Hill Street Blues (1981–1987): Season 5, Episode 21 - Queen for a Day - full transcript

PREVIOUSLY,
ON "HILL STREET BLUES"...

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

WE'RE LEFTOVERS.

HOLY MOLY.

I SAID IT WOULD
NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN.

I CAN GET PAST
THE ANGER,

BUT I CAN'T
GET PAST THE FACT

THAT I'M SCARED TO RIDE
WITH YOU.

THIS ONE COST US.

IT COST US
IN LAWSUITS--

YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE
IT COST YOU?



ME.

I QUIT.

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

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

I THINK SHE'S
USING SOMETHING.

IT NEVER OCCURRED
TO ME.

[OVERLAPPING CONVERSATIONS]

[STAN]
ITEM SEVEN!

ITEM SEVEN.

ITEM SEVEN IS A HOOKER
UNDERCOVER TARGETING GAYS

AND REGULAR JOHNS
IN THE VICINITY OF GREEN
AND SYCAMORE.

NOW, THIS TRAFFIC HAS BEEN
MOVING EASTWARD,

EVER SINCE THEY STARTED
BUILDING THE DECKER MALL.

[KISSING]



NOW, IF WE COULD JUST
KEEP IT MOVING

THESE TWO MORE BLOCKS, IT'S
GONNA BE OVER IN THE HEIGHTS.

[FEMININE VOICE]
THAT'S JUST WHERE IT BELONGS.

THAT'S RIGHT.

SERGEANT BATES, OFFICER COFFEY,
MAYO, GARIBALDI,

FISK AND McDERMOTT,
LaRUE AND WASHINGTON...

YOU'RE ON IT.

ITEM EIGHT, RIDES.

MARTINS WITH COBB,
HILL IS WITH RIVERA,

JAMESON'S WITH FRAME.

ITEM NINE, MICK BELKER CONTINUES
HIS DRUG UNDERCOVER TODAY,

WHICH THE PODIUM HAS NOT
BEEN ENTRUSTED WITH THE DETAILS.

RENKO IS WITH HIM.

ITEM TEN.

FILE YOUR ARREST REPORTS TODAY
WITH A.D.A. MICHAEL STOCKTON.

A.D.A. STOCKTON ALSO WILL BE
TAKING ANY PLEAS.

IS DAVENPORT SICK?

THAT'S STILL ANOTHER SUBJECT ON
WHICH THE PODIUM LACKS THE POOP.

ITEM 11.

PREMATURELY
WARM WEATHER, FOLKS.

IT'S GONNA BE IN THE 80s
OUT THERE TODAY.

NOW, A WORD
TO THE WISE.

MORNINGS,
BEFORE YOU GO OUT,

IS THE TIME TO CHECK THE COOLANT
LEVEL IN YOUR UNIT RADIATORS.

NOW, YOU'RE FULL ON COOLANT,
YOUR ENGINE'S RUNNING SMOOTHLY,

THAT'S ONE MORE ITEM LESS
FOR THE WORRY LIST.

OKAY, THAT'S IT.

LET'S HAVE
A GOOD SHIFT.

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

HOOKER UNDERCOVERS,
THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE YOU.

[CROWD REACTS,
LAUGHING]

HEY!

CUT IT OUT, LUCE.

NOW YOU KNOW WHAT
WOMEN HAVE TO GO THROUGH.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO
GO THROUGH THAT.

EVERY DAY WE LIVE.

[FEMININE VOICE]
I COULD JUST KILL HIM.

ON ME, THAT MESH, FOUR COUNT
INDICTMENT.

ON HIM,
SIMPLE ELEGANCE.

FALL DOWN AND BREAK
A LEG, LaRUE.

PLAINCLOTHES,
WELL, WELL, WELL.

IT SEEMS LIKE CITIZEN RENKO'S
FINALLY MOVING UP IN THE WORLD.

YOU KNOW, ROB, MAYBE I'M BEING
FOOLISH TO EXPECT

CLOSE FRIENDSHIP HERE,
BUT I THOUGHT AT LEAST

WE COULD NORMALIZE
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS.

WELL, YOU THOUGHT WRONG.

SO HOW ABOUT A LITTLE OF YOUR
BASIC CIVILITY AT LEAST?

WHEN ARE YOU GONNA
LET UP ON ME FOR WHAT HAPPENED?

I SCREWED UP,
I CAN ADMIT THAT,

BUT IF YOU CAN'T
FORGIVE ME

THEN WHAT'S HAPPENED BETWEEN
YOU AND I IS ON YOU.

IT'S ON ME.

YOU ARE A COMPLETE
BAFFLEMENT TO ME.

YOU READY, BOBBY?

YEAH.

- HI.
- HI.

YOU LOOK HOT TODAY.

THANK YOU.

SO, ARE WE EVER GONNA
SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN?

OF COURSE.

DINNER, TONIGHT?

UM, I'M GONNA HAVE TO LET YOU
KNOW ABOUT THAT.

[WHISPERING]
TRY.

[HOWARD]
MORNING, FRANK.

HOWARD.

NOW, DON'T GET ANGRY.

NO!

I WANT TO GIVE YOU ONE LAST
OPPORTUNITY TO GET BEHIND

MY FUNDING REQUEST
FOR THE S.N.V.M. PROTOTYPE.

NOW, THAT'S THE STRATEGIC ENTRY
VEHICLE MODIFICATION.

YEAH, I KNOW ABOUT IT AND I
DON'T WANT US BEHIND IT, HOWARD,

I DON'T WANT US ANYWHERE
NEAR IT.

THANKS, HENRY.

CAN'T SELL THE BATTERING RAM,
HUH, HOWARD?

THE MAN WILL NOT
STAY CURRENT ON HARDWARE.

DENNIS.

I DON'T KNOW, HARRY, I KEEP
TELLING MYSELF I'M NOT GONNA

GET SUCKED INTO YOUR
ADOLESCENT CRAP.

AND THEN YOU PULL STUFF
LIKE YOU JUST PULLED OUTSIDE

AND I DON'T KNOW.

WELL, WHAT STUFF
ARE WE REFERENCING--

STUFF-- COMING UP
BEHIND A WOMAN,

PUTTING YOUR HANDS ALL OVER HER,
NUZZLING HER HAIR.

YEAH, JEALOUS?

WHAT YOU DO ON YOUR OWN TIME
AND WHO YOU DO THAT WITH

IS NONE OF
MY BUSINESS.

YOU GOT THAT RIGHT.

UNTIL YOU WAVE IT UNDER MY NOSE
AND WINKED AT ME.

THAT'S A SQUAD ROOM
OUT THERE, NOT A MOTEL ROOM.

WELL, MAYBE YOU OUGHT TO
KEEP THAT IN MIND

THE NEXT TIME
GINA COMES UP.

IS THAT THE REAL AGENDA,
HARRY?

YOU NEED TO
SHOW ME UP THAT BAD?

WELL, ACCORDING TO FAY,
THAT SHIP'S ALREADY SAILED.

YOU SEE, ACCORDING TO FAY,
IN YOUR CRUCIAL EVENTS,

TECHNIQUE, AND ELAPSED
TIME, IT'S NO CONTEST.

AND YOUR RETURN TO
THE STARTING POSITION,

YOU'RE NOT EVEN--

NOW, YOU LISTEN
TO ME, PUNK.

FAY NEVER SAID
ANYTHING TO YOU ABOUT ME!

SHE'S GOT TOO MUCH CLASS
FOR THAT

AND SHE'S GOT
TOO MUCH CLASS FOR YOU.

THAT IS YOUR POISON.

AND IF YOU'RE
USING HER TO GET AT ME,

IF YOU DO ANYTHING TO HURT HER,
I WILL KILL YOU.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?

[SIREN WAILING]

[RADIO SCANNER]
WE HAVE A 9-11.

