Hill Street Blues (1981–1987): Season 5, Episode 6 - Ewe and Me, Babe - full transcript

[CHATTERING]

COME ON, LET'S GET IN ORDER,
PEOPLE!

ORDER!

ITEM 1--

ORDER!

ITEM 1, DRUG WARS.

NIGHT FOUR TALLY
IS THREE DEAD JUNKIE MALES.

BRINGS THE WEEK'S O.D. COUNT
TO 14.

ALSO GOT SHOOT OUTS
AT OSWALDO'S CARNICERIA

AS WELL AS AN AFTER-HOURS JOINT
OVER ON EAST YUTAKA

THAT SPECIAL NARCOTICS
IS CALLING WAR RELATED.



FOUR DEAD IN THESE INCIDENTS.

BRINGS THE ASSIGNED DEAD NUMBER
TO 18.

FOR THE RECORD FROM DIVISION,

"THE SO-CALLED COLOMBIAN WARS
OR DRUG WARS

"ARE BEING INVESTIGATED BY,

"IN ALL CASES OR INCIDENTS
SUSPECTED OF BEARING A RELATION

TO SAME SHOULD BE REFERRED TO,
DIVISION SPECIAL NARCOTICS."

YEAH, WHAT ARE THEY
DOING ABOUT IT?

YOU WAIT, SERGEANT.

IT'S A SPECIAL NARCOTICS MATTER.

IT'S A
POLICE INTELLIGENCE MATTER.

BUT THE BODIES KEEP SHOWING UP
AT OUR PRECINCT.

[WOMAN]
GLAD YOU COULD MAKE IT.

[RENKO]
AIN'T BOYS LIKE YOU
CAN'T AFFORD TO BE LATE?



[CHATTERING]

ITEM 2, UH,

CHRISAM ALSO MARKED
THE PASSING ON--

THE UNTIMELY PASSED ON
OF THE REVEREND BOOKER SIMONS.

THE REVEREND WAS KILLED
TRYING TO DISSUADE THE THEFT

OF THESE IMPORTED
GERMAN AUTOMOBILE.

I UNDERSTAND THE REVEREND
WAS A PILLAR OF HIS COMMUNITY.

STOLEN VEHICLE IS
AN 1984, SILVER 325e.

THE REVEREND
ALSO KNEW HIS WHEELS.

NIGHT SHIFT DETECTIVES,
RUSSELL AND SULLIVAN,

ARE ASSIGNED,

LT. GOLDBLUME IS IN CHARGE.

ITEM 3, CONTINUING OPERATIONS.

MICK BELKER'S UNDERCOVER
AT HUDSON AUTO PARTS.

OFFICER COFFEY, SGT. BATES,
DET. GARIBALDI AND MAYO,

ARE ON HOOKER PATROL

IN THE RED CORNER
OF DECKER AND 116TH.

MEN ARE JOHNS,
WOMEN LIKE THE POPS.

ITEM 4, OH--

UM, THIRD TOUR OFFICERS
ARE REMINDED.

YOU'VE ONLY GOT TWO WEEKS LEFT
TO REQUALIFY FOR FISCAL USAGE.

NOW, IF YOU IGNORE IT,
THE NOTICE IN YOUR BOX,

THIS IS YOUR LAST SHOT.

[ALL BOOS]

ALL RIGHT, OKAY, PEOPLE,
LET'S, UH--

LET'S GET OUT THERE.

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

[MAN]
LET'S ROLL.

HE HAD ALL TIME TO RELIGION
AND A BMW

TO DELIVER THE GOOD WORD IN.

HE WAS A GOOD MAN, RENKO.

[CHATTERING]

DEFAUSIC KNOLL IS
KIND OF CRAZY, HENRY.

EXCESS COMPETITION,

TOO MUCH PRODUCT
CHASING TOO FEW DOLLARS

WITH A RESULTING RISE
IN PRODUCT QUALITY.

MORE DRUGS,
NO MORE MONEY.

BETTER DRUGS
TO COMPETE FOR THAT MONEY.

SO WHEN ARE YOU GONNA GIVE ME
MY TV BACK?

MR. COLEMAN, I HAVE TOLD YOU,

I AM MAKING A CAREER
OF TELLING YOU,

YOUR TELEVISION IS EVIDENCE,

AND I'M TRYING TO PERSUADE
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY OFFICE

TO AUTHORIZE ITS RETURN.

WHEN?

I'M SORRY,
I JUST CAN'T SAY.

TOOK A SECOND JOB
JUST SO I CAN PAY FOR THAT TV.

AIN'T BAD ENOUGH
I GET IT FROM OUT THERE.

YOU PEOPLE STICK IT TO ME
FROM THIS SIDE.

YOU JUST DON'T LET UP!

GOT A PROBLEM HERE,
MRS. FURILLO?

YOU'RE THE PROBLEM!

YOU PEOPLE ARE THE PROBLEM!

NOW, LET'S CALM DOWN
NOW HERE, SIR.

YOU CALM DOWN!

I WANT MY TV!

IS THAT YOUR TV OVER THERE?

[GRUNTS]

THANKS.

YOU CAN GET UP NOW,
MRS. FURILLO.

[SIRENS WAILING]

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

SEE SURPLUS STORE,

CORNER PEOPLES DRIVE
AND 24TH STREET.

[PIANO MAUDLIN]

♪♪

[POLICE SIREN WAILING]

MORNING, SIR.

- OVERDOSE?
- YEAH, FOR A CHANGE.

WHO'S THAT?

NAME'S CARLOS SALVADONE,
HE'S A NICKEL DEALER.

PERSONALLY, I DON'T THINK
THIS GUY HAD ANYTHING TO DO--

YOU COMING AT ME, MAN,
YOU'RE COMING TO THE WRONG GUY.

YOU CAME TO US, CARLOS.
YOU CAME WALKING OUT THAT DOOR.

CAT'S GOT TO LIVE
SOMEPLACE, RIGHT?

LOOK, YOU WANT TO KNOW
WHAT HAPPENED?

- YEAH.
- ALL RIGHT.

SAY FIVE GUYS
WANT TO SCORE DECK, RIGHT?

ONE OF THEM'S GOT TO BE
THE GUINEA PIG

BECAUSE THIS STUFF
IS JUST SO STRONG AND, UH--

LOOKS LIKE IT WAS
HIS TURN TODAY, THAT'S ALL.

IF YOU SOLD IT TO HIM,
YOU'RE A MURDERER, CARLOS.

HEY, ALL I DID
IS LIVE IN THIS BUILDING, MAN,

GET UP AND GO TO BREAKFAST.

YOU'RE DOING EVERYBODY A FAVOR
POPPING THESE COLUMBIANS, MAN.

THEY'RE MOVING 20% DUGEE
TO STREET JUNKIES.

NO, IT'S BUSTING THE MARKET.

IT'S JUST MAKING TROUBLE
FOR EVERYBODY.

CAT COPS FROM ME
KNOWS WHAT HE'S GETTING.

YEAH, A BUNCH OF GARBAGE.

ABSOLUTELY.

IT'S GONNA BUZZ HIM A LITTLE,
BUT IT'S GONNA KEEP HIM ALIVE.

DON'T BE KNOCKING GARBAGE, MAN.

GARBAGE LETS YOU
SCUFFLE ANOTHER DAY.

YOU'RE THE ARRESTING OFFICER?

NO. OFFICER HILL.

- WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
- HARRY.

HANG ON A SECOND.

SORRY, WHERE WERE WE?

UH, WE WERE WONDERING
IF YOU WERE WORKING.

ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE.

ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S THE TASTE?

$30. $12 FOR THE ROOM.

SORRY, KID, I'M A COP.

- OH, NO.
- HEY, HOLD IT, HOLD IT.

TOPTO, WE GOT A PICK-UP.

DO YOU HAVE TO ARREST ME?

UH-HUH, YOU'RE TOO YOUNG
TO BE DOING THIS.

YOU KNOW, YOU SEEM LIKE
A NICE LADY, LOTTA.

