NYPD Blue (1993–2005): Season 1, Episode 4 - True Confessions - full transcript

GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING.

MR. WAGNER?
YES, RIGHT THIS WAY.

MORNING, DETECTIVE.
SUSAN'S OUT.

WELL, ACTUALLY
I'M HERE TO SEE YOU.

I WANTED YOU TO KNOW
I WOULDN'T BE WORKING
FOR YOU ANYMORE.

I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT.
IT LOOKED LIKE YOU AND SUSAN
WERE GETTING ALONG.

‐ SCHEDULING PROBLEMS?
‐ NOT REALLY.

‐ I JUST DON'T WANT TO
BE TAKING YOUR MONEY.
‐ WHY'S THAT?

WELL, THIS WAY,
IF YOU KEEP BEATING HER UP,
I CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

YOU WORKING FOR HER NOW?

MMM, NAH.
JUST THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.



THEN MAYBE YOU'LL CONSIDER
THAT THIS SITUATION'S...

A LITTLE MORE COMPLICATED
THAN YOU'VE BEEN LED
TO UNDERSTAND.

NOTHING COMPLICATED
ABOUT THOSE BRUISES
ON YOUR WIFE'S FACE.

YOU ARE BEYOND YOUR DEPTH,
DETECTIVE KELLY.

OUR CONVERSATION IS OVER.

I'M DONE TOO.

JUST TO LET YOU KNOW
THAT IF YOU HIT HER AGAIN,

YOU'RE GOING TO BE SORRY
YOU EVER MET ME.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]
[ SIGHS ]

DETECTIVE.
WHAT HO.

WHAT HO.
WHAT'S GOING ON
IN THERE?

AH, WALKER JUST
CAUGHT A CASE.

NOW HE'S VOICING SOME
RESERVATIONS TO THE LIEUTENANT
ABOUT ME WORKIN' BACKUP.

THIS IS GONNA
TAKE SOME TIME, ANDY.
COME ON, JOHN.



PLEASE, I UNDERSTAND
MY SITUATION.

I SPENT A LONG PERIOD OF TIME
BEING SAUCED. I NEED TO WIN
BACK MY COLLEAGUES' TRUST.

I'VE GOT TO EXHIBIT
A CONTINUOUS POSITIVE APPROACH,

EVEN WITH THIS DIM BULB HERE.

SIPOWICZ, KELLY,
ROBBERY, DOUBLE HOMICIDE.

LIQUOR STORE OVER ON
JAMES STREET. YOU GUYS
WANNA GIVE ME A HAND ?

‐ YEAH, SURE. GIMME.
‐ OUR PLEASURE.

UH, HERE'S THE ADDRESS.
I'LL SEE YOU OVER THERE.

THAT WAS POSITIVE, WASN'T IT?
"OUR PLEASURE."

FAIR.

WHAT SHOULD I HAVE SAID?
"OUR PLEASURE, ROOTY‐TOOT‐TOOT"?

[ MEN CHATTERING ]

CAN I TALK TO YOU
FOR A MINUTE, DETECTIVE?
YEAH.

I'LL, UH, I'LL SEE YOU
OUTSIDE, ALL RIGHT?
YEAH, SURE.

[ SIPOWICZ ]
CATCH YOU LATER, TED.

DID YOU GO
TO YOUR DAD'S SERVICE?
YEAH, I JUST GOT BACK.

HOW'D YOUR MOTHER
HOLD UP?
OKAY.

YEAH.

I WANTED TO THANK YOU
FOR BEING THERE FOR ME
THE OTHER NIGHT.

AW, IT'S ALL RIGHT.
JOHN, I DON'T WANT IT
TO BE OVER FOR US.

THIS IS NOT THE PLACE
TO TALK ABOUT IT.

IT'S NOT LIKE YOU
LET ME PICK MY SPOTS.
OKAY.

I ADMIT I HAVE FEELINGS
FOR YOU, BUT IT'S NOT
GONNA WORK OUT FOR US.

I'M NOT GONNA TAKE THAT.
WE CAN MAKE IT WORK OUT.
I GOTTA GO, ALL RIGHT?

[ SIREN WAILING ]

I'D JUST WALKED INTO THE STORE
BEHIND THESE OTHER TWO GUYS.

AND THIS GUY, HE COMES OUT
FROM THE BACK ROOM
WITH A GUN.

HE MADE US ALL COME OVER
TO THIS AISLE HERE
AND LIE ON OUR STOMACHS.

DID YOU GET
A LOOK AT HIM?
YEAH, PRETTY GOOD.

HE WAS A WHITE GUY,
TALL, ABOUT 50 YEARS OLD.

HE HAD ON LIKE
A BLACK TRENCH COAT,
DOWN BELOW HIS KNEES.

HE WAS LIKE SIX‐THREE,
SIX‐FOUR. GOOD SIZED.

ANY MARKS YOU NOTICED
ON HIS FACE OR HANDS?
ANY FACIAL HAIRS?

YEAH, HE HAD A MUSTACHE,
AND HE SMELLED LIKE
HE'D BEEN DRINKING.

HE CAME AND STOOD OVER US,
AND THAT'S WHEN I HEARD
THE CLICK...

FROM THE GUN OVER MY HEAD.
KELLY.

THANK GOD HE MUST'VE USED
UP ALL THE BULLETS‐‐
WHITE, 45 OR SO.

AROUND SIX FEET TALL?
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET THESE
PEOPLE OVER TO THE PRECINCT.

HAVE THEM TAKE A LOOK
AT SOME PICTURES.

MY GUY MAKES THE PERP
ABOUT SIX‐THREE OR FOUR,

50 YEARS OLD,
A MUSTACHE.

LET'S GET 'EM OVER
TO THE PRECINCT.

HERE'S LICENSES FROM
THE CARS PARKED OUTSIDE.
OKAY.

HEY, WALKER,
WE DON'T HAVE TO HOLD HANDS,
BUT WOULD YOU MIND...

NOT TALKING TO ME
LIKE I'M TIMMY,
THE LAUNDRY BOY?

YOU GIVE ME THE LICENSE
NUMBERS FOR THE CANVASS.
I SAID OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY, FINE.
IT'S MY MISTAKE.
ALL RIGHT?

YOU GOT A MINUTE, KELLY?

LOOK, THIS IS NOTICE.
I'M NOT TAKING ANY CRAP
FROM YOUR FAT FRIEND.

‐ GIVE HIM A SQUARE SHOT.
‐ I'LL GIVE HIM THE SHOT
HE EARNS.

BUT I'M TELLING YOU,
IF THAT DRUNK
SCREWS UP MY CASE‐‐

YOU'RE NOT PAYING ATTENTION.
HE HASN'T HAD A DRINK
IN OVER TWO MONTHS.

SO WHY DON'T YOU
TAKE YOUR ATTITUDE
AND SHOVE IT UP YOUR ASS?

IS THIS SOMETHING
THE WHOLE CLASS
CAN APPRECIATE?

WE'RE DONE.

FOLKS, LET'S TAKE A RIDE
OVER TO THE PRECINCT HOUSE,
TRY AND MAKE A PHOTO I. D.

[ SIREN WAILING ]

HEY, DETECTIVE.
HEY.

[ MAN ]
SEE ME ON YOUR WAY OUT.
DON'T STOP TILL YOU DIE.

OKAY, WE'LL TAKE YOU UPSTAIRS
AND SHOW YOU SOME PICTURES.

SEE IF YOU CAN
IDENTIFY ANYONE.
YEAH, ALL RIGHT.

MRS. WAGNER.

