Hill Street Blues (1981–1987): Season 6, Episode 15 - I Want My Hill Street Blues - full transcript

Jablonski: ITEM THREE...

OKAY, PEOPLE, SETTLE
DOWN, SETTLE DOWN,

AND I'LL TELL YOU
EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT THIS

WITH THE DIM LIGHTS,

AND THE HIPPIE PUNKS
RUNNING AROUND UPSTAIRS.

YEAH, THEY'RE
MAKING A TV PROGRAM.

SARGE, IT'S A ROCK VIDEO.

IT'S FOR TV, RIGHT?

IT'S A PROGRAM, RIGHT?

IT'S CALLED A VIDEO.

THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE
OUT OF HERE TWO HOURS AGO!



THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT
THE FILM BOARD DOWNTOWN

PUT DIVISION UP TO,

AND NOW THEY'RE USING
UP ALL THE ELECTRICITY,

THEY'RE SETTING OFF SMOKE.

WE GOT TO TURN DOWN
THE SMOKE ALARMS.

THAT'S ALL I KNOW ABOUT
IT, EXCEPT FOR ITEM FOUR.

THEY ALSO GOT A PERMIT FOR
JEFFERSON AND 143 LATER ON.

CROWD CONTROL TO BE
ASSIGNED AT SUCH TIME.

LET'S PRAY TO THE DEITY THEY
EVACUATE THE SQUAD ROOM.

ITEM FIVE...

ONGOINGS AND UNDERCOVERS.

McCALL AND CRAIG, YOU'RE
AT JAKE AND JILL'S BARBECUE.

YOU GUYS KNOW THE SCORE.

MICK BELKER STARTS
OPERATION CON THIS A.M.



SEEMS LIKE THE
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

HAS GOTTEN SUSPICIOUS
OF ONE OF THEIR OWN.

SO THEY'RE PLUGGING
IN AN UNFAMILIAR MUG

TO SEE WHAT'S GOING DOWN
WITH A CERTAIN PAROLE OFFICER.

NOW, WE PLANNED THE LOGISTICS,

BUT INSPECTOR DOHERTY FROM
THE CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT

IS GONNA BE COORDINATING.

LaRUE AND WASHINGTON...
YOU'RE ON CALL AS BACKUP.

ITEM SIX... DEMONSTRATION THIS
MORNING AT THE HAMLIN ARMS.

ALVIN FEIGLER AND FRIENDS

AGAINST THE JARDINO
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.

NOW, ALVIN IS VERY O-L-D.

AND FOR SOME REASON OR
OTHER, HE DOESN'T LIKE THE IDEA

OF LEAVING THE APARTMENT
HE'S BEEN LIVING IN FOR 56 YEARS.

NOW THIS GUY JARDINO
HAS GOTTEN A COURT ORDER

ALLOWING HIM TO BEGIN
BUILDING A CONDO NEXT DOOR.

ALVIN FIGURES THAT HIS
BUILDING'S GONNA BE NEXT,

AND HE IS NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT.

INSPECTOR HUNTER AND
HIS E.A.T.ers ARE ASSIGNED.

LIEUTENANT GOLDBLUME IS
TRYING TO GET A NEGOTIATION.

GESUNDHEIT.

ITEM LAST... ALSO
LIEUTENANT GOLDBLUME.

HE TRANSFERS ABODE TODAY.

YOU GONNA BE RESIDING
HERE ON THE HILL, LIEUTENANT?

I GOT IN OVER THE WEEKEND.

I JUST WANTED TO TELL EVERYBODY

THERE'S GONNA BE
A GET-TOGETHER...

AN INFORMAL
GET-TOGETHER... THIS EVENING

AT, UH, 318 RICHMOND,
STARTING AROUND 7:00.

THERE'S NOT MUCH FURNITURE YET,

BUT THERE WILL BE A LOT
OF BEER AND COLD CUTS.

AND YOU MIGHT WANT TO LEAVE
SOME POLICE I.D. ON YOUR VEHICLE.

YOU KNOW THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

LaRue: HEY, LIEUTENANT...

ONE OF THE BEDROOMS FURNISHED?

OKAY, OKAY. LET'S
GO! LET'S MOVE!

THEY'RE GETTING AWAY OUT THERE.

YOU ARE A DISGUSTING
PIECE OF HUMAN GARBAGE.

SUE ME, RENKO. I GOT A COLD.

SO THEN HOW MUCH
INTEREST DO I LOSE?

NO KIDDING ABOUT
SUBSTANTIAL PENALTY.

OKAY, WHEN DO I
PICK THE CHECK UP?

OKAY, THANKS VERY MUCH.

WE GOT TO STOP AT
THE CREDIT UNION.

LUCE, HAVE YOU ASKED
ANYBODY ABOUT THIS?

I MEAN, EVEN THOUGH IT'S LEGAL.

BECOMING FABIAN'S GUARDIAN.

I'M GONNA HAVE HIS
MOTHER SIGN AN AGREEMENT

BEFORE I GIVE HER THE DOUGH.

SUPPOSE SHE CHANGES HER MIND,

SHE DECIDES SHE WANTS HIM BACK.

DOES THAT AGREEMENT STAND UP?

YEAH!

MISS DAVENPORT.

JOE! JUST ASK HER.

YOU'RE BEING A JERK...

GO AHEAD AND ASK HER.

ASK ME WHAT?

LUCY WOULD LIKE TO ASK
YOU A LEGAL QUESTION.

NO, I WOULDN'T.

THERE SEEMS TO BE A
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST TAKE
AN AD OUT IN THE PAPER?

YOU DIDN'T ASK HER

BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT
TO KNOW THE ANSWER.

I DON'T WANT EVERYBODY
AND THEIR THIRD COUSIN...

BALONEY!

YOU'RE STICKING YOUR
HEAD IN THE SAND NOW.

IT'S MY HEAD! LEAVE ME ALONE!

♪ TILL THE LAST BREATH I TAKE ♪

♪ I WILL ALWAYS... ♪

EXCUSE ME, MISS.

YOU WOULD NOT BE INTERESTED

IN HAVING A REAL POLICE OFFICER

IN YOUR LITTLE VIDEO
SHOW, WOULD YOU?

WELL, ACTUALLY, WE ARE.

LOVE PATROL.

OH, I'M SORRY. IT'S TOO POSEY.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

IT MEANS YOU'RE TOO
STIFF. COME ON, RINGO.

STAN, CAN WE FIND A
SPOT FOR THE EMPEROR?

FOR AN HOUR OR TWO?

HE GOES IN FOR HIS
PARVO SHOTS AT 11:00,

AND I'VE GOT THE
HAMLIN ARMS TILL THEN.

HEY, YOU STILL WHOMPING
THAT GUY WITH THAT UGLY STICK?

SURE, PUT HIM BEHIND
THE FRONT DESK.

I'LL CHECK HIM OUT.

HE'S GOT SUCH A GREAT PUSS.

ASK HIM AGAIN.

UH, SIR, WE'D REALLY BE GRATEFUL

IF YOU'D BE IN THE NEXT SHOT.

WILL IT GET YOU OUT FASTER?

YES!

WHAT DO I DO?

JUST LOOK THE WAY YOU'RE
LOOKING WHEN THEY WALK BY.

I MAY NEVER GIVE THIS UP

TILL THE LAST
BREATH I TAKE, I WILL...

DISPATCH. WE HAVE A 911...

ARMED ROBBERY IN PROGRESS,

SURPLUS STORE, CORNER OF
PEEBLES DRIVE AND 124th STREET.

