NYPD Blue (1993–2005): Season 11, Episode 18 - The Brothers Grim - full transcript

PREVIOUSLY ON "NYPD BLUE"...

YOU AND THE CHIEF OF PERSONNEL
ARE BUDDIES, RIGHT?

WE'RE FRIENDLY.

WHO'S HATCHER'S UNCLE?

WE WERE GONNA BE SHORT A MAN.
STAN WAS AVAILABLE.

THAT'S FINE,

BUT IF THE DAY COMES WHEN HE
NEEDS TO GET TOSSED OUT OF HERE,

YOU BETTER HAVE THE SPINE.

YOU PUT IN YOUR PAPERS
BY 5:00,

OR YOU GET CHARGED WITH
CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MURDER.

I WAS IN A TOUGH SPOT.
I DIDN'T HANDLE IT WELL.



AND I FEEL LIKE
I REALLY LET YOU DOWN.

YOU GOTTA STAND UP
FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN, GIBSON,

NOT JUST SOME OF THE TIME.

I UNDERSTAND.

SIR, THIS WAS JUST DROPPED
IN MY LAP.

AS I SAID TO
MY SUPERVISOR‐‐

NO, OF COURSE
I CAN HANDLE IT, BUT‐‐

I UNDERSTAND.

YOU KNOW AN A.D.A.
NAMED LARRY LIDVECK?

NERVOUS GUY, RIGHT?

ALWAYS LOOKS LIKE
HE'S UNDER THE GUN?

MORE THAN WE KNEW.

QUIT WITHOUT NOTICE
YESTERDAY.

BOSS DIVVIED UP
HIS CASES.



NAME LEONARD PEELER
RING A BELL?

A RAPE/HOMICIDE.

IT'S GOING BACK A WAYS.
WHAT'S UP?

INFORMANT WHO SAID PEELER
ADMITTED THE CRIME RECANTED.

WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?

A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

HE'S DYING OF AIDS,
FOUND GOD.

HIS NEW STATEMENT GOT
APPELLATE COUNSEL INTERESTED.

THEY LANDED PEELER A DNA TEST,
WHICH CAME BACK NEGATIVE.

PEELER'S DNA
CAME BACK NEGATIVE?

FROM THE DNA
TAKEN OFF THE GIRL

HE WAS CONVICTED
OF RAPING AND KILLING.

AN OLD CASE OF MINE
GOES ACTIVE,

AND NOBODY ADVISES ME
TILL NOW?

LARRY LIDVECK WASN'T
EXACTLY CROSSING HIS T's.

HE JUST ADMITTED HIMSELF
INTO REHAB.

SO WHAT NOW, THEN?

THERE'S A 1:00 HEARING,

WHERE I'M SURE THE DEFENSE
IS GONNA PUSH FOR A MOTION

TO DISMISS THE CHARGES.

I'M TRYING TO FAMILIARIZE
MYSELF WITH THE CASE.

IT WAS A GOOD COLLAR,
AND A JURY CONVICTED HIS ASS.

CIRCUMSTANTIAL CASE,
THOUGH.

NO EYEWITNESS.

NO.

LOOKIT,
IF THE DNA WASN'T HIS,

MAYBE HE HAD AN ACCOMPLICE
WHO HE HAD NEVER FLIPPED ON.

OR MAYBE THE GIRL HAD HAD SEX
WITH SOMEONE ELSE EARLIER.

SHE WAS 12.

WELL, I'M JUST SAYING
THIS ISN'T GOOD,

SO YOU NEED TO HELP ME
KEEP THIS CASE TOGETHER.

OTHERWISE, WE'RE GONNA
HAVE TO PROVE IT AGAIN

WITHOUT THE SNITCH AND WITH
DNA WORKING AGAINST US.

IT WAS A GOOD ARREST.

WE HAD PEELER WITH THE GIRL
AN HOUR BEFORE SHE WAS KILLED.

HIS ALIBI DIDN'T PAN OUT
OR HIS TIMELINE.

OKAY, HERE'S A COPY
OF THE FILE.

I NEED TO GET CAUGHT UP.
I'LL SEE YOU AT 1:00.

YEAH, I'LL BE THERE.

OKAY.

HEY, WHAT DO WE GOT?

GARY KELLER,
BIG OLD HEAD WOUND.

WALLET HAD BEEN
GONE THROUGH.

WHO FOUND HIM?

KID OVER HERE,
ROYCE PEARLY.

WE'LL TAKE THE KID.
YOU WANT TO START A CANVASS?

WE'RE ON IT.

ROYCE, YOU FOUND HIM?

JUST LAYING THERE.
CRAZY.

WHAT GOT YOU IN
THE ALLEY?

DUCKED IN TO LIGHT
MY SMOKE.

WHERE YOU HEADED TO?

SCHOOL‐‐
NYU NURSING.

A NURSE THAT SMOKES?

YEAH, I KNOW.
GOTTA QUIT.

YOU SEEN ANYBODY
SUSPICIOUS AROUND?

JUST HIM‐‐ DEAD.

YOU EVER
SEEN HIM BEFORE?

NO, BUT HE'S DEAD NOW.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

LOOKING AT HIM GETS ME
A LITTLE LIGHT‐HEADED.

YEAH, OKAY.

ANYTHING ELSE
YOU NEED TO TELL US?

I TOLD YOU EVERYTHING
THAT I SAW.

NOW, DO YOU MIND
IF I TAKE A SEAT?

YEAH, OVER HERE.

I'LL CATCH ANDY UP.

HEY.

THE GUY WHO FOUND HIM?

A SMOKING NURSE WHO CAN'T
TAKE DEAD PEOPLE.

HMM.

D.O.A.'s WALLET
GOT EMPTIED.

WE GOT THAT.

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN
ALL MORNING?

HAYWOOD'S OFFICE.

OLD HOMICIDE OF MINE
MIGHT GET REOPENED OFF DNA.

THE GUY WAS LOCKED UP?

YEAH.
THE RIGHT GUY.

SO, UH, WHO KNOWS?

HIS STORY STRAIGHT?

IT SEEMS TO BE.
WE'LL CHECK HIM OUT.

LET'S GO ON THE CANVASS.

HOW LONG WAS THE GUY
LOCKED UP FOR?

18 YEARS.

MORNING.

MORNING, JOHN.

NEW DETECTIVE‐‐
VERY NICE.

Clark:
YOU MEET HER YET?

YEAH, SHE TRANSFERRED IN
FROM BROOKLYN NORTH NARCOTICS.

WHAT'S YOUR TAKE?

WE DIDN'T
GET PAST HELLO.

GENTLEMEN, MAY I PRESENT
DETECTIVE KELLY RONSON,

JUST ASSIGNED TO THIS COMMAND,
AND WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE HER.

JOHN CLARK.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

HIS DAD WAS ALSO
ON THE JOB.

ANDY SIPOWICZ,
WHO I TOLD YOU ABOUT.

HOW'S IT GOING?

GOOD, THANKS.

NOW, THIS ISN'T YOUR
ORDINARY FEMALE COP.

KELLY'S AN OFFICER
IN THE POLICEWOMAN'S
ENDOWMENT ASSOCIATION

AND IS WORKING TOWARD HER
LAW DEGREE AT FORDHAM.

HOW ABOUT THAT?

I LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING
FROM YOU GUYS.

I TOLD HER THIS PLACE CAN BE
HARD ON NEW DETECTIVES,

BUT SHE SHOULD EXPECT
A WARM WELCOME?

SURE.

SO, UH, THE D. O. A.?

WHITE MALE.
BOTCHED ROBBERY MAYBE.

MEDAVOY AND JONES?
STILL ON THE CANVASS.

MOM LIVES IN THE CITY.
SHE'S ON HER WAY IN.

