NYPD Blue (1993–2005): Season 11, Episode 20 - Traylor Trash - full transcript

Andy and John approach Mrs Clifton for help with her daughter's murder. Jennifer turns up out of the blue, apparently off her meds. A man is shot, apparently over a church and a video tape.

PREVIOUSLY ON "NYPD BLUE"...

WHEN I WAS 17, I WAS DIAGNOSED
AS MANIC‐DEPRESSIVE.

THE MEDICATION'S
KILLING MY SEX DRIVE.

THAT'S WHY YOU'VE
BEEN ACTING THE WAY YOU WERE?

I'M GONNA GO BACK
ON MY MEDICATION.

MR. PEELER,

I'M RELEASING YOU
FROM CUSTODY.

THE DNA, THE TIME LINE WE
FORCED PEELER TO COMMIT TO‐‐

IT'S ALL GONE DOWN THE TUBES.

YOU'RE TRYING
TO BLAME ME FOR THIS?

CINDY MAY HAVE KNOWN
HER ASSAILANT.



WE'RE GONNA NEED
A DNA SAMPLE FROM YOU.

YOU MUST BE
OUT OF YOUR MIND.

IF YOU HAVE ANY MORE
QUESTIONS FOR ME OR MY FAMILY,

YOU CAN CONTACT
OUR ATTORNEY!

HOW DID I MISS ALL THIS
BACK THEN?

Jones: HOW'S IT LOOKING?

ONE IN THE CHEST.
NOT SO GOOD.

WHO'S THE VICTIM?

KEVIN TRAYLOR‐‐
HE LIVES HERE.

WAS HE SAYING ANYTHING
WHEN YOU GOT HERE?

NO, A NEIGHBOR LADY
CALLED IT IN.

SAID HE MOVED IN 3 MONTHS AGO,
WAS SEPARATED FROM HIS WIFE.

YEAH, WHERE'S
THE NEIGHBOR‐LADY NOW?

LYING DOWN WITH A COLD COMPRESS.
ALL THE BLOOD GOT TO HER.



[ SIGHS ] SOMEBODY
WAS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING.
MM‐HMM.

I'LL CALL IT
INTO THE SQUAD.

HAVE 'EM RUN
THIS TRAYLOR THROUGH B.C.I.

SO WHAT'S THE PECKING ORDER HERE
AS FAR AS SUSPECTS?

WELL, THE GUY CINDY CLIFTON
USED TO BABYSIT FOR‐‐

HIS DNA CAME BACK NEGATIVE,
SO HE'S OFF THE LIST.

AND CINDY'S DAD
LAWYERED UP?
RIGHT.

WE'RE GONNA TALK
TO CINDY'S MOM, SHARON.

SHE VOLUNTEERS
AT THE LIBRARY.

BUT I THOUGHT THE DAD
LAWYERED THE WHOLE FAMILY UP.

HE CAN'T DO THAT,
EVEN IF SHE'S A SUSPECT,

WHICH SHE'S NOT, RIGHT?

EVERYBODY IN THAT FAMILY'S
A SUSPECT.

ANYTHING ON THE DAD,
GERALD CLIFTON...

Irvin: DR. DEVLIN,
HOW ARE YOU?

HEY, JEN...
UH, COME ON BACK.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

MMM, IT'S SO GOOD
TO SEE YOU!

YOU, TOO.
UH, YOU COLORED YOUR HAIR.

DO YOU LIKE IT?
YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

RED'S MY NEW COLOR.
COOL.

SO, LISTEN, I'M GONNA
ASK YOU SOMETHING,

AND YOU
HAVE TO SAY "YES."

OKAY.

GOOD.

GO TELL YOUR BOSS YOU'RE
TAKING SOME VACATION TIME.

I MADE RESERVATIONS
AT THIS GREAT HOTEL IN MIAMI.

IF WE HIT THE ROAD NOW
AND DRIVE STRAIGHT THROUGH,

WE CAN BE THERE
BY TOMORROW NIGHT.

JEN,
I'M WORKING A HOMICIDE.

YOU'RE ALWAYS
WORKING A HOMICIDE!

COME ON,
LIVE IT UP A LITTLE.

OR ARE YOU
SEEING SOMEBODY ELSE NOW?

IF THAT'S THE CASE,
JUST TELL ME.

YOU OKAY?
YEAH. WHY?

YOU'RE TAKING
YOUR MEDS, RIGHT?

TALK TO ME LIKE I'M
A 6‐YEAR‐OLD, THANK YOU.

WHOA, I HADN'T SEEN YOU
OR HEARD FROM YOU IN WEEKS.

I COME HERE
WITH THIS GREAT IDEA,

AND YOU TURN IT
INTO SOMETHING NEGATIVE.

JEN, I'M ON YOUR SIDE.

DO YOU WANT TO GO OR NOT?
IT'S A SIMPLE QUESTION!

I CAN'T.
FINE!
THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY.

HOW ABOUT DINNER TONIGHT?

YOU, OF ALL PEOPLE.

ME, OF ALL PEOPLE, WHAT?

[ DOOR SLAMS ]
I...DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

[ SIGHS ]

MRS. CLIFTON, DO YOU
HAVE A MINUTE TO SPEAK WITH US?

I DON'T THINK MY
HUSBAND WOULD APPROVE OF THIS.

WHY NOT?

BECAUSE WHEN YOU
ASK HIM FOR A SAMPLE OF DNA,

IT MADE IT LOOK LIKE YOU
THINK HE KILLED OUR DAUGHTER.

WE'RE NOT ACCUSING ANYONE
OF ANYTHING.

WE ONLY WANTED
YOUR HUSBAND'S DNA SAMPLE

SO WE COULD ELIMINATE HIM
AS A SUSPECT.

GERALD SAID
YOUR THEORY NOW IS CINDY

MAY HAVE KNOWN
THE PERSON WHO KILLED HER.

IS THAT TRUE?

THAT'S A POSSIBILITY, YES.

WHAT HAVE YOU
SUDDENLY DISCOVERED,

AFTER 18 YEARS,
THAT MAKES YOU THINK THAT?

EVIDENCE THAT WE'VE
RE‐EXAMINED.

CINDY WAS KILLED
ON A THANKSGIVING WEEKEND?

THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU HAD FAMILY FROM OUT OF TOWN
STAYING WITH YOU.

SO YOU ARE
ACCUSING MY FAMILY.

MRS. CLIFTON, THESE
ARE QUESTIONS WE HAVE TO ASK.

MA'AM, IT COMES DOWN
TO SOMETHING VERY SIMPLE.

YOUR DAUGHTER WAS KILLED.

WE DON'T KNOW WHO DID IT,
AND WE HAVE TO FIND OUT WHO DID.

WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT
WHO DID.

UNLESS YOU DON'T
WANT US LOOKING INTO THIS.

MEANING WHAT?

DO I KNOW WHO KILLED
MY DAUGHTER,

AND I'M PROTECTING THEM?

NO!

THEN, WE'RE GONNA
NEED YOUR HELP.

HOW? WITH WHAT?

A LIST OF EVERYONE WHO WAS
STAYING WITH YOU THAT WEEKEND.

I AM HANGING ON HERE...

BY THIS MUCH.