ANYWAY, I BURIED HIM,

AND SIX HOURS LATER,
I FELL MADLY IN LOVE.

YOU CAN'T HARDLY ASK FOR
A BETTER FUNERAL THAN THAT.

NO, I GUESS NOT.

I MEAN, I'M NOT COMPLAINING.

RENKO, WHAT'S THAT?

THE GUY'S SITTING ON THE MAN.

THAT LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING
WE OUGHT TO INVESTIGATE

AFTER I GET MYSELF
SOMETHING TO EAT.

JUST TURN AROUND.

I AM SURLY, ROBERT.

YOU'RE MAKING ME
INTO A SURLY COP

WITH AN EMPTY STOMACH.

IS HE DEAD OR...

DUDLEY HICKS.

DUDLEY HICKS, WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU SITTING ON THIS GUY FOR?

GET UP!

THE DUDE "AXED"
ME TO SIT ON HIM.

YEAH, I "AXED" HIM.

I ONLY "AXED" HIM AFTER HE
FIRST ASKED ME DID I WANT HIM TO?

LOTS OF PEOPLE LIKES
ME TO SIT ON THEM.

HE SAYS HE'LL GET OFF
FOR A FIVE-BUCK MINIMUM.

MINIMUM DONATION!

DUDLEY HICKS, BIG BOY,
YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.

YOU'RE CRAZY, MAN. FOR WHAT?

WHAT FOR, RENKO?

GET IN THE CAR, MAN.

Man: HEY, MAN, YOU WANT
US TO CALL ANYBODY?

LAME, FELLAS!

LAME IS SITTING ON A MAN.

ALL RIGHT, GET ON,
LEAVE THE STREETS.

ALL RIGHT, DUDLEY,
STEP ON IN THERE.

NUMBER ONE... ROBBERY
WITH A DEADLY WEAPON.

TO WIT, THIS INDIVIDUAL'S
EXCESSIVE WEIGHT.

NUMBER TWO...
GRAVITATIONAL ASSAULT.

NUMBER THREE... THERE
WILL BE SOME MORE CHARGES

ONCE MY PARTNER
LOOKS AT THE PENAL CODE.

UH... COULD YOU PLEASE...

LISTEN, I DON'T HAVE ALL
MORNING TO GET SANDBAGGED.

I'M MEL JARDINO.

I'M HERE TO SEE A
LIEUTENANT GOLDBLUME.

OFFICER, WOULD YOU
SHOW MR. JARDINO

TO INTERROGATION "A"?

OUR PLAN'S TO INSULATE
DETECTIVE BELKER

AGAINST THE ACTUAL BUST.

I THINK THAT'S WISE.

I WOULDN'T UNDERESTIMATE
THE EXTENT TO WHICH

PAROLE OFFICER EDWARDS
HAS THESE CONS INTIMIDATED.

TO BE CANDID,
CAPTAIN, I'M NOT SURE

IF EDWARDS IS CONNECTED
TO CORRECTIONS HIERARCHY.

BUT THANKS FOR THE
USE OF PERSONNEL.

JUST BE SURE WE GET
HIM BACK, INSPECTOR.

LOOK, MR. JARDINO, I HAVE THESE
PEOPLE'S SIGNED ASSURANCES.

NO MORE DEMONSTRATIONS IF YOU'LL
COMMIT AS FEW AS FOUR APARTMENTS

TO MODERATE INCOME.

THAT'S DOWN FROM
12. THAT'S A TOKEN.

WHICH I DON'T
BELIEVE IS YOUR JOB

TO BE SHOVING DOWN
MY THROAT, ALL RIGHT?

TITLE "D" DON'T
REQUIRE IT. HE KNOWS IT.

AND THEY KNOW IT.

YOU'RE NOT EVEN GONNA
GET TITLE "D" FUNDING

UNLESS YOU BREAK GROUND TODAY.

AH! THAT'S WHERE I TRUST
YOU PEOPLE ARE GONNA COME IN.

WE'LL GET ARRESTED
AND ARRESTED AGAIN.

WE'LL LIE DOWN UNDER
YOUR BULLDOZERS.

I'M GOING BACK TO FEDERAL
COURT, MR. JARDINO.

ONE SMIRCH AGAINST YOU,

WE GET A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING
ORDER, AND YOU'RE FINISHED.

NOW YOU CAN SAVE
YOURSELF ALL THAT RIGHT NOW.

DON'T KID A KIDDER,
OKAY, MR. PURVIS?

YOU'VE HAD WEEKS
TO FIND YOUR SMIRCH.

YOU CAME UP WITH ZIP,

LIKE YOU'RE COMING
UP WITH ZIP AGAIN TODAY.

NOW... I'M GOING
BACK TO MY SITE.

AND I WANT THESE PEOPLE
OF HIS CLEARED OFF IT.

IS THAT IT?

WE WENT ALL THE WAY
WITH THIS, MR. FEIGLER.

UM... I COULD MAKE A
FEW MORE MOTIONS,

BUT, UM, I'M SORRY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

COULD I ADVISE YOU, MR. FEIGLER?

DON'T BREAK THE LAW.

WE'D ONLY HAVE TO ARREST YOU,
AND THEY'LL STILL GET STARTED.

I KNOW WHAT I HAVE TO DO.

DOROTHY, LET'S GO HOME NOW.

ACTUALLY, THEY'VE GOT A
PRETTY GOOD ROBBERY HERE.

WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED
TO MEAN? I SAT ON THE DUDE.

YOU COERCED HIM
TO GIVE YOU MONEY.

HE ASKED ME TO SIT ON HIM.

YOU COERCED HIM TO ASK YOU.

I'VE BEEN SITTING ON
DUDES FOR MONTHS NOW.

YOU KNOW WHAT OUR
BEST SHOT IS, DUDLEY?

THE TIME-HONORED
STUPIDITY DEFENSE.

WHAT'S THAT?

IT'S WHEN YOU TRY TO
PERSUADE THE JUDGE

THAT WHAT YOU DID IS SO STUPID
IT COULDN'T HAVE MEANT ANY HARM.

IT'S WHEN YOU TRY TO GET HIM

TO WANT TO TELL HIS
DATE ABOUT YOU TONIGHT.

WILL IT GET ME OFF?

I'D SAY MAYBE PROBATION, BUT
YOU'RE ALREADY ON PROBATION.

WHAT IF I LOSE SOME WEIGHT THEN?

WHAT'S THAT GOT TO DO WITH IT?

YOU KNOW, SORT OF
LIKE DISARMING MYSELF.

EXCELLENT, DUDLEY.

WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD
STUPIDITY DEFENSE GOING IN.

BUT I THINK YOU
JUST PERFECTED IT.

LIKE THIS?

PERFECT. DON'T BLINK AN EYE.

NO GOOD.

UM... WHAT'S OUR PROBLEM?

I'M NOT GONNA HAVE
HER POINTING A GUN AT ME.

IT'S NOT REAL.

I KNOW THAT. NO GUN.

LIZA, LOOK MENACING.

MITCHELL BRAGG, MR. EDWARDS.

I JUST GOT HERE FROM
PITTSBURGH CORRECTIONAL UPSTATE.

SIT DOWN.

LET'S SEE... B&E, B&E,

UNLAWFUL USE OF
VEHICLE... NOT TOO BAD.

UH-OH, WHAT'S THIS?
NARCOTICS POSSESSION.

IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO. I WAS...

SHUT UP, OKAY?

