Hill Street Blues (1981–1987): Season 5, Episode 20 - G.Q. - full transcript

PREVIOUSLY ON
"HILL STREET BLUES"...

I HAPPEN TO BE IN LOVE
WITH GINA, FAY.

LOVE?

IS THAT WHAT THEY'RE CALLING IT
THESE DAYS, HENRY?

THE FIRST OF
FOUR BLACK FAMILIES

ARE MOVING INTO THE O'NEIL
HOUSING PROJECT

WHAT DID YOU MEAN BEFORE,

SAYING THAT THIS BLACK FAMILY
THAT JUST MOVED IN HERE

WAS JUST BUYING TROUBLE?

ANY FATHER IN HIS
RIGHT MIND

WOULDN'T MOVE HIS FAMILY
INTO THIS KIND OF SITUATION.



THE BABY HASN'T BREATHED WITHOUT
A MACHINE SINCE IT WAS BORN.

ISN'T THAT GREAT?

EXCUSE ME.

WE SHOOT SOME ADDITIONAL SCENES
AROUND THE ORIGINAL MATERIAL,

RESHAPE THE CONCEPT FOR A
TOTALLY DIFFERENT AUDIENCE.

WE NEED TO HAVE A CLEAR IDEA OF
WHAT IT IS WE'RE WORKING WITH.

I HATE THAT MAN'S
POSITION,

BUT HE DESERVES EXACTLY
WHAT YOU'RE DEPRIVING HIM OF.

LOOK, I DON'T NEED YOUR
LECTURES, OKAY?

WE CAN'T ALLOW
YOUR 300 GAME.

THE HELL, YOU SAY.

HOW ABOUT YOU AND ME GOING OUT
AND GETTING A MALTED AFTER WORK?

[THUD, GUNSHOT]

[BOBBY]
WHERE WERE YOU?



I'M SORRY, PAL.

WELL, SORRY
AIN'T GOOD ENOUGH.

BOBBY HILL, YOU RIDE
A DESK FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS.

ANDY, AFTER YOUR REPORTS ARE IN,
YOU RIDE WITH RIVERA TODAY,

AND FOR THE NEXT COUPLE.

FOR THOSE OF YOU
WHO HAVEN'T HEARD,

LAST NIGHT, AT THE O'NEIL
PROJECTS,

OFFICER HILL WAS FORCED
TO FIRE UPON A BAD GUY

WHO WAS TRYING TO OPEN OFFICER
HILL'S SKULL WITH A LEAD PIPE.

TODAY, THANK GOD, BOBBY'S ALIVE,
THE PERP IS DEAD,

INSTEAD OF
THE OTHER WAY AROUND.

[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]

HEY, NICE WORK, BOBBY,
GOOD BOY, BABY!

AND IF ANYBODY TELLS YOU IT DOES
NOT HAPPEN THE OTHER WAY AROUND,

YOU JUST GIVE 'EM A LOOKSEE AT
PAGE THREE OF TODAY'S PAPER,

ALL ABOUT THE FUNERAL
FOR OFFICER RAY AUGUSTINE

FROM SOUTH FERRY.

AND LEST WE FORGET, THERE'S
A WIDOW, TWO KIDS NEED OUR HELP.

JARS ARE SET UP OVER BY
THE STAIRS.

LET'S DIG DEEP.

ITEM SIX.

O'NEIL PROJECTS ONGOING.

WE'RE MAINTAINING
OUR PRESENCE THERE.

LIEUTENANT HUNTER IS
SUPERVISING UNIFORMS

AND PLAINCLOTHES PERSONNEL,
YOU CHECK THE DUTY ROSTER.

ITEM SEVEN.

A TRIAL OF ALLAN SIEBERT
STARTING UP AGAIN TODAY.

HE'S THE SUSPECT IN THE TAKEDOWN
OF STARLIGHT JEWELRY

AND THE TWO ATTEMPTED
HOMICIDES THAT WENT WITH IT.

UM, SARGENT BATES,
OFFICER COFFEY,

YOU HAD
THE ORIGINAL COLLAR,

SO YOU'RE SIGNED TO A.D.A.
DAVENPORT.

HER CHIEF WITNESS
IS GERALD GOFF,

HE'S COMING
IN AT 7:30 A.M.

HE'S A VAGRANT BUM,

SO FUNDS HAVE BEEN AUTHORIZED,
SO YOU CAN SPIFF HIM UP,

TRY TO MAKE HIM
PRESENTABLE FOR THE COURT.

YOU GUYS HAD YOUR
RABIES SHOTS?

[LAUGHTER]

ITEM LAST.

UNDER THE HEADING OF
POETIC JUSTICE.

LAST NIGHT
OR SOMETIME THIS A.M.,

AT THE BOWLMOR
LANES...

THERE WAS A FIRE.

[CROWD REACTS,
LAUGHING]

POSSIBLE ARSON.

HOW'D YOUR BURN
YOUR EYEBROWS, SARGE?

DID YOU GET A MATCH?

[OVERLAPPING REMARKS]

NOW, I ONLY MENTION
THIS SO THAT YOU'LL KNOW

THAT THE BOWLING LEAGUE'S
GONNA HAVE TO RELOCATE.

NOW, WHEREVER IT IS,

IT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE
THE PITCH NECK LANES.

LET'S HOPE THAT
THE MANAGEMENT THERE

AT LEAST KNOWS THE RUDIMENTS
OF LANE MAINTENANCE.

YEAH!

SO THAT IF JABBO, OR ANYBODY
ELSE FOR THAT MATTER,

HAPPENS TO CATCH
LIGHTNING IN A BOTTLE AGAIN,

THIS TIME, DAMN IT, IT'S GONNA
STAY IN THAT BOTTLE.

[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]

OKAY!

OKAY, LET'S ROLL.

LET'S SHOW
SOME RESPECT.

LET'S DO IT TO THEM
BEFORE THEY DO IT TO US.

[OVERLAPPING CONVERSATIONS]

HEY, BOB, WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH YOU AND RENKO?

PETTY DIFFERENCES.

THIS WAY, HAIR-BAG.

[CHICKENS CLUCKING]

- MORNING.
- HI!

HOW ABOUT A RETURN ENGAGEMENT
ON THE MALTED TONIGHT?

HEY, THAT SOUNDS GREAT.

LET ME CALL MY MOTHER,
SEE IF SHE CAN BABY-SIT.

OKAY, I'LL CHECK BACK
WITH YOU.

[RENKO]
PRETTY SMALL, BOBBY HILL,

STANDING IN THE CORNER
LIKE THAT.

YOU TRYING TO
EMBARRASS ME?

I WASN'T TRYING TO--

YOU JUST DON'T WANT TO
SIT WITH ME, RIGHT?

THAT'S RIGHT.

WE GOTTA TALK.

THERE'S NOTHING TO TALK
ABOUT, RENKO.

WE GOT EVERYTHING
TO TALK ABOUT, PAL.

LET'S GO.

HEY, SARGE, YOU THINK IT WAS
THAT EXTRA OIL ON THE LANES

THAT CAUGHT FIRE,
OR WHAT?

HA! I WOULD'VE LOVED TO HAVE
SEEN THAT OLD PLACE BURN DOWN.

18 LANES...

MUST'VE BEEN
QUITE A SIGHT.

I GUESS FROM NOW ON THEY'LL BE
CALLING THE BOWLMOR THE NO MORE.

[MAN]
EXCUSE ME, SARGENT JABLONSKI?

YOU GOT HIM.

TALK TO YOU A MINUTE?

HMM.

ARSON SQUAD,
FOGERTY.

[BOBBY]
DAMN IT RENKO, FRIENDSHIP...

[RENKO]
I'M SORRY, I ADMIT IT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE
TO SAY TO YOU,

I WAS LATE, I ADMIT IT!

YOU WEREN'T LATE!

YOU FROZE.

YOU LOOK AT THIS?

NOW, I CAN'T GET
THIS PICTURE OUT OF MY MIND.

THIS COULD'VE BEEN MY WIFE
AND MY CHILD RIGHT HERE.

JUST BECAUSE
YOU GOT A FAMILY

DON'T MAKE YOUR LIFE
WORTH MORE THAN MINE.

