Hill Street Blues (1981–1987): Season 7, Episode 21 - A Pound of Flesh - full transcript

MAN: GO DOWN THIS WAY!

GET THAT BEAM MOVED
OUT OF THE WAY.

[RUMBLE]

ON THREE.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

MAN 2:
THERE MAY BE BODIES IN THERE.

THEY'RE COMING.

THEY'RE HERE.

MAN: MORE ON THAT BEAM.
ANOTHER LINE ON IT.

THANK YOU, MY FRIEND.

I'LL NEVER FORGET
WHAT YOU DID FOR ME.



OH MY GOD!

PAIR OF PATROLMEN
FROM THE HEIGHTS FOUND THE CAR,

TOTALLY STRIPPED.

BEING GOOD COPS
THEY CHECKED THE ENGINE BLOCK,

FOUND A SERIAL NUMBER.

TURNED OUT TO BE
LIEUTENANT HUNTER'S VEHICLE.

AREA SEARCH REVEALED THE CAVE-IN

AND THE RESCUE WORK
BEGAN IMMEDIATELY.

WHAT WAS HE DOING DOWN THERE?

SOME SORT OF INDIAN BURIAL
GROUND UNDER HIS FRIEND'S HOUSE.

I DON'T KNOW THEY WERE
EXCAVATING OR SOMETHING.

WHEN CAN WE SEE HIM, SARGE?

THEY GOT LIMITED VISITING HOURS
STARTING AT 10:00.

THE HOSPITAL SAYS HE CAME
THROUGH WITH FLYING COLORS.



ALWAYS KNEW THE LIEUTENANT
WAS MADE OF STRONG STUFF.

ELEVEN DAYS IN THE DARK
WITH A MOLDY CORPSE NEXT TO YOU?

OKAY, ENOUGH OF THE GOOD NEWS,
HUH?

ITEM 6, GUYS,

TWO MORE GANG STABBINGS
LAST NIGHT.

LIEUTENANT GOLDBLUM'S
GOT SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

HEY, LIEUTENANT, NICE WORK HERE.

THAT'S RIGHT, LIEUTENANT,

I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE
A PUBLISHED AUTHOR NOW.

IT'S JUST A SHORT STORY
IN THE SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT,

PART OF A BOOK
I'M TRYING TO WRITE.

OH, GIVE IT UP, RENKO.

THERE'S A COUPLE
OF TWO-SYLLABLE WORDS IN THERE.

ENRIQUE SOLAS OF THE GYPSY BOYS
IS GOING TO MARRY LOLA MARTINEZ

WHO'S ASSOCIATED
WITH THE DIABLOS.

IS THAT JESUS MARTINEZ'S SISTER?

YEAH. THE BIG FEAR IS
THAT THIS SIGNALS A COALITION

BETWEEN THE TWO GANGS
EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN BY TREATY.

DIABLOS AND THE GYPSY BOYS BOTH

HAVE AMPLE ACCESS
TO THE WATERFRONT.

IF THE GYPSY BOYS
AND THE DIABLOS UNITE,

SHAMROCKS CAN KISS
THE WATER GOODBYE.

MEANING THEY GET CUT
OUT OF THE DRUG

TRAFFIC AND EVERYTHING ELSE
THAT GOES DOWN ON THE DOCKS.

YEAH. NOW A TREATY DISRUPTION
OF THIS MAGNITUDE

WILL AFFECT ALL THE GANGS
IN THE AREA.

WE'VE GOT TO KEEP A LID
ON THE SITUATION.

SPECIAL PATROL ASSIGNMENTS
ARE ON THE DUTY BOARD.

EVERYBODY, HEADS UP
FOR GANG ACTIVITY TODAY.

OKAY, YOU ALL GOT THAT, RIGHT?

ASSIGNMENTS--
LARUE AND WASHINGTON,

YOU'RE ON THE HAROLD WHITE BUST,

BACKED UP BY MEYERS AND ROW.

'BOUT TIME WE NAILED THAT CREEP.

DUE IN COURT THIS AFTERNOON,

WE GOT RENKO, HILL,
AND LIEUTENANT BUNTZ.

OKAY, GUYS, LAST ITEM, ONE SEC.

AFTER THREE DAYS

OF MEN AND WOMEN
SHARING THE SAME JOHN,

TODAY SHOULD MARK
THE GRAND REOPENING

OF SEPARATE FACILITIES.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE.

YOU KNOW, WE DON'T MIND
RIDING WITH YOU GUYS

BUT THANK GOD WE DON'T HAVE
TO SHAVE WITH YOU ANYMORE.

[LAUGHING]

THAT'S IT, GET OUT OF HERE.

LIEUTENANT GOLDBLUME,
I AM SHOCKED

THAT YOU WOULD PUT
YOUR SIGNATURE

ON THIS PIECE OF JUNK HERE.

- WHAT'S THE PROBLEM, ANDY?
- ANDY IS IT NOW?

YOU CALLING ME ANDY
OUT HERE IN PUBLIC

WHILE IN THIS SO-CALLED
PIECE OF FICTION

PUBLISHED FOR ALL THE WORLD
TO SEE

I AM CALLED COUNTRY WINGO,

A FAT COP
WHOSE FONDNESS FOR DONUTS

HAD ALL BUT COMPLETELY
ERODED HIS FOOT SPEED.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?

IS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE FUNNY?

IT'S MEANT
TO BE MILDLY HUMOROUS.

- AT MY EXPENSE?
- WINGO'S NOT YOU.

BULL! HOW AM I EVER GOING
TO LIVE THIS DOWN?

JUST THE MAN I WANT TO SEE.

I'M BUSY, SID.

WE GOT TO TALK, NORMAN.
A DETECTIVE FROM THE HEIGHTS

HAS PUT IN A BID FOR MY SERVICES

AT $75 PER UNIT.

FORGET IT, SID.
I'M NOT JACKING MY PRICES,
ALL RIGHT?

I'M OVER VOUCHED ON YOU
AS IT IS.

WHO'S TALKING ABOUT JACKING UP?

MAYBE I'M GOING
TO GREENER PASTURES.

YOU SNITCHED FOR THIS GUY
ALREADY?

SURE BUT IT WAS DAY OLD.
YOU GOT IT FIRST.

WHO IS THIS CREEP?

WHAT'S THAT MATTER?

COME HERE, BEAN BRAIN.

OW! OW! OW, COME ON!

IT'S BENEDICT FROM THE POLK.

OW!

NORM, DON'T PULL ON MY HAIR!

SHUT UP. SHUT UP.

I MEAN I'M IN A SITUATION HERE,
ALL RIGHT?

I'M HAPPY WITH YOU BUT HAPPINESS
DOESN'T PAY THE RENT.

- IS THAT RIGHT?
- YEAH.

WELL, YOU STILL GOT
SOME BOXES AT MY PLACE, SID,

I WANT THEM OUT. TODAY.

WAIT, NO COUNTER OFFER?

SID, WHAT CAN I DO?
WHEN YOU'RE HOT YOUR HOT.

