Hill Street Blues (1981–1987): Season 7, Episode 4 - Bald Ambition - full transcript

I DON'T THINK
IT WILL WORK.

WE'VE BEEN DOING
FIVE BOXES A DAY

AND WE'VE GOT
FOUR TO GO.

GOD FURILLO THE AGONY
OF OFFERING

A CLIENT'S TESTIMONY

IN A TWELVE-DEFENDANT
DRUG CASE.

JOYCE, WHERE ARE
ALL MY SUITS?

CLEANERS.

BE DONE THIS AFTERNOON.

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED
TO WEAR TODAY?

I LEFT THE BLUE ONE.



JOYCE!

WHAT?

THESE HAVE A HOLE.

[SIGHS]

I'M SORRY,
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

I'VE BEEN WORKING
TEN HOURS A DAY

IN A COURTHOUSE CUBICLE

FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS,

AND I DON'T HAVE TIME
TO INSPECT

- EVERY ONE OF YOUR SUITS.
- I COULD HAVE TAKEN THEM

- MYSELF, YOU KNOW.
- [LAUGHS]

COME ON.

YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO
A CLEANER

SINCE CARTER
WAS PRESIDENT.



- THAT'S RIDICULOUS,
THAT'S WRONG.
- HERE...

WEAR THESE.

AND THEN WE CALL THIS

A SITUATIONAL INTERDICTION,

THE MUGGER COMPLETES
HIS RAID,

AND THEN HEADS FOR
HIS SANCTUARY IN THE PARK

WHERE ARE STEPPED-UP
PERIMETER PATROLS

INTERCEPT ALONG THESE
BORDERS HERE

WHICH THE FELON NEEDS
CROSS TO SAFETY.

AND SO WITH YOUR HELP
SECTORS B AND C PEOPLE,

VAN BUREN PARK IS WON BACK
FROM THE BOONIES,

AND TRANSFORMED INTO
A DEMILITARIZED ZONE,

WHERE THE PEACE-LOVING
FOLK OF OUR PRECINCT

CAN SMOKE THEIR DOPE

AND TRANSMIT THEIR
VENEREAL DISEASE

IN RELATIVE SAFETY.

[LAUGHTER]

TO WHICH FURTHER REGARD

- ITEM 10 MEMO...
- WHY NOT WORK FOR HO CHI MINH

- RIGHT ON THE HILL.
- ... DIVISION COMMANDER

SWANSON...

- (MAN) UH-OH.
- ANDREW?

AYE-AYE, SIR.

SOMETHING THE WHOLE
CLASS CAN ENJOY?

OH, I WAS TRYING
TO RECOLLECT,

I... I THOUGHT
WE LOST THAT WAR.

[LAUGHTER]

MEMO INDICATES THAT
DIVISION'S OBSERVATION

THAT THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE

NOW EMPLOYS BOTH
MALE AND FEMALE NOMENCLATURE

FOR HURRICANES,
TO WIT AT MINIMUM

DIVISION REQUESTS THAT
IN VIEW OF SEVENTEEN PERCENT

THE FEMALE OFFICERS
IN THE DEPARTMENT

ALL B SECTORS BE
DENOMINATED DISTAFF.

AND THE EXAMPLES
GIVEN ARE BARB, BETH,

BELINDA OR BUNNY.

BUNNY? SECTOR BUNNY?

- [LAUGHTER]
- [HUNTER]
ITEM 12, WE HAVE A

BACK-UP ALERT HERE PEOPLE

FOR OFFICER TINA RUSSO

WHOSE UNDERCOVER
PURSUIT OF ONE

ALPHONSE SONNY CAPPELITO,

WHO WAS ACCUSED OF
THE AMTRAK WAREHOUSE HEIST

AND OTHER HIGH-STAKES
BURGLARIES.

I... I THINK
THAT'S IT, PEOPLE.

- [VARIOUS CONVERSATIONS]
- OH, WAIT A MINUTE.

HOLD IT, HOLD IT,
NOT IT AS YOU WERE.

NOT IT AT ALL.

THIS PRECINCT HAS
RECEIVED A POSTCARD

WITH A PICTURE OF
A LARGE-MOUTH BASS ON IT,

AND IT IS POSTMARKED
WILLIAMSVILLE,

AND IT READS WISH YOU
WERE HERE,

WISH I WAS THERE,

NO REALLY RECUPERATING
GREAT, SARGE,

AND IT'S IN PARENTHESIS,

STAN GEBLONKSKI.

[APPLAUSE AND CHEERS]

ALL RIGHT, BE CAREFUL
OUT THERE.

THE WEATHER FORECAST
IS CLEAR SKIES,

HIGH TEMPERATURES
WITH CORRESPONDING

RESTLESSNESS AMONG
THE INDIGENOUS POPULATION.

- [HUNTER] BE ALERT.
- [VARIOUS CONVERSATION]

ANDY, BOBBY, DOMESTIC.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU KNOW IT SOUNDS LIKE
I COULDN'T SHAVE

IF THESE PEOPLE JUST EAT
THE PROPER BREAKFAST

EVERY MORNING THERE WOULDN'T
BE SO MUCH

OF THIS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
ALMOST EVERY DAY.

- CAPTAIN.
- GENTLEMEN.

CAPTAIN LOOK A LITTLE
WEIRD TO YOU TODAY?

FRANK?

A SPORTS COAT?

JOYCE SENT ALL
MY SUITS TO THE CLEANERS.

EIGHT O' CLOCK
WITH A TEE, FRANK.

- [SIREN BLARING]
- [TIRES SKIDDING]

AND THEN I WAS JUST
THINKING THAT

A COUPLE OF EGGS,
MAYBE A MUFFIN

KIND OF MAKES YOU FEEL
CONTENT AND WARM,

BUT THESE PEOPLE HERE
ALL THEY DO

IS SHOOT DOPE ALL THE TIME.

SHOOT IT ALL MORNING,
SHOOT IT ALL NIGHT,

OH, LORD, BOBBY,
LOOK AT THAT.

- I SAY DON'T COME UP HERE,
RIGHT NOW.
- MY BABY!

I'LL... I'LL DROP THIS CHILD
RIGHT DOWN.

OKAY, OKAY, NO ONE'S
GOING TO COME UP.

GET GOLDBLUME AND
THE PARAMEDICS.

- [INDISTINCT SHOUTING]
- [BABY CRYING]

[INDISTINCT SHOUTING]

[SCREAMING]

- [BABY CRYING]
- [CLAPPING]

[SIREN BLARING]
[FEMALE RADIO VOICE]
WE HAVE A 9-11.

ARMED ROBBERY IN PROGRESS,

C-SURPLUS STORE
CORNER OF PEEBLES DRIVE

AND 124TH STREET.

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♪♪

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♪♪

(SIGHS)
YEAH, THIS ONLY ABOUT

EIGHTY BLOCKS FROM WHERE
I GOT TO BE.

RELAX, PICK OUT A TAPE,
PLAY SOME MUSIC.

I TOLD YOU AN HOUR
AGO I GOTTA GO HOME.

I GOT TO TAKE MY MOM
TO THE BEAUTY PARLOR.

HERE, YOU WANT TO
TAKE A CAB?

HERE, I'LL PULL OVER.

YOU CAN TAKE A CAB YOU'RE
SO LATE FOR EVERYTHING.

I'M NOT GETTING OUT
IN ZULU LAND.

THEN RELAX.

IT'S ONLY TEN MINUTES
OUT OF YOUR WAY.

HALF HOUR.

SHUT UP.

[BOTH LAUGH]

[SERVICE STATION BELL DINGS]

PLAY A LITTLE MUSIC.

HOW YOU'RE DOING MOLLY.

HEY MR. C.

HE'S GONE INTO
THE OFFICE.

OUT COMES THE PACKAGE.

HEY, GET IN THE CAR.