I HATE TO HAVE TO DO THIS.

HATE TO DO WHAT, HONEY.

I'M A COP.
YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.

I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

YEAH, WELL BELIEVE IT.

2-2-0-3, I GOT ONE.

- GET A DISEASE.
- COME ON.

THE DEATH OF BOOKER SIMONS
REPRESENTS A LOSS FOR ALL OF US,

INSPIRED BY HIS WORK AS A LEADER
OF THE HILL COMMUNITY

AND THE CHAMPION
OF THE UNDERPRIVILEGED.

THE POLICE DEPARTMENT INTENDS
TO FIND BOOK SIMONS'S KILLER.

COMMENT ON SIMONS'S VERDICT,
CAPTAIN FURILLO!

NO COMMENT.

YOU WANT TO BUY A SCORE CARD
ON THE DRUG WAR, CAPTAIN?

NO COMMENT
ON THAT SUBJECT EITHER.

YOU SLEEP IN THIS MORNING,
FRANK?

I WANT ACCESS
TO DEPARTMENT INTELLIGENCE

ON THOSE COLUMBIAN DEALERS.

WE'VE GONE AROUND
IN THIS CIRCLE BEFORE, FRANK.

[SIGHS]

PRECINCT'S TURNING
INTO A GRAVEYARD.

IT'S A CITY-WIDE PROBLEM.

IT'S BETTER COORDINATED
OUT OF DIVISION.

FRANK, THESE VERMIN WILL BE
KILLING EACH OTHER TOMORROW TOO.

NOW, WHO'VE YOU GOT
ON THE SIMONS KILLING?

CALL WAS TAKEN
BY THE NIGHT SHIFT.

HENRY GOLDBLUME IS SUPERVISING.

HENRY!

I WANT US AGGRESSIVE
ON THIS FRANK.

THE REVEREND WAS A GOOD MAN
WITH A SUBSTANTIAL CONSTITUENCY.

TRACK THE SIMONS INVESTIGATION
FOR ME.

PROFESSIONAL JOB,

THIEF DISCONNECTED
THE CAR ALARM.

REVEREND SIMONS WAS AWAKENED
BY HIS DOG BARKING

AND WENT OUTSIDE.

HIS WIFE HEARD SHOTS,
TWO GUN SHOTS.

SHE GOT TO THE WINDOW.
THE CAR WAS DRIVING AWAY.

SHE GOT OUTSIDE, HER HUSBAND
WAS DEAD IN THE STREET.

DESCRIPTION?

NO, NO DESCRIPTION
FROM MRS. SIMMONS
WAS ESTABLISHED.

OKAY, IF IT WAS PROFESSIONAL,

THERE'S NO WAY THAT CAR'S
STILL IN ONE PIECE.

YOUR ONGOING'S LIST
A CHOP SHOP UNDERCOVER.

WE NEED AT LEAST A WEEK
TO MATURE THIS OPERATION, CHIEF.

WE'RE AFTER SUPPLIERS
AS WELL AS THE GARAGE OPERATOR.

FRANK, I WANT A WAY
TO THAT CAR THIEF.

- G-O-O--
- NOT HOW ITS SPELLED.

YOU SAID, "GOO."

IT'S PRONOUNCED GOO,
BUT IT'S SPELLED U-E.

LOSE SOMETHING?

[CHUCKLING]

HAVEN'T WE MET BEFORE?

I WORK DECKER AND 116.

UH, NO, NO, NO,
I MEAN, DURING, UH--

DURING A PREVIOUS ARREST.

UH, SORRY.

ANOTHER LADY OF THE MORNING
FOR YOU, LEO.

- HI, KID.
- HI.

THIS WAY, MS., UH--
MS. GUE.

- GOO, GUE'S HOW IT'S SPELLED.
- YEAH, SURE, TOOTS.

NEAL, J.D., WE'RE GONNA MAKE
ARRESTS AT HUDSON AUTO PARTS.

BUT THAT'S BELKER'S UNDERCOVER.

HE'S JUST SETTING IT UP,
CAPTAIN.

THIS IS NOT A DEBATE,
DETECTIVES,

YOUR CAPTAIN WILL EXPLAIN
WHAT WE'RE AFTER.

CHIEF.

- MRS. SIMONS.
- YES.

FLETCHER DANIELS.
DEEPEST SYMPATHIES.

ARE YOU GONNA CATCH THE MAN
WHO KILLED MY HUSBAND,
CHIEF DANIELS?

WE'RE GOING TO BRING EVERY
RESOURCE OF THIS DEPARTMENT

TO BARE ON DOING JUST THAT.

YOU'RE IN GOOD HANDS HERE.

I'VE NEVER TRUSTED THAT MAN.

MRS. SIMONS, IS THERE
ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO FOR YOU?

GRATEFUL YOU'RE GIVING ME
THESE CLAIM FORUMS.

NO, I MEAN, ANYTHING--
ANYTHING MORE?

THERE WERE SO MANY PEOPLE

WHO THOUGHT SO MUCH
OF YOUR HUSBAND,

MYSELF INCLUDED.

YOU CAN'T GIVE HIM BACK TO ME.

- PLEASE, EXCUSE ME.
- OH, OF COURSE.

PLEASE, KEEP ME INFORMED
OF THE PROGRESS.

I WILL.

[MAN]
LEAVE IT ON MY DESK, WOULD YOU?

[MAN 2]
KNOCK WHEN YOU'RE DONE,
LIEUTENANT.

IT'S COLD,

I THOUGHT MAYBE
YOU'D LIKE A CUP OF COFFEE.

THANKS.

THAT'S A BIG GUN.

WELL, IT-- IT DOES THE JOB.

SO, UH, YOU'RE A PROSTITUTE.

YOU KNOW, BEING A PROSTITUTE

IS NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF.

IT'S A TIME-HONORED PROFESSION.

A VICTIMLESS OFFENSE AT WORST.

OH, YEAH?
THEN HOW COME I'M IN HERE?

[CHUCKLING]

WERE IT UP TO ME,
YOU WOULDN'T BE.

UNFORTUNATELY, YOU RAN A FOUL
OF THE GUARDIANS

OF THIS UNENLIGHTENED SOCIETY.

SO HOW COME YOU KEEP STARING
AT MY BREASTS?

OH, INADVERTENTLY I SURE YOU.

I'M NEARSIGHTED.

YOU'RE HORNY.

I BEG YOUR PARDON?

YOU'RE A HORNY COP
LOOKING FOR A FREEBIE.

I HAVE NEVER GOTTEN A FREEBIE
IN MY LIFE.

THAT IS TO SAY
THAT I HAD NEVER TRIED

TO TAKE UNFAIR ADVANTAGE
OF THE SITUATION.

WELL, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE,
BUSTER.

YOU GET ME OUT HERE,

AND I'LL LET YOU DO A LOT MORE
THAN JUST STARE.

MADAM, RESTRAIN YOURSELF.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO,
ARREST ME?

OH, JUDAS.

[SAWS WHIRRING]

HEY! COME ON, HEY! HEY!

COME ON, COME ON,
THE SERIAL NUMBER'S RIGHT THERE.

NOW, GET IT BARED DOWN.

I'M GOING AS FAST AS I CAN.

I'M TELLING YOU
PICK UP THE PACE.

WE TURN
THESE JOBS OVER IN TWO HOURS,

THAT'S TEN MINUTES
WITH THOSE SERIAL NUMBERS.

- OR YOU FOLLOW THE WORKS.
- ALL RIGHT.

AND YOU ARE FLUNKING THIS TEST.

ALL RIGHT.

[CAR HORN HONKS]

WHAT'S THAT?
THERE'S NOBODY SCHEDULED.

POLICE FREEZE!
GET HIM!

HEY, YOU OUT!
YOU OUT!

COME ON, OUT!

IT'S ME, LaRUE.
IT'S ME!

[POLICE SIREN WAILING]

YOU'RE SAYING YOU COULDN'T
DROP A DIME TO WARN ME?

WE TRIED,
THE LINE WAS BUSY.

