Hill Street Blues (1981–1987): Season 7, Episode 5 - I Come on My Knees - full transcript

[SNORING]

AH!

OW!

OH, DADDY, COME ON!

OH, CUT IT OUT!

CUT IT OUT, DADDY, I--

NO ROUGHHOUSE.

NO, THAT PINCHES.

NO, THAT PINCHES...

IT'S NOT MY SIZE, DADDY.
I CAN'T F--

I CAN'T FIT IN IT.



[GROANS]

I DON'T EVEN KNOW.

WHOSE IS THAT?

YOU TELL HIM TO PUT IT
ON THE HOSE, DADDY.

PUT IT ON A HOSE, DADDY!

I MEAN...

[EXHALES, MOANS]

I DON'T GOT 'EM.

YOU STAY AWA--

THAT'S NOT MY F--
I CAN'T EAT IT THAT WAY.

I CAN'T BEND IT THAT WAY.

OW.

OW.

OW!
DADDY!



OW!

OW!

RUB ON IT-- RUB IT ON--

RUB ON IT.

RUB IT ON, DADDY.

JUST RUB IT ON.

OH.

OH, DADDY.

WHEN IS--

OH, VERY FUNNY.

[EXHALES THROUGH
MOUTH AND NOSE]

OW.

MM-HMM.

NOT WHERE I COME FROM,
IT'S JUST THE OPPOSITE.

MOT--

MOTOWN, DADDY.

MOTOWN.

NO, I'M NOT GONNA BE
THE BUNNY, HONEY.

I CAN'T--
I DON'T EVEN KNOW.

I DON'T GOT--

UH-HUH,
YOU TELL ME WHEN.

YOU TELL ME WHEN.

OH, IS THAT SO?

OH, IS THAT SO?

WELL, I HAPPEN TO HAVE
AN AMIGO.

UH HUH.

ITEM SEVEN: ASSIGNMENTS.

SERGEANT BATES, OFFICER FLAHERTY
TO LIEUTENANT BUNTZ.

ALSO, UH, PEOPLE,

DIVISION VICE IS INITIATING
AN UNDERCOVER OPERATION

AT THE EDEN ROCK
"HEALTH" CLUB,

I.E. A MASSAGE PARLOR
FRONTING FOR PROSTITUTION.

ON LOAN
WILL BE PATROLPERSON RUSSO,

- DETECTIVES LARUE...
- ALL RIGHT!

... WASHINGTON AND BELKER.

ITEM LAST, PEOPLE:
THIS IS A MEMO TO ALL PRECINCTS

FROM CHIEF DANIELS.

"FOUR DAYS AGO,
AT THE POLK AVENUE PRECINCT,
TWO WHITE OFFICERS

"FAILED TO SUPPORT
TWO BLACK OFFICERS IN THE FIELD,

"RESULTING IN AN OFFICER BEING
CRITICALLY WOUNDED.

"I HAVE TODAY
DISMISSED OFFICER BRIAN GRITCH

"AND ROLAND MAHONEY
FROM THE FORCE

"AND HAVE TURNED OVER

"OUR I.A.D. FINDINGS
TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY

"WITH RECOMMENDATIONS
TO FILE CRIMINAL CHARGES.

"I'M ALSO TRANSFERRING
FOUR OFFICERS

"FROM POLK AVENUE
TO OTHER PRECINCTS.

"FINALLY, COMMAND OF POLK AVENUE
HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED

"TO CAPTAIN STAN WILLIAMS.

"CAPTAIN RAY CALLETANO
WILL BE ASSIGNED TO DIVISION

"AS MY ADVISOR.

"THIS POLICE FORCE
MIRRORS THE SOCIETY IT SERVES.

"THIS MEANS WE HAVE
RACE PROBLEMS.

"IT WILL NEVER MEAN

"TOLERATION OF ANY OFFICER'S
FAILURE TO PERFORM HIS DUTY,

"PARTICULARLY IN REGARD

TO THE SUPPORT
OF HIS BROTHER OFFICERS."

THAT'S ALL.

[MIXED CHATTER]

EXCUSE ME.

UH,

WE HAVE A LATE ARRIVAL.

A TRANSFER OFFICER
JAMES SANDERS,

TRANSFERRING, UH,
FROM WHERE, SANDERS?

- POLK AVENUE.
- [MURMURING]

I SEE.

WELCOME.
DISMISSED.

YEAH, GREAT
TO HAVE YOU ABOARD.

- GO ON.
- NAH, YOU GO, PAL.

YOU AIN'T SEEIN' MY BACK.

ALL RIGHT,
THAT'S ENOUGH, GENTLEMEN.

OFFICER SANDERS, GO AHEAD.

[SIREN SOUNDING]

[FEMALE DISPATCH]
WE HAVE A 9-11.

ARMED IN ROBBERY
IN PROGRESS.

C-SURPLUS STORE,
CORNER OF PEOPLE'S DRIVE

AND 124TH STREET.

♪♪

ANYONE BUT FLAHERTY.

WELL, THE ONLY
OTHER AVAILABILITIES

ARE OFFICER'S HILL,

- UH, RENKO...
- GOOD, GREAT.

... AND SANDERS.

- SANDERS?
- YEAH.

HE'S RIDING WITH HILL AND RENKO
ON AN ORIENTATION TOUR.

IS THERE ANY
PARTICULAR THINKIN'

FOR PUTTIN' SANDERS
WITH A BLACK COP?

I ASSIGNED OFFICER SANDERS
TO TWO VETERAN POLICE OFFICERS

WHO COULD FAMILIARIZE HIM
WITH THE PRECINCT.

WELL, GREAT.

EITHER I RIDE WITH THE JUDAS

OR I GET TO WATCH
MANDINGO REVISITED.

YOU READY?

WE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER,
RIGHT, KID?

- YOU WANNA DRIVE?
- PERFECT, COME ON.

YES, SIR, I KNOW THAT.

YES, I'M,
I'M TOTALLY AWARE OF THAT.

I'M, I'M SORRY, BOBBY.

HUNTER ASSIGNED US
ONE OF THE GUYS FROM THE POLK.

GOOD.
LISTEN--

YEAH, LIEUTENANT, LOOK.
I'M A POLICE OFFICER.

I'M WELL AWARE
THAT I HAVE TO FILL OUT

- SOME KIND OF A THEFT REPORT.
- WHAT'D THEY GET?

UH-- YEAH, NO,
I'M JUST ASKING YOU THIS.

I'D LIKE TO HAVE
THE PROFESSIONAL COURTESY

OF BEING ABLE TO FILE THE REPORT
AT MY OWN PRECINCT

RATHER THAN GOIN'
ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE HEIGHTS

BY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

THEY GOT YOUR CHEVY?

YEAH, YEAH,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

- I NEED A 5-47.
- RENKO, THEY GOT YOUR CHEVY?

- PERSONAL OR INCIDENT REPORT?
- PERSONAL!

- THEY STOLE MY CAR--
- BOBBY, ANDY?

CAPTAIN.

IS CAPTAIN FURILLO IN?

YEAH, I BELIEVE SO.

THE MAN LOST HIS COMMAND
THIS MORNING.

YEAH, WELL,
I LOST MY CHEVROLET.

IS THIS THIS GUY HERE
FROM THE POLK?

YEAH.

LET'S ROLL.

MICK, VICE OPERATIONS
COMPUTER

KICKS OUT NAMES
OF UNDERCOVER COPS

WHO HAVEN'T YET BEEN USED
IN A GIVEN AREA.

I DON'T LIKE
THAT KIND OF WORK.

THEY NEED FRESH FACES.

- CAPTAIN.
- MICK.

- CAPTAIN LET YOU OUT, MICK?
- NO.

HEY, RELAX, BELKER,
WE'LL HAVE A COUPLE LAUGHS.