NORM, NEGOTIATE.

YOU GOT TREMENDOUS GOODWILL
WITH ME.

YOU GOT TOO BIG FOR ME, SID.

COME ON, NORM,
I'M NOT ASKING FOR MUCH.

YOU SHOULD SEE MY T.V.
EVERYTHING'S GREEN.

WELL, TALK TO YOUR BUDDY,
BENEDICT, HUH?

I DON'T WANT TO GO MY WHOLE LIFE
WITHOUT WIRELESS REMOTE.

[SIREN]

[THEME MUSIC PLAYS]

EXCUSE ME, SARGE, ALL CLEAR?

MAN: HEY.

HEY. I THOUGHT THE LADIES ROOM
WAS GOING TO REOPEN TODAY?

COME ON, BLONDIE,
I'M A CRAFTSMAN.

PAID BY THE HOUR.

YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE IT
WHEN I'M DONE.

IF I LIVE THAT LONG.

OH, MONA LISA, WITH LEGS.

YO, FRANKIE, YOU DON'T R.S.V.P.
TO MY SISTER'S WEDDING.

I SEE MRS. FURILLO
DOWN THE HALL.

SHE DON'T MENTION IT

[INDISTINCT]

FRANKIE, I DIDN'T KNOW
WE WERE INVITED.

YOU DON'T GET AN INVITE?

NOT THAT I KNOW OF.

OH, MIRA, WHAT'S THE USE
OF HAVING A SECRETARY?

FRANKIE, YOU GOT TO COME.

I LAID OUT 2G'S
FOR THIS RECEPTION.

LISTEN, WORD IS THAT
THE GYPSY BOYS AND DIABLOS
ARE UNITING.

YO, FRANKIE,
TAKE YOUR TOE OFF THE GAS.

I'M RETIRED
FROM DIABLOS CLUB, HUH?

I GET ENOUGH DOG-EAT-DOG
IN THIS PARALEGAL FIELD.

AND I'VE GOT TWO GANG RELATED
STABBINGS, ONE VICTIM CRITICAL.

FRANKIE, KIDS NEED AN EXCUSE
FOR SOME HEAD BASHING.

ALL I KNOW IS MY BEAUTIFUL
LITTLE SISTER'S GOING
TO THE CHAPEL OF LOVE.

REMEMBER THAT TUNE?

JESUS, YOU STILL HAVE INFLUENCE.
TALK TO THE SHAMROCKS.

MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THIS WEDDING
IS A PRIVATE MATTER.

I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO.

SO WHAT DO I TELL JUANITA
ABOUT YOU AND MRS. FURILLO?

- WE'LL TRY.
- OUTSTANDING.

MARTY'S 78 LANES
AND BILLIARD EMPORIUM,

10-PIN ROOM, 7:00, HUH?
I ALMOST FORGOT.

LOLA'S GOT THE SILVER PATTERN
PICKED FROM [INDISTINCT]

KINGDOM, NUMBER 31,
PRINCES OF EGYPT.

KIDS TODAY, FRANKIE,
ALL THE FORKS GOT TO MATCH.

- CAPTAIN.
- OFFICER SHIPMAN.

WHY WASN'T I INFORMED EARLIER?

CHIEF'S DECISION, NOT I.A.D.'S.

WANTS TO KEEP THIS BOTTLED
UP 'TIL WE'RE SURE.

AND NOW YOU'RE SURE?

END OF THE DAY WE SHOULD BE.

CHIEF WANTS YOU BROUGHT
UP TO SPEED.

BUT, CAPTAIN, THIS HAS
TO STAY CONFIDENTIAL

'TIL FORMAL CHARGES ARE BROUGHT.

LET'S HAVE IT.

YOU KNOW THE BACKGROUND.

SEPTEMBER, LIEUTENANT BUNTZ
RECOVERED A SUITCASE

CONTAINING 80 POUNDS OF COCAINE.

FIVE MONTHS LATER IT
BECAME RELEVANT EVIDENCE,

U.S. VS. MANCHESTER,
CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE.

COCAINE WAS AUDITED MARCH 9,

DAY BEFORE THE HEARING
AND FOUND INTACT.

BUT THE NEXT DAY DEFENSE COUNSEL

REQUESTED INDEPENDENT
LAB ANALYSIS.

TURNED OUT A KILO WAS MISSING,
STREET VALUE $20,000.

WHAT MAKES YOU
SO SURE IT WAS BUNTZ?

WHAT ABOUT THE
PROPERTY CAGE CUSTODIAN?

LAB TECHNICIANS?
ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE HAD ACCESS.

AND WE'VE BEEN OVER THEM.

BANK RECORDS, POLYGRAPHS,
ALL CHECK OUT.

THE ONLY POSSIBLE BREAK IN
THE CHAIN OF EVIDENCE IS BUNTZ.

HAVE YOU TALKED TO HIM?

CHIEF THOUGHT HE MIGHT RUN,

HE WANTS US TO BUILD
A CASE FIRST.

I CAN'T BUY IT.

BUNTZ IS TOO SMART
TO PULL SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

THERE'S MORE, CAPTAIN.

I CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT YET,
SORRY.

KEEP ME INFORMED.

WILL DO.

OKAY, WE GOT IT.

I'LL BUZZ YOU BEFORE WE GO IN.

MAN: CAN'T PARK YOUR TRUCK
THERE, MISTER.

YOU BEEN AFTER THIS GUY
A WHILE, HUH?

YOU COULD SAY THAT.

YOU KNOW,

I BEEN THINKING ABOUT GOING
FOR A GOLD SHIELD MYSELF.

- YEAH?
- YEAH.

PLAIN CLOTHES...

GOT IT
ALL OVER THIS UNIFORM WORK.

WASHINGTON [OVER RADIO]: J.D.!

[HEART BEATING]

[CLICKING]

AAH!

YOU'RE BUSTED SUCKER!

HE WAS WALKING DOWN THE HALL.

GUN SNAPPED THREE TIMES
IN LARUE'S FACE!

ALL RIGHT, GUYS, TAKE HIM.

MAN!

HEY, YOU OKAY, MAN?
YOU ALL RIGHT?

NEVER BETTER.
RIGHT AS RAIN.

ALL YOURS, PARTNER,

I GOT TO TAKE A LOAD OFF.

WE GOT A PROBLEM, BENEDICT.

WHAT?

YOU OKAY, MIKE?

HE'LL CALL YOU IN A MINUTE

IF HE NEEDS HELP
WITH HIS ZIPPER, ALL RIGHT?

- LOOK, BUNTZ.
- NO, YOU LOOK.

ONE, YOU DON'T TAKE
ANOTHER COP'S SNITCH.

TWO, YOU NEVER TAKE MY SNITCH.

YOURS?

HE PRACTICALLY BEGGED ME
TO PUT HIM ON.

HEY! THIS IS BETWEEN YOU AND ME.
AND WHAT YOU DID STINKS.

LOOK, I TALKED TO THURSTON.