SO YOU CALL BACK!

HEY, CHEW ON
THE CAPTAIN'S LEG, OKAY?

NOW, ORDERS WERE
TO TAKE THIS DUMP FAST
AND GET THAT SLOP TO ROLLOVER.

NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE DEATH
OF NO REVEREND.

AND I DID NOT COMMISSION
THE THEFT OF NO SILVER 325e.

WE'RE GIVING YOU
A CHANCE HERE, TONY.

DON'T BE STUPID TWICE, MAN.

BELIEVING THAT LITTLE CRUMB
IS A GREASE MONKEY,

THAT WAS MY FIRST MISTAKE.

CONCENTRATE, TONY,
BECAUSE METAL BIMBO

LIKE YOU'S GOT TO WORK
REAL HARD TO FOLLOW.

NOW, MAYBE YOU DIDN'T
PUT OUT THE ORDER
TO TAKE THAT CAR LAST NIGHT.

MAYBE IT WASN'T PIECED OUT HERE.

IT DEFINITELY WAS NOT.

OKAY, YOU STILL HAD
ON MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS

OF RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY
AND YOU DO KNOW GUYS

WHO SPECIALIZE BOOSTING
CERTAIN MAKES.

IT'S A POSSIBILITY.

STAY TUNED, TONY.

WE WANT THE GUY THAT TOOK
THE REVEREND'S CAR.

BECAUSE HE ALSO CROAKED HIM.

NOW, WE WANT TO CATCH HIM
DOING A CRIME,

SO WE CAN GET A WARRANT
FOR HIS APARTMENT

SO WE CAN LOOK FOR EVIDENCE
INTO REVEREND'S DEATH.

YOU'RE GONNA PUT THE WORD OUT
THAT YOU WANT A 325e.

WHOEVER DELIVERS,
WE'RE GONNA POP HIM.

FOR THAT I WALK?

FOR THAT YOU WADDLE.

AND YOU'RE GONNA TELL THEM
THERE'S A TWO GRAND BONUS

IF IT'S DELIVERED BY 4:00.

LET ME MAKE SOME CALLS.

TOP FLOOR.

MR. FOSTER,
I REPEAT,

I AM IN NO MOOD FOR JOKES,
PRACTICAL OR OTHERWISE

THIS HIGH ABOVE SEA LEVEL, SIR.

IT AIN'T NO JOKE, OFFICER.

NOW, WAIT UNTIL WE--

[COUGHING]

- WOW!
- YOU SEE?

[GROANING]

THEY'VE BEEN FIGHTING IN THERE
MINIMUM.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN MINIMUM?

- YOU READY?
- YEAH.

[COUGHING]

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET HIM
A BLANKET.

[GAGGING]

[SHEEP BLEATS]

[BLEATING]

OH, LORDY.

[BLEATING]

IMAGINE THAT.

CHIEF, DOES IT BOTHER YOU
THAT WE MAYBE COMMISSIONING

THE THEFT
OF A CITIZEN'S AUTOMOBILE?

WELL, SURE THE CHOP SHOP OWNER
IS GONNA LEAD THEM

TO THE CARS WE PUT OUT.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN THOSE ARE
THE ONES THEY'RE GONNA STEAL.

YEAH, ALL RIGHT.

OKAY, WE'LL JUST HOPE
FOR THE BEST.

- AUTHORIZATION?
- FOUR BAIT CARS.

I'LL TELL NEAL AND J.D.

UH, THEY WEREN'T ABLE
TO TIP BELKER ABOUT THE BUST.

NEAL SAYS MICK'S A LITTLE HOT.

OKAY, NEXT TIME I SEE HIM.
THANKS, HENRY.

GOOD MORNING THERE.

[SHEEP BLEATING]

- YOU WEREN'T KIDDING.
- NO, WE WERE NOT KIDDING, LEO.

ME AND MY PARTNER ARE IN
DIRE NEED OF COMMUNICATION.

AND OUR UNIT
SMELLS LIKE THE INSIDE
OF MY GRANDDADDY'S BARN.

- WHERE WE PUT HER?
- HOW DO YOU KNOW IT'S A SHE?

RIGHT HERE IT SAYS, "FIFE."

I ASSUME IT'S A FEMALE.

HOLD CELL FOR NOW,
I'LL CALL THE HUMAN SOCIETY.

COME ON, MAN.

[SHEEP BLEATING]

- CARLA WALICKI?
- SHE'S IN LINE UP.

ALL RIGHT, HERE'S
THE PAPER WORK, MS. DAVENPORT.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK HER ID.

IF SHE'S 18,
I'M 80.

MRS. DORIS CRANDALL,
THIS IS OFFICER ANDREW RENKO

HILL STREET,
MRS. CRANDALL.

I'M AFRAID I HAVE
SOME VERY SORROWFUL NEWS

WITH REGARD TO YOUR SPOUSE.

- HOW OLD ARE YOU?
- 18.

ANY PROOF OF THAT

BESIDES YOUR OBVIOUSLY
FORGED DRIVER'S LICENSE.

WHAT ELSE DO I NEED?

HAVE YOU HELD A JOB?

ANY PLACE WHERE
THEY'D HAVE YOU ON RECORD.

I'VE BEEN TAKING CLASSES
AT THE MEDICAL CAREERS DOWNTOWN.

TRAINING FOR HOSPITAL CAFETERIA.

MY BOYFRIEND,
HE'S IN MECHANICS CLASSES.

WE'RE GONNA MOVE OUT
TO LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA,

SO HE CAN START WORKING
AT DEFENSE PLANTS.

I WANT IT SO BAD.

JUST LOOKED LIKE WORKING
THE STREETS A FEW WEEKS
WAS GONNA BE THE FASTEST WAY.

YOUR BOYFRIEND AGREE TO THIS?

NO, NO, HE DIDN'T KNOW.

HE DOESN'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

BUT I JUST CAN'T
BE HERE ANYMORE.

DO HAVE FAMILY, CARLA?

A FATHER,

HE'S THE ONE
OUGHT BE LOCKED UP.

HE'S WHY I HAVE TO GO.

HE'S MADE RELATIONS WITH ME

EVER SINCE
I WAS ELEVEN YEARS OLD.

MISS, PLEASE,
IF THEY THINK I'M ANY YOUNGER,

THEY'RE GONNA SEND ME HOME
OR TO JUVENILE HALL.

MY FRIENDS SAY
THAT'S AS WORST AS HOME.

I'M REALLY 18, REALLY.

WOMAN'S PREROGATIVE.

WHAT?

WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.

THAT'S RIGHT, OFFICERS,

TREAT MY CLIENTS
LIKE BARN-YARD CRITTERS.

TIE THEM UP WITH THE ANIMALS.

IT'S A TEMPORARY SITUATION,
SIR.

WE'RE DOING OUR BEST
TO CLEAR IT UP

AMONG OTHER THINGS.

THE FORMS YOU REQUESTED,
MR. BROWN.

THANKS.

WHAT?

WHAT?

MY HAIR FUNNY?

JESUS.

JESUS MARTINEZ HERMANEZ,
CORRECT.

MY APPRENTICE.
CAN WE HELP YOU
WITH SOMETHING, CAPTAIN?

YEAH, MAY I BORROW,

MR. MARTINEZ HERMANEZ
FOR A MINUTE?

YEAH, AS LONG AS
I'M BEING DETAINED

WITH THESE HUMMOCK CHARGES
AGAINST MY CLIENTS.

THINK THAT GUY'S IN
ONE OF MY CLASSES.

I GO TO SCHOOL.

I'M WORKING PARALEGAL
WITH ATTORNEY BROWN.

EVENTUALLY I PLAN TO PUT UP
MY OWN SINGLE.

WOULD YOU STOP LOOKING AT ME
AS IF I WERE MARTIAN, FRANKIE.

GOT SOME WHISKERS,
GAINED A FEW POUNDS
WITH A WIFE HOME COOKING.

BUT I'M STILL JESUS.

DID YOU SAY LAW SCHOOL?

