGHT.

A LOT OF BAD BLOOD.

IS THAT ALL?
YOU GONNA DETAIN?

WE'LL LET YOU KNOW.

BECAUSE I GOT A LOT
OF ANXIOUS PARENTS OUT HERE

WHO HAVE TO KNOW WHAT'S
GONNA BE.

TURNS THAT INTO A COMBAT--
CLAIM THE OTHERS NEED RESCUING.

THEY REHEARSED IT, JOYCE.

WELL, IT'LL COME DOWN TO,
WHO DO YOU TRUST?

MRS. EAGLETON?

IS THIS MISS DAVENPORT?

THAT'S ME.

I'M LESTER EAGLETON'S MOTHER.

THE DETECTIVE SAID
TO SPEAK TO YOU.

HE SAID
YOU'RE THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY

AND SOMETHING ABOUT THIS CASE
NOT BEING TOO GOOD

AGAINST THOSE BOYS
WHO CRIPPLED MY SON.

EXCUSE ME.

IS THAT TRUE, MISS DAVENPORT?

MRS. EAGLETON,
I AM TERRIBLY SORRY

ABOUT YOUR PERSONAL TRAGEDY.

THEN DO SOMETHING
ABOUT IT.

THE POLICE ARE
INVESTIGATING THOROUGHLY,

BUT IT'S TRUE, WE DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH EVIDENCE YET

TO PROVE ANYTHING.

DON'T TELL ME
THAT.

I'M SORRY.

LESTER DIDN'T START
NO FIGHT.

LESTER WAS ALL-CITY.

MY SON
HAD SCHOLARSHIPS.

NOW WHY DOES HE HAVE TO GO
AROUND LOOKING FOR TROUBLE?

MISS DAVENPORT,
MY SON WAS BEAUTIFUL.

MY SON WAS A GIFT FROM GOD.

DON'T TELL ME
THERE'S NO JUSTICE FOR HIM.

DO YOU HAVE COPIES OF THESE,
MRS. EAGLETON?

BECAUSE I WOULD
LIKE TO LOOK AT THEM.

YOU HOLD ONTO THEM.

YOU READ ABOUT LESTER.

YOU READ ABOUT WHAT
THEY TOOK AWAY FROM MY SON.

MAYBE YOU CAN FIGURE OUT
A WAY TO TELL HIM

HIS LIFE IS STILL WORTH LIVING

AFTER THEY TELL ME
HE MAY NEVER WALK AGAIN.

RIGHT, THANKS.

HENRY, I RESENT YOU TRYING
TO MANIPULATE ME

WITH THAT KIND
OF EMOTIONAL APPEAL.

SHE WANTED TO TALK TO YOU.

I FELT SHE HAD
A COMPELLING REASON.

YOU DON'T SEE THE POSITION
THAT PUT ME IN.

NO MATTER HOW I SYMPATHIZE,

THE BOTTOM LINE IS
WE CAN'T PROVE ASSAULT

BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT.

THE BOTTOM LINE IS
IF WE FOLD OUR TENTS,

THREE KIDS WALK AWAY WITH
A BRUTAL RACIST CRIME

IN THEIR POCKETS.

LOOK, DO WE OR DON'T WE
BELIEVE EAGLETON?

WE DO.

THEN THAT'S WHAT COUNTS.
THAT'S WHERE WE START.

NO, LIEUTENANT,
EVIDENCE IS WHERE WE START.

BUT WE CAN'T GET EVIDENCE
WITHOUT MANPOWER,

AND I CAN'T JUSTIFY MANPOWER

WITHOUT MINIMAL SUPPORT
FROM YOU.

AT LEAST KEEP THE CASE ALIVE.

HAVE YOU CHECKED
THEIR RECORDS?

WE'RE STILL LOOKING
INTO THE JUVENILE FILES.

FERGUSON HAS AN ASSAULT THAT WAS
PLEADED DOWN TO DISORDERLY.

WHAT ABOUT LESTER?

ONE FIGHT WHEN
HE WAS 13.

ANYBODY COME FORWARD?
WASN'T THERE A BODEGA OWNER?

HE DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING.

BY THE TIME HE GOT OUTSIDE,
IT WAS ALMOST OVER.

THE ONLY REAL WITNESS
WE HAVE WAS THE WOMAN.

AND THE THIRD KID, THE JUVENILE.

SANDY DAYAS,
HE'S NEXT.

KEEP ME POSTED.

THEN WE ARRAIGN?

YOU UNDERSTAND
THE HEAT IS PRORATED?