ARMED ROBBERY IN PROGRESS.

SEE'S SURPLUS STORE,

CORNER OF PEEBLES DRIVE,
NORTH 24TH STREET.

♪♪

♪♪

BEST SON ANDREW J. RENKO
HAS APPROVED IT

AND IS READY
TO START THE DAY.

OUR CONTACTS--

YOU KNOW, IT'S A FUNNY THING,
DETECTIVE,

I TRY TO GET OUT OF
UNIFORM FOR SO LONG,

AND ALL I HAD TO DO WAS BREAK UP
WITH BOBBY HILL.

AIN'T THAT FUNNY?

ALL I HAD TO DO WAS JUST
BREAK UP WITH--

UNDERSTAND SOMETHING, RENKO.

A-- THIS IS NOT
A PROMOTION FOR YOU.

B-- THE FACT IS, I OPPOSED YOU
WORKING WITH ME,

AND C-- IF YOU'RE
LOOKING AT THIS AS A WAY

TO SHINE UP YOUR BADGE,
I LIKE IT EVEN LESS.

NOW, AS LONG AS
YOU ARE WITH ME,

WE'RE GONNA HAVE
SOME GROUND RULES.

SUCH AS?

SUCH AS SUCH UP
AND DO WHAT I TELL YOU.

DO WE UNDERSTAND
EACH OTHER?

YEAH.

GOOD.

WHAT YOU GOT,
DETECTIVE?

HOW ARE YOU, TEDDY?

THIS IS OFFICER RENKO,

HE'S GOING TO BE
WORKING WITH US.

BEAUTIFUL.

SO WHAT SHOULD I
CALL YOU?

OFFICER?

ANDY.

ANDY... IT'S TEDDY.

YOU WANT TO RUN IT
FOR ME?

WE ARE IN
THE SODA SHOP BUSINESS.

ALONZO GAVE ME A COUPLE OF
THINGS THAT CHECKED OUT

AND TOLD ME TO FIX UP
SOME THINGS,

I ALREADY GOT THEM DONE, MAN,
I'VE BEEN UP ALL NIGHT, MAN.

I AIN'T SEEN MY WOMAN--

THAT'S GREAT.

WHEN DO WE
TAKE FIRST DELIVERY?

NOON.

NOW, YOU GOT TO BE HOLDIN'
$8500 CASH MONEY,

NO IFs ANDs
OR BUTs ABOUT IT, MAN--

IT'S ALL TAKEN CARE OF.

RIGHT.

NOW, ALONZO'S GONNA WANT
TO RAP TO YOU A LITTLE BIT.

NOW, AS LONG AS YOU DON'T
GET IN HIS FACE TOO BAD,

THEY'RE GONNA BE
SELLIN' US SOME SODA.

ALL RIGHT, TEDDY.

OFFICER RENKO'S GONNA BE WORKIN'
IN THE SHOP WITH US.

YO, WHY YOU
HITTIN' ME WITH THIS, MAN?

I TOLD ALONZO IT'D JUST BE
YOU AND ME.

YEAH, IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT,
I'LL EXPLAIN IT TO HIM.

[LAUGHING]

NOTHING PERSONAL, ANDY.

IT'S JUST THAT ALONZO
DON'T LIKE SURPRISES.

BUT T'S THE SAME WITH EVERYBODY,
I'M THE SAME WITH Y'ALL--

TEDDY!
TEDDY!

YOU AND ME
AIN'T GONNA BE PALS,

SO STOP RUNNING ME THROUGH
THE GREASE.

JUST BEING POLITE.

STAY POLITE.

SPARE ME YOUR CRAP.

HOLD THE CRAP.

YOU GOT IT.

YEP.

DO I GOT SOMETHING
TO PROVE OR WHAT?

SHUT UP, TEDDY.

YEAH.

- HI.
- HI.

INTERESTING BREAKFAST
WITH TONY STOLLER.

P.D.'S OFFICE
WANTS YOU BACK

AND THEY'LL PAY BIG BUCKS
TO GET YOU.

RIGHT, AS FAR AS THAT GOES,
YOU GOT A MINUTE?

SURE.

HE MADE ME AN OFFER.

MY OLD JOB,

PLUS SOME SUPERVISING
IN THE HEIGHTS AND MIDTOWN.

THAT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE,
CONGRATULATIONS.

I GUESS IT IS.

I GUESS MY ABSENCE MADE
THEIR HEART GROW FONDER.

AND YOURS?

STILL REMEMBERING
THE BURN-OUT.

STILL AMBIVALENT
AS HELL, BUT INTERESTED.

CHAPMAN WOULD BE
UNDER YOU.

THAT'S THE OTHER NEWS.

THEY'RE GOING TO
FIRE HER.

TO MAKE ROOM FOR YOU?

IT'S GOT
NOTHING TO DO WITH ME.

IT'S WHAT YOU THOUGHT
ALL ALONG-- DRUGS.

COCAINE.

APPARENTLY,
IT'S NO SECRET.

ON A CHEERIER NOTE.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY.

AHH, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY.

YOU FORGOT.

FORGOT, ARE YOU KIDDING?

YOU HAVEN'T
BEEN IN YOUR OFFICE.

NOT YET.

I SENT ROSES
TO YOUR OFFICE,

AND I MADE RESERVATIONS
AT THE WARREN.

I COULD BE SEDUCED.

SEE YOU LATER.

[FRANK]
WHERE YOU HEADED?

MORE BREAKFAST WITH
IRWIN BERNSTEIN.

THIS HAS TO BE
MY LAST CAREER MOVE, FURILLO.

THE EXTRA MEALS
ARE KILLING ME.

HMM.

HENRY...

WHAT'S THE NAME OF
THAT FLORIST DOWNTOWN

NEXT TO THE COURT BUILDING?

- JOHANSEN'S?
- JOHANSEN'S, RIGHT.

WHAT YOU FORGET?

OUR ANNIVERSARY.

I HAVE TO GET ROSES ON JOYCE'S
DESK IN HALF AN HOUR.

RUMOR HAS IT
SHE DOESN'T HAVE A DESK.

ALL THE MORE REASON.

SHE HAS TO FEEL
REMEMBERED.

LEAD WITH THE ROSES.

FOLLOW WITH A PAIR
OF DIAMOND EARRINGS.

I'LL SEND YOU TO
SHEAR AND LOEB.

ALL MEMORY LAPSES
ARE FORGIVEN.

DIAMOND EARRINGS?

YOU KNOW, OR JUST THE ROSES
ARE GREAT.

JUST THE ROSES'LL GET IT.

DIAMOND EARRINGS ARE NOT
IN EVERY COP'S BUDGET, HENRY.

IT HASN'T TAKEN ME LONG
TO COAT CHECK, RIGHT?

OH, YOU'RE OKAY.

IN FACT, I'VE NEVER
SEEN YOU HAPPIER.

I LOVE HER, FRANK.

IT'S THE DAMNEST THING,
I NEVER THOUGHT I'D...

I JUST NEVER KNEW
YOU COULD BE THIS HAPPY.

JOHANSEN'S.

[HENRY]
THEY DELIVER.

AND THE NAME OF
THE JEWELRY STORE?

SHEAR AND LOEB.

IF YOU'RE REALLY SERIOUS,
I'LL CALL SID LOEB FOR YOU.

I HAVE AN ACCOUNT THERE.

[SIREN WAILING]

SO TO MOVE TO YOU,
65 A GRAM AND SELL IT FOR 125...

STICKS IS THE DIME,

YOU SELL THEM FOR 25
AND THAT'S YOUR PROFIT ITEM.

NOW, YOU NEVER WANT TO ASK ME
FOR UP-FRONT.

