Hill Street Blues (1981–1987): Season 7, Episode 10 - More Skinned Against Than Skinning - full transcript

Racial tensions rise when a white undercover officer shoots his black partner, and a temporarily blind Buntz goes undercover with Belker as a beggar.

[POLICE RADIO CHATTER]

LET ME SEE YOUR I.D., SIR.

IS THAT LATEN?

IT WAS.

WHERE'S THE MAN
WHO WAS SHOT HIM?

HIS PARTNER. WHAT'S HIS NAME?

GAMB.

NIGHTSHIFT?

- TASK FORCE.
- ANTI-CRACK?

YEAH.

HE SAYS THEY OBSERVED A SUSPECT
HEADING UP THE ALLEY.



LATEN CIRCLED AROUND.
GAMB WAS JUMPY AND SHOT.

[ENGINE STARTS]

I'M CAPTAIN FURILLO.

I SCREWED UP, MAN.

I SCREWED UP.

- HOW LONG WERE YOU PARTNERS?
- 18 MONTHS.

IT'S NO SECRET.
I DIDN'T LIKE THE DUDE.

A LITTLE PRETTY BOY.
DRESSED LIKE A PIMP.

YOU KNOW HOW THEY ARE.

THEY?

BUT I DIDN'T MEAN TO KILL HIM.

THEY?

[CHATTER]

ATTENTION. PLEASE.



PEOPLE!

I'LL GIVE YOU
ALL THAT I HAVE.

[WHISTLES]

HEY!

LET'S HAVE
A LITTLE ATTENTION UP HERE.

THANK YOU.

NOW I KNOW THAT WE'RE ALL UPSET
OVER THE SHOOTING

THAT TOOK PLACE THIS MORNING

INVOLVING TWO MEMBERS
OF OUR NIGHT WATCH.

OFFICERS LATEN AND GAMB.
THEY WERE ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT

TO DIVISION'S ANTI-CRACK
TASK FORCE.

MANY OF YOU WILL RECALL HOW
LATEN WAS A YOUNG MAN

THAT NEIL WASHINGTON
TOOK UNDER HIS WING

AND HELPED HIM GET ON THE FORCE.
HIS DEATH IS TRAGIC.

WHAT HAPPENED TO GAMB?

YEAH, GAMB,
IS HE BEING CHARGED?

OFFICER GAMB IS IN THE CUSTODY
OF THE POLICE SURGEON

FOR THE STANDARD 639 EXAM.

IS HE BUSTED?
WHO PULLED THE CASE?

ALL RIGHT,
SHOOTING CASE ASSIGNMENTS

OFFICERS TANBY, WELCH,

KANOWSKI AND MORANTS,
YOU WILL SUBSTITUTE

FOR THE NIGHT WATCH
ON CRIME SITE'S CROWD CONTROL.

AND DETECTIVES LARUE
AND WASHINGTON,

YOU WILL PULL
PRIMARY INVESTIGATION

AND LIAISON
WITH INTERNAL AFFAIRS.

CAPTAIN FURILLO HAS REQUESTED
THAT ALL OFFICERS MAINTAIN

A BLANKET PRESS SILENCE.

NOW, THAT'S WITH SPECIAL
EMPHASIS ON THIS POINT

SINCE YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED
UPSTAIRS A NUMBER

OF PHOTOGRAPHERS AMONG US.

THE HILL AND ITS GUARDIANS

OF LAW AND ORDER

HAS BEEN CHOSEN THE SUBJECT

FOR THE
EVENING TRIBUNE VIEW MAGAZINE

WEEKLY FEATURE
"ONE DAY IN THE LIFE OF."

THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN PERMISSION

TO FOLLOW INDIVIDUALS AROUND
ON ASSIGNMENT

AT THE DISCRETION
OF THE OFFICERS INVOLVED.

USE YOUR COMMON SENSE.
ALL RIGHT, ITEM FIVE.

AFTER 38 YEARS
AS THE DEPARTMENT ACCOUNTANT,

LARRY WINSTON IS RETIRING.

- WHO IS THAT?
- I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HIS NAME.

ITEM SIX,

BECAUSE OF THE CONTINUING SLOW
DOWN OF THE MEDICAL EXAMINERS,

THOSE OF YOU UNFORTUNATE ENOUGH
TO ENCOUNTER A CORPSE TODAY,

MAY ALSO ENCOUNTER
A HARRIED PARAMEDICS FILLING IN.

EXPECT AN EXTRA HALF HOUR
SITTING IN SCENE.

ITEM SEVEN, LIEUTENANT BUNTZ
TO THE OPHTHALMOLOGIST THIS AM.

8:00 TO 9:30
LIEUTENANT GOLDBLUM TO COVER.

AND ITEM LAST,
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD VISIGOTHS

CONTINUE MUGGING
EXCESSIVE NUMBERS OF BUMS.

UNFORTUNATELY, NICK BELKER WHO
WAS WORKING AN UNDERCOVER LURE

WAS RECOGNIZED BY SOME
OF THE POTENTIAL VICTIMS.

AND AS A RESULT,
WE ARE STALEMATED.

UM, DISMISSED.

NOW PEOPLE, ONE--

WOMAN: WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

COMMON SENSE
WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHERS TODAY

BUT ALSO COMMON
SENSE WITH EACH OTHER,

WITH SPEAKING OUT OF TURN TO
EACH OTHER ABOUT THE SHOOTING.

WE ALL WANT FACTS, NOT FICTION.

AND IN SITUATIONS AS THESE,

I KNOW FROM PAINFUL
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE,

TRUTH IS A PRECIOUS COMMODITY.

[CROSSTALK]

- ABOUT THIS NEW GANG.
- WHAT GANG?

- VISIGOTHS FROM NATHAN HEIGHTS.
- THE WHAT?

I WAS OUT AT THE SITE,
THEY DIDN'T EVEN BUST IT.

WHO GAMB?

CHALK ANOTHER ONE UP
ON THEIR SIDE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, THEIR SIDE?

GAMB'S A STONE RACIST.
HE HASN'T BEEN CHARGED.

AND LAMBNY HERE
DOESN'T REALLY GET IT, DOES HE?

DON'T YOU WORK THE NIGHT SHIFT,
MAN?

WHY DON'T YOU GO BACK TO
NIGHT SHIFT, GET SOME SLEEP?

HEY, YOU'RE THE ONE THAT'S
GOT TO WAKE UP.

THIS SPOT, UP TO THESE DOORS.

ANY PICTURES YOU WANT
EXCEPT FOR CIVILIANS,

SUSPECTS, ANYONE
IN FOR QUESTIONING,

BOOKING, RELATIVES
OF PRECINCT EMPLOYEES.

- YEP.
- WHO'S LEFT?

HEY YOU CAN'T TAKE A PICTURE
LIKE THAT.

COME ON
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO.

A PICTURE OF ME ADJUSTING
MY ACORNS.

I'M PHOTOGRAPHING
THE DAY IN THE LIFE,

IT HAPPENS TO BE A PART OF LIFE.

I KNOW, I KNOW.
YOU SCRATCH, I SCRATCH.

I JUST DON'T WANT THE WOMEN
AND THE CHILDREN OF THIS CITY

SEEING ME SCRATCHING, AHEM,
MY GENTLE AREA.

YEAH, WELL I WON'T GIVE YOU
THE FILM.

I STAND ON
MY FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS.

YEAH, WHICH ONE IS THAT?
FREEDOM TO BE A PEEPING TOM?

I'M GOING TO GET
MY EYES EXAMINED.

WATCH YOUR BACKS,
COMING THROUGH.

- COMING THROUGH.
- I'LL GIVE YOU A HAND HERE.

- I'LL GIVE YOU A HAND.
- HELP US OUT, HUH?

- COME ON, LIFT UP.
- LOOK OUT.

OH!

YOU CRUNCHED MY FILM.

[SIREN]

[THEME MUSIC PLAYS]

SO, ONE OF THESE KIDS DEALING
CRACK ON THE STREETS.

AND THIS IS A CORNER
WORTH HALF A MILLION A MONTH.