YEAH, YOU EXPLAINED THAT TO ME
ON THE PHONE.

I JUST DON'T
WANT NO MISUNDERSTANDING

LIKE WITH THE PREVIOUS TENANT.

SO LONG
AS WE'RE UNDERSTOOD.

THIS IS THE ONE-BEDROOM.

UH-OH.

YOU DIDN'T SAY FURNITURE.

PREVIOUS TENANT.
HE'S EVICTED.

HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE OUT.

YOU GET NICE LIGHT IN HERE
IN THE AFTERNOON.

EAT-IN KITCHEN'S
RIGHT THROUGH THERE.

GO ON, YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT
THE REST OF THE PLACE.

[FOOTSTEPS]

WHAT'S THAT?

FOR CRYING OUT LOUD.

WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?

I TOLD YOU, DON'T COME
IN HERE WHEN I AIN'T HOME!

I'M SHOWING A GUY
THIS APARTMENT.

AREN'T YOU
MAD MOUNTAIN McCUNE?

YOU'VE HEARD OF THIS BUM?

I USED TO WATCH HIM
ALL THE TIME.

NOW YOU LISTEN TO ME
AND YOU LISTEN TO ME GOOD,

'CAUSE I ONLY WANT TO SAY THIS
ONE TIME!

YOU UNDERSTAND ME?!

DO WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS
LOUDNESS EVERY TIME?!

I WANT YOU CAN TAKE THIS
LITTLE PIPSQUEAK WITH YOU,

- VALENSKY...
- HEY.

...AND I WANT YOU TO TURN AROUND

AND I WANT YOU TO WALK RIGHT OUT
THAT DOOR BACK THERE!

DON'T PUT
YOUR FINGER IN MY FACE.

YOU'RE A BUM.

I'M A WORLD-CLASS ATHLETE!

[MIMICS HIM]
YOU'RE A WORLD-CLASS BUM!

THIS GUY HASN'T PAID ME RENT
FOR FOUR MONTHS!

HE SITS
AROUND HERE ALL DAY LONG

FEELING SORRY
FOR HIMSELF!

I'VE BEEN CARRYING HIM.

GO ON, McCLOWN,

TELL HIM HOW YOU'RE GONNA GET
BACK INTO FEDERATION.

RIGHT HERE, VALENSKY.

RIGHT HERE
AND RIGHT NOW!

HEY, HEY, YOU.

HEY.

[GROWLING]

[BOTH GRUNTING]

[LAUGHS]

WHOA!

[BOTH SCREAMING]

- AH, HA HA.
- NO, NO, NO, NO!

[GROWLING]

POLICE!

FREEZE!

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.

I'M NOT SURE IT'S
SMART THAT WE'RE GOING FORWARD

ON THE BOYS WHO BEAT UP
LESTER EAGLETON.

GOOD.

COUNSELOR.

CAPTAIN.

NO DEAL WITH MY CLIENT
ROLAND TIBBETS.

DEAL'S OFF.

OH?

NOW THAT I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY

TO MORE THOROUGHLY REVIEW
THE FULL FACTUAL CONTEXT,

IT'S CLEAR TO ME
THAT MR. TIBBETS'S PLIGHT

FALLS WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF
"PEOPLE VS. MARTIN"

AS REGARD TO ILLEGAL
AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL SEARCH.

DO YOU HAVE A CASE SITE
ON THAT, MR. BROWN?

YO.

KEEP THIS COPY.

I'LL REVIEW.

IF APPLICABLE,
WE'LL ACT ACCORDINGLY.

THANK YOU.

FRANK,
B+ ON THE COP STUFF,

BUT WE'RE TALKING D-
ON THE LAW.

JESUS?

YO.

GET A JOB.

GOOD LAWYERING
FOR A PARALEGAL, MARTINEZ.

OH, THANK YOU.

YOU GAVE HIM
"PEOPLE VS. MARTIN."

HALF AN HOUR AGO, HE NEVER
HEARD OF IT.

[SPEAKING SPANISH]

NOW THAT YOU'VE GONE OVER
TO THE ENEMY,

SOMEBODY'S GOTTA PROTECT
THE RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED.

SANDY, THIS IS
LIEUTENANT GOLDBLUME.

SANDY.

I'VE GONE OVER WHAT YOU SAID
ABOUT THE FIGHT

WITH LESTER EAGLETON
THIS MORNING, SANDY.

I JUST WANT TO
ASK YOU A COUPLE QUESTIONS.

LIEUTENANT, I JUST TALKED
WITH A LAWYER.