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

MY HUSBAND TOLD ME YOU WON'T
BE WORKING FOR US ANYMORE.
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

UH... HOW'S THE EYE?

IT'S FINE.
PLEASE DON'T QUIT,
MR. KELLY.

MRS. WAGNER, YOU DON'T NEED
A BODYGUARD FOR WHEN YOU
GO OUT IN PUBLIC.

YOUR PROBLEM IS
A DOMESTIC SITUATION.

MY ADVICE IS
IF YOUR HUSBAND
HITS YOU AGAIN,

JUST FILE
A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT
OR MOVE OUT ON HIM.

WHAT YOU SHOULDN'T DO
IS STAY IN THAT BIG
APARTMENT AND TAKE IT...

OR TALK THE WAY YOU WERE
THE OTHER NIGHT,

WHICH SOUNDED LIKE
YOU WERE SOLICITING ME
TO COMMIT A CRIME.

WHEN I SAID THAT I WISHED
SOMETHING WOULD HAPPEN TO HIM,
I WAS UPSET.

I DIDN'T MEAN
ANYTHING BY IT.
OKAY, MAYBE I MISUNDERSTOOD.

BUT, MRS. WAGNER,
A LOT OF WOMEN THAT HAVE
HUSBANDS LIKE YOURS...

CAN'T DO ANYTHING
TO HELP THEMSELVES.

YOU CAN.
YOU CAN MAKE A CHOICE.
DO IT.

YOU'RE INDULGING A PREJUDICE,
MR. KELLY.

AFFLUENCE DOESN'T ALWAYS
PURCHASE OPPORTUNITY.

TAKE A LOOK AT THESE.

HEY, SIPOWICZ.
WHAT?

MY WITNESS JUST
I. D.'D THIS GUY.

HE'S GOT TWO PRIORS
FOR ARMED ROBBERY.
SHOW HIM TO YOUR PEOPLE.

HEY, WAIT.
THIS GUY'S FIVE‐NINE.

SO WHAT?
OUR STATEMENTS MADE THE PERP
AT SIX‐THREE OR FOUR.

MINE SAID AROUND SIX.

SIPOWICZ, PEOPLE
LOOK TALLER WHEN YOU'RE
LYING ON THE GROUND.

SHOW 'EM THE PHOTOGRAPH.

NEW FACES.

NO.
[ SIPOWICZ ]
ALL RIGHT, TAKE YOUR TIME.

LOOK AT THESE CAREFULLY.
THIS DOESN'T HAVE TO BE FAST.
WE GOT PLENTY MORE PICTURES.

NO, I DON'T
RECOGNIZE ANYBODY.
NO!

KELLY.

I GOT A POSITIVE I.D.
FROM ONE WITNESS.

THE GUY'S NAME IS COLEMAN.
HE'S GOT THE RIGHT PRIORS.
I WANT TO PICK HIM UP.

SIPOWICZ THINKS
HE MAY BE TOO SHORT.
NO, NO, NO, NO.

LET'S PICK HIM UP.
MAYBE HE WAS WEARIN' LIFTS.

[ HORN HONKING ]

YEAH, BENSONHURST, JOHN.
IT'S A LIKELY LOCALE, HUH?

GUY LIVES HERE,
WANTS TO ROB A LIQUOR STORE
IN DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN.

ALL HE'S GOTTA DO
IS MAKE LIKE, WHAT,
NINE, TEN SUBWAY TRANSFERS?

MAYBE HE HAD BUSINESS DOWNTOWN
AND CAME BACK
AND DID THE STORE THEN.

YEAH, RIGHT.
MAYBE HIS DOCTOR'S DOWN
ON JAMES STREET, HUH?

THE ONE THAT GIVES HIM
HIS HORMONE INJECTIONS THAT
PUMP HIM UP TO SIX‐THREE...

WHEN HE'S ABOUT
TO PULL A JOB...

AND THEN SHRINK HIM DOWN
TO HIS NORMAL FIVE‐NINE
RIGHT AFTERWARD, HUH?

[ SIGHS ]
SO WHAT'S GOIN' ON
WITH YOU AND THAT GIRL?

WHICH GIRL?
THE ONE WE HAVEN'T BEEN
TALKIN' ABOUT. LICALSI.

NOTHING'S GOIN' ON.
HEY, HEY, YOU'RE
A DIVORCED MAN, JOHN.

IT'S A HEALTHY URGE.
IF SHE WORKED AT A TOPLESS BAR,
I'D TAKE A SHOT AT HER MYSELF.

NOTHING IS GOING ON,
AND HERE'S THE GUY, ANDY.

ALL RIGHT,
LET'S TAKE THE BASTARD.

IF HE DIDN'T DO
THE LIQUOR STORE,
MAYBE HE DID SOMETHING ELSE.

OH, LOOK AT THIS, JOHN.
WHERE'S HIS MUSTACHE, HUH?

OUR WITNESS SAID
HE HAD A MUSTACHE.
PEOPLE SHAVE.

POLICE OFFICERS.
ARE YOU HOWARD COLEMAN?
YEAH.

WE NEED TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT YOUR ACTIVITIES
THIS MORNING.

I DIDN'T HAVE ANY ACTIVITIES.
I WENT TO THE DRUGSTORE.
THAT'S THE FIRST I WENT OUT.

YOU WERE SEEN
ON JAMES STREET
THIS MORNING IN MANHATTAN.

I WASN'T THERE.
YOU GET OFF MY PROPERTY.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO
TAKE YOU IN FOR QUESTIONING.
YOU BETTER HAVE A WARRANT...

OR GET AWAY FROM ME!
DON'T MAKE THIS ANY TOUGHER
THAN IT HAS TO BE.

DADDY, WHAT'S THE MATTER?
GO BACK INSIDE. TAKE THIS.
IT'S YOUR MEDICINE.

‐ COME ON!
‐ HEY! HEY, HEY!

DADDY!
TAKE IT EASY.

‐ STOP IT! YOU'RE HURTING HIM!
‐ [ SIPOWICZ ] NO, NO.
NOBODY'S GONNA GET HURT.

‐ NOW YOU'RE UNDER ARREST!
‐ [ SIPOWICZ ]
TAKE IT EASY.

DADDY? DADDY!
IT'S ALL RIGHT.

‐ SURE ACTS INNOCENT,
DOESN'T HE, SIPOWICZ?
‐ [ FRUSTRATED SCREAM ]

YOU DIDN'T ROB
ANY LIQUOR STORE,
RIGHT, COLEMAN?

YOU ALWAYS CARRY 850 BUCKS
AROUND IN YOUR POCKET.

WHERE'D YOU GET THAT MONEY?
I BET A HORSE YESTERDAY.

‐ WHICH HORSE? WHERE?
WHAT RACE WAS HE IN?
‐ SOME HORSE AT AQUEDUCT.

I DON'T REMEMBER THE NAME.

NO ONE'S SAYING YOU WENT
IN THAT STORE TO DO MURDER.
NOW, WHAT HAPPENED THERE?

TAKING THE PLACE OFF,
AND SOMEONE TRIED TO
GET VIOLENT WITH YOU?

‐ WHAT'S YOUR NAME AGAIN?
‐ DETECTIVE WALKER.

DETECTIVE WALKER, I WAS
NEVER NEAR ANY LIQUOR STORE
ON JAMES STREET TODAY.

I WASN'T IN MANHATTAN,
SO WHY DON'T YOU KISS MY ASS?

WHAT IF I GIVE YOU
A BROKEN JAW, HUH?

YOU BETTER MAKE SURE THESE GUYS
ARE HOLDING ME DOWN.