COME ON, GET BACK
IN THE CAR.

STAND STILL.

- [SIREN BLARES]
- STOP, I'M A POLICE OFFICER.

RIGHT THERE.

YOU HUMPED.

HANDS UP!

COME ON!

[POLICE RADIO CHATTER]

NICE JOB.

[RENKO]
YES, YES HE DOES,
HE'S GOT SEVERAL WITNESSES,

WE GOT ALL KINDS
OF WITNESSES.

NO, WE DON'T HAVE
ANY FILM.

UH, YEAH, HOLD ON.

HOW DO YOU LIKE THIS?

POLICE OFFICER CATCHES
LITTLE BABY,

COMES RIGHT OUT
OF THE SKY LIKE THAT,

TV NETWORK WON'T HAVE
NOTHING TO DO WITH IT,

BECAUSE THEIR AIN'T
NO FILM, IT'S LIKE

IT NEVER EVEN HAPPENED.

ADMIRATION OF FELLOW
OFFICERS, ROBERT,

IT IS THE ONLY ROCK
OUR PRIDE STANDS ON

- WITH ANY ISSUES.
- ADMIRATION AND P.R. SENSE.

OFFICERS, MR. MONROE'S
LAWYER AWAITS YOUR 317S.

I'LL TAKE IT.

ANDY, ANDY, HEY,
WHAT'S THIS?

WHAT?

NFL RECEIVER
CATCHING A BABY.

(LAUGHS)
THAT'S HORRIBLE, J.D.

LINE TWO, HENRY.

THANKS.

- [PHONE RINGS]
- [OFFICE CHATTER]

GOLDBLUME.

STEVE WHO?

STEVE MER--

FROM CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL?

- YOU DONE?
- CHIEF.

NO, NO, I'D LOVE TO.

ARE YOU IN TOWN?

RENKO, EVENING TRIB,
LINE FOUR.

SEE THERE? PRINT MEDIA
STILL HAS A SENSE

OF NEWS PRIORITIES.

- YEAH.
- ANDREW J. RENKO,
HILL STREET STATION.

IT'S A ZOO THERE, FRANK.

HE'S HAD ONE OR TWO
RACE INCIDENTS, MINOR.

NOW SUDDENLY HE'S GOT
BLACKS RIDING WITH BLACK,

WHITES WITH WHITE,

EVERY DAMN UNIT
IN THE PLACE

IS A POWDER KEG.

THEY CALL HIM CAPTAIN TACO.

HALF THE MEN OF POLK AVENUE

- CALL HIM CAPTAIN TACO.
- HAVE YOU TALKED TO HIM?

NO, I WANT YOU
TO TALK TO HIM.

STAN IS READY TO GO IN.

BUT WE NEED HIM THERE
TOMORROW,

OR IT WON'T MAKE SENSE.

[STAN]
LOOK, FRANK THE IDEA IS

I GO IN WITH
THE VICE PLATOON,

I APPEAR TO BE OVERSEEING

THE VICE PLATOON'S
ACTIVITIES,

BUT REALLY I'M TROUBLE
SHOOTING

WITH THE PRECINCT'S BLACKS.

YOU'RE TAKING OVER
RAY CALLETANO'S PRECINCT.

WORST CASE,

MY INTENTION IS TO HELP HIM

WRITE IT FOR HIMSELF.

CHIEF, I DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH FACTS

ABOUT THE WHOLE
SITUATION.

I JUST GAVE YOU
THE FACTS,

WE'VE GOT A RUNAWAY
PRECINCT.

LOOK, FRANK, JUST GET RAY

TO SIT DOWN WITH STAN,

THE THREE OF YOU,
HAVE A LUNCH.

I WON'T ASK HIM
TO RELINQUISH POWER.

I SWEAR FRANK THAT
THIS IS NOT A PLOT,

TO HOSE CALLETANO.

BUT A COP RACE WAR
ON PAGE ONE

WILL BE DEVASTATING.

YOU'VE GOT THE GHETTO,

YOUR PRECINCT WILL SUFFER
WORSE THAT ANYONE'S.

HENRY.

WOULD YOU SEE IF YOU
CAN FIND

RAY CALLETANO FOR ME, PLEASE.

THANK YOU, CAPTAIN.

NONE OF US WANTS TO SEE
REYMONDO WITH

A LOT OF BROWN BURRITO
ON HIS FACE.

THIS IS A SARTORIAL CHANGE OF
PACE ISN'T IT FRANK?

UH, JOYCE SENT ALL
MY SUITS TO THE CLEANERS.

DIVORCE...
[MAKES GUN SOUND]

THE GREAT EQUALIZER.
[MAKES BLOWING SOUND]

[SIGHS]

AL, YOU LOOK WEIRD
WITH A MUSTACHE.

MAKES YOU LOOK
LIKE A TERRORIST.

I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE
AN EXTERMINATOR.

IT'S AMAZING, IT
IS A CLASSIC.

HEY, NICE BUST, OFFICER.

THAT'S THE UNDERSTATEMENT
OF THE DAY.

CAPTAIN, PHIL GRESHAM,
I.U.D., YOU GOT A MINUTE?

NOT REALLY, URGENT?

I SUSPECT THERE WILL BE
INVOLVEMENT WITH

ONE OF YOUR MEN.

HOW SO?

WELL, THE COP IN QUESTION

HAS BUSTED SEVERAL
INDIVIDUALS

OVER THE PAST TEN DAYS,

ALL OF WHOM WHILE THEY
WERE IN THE JOINT,

HAD PLACES BROKE INTO.

WHO'S THE COP?

YOUR LIEUTENANT
NORMAN BUNTZ.

WALK ME TO MY CAR.

- GOOD WORK THIS
MORNING, BOBBY.
- THANKS, CAPTAIN.

- OFFICER HILL.
- YEAH.

- I HAVE SOME FOLKS HERE
WHO WANT TO SEE YOU.
- OH, HI.

HEY, LITTLE BURGER,
LITTLE BURGER.

THE DOCTOR SAID
HE'S OKAY.

CATCH ME UP ON HOWARD.

THAT'S WAS DREADFUL
TOP TO BOTTOM.

- HOW'S HE DOING?
- ACTUALLY, FAIRLY WELL.

SIX MONTHS HE'LL HAVE
HIS RANK BACK.

THE JUNE REVIEW?

WELL I HOPE SO, I'M MEAN I'M

CERTAINLY GOING TO
FIGHT FOR HIM.

IF I'M ON THIS BOARD,
YOU KNOW HE'LL HAVE IT BACK.

HOW ARE THINGS GOING
AROUND HERE, RAY?

OH, VERY WELL.

WE GOT OUR NEW VEHICLES,

THEY'RE COMPUTERIZED
WITH THE 911S.

WHAT ABOUT THE MEN,
ANY PROBLEMS?

I SUPPOSE A FEW,
THE NORMAL.

I'M GETTING BETTER
AT IT, FRANK.

I DIFFUSE INSTEAD
OF CONFRONT.

WHY?

I'LL TELL YOU
WHY I'M HERE.

CHIEF WANTED ME AND YOU

AND STAN WILLIAMS
TO SIT DOWN AND

THRASH OUT A
COUPLE SITUATIONS.

REGARDING THE PRECINCT?

WELL YOU KNOW THE NEW
VICE ALLOCATIONS.

HE THOUGHT MAYBE STAN
COULD COME OVER

AND SEE IF THERE ARE
ANY PROBLEMS.

BUT I TOLD YOU,
THERE AREN'T.

COULD WE GO OUT
FOR HALF AN HOUR?

- SURE.
- [KNOCKING ON DOOR]

YOU WANTED TO SEE ME?

ONE MINUTE, PLEASE FRANK.

SURE.

GO AHEAD, RAYBURN.

I'M SORRY, CAPTAIN.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

READY?

LET'S DO IT.

UNDERSTOOD, RAYBURN?