HE SAID MY SON
SHOULDN'T BE ANSWERING

ANY QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW.

ARE YOU AWARE, MR. DAYAS,
OF LESTER EAGLETON'S CONDITION?

HE'S CRIPPLED.

LOOK, I DON'T MEAN HE DESERVES
TO BE CRIPPLED,

BUT IF HE STARTED THIS,
WHAT'S IT GOT TO DO WITH MY SON?

MY SON'S TELLING THE TRUTH.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE TO YOU,
MR. DAYAS?

ONE STARTING IT AGAINST THREE?

WHAT MY SON SAYS,
THAT'S WHAT MAKES SENSE TO ME.

AND YEAH, AS A MATTER OF FACT,

WHO KNOWS WHAT THESE CRAZY
COLOREDS ARE GONNA DO?

OH, UH,
I JUST WANT TO KNOW, SANDY,

IS IT TRUE YOU GOT OUT
OF THE CAR

TO TRY AND STOP THIS FIGHT?

THEY TELL YOU TO SAY THAT LESTER
LOOKED LIKE HE WAS ON DRUGS?

SEE, SANDY, I BELIEVE
THAT YOU DIDN'T GET OUT AT ALL.

I BELIEVE YOU SAW
THE WHOLE THING

FROM THE BACKSEAT OF THAT CAR
WHICH WOULD MEAN

THAT YOU'RE CLEAN
IN THIS OR ALMOST CLEAN.

LIEUTENANT, EXCUSE ME!

SANDY, DON'T LET YOURSELF TAKE
THE BLAME FOR MORE THAN YOU DID.

I SAID WHAT HAPPENED.

LOOK, I'M GONNA HAVE
TO CALL THE LAWYER

IF YOU PERSIST WITH THIS.

IT'S A QUESTION
OF CIVIL LIABILITY AND ALL THAT.

I STAYED IN THE CAR.

THAT'S RIGHT, I STAYED
IN THE CAR.

I DIDN'T GET OUT.
I DIDN'T FIGHT AT ALL.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU GOT OUT
OF THE CAR.

NO, SIR.

EVERYTHING ELSE IS TRUE
EXCEPT I DIDN'T GET OUT.

I WAS COMPLETELY
AWAY FROM ALL OF IT.

STILL BELIEVE YOUR SON'S TELLING
THE TOTAL TRUTH, MR. DAYAS?

WHY DON'T YOU
JUST GET OUT OF HERE?

NO, NO MORE QUESTIONS.

JUST GET OUT AND STAY OUT UNTIL
I CAN TALK TO A LAWYER.

I'M TELLING YOU, NEAL,
I FILED THE MENDOZA STUFF

AS GOOD AS IT'S GETTING FILED.

HE WANTS IT REFILED,
I'M QUITTING.

HUH-UH, YOU'RE NOT
LEAVING ME MENDOZA, J.D.

DON'T TELL US THAT WE DIDN'T
FILE MENDOZA

GOOD ENOUGH, CAPTAIN.

NO, YOU'RE JUST OFF IT
FOR NOW.

LOOKS AS IF WE'RE GONNA LOSE
THE BUST ON THIS ROLAND TIBBETS.

THE POP YOU MADE THIS MORNING,
CAPTAIN?

WHAT HAPPENED?

TECHNICALITY ON THE ARREST.

BUT HE HAD OFFERED US
INFORMATION ON AN AL DiPIANO.

DiPIANO?
GUY'S A FENCE.

YEAH, WE'RE TIPPED HE'S BEEN
SELLING GUNS

OUT OF A BAR ON MONTGOMERY.

I WANT US
TO MOVE ON HIM

BEFORE TIBBETS GETS BACK OUT
ON THE STREETS.

ME AND J.D., WE GOT A SNITCH
WHO KNOWS DiPIANO, CAPTAIN.

WELL, SEE IF YOUR INFORMANT
WILL GET YOU

A LETTER OF INTRODUCTION.

YOU CAN SAY
WE'RE MAKING A DRUG DEAL

AND WE'RE LOOKING
FOR COLD PIECES.

THE PARTICULARS ARE UP TO YOU.

HARRY, CALL DIVISION
AND APPROPRIATE THE BUY MONEY.

STAN, LET'S PUT MR. TIBBETS
ON THE TOUR

FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.

HEY,
PAPERWORK GETS LOST.

ASK MENDOZA.

[HUNTER]
SO IT'S JUST A MATTER
OF ADJUSTMENT?