SOUNDS GOOD.

MAY I HELP YOU,
MA'AM?

MY NAME IS ALYSSA HUBER,
AND MY BABY GIRL IS MISSING.

DETECTIVES ORTIZ
AND RONSON.

HOW LONG
HAS BEEN MISSING?

A COUPLE OF DAYS,
MAYBE A COUPLE OF YEARS.

IT'S COMPLICATED.

OKAY.
COME ON BACK.

SHE'S HERE OF HER
OWN MERITS‐‐

NO STRINGS, NO CONTRACTS,
NO FAVORS, NO RELATION, OKAY?

DID I SAY ANYTHING?

LET'S SEE IF WE CAN
UN‐COMPLICATE THIS, ALYSSA.

I JUST GOT OUT OF
BEDFORD HILLS ON SUNDAY‐‐

THREE YEARS
FOR POSSESSION.

I FELL IN WITH
THE WRONG CROWD.

SOMEBODY ASKED ME
TO HOLD A PACKAGE.

THAT'S ALL BEHIND ME NOW.
I CLEANED UP MY ACT.

GOOD FOR YOU.

I GOT EARLY PAROLE
OFF GOOD BEHAVIOR.

YOUR MISSING BABY?

RIGHT. SO BEFORE I GO IN,
I GIVE ZOE,

THAT'S MY BABY GIRL,
TO THIS FRIEND, CARLA.

I THOUGHT SHE WAS
MY FRIEND.

YOU GAVE ZOE TO CARLA
TO TAKE CARE OF.

EXACTLY, 'CAUSE SHE'S
A RESPONSIBLE TYPE,

AND SHE SAID
THAT SHE'D DO IT.

SO I GO BY HER PLACE
FIRST THING I GET OUT‐‐

NO CARLA, NO ZOE,
NO NOTHING.

AND NO IDEA
WHERE CARLA WENT?

NOPE, AND THEN THAT'S WHERE
YOU GUYS COME IN, RIGHT?

WE'LL DO EVERYTHING
WE CAN.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT
I WANT TO HEAR.

YOU HAVE ANY CONTACT AT ALL
WHEN YOU WERE LOCKED UP?

AS MUCH AS I COULD,

BUT I NEVER GOT NO RESPONSE
FROM LETTERS.

I DIDN'T PRESS IT
'CAUSE I WAS SO GRATEFUL

ZOE WAS BEING CARED FOR.

HOW OLD'S ZOE?

FOUR.

SHE GOT A FATHER
WE COULD TALK TO?

HE'S DOING 25 TO LIFE
UP AT COXSACKIE.

SO NOW YOU KNOW
EVERYTHING.

WE NEED WHATEVER YOU CAN
GIVE US ON THIS CARLA‐‐

LAST KNOWN ADDRESS,
PHONE NUMBER,

PEOPLE WHO KNOW HER.

SHE'S WHO GOT ME THROUGH
THOSE THREE YEARS.

YOUR DAUGHTER?

YEAH.

PICTURING HER FACE.

THE HELL IF SOMEBODY'S
GONNA TAKE HER AWAY.

WE'RE GONNA DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN.

HAVE A SEAT, FOLKS.

I'M VERY SORRY ABOUT YOUR SON
AND YOUR BROTHER.

THANK YOU.

GARY WAS ONE
OF THE GOOD GUYS.

HE LIVED
IN CONNECTICUT?

YEAH, BEAUTIFUL HOME,
TWO KIDS,

EVERYTHING GOING
FOR HIM,

AND THEN HE HAD TO GET
SUCKED INTO THIS.

SUCKED INTO WHAT?

GARY WAS JUST VISITING.

MOM, COME ON.

HE WAS, HUGH.

WHAT YOU'RE DOING
IS DISRESPECTFUL

TO GARY'S MEMORY,
TO WHO HE WAS AS A PERSON.

WHAT ARE WE
TALKING ABOUT?

GARY WAS IN TOWN ON ACCOUNT
OF OUR BROTHER, ERIC.

WHO IS FUNDAMENTALLY
A GOOD PERSON.

HE'S A CRIMINAL.

HE IS A PERSON
WHO IS STRUGGLING

WITH THE THINGS YOUR
FATHER STRUGGLED WITH.

DAD WASN'T A JUNKIE, MOM!

NEITHER IS YOUR BROTHER!

ALL RIGHT, ENOUGH.

SORRY.
I'M JUST OVERWROUGHT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ERIC HAS TO DO
WITH GARY GETTING KILLED?

GARY CAME INTO TOWN TO DO
AN INTERVENTION ON ERIC.

TO ME, IT SEEMED
VERY PRESUMPTUOUS.

THAT'S BECAUSE YOU STILL
SEE HIM AS FIVE YEARS OLD.

OKAY, GUYS.

GARY WAS GONNA SEE ERIC THIS
MORNING ABOUT HIS DRINKING,

HIS DRUGS, AND BASICALLY
HIS OVERALL NASTY BEHAVIOR

TOWARD THE FAMILY
AND MOM.

I'M NOT SAYING THAT ERIC

HAD SOMETHING TO DO
WITH GARY'S DEATH,

BUT THE PEOPLE ERIC KEEPS
COMPANY WITH‐‐ LOWLIFES.

SO MAYBE ONE OF THEM.

WHERE DOES ERIC LIVE?

3077 12th STREET,
NEAR 2nd AVENUE.

THAT'S WHERE GARY
WAS GOING THIS MORNING?

WHERE WE FOUND HIM
WAS NOWHERE NEAR THERE.

THERE WERE SOME CALLS
BACK AND FORTH.

GARY SAID HE WAS GONNA
GO TALK TO ERIC.

DO YOU KNOW
IF ERIC'S HOME NOW?

HE'S NOT.
I CALLED THIS MORNING.

I DON'T KNOW
WHERE HE COULD BE.

ERIC DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING
TO DO WITH THIS.

HE COULDN'T HAVE HURT
HIS BROTHER.

SHE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND
DRUG ADDICTION.

I KNOW HIS HEART!

WE'LL LOOK INTO IT
AND BE IN TOUCH.

I JUST GOT OFF WITH
GARY KELLER'S WIFE.

WOMAN'S DISTRAUGHT.
SHE COULD BARELY TALK.

WHAT DID SHE SAY?

I WAS MAKING A POINT.
MAKE IT.

SHE COULD BARELY TALK,

EXCEPT WHEN SHE'D GO RAILING ON
AGAINST HER HUSBAND'S FAMILY.

THEN SHE GOT REAL CLEAR.

SAYING WHAT?

THEY'RE LOONY, INVASIVE,
ALWAYS AT EACH OTHER.

GOOD TO KNOW.

DID THE FAMILY MENTION
ANYTHING ABOUT A WARRANT

THE BROTHER HAD OUT
ON HIM IN FLORIDA?

NO.

YEAH, CHECK KITING.

THE MOM PUT UP THE BOND‐‐
10 GRAND.

THE D. O. A. CAME TO THE CITY
TO BRING HIS BROTHER BACK?

OR TO CONVINCE HIM TO GO
BACK ON HIS OWN OR SOMETHING.

THE FAMILY DIDN'T MENTION IT.
YOU'D THINK THEY WOULD.

SO, ANDY,
SIT ON ERIC'S APARTMENT?

I'LL MEET YOU THERE.

I GOTTA RUN OUT
ON SOMETHING.

I SEE YOU STILL KEEP UP
WITH THE FLOWERS.

AFRICAN VIOLETS.

BREEDING THEM NOW,
WINNING ALL SORTS OF AWARDS.

SO, WHAT BRINGS YOU,
ANDY?

JUST PAYING RESPECTS?

ACTUALLY, JOE,

REMEMBER A GUY
THAT WE PUT AWAY IN '86,

LEONARD PEELER?