OUR INTENTION IS NOT
TO CAUSE YOU MORE PAIN,

BUT WE HAVE TO DO THIS.

THE SHOOTING VICTIM‐‐

THIS KEVIN TRAYLOR‐‐
HE'S GOT A LONG SHEET.

PETTY STUFF,
MOSTLY DRUGS,

BUT CONSISTENT, LIKE,
SINCE HE'S 15.

PAMPHLETS WE FOUND
IN HIS APARTMENT

SHOWED HE WAS HEAVILY INVOLVED
IN THIS CHURCH OUT IN QUEENS

CALLED "THE BLOOD
AND THE LAMBS."

NICE GUILT‐TRIP NAME
FOR A CHURCH.

WE PUT IN FOR A PHONE DUMP.
WE'RE WAITING ON THE RESULTS.

ANY WORD
FROM THE HOSPITAL?

IN THE O. R.,
STILL CRITICAL.

HOW ABOUT HIS WIFE?

SHE SHOULD BE HERE
ANY MINUTE.

WE'LL HEAD DOWN
IN A LITTLE BIT,

RE‐CANVASS TRAYLOR'S
APARTMENT BUILDING.
GOOD.

HEY, WHAT'D YOU GET
FROM THE MOM?

A LIST OF PEOPLE
WHO WERE AT THEIR APARTMENT

THE WEEKEND
CINDY WAS KILLED.

WE'RE GONNA START

WITH THE DAD'S BROTHER,
SIMON CLIFTON.

SO SHE COOPERATED?

TOOK SOME DOING,
BUT YEAH.

CONNIE CALLED.
EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?

OH, YEAH,
SHE'S JUST CHECKING IN.

HOW'S THE BABY?
GREAT.

APPARENTLY,
IN ITS RIGHT POSITION‐‐

HEAD DOWN, FACE BACK.

EVERYTHING'S GREAT.

MR. CLIFTON...

YOU WENT AND TALKED
TO MY WIFE?

WE DID.

AFTER I TOLD YOU,
IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS,

IF YOU HAD ANY QUESTIONS
FOR MY FAMILY,

THEY SHOULD BE DIRECTED
TO OUR ATTORNEY?

YOUR WIFE DECIDED TO HELP.

YOUR BEHAVIOR, DETECTIVE,

IS OUTRAGEOUSLY
INAPPROPRIATE

AND WILL
NOT BE TOLERATED.

SIR, AS WE EXPLAINED
TO YOU YESTERDAY,

AND YOUR WIFE TODAY,

WE NEED DNA SAMPLES
FROM EVERYONE IN CINDY'S LIFE

SO WE CAN ELIMINATE YOU
AS A SUSPECT.

THAT'S ALL THIS IS.

YOU PEOPLE
ARE INCOMPETENT.

YOUR OPINIONS ASIDE,
MR. CLIFTON,

SOONER OR LATER, WE'RE GONNA
NEED THAT SAMPLE FROM YOU.

YOU WANT A DNA SAMPLE?

[ SNORTS ]

MR. CLIFTON!

THERE.
NOW, LEAVE US ALONE!

DONNA TRAYLOR?

YES.

WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?

NOTHING.
THIS WAY, MA'AM.

DON'T TOUCH IT.
IT'S GOING TO THE LAB.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

NO PROBLEM.

WE WERE VERY SORRY
TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR HUSBAND.

I'M STILL IN SHOCK.

WERE YOU ABLE TO SEE HIM
AT THE HOSPITAL?

NO, I CALLED,

AND THEY SAID HE'D STILL BE
IN SURGERY FOR A WHILE.

BUT I'LL BE HEADING OVER
AFTER THIS.

WERE YOU
AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS

KEVIN WAS HAVING
WITH ANYONE?

NO.

WELL, WE
LOOKED INTO HIS RECORD.

HE HAD A PROBLEM WITH DRUGS,
APPARENTLY.

FOR A LONG TIME,
BUT HE CLEANED UP A YEAR AGO.

Medavoy: ARE YOU SURE?

'CAUSE THE APARTMENT LOOKED LIKE
WHOEVER SHOT HIM

WAS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING
THAT WAS HIDDEN.

UH, AS FAR AS I KNOW,
HE WAS STAYING CLEAN.

WE FOUND THESE PHOTOS
IN KEVIN'S APARTMENT.

EACH ONE'S A DIFFERENT CAR

PARKED IN FRONT
OF THE SAME MASSAGE PARLOR.

DO YOU KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT THESE?

I HAVE NO IDEA.

BUT THAT WAS LIKE KEVIN
TO HAVE A SECRET LIKE THAT.

HE WAS SHUTTING ME
OUT OF HIS LIFE MORE AND MORE.

WELL, WE ALSO
FOUND PAMPHLETS

FROM A CHURCH OUT IN QUEENS
CALLED "THE BLOOD OF THE LAMBS."

IT LOOKS LIKE HE
WAS HEAVILY INVOLVED IN IT.

HE WAS.

FINDING GOD IS WHAT TURNED
HIS LIFE AROUND.

AND SO HIS DEVOTION
TO THAT CHURCH BROKE YOU UP?

NO.
WHY WOULD IT BE?

OH, THAT CAME OUT WRONG.

WHAT LED TO THE BREAKUP,
IF YOU DON'T MIND ME ASKING?

WE JUST...GREW APART.

BUT I STILL LOVE HIM.

AND I'D REALLY LIKE
TO SEE HIM NOW.

OF COURSE.

IF WE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS,
WE'LL BE IN TOUCH.

ALL RIGHT.

IF I HAD TO GUESS,

I'D SAY THIS IS
PROBABLY SOMEBODY FROM HIS PAST,

FROM WHEN HE
WAS INVOLVED IN DRUGS.

BUT, UH, NOBODY SPECIFIC
YOU CAN THINK OF?

HE DIDN'T LIKE
TO TALK ABOUT IT MUCH.

EXCUSE ME...
DETECTIVE?

HI.

JENNIFER DEVLIN‐‐
JOHN CLARK'S GIRLFRIEND.

SURE. CAN I HELP YOU
WITH SOMETHING?

CAN WE TALK?

I'LL GET THE CAR.

[ SIGHS ]

I'M SORRY,
I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOUR NAME.

KELLY RONSON.

NICE TO MEET YOU...
OFFICIALLY.

WELL,
THIS IS KIND OF AWKWARD.

HOW SO?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT JOHN'S
TOLD YOU ABOUT US.

HE HASN'T
SAID ANYTHING TO ME.

WELL, HE AND I DATED
FOR A WHILE,

AND WE REALLY...

I MEAN, "SOUL MATES"
IS KIND OF A CLICHÉ,

BUT IT REALLY DOES
APPLY WHEN IT COMES TO US.

OKAY.

AND WE TOOK A BREAK.

BUT NOW, JOHN AND I
ARE MEANT TO BE TOGETHER.

WE BOTH KNOW IT.

I‐I DON'T KNOW
IF THIS IS ANY OF MY BUSINESS.

I'M NOT BLIND, KELLY.
I CAN TELL WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND WHAT WOULD THAT BE?

DON'T BE COY, PLEASE.
IT'S TEDIOUS.

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

LEAVE HIM ALONE!