MM-HMM.
AND THE GENERATOR?

THE FUSE?

NO KIDDING.

CERTAINLY.

UGH, I'LL BE THERE BY 5:00.

WEIGHT.

AIN'T TELLING YOU THAT.

WEIGHT,
PIT BREATH!

326 FULLY CLOTHED, INCLUDING
SHOES AND BELT!

GOOD NEWS, DETECTIVE.

HOW DOES ONE BEDROOM,
VIRTUALLY RENT-FREE

WITH A SHOWER MASSAGE SOUND?

SOUNDS GREAT.
HE'LL TAKE IT.

YOU WANT YOUR LUNGS
FOR DINNER, HAIRBALL?

THEY FIX YOUR MOTOR HOME,
LIEUTENANT?

YES, INDEED.

AND IF YOU, IF YOU WANT HER
TEMPORARILY, MICK,

SHE'S YOURS.

ACTUALLY,
THAT SOUNDS VERY GOOD.

MAYBE I OUGHT TO DO IT.

MARVELOUS.

ALL I ASK IS A BIT
OF SENTRY DUTY

TO KEEP THAT SCRUFFY
VAGABOND FROM RIPPING ME OFF.

LOCKER ROOM, END OF WATCH,
I'LL GIVE YOU THE KEYS,

AND YOU CAN
TAKE OCCUPANCY TONIGHT.

OH, I GOT A DINNER WITH
JABLONSKI TONIGHT.

IF IT'S OKAY, I COULD BE
AT THE RV BETWEEN 8:00 AND 9:00.

NO PROBLEM.

AND THE LIGHT SWITCH IS
OVER THE GALLEY.

WILL YOU LET ME GO NOW,
NOW YOU GOT YOUR OWN PLACE?

SIT!

GOTTA FIGHT
THE KING OF THE AMAZON TONIGHT!

IT'S THE START OF WHO KNOWS WHAT
FOR ME.

[GROWLING]

[FAY]
FRANK.

THE DOCTOR SAY
YOU NEEDED THAT?

WELL, HE SAID HE DIDN'T THINK
IMMOBILIZING IT WAS A BAD IDEA.

WHAT ABOUT X-RAYS?

HE TOOK THEM
AND SOME OTHER TESTS.

NEGATIVE, PENDING FURTHER
ANALYSIS.

FRANK, LISTEN,
I CALLED GIL ROBBINS'S OFFICE.

NEGLIGENCE GIL, THE TABLOID
ATTORNEY?

- FAY.
- FRANK!

I WAS INJURED
IN A POLICE OFFICER'S VEHICLE.

I HAVE EXPENSES.

YOU KNOW, FRANK JR. COULD
DEVELOP DELAYED STRESS SYNDROME.

YOU KNOW, THE CITY'S DENYING
THAT THAT INJURY

WAS INCURRED
IN ANY OFFICIAL CAPACITY.

WELL, THEY CAN SAY WHATEVER
THEY WANT.

THAT'S NOT GONNA
STOP ME FROM SUING SOMEBODY.

WELL, AT THE RISK
OF SUPERSEDING

YOUR ESTEEMED
AMBULANCE-CHASING COUNSEL,

I'D SAY THAT'D BE ME.

YOU?

AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY WHO ARE
GONNA RAISE MY RATES SKY HIGH.

FAY, DO ME A BIG FAVOR
AND GET RID OF THAT BRACE.

ARE YOU CALLING ME A FRAUD?

NO.

UNLESS WE GET TO COURT.

BOY, THIS CITY GOVERNMENT
STINKS.

[DOOR OPENS, THEN CLOSES]

- JOYCE.
-IRWIN.

ON THIS LESTER EAGLETON,
I REVIEWED THE FILES.

I DON'T SEE OUR CASE.

I BELIEVE LESTER'S
STORY.

I DON'T BELIEVE THE WHITE KIDS.

ACCEPTED,
BUT WE'RE STILL TALKING

ABOUT THREE AGAINST
OUR ONE.

YOU THINK
THOSE ARE BAD ODDS FOR A FIGHT

FOR A CONVICTION HERE,

THE PERCENTAGES ARE
EVEN WORSE.

I'M NOT IN THIS
TO BE A BATTING CHAMPION--

NOR TO WASTE THE COURT'S TIME
EITHER, I'M SURE.

WAIT A MINUTE, LAST WEEK,
WHEN YOU WERE COURTING ME,

DIDN'T YOU USE THE PHRASE
"JOYCE'S INDEPENDENCE"

ABOUT 47 TIMES?