'86. DON'T TALK TO ME
ABOUT '86.

THAT'S WHEN DORIS
LEFT ME.

SHE REMARRIED‐‐ SOME GUY
SHE KNEW IN HIGH SCHOOL.

THEY MET UP AGAIN AT THEIR
40th HIGH‐SCHOOL REUNION.

LEONARD PEELER‐‐
DO YOU REMEMBER HIM?

PEELER, PEELER, PEELER.
I REMEMBER THE NAME.

BLACK GUY.

RAPED AND KILLED
A WHITE GIRL.

YEAH, AND ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT PUT HIM AWAY

WAS THIS JAILHOUSE SNITCH,
A GUY NAMED EARL BESDECK.

BESDECK, GOOD LORD.

WHAT A HOOPLE
THAT GUY WAS.

HE WAS AN INFORMANT
OF YOURS.

YEAH, HE WAS A PRETTY GOOD
SNITCH, BUT WHAT A HOOPLE.

WELL, TURNS OUT
EARL'S DYING OF AIDS.

I DON'T EVEN WANT TO HEAR
HOW HE GOT IT.

APPARENTLY,
WHAT HE'S SAYING NOW

IS THAT LEONARD PEELER
NEVER CONFESSED TO HIM.

THE AIDS MUST BE DOING
SOMETHING TO HIS BRAIN.

WHAT THAT DID, THOUGH,
WAS GET PEELER A DNA TEST.

IT CAME BACK NEGATIVE.

I DON'T GO FOR THAT
HOCUS‐POCUS DNA STUFF.

ACTUALLY,
IT'S PRETTY ACCURATE.

SO WHAT ARE YOU ASKING,
ANDY?

DID I PUT A BAD ONE
ON THIS PEELER?

NO.

'CAUSE I WOULD NEVER
DO THAT.

I'M SAYING THAT MAYBE
WE MISSED SOMETHING,

THE BOTH OF US.

PEELER, SHEET AS LONG
AS MY ARM, RIGHT?

HE DIDN'T DO THIS,

HE DID 10 THINGS
JUST LIKE IT.

DON'T WORK THAT WAY.

A JURY CONVICTED HIM.

I KNOW.

THEN WHAT ARE WE
TALKING ABOUT?

WE MAY HAVE TO RE‐TRY PEELER
IF THIS GETS KICKED BACK.

MY FIRST SQUAD‐‐
18 OF 22 ALREADY DEAD.

YOU KNOW WHY?

'CAUSE THE JOB KEPT EATING
AT THEM AFTER THEY LEFT.

WELL, NOT ME.
RUTH AND PHILLIP KOPLANSKY‐‐

I PUT AWAY THEIR SON'S
KILLER IN '75.

THANK‐YOU CARD ON
HIS BIRTHDAY EVERY YEAR.

THAT'S WHAT I REMEMBER
ABOUT THE JOB

AND YOU SHOULD, TOO.

GOOD TALKING TO YOU,
ANDY.

YOU TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.

YOU TOO, JOE.

SO WHAT ARE YOU GOING
TO LAW SCHOOL FOR?

I DON'T KNOW YET.
I ALWAYS HAD AN INTEREST.

I GOT A SCHOLARSHIP
THROUGH THE JOB,

THOUGHT I'D TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF IT.

BUT I LOVE BEING
A COP.

I WOULDN'T WANT ANYONE
THINKING DIFFERENT.

SURE.

'CAUSE THAT WHOLE THING WITH
THE BOSS READING MY RÉSUMÉ‐‐

THAT WAS A LITTLE
EMBARRASSING.

WELL, NO ONE WILL HOLD IT
AGAINST YOU FOR BEING SHARP.

THAT'S GOOD TO HEAR.

OTHER PLACES, THEY READ
MY AMBITION AS ATTITUDE.

THAT'S ABSOLUTELY
NOT THE CASE.

ALL I CARE ABOUT IS HOW
WE WORK AS PARTNERS.

SOUNDS GOOD.

POLICE.

ABOUT WHAT?

LET'S TALK INSIDE.

ABOUT WHAT?
ZOE HUBER.

SHE HERE?

WOW.

WE NEED TO TALK NOW.

WE HAVE TO KNOW
WHERE ZOE IS.

THIS IS COMING FROM ALYSSA,
ZOE'S MOM?

SHE'S OUT OF THE JOINT.
SHE WANTS HER DAUGHTER BACK.

THAT'S JUST GREAT.
GOOD FOR HER.

WHAT A TOOL.

IS THE LITTLE GIRL HERE?

I ONLY HAD HER
FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS.

THEN WHAT?

I GOT HER TO SOMEONE ELSE.

THE GIRL WAS PUT
IN YOUR CARE.

YOU JUST GOT SICK OF HER?

JUST HOLD THE PHONE,
LADY, OKAY?

I WAS ASKED TO CARE
FOR THAT KID TWO HOURS.

ALYSSA ABANDONED
THAT GIRL TO ME.

HOW?

I KNEW ALYSSA
FROM THE BUILDING.

SHE SHOWS UP ONE MORNING
COMPLETELY LOADED,

ASKING ME TO WATCH
HER KID TILL NOON.

TWO DAYS LATER,
I GET WORD SHE'S LOCKED UP.

DID YOU TRY
TO CONTACT HER?

YEAH, LIKE 50 TIMES.

I TELL HER SHE'S GOTTA
ARRANGE FOR HER KID.

SHE KEEPS TELLING ME,
"I'M WORKING ON IT."

THEN SHE STOPPED CALLING
AND IGNORED MY LETTERS.

I MEAN, COME ON.
I HAVE THREE KIDS OF MY OWN.

I COULDN'T AFFORD IT.

SO YOU GAVE
THE BABY AWAY?

TO ALYSSA'S RELATIVE,
A COUSIN OF HERS OR SOMETHING.

HOW ABOUT SOCIAL SERVICES?
YOU THINK OF CALLING THEM?

NO WAY.

THEY NEAR TOOK ONE
OF MY BOYS,

CALLED HIM "FAILURE TO THRIVE"
WHEN ALL HE HAD WAS A COLD.

I WAS NOT
INVITING THEM IN AGAIN.

THE NAME OF THIS COUSIN
AND WHERE WE CAN FIND HIM.

JASON MATHERS.

WHEN I DROPPED OFF THE KID,
HE WAS LIVING AT LEFRAK CITY.

BETTER HOPE
HE'S STILL THERE.

OR WHAT?
WHAT DID I DO?

SIT BY THE PHONE.
WE MAY NEED YOU AGAIN.

THANKS.

THE ATTENDANT HASN'T SEEN
ERIC KELLER IN A DAY OR TWO

AND SAYS WE'RE NOT THE ONLY
ONES LOOKING FOR HIM.

HEY, WHO ARE YOU?

ROY.

ROY, WHO ARE YOU?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

WAITING FOR A FRIEND.

YEAH? WHAT'S YOUR
FRIEND'S NAME?

JOE.
JOE SNAGLOFF.

ALL RIGHT, STAND UP.

PUT YOUR HANDS UP.

ALL RIGHT, OKAY, YES,
I'M LOOKING FOR ERIC KELLER.

ORANGE GROVE BAIL BONDS,
FORT LAUDERDALE.

YOU A BOUNTY HUNTER?

BAIL‐ENFORCEMENT AGENT.

HOW LONG YOU BEEN
TAILING KELLER?

THREE DAYS.

ANY SIGN OF HIM?

WHAT'S GOT YOU AFTER
KELLER?

IF HE'S WANTED IN NEW YORK,
THERE'S GOTTA BE A WAY

SO THAT YOU GET
WHAT YOU WANT

AND I DIDN'T WASTE
MY TIME AND GAS MONEY.