YOU NEVER WANT
YOUR STOCK TO FALL BELOW

50 STICKS AND A HUNDRED GRAMS.

YOU GOT TO MOVE 50 GRAMS A DAY
JUST TO KEEP THE FRANCHISE.

WELL, THAT'S NO PROBLEM.

YOU HEAR ME, TEDDY?

I HEARD YOU, MAN,
I GOT IT.

YOU KNOW, IT'S SOLID,
IT'S SITTIN' RIGHT HERE.

OPENING TASTE FOR THE FRANCHISE
IS TWO GRAND.

YEAH, TWO G'S, BABE,
THAT'S WHAT WE AGREED ON, MAN.

PLUS I NEED 6500...

$8500.

WHAT A SURPRISE, TEDDY.

WHAT'S THE MATTER,
ALONZO, MAN?

YOU KNOW, IF I'M
PAYING SOMEBODY 8500 BUCKS,

I'D USUALLY LIKE HIM TO ADMIT
THAT I EXIST.

I SEE YOU THERE.

I JUST WANT TEDDY'S
UNDERSTANDING, HIM AND ME...

GOT A RELATIONSHIP.

YEAH, I UNDERSTAND
THAT, MAN, YEAH.

I UNDERSTAND THAT.

THAT WAY I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
WHEN I MEET TWO PEOPLE

AND I'M ONLY
SUPPOSED TO BE MEETING ONE.

YOU SEE, I KNEW YOU WAS UPSET
ABOUT THAT, MAN, YOU KNOW--

'CAUSE ME AND YOU
GOT THE RELATIONSHIP, TEDDY.

ANY SCREW-UPS
AND IT'S YOU--

ALL RIGHT,
NOW, NOW, NOW.

TEDDY DIDN'T KNOW THAT
I HIRED ANOTHER MAN.

HEY, CARL, YOU GOT A PROBLEM,
IS I'M HEARING, HUH?

WE GOT
PROBLEMS OUT HERE?

WE'VE GOT NO PROBLEMS.

[ALL SHOUTING]

SHUT UP, SHUT UP!

LET HIM GO NOW.

ALL RIGHT, LISTEN,
I'M JUST TRYING TO PROTECT

MY FRIEND, HERE'S,
INTEREST,

DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?

DO YOU GOT
A PROBLEM WITH THAT?

NO, I AIN'T GOT NO PROBLEM
WITH THAT.

OH!

THAT'S NICE, NOW NOBODY
AIN'T GOT A PROBLEM.

I APOLOGIZE.

HE'S ALL MUSCLE.

THIS MAN IS A MUSCLE HEAD
AND HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO ACT,

AND I'M SORRY.

IT'S ALL RIGHT,
IT'S ALL RIGHT.

DON'T GO TO PIECES.

YOU WANT THIS
WITH TEDDY?

YOU CAN GIVE IT TO ME.

YOU'RE IN BUSINESS.

SORRY, SORRY.

ANYWAY, UH...

ADMITTING ERROR ISN'T THE MOST
NATURAL THING

MRS. BERNSTEIN
TAUGHT HER SON, BUT...

I AM SORRY WE HAD
THAT FIGHT,

AND I'M SORRY I WENT BEHIND
YOUR BACK IN THE WARES CASE.

APOLOGY'S ACCEPTED.

A HELL OF A THING.

YOU'RE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF
THE AISLE FIVE YEARS,

HAGGLING, DEALING,
OUT-MANEUVERING,

WE BECOME GOOD FRIENDS.

A COUPLE OF MONTHS ON
THE SAME TEAM,

WE'RE AT
EACH OTHER'S THROATS.

MAYBE THAT'S ONE REASON WHY
IT'S RIGHT I LEAVE.

REALLY?

OUR FRIENDSHIP MEANS
THAT MUCH TO YOU?

YES, IT DOES.

YEAH.

I'M FLATTERED, I...

WHICH DOESN'T PREVENT ME FROM
SAYING THE D.A. BADLY

WANTS YOU BACK.

HE CONSIDERS YOU THE BEST
NEW ASSISTANT WE'VE GOT.

UH, A CREDIT TO
YOUR GENDER-- JUST KIDDING--

AND WILL MATCH ANY OFFER
THE P.D. THROWS UP THERE.

I'VE HAD FIVE MONTHS TO LOOK AT
IT FROM THE D.A.'S SIDE, IRWIN.

I STILL THINK THE SYSTEM'S
UNFAIR TO THE POOR.

HOW SO?

REALLY?

THE WAY I SEE IT,

THE POOR GET
CAUGHT THE MOST,

BUT THEY'RE ALSO THE MAIN
VICTIMS OF CRIME.

BUT IF YOU'RE RICH
AND A LITTLE GREEDY,

YOU GET AWAY WITH THINGS
THAT IF YOU'RE POOR

AND A LITTLE
GREEDY, YOU CAN'T.

THAT'S WHAT A PUBLIC DEFENDER
ADDRESSES EVERY DAY,

AND NO ONE ELSE
IN OUR SOCIETY DOES.

JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO
YOU WERE FED UP, HMM?

YOUR LEFT WAS TIRED, YOU WANTED
TO TRY YOUR RIGHT?

I GUESS I'M
A BORN SOUTHPAW.

HMM.

YOU'RE GOING BACK TO THE P.D.'S
OFFICE, AREN'T YOU?

STOLLER'S ALREADY
MADE YOU AN OFFER.

A GOOD ONE.

OUR MATCHING IT
WON'T KEEP YOU?

NO.

AHH...

WELL.

SEE YOU ACROSS
THE AISLE, LEFTY.

[BACKGROUND CONVERSATIONS]

[HORN HONKING]

[LUCY]
NICE WHEELS.

SHOULD I GET IN?

NO OFFENSE, BUT THE MAN
IN THE BACK SAYS HER.

NO OFFENSE.

CREEP.

YOU'VE GOT A FAN.

SOMEBODY WANT TO
TALK TO ME?

[DRIVER]
YOU GOT IT.

LITTLE ON-SIGHT
SPOT-CHECK

TO EVALUATE
FIELD REPORTS, DETECTIVE.

[DETECTIVE]
CHIEF.

[CHIEF ON RADIO]
ATTRACTIVE APPEARANCE.

NEUTRAL INITIATING INQUIRY.

NO QUESTION
OF ENTRAPMENT.

HIGH MARKS ALL AROUND.

THANK YOU, CHIEF.

IF I WERE
A PROUD PATSY,

I'D BE INCLINED TO GO
DEEP INTO MY POCKET.

I GUESS THAT'S A COMPLIMENT.

IT CERTAINLY IS.

CARRY ON.

[IGNITION STARTS]

100% GRADE-A SLIMEBALL.

[HORN HONKS,
RADIO PLAYING IN CAR]

HI, HONEY.

I THOUGHT THAT GUY
WAS GONNA PITCH A TENT.

YEAH, HE WAS ALL TALK,
A REAL CHUMP.

WELL, I'M ALL ACTION--
GET IN.

LET'S TALK
ABOUT WHAT YOU WANT.

I WANT TO HEAR YOU SPEAK
A LITTLE FRENCH.

OH, HE WANTS HER
TO TALK FRENCH.

HE'S GONNA WISH
HE WENT TO BERLITZ.

[LUCY ON RADIO]
FRENCH IS GONNA BE ABOUT
25 BUCKS.

30, IF YOU'RE GOOD.

[CHUCKLING]

[LUCY]
YOU KNOW, I NEVER HEARD ANY...

UNIT, WE GOT A PICK-UP.

THEN HOP IN,
GET OFF THE STREET, WILL YA?

WE'RE TALKING 30 AMERICAN BUCKS,
AREN'T WE?

POLICE,
YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.

WHAT DID I DO?

SOLICITATION.

OH, WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.

GIVE ME A BREAK.

OH, THIS ISN'T NECESSARY.