LET'S SEE.

AHA, THEN YOU MOVED
UP... GRAND THEFT AUTO.

POPPED THREE TIMES,
TWO CONVICTIONS.

MR. EDWARDS...

I SAID SHUT UP
BECAUSE IT'S LISTEN TIME.

GOOD.

'CAUSE FRANKLY YOU'RE A SLUG.

AND I'D BE DOING
THIS CITY A BIG FAVOR

HANDING YOU A TICKET
BACK TO THE CAGE.

I DON'T WANT TO DO NO
MORE TIME, MR. EDWARDS.

LET'S PLAY A LITTLE GAME, HUH?

I GOT SOME GOOD NEWS,
AND I GOT SOME BAD NEWS.

WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE, MITCH?

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO HEAR FIRST?

WELL, I THINK I'D LIKE TO
HEAR THE GOOD NEWS FIRST.

NO, I THINK I GOT TO GIVE
YOU THE BAD NEWS FIRST.

THAT'S FINE.

THE BAD NEWS IS, YOU
GOT TO BE A GOOD BOY.

YOU GOT TO BE ON YOUR
GOOD-BOY BEHAVIOR.

I KNOW THAT.

NO NARCOTICS, MITCH.

WHAT'S IT SAY HERE?

"NOT ALLOWED TO USE OR BE
IN POSSESSION OF NARCOTICS

OR WHERE NARCOTICS ARE PRESENT."

IT'S NO PROBLEM FOR ME
ANYMORE, MR. EDWARDS.

I HOPE NOT.

'CAUSE IF I FIND YOU WITH
NARCOTICS, MITCH, YOU GO AWAY.

YOU GO BACK TO YOUR
BOYFRIENDS IN THE HOLE.

I KNOW THAT.

SO WHAT I'M SAYING
IS, KEEP ME HAPPY.

WHEN I'M HAPPY, I DON'T
START REMEMBERING

WHAT A WRONG GUY
YOU BASICALLY ARE.

ALL THOSE WRONG THINGS
I CAN'T CATCH YOU DOING.

WHEN I'M HAPPY,

I DON'T OVERCOMPENSATE
BY RAIDING MITCH'S GLOVE BOX

AND FINDING A
LITTLE TOOT IN THERE.

THAT'S NOT ME. I DON'T
DO THAT STUFF NO MORE.

ISN'T WHAT I'M SAYING, MITCH.

HOW ABOUT THE GOOD NEWS?

THE GOOD NEWS?

YEAH.

THE GOOD NEWS, MITCH?
I CAN GET YOU A JOB.

HEY, HEY, BIG MAN "J,"

HOW MANY HOMES YOU
GONNA STEAL TODAY?

DOZERS WANT CLEARANCE, HENRY.

THEIR BOSS IS UP IN
FEIGLER'S APARTMENT.

THEY CAN HOLD THEIR
WATER FIVE MINUTES.

HE SAID DON'T WAIT FOR HIM.

HEY, I SAID WAIT FOR HIM!

PEOPLE!

BARRING ANY LAST-MINUTE
BREAKTHROUGH, WHICH I DOUBT,

WE'LL BE ESCORTING YOU
TO THE VANS OVER HERE.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE OUR NEIGHBOR!

I THOUGHT YOU
WERE GONNA HELP US!

I TRIED.

PLEASE DON'T RESIST THE POLICE
WHO ARE GONNA BE MOVING YOU.

PURE, 100-PROOF
BING-BONG, LIEUTENANT.

MEL JARDINO PAYS HIS
TAXES. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

MEL JARDINO SPONSORS A
DAMN LITTLE LEAGUE TEAM.

BEST UNIFORMS IN THE CITY!

MEL JARDINO DOESN'T GO AROUND

PUSHING OLD GEEZERS
OUT OF WINDOWS!

HENRY, I GOT A
WITNESS HERE FOR YOU.

WHAT DOES THAT COCKROACH SAY?

HE SAYS HE WAS LEAVING THE ROOM.

HE WAS AT THE DOOR
WHEN FEIGLER JUMPED.

LIAR! MURDERER! I
WAS AT THE DOOR.

HE PUSHED ALVIN OUT.

AH, FOR CRYING...

YOU SEE THAT?

NO, I DIDN'T SEE
IT, BUT I HEARD IT.

"I'M GONNA KILL YOU."
THAT'S WHAT HE SHOUTED.

NORM? YOU WANT
TO TAKE THIS GUY IN?

COME ON, LIEUTENANT! PLAY FAIR.

SUSPICION OF MURDER.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
THIS WOMAN HATES ME.

SHE WAS IN CAHOOTS! AND
SHE SLEPT WITH THE GUY!

COME ON, SPORT, I'LL
READ YOU ALL YOUR RIGHTS.

COME ON.

COME ON!

CALL WEIDNER, WILL YA?

HEY, LUCE, WILL YOU CUT
THE SILENT TREATMENT?

YOU JUST MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.

YOU WANT ME TO MIND
MY OWN BUSINESS?

YES!

YOU GOT IT.

GOOD.

GOOD. FINE.

GOOD.

FINE, YOU GOT IT.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU WANT YOUR
PHONE CALL, JARDINO?

YEAH. AND YOU KNOW
WHO I'M CALLING?

DAMN MAYOR'S WHO I'M CALLING.

SUIT YOURSELF.

HEY, LIEUTENANT,
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN AL FEIGLER AND A PIZZA?

WHAT'S THAT?

PIZZA DON'T HAVE LITTLE
PIECES OF GLASS IN IT.

HA HA HA HA HA!

SEE, IF I PUSHED HIM
OUT, WOULD I MAKE A JOKE?

GOLDBLUME IN CHARGE OF THIS?

PLUS, WE SENT DIETZ AND FERRIS.

WE GOT LaRUE AND
WASHINGTON ON THE PHONES.

WHERE'S OUR WITNESS?

THEY'RE BRINGING HER IN.

INTERROGATION
ROOM "A" FOR JARDINO.

MMM.

COME ON, LET'S GO.

HILL, RENKO, YOU GUYS
CLEAR COURT AT WHAT TIME?

GET HIM ON THE NEXT BUS,
WE'LL BE THERE BY LUNCH.

GOOD. YOU GOT CROWD CONTROL
ON THIS SURVEILLANCE GROUP.

TICK-TOCK, MISS.

YEAH, WE'RE GOING.

MY DIRECTOR ASKED ME...

YOU KNOW, YOU
HAVE A TERRIFIC LOOK.

HOW'D YOU LIKE TO BE IN A VIDEO?

YEAH, I GOT A LOOK.

MA'AM, THIS MAN IS BUSTED.

THIS MAN IS A FELON
WHO SITS ON PEOPLE.

OH, WELL, IF YOU GET OUT OF
JAIL, THIS IS WHERE WE'LL BE.

AND HEY, IT PAYS 90 BUCKS.

HEY, WHOSE ANIMAL IS THAT?

IF IT'S MINE, COME OVER
TO MY PLACE LATER?

NO, BUT I COULD
AUTHORIZE 100 BUCKS

TO BORROW HIM FOR AN HOUR.

LET'S NEGOTIATE.

I SAID TO HIM I WOULD HELP HIM
FIND A PLACE OVER ON SYCAMORE.

FOR HIM ALONE?

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO
SUPPORT, HIS WHOLE ARMY?

AND HE SAID NO.

SO THEN I SAID TO HELL
WITH HIM, I'M LEAVING.