A MONTH. TAKES OUT THE KID
WHO OWNS THE CORNER.

WE HAVE THE SCRATCH ON THE CASE.

WE SAW A KID WHO MATCHED THE
DESCRIPTION AND WE GAVE A TRACE.

SARGE, YOU ON TAPE?

GLAD YOU COULD MAKE IT.
OFFICER GAMB IS FILLING US IN

ON DETAILS
OF WHAT HAPPENED THIS MORNING.

KID LOOKED LIKE LATEN.

BOTH TALL,
BLACK, SAME BUILD, SMOOTHING.

BOTH HAD ON DOWN JACKETS.
THEY'RE BOTH BLACK.

YOU MENTIONED THAT.

STREET LIGHTS WERE OUT,
IT WAS DARK MAN.

I WAS EDGING ALONG THE WALL

AND LATEN CAME AROUND THE CORNER
AND I CLUTCHED.

I SCREWED UP.

CAME AROUND THE CORNER
LIKE HE WAS COMING AT ME.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?

LIKE FAST, LIKE ATTACKING,

LIKE MAYBE
HE THOUGHT I WAS THE PERP.

YOU SAID THE PERP WAS BLACK.

OR ANOTHER PERP, MAN,
I DON'T KNOW.

YOU HEAR ME, I SCREWED UP.

I KNEW LATEN EVER SINCE I PICKED
UP FOR BOOSTING CARS.

I STRAIGHTENED HIM OUT,
GOT HIM ON THE FORCE.

- IS THAT RIGHT?
- THAT'S RIGHT.

I'M SORRY HE'S DEAD,
BUT THE GUY WAS A JERK.

HE NEVER WOULD HAVE MADE
A MISTAKE LIKE YOU DID.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SUSPECT?
HOW DID HE GET PAST LATEN?

WAS HE IN THE ALLEY WHEN
THE SHOOTING HAPPENED?

HIDING?
WHAT ABOUT GAMB'S RECORD?

HE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT

MISSING HIS MONTHLY PRACTICE
ON THE RANGE.

EXCUSE ME, FRANK, I NEED IT.

ALSO, I NEED ALL YOU CAN
FIND OUT

ABOUT LATEN AND GAMB'S
RELATIONSHIP.

UPDATE FROM SID,
UPDATE FROM THE NIGHT GUYS.

MAN: FRANK.

KEEP IT LOW KEY.

SOME PEOPLE ARE STILL EDGY ABOUT
WHAT HAPPENED OVER IN THE POLK.

WE DON'T WANT THIS BECOMING
SOMETHING IT'S NOT.

OH, NEIL, YOU KNEW LATEN
BETTER THAN ANYBODY.

- YOU GOT IT.
- I'LL KEEP THEM IN LINE.

11:00, THE BROTHERS
ARE MEETING IN LOCAL.

LOOKS LIKE THE BLACK OFFICERS
SCOUT TROOPS ON THE WARPATH.

IT'S IMPORTANT,
IT'S ABOUT THE SHOOTING.

WE DON'T WANT WHAT HAPPENED
IN THE POLK TO HAPPEN IN HERE.

FUNNY, THAT'S
WHAT FURILLO JUST TOLD US.

I DON'T THINK
THEY MEAN THE SAME THING.

EXCUSE ME,
YOU DETECTIVE WASHINGTON?

RIGHT.

I HEAR YOU'RE WORKING
THE COP-KILLS-COP CASE?

LOOK, I DON'T HAVE TIME TO TALK.
I GOT A LOT ON MY PLATE.

BECAUSE I'VE BEEN OUT THERE
SINCE EARLIER.

I WANT TO COVER
THAT IN THE COURSE OF TODAY.

JD, WHAT'S THE STORY
ON THE PHOTOGRAPHERS?

- AT OUR DISCRETION.
- SEE YOU AROUND.

- SORRY, SORRY.
- HEY WHO IS THAT?

I HAD A DOCTOR PUT THESE DROPS
IN MY EYES.

I CAN'T SEE MY FREAKING NOSE.

BLIND MAN.

LARUE? HEY, READ THE BIBLE, PAL,
SAMSON WAS BLIND, TOO.

EXCUSE ME.

EXCUSE ME, I'M SORRY.

SORRY, EXCUSE ME.
EXCUSE ME, EVERYBODY.

YOU NEED SOME HELP, NORMAN?

LISTEN, I WAS THINKING
MAYBE I COULD HELP YOU.

I HEARD ABOUT YOUR PROBLEM
WITH THE BUM MUGGING.

BE THANKFUL YOU CAN SEE.

- SPARE CHANGE MISTER?
- DO YOU WANT TO GO UNDERCOVER?

I DON'T WANT
TO HANG HERE ALL DAY.

NORMAN, YOU CAN'T SEE ANYTHING.

HEY YOU CAN PROTECT ME,
ALL RIGHT? WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF HIS STATE?

YOU MEAN IS GAMB SUICIDAL?

IT'S HARD TO SAY,
HE'S ALL OVER THE PLACE.

ONE MINUTE MOANING
ABOUT HOW HE SCREWED UP.

NEXT MINUTE BLAMING
LATEN FOR SCREWING UP.

YEAH, HE'S PRETTY WRECKED UP.

WHAT ABOUT HIS FAMILY SITUATION?

NOTHING GREAT. DIVORCE, NO KIDS.

- OH SORRY, CHIEF ON LINE THREE.
- THANKS, SULLIVAN.

I THINK GAMB
NEEDS TO TALK TO SOMEBODY.

CHIEF?

I UNDERSTAND.

I'M SURE YOU WOULD.

CHIEF, I APPRECIATE THAT.

BUT I DON'T THINK THAT WILL BE
NECESSARY, NOT AT THIS TIME.

RIGHT, THANK YOU.

HE OFFERED DIVISION HELP
WITH THE LATEN-GAMB CASE.

- OUTSIDE OF IAD?
- I DECLINED.

HE'S PROBABLY SCARED
BECAUSE OF THE POLK.

HE DIDN'T MENTION THE POLK.

[SIREN]

OKAY, WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?

- THIS.
- OH MY GOD.

WHY WOULD ANYBODY
WANT TO SKIN A CORPSE?

ALL THE SKIN RIGHT OFF.
EVEN THE TOES.

A GROWN MAN, BIG OLE HUMP
LIKE THAT. BIG DANGLING ARMS.

WHAT'D HE DIE OF?

HARD TO TELL.
NO BULLET, STABS OR ANYTHING.

LORD, THINK ABOUT THAT POOR GUY.
BIG OLE HEAD HUMPED OVER.

COMES INTO A BAR,

SITS DOWN, ORDERS
A BEER, TALKS TO A LITTLE GIRL.

SCARES THE DAYLIGHTS
OUT OF HIM.

NONE OF THE TYPICAL SIGNS
YOU'D EXPECT IN A SITUATION
LIKE THIS.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN TYPICAL?
YOU'VE SEEN SOMETHING
LIKE THIS BEFORE?

SHIRTS! HOW WOULD AN INDIVIDUAL
WHO LOOKS LIKE THIS

FIND A SHIRT TO FIT HIM?

FROM THE SUBCUTANEOUS BLEEDING,

WHICH, OF COURSE,
AFTER THE UNFORTUNATE...

SKINNING

WOULD NO LONGER BE SUBCUTANEOUS

AND THE RELATIVELY EVEN DRYING
OF THE FLESH,

I'D SAY THE VICTIM
WAS SKINNED ALIVE.

OR HE DIED A NATURAL DEATH
AND THEN WAS SKINNED.
I DON'T KNOW.

I'M JUST A PARAMEDIC.

WHEN THEY PAY ME TO BE AN M.E.,
THEN I'LL LET YOU KNOW.

WHAT AN UNDIGNIFIED WAY TO GO.
YOU REMEMBER MY SOFA

WHEN I WAS HAVING
IT REUPHOLSTERED,

ALL THE STUFF WAS OUT,
LOOKED JUST LIKE THAT.