PARLEZ-VOUS FRANCAIS,
CHEAPSKATE?

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
TO REMAIN SILENT.

IF YOU GIVE UP THE RIGHT TO
REMAIN SILENT--

[SIREN WAILING]

[BACKGROUND CONVERSATIONS]

HEY, NUMBER 37!

JOEY JACK RABBIT
JOE COFFEY?

[LAUGHING]

COACH BEASLEY!

WHOA, WOW!

THIS IS WHAT
AN OLD COACH LOVES.

BRICKS IN THE BELLY,
YOU'RE STILL IN PERFECT SHAPE.

WHAT IS IT, 15 YEARS?

[JOE]
YEAH.

SO, WHERE YOU OFF TO?
DON'T LET ME KEEP YA.

HEY, I GOT TIME.

THE FACT IS, YOU KNOW,
I'M KIND OF BUSY.

HEY, JOEY!

REMEMBER THE SOUTH SIDE GAME,
YOU CAME OUT

WITH THAT PINKY DISLOCATED,
STICKIN' OUT ALL SIDEWAYS?

I YANK IT BACK STRAIGHT,

YOU GO BACK IN AND WIN
THE SCORING TITLE,

REMEMBER THAT?

YEAH, THAT WAS
A LONG TIME AGO.

SO WHAT'S THE MATTER,
JOE?

YOU LOOK ALL JUMPY.

AH, NO, NOTHIN', IT'S JUST THAT
I GOT A LOT OF THINGS TO DO.

YOU KNOW, I THINK
MAYBE YOU SHOULD LEAVE.

WILL YOU LOOK
AT ME, JOEY?

I GOT A SUSPICION.

I KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE DOING HERE.

YOU THINK COACH THINKS
I'M A SISSY, RIGHT?

WRONG.

THAT'S THE LAST THING
ON MY MIND, JOE.

COACH, I REALLY DON'T THINK
YOU WANT TO BE HERE, ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, BUT I DO, JOEY,

THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING
TO TELL YA.

NO, WHY DON'T YOU
JUST SHOVE OFF, ALL RIGHT?

HEY, JOEY, COME ON,
LET ME RELAX YA, KID.

WHAT, WHAT, WHAT?

JOEY, I WANT TO
SEND IN A PLAY.

[SOFTLY]
COME HERE--

- WHAT?
- COME HERE, COME ON.

ARE YOU
SURE ABOUT THAT?

I MEAN, YOU SURE YOU WANT
TO DO THAT?

I'D GIVE YOU A DAMN KISS
RIGHT NOW IF YOU'D LET ME.

ALL RIGHT, WHY DON'T...

WHY DON'T YOU WAIT FOR ME
OUT BACK?

I GOT A CAR,
A GREEN CAR.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

OH, COACH.

[MAN]
AWESOME, ISN'T IT, LIEUTENANT?

DEVASTATING.

BIG.

YOU LIKE HER, PAULI.

YOU KNOW, LIEUTENANT,
JUST LOOKING AT HER, I REALIZE,

I WAS BORN TOO LATE.

W.W. TWO.

THAT WAS MY TIME.

BUT THESE BABIES, THEY COULDN'T
CUT IT AT KHE SANH.

WELL, ALTOGETHER DIFFERENT
TERRAIN REQUIREMENTS.

GUERILLA WARFARE.

MAN, THAT WASN'T HAPPENING
FOR ME, YOU KNOW?

AFTER I BOARD HER,
I'D SIT INSIDE

AND I'D WHEEL
THAT TURRET AROUND AND BAM!

NORTH AFRICA.

BOOM-- THE ARDENNES.

AUDIE MURPHY,
THAT WAS MY KIND OF SOLDIER.

GET THOSE HEINIES IN YOUR
CROSSHAIRS.

PUT HER INTO JUNGLE AND SHE'S
LIKE A DOG WITH NO FEET.

WELL, HERE'S HOPING THAT
HER NEW CAREER ON THE HILL

WILL RECAPTURE SOME OF
THAT PAST GLORY.

I WOULDN'T HAVE SOLD IT TO
ANYBODY BUT YOU, LIEUTENANT.

I WOULDN'T HAVE
SOLD IT AT ALL

IF THEY HADN'T OF
CUT OFF MY DISABILITY.

UNLESS I MISS MY
GUESS, PAULI,

I'D SAY BEFORE
TOO LONG THAT THIS VEHICLE

WILL BE THE QUINTESSENTIAL
SINE QUA NON

OF URBAN PEACE ENFORCEMENT.

[HORN HONKING]

RIGHT ON TIME.

[DOOR RATTLING]

[HOWARD]
CHIEF.

HOWARD.

WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT?

[HOWARD]
AS ADVERTISED.

[CHIEF]
I'M IMPRESSED.

SHE'S COMPLETELY
STREET READY?

OH, YES, ALL THE MODIFICATIONS
ARE COMPLETED.

VULCANIZED THE TRACK THERE,
WON'T CHEW UP THE PAVEMENT,

AND THIS RAM THAT THEY'VE
INSTALLED,

CHIEF, IT'LL GO
THROUGH SIX INCHES OF STEEL

LIKE SO MUCH MERENGUE.

EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT.

THIS PROTOTYPE'S GONNA CONVINCE
THOSE COUNCIL NAMBY-PAMBIES

ON THE WHOLE CONCEPT, HOWARD.

WELL, YOU KNOW THAT I WOULDN'T
HAVE COME TO YOU DIRECTLY

UNLESS I THOUGHT
YOU SHARED MY ENTHUSIASM.

AND I'M DELIGHTED.

NOW, HOW MUCH ARE YOU
PERSONALLY OUT OF POCKET?

WELL, IT'S SEVERAL THOUSAND.

THAT'S FINE.

WE BAG A FEW LOWLIFES
WITH THIS PROTOTYPE, HOWARD,

YOU'LL GET FIRST MONEY FROM
THE GENERAL APPROPRIATION

I EXPECT
WE'LL QUICKLY RECEIVE.

HOWARD, YOU'VE DONE
A TREMENDOUS JOB.

THANK YOU CHIEF--
A MOMENT, A MOMENT, CHIEF.

THIS IS RETIRED
CORPORAL SCHELKOPF.

I THINK HE DESERVES A LOT
OF CREDIT, CHIEF.

MANY THANKS, CORPORAL.

HAPPY TO BE
OF SERVICE, SIR!

CARRY ON.

ISN'T SHE BEAUTIFUL, SIR?

IT'S LIKE WATCHING BABY BIRDS
LEAVE THE NEST.

ARNOLD SOLOMON...

PUBLIC DEFENDER REQUESTED
ON SOLICITATION.

DO WE HAVE TO
TAKE OUT AN AD?

UPSTAIRS INTERROGATION.

COME ON.

OH, GUYS, UH, WE'VE GOT THINGS
TO TALK ABOUT.

WE'VE GOT
THINGS TO DEAL.

OKAY, MR. SOLOMON.

NOW, I SHOULD HAVE HER DISCUSS
IT WITH YOU, RIGHT?

WE'LL BE ALL EARS.

MR. SOLOMON'S
AMELIA EARHART'S NAVIGATOR.

HE KNOWS WHERE THE PLANE
WENT DOWN.

WAIT A MINUTE,
WAIT A MINUTE!

SOLOMON REAL ESTATE?

IS THAT
YOUR HOME ADDRESS?

IT'S A LEGAL RESIDENCE.

I GOT AN APARTMENT
BACK OF MY OFFICE.

THIS IS LUDICROUS,
YOU'RE NOT INDIGENT.

NOW, WHY DON'T YOU JUST GET IT
UP TO HIRE YOUR FAMILY LAWYER?

BECAUSE HE HAPPENS
TO BE MY WIFE'S BROTHER.

WELL, THEN GET A LAWYER
FROM THE YELLOW PAGES.