THERE'S PLENTY OF OTHER GUYS
OUT THERE FOR YOU.

OKAY, JENNIFER,
WITH ALL DUE RESPECT,

YOU'RE‐‐
YOU'RE WAY OFF.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE IT
IF YOU WERE DATING A DOCTOR,

AND YOU HAD
TO COME TO HIS WORK

AND SEE ME HITTING ON HIM
AND FLIRTING WITH HIM,

ALL THE WHILE KNOWING
HE WAS WITH SOMEONE ELSE?

AND EVEN THOUGH YOU CAME TO ME
AND ASKED ME NICELY

TO RESPECT
YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM,

I LIED
RIGHT TO YOUR FACE,

AND I PRETENDED I DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT WAS GOING ON?

HUH?
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE THAT?

OKAY, LET'S JUST STOP
RIGHT HERE.

ALL I'M ASKING‐‐
NO.
NO, NO.

JENNIFER, JOHN'S
A FELLOW DETECTIVE, THAT'S ALL.

NOW, WHATEVER CONCERNS
YOU HAVE RELATIONSHIP‐WISE,

THEY NEED TO BE ADDRESSED
WITH HIM.

NOW,
THIS CONVERSATION IS OVER.

PLEASE.

PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T TAKE HIM
AWAY FROM ME.

I NEED HIM.

HE NEEDS ME.
WE NEED EACH OTHER.

Please.

OKAY.

Thank you.

AND IF I CAN EVER RETURN
THE FAVOR...

DON'T EVEN
WORRY ABOUT IT.

I, UH, I NEED TO GET
BACK TO WORK.

OF COURSE...ABSOLUTELY.

YOU CAN HAVE A SEAT,
MR. CLIFTON.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW,
WE'RE, UH,

WE'RE STARTING FROM SCRATCH HERE
ON THE DEATH OF YOUR NIECE.

I'M WELL AWARE OF THAT.

YOUR BROTHER, GERALD,
HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT RELUCTANT

TO COOPERATE WITH US.

WOULD YOU WANT TO RELIVE

THE DEATH OF YOUR DAUGHTER
ALL OVER AGAIN AFTER 18 YEARS?

NO, BUT IT'S UNAVOIDABLE
AT THIS POINT.

WHY AM I HERE?

WE HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE CINDY
MAY HAVE KNOWN HER ASSAILANT.

AND YOU THINK I DID IT?

NO...WE'RE JUST LOOKING TO SEE
IF YOU REMEMBER ANYTHING

FROM THAT WEEKEND.

SHARON CLIFTON PROVIDED US
WITH A LIST OF PEOPLE

WHO WERE AT THEIR APARTMENT
THE WEEKEND CINDY WAS KILLED.

WE'RE GOING
THROUGH THE LIST.

AND SHE PUT MY NAME ON IT?
WERE YOU NOT THERE?

NO, I WAS.
I'M JUST CURIOUS.

DID SHE PUT HER NEPHEW'S NAME
ON THAT LIST‐‐

SAM JEFFERS?

NO.

WAS SAM AT THEIR APARTMENT
THE NIGHT CINDY WAS KILLED?

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT‐‐

GO ASK SHARON ABOUT SAM,
HER NEPHEW.

WHY?
WHAT'S THE SIGNIFICANCE?
ASK SHARON.

WE PREFER THIS DIDN'T TURN
INTO A BOARD GAME, MR. CLIFTON.

TELL SHARON I TOLD YOU GUYS
TO ASK HER ABOUT HER NEPHEW.

YOU KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT CINDY'S MURDER?

CERTAINLY NOT.

THEN YOU WON'T HAVE A PROBLEM
PROVIDING A DNA SAMPLE.

THE WAY YOU ASK
THAT SO MATTER OF FACTLY,

NOW I UNDERSTAND
GERALD'S RAGE.

MR. CLIFTON, YOU SEEM
LIKE AN INTELLIGENT MAN.

PUT YOURSELF IN OUR SHOES.

[ SIGHS ]

HOW DO I GO ABOUT
DOING THIS?

I HAVE THE ADDRESS
TO THE LAB AT MY DESK.

YOU CAN HEAD DOWN THERE
RIGHT NOW.

SAM JEFFERS‐‐
YOU ASK SHARON ABOUT HIM.

YEAH.
WE GOT IT.

HEY,
THAT'S THE MASSAGE PARLOR.

THE ONE WE FOUND
IN ALL THOSE PHOTOS.

YEAH.

[ GUITAR STRUMS ]

AS A DOG RETURNETH
TO HIS VOMIT...

SO A FOOL RETURNS
TO HIS FOLLY.

[ GUITAR STRUMS ]

SEEST THOU A MAN WISE
IN HIS OWN CONCEIT?

[ GUITAR STRUMS ]

THERE'S MORE HOPE OF A FOOL
THAN OF HIM.

THE SAME MISTAKES WE MAKE OVER
AND OVER ARE VOMIT.

WHEN WILL WE
STOP RETURNING TO THEM?

THINK ABOUT THAT
AS YOU PREPARE LUNCH.

BEAUTIFUL SERMON,
REVEREND.

THANK YOU, DORIS.

JUST BEAUTIFUL.

DETECTIVES MEDAVOY
AND JONES.

REVEREND MERCY HAWKS.

IS KEVIN TRAYLOR
A MEMBER OF YOUR CHURCH?
HE IS.

WELL, KEVIN WAS SHOT
AT HIS APARTMENT THIS MORNING.

IS HE ALL RIGHT?

WELL, HE'S IN CRITICAL CONDITION
AT BELLEVUE.

DO YOU KNOW OF ANYONE
WHO KEVIN WAS AT ODDS WITH?

NO, KEVIN‐‐

KEVIN IS AS DEVOTED A CHRISTIAN
AS I'VE EVER KNOWN.

WELL, WE UNDERSTAND
HE'S SEPARATED FROM HIS WIFE.

WAS THERE ANY ACRIMONY THERE
AS FAR AS YOU KNOW?

WELL,
NO BREAKUP IS PLEASANT,

BUT, AS I SAID,
KEVIN IS A DEVOTED CHRISTIAN.

I HIGHLY DOUBT
HE COULD LET ANYTHING

GET ACRIMONIOUS
WITH ANYONE.

REVEREND, WE FOUND A BUNCH
OF PHOTOS IN KEVIN'S APARTMENT.

THEY WERE ALL
OF DIFFERENT CARS

PARKED AT THE MASSAGE PARLOR
NEXT DOOR.

YOU KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT THIS?

AAH, YES, THOSE SODOMITES
OPENED UP THAT DEN OF SIN

ABOUT FIVE MONTHS AGO.

NO, I MEAN, DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT THE PICTURES?

I DON'T...

BUT KEVIN'S DUTIES AS A MINISTER
OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH

INCLUDED TRYING TO EDUCATE
THE SODOMITES

WHO RUN AND FREQUENT
THAT ESTABLISHMENT.

HOW HE'S GOING ABOUT DOING THAT,
I'M NOT PRIVY.

ALL RIGHT,
SO KEVIN GETTING SHOT‐‐

THIS IS TOTALLY OUT
OF THE BLUE?

YOU CAN'T IMAGINE ANY REASON
ANYBODY WOULD DO IT?

