Hill Street Blues (1981–1987): Season 7, Episode 9 - Fathers and Guns - full transcript

Furillo faces a moral and emotional dilemma when his father is shot, while Belker has nightmares about nuclear destruction.

[CLOCK TICKING]

[ROBIN]
MICK? WHAT'S THAT NOISE?

WHAT NOISE?

[AIR RAID SIREN BLARING]

THE BABY!

[BABY CRYING]

[NEWS ANCHOR]
WE'RE GETTING
SCATTERED REPORTS.

IT APPEARS THERE HAS BEEN
A MISCALCULATION.

[HERBERT MORRISON]
THIS IS TERRIBLE,

THIS IS ONE OF THE WORST
CATASTROPHES IN THE WORLD.

[RUSS HODGES]
IT'S GONNA BE, I BELIEVE--



THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT,
THE GIANTS WIN THE PENNANT!

[MAN 2]
WE REPEAT, THIS IS YOUR
CIVIL DEFENSE COORDINATOR.

ALL CHILDREN PROCEED
TO YOUR SCHOOL DESKS,

PUT YOUR HANDS
OVER YOUR HEADS.

[NEWS ANCHOR]
IT APPEARS THERE'S BEEN
A MISCALCULATION.

- [STATIC]
- MISSILES HAVE BEEN LAUNCHED.

[BELKER]
THROW THINGS IN, QUICK.

I REPEAT, THIS IS A...
[AUDIO SLOWS]

[BABY CONTINUES CRYING]

[ANCHOR AUDIO STOPS]

[AIR RAID SIREN STOPS]

[BELKER]
QUIET OUT THERE.

[EXPLOSION, SCREAMING]

- OHH!
- MICK!



- MICK, ARE YOU OKAY?
- [BABY CRYING]

- YOU'RE SOAKED.
- [GASPS]

SHH, YOU'RE SWEATING.
[SHUSHING]

ITEM 12, AND PEOPLE,
I PASS THIS ON WITHOUT COMMENT,

IT ARRIVED IN THE
MAIL
YESTERDAY,

OF ISRAELI MANUFACTURE,
AND CLAIMS TO BE CONSTRUCTED

OF MOLYBDENUM.

DIE-CAST WOVEN MATERIALS
FOR COMFORT, STRENGTH,

AND MANY MONTHS OF
TROUBLE-FREE
WASH AND WEAR SERVICE.

- WHAT IS IT?
- IT'S A BULLETPROOF
ATHLETIC SUPPORTER.

[LAUGHTER]

I THINK I'M GONNA TAKE ONE OF
THOSE HOME WITH ME AT NIGHT.

[HUNTER]
ALL RIGHT, ITEM 13--

WE HAVE HAD TWO MORE TIRE
IRON
ATTACKS OF HOMOSEXUALS

IN THE VICINITY
OF THE GAY BARS ON HORTELL.

ONE VICTIM IS CRITICAL,
THE OTHER HAS A FRACTURED SKULL.

I HAVE POSTED THE DESCRIPTION

OF THE TWO CAUCASIAN
MALE BASHERS ON THE BOARD.

LET'S, UH, MAKE SURE
THAT THESE GENTS

GET THEIR CHRISTMAS PALFREY

COMPLIMENTS OF MICHIGAN
AVENUE, SHALL WE?

ALL RIGHT.

AND, UH, DET. BELKER,

WHEN DO YOU EXPECT TO, UH,
WRAP UP YOUR BARNSWELL CASE?

BARNSWELL, DETECTIVE?

[KISSING NOISES]

HERE, MICK.
HERE, MICK.

- WAKE UP.
- YEAH?

- UH...
- [CHUCKLING]

NO ACTION TODAY,
BARNSWELL'S OUT OF TOWN.

DULY NOTED.
[CLEARS THROAT]

ALL RIGHT, ITEM 14--

THE PARKING LOT
CONTINUES UNDER REPAIR.

- AW, MAN.
- THE NEW COMPLETION DATE
IS NEXT THURSDAY.

ITEM THE LAST--

UH, WE ARE RECEIVING
A VISITOR TODAY,

ARRANGED WITH
THE GRACIOUS FORETHOUGHT

OF THE RETIREMENT
SUBCOMMITTEE

OF YOUR PATROLMEN'S
BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION,

MR. MORTON KEYES.

MR. KEYES WILL BE
SELLING
FUNERAL PLOTS

AT ATTRACTIVE UNION DISCOUNTS.

THAT'S IT, KEEP YOUR POWDER DRY,
KEEP YOUR SPIRITS HIGH,

AND DON'T FORGET--

THE WIND CHILL FACTOR
MAY BE 14 BELOW,

BUT THAT WHOLE
INDICATOR IS A CRUDE TRICK

PERPETRATED BY THE
INTERNATIONAL
WIMP WEATHERMAN'S CONSPIRACY

TO UNDERMINE
OUR AMERICAN MANHOOD.

IT'S A COMFORTABLE 22 DEGREES
OUT THERE.

OW.

ENOUGH NOW, YOU POLICEMEN
ALL PARK IN MY LOT.

MY CUSTOMER
HAS NO PLACE TO PARK.

I LOSE BREAKFAST
CUSTOMER,
I LOSE LUNCH.

MR. CHUN,
WHEN WE SPOKE ON THE PHONE,

- I EXPLAINED TO YOU--
- NO EXPLAIN, CAR MOVE!

MR. CHUN, UNTIL OUR OWN
PARKING LOT IS RESURFACED,

IT'S NOT FAIR TO YOU, BUT YOUR
LOT IS THE NEXT CLOSEST TO OURS.

COP USE MY PARKING,

BUT COP EVER EAT
AT MY RESTAURANT? NEVER.

- NO, SOMETIMES.
- OPEN BREAKFAST NOW, TOO.

- I KNOW.
- GOOD BREAKFAST:
BACON, EGG, KOREAN ROLL.

MR. CHUN, I CAN'T CHANGE
THEIR EATING HABITS,

BUT I WILL MAKE
ANOTHER ANNOUNCEMENT.

TELL THEM 8:00,
TOW TRUCK COMING, HUH?

- CAR TOWED.
- CAR TOWED.

[ROTARY DIAL WHIRRING]

[CLEARS THROAT] YES, UH,
LINE OUT FOR INFORMATION

FOR, UH,
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

FRANK, LONG DISTANCE,
LINE SIX.

CAPT. FURILLO.

YES?

WHAT?

WHERE?

WHAT'S HIS CONDITION?

UH, YES, YES.

DAMN IT, YES, I UNDERSTAND.

YEAH, BUT, WELL,
IF SHE--

DO YOU HAVE A NUMBER
WHERE I CAN REACH HER?