HAVE YOU SEEN
ERIC KELLER?

EARLY THIS MORNING,

ELIZABETH COURT HOTEL
ON BOWERY,

BUT HE GOT PAST ME.

HOW'D THAT GO DOWN?

I GO TO HIS HOTEL ROOM,
KNOCK ON THE DOOR.

"HOUSEKEEPING."

THEY OPEN UP,
MAKE ME FOR WHO I AM,

THEN THIS BROTHER
OF HIS, GARY,

HE THROWS A BLOCK AT ME WHILE
ERIC SCOOTS OUT THE WINDOW.

SO I FOLLOW HIM OUT,

BUT HE HAD TOO GOOD
A JUMP ON ME.

NOW, YOU LEFT HIS BROTHER
GARY IN THE ROOM?

HOW WAS HE
WHEN YOU LEFT HIM?

HOW WAS HE?

HE WAS FINE.

HE WAS FOUND DEAD DOWN
THE STREET FROM THE HOTEL.

WHOA.

NOW, I DON'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT THAT.

HE DIDN'T CHASE
AFTER YOU,

TRY TO STOP YOU PURSUING
HIS BROTHER?

NO, SIR.

YOU GET INTO
A FIGHT WITH HIM?

ABSOLUTELY NOT.

WE'RE GONNA TALK
TO EVERYBODY.

IF YOU'RE LYING, ROY,
WE'RE GONNA SLAM THIS ON YOU.

TALK TO WHOEVER YOU WANT.

I LEFT THAT GUY IN THE ROOM
FINE, HEALTHY, AND ALIVE.

HOW'D YOU KNOW TO FIND ERIC
AT THE ELIZABETH COURT HOTEL?

FROM HIS
OLDER BROTHER HUGH.

HUGH SAID, "MY BROTHER ERIC'S
AT THE ELIZABETH COURT HOTEL.

GO SNATCH HIM UP"?

HE SAID, "MY BROTHER GARY'S
GOING TO MEET MY BROTHER ERIC.

FOLLOW GARY."

THIS FAMILY'S A MESS, MAN.

NOT MY PROBLEM.

WHAT IS, IS GETTING
ERIC BACK TO FLORIDA.

WE'RE BOTH ON THE SAME TEAM.
CAN WE WORK SOMETHING OUT?

JOIN FORCES?

NO.
DON'T LEAVE TOWN.

KEEP YOUR CELL PHONE ON.

SO, CAN YOU TELL ME
WHAT'S GOING ON NOW?

DID YOU FIND
MY BROTHER ERIC OR NOT?

NOT YET...

BUT WE DID FIND A BOUNTY HUNTER
WHO'S LOOKING FOR HIM.

UH‐HUH.

THAT'S ALL
YOU GOTTA SAY?

WE'D LIKE TO KNOW WHY
YOU DIDN'T MENTION

A BOUNTY HUNTER
TO THE OTHER DETECTIVES.

I GUESS IT DIDN'T COME UP.

YOUR BROTHER'S MURDERED,
HUGH.

THAT KIND OF THING
NEEDS TO COME UP.

I DIDN'T WANT TO SAY IT
IN FRONT OF MY MOM.

I DIDN'T WANT HER TO KNOW THAT
I'VE BEEN HELPING GET ERIC BACK.

YOU DIDN'T WANT
YOUR MOM KNOWING?

HOW OLD ARE YOU,
HUGH?

ERIC'S HER
LITTLE ANGEL, OKAY?

SHE'S A FRAIL, OLD LADY,

BUT THE TIME CAME FOR ME
TO PUT MY FOOT DOWN.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU KNOWN
ABOUT THE BOUNTY HUNTER?

HE CALLED A WEEK AGO,
SAID HE WAS LOOKING FOR ERIC.

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
ERIC HAD BEEN BUSTED

OR THAT MY MOM PUT UP
THIS BOND.

YOU TOLD THE BOUNTY HUNTER
THAT YOU'D HELP HIM.

I SAID IF I HEARD ANY NEWS
OF ERIC, I'D PASS IT ON.

SHE DOESN'T HAVE
10 GRAND TO BLOW.

DID YOU PASS ON NEWS TO
THE BOUNTY HUNTER THIS MORNING?

I CALLED HIM LAST NIGHT,
WHEN GARY CAME INTO TOWN.

TO DO THIS INTERVENTION,
OR WERE YOU LYING ABOUT THAT?

NO, I WASN'T LYING.

IT WAS TO DO
AN INTERVENTION‐‐

SORT OF, BUT MORE TO TELL
ERIC TO BE A MAN

AND GET HIS ASS
BACK TO FLORIDA.

HOW DID GARY WIND UP
STUCK IN THE MIDDLE?

GARY'S BEEN THE INTERMEDIARY
BETWEEN ME AND ERIC.

WE'D PASS MESSAGES
THROUGH HIM.

SO GARY GOES TO DELIVER
YOUR MESSAGE,

YOU HAVE HIM FOLLOWED,
AND THEN GARY ENDS UP DEAD.

TRAGICALLY.

WHAT'S THE REASON YOU COULDN'T
DELIVER THIS MESSAGE TO ERIC?

BECAUSE HE'S A THIEF, A JUNKIE,
AND THE SHAME OF OUR FAMILY.

I COULD GO ON.
YOU GOT AN HOUR?

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE
YOU'RE NOT TELLING US?

NO.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA
HOW GARY WOUND UP DEAD?

THAT'S A QUESTION
FOR ERIC.

WHO YOU HAVE NO IDEA
HOW TO FIND.

I DON'T HAVE A CLUE.

ON A LOT OF FRONTS,
APPARENTLY.

EXCUSE ME?
I'M IN MOURNING HERE.

SO WHERE ARE WE WITH
THIS MISSING KID?

MOM'S ON THE WAY
BACK IN.

WE GOT SOME THINGS
WE NEED TO CLEAR UP.

HAVE YOU FOUND THE KID YET,
THOUGH?

NO, MOM DUMPED IT
ON A CARLA NICHOLS,

WHO PASSED IT OFF
TO A JASON MATHERS,

MOM'S SECOND COUSIN.

WHO'S NOW DOING 3 TO 5
FOR ASSAULT.

CORRECTIONS
INTERVIEWED HIM.

MATHERS SAYS BEFORE
HE GOT LOCKED UP,

HE WAS LIVING WITH A JUNKIE
NAMED TONYA TAYLOR.

THEY GOT IN A FIGHT.
TONYA SPLIT WITH THE KID.

VICE SAYS TONYA'S A PROSS.
THEY'RE KEEPING AN EYE OUT.

YOU WANT TO REWIND THAT?

IT'S A GAME
OF HOT POTATO, SARGE.

WE'RE NOWHERE.

WHAT'S UP WITH HIM?

HE ADMITTED TO TIPPING OFF
THE BOUNTY HUNTER.

THAT FAMILY'S LIKE
THE HATFIELDS AND McCOYS.

IF THE HATFIELDS AND McCOYS
WERE ALL IN ONE FAMILY.

WE NEED TO GET OUR HANDS ON
THE YOUNGER BROTHER, ERIC.

YEAH, DEFINITELY.

SOMEBODY CALLED ME.
YOU?

THAT'S RIGHT.
IN HERE.

YOU FIND MY DAUGHTER?

NO. COME ON.

THEN WHY'D YOU HAVE ME
COME HERE?

LET'S GO.

YOU GOT THIS HANDLED,
RIGHT?

YEAH, GO DO WHAT
YOU GOTTA DO.

YOU BEEN DRINKING,
ALYSSA?

YEAH, A LITTLE.

IT WAS MY FRIEND'S
BIRTHDAY.

OUT DRINKING WHILE
YOUR DAUGHTER'S MISSING.