MOST OF US HERE LED
SINFUL LIVES

IN WHAT WE HERE CALL "BGG"‐‐
BEFORE GOD'S GRACE.

IT'S NO SECRET THAT BGG KEVIN
WAS INVOLVED IN DRUGS

AND DRUG SALES.

I JUST PRAY SOMEONE
FROM HIS PAST DIDN'T COME BACK.

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL LOOK INTO THAT.
THANK YOU.

OH, UH, ONE MORE THING,
REVEREND HAWKS.

IF WE COULD
JUST GET YOUR REAL NAME.

SO YOU CAN RUN MY RECORD?

I CAN TELL YOU UP FRONT,

I WAS AN INVETERATE SINNER
IN MY YOUTH.

YEAH, WE JUST NEED IT
FOR THE FILES.

ROY NUTT‐‐ TWO T's.

IF WE HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS,
WE'LL BE IN TOUCH.

I'LL BE HERE,
PRAYING FOR KEVIN.

SAM JEFFERS‐‐

WAS HE AT YOUR APARTMENT

THE WEEKEND
YOUR DAUGHTER WAS KILLED?

HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN.
IT WAS SO LONG AGO.

WHY DIDN'T YOU PUT SAM
ON THE LIST YOU GAVE US?

SAM WAS 16 AT THE TIME.

THERE'S NO WAY
HE WOULD HAVE KILLED CINDY.

THAT'S SOMETHING
WE'LL DETERMINE.

IS SAM YOUR NEPHEW?
YES.

SO WHY WOULD SIMON
SPIT OUT THE WORD "NEPHEW"

LIKE IT WAS DIPPED IN VINEGAR?

WE'LL FIND SAM
AND ASK HIM OURSELVES.

OH, I BET MY BROTHER‐IN‐LAW
TOOK GREAT PLEASURE

IN TELLING YOU ABOUT THIS.

WHY THE MYSTERY,
MRS. CLIFTON?

SAM HAS ALREADY
BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

[ SIGHS ]

HE'S MY SON.

SAM IS MY SON.

BEFORE I MET GERALD,
I GOT PREGNANT,

AND THERE WAS A LOT
OF SHAME IN THAT WITH MY FAMILY,

SO MY PARENTS GAVE SAM

TO FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY
TO RAISE.

WHEN GERALD AND I GOT ENGAGED,
GERALD‐‐

HIS REQUEST,

HIS CONDITION
WAS THAT SAM COULD VISIT US...

BUT WE HAD TO TELL PEOPLE
THAT SAM WAS MY NEPHEW

TO AVOID EMBARRASSMENT.

I AGREED,
AND THAT'S THE WAY IT WAS.

DID SAM KNOW
YOU WERE HIS REAL MOM?

SO WHEN HE CAME
TO VISIT YOU,

HE HAD TO PLAY ALONG
WITH THE LIE?

THAT'S A LOT
FOR A KID TO DEAL WITH.

DID HE ACT OUT?

HE DIDN'T KILL CINDY.

SAM WAS STAYING WITH YOU
THE WEEKEND CINDY WAS MURDERED.

YES.

IS HE STILL IN NEW YORK?
I THINK SO.

WE HAVEN'T SPOKEN
IN A LONG TIME...YEARS.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]
WE'RE GONNA NEED TO TALK TO SAM.

WE GOT THE DUMP BACK
ON KEVIN TRAYLOR'S PHONE.

WE'RE STILL
WADING THROUGH IT,

BUT THERE
WAS SOME BACK‐AND‐FORTH

OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS
WITH A LONNIE WELLS.

SO WE'RE STARTING WITH HIM.
HE'S ON HIS WAY UP.

OKAY, THANKS.

HAVE YOU HEARD
FROM BELLEVUE?

OUT OF THE O. R., BUT STILL
IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

THE DOCTOR SAID THE LONGER
TRAYLOR HANGS IN THERE,

THE BETTER HIS CHANCES.

HEY, JOE.

ANDY.

YEAH, THIS IS
JOE BROCKHURST,

MY FIRST PARTNER
WHEN I MADE DETECTIVE.

YEAH, THE OTHER GUY
WHO SCREWED UP THE PEELER CASE.

ANYWAYS...

SO PEELER IS OFFICIALLY
IN THE CLEAR NOW?

YEAH, D. A.'S OFFICE
NOTIFIED PEELER'S ATTORNEY

THEY'RE NOT GONNA REFILE.

THEY'RE ALL MEETING LATER TODAY
TO FINALIZE IT.

I WAS THINKING‐‐
MAYBE YOU SHOULD BE LOOKING

AT SEX OFFENDERS
WHO GOT RELEASED IN THAT AREA

PRIOR TO THE MURDER.

WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THAT,
YEAH.

I STILL GOT SOME CONNECTIONS.
I COULD HELP OUT.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

IT'S, UM...

IT'S BEEN BOTHERING ME,
WHAT HAPPENED.
YEAH.

SO YOU WOULDN'T MIND,
THEN,

IF I KEEP TABS ON THIS,
HELP OUT?

I'D LIKE THAT A LOT, JOE.

ALL RIGHT, THEN.

HEY...YOU GOT A SEC?

Clark: SURE.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

I, UH...

YOU KNOW, I DON'T MEAN
TO GET IN YOUR BUSINESS,

BUT YOUR GIRLFRIEND
PULLED ME ASIDE EARLIER.

SHE'S NOT MY GIRLFRIEND.

IS THAT WHAT SHE
SAID SHE WAS?
YEAH.

[ SCOFFS ]

HOW WELL
DO YOU KNOW HER?

WE DATED FOR A WHILE.

WHAT ELSE DID SHE SAY?

TO LEAVE YOU ALONE.

I THINK SHE
WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION

I WAS MAKING
A MOVE ON YOU.

UM... I'M SORRY
YOU HAD TO DEAL WITH THAT.

I'LL MAKE SURE
IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

IT'S NOT
ABOUT WHAT SHE SAID.

LOOKING IN HER EYES...

SHE WASN'T ALL THERE.

I'M JUST MAKING SURE
YOU'RE AWARE OF THAT.

SHE'S BIPOLAR.
OH.

YOU KNOW,
THE LAST TIME I SAW HER,

LIKE, A MONTH AGO,

SHE WAS ON HER MEDS
AND DOING OKAY.

I THINK
MAYBE SHE'S GONE OFF.

HAS SHE GOT ANY FRIENDS
OR FAMILY YOU COULD CALL?

NAH,
SHE'S ALONE OUT HERE.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT,
THOUGH.

WELL, IF YOU NEED ANY HELP,
SOMEONE TO TALK TO.

THANKS A LOT, KELLY.

YOU KNOW A KEVIN TRAYLOR,
MR. WELLS?

NO, I DON'T.

YOU CALLED HIS CELL PHONE
TWICE YESTERDAY.

OH, YEAH.
OKAY, HIM.

WHAT WERE
THE CALLS ABOUT?

WHAT'S HE SAYING?

THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS.

WELL, WHAT HE'S DOING
IS HARASSMENT, RIGHT?

I MEAN, I'M NOT PROUD
OF WHAT I DID‐‐

WHAT'S YOUR VERSION
OF THE EVENTS, MR. WELLS?