PLEASE, YEAH,
I'LL WAIT RIGHT HERE.

THEY SENT ME A GRAPHIC.

THIS IS KIND OF
THE WAY I LIKE.

WELL, THIS IS
THE ONLY FREE DESK

- THAT WE HAVE, MR.
KEYES.
- OH.

YOU KNOW, MY, UH, MOST
SUCCESSFUL LINE OVER THERE?

I USED TO SAY, MOST OF THEM
YOUNG GUYS CAN'T AFFORD HOMES,

SO I TELL THEM A PLOT
IS THEIR ENTRANCE

- INTO THE REAL ESTATE
MARKET.
- WHO IS THIS?

THIS IS A CITIZEN,
MICHAEL BELKER.

LOOK, MA'AM,
I'M QUITE UPSET

AND I WOULD LIKE
TO SPEAK--

ALL RIGHT, FINE,
I WILL LEAVE A MESSAGE.

I HAD A NIGHTMARE.

SOMETHING HAPPENED
WITH US AND RUSSIA,

WE BLEW OURSELVES UP.

NOW, I'M A POLICE OFFICER

AND I KNOW HOW HAIRY
IT GETS OUT THERE.

I WANT TO BE SURE
WE'RE BEING VERY CAREFUL,

FOR MY BABY.

WILL YOU SEE THAT
THE PRESIDENT GETS THAT?

GOOD, BECAUSE IT'S
VERY IMPORTANT.

PERSONAL LONG
DISTANCE,
DETECTIVE?

[SIREN BLARING,
POLICE RADIO CHATTER]

[MAUDLIN PIANO]

I DON'T BELIEVE THIS,
I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS.

- SOMEBODY BAGGED MY
SHORT.
- [CHUCKLES]

- PARKED IN THE KOREAN'S LOT?
- YEAH.

THE ONE WHERE THE SIGN
SAYS
"NO PARKING EXCEPT
FOR PATRONS ONLY"?

WHERE ARE YOU GOING
WITH THIS, NEAL?

YOU'RE SAYING
HE TOWED MY CAR?

HE TOWED A POLICE OFFICERS
VEHICLE'?

HEY, I WAS LOOKIN'
TO TELL YOU, BABE.

GOLDBLUME POSTED A
WARNING
ABOUT AN HOUR AGO.

NOTICE SAYS,
AMONG OTHER THINGS,

WOULDN'T HURT IF WE PATRONIZED
THE GUY'S PLACE

- ONCE IN A WHILE.
- OH, YEAH, LIEUTENANT.

HAVING MY CAR TOWED GIVES
ME
A HELL OF AN APPETITE,

ESPECIALLY FOR
SEAWEED AND SNAKE SAUCE.

ANY WORD?

I'LL CALL AGAIN
THEN WE'LL GO.

- DETECTIVE.
- SERGEANT.

IN FACT, THE VERY MAN
THAT I'M LOOKING FOR.

- HERE.
- WHAT'S THIS?

IT'S A PROSPECTUS.

- FIRST STRIKE
ESTATES?
- MM-HMM.

YOU REMEMBER A FEW YEARS BACK

THAT I PURCHASED AN
UNDERGROUND
CONDO IN THE ALLEGHENIES?

- UNDERGROUND CONDO?
- MM-HMM.

AMERICA NEEDS
POSITIVE THINKERS, DETECTIVE.

MEN WHO CAN THINK
THE UNTHINKABLE.

YOUR TOUCHING
ALBEIT NAIVE EXERCISE

IN JEFFERSONIAN
DEMOCRACY
MADE ME SUSPECT

THAT YOU
MIGHT BE A CUSTOMER--

IF YOU'RE REFERRING TO MY
PHONE CALL, SERGEANT,

THAT WAS
PRIVATE AND PERSONAL.

WELL, WHATEVER.

IN A NUCLEAR STORM
A HANDY PORT, MY FRIEND,

I WOULDN'T BE
WITHOUT MINE.

AH, YOU SEE,
THE RUMPUS ROOM THERE

FOR LITTLE BELKER
AND HIS FRIENDS.

THIS IS VERY SMALL.

MICK, THE JAPANESE
LIVE IN CLOSETS.

WE HAVE TO MAKE
A FEW ADJUSTMENTS.

I MEAN, JUDAS, LIFE UNDERGROUND
IS NOT ALL FUN AND VIDEOGAMES.

- YOU HAVE
VIDEOGAMES?
- YES.

I CONTRIBUTED
"THE THIRTY YEARS' WAR"

- FROM MY LIBRARY.
- I DON'T KNOW THAT ONE.

WELL, SOME PEOPLE MIGHT
THINK
OF IT AS IN BAD TASTE

BUT IT HAD PRACTICAL
LESSONS FOR THE KIDDIES.

YOU KEEP THAT PROSPECTUS.

HMM.

PHONE NUMBER'S ON THE DESK,
AND IF ANYTHING COMES UP

DON'T HESITATE.

- SHOULD BE OKAY. SAFE
TRIP.
- THANK YOU.

UH, NONE OF MY BUSINESS--

THERE WAS EITHER
A BURGLARY OR A ROBBERY

IN MY PARENTS' HOUSE,
MY FATHER WAS SHOT.

HE'S CRITICAL.

CAN I USE YOUR
PHONE,
MAURICE?

- WHERE ARE YOU CALLING
TO?
- UH, POLICE.

UH, I'M THE POLICE,
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

- YOU-- YOU POLICE?
- YEAH.

COME ON, NOW.

COME HERE.

NOW I DIDN'T WANT
TO TOUCH IT,

'CAUSE, SEE, I KNOW SOMEBODY
COULD COME BACK LATER

AND MAKE
AN ACCUSATION ON ME.

THERE'S PEOPLE LIVING
IN THIS BUILDING OR NOT, SIR?

JUST SOME OLD FOLKS LIKE ME.

SEE, THIS BUILDING
IS CONDEMNED

BUT EVERYBODY KNOWS
PEOPLES LIVING IN IT.

[BELKER]
YOU ASK ANYBODY
WHOSE THIS IS?

HEARD SOME CRYING NOISE
AND I COME DOWN.

- I ASKED EVERYBODY.
- ALL RIGHT.

I'M GONNA TAKE THIS LITTLE GUY
DOWN TO THE PRECINCT.

AND IF ANYBODY COMES FOR HIM
YOU HAVE 'EM CALL ME, OKAY?

HOW WOULD YOU FEEL ABOUT
A RUMPUS ROOM 8x11?

YOU KNOW HOW BIG THAT IS?

IT'S SLIGHTLY SMALLER
THAN THIS CAR.