MAYBE I SHOULD SLIT
MY WRISTS, THAT IT?

YOUR STORY ABOUT CARLA
BLOWING OFF YOUR LETTERS‐‐

SHE'S SAYING DIFFERENT.

YEAH, WELL, SHE'S A LIAR.
NEXT QUESTION.

WE JUST GOT A CALL FROM
SOCIAL SERVICES A WHILE AGO

OFF YOU HASSLING THEM
FOR YOUR ADC CHECK.

THEY NEEDED TO VERIFY
YOU GOT CUSTODY OF THE KID.

WHAT DID YOU TELL THEM?

THAT WE'RE
LOOKING INTO IT.

NO, YOU CAN'T
TELL THEM THAT.

BECAUSE THEN THE FILE GETS
TOSSED UP TO THE SUPERVISOR,

AND I'LL NEVER GET
THE CHECK.

OH, MY GOD!

IS THAT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT,
YOUR WELFARE CHECK?

NO, IT'S NOT,
AND HOW DARE YOU?

BUT THAT MONEY, AS A MOTHER,
THAT'S AVAILABLE TO ME,

SO WHAT SHOULD I DO,
TURN IT DOWN?

IS YOUR BABY ALIVE?

YOU TELL ME.
YOU'RE THE COPS.

IF THIS IS SOME KIND OF SCAM
OR IF YOUR BABY IS DEAD

AND YOU'RE TRYING TO POINT US
IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION

AND LEAVE YOURSELF
OUT OF IT...

IN THE SPACE
OF TWO MINUTES,

YOU CALL ME A LIAR, A DRUNK,
A THIEF, AND WHAT, A KILLER?

ALL I AM IS A MOTHER
WHO WANTS HER CHILD BACK.

IF ANYTHING ELSE YOU'VE
TOLD US DOESN'T CLEAR,

WE BOOK YOU FOR
CHILD ABANDONMENT.

THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE.

I TOLD YOU THE TRUTH.

NOW PLEASE JUST FIND
MY DAUGHTER.

Earl: THANKS FOR COMING BY.
APPRECIATE IT.

DETECTIVE SIPOWICZ.

SURE, SURE.

JOE BROCKER'S PARTNER.

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

JOE STILL AROUND?

HE'S RETIRED,
BUT HE'S STILL AROUND.

YOU HERE ABOUT
THE LEONARD PEELER THING?

I SURE AM.

THEN YOU MUST HAVE HEARD,
AND I'M SORRY.

I KNOW YOU'RE
ON YOUR WAY OUT, EARL,

AND LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE

WHO TRIES TO BUY THEIR TICKET
TO HEAVEN A LITTLE LATE,

THERE CAN BE JUST
A LITTLE OVERREACTION.

I'M TELLING THE TRUTH,
I SWEAR.

I'M NOT SO SURE
ABOUT THAT.

I THINK YOU MIGHT BE
TRYING TO GET ATTENTION

BY PLAYING
THIS MARTYR ROUTINE.

YOU'RE MISTAKEN.

LEONARD PEELER RAPED AND
KILLED A 12‐YEAR‐OLD GIRL.

HE MAY WELL HAVE DONE THAT,
BUT HE NEVER ADMITTED IT TO ME.

AND YOU CHANGING
YOUR TUNE NOW,

THAT MIGHT END UP
SETTING THIS GUY FREE.

LEONARD PEELER NEVER
ADMITTED THAT TO ME.

THAT'S ALL I KNOW.

THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY.

THANKS.

WHAT DID HE TELL YOU?

NOTHING.

WE SPENT A HALF HOUR IN A VAN
ON THE WAY TO RIKERS.

THAT'S WHEN I SAID HE TOLD ME
ABOUT KILLING THAT GIRL.

IN TRUTH...
NEVER SAID A WORD.

WHY DID YOU MAKE UP
THE STORY?

I KNEW HE WAS
THE SUSPECT.

I THOUGHT HE DID IT.

I KEPT ON SEEING
THAT GIRL'S FACE...

FROM THE PHOTO
IN THE PAPER.

DON'T BULLSHIT ME.

YOU WERE LOOKING
TO HELP YOURSELF OUT.

SURE, BUT I ALSO DIDN'T
WANT TO SEE LEONARD PEELER

GET AWAY WITH KILLING
THAT POOR GIRL.

AND YOUR CONSCIENCE
IS ALL CLEAR NOW?

NOT BY A LONG SHOT.

I GOT TO LIVE WITH THE GUILT
THAT I HELPED PUT LEONARD AWAY

FOR A MURDER
THAT HE DIDN'T COMMIT.

AND THE GUY WHO DID DO IT
IS STILL OUT THERE,

PREYING ON OTHER VICTIMS.

IF YOU'RE TRYING TO GET
ATTENTION HERE...

I'M NOT.

I'M DOING GOD'S WILL
BY TELLING YOU THE TRUTH.

MAY HE BLESS YOU
LIKE HE'S BLESSED ME.

Judge: THE LAB REPORT
IS ABSOLUTELY CLEAR.

THE DNA DOESN'T MATCH,
MISS HAYWOOD.

YOUR HONOR, I MOVE TO VACATE
THE CONVICTION OF MR. PEELER

AND TO SET ASIDE
THE SENTENCE IMMEDIATELY.

THE PEOPLE OPPOSE
THAT MOTION.

THESE RESULTS DON'T EXONERATE
THE DEFENDANT,

BUT AT BEST, RAISE DOUBT.

THAT'S ABSURD,
YOUR HONOR.

THE DNA COULD BE FROM
A SECOND UNIDENTIFIED SUBJECT

ACTING IN CONCERT
WITH THE DEFENDANT.

THERE'S NO SECOND SUBJECT.

THERE'S INDEPENDENTLY
SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE

TO SUSTAIN
THE CONVICTION.

I'VE READ THE FILE,
MISS HAYWOOD.

THE PEOPLE HAD A WEAK
CIRCUMSTANTIAL CASE AT BEST,

AND THAT WAS BEFORE
THE 440 MOTION.

THE ASSISTANT WHO PROSECUTED
THIS CASE LEFT MY OFFICE.

I'D LIKE TO CONDUCT MY OWN
INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER.

THAT WILL ENTAIL REVIEWING
THE AUTOPSY

AND CRIME‐SCENE REPORTS.

YOUR HONOR, MR. PEELER'S
BEEN IN JAIL 18 YEARS.

Judge: I UNDERSTAND.

UNLESS THE PEOPLE CAN
ESTABLISH WHY THE DEFENDANT

SHOULDN'T BE FREE,
HE WILL BE.

I'LL HEAR THE MOTION
ON FRIDAY MORNING.

YOUR HONOR, I NEED
MORE THAN THREE DAYS.

WE ARE GOING TO RESOLVE THIS
BEFORE THE WEEK IS OUT.

YOUR HONOR,
I MOVE THAT BAIL BE SET.

MR. PEELER HAS PRIORS.
HE'S A FLIGHT RISK.

MOTION TO GRANT BAIL
IS DENIED.

WE WILL RECONVENE
FRIDAY MORNING.

GIVE IT A DAY, JOHNNY.

SIT DOWN, TONYA.

OKAY.

WE'VE GOT SOME QUESTIONS
ABOUT A LITTLE GIRL

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE
TAKING CARE OF‐‐ ZOE HUBER.

I WANT TO BE HELPFUL,
BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT NAME.

2 1/2 YEARS AGO, YOU WERE GIVEN
A LITTLE GIRL TO TAKE CARE OF.

NO.

TONYA,
YOU GOT A COCAINE HABIT?

NO.
YOU DO.

START THINKING STRAIGHT
OR WE'LL PUT YOU IN A CELL

TILL YOU'RE CLAWING
AT YOUR SKIN.