OOH!

DON'T DO THAT.

I'M SORRY.

I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT ONLY
DANIELS' DECISION.

I WAS TOLD
THERE WAS A PANEL.

YES.

- YOU WERE ON IT.
- YES.

AND YOU VOTED
TO HAVE WILLIAMS REPLACE ME.

TO TAKE AWAY MY COMMAND?

THE PRECINCT
HAD GONE RENEGADE.

- AN OFFICER WAS SHOT.
- IT WAS NOT MY FAULT.

WELL, THAT'S NOT
WHAT WAS AT ISSUE.

I MEAN, WHAT WAS AT ISSUE

WAS HOW TO BRING THE PRECINCT
BACK UNDER CONTROL.

- I COULD HAVE DONE IT.
- MAYBE YOU COULD HAVE.

I JUST THOUGHT
STAN WILLIAMS HAD A BETTER SHOT.

ARE YOU SURE, FRANK?

ARE YOU SURE
YOUR PANEL DIDN'T JUST FEEL

"GIVE THE BLACKS
ONE OF THEIR OWN TO LEAD THEM"?!

YOU'RE UPSET, RAY.
YOU'RE SAYIN' THINGS
YOU DON'T MEAN.

I HAVE GIVEN THE STORY
TO THE "LATIN DAILY SIGNAL."

WHAT STORY?

- OF WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TO ME!
- I THINK THAT'S A MISTAKE.

WHAT COULD HAPPEN,
FRANK?

WHAT IS LEFT
THAT I COULD LOSE?

RAY.

A REPORTER WILL CALL YOU
FOR YOUR STATEMENT.

YOU CAN CONFIRM OR DENY IT
AS YOU SEE FIT!

MALE DETECTIVES WILL BE LOOKING
TO POP THE MASSEUSES.

WE'LL BE CLIENTS UPSTAIRS.

YOU BE A HOOKER
ON THE STREET OUTSIDE.

SEE IF ANY
ENTERING PATRONS SOLICIT.

- WHAT'S MY PRICE?
- RATES UPSTAIRS ARE 40 AND UP.

THEY'LL NEVER BELIEVE SHE COULD
BE THAT CHEAP, DETECTIVE.

WHAT'S THE POINT?
WE'RE TRYIN' TO PUT HEAT

- ON THE OWNER?
- EDDIE DONUTS, RIGHT.

THAT'S EDDIE DONATELLI'S
PLACE?

I KNOW WHERE
HIS CARD ROOM IS.

LET ME BUST HIS TAILLIGHT
AND GIVE HIM A TICKET.

ATTITUDE PROBLEM.

EVERYONE IN SYNC?

COORDINATED POPS 10 MINUTES
AFTER WE'RE IN THE ROOMS.

C-NOTE, MINIMUM.

NOT TODAY, OKAY?
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

HOW YOU FIGURE, NEAL?

- COULD I GET OUT?
- YEAH, YEAH.

HEY, NOBODY BATS
A THOUSAND, LOVER.

STORIES I'M HEARIN',
THIS CHICK'LL SLEEP WITH MUD.

YOU WANNA GIVE US A HINT,
LIEUTENANT?

I WANNA PUT SOME STINK ON A GUY,
ENCOURAGE HIM TO RELOCATE.

GOT A DESCRIPTION?

JUST SEARCH EVERYBODY
AND LOOK MEAN.

[TIRES SQUEALING]

POLICE!

ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY,
UP AGAINST THE DOCK!

COME ON!
YOU TOO, PAL!

COME ON, EVERYBODY!

IT'S AN OCCUPATIONAL
HEALTH INSPECTION!

ALL RIGHT,
UP AGAINST THE DOCK!

COME ON!
COME ON, MOVE IT!

HEY, HEY, HEY!
HEY, WHAT'S THE SHOUTIN'?!

WE GOT A POSSIBLE
HEALTH HAZARD.

YOU GOT
AN EMPLOYEE ACE SHANKS.

- WHERE IS HE?
- HALF A DAY OFF.

HOW'S THE INSPECTION COMIN',
OFFICERS?

WE GOT A LITTLE
WHITE POWDER ON THIS ONE.

I GOT PILLS.

AW.
NOW YOU SEE HERE?

THIS HERE IS MEAT.
PEOPLE EAT THIS HERE.

YOU CAN'T HAVE DOPERS
HANDLING IT.

ACE SHANKS
GIVE YOU THIS STUFF, HUH?

JUST THE SAY WORD, COME ON.

LOOK, COULD WE TALK ABOUT THIS?
YOU GOT A PROBLEM WITH SHANKS.

THAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?

ALL RIGHT, YOU JUST CONSIDER
THIS A WARNING VISIT, ALL RIGHT?

EVERYBODY GETS OFF
WITH A WARNING.

COME ON.

HEY, IF I GOT
A HEALTH PROBLEM,

I DEAL WITH
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

I'LL BET YOU DO.

- THIS SIDE OF BEEF STINKS.
- WHAT?

MY UNCLE'S A BUTCHER.

THIS BEEF IS OLD.

AGED!
AGED, NOT OLD!

IT'S, UH,
PROBABLY ACE'S FAULT.
COME ON.

WELL, I'M NOTIFYING
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

HE DON'T MEAN IT.
COME ON.

COME ON.

WOULD YOU TELL
THE PATROL OFFICER

THE PURPOSE OF THIS VISIT

WAS TO PUT SOME STINK
ON THIS GUY SHANKS,

NOT TO REPORT
SOME HEALTH VIOLATIONS.

PLUS, DIDN'T HE GET
THE DRIFT

THAT THE OWNER PAYS OFF
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT?!

SO MAYBE WE'LL POP
WHO IN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT

- THE OWNER PAYS OFF.
- OH, THAT'S GREAT.

WE'LL GO ON
A POP CRUSADE, RIGHT,

GET ALL
THE JAYWALKERS, HUH?!

WILL YOU TWO
PLEASE STOP THIS NOW?

- MARY AND JOSEPH.
- [CAR DOOR SLAMS SHUT]

YOU SAID IT WOULD
ALL BE TAKEN CARE OF.

NO, THE THING OF IT IS,
I CAN'T WAIT THE TWO WEEKS.

I'VE GOTTA BE OUT OF TOWN
TO SEE MY DAUGHTER.

MAN, WHAT YOU GOT
COMIN' ON TELLIN' ME

WHAT I CAN AND CANNOT DO?

ANY I-- ANY IDEA, SIR,
HOW LONG YOU'RE GONNA BE HERE?

- NOW I'M GONNA DRIVE...
- HEY, STEVE?

HENRY, HI.

UH, I WAS JUST WAITING
TO MAKE A CALL.

WELL, COME ON IN.

I COULDN'T GET THROUGH TO THIS
ONE PUBLISHER AT THE OFFICE,

SO, UH,
I FIGURED I'D GET HIM

BEFORE HE GOT ON
A COMMUTE TRAIN.

HADN'T HEARD FROM YOU
IN A COUPLE DAYS.

YEAH, WELL,
I'VE BEEN BUSY,

UH, TRYING TO GET MORE
PUBLISHER'S APPOINTMENTS

AND, UH,
REWRITING THOSE PAGES I LOST

WHEN THOSE KIDS BEAT ME UP,

YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY, UH,
THREW MY NOVEL UP IN THE AIR.

HOW MANY PAGES YOU LOSE?

I FOUND ALL BUT FIVE.

I-I HAD TO KEEP GOIN' BACK

AND PROWL AROUND,

BUT I THINK I'VE GOT
THE FIVE MISSING ONES

PRETTY MUCH REWRITTEN.

- IS THAT A GUN BELT?
- YEAH.

UM, I'M PASSING
AS AN UNDERCOVER COP.