AND HE SAID SOMETHING
DUMB LIKE, "THE HELL WITH ME,"

AND THAT HE'S GONNA SHOW
ME WHO I'M DEALING WITH,

AND HE'S NOT GONNA
LIVE LIKE A COCKROACH.

AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN,
BANGO, HE CHECKS OUT.

RAN HIMSELF THROUGH
A CLOSED WINDOW?

FIRST, HE BROKE IT WITH A LAMP.

HEY, THE MAN WAS
NO ROCKET SCIENTIST.

LOOK, CAPTAIN, I'VE GOT $4.2 MIL
RIDING ON BREAKING GROUND TODAY,

AND I CAN'T GET STARTED
IF I'M STUCK IN HERE.

THEIR TUBE-STEAK
LAWYER'S GONNA JAM ME UP.

YOUR FINANCIAL TRIBULATIONS
ARE NO CONCERN OF MINE.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT THE DAMN TRUTH?

IF I WAS GONNA
AIR-MAIL SOMEBODY,

WOULD I DO IT
RIGHT INTO 30 COPS?

CAPTAIN, DOROTHY MISKIN'S
WAITING IN YOUR OFFICE.

EXCUSE ME.

THAT'S A REAL GOOD ONE.

JUST REMEMBER... SHE WAS
THE OLD COOT'S MISTRESS.

PROBABLY JUMPED BECAUSE HE
COULDN'T STAND THE SIGHT OF HER.

YOU WANT TO TRY THE
MAYOR AGAIN, SPORT?

STAN, MY SHAR-PEI?

YEAH, RIGHT WHERE YOU LEFT HIM.

HE ISN'T THERE.

HE'S RIGHT THERE. HE'S
RIGHT IN THE CARRIER.

GREAT DAY.

I FINALLY GET RID
OF THE HIPPIES.

NOW I GOT MISSING CANINES.

YOU WERE CLOSE FRIENDS
WITH ALVIN FEIGLER.

YES.

THAT'S WHY YOU WERE
LISTENING AT HIS DOOR.

IT WAS A TERRIBLE
FIGHT. I COULDN'T HELP IT.

I STARTED HEARING
TERRIBLE SHOUTS.

JARDINO SHOUTING, SHOUTING.

ALVIN SAYING HE
WAS GONNA KILL HIM.

DO YOU LIVE ON THE
SAME FLOOR AS ALVIN?

NO, ONE FLIGHT UP.

BUT YOU HEARD THE FIGHT.

I WAS COMING DOWN THE STAIRS.

YOU WEREN'T AT
THE DEMONSTRATION,

THOUGH YOU WERE PART
OF ALVIN'S MOVEMENT.

I WENT BACK UPSTAIRS
TO GET A HEAVIER COAT.

I'M SORRY TO ASK YOU
ALL THESE QUESTIONS

AT A TIME LIKE
THIS, MRS. MISKIN.

NO! I WANT THIS JARDINO CAUGHT.

OTHERWISE, ALVIN DIED FOR WHAT?

DO YOU KNOW, MRS. MISKIN,

DID ALVIN INVITE JARDINO UP, OR
DID JARDINO COME ON HIS OWN?

WHAT DIFFERENCE? PLEASE,
I HEARD WHAT I HEARD.

HOW LONG HAD YOU KNOWN ALVIN?

FOUR YEARS... SINCE I
MOVED INTO THE BUILDING.

A NOBLE HUMAN BEING...
A PRINCIPLED MAN.

AND NOW THIS MURDERING
BUTCHER, MELVIN JARDINO...

DID ALVIN EVER SAY ANYTHING
TO YOU, EVEN CASUALLY,

ABOUT SUICIDE?

ALVIN?

EXCUSE ME, CAPTAIN. CAN
I SEE YOU FOR A MINUTE?

I-I'M SORRY. EXCUSE ME, PLEASE.

WHAT'S THE STORY?

SAYS HE SAW JARDINO IN THE
HALL WHEN FEIGLER JUMPED.

SAYS FEIGLER TOLD PEOPLE
HE'D KILL HIMSELF IF HE HAD TO

IN ORDER TO STOP JARDINO.

PLUS, FEIGLER HAD
INOPERABLE CANCER.

WILL YOU TAKE
CARE OF MRS. MISKIN?

ALSO, WE BETTER RAISE HENRY.

RIGHT.

AN "ALL POINTS" ON THE ANIMAL,

AND HE RESPONDS TO THE NAME
"EMPEROR," "FATSO," "FLATSO"...

"FLATSO," LIEUTENANT?

YOU KNOW, I WOULDN'T BE
SARCASTIC ABOUT A NICKNAME

RIGHT NOW, SERGEANT.

OH? WHY?

IF YOU'D GIVEN MORE
THAN JUST LIP SERVICE

TO LOOKING AFTER HIM, WE
WOULDN'T HAVE THIS PROBLEM.

I DIDN'T LOOK AFTER HIM?

WHAT KIND OF A POLICE OFFICER
BRINGS HIS DOG TO WORK, ANYWAY?

IF YOU INSIST ON EXTRACTING
ALL THE PERSONAL DETAILS,

MY VET HAPPENS TO BE
RIGHT DOWN THE BLOCK.

I WOULDN'T BRING
BLACKIE TO THE OFFICE.

WELL, I UNDERSTAND THAT.

WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

ARE YOU INSULTING
BLACKIE'S LINEAGE?

OH, CALM DOWN, STAN. YOU
INCOMPETENTLY LOST MY DOG.

I-I LOST YOUR DOG?

YOU LOST MY DOG.

I GOT TV PROGRAMS,
I GOT HIPPIE PUNKS,

I'M TRYING TO KEEP THE POWER ON,

GET THEM THE HELL OUT OF HERE,
PERFORM ALL OF MY OWN DUTIES,

ACT IN THEIR DAMN MOVIE,

AND NOW I'M EXPECTED TO
BABYSIT YOUR MUTT NONSTOP?

I OUGHT TO REPORT YOU
TO THE HUMANE SOCIETY.

IT'S NOT A MUTT.

THIS HERE, BAYS ONE AND TWO,

THAT'S WHERE WE
DO THE INSPECTION.

THAT OVER THERE IS THE LINE,

THE IMPORTANCE OF
WHICH I WILL EXPLAIN TO YOU.

NO CUSTOMER CROSSES THAT
LINE WHILE I'M DOING THE INSPECTION.

BECAUSE OF THE INSURANCE.

YEAH... THE INSURANCE.

YOU ONE OF EDWARDS', MITCH?

YEAH. YOU TOO?

JUST DO WHAT THE
MAN SAY, UNDERSTAND?

THEN THERE'S NO PROBLEMS.

EVERYBODY DOES GREAT.

AUTOMOTIVE BACKGROUND, MITCH?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

HEY, LIGHTEN UP, DUDE.
ME? I'M AUTOMOTIVE.

I GOT TWO GLA's, ONE
UNAUTHORIZED USE

OUT OF ABOUT 250.

JUST EQUIPS YOU FOR
THE JOB. AM I RIGHT?

THIS IS PRETTY
RIGHTEOUS, EDWARDS.

HE STICKS US BOTH IN A GARAGE.

WELL, LIKE I'M SAYING, MITCH,

MR. EDWARDS IS A PRACTICAL MAN.

JUST DO THE TWO,
THREE THINGS HE SAY.

HE TELL YOU TO LISTEN TO ME?

YEAH.

NOW YOU LISTEN TO ME, ALL RIGHT?

THIS LINE OVER HERE IS YOURS.