I MEAN, HE WANTED
TO MAKE THE SWITCH.

HE SAID THAT YOU HAD
HIM WORKING FOR NOTHING.

YOU'RE NOT LISTENING TO ME,
BENEDICT.

- HEY, GET LOST.
- HEY, I'M TALKING TO YOU.

NO, NO, YOUR MAN TOOK
THE FIRST SHOT, ARTELLI.

AIN'T THAT RIGHT?

ALL RIGHT, YOU DO WHATEVER
YOU WANT WITH THURSTON,

BUT YOU JUST STAY OUT OF MY WAY.

I'M ALL RIGHT.

WHAT'S IT LIKE, YOU FIGURE,
BURIED ALIVE?

GREEN LIGHT.

DOWN IN THE HOLE, BUDDY DIES.

STARTS TO ROT AWAY. UGH!

IT'S LIKE TALES FROM THE CRYPT.

WHITE PUTRID BONES
REACHING OUT TOWARD YOU.

MAYBE WHAT SAVED THE LIEUTENANT
WAS A DEGREE OF MATURITY.

IT'S A REAL MENTAL TOUGHNESS.
THAT'S WHAT HE'S GOT.

BEGINNING OF SHAMROCK TURF.

A MUSKRAT TRAPPED
IN A HOLE LIKE THAT,

HE'LL CHEW OFF HIS OWN LEG.

WILL YOU STOP?

WOMAN [OVER RADIO]:
2203 WE HAVE A B&E IN PROGRESS,

DOCK STREET AND MAIN.

2203 RESPONDING.

[SIREN]

SHAMROCK HEADQUARTERS.

[YELLING]

[YELLING INDISTINCTLY]

OPEN UP!

POLICE!

MARTINEZ:
THEY GOT MY SISTER IN THERE.

2203 REQUESTING BACKUP,
MAIN AND DOCK.

WOULD YOU HOLD IT, MARTINEZ?

[INDISTINCT]

[INDISTINCT]

[SIREN]

WE GOING TO NAPALM THE WHOLE
NEIGHBORHOOD [INDISTINCT]

SHUT UP, MARTINEZ!

I SAID OPEN IT UP, WILL YOU?
OR WE'RE COMING IN!

YEAH, OPEN THAT DOOR!

I SAID WE DON'T GOT HER, MAN.

RUSSO WILL YOU GO IN THERE,
CHECK IT OUT?

LOLA MARTINEZ IS
WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

WE GOING TO CRUCIFY YOU, DUDE!

YEAH, YEAH? YOU WANT A WAR, MAN?
WELL, YOU GOT ONE.

MARTINEZ, COME ON!

GET HIM IN THE CAR NOW.
EVERYBODY ELSE CLEAR OUT!

EVERYBODY!

I'M NOT LEAVING
WITHOUT MY SISTER!

COME ON, IN THE CAR, MARTINEZ.

YOU BETTER CALL A PRIEST
'CAUSE YOU'RE ALL DEAD!

GET IN THE CAR!

ALL OF YOU!

ANARCHY, FRANK.
[INDISTINCT] ARE OVERRUN.

GYPSY KID HAD HIS PELVIS
BROKEN WITH A BASEBALL BAT.

WHAT HAPPENED TO LOLA MARTINEZ?

SHE WAS LATE FOR HER WEDDING
REHEARSAL THIS MORNING,

SOME DIABLOS
WENT LOOKING FOR HER,

SAY THEY SWEAR SHE WAS DRIVEN
OFF IN A CAR BY A SHAMROCK.

SHAMROCKS DENY EVERYTHING.

YO, FURILLO!
YOU GOT TO GET LOLA BACK.

MAN, THEY GOING TO KILL HER.

I'M TELLING YOU, MAN.
YOU GOT TO GET HER BACK!

I WANT SUMMIT.
ALL WARLORDS IN BY 1:00.

I HEARD WHAT HAPPENED.
YOU ALL RIGHT, J.D.?

FINE, CAPTAIN.

IT WAS MY FAULT, CAPTAIN.

IT SOUNDED UNAVOIDABLE.

HE'S JUST A WORRYWART.

A BULLET HASN'T BEEN MADE
WITH MY NAME ON IT.

WELL, I'D TAKE IT EASY
JUST THE SAME.

IT HAD TO BE
A TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE.

WOULD HAVE BEEN
A LOT MORE TRAUMATIC

IF THAT GUN HAD A GONE OFF.

GRACE.

HELLO, FRANK.

- IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?
- OH, PRETTY GOOD.

AS YOU CAN SEE
I DIDN'T TAKE MY VOWS AS A NUN.

BUT FOUR MONTHS AGO
I STARTED A NEW CAREER.

"FIELD REPRESENTATIVE,

RICHARDS RUBBER PRODUCTS."

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU.

UM, AUTOMOBILE TIRES?

PULL THE LEVER.

YES, FRANK, CONDOMS.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

I'M HERE TO INSTALL
OUR MACHINES IN YOUR RESTROOMS.

YOU ARE?

YOU'RE MEN
ARE OPINION MOTORS, FRANK.

AUTHORITY FIGURES WHO MEET
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE A DAY.

WE WANT THEM TO SPREAD THE WORD.

BACK UP A MINUTE.

I'M SORRY.

I LEFT THE CONVENT

BECAUSE MY CONCEPT OF LOVE

CANNOT ACCEPT VOWS OF CHASTITY.

BUT WHEN I GOT OUT

I FOUND THAT LOVE ITSELF
IS IN PERIL TODAY.

IT'S THE BLACK PLAGUE
ALL OVER AGAIN.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SEXUALLY
TRANSMITTED DISEASES.

EXACTLY, FEAR OF HUMAN CONTACT
IS EPIDEMIC.

PEOPLE ARE GROWING
AFRAID OF TENDERNESS,

SHARING, PASSION,
OF LOVE ITSELF.

THIS IS THE SOLUTION?

NO, IT'S NOT THE SOLUTION.

BUT IT'S THE BEST REMEDY
WE HAVE SO FAR.

GRACE, THERE ARE OTHER WAYS.

POLICE STATIONS ARE
ONLY THE FIRST STEP.

WE WANT THESE DISPENSERS
IN EVERY CITY FACILITY.

AND FROM THERE WHO KNOWS.

IT'S A WAR. AND WE DON'T HAVE
A MOMENT TO SPARE.

HOW MUCH IS THIS
GOING TO COST THE DEPARTMENT?

NOTHING, IT'S FREE
TO LAW ENFORCEMENT

BECAUSE OUR MOTTO
IS THE SAME AS YOURS--

TO PROTECT AND SERVE.

I HAVE THE INSTALLATION ORDER
IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE IT.

THAT WON'T BE NECESSARY.

THANK YOU, FRANK.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

I'LL SEND YOU
A COMPLIMENTARY RAINBOW PACKET.

BEAN BRAIN, HUH?

[RATTLING INSIDE APARTMENT]

MAN: EVERY ROOM.
EVERY, EVERY ROOM

AND NOT FIND A PEN.