IT'S, IT'S,
IT'S MY ONLY WAY

OF GETTIN' THE PEOPLE UP HERE
TO LEAVE ME ALONE.

IT'S LOADED.

THOSE KIDS
BEAT ME UP, HANK.

THEY, UH, DESTROYED
MY MANUSCRIPT.

YOU GOT A PERMIT FOR THIS?

STEPHEN, WHAT'S GOIN' ON?

- YOU OKAY?
- YEAH, I'M UPSET.

I THINK I'M NATURALLY UPSET.

I'M JUST TRYING TO GET
THOSE PAGES REWRITTEN,

AND I JUST HOPE
I'M GETTING THEM RIGHT.

OKAY, OKAY.

LOOK.

I DON'T WANT YOU HOLED UP
IN HERE ALL THE TIME.

- WANNA HAVE LUNCH TODAY?
- YEAH, THAT'D BE GREAT.

CAN I TAKE THIS?

NOON OKAY?

SURE.

HANK.

THANKS FOR BEING MY FRIEND.

[RENKO]
I JUST DON'T KNOW WHY
WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT

WHATEVER IT IS
YOU WANNA TALK TO ME ABOUT
AT LUNCHTIME

RIGHT HERE ON THE TELEPHONE.

YOU KNOW, FOR WHAT'S IT WORTH,
I GOT A BUM RAP

GETTIN' TOSSED IN
WITH THOSE OTHER COPS.

MY PARTNER DIDN'T LIKE
YOUR COLOR

AND THEY
DISCIPLINED BOTH OF US.

THAT'S AN ACTION CORNER
OVER THERE

STARTIN' AROUND LUNCH HOUR.

WEED, PCP,

YOU NAME IT,
THEY SELL IT.

I'M JUST SAYIN',
IF YOU GIVE ME HALF A CHANCE,

I THINK YOU'LL FIND OUT
I'M OKAY.

UH, COULD YOU EXCUSE US?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

COULD YOU GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE
FOR A MINUTE PLEASE?

YEAH, I'LL BE ACROSS
THE STREET.

UH, THE THEFT OF MY AUTO

MAY TURN OUT TO BE
A MORE COMPLICATED MATTER

- THAN I FIRST ANTICIPATED.
- HOW'S THAT?

WELL, REMEMBER LAST WEEK

WHEN I WENT TO
THE RADIATOR REPAIR PLACE

AND I WAS SAYING HOW THE CAR
WAS BECOMING A LOSING...

- YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
- WELL, UH,

THIS GUY DOWN THERE

AT THE CAR REPAIR PLACE
AND I WERE TALKING, SEE,

ABOUT HOW EVEN IF I SOLD IT,

IT WOULD BE, UH,
LESS THAN BLUE BOOK

'CAUSE OF DARYL ANN'S,
UH, FENDER BENDER--

WAS THAT THE MESSAGE YOU GOT
FROM THE CALL?

UH, WELL, IT WAS A TOTALLY
INNOCENT CONVERSATION, ROBERT.

THIS GUY MIKE SAYS TO ME,
HOW WOULD I LIKE TO GET

WHAT THE CAR WAS WORTH
TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY?

AND I SAID,
OF COURSE, HELL YES,
AND THAT WAS IT.

IT WAS THE END
OF THE CONVERSATION.

WELL, WHAT DID HE JUST SAY
TO YOU ON THE PHONE?

THAT, UH, WE SHOULD

TALK AT LUNCH BECAUSE WE--

HE STOLE IT!

I DON'T KNOW THAT!
DON'T SAY THAT!

CHECK OUT SANDERS.

... KEEP YOUR HANDS FOLDED
BEHIND YOUR BACK.

MOVE!

HEY, MAN,
WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?

YOU KNOW, THINGS USUALLY
DON'T GET ACTIVE AROUND HERE

TILL NEAR NOON.

EARLY RISER.

SORRY WE'RE SO POPULAR,
FELLAS.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

SHOULD BE JUST
A FEW MORE MINUTES.

SHE DON'T KNOW HOW RIGHT
SHE IS.

- SORRY.
- [GROWLING]

OOH.

ALL RIGHT.

[MOANS]

HEY, UH,

THIS COUSIN OF MINE TOLD ME

A GOOD TIP
GETS A DELUXE MASSAGE.

[LAUGHS]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN
BY THAT?

WHAT DO YOU THINK I MEAN?

YOU MEAN
THE "TOTAL" BODY MASSAGE?

MAYBE THAT'S WHAT HE MEANT.

TOTAL BODY'S 40 BUCKS EXTRA.

- YOU WANT MY TOP DOWN?
- WHAT,

YOU A CONVERTIBLE?

[GOOFY CHUCKLE]

TOP DOWN'S AN EXTRA 10.

OH, SO THAT'S, THAT'S

- 50 BUCKS ALL TOGETHER.
- UH-HUH.

BEFORE.

CHECK MY LEFT PANTS POCKET.

- OKAY?
- HAH.

YOU'RE A COP?!

YEAH, YOU'RE BUSTED,
SWEETHEART.

OH, THERE'S NO EXTRA CHARGE
FOR THE TOPLESS.

[CHUCKLES]

LOIS!

THEY'RE COPS!

NO, YOU'RE BUSTED, LADY.

NO WAY!

YOU DON'T GET YOUR CAKE
AND EAT IT!

YOU'RE POPPED, RHONDA.

SIR, I HAVE
A CHRONIC LOWER BACK PROBLEM.

ALL RIGHT, GIRLS,
WE'RE GOIN' IN.

HEY, THIS GUY
GOT WHAT HE CAME FOR.

- WHAT'S SHE TALKIN' ABOUT?
- NOTHING.

WE'LL STRAIGHTEN IT OUT
AT THE STATION.

WHERE I COME FROM,
IF YOU DO IT, IT'S ENTRAPMENT.

- YOU DID IT?
- I DIDN'T DO IT.

DID SO.

COME ON, COME ON!

I COULD SHOW YOU
THE X-RAYS.

IT'S A DISPLACED LUMBAR DISC.

YEAH, THIS PLACE IS FAMOUS
FOR THEIR TREATMENT OF THAT.

HONEST, I DIDN'T MEAN IT.
I WAS JUST KIDDING.

AND THIS IS
PLAY MONEY, RIGHT?

- MORNING.
- HI.

JOYCE, UH,
CAN I TALK TO YOU?

30 SECONDS?

DON'T WORRY.

IT'S NOT GONNA BE A PROTEST
OF MY UNDYING LOVE.

COULD YOU FILE THESE UNDER
CLARENCE MONROE?

JOYCE.

I JUST WANT TO SAY
WHAT HAPPENED ON TUESDAY

AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED,
IT HAPPENED.

IT'S IN A TIME CAPSULE.

ALL RIGHT.

BECAUSE I WANT US
TO KEEP WORKING TOGETHER WELL

AND YOU CAN'T IF YOU THINK
I'M LOOKING AT YOU WEIRD,

WHICH I'M NOT GOING TO BE.

DEAL.

NO WEIRD LOOKS.

TIME CAPSULE.

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT
ON CLARENCE MONROE?

HOW DID YOU GET SO LUCKY?

OOF.
WHAT A SCUM.

HE TAKES A C-FELONY
AND A NICKEL

- OR WE GO TO TRIAL.
- FIVE YEARS?

IRWIN, HE HASN'T BEEN ARRESTED
SINCE '84.

OKAY,
WE GO TO TRIAL, MR. DA.

MR. TOUGH GUY.

FRANK.

DID YOU GET A CALL
FROM THE "SPANISH DAILY BUGLE?"

"LATIN DAILY SIGNAL."
I'VE BEEN DUCKING IT.

MEANING YOU KNOW ABOUT

SENOR CALLETANO'S
GRANDSTAND PLAY.