OF COURSE YOU COULD HAVE
A LOT OF TAPES IN THERE.

TAPES AREN'T BAD.

YOU GET INTO BED,
YOU CURL UP WITH A TAPE.

I LIKE THAT; YOU COULD
SEE
A TREE AND A LAKE,

YOU COULD SEE A DOG ON TAPE.

ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW,
A DOG IS NOT THAT GOOD.

YOU GOTTA SMELL A DOG
FOR A DOG TO BE GOOD.

[POLICE RADIO CHATTER]

THIS IS ND4, YOU GOT ANYTHING
ON THOSE BASHER INDIVIDUALS?

[DISPATCH]
ASSAULT WITH DEADLY,

BACK OF BLACK HOLE
CLUB
ON VAN BUREN.

[RENKO]
2202, WE'RE ON IT.

TWO CAUC MALES, BOTH
DARK HAIR, MUTT AND JEFF.

THIS IS ND4, THEY'RE ON
PORTLAND, I'M IN PURSUIT.

[SIREN BLARING]

I GOT THE TALL ONE.

WEST INTO DOWNEY ALLEY.

[SIREN BLARES,
TIRES SCREECH]

[DISPATCH]
ND4...

[BRAKES SQUEALING]

[GRUNTS]

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST,
ARMPIT!

SUSPICION ASSAULT
AND ATTEMPTED MURDER.

[HORN HONKING]

WELL, THIS OTHER GUY
GOT AWAY.

WE THINK HE GOT ON A TRAIN.

YOU WANNA TAKE THIS
ONE
BACK FOR ME?

- YEAH.
- MY CAR'S NOT HERE.

WHERE IS IT?

FRANK.

HE DIED A FEW MINUTES AGO.

FRANK! FRANK!

I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

- I'M SO GLAD.
- MAMA.

SOMEBODY GET HER
A SEDATIVE.

JUST GET HER SITTING,
SHE'LL BE OKAY.

WHO'D KILL
A HARMLESS RETIRED MAN?

- WHO'D DO THAT?
- FRANK, FRANK.

WE WERE GOING ICE
FISHING
SATURDAY MORNING

UP AT TOMPKINS CREEK.

I HAD A CABIN RESERVED.

I JUST SENT IN A CHECK,
I GOT HIM HIS LICENSE.

HE HADN'T BEEN THERE,
NOT SINCE WE WERE KIDS.

FRANK, DO YOU REMEMBER WE
USED
TO GO TO TOMPKINS CREEK?

[MAN]
JOSEPH.

DR. CONSILVIO.

- YOU KNOW MY BROTHER
FRANK.
- LONG TIME.

- FRANK.
- HELLO.

MEDICALLY, HE DIDN'T
STAND A CHANCE,

ALTHOUGH IT WAS
PAINLESS AT THE END.

WHEREAS, IF IT'S
ANY CONSOLATION,

HIS FINAL MONTHS WOULD
HAVE
BEEN NOT SO EASY.

YEAH, WELL, DOCTOR,
I'VE GOT TO TALK TO
MY BROTHER ABOUT THAT.

WHAT?

NO, REALLY, REALLY,
I WILL.

SIR, I DIDN'T MEAN
TO BETRAY ANYTHING.

WAS MY FATHER SICK?

FRANK, I FOUND OUT
BY ACCIDENT.

HE DIDN'T WANT
ANY MORE PEOPLE TO KNOW.

[SOFTLY]
HE HAD A BRAIN TUMOR.

I WANT TO SEE HIM.

YOU MAY WANT TO WAIT.

I'LL SEE HIM NOW.

INSTANT? NO,
PLEASE JUST COME OVER.

YOU SHOULD TRY TO EAT
A LITTLE SOMETHING, ANNA.

I'LL MAKE YOU
A SLICE OF TOAST.

- NO.
- TEA, MRS. FURILLO?

UH, ALL RIGHT,
THANK YOU, DEAR,

BUT JUST HALF A CUP.

CAPT. FURILLO,
CAN I SEE YOU A MOMENT?

SIR, WHEN WILL YOU BE
THROUGH
WITH YOUR WORK?

BECAUSE I CAN'T HAVE
MY HOUSE BEING CENTRAL PARK.

I HOPE BY 3:00.

I'M SORRY.

WHEN YOU'RE FREE,
COULD WE TALK?

- OF COURSE, FATHER.
- THANK YOU.

LT. PATTERSON.
FIRST, MY SYMPATHIES.

AND PLEASE KNOW WE'RE TREATING
THIS AS YOU'RE ONE OF OUR OWN.

BUT, UH, WE'RE NOT STARTING
AT TOO GOOD A FIELD POSITION.

LATENTS LOOK HARD TO COME
BY,
THE GUN'S AN OLD .32,

WE DON'T HAVE IT.

NEIGHBORS CONFIRM YOUR
MOTHER'S SENSE OF THE TIMING.

UH, THEY HEARD SOMETHING,
HAD TO BE A SINGLE SHOT.

ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER
YOUR MOM CAME BACK.

THEY DIDN'T SEE
ANYBODY IN OR OUT?

THE NEIGHBORS WHO
ARE
IN FRONT

FIGURED THE GUY HAD
TO USE THE BACK DOOR.

JOE?

UH, LET ME
GET TO WORK HERE.

I WAS JUST OVER
AT HOLY SAINTS.

I PUT THE DOWN
ON THE PACKAGE.

JOE...

YOU DIDN'T TELL ME
HE WAS SICK.

IS THERE
ANYTHING ELSE?

- WHAT?
- IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE?

FRANK, NO, NO.

YOU WEREN'T HERE,
I JUST HAPPENED TO FIND OUT.

IT WAS A PLEDGE TO PAPA.

MAMA KNEW.

LAST MONTH, AND IT'S BEEN
HELL ON HER.

LET ME ASK YOU, MR. COSLOW,
IS YOUR TOW LICENSE UP TO DATE?

YOU SURE OF THAT, HUH?

LET ME INFORM YOU,
IF BY SOME MIRACLE

YOU ARE PROPERLY LICENSED,
THAT
THIS WAS A MINT '81 REGAL,

SO IF THERE'S SO MUCH
AS A NICK IN THE PAINT JOB

IT'S GONNA COST YOU
A HUNDRED TIMES

YOUR LOUSY 68 BUCKS.

WHAT?!

THIS GUY'S BLAMING ME,
THERE'S A SCRATCH

ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR.

WHERE RENKO NICKED YOU?

IT'S WISE GUYS LIKE YOU
AND THAT KOREAN

MAKE MY LIFE
A STRUGGLE, NEAL.

SO GET THE GRILL
SITUATION
TAKEN CARE OF.