YES, SIR.

LOOSE LIPS SINK SHIPS, SIR.

[DISTANT SIREN]

WHAT'S IT LOOK LIKE?

ALL OF HIS MICHIGAN
AVENUE STATEMENTS,

PLUS THE LAST TWO
FEDERAL INTERROGATIONS.

BROTHER.
[GROANS]

WHY DON'T WE SAY YOU
GIVE ME THE FEDS

I PASS ON MICHIGAN AVENUE
AND WE'RE FINISHED.

[LAUGHS]

JUST A THOUGHT.

OH, WOULDN'T IT BE NICE
TO EAT LUNCH TODAY.

[PHONE RINGS]
ASSISTANT D.A. BERNSTEIN.

[FURILLO]
- HI, IRWIN.
- OH, FRANK...

I HAVE BEEN GRUMPING FOR
THE LAST TWO HOURS, FURILLO.

YOU OWE ME AN APOLOGY.

WELL, IT'S YOUR LUCKY DAY,

I CALLED TO APOLOGIZE.

YOU DID?

EVERYBODY WHO SEES ME

THINKS I'M HIS HIGH SCHOOL
ENGLISH TEACHER,

BUT WHO CARES?

MY WIFE WAS THOUGHTFUL ENOUGH

- TO TAKE MY FILTHY, SHINY
SPOTTED SUITS
- [LAUGHS]

AND I WANT TO TAKE YOU
TO DINNER.

YOU'RE BEING FACETIOUS,
FURILLO.

FAIRLY EXPENSIVE DINNER.

OKAY, I'LL PICK YOUR
SUITS UP THIS AFTERNOON.

- SEE YOU.
- HMM, TALK LATER.

[HANGS UP]

SEE IF LEAH AND I
HAD BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT,

WE WOULD PROBABLY
STILL BE TOGETHER.

ANY CHANCE OF RECONCILIATION?

SHE'S LIVING WITH A GUY.

AND I'VE GOT A GIRLFRIEND, SO.

YOU DO?

IRWIN, THAT'S TERRIFIC.

YEAH.

YEAH, SHE'S VERY NICE.

UH, SHE'S JEWISH.

WE'RE VERY NICE.

WHEN THE DIVORCE
IS FINAL,

WE'LL PROBABLY GET MARRIED.

COME ON, WHAT DO YOU GOT?

OH, IS THAT THE
DOMIANO TRANSCRIPT?

MY CLIENT, MR. CRESPIS,

HE DENIES HE SAID
ANY OF THIS,

AND IF CROSS EXAMINED,
WE WILL DISAVOW.

I'D BE A FLY
ON THE WALL FOR A FEW DAYS.

THEN I'D TRY TO OPEN UP
SOME CHANNELS

WITH THE BLACK OFFICERS
AND AFTER THAT

THE WHITE ONES.

COORDINATING WITH YOU
OF COURSE, RAY.

OF COURSE.

YOU KNOW WHEN WE FOUNDED
THE BLACK OFFICERS COALITION,

RULE NUMBER ONE WAS
LISTEN TO THE BROTHERS.

I HAVE AN EXPERTISE, RAY,

IT'S FROM THAT EXPERIENCE,
NOTHING ELSE.

- OF COURSE.
- I DON'T UH...

I DON'T THINK IT STANDS
INTENTION

TO INTERFERE WITH
YOUR CHAIN OF COMMAND, RAY.

OH, NOT AT ALL.

OF COURSE,
I UNDERSTAND THAT.

HIS OFFICIAL ASSIGNMENT
WOULD BE VICE.

OH, DAMN, IT'S
TWELVE O' CLOCK AND...

I HAVE A MEETING WITH
LIEUTENANT MORGAN.

WILL YOU EXCUSE ME?

PRETTY BIG HURRY.

CAPTAIN.

NOW THIS NORM BUNTZ THING.

NOW I'VE GOT TWO MORE
BURGS CONFIRMED.

YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT
EVERYBODY HE COLLARS

JUST COINCIDENTALLY
GETS CLEANED OUT?

NORMAN, MY OFFICE.

PHIL GRESHAM, I.U.D.

[GRUNTS]

I DON'T KNOW, WHAT?

NFL WIDE RECEIVER
CATCHING A BABY

THROWN OUT A WINDOW.

- [LAUGHS]
- AND THAT JOKE

- GOOD 'OL J.D.
- BOBBY, MY MAN,

- CONGRATULATIONS.
- I THINK THE JOKE STINKS.

- WHAT, THE NFL RECEIVER...
- YEAH,

- THE NFL RECEIVER AND THE BABY.
- HMM?

YOU THINK ABOUT IT.

YEAH, THAT MAKES
A LOT OF SENSE, GRESHAM,

THAT'S REAL DOWNTOWN
THINKING, YOU KNOW.

SIX OF YOUR LOW-GRADE
ARRESTS, BUNTZ,

SIX PLACES ROBBED.

AND I SUPPOSE I GO ROB
THESE GUYS' PLACES,

BECAUSE NOBODY WOULD
EVER FIGURE OUT

THIS BIG COINCIDENCE, HUH?
[SIGHS]

THAT'S A REAL FINE TRIBUTE
TO MY INTELLIGENCE, CAPTAIN.

WELL, NORM, LOOK,
LET'S GO OVER

THE CIRCUMSTANCES
OF EACH ARREST.

THERE COULD BE
A COMMON THREAD.

YEAH, THEY'RE HUMMERS.

IF THEY'RE HUMMERS, IT'S
BECAUSE YOUR FATHEAD

DIVISION MEMO ABOUT WAR
AND EXECUTIONS

GOT LISTENED TO.

WELL THAT'S TRUE, GRESHAM,

AND LAST WEEK WE'RE TRYING
TO BUILD THE BODY COUNTS

PURSUANT TO THE MEMO.

ON THE OTHER HAND, NORM.

WHAT ET TU, CAPTAIN,
THAT IT?

NORMAN, ANSWER THE COINCIDENCE.

I'LL ANSWER IT,
I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.

I'M CONTINUING
MY INVESTIGATION.

I SAID I'LL TAKE CARE
OF IT.

AM I EXCUSED?

COUNSELOR WELLER,

FOR OFFICER RUSSO'S
SUSPECT, CAPPELITO.

THANKS, HOWARD.

COME ON IN.

[SIGHS]
WOULD YOU EXCUSE US, PLEASE?

YES, SIR.

- HOW ARE YOU?
- CAPTAIN.

THIS CAN SOUND ARROGANT,
BUT I DON'T INTEND IT TO.

CAN I DO YOU A FAVOR,

IN AN EXCHANGE OF YOU OWE MY
CLIENT CAPPELITO ONE,

SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE.

I SHOULD THINK HE'D
BE WANTING A FAVOR NOW,

AND NOT LATER.

NORMALLY, YES, TODAY'S
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.

WHICH I TAKE IT HAS TO DO
WITH THE FAVOR

HE'S GOING TO DO US.

LOOK, SHE SLEPT
WITH HIM, CAPTAIN.

WHO, WHO SLEPT
WITH WHOM?

YOUR COP, RUSSO,
SLEPT WITH SONNY.

YOU HAVE PROOF OF THIS?

SONNY'S A CREEP.

BUT IN THIS AREA,
HE DOESN'T LIE.

SO YOU'RE ASKING
THAT THE CASE BE DISMISSED.

DO IT NOW, SAVE
YOUR YOUNG COP,

SAVE THE DEPARTMENT
THE EMBARRASSMENT.

AND THIS IS THE FAVOR, CAPTAIN.

I'M GIVING YOU A DAY TO DO
THE RIGHT THING YOURSELF.

MR. WELLER, IT MUST BE
THAT YOU DON'T

PRACTICE UP HERE
VERY OFTEN.