RAY CAME TO SEE ME AND SAID
A REPORTER MIGHT CALL

ABOUT HIS LOSING
HIS COMMAND.

THE STONES ON THE GUY!

IF EVER A CAPTAIN
DESERVED TO BE RELIEVED,

IT WAS HIM.

IN SOME PART OF HIM,
I THINK HE KNOWS THAT, CHIEF.

HIS PRIDE'S BEEN HURT.

I'M NOT RUNNING
A THERAPY GROUP.

THIS DEPARTMENT'S
GOT ENOUGH RACE PROBLEMS

WITHOUT SOMEONE
TURNING UP THE HEAT
UNDER THE LATIN'S.

I WANT YOU
TO CALL YOUR FRIEND RAY.

TELL HIM I DON'T THINK THE MEDIA
IS THE PROPER FORUM

FOR AIRING HIS GRIEVANCES.

TELL HIM I'LL BE
VERY, VERY DISAPPOINTED
IF THAT STORY RUNS.

TRUTH IS, FRANK,

I COULD'VE HAD HIS BADGE
FOR INCOMPETENCE,

BUT THIS'LL DO.

GOT A MINUTE
FOR A BROKEN-DOWN OLD WARHORSE?

STAN.

HIYA, CAPTAIN.

- YOU LOOK GREAT.
- THAT'S THE WAY I FEEL.

LIFE OF LEISURE
AGREES WITH YOU.

NO, NO, NO, NO,
THAT'S NOT IT.

IT'S THIS, THIS THING I HAD,
THIS BYPASS.

I FEEL 20 YEARS YOUNGER.

THEY SAY IT'S
A MIRACLE OPERATION.

OH, YOU SHOULDA SEEN ME
UP AT MY CABIN.

I WAS ROWING
OUT TO MY FISHING SPOT.

I WAS EVEN CHOPPING WOOD,

- COULD YOU BELIEVE THAT?
- I'M GLAD.

NO, I MEAN IT.

I MEAN IT, I FEEL LIKE
A NEW MAN.

SO, UH,

HOW'S, UH, HOW'S SERGEANT HUNTER
COMING ALONG?

OH, WELL,
HE'S SETTLING IN.

IT'S A HELL OF A THING
FOR HIM, THAT DEMOTION.

HE'S SETTLING IN ALL RIGHT
THOUGH, HUH?

LISTEN,
NOW THAT YOU'RE BACK,

CAN JOYCE AND I
GET YOU TO DINNER?

SURE, SURE, SURE.

THERE'S NO POLICY
AGAINST IT, CAPTAIN.

AGAINST WHAT, STAN?

AS LONG AS MY DOCTOR GIVES ME
A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH,

THE DEPARTMENT GOT NO POLICY

AGAINST MY COMIN' BACK
TO THE FORCE.

IT'S A STRESSFUL POSITION.

I CAN DO IT.

HELL, I CAN DO IT
BETTER THAN BEFORE.

I'D, I'D, I'D BE LIKE
A 35-YEAR-OLD

WITH 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE.

YOU'RE 16 MONTHS
FROM MANDATORY.

DON'T BE AUTOMATIC.

DON'T SHUT ME DOWN
WITHOUT THINKIN' ABOUT IT.

PLEASE?

IF I CALL YOUR DOCTOR,
HE'LL BACK YOU?

I-I SWEAR TO YOU,

HE'LL GIVE ME 100 PERCENT
CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH.

- OKAY.
- YOU MEAN THAT, CAPTAIN?

- OKAY, I'LL THINK ABOUT IT.
- SURE, SURE, I UNDERSTAND.

LOOK, HERE'S, UH,
HERE'S MY DOC'S NAME.

CAPTAIN.

THANKS.

- NO PROMISES.
- NO PROMISES, RIGHT.

NO PROMISES.

YOU KNOW, I'M SORRY ALL THE GUYS
ARE OUT ON THE SHIFT.

WHY DON'T YOU
STOP AND SAY HELLO TO HOWARD?

YEAH, I'LL, UH,

I'LL DO THAT,
IF HE'S AT THE DESK.

- WHEN WOULD I HEAR FROM YOU?
- I DON'T KNOW.

SOON.

THANKS, CAPTAIN.

[WAITRESS]
CAN I HELP YOU, SIR?

SO, UH, WHAT DO YOU GUYS
THINK OF THIS NEW KID LANE

THE BOMBERS GOT?

KID'S GOT SOME PRETTY GOOD
MOVES, HUH?

YEAH, HE'S A HELL OF
A BROOKLYN FIELD RUNNER.

BOYS SURE CAN RUN,
CAN'T THEY.

THAT'S HIM,
THAT'S MIKE.

THAT'S THE GUY
WHO WAS WORKIN' ON MY CAR.

PROBABLY JUST WANTS YOUR
SPARE SET OF KEYS.

HA-HA-HA-HA.

[CHUCKLES]

THANK YOU.

UH, BURGER, FRIES, COKE.

AND WE NEED
SOME MORE KETCHUP.

SO SORRY ABOUT
YOUR BAD LUCK.

GETTIN' YOUR CAR STOLEN.

UH, NOW BEFORE YOU GO
ANY FURTHER,

MIKE,

LET ME POINT OUT TO YOU
THAT I AM AN OFFICER

OF THE LAW.

WHO WAS ABOUT TO GET
"FULL BLUE BOOK REPLACEMENT"

FOR A CAR THAT NEEDED

3500 BODYWORK.

LOOK, I DON'T WANT TO TALK
TO YOU ABOUT THIS, OKAY?

AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED,
THE THEFT OF MY VEHICLE

HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU.

WE HAD A CONVERSATION
LAST WEEK.

IT WAS A COINCIDENCE.

I PUT A FIX IN
TO YOUR CLAIMS GUY.

- EVERYTHING ELSE--
- [HUMMING]

YOU CAN HUM
ALL YOU WANT TO, GUY,

BUT YOU ARE IN THIS.

YOUR BLUE BOOK,
SIX GRAND.

I CASH THE SETTLEMENT CHECK,

I TAKE 20 PERCENT.

[MIKE]
FORGET THE FOOD.

ANDY, YOU GOT A CALL
AT THE STATION

FROM AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER.

KHAKI OFFICER'S
GOT THE NUMBER.

THANK YOU.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

OH, THE MOST HORRIBLE THINGS
GO ON.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WELL,

THIS POOR MAN
WAS DOWN IN THE ALLEY

AND THOSE GANG KIDS

WERE ON HIM LIKE WOLVES,

LIKE,

LIKE SCAVENGING BIRDS.

THIS WAS NEAR YOUR HOTEL?

[SIGHS]

SO HOW ARE YOU?

I'M OKAY.

LITTLE WORRIED
ABOUT MY BUDDY.

I-I KEEP HAVING THIS DREAM

I'M CAMPED OUTSIDE
A WALLED CITY.

I KEEP TRYING TO GET IN.

I JUST THINK
MAYBE I SHOULD GO HOME.

NO LUCK WITH
THE OTHER PUBLISHERS?

OH, IT'S LIKE
A BROKEN RECORD.

6:00 TO 7:00, I, UH,
I TRY TO CALL

THE PRESIDENTS
OF PUBLISHING HOUSES

BEFORE THEY GET THE TRAINS,

AND, UH, RICE KRISPIES
AND GRAPES

AND, UH,
I CATCH THE SUBWAY.

9:00 TO 11:00,
I TRY TO GET AN EDITOR TO SEE ME

AND THEN BACK HERE
AND GET JOSTLED.

HENRY, YOU JUST
WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

THESE KIDS

ARE LIKE MANGLING JACKALS.

TELL ME THE TRUTH.

DID YOU REALLY LIKE
MY NOVEL?

I DID.

THERE'S A WHOLE LOT
OF GOOD STUFF IN IT.