NIGHT LAW SCHOOL,
CORRECT.

OKAY, WHERE ARE YOUR DIPLOMAS?

I MAY NOT BE EDUCATE,
BUT I'VE HAD AN EDUCATION.

DIPLOMAS, JESUS,

HIGH SCHOOL
AND COLLEGE DIPLOMAS.

IT CAME INTO MY POSSESSION.

MAYBE THAT'S WHY I'M KNOWN
AS MARTINEZ HERMANEZ.

NO GOOD.

AS LONG AS I CAN PASS
THE LAW COURSES,

WHO CARES IF I DIDN'T
TAKE BIOLOGY?

YOU GONNA BLOW
THE WHISTLE ON ME?

GUYS ALWAYS GETTING EDUCATED,
I SHOULD TRY TO GET AHEAD.

ALL RIGHT, JUST DON'T REPRESENT
ANYBODY AROUND HERE, OKAY?

WHILE IN TRAINING,

THAT WOULD BE UNETHICAL,
FRANKIE.

LOOK CLEAN, DETECTIVE.

MICK.

YOU KNOW, I COULD'VE SHOT HIM.

I COULD'VE SHOT LaRUE.

AND WHAT'S WORSE,
HE COULD'VE SHOT ME.

HENRY SAID YOU WEREN'T TOLD

THAT THEY WERE GONNA BE MOVING
ON YANKOVICH.

OH, THAT'S CORRECT.

I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE HELL
IS GOING ON.

SHIFT IN PRIORITIES, MICK.

THERE WERE PUSHING FOR A WAY
TO THE THIEF WHO TOOK

THE REVEREND SIMONS'S CAR.

I HEARD ALL THAT.

I'M WAITING TO HEAR
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

PROTECTING ITS MEN IN THE FIELD

BECAUSE I'M ALONE OUT THERE,
CAPTAIN.

I'M SWINGING IN THE WIND
OUT THERE.

NO EXCUSES.

IT WAS A MISTAKE,
I'M SORRY.

BUT I WANT YOU BACK
ON THAT OPERATION.

YES, SIR.

THAT MEMO WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
READ BEFORE EVERY ROLE CALL.

INSPECTOR, IT GOT READ.

THEN YOU DISOBEYED AN ORDER.

THE GUY DIED
FROM COLUMBIAN SMACK.

SIR, WE WERE SENT OUT ON
ANOTHER CALL AFTER THE O.D.

WE WERE JUST GONNA DO
THE PAPER WORK.

ALL RIGHT, LISTEN TO THIS.
"ALL CASES OR INCIDENTS--

"ALL CASES OR INCIDENTS
SUSPECTED OF BEARING
A RELATION--"

WE'VE SEEN THAT.

KEENAN, I'D LIKE TO SEE
YOU IN MY OFFICE.

"DIVISION SPECIAL NARCOTICS."
WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON, GUYS?

YOU SUCK AT THIS CRAP!

I CAN'T GET ANY INFORMATION
WHILE IT'S USEABLE.

[DOOR CLOSES]

YOU HAVE A PROBLEM
WITH THIS PRECINCT

YOU BRING IT TO ME.

- OH, I GOT A PROBLEM WARRANT.
- LET'S HEAR IT.

I DON'T WANT YOU OUT THERE
GRILLING MY UNIFORMS.

THESE COLUMBIANS GOT NO HISTORY.

THEY GOT NO STABLE
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK.

THE ONLY PLACE I'M GONNA
NAIL THEM IS IN THE STREETS.

AND I'M GETTING
ZERO CORPORATION
FROM THE PRECINCT.

AND HOW MUCH CORPORATION
HAVE YOU BEEN GIVING?

WHAT'S A MATTER, FURIL?

HUH, YOU AFRAID OF GETTING
JERRY FUCHS'S CARCASS OFF

FROM BEHIND ON NEXT, HMM?

AFRAID WE MIGHT
GET ON OUR FEET AGAIN?

NO, I WANT YOU
ON YOUR FEET AGAIN.

I WANT VICE AND NARCOTICS
OUT OF MY SQUAD ROOM.

BUT YOU PEOPLE KEEP MAKING
THE SAME MISTAKE

OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

YOU WANT US
TO DO YOUR SCUT WORK.

THEN YOU HANDLE YOUR CASES
AS IF YOU WERE THE KREMLIN.

YOU CALLING ME
A DAMN COMMUNIST?

I'M SAYING YOU CONDUCT
YOUR INVESTIGATIONS

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS,

THEN YOU WONDER WHY
THE PRECINCTS DON'T DO

SOMERSAULTS TRYING TO HELP YOU.

12 OF THOSE 17 DEATHS
WERE IN MY PRECINCT,

YET I HAVEN'T RECEIVED
ONE PHONE CALL FROM YOU

REGARDING THE STATUS
OF THE INVESTIGATION.

IT'S NOT JERRY FUCHS
HANGING AROUND YOUR NECK!

IT'S YOUR TRYING TO REHABILITATE
YOUR REPUTATION

AT THE EXPENSE
OF GOOD POLICE WORK.

I WANT THOSE REPORTS
IN TWO HOURS, ALL RIGHT?

I'LL ASK MY MEN TO GET THEM
TO YOU AS QUICKLY AS THEY CAN.

TWO HOURS,

AND I'M GONNA
MAKE THIS CASE, FURILLO.

OH, YEAH.

AT THE FLOOR SHOWROOM,
325e'S ON THE STREET, J.D.

YOU PROMISED ME PAPER!

ROB, YOU GOT THE CHIEF'S
PERSONAL GUARANTEE.

A 100 BUCKS PER UNIT PER DAY,
ALL DAMAGES,

RETAIL COMPENSATION FOR LOSS.

WHAT, THE CHIEF'S
GOT WRITER'S CRAMP.

THEY GOT TO DRAW UP THE PAPERS.

MY OWN BROTHER-IN-LAW.
YOU WANT ME TO SIGN SOMETHING?

OH, YEAH, SURE,
I'M REALLY LOW ON TOILET PAPER.

THEM TAKING ONE OF YOU'S CARS,

THAT AIN'T PART OF MY DEAL
IS IT?

NOT YOUR PART OF IT, TONY.

I MEAN, THESE GUYS
ARE REAL PICKY.

THEY MAY CASE A PIECE
A COUPLE WEEKS

BEFORE THEY BOOST IT.

[CAR HORN HONKS]

THAT COULD BE A BINGO.

[MAN]
ALL RIGHT, TAKE YOUR STATIONS.

OPEN THE DOOR.

[TONY]
HEY, LOUIS.

WHERE DO YOU WANT IT, TONY?

BONUS BEFORE 4:00,
AM I RIGHT?

- JAIL.
- POLICE OFFICER,
YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.

[CRIES OUT]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

BACKUP, SUSPECT--

[CAR HORN HONKS]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

[POLICE SIRENS WAILING]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

[GRUNTS]

DIRTBAG!

YOU ARE UNDER ARREST.

MY HUSBAND WAS AN ECCENTRIC MAN.

THERE'S NO POINT IN DENYING IT.

WELL, UM, MA'AM,
WE ALL HAVE OUR LITTLE HABITS.

HE DISAPPEARED TWO
OR THREE DAYS AT A TIME.

NEVER THIS LONG THOUGH,
NEVER A WEEK.

I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG.

IS THIS MRS. CRANDALL?

YES, SERGEANT.

MA'AM, HUMANE IS HERE.

AWKWARD AS IT IS,
THERE'S A QUESTION OF OWNERSHIP

OF THE ANIMAL.

THERE WAS AN ANIMAL INVOLVED?

[CLEARS THROAT]

YEAH, MA'AM, UH,
THERE WAS, UH--

- A SHEEP.
- SHEEP IN THE ROOM.

IT-- IT MAY NOT HAVE BELONGED
TO YOUR HUSBAND.

NO, IT WAS PROBABLY CHARLIE'S.

THAT MAN CARED
FOR EVERY WOUNDED CREATURE.

WELL, MA'AM,
YOU GONNA TAKE OWNERSHIP?