I WON'T TELL YOU
WHAT DAY I'M COMING BACK,

BUT IF IT'S NOT FIXED
I CITE YOU FOR THE FINE.

YOU BELIEVE THAT--
MY HEALTH INSPECTOR
RETIRES EARLY,

- AND THEY SEND ME THIS--
- SEEMS LIKE AN HONEST FELLA.

YEAH. BELIEVE THAT?

EXCUSE ME.

EXCUSE ME.

LARUE,
HILL STREET PRECINCT.

PETE REGAN,
HEALTH AND SAFETY.

YOU'RE THE GUY, PETE.

I WAS OVER AT CHUN'S
SOUL FOOD

ON HILL AND McADAMS
A COUPLE OF HOURS AGO.

HE'S GOT RATS THE SIZE OF
CHIHUAHUAS IN THERE.

THANKS FOR THE WORD.

I'LL TELL THE GUY
WHO COVERS EAST OF DECKER.

TELL THE GUY, HUH? YOU
HEAR
THAT, DETECTIVE?

- HOW LONG YOU BEEN
ON THE JOB, PETE?
- THREE MONTHS.

YOU THINK WHEN SOME MULTIPLE
RAPE HOMICIDE'S IN PROGRESS

A COP ON THE BEAT STOPS
TO ASK IF IT'S ON HIS BEAT?

NO WAY.

IT'S PROTECT AND SERVE TIME.

UH, NO OFFENSE,
BUT HOMICIDE RAPE'S

DIFFERENT FROM A LITTLE
RODENTIAL INFESTATION.

YOU DON'T SEE THE PRINCIPLE
ON YOUR COMMON?

HEY, FORGET IT, J.D.

THIS GUY'S GOT A BIG BEHIND.

HE'S IN IT FOR THE PENSION.

NOW LOOK, FELLAS,
YOU'RE WRONG ABOUT ME.

I SEE PAPER SHUFFLERS
ALL OVER MY DEPARTMENT.

TURNS MY STOMACH.

I'LL DROP BY THERE
IN A COUPLE OF HOURS.

HOW'S THAT?

YOU RENEW MY FAITH
IN THE CIVIL SERVICE.

THANK YOU.

AMAZING.

EVERY TIME I CAN
REMEMBER
BEING WITH HIM,

BACK TO WHEN
I WAS TEN YEARS OLD...

...IT WAS LIKE A STRUGGLE.

MY INSIDES KNOTTED UP.

AND IT'S HOW I FEEL NOW.

EVEN AT HIS DEATH.

BECAUSE HE DIDN'T TELL YOU
HE WAS SICK?

I DON'T KNOW.

MY MOM HAD FOUR
OPERATIONS
IN FOUR YEARS.

EVERY ONE, SHE NEVER SAID
A WORD UNTIL SHE WAS BACK HOME

AND UP ON HER FEET AGAIN.

FINALLY I'D CALL HER DOCTOR
EVERY SIX MONTHS.

HIS NURSE BECAME
MY "DEEP THROAT."

IT'S NOT THE SAME, IS IT?

IT'S NOT.

BECAUSE YOUR MOTHER
LOVED YOU.

AND IN MY HEART
I FEEL AS IF,

TO THE MOMENT HE DIED...

MY FATHER
HAD CONTEMPT FOR ME.

AND WANTED TO HURT ME.

I LOVE YOU.

LET'S GO INSIDE,
I HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.

A .32 CALIBER,
ONE BULLET MISSING.

YOU KNOW, IF ANYBODY
STEALS
A '79 PLYMOUTH,

I MEAN, WHAT GOOD
IS IT, YOU KNOW?

THEY PROBABLY STOLE IT,
THEY MADE A MISTAKE.

I MADE THE MISTAKE,
ME, OKAY?

PLUS THE KID, YOU KNOW.

AS SOON AS THAT KID
STARTS CRYING,

I MEAN, THEY'RE GONNA FREAK,

THEY'RE GONNA
TAKE OFF LIKE HELL.

LOOK, SERGEANT,

YOU THINK YOU COULD
CAN THE SPECULATION

UNTIL THIS THING'S OVER?

[DISPATCH]
UNITS IN VICINITY,

REPORT VEHICLE FITTING
ND DESCRIPTION.

VEHICLE HAS COLLIDED WITH
RIVERTON BRIDGE ABUTMENT.

- OH, MY GOD.
- [SIREN BLARING]

♪♪

HEY, MICK!

HEY, MICK, THE TOW TRUCK

AND ALL THE EMERGENCY
STUFF
IS ON ITS WAY.

DON'T GO IN THERE,
GET OUT OF THERE!

YOU, SPACEBALL, ARE BUSTED!

[CREAKING]

[EXPLOSION]

NO, WHY EVEN CALL HER?

SHE'S NOT GONNA COME ANYWAY,
SHE'S IN ALASKA.

AH, I WOULDN'T
SPEND THE LONG DISTANCE.

MAMA, JOE...

[SIGHS]

FRANK, TELL YOUR BROTHER

HOW CRUEL AUNT CLARA WAS TO
ME
AND PAPA ALL OUR LIVES.

MAMA, SIT A MINUTE.

NO, JUST GOT THESE FEW
MINUTES
WHILE THE ANTS ARE OUT.

I-- THE PLACE IS A PIGSTY.

PLEASE, MAMA.

MAMA, WE HAVE
ANOTHER PROBLEM.

WHAT-- WHAT IS IT?

DID PAPA...

DID PAPA TAKE HIS OWN LIFE?

- [JOE] FRANK!
- WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

PAPA WAS ROBBED. I CAME
HOME
FROM THE STORE...

MAMA, STOP, STOP,
IT'S ALL RIGHT.

WHAT IS IT WITH YOU?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WHAT ARE YOU, CRAZY?

HE'S DEAD, PAPA'S DEAD,
WILL YOU JUST LEAVE IT?

IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT, SHUT UP.

BUT IF YOU'RE BEING DISHONEST
WITH ME, NOW YOU GO TO HELL.

OH, THAT'S GOOD.

OH, THAT'S REALLY GOOD,
FRANK.

HE'S THE BIG-TIME COP.

HE'S COMING IN TO INTERROGATE
ABOUT HIS OWN FATHER'S DEATH.

OH. OH, BOY.

YOU KNOW, FRANK,
YOU KNOW THE THING ABOUT YOU?

[STAMMERS] AH, JEEZ.

YOUR WHOLE LIFE,

I FEEL I ALWAYS LIKED YOU.

BUT YOU NEVER HAD
ANY CLOSENESS.

YOU NEVER HAD
ANY LOVE OF FAMILY.

THAT'S ENOUGH, JOE.