I SAID IT WOULD NEVER
HAPPEN AGAIN.

I SAID I AM SORRY.

YEAH, WELL,
I'M SORRY TOO.

DAMN IT!

JUST 'CAUSE
I SCREWED UP ONCE,

THAT DON'T DISCOUNT EVERYTHING
I'VE EVER DONE.

AIN'T YOU NEVER
GONNA FORGIVE ME?

RENKO, I CAN GET PAST
THE ANGER, ALL RIGHT?

BUT I CAN'T GET PAST
THE FACT

THAT I'M SCARED
TO RIDE WITH YOU.

[SIREN WAILING]

[POLICE RADIO]
WE HAVE A 9-11,
ARMED ROBBERY IN PROGRESS...

♪♪

[SIRENS WAILING]

♪♪

♪♪

ARE YOU SAYING
HE DIDN'T BACK YOU UP,

OR ARE YOU SAYING
HE WAS LATE?

HE WAS LATE.

WELL, IF A COP DOESN'T BACK UP
HIS PARTNER,

THAT'S IT, END OF STORY.

BUT THIS SOUNDS LIKE A QUESTION
OF DEGREE, A GRAY AREA.

HE WAS A LITTLE LATE.

CAPTAIN, NO DISRESPECT,

YOU HAVEN'T BEEN
ON THE STREET IN A WHILE.

THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS BEING
A LITTLE LATE IN THAT SITUATION.

THE PROBLEM
I'M HAVING HERE

IS THAT I'VE NEVER HEARD ANYBODY
QUESTION RENKO'S COURAGE.

I DIDN'T EITHER
UNTIL LATELY.

OKAY, THIS
ISN'T ANYTHING

WE HAVE TO DECIDE
RIGHT THIS MINUTE.

YOU'RE GONNA BE ON A DESK
FOR 72 HOURS.

I WANT YOU TO SIT ON IT
FOR AT LEAST THAT LONG.

ALL RIGHT, CAPTAIN,

I'LL SIT ON IT,
BUT AIN'T NOTHING GONNA HATCH.

I'LL TAKE A LOOK
AT THE REPORTS.

BOBBY...

WHATEVER ELSE HAPPENS,

IT WAS GOOD WORK
LAST NIGHT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

[STAN]
WOULD YOU CUT IT OUT ALREADY?

FOR TEN MINUTES ALL I'VE BEEN
HEARING IS DID I BURN A PLACE?

YOU'RE TALKING TO A MAN
WITH 30 YEARS SERVICE.

DO YOU THINK
I'M THIS IMMATURE

THAT I WOULD TORCH A PLACE
OVER A BOWLING SCORE?

TOMMY LELAND,
THE OWNER OF THE BOWLMOR,

SAID YOU MADE THREATS.

OH, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
A DIFFERENT KIND OF THREATS--

ECONOMIC SANCTIONS, I SAID.

I MOVED THE BOWLING LEAGUE
SOMEWHERE ELSE, THAT'S ALL.

FIRE IS ONE OF YOUR MOST
EFFECTIVE ECONOMIC SANCTIONS.

OH, THAT'S NUTSO.

ANYWAY, I WAS
WITH DETECTIVE BELKER

FROM THIS PRECINCT
ALL LAST NIGHT.

'TIL WHAT TIME?

11, MAYBE 10:45.

THEN WHAT
YOU DO?

NOTHING.

I WENT HOME,
I WENT TO BED.

LOOK, SERGEANT,
DON'T TAKE THIS WRONG,

BUT THE FIRE DIDN'T START 'TIL
AFTER MIDNIGHT.

WELL, THEN, THAT WAS PRETTY
DUMB OF ME, WASN'T IT, HUH?

30 YEARS A COP,

AND STAN JABLONSKI FORGETS
THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN ALIBI.

YOU LISTENING TO HOW THAT
SOUNDS, FOGERTY?

I'M LISTENING,
SERGEANT, I'M LISTENING,

BELIEVE ME, I'M LISTENING.

AND THIS IS NOTHING I'M ANXIOUS
TO PURSUE HERE.

BUT WITH THE THREATS,
WE GOTTA AT LEAST TALK.

AWW!

WELL, UH, GET BACK TO YOU,
SERGEANT JABLONSKI.

MAYBE YOU BETTER GO LOOK
FOR OUR WITNESS, THE BUM.

HE'LL BE CALLED
AROUND TWO.

WITHOUT HIM,
WE DON'T HAVE A CASE.

YOU GOT AN ADDRESS?

YEAH, A LARGE CORRUGATED BOX
IN THE ALLEY

BETWEEN 116TH AND RALSTON.

GRAB THE GLOVES.

[BACKGROUND CONVERSATION
IN SPANISH]

HI, HONEY.

HI.

WHAT ARE
YOU DOING HERE?

I FOUND THIS IN
YOUR PANTS.

THANKS, I DIDN'T EVEN
REALIZE IT WAS MISSING.

WELL, I ALMOST PUT IT IN
THE WASHING MACHINE.

DID YOU GET TO
TALK TO BOBBY YET?

CAROLINE, WOULD YOU JUST MIND
YOUR OWN BUSINESS

AND GO HOME, PLEASE?

GO ON, GO HOME.

WELL,
I'M SORRY.

JUST GO HOME.

BOB MOSS, CAPTAIN,
MIDTOWN VICE.

SURE.

DO YOU MIND?

[FRANK]
PLEASE DO.

PORNO DETAIL SEARCHED A LOFT
LAST NIGHT ON WEST STREET,

WE WERE LOOKING FOR KIDDIE PORN,
HOT VIDEO EQUIPMENT...

WE ALSO FOUND THIS.

WHAT IS IT?

ONE OF THE SHABBIEST
LOOPS WE EVER SAW.

IT HAPPENS TO STAR TWO OF
YOUR GUYS, I RECOGNIZED THEM.

WHO?

LaRUE AND WASHINGTON.

LaRUE IS GETTING IT ON
WITH SOME BABE.

IS IT OKAY IF I
HANG ONTO THIS FOR A WHILE?

WE GOT ALL THE EVIDENCE
WE NEED.

IT'S YOUR BALL
OF WAX FROM HERE.

[WASHINGTON]
HEY, EDDIE, THAT'S WHAT
THE MAN TOLD ME.

NOW, WOULD I JIVE YOU?

YEAH.

YEAH, OKAY.

YEAH, BYE,
RIGHT, LATER.

WHERE'S JD?

THE MOTOR VEHICLE BUREAU,
CAPTAIN.

HE'S GETTING
HIS LICENSE RENEWED.

UPSTAIRS, YOU AND I.

[STAN]
...GOT NO EVIDENCE.

BESIDES, I WAS WITH HIM
THE WHOLE TIME.

JUST BEING UNDER SUSPICION
FOR A THING LIKE THIS,

IT'S INCREDIBLE.

OF COURSE
IT'S INCREDIBLE.

THAT'S WHY THEY'RE NOT GOING
NOWHERE WITH IT.

AH-HA, IT'S THE WHIFF OF
IMPROPRIETY, DETECTIVE.

THIS CASE DOESN'T CLOSE,

IT'S WITH ME UNTIL
I LEAVE THE DEPARTMENT.

DAMN!

PEOPLE THINK I MIGHT'VE DONE
SUCH A STUPID DAMN THING.

UM...

WHAT DID YOU SAY
THE OWNER'S NAME WAS?

TOMMY LELAND.

THREATS?

HE SAID
I MADE THREATS.

LOOK, SARGE, I GOTTA GO.

I'LL CHECK IN
WITH YOU LATER.

[OVERLAPPING SHOUTING]

WE GOT AN APARTMENT
FOR YOU COPS TOO.

SIR?

'CAUSE IF YOU'RE GONNA KEEP
THESE PEOPLE OFF OF US,

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO
STAY IN THE NEXT APARTMENT.

COME ON, MOSES,
INSIDE IT'S NICE.

INSIDE'S A LOT NICER
THAN WASHINGTON.

I NEVER
BEEN CALLED NIGGER

WHILE I'M ON MY FRONT DOOR
BEFORE.

[POLICE RADIO CHATTER]

UH, EXCUSE US, MR. JETHROE,
SORRY, HEY...