NOW WE ALL KNOW

WHAT HAPPENED IN THE POLK.

AND WE KNOW ABOUT THE HIDDEN
RACISM IN THE DEPARTMENT.

AND WE KNOW ABOUT THE EFFORTS TO
PRETEND THAT IT DOESN'T EXIST.

THEY WANT TO COVER IT UP.

AND WE KNOW ABOUT GAMB.

WE KNOW
THE CRACKS HE MADE ABOUT LATEN.

ABOUT HIS SO CALLED
PRACTICAL JOKES.

ABOUT WHAT I'M SAYING.

HIS ATTITUDE.

MAN: WE ALL KNOW ABOUT ATTITUDE.

NOW WE ARE NOT
OUT TO GET ANYBODY.

AS SOME OF OUR BROTHER OFFICERS,

WHITE OFFICERS WILL SUGGEST.

AND WE ARE NOT ON A WITCH HUNT

AS SOME OF OUR BROTHER OFFICERS,

WHITE OFFICERS WILL SUGGEST.

BUT EARLY THIS MORNING,

HOWARD LATEN WALKED
INTO AN ALLEY A POLICE OFFICER
WITH A FUTURE.

AND HE NEVER WALKED OUT OF THAT
ALLEY BECAUSE OF A WHITE COP.

A COP THAT EVERYONE
KNOWS IS A RACIST.

A COP WHO TRIED TO REFUSE DUTY

WITH A BLACK OFFICER, SHOT HIM.

AND IS THAT COP INDICTED?

MAN: NO.

IS HE UNDER ARREST?

MAN: NO.

NOW, BROTHERS,

I AM NOT SAYING WHAT WENT DOWN.

BUT I AM SAYING,
WE ARE GOING TO FIND OUT.

NOW, WE KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE
NO COVER UP

BECAUSE THERE A MEMBER

OF THE BLACK OFFICERS COALITION

PARTICIPATING ON THE CASE.

DETECTIVE WASHINGTON.

MAN: IT'S ABOUT TIME.

NO COVER UP, YOU CAN BELIEVE IT.

YOU GOT BUSINESS HERE?

I TOLD YOU, I'M COVERING
THE CRIME SCENE DAWN TO DUSK.

JUST STAND BEHIND THE LINE.

GO ON!

SO WE GO THROUGH IT.
YOU BE LATEN, I'LL BE GAMB.

SHOULDN'T IT BE THE OTHER WAY
AROUND?

YOU JUST CIRCLE THE BUILDING,
COME DOWN THE ALLEY,

AROUND THE CORNER AND OUT
INTO THIS ALLEY.

OKAY.

BANG!

LATEN STAGGERS, AND HE FALLS.

IT ALL CHECKS OUT.

LOOK HOW CLOSE WE WERE.
EVEN IN THE DARK,

DON'T TELL ME THAT GAMB
COULDN'T RECOGNIZE HIS PARTNER.

UNLESS LIKE, HE SAYS,
HE SCREWED UP.

AT THIS DISTANCE, UH-UH,
I DON'T CALL THAT SCREWING UP.

IF LATEN WAS FACING GAMB
THE WAY YOU'RE FACING ME.

AND WHY WOULD LATEN TURN
TO HIS RIGHT AND STAGGER
BACK UP THE ALLEY, HUH?

WHY WOULDN'T HE STAGGER
TOWARD THE WALL?

BECAUSE HE DIDN'T.

UNLESS GAMB WAS STANDING
AT THE MOUTH OF THE ALLEY

AS LATEN CAME TOWARD HIM.

LATEN'S OFF GUARD, ALLEY'S
EMPTY, NO PERP, NO DANGER.

LATEN STARTS TO PUT AWAY
HIS GUN, BANG!

GAMB SET LATEN UP?

EVERYONE KNOWS GAMB DIDN'T
LIKE BLACKS, DIDN'T LIKE LATEN.

COME ON MAN,
DON'T GO NATIVE ON ME, OKAY?

BANG.

- ANOTHER THING.
- OH, HERE WE GO AGAIN.

TELL US MORE ABOUT THE SKINNED
PERSON, WOULD YOU, RENKO?

THE MOVIES.
CAN YOU IMAGINE THE POOR GUY
TRYING TO FIT INTO A SEAT?

HIS HUMP WOULD PUSH HIM
SO FAR FORWARD

THAT HE WOULDN'T HAVE
NO LEG ROOM.

HAVE YOU EVER TRIED TO SIT
THROUGH A WHOLE BIG MOVIE

WITH YOUR LEGS ALL SQUISHED UP
AGAINST THE SEAT
IN FRONT OF YOU?

HEY YOU!

HI, HOW ARE YOU?

NOT BAD. CAN WE GO TO DINNER
SOME NIGHT.

SURE.

NEXT WEEK?

YEAH WELL CALL ME.

MY LIFE'S BEEN LIKE
A DEMOLITION DERBY LATELY.

ALL RIGHT, I WILL.

- TAKE IT EASY.
- YEAH.

[THROUGH POLICE RADIO]
DISTURBANCE IN GROCERY STORE

ON THE CORNER
OF GREEN AND WHEMAN.

LET'S SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.

YOU KNOW THOSE CHINESE
BACK SCRATCHERS?

YEAH. YEAH.

HEY, PHILLIPS,
HOW'D THE BOC MEETING GO?

PRETTY GOOD TURN UP.

THEY STILL THINK
IT'S A COVER UP.

NO ARREST?

ONLY GOOD THING
IS WASHINGTON ON THE CASE.

[SIREN]

DROP THE GUN NOW!

BREAK IT UP EVERYBODY,
RIGHT NOW. WAR IS OVER.

TAKE IT EASY.

GO BACK TO BERLIN.

WE WERE JUST GOING TO THE STORE.

A NICE GROCERY, WE THOUGHT.
AND WHAT HAPPENED?

TODAY WE GO IN THE NICE GROCERY

AND THE GROCER
IS WEARING A NAZI OUTFIT.

THREE YEARS I SPENT IN TREBLINKA

SO NOW I COULD BUY
CORN FLAKES FROM A NAZI?

OKAY, YOU WANT TO JUST GO
STEP INSIDE FOR A MOMENT?

DO YOU HAVE
A PERMIT FOR THIS ANTIQUE?

YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES I'VE
BEEN ROBBED IN THE LAST MONTH?

FOUR TIMES.

THE COPS,
THEY PUT GATES ON THE WINDOW.

WELL THE GATES DON'T HELP.

COPS THEY PUT
PBA STICKERS ON THE DOOR.

THE PBA STICKERS DON'T HELP.

LOOK AT THIS.
LOOK AT THAT, SEE THAT?

LAST THURSDAY, PUNKS HIT ME

RIGHT IN THE FACE
WITH A CAN OF GREEN BEANS.

I DECIDED TO TRY TO SCARE 'EM.

SINCE I'VE BEEN WEARING THIS,
HAVEN'T BEEN ROBBED ONCE.

DO YOU HAVE
A PERMIT FOR THIS GUN?

NO.

WHERE DID YOU GET
ALL THIS STUFF?

WHAT STUFF?

THE PICTURE OF HITLER,
THE FLAGS.

YOU REALLY A NAZI?

I AIN'T SAYING NOTHING,
THIS IS A FREE COUNTRY.

WELL, FRITZ, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO TAKE YOU IN FOR THIS GUN.

IN YOUR TESTIMONY BEFORE
THE SULLIVAN ANTHONY
CORRUPTION SUBCOMMITTEE,

YOU WERE ASKED ABOUT SOME
QUESTIONABLE ASSOCIATES.

MY BROTHER-IN-LAW
AND HIS JERKY SON.

THEY WERE INVOLVED
IN MOB-RELATED ACTIVITIES.

WHAT DOES THIS HAVE
TO DO WITH LATEN?

THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING.

WHAT WAS YOUR RELATIONSHIP
WITH YOUR BROTHER-IN-LAW?

MY EX-BROTHER-IN-LAW.

LATEN KNEW YOU HAD BEEN
QUESTIONED BY THE SULLIVAN
COMMISSION.