LET ME AND FRANK
TALK,
PLEASE.

[JOE]
YEAH.

SURE, MAMA.

I FOUND THE GUN
YOU HID DOWNSTAIRS.

I KNOW YOU DIDN'T HELP HIM,
I KNOW YOU WEREN'T EVEN HERE.

BUT THE THING YOU DID, MAMA,

HIDING THE GUN AND
TELLING THEM IT WAS A ROBBERY,

THAT'S A CRIME.

- DO THE POLICE--
- NO, THEY DON'T KNOW.

I CAME HOME...

AND THERE HE WAS,
SLUMPED IN HIS CHAIR.

HE'D BEEN SO SICK, FRANK.

IF THE POLICE FIND OUT,

FATHER CONKLIN
WILL FIND OUT,

AND I DIDN'T WANT PAPA
TO BE...

NOT WITHOUT A MASS,

NOT WITHOUT A BLESSING
AT THE GRAVE.

OH, FRANK, PLEASE. [SOBS]

THE POLICE CAN'T KNOW.

PLEASE HELP ME.

PLEASE. [SOBBING]

[SIGHS]

SO HOW WAS KIMCHI?

GOOD, VERY TASTY.

- HOW WAS WATER?
- EXCELLENT.

HEY, YOU'RE NOT
REALLY DOING THAT.

NO, NO, I'M NOT, NEAL.

I ONLY GOT 30 BUCKS
INVESTED IN THESE RODENTS.

YEAH, AND I ONLY GOT
A LIFETIME INVESTED

IN BEING SCARED OF RATS.

COME ON, COME ON.

OH, TO YOU, TOO.

GOODBYE.

- EXCUSE ME, DETECTIVE?
- WHAT IS IT?

UM, I HEARD ABOUT THAT PHONE
CALL YOU MADE THIS MORNING.

OH, FORGET ABOUT THAT,
THAT'S PERSONAL AND PRIVATE.

YEAH, I KNOW IT'S PERSONAL

BUT IT'S ALSO A VERY PUBLIC,
SPIRITED THING TO DO,

AND I WAS WONDERING
IF MAYBE WE COULD, UH,

HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT
THAT FOR A MINUTE.

WHAT'S THAT, RENKO?

WELL, YOU SEE, UM,
IT'S LIKE THIS.

IT'S LIKE WHERE WE COULD GO

IF WE JUST KIND OF
GOT
EYE-TO-EYE ON THIS SORT
OF THING.

SEE, I'VE HAD
THOSE NIGHTMARES, TOO,

WHERE IT'S TOO LATE
AND THINGS SCREW UP,

MISSILES ARE GOING TOO FAST.

AND SO I FIGURE WE CAN GET
SOME KIND OF A GROUP,

LIKE-- LIKE
THE PBA OR SOMETHING.

YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WHO
RESPECT
LAW ENFORCEMENT,

THEY DON'T THINK
WE'RE COMMUNISTS.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING
WITH THIS?

WELL, WE GET THE PBA,
WITH ME AS A REPRESENTATIVE,

AND WE LOBBY FOR SOME
KIND
OF A NEWSPAPER AD

THAT SAYS THAT EVERYBODY WHO
HAS HAD THESE HORRIBLE DREAMS

TO CALL THE WHITE
HOUSE
AND SAY--

OKAY, LOOK, NOW DON'T BE
SO MACHO HERE--

AND THEN WE GET THIS
GROUNDSWELL STARTED

WHERE WE GET THESE ADS, LIKE,

ALL OF A SUDDEN WE HAVE
20 MILLION PEOPLE

CALLING THE WHITE HOUSE
AND SAYING, "WHOA,
SLOW THE BUS DOWN!"

LOOK, LOOK,
I ALREADY GOT A CAREER.

THIS WAS PERSONAL
AND PRIVATE.

PERSONAL, WELL, OKAY,
YOU THINK ABOUT IT, OKAY?

- OKAY.
- I'M THINKING ABOUT IT.

I WISH I COULD STOP
THINKING ABOUT IT.

MICK, THIS IS
MR. DARNELL CARNES.

HE IS THE FATHER OF
THE MISSING BABY.

WHERE'S MY CHILD TIMOTHY?

YOU'RE THAT KID'S FATHER?

YOU ABANDONED YOUR SON?

LOOK, NOW, YOU DON'T TALK
TO ME LIKE THAT, YOU HEAR?

HIS MOTHER TOOK HIM.

- I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE DID.
- COME HERE, COME WITH ME.

COME ON.

I COME BACK AT 12:00
TO SEE THE CHILD,

AND THEY'RE BOTH GONE.

IF YOU WEREN'T WORKING
FOR THE LAST THREE DAYS,

- WHERE WERE YOU?
- WHY IS THAT A QUESTION?

BECAUSE YOU COME DOWN HERE

SAYING YOU HAD
NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.

WHO ARE YOU, MR. CLEAN?

LOOK, I WAS IN JAIL,
ALL RIGHT?

LOOK HERE, HERE.

HERE'S THE PAPER.

- OUT AT 11:45.
- WHAT WERE YOU IN JAIL FOR?

COME ON, MAN.

THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT?

ARE YOU GONNA TAKE
MY CHILD FOR THAT?

WILL YOU ANSWER
MY QUESTIONS?

I WAS IN A FIGHT, ALL RIGHT?

I WAS DRIVING MY TAXI,

A DUDE REMARKS ME,
THEN HE WANTS TO DUKE.

LOOK, MAN, YOU TOOK
MY CHILD

AND YOU BROUGHT
MY CHILD IN HERE.

- WHERE IS HE AT?
- MR. CARNES...

THIS IS A TELEPHONE NUMBER
FOR THE YOUTH AUTHORITY.

IT'S THE DECKER AVENUE
BRANCH, MRS. MORGANSTERN.

YOUTH AUTHORITY?
WHY IS HE THERE?

BECAUSE HE IS, THAT'S WHERE
THEY TAKE LOST BABIES.

NOW YOU GO OVER THERE,
TALK IT OUT WITH THEM.

YOUTH AUTHORITY, HUH?

THEY'RE GONNA ASK ME
ABOUT A LOUSY THREE DAYS

WHEN I AIN'T BEEN IN JAIL
IN EIGHT YEARS--

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE
GOING TO ASK, MR. CARNES.

NOW GO.

ALL RIGHT.

HE NEEDS ME NOW.

LITTLE GUY
GOTTA BE AFRAID.

EXCUSE ME, LIEUTENANT, LISTEN,
YOU CAN TELL ME TO SHUT UP,

BUT I UNDERSTAND
YOUR CAPTAIN HAS A LOVED ONE
WHO IS GRAVELY ILL.