[SIREN WAILING]

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

LIEUTENANT MITCHELL, DETECTIVE
REISER, WERE GOING ON BREAK.

THEY SEE THE SUSPECT, TIMOTHY,
BREAKING INTO THIS DODGE.

YEAH, YOU WANT US
TO TAKE HIM IN, WE GOT A VAN.

YEAH, GOOD.

WE'LL BE IN AFTER YOU,

AS SOON AS WE FIND
THE VEHICLE OWNER.

[HARRY]
HE'S ONE OF THE KIDS
WHO MOVED IN HERE?

[OFFICER]
BELIEVE IT.

COME IN YESTERDAY.

I WANT THIS MUTT
LOCKED UP.

I DON'T WANT NO
DISORDERLY ON THIS!

PIG MEAT, LYING PIG MEAT!

CALM DOWN,
TIMOTHY.

HERE'S THE PAPERWORK,
MORE TO FOLLOW.

AND THIS IS
MR. WARES.

I WAS GOING TO
MY SISTER'S CAR, MAN.

THEY START HASSLING ME,
START DUKING ME.

I DIDN'T BREAK NO WINDOW,
HE BROKE THE WINDOW.

HEY, HEY, HEY!

[HARRY]
EASY.

[OFFICER]
YEAH?

THAT'S ALL WE DO
ALL DAY, TIMOTHY.

ROB PEOPLE RADIOS.

I WAS GOING TO
MY SISTER'S CAR, MAN.

YOU LYING PIG!

JD, THE CAPTAIN WANTS
TO SEE YOU ON THE DOUBLE.

NEAL, HEY.

LOOK AT THIS
DRIVER'S LICENSE, MAN.

THIS IS THE WORST PICTURE
I EVER TOOK.

WELL, YOU OUGHTA SEE
THE PICTURE

ME AND THE CAPTAIN
JUST SAW OF YOU, LOVER.

[CHUCKLES]

THE GODS HAVE
INVENTED A THOUSAND WAYS

HOW TO BLOW
THIS JOB, JD.

MY MAN, YOU'RE ON
THE TOP FIVE.

HEY, YOU
WANT TO CLUE ME IN?

VICE FOUND THE HOME SECURITY
TAPE, JD.

THE CAPTAIN'S
NOT TOO HAPPY.

DON'T IT FIGURE?

TRY TO DO
A PUBLIC SERVICE.

OH, WAKE UP, SLUGGER.

YOUR BUTT'S GOING TO FIJI, BABY,
AND FURILLO'S FLYING THE PLANE.

THAT STUPID SEX SCENE
YOU SHOT WITH LULU.

MAN, I TOLD
YOU TO WALK AWAY.

I NEVER SHOT A SEX SCENE
WITH LULU.

OH, JD, MAN, I SAW IT.

ALL RIGHT, I ADMIT I WENT
BACK THERE.

HEY, THEY WERE
OFFERING CASH.

I'M OUT TWO GRAND OF MY
INVESTMENT, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD.

THEY WANTED ME TO SIGN A DEAL
FOR FIVE MORE PICTURES.

THEY WANTED TO PACKAGE ME AS
JOHNNY LaBRUTE, THE STUD COP.

THEY HAD NO CLASS.

SO YOU
DIDN'T DO IT.

SOMEBODY MUST'VE DOCTORED
THE TAPE SOMEHOW.

WHERE IS IT?

I GAVE IT
TO PATSY MAYO.

OH, IT'S UPSTAIRS, MAN.

TREMENDOUS-- I'M LOSING MY JOB,
MY CREDIBILITY, MY LIFE.

[JOYCE]
MR. GOFF?

[FRANK]
YEAH.

IF YOU BREATH THROUGH
YOUR MOUTH IT'S BETTER.

MR. GOFF, DO YOU REMEMBER ME,
I'M JOYCE DAVENPORT?

I TALKED TO YOU ABOUT WHAT YOU
SAW BEHIND THE JEWELRY STORE.

MR. GOFF, WE GOT TO
GET YOU READY

TO TESTIFY
IN COURT THIS AFTERNOON.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

WE'VE GOT FOUR HOURS.

RIGHT.

HEY, LEO, I NEED
A SCRUB BRUSH, A BUCKET,

AND THREE TOWELS,
DOWNSTAIRS.

AND SOME CLOTHING,
LEO, ANYTHING AT ALL.

D.A.'S AUTHORIZED 150.

GET HIM A SHAVE, HAIRCUT,
SOME CLOTHES.

IT'S NOT
GONNA MAKE A DENT.

GET A DRINK IN HIM,
IF YOU HAVE TO.

COME ON.

YOU KNOW WHAT
A SHOWER IS, JERRY?

YEAH, I DO.

I WANT TO DO
SOME BREAK IN,

WHY AM I DOING IT WHERE OUR
APARTMENT'S AT?

YOU GOT BURGLARY ON YOUR SHEET,
YOU GOT ASSAULT ON YOUR SHEET.

HEY, WHERE YOU
COMING FROM?

I HAD MY
SISTER'S KEYS TO HER CAR.

HEY, YOU WANT TO PUT ONE
OF THEM TESTS ON ME?

GO AHEAD.

HEY, LOOK, MAN, I'M TELLING YOU
WHAT WENT DOWN.

WHICH WAS?

[TIMOTHY]
I WAS GOING TO THE CAR,

TWO DETECTIVES START
HASSLING ME.

THEY ASK ME FOR SOME I.D.,
I SAY I DON'T HAVE NONE.

THEN THEY SAY
HOW I'M GIVING THEM MOUTH,

AND HOW THEY DON'T NEED NO
SMART-MOUTHED NIGGER

'ROUND THEIR HOUSING PROJECT.

AND THAT'S WHEN THEY START
BEATING ON ME.

AND YOU FOUGHT BACK.

NO, I DIDN'T
FIGHT BACK.

I JUST LET 'EM
WAIL ON ME.

HELL, YEAH, I SWUNG ON 'EM, AND
THE TWO MORE COMING IN ON ME!

SIT DOWN!

WHICH ONE WOULD YOU SAY
BROKE THE WINDOW?

GUY WHO'S
HEAD GOT BROKEN.

HE BREAKS THE CAR WINDOW
AND THEN SAYS TO ME,

AS IF IT'S ME SAYING IT,
"OH, NOW I'M IN TROUBLE

BECAUSE I WAS BREAKING
INTO THE CAR."

MY CLIENT
IS THROUGH TALKING.

WHAT IS THIS, MAN?

I AM YOUR PUBLIC DEFENDER,
SHUT YOUR MOUTH.

HEY, LOOK, I WAS JUST
TELLING 'EM WHERE I WAS AT.

THANKS, TIMOTHY,
GOT IT.

[BACKGROUND CONVERSATIONS]

YOU THE A.D.A.?

THAT'S RIGHT.

I'M SCHNELL, THIS IS GOMEZ,
DETECTIVE REISER.

HIS ARREST SHEETS,
MEMO BOOK EXCERPTS,

PRISONER REFUSES
MEDICAL FORMS AND VOUCHERS.

I'D LIKE TO SIT
WITH EACH OF YOU

A COUPLE OF MINUTES
INDIVIDUALLY.

YOU FIRST, DETECTIVE.

SURE.

WHY DON'T YOU GUYS
WAIT ON THE BENCH?

DON'T MESS WITH
THE TRADE, ALL RIGHT?

[LAUGHING]

DID YOU GET THE WORD
I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU?

YEAH, CAPTAIN, I'M SORRY.

I HAD TO LOOK AT THIS EVIDENCE,
AND I PROMISE YOU,

THIS HERE IS A CROCK.

YEAH,
HOW'S THAT, JD?

OKAY, I ADMIT, YESTERDAY WE MADE
A HOME SECURITY FILM,

ON COMPANY TIME, NO EXCUSES,
GO AHEAD, DOCK ME A DAY'S PAY.

IT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE
FOR BOTH YOU AND NEAL.

RIGHT, SEE, THE GUY CAME BACK
HERE YESTERDAY,

HE TELLS ME
THE SECURITY PART IS UNUSABLE.

SUGGESTS MAYBE A LITTLE
PORNO INSERT.

I COPPED WISE, I FIGURED THAT
WAS HIS MOTIVE THE WHOLE TIME.