THE COMMISSION WASN'T AFTER ME.

- WASN'T SUGGESTING IT WAS.
- CHECK MY JACKET.

EXCEPT SOME MICKEY MOUSE STUFF
LIKE MISSING TARGET PRACTICE,

I'M MOTHER THERESA.

DID THE BUSINESS
OF THE SULLIVAN COMMISSION

CAUSE ANY TROUBLE
BETWEEN YOU AND LATEN?

NOBODY SAID WE WERE IN LOVE
WITH EACH OTHER.

IS THAT WHY YOU KEPT
REQUESTING REASSIGNMENT?

HE DIDN'T LIKE MY RELATIVES.
I DIDN'T LIKE HIS.

WE CAN TAKE
THAT AS A RACIST REMARK?

[DOOR OPENS]

- CHIEF WANTS TO SEE YOU.
- I'M SORRY.

HENRY WHY DON'T YOU TAKE
OVER HERE A BIT?

CHIEF?

I WANT YOU TO CALL OFF
THE GAMB-LATEN INVESTIGATION.

WE'RE GOING
TO CARRY IT ON DOWN TOWN.

WHY?

I CAN'T TELL YOU THAT.
OH FOR GOD'S SAKE, FRANK.

ONE COP KILLS ANOTHER COP,
THAT'S A BIG STORY,

AND YOU GOT PHOTOGRAPHERS
CRAWLING ALL OVER THE PLACE.

THERE'S GOING TO BE LEAKS
ALL DAY!

I WANT IT OUT OF HERE.

GAMB-LATEN IS A HILL CASE.
YOU TAKE IT AWAY,

YOU CAST SUSPICION
ON THE ABILITY AND INTEGRITY
OF MY PEOPLE.

I'M NOT CASTING SUSPICION.

I'M RELIEVING YOU
OF A HOT POTATO.

ONLY ONE IAD SHIPMENT IS ON IT.

EVERY THING IS STRICTLY
NEED-TO-KNOW.

UNLESS THERE'S
A COMPLAINING ARGUMENT,

THERE'S NO REASON TO TRANSFER
THIS CASE.

CAPTAIN, BE REASONABLE.

WE'RE ON THE VERGE
OF CLOSING IN ON SOME COPS

WHO WERE INVOLVED
IN BIG DRUG BUYS.

WHAT DOES THAT
HAVE TO DO WITH GAMB AND LATEN?

ILEADS TO INFORMATION

THAT CLEARS THE BUST.

GAMB'S DIRTY.

LATEN KNEW IT
AND GAMB KILLED HIM.

BOTH.

- BOTH?
- BOTH WERE DIRTY.

I DON'T KNOW
WHO SAID WHAT TO WHO,
WHO CHEATED WHO.

BUT THEY WERE BOTH DIRTY.

HOW MANY OTHERS?
HOW DEEP DOES THIS GO?

FOR GOD'S SAKE, CAPTAIN, DO I
HAVE TO SPELL IT OUT FOR YOU?

THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO,

YES, WHEN YOU ASK ME
TO PULL MY MEN OFF.

THE BLACK OFFICERS COALITION
HAD A MEETING ON THIS CASE.

I'M SITTING
ON AN EXPLOSIVE SITUATION HERE.

THE WHOLE RINGS IN
THE ANTI-CRACK BOARD

HAVE SET UP A SPECIAL TEAM
TO INVESTIGATE.

YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THIS.
THIS DOESN'T EXIST.

DO YOU HAVE PROOF
OR IS THIS SOME BIG SURMISE

ONE OF YOUR SPECIAL TEAMS
IS WORKING ON?

PROOFS, STATEMENTS, WITNESSES.

ONE DIRTY COP KILLS
ANOTHER DIRTY COP BECAUSE
OF SOME DIRTY BUSINESS.

CORRECT.

YOU CAN HAVE 24 HOURS.

ON THE CONDITION
THAT WHEN THE BUST GOES DOWN,
MY MEN PARTICIPATE.

- HOW MANY? WHO?
- THE LARUE AND WASHINGTON.

YOU GOT IT.

YOU AND PATSY
STILL ON FOR SATURDAY DINNER?

THAT'S PUT A HOLD ON THAT,
HUH, FRANK?

PATSY AND I
ARE HAVING TROUBLE.

- SERIOUS?
- IT'S SERIOUS.

ART, COULD YOU RAISE LARUE
AND WASHINGTON FOR ME PLEASE?

SURE.

[CARS HONKING]

THERE YOU GO, BUDDY.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

YOU, SIR.

YOU KNOW
WHAT I WAS JUST THINKING?

EVERY YEAR, KIDS LET GO OF HOW
MANY BALLOONS, WOULD YOU THINK?

10,000? 100,000 BALLOONS?

THESE BALLOONS DO NOT GO UP
INTO SPACE.

THEY DON'T VANISH, YOU KNOW?

THEY POP, OR LOSE THEIR AIR,
THEY FALL BACK TO EARTH.

BUT, WE NEVER SEE IT.

WHERE DO
ALL THESE BALLOONS LAND?

- WHAT TIME IS IT?
- LUNCH TIME!

GOOD, I'M STARVED.
LET'S GO FOR A SLICE.

[GRUMBLING]

IT'S FREEZING.

OF COURSE I'M NOT A NAZI.

BUT AFTER I PUT UP ALL THAT
NAZI STUFF,

I HAVEN'T ROBBED NOT ONCE.
NOT ONCE!

YOU GOT TO UNDERSTAND THERE ARE
MANY PEOPLE IN YOUR COMMUNITY

THAT FIND ANYTHING HAVING TO DO
WITH NAZIS OFFENSIVE.

YEAH, AND I FEEL VERY BAD
ABOUT THAT.

YOU THINK I LIKE GOING
AROUND SAYING I'M A NAZI?

I GOT TO SURVIVE HERE.

MY BROTHER HAD THAT STORE
FOR YEARS.

LAST MAY HE HAD A HEART ATTACK.

YOU KNOW
WHY HE HAD A HEART ATTACK?

FROM BEING ROBBED,
MUGGED, PERSECUTED.

SO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING
TO SCARE PEOPLE OFF
BY BEING A NAZI?

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE YOUR
WINDOWS BROKEN EVERY SINGLE
NIGHT.

THE CHARGE AGAINST YOU
IS SERIOUS.

YOU HAD AN UNLICENSED HANDGUN.

I GOT IT OFF A GERMAN SOLDIER
IN 1944.

MR. LEONARD,

IF YOU REMOVE THE NAZI MATERIAL,

I THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO
SOMETHING ABOUT THE GUN CHARGE.

I'M SURE MY CLIENT WOULD
CONSIDER TAKING DOWN

THE OBJECTIONABLE ITEMS
OF NAZI MEMORABILIA

JUST AS I AM SURE THE DEPARTMENT
WILL UNDERSTAND
THAT THE GUN IN QUESTION

IS NOT A FIREARM FOR USE
BUT OF OTHER DESIGN.

HEY, HITLER, IS WHAT SHE SAYING
IS RIGHT, TAKE ALL THE NAZI
STUFF?

WHAT ABOUT MY STORE?

WE'LL PUT YOU
DOWN FOR ADDED PASS-BYS.

THAT'S VERY ENCOURAGING.

MY CLIENT IS FULLY READY
TO COMPLY.

AREN'T YOU, MR. LEONARD?

YEAH, I'LL TAKE DOWN
THE NAZI STUFF.

I'M TEMPORARILY TAKING YOU
OFF THE GAMB-LATEN CASE.

- WHAT?
- JUST 24 HOURS. MAYBE LESS.

WHY?

- I CAN'T TELL YOU.
- YOU PULL US OFF THE CASE

YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN,
CAPTAIN?

PEOPLE ARE GOING TO THINK
SOMETHING'S BEING COVERED UP.

I GIVE YOU MY WORD,
THERE'S NO COVER UP.

AND I GAVE MY WORD
TO THE BLACK OFFICER'S COALITION

THAT I'D SEE THIS THROUGH.

