NYPD Blue (1993–2005): Season 12, Episode 19 - Bale to the Chief - full transcript
PREVIOUSLY ON "NYPD BLUE"...
I HAVE BEEN TO
THE PENSION BUREAU,
AND I NOW HAVE
MY PISTOL LICENSE
AND MY RETIRED I. D.
GET YOUR HANDS UP!
HANDS UP!
I'M HIT! I'M HIT!
GOT A 1013 ‐‐ OFFICER DOWN.
STAY WITH ME!
COME ON!
MISCHA, THIS GUY SHOT A
NEW YORK CITY POLICE LIEUTENANT.
YOU WILL TELL ME HIS NAME.
[ Russian accent ]
SERGEI YESENIN.
HE DON'T FEAR NOTHING, THAT
GUY ‐‐ NOT POLICE, NOT NOTHING.
LET US WORRY ABOUT THAT.
HOW YOU DOING?
I'M LIEUTENANT HENRY.
CHIEF OF DETECTIVES OFFICE
SENT ME OVER HERE.
I DON'T KNOW
IF IT'S A PERMANENT ASSIGNMENT,
BUT THEY TOLD ME
TO GET COMFORTABLE.
I'M ANDY SIPOWICZ.
ANDY,
PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.
SO, WHY NOT THE REST OF YOU
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES?
JOHN CLARK.
PARTNERED WITH BALDWIN JONES.
RITA ORTIZ. HI.
PARTNERED WITH LAURA MURPHY.
HI.
AND WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
I'M JOHN IRVIN.
I'M THE P. A. A.
AH.
DIDN'T YOU
JUST MAKE SERGEANT?
YEAH, MY ASSIGNMENT
IS DOWNSTAIRS.
I'M JUST UP HERE WORKING ON
THE LIEUTENANT'S SHOOTING.
HOW WE DOING WITH THAT?
WE GOT INFORMATION
FROM THE GUY WE COLLARED.
THE ADDRESSES HE GAVE US
ARE LEGIT,
BUT WHOEVER WAS THERE
HAD MOVED OUT.
YOU A GOLFER?
ME? NO.
I SAW YOU
LOOKING AT THE CLUB.
SHOULD WE BRING YOU
UP TO SPEED?
WHEN YOU GET TO IT,
YOU GET TO IT.
I CAN MAKE COPIES
OF WHATEVER YOU NEED.
JUST DON'T BURY ME
IN PAPERWORK, NOW.
JUST LET ME KNOW.
SO, ANY OF YOU GOLFERS?
UH, MY DAD PLAYS.
GREATEST GAME IN THE WORLD.
GREATEST GAME EVER INVENTED.
LIEUTENANT, I GOT SOME CALLS
I GOT TO MAKE.
YEAH, SURE, GO AHEAD.
NO ONE HERE PLAYS, HUH?
NAH.
HER NAME'S FARAH AMAR.
LOOKS LIKE SHE WAS STABBED
IN THE CHEST.
YOU THINK?
HOW'D THE JOB COME IN?
NEXT‐DOOR NEIGHBOR
CALLED IT IN.
HIS NAME'S CHARLES LUSK.
THAT HIM OVER THERE?
YEAH.
WAIT TILL YOU GET A LOOK
AT THE OUTFIT ON THIS GUY.
YOU CHARLES LUSK?
YES.
WHAT HAPPENED
THIS MORNING?
I HEARD MUSIC
COMING THROUGH THE WALLS.
I KNOCKED ON THE DOOR.
THERE WAS NO ANSWER.
THE DOOR WAS OPEN.
I WENT IN.
HOW EARLY WAS IT?
ABOUT 8:00.
HOW WELL
DID YOU KNOW HER?
WE TALKED ABOUT MUSIC,
SINCE ETHNOGRAPHIC FOLK MUSIC
IS WHAT I'M PURSUING
MY DOCTORATE IN.
WAS IT UNUSUAL FOR HER
TO BE PLAYING MUSIC?
AT THAT HOUR?
YES, IT WAS.
AND YOU WERE GOING IN
TO ASK HER TO TURN IT DOWN?
I DO MEDITATION AT THAT HOUR,
AND I WAS IRRITATED.
WAS FARAH MARRIED?
YES.
CAN YOU TELL US
ANYTHING ABOUT HER HUSBAND?
I THINK HE WAS A CAB DRIVER.
HE WAS GONE A LOT.
ANY PROBLEMS BETWEEN THEM?
I REALLY HATE BEING
PUT IN THE POSITION
OF COMMENTING
ON SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
NO ONE'S GONNA QUOTE YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
I DID HEAR ARGUING,
THOUGH IT WAS HER HUSBAND
WHO DID MOST OF THE YELLING.
ANY IDEA WHAT ABOUT?
THEY SPOKE IN ARABIC.
I HAVE NO IDEA.
UM, I'M SUPPOSED TO
SEE DETECTIVES.
DO YOU KNOW WHICH ONE?
MISCHA,
WE'RE GOING IN THERE.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
YOU COMING?
WHY DON'T YOU TWO
TALK TO HIM?