NOBODY CROSSES THIS LINE.

YOU DRIVE THE CARS UP.

I'LL SHOW YOU THE
REASON FOR THAT LATER,

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED.

I'M INTERESTED.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, GO ON NOW.

HEY, LOOK, ANYBODY
TRIES TO BRIBE... UNH-UNH.

YOU TELL THEM THIS
IS AN HONEST PLACE.

YOU GOT IT?

I GOT IT. IT'S AN HONEST PLACE.

HENRY, HAVE YOU
SEEN THE EMPEROR?

NAPOLEON?

LIEUTENANT.

I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS YOURS, SIR.

THAT GIRL WITH THE BLACK
TIGHTS AND THE BLOND HAIR

AND THE BAND TOOK HIM.

I THOUGHT IT WAS PART
OF THEIR EQUIPMENT.

JUDAS H.!

OH... SORRY. THANK
YOU, SERGEANT.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

GET BACK TO WORK!

FRANK?

HOW ARE WE DOING FORENSICALLY
ON THE FEIGLER CASE?

WE HAVEN'T TURNED UP
ANY VIABLE PRINTS YET.

AND I SUPPOSE YOU'VE HEARD
ABOUT THE CONFLICTING WITNESSES.

TALKED TO BOTH OF THEM...

ONE MAKES PERFECT SENSE,
THE OTHER ONE DOESN'T.

WHICH?

THE NEUTRAL ONE MAKES SENSE...

THE ONE WHO SAID FEIGLER
HAD THREE MONTHS TO LIVE

AND MADE A SUICIDE PLAN
WITH DOROTHY'S KNOWLEDGE.

IT TAKES A LOT TO MAKE A
MAN JUMP OUT A WINDOW.

AND EVEN MORE TO PUSH A MAN

INTO THE MIDDLE OF AN
EMERGENCY ACTION TEAM.

JARDINO KNEW IF HE
DIDN'T GET STARTED TODAY,

HE'D LOSE ENORMOUS BUCKS.

HENRY, THE ONLY WITNESS
WE HAVE AGAINST JARDINO

IS DOROTHY MISKIN.

PUTTING ASIDE HER INTEREST,

WHEN I TALKED TO HER,

SHE CONTRADICTED THE
LOGIC OF THE SITUATION

AT LEAST THREE TIMES,
THEN BROKE DOWN.

TALKED TO FEIGLER'S
PSYCHIATRIC SOCIAL WORKER,

WHICH I DIDN'T KNOW HE HAD ONE,

BUT HE CONSIDERS
A SUICIDE ATTEMPT

"WITHIN PATTERN PARAMETERS."

LET'S LET JARDINO GO.

WHY?!

AFRAID HE'LL MISS A DATE
WITH THE BULLDOZER?

WE HAVE NO CREDIBLE EVIDENCE.

DO WE? YOU'RE IN CHARGE.

THE OLD FOLKS' PRO BONO LAWYER
IS OBTAINING RESTRAINING ORDER

RIGHT NOW BASED
ON JARDINO'S ARREST.

IF WE KEEP HIM ONE DAY, MAYBE
FEIGLER DOESN'T DIE IN VAIN.

RELEASE HIM.

THIS INVESTIGATION'S NOT CLOSED.

OF COURSE IT'S NOT.

JARDINO IS WRONG, FRANK.

THERE ARE GRAND JURIES ALL OVER
THE STATE SNIFFING HIS TROUSERS.

TODAY, NEXT MONTH, NEXT
YEAR, HE'S GOING DOWN.

AND WHEN HE DOES, THERE'S
GONNA BE AN EMPTY HOLE

WHERE MY NEIGHBORS
ARE LIVING NOW.

S.I.D. IS PULLING THREADS
FROM THE WINDOW,

RESHOOTING SOME PICTURES.

MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S
LABELED, OKAY?

WELL, WHAT ARE WE WAITING
FOR, LIEUTENANT, WORLD WAR III?

MR. JARDINO, IT MAY
SURPRISE YOU TO LEARN

THAT WE CHECK OUT A SUICIDE
JUST THE SAME AS A HOMICIDE.

AND HOW LONG IS "CHECKING
IT OUT JUST THE SAME"

GONNA TAKE, WOULD YOU SAY?

OH, AVERAGE HOMICIDE-SITE
WORK... 13, 14 HOURS.

THAT'S LAME, MY
FRIEND, AND YOU KNOW IT,

AND YOU'RE NOT
GONNA GET AWAY WITH IT.

MY DOZERS ROLL BY 4:00!

I WOULDN'T MAKE BOOK ON IT.

LET'S MAKE SURE WE
GOT ALL THE FRAGMENTS

OF THAT BROKEN LAMP...

ONLY WAY WE GOT
A SHOT AT A PRINT.

LAY ALL YOU WANT, PAL.

WHAT'S THAT MEAN?

YOU'RE SAYING NOT TO MAKE
BOOK. I'M SAYING LAY ALL YOU WANT.

BELIEVE ME, THOSE
DOZERS ARE GONNA ROLL!

HELLO.

THANK YOU.

UM, LOOK, I'LL BE
HONEST WITH YOU.

THE BACKUP LIGHTS
OCCASIONALLY DON'T HIT.

OCCASIONALLY OR NEVER?

SO I'LL GIVE YOU $25.

IF YOU MAKE THE
ADJUSTMENT, GREAT.

OTHERWISE... WHATEVER YOU WANT.

SORRY, MA'AM, THIS
IS AN HONEST PLACE.

EXCUSE ME.

MITCH!

Woman over P.A.: WILL
THE OWNER OF A RED...

COME HERE A MINUTE.

HOP IN.

CLOSE THE DOOR, MITCH.

WHAT AM I DOING NOW, MITCH?

YOU'RE CHECKING OUT THE
WIRES FROM UNDER THE DASH.

RIGHT... RIGHT.

SO, BUD...

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT
THE PAY AROUND HERE?

IT STINKS.

$3.50 AN HOUR IS THE PITS.

CAN'T LIVE ON THAT. AM I RIGHT?

NOT TOO GOOD.

YOU'D BE DEAD IF
YOU HAD A FAMILY.

YOU'D BE ON WELFARE.

WOULD YOU BELIEVE
IT, MITCH, IF I TOLD YOU

IN HERE COULD BE A GOOD LIVING?

I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK, STUBBY.

I OWE 4 1/2.

EDWARDS LOOKS PRETTY TOUGH.

EDWARDS IS TOUGH,
MAN, BUT HE'S A REALIST.

I MEAN, WOULD HE PUT
GUYS LIKE YOU AND ME

IN A CAR PLACE IF
HE WASN'T A REALIST?

WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

I'M SAYING, EDWARDS
DOESN'T MIND SOME THINGS,

AS LONG AS HE'S
NOT LEFT OUT OF IT.

LIKE WHAT KIND OF THINGS?

WHAT AM I DOING NOW, MITCH?

NOW YOU'RE MAKING A
PRINT FOR A DUPE KEY.

HERE'S THE REGISTRATION.

WRITE DOWN THE ADDRESS.

AND LATER TODAY,
WE'LL GO MAKE A PICKUP.

WE CAN'T DO THAT. THE
GUY WILL FIGURE IT OUT.

UNH-UNH!

TODAY WE PICK UP THE CADDY

THAT WAS INSPECTED
THREE MONTHS AGO.

THIS ONE WE'LL PICK UP
THREE MONTHS FROM NOW.

LET'S UNDERSTAND EACH
OTHER, CAPTAIN, ALL RIGHT?