ALCHY IN A CUP.

I GOT SOMETHING, NORM.
MUCHO SENSITIVO.

MAYBE WORTH THE BUMP
WE TALKED ABOUT.

ALL RIGHT,
I CAN SEE YOU'RE STILL PEEVED.

I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU
A MINUTE TO COOL DOWN.

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?
YOU GOT A PROBLEM?

HEY, NORM?
IF I MAY SAY SO,

I REALLY THINK
YOU'RE OVERREACTING.

I MEAN LOOK, I'M A BUSINESS MAN.
I'M JUST TRYING BRING YOU

IN LINE WITH CERTAIN
ECONOMIC REALITIES.

OKAY, MAYBE I DID PUSH
A LITTLE HARD THIS MORNING.

I CAN SEE THAT.

I'M BIG ENOUGH
TO ADMIT MY MISTAKES.

TELL YOU WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.

THIS ITEM I'M ABOUT TO GIVE YOU?

OLD PRICE. ONE TIME OFFER.

NEVER TO BE REPEATED
AGAIN SAVINGS,

TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT,
ALL SALES FINAL.

CHECK, PLEASE.

OKAY, NORM, TWIST MY ARM,
THIS ONE'S A FREEBIE.

WHILE WE SPEAK,
COPS ARE TRASHING YOUR PLACE.

OKAY, FINE, I WAS THERE.

I SAW IT,
BUT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN.

YOU DON'T KNOW ME.
I DON'T KNOW YOU.
WE NEVER MET.

LOOK, I'M GLAD YOU CAME
TO YOUR SENSES.

THERE WERE AT LEAST THREE COPS
UP THERE, TWO IN UNIFORM.

I BELIEVE I ASSIGNED
YOU A FREQUENT VISITOR'S PASS.

NORM, DID YOU HEAR WHAT I SAID?

THERE'S COPS SNIFFING
YOUR UNDERWEAR. COME ON.

I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP.

HOW'S YOUR COLOR ON YOUR T.V.,
SID?

LISTEN, I MAY BE LATE
THIS AFTERNOON.

DOUBT THEY'LL GET TO YOU
ANYWAY, LIEUTENANT.

FIRST DAY OF TESTIMONY.

I GOT A PROBLEM IN MY APARTMENT.

HOWARD, HOW DO YOU FEEL?

GOOD TO SEE YOU. I'M TOUCHED.

OFFICER FLAHERTY,
YOU NEEDN'T HAVE COME.

T.V.'S CALLING YOU THE COP
WHO WOULDN'T QUIT, LIEUTENANT.

EVERYONE WANTS TO KNOW
WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO SELL
YOUR STORY TO HOLLYWOOD.

I PROBABLY SHOULD PASS
MY EXPERIENCE ALONG.

FRANKLY, IT SURPASSED
THE ORDINARY.

WHEW! WHAT'RE YOU KIDDING?

IN THE DARK, NOTHING TO EAT
OR DRINK FOR 11 DAYS?

AND THE GUY WHO DIED?

HE'S A WONDERFUL MAN, BILL.

A TRUE HUMANIST.

ME PERSONALLY,
I WOULD HAVE FREAKED OUT.

PRUNELLA?

OH, HOWDY.

PRUNELLA!

BEAUTIFUL, MAN.

WHAT?

I FEEL LIKE
I GOT X-RAY EYES, NEAL.

I CAN SEE THINGS
LIKE THEY REALLY ARE.

THAT'S COOL, BABE.

I MEAN IT, MAN.
IT'S ALL HAPPENING.

OUT THERE, IN HERE.

MOLECULES, LIFE, I FEEL IT.

LET'S SEE HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT OUR
OLD FRIEND, LEROY SHERMAN, HUH?

YOU'RE NUTS, SHERMAN,
GIVE ME MY CAT!

COME ON,
HE WASN'T BOTHERING YOU!

COME ON, MAN, BACK OFF.

I TOLD YOU BACK OFF.
I'LL KILL THE CAT.

I'M TIRED OF YOU, CHARLIE.

YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO FOOL ME ANYMORE

WITH YOUR INNOCENCE, MAN.
THERE'S NO WAY, BABY.

[CAT MEOWS]

[INDISTINCT]

AND I KNOW YOU BEEN
TRAFFICKING WITH.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO CON
LEROY AGAIN.

- HEY, HEY. LEROY--
- NO, NO DETECTIVE!

DON'T COME ONE STEP CLOSER!
TABBY GETS IT!

COME ON, LEROY,
PUT THE GUN AWAY, MAN!

TABBY MUST DIE.

HE'S OUT THIS TIME, EVICTED!

RELAX, MR. GLASS.

BUT HE'S GOT MY CAT.

YO, MAN! THROW THE CAT!

GO ROLL A DRUNK, WILL YA?

LEROY, WHAT'S HAPPENING?

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

THESE BEASTS HAVE SERVED
TIME IN HELL.

HE'S NUTS, SHOOT HIM! SHOOT HIM!

HEY, COME ON, LEROY,
IT'S JUST A CAT.

NO, MESSENGERS.

HE SEND ME MESSAGES THROUGH HIM.

[MEOWS]

THEY TELL ME TERRIBLE THINGS.

LEROY, LOOK AT ME.

I UNDERSTAND.

NO ONE UNDERSTANDS.

I UNDERSTAND.

[MEOWS]

AW, MAN!

OH. MY LITTLE ANGEL.

LEROY: THANKS, DETECTIVE.
I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE.

I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

WHAT'D YOU SAY TO HIM?

IT WAS PRIVATE, NEAL.

[SIREN, VEHICLES LEAVES]

CROSS MILE MILE LINE,
YOU PAY MILE MILE FINE.

EMPERORS CROSS
ANY LINE THEY WANT.

GENTLEMEN, YOU KNOW THE DRILL,

LET'S SAVE THIS SCINTILLATING
CONVERSATION FOR DOWNSTAIRS.

- CHIEF?
- UH-HUH.

OUR OWN SHAKESPEARE.
WELL DONE, HENRY.

I NOTICED THERE
WAS NO CHIEF IN YOUR STORY.

YOU SAVING HIM
FOR LATER CHAPTERS?

YEAH, I AM.

LOVE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT
THE CHARACTERIZATION SOME TIME.

I KNOW WE BOTH WANT TO SEE
A FAIR AND ACCURATE PORTRAYAL.

- CHIEF?
- FRANK, I NEED A MINUTE.

I HAVE A GANG SUMMIT.

THEY CAN WAIT.

IF THIS IS ABOUT
LIEUTENANT BUNTZ...

WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT
AFTER I.A.D. IS THROUGH.

FRANK, HAVE YOU SEEN
HOWARD HUNTER YET?

HE WAS SLEEPING.
I'M GOING BACK THIS AFTERNOON.

WE HAVE A PROBLEM.

BILL PALMER--

HUNTER'S COMPANION WHO DIED--

I JUST GOT A CALL FROM
THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE.