AND I'M ONLY ADVISING,
I'M NOT ORDERING.

BUT YOU'RE A PROSECUTOR NOW.

YOU GOTTA GIVE UP A LITTLE
OF THE UNDERDOG MENTALITY.

I DO?

THAT WASN'T
IN THE JOB DESCRIPTION.

PAY YOUR RENT,
PIT BREATH.

GO DROWN YOURSELF.

[LAUGHS]

EXCUSE MY TURKISH HERE, JUDGE,
BUT WHAT THE D.A. HAS GOT

AGAINST MITCHELL CAREY
AND PETER FERGUSON

IS BUPKIS.

PEOPLE ASK $50,000 ON
EACH DEFENDANT.

LESTER EAGLETON WAS
ALMOST MURDERED BY THESE BOYS.

NOTHING, ZIPPO.

ANY HELP TO YOUR CASE,
MS. DAVENPORT?

PEOPLE STAND BY WHAT I'VE SAID.

A PROMISING YOUNG ATHLETE'S
BEEN CRIPPLED.

IF THE DEFENDANTS
ARE RELEASED TODAY,

THEY'LL NEVER DO TIME
AND WE ALL KNOW IT.

ALL RIGHT, PARTIES STEP BACK.

JOYCEY?

COME ON.

YOU KNOW WHAT KIND OF ADA
JUDGES COME TO LOVE?

WHAT?

THE KIND THAT BRING US
A LITTLE EVIDENCE

TO SPICE UP THEIR PATHOS.

IN THE COURT'S OPINION,
THIS CASE IS SUFFICIENTLY WEAK,

THAT DEFENDANTS WILL ALMOST
CERTAINLY APPEAR

FOR THEIR HEARING,

ERGO...
[BANGS GAVEL]

...NO BAIL.

I AM LESTER EAGLETON'S MOTHER!

ALL RIGHT, MA'AM.
[BANGS GAVEL]

DID YOU SAY NO BAIL, JUDGE?!

- MA'AM, PLEASE--
- DID YOU SAY NO BAIL?!

[BANGS GAVEL]

MITCHELL AND PETER?

YOU BEHAVE YOURSELVES.

LONG DATE
FOR A PRELIMINARY HEARING.

TEN MINUTES RECESS.

SORRY, MADE YOU LOOK BAD
ON YOUR FIRST DAY.

HOW SO?

FOR JUST PICKING A LAME CASE.

YOU PUT ME UP TO DOING MY JOB
THE WAY IT SHOULD BE DONE.

I'M GRATEFUL.

[GINA]
♪ AM I BLUE ♪

♪ AM I BLUE... ♪♪

I'M LOOKING FOR AL DiPIANO.

FOLLOW ME.

[GINA]
♪ ...IN MY EYES TELLING YOU ♪

♪ AM I BLUE ♪

♪ YOU'D BE TOO
IF YOUR... ♪♪

FRIENDS OF EDDIE'S?

JOHN MILES.

THIS HERE'S NEAL BRANDYWINE,
JIMMY BALDINI.

[GINA CONTINUES SINGING]

TELL HER TO CUT IT.

SIT DOWN,
GENTLEMEN.

- CUBAN, HUH?
- MMM.

JUST THE SEEDS.

JAMAICAN-GROWN AND WRAPPED.

THINK I'D SUPPORT
THAT COMMIE BUM?

DID EDDIE TELL YOU WHY I WANTED
TO SEE YOU, MR. DiPIANO?

IT SLIPS MY MIND.

WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT
WITH SOME VERY SERIOUS

SOUTH AMERICAN BUSINESSMEN.

IT'D BE BENEFICIAL IF WE HAD
THE PROPER SECURITY TOOLS

ON OUR TRANSACTION.

I USED TO DO SOME
CONSULTING WORK IN THAT AREA.

POSSIBLY I COULD REFER YOU
TO A LOCATION

WHERE YOU COULD RECEIVE
THE TOOLS YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

AND HOW COULD WE GET YOU
TO DO THAT?

PAY ME MONEY.

HALF A DOZEN
BROWNING 9-MILLIMETERS

WITH FOUR-INCH BARRELS,

HALF A DOZEN
UZIS.

WHEN, WHERE, HOW MUCH--

HARRY GARABALDI!
REMEMBER ME?

GINA SRIGNOLI, PAUL'S WIDOW.

GINA, YOU KNOW
THIS GUY?

SURE, HE WAS
ONE OF THE DETECTIVES

WHO WAS SO NICE TO ME AFTER
PAUL DIED THE FIRST TIME.