HERE WE GO.
THAT'S IT, WALKER.
COME ON.

‐ THERE YOU GO.
‐ HEY, HOWARD, WHAT'S WRONG
WITH YOUR DAUGHTER?

‐ WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
‐ YOU TOLD HER TO TAKE
SOME MEDICINE.

IT'S FOR HER BREATHING.
SHE'S GOT ASTHMA.

YEAH?
I HAD A KID HAD THAT.

SO WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO DO,
MAKE ME LOVE YOU?

I WAS HOPING YOU'D GET
SOME DEEP, WARM FEELINGS
FOR ME, YEAH.

ALL RIGHT,
LET'S GET BACK
TO THE MONEY.

YOUR EX‐WIFE'S HERE
TO SEE YOU, DETECTIVE.

UH, THANKS.
SURE.

HI.

I JUST QUIT MY JOB.

WHAT BROUGHT THAT ABOUT?

THOSE CREEPS HAD ME IN
FOR A "CARDS ON THE TABLE"
CONVERSATION.

"LAURA, WE NEED YOU TO BE
MORE FORTHCOMING ABOUT YOUR
PREVIOUS WORK FOR THE CITY.

"WE NEED TO KNOW THEIR
APPROACH ON OUR CLIENTS'
VARIANCE APPLICATIONS.

HOW DO THEY STAND
ON PICHEON AND DEAN?"

"EXCUSE ME," I ASK.

"I GUESS THAT STUFF WHEN I
CAME HERE, HOW IT WAS ME
YOU WERE INTERESTED IN...

AND NOT MY CONTACTS FROM
MY PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT,
ALL THAT WAS A CROCK?"

"LET'S BE ADULTS,
LAURA."

SO I TOLD THEM
THEY COULD STICK THEIR JOB
UP THEIR ASS.

JUST YOUR WAY
OF GIVING NOTICE, HUH?

[ CHUCKLES ]
YOU'RE NOT GONNA SAY,
"I TOLD YOU SO"?

NO. NOT THE TYPE.

‐ YOU GOT PLANS FOR DINNER?
‐ YOU BUYING?

PICK YOU UP
IN A COUPLE OF HOURS.

I'M GONNA BE TRUTHFUL
WITH YOU, MR. SCHAUFFNER.

THE WAY THESE LINEUPS WORK,
YOU'RE NOT GONNA HELP ME ANY...

IF YOU SAY, "THAT COULD BE HIM"
OR "MAYBE THAT'S THE GUY."

YOU GOTTA SAY,
"THAT'S HIM. I RECOGNIZE HIM.
THAT'S THE GUY."

YOU FOLLOW?
I UNDERSTAND.

'COURSE, I'M SAYING,
IF YOU RECOGNIZE HIM.

DON'T SAY YOU RECOGNIZE HIM
IF YOU DON'T.
RIGHT.

NOW YOU KNOW WHAT I NEED,
SO WE CAN GET STARTED HERE.
KELLY.

IT'S LINEUP TIME.

WALKER JUST FINISHED
TOUCHING UP THE BULL'S‐EYE
ON COLEMAN'S FOREHEAD.

ALL RIGHT, COME ON.
HERE.

TAKE A LOOK.

[ WALKER ]
TAKE YOUR TIME.

I SEE HIM.
WHICH ONE?

NUMBER THREE.

ARE YOU SURE?

YEAH, I'M SURE.
THAT'S THE GUY.

I RECOGNIZE HIM.

[ WALKER ]
I LIKE THE GUY REAL GOOD,
LIEUTENANT.

HE DID TWO BITS
FOR ARMED ROBBERY.
WE GOT A POSITIVE‐WITNESS I. D.

PLUS, WHEN WE PINCHED HIM,
HE HAD 850 BUCKS
IN HIS POCKET...

HE COULDN'T
SATISFACTORILY EXPLAIN.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?
LOOKS GOOD SO FAR.

WE'LL WANT TO SEE IF CRIME SCENE
LIFTS PRINTS AND SO FORTH
FROM THAT LIQUOR STORE,

BUT, YOU KNOW,
LIKE HE SAYS.

WORK IT UP,
GIVE IT TO THE D. A.

[ PHONE RINGS ]
LIEUTENANT FANCY.

YEAH, I GOT A COPY
OF THE REPORT.
YEAH, I READ IT.

WELL, IN THE FUTURE,
YOU CAN ASSUME‐‐

THANKS FOR THE HELP.
YEAH.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO BE
SO IRRITABLE ALL DAY.
NO PROBLEM.

YOU SON OF A BITCH!
WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME?
LET'S GET YOU TO THE COURT.

I GOTTA CALL MY DAUGHTER,
LET HER KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
CALL HER FROM THE TOMBS.

I'M TELLIN' YOU, JOHN,
HE DIDN'T DO IT.
LET IT UNWIND, ANDY.

WE'LL STAY ON IT.
YEAH, MEANWHILE, COLEMAN
EATS PRISON FOOD.

4B.
HOW'S IT GOIN'?

FINE, DETECTIVE.
DO YOU HAVE A, UH,
A MOMENT FOR ME?

YEAH, COME ON.
SEVERAL MATTERS.

FIRST, NEEDLESS TO SAY,
OUR TENANTS' READINESS GROUP...

IS EAGER
TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS
TOMORROW EVENING...

BOTH ON THE BUILDING
SECURITY AND PERSONAL
SAFETY MEASURES.

IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO
BY WAY OF ADVANCE
PREPARATION?

WILL YOU HAVE VISUAL AIDS
AND THE LIKE I CAN HELP
TO SET UP?

NO, NO VISUAL AIDS.
I'LL JUST BE TALKIN'
FOR A WHILE.

FINE. I'VE ARRANGED
FOR SOME REFRESHMENTS
AND THE LIKE.

THE OTHER THING, DETECTIVE,
CONCERNS...

THE UPCOMING
FIFTH ANNIVERSARY
OF MY COLLEGE GRADUATION.

THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE
HAS ASKED EACH MEMBER
OF MY CLASS...

TO WRITE A BRIEF ACCOUNT
OF WHAT'S BECOME OF THEM
IN THE INTERVENING YEARS.

AND I FIND, SURPRISINGLY,
LOOKING BACK, YOU KNOW,

LEAVING HOME
AND MOVING TO NEW YORK
AND SO FORTH,

THAT THIS INCIDENT
OF GETTING ROBBED
AND BEATEN UP...

AND THEN DEALING
WITH THE MAN SUBSEQUENTLY,

IN A WAY TAKING BACK
MY CITIZENSHIP,

THAT WHOLE EXPERIENCE
HAS BEEN VERY FORMATIVE
FOR ME.

I WONDER IF I CAN ACCESS
YOUR POLICE REPORTS SO I COULD
WRITE THE EXPERIENCE UP.

‐ NO.
‐ NO?

I COULDN'T RELEASE THEM
INFORMALLY TO YOU. YOU'D HAVE
TO FILL OUT AN APPLICATION.

THAT WOULD TAKE A‐‐
I REALLY FEEL THAT THOSE REPORTS
WOULD BE USEFUL TO ME.

4B, WHY DON'T YOU‐‐

WHY DON'T YOU CONCENTRATE
ON YOUR CAREER HIGHLIGHTS,
YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS?

SEND THAT IN TO YOUR YEARBOOK.
WHY WRITE ABOUT A PUNK
WHO TRIED TO ROB YA?

BECAUSE
IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME.

I THINK YOU'RE GETTING
TIED UP IN KNOTS ABOUT THIS.

I‐I DISAGREE, DETECTIVE.