SEEMS LIKE A PART
OF PALMER WAS...

DEVOURED.

YOU MEAN DECAYED?

NO, FRANK, I MEAN DEVOURED,

AS IN EATEN FOR LUNCH.

NOT A BIG PART,

JUST A MINUTE PORTION, HERE.

RATS?

THE TEETH MARKS WERE HUMAN.

MY GOD!

EXACTLY.

I'M TELLING THE PRESS
HOW HOWARD EXEMPLIFIES

THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS
OF THE DEPARTMENT.

AND IT TURNS OUT HE MUNCHED
A LITTLE FLESH.

CHIEF.

I CAN SEE THE HEADLINES NOW.

"HEAD EATER TAKES
JOB LITERALLY."

CHIEF, I FIND THIS A LITTLE
HARD TO BELIEVE.

BELIEVE IT, FRANK.

THANKS TO A LITTLE HIGH
POWERED INTERFERENCE

FROM YOUR CHIEF,

THE M.E.'S REPORT IS SQUELCHED.

NOW IT'S YOUR TURN.

TALK TO HOWARD.

MAKE THAT PERVERT REALIZE

HE'S NOT TO BREATHE
A WORD OF THIS TO ANYONE!

ALL RIGHT.

IF THIS CHECKS OUT, POOR HOWARD.

OH, FRANK, SPARE ME!

THIS WHOLE THING IS DRIVING
MY PROSTATE NUTS!

HEY, SAL!

WHAT'RE YOU BUILDING,
A BATHROOM OR A NEW WING?

EVERYONE CHEAP SHOTS
THE PLUMBER.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING,

YOU KNOW WHO THE FIRST
PLUMBERS WERE?

NO.

THE ROMANS, THAT'S WHO.

YEAH? WHERE ARE THEY TODAY?

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT IT IS, MAN?

MARTINEZ? HE GOT
ONE HAND IN THE GYPSY BOYS

AND THE OTHER IN THE COPS.

YOU BABIES LISTEN,
AND YOU LISTEN GOOD.

THERE IS NO UNIFICATION BETWEEN
LOS DIABLOS AND THE GYPSY BOYS.

WE BELIEVE YOU.

WE HAVE
THE WORD OF THE GYPSY BOYS

AND THE DIABLOS
THAT THIS WEDDING IS PERSONAL.

THAT'S BULL! BULL!

HEY! EITHER MY SISTER GETS BACK
SOON OR SOMEONE'S GOING

TO WEAR A SHADE OVER THEIR HEAD
AND PLUG IT IN LIKE A LAMP.

ANYBODY HAVE HIS SISTER?

EVERYBODY HAVE HIS SISTER.

I'M GOING
TO SHUT YOU UGLY MOUTH!

KNOCK IT OFF! YOU HAD YOUR SAY,

NOW LET ME TELL YOU
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

LOLA MARTINEZ WILL BE SAFELY
HOME WITHIN TWO HOURS.

THE BORDER INCIDENTS WILL CEASE.

AND THIS WEDDING WILL PROCEED
WITHOUT INCIDENT OR BY GOD,

I'LL BRING THIS PRECINCT BACK TO
A TIME MOST OF YOU NEVER KNEW!

YOU WON'T BE ABLE
TO WALK A BLOCK WITHOUT
BEING SPREAD IN RED.

SLEDGEHAMMERS IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE NIGHT.

SEARCH WARRANTS
IN YOUR GIRLFRIENDS' FACES.

THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW ME,
ASK THE ONES WHO DO.

LIEUTENANT GOLDBLUME,

MAKE SURE MR. MARTINEZ GETS
SAFELY BACK TO HIS CELL

AND THESE MEN ARE SAFELY
RETURNED TO THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.

SCARED OF YOU.

WANT TO TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON,
CAPTAIN?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT,
NORMAN?

AW, COME ON!
COPS TOSSED MY PLACE.

YOU WANT TO PRETEND
IT'S A FREAKIN' B&E?

SO, THIS IS I.A.D.'S CALL, HUH?

INSIDE.

OFFICER SHIPMAN, I BELIEVE
YOU KNOW LIEUTENANT BUNTZ.

ALL RIGHT, COME ON,
WHAT DO YOU GOT, SHIPMAN?

AND I WANT ALL OF IT.

THE LIEUTENANT SAYS SOME
OFFICERS RAIDED HIS APARTMENT.

WE HAD A WARRANT.

YOUR WARRANT'S CRAP.

THERE'S A KILO
OF COCAINE MISSING

FROM THE SUITCASE YOU RECOVERED.

I WAS INFORMED FOR THE FIRST
TIME THIS MORNING, NORM.

I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT,
CAPTAIN.

WE RECOVERED THIS TACKLE BOX
FROM THE LIEUTENANT'S APARTMENT.

FOUND IT BEHIND THE MOTOR
IN HIS REFRIGERATOR.

IT CONTAINS $17,000 IN CASH,

MOSTLY 20'S, ABOUT 1,000 TEN
DOLLAR BILLS, RIGHT, LIEUTENANT?

WHAT ABOUT IT, NORM?

HOWARD?

FRANK.

HOW ARE YOU?

I'M FINE.

I UNDERSTAND THAT I'M TO FACE
THE CAMERAS IN AN HOUR.

YEAH, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT THAT, HOWARD.

THE M.E.'S REPORT IS IN
ON BILL PALMER.

AND WE MAY HAVE SOMETHING OF
A PUBLIC RELATIONS PROBLEM HERE.

WHAT?

HOWARD, I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN
THROUGH A HORRIBLE ORDEAL.

BUT I HAVE NO DIPLOMATIC WAY
TO PUT THIS.

DID YOU...

EAT PART OF BILL PALMER?

YES, FRANK.

HAVE YOU TOLD THIS
TO ANYONE ELSE?

NO, IT HASN'T COME UP.

GOOD.

LOOK, I HAVE NO DOUBT

YOU DID WHAT YOU FELT
WAS NECESSARY.

BILL AND I HAD A PACT.

THE ONE WHO SURVIVED
TOOK THE NUTRIENTS OF THE OTHER.

WE'VE SUPPRESSED
THE M.E.'S REPORT.

SO YOU NEEDN'T BE CONCERNED
ABOUT ANY OF THIS GETTING OUT.

FRANK, ARE SUGGESTING
THAT I NOT TELL THE TRUTH?

I'D LEAVE OUT THE PART
ABOUT THE NUTRIENTS.

FOR HEAVEN'S SAKES WHY, MAN?

TO THE TRUE SURVIVALIST

EVERY LIFE PRESERVED
IS A LESSON LEARNED.

TRUST ME, HOWARD, PEOPLE
ARE NOT GOING TO UNDERSTAND.

OH, I SEE.

IT'S THAT
DEPARTMENTAL IMAGE, HUH?

WELL, I THINK
IF THE CHIEF KNEW--

THE CHIEF DOES KNOW,
AND HE WANTS THIS KEPT QUIET.

REALLY?