YOU WERE GIVEN A LITTLE GIRL.
WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?

I CAN'T GO TO JAIL.

YOU WON'T IF YOU'RE
STRAIGHT WITH US,

BUT TALK NOW
OR WE'LL LET YOU ROT.

I WAS GIVEN A LITTLE GIRL
TO TAKE CARE OF.

JASON MATHERS
GAVE YOU THE BABY?

I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE
A GOOD THING FOR ME,

A REASON TO CLEAN UP,
BUT I JUST WASN'T PREPARED.

WHAT HAPPENED
TO THE BABY?

SHE WENT AWAY.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

I HAD TO MAKE HER
GO AWAY.

DID SHE DIE?

SHE JUST SCREAMED
SO MUCH.

I FELT SO HORRIBLE.

DID THE BABY DIE?

[ Voice breaking ] I FELT
LIKE A TERRIBLE PERSON,

A TERRIBLE MOM.

UNDESERVING.

TONYA...

ANSWER MY QUESTION OR I'LL PUT
MY FIST IN YOUR MOUTH.

I GAVE HER AWAY.

TO WHO?

GLORIA, I THINK.

WHO IS GLORIA?

FROM THE SOUP KITCHEN
AT ST. MARK'S PLACE

OR ST. MARK'S CHURCH.

ARE YOU MAKING THIS UP?

YOU GOT TO
TELL US RIGHT NOW.

GLORIA, I SWEAR.

GLORIA FROM ST. MARK'S
OR ST. MARK'S CHURCH.

I CAN'T REMEMBER
WHICH ONE.

I JUST WASN'T READY.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL BE THERE.
THANKS.

HEY.

HEY.

HOW'D IT GO?

RUN THE CASE.

UNIFORM'S HOLDING
ERIC KELLER AT A BAR.

JONES IS DOWNSTAIRS.

I'M GONNA RUN OUT
AND PICK ERIC UP.

ERIC IS THE OLDER BROTHER
WHO CALLED THE BOUNTY HUNTER?

HE'S THE YOUNGER BROTHER,

THE ONE THE BOUNTY HUNTER'S
LOOKING FOR.

DON'T WORRY.

I GOT THINGS COVERED.

THANKS.

Irvin:
CAN I HELP YOU?

WE'RE CINDY CLIFTON'S
PARENTS.

I REMEMBER YOU,
MR. CLIFTON.

I'M DETECTIVE SIPOWICZ.

I'M VERY SORRY
FOR WHAT HAPPENED TODAY.

WE'RE NOT EXACTLY SURE
WHAT HAPPENED, DETECTIVE.

THE D. A. HAD TO RUN OUT
ON ANOTHER CASE,

AND YOU LEFT SO QUICKLY.

YEAH, UNFORTUNATELY,
I HAD TO GET BACK TO WORK, TOO.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

LET'S TALK IN HERE.

DO WE KNOW
WHAT THAT'S ABOUT?

[ SIGHS ]

HE'LL TELL US
WHEN THE TIME'S RIGHT.

THIS HAS BEEN A VERY DIFFICULT
TIME FOR MY FAMILY,

VERY DIFFICULT DAY.

I UNDERSTAND.

WHEN THAT JURY CONVICTED PEELER,
WE THOUGHT IT WAS OVER.

I THOUGHT IT WAS, TOO.

HE'S HAD APPEAL
AFTER APPEAL‐‐

STATE COURT,
FEDERAL COURT.

HOW CAN HE JUST
HAVE THIS TEST

SO MANY YEARS LATER?

DNA TESTING WASN'T AVAILABLE
WHEN HE WAS CONVICTED,

SO LAW SAYS HE'S GOT A RIGHT
TO THE TEST IF HE ASKS FOR IT.

AND AS A RESULT OF A WITNESS
RECANTING HIS TESTIMONY,

THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.

DID YOU ARREST
THE WRONG MAN?

RIGHT NOW, I'M LOOKING
AT THE POSSIBILITY

THAT MAYBE THERE WERE
TWO MEN INVOLVED,

WHICH WOULD ACCOUNT
FOR THE DNA NOT MATCHING.

IS LEONARD PEELER
GONNA BE RELEASED?

I DON'T KNOW.

IS THE PERSON WHO RAPED
MY DAUGHTER,

WHO STRANGLED HER,
WHO SODOMIZED HER‐‐

GERALD...

IS THAT PERSON STILL
OUT THERE, DETECTIVE?

HUH?
YES OR NO?

WE'RE ENTITLED TO
A SIMPLE ANSWER!

I'M SORRY FOR YOUR PAIN,
MR. CLIFTON,

AND I WISH
THIS WASN'T HAPPENING.

ALL I CAN DO IS PROMISE
TO FIND OUT WHAT DID HAPPEN.

YOU AND YOUR PARTNER
WORKED HARD

ON BEHALF OF OUR FAMILY,
DETECTIVE.

WE HAVEN'T
FORGOTTEN THAT.

AND I HAVEN'T
FORGOTTEN CINDY.

I WILL GET TO
THE BOTTOM OF THIS,

I SWEAR TO GOD.

GLORIA DAWSON?

MAY I HELP YOU?

DETECTIVES ORTIZ
AND RONSON.

MIND IF WE COME IN?

SURE.

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL GIRL.
HOW OLD IS SHE?

EMILY'S 4.

WHAT'S THIS ABOUT?

IS EMILY
YOUR ONLY CHILD?

YES.

ARE YOU THE BIRTH MOTHER,
OR IS SHE ADOPTED?

UM, EMMIE, SWEETHEART, GO PLAY
WITH YOUR DOLLIES, OKAY?

MOMMY WILL BE THERE
IN JUST A SECOND.

OKAY.
OKAY.

UM, EMILY'S ADOPTED.

AND DO YOU HAVE FORMAL PAPERS
FROM THE AGENCY TO SHOW US?

UM...

Ronson: MA'AM, I THINK
YOU KNOW WHY WE'RE HERE.

WE'RE LOOKING TO DETERMINE
THE CONDITION OF THE CHILD.

WELL,
EMILY IS THRIVING.

SHE'S IN NURSERY SCHOOL NOW.

JERRY JUST GOT MADE PARTNER
AT HIS CPA FIRM,

SO FINANCIALLY,
WE'RE STABLE.

AND I DON'T WORK,
SO WHENEVER EMILY'S HOME,

SHE GETS
FULL‐TIME ATTENTION.

HOW LONG
HAS SHE BEEN WITH YOU?

TWO YEARS.

WE COULDN'T CONCEIVE
ON OUR OWN,

AND ADOPTIONS
KEPT FALLING THROUGH,

AND SHE WAS...
AN ANSWERED PRAYER, REALLY.

DID YOU PAY
FOR THE CHILD?

ABSOLUTELY NOT.

A WOMAN AT THE SOUP KITCHEN
WHERE I VOLUNTEERED

BASICALLY PUT EMILY
ON OUR DOORSTEP.

YOU NEED TO STAY
AVAILABLE.

OKAY.

UM, WE LOVE HER.

WE'D DO ANYTHING
FOR HER.

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT
BEFORE YOU TAKE HER AWAY.

NO ONE'S DOING ANYTHING
RIGHT NOW, SO DON'T PANIC.

WE'LL BE IN TOUCH.

SIT DOWN, ERIC.

Clark: WE'RE SORRY ABOUT
YOUR BROTHER.

WE HEARD HE WAS
A GOOD GUY.

YEAH.

WE ALSO HEARD THAT GARY
WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE

BETWEEN YOU
AND YOUR BROTHER HUGH.

HE'S A PRICK.

DID GARY SHOW UP
AT YOUR PLACE THIS MORNING

AS A SPOKESMAN FOR YOU?

I GUESS, SORT OF.

WHAT'D YOU TALK ABOUT?