WHERE'D YOU HEAR THAT?

OH, ACTUALLY,
I OVERHEARD YOU ON THE HORN.

IF YOU SEE HIM,
WILL YOU TELL HIM WE OFFER
VERY COMPETITIVE PRICING

AND COULD YOU PASS ALONG
ONE OF OUR BROCHURES?

HE'S OUT OF TOWN.

IT HAPPENED OUT OF TOWN.

♪♪

I CAN'T STAND TO SEE YOU
HURT YOURSELF LIKE THIS.

♪♪

HE'S BARRICADED THE DOOR
AND MAKING A LOUD NOISE

BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM
TO BE THREATENING.

- WHERE'S THE BABY?
- THE OTHER ROOM.

HE REFUSED TO BREAK AND THAT'S
WHEN HE STARTED YELLING FOR YOU.

OKAY, GO GET THE BABY
AND HANG OUT IN THE BACK.

ALL RIGHT.

MR. CARNES, DET. BELKER.

RIGHT AWAY,
JUST LIKE I TOLD YOU.

THEY STARTED TALKING ABOUT
HOW I'D BEEN IN JAIL.

NEVER MIND JAIL NOW,
MR. CARNES.

NOW WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT TAKING HOSTAGES.

NOBODY GIVES A BABY TO A
GUY
WHO TAKES HOSTAGES.

- IT'S MY BABY.
- HE'S NOT THE LEGAL GUARDIAN.

WE OFFERED HIM A
TEN-DAY
HEARING DATE--

OKAY, OKAY.

HOW ABOUT THIS?

I'M NOT TAKING SIDES,
I'M NOT.

I'M TALKING
TO BOTH OF YOU.

LET'S SAY THEY BRING
THE BABY NOW,

YOU CAN HOLD HIM,
MAKE SURE HE'S OKAY

IF YOU OPEN THIS DOOR
AND LET OUT THE HOSTAGES.

THEN WE CAN SIT DOWN, WE CAN
TALK THIS THING THROUGH.

IF I DO THAT,
CAN I TAKE TIMOTHY HOME?

NO, BUT IF YOU DON'T
LET THOSE WOMEN GO,

YOU'RE NEVER GONNA HAVE HIM.

LOOK, DON'T MISLEAD HIM.

HIS CHANCES
ARE ABOUT ZILCH.

NOW THIS IS THE KIND OF
COMMENT
WE DON'T NEED NOW.

- THAT'S NOT OUR POLICY.
- GO AHEAD, GIVE IT TO HIM.

AND IF HE TRIES TO LEAVE
WITH THAT BABY,

- IT'S CHILD ENDANGERMENT.
- YOU'RE OFF THE CASE, HARVEY.

WATCH OUT, WATCH OUT.

ALL RIGHT,
TAKE IT EASY NOW, MAN.

DON'T DO ANYTHING STRANGE,
ALL RIGHT?

[CHUCKLES]
HEY. SAY CHEESE.

HEY, HEY, HOW YOU DOING?

SAY CHEESE.

HOW YOU DOING,
BIG CHEESE, HUH?

AWW, DADDY LOVES YOU.

CAPTAIN,
A MINUTE OF YOUR TIME?

IF YOU'LL GIVE ME A SECOND TO
JUST CHECK UP ON MY MOTHER.

SHE'S SLEEPING NOW.

THE DOCTOR
MILDLY SEDATED HER.

LIEUTENANT,
I'LL RETURN LATER.

THANK YOU, FATHER.

FATHER.

- WHAT?
- ALONE.

I'LL MAKE SOME MORE COFFEE.

I TALKED TO YOUR MOTHER
A FEW MINUTES ABOUT INSURANCE.

SHE ASSURED ME
THERE ISN'T ANY.

WHY DID YOU ASK?

YOUR FATHER'S DEATH,
WE NOW BELIEVE...

WAS A SUICIDE, CAPTAIN.

SORRY, ARE YOU SURPRISED
BY WHAT I'M SAYING?

NO, NOT REALLY.

YOU KNOW YOUR DAD
WAS VERY SICK?

FOUND OUT TODAY.

YOU SEE, WE WEREN'T
GETTING ANYWHERE

ON THE ROBBERY SUPPOSITION,
NOT A PIECE OF DIRT, EVEN.

THEN O'MALLEY FINDS
A HANDFUL OF BULLETS,

SAME BULLET THAT KILLED
HIM,
IN THE SHOEBOX.

O'MALLEY WASN'T
PRYING AROUND, CAPTAIN.

IT WAS PART OF HIS
FLOOR SWEEP.

HE FIND A GUN?

UH-UH.

WE THOUGHT MAYBE YOUR MOM
GOT HINKY, THREW IT OUT,

BUT IT'S NOT IN THE GARBAGE.

AND THEN WE THOUGHT MAYBE
SHE'D HIDE IT DOWN HERE.

SEEMS LOGICAL.

IT'S NOT HERE.

YOU DIDN'T, UH, COME DOWN
BEFORE, DID YOU, CAPTAIN?

ACTUALLY, I DID.

YEAH, O'MALLEY THOUGHT
HE SAW YOU COMING DOWN HERE.

YOU WEREN'T LOOKING
FOR SOMETHING, WERE YOU?

- WHY?
- GUN?

GUESS COPS THINK ALONG
THE SAME LINES.

DID YOU FIND IT?

NO.

WELL, DON'T WORRY,
WITHOUT THE GUN,

EVEN IF MY COMMANDER
GETS A BEE IN HIS BONNET,

WE'RE NOT GOING AFTER
YOUR MOTHER FOR ANYTHING.

OH, FRANK.

MAMA.

I THREW OUT THE GUN.

BUT THE POLICE KNOW
WHAT HAPPENED,

THEY FOUND OUT ANYWAY.

YOU THREW OUT THE GUN?

I MADE YOU DO SOMETHING BAD.

YOU SHOULDN'T SAY THAT,
YOU NEEDN'T AND YOU SHOULDN'T.

I MADE THE MISTAKE AND
YOU
COVERED UP FOR ME.

IT'S DONE.

OH, I'M SORRY, FRANK.

PAPA WAS SO PROUD OF YOU

WHEN YOU GRADUATED
FROM POLICE ACADEMY.

DO YOU KNOW THAT?

ALL I EVER HEARD WAS HOW
LITTLE MONEY I WAS GONNA MAKE.

HE WAS PROUD.

A MAN AS PROUD AS YOUR FATHER

DOESN'T EVEN LIKE
TO SHOW HIS PRIDE.

AND HE HASN'T PASSED
ON A DAY THAT I--

I MADE YOU DO SOMETHING
A POLICEMAN SHOULDN'T DO.