THOSE LOOK LIKE MORE THAN
SUGGESTIONS TO ME.

IT LOOKS LIKE A GENUINE
FOLLOW-THROUGH TO ME, JD.

BUT NOT WITH ME, CAPTAIN.

SO I GO BACK THERE, I FIGURE
MAYBE I CAN POP THIS GUY.

NOW, I MAKE A THOROUGH CHECK OF
THE PREMISES AND HIS OPERATION,

SHABBY AS
IT WAS, WAS STRICTLY

A FIRST AMENDMENT SITUATION,
CAPTAIN, SO I WALKED.

OH, SURE,
YOU WALKED WITH THAT WOMAN

AWAY FROM THE KITCHEN TABLE
OVER TO THE SOFA.

[PEOPLE MOANING IN VIDEO]

AT THE CRUCIAL MOMENTS,
YOU CAN ONLY SEE THE GUY

WHO'S SUPPOSED TO
BE ME FROM THE BACK, CAPTAIN.

SO?

[TAPE REWINDING]

HERE, THERE'S ME
IN THE TRENCH COAT, RIGHT?

NOW, WE CUT
TO THE COME ON, HUH,

CUT BACK TO THE BED...

NOW, WE CUT TO THE GUY

WHO'S TAKING THE TRENCH COAT
OFF FROM BEHIND.

SEE, THE WAY
THEY EDIT IT, YOU CAN'T TELL.

THEY MAKE TWO GUYS IN THE SAME
TRENCH COAT LOOK LIKE ONE-- ME.

THE GUY SET ME UP.

LOOK, IT'S A JUDGMENT CALL
AT BEST,

AND EVEN IF
I WANTED TO BELIEVE YOU,

YOU HAVEN'T EXACTLY EARNED A LOT
OF CREDIBILITY WITH ME, JD.

[PEOPLE MOANING IN VIDEO]

WAIT.

LOOK, LOOK, THERE, ON THE LEFT
SIDE, RIGHT THERE.

THAT'S A TATTOO.

I DON'T HAVE ONE.

HA, I'M INNOCENT!

THAT GUY'S
A DOUBLE.

YOU DON'T HAVE ONE?

NO.

OH, JD, LOOK--

THIS IS MY CAREER,
CAPTAIN.

NOW, YOU TAKE A LOOK.

THE DEFENSE RESTS.

CAPTAIN SPANK
YOUR BOTTOM, BABE?

AND SO DETECTIVE REISER
TOLD YOU

HE HEARD OR SAW TIMOTHY
BREAKING INTO THE VEHICLE.

HE SAID THAT TIMOTHY USED HIS
JACKET, LIKE, FOR A MUFFLE

WHEN HE BROKE THE GLASS,

SO I IMAGINE
THERE WASN'T MUCH TO HEAR.

YOU IMAGINE?

YES, MA'AM, I WASN'T THERE AT
THE PLACE OF OCCURRENCE YET.

THANK YOU, OFFICER.

[BACKGROUND CONVERSATIONS]

[CHAPMAN]
WHERE'S THIS GARBAGE?

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?

THE CLIENT'S GARBAGE
OR THE CASE IS GARBAGE?

BOTH.

LOOK, I FIGURE
SOMETHING LIKE

AN ATTEMPT, BURGLAR'S TOOLS,
NO TIME.

IS THAT
WHAT TIMOTHY WANTS?

YOU HEARD HIM.

HE THINKS HE'S
MR. BATHTUB CLEANSER.

I TELL HIM,
TIMOTHY, LOOK,

YOU GOT FOUR CONVICTIONS
ON YOUR SHEET.

BELIEVE ME,
I CAN GET THIS KID TO PLEAD.

I'M NOT READY TO
DEAL YET, CONNIE,

I'M STILL INTERVIEWING
MY HOUSING COPS.

BET THAT'S ENLIGHTENING.

[IMITATING COP]
THE ALLEGED PERP KEPT RESISTING,

SO ME AND MY PARTNERS HAD TO USE
NECESSARY FORCE TO SUBDUE HIM.

COME ON, JOYCE.

I CAN THINK OF THINGS
I WOULD RATHER DO

THAN FILE AGAINST
THE CITY ON BRUTALITY.

SO CAN WE FILE OUR BLEEDING
HEARTS IN THE APPROPRIATE PLACES

AND WRAP THIS UP TODAY?

ALL RIGHT, COME ON,
LIFT YOUR ARM.

COME ON, JERRY.

I NEED A DRINK.

BE QUIET!

YOU GIVE ME A DRINK AND I'LL DO
ANYTHING YOU SAY.

YOU CAN'T DRINK NOW,
JUST LIFT YOUR ARM.

ALL RIGHT, TURN AROUND.

ALL I COULD FIND WAS A PRECINCT
T-SHIRT AND SOME COVERALLS.

OKAY, THAT'LL
DO FOR NOW.

HAVE YOU DUMPED
THOSE RAGS OF HIS?

DUMPED THEM?

THEY WALKED OUT OF HERE
BY THEMSELVES AND ATE A BUS.

WELL, CONGRATULATIONS, YOU
FINALLY SMELL LIKE A PERSON.

NOW, SIT DOWN OVER HERE
ON THE BENCH.

[MAN]
HERE'S YOUR COFFEE.

HAVE YOU GOT
ANY HOOTCH?

[MAN]
SORRY.

I'VE GOT SOME PEPPERMINT
SCHNAPPS IN MY LOCKER.

OKAY.

NOW, LOOK, YOU GOTTA GO TO COURT
AND YOU GOTTA BE CLEAR-HEADED.

NOW, YOU GET
WITNESS MONEY

AND WE CAN GIVE YOU THAT
WHEN YOU'RE DONE.

I'M STARTING
TO GET MY RECALL.

GOOD.

ALL RIGHT,
WELL, JUST DRINK UP.

YOU KNOW, YOU COPS ARE PRETTY
HIGH AND MIGHTY.

YOU THROW
AWAY MY CLOTHES?

YOU TREAT ME LIKE
I GOT LOUSES.

YOU DO HAVE LOUSES.

LICE.

HEY, WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE
IF YOU LIVED IN A BOX?

I DON'T LIVE IN A BOX,
THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE.

BIG DIFFERENCE.

I REMEMBER.

I REMEMBER
WHAT HAPPENED.

IRWIN.

FRANK, I NEED A COUPLE
DETECTIVES ASSIGNED.

WHAT'S UP?

ON THE HOUSING POLICE BUST,

I'VE GOT MY DOUBTS
ON THE COPS' VERSION.

THE WARES CASE?

MM-HMM...

IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.

UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES,
I MEAN,

WHY WOULD THE KID
BE BUSTING INTO A CAR,

SO NEAR HIS OWN BUILDING,

WHEN HE HAD HIS SISTER'S CAR
KEYS IN HIS POCKET?

[FRANK]
WHAT DO YOU THINK HAPPENED?

PRETTY MUCH
WHAT WARE SAID.

THAT HE WAS LEAVING
TO GO BUY SOME LUNCH.

YEAH, HENRY TOLD ME
TIMOTHY'S STORY.

DID HE TELL YOU LIEUTENANT
MITCHELL'S JACKET'S

A QUARTER-INCH THICK?

LIKE TIMOTHY WARES' SHEET.

WARES IS NO ANGEL,
CORRECT,

BUT I'VE TALKED TO THREE
OF THE FOUR HOUSING GUYS.

SCHNELL AND GOMEZ
SOUND LIKE

THEY'VE JUST MEMORIZED
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

REISER'S STORY'S
COMPLETELY DIFFERENT

BECAUSE HE WAS TAKING MITCHELL
TO THE HOSPITAL

AND DIDN'T HAVE
TIME TO SYNCHRONIZE IT.

ADD ALL OF THAT TO THE ALREADY
GLORIOUS REPUTATION

OF THE HOUSING POLICE.

JOYCE, COULD I PRESENT A COUPLE
POLITICAL REALITIES HERE?

WHAT ARE THOSE, IRWIN?

WE HAVE GOT AN INCENDIARY
SITUATION AT O'NEIL.