GARY SAID HUGH HAD GOT
HIS PANTIES IN A BUNCH

ON ACCOUNT OF A SCRAPE
I GOT INTO IN FLORIDA

AND THAT I NEEDED
TO GO SORT IT OUT.

THIS IS ABOUT YOU
JUMPING BAIL.

YOU PUT YOUR MOM OUT
10 GRAND.

I WAS GONNA
TAKE CARE OF IT.

I'M STILL GONNA.

DID IT GET YOUR BACK UP,
GARY NEEDLING YOU

ABOUT SOMETHING YOU WERE
GONNA DO REGARDLESS?

WHAT‐‐ NEEDLING ME OR WAS IT
WHO IT WAS COMING FROM?

ALL RIGHT,
BROWNNOSE HUGH.

WHO WAS HE BROWNNOSING?
MY MOM.

HE THINKS HE'S BEING A MAN,
STANDING UP FOR HER,

BUT HE'S JUST WHINING
FOR ATTENTION.

SO YOU GOT ALL
THIS ANGER AT HUGH,

THIS DEEP‐SEATED,
LIFELONG ANGER.

AND HERE GARY SHOWS UP
AS HUGH'S MOUTHPIECE.

HAD TO PISS YOU OFF.

LIKE I SAID, IT WASN'T
GARY I WAS PISSED AT.

YEAH, BUT GARY'S THE ONE
WHO ENDED UP DEAD.

WHAT ARE YOU ASKING ME?

DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING
TO DO WITH IT?

OH, COME ON.

GARY CAME TO SEE YOU
ON AN ERRAND

FROM A GUY YOU HATE.

GARY WINDS UP DEAD
A BLOCK AWAY.

YOU SEE HOW WE MIGHT
PUT THOSE TOGETHER?

THE LAST TIME I SAW GARY,

HE WAS HELPING ME ESCAPE
FROM THAT BOUNTY HUNTER ASSHOLE.

ALL RIGHT.
DESCRIBE THAT.

GARY'S IN MY ROOM
10 MINUTES,

AND THERE'S A KNOCK AT THE DOOR
FOR HOUSEKEEPING,

WHICH THERE ISN'T
IN THAT FLEABAG HOTEL.

SO GARY SAYS BREAK FOR
THE FIRE ESCAPE.

HE'LL HOLD THE GUY BACK.

I WENT FOR THE FIRE ESCAPE.

END OF STORY.

DID THE BOUNTY HUNTER
FOLLOW YOU OUT THE WINDOW?

NOBODY FOLLOWED ME.

WHAT ABOUT GARY?

THAT WAS THE LAST TIME
I SAW HIM.

YOU DIDN'T MEET UP WITH HIM
AROUND THE CORNER?

NO.
YOU DIDN'T HAVE
AN ARGUMENT

ABOUT HOW SCREWED UP
YOUR LIFE'S GOTTEN?

WANTED MAN,
GUYS HUNT YOU DOWN.

HE WANTED TO HELP ME.

ERIC, YOU RUN
FROM TROUBLE.

DID YOU GIVE GARY A SMACK
TO GET AWAY FROM HIM,

THINKING YOU COULD
MAKE IT UP LATER?

I DIDN'T KILL GARY.

GARY WAS A GREAT GUY.
I ADMIRED HIM.

HE GOT OUT OF HERE,
AWAY FROM THIS FAMILY.

HUGH,
HE'S NOTHING TO ME, MAN.

GARY WAS MY BROTHER.

GOD!

DETECTIVE SIPOWICZ.

WHAT, YOU THINK I FORGET
WHO YOU ARE?

I'M HERE TO FIND OUT
WHAT HAPPENED.

YOU LOCKED UP
THE WRONG MAN.

WITH THE DNA
COMING BACK NEGATIVE,

THAT LEAVES
A COUPLE SCENARIOS.

THAT LEAVES ONE SCENARIO‐‐
I DIDN'T DO THAT CRIME.

OR THERE WAS TWO
OF YOU INVOLVED,

AND THAT DNA BELONGS
TO A BUDDY OF YOURS.

WHAT'S IT GONNA TAKE
FOR YOU TO GET IT, MAN?

I DIDN'T RAPE THAT GIRL.
I DIDN'T KILL THAT GIRL.

I DIDN'T LAY A FINGERTIP
ON THAT GIRL.

SO UNLESS YOU COME HERE
TO APOLOGIZE,

THERE'S NOTHING
TO TALKING ABOUT.

IF THERE WAS
A SECOND GUY INVOLVED

AND YOU'VE BEEN
PROTECTING HIM‐‐

OFFICER!

I WANT TO FIND OUT
WHAT HAPPENED HERE.

YOU WANT TO
COVER YOUR ASS

SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO FACE UP
TO WHAT YOU DONE TO ME.

YO, OFFICER!

IF I DIDN'T WANT TO FACE UP
TO IT, I WOULDN'T BE HERE.

YOU DIDN'T BELIEVE ME THEN.
YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME NOW.

BUT I DON'T GIVE A DAMN,

'CAUSE DNA PROVES IT
WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT!

I DID MY JOB,
AND A JURY CONVICTED YOU.

I DON'T WANT TO
TALK TO HIM NO MORE.

WE STILL HAVE WITNESSES.

YOU STILL HAVE YOUR BOGUS ALIBI
AND YOUR TIMELINE PROBLEMS.

18 YEARS.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

SO, WHAT'S THE DEAL?

WHY DON'T YOU HAVE
A SEAT, ALYSSA?

WE'VE GOT SOME
BAD NEWS.

WHAT?

ZOE DIED A YEAR AGO.

SHE GOT PASSED THROUGH
FIVE DIFFERENT PEOPLE,

ENDED UP IN OHIO.

SHE GOT PNEUMONIA.

WE'RE SORRY.

BUT HERE'S THE PROBLEM,
ALYSSA,

AND IT'S A BIG PROBLEM.

OUR BOSS WANTED AN UPDATE,
AND WE GAVE IT TO HIM.

HIS RESPONSE WAS THAT
YOU SHOULD BE ARRESTED

AND YOUR PAROLE VIOLATED.

FOR WHAT?
I DIDN'T KILL HER.

THE WAY HE'S LOOKING AT IT,
INDIRECTLY, YOU DID.

SO WE WENT FROM
BAD SITUATION TO WORSE,

AND YOU GOT THE BALL
ROLLING DOWNHILL.

I'VE BEEN IN JAIL.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT.

SEEING AS YOU'RE LOOKING
TO MAKE A CLEAN START,

WE ASKED OUR BOSS
TO CUT YOU A BREAK.

I'M NOT ARRESTED?

NO, BUT YOU NEED TO JUST
CRUISE ON OUT OF HERE

AND NOT COME BACK.

IF YOU DO,
YOU GET LOCKED UP.

AND WE ARE NOT JOKING.

CAN YOU GUYS DO AT LEAST
ONE THING FOR ME, PLEASE?

WHAT?

CAN YOU CALL SOCIAL SERVICES
AND GET ME SOME MONEY

FOR HAVING A DAUGHTER,
JUST TO GET ME BACK ON MY FEET?

CRUISE ON OUT OF HERE
AND DON'T COME BACK.

THERE'S NO DEATH BENEFITS,
NOTHING?

WE'RE NOT GONNA
TELL YOU AGAIN.

YOU GUYS ARE USELESS.

[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]

SO, YOU LOCATE
ERIC KELLER?

WE DID.

AM I HERE TO WORK OUT
A DEAL FOR HIM?

WE GOT TO GET SOME THINGS
STRAIGHT FIRST‐‐

THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS.

STEP‐BY‐STEP,
TELL US WHAT HAPPENED

IN ERIC KELLER'S
HOTEL ROOM THIS MORNING.