I'M SORRY. THAT'S IT.
THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN.

- NO WAY.
- HEY, MAN, COME ON.

CAPTAIN, YOU CAN'T PULL US
OFF THE CASE.

I TOLD YOU, 24 HOURS.
IT'S FROM THE CHIEF'S DESK.

NEIL, COME ON.

THE CHIEF, HUH?

LOOK, DETECTIVE,
I KNOW YOU'RE BUSY

BUT IF I COULD JUST ASK
YOU THIS ONE FAVOR?

FOR THESE PHOTOS HERE,
IN ORDER FOR THEM TO USE THEM,

THEY'VE GOT TO HAVE RELEASES
OF THE PEOPLE.

WHERE DO I SIGN?

NO, NOT YOU.
I MEAN, WE CAN GET YOU LATER.

NO, I GOT A PHOTO OF A WITNESS
THIS MORNING.

- WHAT WITNESS?
- THE WITNESS.

THE WITNESS YOU GUYS
PICKED UP AT THE CRIME SCENE.

WHERE ARE THEY KEEPING HIM?
I JUST NEED HIS NAME.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

HEY, NEIL, WE'RE OFF THE CASE.

YOU SAW SOME COPS
PICK A WITNESS UP THIS MORNING?

UH, WELL, I WAS OUT EARLY,

TAKING SOME PICTURES
OF THE STREET AT DAWN,

STUFF LIKE THAT
FOR THE PHOTO ESSAY.

YEAH? YEAH.

SO I HEARD THE GUNSHOT.

I FIGURED SOME PUSHER
WASTED SOME OTHER PUSHER.

I HEAD OVER TO THE SOUND,

FIGURE I MIGHT GET
SOME REAL STUFF SHOTS.

AND BY THE TIME I ARRIVED,

THERE'S THIS COP HEADING UP
THE ALLEY AND THIS OTHER COP

HUSTLING THIS KID, THIS WITNESS,
INTO A CAR.

HOW DO YOU KNOW
THE KID WAS A WITNESS?

I DON'T KNOW.

I MEAN,
I HEARD SOMEONE SAY HE WAS.

THAT'S ALL. THE SHOOTER COP
WAS SITTING ON THE GROUND.

- DID HE SEE THE WITNESS?
- I DON'T THINK SO, NO.

- WHAT COP TOOK THE WITNESS?
- A COP, HE WAS A COP.

I DON'T KNOW, A COP,
PLAIN CLOTHES.

HANG ON,
I WANT TO SEE THAT PICTURE.

- GO GET IT DEVELOPED.
- YEAH, ALL RIGHT.

- ONE HOUR OR REGULAR SERVICE?
- ONE HOUR.

YOU'LL HELP ME GET MY RELEASES?

DEFINITELY.

YOU GOT TO EASE UP, MAN.

A WITNESS TAGGED BY
SOMEONE DOWNTOWN THIS MORNING,

BEFORE THE PRECINCT'S
ON THE CASE.

I DON'T KNOW, MAN.

BUT IF FURILLO SAYS WE'RE OFF,

IT'S GOTTA HAVE
SOME EXPLANATION.

- YEAH?
- TRY THIS.

SOMEBODY'S COVERING FOR GAMB.

RIGHT, WHO? FURILLO?

- YOU GOT TO BE
OUT OF YOUR MIND.
- HEY, HEY, LOOK, MAN,

WHAT'S THE ONE THING
THE DEPARTMENT DON'T WANT?

A RACE WAR.
WHITE COP KILLS BLACK COP.

THE DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING
AT A BAD SCENE MAN.

EVERYBODY GETS TOLD TO BACK OFF.

WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.

WELL, I GAVE MY WORD TO MASON
THAT I WOULDN'T BACK OFF.

NOT ME, MAN.
YOU DO THIS, YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN.

HEY, LOOK, MAN, I'M TELLING YOU,
I HOPE THIS AIN'T NO COVER UP.

BECAUSE IF IT IS,
I'M DONE AS A COP.

TURN AROUND, THIS IS LEVEL.
SIT DOWN HERE.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?
YOU AIN'T HUNGRY?

I BRING MY OWN LUNCH.

YOU FIGURE THAT COSTS, WHAT?

A BUCK AND A QUARTER
FOR THE SANDWICH,
50 CENTS FOR THE SODA.

THAT'S $1.75 IT
COSTS YOU FOR LUNCH.

AND I MAKE MY OWN SANDWICHES.
I WANT YOU TO TRY THIS, HERE.

THAT COST ME 25 CENTS A DAY.

I SAVE $1.50 A DAY,
$7.50 A WEEK, $30 A MONTH.

$360 A YEAR I SAVE ON LUNCH.

AND I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING
ELSE, IN A FAMILY SITUATION,

YOU ALWAYS GOT
TO THINK ABOUT THOSE THINGS.

AND TO MAXIMIZE SAVINGS,
YOU GOT TO BE A LITTLE CREATIVE.

YOU LIKE THAT STUFF?

- WHAT IS IT?
- THIS IS A SPREAD THAT I MAKE.

CHOPPED CABBAGE, SARDINE PASTE,

MAYONNAISE WARM, BOILED
AND A SCHMEAR OF CHICKEN FAT.

CHICKEN FAT?

WHAT'S THE MATTER,
YOU GOT A BONE?

[CAR HONKS]

- WHAT?
- IT'S WASHINGTON.

HEY, FELLAS.
LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

HE'S STILL BLIND.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW?

POLYESTER'S A DETECTIVE?

QUENTIN ON NIGHTSHIFT SAID YOU
USED TO WORK WITH HIM.

I DON'T KNOW. DESCRIBE HIM.

UH, HE'S 5'10" OVERWEIGHT,
RED CHEEKS, BIG NOSE,

LOOKS LIKE
HE'S GOT A MOLE ON HIS FOREHEAD.

THAT'S MAX O'CONNELL. HE USED
TO BE OVER AT THE HEIGHTS.

AND IT'S NOT A MOLE, IT'S
MORE LIKE A BIG, UGLY RED DOT.

IT COULD BE RED, YEAH.

MOLE O'CONNELL.
HE'S DIVISION NOW.

- HEY THANKS, FELLAS.
- YEAH.

JUST WHAT I NEEDED.

EARTH TO ROBERT,
WE HAVE RADIO CONTACT HERE?

SO WHEN'S THE CAPTAIN GOING
TO MAKE A STATEMENT?

ABOUT WHAT?

ABOUT GAMB AND LATEN.
EVERYBODY'S TALKING
ABOUT A COVER UP.

NOT TO ME.

I GUESS NOT.

[OVER POLICE RADIO]
POSSIBLE HOMICIDE
SYCAMORE AT 139.

2202 IN RESPONSE.

IS THAT A POSSIBLE 'CAUSE THE
INDIVIDUAL IS NOT DECEASED YET

OR 'CAUSE WE DON'T KNOW
THE CAUSE OF DEATH?

STIFF IS DECEASED.

OKAY, GET BACK. STEP BACK.

- THIS ONE'S SKINNED, TOO.
- I NOTICED.

THAT'S TWO
SKINNED CORPSES TODAY.

- I NOTICED THAT, TOO.
- WITHIN A DOZEN BLOCKS.

YOU KNOW, THIS ONE LOOKS
MORE LIKE A SUMO WRESTLER
OR SOMETHING.

AT LEAST
THE GUY'S NOT A HUNCHBACK.

IN THE OPINION OF MY SUPERIORS,
THAT HUNCHBACK WAS A GORILLA.

GORILLA?

BUT IF YOU ASK ME,

THIS LOOKS LIKE A GRIZZLY BEAR.

- HEY TROUBLE.
- YEAH, ALL RIGHT,
MR. TROUBLE, THANK YOU.

ANY NEWS?

DON'T YOU HAVE
A SHIFT COMING UP, MASON?

- FIRST, WE'RE OFF THE CASE.
- WHAT?

SECOND, DIVISION HAS BEEN
WORKING THE STREET
FROM THE JUMP, MAN.