FREEZE, DON'T BE A FOOL!

[ALL SHOUTING]

HOLD IT RIGHT THERE.

ALL RIGHT, I GOT A PERMIT,
I GOT A PERMIT.

HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE!

ALL RIGHT, COME ON, LISTEN,
YOU'VE GOT NOTHING HERE.

YOU'VE GOT NO ARREST.
I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.

HEY, WE'RE
NOT ARRESTING YOU, AL.

THIS IS JUST THE WAY THAT
WE ALWAYS LEAVE

A CLASSY JOINT
LIKE YOURS, RIGHT, FELLAS?

BYE, HARRY.

YOUR SISTER SAYS CALL BACK
AND CHIEF DANIELS CALLED

TO FIND OUT
IF DINNER IS STILL ON.

HE HAS MADE RESERVATIONS AT
THE CLAIR DE LUNE.

CLAIR DE LUNE?

MMM, ZINE DE MAKEOUT.

SICKO.
TOTAL SICKO.

DETECTIVE GOLDBLUME, PLEASE.

- MR. DAYAS?
- OH, HI.

UH, MY SON WAS RELEASED
FROM FAMILY COURT,

AND WE'VE HAD A GOOD TALK.

GO ON, SON.

I GOT SOME STUFF TO SAY.

MITCH AND PETE WERE PRETTY MAD
ABOUT THE GAME LAST NIGHT.

THIS KID WE KNOW NAMED JERRY
WAS HURT IN A FIGHT AFTERWARDS

BY SOME BLACK KIDS.

SO MITCH WANTED TO DRIVE
NEAR VAN BUREN,

MAYBE MESS SOMEBODY UP.

WHAT HAPPENED WHEN YOU SAW
LESTER EAGLETON?

WE PULLED UP AND MITCH
STARTED YELLING STUFF LIKE,

"HEY, NIGGER.

HEY, COON,
COME HERE."

BUT EAGLETON WOULDN'T.

SO MITCH GOT OUT
OF THE CAR.

PETE, TOO.

DID YOU GET
OUT OF THE CAR, SANDY?

NO, SIR.

WHAT HAPPENED NEXT?

THEY JUMPED HIM, YOU KNOW?

IT WAS HIGH AND LOW LIKE
A BODY BLOCK.

THEN THEY GOT
HIM DOWN ON THE GROUND

AND THEY STARTED KICKING HIM.

I HEARD HIM SCREAM.

I LOOKED OVER
AND HE WASN'T MOVING.

SO THIS OLD LADY COMES
RUNNING OUT,

AND THEY GET BACK IN THE CAR

AND WE DRIVE OFF.

THEY DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS HURT BAD
OR ANYTHING.

THEY THOUGHT
IT WAS LIKE STOMPING SOME GUY.

AT ANY TIME, DID LESTER EAGLETON
KICK THE CAR?

NO, SIR.

WE WEREN'T OUT
TO CRIPPLE ANYBODY.

I SWEAR.

IS HE GONNA BE OKAY?

NO.

GINA.

HARRY.

HARRY, UM...

I'M SORRY ABOUT
WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE.

I GUESS I MUST HAVE RUINED
SOMETHING.

OH, NO, NO,
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

IT'S GOOD
TO SEE YOU, TOO, HARRY.

SO WHAT WERE YOU DOING
THERE ANYWAY?

I'M AL'S REGULAR HOSTESS
AND I SING ON MONDAYS.

NO KIDDING.

YEAH, WELL, PAUL--
MAY HE REST IN PEACE--

HAD A 12% QUIET INTEREST
IN THE LOUNGE.

OH, AND YOU'RE
LOOKING OUT FOR IT?

WELL, EVERYTHING ELSE
PAUL LEFT ME

IS TIED UP
BY THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT--

CARS,

HOUSES,

THE BANK ACCOUNTS.

THEY SAY
IT'S ALL ILLEGAL PROCEEDS

FROM CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES.

THAT MUST BE
PRETTY ROUGH.

YEAH.

PAUL LEFT WITH ME
WITH SO MANY EXPENSES,

I CAN'T EVEN PAY OFF THE CASKET
I HAD CUSTOM-BUILT.

GINA, YOU'RE STILL TIGHT WITH
A LOT OF PAUL'S PEOPLE, RIGHT?

YEAH.

YEAH, I WAS JUST THINKING.

MAYBE--
DON'T GET MAD AT ME.

OKAY.

MAYBE YOU COULD HELP US
WITH SOME INFORMATION.