A WHOLE LOT.

COME ON, AGAINST THE BAR.

EVERYBODY,
UP AGAINST THE BAR.

- SPREAD 'EM!
- SPREAD 'EM WIDE!

THAT MEANS YOU TOO, HORSE FACE.
YOU WANNA SPECIAL INVITATION?

COME ON!
GET UP AGAINST THE BAR!

- ALL RIGHT, WHAT DO THEY GOT?
- SPREAD OUT!

COME ON, LET'S SEE WHAT
THE LADY'S GOT IN HER POCKETS,

COME ON, LET'S HELP
THE POLICEMEN.

HEY, YOU KNOW PEOPLE ARE TRYIN'
TO MAKE A LIVIN' HERE?

HAVE YOU GOT A WARRANT
OR SOMETHIN', OFFICER?

- HAVE I GOT A WARRANT?
- YEAH.

[LAUGHS]

HAVE YOU GOT A FELONY OFFENDER
WITH AN ONGOING PAROLE PROBLEM

FREQUENTING
THIS ESTABLISHMENT?

WHY DON'T YOU JUST SAVE
THE ROUST AND TELL ME WHO IT IS?

WELL, LOOK WHAT JUST
CRAWLED OUT OF THE CAN.

HEY, LIEUTENANT.

THANKS FOR COSTIN' ME
MY MEAT PACKIN' JOB!

I SHOW UP FROM THE DENTIST,
FIND OUT YOU HAD ME FIRED!

WHAT, HAD YOU FIRED, ACE.

WE INQUIRED
FOR YOUR WHEREABOUTS.

YOU 86'ed ME, MAN.

COME ON, ACE,
ONE MORE STEP.

WHAT'S THE FREAKIN' SHOT?

- SID.
- THAT LITTLE TWITCH?

THAT LITTLE TWITCH
IS STINKIN' UP MY APARTMENT

AND KEEPIN' ME AWAKE ALL NIGHT
YAPPIN' IN HIS SLEEP

'CAUSE HE THINKS
YOU'RE GONNA ICE HIM.

I DON'T WANT HIM
IN MY APARTMENT, ACE!

SO YOU GET ME FIRED
FROM MY JOB!

HEY, HEY, YOUR JOB
IS BREAKIN' INTO PLACES.

THIS, UH, MEAT PACKIN' GIG

IS JUST A JOLLY
FOR YOUR PAROLE OFFICER.

NOW, ACE,

FLAMINGO'S, HILIE,
GULF STREAM PARK,

YOU SEE A PATTERN HERE, HUH?

I THINK THE MAN'S
DESCRIBIN' FLORIDA.

BUY A TICKET, ACE,

'CAUSE AS LONG AS
YOU'RE AROUND HERE,

YOU ARE A DEFINITE MINUS
TO EVERY ESTABLISHMENT

THAT GIVES YOU HOSPITALITY.

YOU GOT LIMBURGER
ALL OVER YOUR FOREHEAD.

SAFE TRIP.

THAT LITTLE JERK BETTER HOPE
YOU KEEP RUNNIN'

- INTERFERENCE FOR HIM.
- FORGET ABOUT HIM, ACE.

ELIMINATE HIM
FROM YOUR MIND.

COME ON, LOOK OUT,
LOOK OUT.

OH, WOW.

IT'S A NEW KIND OF HIGH.

THEY CALL IT
RUNNIN' A TABLE.

WHY DIDN'T I READ ABOUT THIS
IN THE MANUAL?

IT'S THERE, FLAHERTY.

CHAPTER'S CALLED
"LOYALTY TO SOMEONE
YOU WORK WITH."

THEY MUST HAVE LEFT IT OUT
OF YOUR COPY.

OH YEAH, YOU AS TOUGH
AS YOU THINK, LIEUTENANT?

HEY, HOW 'BOUT
LET'S FIND OUT, HUH?!

HEY, STOP IT!

STOP IT RIGHT NOW.

CAPTAIN FURILLO,
ANTONIO ROBERTO.

- HOW DO YOU DO, SIR?
- PLEASE, SIT DOWN.

THANK YOU.

SEND IN LUIS LEMON PLEASE.

I JUST SPENT 20 MINUTES
ON THE TELEPHONE WITH MR. LEMON.

I'D HOPED THIS COULD BE
A PRIVATE CONVERSATION.

THAT'S NOT HOW I RUN
MY NEWSPAPER.

NOW THIS IS CAPTAIN FURILLO
FROM THE HILL STREET PRECINCT.

HOW ARE YOU?

I WAS JUST ENTERING
CAPTAIN FURILLO'S "NO COMMENTS"

IN MY WORD PROCESSOR.

I HOPE YOU DON'T THINK YOU HAVE
A NEWS STORY HERE.

I MEAN, WHAT YOU'VE DONE
IS STRUNG TOGETHER A SERIES

OF INACCURATE SPECULATIONS

BY A MAN WHO'S
EMOTIONALLY DISTRAUGHT.

OH, SO YOU DENY
CAPTAIN CALLETANO'S STATEMENTS.

- I HAVE NO COMMENT.
- IF YOU'LL PERMIT ME, CAPTAIN.

IF YOU HAD YOUR CAPTAINCY
TAKEN AWAY, WOULDN'T YOU BE

- EMOTIONALLY DISTRAUGHT?
- YES.

AND MAYBE I'D BE TEMPTED TO SAY
SOME THINGS I DIDN'T MEAN

OR HADN'T THOUGHT
ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

YOU ARE AN INTERESTED PARTY
HERE, CAPTAIN.

IT WAS YOUR PANEL
THAT REMOVED CAPTAIN CALLETANO

FROM HIS COMMAND.

MY SELF INTEREST IS TO SEE
THAT MY DEPARTMENT

DOESN'T SPLIT APART
ALONG RACIAL LINES,

BUT I ALSO HAPPEN TO BE
RAY CALLETANO'S FRIEND.

I'D HATE TO SEE HIM VICTIMIZED
BY ONE MOMENT OF POOR JUDGMENT.

CAPTAIN CALLETANO SAID
HE DIDN'T SHOW POOR JUDGMENT.

HE SAID THE RACIAL TENSIONS IN
HIS PRECINCT WEREN'T HIS FAULT.

THAT'S NOT THE BAD JUDGMENT
I'M TALKING ABOUT.

CAPTAIN CALLETANO'S
PRECINCT HAD GONE RENEGADE.

IT NEEDED TO BE BROUGHT
UNDER CONTROL.

THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN TRUE
IF I HAD BEEN CAPTAIN

OR IF STAN WILLIAMS HAD.

DO YOU FEEL
CAPTAIN CALLETANO'S
POOR JUDGMENT

IS USING THE PRESS AS A FORUM
TO EXPRESS HIS GRIEVANCE?

YES.

AND I PUBLISH A NEWSPAPER
TO PROVIDE SUCH A FORUM.

I CREDIT YOUR
GOOD INTENTIONS, CAPTAIN,

BUT I DON'T CHOOSE TO DECIDE

WHAT IS BEST FOR
SENOR CALLETANO.

IT'LL MEAN HIS BADGE.

MAYBE HE WANTS TO DO
OTHER WORK.

MAYBE THIS'LL GET YOU
A PROMOTION.

MAYBE.

THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

CAPTAIN.

[MIXED CHATTER]

ANDREW.

YOU HAVE A GENTLEMAN CALLER.

AN INSURANCE GUY.

UM, SARGE, UH,
WHA-WHAT DID HE SAY?

WHA-WHAT DID HE SAY TO YOU?

WELL, HE SAID,
"IS OFFICER RENKO HERE?"

AND THEN HE SAID,
"I'LL WAIT."

"TRANSIT AUTHORITY
REQUESTS ASSIST."