LET'S TAKE THE BROTHERS
DOWNSTAIRS.

I WANT FURILLO DOWN THERE, TOO.

HEY, WASHINGTON,
WHAT'S THE WORD?

DETECTIVE O'CONNELL OF DIVISION
HAS GOT A WITNESS STASHED.

DOWNSTAIRS AS SOON AS
WE GET THE PEOPLE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S A HELL OF A
THING, AN INCIDENT LIKE THIS,

PEOPLE GET ALL SCREWED UP.

MASON'S DOING THAT.

YEAH, IF I WAS MASON,
I'D BE WONDERING, TOO.

CAPTAIN, THERE'S GOING
TO BE A BOC MEETING.

WE WANT YOU THERE.

BEFORE YOU GO, TAKE A LOOK
AT DETECTIVE 'MOLE' O'CONNELL
OUT OF DIVISION.

5:00 AM AT THE CRIME SITE.

I TOLD YOU, I CAN'T SAY
ANYTHING. I'M UNDER ORDERS.

BUT I COULD ASSURE YOU THERE'S
BEEN NO COVER UP.

WHY WERE WE TAKEN OFF THE CASE?

CAPTAIN, WE HEARD DIVISION
GRABBED THE THING

BEFORE WE EVER GOT
A CHANCE TO WORK IT.

OR HIDING STUFF
WHILE WE WERE TRYING TO WORK.

WELL, THAT PART'S INEXCUSABLE.

AND THERE WILL BE ACCOUNTING.
BUT THERE'S A REASON.

YEAH, THERE'S A REASON,
ALL RIGHT.

YEAH, WE KNOW
WHAT THAT REASON IS.

YOU GOT A WHITE COP
THAT KILLED A BLACK COP.

YOU TALKING ABOUT RACISM?

WHITE AND BLACK, CAPTAIN.

- WHITE AND BLACK.
- NO, TWO OFFICERS.

ONE DEAD, ONE ALIVE
AND TRAGIC CIRCUMSTANCES
WHICH ARE BEING INVESTIGATED.

- WHO'S INVESTIGATING?
- YOU KNOW WHO'S INVESTIGATING.

AND WE ALL KNOW
WHAT HAPPENED AT THE POLK.

ANY ATTEMPTS
TO MAKE THIS CASE BIGGER

THAN IT IS CAN LIGHT A FIRE
IN THIS COMMUNITY

THAT WOULD BE VERY HARD
TO PUT OUT.

THAT WOULDN'T DO
YOU OR ANYBODY GOOD.

EVERY ONE KNEW
GAMB HAD IT IN FOR LATEN.

CAN'T PROTECT GAMB FOREVER.

YOU ACCUSING ME
OF OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE?

IT'S GIVING JUSTICE A LITTLE
TOO MUCH ROOM TO OPERATE IN,
CAPTAIN.

LET ME REMIND YOU
THIS IS NOT A DEBATING SOCIETY.

IF ANYBODY HAS A COMPLAINT
OR A SPECIFIC CHARGE TO MAKE,

LET THEM FILE IT
WITH THE PROPER AUTHORITIES.

NEIL, JD, IN MY OFFICE.

THIS ISN'T FOR MASON,
IT'S NOT FOR THE COALITION.

- IT'S JUST FOR YOU.
- YEAH?

YOU DON'T HEAR IT UNLESS
I KNOW IT GOES NO FURTHER.

AND IF YOU DON'T HEAR IT,

I'M TAKING YOU OFF THE CASE
PERMANENTLY.

COME ON, MAN.

HEY LOOK, I DON'T WANT
TO GET IN A POSITION, CAPTAIN.

- I WOULDN'T BETRAY ANYBODY.
- I'M NOT BETRAYING YOU.

SO YOU WOULDN'T BE BETRAYING
ANYBODY ELSE.

OKAY.

GAMB AND LATEN WERE TIED
IN WITH SOME COPS

WHO WERE USING THE ANTI-CRACK
TEAM TO MAKE DRUG DEALS.

MAJOR DEALS. APPARENTLY LATEN
WANTED OUT, GAMB KILLED HIM.

DIVISION HAS IT ALL.
STATEMENTS, EVERYTHING.

DRUG DEAL?

- MASON'S WRONG.
- HEY BROTHER, I TOLD YOU.

THINGS AIN'T ALWAYS
WHAT THEY APPEAR TO BE.

AND THAT'S WORTH TAKING US
OFF THE CASE FOR?

A DEAL'S GOING DOWN
THIS AFTERNOON.

CHIEF ISN'T SURE BUT HE THINKS
IT'S A SIX FIGURE PAYOFF.

HE'S AFRAID IF WORD LEAKS OUT
THAT WE KNOW ABOUT GAMB,

THE OTHER'S WILL FIGURE
WE KNOW ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE

AND THEY'LL JUST GO INTO HIDING.

SO WHEN THE DIVISION TASK FORCE
HITS, I WANT YOU IN IT.

EXCUSE ME, FRANK,
DETECTIVE MAIO CALLED.

JUST TELL HER I'LL CALL
HER BACK.

SHE WANTS SOME SORT OF APOLOGY
ABOUT SATURDAY NIGHT DINNER?

SHE SOUNDED RATHER UPSET.

LATER, HOWARD.

LOOK, CAPTAIN,
ABOUT THE MEETING.

I THINK IT GAVE EVERYBODY
A CHANCE TO GET THEIR FEARS OUT.

RIGHT.

COME ON.

ANOTHER GORILLA.

I THINK WE GOT A LEAD HERE.

LARRY BUSH, PURVEYOR
OF FINE MEATS AND MEAT PRODUCT.

LARRY, IS THAT YOUR GORILLA?

WHO SAYS SO?

I DID. THERE'S A TRAIL OF DEAD
ANIMALS LEADING TO YOUR PLACE.

MR. BUSH, WE'RE MISSING
SIX SIDES OF SPECIMEN.

THE LOCK ON THE TRUCK
BUSTED AGAIN.

EVERY TIME WE HIT A POTHOLE,
WE LOSE ANOTHER CARCASS

- SO WHAT IF IT'S MINE?
- YOU'RE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE.

- I AM? FOR WHAT?
- FALSE PURVEYING ON THE PUBLIC.

WHAT ARE YOU GUYS TALKING ABOUT?

DON'T YOU READ THE PAPERS
ABOUT PEOPLE'S CHANGING TASTE?

THESE DAYS TRYING TO MAKE IT IN
BEEF, LAMB, PORK, FORGET IT.

EVER HEARD OF VENISON, BOAR,
QUAIL, BEEFALO, GORILLA, TOO.

I GIVE THEM WHAT THEY WANT.
THEY LOVE IT.

MEAT, NO VALUE.

COME BACK WHEN YOU GOT
A LEGITIMATE BEEF.

WHAT DO YOU WANT
TO CHARGE HIM WITH, RENKO?

LITTERING?
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

YOU'RE THE ONE THAT DON'T HAVE
A LEGITIMATE BEEF.

I'VE BEEN THERE, BUDDY.

I BEEN RIGHT THERE
WHERE YOU SIT, BUDDY.

THIS VERY STREET.
THIS VERY CORNER.

I SAT RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE.

I WAS AS DOWN AND OUT AS YOU.

I FIGURED,
LIFE WAS ALL OVER FOR ME.

BUT, LOOK AT ME NOW.
JUST LOOK AT ME NOW!

I WAS DRUNK AS BAD AS YOU.

THEN VACUUM CLEANER BAGS.

MY COMPANY MAKES
VACUUM CLEANER BAGS.

GROSSES A QUARTER MILLION
A YEAR.

LEAVE ME ALONE.

THAT'S WHAT I SAID WHEN
EVERYBODY TRIED TO HELP ME.

YOU CAN GET OUT OF THE GUTTER
LIKE I DID.

IT CAN BE DONE, COME ON.

YOU CAN DO IT!
YOU GOT A SHARP LEFT.

COME ON, THAT'S IT.

- GET UP ON YOUR HAUNCHES,
- LOOK, BUDDY.