IF TIMOTHY WARES SUES
THE HOUSING AUTHORITY

FOR BRUTALITY TWO DAYS AFTER
THE FIRST BLACKS MOVE IN,

THAT'S FUEL IN
THE TINDERBOX, THAT'S NAPALM.

SO YOU'RE SUGGESTING WE NOT
DIVERT OURSELVES

WITH THE TRUTH HERE?

NO, NO, NO,
I'M NOT SUGGESTING ANYTHING.

I'M SAYING, LET'S ACCEPT
A REASONABLE PLEA

IF WE COULD GET IT, HMM?

FRANK, AFTER LUNCH I AM GONNA
NEED 83 MENDOZA.

HOW ARE WE
DOING ON SIEBERT?

SO-SO.

I'VE GOT BUTTERFLIES
ABOUT THIS BUM WITNESS.

HMM, WELL, GOOD LUCK.

[DOOR OPENS AND SHUTS]

ANYWAY, TWO DETECTIVES
ON BUILDING NINE

TO SEE IF THERE'S
A CIVILIAN WITNESS.

I'LL ASSIGN COOPER AND RANGOSI,
BUT I HAVE TO SAY THIS, JOYCE,

WHAT WE HAD HERE
IS A BROKEN CAR WINDOW,

A KID WITH A SHEET AND A COP
WITH A CONCUSSION.

BY ME,
THAT'S A STRONG CASE.

ALSO, IRWIN'S RIGHT.

WE COULD USE SOME PEACE
OVER AT O'NEIL.

DULY NOTED, CAPTAIN.

MAYBE A CREDIBLE WITNESS
WILL GIVE IT TO YOU.

[LUCY]
I SAY WE GO WITH THE GRAY SUIT.

IT'S ON SALE, WE'RE GONNA
SAVE 65 BUCKS.

[JOE]
LUCE, YOU CAN'T SELL
A BUM AS A BANKER.

[LUCY]
WHAT DOES IT MATTER?

[JOE]
JUST LOOK WHAT I'M SAYING HERE.

YOU TAKE THIS
AND YOU DROP IT

INTO THE POWDER BLUE SINGLE
BREASTED POLYESTER.

A PAIR OF
COTTON BLENDED-- BOOM.

THEN THE GUY LOOKS MORE LIKE
WHAT HE COULD BE.

WHICH IS WHAT?

WHICH IS A GUY, HE'S UNEMPLOYED,
A LITTLE DOWN ON HIS LUCK,

BUT AT LEAST HE
LOOKS LIKE HE'S TRYING.

I PROMISE YOU, A JURY
IS GONNA GO FOR THAT.

YEAH?
THE GUY'S A BRICK.

YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY
DEAD WRONG.

IS THERE SOMETHING
I COULD HELP YOU WITH?

YES, UH, WE NEED
SOMETHING

TO HELP OUR FRIEND HERE LOOK
MORE PRESENTABLE.

I WOULD LIKE THE, UH...

GRAY TWEED JACKET
WITH A BROWN VEST,

KNIT BURGUNDY TIE, BUTTON DOWN
BLUE OXFORD SHIRT.

BLACK BELT, GRAY SLACKS,

BLACK PATENT LEATHER SHOES,
SIZE NINE.

GRAY WOOL SOCKS.

THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, THE GUY'S DEAD-ON
RIGHT ABOUT WARDROBE.

YES, SIR.

JUST STEP THIS WAY AND I'LL
TAKE YOU TO THE FITTING ROOM.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOMEBODY
LIVING IN THERE.

HE ASKED-- SAINT PETER ASKED
THE GUY HOW TO SPELL "HAT".

HE SAID, "H-A-T".

"SIR, YOU CAN GO
INTO HEAVEN."

SO THE NEXT GUYS, HE SAID,
"WELL, SPELL TOP--"

WHAT DID YOU
SAY TO RIVERA?

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

THE GUY WHO
WON'T RIDE WITH ME.

I TO HOLD HIM UP
AGAINST A WALL

FOR HIM TO TELL ME
THAT YOU WARNED HIM OFF ME.

RENKO, THIS IS NOT THE TIME
TO TALK ABOUT THIS.

YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME
TALKING BEHIND MY BACK.

WHY DON'T YOU STAND UP AND TALK
TO ME FACE TO FACE?

ALL RIGHT, YOU WANT
TO GET INTO IT, RENKO?

FIRST OF ALL, I DIDN'T COME
TO RIVERA, HE CAME TO ME.

SECOND OF ALL, HE ASKED ME WHAT
WENT DOWN LAST NIGHT,

SO I TOLD HIM.

THAT I FROZE?

I DIDN'T SAY THAT.

HE ASKED ME IF YOU FROZE,
I SAID I DIDN'T KNOW.

ALL I KNEW IS
THAT YOU WEREN'T THERE FOR ME.

[RENKO]
EVERYBODY THINKS I'M A COWARD.

THANKS A LOT, PAL.

HE ASKED ME IF I THOUGHT
IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN.

WHAT DID YOU
WANT ME TO DO, LIE?

IF ANYTHING HAPPENED
TO RIVERA--

YOU'RE RUINING ME!

YOU'RE RUINING
YOURSELF, PAL.

[GRUNTING AND SCREAMING]

[JOE]
WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU GUYS, MAN?

YOU GOT A LOT OF GUTS NOW,
RENKO.

WHERE WAS IT LAST NIGHT?

SHUT UP!

JUST GO, BOBBY!

SHUT UP!

SHUT UP!

WHERE WAS IT
LAST NIGHT?

SHUT UP!

[GROANING]

[BACKGROUND CONVERSATIONS]

JUST CURIOUS, SIR.

HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN
SINCE YOU'VE HAD A CUT?

FIVE YEARS.

AND HOW WOULD
YOU LIKE IT, SIR?

SIDES JUST ABOVE THE EARS,

FRONT DOWN TO
ABOUT HERE,

PART'S ON THE...

RIGHT.

AND GIVE HIM SIDEBURNS RIGHT
DOWN ABOUT HERE.

RIGHT, HALFWAY DOWN.

OKAY, SIR, WHAT I THINK
WE'LL DO HERE IS, UM,

START WITH CLEARING
AWAY SOME OF THIS

UNTIL WE GET SOME SENSE
OF THE SHAPE OF YOUR HEAD.

OKAY.

HOW LONG HAVE WE GOT?

AN HOUR.

WE'LL DO OUR BEST.

IT SMELLS GOOD.

IT SMELLS GOOD
IN HERE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

MR. GOFF, WOULD YOU GIVE YOUR
FULL NAME AND ADDRESS

TO THE COURT, PLEASE?

GERALD WILLIAM GOFF.

I DON'T HAVE AN ADDRESS,
I LIVE ON THE STREET.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
YOU HAD A JOB, MR. GOFF?

SIX YEARS AGO.

I WAS AN ACCOUNTANT FOR A MUTUAL
FIDELITY INSURANCE CORPORATION

IN COLUMBUS, OHIO.

[JOYCE]
HOW DID YOU LOSE THAT JOB?

I WAS FIRED BECAUSE OF MY
DRINKING HABITS,

WHICH ARE EXCESSIVE.

MR. GOFF, CAN YOU TELL US
WHERE YOU WERE AT 9:45 P.M.

ON OCTOBER NINTH
OF LAST YEAR?

I WAS IN THE ALLEY THAT RUNS
IN BACK OF STARLIGHT JEWELRY

ON EAST 86TH STREET.

I WAS LYING BESIDE
A DUMPSTER.

WERE YOU
DRUNK AT THE TIME?

I WAS JUST WAKING UP
FROM A DRUNK.

I WAS SICK, BUT NOT DRUNK.

DESCRIBE WHAT HAPPENED,
MR. GOFF.

I SAW A MAN...

THAT MAN, COME RUNNING OUT OF
THE BACK DOOR

OF STARLIGHT JEWELRY.

HE WAS
HOLDING A GUN.

HE THREW IT
INTO THE DUMPSTER

AND RAN ON DOWN
THE ALLEY.

THANK YOU, MR. GOFF.

NO FURTHER QUESTIONS,
YOUR HONOR.

YOU'RE A DRUNKARD
AND A BUM, ARE YOU NOT?

YES, SIR, I THOUGHT I MADE
THAT CLEAR, SIR.