I GET THIS POSTCARD.

I GET PISSED.

SO I CALL HIM.

LET'S PRETEND THAT WE'RE
VISITORS FROM ANOTHER PLANET,

AND WE DON'T KNOW
ANYTHING, OKAY?

FROM THE TOP.

I COME HOME YESTERDAY,

AND MY WIFE'S GOT ALL OF MY
CLOTHES OUT IN THE HALLWAY.

SO I'M, LIKE, "WHAT'S UP?"

SHE SHOWS ME A POSTCARD
THAT CAME IN THE MAIL.

IT'S A PICTURE OF MY CAR
PARKED IN FRONT

OF THIS MASSAGE PARLOR
IN QUEENS.

AND ON THE BACK,
IT SAYS SOMETHING LIKE,

"THANKS FOR STOPPING BY
THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

ANY TIME YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT
JESUS, PLEASE CALL."

AND IT HAS THIS NUT CASE
NAME AND NUMBER.

ALL RIGHT, SO YOU CALLED.

I SAID, "HELL, YEAH.

LET'S MEET FACE‐TO‐FACE AND TALK
ABOUT JESUS."

AND HE GIVES ME HIS ADDRESS.
I GO OVER THERE.

I TELL HIM,
"IF YOU EVER SEND A POSTCARD

"LIKE THIS AGAIN TO MY HOME,
YOU GONNA MEET JESUS

A WHOLE LOT QUICKER
THAN YOU PLANNED ON."

DID YOU GO BACK OVER
TO KEVIN'S APARTMENT TODAY?

NO.

WHAT?

SOMEBODY WENT BY HIS APARTMENT
AND SHOT HIM IN THE CHEST.

NO WAY.

NOT ME.

IF KEVIN PULLS THROUGH,

AND DOCTORS
ARE SAYING IT'S LIKELY,

AND HE IDENTIFIES YOU,
IT'S GONNA GET A LOT WORSE.

I DID NOT SHOOT THAT GUY!

WHERE HAVE YOU
BEEN THIS MORNING?

LOOK, MAKING THE ROUNDS.
I'M IN SALES.

SO YOU WENT ALL THE WAY OVER
TO HIS APARTMENT JUST TO ISSUE

A WARNING YOU COULD HAVE TOLD
HIM ON THE PHONE?

LOOK, I'M GONNA BE COMPLETELY
HONEST WITH YOU.

GOOD.

I HIT HIM ONCE IN THE JAW
YESTERDAY!

OKAY?

I DID NOT SHOOT HIM!

IS THAT WHAT KEVIN TRAYLOR'S
GONNA TELL US?

LOOK, HE TELLS YOU ANYTHING
DIFFERENT, HE'S A LIAR.

YEAH, WELL,
YOU LIED TO US UP FRONT.

THAT'S A SPOT YOU SEE
AT THE FRONT OF THE LINE

AS FAR AS SUSPECTS GO.

WE NEED A LIST OF YOUR
WHEREABOUTS THE LAST TWO DAYS‐‐

EVERY PLACE YOU'VE BEEN.

Clark: SAM, WE TALKED
TO YOUR MOM TODAY...

YOUR BIRTH MOM, SHARON.

YEAH?

SHE TELL YOU I WAS HER SON
OR DID SOMEBODY ELSE?

SHE DID.
HUH.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE
BEEN FOLLOWING THE CASE
AT ALL ON THE NEWS...

UH, NOT REALLY.

I MEAN, I KNOW THE GUY WHO WAS
CONVICTED FOR KILLING CINDY

DIDN'T ACTUALLY DO IT.

SO IT'S BACK
TO AN OPEN CASE NOW.

IS MY MOM
STILL MARRIED TO GERALD?

YEAH.

HUH.

YOU CAN
SMOKE IF YOU LIKE.

UH, NO, I'M ALL RIGHT.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT NOW
IS THE POSSIBILITY

THAT CINDY KNEW THE PERSON
WHO RAPED AND KILLED HER.

OKAY.

YOU STAYED WITH THEM
OFF AND ON, RIGHT?

YOU MUST HAVE HAD A SENSE
OF WHAT HOME LIFE

WAS LIKE FOR CINDY.

I HAD TO TELL EVERYBODY I WAS
MY MOM'S NEPHEW.

DID YOU KNOW THAT?
YEAH.

PRETTY CRAZY, HUH?
THAT'S UP THERE.

MY MOM HAD NO BACKBONE,

AND GERALD
WAS A DOMINEERING PRICK.

WHEN I WAS 18,

I FINALLY
CONFRONTED MY MOM,

AND THAT'S WHEN WE
STOPPED TALKING.

WHAT WAS THE QUESTION?

WERE YOU CLOSE WITH CINDY?

YEAH.

YEAH, I MEAN, SHE WAS TOO YOUNG
TO GET CAUGHT UP

IN ALL
THAT FAMILY CRAZINESS.

DID SHE EVER CONFIDE IN YOU
ABOUT BEING AFRAID OF ANYONE,

ANY MEN?

NO...NO,
SHE WAS INTO HER BARBIES.

NOTHING COMES TO MIND
AS FAR AS WHO MAY HAVE HAD

AN INAPPROPRIATE
RELATIONSHIP WITH HER?

NO, MAN.

HEY, DID MY MOM‐‐
NEVER MIND.

WHAT?

DID SHE HAVE A MESSAGE TO GIVE
ME OR DID SHE SAY ANYTHING?

SHE'S REALLY UPSET
ABOUT HAVING TO RELIVE

THIS WHOLE THING AGAIN.

NO.

I GOT IT.

[ SIGHS ]
ANYTHING ELSE?

AS WE SORT THROUGH THIS,

I'M SURE WE'RE GONNA
HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS FOR YOU.

YOU DON'T MIND IF WE
KEEP IN TOUCH, DO YOU?

NO, THAT'S COOL.

THANKS.

SEE YA.

WE OUGHT TO TAKE
A HARD LOOK AT THIS GUY.

YEAH.

WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH YOUR GUNSHOT VICTIM?

WE'RE STILL CHECKING
THE ALIBI OF LONNIE WELLS,

THE GUY WHO CONFRONTED
KEVIN TRAYLOR YESTERDAY.

OVER THE MASSAGE‐PARLOR
THING?

YEAH, HE HAS A SALES ROUTE
THROUGH THE CITY,

SO IT'S A LITTLE TOUGH
PINNING DOWN

HOW LONG IT TAKES TO GET
FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER.

WE'RE GETTING A LIST OF PEOPLE
TRAYLOR SENT POSTCARDS TO.

IT'S A LONG LIST.

I WAS LOOKING THROUGH STUFF
FOUND AT TRAYLOR'S APARTMENT‐‐

A BUNCH
OF BUMPER STICKERS‐‐

"JESUS OR HELL,
YOUR CHOICE."

NOW, WHAT KIND
OF ATTITUDE IS THAT?
AN EXTREME ONE.

WHAT HAPPENED
TO "LOVE THY NEIGHBOR"?

Irvin: 15th SQUAD.
ONE MOMENT, PLEASE.

Gerald Clifton.

Clark: OH, BOY.

DETECTIVE SIPOWICZ.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT,
I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN.

HE WANTS TO TALK
DOWN AT HIS APARTMENT.