LOOK, THIS'LL
TAKE TWO MINUTES.

I'LL TELL YOU MY INFORMATION,
YOU TAKE IT TO THE COPS,

AND BELIEVE ME--

AND BELIEVE ME, I'VE GOT
BETTER THINGS TO DO

THAN RUN INTERFERENCE
FOR YOUR JEWISH GUILT.

YOU ARE NOT INDIGENT.

HIRE A LAWYER!

[WOMAN]
PHONE CALL, MS. CHAPMAN.

COACH, I GOTTA BOOK YA,
I'M SORRY.

WOULD YOU
GIVE ME A BREAK, KID?

I KNEW YOU FROM WHEN
YOU WERE 15.

CAN'T YOU
JUST TALK TO ME?

DO YOU THINK I LIKE
DOING THIS?

DO YOU THINK I LIKE
BUSTING YOU LIKE THIS?

I KNOW YOU DON'T, THAT'S WHY WE
GOTTA GET THIS STRAIGHTENED OUT.

ALL RIGHT,
COME OVER HERE.

I DON'T LIKE BEING
PUT ON HOLD, YOU KNOW.

AND I DON'T HAVE A LOT
OF TIME TO CHAT.

WHAT'S UP?

YEAH, BUT I CAN
HEAR YOU, GO AHEAD.

YOU KNOW, I REALLY USED TO
LOOK UP TO YOU.

I REMEMBER ALL THOSE
TIMES YOU USED TO TALK TO US

ABOUT BEING, BEING STAND-UP,
ABOUT BEING A MAN.

WELL, YOU CAN JUST
FORGET THAT INFERENCE, JOEY.

IN 32 YEARS I NEVER LAID
A GLOVE ON A KID.

I'VE TAPPED A FANNY AND BEEN
GOOD GOIN', NO MORE THAN THAT.

I LOVE MY KIDS.

LOOK, I'M NOT SAYING
YOU WEREN'T A GOOD COACH.

IF YOU WERE ONE OF MY GUYS,
I'D BACK YOU,

I DON'T CARE
IF YOU FUMBLE, BLEW A TACKLE...

I NEVER HELD YOU
UP TO RIDICULE.

NOW HERE I MAKE ONE LITTLE
MISTAKE, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO,

RUIN MY LIFE?

YOU GONNA WRECK
MY REPUTATION, JOEY?

THINK OF MRS. B.

ALL RIGHT, LOOK, PLEASE,
DON'T WASTE MY TIME.

YOU'RE SAYING THAT
WHEN I GET YOUR SHEET,

THAT IT'S GONNA BE CLEAN.

THERE'S NOT GONNA BE
ANYTHING ON IT.

MY HAND TO GOD.

ALL RIGHT.

IF IT CHECKS OUT, THEN,
THEN WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.

THANKS A LOT, KID.

FOR WHAT REASON?

NO, I'M NOT
SURPRISED AT ALL.

STAB ME RIGHT IN THE BACK.

NO, I'M NOT SURPRISED.

YOU KNOW, NONE OF IT
MADE SENSE UNTIL THE END.

I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT WAS GOING ON

UNTIL TONY STOLLER TOLD ME
WHO THEY WANTED FOR MY JOB.

LOOK, IF YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT--

YOU KNOW WHAT
I'M TALKING ABOUT.

I AM CANNED!

- I'M OUT ON MY BUTT!
- CONNIE!

LOOK, CONNIE,
I AM SORRY ABOUT THAT.

I HOPE THINGS WORK OUT
FOR YOU.

OH, YEAH, IT'S SO
NICE AND NEAT, RIGHT, JOYCE?

ALL TUCKED IN, PINNED UP
AND PUT TOGETHER?

I BET YOU WERE
A PIECE OF CAKE TO TOILET TRAIN.

EXCUSE ME.

YOU ARE NOT GONNA
WALK AWAY FROM THIS.

IT WILL NOT BE SO NICE
AND NEAT.

YOU ARE NOT GOING TO USE YOUR
CONNECTIONS TO GET ME FIRED...

LET GO OF MY ARM!

[CONNIE]
...AND THEN WALK AWAY!

YOU COST ME MY JOB!

WRONG!

YOU MANAGED THAT
ALL BY YOURSELF.

NOW, IF YOU DON'T START
FACING YOUR PROBLEMS

YOU COULD LOSE A LOT MORE.

YOU ARE A STERILE,
SELF-RIGHTEOUS PRIG.

LET GO OF ME.

YOU'VE GOT YOUR OWN PRIVATE
GESTAPO, RIGHT, JOYCE?

JUST COME WITH ME,
WOULD YOU, PLEASE?

LET GO OF MY ARM!

WHAT IN THE HELL
DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?

[FRANK]
DON'T.

EVEN A FASCIST LIKE YOU KNOWS
THAT'S A QUERIED SEARCH.

WE GO TO COURT,
IT GETS KICKED IN 30 SECONDS.

[FRANK]
ALONG WITH YOUR CAREER.

IF I WANTED TO BUST
MS. CHAPMAN,

I'D HAVE GONE
ABOUT IT A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

IT'S YOUR ADDICTION,
WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I WANT TO BE LEFT ALONE!

SUIT YOURSELF, BUT YOU HAVE TO
KNOW THIS IS NO SECRET.

YOU LOST
YOUR JOB OVER IT.

MY JOB?

WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT MY JOB?

DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU
THAT SOMEBODY IN MY JOB

HAS TO BE HIGH
JUST TO STAY EVEN?

DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY LIES
AND BROKEN LIVES

I HAVE TO
LOOK AT EVERY DAY?

OF COURSE I DO.

OH, GOD.

I GUESS I NEED HELP.

I COULD SEE
A SHRINK, MAYBE,

AS SOON AS I GET A BREAK
IN MY SCHEDULE.

I'VE DONE SOME
RESEARCH FOR YOU.

THOSE ARE THE NUMBERS OF
THE THREE REHAB PROGRAMS

IN WHICH THE DEPARTMENTS HAD
THE HIGHEST RATE OF RECOVERY.

YOU THINK I DON'T KNOW
THAT I HAVE THIS PROBLEM

AND THAT MAYBE I'D BEEN PLANNING
TO DEAL WITH IT?

I JUST DON'T THINK
I CAN STOP RIGHT NOW.

AND GETTING ME FIRED AND MAKING
ME JOIN A PROGRAM AT GUNPOINT

IS NOT GOING TO
MAKE IT ANY EASIER.

MAKE THE CALL,
CONNIE, NOW.

NEXT TIME
THE BUST WILL BE FOR REAL.

CAPTAIN, CAN YOU
CHECK THIS?

[BACKGROUND CONVERSATIONS]

[WOMAN]
I NEED AN OFFICER BETWEEN 147...

[OVERLAPPING CONVERSATIONS]

[WOMAN]
WHERE IS THE SOCIAL WORKER?

HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE
A HALF AN HOUR AGO.

[BACKGROUND CONVERSATIONS
CONTINUE]

[MAN]
WHEN THAT DEFENDER GETS HERE...

[BACKGROUND CONVERSATIONS
CONTINUE]

YES, SIR.

UM...

COULD I SEE
THOSE EARRINGS?

EXQUISITE, AREN'T THEY?

EXCELLENT CLARITY,
NO VISIBLE INCLUSIONS.

HOW MUCH?

17-FIVE.

17,000...

500, YES.

PERHAPS IF YOU'D TELL ME
WHAT YOU'D BE WILLING TO SPEND?

OH, WELL, YOU KNOW,
UM...

TWO, FOUR HUNDRED?

OF COURSE,
THAT LIMITS OUR SELECTION.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

MY INVESTMENT
COUNSELOR TELLS ME

THAT THE DIAMOND
MARKET'S GLUTTED,

AND THEY'RE
HOLDING THEY'RE VALUE.