IS FATHER CONKLIN
STILL OUT THERE?

HE SAID HE'LL COME BY LATER.

DID YOU HEAR
WHAT I SAID BEFORE?

THE POLICE FOUND OUT
WHAT HAPPENED.

I HEARD.

WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN?

I'LL TALK TO THEM.

AND GET HIM THE GERMAN
ON COSTELLO.

- LIEUTENANT.
- WHAT YOU GOT?

EVEN BETTER.
WHO DIDN'T SHOW? BUNTZ?

WELL, MAKE SURE IT'S CHARGED
TO THE D.A.

OKAY,
I'LL CALL YOU BACK LATER.

YOU'RE SURE THERE'S NO INSURANCE
KICKING AROUND HERE SOMEWHERES?

JUST HIS COMPANY RETIREMENT,

AND THAT'S PAID UP
NO MATTER HOW HE DIED.

YOU KNOW, IF I DO THIS,
WHAT YOU'RE ASKING,

IT GOES IN AS AN OPEN CASE.

THAT DOESN'T HELP MY
BATTING AVERAGE ANY, CAPTAIN,

OR MY PRECINCT'S EITHER.

I'M ASKING A FAVOR.

AND I HAVE NO CALL,
EXCEPT ONE COP TO ANOTHER.

YOUR DAD AIN'T
GONNA GO TO HELL.

YOUR DAD'S A CLEAN GUY,
EVERYTHING I HEARD.

STATUS?

OPEN.

BETTER HOPE THAT GUN DON'T
TURN UP UNDERNEATH THE BED.

IT WON'T.

IT'S WHAT I FIGURED.

THANK YOU.

WITH THAT, GO TELL
THE MAN THE TRUTH.

YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME BRING YOU
DOWN HERE FOR NOTHING.

- NO!
- THERE'S THE MAN NOW.

NOW YOU TELL HIM
WHAT WENT DOWN.

- STAND OVER HERE.
- I HUNG AROUND THE BUILDING,

SHE CAME BACK,
NOW GO ON, CORINNE.

I DIDN'T HAVE NO MONEY!
DARNELL DIDN'T SEND NONE.

IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE
GONNA TELL HIM, HUH?

WHEN YOU SPENT IT
ALL
ON DOPE?

HUH? TELL HIM THE TRUTH!

HUH, CORINNE,
TELL HIM THE TRUTH!

I KNEW THERE WAS PEOPLE
IN THAT BUILDING.

[SOBS] AND I LEFT HIM
BUT I CAME BACK.

- YOU LEFT A BABY?
- BUT I CAME BACK.

[SOBBING]

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.

OFFICER...

SEARCH THIS WOMAN AND BOOK HER
FOR FELONY CHILD ENDANGERMENT.

GO ON.

LET HIM GO,
YOU CAN LET HIM GO.

HE'S ALL RIGHT NOW.

MR. CARNES, MR. CARNES,
SIT DOWN, PLEASE.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

LISTEN, I CHECKED
THE CAB COMPANY.

- YOU GOT A GOOD
RECORD.
- TOLD YOU SO.

SO AT LEAST I CAN
TELL THEM THAT, HUH?

AM I GONNA GET MY BABY?

MY SISTER WILL BE
HERE
ON FRIDAY.

MR. CARNES, I DON'T KNOW
THE ANSWER TO THOSE THINGS.

UM, UM, THAT'S NOT MY JOB,
I'M ONLY THE COP.

[SOBBING]

YEAH.

THIS HERE.

WHAT'S GONNA BE WITH HER?

PROBABLY SHE'LL GET OUT.

PROBABLY SHE'LL GET
A LEGAL AIDE, JUST LIKE YOU,

THEN SHE'LL CONTEST
THE PROCEEDINGS, PROBABLY.

YEAH. WELL, ANYWAY,
THANKS.

YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE
WHO STOOD UP FOR ME.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

HENRY, MR. CHUN.

I KNOW,
MR. CHUN.

YOU HAPPY NOW?

COP CAN PARK IN LOT
ANY TIME COP WANT.

MR. CHUN, THIS IS
A HEALTH DEPARTMENT CITATION.

IT'S GOT NOTHING
TO DO WITH US.

I KNOW MY HEALTH
INSPECTOR VERY WELL.

MY HEALTH INSPECTOR
NO MAKE THIS PROBLEM.

I GOTTA TELL YOU, SIR,

IF YOU'RE SAYING YOU PAY OFF
YOUR REGULAR HEALTH INSPECTOR

AND NOW YOU GOT
A NEW HONEST ONE

AND THAT'S WHY
YOU GOT NAILED,

THAT'S A VERY CORRUPT,
UN-AMERICAN ATTITUDE.

EAT MAGGOT
UNTIL YOU DIE.

I TALKED TO CHANDLER
OVER AT FIRST STRIKE.

OH, SO WE MAY BE NEIGHBORS?

OH, WELL,
FORGET WORLD WAR III.

WE COULD GET OUT THERE
FOR DEER HUNTING SEASON.

NEIGHBORS SCHNEIGHBORS,
DEER SCHMEER.

I'M THE NEW SALES REP OF
THE ENTIRE EASTERN DISTRICT,

AND I GOT YOU TO THANK FOR MY
MID-LIFE CAREER MOVE, SERGEANT.

YES, SIRREE.

THIS A.M. MORT KEYES
WAS A JOURNEYMAN,

DRAGGING HIS TAIL
THROUGH THE LISTLESS SEAS

OF A TIME-HONORED YET
NO-GROWTH INDUSTRY.

THIS EVENING--
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

MOTHER NATURE MAY GET
MUGGED,
BUT YOU'LL HAVE YOURS.

DIPPING IN THE JACUZZ',

DINING ON
YOUR CUISINE NOUVELLE,

A THOUSAND FEET
BENEATH THE FUSS.

DAMN, IT'S A VITAL PRODUCT.

[SIGHS]

EXCUSE ME, UM,
I'M DET. BELKER.

I'M DOING SOME INVESTIGATING
ON A CUSTODY CASE.

I'D LIKE SOME
XEROXES MADE, PLEASE.

- DETECTIVE...
- YES?

COULD I SEE YOU
FOR A MOMENT, PLEASE?

SURE.

I KNOW YOU'VE TAKEN
AN INTEREST IN THE CARNES CASE,

SO BEFORE YOU SPEND
ANY MORE TIME ON IT

I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW
WHERE WE STAND.

GOOD. WHERE DO WE STAND?

THERE'S BEEN TREMENDOUS
NEGATIVE REACTION

UP AND DOWN THE FLOOR
TO THE HOSTAGE-TAKING.

MS. FORBES IS DEVASTATED.