OR YOU'D BE AWARE
OF THE FREQUENCY

WITH WHICH SEXUAL MISCONDUCT
CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST

OUR OFFICERS ARE USED
AS COMPONENTS

OF CRIMINAL DEFENSES.

PLEASE, DON'T BE
COMING UP HERE

DOING ME ANY FAVORS
ON YOUR CLIENT'S WORD.

LOOK, SHE'S PROBABLY
A GOOD COP.

BUT GIRLS TEND TO BE
GIRLS, RIGHT?

AND LAWYERS TEND
TO BE LAWYERS.

SO UH, WHEN WAS IT
EXACTLY YOU SAY

YOUR PLACE WAS
BURGLED MR...

- SHANKS.
- SHANKS.

BETWEEN FRIDAY
AND TUESDAY,

I WAS AWAY FOR
A FEW DAYS.

RAY, AMIGO!

STAND FIRM, HOWARD.

THIS TOO SHALL PASS.

[GRESHAM]
SERGEANT?

I'M GOING TO NEED ACCESS

TO YOUR OFF RECORD
PAYMENT FILE,

AS AN INFORMANT IN ALL
OF BUNTZ'S ARRESTS.

- WHERE WERE YOU?
- GUY NAMED THURSTON.

YOU'LL HAVE TO HAVE CAPTAIN
OR ABOVE AUTHORIZATION.

I ASKED YOU WHERE YOU WERE
ON THOSE DAYS, MR. SHANKS.

I WAS OUT.

I'LL FILE THAT LATER, OKAY.

WOULD THEY TREAT YOU
THIS WAY?

WOULD THEY TREAT ANY
ANGLO CAPTAIN?

RAY I HARDLY QUALIFY
AS AN ANGLO CAPTAIN.

IT'S A JOKE, BUT BELIEVE ME,

I CAN GO TO
THE HISPANIC PRESS.

AND FRANK, I AM DISAPPOINTED
IN YOU.

THAT'S UNWARRANTED.

THERE'S NO HARM
IN TALKING THINGS OUT.

DON'T PLAY NAIVE WITH ME.

DANIELS MUST THINK
I'M HIS TOY.

WHAT HE ACTUALLY
THINKS IS THAT YOU

HAVE SOME PROBLEMS
OVER THERE.

RACE PROBLEMS?

WHICH PRECINCT HAS NONE?

IT'S ALL JUST BELOW
THE SURFACE.

WELL IN YOUR PRECINCT,
THEY'RE ABOVE,

AND THEY'RE OUT THERE.

IS THIS YOUR BELIEF, FRANK?

WERE YOU REALLY JUST
THE INNOCENT MESSENGER?

OR DID YOU SET ME UP?

I DIDN'T SET YOU UP.

FRANKLY UNTIL THIS MORNING,

I DIDN'T HAVE A CLUE
ABOUT ANY OF THIS.

ON THE OTHER HAND...

I FOUND THAT
IN YOUR COFFEE AREA.

THERE WAS A STACK OF THEM.

LOOK, WHETHER DANIELS
WAS CLUMSY,

OR EVEN WHETHER HE
TREATED YOU FAIRLY,

THAT'S A SIDE ISSUE
IF YOU'RE HAVING

A PROBLEM WITH YOUR MEN.

THAT'S WHAT A CAPTAIN
ADDRESSES FIRST.

WHICH I AM.

WELL IT MAY BE THAT YOU NEED
SOME HELP, RAY.

NOBODY LIKES THAT.

EVERYBODY LIKES TO THINK
THAT HE CAN HANG TOUGH.

COULD YOU HELP ME?

I DON'T HAVE THE FAMILIARITY
THAT STAN WILLIAMS HAS,

MY HELP TO YOU IS TO ASK YOU
TO SIT DOWN WITH HIM.

I WON'T GIVE UP MY CAPTAINCY.

NOBODY'S ASKING YOU TO
AS FAR AS I KNOW.

WHEN YOU GET HOLD
OF HIM, CALL ME.

[SIGHS]

NELLIE, IF A GREASE BALL
WITH GLASSES

COMES AROUND HERE
LOOKING FOR ME,

TELL HIM I WENT LOOKING
UP TO HIS PLACE, ALL RIGHT?

(NELLIE)
WILL DO, LIEUTENANT.

HERE'S YOUR WATER.

SO WHAT'D YOU DO
AFTER WRITERS SCHOOL?

WELL, UM, I SUBSTITUTE
TAUGHT A COUPLE DAYS A WEEK,

AND THEN I WAS
A BARTENDER FOR A WHILE.

BUT YOU WERE WRITING
ALL THIS TIME.

THE HABIT.

WHAT HAPPENED WITH IT?

WELL, UH, I FINISHED
A COUPLE OF BOOKS,

GOT A LOT OF LETTERS
FROM PUBLISHERS,

AND YOU KNOW I WOULD SIT
UP THERE IN MY ROOM,

THINKING I'M DOING
THIS GREAT THING,

THAT I WAS GOING TO END WAR,
MAKE PEOPLE CRY,

AND THEN I WOULD GET THESE
ONE PARAGRAPH COMPUTER NOTES,

WITH MY NAME NOT QUITE
LINE UP WITH

THE REST OF THE LETTER,

AND I WOULD FEEL
SO ASHAMED.

WHAT KIND OF JERK
AM I, ANYWAY?

BUT THE GUY WHO WROTE YOU
THIS TIME,

THIS WASN'T A FORM LETTER.

NO, UH, HE SAID TO COME IN,

SO I HOPPED DOWN.

SOUNDS GOOD.

YEAH, IT'S GREAT.

WELL, I MEAN, WHO KNOWS?

YOU KNOW, YOU SAID
YOU FELT ASHAMED.

I'M NOT ALL THE TIME.

YEAH, BUT YOU SHOULDN'T.

I MEAN I'M LOOKING
AT A GUY WHO DID

WHAT HE WANTED TO DO.

STUCK AT IT,
TOOK ALL THE PUNISHMENT.

SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF.

AFTER ALL THOSE
TIMES REMEMBER

WHEN WE WERE ON
THE CLINT,

WE BOTH SAID WE WERE GOING
TO BE WRITERS,

BUT FOR SOME REASON,
YOU DID IT AND I DIDN'T.

AND I ADMIRE THE HELL
OUT OF THAT.

JUST BE CAREFUL WHAT
YOU WISH FOR.

COME ON.

LET'S GET YOU A PLACE.

[RADIO PLAYING IN SPANISH]

- [SIGHS]
- [FIGHTING NOISES]

[MAN]
YOU'RE DEAD MAN,
YOU'RE DEAD MEAT.

WHERE'S MY TAPE MACHINE, HUH?

[INDISTINCT SHOUTING]

PUT DOWN THE IRON!
PUT IT DOWN, PUT IT...

WHAT ARE YOU DOING
HERE, SHANKS?

DIDN'T I JUST
BUST YOU, ACE?

- AREN'T YOU JUST
OUT OF CAGE, HUH?
- YEAH.

YOU KNOW YOUR DAMNED
SNITCH ROBBED ME.

HE RATS ME OUT, AND THEN HE
BREAKS INTO MY PLACE.

WHAT? YOU'RE THE POLICE?

OH, MAN, I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.

- [INDISTINCT SHOUTING]
- DON'T MAKE ME FALL DOWN

- LAUGHING WITH A HEART ATTACK.
- ALL RIGHT, SAVE IT.

- HE'S YOUR SNITCH BUST.
- ALL RIGHT, SHUT UP!

GET UP AGAINST THE WALL.

ALL RIGHT, TURN AROUND.

ALL RIGHT NOW, ACE,

LET'S JUST SAY FOR
THE HELL OF IT

THAT WE FORGET ABOUT
THIS LITTLE BREAK IN

WITH THE TIRE IRON, IN
WHICH WITH YOUR PAROLE,

THAT'S ENOUGH TO PUT YOU
BACK UP STATE FOR A DEUCE.