WHAT ABOUT?
HE DIDN'T SAY.

15th SQUAD.
BELLEVUE.

DETECTIVE RONSON.

DETECTIVE JONES?
YEAH, RIGHT HERE.

KEN UGGAMS,
CRIME‐SCENE UNIT.

FOUND THIS IN KEVIN TRAYLOR'S
APARTMENT,

THOUGHT YOU MIGHT
BE INTERESTED.

WHAT IS IT?
VIDEOTAPE.

ALL RIGHT, THANKS.

[ SIGHS ] KEVIN TRAYLOR
JUST WENT OUT OF THE PICTURE.

[ SIGHS ]

ALL RIGHT,
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

Sipowicz: WHAT WAS SAM
LIKE BACK THEN?

OH, [ SIGHS ]
WITHDRAWN...ANGRY, I GUESS.

I KNOW WE BEAR SOME
OF THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT.

DID YOU ASK US TO COME DOWN HERE
BECAUSE YOU FEEL

THAT SAM MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED
IN CINDY'S DEATH?

OH...I DON'T KNOW.

BUT IT'S OUT
IN THE OPEN NOW,

SO THERE'S
NOTHING ELSE TO HIDE.

WE, UH, WE NEVER
TOOK CINDY'S STUFF DOWN.

I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S
ANYTHING THAT CAN BE OF
HELP, BUT YOU CAN LOOK.

I ASK THAT YOU DON'T DISTURB IT
ANY MORE THAN YOU NEED TO.

WELL, WE'LL BE AS RESPECTFUL
AS POSSIBLE.

I, UH...

I APOLOGIZE FOR MY BEHAVIOR
AT YOUR OFFICE TODAY.

I JUST‐‐
WE UNDERSTAND.

I'LL, UM,
I'LL BE IN THE LIVING ROOM.

OKAY.

THIS IS BRUTAL.

REVEREND...

WOULD IT
SURPRISE YOU TO KNOW

THAT WE'RE IN POSSESSION OF
A TAPE THAT SHOWS YOU HAVING SEX

WITH KEVIN TRAYLOR'S WIFE,
DONNA?

IT'S A "YES"
OR "NO" QUESTION.

I'M AWARE OF THE TAPE.

WHO MADE IT?

AS FAR AS I KNOW,
KEVIN DID.

AFTER HE MOVED OUT OF
THE APARTMENT THAT HE
AND DONNA SHARED,

HE WENT BACK AND HOOKED UP
A HIDDEN CAMERA.

I BELIEVE
HE THOUGHT SHE WAS UNFAITHFUL,

AND IT WAS HIS INTENTION TO
BE CERTAIN OF IT.

AGAIN,
THAT'S AS FAR AS I KNOW.

DID KEVIN
CONFRONT YOU ABOUT IT?

WELL,
THERE WAS NO CONFRONTATION.

WE SPOKE ABOUT IT...ONCE.

I ADVISED HIM
TO GET HIS HOUSE IN ORDER

AND ALSO TO TRY TO GET DONNA
TO SUBMIT TO HIM,

AS A WIFE SHOULD.

A FRIENDLY CONVERSATION.

IT WAS CALM, RESPECTFUL.

HE SEES A TAPE SHOWING YOU
HAVING SEX WITH HIS WIFE

AND TYING HER UP
AND BEATING HER WITH A BELT...

BUT HE STAYS CALM.

DONNA IS A SINFUL WOMAN.

I'VE BEEN TELLING
KEVIN THAT FOR A LONG TIME NOW.

SHE‐‐ SHE SEDUCED ME.
[ SCOFFS ]

DONNA,
WHO'S BORDERLINE DOORMAT,

SUDDENLY TURNS INTO A JEZEBEL
AND SEDUCES YOU INTO HAVING SEX

AND PULLING
THOSE S&M MOVES ON HER?

THE DEVIL ALSO WORKS
IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS,

AND I FELL VICTIM
TO HIM THROUGH DONNA.

IS DONNA
AWARE OF THE TAPE?
YES.

SHE AND I SPOKE ABOUT IT ONCE,
AS WELL.

I TOLD HER THAT GOD
HAD FORGIVEN US BOTH,

AND THAT WOULD
BE THE END OF IT.

DONNA'S A MEMBER
OF YOUR CHURCH ALSO?
SHE IS.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED
AT KEVIN TRAYLOR'S APARTMENT?

NO.

HOW DO YOU KNOW
THIS WASN'T A RANDOM CRIME?

WELL, WHOEVER SHOT HIM
WAS LOOKING FOR THAT VIDEOTAPE.

WELL, IT WASN'T ME.
WELL, WHERE WERE YOU?

AT MY CHURCH‐‐ THERE'S PEOPLE
THERE WHO CAN VERIFY THAT.

WHAT, "PEOPLE" MEANING
PARISHIONERS WHO WOULD JUMP

WHEN YOU TELL THEM TO
AND WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM LYING?

"PEOPLE" MEANING MY
CONTRACTOR AND HIS THREE WORKERS

WHO HAVE BEEN REMODELING
THE KITCHEN.

I UNDERSTAND IT'S
YOUR JOB TO SUSPECT EVERYONE,

BUT, HOPEFULLY,
KEVIN WILL PULL THROUGH,

AND HE CAN
TELL YOU HIMSELF.

MNH‐MNH, HE'S DEAD.

THIS IS A HOMICIDE NOW,
REVEREND.

WE'RE JUST TRYING
TO GET A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION

AS TO WHAT WAS GOING ON

THE WEEKEND
CINDY WAS KILLED.

OKAY.

SO YOU AND CINDY‐‐
YOU GOT ALONG?

YEAH.

'CAUSE NOW THAT THIS WHOLE
SECRET'S COME TO LIGHT,

IT SEEMS LIKE IT'D BE
TOUGH FOR YOU TO VISIT
THAT APARTMENT, RIGHT?

IT WASN'T EASY.

WHEN THEY LET YOU VISIT,

YOU HAD TO PRETEND
TO BE A NEPHEW.

[ CHUCKLES ] THERE YOU WERE,
AROUND YOUR MOM,

BUT YOU CAN'T
EVEN CALL HER THAT.

YEAH, IT SUCKED BIG TIME.

CINDY‐‐ SHE MUST SEEM
LIKE THE GOLDEN CHILD,

WHAT WITH YOUR MOM
AND GERALD DOTING ON HER.

BUT YOU DIDN'T HAVE
ANY RESENTMENT TOWARD CINDY?

WE GOT ALONG GREAT.

WE WENT THROUGH
HER ROOM TODAY.

YOUR MOM AND GERALD
KEPT IT INTACT ALL THESE YEARS.

WOULD YOU PUT THAT OUT?
IT'S BOTHERING ME.

IF YOU AND CINDY
GOT ALONG SO GREAT,

WHY DID SHE TAKE A PEN
AND SCRAPE YOUR FACE

OUT OF EVERY PICTURE
THAT YOU WERE IN?

HMM?

I DON'T KNOW,

MAYBE I DID SOMETHING
TO PISS HER OFF.

ALL RIGHT,
LET'S START BEING HONEST

ABOUT YOUR RELATIONSHIP
WITH CINDY, OKAY?