I DON'T TURN EARTH
AT THAT SITE BY 5:00,

THAT PROJECT'S DEAD.

I LOSE MY FEDERAL UNDERWRITE.

THAT'S NOT MY PROBLEM.

BUT IT'S MY PROBLEM!

AND THAT... LIEUTENANT OF YOURS,

HE'S DOWN THERE TURNING
THAT INVESTIGATION INTO A JOKE.

PEOPLE ARE STOPPING
FOR TRAFFIC LIGHTS,

HE'S ASKING THEM
FOR A STATEMENT.

COME ON!

CAPTAIN, THAT CASE
IS OPEN AND SHUT.

THAT OLD MAN KILLED HIMSELF,
AND EVERYBODY KNOWS IT.

LIEUTENANT GOLDBLUME TOLD ME

HE'S CONCLUDING
HIS INVESTIGATION.

HE AIN'T, AND HE AIN'T GONNA!

NOW... WHAT'S IT GONNA
TAKE TO GET HIM OFF THE CASE?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I MEAN WE'RE BOTH ADULTS, HMM?

I'VE GOT AN ENVELOPE IN
HERE WITH $5,000 INSIDE.

AND I CAN HAVE IT?

YEAH.

CALL IT A CAMPAIGN
CONTRIBUTION...

OR WHATEVER YOU WANT.

ALL I HAVE TO DO IS HELP YOU...

YEAH.

WRONG ANSWER.

MISS DAVENPORT?

SERGEANT.

I WANTED TO SAY I'M SORRY ABOUT
THAT WHOLE STOOGE ROUTINE.

NO HARM DONE.

AND ACTUALLY, IF YOU
HAVE A COUPLE MINUTES,

THERE'S SOMETHING I'D
LIKE TO ASK YOU ABOUT.

I'VE GOT A COUPLE MINUTES.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT,

YOU KNOW HOW PEOPLE
ARE ALWAYS SAYING,

"THIS HAPPENED TO
A FRIEND OF MINE?"

WELL, THIS ACTUALLY DID.

WHAT'S YOUR FRIEND'S PROBLEM?

CAN WE START OVER?

SURE.

OKAY.

UH... YOU REMEMBER FABIAN,
THE KID THAT STAYED WITH ME?

I REPRESENTED HIS MOTHER.

OKAY, SHE WANTS ME
TO BE HIS GUARDIAN.

I MEAN, SHE WANTS TO SIGN
OVER HIS GUARDIANSHIP PAPERS.

AND?

I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF
SHE SIGNS THE AGREEMENT,

THEN LATER ON, COULD
SHE CHANGE HER MIND?

COULD SHE GO BACK
ON THE AGREEMENT?

I DOUBT A GUARDIANSHIP
ARRANGEMENT COULD SURVIVE

BEYOND HER CONSENT.

WHAT IF SHE DID MORE THAN
JUST MAKE AN ARRANGEMENT?

I MEAN, WHAT IF SHE DID... MORE?

IF YOU DON'T TRUST ME
WITH THE FACTS, LUCY,

I CAN'T GIVE YOU AN
INFORMED OPINION.

SHE SAID THAT IF
I GAVE HER $2,000,

SHE WOULD STAY
OUT OF FABIAN'S LIFE,

AND I COULD RAISE HIM
IN A GOOD ENVIRONMENT.

NOW WHAT I WANT TO KNOW
IS, IF SHE GETS THE MONEY,

THEN CAN SHE GO BACK ON IT?

COULD SHE TRY TO GET HIM BACK?

IF IT CAME TO A CASE,

THERE WOULD BE THE
LAW ON BOTH SIDES.

YOU COULD CLAIM ENFORCEABLE
CONTRACT TO ADOPT.

SHE COULD PLEAD DURESS,
IMPAIRMENT OF JUDGMENT.

SO... YOU DON'T THINK
THAT GIVING HER THE MONEY

WOULD SETTLE IT
ONCE AND FOR ALL?

OTHER THAN KEEPING VIVIAN
DeWITT HIGH FOR A LITTLE WHILE...

I'M AFRAID I DON'T.

THANKS.

YOU KNOW, I CAN'T BELIEVE
THIS. THIS IS DISGUSTING.

ACTUAL COPS STANDING
AROUND, AND THEY HIRE FRAUDS.

THEY'RE ACTORS, RENKO.
THEY'RE JUST DOING THEIR JOB.

YOU MEAN TO TELL ME
THAT THAT FRUIT LOOP

DANCING AROUND UP THERE
IN THAT SPANGLED OUTFIT

LOOKS MORE LIKE A COP THAN I DO?

JUST PRETTIER.

COUNSEL ME IN THE WAYS
OF PEACE, GENTLEMEN.

I MAY BE ABOUT TO DO MURDER.

WHAT'S THE MATTER, LIEUTENANT?

THE LAST BREATH I
TAKE, I WILL ALWAYS...

WHERE'S MY DOG?

CUT IT! CUT IT.

WHAT?

WHERE IS MY DOG?

I DON'T HAVE A SMALL IDEA
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

I AM TALKING ABOUT
A SHAR-PEI PUP,

I AM GIVEN TO UNDERSTAND,
WAS ABSCONDED WITH

BY A MEMBER OF YOUR COMPANY.

TAMARA!

YEAH, YEAH?

OH! OH, NO! WHAT...

WHY IS MY DOG
PAINTED LIKE A ZEBRA?

JUST BROKE OUT OF JAIL.
STILL IN HIS PRISON OUTFIT.

Hill: EASY, LIEUTENANT.

DIDN'T WE GET A
RELEASE ON THIS DOG?

YEAH, IT'S RIGHT
HERE... "L.D. LaRUE."

OR "J." YEAH, IT'S A "J."

100 BUCKS FOR THE DAY.
DOG TO BE RETURNED.

MR. LaRUE HAS NO
CONNECTION TO THAT ANIMAL.

SIR, IT'S WASH-OFF PAINT.

TAMARA, IF WE PAID
THE WRONG PERSON,

LET'S PAY THE RIGHT ONE.

YOU DON'T HAVE
THE CURRENCY, SIR.

USE THE ORIGINAL
DOG. PAINT THE SHIH TZU.

YO! I'M A FREE MAN NOW.
WHO'S GONNA MAKE ME A STAR?

PROCESS THIS MAN'S PAPERWORK
AND GET HIM IN A COP'S OUTFIT.

COP?!

IT'S A DAYLIGHT SHOT, FOLKS.

ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY.
FIRST POSITION, PLEASE.

DUDLEY HICKS A COP?

I DO NOT UNDERSTAND
SHOW BUSINESS ONE BIT.

THERE, RIGHT ON
THE STREET. BEAUTY.

HOW FAR DOWN YOU WANT ME?

JUST AROUND THE CORNER.

YOU'RE LOOKING OUT FOR ME NOW.

ANY TROUBLE, JUST HOLLER,
"WE'RE REPO" AND PICK ME UP.

YOU GOT IT.

FREEZE! YOU'RE BUSTED.

HANDS ON THE DASH.

LITTLE GUY WAS A COP?

LITTLE GUY?

YOU GOT OTHER THINGS
TO WORRY ABOUT, STUBBY.

GIVE US EDWARDS.

GIVE ME A WAY.

SIGN AND TESTIFY.

THAT'S NO WAY.

YOU'RE GOING BACK INSIDE.

WE'RE GONNA BUST THE GUY.

IT DON'T MATTER YOU BUST HIM.