HOWARD, JUST DO ME THIS FAVOR?

DON'T TALK TO THE PRESS
UNTIL YOU'VE HAD SOME MORE REST

AND WE'VE TALKED THIS OUT
FURTHER.

ALL RIGHT, OLD SPORT.

BUT, YOU KNOW,

I THINK WE JUST HAVE AN HONEST
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION HERE.

PLEASE, HOWARD?

UNDERSTOOD.

HOT, HUH?

YEAH. LITTLE, I GUESS.

IF IT AIN'T THE LUCKY MAN.

SEE YOU ON THE STREET SUCKER!
YOU'RE WARRANT'S BOGUS!

WHAT'S HE TALKING ABOUT?

NOTHING, JUST BLOWING SMOKE.

OUR WARRANT IS SOLID, MAN!

I MEAN WE GOT THAT GUY,
WE NAILED HIM GOOD.

SURE WE DID, LOVER.

GUY DRY SNAPS ME THREE TIMES
AND WALKS ON SOME TECHNICALITY?

NO WAY. NO WAY, MAN!

YOU OKAY, BABE?

I'M FINE!

IT'S THAT SCUM WAD
THAT'S IN TROUBLE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

I CHECKED THE WARRANT.
IT'S AIRTIGHT.

BESIDES, THERE'S NO WAY
HE'S WALKING ON ASSAULT

WITH INTENT TO COMMIT MURDER.

NOW LET'S GO IN AND TESTIFY,
ALL RIGHT?

J.D.?

GO AHEAD.
I--I NEED ANOTHER DRINK.

[WATER RUNS]

HEY, BLONDIE,
THE LADIES' ROOM IS FINISHED.

AND I'D BE HONORED
TO TAKE YOU ON A PERSONAL TOUR.

WELL, THANKS SAL, BUT I'VE HAD
THREE BETTER OFFERS TODAY

AND THEY WERE ALL FROM WINOS.

WHOA, WHOA!

OKAY, I'M GOING TO LAY MY CARDS
ON THE TABLE,

NORTH AVENUE SEAFOOD GROTTO,

7:30 TONIGHT, YOU AND ME.

CANDLELIGHT, CLAMS, AND CHIANTI.

YOU'RE KIDDING?

NO, I LIKE
MAKING A FOOL OF MYSELF

IN THE MIDDLE
OF A POLICE STATION.

THANKS, SAL, BUT NO.

COME ON, THINK ABOUT IT.

NO.

OKAY BUT I CAN SEE
YOU WEAKENING.

YOU KNOW I'LL BE BACK.

JUANITA, WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?

- HEY, I'M SORRY.
- I BEEN WAITING.

FURILLO, I'VE NEVER WAITED SO
LONG FOR BAIL IN MY WHOLE LIFE.

DON'T BE ARRESTED NEXT TIME.

HEAT GOT ME.

LOLA!

LOLA!
YOU ALL RIGHT! YOU ALL RIGHT!

LOOK AT ME!
FURILLO, SHE'S ALL RIGHT.

YOU!

YOU THE SCUM WHO TOOK HER!

NO.

YOU KIDNAPPED
MY LITTLE SISTER, HUH?

- FURILLO.
- I LOVE HIM.

WHAT?

I WASN'T KIDNAPPED.
I WENT WITH TOMMY.

WHY DON'T WE CONTINUE
THIS IN MY OFFICE?

HMM.

HOW CAN YOU SAY
YOU LOVE A SHAMROCK?

LOOK AT THIS.

JOEY O'DONNELL, '81.

IT WAS BEFORE I JOINED.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU
TWO KNOWN EACH OTHER?

THREE WEEKS.

MARTINEZ: THREE WEEKS?

- LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW.
- THREE WEEKS!

IT SORT OF HAPPENED.

WELL, IT'S GOING TO UNHAPPEN.

'CAUSE YOU GOING TO MARRY
ENRIQUE SORAS, AND THAT'S THAT.

[SPEAKS SPANISH]

YOU SEE, CAPTAIN, I KNEW
I COULDN'T TALK TO HIM.

- JESUS.
- CASE CLOSED, FRANKIE.

- JUST TALK TO HER.
- CASE CLOSED!

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?
DO YOU WANT TO RUIN MY LIFE?

I DON'T WANT TO HEAR THIS!

DO YOU WANT ME TO MARRY
SOMEBODY I DON'T EVEN LOVE?!

ALL YOU EVER DO IS THINK
ABOUT YOURSELF!

WHAT ABOUT ME?

WHEN'S IT GOING TO BE MY TURN?
I COOKED FOR YOU FOR YEARS.

AND I CLEANED FOR YOU
AND ALL YOUR FRIENDS.

AND I DID EVERYTHING
TO TAKE MAMA'S PLACE!

COME ON, I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU, JESUS.

PLEASE DON'T DO THIS TO ME!
POR FAVOR, JESUS.

KIND OF A BROTHER AM I, FRANKIE?

LOOK AT HER.

LOOK AT MY BEAUTIFUL LOLA.

SHE'S HAPPY, A SHAMROCK.

BUT SHE'S HAPPY.

[SPEAKING SPANISH]

ARE YOU GOING
TO CALL OFF THE WEDDING?

A WEDDING GOES ON.

BUT WITH A SHAMROCK.

I LOVE YOU!

OKAY. YOU OKAY?

YEAH, I'M OKAY.

YOU TAKE CARE
OF MY LITTLE SISTER.

WHAT THE HELL,
IT'S PAID FOR, EH?

SO WHAT KIND OF JACKPOT
THEY GOT ME IN?

WELL, THE EVIDENCE
IS LARGELY CIRCUMSTANTIAL.

THEIR TRUMP CARD IS THAT $17,000

THEY FOUND
BEHIND YOUR REFRIGERATOR.

THEY CAN'T PROVE HOW I GOT THAT.

MAYBE NOT,
BUT WE NEED TO ACCOUNT FOR IT.

WHY IF THEY CAN'T PROVE
ANYTHING?

COME ON, LIEUTENANT,
YOU'RE A COP.

YOU GOT MISSING DOPE
AND A PILE OF CASH

IN A SUSPECT'S APARTMENT,
WHAT'RE YOU GOING TO THINK?

RIGHT. THEY'LL HANG ME.

I DON'T CARE
HOW YOU GOT THE MONEY,

BUT WE CAN'T FRAME A DEFENSE
WITHOUT AN EXPLANATION FOR IT.

CAN'T TALK ABOUT THAT NOW.

THIS IS P.B.A.
YOU'RE TALKING TO, LIEUTENANT.

I AM ON YOUR SIDE.

I UNDERSTAND, COUNSELOR.

AHEM.
I'M SORRY TO WASTE YOUR TIME.

THEN FOR THE NEXT FOUR DAYS
BILL RECITED TO ME--

WITH AN URGENCY THAT I DIDN'T
AT FIRST UNDERSTAND--

A FULLY REALIZED

MORAL PHILOSOPHY OF SURVIVALISM.