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE YOUR SPOT
BACK IN A MINUTE.

THE WAY YOU'RE DRINKING,
YOU'RE GOING TO NEED IT.

- NOW, LEAVE ME ALONE.
- COME ON, PAL.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BEG,
YOU COULD DO IT ON YOUR OWN.

YOU CAN DO IT! OH NO, NO!

DON'T MUG HIM!

[YELLING]

THAT WAS ME!

I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY.

HEY MAN,
YOU'RE JUST DOING YOUR JOB.

COME ON.

I KNOW GAMB FROM
A WEEKEND'S WEAPONS SEMINAR.

NOT TOO GREAT AN INDIVIDUAL.

LATEN, I NEVER MET.

NICE KID.
A LITTLE FLASH.

A LITTLE.
IF HE WERE A BASEBALL PLAYER,

YOU'D CALL HIM A FOOT LONG DOG.

DISTURBANCE
OUTSIDE GROCERY STORE.

CORNER OF GREEN AND WEHMAN.

OH, MAN.

[SIREN]

[INDISTINCT]

HE ROBBED ME!

- THEY ALL ROBBED ME!
- YOU SEE WHICH WAY HE WENT?

I WAS INSIDE, DAMN IT.
YOU WANT ME TO GET SHOT, TOO?

COME ON,
LET'S TAKE A DRIVE AROUND.

GET IN.

LOCK IT UP.

I WAS DOING FINE BEFORE.

COME ON, WE'LL SHOW YOU SOME
BOOKS PICTURES. YOU NEVER KNOW.

I KNOW. I'LL LOOK AT PICTURES
FOR AN HOUR.

THEN YOU'LL TELL ME
YOU'LL GIVE ME MORE PASSBYS.

ASPCA SO THEY SAID
THAT YOU WOULD KNOW.

THE ZOO?

DEPARTMENT?
THE GORILLA HOUSE?

I ASKED YOU WHAT YOUR NAME
WAS HAIRBAG!

HEY! THESE EYE DROPS
ARE STARTING TO WEAR OFF.

I CAN SEE STUFF!

YES, SIR, THEY ARE?

HOW LONG?

YES, SIR, WE'LL BE BY THERE
SOON. THANK YOU.

GUESS WHAT'S MISSING
FROM THE MORGUE AT THE ZOO?

THERE'S A MORGUE AT THE ZOO?

TWO GORILLA CARCASSES, A BEAR,

AND THREE OTHER WILDLIFE
DECEASED.

- NOTTING HILL MEATS!
- THAT'S RIGHT.

NOTTING HILL MEATS?

HMM.

HEY.

DOES THIS SAY
NOTTING HILL MEATS?

YEAH. WHY?

EXCUSE ME, GENTLEMEN.

SOMEBODY CARE FOR A SANDWICH
HERE? OH, THERE.

EXCUSE ME.

- OH, HERE.
- HOW'S THAT?

SANDWICH, MASON?

WHY DON'T YOU HAND GAMB
A SANDWICH

SO HE COULD TAKE IT DOWNTOWN.

COME ON, MAN,
GIVE JUSTICE TIME TO WORK.

MEANWHILE AS I LISTED HERE,
38 YEARS IN ACCOUNTING.

OH, 38 YEARS?
LATEN DIDN'T EVEN MAKE THREE.

YOU KNOW
WHAT I THINK OF YOUR 38 YEARS?

MASON!

YOU'RE ON REPORT.

HOWARD, THIS IS NOT
THE TIME FOR A PARTY.

PACK IT UP.

[YELLING]

PUT YOUR HANDS UP!

WHERE'S THE STUFF?
WHERE'S THE STUFF?

ALL I GOT IS CHANGE.

THREE HUNDRED,
FOUR, FIVE HUNDRED BUCKS.

- THIS GOING TO BE IT, GUYS?
- MORON!

YOU WERE SETTING
THIS GUY UP WITH BRIBERY.

TEACHERS GET BIGGER PAYOFFS
THAN THIS IN THE 3RD GRADE
CLASSROOM ON THE CORNER.

I TOLD YOU THIS
IS MICKEY MOUSE, MAN.

KEEP LOOKING, OKAY?

TWO GROUND LEVEL
COPS IN A SIX BIT SCAM.

THINK THIS IS MAYBE JUST THE TIP
OF THIS ICEBERG, NEAL?

RIGHT. AND THIS ICEBERG
IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF MY TOE.

- MASON, WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
- WHAT'S MY PROBLEM?

MY PROBLEM IS THE BROTHER
WHO IS ON THE CASE PROMISING
THERE WOULD BE NO COVER-UP.

PROMISED TO DEAL STRAIGHT.

HEY, LOOK, I AIN'T THE CHIEF,
ALL RIGHT?

NO. YOU'RE JUST A COP WHO
ROLLED OVER.

YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING!

I DON'T NEED TO KNOW WHY.

YOU DON'T KNOW, MAN.
YOU DON'T KNOW!

I DON'T EVEN KNOW!

THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU.

COME ON.

I PUT MASON ON REPORT
FOR STARTING TROUBLE.

BY LOGIC
I SHOULD PUT YOU ON, TOO.

THAT'S JUST GREAT THEN, CAPTAIN.
JUST GO RIGHT AHEAD.

HOW'D THE BUST GO?

WASN'T ANY SIX-FIGURE DEAL.
WASN'T EVEN A BUY.

IT WAS JUST A CHEAP,
JACK LEVEL PAYOFF.

TWO DETECTIVES, SIR.
RODGERS AND HANDLIN.

DIVISION'S GOT 'EM.

YOU PUT ME OUT THERE, CAPTAIN.

I TOLD YOU
I GAVE MY WORD TO THE BROTHERS.

YOU TOOK ME OFF THE CASE,
I WENT ALONG WITH THAT.

YOU PLAYED ME THIS SONG
AND DANCE ABOUT A BIG BUST
GETTING QUID.

I WENT ALONG WITH THAT.

LET ME FIND OUT.

IT'S TOO LATE FOR
FINDING OUT, CAPTAIN.

IT'S TOO LATE FOR ME
WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE.

LET ME FIND OUT.

I'M GOING OVER
TO DIVISION, HOWARD.

CALL THE CHIEF,
TELL HIM I'M ON MY WAY.

WHEN THE ANIMALS DIE
OF NATURAL CAUSES,

THEY KEEP THE BODIES FROZEN.

- ONCE A MONTH WE PICK THEM UP.
- ONCE A MONTH YOU STEAL THEM!

YOU THE OWNER
OF NOTTING HILL MEATS?

YES, SIR, LARRY.

SIR, COULD YOU HELP ME OUT OF
THIS MISUNDERSTANDING?

I TRIED ONE
OF YOUR MEAT PRODUCTS.

YOU LIKE IT?

[BURPS]

YOU HAD A WITNESS
TO THE SHOOTING ALL DAY.

YOU WERE ON THE CASE SIX HOURS
BEFORE YOU INFORMED ME.

AT WHICH POINT YOU PULL US OFF

WITH ASSURANCES
OF A MAJOR ARREST,

WHICH I RELUCTANTLY
GO ALONG WITH.

PULL MY MEN AWAY,
MAKE THEM PROMISES
BASED ON YOUR PROMISES.

AND IT'S ALL CRAP.

I CAN'T HELP IT IF THE HAUL
WAS SMALLER THAN EXPECTED.

WHAT ABOUT THE WITNESS?

THE ONE O'CONNELL SNATCHED
AT--AT 5:00 THIS MORNING.

FRANK, I TOLD YOU ABOUT THE NEED
FOR SECRECY.

YOU LIED TO ME!

NOW THAT'S A LITTLE HARSH,
DON'T YOU THINK, CAPTAIN?

DETECTIVE MAIO IS HERE
TO SEE YOU.

TELL HER TO WAIT FIVE MINUTES.

EXCUSE ME. IT DOESN'T WAIT.

- PATSY.
- DETECTIVE, EXCUSE ME.

NO, STAY.