BUT IF I HEAR ONE PEEP
OUT OF ANYBODY

ABOUT SID'S MY SNITCH

AND I DON'T CARE HOW
IT GETS OUT,

I'M TELLING PEOPLE
YOU'RE MY SNITCH.

ARE WE UNDERSTOOD HERE?

WHAT... WHAT ABOUT
MY TAPE MACHINE?

SEVENTY BUCKS?

BUY ONE HOT.

EXCUSE ME, PARDON ME, SIR.

ARE YOU ARRESTING THIS MAN?

HE PROMISE HE WOULDN'T
DO IT AGAIN.

HMM.

WHAT ABOUT THIS MEETING
IN THE RAINBOW ROOM?

NEW YEARS EVE?

MR. CRESPIS INDICATES
HE WAS IN SAN JUAN.

HOW COULD HE HAVE BEEN
IN SAN JUAN?

HE TOLD SIX FEDERAL AGENTS

HE WAS WITH DEFENDANT MOLINA.

I'VE GOT THE TICKETS IRWIN,

I SHOWED YOU THE STUBS.

WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME
IS THAT YOUR CLIENT

IS A PATHOLOGICAL LIAR.

LITTLE LATE FOR THAT
TO BE DAWNING ON YOU, OLD BOY.

- [COMMOTION OUTSIDE]
- WELL ALL I KNOW IS.

- [POUNDING]
- I HAVE GOT EIGHT POUNDS

OF INTERROGATION TAKEN OVER
FOUR MONTHS' TIME

AND THERE'S ABOUT TWELVE
PAGES THAT I CAN USE HERE.

WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE?

NO! HEY!
[GROANS]

WHAT DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE DOING?

WHERE'RE YOU GOING, PAL?

JUST SHUT UP YOU BOTH.

YO, COME ON, COME OVER HERE.

NO!

HELP, HE'S IN HERE.

FREEZE, TREMAINE.

COME ON, TREMAINE.

JUDGE BRODSKY'S REQUESTING
YOUR PRESENCE

IN COURT 44.

[BAILIFF]
COME ON, MOVE, LET'S GO.

- [BAILIFF #2] YOU OKAY.
- [DAVENPORT] YEAH.

IRWIN, YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, YEAH, I GUESS.

I'M FINE, YOU OKAY?

[SIGHS]
YEAH.

WELL...

LET'S GO GET
SOME HOTDOGS.

WHATEVER YOU SAY,
CLARK KENT.

TINA?

- YES, CAPTAIN.
- GOOD COLLAR THIS MORNING.

THANKS.

NO, THANK YOU.

[CLEARS THROAT]

THERE'S AN ALLEGATION
FROM SONNY CAPPELITO'S LAWYER

THAT YOU SLEPT WITH
CAPPELITO TO MAKE THE ARREST.

JUST TELL ME TRUE OR FALSE.

CAPPELITO SAID THAT?

TRUE OR FALSE?

THAT SLOB?

- FALSE.
- THANK YOU.

- [DAVENPORT LAUGHING]
- I FELT LIKE A BEETLE

TURNED OVER ON ITS BACK.

14 ARMS FLAILING AROUND.

HUH, TOTALLY UNCOORDINATED.

IT WAS LIKE A...
A FRIGHT REACTION.

COME ON,
YOU WERE TERRIFIC.

OH, YOU'D NEVER GUESS

THAT I TOOK BOXING LESSONS
IN GRADE SCHOOL.

STEP, STEP, JAB, BACK,

OSCAR MANDEL'S
GYM AND WORKOUT.

TOUGHEN UP THE WIMPS.

YOU WERE NEVER A WIMP.

YOU KNOW ACTUALLY
YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT THAT.

I WAS JUST AN ORDINARY,
SMART KID.

I EVEN HAD HAIR BACK THEN.

HMM, GOOD DOGS.

THEY'RE ALL BEEF.

YOU KNOW, MAYBE NOT
ALL MEAT.

MIND IF WE STOP AT
THE DRY CLEANERS?

UH-UH, WHERE IS IT?

JUST UP THE STREET.

YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK ABOUT?

I WISH THAT YOU HAD STUCK
WITH THE D.A.'S OFFICE.

WHOOP.

WHY, SO YOU WOULDN'T
HAVE DOCKET WITH ME?

NO, NOT AT ALL.

I JUST LIKE WORKING WITH YOU.

I THINK WE WORK REALLY WELL
TOGETHER, DON'T YOU?

UM, WE DO.

WELL, MAYBE WE OUGHT
TO GO OUT,

START A PRIVATE PRACTICE.

- IRWIN?
- WHAT?

FRANK'S SUITS.

NORMAN, YOU SAID YOU WANTED
BAIL JUMPERS,

I MADE INQUIRIES, I MEAN
HOW DID I KNOW

LAMBRACHIS WAS MIXED UP
IN THIS CRAP.

AND ON WHAT OCCASION
DID YOU INFORM ME

THIS WAS PASS
ALONG INFORMATION, HUH?

NORMAN, ALL INFORMATION
IS PASS ALONG.

HEY, TWELVE NAMES FROM
ONE SCAL WITH A

"B" AND "E" SHEET
THREE PAGES LONG.

ANYTHING OUT OF LINE
HERE, GENIUS?

I MEAN DOES THIS RAISE
ANY FLAGS IN MY

DRUG FIGHT ASSOCIATE'S
FAT HEAD?

NORM WE'RE GOING TO POP
LAMBRACHIS, CALM DOWN.

YEAH, WE BETTER POP HIM, SID,

BECAUSE I'LL TELL YOU IF
I GET ONE LITTLE FINGER

JAMMED UP ON ACCOUNT OF THIS,

YOU GOT A WHOLE ARM
IN SERIOUS DANGER.

ALL RIGHT, NORMAN, LISTEN.

I WANT TO GO ON RECORD
WITH THIS.

YOU DID NOT INQUIRE
MY SOURCE ON THIS.

AH, SHUT UP PODE RAY.

NORMAN, PLEASE, COME ON,

DON'T COMPARE ME
TO A REPTILE.

SHUT UP.

AMAZING DAY, HUH?

IT'S HAD ITS SURPRISES.

[LAUGHS]
I MEANT THE WEATHER, ACTUALLY.

AMAZING WEATHER FOR OCTOBER.

YEAH.

IF IT STAYS NICE
FOR THE WEEKEND,

WE'RE GOING UP
TO LAKE KERN.

FRANK'S BROTHER HAS
A BOAT UP THERE.

MARTHA WANTS ME TO GO
LEAF WATCHING ON SUNDAY.

MARTHA'S?

THE WOMAN I'M SEEING,
YEAH, MARTHA.

MARTY.

I LIKE THE NAME MARTHA.

NICE, OLD FASHIONED.

JOYCE?

WHAT?

[SIGHS]

WHAT'S WRONG?

NOTHING.

NOTHING'S WRONG.

JOYCE, I JUST WANT TO SAY.

I JUST WANT TO SAY
I DON'T WANT TO START

A LAW FIRM WITH YOU.

RIGHT.

ACTUALLY I DO.

BUT THAT'S NOT IT.

I'M GETTING DIVORCED.

MY LIFE IS KIND OF
FREE AGAIN.

BEFORE I KNOW IT,

I WILL PROBABLY
BE GETTING REMARRIED.

BUT SOMEWHERE IN HERE,

MY HEART HAS GOT
TO SAY SOMETHING.

FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE,
IT HAS GOT TO SAY THE TRUTH.

THE DODGERS BELONG
IN BROOKLYN.

JUST KIDDING.
[LAUGHS]

ACTUALLY, THAT'S TRUE,
BUT THAT'S NOT IT.

[LAUGHS]
IRWIN, ARE YOU OKAY?