MR. EDWARDS IS BAD.

HE STILL KNOW WHAT
JOBS HE HAD FELLAS DO.

HE'LL TELL A CON,
"DO FOR STUBBY,

OR ELSE I'LL GIVE UP WHAT
YOU DID FOR ME AT SO-AND-SO."

AND THEY'LL CUT ME, AND
YOU'LL FIND ME DEAD IN AN ALLEY.

HE DOESN'T WANT
TO HELP HIMSELF, J.D.

I WANT TO HELP, BUT THE
MAN CAN'T KNOW I GAVE HIM UP.

WHAT ABOUT WE MIKE THE
ROOM, YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT.

HOW AM I NOT GONNA
KNOW ABOUT IT?

DON'T BE DENSE, STUBBY. IT
AIN'T IN YOUR OWN INTEREST.

YEAH, SURE.

WE'LL CHECK IT OUT
WITH OUR CAPTAIN.

DON'T GO ANYWHERE, STUB.

HEY, SARGE, TELL
THAT CAPTAIN OF YOURS

AND HIS JERK LIEUTENANT
THEY BETTER HIRE SOMEBODY

TO START THEIR CARS.

MEL, CALM DOWN!

WHY? I'M GONNA GET IN TROUBLE?

MAYBE I'LL LOSE THE
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.

JUST RELAX.

JOE?

OH, IT'S MISS VOWS
OF SILENCE, HUH?

CAN YOU COME OVER TONIGHT?

FOR WHAT?

I NEED YOUR HELP.

YEAH.

OH, IS THIS MR. LaRUE,
THE DOG ENTREPRENEUR?

RUN THAT TO THE CAPTAIN.

LIEUTENANT, I HEARD
WHAT HAPPENED.

NO WAY DID I THINK THEY
WERE TAKING THIS POOCH

OUT OF PRECINCT CONFINES.

WELL, DETECTIVE, I AM
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND

WHY IT WAS IN YOUR PROVINCE

TO HAVE THOUGHTS OF
ANY SORT IN THIS MATTER.

LIEUTENANT, THE
GIRL COMES UP TO ME...

THIS DORK DIRECTOR'S
ASSISTANT...

SAYS, CAN THEY RENT THE MUTT?

SAYS IT'S WORTH A YARD TO THEM.

I'M THINKING, "HEY, DOG'S
GONNA BE HERE ANYWAY.

WHY NOT PUT A COUPLE BUCKS
IN LIEUTENANT HUNTER'S POCKET?"

OKAY, SO I'M GONE. I COME BACK.

I FIND OUT THEY HAD
THE DOG OUTSIDE.

I WAS SICK.

I PRESUME IT WAS
ALSO ON YOUR RETURN

YOU INTENDED TO INFORM ME?

YEAH. AND PROVIDE
ME WITH THE STIPEND?

I, UH, GOT THE DOUGH
FOR YOU RIGHT HERE.

LET ME JUST ENDORSE
THIS OVER TO YOU.

OH.

LIEUTENANT, NO CHANCE
OF A 10% FINDER'S FEE, HUH?

IT'S AS GOOD AS WE'RE
GONNA GET, CAPTAIN.

HE WON'T TESTIFY?

LET'S GET A WARRANT FOR
THE INTERROGATION ROOM.

RIGHT.

FRANK, WHAT HAPPENED?

JARDINO'S PEOPLE JUST PULLED
OFF THE CONSTRUCTION SITE.

WE JUST CHARGED MEL
JARDINO WITH FELONY BRIBERY.

THAT WILL DO IT. THAT
WILL SHUT HIM DOWN.

WHO'D HE TRY TO BRIBE?

ME.

IT WILL HELP A LOT
OF PEOPLE, FRANK.

A LOT OF OLD FOLKS WON'T
HAVE TO LEAVE THEIR APARTMENTS.

FOR THE RECORD, HENRY...

WHEN JARDINO TRIED TO BRIBE ME,

I WAS ABOUT TO REPLACE
YOU IN THAT INVESTIGATION.

WHAT FOR?

FOR EXACTLY WHAT
JARDINO ACCUSED YOU OF.

FRANK, YOU NEED MORE
PROOF THIS GUY'S WRONG

THAN WHAT HE JUST TRIED TO PULL?

YOU WERE CONDUCTING
AN INVESTIGATION, HENRY.

YOU WEREN'T THERE TO PASS
POLICY ON WHO GETS FEDERAL LOANS.

THERE'S DISCRETION ON THE
STREET AND IN THE CAPTAIN'S OFFICE.

NO PLACE IN BETWEEN, RIGHT?

THERE MUST HAVE BEEN
FIVE TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK

WHEN I ASKED FOR YOU

AND WAS TOLD YOU WERE
AT A TENANTS' MEETING.

OR YOU WERE DOWN AT CITY HALL,

HELPING TO FILE A C-6
OCCUPANCY EXTENSION.

WHICH IS THEIR RIGHT TO
REQUEST AND MINE TO ASSIST WITH.

IT'S YOUR RIGHT, BUT
IT'S NOT YOUR JOB!

I THOUGHT I WAS COMMUNITY
RELATIONS OFFICER.

I THOUGHT MOVING UP HERE,
GETTING INVOLVED IN THINGS...

THOUGHT THAT WAS A GOOD THING

FOR AN OCCASIONAL
COP OR TWO TO DO.

MR. EDWARDS.

WHAT HAPPENED HERE,
STUBBY? WHAT YOU DO?

THEY POPPED ME FOR THE CADILLAC.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
YOU STOLE A CAR?

THAT PIECE YOU SENT ME TO BOOST.

DON'T YOU EVER SAY I SENT YOU!

I'M TRYING TO PUT
YOUR LIFE TOGETHER.

YOU TOLD THEM I SENT YOU?!

HELL, NO, I DIDN'T! NO.

PUT YOUR SLEEVES UP.

YES, SIR. I'M CLEAN, SIR.

NOW I'M GONNA DO WHAT
I CAN FOR YOU, STUBBY.

YOU MADE A MISTAKE, BUT THAT
DOESN'T MEAN YOUR LIFE IS OVER.

YOU UNDERSTAND? I'M
GONNA TRY AND HELP YOU.

I UNDERSTAND. CAN
YOU KEEP ME OUTSIDE?

NOT GONNA PROMISE YOU THAT.

YOU JUST GET YOUR MIND READY
TO DO WHATEVER COMES AROUND.

WILL, SIR.

WHERE'S MITCH? HE GOT AWAY.

HOW'D HE DO THAT?

HE SMELLED IT. HE RAN LIKE HELL.

YOU SIT TIGHT. YOU
KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT!

YES, SIR.

WE UNDERSTAND
EACH OTHER, STUBBY?

GOT MY MIND ON IT, MR. EDWARDS.

WAY TO DELIVER, STUB.

THAT S.O.B.

HE'S SCARED TO DEATH OF THE GUY.

EDWARDS! I'M TALKING
ABOUT EDWARDS.

YOU'RE STARTING FROM "GO," MICK.

GUY YOU BUSTED COULDN'T HELP US.

OKAY. WHAT TIME WILL
MY BACKUPS POSITION?

45 minutes.

There's a greasy spoon...

DECKER AND UTICA.

I'LL MOVE WHEN I
SEE THEM PULL IN.

I'D TAKE EXTRA BACKUPS, CAPTAIN.

IT'S ONLY ONE GUY, NO?

FOR AFTER THE BUST.