THEN HE WAS GONE

AND YOU WERE ALONE, ALL ALONE.

WELL, NOT ENTIRELY,

FOR BILL LEFT ME A GIFT.

THIS IS WHAT I WAS TRYING TO
MAKE CAPTAIN FURILLO UNDERSTAND,

IT'S WHAT
I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.

I'M HERE, HOWDY. I'M HERE.

WELL, BILL TOLD ME
IT WAS MY OBLIGATION

TO ASSUME HIS REMAINING
NUTRIENTS FOR MYSELF.

HOWDY, YOU DIDN'T.

ON THE MORNING OF THE SEVENTH
DAY, I TOOK BILL AT HIS WORD.

YOU CONSUMED HUMAN FLESH?

WELL, I TOOK NUTRIENTS.

THE SOUL HAD FLED.

WHAT'S WRONG, MY DEAR?

SURELY YOU OF ALL PEOPLE

EVERY FORTNIGHT, JAGGAWALA
WOULD ENTER THE JUNGLE.

HE WOULD RETURN THE NEXT MORNING
IN A STRANGE MOOD,

FULL OF VIGOR.

THE VILLAGERS WOULD NOT TELL ME
WHERE HE WENT,

THEY ACCUSED ME
OF BEING A NAGGING BOPTOMMY.

AND SO ONE EVENING
I FOLLOWED HIM.

AND I OBSERVED

THE BONFIRES OF HIS CEREMONY.

THE SACRIFICE,
THE HUMAN SACRIFICE,

AND THE BANQUET THAT FOLLOWED.

AND SO I FLED TO YOU, HOWDY,
ONLY TO FIND THAT YOU PRACTICE

THE SAME PERVERSION.

WELL, NO OFFENSE, PRUNELLA,

BUT I ASSUME JAGA IS A CANNIBAL.

AND THIS SITUATION
IS A DIFFERENT MATTER.

OH!

IS THERE NO MAN FOR ME WHO CAN
REFUSE PARTAKING OF THE FLESH?

PRUNELLA.

I'M SORRY, HOWDY.

WE ARE FROM TWO DIFFERENT
WORLDS.

[KNOCKING AT DOOR]

GUIDO.

HELLO, MARY.

- YOU GOT A MINUTE?
- YEAH, COME IN.

- PLACE IS A MESS.
- LOOKS FINE.

[BABY CRYING]

EXCUSE ME.

TOMMY, MOMMY'S HERE.
MOMMY'S HERE. IT'S OKAY

BAD DREAM.

HOW IS THE LITTLE GUY?

HE'S GREAT. HE'S GREAT.

THAT'S GOOD.

SOMETHING'S WRONG.

I GOT TO ASK YOU
TO DO SOMETHING FOR ME.

I WASN'T TALKING TO GUIDO RIGHT

AFTER TOMMY DIED
BECAUSE I WAS MAD.

I REMEMBER.

SO I DON'T KNOW, A MONTH OR TWO
LATER GUIDO COMES OVER,

HE'S GOT THIS BOX FULL OF MONEY,

SAYS HE FOUND IT
IN TOMMY'S COUPE.

HE'S BEEN HOLDING IT FOR ME.

WHERE'D DONAHUE GET THE MONEY?

I DON'T KNOW, CAPTAIN.

CONSIDERING TOMMY'S SITUATION

I KNEW I.A.D. WOULD IMPOUND IT.

- GO ON.
- I WAS PREGNANT.

I DIDN'T KNOW IT
WHEN TOMMY DIED.

GUIDO SAID THE MONEY
WAS FOR ME AND THE BABY.

A FEW DAYS LATER I CALLED HIM.

I WAS SCARED ABOUT
KEEPING THE MONEY,

I WAS AFRAID I'D SPEND IT
ON BOOZE, JUST THROW IT AWAY,
YOU KNOW?

I ASKED GUIDO TO HOLD IT FOR ME.

IT WAS TOMMY'S MONEY, CAPTAIN.

GUIDO, HE WAS JUST DOING
ME A FAVOR.

HE WAS TOMMY'S BEST FRIEND,
YOU KNOW.

WHAT NOW, CAPTAIN?

I DON'T KNOW, NORMAN.

SHE WAS TELLING THE TRUTH.

BOARD OF RIGHTS
IS GOING TO HAVE A HARD TIME
BELIEVING THAT.

AND EVEN IF THEY BUY IT,
YOU'RE WAY, WAY OUT OF POLICY.

DON'T LOOK GOOD, HUH?

- NO.
- YEAH.

HELLO. HEY.

THAT'S RIGHT,
IT'S YOU'RE NO GOOD BROTHER, HI.

I WAS JUST THINKING.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE

SINCE YOU AND ROB WERE OVER.

MAYBE WE COULD HAVE DINNER.

OH, LET HIM GO TO VEGAS, HUH?

I HOPE YOU PUT A PADLOCK
ON HIS WALLET.

MAYBE JUST ME AND YOU THEN, HUH?

JOINING HIM TONIGHT,

THAT'S GREAT.

IT'S GREAT YOU COULD GET AWAY.

NO.

NO, I'M NOT ANGLING FOR A LOAN.

I WAS JUST THINKING
ABOUT MY SISTER, THAT'S ALL.

YEAH, RING ME WHEN YOU GET BACK.

WE'LL SET SOMETHING UP.

BYE.

GRACE GARDNER'S LATEST PROJECT.

INTERESTING.

I UNDERSTAND YOUR STORY
GOT A ROUGH RECEPTION.

NOTHING UNEXPECTED, THOUGH,

I SUPPOSE
I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED.

I WAS HOPING MAYBE SOME PEOPLE
WOULD APPRECIATE THE FACT

THAT I GOT IT DOWN RIGHT.

BEING A WRITER TAKES SOME
GETTING USED TO, I GUESS.

BUT AT LEAST YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY.

I GUESS.

HENRY, UH...

DID YOU HAVE TO MAKE
THE CAPTAIN SO BLAND?

JUST A FRIENDLY OBSERVATION.

I'LL KEEP IT IN MIND, FRANK.

HEY, J.D., YOU ALL RIGHT, MAN?

FINE.

DAY CATCHING UP, HUH, BABE?

A LITTLE, MAYBE, YEAH.

I WAS FEELING SO GOOD THERE.

YOU WERE IN SHOCK, BABE.

NOW I...

LOOK.

I CAN'T STOP THEM.

HEY.
IT'S A NORMAL REACTION, MAN.

I TRIED TALKING TO PEG.

BUT YOU KNOW HOW IT IS WITH HER.

THEN...

I ALMOST DIED TODAY.

AND I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY
TO TALK TO.

COME ON, BABE.
COME ON, COME ON.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

- HI RAYMOND.
- EVENING, SERGEANT.

EVENING, CANNONBALL.

HEY, LUCY, HIYA!

HOW YOU DOING, SARGE?

HEY, SORRY TO FORCE YOU BACK
ON ROLL CALL.

OH, NO PROBLEM THERE.