SHE'S ASKING FOR WORK LEAVE.

AND SO MR. CARNES IS NOT
GOING TO GET HIS CHILD.

A FAMILY COURT JUDGE WILL
MAKE THAT DECISION, OF COURSE.

BUT YOUR
RECOMMENDATION
WILL BE NO,

AND THE JUDGE
FOLLOWS YOUR RECOMMENDATION.

MOST OF THE TIME.

I JUST THOUGHT HE WAS
AN OKAY GUY, MR. CARNES.

HE WASN'T THAT OKAY.

WE HAVE RECORDS GOING BACK.

CHILD SUPPORT
WAS ALWAYS SPOTTY,

AND UP UNTIL EIGHT YEARS
AGO
HE HAD A RECORD
OF VIOLENT CRIME.

TIMOTHY GOES
TO A FOSTER HOME, THEN?

YES, FOR SIX MONTHS,
MAYBE A YEAR,

AND THEN THERE WILL BE
ANOTHER HEARING SET.

HIS MOTHER IS A DOPER,

HIS FATHER MAY NOT LAST
SIX MONTHS OR A YEAR.

YOU'RE THE ONE WHO SAID
HE WAS OKAY, DETECTIVE.

HE IS OKAY!

HE IS ON THE EDGE.

WHY CAN'T YOU
UNDERSTAND THAT?

WE DO OUR BEST.

WE'LL BE AT THE MOTEL, JOE.

FRANK, I OWE YOU
AN APOLOGY.

THAT THING ABOUT
THE FAMILY NOT BEING APART,

IT'S JUST...

IT'S A LOT OF STUFF.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

I LOVE YOU, JOEY.

[SOFTLY]
LOOK AT YOUR DADDY.

HOW IS BIBIMBAP?

OHH... VERY GOOD.

THIS IS EXCELLENT.

[BURPS]

- THIS IS TERRIBLE.
- MR. COMMUNITY RELATIONS.

HEY, YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR
DREAM
CAME FROM, DON'T YOU?

WHERE?

WELL, WE STARTED WATCHING
THE SHOW LAST NIGHT

- ABOUT HIROSHIMA.
- UH-UH.

I FELL ASLEEP
RIGHT WHEN IT CAME ON.

YEAH, BUT I BET YOUR
BRAIN
ABSORBED IT.

PEOPLE DO THAT, YOU KNOW.

THEY'RE STILL HEARING
WHILE THEY DROP OFF.

AT LEAST IT'S GOING AWAY NOW,
THE ANXIETY'S A LOT LESS.

YEAH, WELL,
LOOK AT IT THIS WAY.

YOU DIDN'T SAVE
THE WORLD TODAY,

BUT YOU SAVED A KID.

[CRIES, FUSSES]

YOU'RE RIGHT,
IT WAS KIND OF DUMB.

YOU KNOW I ALMOST
LOST THAT KID?

'CAUSE I DIDN'T THINK.

IT WAS LIKE I WAS ALL
SCREWED UP.

HONEY, COULD I
HOLD ON TO PHILLIP?

OHH!

OH, BOY.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN

TO THAT OTHER KID.

MICK, STOP.

STOP WHAT?

PLAYING-- PLAYING FOOTSIE.

I'M NOT.

- YOU'RE NOT?
- NO.

[SCREAMS]

YOU'RE A FELON, FURILLO.

MA BARKER'S BOYS DID IT
FOR THEIR MOM.

FURILLO DID IT FOR HIS.

THAT MY DEFENSE?

SURE.

- WILL YOU RETAIN ME?
- YOU BET.

MY FATHER WAS A STIFF,
COLD MAN, AND I AM.

AREN'T I?

YOU WANT THE ANSWER
TO BE "YES?"

YOU AREN'T.

YOU AREN'T YOUR FATHER.

JOEY WANTED TO BE
JUST LIKE OUR DAD.

YOU KNOW
HOW SOME KIDS ARE,

THEIR OLD MAN'S A GOD.

THAT WAS JOEY,
HIS WHOLE LIFE.

BUT HE WAS TOO SWEET.

I WAS CLOSER
TO THE MOLD.

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

HELLO?

HENRY, I JUST CALLED
TO CHECK IN.

HOW'D IT GO?

OH, I'M GLAD TO HEAR IT.

YES, HE PASSED ON
THIS MORNING.

NO, HE DIDN'T.

NO, IT WAS... SUICIDE.

RIGHT, HE WAS VERY SICK.

HE WAS DYING OF CANCER,

AND APPARENTLY...

YEAH.

THANK YOU.

GOOD NIGHT.

FRANK, DO NOT BE
ANGRY WITH ME.

BEFORE,
WHEN CHRISTINA CALLED,

YOU KNOW SHE WAS
IN CONVENT A YEAR.

MM-HMM.

I ASKED HER A FEW THINGS.

SHE SAID YOU COULD GET A--
A CRANKY OLD PRIEST.

BUT MOSTLY THESE DAYS,

THE CHURCH CONSIDERS
YOUR WHOLE LIFE.

THEY DON'T
CONDEMN YOU FOR SUICIDE.

- THEY DON'T?
- MM-MMM.

- YOU KNOW WHY?
- NO.

I THOUGHT IT WAS...

KIND OF BEAUTIFUL...

...BECAUSE, IMAGINE,

A MAN JUMPS OFF A BUILDING.

BEFORE HE HITS THE GROUND,
WE'LL NEVER KNOW FOR SURE,

BUT HE MIGHT HAVE HAD
A SECOND THOUGHT.

I LIKE THAT.

THE TUMOR IS SITUATED HERE.

BUT I'M AFRAID
SURGERY IS NOT AN OPTION.

NO CURE?

RADIATION THERAPY,
CHEMOTHERAPY.

MR. FURILLO,
THERE WILL BE PAIN.

WE'LL DO OUR BEST WITH IT.

RADIATION THERAPY...

CHEMOTHERAPY.

DO OUR BEST WITH THE PAIN.

♪♪

[LAUGHING]

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

- HELLO?
- MICK, HI.

- IT'S THE PRESIDENT.
- MR. PRESIDENT?

RIGHT. MICK,
I GOT YOUR MESSAGE.

YOU WERE RIGHT
TO REMIND ME, MICK.

WE'RE GOING TO DESTROY
ALL THE NUCLEAR BOMBS.

IT'S HIGH TIME.

WE'RE MAKING THEM INTO
OLD STUDEBAKERS.

GOD, I LOVE THOSE CARS.

THE WHOLE COUNTRY THANKS YOU
FOR YOUR SUGGESTION, MICK.

♪♪

[MAUDLIN PIANO]

♪♪

[MEOWS]