NO, NO, I WON'T.

I LIKE ANIMALS,

BUT I'M NOT A FANATIC
THE WAY CHARLIE WAS.

IT'S GONNA BE HARD ENOUGH
WITH BINKY.

- BINKY?
- BINKY?

THAT LITTLE SCHNAUZER
LOVED HIS MASTER SO.

LOUIS CLAY, AUTO THEFT
AND RESISTING.

HENRY, MIGHTY HELP
FOR THE SIMONS KILLING.

WE JUST BUSTED A GUY BOOSTING
A 325e, LOUIS CLAY.

ONLY WAY TO WARRANT
FOR HIS APARTMENT

IS THE GARAGE OWNER VERIFIES
HE'S A SPECIALIST DEALING
THAT MAKE.

HEY, OWNER SAYS HE'LL VERIFY.

CALL IT IN WILL YOU, J.D.?

I WANT TO GET THE CAPTAIN
UP TO SPEED.

- GOD JOB.
- RIGHT.

GOT A WARRANT.

- HENRY.
- WHAT'S UP, FAY?

DID I HEAR JOHN LaRUE SAY
THERE'S BEEN ARREST

IN THE REVEREND SIMONS KILLING,
A LOUIS CLAY?

- NO.
- I THOUGHT I--

WE'RE BOOKING
AN AUTO THEFT SUSPECT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
HE'D BE CHARGED WITH.

- PHONE CALL, MRS. FURILLO.
- THANKS, NATALIE.

- DID I MISUNDERSTAND?
- LOOK, I'M A LITTLE BUSY
RIGHT NOW, FAY.

AND YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE
ASKING QUESTIONS LIKE THAT.

WELL, EXCUSE ME FOR LIVING,
MISTER.

VICTIMS AID.

OH, HELLO, MRS. SIMONS.

WELL... IN ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE
THERE MAYBE SOME PROGRESS.

DOES IT LOOK AS IF CLAY
MIGHT BE CORPORATIVE?

LET'S TRY HIM.

CAPTAIN, THEY TOWED THE CAR
THAT CLAY STOLE AT THE IMPOUND.

NO REGISTRATION,
WE'RE RUNNING THE PLATES.

STAN, WHAT PUBLIC DEFENDERS
DO WE HAVE TO DO INTAKE?

- I'M AFRAID NONE CAPTAIN
THEY'RE ALL IN COURT.
- [PHONE RINGING]

CAPTAIN, WE GOT THE WARRANT
ON CLAY'S APARTMENT.

- OKAY, YOU AND NEAL.
- YES, SIR.

- THE A-TOSS, J.D.
- GOT'CHA, CAPTAIN.

CAPTAIN, OFFICER DOWN.
IMPOUND LOT, 119TH.

[SIGHS]

[SIRENS WAILING]

HELLO, CAPTAIN.

[MAN]
PUSH IT OUT OF THE WAY.

IT AIN'T WHAT THEY WERE AFTER.

THEY WERE ETHNICS,
YOU KNOW, LATIN.

THEY SHOT US AND THEY WENT
RIGHT FOR THAT CAR.

THEY TRY TO DRIVE IT AWAY,
BUT WE HAD IT BOOTED.

THEY COULDN'T DRIVE IT.
THEY HAD A TORCH.

LOOK, I GOT TO GET HIM
TO THE DAMN HOSPITAL.

GO, GO.

[MAN 2]
GET THOSE PICTURES.

THE ONLY THING MISSING
IS THE DOOR.

IT HAS TO BE DRUGS.

HAD TO BE DRUGS STASHED
IN THE DOOR.

LOOK AT THE LEVEL OF VIOLENCE,
THIS IS THEM ANIMALS.

DESCRIPTION DID SAY LATIN.

YOU GOT THE GUY WHO STOLE
THE CAR IN CUSTODY?

- LOUIS CLAY.
- THIS COULD BE THE BREAK.

WE FIND OUT WHERE
HE STOLE THE CAR FROM,

WE GOT A WAY TO THESE DEALERS.

WHY DON'T WE LEAN ON CLAY
FOR THAT ADDRESS, FRANK?

I WANT TO QUESTION HIM, CHIEF.

CLAY'S ALSO A MURDER SUSPECT
IN MY PRECINCT.

HE'S GONNA BE QUESTIONED
BY MY DETECTIVES FIRST.

FINE, NO PROBLEM.

YOU DON'T MIND
IF I'M IN THE PRECINCT HOUSE?

NEXT ON THE CALENDAR,

2-7-2-7-5-2 CARLA WALICKI,
SOLICITATION.

[JUDGE]
APPLICATION, MR. D.A.?

ARRESTED IN THE PROSTITUTION
SWEEP, YOUR HONOR.

PEOPLE REQUEST A $100
OR 30 DAYS.

- A WORD, YOUR HONOR.
- [COUGHING]

APPROACH.

YOUR DEFENDANT IS 18 YEARS OLD,
MS. DAVENPORT?

BEST OUTCOME WOULD BE TO ALLOW
MS. WALICKI TO PLEAD

AS AN ADULT, YOUR HONOR.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT
THE FAMILY SITUATION

IS NOT A HEALTHY ONE.

MS. WALICKI INTENDS TO PURSUE
LEGITIMATE JOB OPPORTUNITIES

IN CALIFORNIA.

DO WE BELIEVE HER?

WE GIVE HER THE BENEFIT
OF THE DOUBT.

ANY OBJECTIONS TO REDUCING
TO DISORDERLY CONDUCT?

NO OBJECTION, YOUR HONOR.

STAND BACK.

[BROWN COUGHING]

THIS, UH, COURT UNDERSTANDS

THAT YOU INTEND TO MOVE
TO CALIFORNIA, YOUNG LADY.

THAT'S RIGHT, SIR.

AND YOU HAVE GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT
WAITING FOR YOU THERE?

YES, SIR.
UM, MY FIANCÉE DOES TOO.

WELL, I SINCERELY HOPE
THAT'S THE CASE

BECAUSE IF YOU APPEAR
BEFORE THIS COURT ANOTHER TIME

ON SOLICITATION,
I GUARANTEE YOU

I'M NOT GONNA BE
VERY SYMPATHETIC.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT,
HOW DO YOU PLEA?

GUILTY, SIR.

$20 FINE,
GOOD LUCK IN CALIFORNIA.

[GAVEL BANGS]

NEXT CASE.

2-7-2-7-5-3, LOTTA GUE,

SOLICITATION.

GOO.

MR. D.A.

REPEAT OFFENDER,
YOU HONOR.

60 DAYS OR $200.

UM-HM. OKAY, MR. BROWN.

HOW DOES MS. GUE PLEA?

MARTINEZ HERMANEZ,
YOUR HONOR.

- JESUS MARTINEZ HERMANEZ.
- SORRY.

MR. BROWN'S GOT A FROG
IN HIS THROAT.

OKAY, MR. MARTINEZ HERMANEZ,
HOW DOES SHE PLEA?

UH, WE GO WITH FINK
AND V. GREEN, YOUR HONOR.

NO, NO, I ASKED FOR A PLEA,
NOT A PRECEDENT.

OH, OH, PLEA, HUH?

[SPEAKS SPANISH]

- FINK AND V--
- GUILTY, YOUR HONOR.

I'LL TRY NOT TO DO IT ANYMORE.

$200 FINE.

THE NEXT OFFENSE IS A 90-DAY
INCARCERATION, MS. GUE.

I HEAR, YOUR HONOR.

THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

SIR, MARTINEZ HERMANEZ.
NEXT CASE.

[WHISPERING]

UM, MS. DAVENPORT,

WE URGENTLY REQUEST TO RETURN
TO HILL STREET STATION.

HOW MANY MORE HAVE YOU GOT?

JUST MR. SLOAN FOR VAGRANCY,
YOUR HONOR.

OKAY, RELEASED ON RECOGNIZANCE.

MR. SLOAN,
GO AND SIN NO MORE!

[GAVEL BANGS]

TEN MINUTE RECESS.