AND DID THE D.A.
BUY YOU NEW CLOTHES

AND CLEAN YOU UP

SO YOU COULD TESTIFY AGAINST
MY CLIENT, MR. SIEBERT, TODAY?

YES, SIR.

I PROBABLY WOULD
HAVE SCARED YOU PEOPLE

IF YOU'D SEEN ME
THIS MORNING.

BUT THAT DOESN'T
CHANGE WHAT I SAW.

YES, UH, MOVING
TO THAT, JER.

YOU CALL YOUR CLIENT BY
HIS LAST NAME, MR. SIEBERT.

WHY DON'T YOU GIVE ME
THE SAME COURTESY?

[LAWYER]
OF COURSE.

MR. GOFF.

I'M CURIOUS HOW YOU MANAGED
TO SEE MY CLIENT SO CLEARLY

WHEN THE NEAREST
ILLUMINATION

WAS FROM STREET LIGHTS
OVER 50 YARDS AWAY?

YES, SIR,
YOU'RE RIGHT.

IT'S A VERY DARK ALLEY,
NORMALLY.

BUT THIS
WAS ON THE NINTH

AND THERE WERE AS FULL MOON,
HARVEST MOON.

AT THAT HOUR, IT HANGS
RIGHT OVER THE TOP OF THE ALLEY.

NOW, IT WAS SO BRIGHT AND CLEAR
THAT NIGHT,

I COULD'VE READ
A NEWSPAPER.

MR. GOFF,
YOU'RE ON RECORD

ADMITTING THAT YOU CONSUMED TWO
BOTTLES OF WINE THAT EVENING.

[MR. GOFF]
YES.

[LAWYER]
AND YET YOU STILL MAINTAIN
YOU WERE SOBER.

I WAS SOBER.

YOU SEE, SIR, MY METABOLIC RATE
IS NEARLY TWICE THE NORM.

NOW, THAT MEANS
THAT I GET DRUNK QUICKLY,

BUT I CAN'T STAY DRUNK
AS LONG.

THIS HAS GREATLY CONTRIBUTED
TO MY ALCOHOLISM

AND GENERAL DECLINE.

HAVE YOU BEEN
DRINKING TODAY?

YES, SIR.

JUST ENOUGH
TO KEEP MY HANDS...

FROM FALLING OUT OF
MY SLEEVES.

[QUIET LAUGHTER]

YOUR HONOR, DEFENSE REQUESTS
A CONFERENCE IN CHAMBERS.

RECESS, TEN MINUTES.

[GAVEL BANGS]

- SIEBERT'S OFFERED TO PLEAD.
- GREAT!

I SAID
HE WAS GONNA DO IT,

I SAID YOU WERE GONNA DO IT,
DIDN'T I?

THIS IS YOUR
WITNESS FEE, MR. GOFF, $19.

THANK YOU AGAIN
FOR YOUR HELP.

GOOD LUCK TO YOU.

UH, LOOK, HERE'S WHAT'S LEFT
OVER FROM THIS MORNING.

IT'S $23 AND CHANGE.

LUCE AND I, WE DECIDED THAT
YOU OUGHT TO HAVE IT.

HEY... 40 BEANS, I COULD
GET MYSELF A ROOM WITH THIS.

YEAH, AT A BOARDING HOUSE
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

YOU KNOW,
I WAS THINKING,

MAYBE DETOX, MAYBE TRY TO
GET INTO A PROGRAM.

I WAS IN ONE BEFORE,
BUT I WASN'T READY FOR TREATMENT

AND MAYBE I'M READY NOW,
MAYBE I COULD TRY THAT.

HERE, HERE'S MY CARD.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED,
YOU JUST CALL US.

OKAY, MAYBE I WILL,
MAYBE I REALLY WILL.

YOU CALL AND WE'LL TAKE YOU
RIGHT DOWN TO THE DETOX.

YOU GOT IT, COFFEY.

OKAY.

YOU'RE GONNA BE HEARING
FROM JERRY GOFF.

[LUCY]
JERRY!

SEE YOU, MR. GOFF.

WE HAVE TO TAKE THIS
INTO RESTAURANTS?

SIR, I DON'T--

[BOBBY]
THE SITUATION GOT
OUT OF HAND, SIR.

I DON'T WANT WHYS
AND WHEREFORES.

WHAT DO WE DO
TO SALVAGE THE SITUATION?

IT DOESN'T SALVAGE.

WELL, I'M RELUCTANT
TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP.

WHEN YOU'VE
HAD DIFFERENCES,

YOU'VE MANAGED TO WORK
THROUGH THEM.

YOU WERE
IN HERE FOUR YEARS AGO

AND IT WAS THE END OF
THE LINE THEN TOO.

THIS IS DIFFERENT.

ANDY?

BOBBY THINKS
I'M A LIABILITY.

YOU ARE.

ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT,
YOU'RE DIVORCED.

GIVE ME A COUPLE OF DAYS
TO WORK OUT RE-ASSIGNMENTS.

MAY I HAVE THE REST OF
THE DAY, SIR?

THANK YOU.

NOW, ANDY, COULD YOU SIT DOWN
FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES?

I'M SORRY ABOUT
WHAT HAPPENED AT THE DINER.

IN YOUR REPORT
FROM LAST NIGHT,

YOU SAID THAT AT THE ENTRANCEWAY
TO THE PROJECTS

YOU SPENT SEVERAL SECONDS
IN A STATE OF INDECISION.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

IT MEANS I DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO.

YOU MEAN WHETHER
OR NOT TO WAIT TO SEE

IF THE SUSPECT
CAME BACK OUT?

TO THE BEST
I COULD RECOLLECT.

I JUST...

WELL, I DIDN'T DO
ANYTHING, I JUST...

MY HEART WAS POUNDING AND I FELT
LIKE I WAS IN A NIGHTMARE

AND I STARTED THINKING
ABOUT RAY AUGUSTINE AND HIS...

AND HIS WIFE AND
HIS KIDS...

AND EVERYTHING.

WE ALL GET
FRIGHTENED, ANDY.

I DON'T HAVE THE FEELING THAT'S
WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.

THEY SAY,
IN ORDER TO BE A GOOD COP,

YOU CAN'T GO AROUND SHUT OFF
FROM YOUR FEELINGS.

BUT CAPTAIN,
YOU GOT TO SHUT 'EM OFF,

OR ELSE YOU CAN'T
GO OUT THERE.

I DON'T KNOW
THE ANSWER TO THAT, ANDY,

I GUESS EVERY ONE OF US HAS TO
WORK THAT OUT FOR HIMSELF.

I THINK ABOUT
ALL THE TIMES

I PULLED BOBBY HILL
OUT OF THE FIRE

AND HE PULLED ME
OUT OF THE FIRE.

LET'S TRY IT LIKE THIS FOR
A WHILE AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

CAPTAIN, EVERYBODY
THINKS I FROZE.

AIN'T NOBODY
GONNA RIDE WITH ME.

TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH,
I WOULDN'T WANT TO RIDE WITH ME

IF I WAS ON THE OUTSIDE
LOOKING IN.

MAYBE WE'LL
PUT YOU IN PLAINCLOTHES.

LET ME SLEEP ON IT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

[BELKER]
MOVE!

LEO, BOOK THIS GUY,
WILL YA?

MANNY TICKTON,
ARSON AT THE BOWLMOR LANES.

THAT TICK AS IN
TICK-TOCK?

THAT'S RIGHT.

SARGE, IT HAPPENED THAT AFTER
MANNY WAS READ HIS RIGHTS,

HE DECIDED TO CONFESS.

AIN'T THAT RIGHT,
MANNY?

MICK, A MINUTE
OF YOUR TIME, IN MY OFFICE?

HARRY!

IF WE'RE STILL ON,
I'M SPRUNG FOR DINNER TONIGHT.

OH, GREAT, OKAY, CAN WE GO
RIGHT FROM HERE?

YEAH, JUST PULL UP
TO MY DESK AND HONK.

FIRST OF ALL,
I'M AMAZED.

SECOND, I'M NOT CASTING ANY
ASPERSIONS, BUT...

THIS IS A CLEAN BUST?

YEAH.