[LAUGHS]

JOYCE, I'VE HAD A
CRUSH ON YOU

SINCE I DON'T KNOW WHEN.

OR I DO KNOW WHEN.

SINCE THE DAY I MET YOU.

I JUST... I DON'T EXPECT
ANYTHING TO COME OF IT.

I DON'T EXPECT US TO
RUN OFF

TO SOUTH AMERICA TOGETHER,

BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT
I EXPECT.

BUT I HAVE TO HAVE YOU KNOW.

AND I HAVE TO KNOW SOMETHING.

DO YOU HAVE FEELINGS FOR ME?

I MEAN LIKE A CRUSH?

IF I SAY I LOVE YOU...

♪♪

YOU GOT TO ASK, RIGHT?

YOU'VE GOT TO ASK
ONCE IN YOUR LIFE.

THESE ARE MY CONDITIONS.

NO MEETINGS WHICH
I CANNOT BE FREE TO ATTEND.

NO ATTACKS ON MY COMMAND.

I DON'T INTEND TO ATTACK
YOUR COMMAND.

BUT YOU'VE GOT RACES
NOT RIDING TOGETHER,

FIGHTS IN THE LOCKER ROOM,

DAILY INSULTS SUGGESTING
YOU ARE NOT IN COMMAND.

WE'VE GOT TO GET THIS STUFF
INTO THE OPEN.

RAY, I THINK ALL
STAN'S SAYING

IS DON'T HANDCUFF
HIM GOING IN.

AND I SAY DON'T CUFF ME.

YOU THINK I WOULD NOT
ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS?

YOU KNOW YOU'RE SHOWING
A LOT OF ATTITUDE,

DEMANDING THIS, DEMANDING
THE OTHER.

YOU WANT ME TO GO TO DANIELS,
SAY "RAY SAYS NO,"

SEE WHAT THE CHIEF
DOES THEN?

ARE YOU THREATENING ME?

YOU'RE GOING
TO TELL THE TEACHER--

RAY, STAN, LISTEN NOW.

THE INGREDIENTS ARE SIMPLE.

STAN GOES IN, COLLECTS A LIST
OF COMPLAINTS-- BOTH RACES,

NUDGES BOTH PARTIES,
PREPS A MEETING,

WHERE STAN CAN ATTEND,
BUT RAY PRESIDES.

BUT I SHALL PRESENT THE
INTEGRATION PROPOSALS.

REASONABLE?

[SIGHS]

THEN THAT'S IT.

REMEMBER THE GOAL HERE
IS REINTEGRATION

WITHOUT FURTHER
INCIDENTS.

EXCUSE ME, FRANK,
MR. WELLER

ON THE RUSSO ARREST
IS BACK.

THANKS, HOWARD.

SO, UH, TOMORROW?

TOMORROW MORNING.

- [DOOR CLOSES]
- YOU'RE A STUBBORN MAN,
CAPTAIN.

TOMORROW WE ATTACK
THE PROBLEM.

SHORT CLOCK, RAY,
LIT FUSE.

MAY I?

OH, PUT THOSE AWAY.

THEY BELONG TO OFFICER RUSSO.

SO DOES THIS.

DON'T TELL ME THEY
COULD BELONG TO ANYONE, CAPTAIN.

WE WOULDN'T WANT
TO DO FORENSICS

ON THESE PANTIES.

BUT ASK OFFICER RUSSO,
WOULD YOU,

IF SHE'S GOT A BUTTERFLY
TATTOO ON HER UPPER RIGHT THIGH.

ASK HER, THEN GIVE ME
A JINGLE.

[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]

COME ON NOW, OFFICER HILL,
DON'T BE SHY.

LET'S TAKE ONE MORE.

THAT OUGHT TO DO IT,
BE ON THE BULLDOG EDITION.

- ALL RIGHT.
- UH...

AREN'T YOU GOING TO
PUT THE THING

WHERE WE'RE LIKE
TWO FIELDERS

GOING FOR IT
AT THE SAME TIME,

AND I DEFER TO HIM?

- I DEFER TO HIM.
- GOT IT, YOU GOT IT.

WHAT HAPPENED?

OH, A COUPLE OF KIDS
WITH BUTCHER KNIVES

SHOVED ME IN HERE,
TOOK MY EIGHTY DOLLARS AND

WHEN THAT WASN'T ENOUGH,

THEY, UH... THEY THREW
MY BOOK UP IN THE AIR.

WE DOING ANYTHING?

SECTOR ALERT'S OUT

BUT HE DOESN'T WANT
TO DRIVE AROUND.

ALL RIGHT, THANKS.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING?

THIS IS MY FAULT.

IT IS, HUH?

WELL, YEAH, I MEAN,
I FIT THE PROFILE

OF THE TYPICAL VICTIM.

- YOU DO, HUH?
- LOOK AT MY CLOTHES,

THE WAY I WALK AROUND
LIKE I'M LOST,

LIKE I'M DAYDREAMING.

YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW THE
LAST THING I WAS THINKING

BEFORE THEY HIT ME,
I'M YELLING AT THIS

JERK EDITOR, "UH, YOU CLAIMED
TO HAVE READ THE FOURTH CHAPTER

THAT IS A BALD-FACED LIE."

HAS TRANSIT POLICE
BEEN NOTIFIED?

YEAH, TRANSIT AND HOUSE.

HOW'D IT GO DOWNTOWN?

OH, SAID THIS ONE'S
A LITTLE TOO PRIVATE,

YOU KNOW,
"SEND ME THE NEXT ONE."

YEAH, NEXT ONE, FIVE YEARS.

YOU SAID THERE'S
OTHER EDITORS IN TOWN.

YOU KNOW I JUST WANT
TO TELL YOU THIS.

I AM NOT GOING TO BE
A VICTIM AGAIN.

LOOK, I PUNCH A HOLE
IN MY POCKET, ALL RIGHT.

AND I JAM MY HAND
DOWN IN THERE,

LOOKS LIKE I'M
PACKING A PIECE, HUH?

COME ON, STEVE, LET'S GET SOME
BAND-AIDS FOR YOUR CUTS.

THEY THREW MY MANUSCRIPT DOWN

AND IT IS MY FAULT, YOU KNOW.

IT IS MY FAULT!

YOU KNOW, SIDNEY.

THIS FIRST BUNCH I GAVE YOU
AS A LOST LEADER,

TEN BUCKS AN ADDRESS,

NOW I'M GETTING SLIGHTLY
INSULTED.

I'M HANDING OVER
WANTED FELONS.

YOU'RE HANDING OVER
WANTED NOBODIES, FRED,

WHICH I HAPPEN TO BE
SPLITTING THE TAKE WITH YOU ON.

DON'T MAKE ME HERNIATE.

I GET TWENTY A HEAD
AND WHAT ELSE?

YOU SEE, YOU HAVEN'T BEEN
EQUALLY FORTHCOMING WITH ME.

WHAT THE HELL'S
THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

YOU GOT A LOT OF TOYS
AROUND HERE, FRED.

THESE ALL FOR YOUR
PERSONAL USE?

OR COULD IT BE YOU GAVE ME
THOSE ADDRESSES

SO THAT YOU COULD ROB
THOSE GUYS PLACES

WHEN THEY WERE INSIDE?

[FRED]
YOU'RE SICK, SID.

YOU GOT BOLTS LOOSE.

UH-HUH, THEN YOU BETTER
TREAT ME FAIR AND SQUARE,

BECAUSE YOU COULD WIND UP
IN A CAGE YOURSELF.

NOW THAT'S STUPID.

DON'T MISUNDERSTAND ME,

I DIDN'T MEAN IT
AS A THREAT.

I WAS SIMPLY PROPOSING
A SPLIT OF PROFITS

WHICH OKAY, I CAN SEE
YOU'RE OPPOSED TO.

THIS IS A BAD SITUATION,

FREDDY.

GOD, YOU'RE A MORON.