[CHATTERING]

IS MY HUSBAND ALL RIGHT?

JUST SAID THEY WANTED
YOU UP THERE, MS. DAVENPORT.

THANK YOU.

LOOK, ROBERT SILVER,
THEY JUST ROTATED ME OVER

FROM TAX COURT FOR 30 DAYS.

MARTINEZ HERMANEZ, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT HAPPENED TO MY MAN BROWN.

HE MUST'VE STRANGLED.

WHAT WAS THAT PRECEDENT
YOU WERE CITING?

NO, NO, NO. "YOU AND COURTS"
BY FINK AND V. GREEN.

HE WROTE THE WHOLE DAMN BOOK.

THIS IS JOYCE DAVENPORT,
SGT. JABLONSKI.

IS MY HUSBAND ALL RIGHT?

- GOOD. I'M ON MY WAY.
- THAT'S ALL YOU CAN SAY?

- WHY'D YOU DO IT?
- PLEASE, BILLY.

YOU MAKE ME SICK,
YOU'RE GARBAGE.

BILLY, I'M SORRY, I ONLY DID IT
SO WE GET TO CALIFORNIA.

- TRAMP.
- BILLY!

YOU WHORE!
SELLING YOURSELF IN THE STREETS.

[CRYING]

YES, I TOLD YOU--
RIGHT, THANK YOU.

YOU GOT AN ADDRESS
FROM CLAY YET?

NO, HE'S STILL IN WITH--

NEAL AND J.D.
ARE STILL WORKING ON IT.

WELL, WE HAVE HIM
IN THE SIMONS KILLING.

POLICE LAB SAY THE BULLETS
FROM THE PIECE IN HIS APARTMENT

ARE A CALIBER MATCH,
MATCH GROUP EXAMINATION.

HOW LONG BEFORE
FULL BALLISTICS RESULTS?

TESTING NOW.

HOW'D YOU LIKE TO LIVE RIGHT
FOR ONCE, GENTLEMEN?

GET AN ADDRESS FROM CLAY
THAT GIVES US THESE DEALERS

PLUS SANDBAG HIM
ON A MURDER CONVICTION.

LaRUE AND WASHINGTON
KNOW NOT TO MENTION
THE SIMONS CASE?

YES.

ALL RIGHT.

THE BARGAIN IS
THE DEALER'S ADDRESS IN EXCHANGE

FOR IMMUNITY ONLY ON THE CAR
CLAY STOLE TODAY,

NOT THE MURDER
HE DID LAST NIGHT.

THEY UNDERSTAND THAT.

WELL, MAKE DAMN SURE, FRANK.

I WANT THESE DEALERS.

I'M GONNA SEND A MESSAGE
LOUD AND CLEAR

THAT NO ONE SHOOTS DOWN
MY COPS IN COLD BLOOD

AND GETS AWAY WITH IT.

BUT IF I DO IT BY TRADING AWAY

A CONVICTION
ON THE SIMONS KILLING,

THEY'LL CRUCIFY ME.

SUCH A THING
OF BEING TOO SMART, LOUIS.

NOT 'TILL SHE GETS HERE.

AMEN, LOUIS.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY WORD ONE.

JUST BETTER HOPE THAT WE
STILL NEED THAT INFORMATION.

HEY, WHAT'S THAT?

OH, LOOK, IT'S LOUIS'S DEAL
HEADING SOUTH.

I'M NOT SAYING ANYTHING
WITHOUT MY LAWYER.

YOU SEE, LOUIS?

YOU FELL INTO IT, MAN.

THE PEOPLE YOU BOOSTED
THAT CAR FROM TODAY,

THEY WASTED SOME COPS.

NOW, ALL YOU GOT TO DO
IS TELL US WHERE YOU GOT IT.

IT'S NOT EVERYDAY
YOU CAN WALK AWAY FROM
GRAND THEFT AUTO, LOUIS.

AND YOU CAN BELIEVE WE'RE NOT
WAITING ON YOU, LOUIS.

YOU CAN BELIEVE THAT WE'RE OUT
LOOKING FOR THESE GUYS.

YOU BETTER HOPE
WE DON'T FIND THEM.

LOOK, I'M NOT SAYING
I DON'T WANT A DEAL.

- OKAY, TALK, LOUIS.
- WILL YOU JUST WAIT?

WILL YOU JUST LET ME
THINK A MINUTE.

OH, TAKE ALL THE TIME YOU NEED.

AS LONG AS YOU DON'T
OUTSMART YOURSELF, LOUIS.

LEO, COULD YOU GET LOUIS CLAY
OUT OF HOLDING, PLEASE?

I THINK HE'S ALREADY
IN INTERROGATION "A".

PLEASE, LISTEN TO ME.

WHERE IS HE?
WHERE IS LOUIS CLAY?

MRS. SIMONS,
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE COME HERE.

PLEASE, WHERE IS THE MAN
WHO KILLED MY HUSBAND.

I WANT TO SEE HIS FACE.

I JUST WANT TO LOOK
INTO HIS EYES.

COME OVER HERE,
COME OVER HERE, AND SIT WITH ME.

- LET'S HAVE IT, LOUIS.
- PLAY BALL.

[DOOR OPENS]

END OF DISCUSSION,
GENTLEMEN.

MR. CLAY, I'M YOUR ATTORNEY.

WHERE WERE YOU, LADY?

HEY, NO THUMBS BRUISED,
MS. DAVENPORT.

WE WERE JUST HAVING A TALK
WITH LOUIS.

I HAVE TO TALK
TO THE MEN OUTSIDE
ABOUT YOUR CASE, MR. CLAY.

YOU KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT
UNTIL I GET BACK.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT
I'VE BEEN DOING.

YEAH, HE'S GREAT AT THAT.

JOYCE, NOBODY'S GOING BEHIND
YOUR BACK.

CLAY HAD INFORMATION WE NEEDED.

HE HAS LEVERAGE
ON THAT CAR HE STOLE,

ONLY AS LONG AS
THAT INFORMATION IS CURRENT.

MY DETECTIVES WANTED
TO MAKE SURE HE UNDERSTOOD THAT.

HAS MY CLIENT BEEN CHARGED
IN ALL THE CRIMES

IN WHICH HE'S A SUSPECT?

FIGURE WE'RE TRYING TO GET HIM
ON THE JIMMY HOFFA KILLING?

HOW ABOUT THE KILLING
OF BOOKER SIMONS?

SON OF A--

YOU'VE GOT A LEAK
IN YOUR BOAT, CAPTAIN.

IF TIME IS SO PRECIOUS,
GENTLEMEN,

LET'S STOP SHOOTING EACH OTHER
THROUGH THE GREASE.

ANY BARGAIN
HAS TO BE COMPREHENSIVE.

WE GIVE UP CLAY IN EXCHANGE
FOR A STREET NUMBER

THIS COMMUNITY
IS GONNA RUN RIOT.

I HAVE TO HAVE THAT ADDRESS.

WHAT DO I HEAR?

HOW ABOUT IF CLAY GETS IMMUNITY
ON THE CRIME HE DID TODAY

AND IF HE GETS CHARGED
IN THE SIMONS KILLING

THE MAXIMUM
WILL BE VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER.

HOW MUCH TIME?

I DON'T KNOW,
THE DEAL'S ON THE CHARGE.

JURY WILL HAVE TO DETERMINE
THE SENTENCE.

THAT'S AS GOOD AS IT'S
GONNA GET, MS. DAVENPORT.

AS IT IS, I'M GONNA NEED A PLACE
TO FALL ON THIS.

I WANT YOU TO FIND THAT LEAK,
CAPTAIN.

AND I WANT IT FIXED.

GIVE ME A COUPLE OF MINUTES
TO LAY IT OUT FOR CLAY.

NO MORE THAN THAT.

[TOILET FLUSHING]

- HENRY.
- FRANK.

WHAT'S UP?

BOY, I TELL YOU,

IT'S LIKE SOMETHING
OUT OF "POLICE GAZETTE".