EDWARDS' CLIENTS
MAY TRY TO KILL HIM.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

WHAT HAPPENED?

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

STUBBY GOT ARRESTED.
I NEARLY GOT ARRESTED.

WHAT HAPPENED?!

FOR WHAT?

THE CAR YOU HAD US STEAL.

YOU'RE COMING TO
YOUR PAROLE OFFICER,

CONFESSING A CRIME?

ALL RIGHT? ALL RIGHT?!

LET'S CUT THE CRAP.
THE BOOST WENT WRONG.

TAKE IT EASY.

I'M HOT NOW. I GOT
TO LEAVE TOWN NOW!

LET GO! I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT!

YOU'LL TAKE CARE OF IT?!

HOW?

TWO BILLS AND AN ADDRESS.

I'LL SHOW YOU WHERE YOU
CAN BOOST SOME WHEELS.

LET'S POP HIM.

HANG ON, BABE.

IF MICK'S GOT HIS HANDS ON
HIM, HE CAN CLAIM DURESS.

THEN YOU DROP A
DIME TO THE COPS.

NO WAIT! COME ON, LET
GO. I'M HYPERTENSIVE.

ALL RIGHT, I'M LETTING GO.

THATABOY, MICK.

WHAT DID YOU GO CRAZY FOR?

I JUST DID A POUND.

I'M NOT GOING BACK IN AGAIN.

CONTROL THAT TEMPER, OR
YOU WON'T STAY OUT VERY LONG.

COME ON, EDWARDS.
SAY SOMETHING WRONG.

IT'S A NICE MAROON BEEMER.

THEY GO IN NEVADA FOR
THREE GRAND WITHOUT PAPER.

YOU TALK TO STUBBY?

THEY BUSTED HIM.
HE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

LITTLE GEEK'S TOO SCARED
TO GIVE ANYBODY UP.

LaRue: THAT'S IT, EDWARDS.

DOWN! GET DOWN ON THE FLOOR!

YOU'RE A CREEP!

WHAT HAPPENED, MR. EDWARDS?

SOMEBODY FIND
OUT YOU'RE A CROOK?

YOU'RE GONNA LAST A
LONG TIME INSIDE, EDWARDS.

YOU'RE GONNA LAST
AT LEAST A MONTH.

THEY'RE LOOKING FORWARD
TO WORKING WITH YOU, KEN.

OH, WOULD ONE OF YOU GENTLEMEN

LIKE TO BE IN THE
BACKGROUND THIS NEXT SHOT?

YES, MA'AM, I BELIEVE
I COULD BE HAD.

WHERE'S DUDLEY?

OH, HE BLEW THE LAST NINE
TAKES. ROGER CANNED HIM.

OUT OF THE ASH HEAP OF
ANOTHER MAN'S CAREER,

A STAR IS BORN.

GET OFF OF ME!

Tamara: ROGER!

TEACH YOU TO FIRE ME, YOU PANSY!

DUDLEY, WHAT NOW?

THIS HERE IS A LABOR DISPUTE.

HE SAYS GIVE HIM SEVERANCE
PAY, OR HE SITS ON ME.

MAN REFUSES TO NEGOTIATE!

I'M GONNA HAVE TO
BUST YOU AGAIN, DUDLEY.

TELL ME IT WASN'T BAD.
TELL ME I WAS GOOD!

YEAH, IT HAD A
CERTAIN... ROUGH CHARM.

STAND UP, DUDLEY, RIGHT
NOW AND GIVE ME THAT HELMET.

I WANT YOU TO WAIT IN
THE UNIT WITH OFFICER HILL

WHILE I FINISH MY ACTING DEBUT.

AND THEN YOU'RE GOING
AWAY. YOU UNDERSTAND ME?

Hill: COME ON, DUDLEY.

WHAT'S WITH ALWAYS
SITTING ON GUYS, DUDLEY?

HI. THANKS FOR COMING.

HENRY, HOUSEWARMING.

THANK YOU.

HENRY, THIS IS GOING
TO BE WONDERFUL.

LOOK AT ALL THIS SPACE, FRANK.

YOUR BUSINESS DOLLAR
BUYS A LITTLE MORE SPACE

IN A HIGH-CRIME NEIGHBORHOOD.

HELP ME TAP A KEG IN
THE KITCHEN, FRANK?

UH... SURE.

EXCITED?

I'M PRETTY EXCITED...
A LITTLE SCARED.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES
I'LL BE THINKING,

"THIS IS GREAT. THIS
IS A FRESH START."

COUPLE MINUTES
LATER, I'LL BE THINKING,

"THIS IS SILLY. I GOT
NO BUSINESS UP HERE."

BUT THEN I DECIDE I'LL
MAKE IT MY BUSINESS.

GOOD FOR YOU.

I FEEL THE SAME THING
ABOUT THIS AFTERNOON, FRANK.

YOU SAY IT'S NOT
PART OF BEING A COP.

I SAY I'M GONNA MAKE IT PART.

THIS ISN'T THE TIME, HENRY.

I KNOW.

THANKS FOR COMING.

HENRY, CAN A STRANGER
OFFER DECORATING ADVICE?

YOU CAN.

I SAW A LAMP THAT WOULD
BE WONDERFUL HERE.

THEY'RE OPEN
WEEKENDS, NOT EXPENSIVE.

I THINK IT'S ABOUT $14.

I'LL CHECK IT OUT.

HENRY SEEMS A LITTLE WORKED UP.

SPACE INVADERS!

HEY, I'M BIGGER THAN YOU,
AND I GOT A BIGGER APPETITE.

ALL RIGHT.

WHAT ARE LUCE AND
MY MOM TALKING ABOUT?

TALKING ABOUT YOU AND
LUCE STAYING TOGETHER.

JOE, HAVE YOU EVER
BEEN HIGH ON SMACK?

NO.

IF SHE WANTED ME,
I'D STAY WITH HER.

BUT SHE DOESN'T. SHE
JUST WANTS TO BE HIGH.

HEY, FABE, YOUR
MOTHER LOVES YOU.

SHE'S JUST HAVING PROBLEMS.

I'M NEVER TAKING DOPE.
I'D BE TOO AFRAID, JOE!

IF IT'S GONNA STOP ME
FROM LOVING PEOPLE.

Bates: I WANT US TO UNDERSTAND
EACH OTHER, MRS. DeWITT.

I WANT YOU TO STAY
OUT OF FABIAN'S LIFE.

I UNDERSTAND.

AND WHEN THIS MONEY RUNS OUT,

I DON'T WANT YOU COMING
HERE MAKING TROUBLE.

I'M NOT GONNA.

THIS BASICALLY SAYS THAT YOU'RE
MAKING ME FABIAN'S GUARDIAN

SO I CAN ENROLL HIM IN
SCHOOL AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

WHERE'S MY MONEY?

Coffey: LUCE?

JOE, COME BACK IN A MINUTE.

YEAH.

HAS HE GOT FABIAN?

LET ME SEE HIM.

JOE, WAIT A MINUTE!

COME ON IN.

HI, LUCE.

HI, FABIAN.

HI, PEACH.

HI.

JUST WANTED TO...
SAY HELLO TO YOU.

SEE WHAT YOUR
MOTHER DOES FOR YOU?

MRS. DeWITT.

GO DO WHAT YOU WANT.

MRS. DeWITT, WHY
DON'T YOU JUST GO?

OKAY.

TAKE CARE OF MY BABY.

THIS IS MY HOME NOW.

YEAH, THIS IS IT.

HEY, EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE OKAY.