I FEEL AS THOUGH THE SCALES
HAVE FALLEN AWAY FROM MY EYES.

I FINALLY UNDERSTAND
THIS CITY, YOU KNOW.

WHAT IT TAKES TO DEAL WITH IT,
HOW TO MEET IT ON ITS OWN TERMS,

WHAT IT TAKES
TO HELP OTHERS,

HOW OTHERS, THEY‐‐
THEY NEED TO BE HELPED.
THIS IS NOT HIGH NOON, 4B.

I HAVE TO SAY THAT
YOUR REACTION TYPIFIES...

WHAT THE AVERAGE CITIZEN
CAN EXPECT FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT.

A‐A KNOWING,
HAUGHTY INDIFFERENCE.

I GOTTA GO, 4B.

ME AND MY HAUGHTY INDIFFERENCE
WILL BE AT THAT TENANT MEETING
TOMORROW NIGHT.

[ RINGS ]

LAURIE.

LAURIE?

[ WATER RUNNING ]

LAURIE!
IT'S ME, JOHN.

HI, JOHNNY.
THERE'S A BEER IN THE FRIDGE.

OKAY.

I'LL JUST BE A MINUTE.

CAN I GET YOU
A TOWEL?

I CAN GET ONE.
THANKS.

WELL, I JUST
RAN OUT OF EXCUSES
FOR COMIN' IN THERE.

SINCE WHEN DID YOU
EVER NEED AN EXCUSE?

I COULD COOK
FOR US HERE.

I THOUGHT WE WERE
GONNA GO OUT.

OKAY.
YOU'RE NOT HUNGRY?

NO, THAT'S FINE.

I THINK I CAN GET WORK
WITH SOMEONE
I WENT TO SCHOOL WITH.

JIMMY CRAIG.
JAMES CRAIG
WHO PROSECUTES NARCOTICS?

YEAH, IN THE DISTRICT
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

YOU'RE KIDDING ME.

[ CHUCKLES ]
NO, I'M NOT KIDDING.

‐ ARE YOU NUTS, LAURIE?
THOSE PEOPLE ARE SCUMBAGS.
‐ YOU DON'T KNOW JIMMY CRAIG.

I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT
JIMMY CRAIG. I'M TALKIN'
ABOUT THE PEOPLE YOU PROSECUTE.

I DIDN'T REALIZE
I NEEDED A NOTE FROM YOU.

HEY, I AM NOT OUT IN THE STREETS
SO YOU CAN WIND UP DEALIN'
WITH CREEPS LIKE THAT.

IT'S A JOB, JOHN.
I'M NOT MUD WRESTLING
WITH THEM.

LOOK, I DON'T EVEN KNOW
IF I'M GOING TO DO IT.

DON'T LOAD ME DOWN WITH TEENAGE
FANTASIES ABOUT MAKING THE WORLD
SAFE WHILE I STAY HOME AND BAKE.

IT MADE ME CRAZY
WHILE WE WERE MARRIED.
AND THAT WAS JUST SEX?

‐ YOU GOT IN THE SHOWER WITH ME.
‐ DID YOU PUSH ME AWAY?

[ SIGHS ]

YOU'RE RIGHT.

THIS HAS TO STOP.

I JUST KEPT HOPING
THAT WE COULD REMAIN CLOSE.

I MEAN, WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN
EACH OTHER'S BEST FRIEND.

I WANNA STAY CLOSE.
BUT WE CAN'T.

IT'S TOO COMPLICATED.
WE CAN'T STAY INSIDE
THE LINES.

[ BEEPING ]
PERFECT.

[ BEEPING CONTINUES ]

[ HORN HONKS ]

YEAH, THIS IS
DETECTIVE JOHN KELLY
OF THE 15TH SQUAD.

I HAVE A SHOOTING VICTIM,
D. O. A.,

AT 626 PARK AVENUE,
12TH FLOOR.

NO, NO APARTMENT NUMBER.
THE WHOLE FLOOR'S AN APARTMENT.

YOU WANT SOME WATER
OR SOMETHING TO DRINK?
NO.

YOU WANT TO TELL ME
WHAT HAPPENED?

HE WAS DRUNK.
UH, WE ARGUED.

IN FACT, WE ARGUED
ABOUT YOU.

HE HIT ME,
I WENT INTO THE BEDROOM
AND GOT THE GUN.

I CAME BACK
AND TOLD HIM TO LEAVE.

HE HIT ME AGAIN,
AND I SHOT HIM.
WHERE'D YOU GET THE GUN?

HE GAVE IT TO ME A YEAR AGO
WHEN ANOTHER APARTMENT
IN THE BUILDING WAS ROBBED.

OKAY, SO YOU WENT
INTO THE BEDROOM AND GOT IT...

AFTER HE STRUCK YOU
THE FIRST TIME?

YES.
OKAY, DID YOU TELL HIM
YOU WERE GONNA DO THIS?

NO, HE WENT TO GET A DRINK,
AND THAT'S WHEN I GOT THE GUN.

I WANT YOU TO TELL ME AGAIN
WHAT HAPPENED WHEN YOU CAME
OUT OF THE BEDROOM.

I TOLD HIM TO LEAVE,
AND HE HIT ME.

WHILE YOU HELD
THE GUN ON HIM.
YES.

WHERE DID HE HIT YOU?
IN THE FACE.

HOW MANY TIMES?
TWO, THREE?
SEVERAL TIMES.

THREE.
THEN WHAT HAPPENED?

I POINTED THE GUN
AND SHOT HIM.

DID HE GRAB AT IT
WHILE YOU TRAINED IT ON HIM?

NO, I TOOK A STEP BACK
AND THEN I FIRED.

OKAY.

ARE YOU SURE HE HIT YOU,
MRS. WAGNER?

[ EXHALES ]

YES.

I'M SURPRISED THAT YOU
WOULD ASK ME THAT QUESTION.

I DON'T THINK YOU
SHOULD SAY ANY MORE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

NO NEW MARKS
OR BRUISES ON YOU.

THE PLACE IS CLEAN,
NO SIGN OF A STRUGGLE.

NO CONTACT WOUNDS,
POWDER RESIDUE ON
YOUR HUSBAND'S BODY...

‐ THE WAY THERE WOULD BE
IF HE WAS SHOT AT CLOSE RANGE.
‐ I'M TELLING THE TRUTH.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED
HERE TONIGHT,

BUT YOU'RE NOT
TELLING THE TRUTH,
SO DON'T SAY ANY MORE.

WHY ARE YOU TALKING
TO ME LIKE THIS?

BECAUSE I'VE GOT TO
TAKE YOU IN,

SO SHUT UP UNTIL YOU
SPEAK TO YOUR ATTORNEY.

[ SIREN WAILING ]

[ SIREN WAILS ]

HOW'S IT GOIN',
LIEUTENANT?
GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING,
LIEUTENANT.
GOOD MORNING, SERGEANT.

HOW YA DOIN', SARGE?
HEY, DETECTIVE?

WE'RE THROWIN' A RACKET
FOR HANSON TOMORROW NIGHT.
THE KID'S GETTIN' MARRIED.

ALL RIGHT, HERE.

WHO CAUGHT THAT LIQUOR STORE
HOMICIDE YOU WERE OUT ON
YESTERDAY, DETECTIVE?

WALKER. UH, LET ME SEE.
SOMETHING COME IN?

YEAH.

AND THAT'S THE GUY
HE COLLARED'S DAUGHTER.

[ PHONE RINGING ]

YOU ARRESTED
MY FATHER YESTERDAY.

THE DETECTIVE HANDLING THAT
SHOULD BE HERE ANY MINUTE.