UH, ROBERT, WILL YOU AND
OFFICER SANDERS TAKE THAT CALL?

THAT WAS NOT A QUESTION.

BOBBY HILL, I'M STARTIN'
TO SEE MYSELF IN STRIPES.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA SAY
TO THIS INSURANCE--

WELL, I WOULD JUST
KEEP IT TO A "YES", "NO"s

AND A WHOLE LOT OF
"I DON'T REMEMBER"s.

UH, ANDREW J. RENKO, SIR.

I UNDERSTAND
YOU WERE LOOKIN' FOR ME.

HAROLD STERKLE, OFFICER.
PERENNIAL CASUALTY.

- NICE TO SEE YOU.
- GLAD I CAUGHT YOU.

WHAT?
C-C-CAUGHT ME?

I MEAN, I'M GLAD I CAUGHT YOU
HERE AT THE PRECINCT.

I WAS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
AND HAD SOME ROUTINE QUESTIONS

- ABOUT YOUR THEFT THIS MORNING.
- WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEFT--

BY THEFT?

I MEANT,
THE THEFT OF YOUR CAR.

THE CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE
YOUR RESIDENCE?

YES, SIR, I LIVE AT
THE 1400 BLOCK OF CARLYLE.

I LIKE TO KEEP MY CAR PARKED
RIGHT IN OUT FRONT

WHERE I CAN SEE IT
ALL THE TIME.

AND UH,
THE VEHICLE WAS LOCKED?

YES, SIR,
AS A POLICE OFFICER,

I'M WELL AWARE
OF THE PRECAUTIONS
ONE CAN TAKE

TO KEEP A TRAVESTY LIKE THIS
FROM HAPPENING,

BUT NEVERTHELESS,
THE THIEVES DID BREAK IN.

UH-HUH.

WHEN DID YOU NOTICE
THE CAR WAS MISSING?

WHAT?

"WHEN" DID YOU NOTICE

THE CAR WAS MISSING?

WHENEVER I GOT UP.

WHAT "TIME" WAS THAT,
OFFICER?

5:45, 6:00.
WHENEVER I GOT UP.

IF YOU'LL SIGN HERE.

WE'LL HAVE THE CHECK CUT
BY THE END OF BUSINESS.

SOMEWHERE I CAN
GIVE IT TO YOU THIS EVENING?

MALLORY'S.
98TH AND DECKER.

SEE YOU AT 8:00.

YES, I'LL SEE YOU THERE
AT 8:00.

[NERVOUS CHUCKLE]

GENTLEMEN.

SOMETHIN' I CAN DO FOR YOU,
YOUR SWAMISHIP?

YOU WANNA REPORT
A STOLEN CAMEL?

VERY FUNNY, GUYS.

LISTEN, IS LIEUTENANT BUNTZ
REALLY OUT

OR IS HE JUST
IGNORING MY CALLS?

WAIT A MINUTE.

- SID?
- SHH!

YEAH, SID.

ALSO KNOWN AS
A PERSON IN GRAVE DANGER.

- LIEUTENANT AIN'T HERE, SID.
- OH, MAN.

LISTEN, COULD ONE OF YOU GUYS
LET ME HOLD A TWENTY?

WHAT DO YOU GOT?

WHAT I GOT
IN TERMS OF INFORMATION
IS NADA.

WHAT I REALLY GOT
IS LIEUTENANT BUNTZ

IS LETTING ME
STAY AT HIS PLACE

UNTIL THIS HEAT WAVE
I'M INVOLVED IN BLOWS OVER

AND I WOULD LIKE TO COOK HIM
A DECENT MEAL.

UNFORTUNATELY,
I CANNOT CIRCULATE,

THEREFORE I CANNOT
APPLY MY TRADE,

THEREFORE I'M TAPPED OUT.

EFFECTS ON YOUR MASSAGE PARLOR
POPPED, DETECTIVE.

UH, THANKS, DORIS.

SOUNDS LIKE
A VICIOUS CIRCLE, SID.

GOOD LUCK RAISIN'
THE JACKSON.

YOU GUYS KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DOIN', DON'T YOU?

YOU'RE DRIVING ME
TO SHOPLIFT.

(SPEAKS GIBBERISH)

ASK HIM YOURSELF, JACK.

OKAY, YOU GUYS CAN GO.

UH, WILL THERE BE
ANY RECORD OF THIS?

NO RECORD.

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BACK.

MR. BERNSTEIN, WE'RE IN
SORT OF A DELICATE AREA HERE.

I WANTED TO GET YOUR ADVICE.

ONE OF OUR COPS
HAD A LITTLE ACCIDENT

AT THIS MASSAGE PARLOR BUST,
MR. BERNSTEIN.

DO YOU FOLLOW
WHAT I'M SAYIN'?

NO.

AN ACCIDENT...

DOWN THERE.

NUMBER ONE OR NUMBER TWO?

WHEN HE WAS IN THE ROOM
WITH THE GIRL,

THE GUY GOT
A LITTLE EXCITED.

IF YOU'RE SAYING HE CONSUMMATED
THE SEXUAL ACT, DETECTIVE,

THE ARREST IS DEFECTIVE.

NO, HE DIDN'T
CONSUMMATE IT.

THE GUY
HAD HIS PARTY-- [SPITS]--

BEFORE ANYONE ELSE ARRIVED.

KICK IT.

JUST HIS BUST
OR THE WHOLE OPERATION?

THE OTHER BUSTS
ARE TECHNICAL-- SALVAGEABLE,

BUT IT'D BE A PRETTY
EMBARRASSING PROSECUTION.

OKAY, THANKS.

HAS THIS GENTLEMAN
THOUGHT OF GETTING INTO OTHER
AREAS OF POLICE WORK?

YEAH, RIGHT.

HEY.

HOW YOU DOIN'?

WE GET 'EM BOOKED?

WHAT'RE YOUR CHARGES
ON YOUR ARREST, DETECTIVE?

JUST TALKIN' ABOUT THAT.

UH, HOLD OFF
ON THAT A SECOND.

JUST TALKED TO THIS ADA
WHO THINKS

MAYBE WE OUGHTA TAKE
A PASADENA ON THIS BUST.

BECAUSE OF ME.

HEY, EVERYBODY'S GOT
AN OFF DAY.

MAYBE YOU HAD TOO MANY OYSTERS
LAST NIGHT.

NOT THAT IT'S
ANY OF MY BUSINESS,

BUT DOESN'T WORKIN' VICE
KIND OF PUT YOU ON THE SPOT?

I'M UP FOR PROMOTION.

I'M UP TO BE
PUT IN CHARGE.

ANY DAY I GET BEHIND A DESK.

- STATISTICS HELP?
- WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I MEAN, YOU KNOW,
AT THE CRUCIAL MOMENT,

YOU JUST START THINKING ABOUT
BASEBALL AVERAGES.

TRY REVERSING
YOUR STREET ADDRESS?

NO, I-I THINK OF
CAPITALS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

- NG?
- NG.

ARE WE POPPIN' THOSE HOOKERS
OR NOT?

NOT.

HEY.

YOU, UH,
YOU OPEN TO A SUGGESTION?

ANYTHING.

- CALL HER.
- "SONYA."

A COUSIN OF MINE, UH,

WENT TO HER
WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM.

SHE, UH, SHE MAKES YOU TALK
BABY TALK,

BUT SHE HELPS.

SO HOW LONG HAVE YOU
BEEN ON THE FORCE?

12 YEARS.

HOW ABOUT YOURSELF?

- 11.
- HM.

MUST'VE JUST MISSED EACH OTHER
AT THE ACADEMY.

DID YOU HAVE HOOVER
FOR WEAPONS TRAINING?

MAJOR TUBE STAKE, MAN.

THE WORST.

[TOGETHER]
DON'T SHOOT YOUR FOOT OFF!