I DIDN'T KILL HER.

YOU KNOW, SAM,

WHEN CINDY WAS STRANGLED
AND RAPED,

SEMEN WAS FOUND
ON HER CLOTHING...

SEMEN FROM HER ATTACKER.

SO WHEN WE BRING
THIS DOWN TO THE LAB,

AND HAVE THEM
TAKE YOUR DNA OFF OF IT,

WHAT ARE THEY GONNA FIND?

I'M NOT GIVING YOU PERMISSION
TO DO THAT.

IT'S TOO LATE, SAM.

WHOEVER DID THIS,

NOT ONLY DID THEY RAPE AND KILL
A 12‐YEAR‐OLD GIRL,

BUT THEN THEY SAT BACK AND LET
AN INNOCENT MAN

GO TO JAIL FOR LIFE.

I WAS THERE.

I HELPED PUT
THAT GUY AWAY.

HIS NAME IS LEONARD PEELER,
AND THAT IS SOMETHING

I'M GONNA HAVE TO LIVE WITH
FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

BUT I WILL NOT LIVE
WITH CINDY CLIFTON'S MURDERER

BEING OUT THERE.

I WILL MOVE
WHATEVER MOUNTAIN I NEED TO

IN ORDER
TO GET WHO DID IT.

AND IF IT WAS YOU,
SAM, BELIEVE ME, IF IT WAS YOU,

YOU ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH
TO HOLD ME BACK.

YEAH, THAT WEEKEND,

LIKE, A COUPLE DAYS
BEFORE SHE WAS KILLED,

WE PLAYED DOCTOR.

YOU'RE A 16‐YEAR‐OLD
PLAYING DOCTOR?

YOU RAPED HER.
NO, IT WASN'T RAPE.

BUT YOU HAD SEX WITH HER?

DID SHE THREATEN TO TELL
YOUR MOM?

NO, BECAUSE I ASKED HER NOT TO,
AND SHE KNEW

WHAT I'D BEEN THROUGH
AND HOW THEY HAD TREATED ME.

YOU WERE JEALOUS OF CINDY.

NO.

NO.

IF YOU KILLED HER,
SAM, YOU NEED TO TELL US NOW!

I SWEAR TO GOD,
I DIDN'T DO THAT.

IF YOUR DNA MATCHES,
IT'S OVER.

I DIDN'T KILL CINDY.

I LOVED HER.

SHE WAS THE ONLY ONE
THAT ACCEPTED ME.

[ DOOR SLAMS ]

YEAH, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, HUH?
THANKS.

THE DAD AND THE UNCLE'S DNA
CAME BACK NEGATIVE.

SAM JEFFERS?

THEY'RE WORKING ON IT NOW.

YOU WERE TRYING
TO REACH DR. DEVLIN AT HER WORK?

YEAH, SHE CALL BACK?

A GENTLEMAN
FROM ADMINISTRATION DID.

APPARENTLY,
SHE NO LONGER WORKS THERE.
SINCE WHEN?

HE DIDN'T SAY.

IS SHE WORKING
AT ANOTHER HOSPITAL?

HE WOULDN'T GET
INTO ANY SPECIFICS.

I'm sorry.

ALL RIGHT, THANKS.

[ SIGHS ]
THANKS, LISA.
SURE.

HI, DONNA.
MY NAME'S DETECTIVE ORTIZ.

THIS IS MY PARTNER,
DETECTIVE RONSON.

WE'RE SORRY TO HEAR
ABOUT YOUR HUSBAND.
THANK YOU.

WE REQUESTED
TO SPEAK WITH YOU

BECAUSE, IN DISCUSSING THE CASE
WITH THE OTHER DETECTIVES,

IT SEEMED LIKE THIS CASE
WAS GETTING A VERY MALE SLANT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

THEY FOUND THE TAPE
IN YOUR HUSBAND'S APARTMENT‐‐

THE TAPE OF YOU
HAVING SEX WITH REVEREND HAWKS.

Ronson: NOW, THEY'VE
SPOKEN WITH REVEREND HAWKS,

AND HE'S SAYING
YOU SEDUCED HIM,

AND THAT YOUR HUSBAND
MADE THE TAPE,

BUT HE DIDN'T BLAME
REVEREND HAWKS.

THAT'S WHEN WE WERE, LIKE,
"OKAY, HOLD UP.

LET US TALK TO DONNA AND SEE
WHAT'S GOING ON."

DID YOUR HUSBAND
AND REVEREND HAWKS

GET INTO IT
OVER THE TAPE?

I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE
SPEAKING FOR REVEREND HAWKS.

WELL, SINCE THIS IS
A MURDER INVESTIGATION,

AND YOU AND THE REVEREND
ARE THE MAIN SUSPECTS,

YOU MIGHT WANT
TO RECONSIDER THAT.

DID YOU SEDUCE THE REVEREND?
LET'S START THERE.

I GUESS I DID.

YOU GUESS YOU DID
BECAUSE REVEREND HAWKS

TOLD YOU YOU DID?

SATAN SEDUCED ME, AND I,
IN TURN, SEDUCED REVEREND HAWKS.

DID KEVIN CONFRONT YOU
ABOUT THE TAPE?

[ SNIFFS ]

HE SAID HE WOULD SHOW IT
TO MY FAMILY

AND TO THE COURTS
UNLESS I GAVE HIM...

THE APARTMENT AND FULL CUSTODY
OF OUR DAUGHTER.

DID KEVIN CONFRONT
REVEREND HAWKS?

I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE
SPEAKING FOR REVEREND HAWKS.

YOU HAVE A DAUGHTER
TO THINK ABOUT HERE, SO WAKE UP.

KEVIN WANTED
TO TAKE OVER THE CHURCH.

HE TOLD REVEREND HAWKS
TO STEP DOWN

OR HE'D SHOW THE TAPE
TO EVERYONE.

DID KEVIN TELL YOU THIS

OR DID REVEREND HAWKS
TELL YOU THIS?
REVEREND HAWKS.

DID REVEREND HAWKS
TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE TAPE?

HE TOLD ME
TO GET THE TAPE.

DID YOU GO TO KEVIN'S APARTMENT
TODAY TO GET IT?

WAS REVEREND HAWKS WITH YOU?

DONNA, DID YOU SHOOT
YOUR HUSBAND THIS MORNING?

[ SNIFFS ]
I SHOT THE DEVIL.

HE WASN'T KEVIN ANYMORE.

WHY DID YOU SHOOT HIM?

I HAD TO GET THE TAPE,

BUT KEVIN WOULDN'T
GIVE IT TO ME.

HE KEEPS A GUN
UNDER THE MATTRESS,

SO I PULLED IT OUT.

I HAD TO GET THE TAPE,
BUT THE DEVIL, THROUGH KEVIN,

WAS TRYING
TO RUIN EVERYTHING.

ALL RIGHT, DONNA,
AND THIS IS IMPORTANT...

DID REVEREND HAWKS TELL YOU
TO GET THE TAPE NO MATTER WHAT?

DID HE KNOW YOU WERE
GONNA SHOOT KEVIN IF
YOU COULDN'T FIND IT?

N‐NO.

ALL HE SAID
WAS TO "GET THE TAPE."

BUT WHEN HE SAYS
TO DO SOMETHING...