UH-HUH.

THE FACT IS, I WOULDN'T EVEN
BE THINKING DIAMONDS

EXCEPT IT'S
MY WIFE'S BIRTH STONE.

IT'S OUR ANNIVERSARY.

SO IT'S A SENTIMENTAL
OCCASION.

HOW NICE.

AND HOW MUCH WOULD YOU BE
WILLING TO PAY

FOR SENTIMENTALITY?

OH, YOU KNOW...

[CLEARS THROAT]

SIX...

EIGHT HUNDRED?

MAYBE AS HIGH AS NINE.

LET'S SEE
WHAT WE CAN DO.

SO YOU BROKE UP
WITH YOUR PARTNER.

IT'S TOO BAD, IT'S NOT LIKE
SOMEBODY DIED.

LOOK, WHY DON'T YOU JUST MIND
YOUR OWN BUSINESS ON THIS, OKAY?

YOU DON'T KNOW A DAMNED THING
ABOUT IT.

ALL RIGHT,
NO OFFENSE.

SORRY.

PARTNER UP WITH A GUY
FIVE YEARS,

YOU END UP GETTING
A LOT TO THINK ABOUT.

I UNDERSTAND.

ANYWAY, IF IT'S A DONE THING,
FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH,

I'D SURE LIKE
TO BE YOUR PARTNER.

I'M NOT SURE I WANT TO
PARTNER UP JUST YET, BUT...

I KNOW, I KNOW.

NO RUSH, I JUST THOUGHT
I'D SAY IT.

I APPRECIATE THE THOUGHT.

[MAN SHOUTING IN STREET]

OVER THERE.

[MAN]
THIEF, THIEF, THIEF!

[SIREN WAILING]

ALL RIGHT, PULL OVER
TO THE SIDE.

TAKE THE CORRIDOR
THROUGH THE BUILDING.

I'LL SEE YOU
IN THE BACK ALLEY.

STOP THAT MAN!

HE'S GOT A GUN!

♪♪

[SIREN WAILING]

[OFFICER]
HEY!

[SHOUTING]

♪♪

RIVERA!

YOU OKAY?

WHERE IS HE?

I DIDN'T SEE.

WEREN'T YOU
IN THE ALLEY?

I WAS JUST CHECKING
THE DOORS.

DAMN.

MAN, YOU SURE
YOU'RE OKAY?

YEAH, I'M OKAY.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA BE
IN THE DAMN ALLEY.

I WAS CHECKING
THE DOORS, SORRY.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT,
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE,
COME ON.

LIEUTENANT,
I WANT AN AGREEMENT.

IF MR. SOLOMON'S INFORMATION
IS PRODUCTIVE,

THERE'LL BE NO PROSECUTION
AND NO RECORDED ARREST

ON THE SOLICITING CHARGE.

IF THE INFORMATION PANS OUT,
THAT'S A REASONABLE EXPECTATION.

[SIGHING DEEPLY]

I OWN SEVERAL
BUILDINGS UP HERE.

A FEW DAYS AGO I RENTED TO
A SUSPICIOUS TENANT.

OH, HEY, THAT'S
GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME.

LET'S KICK HIM.

SUSPICIOUS HOW,
MR. SOLOMON?

WELL, SUSPICIOUS
THERE WAS NO BACK AND FORTH

OVER THE RENTAL FIGURE,

WHICH I MIGHT HAVE
QUOTED A LITTLE HIGH.

PLUS, I DRIVE BY THE BUILDING
LAST NIGHT,

IT LOOKS LIKE
HE'S PUT IN STEEL BARS

AND A STEEL REINFORCED DOOR,

WHICH THE KID WAS...
NOT THAT CRIME SENSITIVE.

MAYBE A SODA SHOP.

I DEFINITELY THINK THEY COULD BE
DEALING DRUGS OUT OF THERE.

SO YOU WENT BACK
AND YOU DOUBLED THE RENT.

LIEUTENANT.

I CAN ASSURE YOU
THAT IF WE MAKE ARRESTS,

YOUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY
WILL DROP ALL CHARGES.

CAN I HAVE THE ADDRESS?

[PHONES RINGING,
OVERLAPPING CONVERSATIONS]

LET'S GET OVER THERE,
SEE IF YOU CAN MAKE A BUY.

WHAT ABOUT A WARRANT?

I'LL HAVE IT
FOR YOU.

HOWARD, LaRUE AND WASHINGTON
NEED YOU TO BACK-UP.

THIS ADDRESS.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT BE
A SODA SHOP, LIEUTENANT.

STEEL REINFORCED DOORS?

THAT'S CORRECT.

SAY NO MORE,
MY MAN.

SAY NO MORE.

LEO, WHAT'S GOING ON?

IT'S BEEN A HALF HOUR.

LOOK, THE WHOLE SYSTEM
IS DOWN.

YOU GUYS MAY
HAVE TO WAIT 'TIL COURT

TO GET SHEETS
ON YOUR PERPS.

GREAT.

HEY, SARGE.

SARGE.

[COACH]
HEY, JOEY?

OKAY IF I CALL MRS. B?

SHE'LL BE WORRIED, YOU KNOW,
NOT HEARING FROM ME.

YEAH, OKAY, USE
THAT PHONE, DIAL NINE.

SARGE, UH...

I GOT A SITUATION.

WHAT?

I GOT THIS GUY
ON THE SWEEP.

THERE'S NO WAY
I THINK HE'S A PERVERT.

I THINK I MIGHT'VE
SCREWED UP.

HOW SO?

I THINK I MIGHT'VE
ENTRAPPED HIM.

ENTRAPPED HIM, HOW?

DID HE
MENTION A SEXUAL ACT?

NOW, WHAT'S A SEXUAL ACT,
FOR INSTANCE?

I MEAN, LEGALLY?

WELL, DID HE OFFER MONEY
FOR SEX OR NOT?

HE OFFERED TO PAY
FOR MY TIME TO GO TO A ROOM

AND GET TO KNOW HIM BETTER,
YOU KNOW, LIKE REAL MEN.

BUT HE NEVER SAID
WHAT HE MEANT, EXACTLY.

SO WHAT DO YOU SAY?

I'M JUST THINKING
MAYBE WE SHOULD KICK HIM.

THE FACT IS, I THINK I CAN
VOUCH FOR THE GUY.

HE WAS MY
HIGH SCHOOL COACH.

JOE, WE'RE BACK UP.

HERE'S YOUR PERP SHEETS.

WHAT'S HE GOT?

THREE DISORDERLIES.

FOR SEX?

IT DOESN'T SAY.

WHAT WOULD YOU GUESS?

THAT'S WHAT
YOU GOT TO THINK OF

BEFORE YOU PUT THAT GUY BACK IN
A HIGH SCHOOL LOCKER ROOM.

HE'S RETIRED.

THAT'S NOT THE POINT,
ANYWAY.

THE POINT IS, IS THERE'S
A CALL FOR YOU TO MAKE.

SARGE, YOU'RE SAYING YOU NEVER
LOST PAPERWORK BEFORE?

YEAH, FOUR TIMES
IN 27 YEARS,

BUT ONLY WHEN
THERE WAS NO QUESTIONS

THAT I COULDN'T ANSWER
TO MYSELF.

CAN YOU ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS
ABOUT THIS GUY, JOE?

WHERE HE'S GONNA
BE TOMORROW, A YEAR FORM NOW?

THAT'S HOW SURE
YOU GOTTA BE,

AND THEN YOU GOTTA BE WILLING TO
PAY THE PRICE IF YOU GET CAUGHT.

HE WAS A GOOD MAN.

I LIKED HIM.

YOU'RE NOT BUSTING
YOUR MEMORIES, JOE.

FRANK, FRANK.