[FEMALE DISPATCH]
22-02, YOUR 5-16 CALL

NOW HAS SHOTS FIRED.

YOUR 5-16
IS NOW AT ALL UNITS.

MUST BE IN THE SUBWAY.

HE SAYS
IT'S BEEN A WHILE, RIGHT.

UH, ACTUALLY, THAT'S WHAT
I'M CALLING ABOUT, SONYA.

I, UH, GAVE THIS GUY
YOUR NUMBER.

HEY, DON'T MENTION IT.
I'M GLAD TO GET YOU THE ACTION.

UH, ONE THING.

IF IT COMES UP,

I, UH, TOLD HIM
YOU HELPED MY COUSIN.

GREAT.
I APPRECIATE IT.

OH.

GOTTA GO, SONYA.

HUH?
NO.

NO, NO RECURRENCE.

SAME GOES FOR BABY JOHNNY.

[BABY TALK]
BABY JOHNNY MISSES YOU, TOO.

LIEUTENANT.

WE'RE GETTING MORE PARTICULARS
ON THIS SUBWAY INCIDENT.

I'M AFRAID IT INVOLVES
THAT FRIEND OF YOURS.

STEVE MERKER?
WHAT HAPPENED?

SHOT THREE YOUTHS.
TWO FATALITIES.

THE OFFICERS
HAVE HIM PINNED DOWN

IN THE BRAKEMAN'S CAR.

HE'S BEEN ASKING
TO SPEAK WITH YOU.

[FEMALE DISPATCH]
2-0-0-8, GET OFF
THIS FREQUENCY.

ALL UNITS, PLEASE STAY OFF
FREQUENCY THREE.

FREQUENCY THREE IS CLEARED
FOR DETECTIVE GOLDBLUME.

ANYTHING?

[FEMALE DISPATCH]
NOBODY'S MOVING, LIEUTENANT.

TELL THEM TO BACK AWAY,
KEEP HIM CALM.

- I'M SIX BLOCKS AWAY.
- COPY, LIEUTENANT.

[TIRES SQUEALING]

[FEMALE DISPATCH]
ALL UNITS OF THE ORIGINAL
5-16 CALL,

DECKER AT 117TH STREET
SUBWAY STATION,

LIEUTENANT GOLDBLUME'S ETA
IS 30 SECONDS.

TAKE NO DECISIVE ACTION

UNTIL LIEUTENANT GOLDBLUME
ARRIVES.

[SIREN BLARING]

[TIRES SQUEALING]

[TIRES SCREECH]

[BRAKES SQUEALING]

COME ON, COME ON!

[FEMALE DISPATCH]
WE HAVE A SHOTS FIRED
REPORT, LIEUTENANT.

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON?

TELL ME!

- SHOTS FIRED, OFFICER DOWN.
- OH, GOD.

WE NOW HAVE AN OFFICER DOWN
AND SUSPECT DOWN, LIEUTENANT.

[BRAKES SCREECH]

[DISPATCH]
WE HAVE ADDITIONAL SHOOTING...

GET OUT OF THE WAY.
GET OUT OF THE WAY!

- WHAT HAPPENED?
- THE GUY JUST STARTED SHOOTING.

I DON'T THINK HE KNEW
WHAT HIT HIM.

HEY, LOOK, I'M FINE, JUST SEE
WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR HIM.

- WHO IS IT?
- SANDERS.

HE WAS
RIDING WITH ME.

WHAT HAPPENED DOWN THERE?

THE GUY FREAKED OUT,
LIEUTENANT.

HE CAME OUT BABBLING ABOUT
SOME PAGES OR SOMETHIN'

AND JUST STARTED BLASTING.

HE WAS JUST PROTECTING HIMSELF
AGAINST THOSE PUNKS.

THE MAN
SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN SHOT.

YEAH, HE WAS PROTECTIN'
ALL OF US.

- THOSE COPS KILLED A HERO.
- WHY DID HE START SHOOTING?

WE JUST ASKED THE DUDE
FOR SOME CHANGE.

YOU GOT WHAT YOU DESERVED,
YOU BASTARD!

YOU AND YOUR DEAD FRIEND!

CELEST BALDWIN FROM CHANNEL 6.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER ME.

WE HAVE A REPORT SAYING THAT
THE SHOOTER WAS ASKING FOR YOU

- RIGHT BEFORE HE WAS KILLED.
- HE WAS MY FRIEND.

DID YOU KNOW HE WAS CARRYING
A GUN, LIEUTENANT.

THE PEOPLE ON THE SUBWAY
CLAIM HE WAS DEFENDING HIMSELF

AGAINST WOULD-BE ATTACKERS.

HOW LONG HAS HE BEEN PLAYING
WOULD-BE, UH, VIGILANTE?

COME ON, STOP IT!

STOP MAKING UP
YOUR OWN STORIES!

EXCUSE ME.

UNIT THREE NEEDS SERVICE.

- SPECIFIC, SARGE?
- EVERYTHING, BRAKES.

PATRICK, YOU GOTTA DO SOMETHIN'
ABOUT YOUR PROBLEM,

- YOU AND BUNTZ.
- SOUNDS RIGHT.

YEAH, AND I DON'T
MEAN A FIST FIGHT.

LOOK, SARGE,
EVERYWHERE I GO,

THERE'S GONNA BE PEOPLE
WHO CAN'T HANDLE

THAT I TURNED MY PARTNER IN.

I CAN'T LET THAT BE
MY PROBLEM.

SO WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM,
YOU AND YOUR SQUAD LIEUTENANT

CAN'T BE IN THE SAME ROOM
WITHOUT THROWING RIGHTS?

TALK TO HIM.
THERE'S GOTTA BE MORE TO IT.

HE LISTS TWO SISTERS, CAPTAIN,
BUT I DON'T KNOW

WHICH WOULD BE CALLED
SANDERS' NEXT OF KIN.

UH, JUST CALL THEM BOTH.

OFFICER HILL HAS A
SUPERFICIAL BICEP WOUND.

UH-- OH, HE ALREADY
SHOULD BE RELEASED.

UH, I HAVE HAD
A RAFT OF INQUIRIES

ABOUT LIEUTENANT GOLDBLUME'S

CONNECTION WITH THIS
UNFORTUNATE MERKER FELLOW

FROM THE VULTURES
IN THE PRESS.

JUST TAKE
THEIR NUMBERS, HOWARD.

I HOPE I WAS PERMITTED
A DISAPPROVING TONE.

CAPTAIN.

HOWARD.

RAY.

THE NEWSPAPER STORY

WILL NOT APPEAR
IN THE SPANISH PRESS, FRANK.

I'VE REQUESTED THEM
NOT TO PUBLISH.

I KNOW HOW PAINFUL
THIS HAS BEEN FOR YOU.

I THINK YOU'RE SHOWING
GOOD JUDGMENT.

FOR THE STORY TO APPEAR,
IT WOULD HAVE MEANT MY JOB.

DON'T YOU AGREE?

SO NOW I AM
CHIEF DANIELS' ADVISOR.

I HAVE MY JOB.

AND ALL I LOST
IS MY SELF-RESPECT.

UH YEAH, PERSON-TO-PERSON
TO MISS EUGENIE SANDERS.

IT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS,
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THOUGH

THAT YOU SHOULDN'T LET
ALL THE TALKING UPSET YOU.

YOU MEAN HOW I AM A TRAMP?

I SLEPT WITH SUNNY CAPELITO
ON MY UNDERCOVER.

PEOPLE TAKE THINGS
OUT OF CONTEXT.

THEY LOOK FOR EASY WAYS
TO THINK ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE.

EVERYONE USED TO CALL ME
"BELKER THE BITER."

HAH-HAH.

JUST KEEP DOIN' YOUR JOB.