WE SET OUT BAIT CARS
TRYING TO GET LOUIS CLAY

INSTEAD HE SNAGS ANOTHER CAR
WHICH JUST HAPPENS TO HAVE

ABOUT A ZILLION DOLLARS WORTH
OF SMACK HIDDEN IN THE DOOR.

STREET VALUE.

SO SUDDENLY OUT OF NOWHERE,

I HAVE THE BIGGEST DRUG EPIDEMIC
I'VE EVER SEEN

MARRIED TO THE REVEREND SIMONS
MURDER CASE.

WAIT A SECOND,
FIVE MINUTES AGO

FLETCHER DANIELS WAS TURNING
CARTWHEELS ABOUT THIS WEDDING.

WHAT HAPPENED?

WELL, WHAT HAPPENED
WAS J.D. OR NEAL

MUST'VE SHOT HIS MOUTH OFF
ABOUT CLAY BEING A SUSPECT

IN THE SIMONS MURDER

BECAUSE JOYCE GOT A HOLD OF IT
AND TOOK US TO THE CLEANERS.

FRANK.

I WOULDN'T COME DOWN TOO HARD
ON NEAL OR J.D.

I'M NOT SURE
WHAT SHE DID WITH IT,

BUT I KNOW FAY HAD CLAY'S NAME
EARLIER TODAY.

SHE ASKED ME
IF HE WAS CONNECTED
TO THE SIMONS SHOOTING.

- AND YOU TOLD HER?
- NO, I DIDN'T.

BUT SHE COULD'VE
PUT TWO-AND-TWO TOGETHER

AND TOLD SIMONS'S WIFE.

THE WOMAN WAS JUST OUTSIDE
RAISING HELL.

SHOULD WE HAVE THEM
SIGN ANYTHING?

GIVE US THE DAMNED ADDRESS.

NOT NECESSARY, MR. CLAY.

YOU'RE LUCKY I CASED IT.

GREASERS LIVE ON FULMER
BETWEEN ARNOLD AND 98TH,

NORTH SIDE,
MIDDLE OF THE STREET.

GIVE US AN ADDRESS.

I DON'T KNOW THE NUMBER.

I-- I CAN SHOW IT TO YOU.

PUT HIM IN THE CAR.

COME ON. COME ON.

THAT'S HIM, ISN'T IT?

THAT'S THE MAN
WHO KILLED BOOKER!

MURDERER!

- HEY, HEY!
- MURDERER!

- LET'S GO, COME ON.
- TAKE IT EASY.

TAKE IT EASY, MA'AM.

THE LORD FORGIVES HIM.

LORD, FORGIVE HIM
FOR WHAT I CAN'T!

[MAN]
PEOPLE, CLEAR THIS AREA.

MOVE BACK.
COME ON, MOVE BACK.

[DISPATCHER]
BLUE FOX 1 TO FOX LEADER.

THIRD FLOOR,
REQUEST PERMISSION TO ASCEND.

STANDBY, BLUE FOX 1.

WE'RE READY, FRANK.

TALK TO THEM, HARV.

FRANK, THEY SHOT PEOPLE DOWN

IN COLD BLOOD
IN THAT IMPOUND LOT.

JUST DO IT.

[MAN]
ANYONE NOT ON POLICE BUSINESS

CLEAR THIS AREA IMMEDIATELY.

[SIGHS]

RESIDENTS ON THE FORTH FLOOR,
THIS IS THE POLICE.

[GUNSHOTS]

VALENTINE, PREPARE TO DEPLOY
TEARGAS.

BLUE FOX 1, MOVE TWO COUNTS
AFTER THE CANISTERS GO IN.

- YOU READ, VALENTINE?
- YES, SIR.

NOW.

[GUNSHOTS]

[GUNSHOTS]

TAKE THEM, BLUE FOX 1.

CEASE FIRE!

ALL RIGHT, BUTTERCUPS,
MOVE OUT.

[MAN 2]
BLUE FOX 2, MOVE BACK.

OF COURSE YOU KNOW,
AIN'T GONNA BE ABLE TO SUBMIT

THE FINAL BILL UNTIL
WE DO A COMPLETE OVERHAUL

ON ALL OF THOSE CARS.

YOU KNOW, CHECKOUT
THE WEAR AND TEAR--

OH, YEAH, NEVER CAN TELL
WHAT KIND OF WEAR AND TEAR

BEING PARKED FOUR HOURS
COULD DO.

WHAT, AM I GONNA GET
A HARD TIME NOW?

YOU'RE GONNA SQUEEZE ME
ON MY VOUCHERS?

ROB, LOOK, YOU DID
THE DEPARTMENT A FAVOR.

GO AHEAD AND GOOSE THE BILL.

JUST DON'T INSULT
THEIR INTELLIGENCE.

UH, MR. NELSON, WE PICKED UP
THREE OF THE FOUR CARS.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN
THREE OF THE FOUR?

YOU SURE YOU GAVE US
THE RIGHT ADDRESS

ON THAT MOCHA SEDAN?

OF COURSE, I GAVE YOU
THE RIGHT ADDRESS.

WHERE WAS IT PARKED?

YUTIKIN AND 123.
I PUT IT THERE MYSELF.

HEY, J.D., I'M STILL COVERED
IF THAT CAR GETS BOOSTED.

YOU KNOW, I THINK AFTER 4:00
THAT'S A TOW ZONE.

AR-15, SHRAPNEL GRENADES,
THEY HAD ENOUGH HARDWARE THERE

TO START A WAR
WHICH IS WHAT THEY GOT.

CAPTAIN, GOT WORD THAT
OFFICER COONEY'S GONNA MAKE IT.

THANKS, STAN.

YOU KNOW, I SERVED WITH COONEY
AT POLK AVENUE.

GOT SIX-MONTHS LEFT,

HE'S GONNA LOAF IT OUT
AT THE IMPOUND LOT, FUNNY.

WAS IT BAD OUT THERE,
LIEUTENANT?

UH, NOT IF I SUSPECT

THAT OUR HEROIN PLAGUE
IS OVER THOUGH, SERGEANT.

CONFIRMATION FROM BALLISTICS.

CLAY'S GUN KILLED SIMONS.

CHARGE HIM
VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER.

- VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER?
- THAT'S THE CHARGE, HENRY.

FAY, MY OFFICE.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

HOW DID
THE REVEREND SIMONS'S WIDOW

FIND OUT WE HAD A SUSPECT
IN HER HUSBAND'S DEATH?

- WHY ARE YOU ASKING ME?
- WHY DO YOU THINK?

DID YOU TELL HER WE HAD
A SUSPECT, FAY?

DON'T SHOUT AT ME!

YES.

AND I'M SORRY SHE CREATED
THAT SCENE.

I'M USED TO SEEING GREIF,
IT'S PART OF MY JOB.

I'M NOT USED TO PLEA BARGAINING

A MURDER CASE
DOWN TO MANSLAUGHTER

BECAUSE YOU DECIDE
TO SCRATCH THE ITCH
OF YOUR GOOD INTENTIONS.

WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

IT MEANS THERE WAS PREMATURE
EXPOSURE OF LOUIS CLAY

AS A SUSPECT IN THE SIMONS CASE.

IT MEANS LOUIS CLAY'S
PLEA BARGAIN

MIGHT NOT HAVE INCLUDED
THE REVEREND'S MURDER

IF YOU HAD KEPT
YOUR MOUTH SHUT!

OH, MY GOD.

YOU CAPITALIZED
ON PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS

TO GET THAT INFORMATION, FAY,
AND THEN YOU BEHAVED

UNPROFESSIONALLY
ONCE YOU HAD IT.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU
WANT ME TO DO?

- I-- I DON'T KNOW.
- YOU WANT ME TO QUIT?

I WANT YOU TO REALIZE
YOUR MISTAKE.

I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES.

I'M SUPPOSED TO BE
THE VICTIMS AID, FRANK.

AND EVERY DAY I SEE VICTIMS
I CAN'T AID AT ALL.

THAT'S NO EXCUSE.