I KNOCK ON THE DOOR.
THE BROTHER, GARY, ANSWERS.

HE THROWS
A HALF‐ASS BLOCK AT ME

WHILE ERIC GOES OUT
THE WINDOW.

I FOLLOW ERIC.

SOME FOLKS AT THE HOTEL
ARE SAYING

YOU LEFT THROUGH
THE FRONT DOOR,

NOT DOWN
THE FIRE ESCAPE.

RIGHT.
YEAH, OKAY.

YOU SPENT A LITTLE MORE
TIME WITH GARY

IN THE HOTEL ROOM
THAN YOU SAID.

STRUGGLING
WITH HIM MAYBE?

JUST TO GET AROUND HIM.

YOU CARRY A STUN GUN?

I THOUGHT WE WERE
WORKING OUT A DEAL.

THE DEAL IS WE'RE TRYING
TO SAVE YOUR ASS HERE, ROY,

WHICH IS DIFFICULT
CONSIDERING ALL THE LIES

YOU'VE BEEN TELLING US.

[ CHUCKLES ]

YES, I HAVE ONE,

LIKE EVERY OTHER
BAIL‐ENFORCEMENT AGENT‐‐

ALMOST EVERY OTHER ONE.

I DON'T LIKE PEOPLE THINKING
I CAN'T DO MY JOB,

BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE
A LOT OF SIZE.

DID YOU USE A STUN GUN ON
GARY IN THE HOTEL ROOM?

OR DID THE STUN‐GUN MARKS
THE M.E. FOUND

COME FROM THE MAID?

A LITTLE PROFESSIONAL COURTESY
FOR FELLOW LAW ENFORCEMENT‐‐

DID YOU USE A STUN GUN?

YES, TWICE.

HE WAS ALIVE WHEN I LEFT‐‐
FINE, TALKING, ALL THAT.

[ SIGHS ]

WHAT?

WHAT?

GARY HAD A HEART ATTACK

FROM BEING HIT WITH
A STUN GUN FIVE TIMES.

THAT'S WHAT KILLED HIM.

YOU SAID HE WAS HIT
IN THE HEAD IN THE ALLEY

BESIDE THE HOTEL.

THE M.E. CAME BACK SAYING
HE GOT THE HEAD WOUND

FALLING DOWN FROM
THE HEART ATTACK.

YOU LOST YOUR COOL.
PLAY IT THAT WAY.

NO, NO.
NO, THIS ISN'T MY FAULT.

WE'RE TELLING YOU IT IS.

NO.

I WENT IN WITH
THE STUN GUN

BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THIS KID ERIC
WAS GONNA BE ARMED.

I WAS TOLD TO GO IN
THAT ROOM AGGRESSIVE

BECAUSE THE KID
WAS A PSYCHO.

TOLD TO YOU
BY ERIC'S BROTHER HUGH?

YEAH, HE SAID
HE WAS A MADMAN

AND THAT HE'S GOT
JUNKIE FRIENDS

AND TO GO IN READY
FOR A BRAWL

AND DO WHATEVER I COULD
TO SUBDUE HIM.

PUT IT IN
YOUR STATEMENT.

HE SAID THE KID
MIGHT TRY AND KILL ME.

I NEVER WOULD HAVE USED IT
IF THAT WASN'T IN MY HEAD.

WRITE IT DOWN.

COME ON, GUYS.

HOW 'BOUT SOME
PROFESSIONAL COURTESY?

IF YOU'D HAVE HANDLED
YOURSELF

AND CALLED 9‐1‐1 WHEN YOU SAW
THAT HE WAS IN TROUBLE

OR TOLD US
THE TRUTH EARLIER,

WE MIGHT BE A LITTLE MORE
INCLINED TO HELP YOU OUT.

AM I GOING FOR MURDER?

CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT
HOMICIDE.

AND THAT'S JAIL TIME?

ONCE WITH A STUN GUN,
MAYBE TWICE,

YOU COULD ARGUE
SELF‐DEFENSE.

BUT FIVE TIMES‐‐
YEAH, THAT'S JAIL TIME.

SOLVE THE MISSING KID?

STILL MISSING.
WE'LL KEEP WORKING IT.

TOUGH BEING 0 FOR 1
OUT OF THE BLOCKS, KID,

BUT TOMORROW'S
ANOTHER DAY.

THANKS.
I'M GONNA HEAD OUT.

I'LL WALK DOWN WITH YOU.

SARGE...

BOUNTY HUNTER'S WRITING
UP HIS STATEMENT.

HEY.

SO, WHAT WE DID
TODAY...

OR DIDN'T DO.

I'M SORRY YOU HAD TO ENTER
INTO A SECRET‐TILL‐DEATH PACT

ON YOUR FIRST DAY HERE.

WE DID THE RIGHT THING.

WE DID.

THEN THERE'S NOTHING
TO BE SORRY ABOUT, RIGHT?

RIGHT.

IT'S GOOD WORKING
WITH YOU.

YOU TOO.

SEE YOU TOMORROW.

HEY.

HEY.

I DIDN'T WANT TO
TALK ABOUT THIS

IN FRONT OF CONNIE
AND THE KIDS.

NO PROBLEM. I JUST CAME BY
TO SEE HOW YOU'RE DOING.

FINE. ALL RIGHT.

I'M NOT GONNA SIT AROUND
AND BEAT MYSELF UP OVER IT.

WHY WOULD YOU?

THE JURY CONVICTED
THIS GUY.

THIS WAS ONE OF THOSE WHERE
YOU'RE 90% SURE, YOU KNOW,

WHICH IS ENOUGH
TO SIGN OFF ON IT.

BUT THAT 10%, IT'S LIKE
A ROCK IN YOUR SHOE.

THE SNITCH LIED TO YOU,

SAYING THAT PEELER
CONFESSED TO HIM.

HOW'S IT YOUR FAULT?

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WORKED
AGAINST PEELER WAS HIS TIMELINE.

HE COULDN'T REMEMBER
WHEN HE LEFT THE BAR

'CAUSE HE WAS DRUNK.

AND MY PARTNER, JOE,
HE KEPT ON HAMMERING ON HIM.

"I NEED A TIME,
I NEED A TIME."

FINALLY, HE TOLD PEELER
JUST BALLPARK IT.

PEELER SAYS 5:00.

THAT'S WHAT HE WROTE UP
IN HIS STATEMENT.

WELL, RIGHT AFTER THAT,

WE FOUND PEOPLE IN THE BAR
SAYING PEELER LEFT AT 4:30,

SO PEELER WAS CAUGHT
IN A LIE.

BUT I WAS NEVER REALLY
COMFORTABLE THAT IT WAS A LIE,

'CAUSE, YOU KNOW,
HE BALLPARKED IT.

BUT IT STUCK.

SEE, I WAS NEW THEN,
AND I'D JUST GOTTEN MY SHIELD.

THIS WAS THE FIRST HOMICIDE
I WORKED,

AND JOE,
HE WAS A LEGEND.

I WAS TOLD JUST LAY BACK
AND LEARN,

SO I DID,
BUT I DON'T KNOW.

MY HANDS ARE SHAKING.

A JURY CONVICTED
THIS GUY, ANDY.

HE DIDN'T DO IT,
THOUGH.

HE DIDN'T DO THE CRIME.

THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING
TO TELL YOU.

IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.
TAKE IT FROM ME.

I'M ON THE OUTSIDE
LOOKING AT THIS,

AND IT IS NOT YOUR FAULT,
NOT EVEN CLOSE.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

THANKS FOR COMING BY.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

I'M GONNA TAKE A WALK.

YOU WANT ME TO COME?
NO, I'M GOOD.

I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT YOU, RIGHT?

I'M FINE.

GO HOME.
I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.