YOU UNDERSTAND,
BASED ON THIS,

HE'S NOT COMPLICIT
IN THIS CRIME?

YOU GET CHARGED
WITH THE WHOLE THING.

HE ONLY SAID
TO GET THE TAPE.

I WAS THE ONE WHO DECIDED
TO GET IT NO MATTER WHAT.

TO PROTECT THE CHURCH...

I DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT ELSE TO DO.

YOU COULD HAVE TOLD
REVEREND HAWKS

TO SHOVE IT UP HIS ASS.

He's a prophet.

I KNOW YOU MAY THINK
I'M CRAZY,

BUT HE REALLY IS.

[ SIGHS ]

SHE DID IT.

SO THE REVEREND
WASN'T INVOLVED?

NOT IN THE MURDER,
ACCORDING TO HER.

WELL, HOW DO WE KNOW SHE'S NOT
COVERING FOR HIM?

HE TOLD HER TO GET THE TAPE,
AND SHE TOOK IT FROM THERE.

I MEAN, WE'RE INCLINED
TO BELIEVE HER,

BUT YOU'RE WELCOME TO
TRY BLUFFING HIM, IF YOU WANT.

GIVE IT A SHOT.

IF HE DOESN'T BITE,
THEN KICK HIM.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

SIPOWICZ, 15th SQUAD.

YOU'RE POSITIVE?

ALL RIGHT, THANKS.

SAM'S DNA DON'T MATCH.

QUIT SCREWING AROUND.
I'M SERIOUS‐‐ NO MATCH.

WHAT?

TOUGH BREAK, GUYS.
JUST KEEP WORKING IT.

[ SIGHS ]

THIS CASE IS A NIGHTMARE.

WELL?

DONNA CONFESSED
TO THE CRIME,

BUT WE GOT A LITTLE PROBLEM
HERE, REVEREND.

SHE'S SAYING YOU TOLD HER
TO GET THE TAPE

ANY WAY IT TOOK.

THAT'S CONSPIRACY
TO COMMIT MURDER.

DONNA MAY BE A LOT OF THINGS,
BUT SHE'S NOT A LIAR.

I SUGGESTED TO HER
THAT IT WOULD BE

IN EVERYONE'S BEST INTEREST
IF SHE GOT THAT VIDEOTAPE.

I NEVER TOLD DONNA
TO KILL FOR IT...NEVER.

NICE TRY, THOUGH.

YOU'RE JUST DOING YOUR JOB,
SO I'M NOT OFFENDED.

YOU PLAYED IT JUST RIGHT,
DIDN'T YOU, REVEREND?

I DIDN'T PLAY IT AT ALL.
CAN I GO NOW?

YEAH,
THAT'D BE A GOOD IDEA.

YOU KNOW,
THAT TAPE IS GONNA GET OUT‐‐

IF NOT AT TRIAL,
THEN IT WILL GET LEAKED.

ACCIDENTLY, POSITIVELY...
IT WILL GET LEAKED.

SO YOU JUST MIGHT WANT
TO PACK UP YOUR LITTLE CIRCUS

AND HIT THE ROAD.

MAY PEACE BE WITH YOU.

BEAT IT.

Devlin: YES?

JEN, IT'S ME.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

CAN YOU OPEN THE DOOR?

IT'S TOO LATE.
I DON'T WANT TO GO TO MIAMI NOW.

JEN, JUST OPEN THE DOOR.

I TRIED YOUR CELL PHONE,
BUT IT WAS DISCONNECTED.

I CHANGED MY NUMBER.

AND YOUR HOSPITAL‐‐

THEY SAY YOU'RE
NOT WORKING ANYMORE.

I HAD A PERSONALITY CONFLICT
WITH ONE OF THE OTHER DOCTORS.

IT WAS TIME
TO GO ANYWAYS.

CAN I COME IN?

I'M PAINTING.

I WON'T TOUCH ANYTHING.

OKAY,
JUST FOR A LITTLE BIT.

IT'S NOT LIKE A PROFESSIONAL
PAINT JOB OR ANYTHING,

BUT THAT'S NOT
WHAT I WANTED.

I WANTED SOMETHING,
YOU KNOW, ALIVE AND RAW AND...

HEY.

THINGS AREN'T RIGHT, JEN.

I KNOW YOU KNOW IT.

I LOST MY TEMPER
AT WORK,

AND THEY FOUND OUT
ABOUT MY CONDITION.

THERE'S OTHER HOSPITALS.

I DON'T THINK I'M GONNA
PRACTICE MEDICINE AGAIN.

IF I DON'T HAVE THAT,
AND I DON'T HAVE YOU,

I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING.

WE'LL WORK THIS OUT, OKAY?

BUT FIRST THING,

WE NEED TO FIND SOMEBODY
FOR YOU TO TALK TO.

IF I GO TO A HOSPITAL,
IT WILL GO ON MY RECORD,

AND THEY'LL USE IT
AGAINST ME.

JEN, YOU NEED
TO GET HEALTHY AGAIN.

THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS
RIGHT NOW.

WILL YOU GO WITH ME?

YES.

AND STAY WITH ME
A LITTLE BIT?

ABSOLUTELY.

I REALLY NEED
A FRIEND RIGHT NOW.

Sipowicz: LEONARD?

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

A MINUTE TO TALK.

RIGHT HERE‐‐

A COPY OF THE ORDER
VACATING MY CONVICTION.
I KNOW.

SO ANY QUESTIONS YOU GOT

REGARDING CINDY CLIFTON'S
MURDER, I AIN'T INTERESTED.

THIS ISN'T ABOUT THAT.

YOU FOUND OUT
WHO DID KILL HER?

NO.

LISTEN, IF YOU COULD
JUST HEAR ME OUT.

ALL RIGHT.

[ SIGHS ]

I HAD JUST MADE DETECTIVE

WHEN WE CAUGHT
THE CLIFTON MURDER,

AND I‐‐

YOU KNOW WHAT?

THAT'S NOT AN EXCUSE.
I WAS THERE.

BUT WE DID
HAVE WITNESSES WHO LIED

UP AND DOWN THE LINE,

AND I DON'T FEEL
THAT'S MY FAULT.

BUT IT IS MY JOB
TO MAKE SURE

THAT THE RIGHT PERSON
GETS LOCKED UP.

AND THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN
IN YOUR CASE.

BUT, TRUST ME,
THERE WAS NO MALICE

ON ANYBODY'S PART
BACK THEN.

I JUST WANTED
TO TELL YOU I'M SORRY

THAT YOU DID
THOSE 18 YEARS.

I COULDN'T FEEL WORSE
ABOUT IT.

I'M SORRY.

I ACCEPT YOUR APOLOGY.

MY SON HAS
BEEN THROUGH A LOT,

AND NOBODY INVOLVED
IN THIS WHOLE, DAMN THING

HAS APOLOGIZED TO HIM...

NOBODY!

EXCEPT YOU.

BUT ONCE LEONARD
GETS SOME DISTANCE ON THIS,

HE WILL BE ABLE
TO APPRECIATE IT.

I CAN APPRECIATE IT NOW,
THOUGH.

I'LL SHAKE YOUR HAND.

COME ON, MAMA.

[ SIGHS ]