GOOD NIGHT.

NIGHT.

LIEUTENANT BUNTZ?

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

RANKS.

WHY ARE YOU ON ME SO BAD?

YOU DON'T GOTTA
ASK ME THAT.

OH, 'CAUSE I TURNED IN
ANDY SCHULER?

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING',
FLAHERTY.

IF YOU'RE LUCKY,
IN YOUR LIFE,

MAYBE THERE'S THREE OR
FOUR PEOPLE YOU'RE FRIENDS WITH.

NOW, I JUST DON'T
DIG SOMEBODY

- WHO'D GIVE UP HIS PARTNER.
- DID YOU KNOW ANDY SCHULER?

- HEY.
- DO YOU KNOW WHAT HE WAS LIKE?

HEY, I DON'T CARE
HOW CROOKED THIS SCHULER WAS.

I RODE WITH THE GUY,
COULDA GIVEN HIM

- CARDS IN SPADES.
- I'M SAYIN', HOW DO YOU KNOW

I WAS EVEN FRIENDS WITH HIM,
LIEUTENANT, HUH?

HOW DO YOU KNOW
IF HE WAS EVEN A NICE GUY?

LOOK.

I HEAR YOU HAD A PARTNER
YOU SHOT.

IS THERE SOMEHOW
THIS FIGURES IN?

YOU SHUT UP!

YOU KEEP
YOUR FREAKIN' MOUTH SHUT!

COME ON,
YOU WANT TO GO, HUH?

- HUH?
- WOULD YOU LET GO OF ME?

DON'T YOU LET ME HEAR
TOMMY DONAHUE

OUT OF YOUR LIPS, KID.

TOMMY DONAHUE
WAS THE SWEETEST GUY
YOU'D EVER MEET.

AND THE NICEST.

BEFORE HE GOT
ALL SCREWED UP.

HAD THE MOST GUTS, TOO.

KID TOOK A BULLET
FOR ME.

SHOWED UP AT A POP

HE WASN'T EVEN SUPPOSED TO--

IT WAS EASIER FOR ME,
LIEUTENANT.

I DIDN'T LOVE ANDY SCHULER.

- THE ATTEMPTED ROBBERY...
- WELL, THERE YOU ARE.

... NEAR THE NORTH BOUND
V-TRAIN

NEAR THE DECKER AVENUE
SUBWAY STATION

ENDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON...

AND THERE'S SANDERS.

YOU THINK HE GOT BUM RAPPED?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
ABOUT BEING A RACIST AND ALL?

- YEAH.
- NO, NO, I DON'T THINK...

I DON'T THINK YOU KNOW
WHAT'S IN A GUY'S HEART

UNTIL YOU GET TO KNOW HIM.

WE AIN'T
GONNA KNOW SANDERS.

OH, BOBBY,
THERE'S THAT INSURANCE GUY,

AND HE'S GOT THAT GUY
MIKE WITH HIM.

[TV PLAYING]

DON'T MAKE ME BUST YOU.

OH, COME ON,
DON'T JIVE ME, MAN.

I'M ON THE VERGE
OF INSURANCE CRUCIFIXION.

MR. STERKLE.

HOW YOU DOING, MIKE?

OFFICER,

STEP INTO MY OFFICE.

I, UH,

HAVE YOUR
SETTLEMENT CHECK HERE.

$6,000...

IF YOU'LL SIGN IT,
THEN FOR A SLIGHT FEE,

MY FRIEND CAN CASH IT,

WE CAN ALL GO HOME
FOR SUPPER.

WELL, YES AND NO.

YES AND NO WHAT?

WELL, YEAH, I WANT THE CHECK
'CAUSE MY CAR GOT STOLEN,

BUT NO, I'M NOT GONNA
AVAIL MYSELF OF YOUR

CHECK CASHING SERVICE.

WHAT DID I TELL YOU?

UH, YOU DON'T GET IT,
OFFICER--

NO, YOU DON'T GET IT.

YOU SEE, I'M NOT GONNA BE PARTY
TO A FELONY

'CAUSE THIS GUY HERE MISTOOK
AN INNOCENT CONVERSATION.

SO WHAT I SUGGEST IS YOU BOTH
GO HOME TO THOSE HOT MEALS

YOU WERE TALKIN' ABOUT
BEFORE YOU GET CHARGED WITH

INSURANCE FRAUD
OR GRAND AUTO THEFT

OR I DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL.

COPS THINK THEY CAN
GET AWAY WITH MURDER.

CHECK, PLEASE.

VAYA CON DIOS, MIKE.

[MAN]
NIGHT MANAGER.

[POUNDING ON DOOR]

ABOUT DONE IN HERE?

WHY?

I WAS TOLD THE ROOM
WOULD BE VACATED.

I'LL BE A FEW MORE MINUTES.

OVER HERE.
OVER HERE.

[EXHALES SHARPLY] OH.

WHAT?

YOU SAY GRACE, NORM?

ARE YOU KIDDIN' ME?

I'M IN ROME,
I DON'T KNOW.

UH-HUH.

THAT'S GOOD, HUH?

MM, IT'S GOOD.

WHERE'D YOU GET
THE VINO?

OH, NICE CHIANTI, HUH?

I STOLE IT
AT SULLY'S.

- HEY.
- SORRY.

DID I TALK AS MUCH
LAST NIGHT?

[CHUCKLES]
WORSE.

OH, JEEZ.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA
DO ABOUT THAT, NORM.

I AM NOT GONNA IMPOSE.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA IMPOSE?

NO.

I'M NOT GONNA ASK YOU
TO SWITCH BEDS WITH ME,

LET ME SLEEP IN A MORE
COMFORTABLE BED.

GOOD, SID.
DON'T ASK.

NO, 'CAUSE THAT WOULD BE
AN IMPOSITION.

AND I'M A GUEST.
I'M LUCKY TO BE A GUEST.

ANYWAY, I THINK MAYBE YOUR
ACE SHANKS PROBLEM'S

- ABOUT TO EASE OFF.
- OH, YEAH?

I THINK ACE
IS ABOUT TO MIGRATE.

MM, WELL, ACE SHANKS
IS NOT A SEASONAL CREATURE.

HEY, SID, LET ME KNOW
WHAT I KNOW, ALL RIGHT?

YOU HANDLE BEING A CREEP.

NOOOOO!

SID!

SID!

SID!
YOU OKAY?

- OW.
- SID, ARE YOU HIT?

NO, I THINK I KNOCKED MYSELF
UNCONSCIOUS.

THAT'S ACE SHANKS, HUH?

IT USED TO BE.

OKAY, YOU'RE OKAY, HUH?

YEAH.
THANKS, NORM.

OKAY.

DON'T YOU DIE TOO,
ALL RIGHT?

JUST DON'T YOU DIE, TOO.

I AIN'T GONNA DIE.

[GROANS]

MORNING, BOBBY HILL.

BOY, I SURE APPRECIATE
YOUR TAKING THE TIME

TO COME OUT OF YOUR WAY
AND PICK ME UP LIKE THIS.

IT'S NO PROBLEM,
NO PROBLEM.

I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHY YOU WON'T DRIVE YOURSELF.

WHAT?

DID YOU CASH THE CHECK,
ANDREW?

[LAUGHING]

YOU KNOW,

THERE ARE THOSE COPS,
BOBBY HILL,

WHO WOULD'VE GIVEN
THOSE BOYS 20 PERCENT

AND HAD $4,800 IN COLD CASH

IN THEIR POCKETS
THIS MORNING.

YEAH, YEAH, BUT THEY WOULDN'T
HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL CHEVY

TO DRIVE TO WORK.

HA-HA-HA-HA-HA.

TWO TO ONE IT DON'T START.

THINK POSITIVE.

POSITIVE.

[ENGINE NOT TURNING OVER]