MY FATHER DIDN'T ROB
THAT LIQUOR STORE.
HE DIDN'T SHOOT THOSE PEOPLE.

YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?
YES.

I CAN PROVE IT.

UM, HERE.

LET'S GO IN THERE.

[ PHONE RINGS ]

HE WAS AT HOME
WHEN THAT ROBBERY HAPPENED.

HE, UM‐‐

HE BOOKS NUMBERS.
HE STAYS AT HOME TILL
THE NUMBER COMES OUT.

THE MONEY HELPS
WITH MY MEDICAL BILLS.
IT VIOLATES HIS PAROLE.

‐ THAT'S WHY HE HAD $850
WHEN WE ARRESTED HIM.
‐ YES.

YOU WERE WITH HIM YESTERDAY,
IN THE HOUSE THE WHOLE MORNING?

NO, I WAS AT THE DOCTOR'S.
I HAVE ASTHMA.
BUT I KNOW HE WAS HOME.

OKAY, THAT'S GONNA
BE REAL HELPFUL.

ARE YOU GOING
TO LET HIM GO?

WE'RE DEFINITELY GONNA
KEEP LOOKING INTO THINGS.

WHY CAN'T YOU LET HIM GO?
I TOLD YOU HE WAS HOME.

YOU SEE, BEING AT THE DOCTOR,
YOU CAN'T ACTUALLY VERIFY
YOUR FATHER'S WHEREABOUTS.

I'M BY MYSELF NOW
IN THAT HOUSE.

I'M ALONE THERE.
WE GOT OTHER INFORMATION
COMING IN.

YOU KEEP A GOOD THOUGHT
HOW THINGS ARE GONNA
WORK OUT. COME ON.

YOU GOT ANY PETS
TO KEEP YOU COMPANY?
NO.

I'M ALLERGIC.

UH... I'M UP LATE, SO...

IF YOU'RE WORRIED
ABOUT ANYTHING,
GIVE ME A CALL.

[ SIREN WAILING
IN DISTANCE ]

ANYTHING COME IN ABOUT
THAT LIQUOR STORE CASE?
YEAH.

WE GOT AN ANONYMOUS TIP
DURING THE NIGHT.

OF COURSE,
YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT,
DON'T YOU, SIPOWICZ?

SARGE TOLD ME
YOU LOOKED AT MY MESSAGES.
YEAH, I GLANCED AT IT.

SOMEONE CALLS IN, HEARD SOMEBODY
TALKIN' ABOUT PULLIN' THAT JOB,
WE SHOULD CHECK IT OUT.

AN ANONYMOUS TIP
FROM A GIN MILL PAY PHONE
ABOUT AN OVERHEARD CONVERSATION.

SOUNDS VERY HOT.
ALL I'M SAYING IS,

WE SHOULD CHECK THAT BAR OUT,
SEE IF ANYBODY KNOWS ANYTHING
ABOUT THAT PHONE CALL.

LOOK, SIPOWICZ,
WHAT DID YOU DO? TAKE A VOW
TO MAKE MY LIFE MISERABLE?

WE POPPED THE GUY
WHO DID THIS.

YOU DON'T COME, I'M GOIN'
OVER THERE BY MYSELF.

MAYBE YOU'D LIKE THAT.
YOU COULD TOSS BACK
A FEW SHOTS.

WHO DRIVES?

I THINK MRS. WAGNER'S
PATIENCE AND COURTESY
HAVE BEEN ABUSED LONG ENOUGH.

I'M SORRY TO DETAIN YOU
FOR SO LONG.

WE HAD TO COLLECT
THE CRIME SCENE REPORT...

AND MEDICAL EXAMINER'S
FINDINGS.

NEITHER ONE SUPPORT
MRS. WAGNER'S ACCOUNT
OF THE INCIDENT.

IN ADDITION,
DETECTIVE KELLY STATES YOU MADE
AN INCRIMINATING SOLICITATION...

TO HIM THE NIGHT BEFORE.

UNLESS WE GET MORE INFORMATION,
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO ARRAIGN THIS
AS A MURDER.

GENTLEMEN,
I'M NOT GONNA TRY THIS CASE
IN A DETECTIVES' SQUAD ROOM.

LET ME ASSURE YOU,
THE ABSENCE OF POWDER RESIDUE...

DOES NOT PRECLUDE
A CLOSE‐RANGE WEAPON DISCHARGE.

NOR DOES AN APARTMENT FAILING
TO SHOW SIGNS OF A STRUGGLE
MEAN A STRUGGLE DIDN'T HAPPEN.

AS FAR AS MRS. WAGNER'S
OSTENSIBLY SOLICITING
DETECTIVE KELLY...

TO KILL HER HUSBAND,

IT WOULD TAKE ME FIVE MINUTES
TO CONVINCE A JURY...

THAT WAS A CONFUSED
AND ULTIMATELY INNOCUOUS REMARK.

SO INNOCUOUS, IN FACT,
THAT AT THE TIME,

THE DETECTIVE CHOOSE
NOT TO REPORT IT.
MRS. WAGNER.

TALK TO ME, DETECTIVE KELLY,
AND ONLY TO ME.

ON WHICH SUBJECT,
YOU SHOULD ALSO UNDERSTAND...

THAT SINCE YOU FAILED
TO GIVE MRS. WAGNER
HER MIRANDA WARNING,

NOTHING SHE SAID TO YOU
IN HER APARTMENT LAST NIGHT...

IS GOING TO BE
ADMISSIBLE IN COURT.

SHE DIDN'T NEED MIRANDA.
WHEN SHE TALKED TO ME,
SHE WASN'T A SUSPECT.

BUT WHEN SHE BECAME A SUSPECT,
I ADVISED HER TO KEEP QUIET
UNTIL SHE HAD COUNSEL.

THAT'S A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION
WE'LL TAKE UP BEFORE A JUDGE.

AND YOU'RE JUST DYING
TO GET TO BAT ON THIS ONE,
AREN'T YOU?

‐ PUMP UP THAT BILL.
‐ WHAT DO YOU THINK I
SHOULD DO, DETECTIVE?

HE'S NOT YOUR LAWYER,
MRS. WAGNER.

MRS. WAGNER, I CAN IMAGINE
SOMETHING LIKE THIS‐‐

YOUR HUSBAND CAME HOME.
HE WAS LOADED.

YOU WERE AFRAID YOU WERE GONNA
GET ANOTHER BEATING, SO YOU WENT
INTO THE BEDROOM, GOT THE GUN.

WHEN YOU CAME OUT,
YOU ASKED HIM TO LEAVE,
AND HE WOULDN'T.

MAYBE HE STARTED TOWARD YOU,
AND SO YOU SHOT HIM
FROM ACROSS THE ROOM.

IT'S NOT‐‐
DON'T ANSWER. SHE'S NOT
GONNA ANSWER YOU, DETECTIVE.

IF THAT'S THE WAY IT HAPPENED,
YOU BETTER SAY SO NOW...

BECAUSE THE D. A. CAN WRITE
THIS UP AS MANSLAUGHTER.

A LEGAL AID ATTORNEY CAN GET YOU
EASY TIME, MAYBE EVEN OFF,

LET ALONE A SEVEN‐FIGURE ACE
LIKE THIS.

YOU'RE WASTING
EVERYBODY'S TIME.

MRS. WAGNER,
DON'T UNDERESTIMATE US.

IF YOU LIE,
WE WILL NAIL YOU.

TELL THE TRUTH,
AND I WILL TESTIFY
FOR YOU.