YOU THINK I'M A TWO-BIT
SNITCH LIKE YOU

WHO WORKS ON
TEN BUCKS A POP, HUH?

- THIS IS A BAD SITUATION--
- YEAH.

POLICE! FREEZE!

[INDISTINCT]

[SHOUTING]
FREEZE POLICE!

YOU POLICE FREEZE.

[LAUGHS]

YOU DON'T THINK
I'D SHOOT HIM, HUH?

GET TWO GOONS
FOR THE PRICE OF ONE.

- NORMAN.
- [BUNTZ] OF COURSE I'D
SHOOT HIM.

GO AHEAD, ASK HIM.

HEY, SID, YOU FINALLY
PROVE YOURSELF

TO BE THE KIND OF SCUM
I LIKE TO SHOOT, HUH?

NO.

YES.

NOW COME ON, LAMBRACHIS,
THIS IS STUPID, HUH?

A GUN AGAINST A KNIFE,

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, NOW GET
RID OF THE KNIFE, COME ON.

UP AGAINST THE WALL,
COME ON, COME ON.

COME ON! COME ON!

- YOU KNOW WHAT TICKS ME OFF,
FREDDY?
- ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

I PAID YOU GOOD MONEY,

AND YOU EXPOSED ME TO
THE DISTAIN OF MY COWORKER.

SOMEBODY'S GOING TO
DO YOU, SID.

BUT UH-UH, FREDDY,
WHOEVER IT IS

I'M SENDING HIM
ON YOU.

- YOU LAUGH, BUT SOMEBODY'S
GOING TO DO YOU.
- HA-HA!

- [FRED] SOMEBODY'S GOING
TO DO YOU, MAN.
- HA-HA, FREDDY.

MAY NINE, MID-HUDSON
CORRECTIONAL,

INTERVIEW WITH AGENT
TIM FELL.

DR. ROBERT BEGOCIAN, PRESENT.

THERE'S NO BOOBY TRAPS
IN IT, I CAN USE IT.

IT'S YOURS.

SO, WE'RE DONE.

WE'RE DONE.

- JOYCE.
- IRWIN.

WHAT YOU TOLD ME BEFORE.

I NEVER SUSPECTED,
NEVER KNEW.

ANYWAY, IF YOU EVER...

EVEN IF I GO GET MARRIED
TO MARTHA.

OR WE'LL START A LAW FIRM.

BUT IF WE DO, NO AFFAIR.

UH-UH, NO MATTER WHAT.

MY OLD MENTOR MCREYNOLDS
ALWAYS SAID

YOUR PENS HERE, YOUR
PENCILS THERE.

[LAUGHS]

YOU GOING TO NEED
MR. CRESPIS TOMORROW?

JURY SELECTION FOR
THE REST OF THE WEEK.

OKAY, THAT OUGHT TO
ABOUT DO IT.

IRWIN, YOU WERE
TERRIFIC TODAY

WITH THAT GUY,
THE ESCAPED PRISONER.

- OH, PSHAW.
- [LAUGHS]

ANYWAY.

YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, IRWIN.

I GOT TO GO UP
TO HILL STREET.

IT'S NONE OF
MY BUSINESS BUT...

I WON'T TELL FRANK.

- DAMN!
- WHAT?

HIS SUITS.

AH, FRANK, RAY CALLETANO
CALLED.

HE SAID, "GRACIAS COMPANEROS."

IS THAT WHAT HE SAID,
OR IS THAT YOUR TRANSLATION?

ACTUALLY, HE SAID
TELL FRANK THANKS.

UH, CAPTAIN, LISTEN I GOT THIS
ROBBERY STRAIGHTENED OUT.

I'M NOTIFYING THE HEADHUNTERS.

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?

BURGLAR WAS FEEDING
MY SNITCH NAMES,

SNITCH WAS THEN PASSING
THEM ON TO ME,

AND THE BURGLAR WOULD
THEN GO IN ON IT.

COULD WE BE A LITTLE
MORE CAREFUL WITH

OUR SNITCHES NORM?

BELIEVE ME, THIS GUY
IS ON PROBATION.

CAPTAIN FURILLO?

OFFICER, COME ON IN.

I'LL WAIT FOR I.U.D.'S
VERIFICATION OF FINDINGS,

IF THEY CLOSE IT,
I'M SATISFIED.

OKAY.

MR. WELLER CAME BACK, TINA.

HIS CLIENT SAYS YOU HAVE A
TATTOO OF A BUTTERFLY

ON YOUR RIGHT UPPER THIGH.

HIS CLIENT'S QUITE A PIG,
ISN'T HE?

HE ALSO PRESENTED UNDERWEAR

AND A BOTTLE OF HAND LOTION
WHICH HE CLAIMS ARE YOURS.

SOUNDS DESPERATE ENOUGH.

DO YOU HAVE THAT TATTOO?

COME ON.

YOU CAN TELL ME YOURSELF,

BUT IF THE ANSWER'S NO,

I'M GOING TO HAVE
THE MATRON VERIFY IT.

- MELVIN?
- YES, CAPTAIN.

WILL YOU LOCATE
MRS. BRIDGE FOR ME, PLEASE.

RIGHT AWAY, CAPTAIN.

THIS IS GETTING
A LITTLE WEIRD.

YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T SLEEP
WITH SONNY CAPPELITO.

THE IDEA WAS FOR ME
TO GO OUT WITH HIM, RIGHT?

[LAUGHS]
THE IDEA WAS FOR
ME TO TURN HIM ON

ENOUGH THAT HE
WOULD TALK TO ME.

NOW EVERYBODY'S SHOCKED.

"YOU DIDN'T SLEEP WITH HIM."

I TAKE IT YOU DID.

ARE YOU TELLING ME, CAPTAIN,

WITH ALL THE WOMEN COPS
GOING UNDER COVER

TO CATCH GUYS THAT THEY
NEVER SLEEP WITH THEM?

IS THAT YOUR UNDERSTANDING?

THAT THEY SLEEP WITH
THE SUSPECTS

AND THEN LIE ABOUT IT?

IF IT DOESN'T GO TO TRIAL,
IT DOESN'T COME UP.

ANSWER ME.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
PEOPLE DO.

YES, SURE, OF COURSE THEY DO.

AND THAT'S WHAT YOU
WERE PLANNING TO DO.

DO YOU WANT TO
HEAR THIS, CAPTAIN?

I WANT THE TRUTH.

YES, I GUESS SO.

I WANT THE CASE DISMISSED.

CAPTAIN.

- THIS IS THE AMTRAK BURGLARY.
- DISMISS THE CASE,

GET CAPPELITO OUT OF HERE.

WHAT IF I...

I DON'T KNOW, UM, JUST
TELL THE TRUTH THEN?

LAWYER ASKS, I SAY,
"YEAH, SURE I SLEPT WITH HIM.

"WHY NOT? SO WHAT?

WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO?"

DID YOU EVER HAVE
A CASE GO TO JURY TRIAL?

NO.

THEN YOU DON'T HAVE
ANY REAL IDEA

HOW A LAWYER CAN PUT
A POLICEMAN ON TRIAL

INSTEAD OF HIS CLIENT.

NOT EXACTLY.

DO YOU HAVE ANY NOTION
WHAT A JURY WOULD THINK

OF A COP WHO SLEPT
WITH A DEFENDANT?

MAYBE THEY JUST THINK
AT LEAST SHE'S HONEST.

FOR OPENERS, THEY THINK SHE'S
A COP WHO WENT AGAINST POLICY.

THEY THINK SHE'S A COP
WHO VIOLATED REGULATIONS.

SHE CUT ONE CORNER, MAYBE SHE
CUT A LOT OF OTHERS.

CAPTAIN FURILLO, I'M JUST
TRYING TO DO WHAT YOU SAID,

I THOUGHT YOU SAID
TO TELL THE TRUTH.