I ASK AROUND, I FIND OUT
THAT THIS GUY LELAND,

WHO OWNS
THE BOWLMOR LANES,

IS INTO A LOAN SHARK
FOR MAJOR BUCKS.

THE LOAN SHARK
HAS THE PLACE TORCHED

SO LELAND CAN PAY HIM OFF
FROM THE INSURANCE.

THIS GUY'S CONFESSION,
IT WOULDN'T BE COERCED?

NO.

I PULLED
THE LOAN SHARK'S SHEETS,

FOLLOWED UP ON A FEW
ACQUAINTANCES,

WHICH LED TO
OUR SUSPECT, MR. TICKTON,

WHO JUST DON'T WANT TO TAKE
THE WEIGHT ON HIS OWN.

THIS WAS A VERY
NICE THING YOU DID.

SARGE, IT WAS ONLY
SHOE LEATHER.

YEAH, YEAH...

WELL, THE ARSON SQUAD
SHOULD'VE HANDLED IT.

ANYWAY...

I'M TOUCHED.

YEAH, OKAY, SO, ARE YOU BOWLING
AGAINST MIDTOWN TOMORROW NIGHT,

OR ARE YOU
GIVING UP THE GAME?

I'M BOWLING.

GOOD, 'CAUSE THE TEAM
NEEDS YOU OUT THERE, SARGE.

WELL, THEY GOT ME.

GOOD.

[CHUCKLING]

HI, HOW'D IT GO?

GREAT.

SIEBERT PLEADED,
MY BUM WITNESS WAS A DREAM.

CONGRATULATIONS.

I STOPPED BY MERCY AND I GOT
LIEUTENANT MITCHELL'S STATEMENT,

WHICH IS TOTAL CRAPOLA.

FRANK, I WANT A POLYGRAPH
FOR TIMOTHY WARES,

AND I WANT TO SEE
DETECTIVES COOPER AND RANGOSI,

IF THEY'RE BACK.

THEY'RE BACK, JOYCE.

DID THEY GET
ANY STATEMENTS?

THEY COULDN'T FIND
ANYONE.

LOOK, I THINK
A DEAL WAS MADE.

WHAT?
WHEN?

MAYBE YOU BETTER
TALK TO BERNSTEIN,

BUT CHAPMAN OFFERED, AND EVEN
THE D.A. FELT STRONGLY.

I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.

WERE YOU
IN ON THIS?

IN FACT, NO, BUT IF I HAD BEEN,
I WOULD'VE AGREED.

YOU KNOW
MY FEELINGS ABOUT WARES.

DAMN IT, WHAT ABOUT
A WITNESS?

WEREN'T WE
LOOKING FOR A WITNESS?

THEY DIDN'T FIND ONE.

HOW LONG
WERE THEY OUT THERE?

LONG ENOUGH.

TODAY WAS
WELFARE CHECK DAY, THOUGH,

A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE.

SO IN FACT, THERE MAY STILL BE
A WITNESS OUT THERE.

LOOK, JOYCE,
JUST FORGET IT.

I'M NOT RE-ASSIGNING COPS
TO A CLOSED CASE.

GREAT,
I'LL DO IT MYSELF.

[SIREN WAILING]

[BACKGROUND CONVERSATIONS,
POLICE RADIO CHATTER]

WHAT HAPPENED?

THE STORE OWNER
CALLED IT IN.

THIS GUY GOT JUMPED
COMING OUT OF A STORE,

DRAGGED HIM IN THE ALLEY.

JERRY...

LIE STILL.

I WENT FOR A WALK.

I WANTED TO BUY A NEWSPAPER
BEFORE I WENT IN.

BROAD DAYLIGHT.

SIX PEOPLE SAW IT.

ALL RIGHT, HANG ON, JERRY,
YOU'RE GOING TO BE OKAY, MAN.

[JERRY]
THEY WANTED MY CLOTHES.

I FOUGHT 'EM.

NO WAY WAS I GONNA
LET 'EM HAVE MY CLOTHES.

JUST DON'T SAY ANYTHING.

DON'T TALK.

I WAS THINKING SOMETHING
THAT MY WIFE SAID ONCE.

YOU'RE A BUNCH OF ANIMALS,
YOU KNOW THAT?

YOU'RE A BUNCH OF ANIMALS!

[OFFICER]
TAKE IT EASY, COME ON.

JOE!

COME ON,
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

CAN YOU COVER HIM UP?

JUST DO IT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

[WOMAN]
YES?

MRS. McCRAY?

MY NAME
IS JOYCE DAVENPORT--

FROM THE ENCYCLOPEDIA,

BECAUSE THIS IS THE LAST TIME
I'M GONNA BE POLITE.

I DON'T WANT IT.

I'LL GIVE YOU BACK
THE "A" BOOK, ALL RIGHT?

NO, NO, MRS. McCRAY.

I'M FROM THE DISTRICT
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

THERE WAS AN
INCIDENT IN THE PARKING LOT

THAT HAPPENED OUTSIDE YOUR
WINDOW THIS MORNING.

YOU MEAN WITH
THAT COLORED BOY.

RIGHT, DID YOU SEE
ANY OF IT?

I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING
WASN'T RIGHT ABOUT IT.

I HEARD THE NOISE,
SO I WAS LOOKING,

AND IT LOOKED LIKE
ONE OF THE PROJECT COPS

BUSTED A CAR WINDOW.

YOU SAW THAT
YOURSELF?

DEFINITELY.

IT LOOKED WRONG,
BUT I DEFINITELY SAW THAT.

AFTER THEY HAD THE BLACK YOUTH
IN CUSTODY?

YES, MA'AM,
THEY HAD HANDCUFFS ON HIM.

I'LL NEED YOUR STATEMENT,
MRS. McCRAY.

DO YOU HAVE AN HOUR
TO COME DOWN TO HILL STREET?

[MRS. McCRAY]
THE MAN WHO GOT HIS HAND HURT
IN THE FIGHT,

HE'S THE ONE
WHO BROKE THE WINDOW.

THEY PUT HIS RAINCOAT RIGHT UP
AGAINST IT, TO COVER IT.

THEN WHEN HE PUT HIS RAINCOAT
DOWN, THE WINDOW WAS BROKE.

SO THEN I FIGURED
IT WAS NONE OF MY BUSINESS,

AND I HAD MY CHECK
TO GET TO THE BANK,

SO I JUST LEFT.

THANK YOU,
MRS. McCRAY.

OFFICER, WOULD YOU PUT
MRS. McCRAY IN A CAB, PLEASE?

THE DEAL'S OBVIOUSLY OFF.

OBVIOUSLY.

WE WANT DISCOVERY
BACKGROUND ON THE COPS.

JACKETS, PSYCHIATRIC,
THE WHOLE ROUTINE.

MR. WARES
WILL BE ASKING 300,000.

COULD I HAVE A FEW WORDS WITH
MY COLLEAGUE, FRANK?

SURE.

I'VE GOTTA TAKE THIS
UPSTAIRS, JOYCE.

WHAT'S THAT?

THIS DEAL WAS ON DIRECT ORDERS
FROM THE D.A. HIMSELF.

THE GUY
PLEADED VOLUNTARILY.

YOU COME IN HERE,
YOU UNDO THE PACKAGE.

YOU SET UP A PERSONAL
HUMILIATION FOR ME

THAT I GUARANTEE YOU,
WITH CONNIE CHAPMAN'S MOUTH,

IS GONNA BE ALL OVER
THE COURTHOUSE.

WHAT ABOUT YOUR
GOING BEHIND MY BACK?

YOU WERE IN COURT.

[JOYCE]
YOU COULD'VE CALLED.

THESE WERE UPSTAIRS
ORDERS, JOYCE.

SO WE'RE CONTENT TO TAKE A PLEA
FROM AN INNOCENT MAN?

WHY DID HE PLEAD
IF HE WAS SO INNOCENT?

BECAUSE YOU OFFERED HIM
A FIRE SALE

AND BECAUSE HIS
P.D. DIDN'T DO HER JOB.

THAT ONE I CAN'T BE
CONCERNED ABOUT.

WELL, I AM.

THEN MAYBE YOU OUGHT TO GO BACK
AND HELP HER OUT,

IF THAT'S
YOUR MAIN CONCERN.

- IRWIN!
- DON'T IRWIN ME.