I WILL VERIFY THAT YOU'D BEEN
BEATEN UP THE NIGHT BEFORE AND
YOU WERE EMOTIONALLY DISTRAUGHT.

DETECTIVE‐‐
BUT THIS SMART
SON OF A BITCH...

WANTS YOU TO STICK
TO YOUR STORY.

THAT'S GONNA LAND YOU IN CENTRAL
BOOKING AND RIKERS ISLAND
WITH THE WHORES AND JUNKIES.

NOT HIM, YOU.
SO YOU MAKE THE DECISION.

YOU'RE THE ONE WHO'S
GONNA BE DOING THE TIME.

LIEUTENANT, I WANT HIM
OUT OF THIS ROOM SO I CAN
CONSULT WITH MY CLIENT.

HOW'S IT GOING, GUYS?

WERE YOU WORKING HERE
LAST NIGHT?

I COME IN AROUND 11:30,
PICK UP RECEIPTS.
IS THIS YOUR PLACE?

YEAH, NIGHT GUY
COMES ON AROUND 7:00
IF YOU WANT TO TALK TO HIM.

WE GOT INFORMATION
A PHONE CALL WAS MADE
FROM HERE LAST NIGHT,

MAY HAVE A CONNECTION
WITH A ROBBERY‐HOMICIDE
WE'RE INVESTIGATING.

SOMEBODY OVERHEARD A GUY
TALKIN' ON THAT PAY PHONE...

‐ ABOUT ROBBIN'
A LIQUOR STORE YESTERDAY.
‐ IS THAT RIGHT?

NIGHT GUY
SAY ANYTHING TO YOU?

‐ ANYBODY TALK TO HIM ABOUT
OVERHEARING A CALL LIKE THAT?
‐ NO.

‐ WHERE'D YOU GET
THIS INFORMATION?
‐ LOOK, I'LL ASK THE QUESTIONS.

HEY, PAL, WERE YOU
IN HERE LAST NIGHT?
DON'T INVOLVE ME IN THIS.

IS IT A CRIME
TO HAVE A BEER
AND READ THE PAPER?

HEY, HEY, HEY.
WE'RE ONLY ASKING YOU.

DID YOU HEAR SOMEBODY
SHOOTIN' OFF THEIR MOUTH
ABOUT PULLIN' A JOB?

ABSOLUTELY NOT.

I MIND MY OWN BUSINESS.
I DON'T INTERFERE.

AND I EXPECT TO BE TREATED
THAT WAY IN RETURN.

OKAY, WELL, WE JUST
RECEIVED THIS HOT TIP,

AND, UH, WE'RE COVERING
ALL OUR BASES.

UNLESS YOU GOT
ANY MORE QUESTIONS.

WAIT HERE.
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKIN' ABOUT?

WE'RE GONNA WAIT.
THAT'S OUR GUY AT THE BAR.
THAT SKELL BY THE PHONE?

YOU REALLY ARE IN WARPED
TERRITORY NOW, SIPOWICZ.

YEAH, RIGHT.
YOU GOT A SERIOUS CASE
OF DICK‐BRAIN.

AND I'M TELLING YOU
THAT SKELL AT THE CORNER
KNOWS SOMETHING, HUH?

HE'S LOOKIN' FOR US.
HE'S BEEN SITTIN' THERE
WAITIN' FOR US TO COME IN.

GODDAMN YOU.
I'VE BEEN WAITING HERE‐‐
THERE HE IS.

HEY. HEY, PAL. HEY, YO.
HEY, PAL. COME ON.

I WANNA ASK YOU A QUESTION.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
WHAT HAVE I DONE?

I JUST WANNA TALK TO YOU.
JUST WANNA ASK A QUESTION.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

DWIGHT. THIS IS LIKE
THE GESTAPO, LIKE A WORLD
WAR II MOVIE IN GERMANY.

YOU PHONED THAT TIP IN,
DIDN'T YOU?

YOU LEFT A MESSAGE,
AND YOU'VE BEEN SITTING,
WAITING FOR US TO COME IN.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
LISTEN TO ME, DWIGHT!

YOU MADE THAT CALL.
I KNOW IT.
MY PARTNER KNOWS IT.

YOU KNOW IT.
SO LET'S STOP KIDDING
EACH OTHER, HUH?

I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING,
AND I DON'T WANNA‐‐
SETTLE DOWN.

BOY, YOU'D THINK A PERSON
WHO LIVES ALONE
AND KEEPS TO HIMSELF...

WOULDN'T GET INVOLVED
IN SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

YOU ARE INVOLVED, DWIGHT,
BECAUSE YOU MADE THAT CALL.

TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW,
AND WE'LL FIGURE THE BEST WAY
TO KEEP YOUR NAME OUT OF IT.

COME ON!

‐ ALL I KNOW IS THAT I
WISH HE WOULD MOVE OUT.
‐ WHO? MOVE OUT OF WHERE?

FRANK ARCHER.
OUT OF THE DELAWARE ARMS.

ON 46TH?
YEAH.

YEAH, WHAT?
COME ON.

WHAT IF I TOLD YOU
HE FIRED A GUN OFF
IN HIS ROOM THE OTHER NIGHT?

HE SHOT A BULLET INTO THE WALL.
I SHARE THAT WALL.

I HAVE ADULT‐ONSET DIABETES.
HOW DO YOU THINK I FELT?

‐ WHAT DID HE SHOOT
THE GUN OFF FOR, DWIGHT?
‐ WHY ASK ME?

I'M THE ONE FOOLISH ENOUGH
TO SEE IF HE WAS ALL RIGHT
AFTER I HEARD THE GUNSHOT.

"IT WORKS," HE SAYS,
AS HE'S WALKING DOWN THE HALL
WITH A GUN IN HIS HAND.

DRUNK AS A SKUNK.
HE'S THREE SHEETS TO THE WIND.

THAT WAS THE NIGHT
BEFORE LAST?
YEAH.

THEN LAST NIGHT HE WALKS
INTO THE SHAMROCK,
BIG AS LIFE,

BEING A BIG SHOT,
TELLING SOME WOMAN ON THE PHONE
HOW HE ROBBED A LIQUOR STORE...

WEARING A FAKE MUSTACHE,
AND HE JUST CAME INTO
A LOT OF MONEY.

HE‐‐ HE SAW ME.

HE KNEW HE NEARLY
PUT ME INTO CARDIAC FAILURE
BLOWIN' OFF THAT GUN.

DO YOU THINK THAT HE
BOUGHT A ROUND FOR ME?

HOW TALL IS THIS GUY,
DWIGHT?
SIX‐FOOT‐THREE.

TILL JUST RECENTLY,
I WAS A TENANT HERE
IN THE BUILDING,

BUT TONIGHT I'M GONNA
BE SPEAKING TO YOU
AS A POLICE OFFICER...

ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS
THAT YOU CAN DO
TO MAKE YOURSELVES...

AND YOUR BUILDING
MORE SAFE.

ON THE TABLE,
I'VE PUT SOME LITERATURE...

WHICH TALKS ABOUT
THE DIFFERENT LOCKS AND BOLTS
WE THINK ARE MOST EFFECTIVE...

AND SOME OF THE PRECAUTIONS
YOU CAN TAKE WHILE ENTERING
AND EXITING...

THE COMMON AREAS
OF THE BUILDING.

ELEVATORS, HALLWAYS, STAIRS,
THINGS LIKE THAT.

IN TERMS OF
THE UNPLEASANT REALITY
OF ACTUALLY BEING ACCOSTED,

MOST OF YOU KNOW
THAT MR. GOLDSTEIN
OF APARTMENT 4B...