WHILE YOU WERE OUT,
WE GOT A LINE ON A SODA SHOP.

SOMEBODY MAKING A BUY?

LaRUE AND WASHINGTON
ARE GOING FOR ONE.

I GOT HOWARD
BACKING THEM UP.

I AUTHORIZED HIM TO MOVE ON IT,
IF THEY MAKE A BUY.

THE PLACE WAS
HEAVILY FORTIFIED, FRANK.

I THOUGHT THE ACTION WAS
JUSTIFIED.

WE HAVE A WARRANT?

JUDGE JUST
CALLED IT IN.

VAN BUREN NEAR 116.

CALL IT BACK,
THAT'S BELKER'S UNDERCOVER.

WHY DIDN'T YOU
TELL ME?

PARANOIA OUT OF DIVISION.

LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS
THEY'VE BEEN WORRIED

ABOUT COPS ON THE TAKE.

I HOPE IT'S
NOT TOO LATE.

[IGNITION STARTS,
VOICES ON POLICE RADIO]

[TANK RUMBLING]

[ALONZO]
HEY, TEDDY.

HEY, ALONZO, WE HAVE TO TALK.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, HANG ON,
JUST A SECOND.

HEY, MIKE!

PROBABLY SAMPLING
THE PRODUCT.

HEY, MIKE, MIKE,
SOMEBODY WANTS TO TALK TO US.

SEE, HERE HE IS,
NO PROBLEM.

[RATTLING]

[METAL CRASHING]

ALONZO?

WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?

[RUMBLING]

[GLASS SHATTERING]

[GUNSHOTS]

[HOWARD ON P.A.]
THIS IS THE POLICE.

YOU ARE COMPLETELY
SURROUNDED.

REPEAT,
THIS IS THE POLICE.

[MICK]
WE'RE THE POLICE!

DROP YOUR WEAPONS.

PUT YOUR HANDS UP!

[MICK]
DROP IT, DROP IT.

WHAT YOU GOT TO SAY NOW?
I'M A COP.

MICK?

DROP IT, DROP IT.

WHAT IN THE WORLD
ARE YOU DOING HERE?

[GROWLING]

[SHOUTING]

YOU GAVE ME THE ASSIGNMENT,
RAY, I'M NOT A MIND-READER

AND NEITHER
DO I HAVE X-RAY VISION.

I SAID TO GO AS BACK-UP.

I DID NOT TELL YOU TO
INVADE GERMANY.

MAYBE IF YOUR RIGHT HAND KNEW
WHAT YOUR LEFT HAND WAS DOING

OCCASIONALLY, WE WOULDN'T
HAVE THIS PROBLEM, RAY.

THAT WAS NOT MY FAULT!

A TANK?

HEAVILY MODIFIED, FRANK.

A TANK.

LET'S TAKE THIS
IN MY OFFICE.

GOOD BUST, GENTS.

CONGRATULATIONS, LIEUTENANT.

FROM WHAT I HEAR, SHE WAS
ABSOLUTELY SENSATIONAL.

[HOWARD]
ALL WE COULD HOPE FOR, CHIEF.

I UNDERSTAND WE HAD
A LITTLE CONFUSION

ABOUT THAT
UNDERCOVER BEING IN PLACE.

[FRANK]
WE WERE UNDER ORDERS HERE,
CHIEF.

ON ALL DRUG UNDERCOVERS

ONLY THE CAPTAIN
AND THE OPERATIVE ARE TO KNOW.

WELL, NO HARM, NO FOUL.

FROM WHERE
I'M SITTING,

HOWARD'S ACTION LOOKS LIKE
A SOLID BACKING UP

OF AN UNDERCOVER THAT'S NETTED
US A CHIEF NARCOTICS PLAYER.

THAT'S ONE WAY
TO LOOK AT IT.

I WISH I COULD'VE
SEEN THEIR FACES

WHEN YOU CAME
THROUGH THAT WALL.

I'LL BET THOSE PUNKS THOSE IT
WAS THE WRATH OF JEHOVAH!

YOU KNEW ABOUT THIS?

I FOUGHT FOR IT.

LIEUTENANT HUNTER
TOOK THE INITIATIVE,

I SECURED AN ALLOCATION
TO SEE TO IT

HE'S REIMBURSED
FOR ALL EXPENSES.

AS FAR AS THE CUTTING EDGE
IS CONCERNED, GENTLEMEN,

THIS CITY'S FINEST
TAKES A BACK SEAT

TO NO JURISDICTION,
ANYWHERE.

FRANK, THAT APPLIES
TO ALL THE PRINCIPALS, HUH?

I'VE GOT TO MAKE A PRESS
CONFERENCE.

HOWARD, YOU'RE GOING
TO HAVE TO TAKE ME OUT

FOR A LITTLE SPIN
SOMEDAY.

IF YOU'LL
EXCUSE US, RAY.

HOWARD, IN MY OFFICE.

SO IT WAS AN END-RUN.

YOU WERE CATEGORICALLY
OPPOSED, FRANK.

AND GIVEN THE STRENGTH
OF MY CONVICTIONS,

I FELT COMPELLED
TO TAKE THE STEP.

REGARDLESS TO THE THING'S
ADMITTED EFFECTIVENESS, HOWARD,

THE REASON I OPPOSE IT IS
THAT IT IS

A PUBLIC RELATIONS DISASTER.

WELL, PERHAPS IF YOU'D TAKEN
THE TIME TO ELABORATE.

IF I'D KNOWN YOU WERE
GONNA GO OVER MY HEAD, HOWARD,

I'D HAVE BEEN MORE THAN HAPPY
TO QUOTE CHAPTER AND VERSE.

I PLEAD EXTRAORDINARY
CIRCUMSTANCES.

USING A MILITARY
WEAPON LIKE THAT ONE

AGAINST A CIVILIAN POPULATION
IS OVERKILL.

IT'S JUST PLAIN WRONG.

THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT
WE DISAGREE HERE, FRANK.

ANYTHING ELSE?

NO.

MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS.

SOME SMART ALEC I WOULDN'T
TOUCH WITH A POOPER SCOOPER

COMES ONTO ME ABOUT
SWEDISH MASSAGE.

YOU KNOW,
ONE TIME I'D LIKE TO HEAR

ONE OF THESE GUYS SAY,
"I DID IT,"

I SWEAR I'D LET HIM GO.

- I DID IT.
- I LIED.

NATALIE,
SOLICITING TO COMMIT.

I DIDN'T DO IT.

HARRY,
YOU GOT A MINUTE?

I AIN'T GOT A SECOND FOR YOU,
GOLDBLUME.

THAT'S REAL SMART.

JAM IT.

LOOK...

HARRY.

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE
IS N.G.

FAY AND I ARE FRIENDS.

YOU AND I
USED TO BE FRIENDS.

GINA AND I ARE IN LOVE.

SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO
IS SUGGEST

WE ALL GO OUT
TO DINNER TONIGHT.

ARE YOU NUTS?

MAYBE.

BT WHAT I'D LIKE TO THINK
IS THAT IF WE ALL

SIT DOWN LIKE ADULTS
AND SHARE A MEAL-- MY TREAT--

WE CAN AIR OUT THE HOSTILITY AND
RESUME FRIENDLY RELATIONS.

DOES FAY KNOW
ABOUT THIS?

SHE SAID
SHE WILL IF YOU WILL.

OH, DINNER IT IS.

NINOS, 8:00.

ALL RIGHT, DOWN THE HALL,
RIGHT THROUGH THOSE DOORS,

DOWN THE STEPS AND INTO
THE BUS TO COURT, PEOPLE.

COULDN'T SEE YOUR WAY CLEAR,
HUH, JOEY?

SORRY, COACH.

MY FAULT, JOEY.

JUST KEEP DOING
WHATEVER YOU'RE DOING, KID,

YOU'RE IN GREAT SHAPE.