PATSY,
WHATEVER OUR PERSONAL RELATIONS,

I GOT A CAPTAIN IN MY OFFICE
AND I WON'T TOLERATE--

WON'T TOLERATE WHAT?
WON'T TOLERATE THIS?

- YOU KNOW WHAT HE DID?
- PATSY, COME ON.

I TOLD HIM A MONTH AGO
IT WAS FINISHED.

HE HAD ME TAILED.

HE FOUND OUT
WHO I WAS GOING OUT WITH.

AND NOW--
AND NOW YOU SET UP RICKY.

HE SET UP MY BOYFRIEND.

HE SET UP AN INNOCENT COP,
CAPTAIN.

I DIDN'T SET ANYONE UP.

TO HURT ME, YOU RUINED
RICKY ROGERS CAREER.

PATSY, THAT IS PREPOSTEROUS!

GO TO HELL!

- ROGERS WAS GUILTY AS SIN.
- I DON'T KNOW WHICH IS WORSE.

A COVER UP OR A PETTY-ANTE
PERSONAL VENDETTA.

FRANK, THIS WHOLE THING
HAS BEEN HELL ON ME.

HELL ON YOU?
I HAVE ONE MY BEST COPS,

ONE OF THE BEST COPS
IN THIS CITY

ABOUT TO DO EXACTLY
WHAT PATSY DID

BECAUSE HE THINKS I LIED TO HIM.

NEAL WASHINGTON WOULD GIVE
HIS LIFE FOR THIS DEPARTMENT

AND YOU COST HIM FACE IN FRONT
OF EVERY BLACK COP ON THE HILL.

I'M SORRY.

SORRY DOESN'T CUT IT, CHIEF.
IF IT COSTS ME MY OWN BADGE,

YOU'RE GOING TO APOLOGIZE
TO HIM AND MY BLACK OFFICERS.

WHAT?

I HAVE A SCANDAL HERE!

I HAVE 20 COPS
WHO THINK OF YOU, ME,

AND EVERYBODY AS RACISTS CROOKS.

THERE'S NEVER A HINT OF RACISM.

TELL THEM THAT.

I'LL TALK TO YOUR BOC
IMMEDIATELY AFTER SHIFT.

THANK YOU.

IF YOU COULD THINK OF ANY WAY
TO KEEP PATSY FROM BLABBING,

I COULD USE A FAVOR BACK.

YOUR APOLOGY ISN'T A FAVOR.

HEY WE JUST THOUGHT WE'D SWING
BY SEE HOW YOU WERE DOING.

NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENED TODAY,
I THINK IT WAS A GOOD IDEA

TO TAKE DOWN
ALL THAT NAZI STUFF.

HEY, YOU WERE RIGHT ABOUT
THE NAZIS. MAFIA'S BETTER.

JUST TO BE CLEAR,
OFFICER GAMB HAS BEEN ARRESTED.

CHARGED WITH MURDER ONE
IN THE DEATH

OF HIS PARTNER HAL LATEN.
GAMB HAS ALSO BEEN CHARGED,

ALONG WITH OFFICERS
ROGERS AND HAMLIN

OF THE ANTI-CRACK TASK FORCE
WITH BRIBERY
AND PUBLIC CORRUPTION.

UNTIL THIS MATTER IS RESOLVED,

ALL THREE OFFICERS
ARE ON SUSPENSION.

WE DELAYED
IN ARRESTING OFFICER GAMB

ON THE MURDER CHARGE

UNTIL WE COULD BRING
CHARGES IN THE BRIBERY CASE.

WE DID THIS FOR REASONS
I THOUGHT WERE NECESSARY

AND THEY TURNED OUT
TO BE INSUFFICIENT.

THE EXTENT OF THE BRIBERY

WAS NEITHER AS WIDESPREAD
NOR AS PERVASIVE
AS SURVEILLANCE SUGGESTED.

SOMETIMES YOU HAVE
TO DO SOMETHING EXTRA.

I ASKED YOUR CAPTAIN FOR SILENCE
AND HE OBLIGED ME.

IN EXECUTING MY WISHES,

HE COMMANDED DETECTIVES
WASHINGTON AND LARUE

TEMPORARILY OFF THE GAMB CASE.

WHICH I UNDERSTAND IF LEFT
TO HIS OWN EXCELLENT DEVICES,

DETECTIVE WASHINGTON MIGHT HAVE
SOLVED IN THE MATTER OF HOURS.

AS FOR RACISM...

I WILL NOT TOLERATE IT
IN THIS DEPARTMENT.

I APOLOGIZE

FOR ANY MISUNDERSTANDING

THAT MAY HAVE BEEN
DUE TO MY OWN MISCALCULATION.

NEIL, I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SUPPORT TODAY.

I HOPE I WAS ABLE TO GET
A PORTION BACK.

YOU WERE, CAPTAIN.

WHAT DID HE SAY?

HE SAID I WAS TOO GOOD
FOR MY PARTNER.

HEY, EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT.

LET ME TELL YOU
ABOUT GAMB AND LATEN.

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

WHAT DOESN'T?

WHAT HAPPENED OUT THERE.

WHO SHOT WHO, WHY?

YEAH, IT MATTERS.

BUT ONCE YOU START WONDERING,

MAN,
YOU SEE IT EVERYWHERE ANYWAY.

IT DRIVES YOU CRAZY.
IT REALLY DOES.

YOU THINK I'VE BEEN
CRAZY OUT THERE?

NO, I'M JUST SAYING. HEAR THE
SAYING'S THERE'S ONE OUT THERE.

YOU JUST KEEP MOVING ALONG.

KEEP DOING YOUR JOB,
SAYING HELLO, GOOD BYE.

PASS THE SALT.

YOU KNOW WHAT RACISM IS?
IT AIN'T JUST HATRED.

YEAH, YEAH. IT IS, IT'S HATRED.

AND IT'S THINGS PEOPLE DO.

BUT IT'S ALSO
WHAT YOU GOT TO THINK ABOUT.

SOME DAMN THING
HAPPENS OUT THERE

YOU CAN'T JUST KEEP SAYING,
"WELL, WHAT WENT DOWN?"

SOMEBODY LIKE MASON
STARTS ASKING QUESTIONS,

YOU WANT TO PRETEND THAT HE'S
CRAZY FOR THINKING THAT WAY.

AND THEN SOME WHITE GUY START
LOOKING AT BLACK GUYS FUNNY,

WONDERING WHAT THE HELL
THEY'RE STIRRING
UP ALL THAT TROUBLE FOR.

THEN BLACK GUYS
START LOOKING AT WHITE GUYS

THAT THEY KNOW--
BROTHER OFFICERS, PARTNERS--

JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE WHITE,

THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE.

THEN YOU GET ANGRY, MAN.

YOU GET ANGRY BECAUSE
THE WHITE GUY'S DON'T SEE IT.

THEN YOU GET ANGRY AT YOURSELF

BECAUSE YOU CAN'T STOP
SEEING IT.

YOU KNOW,
YOU'RE ANGRY AT ME, RIGHT?

- YOU'RE ANGRY.
- OH, NO.

- YEAH.
- YEAH.

MAYBE I WAS.

DAMN THING'S WHEN YOU GOT
TO KEEP THINKING ABOUT IT

LIKE ALL YOU REALLY WANT TO DO
IS LIVE YOUR LIFE.

IT'S HARD ENOUGH JUST
TO LIVE YOUR LIFE, MAN.

YEAH, IT IS.

- MRS. LATEN.
- DETECTIVE WASHINGTON.

I JUST...

I WANTED TO TELL YOU THAT...

YOU MIGHT HEAR SOME THINGS
ABOUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES
OF YOUR SON'S DEATH.

YES.

ABOUT RACIAL PROBLEMS

AND SOME OTHER THINGS.

I WOULDN'T PAY ANY OF IT
ANY MIND.

NOT ANY OF IT.

I'M SORRY.

YOU KNOW WHY I'M SORRY.

I'M SORRY YOU EVER HELPED
MY SON BE A COP.

ME, TOO.