I KNOW IT'S NO EXCUSE.

I JUST NEED YOU TO UNDERSTAND.

THIS WOMAN CALLED ME
ON THE PHONE,

AND I COULD HEAR THE PAIN
IN HER VOICE.

I-- I JUST WANTED TO OFFER HER
SOME KIND OF CONSOLATION.

I WAS WRONG TO DO IT.

IT CAN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

IF IT DOES,
YOU WON'T HAVE TO QUIT.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

FAY, FAY, THE DISTRICT
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE CALLED.

THEY RELEASED MR. COLEMAN'S TV
FROM PROPERTY.

WELL, I'LL HAVE
TO CALL MRS. COLEMAN.

MR. COLEMAN'S UNDER
PSYCHIATRIC CARE.

THANK YOU, LIEUTENANT.

LIEUTENANT?
ARE YOU ANGRY WITH ME?

NO, I-- I JUST THINK THAT HERE
I SHOULD CALL YOU LIEUTENANT.

ALL RIGHT.

HE'S HERE.

DID YOU SORT IT OUT?

HE JUST WOULDN'T LISTEN,
I TRIED.

CARLA, LIFE IS WHAT HAPPENS

WHILE YOU'RE WAITING
FOR LIFE TO START.

EVERYDAY YOU KEEP GOING
THE WAY YOU WERE.

IT MAKES IT THAT MUCH HARDER
TO WALK AWAY.

I'VE STOPPED,
I'LL NEVER DO IT AGAIN.

BILLY?

THE WHORE SAID
YOU WANTED TO SEE ME.

SHE PUT YOU UP TO THIS?

I'M NOT GOING TO PRETEND
THIS ISN'T SOMETHING SERIOUS

IN YOUR LIVES, BILLY.

YOU OBVIOUSLY
HAVE TO DECIDE FOR YOURSELF

HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT
WHAT HAPPENED.

BUT HOWEVER MISGUIDEDLY,
CARLA JUST WANTED TO HELP

THE TWO OF YOU MAKE A NEW START.

OH, A NEW START WITH A HOOKER?

I'M SAYING WHAT SHE DID
WAS RIGHT.

BUT SHE WANTED
TO MAKE A LIFE WITH YOU.

SHE THOUGHT THIS WAS
A WAY TO IT.

I HOPE YOU WORK IT OUT.

- WELL, DÉJÀ "GUE".
- WHAT?

TO WHAT DO WE OWE THIS PLEASURE?

SOLICITING, LEO.

TODAY JUST AIN'T MY DAY.

HARRY, DO YOU MIND IF I HAVE
A BRIEF WORD WITH YOUR SUSPECT?

NOT AT ALL, LIEUTENANT.

- GO.
- IT'S GUE.

GO, AS IN LEAVE.

WHAT ABOUT THE COP
WHO ARRESTED ME?

I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.

WHAT I HAVE TO DO?

NOTHING.
IT'S A FREEBEE.

GO ON.

CASE MATERIALS
ON THE COLUMBIANS.

YOUR BUST,
YOUR PAPERWORK, YOUR PEN.

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?

MY MOTHER KEENAN DIDN'T RAISE
GOOD LOSERS.

I DON'T FEEL LIKE A WINNER, JOE.

OH, SURE.

IT'S JUST ONE BIG DEPARTMENT,
ISN'T IT?

I'M ONLY THRILLED
THEY'RE OFF THE STREETS.

WHY DON'T YOU TAKE
YOUR WHITE HAT OFF, FRANK?

WHAT DO YOU WANT?
WHAT DID YOU COME UP HERE FOR?

WORKING THIS CASE IS, UH--

FIRST TIME I FELT LIKE A COP
SINCE COMING DOWNTOWN.

IT'S A DIFFERENT JOB, JOE.

OH, YEAH.

[LAUGHING]

YES, SIR, DOWNTOWN.

DOWNTOWN-- YOU KNOW WHAT
DOWNTOWN IS, FRANK?

WATCHING DANIELS PLAY BOTH ENDS
AGAINST THE MIDDLE,

GETTING HALF STIFFED AT LUNCH,

TRY TO BE THE ONE HE LIES TO.

YEAH.

ONCE YOU STOP BEING A GOOD COP,

THAT'S WHEN
ALL THE OTHER STUFF STARTS.

YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T BE
A GOOD COP, FRANK.

CANNOT BE A GOOD COP,

THAT'S-- THAT'S HOW
YOU GET IN TROUBLE.

WHAT'S STUFF?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

UH, YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND.

GLAD WE MADE THE CASE.

YOU OUGHT TO GET
THOSE BLINDS CLEANED.

[THUNDER RUMBLES]

GOING HOME?

I HAD TO TELL HIM, FAY.

I KNOW.

I'M NOT ANGRY AT YOU, HENRY.

I JUST FEEL ASHAMED.

TOMORROW'S ANOTHER DAY.

I KEEP TELLING MYSELF THAT.

I GUESS, I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

COME ON, LIFT YOURSELF UP.

WE MAKE MISTAKES,
THAT'S HOW WE LEARN.

THIS WASN'T
JUST A MISTAKE, HENRY.

AND I KEEP THINKING
IF HAD BEEN ANYBODY ELSE

BUT HIS EX-WIFE HE WOULD'VE
FIRED ME ON THE SPOT.

OKAY, LOOK, FAY,
I'M NOT GONNA TELL YOU

THAT PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
DON'T MATTER, THEY DO.

BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT FRANK
WOULDN'T KEEP ON

IF HE DIDN'T FEEL
YOU WERE DOING A DAMN FINE JOB.

- REALLY?
- YES.

HE'S TOO GOOD A COP.

[SIGHS]

THANK YOU, HENRY.

YOU GOT TIME FOR A DRINK?

I WISH.

I GOT TO GO HOME
AND FEED THE KIDS.

OKAY.

- SEE YOU TOMORROW.
- SEE YOU TOMORROW.

LIEUTENANT.

CHIEF OF POLICE
FLETCHER DANIELS

HAD THIS REACTION TO
THE CONTROVERSIAL PLEA BARGAIN.

THIS AFTERNOON,
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT

ARRESTED LOUIS CLAY
AS A SUSPECT

IN THE COWARDLY
AND DESPICABLE MURDER
OF REVEREND BOOKER SIMONS.

I SHARE THE GRIEF
AND FRUSTRATION OF THE FAMILY

AND COMMUNITY
OF REVEREND SIMONS

OF TODAY'S DECISION
TO CHARGE MR. CLAY

ONLY WITH
VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER
OF REVEREND SIMONS'S DEATH.

I FIND MYSELF WONDERING,
AS THEY MUST BE,

WHETHER RATHER THAN BEING
CONSIDERED A CAPITAL CRIME,

MURDER IS TO BE TRIVIALIZED

AND MADE THE OCCASION
OF BARTER.

[REMOTE CLICKS]

DANIELS FOUND
HIS PLACE TO FALL.

HMM.

YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY CALLED ME
OUT OF COURT THIS MORNING

MY FIRST THOUGHT WAS SOMETHING
HAD HAPPENED TO YOU.

OH, SOMEHOW WHEN I SAW YOU

YOU DID NOT HAVE THE LOOK
OF A WORRIED WIFE.

MORE LIKE
A FIRE-BREATHING DRAGON.

BY THAT TIME I HAD ASCERTAINED
YOU WERE SAFE

WITHOUT BRING
THE OFFICE HOME, FRANK,

I REMIND YOU,
I DISAPPROVE OF MY CLIENTS

BEING QUESTIONED IN MY ABSENCE.

OH, WE WEREN'T QUESTIONING.

WE WERE JUST ELUCIDATING
HIS OPTIONS.

I DISAPPROVE OF MY CLIENTS
HAVING THEIR OPTIONS ELUCIDATED.

CONSIDERED ME REMINDED.

[GRUNTS]

DON'T MAKE ME
GET ROUGH WITH YOU, FRANK.

OH, YEAH?

NO!

[LAUGHS]

♪♪

[MEWING]