HEY, RENKO,
YOU GOT A MINUTE?

YEAH.

I, UM...

I WANT TO APOLOGIZE.

JUST LIKE THAT.

YEAH.

WHY ALL OF
A SUDDEN NOW?

OUT THERE WITH RIVERA TODAY,
I MADE A MISTAKE.

I DIDN'T FREEZE,
BUT...

I WAS SLOW.

AND HUNG OUT.

YEAH.

WELL, I CAN'T ASK HIM
TO FORGIVE ME FOR MY MISTAKE

IF I DON'T FORGIVE YOU
FOR YOURS.

APOLOGY ACCEPTED.

RENKO,
I THOUGHT MAYBE, UH...

I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE...

WE COULD
PARTNER AGAIN.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT
THAT PART, BOBBY.

I CAN'T GUARANTEE YOU
WHAT HAPPENED THE OTHER NIGHT

MIGHT NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.

I KNOW THAT.

BUT I'M WILLING
TO TAKE MY CHANCE.

COME ON, RENKO, DON'T
MAKE ME CRAWL.

WHY NOT?

YOU MADE ME CRAWL,
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN

YOU TURN AROUND
180 DEGREES.

IT MAY MAKE SENSE TO YOU,
BUT IT AIN'T THAT SIMPLE TO ME.

I DON'T WANT TO BE ON TRIAL
EVERY TIME I'M OUT THERE.

I KNOW THAT.

REMEMBER ALL THAT TALK ABOUT
DARYL ANN AND THE BABY

AND THE HOUSE
AND RAY AUGUSTINE BEING KILLED

AND I CALLED YOU
A CRACKER.

A REDNECK.

[LAUGHING]

OKAY, A REDNECK.

WELL, WHAT MADE ME SO MAD
WAS THIS OTHER STUFF

THAT YOU WERE AFRAID
OF LOSING, I NEVER HAD.

YOU CAN HAVE IT.

RENKO,
I'M 36 YEARS OLD.

I LIVE ALONE.

I HAVE A GOOD WOMAN
WHO LOVES ME,

WHO PROBABLY WOULD
MARRY ME TODAY IF I ASKED,

BUT I CAN'T ASK, MAN.

I'VE BEEN THROUGH IT
A HALF A DOZEN TIMES BEFORE,

AND THE MOMENT WE GET THIS
CLOSE, SOMETHING HAPPENS.

I GET ANGRY.

I DON'T KNOW, RENKO,
SOMETHING...

I DON'T KNOW
HOW TO FORGIVE PEOPLE.

I'M TOO HARD ON 'EM.

THE DEAL IS,
YOU'RE TOO HARD ON YOU, PAL.

THEN HELP ME EASE UP
ON ME, THEN.

PARTNER WITH ME.

OKAY.

OKAY.

I WAS SO SURE
YOU'D FORGOTTEN.

YOU SURE PLAYED IT LIKE
YOU'D FORGOTTEN.

MY POKER FACE.

YOU SCORED A LOT OF POINTS
WITH ME TODAY.

YOU REALLY SURPRISED ME.

THE HAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE
WAS THE DAY I MARRIED YOU.

NOT JUST THAT.

YOUR KINDNESS, WHAT YOU DID
FOR CONNIE CHAPMAN.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO GO
THE EXTRA YARD.

IT'S BEEN DONE FOR ME.

HMM, ALL I SAW
WAS RED.

ONE LAST SURPRISE
FROM A SURPRISING GUY.

[LAUGHING]

WHAT?

MY GOD.

THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.

OH...

HOW CAN WE
AFFORD THESE?

I GOT A DEAL.

[LAUGHING]

I MEAN IT.

WELL, I FIGURE
EVERY TIME YOU QUIT,

THEY HIRE YOU BACK AGAIN
ON A HIGHER SALARY.

YOU THINK I'M
FAILING UPWARD?

YEAH, KEEP IT UP
AND WE'LL BE MILLIONAIRES.

[LAUGHING]

I LOVE YOU.

YOU DIDN'T LIKE ME
IN THE BEGINNING EITHER.

YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T THINK YOU
LIKED ME EITHER WHEN I MET YOU.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I LIKED YOU WHEN I FIRST--

WELL, I KNOW WHY
YOU DIDN'T LIKE ME.

WHY, BECAUSE YOU'RE YOUNG
AND BEAUTIFUL AND RICH?

YOU KNOW, ANY TWO
WOULD HAVE BEEN ENOUGH

TO MAKE ME DISLIKE YOU.

WITH ALL THREE,
YOU'RE LUCKY I LET YOU LIVE.

NO, NO, IT'S BECAUSE I'M REALLY
NOT A VERY NICE PERSON.

[HENRY]
YES, YOU ARE, OF COURSE YOU ARE.

NO, NO, NO, NO,
I'M NOT.

SEE, YOU'RE NICE, SO YOU
THINK EVERYBODY ELSE IS TOO.

THAT'S NOT TRUE.

NO, YOU KNOW WHAT,
THAT IS TRUE ABOUT YOU, HENRY.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, HE DOESN'T
THINK I'M NICE.

THERE'S NOTHING
A LITTLE SEASONING WON'T CURE.

[WOMEN LAUGHING]

[GINA]
YOU KNOW WHY HENRY
AND I FELL IN LOVE?

BECAUSE HE'S A HOSTAGE
NEGOTIATOR AND I WAS A HOSTAGE,

A HOSTAGE TO LONELINESS,

AND HENRY NEGOTIATED
MY SAFE RELEASE.

YOU KNOW WHAT,
I LIKE THE WAY YOU THINK.

[GINA]
YOU DO?

I DON'T.

- YOU DON'T?
- NO, NO, I DON'T.

I THINK WHEN YOU
PUT YOURSELF DOWN,

YOU ARE SENDING BAD SUGGESTIONS
TO YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND.

SAY, "I'M A NICE PERSON."

ALL RIGHT,
I'M A VERY, VERY NICE,

WONDERFUL, TERRIFIC PERSON.

AND I HAVE TO GO
TO THE BATHROOM, EXCUSE ME.

OH, ME TOO.

HENRY, LET HER UP.

HENRY!

MIRACLE OF MIRACLES.

I MEAN, I THINK
THEY LIKE EACH OTHER.

YEAH.

SO, HARRY,
ARE WE GONNA BE GOOD?

YEAH, SURE, SHE'S CRAZY
ABOUT YOU.

I MEAN YOU AND ME.

AFTER THIS MORNING
AND ALL?

SURE, WHY NOT?

REALLY GOOD?

I MEAN,
I GOT NO HARD FEELINGS.

NO, ME NEITHER.

I'M GLAD FOR
YOU GUYS.

WE ALL GOT TO DO
WHAT MAKES US HAPPY, RIGHT?

CHEERS.

YEAH, MAN, I DON'T WANT TO SOUND
LIKE FATHER TIME OR ANYTHING,

BUT BEING HAPPY'S REALLY ALL
THAT MATTERS, RIGHT?

[FAY]
NOW, I GOT A LOT OF GREAT

RECIPES YOU COULD BORROW,
IF YOU WANT.

[GINA]
OH, THAT'S REALLY NICE OF YOU,

BUT I DON'T ACTUALLY
COOK THAT OFTEN.

NO?

NO, HENRY AND I
LIKE TO EAT OUT A LOT.

WELL, THAT COULD BE VERY
EXPENSIVE.

WELL, HENRY SAYS
HE WANTS TO LEARN HOW TO COOK.

WELL, I THINK YOU SHOULD GET HIM
SOME COOKING LESSONS, THEN.

[CLATTER]

- HEY!
- WATCH IT!

COME ON.

[GUNSHOTS]

[SCREAMING]

FAY, MOVE,
MOVE, FAY!

MOVE, POLICE!

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