YOU MEAN, BE A SNITCH?

MORE LIKE
AN INFORMANT.

AN INFORMANT?

YEAH, AND IN EXCHANGE, MAYBE
WE COULD HELP YOU

WITH THE FEDS
AND WITH PAUL'S ESTATE.

DO YOU REALLY THINK YOU COULD
DO THAT, HARRY?

I THINK LET'S SIT DOWN,
LET'S TALK ABOUT IT.

THAT WOULD BE BEAUTIFUL.

CALL ME.

I WILL, GINA.

BYE, HARRY.

THAT'S REALLY GOOD,
SOLID POLICE WORK, HARRY.

I'M PROUD OF YOU,
YOU PIG.

SON, LISTEN TO ME,
IF I TAKE MY WEAPON OUT,

IT DOESN'T MAKE ME FEEL PROUD
OR ANYTHING.

BESIDES, I MADE A MISTAKE.
I BLEW THE BUST.

OH, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU ANYWAY.

I LOVE YOU, SON.

TOLD HIS WHOLE CLASS
ABOUT HIS DAD.

HE'S PROUD OF YOU, FRANK.

IT'S TOUGH TO TELL A KID NO,
NOT FOR THAT.

SANDY DAYAS JUST
INDICATED HIS RUNNING MATES,

FERGUSON AND CAREY.

DOES ADA DAVENPORT SAY
REARREST?

NOT TILL SHE GOES
FOR HIGHER BAIL IN THE MORNING.

IF YOU HAVE ANY TROUBLE WITH
THE OTHER BOYS,

I WANT YOU TO CALL MYSELF
OR MISS DAVENPORT IMMEDIATELY.

YOU STILL HAVE MY EMERGENCY
NUMBER, RIGHT?

YEAH, I HAVE IT.

YOU GOTTA UNDERSTAND, OFFICER,
WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WHAT.

YOU MEAN YOU DIDN'T KNOW.

CORRECT.

LOOK, IF A KID
GETS HIS NECK BROKE,

I DON'T CARE IF HE'S BLACK,
BLUE, OR GREEN.

BUT IF IT'S MY SON, HE'S
GONNA TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT IT.

WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE DONE.

I JUST DON'T WANT HIM
TO GROW UP

THINKING YOU CAN
GET BY WITH LYING.

THANK YOU.

COME ON, SON.

I'VE BEEN MEANING
TO TELL YOU,

THAT WAS A FIRST-RATE BIT
OF POLICE WORK LAST WEEK,

EXPOSING YOURSELF
TO THAT SORT OF ASSAULT

TOOK A LOT OF CHARACTER.

I TOAST YOU.

THANK YOU, CHIEF.

FROM 9:00 TO 5:00,
IT'S CHIEF.

FROM 5:00
TO WHENEVER, IT'S FLETCHER.

FLETCHER.

OR FLETCH.

GOTTA WONDER WHAT KIND OF
A LOOSE SCREW A MAN'S GOTTA HAVE

TO DO THE KIND OF THINGS
TO A HELPLESS WOMAN

THIS PERVERT DENTIST DID.

I MEAN, I'M AS LUSTY
AS THE NEXT GUY.

I'VE EVEN
NIBBLED AROUND THE EDGES

OF A TOE OR TWO MYSELF,

BUT--

WELL, I'VE BEEN TALKING
TOO MUCH.

I MUST BE
BORING THE PANTS OFF YOU.

NOT AT ALL.

YOU KNOW, PATSY,
IF I MAY BE CANDID A MOMENT,

I WAS MARRIED 23 YEARS.

CORA WAS MY FRIEND AS WELL
AS MY LIFE MATE,

AND I'LL COUNT AS ONE
OF THE SADDEST DAYS OF MY LIFE

THE DAY I LEFT HER.

THOUGH THE SADDEST TRUTH
OF ALL IS

WE JUST RAN OUT OF GAS
AFTER ALL THOSE YEARS.

IT'S SAD TO THINK THAT THAT HAS
TO HAPPEN TO A MARRIAGE.

SAD INDEED.

NO PAIN, NO GAIN.

BUT ENOUGH
ABOUT FLETCHER DANIELS.

TELL ME ABOUT PATSY MAYO.

YOU MUST HAVE
A HECK OF A BUSY SOCIAL LIFE.

NOT REALLY.

MEN ARE INTIMIDATED BY A DATE
THAT CARRIES A GUN.

GUN OR NO,
YOU'RE A DAMN SEXY WOMAN.

THANK YOU.