WE GOT TO GET A PERMANENT
REPLACEMENT SOONER OR LATER.

WHAT IT CAME DOWN TO IS
I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO GO BACK
ON DAY SHIFT.

I'M SO USED TO NIGHTS, YOU KNOW?

OH YEAH, YOU GOT
TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR YOU.

THANKS, HON. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

SERGEANT BATES,
THESE CAME FOR YOU.

OH THANKS, RAYMOND.

OOH, WHO'S IT FROM, LUCE?

THAT'S FOR ME TO KNOW
AND YOU TO FIND OUT.

WHAT DO I CARE?
I GOT A DATE TONIGHT.

OOH, AND I'M REAL INTERESTED.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER, LUCY.

- RAYMOND.
- LIEUTENANT.

VIC, YOU'RE STORY,
I JUST READ IT.

- UH HUH.
- IT'S GOOD.

I MEAN, I REALLY LIKED IT.

PART OF IT WAS SAD.
PART OF IT WAS FUNNY.

I DON'T KNOW.
SEEMED VERY REAL TO ME
FOR WHATEVER THAT'S WORTH.

THAT'S WORTH A LOT, MICK,
THANKS.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

LINE THREE FOR YOU, CAPTAIN.

CAPTAIN FURILLO.

FRANK, I'VE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID,

HOW PEOPLE MIGHT NOT UNDERSTAND.

AND I AGREE WITH YOU.
I'LL NOT MAKE MENTION OF IT.

OH, I'M GLAD, HOWARD.
YOU SOUND TIRED.

YOU DESERVE A LONG REST.

THANK YOU, FRANK.
GOODNIGHT.

DINNER, LIEUTENANT.

WE'RE PUTTING YOU
ON A HIGH PROTEIN REGIMEN.

OH, THANK YOU, NURSE.

[PARTY MUSIC PLAYS]

HEY, LISTEN I PAID FOR CHICKEN
WINGS, I GET CHICKEN WINGS.

OR YOU AIN'T GOING TO HAVE
A CATERING TRUCK IN THE MORNING.

YOU UNDERSTAND, MR. LAFONTAINE?
GOOD.

SO, HOW'RE THE TWO FURILLO'S
DOING?

- OH, FINE, JESUS.
- LOVELY PARTY.

TWO G'S, BUT I FIGURE
IT'S WORTH IT, HUH?

OH HEY! JESUS! NICE GIG!

HEY, THESE KIDS GOT IT EASY.

I WAS THEIR AGE I WAS BOOSTING
[INDISTINCT]

IT WAS WORK.

NOW THEY SELL SOME DOPE.
AND THEY BUY THE CAR.

THEY DON'T EARN IT.

MY LITTLE BROTHER,
HE DON'T KNOW THE VALUE OF WORK.

REMEMBER HOW MANY KIDS' LUNCH
MONEY IT TOOK TO MAKE ENDS MEET?

THOSE DAYS ARE GONE BROTHER.

ISN'T THAT TIPPI MALCOLM?

DAMN.

HERE TO MAKE TROUBLE
LIKE ALWAYS.

I THOUGHT HE WAS IN HARRISON

GOT PAROLED LAST WEEK.
YOU GOT TO KEEP UP, FRANKIE.

EXCUSE ME.

YO, TIPPI, WHY DON'T YOU GO PARK
YOUR UGLY BODY OUTSIDE.

I LIKE IT HERE.

WELL, YOU'RE HISTORY.

[MUSIC STOPS]

COME ON, MARTINEZ,
JUST LIKE OLD TIMES?

I CAN TAKE CARE OF THIS SLOB.

STOP IT NOW!

OH, MY CHEST.

MY CHEST.

HE'S STROKING OUT.

CALL THE PARAMEDICS.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE OKAY, TIPPI.

THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR EATING
SO MANY TACOS, YOU FAT TOAD.

WELL, ANYWAYS, IT'S OVER.

I GUESS WHAT HURTS IS
IT DIDN'T BOTHER HER THAT MUCH.

WELL, NO BIG DEAL.

IT IS A BIG DEAL, PATRICK,

BECAUSE YOU REACHED OUT
AND EVEN THOUGH OFFICER RUSSO

DIDN'T RESPOND
THE WAY YOU HOPED,

YOU FOLLOWED YOUR FEELINGS.

I GUESS.

I'M GLAD YOU SUGGESTED THIS,
GRACE.

YOU SEEM TO UNDERSTAND SO MUCH.

DO I?

THAT'S FUNNY.

SOMETIMES
DURING THE LAST FEW MONTHS

EVEN I WONDERED IF I WAS CRAZY.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WELL, YOU'VE GOT TO ADMIT,
PATRICK,

MY LIFE HASN'T EXACTLY
FOLLOWED A CONVENTIONAL PATH.

BUT I'VE COME TO REALIZE
THAT IT'S MY PATH.

AND I LIKE MY LIFE.

AND HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN
SAY THAT?

NOT MANY.

SOMETIMES I DO FEEL
THAT WE'RE ALL JUST TRYING

TO FIND OUR WAY IN THE DARK.

I FEEL THAT WAY TOO.

WE'RE BOTH SEARCHERS, PATRICK.

WE COULD BE BACK
AT MY PLACE IN 20 MINUTES.

NO.

NOW.

BOB?

JERRY SEALER.
[INDISTINCT]

JERRY, HOW YOU DOING?

HEY, I SEE WE'RE ON
THE SAME PANEL, THE MODELING,
THE RESEARCH...

GRACE: OH!

FLAHERTY:
GRACE, I CAN'T GET IT OPEN.
GRACE.

GRACE: OH, NO, NO!

DAMN! DO WE REALLY NEED
THIS THING?

YES!

[KNOCKING AT DOOR]

[KNOCKING]

YEAH, YEAH, WHO IS IT?

SID: IT'S ME, NORM.

HEY, NORM.

AM I STILL PERSONA NON GRATIS?

LET'S GO, IN OR OUT, SID?

I'M IN.

AND A BOTTLE OF ROSE, HEH.

AND...

PISTACHIOS.

THE BIG BAG, NORM,
FOR A LITTLE CELEBRATION.

FOR WHAT?

NORMAN, I HAVE DECIDED

THAT NOT EVERYTHING IS DEPENDENT
UPON THE BOTTOM LINE.

SO, EVEN THOUGH IT'S GOING
TO COST ME--

AND DON'T I KNOW IT--

I HAVE GIVEN MY NOTICE
TO BENEDICT.

[POURS WINE]

THIS OPERATOR WORKS
FOR NORMAN BUNTZ, PERIOD.

TERRIFIC.

AW, COME ON, NORM.
GIVE US A LITTLE SMILE?

LOOK, MAYBE YOU CAN STILL PATCH
THINGS UP WITH BENEDICT.

WHAT'RE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

I.A.D.'S GOT MY BADGE
AND MY GUN.

I'VE BEEN SUSPENDED.

[SIGHS]

[THEME MUSIC PLAYS]