JUST RECENTLY CURTAILED
THE MUGGING CAREER
OF A PERPETRATOR...

WHO HAD VICTIMIZED
SOME OF THE TENANTS HERE
IN THE BUILDING.

MR. GOLDSTEIN HAPPENED
TO HAVE A GUN ON HIM...

WHILE HE WAS DOING HIS LAUNDRY,
AND THE THIEF ATTEMPTED
TO ROB HIM.

AND HE USED IT.
AND ON THAT OCCASION,
IT WORKED FOR HIM.

BUT I MUST TELL YOU
THAT WE DON'T THINK
IT'S A GOOD IDEA.

OUR RECOMMENDATION IS,
GIVE IT UP.

WHATEVER THEY'RE LOOKING FOR‐‐
MONEY, JEWELRY‐‐ GIVE IT UP.

CALL US,
AND WE'LL DO OUR JOB.

NOW, HAVING SAID THAT,
HAVING GIVEN YOU THOSE WARNINGS,

I WANT TO SAY
DON'T LIVE AFRAID.

DON'T HIDE.
DON'T BE ANGRY.

AND DON'T GO OUT AND LOOK
FOR VENGEANCE ON THOSE PEOPLE
WHO BREAK THE LAW.

THOSE ARE JUST OTHER WAYS
OF GIVING UP YOUR FREEDOM...

THE SAME WAY YOU WOULD
IF YOU WERE VICTIMIZED
BY VIOLENCE.

NOW, IT'S EASY FOR ME TO‐‐
EASY FOR ME TO STAND HERE...

AND SAY THESE THINGS
AND TELL YOU HOW TO LIVE
YOUR LIVES,

TELL YOU NOT TO REACT
TO THE THINGS
THAT HAPPEN TO YOU.

AND I WOULD NEVER
PUT MYSELF UP AS AN EXPERT...

ON HOW TO
NOT HOLD ON TO THINGS.

MY, UH, MY DAD...

WAS SHOT DOWN
ON THE STREETS, SO...

I, UH, I TEND TO‐‐

TEND TO BE A LITTLE BIT
MORE CAREFUL.

MAYBE, UH, A LITTLE BIT
OVERPROTECTIVE...

[ SIGHS ]
TO THE POINT OF, UH,

MAYBE CRAMPING
ANOTHER PERSON'S STYLE.

ANYWAY, UH,
MY POINT IS...

THAT, UH,
THIS IS YOUR CITY.

THIS IS YOUR CITY,
NOT THE BAD GUYS'.

THIS IS YOUR LIFE.

SO BE FREE.

LIVE IT AS FREE
AS YOU CAN,

AND, UH,
WE'LL BE THERE FOR YOU.

AND, UH, WE'LL TRY
NOT TO GET IN YOUR WAY.

OKAY?

QUIT PUSHING ME AROUND.
COME ON!

I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
NAH, YOU DIDN'T
DO ANYTHING.

WE DIDN'T FIND SEVEN
TRAVELER'S CHECKS ENDORSED
TO THAT LIQUOR STORE...

LYING ON THE FLOOR
OF YOUR PIGSTY ROOM, HUH?

THIS ISN'T A GUN,
AND IT DOESN'T CALIBER‐MATCH
WITH THE PIECE...

THAT CROAKED THOSE PEOPLE
IN THAT STORE.

IT STINKS FROM
BEING JUST SHOT OFF.
BUT YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING!

AND YOU DIDN'T PUKE
ALL OVER MY SHOES AND
THE BOTTOM OF MY PANTS!

YOU MISERABLE PIECE
OF CRAP, YOU!
WAIT A SECOND.

HERE IT COMES AGAIN!

[ GAGGING ]
HERE,
GET HIM IN THERE.

[ STIFLED GRUNTING ]

[ RETCHING ]
HOW BAD YOU GONNA
MAKE ME LOOK ON THIS?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKIN' ABOUT?
DON'T PLAY WITH ME.

I BUSTED THE WRONG GUY.
YOU GOT ME BY THE BALLS.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I'M AFTER.
I WANT ALL THE CREDIT.

I'M GONNA CLIMB OVER
YOUR BACK. I'M HOPING
I CAN STILL MAKE CHIEF.

LOOK, YOU MADE
A WRONG I. D.

IT HAPPENS.
NOBODY'S LOOKIN'
TO HURT YOU.

AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED,
PICKIN' UP THIS ASSHOLE
WAS YOUR IDEA.

HEY, YOU HIT MY SHOES
ONE MORE TIME, I'M GONNA
FRACTURE YOUR SKULL.

YOU GOT HIM?
YEAH, I GOT HIM.

WHAT WAS THAT?

NEW SUSPECT IN THAT
LIQUOR STORE SHOOTING.
NOTE HIS HEIGHT.

NOTE THE MURDER WEAPON.
WAY TO GO, ANDY.

YEAH, ANYBODY ASKS,
IT WAS WALKER'S COLLAR.

TEAM PLAYER THAT I AM.

YOU GOING TO HANSON'S
RACKET TONIGHT?

I'LL STICK MY FACE IN.

MRS. WAGNER'S ASKED
TO MAKE A STATEMENT.

I WANT IT ON THE RECORD
THAT IT'S AGAINST
ADVICE OF COUNSEL.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

I DID NOT PLAN
TO KILL MY HUSBAND.

WE WERE EXTREMELY UNHAPPY
TOGETHER.

WE'D BEEN UNHAPPY
FOR A LONG TIME.

AND I'D‐‐
I'D OFTEN, I SUPPOSE‐‐

I ACTUALLY DID OFTEN WISH
THAT HE WOULD DIE.

I REMEMBER SEVEN TIMES
IN THE PAST FEW YEARS...

THAT HE BEAT ME
WITH HIS FISTS VERY BADLY.

AND I DID FREQUENTLY WISH
THAT HE WERE DEAD...

OR THAT THE RELATIONSHIP
WOULD BE OVER.

AND I DID SAY THAT
I WISHED HE WERE DEAD...

AND THAT IF I HAD COME HOME
ONE NIGHT AND FOUND HIM DEAD,
THAT I'D HAVE BEEN GLAD,

RELIEVED.

BUT IN NO WAY WAS I ASKING
DETECTIVE KELLY...

TO KILL HIM.

DESCRIBE THE EVENTS
OF THE OTHER NIGHT THAT LED
TO YOUR HUSBAND'S DEATH.

HE CAME HOME, AND I KNEW HE
WAS GOING TO BEAT ME BECAUSE
OF THE TONE OF HIS VOICE...

AND LOOK HE HAD
IN HIS EYES.

AND‐‐
AND I WAS AFRAID.

THE SIDE OF MY‐‐
[ SNIFFS ]

OF MY FACE AND EAR
STILL ACHED...

AND RANG FROM WHERE HE'D HIT ME
THE OTHER NIGHT.

I WENT INTO THE BEDROOM,
GOT THE GUN AND TOLD HIM
THAT HE HAD TO LEAVE.

WAS IT IN YOUR MIND
AT THAT POINT
TO SHOOT HIM?

NO, IT WAS NOT.

I WANTED HIM TO LEAVE.
I JUST WANTED HIM...
TO LEAVE ME ALONE.

JUST‐‐ JUST DIDN'T WANT HIM
TO HIT ME ANYMORE.

TELL ME,
THEN WHAT HAPPENED?

HE STARTED TOWARD ME,
AND I SAID, "PLEASE LEAVE.
I MEAN IT."

BUT HE NEVER PAID
ANY ATTENTION TO ME, EVER,

IN ALL THE YEARS
THAT WE WERE TOGETHER.