DAMN SEXY.

YOU MAKE ME FEEL YOUNG AGAIN,

IN TOUCH WITH MYSELF,

CONNECTED TO MY LONG-DORMANT
SENSUAL SIDE.

YOU'RE EMBARRASSING ME.

YOU KNOW,
IN EARLY MARCH,

THERE'S THAT, UH,
POLICE SENSITIVITY WEEKEND

OUT AT THE SHORE.

YES, THERE WAS AN ITEM ABOUT IT
IN ROLL CALL THIS MORNING.

WERE YOU PLANNING ON ATTENDING?

OH, I HADN'T THOUGHT
ABOUT IT.

WOULD YOU THINK ABOUT IT?

DAMN IT, I'M SCREWING MY COURAGE
TO THE STICKING POST HERE,

BUT WOULD YOU THINK
ABOUT DOING IT WITH ME?

McCUNE IS BACK!

McCUNE HAS RECOVERED 125% FROM
THIS HERNIA CONDITION,

AND HE'S READY TO DEMOLISH
ALL THE FAKERS AND THE CREEPS

WHICH HAVE BEEN EXCUSES
FOR WRASSLIN'

WHILE HE'S BEEN OUT.

McCUNE ISSUES
A CHALLENGE!

McCUNE LAYS DOWN THE GAUNTLET!

[METAL RUMBLING]

[GROWLING]

[METAL CLANGING]

- HEY!
- WHAT?

YOU WERE WARNED TO STAY AWAY
FROM HERE.

DOUBLE WARNING BACK!

YOU SQUASHED
MY STUFF, MAN.

LOOK AT THIS STUFF!

YOU COME IN HERE,

YOU BUST THIS BOX,
YOU SMASH THIS CAN OF BEANS.

BANGING ON THE RV AIN'T GONNA
GET YOUR BEANS.

DON'T COME NO CLOSER.

I'M ALLOWED TO BE HERE.
STREETS IS FREE.

TAKE IT EASY.

I WAS LIVING IN THIS FIELD.

THIS IS A PARKING LOT.

MY FRIEND IS PARKING
HIS TRAILER HERE,

AND I'M WATCHING IT FOR HIM.

THAT ALLOW YOU
TO CRUSH MY STUFF?

SOME PEOPLE LET ME PROTECT 'EM,

NOT LIKE BAZOOKA HERE,
POLICE COP.

HA HA HA.

HOW MUCH IS PROTECTION?

UH, IT DEPENDS.

GOES FROM A QUARTER UP.

UH, I WATCH
FROM UNDER THE BUILDING.

JUST A SECOND.

[COMMENTATOR ON TV]
ONE OF THE GREATEST WRESTLERS

EVER TO COME OUT OF IRAN.

INTO THE CORNER,
NOBODY HOME.

HULK HOGAN
HITS THAT TURNBUCKLE...

DON'T DO ANYTHING STUPID.

SIX FEET.

[COMMENTATOR ON TV CONTINUES]

25 CENTS.

HERE'S 50 CENTS
FOR THE BEANS.

[COUGHS]

OH, OKAY.

[CLEARS THROAT]

[KETTLE WHISTLING]

SHHHHH...

[CHUCKLES]
WHAT'S THAT?

IS IT ME OR IS IT ILLA?

SO LONG.

YOU WANT SOME COCOA
BEFORE YOU GO?

AHH.

BUT, UH, THEN I GOTTA MAKE
MY ROUNDS.

[COMMENTATOR ON TV]
DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.

HE'S COME UP WITH
SO MANY THINGS OVER THE YEARS.

BONING IT UP SOMEHOW.

PLANTED IT RIGHT
IN THAT KIDNEY AREA,

AND IT TOOK ITS TOLL.

WRASSLIN'!

HA!

BROTHER.

I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN ON
THIS JOB TEN MONTHS.

FRANK, TELL ME YOU'RE HAPPY
I'M WORKING WITH YOU NOW

INSTEAD OF AGAINST YOU.

I AM.

AND TELL ME I DID A GREAT JOB
WITH EAGLETON.

YOU DID.

YOU DID A GREAT JOB.

THEN WHY DO I FEEL SO SCARED
AND USELESS

AND LIKE MAYBE
I DECIDED EVERYTHING WRONG?

NOT SURE.

FIRST-DAY JITTERS?

MAYBE.

MAYBE I'M JUST
AFRAID I'M GOING TO BE

DREAMING ABOUT A BASEBALL PLAYER
IN A WHEELCHAIR.

[MAUDLIN PIANO]