THIS ONE COST US.

IT COST US IN LAW SUITS,
IT COST US AT THE PROJECTS,

IT COST US IN POLICE
RELATIONS.

YOU KNOW
WHAT ELSE IT COST YOU?

ME.

I QUIT.

[DOOR SLAMS SHUT]

YOU KNOW, I WOULD'VE
QUESTIONED THOSE PEOPLE.

WHEN, AFTER YOUR CLIENT
WAS DOING TIME?

DON'T GET HIGH AND MIGHTY

BECAUSE YOU'VE
GOT THE RESOURCES.

YOU HAVE GOT THE POLICE TO DO
YOUR WORK FOR YOU.

NO GOOD,
NO GOOD AT ALL, CONNIE.

YOU KNOW, PEOPLE LIKE YOU,

YOU HAVE GOT
SUCH DAMN SHORT MEMORIES.

IT'S MIND-BOGGLING.

ANY SLIGHTEST RECOLLECTION
OF 36 CASES ON YOUR CALENDAR,

THE SLIGHTEST FLICKERING MEMORY
OF WALKING INTO A ROOM

EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK
WITH MURDERERS, RAPISTS,

BIG TIME JERKS-- NO.

YOU WOULD RATHER MAKE ME OUT
LIKE SOME KIND OF ABERRATION.

A NEGLIGENT ATTORNEY
ON ACCOUNT OF SOME TWERP.

IF HE DIDN'T DO IT TODAY,

HE DID SOMETHING THE DAY BEFORE
YESTERDAY, AND YOU KNOW IT,

I KNOW IT AND EVERYBODY IN
THIS STINKING PLACE KNOWS IT.

[LOCKER DOORS SHUTTING]

HOW'S IT GOING,
ANDY?

DID YOU TALK
TO THE CAPTAIN?

WE'LL WORK SOMETHING OUT.

TIME, ANDREW.

TIME HEALS
ALL PROBLEMS.

IF I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO
ENDANGER ANYBODY'S LIFE,

I'D TURN IN MY BADGE.

YOU GOT NOTHING
TO PROVE TO ME.

COMES DOWN TO IT,
I'LL RIDE WITH YOU MYSELF.

I'LL TAKE A SHIFT, I'LL RIDE
WITH YOU.

I MEAN THAT.

THANKS.

YEAH.

IT'S NO GOOD?

MAYBE YOU SHOULD'VE GOTTEN
THE ALMOND CHICKEN.

THIS IS
YOU AND ME.

WHAT'S YOU AND ME?

GINA DOESN'T WANT ME,
HENRY DOESN'T WANT YOU.

WE'RE LEFTOVERS.

WELL, THAT'S AN
APPEALING THOUGHT.

IT'S TRUE.

SPEAK FOR YOURSELF,
HARRY.

HONESTLY, YOU KNOW,

I FAIL TO SEE WHAT YOU FIND SO
SPECIAL ABOUT THIS... PERSON.

YOU MEAN BESIDES THAT SHE'S
GORGEOUS, RICH

AND REEKS SEX
OUT OF EVERY PORE?

IN MY OPINION, SHE'S PHONY,
MANIPULATIVE,

AND EXTREMELY INSECURE
ABOUT HER SEXUALITY

OR SHE WOULDN'T
FLAUNT IT LIKE SHE DOES.

AND, IN MY OPINION,

SHE'S LOOKING FOR A DADDY,
NOT A LOVER.

AND YOU'RE
BETTER OFF WITHOUT HER.

I KNOW ALL THAT.

BUT EVERY TIME I SEE 'EM
I GET HEAD MOVIES.

I SEE HER DOING STUFF WITH HIM
THAT I WISH SHE WERE DOING TO ME

AND I WANT TO SMASH 'EM.

HARRY, I WOULD HATE TO THINK
THAT WE'RE SITTING HERE TOGETHER

BECAUSE WE'RE BOTH ANGRY
AT THE SAME PERSON.

NO.

THE TRUTH IS,
MRS. FURILLO, I ASKED YOU OUT

BECAUSE I HAD A REALLY NICE TIME
WITH YOU LAST NIGHT.

WHY'D YOU ASK ME OUT?

PARTLY, I WAS ANGRY,
AND UM...

PARTLY, I WAS
LONELY, YOU KNOW?

I HAVEN'T HAD A DATE SINCE
HENRY AND I BROKE UP.

AND PARTLY,
MOSTLY, I LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

AND UM,
COULD YOU CALL ME FAY?

I MEAN, AS IT IS, I'M FEELING
A LITTLE BIT LIKE

WHAT'S HER NAME IN
"THE GRADUATE," MRS. ROBINSON.

YOU'RE KIDDING.

YOU LOOK, UH...

I DON'T KNOW, 35, TOPS,
MAYBE.

THE FACT IS, A WOMAN DOESN'T
EVEN GET SEXY UNTIL SHE HITS 30.

EXCEPT GINA.

YEAH, GINA'S SEXY.

BUT TRULY SEXY
ISN'T JUST PHYSICAL.

IT'S ALSO COMMUNICATING.

AND I FEEL LIKE I CAN REALLY
COMMUNICATE WITH YOU.

YOU'RE REAL.

DO YOU KNOW
WHAT MY LIFE IS LIKE?

I GO HOME FROM WORK AND I HIT
THE BOOKS UNTIL MAYBE 11,

AND THEN
I GO TO THE BARS

AND I TRY TO PICK UP WOMEN
UNTIL FINAL CALL.

I DON'T LIKE
MYSELF FOR IT,

BUT I'M AFRAID TO BE
ALONE AT NIGHT.

THAT'S AN INCREDIBLY
GOOD LINE, HARRY.

IT'S MASCULINE WITH JUST
THE RIGHT UNDERTONE

OF VULNERABILITY.

I BET IT GOES OVER GREAT
WITH THE UNDER 21 SET.

YEAH.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

YEAH, WE ALL HAVE
OUR LINES.

FRANKLY, HARRY,
I'VE TURNED MINE ALL IN.

YOU KNOW, I'VE REACHED
THE AGE WHERE...

IF I DON'T
REALLY CARE ABOUT A GUY,

I'D JUST AS SOON
BE ALONE.

MAY I TAKE
THAT AS A COMPLIMENT?

YOU MAY.

YOU'LL HAVE SECOND THOUGHTS
IN THE MORNING.

MAYBE I WON'T.

MAYBE IRWIN WILL.

MAYBE I WON'T
WANT HIM TO.

YOU KNOW,
I JUST DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE I OUGHT TO TAKE A FEW DAYS
AND LET IT SORT ITSELF OUT.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD
VISIT YOUR MOTHER.

THAT OUGHT TO TAKE MY MIND
OFF MY TROUBLES.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

WHAT DID YOU THINK OF
P.D. CHAPMAN'S PERFORMANCE?

I WAS EMBARRASSED
FOR HER.

I REALLY WAS.

TELL YOU WHAT I THINK,
I THINK SHE'S USING SOMETHING.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT,
BUT SOMETHING.

ALL THAT BRITTLENESS,
AND SHE'S JUMPY, UP AND DOWN.

IT NEVER OCCURRED TO ME.

IT MAKES SENSE,
IT REALLY WOULD.

JAGGED, SHE'S JAGGED.

AND NOT TAKING CARE
OF BUSINESS.

YOU KNOW WHAT
I SAW TODAY, FRANK?

IT JUST PLAIN DIDN'T
FEEL RIGHT.

ON ONE SIDE YOU HAD
ALL THESE PEOPLE AND INTERESTS--

THE POLITICS, THE COPS, THE
HOUSING AUTHORITY, THE D.A.s--

AND OVER IN THE CHALLENGER'S
CORNER, THIS ONE LITTLE CREEP,

WITHOUT EVEN A P.D.
REALLY HELPING HIM.

HE DIDN'T NEED ONE,
HE HAD YOU.

I GUESS I STILL HAVE
THE UNDERDOG MENTALITY, HMM?

I LIKE THAT IN A WIFE.

[BOTH MOANING]

[JOYCE]
IF YOU QUIT YOUR JOB,

CAN YOU STILL COLLECT
UNEMPLOYMENT?

[FRANK GROANING,
JOYCE LAUGHING]

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