AND HE CAME FORWARD,
AND I TOLD HIM TO STOP.

I KEPT BACKING UP,
GETTING FURTHER AND FURTHER
AWAY FROM HIM.

AND HE LAUGHED AT ME.

HE TOOK A STEP FORWARD,
AND I SHOT HIM.

[ SNIFFLES, EXHALES ]

I'M SORRY.

I'M SORRY.

WHAT DOES THAT
SOUND LIKE?
MANSLAUGHTER TWO.

WHAT KIND OF TIME?
THAT WOULD TEND TO BE
THE JUDGE'S DECISION.

YEAH, I KNOW,
BUT IN TERMS OF WHAT
YOU WOULD RECOMMEND.

A GUESS? THREE YEARS.

WHICH HE MIGHT SUSPEND.

WHICH HE MIGHT SUSPEND.

THAT'S A PRETTY SOULFUL
LOOK, DETECTIVE.

WHAT'D SHE DO TO YOU?

TAKE A THORN
OUT OF YOUR PAW?

♪ [ JUKEBOX: BLUES ROCK ]
[ PEOPLE CHATTERING ]

[ WOMAN SPEAKING,
INDISTINCT ]

♪ BABY, I GOTTA BELIEVE ♪

♪ WHAT YOU SAY IS TRUE ♪
HEY.

HOW'S IT GOIN'?

HOLD THAT THOUGHT.

HEY!
HEY, CONGRATULATIONS.

YEAH.

YOU MADE IT.
COME OVER HERE.
YEAH.

UH, NO, I'M JUST
STOPPING IN FOR A SECOND.

IS HANSON
GONNA MAKE IT?

I SAW HIM CHECKIN' SOME
BUS SCHEDULES. I DON'T THINK
THEY MEAN ANYTHING THOUGH.

HEY, LOOK WHO'S HERE.
HOW YOU DOIN', WALKER?

FANCY GAVE ME
THE BIG "ATTABOY" BEFORE
FOR MAKIN' THAT NEW COLLAR.

IS THAT RIGHT?
I GOTTA HAND IT
TO YOU, SIPOWICZ.

YOU STOOD UP FOR ME.
NO PROBLEM.

WHEN I'M WRONG
ABOUT SOMEBODY,
I SAY SO.

HEY, WALKER, NO PROBLEM.
CASE CLOSED.

YOU DON'T WANNA BE
A BLOOD BROTHER, HUH?
[ CHUCKLING ]

I'M GETTIN' MORE AMMO.
HAVE SOME. COME ON.

WHAT ARE YOU HAVIN'?
CLUB SODA.

LEEANN, CLUB SODA
AND ANOTHER BOURBON
AND ROCKS.

OKAY.

YOU MARRIED?
NOT ANYMORE.

I'VE BEEN MARRIED
27 YEARS.
HERE YOU GO.

TWENTY‐SIX
ON THE FORCE.

SO YOU REALLY ARE
OFF THE BOOZE, HUH?
YEAH.

I LIKE TO THROW A FEW BACK.
I LIKE TO HAVE A FEW
AFTER 5:00, YOU KNOW.

[ CHUCKLES ]
YEAH, THAT'S MY LINE
IN THE SAND.

NOTHING BEFORE 5:00.

THAT'S HOW I STAY
ON TOP OF IT.

[ SNIFFS ]
LISTEN, I'M GONNA
GET OUT OF HERE.

HEY, UH, WHAT'S IT LIKE?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

YOU KNOW.
GETTIN' OFF BOOZE.

I GOT SHOT. I WAS UNCONSCIOUS.
I DON'T RECOMMEND THE APPROACH.

‐ YOU GO TO THOSE MEETINGS?
‐ NO.

I'M DOING IT
BY THE SEAT OF MY PANTS.

I DON'T FEEL LIKE I'M, UH,
QUALIFIED TO GIVE ADVICE.
I DON'T NEED ANY ADVICE.

I FIGURE I STICK WITH
MY LINE IN THE SAND,
I'LL PROBABLY BE OKAY.

YOU WANT A RIDE
OR SOMETHING?
I DON'T NEED ANY RIDES.

I ALWAYS DRIVE
TWICE AS CAREFUL
AFTER I HAD A FEW.

I'LL SEE YOU, THEN.
YEAH, SEE YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'?
YOU GONNA STICK AROUND?
NAH, I'M GONNA TAKE OFF.

ALL RIGHT.
I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER.
HAVE A GOOD TIME.

CONGRATULATIONS.
KELLY.

HE'S OKAY, YOUR PARTNER.

YEAH.
YEAH.

HEY.

IT'S A FREE COUNTRY,
RIGHT?

YEAH.

I, UH,

HEARD HOW YOU
WENT OUT OF YOUR WAY
FOR THAT SOCIETY WOMAN.

YEAH, WELL, I DIDN'T DO IT
'CAUSE SHE'S A SOCIETY WOMAN.

ALL I'M SAYING...

IS THAT YOU KNEW
SHE DIDN'T PLAN TO DO
WHAT SHE DID...

AND FOUND IT IN YOUR HEART
TO TRY AND UNDERSTAND.

WHAT HAPPENED, JOHN?

DID SHE HAVE TO CONFESS
BEFORE YOU COULD FORGIVE HER?

YOU'VE HAD
TOO MUCH TO DRINK.
YEAH.

AND I'M ONLY
ON MY SECOND ONE.
I AM SUCH AN EASY DATE.

I THINK YOU BETTER
GIVE ME MY RIGHTS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

I KILLED MARINO
AND HIS DRIVER.

I DON'T WANT TO
HEAR THIS FROM YOU.
I'M CONFESSING.

I'M IN YOUR HANDS.
DID YOU HEAR WHAT I SAID?

I KILLED THEM,
AND I THINK THAT IN TIME
YOU WILL FORGIVE ME.

[ WOMAN ]
HERE YOU GO.

DETECTIVE JOHN KELLY?
YOU GOT A PHONE CALL.

[ SIREN WAILING ]

HOW IS HE?
HE'S SHOT IN THE STOMACH.

THEY'RE TRYING TO GET
AN OPERATING ROOM.

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

THIS GOLDSTEIN
WAS ON THE "D" TRAIN.

THERE'S THIS KID HOLDING UP
A 46‐YEAR‐OLD LADY.

GOLDSTEIN'S GOT
THIS TARGET GUN,
TRIES TO STOP THE KID.

THE KID'S GOT A GUN TOO,
POPS GOLDSTEIN TWICE
IN THE BELLY.

THEY CATCH ANYBODY?
NO. GOT TWO GOOD
DESCRIPTIONS THOUGH.

[ MACHINERY BEEPING ]

HEY. 4B.

DETECTIVE KELLY.

DETECTIVE KELLY,
I‐I GOT SHOT.

TAKE IT EASY.
I'M LOSIN' BLOOD.

I'M LOSING BLOOD
IN THE PERITONEUM,
THE DOCTOR SAID.

JUST CALM DOWN,
MR. GOLDSTEIN.

[ NO AUDIBLE DIALOGUE ]

[ SIGHS ]

I'M SORRY.

HE'S GONE.

POOR JOSH.

I KNOW.

I'VE GOTTA CALL
HIS PARENTS.

I DON'T KNOW THEIR NAMES.
THEY LIVE SOMEWHERE
OUTSIDE CLEVELAND.

JACK AND FRIEDA GOLDSTEIN.

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

HE TOLD ME.

JACK AND FRIEDA GOLDSTEIN
OF SHAKER HEIGHTS, OHIO.