KICK HIM, THAT'S ALL I WANT.

AND YOUR REPORT
ON MY DESK BY 9AM.

[DOOR SLAMS]

NORMAN.

I HAVE RECEIVED
A DEATH THREAT.

NOT FROM ME YOU HAVE,

AND I'M TYPING MINE
UP NOW.

COME ON, NORMAN,
LOOK AT IT.

[SIGHS]

[SID]
I FOUND IT UNDER MY DOOR.

I DON'T WANT IT...

NO, NO.

CAN WE TALK PRIVATELY, PLEASE?

[SIGHS]

[TOILET FLUSHES]

SO WHAT DO YOU WANT,
A BUS TICKET?

NO, I DON'T WANT
A BUS TICKET.

I LIKE THIS TOWN.

I LIKE THIS LINE OF WORK

WHICH BY THE WAY I HAPPEN
TO THINK I'M QUITE GOOD AT.

UH, I'M JUST ASKING FOR

A LITTLE PROTECTIVE CUSTODY.

SO HOW ABOUT MICHIGAN AVENUE?

OH, HA-HA.

I COULD STROKE OUT
LAUGHING, NORM.

COME ON, SID, ONE LOUSY
DEATH THREAT, EH?

I MEAN THESE GUYS THAT GOT
ROBBED ARE LOW RENT,

THEY AIN'T GONNA
TO OFF YOU.

I'LL SEND A PATROL
BY YOUR HOUSE.

OH, GREAT AND THAT'S
NOT GONNA POINT

THE BIG FLOPPY POINTER
RIGHT AT YOURS TRULY?

SO WHAT THE HELL
YOU WANT, HUH?

NORMAN, I NEED 24-HOUR
ROUND-THE-CLOCK PROTECTION.

YEAH, WELL HOW'RE YOU
GONNA GET IT?

WELL I WAS THINKING, ON A
TEMPORARY BASIS OF COURSE,

I COULD MOVE IN
WITH YOU, NORMAN.

MOVE IN WITH ME?

YEAH.

GET THEM WHILE THEY'RE HOT,

EXPLOITS OF ROBERT HILL!

WHAT PAGE?

DON'T KNOW, I HAVEN'T
LOOKED YET.

GREAT, YOU GOT IT.

BITE OUT OF BENGAL,
EIGHT-THIRTY.

OKAY.

HIGH SCHOOL CHUM?

IN ONE DAY HE GETS HIS
MANUSCRIPT REJECTED

THEN HE GETS ROBBED
OF ALL HIS DOUGH.

AND STILL LOOK AT HIM
AND THINK

HE'S THE ONE WHO TOOK
THE RIGHT PATH.

AND HE THINKS EVERYTHING
HE'S DONE IS WRONG,

I MEAN HE GETS ROBBED,
HE THINKS IT'S HIS FAULT.

HE'S NOT A JEWISH FELLOW,
IS HE, HENRY?

NO HOWARD, HE ISN'T.

CAPPELITO'S GONE,
HE'S HISTORY.

WE'LL GET HIM AGAIN.

DO YOU WANT ME
TO TRANSFER, CAPTAIN?

DO YOU WANT ME TO QUIT?

TO BE HONEST, I'M NOT
SURE WHERE YOU'RE HEADED.

FOR NOW I JUST WANT
YOUR REPORT ON MY DESK.

BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW
IF I CAN WORK FOR YOU.

I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU CAN EITHER.

I'M SORRY I DISAPPOINTED YOU.

TINA.
[DRAWER CLOSES]

MY OPINION, MINIMUM,

YOU'RE PRETTY INEXPERIENCED
IN SOME AREAS.

MAYBE, BUT I'M NOT
A HYPOCRITE.

THE DEPARTMENT SET ME UP
TO USE MY SEX.

AND THEN WHEN I USE IT,

YOU ALL FREAK.

SEE I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT
A STORY AS BIG AS THIS ONE

WHERE A POLICE OFFICER
OR ANY INDIVIDUAL

CATCHES A LITTLE BABY
FALLING OUT OF A HIGH WINDOW,

SAVES THE BABY'S LIFE,
THAT DON'T HAVE NOTHING MORE

THAN TWO COLUMN INCHES
AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE 37,

WHAT AM I GOING
TO DO ABOUT THAT?

PROBABLY BECAUSE
YOU DIDN'T HAVE A PICTURE.

HUH, GONNA START CARRYING
A POLAROID IN THE END.

TELL ME ABOUT IT.

I CAPTURED
AN ESCAPED CON TODAY.

NICE GOING, UH, BRING
YOUR MEMO BOOK

- AND ALL COMPANY
PAPERWORK TOMORROW.
- YEAH.

IRWIN?

FRANK?

YOU AND JOYCE DONE?

DONE, I'LL BE THERE TILL
MIDNIGHT, BUT SHE'S DONE.

FRANK, JOYCE CALLED WHILE YOU
WERE DOWNSTAIRS.

KYOTO AT SEVEN IS FINE,
AND UH...

"YOU GOT TAKEN TO THE
CLEANERS, BUT DON'T PANIC."

[VARIOUS CONVERSATIONS]

NORM, THE CAPTAIN'S LOOKING
A LITTLE COUNTRY CLUB

THERE, ISN'T HE?

YEAH, HE'S GOOD
AT WHAT HE DOES,

BUT HE DRESSES LIKE
A REAL LOSER.

COME ON.

♪♪

[SIGHS]

LOOK, WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE ONE RULE, ALL RIGHT?

YOU FEEL THE NEED
TO PASS ANY GAS,

YOU GO OUT IN
THE PUBLIC CORRIDOR.

- HI.
- HI.

- SORRY, I'M LATE.
- IT'S OKAY, WHAT WAS
THAT MESSAGE?

HERE.

A SUIT?

TWO SUITS?

WHAT IS IT, MY BIRTHDAY?

FROM MCCAULEY'S,
NOT BAD.

FRANK, REMEMBER
JUST AFTER WE MET,

SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED?

SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED.

TWO SUITS, AT
THE DRY CLEANERS,

FOUR OF YOUR SUITS
WERE BURNED.

OH, SURE.

WELL THIS TIME, ALL OF THEM.

ALL MY SUITS.

EXCEPT THESE TWO.

WELL, THEY WERE
STAINED ANYWAY.

[LAUGHS]

HOW WAS YOUR DAY?

FINE.

IRWIN CAUGHT A CROOK.

AND WE'RE FINISHED.

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"I LIVE A CROOKED LIFE.

"MY BODY GOES IN
ONE DIRECTION,

"MY HEART ANOTHER.

"JOYCE, I HOPE IN
A LONGER LIFE TO COME,

WE'RE MUCH CLOSER."

IF NOT SOONER.

LARRY BIRD.

- [PAPER HITS CAN]
- SWISH.

THREE POINTER.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

HELLO?

HI MARTHA.

- [VARIOUS CONVERSATIONS]
- [SIRENS BLARING]

[VARIOUS POLICE
RADIO CHATTER]

[CALLETANO]
SORRY, STAN WILLIAMS
WAS COMING,

I WANTED YOU TO BE HERE.

IT IS RACIST.

WHAT HAPPENED?

MAHONEY AND BRIDGE
FAILED TO BACK UP

BROWN AND FREEMAN.

- FREEMAN GOT SHOT.
- ... THAT DON'T CHANGE NOTHING.

[MAN]
NOBODY BACKED HIM UP.

YOU TRYING TO GET
ME KILLED, SUCKER?

[VARIOUS SHOUTING]

HOLD HIM, BROWN! HOLD HIM!

HEY! STOP IT!

STOP IT!

BROWN, BRIDGE, STOP IT!

IT'S ALL BLOWING UP.

[CALLETANO]
STOP IT!

STOP IT!

- [STRUGGLING CONTINUES]
- [POLICE RADIO CHATTER]

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