'CAUSE IT'S A COP SHOOTING,
IF ANYONE EXPECTS
ARNOLD PALMER IN THERE
TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON,
I GOT TO AT LEAST TRY TO
BRING HIM UP‐TO‐DATE.
HOW YOU DOING, MISCHA?
OKAY.
SO, YOU MADE BAIL.
WHAT AM I ASKED TO
COME HERE FOR?
WE NEED MORE INFORMATION.
HAVE A SEAT.
I HAVE NO MORE.
I TOLD YOU EVERY PLACE
I KNOW SERGEI GO TO.
THAT IS NOT TRUE.
100% IS TRUE.
WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE
HE DOES BUSINESS WITH?
HE HAVE SEPARATE OPERATION
FROM ME.
I DON'T GET INVOLVED
HIS BUSINESS.
HE DON'T GET INVOLVED
MY BUSINESS.
COME ON, HE WAS
IN YOUR APARTMENT.
I TELL YOU
ABOUT SISTER, NO?
I TELL YOU ABOUT GIRLFRIEND.
FOR THIS, I GET D. A. GO EASY.
YOU SAY.
NOW I'M OUT ON A LIMB
WITHOUT PADDLE.
FOR WHAT?
WELL, YOUR CASE
STILL HAS TO COME TO TRIAL.
AND YOU WERE COOPERATIVE
AT FIRST, WHICH IS GOOD.
YOU'RE NOT BEING COOPERATIVE
NOW. THAT'S BAD.
AS FAR AS SERGEI IS CONCERNED,
YOU ALREADY FLIPPED.
YOU'RE ALREADY ON OUR TEAM.
WE BOTH NEED SERGEI
BEHIND BARS.
OKAY.
YOU WANT SOMETHING
FROM MISCHA.
WELL, MISCHA WANT SOMETHING
FROM YOU.
SUSPENDED SENTENCE ONLY ‐‐
NO JAIL.
WORK WITH US, MAYBE THAT'S
WHAT THE D. A. WILL RECOMMEND.
D.A. TELL ME
FROM HORSE'S OWN MOUTH.
OTHERWISE, I TAKE MY CHANCE
IN COURT.
MISCHA NOT SO STUPID,
LIKE YOU THINK.
[ Egyptian accent ] CAN YOU TELL
ME WHY I'M HERE, PLEASE?
YOUR WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN
AN ACCIDENT THIS MORNING.
WHAT KIND OF ACCIDENT?
WE'RE CHECKING INTO THAT.
HAVE A SEAT.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
WHERE WERE YOU THIS MORNING,
MR. AMAR?
DRIVING MY TAXICAB.
YOU LEFT YOUR APARTMENT
AT WHAT TIME?
6:00.
WAS YOUR WIFE THERE?
SHE MADE FOR ME BREAKFAST.
WHAT KIND OF ACCIDENT
WAS SHE INVOLVED IN?
YOUR WIFE WAS KILLED,
MR. AMAR.
[ GASPS ]
HOW YOU KNOW THIS?
WE'RE INVESTIGATING
HER DEATH.
SHE WAS MURDERED
IN YOUR APARTMENT.
[ Voice breaking ]
HOW DID IT HAPPEN?
SHE WAS STABBED.
[ SOBBING ]
HOW WERE YOU AND YOUR WIFE
GETTING ALONG, MR. AMAR?
GOOD. FINE.
[ SIGHS ] PERFECT.
WE'VE HEARD
FROM PEOPLE IN YOUR BUILDING
THAT YOU USED TO ARGUE
QUITE A BIT.
YOU THINK IT MEAN
I KILLED HER?
WE'RE NOT SAYING THAT.
IBRAHIM DID THIS!
WHO IS THAT?
HE KNOW HER
FROM EGYPT.
HE WANTED TO MARRY HER,
BUT HE HAS NO MONEY.
HIS FAMILY HAVE NO MONEY,
SO THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN.
HER FAMILY
ALSO HAVE NOTHING.
THEY LIST HER IN AGENCY.
I MAKE ARRANGEMENTS.
WHAT KIND OF ARRANGEMENTS?
I PAY DOWRY.
I PAY AGENCY FEES.
I BRING HER HERE
TO BE MY WIFE.
IBRAHIM FINDS OUT SHE'S HERE.
NOW HE COME.
HOW DID HE FIND OUT?
HER GIRLFRIEND TELL HIM.
DID HE MAKE CONTACT
WITH HER?
YES, HE DOES.
AND I HAVE HIM IN MY HOME.
I SHOW HIM HOSPITALITY.
THEN, I FIND OUT
HE CALL FARAH,
ASKED HER
TO SEE HIM BY HERSELF,
TO BEHAVE IN A MANNER
ALTOGETHER UNACCEPTABLE
FOR A MARRIED WOMAN.
DID THEY HAVE
A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP?
NO!
ABSOLUTELY.
BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION,
I...SAY HE NOT WELCOME
IN MY HOUSE.
BECAUSE SHE'S A GOOD WIFE,
SHE TELLS HIM.
SO THIS IS WHAT HE DOES.
HE SAY TO HIMSELF...
"IF I CAN'T HAVE HER,
NOBODY CAN HAVE HER."
HOW YOU DOING?
ALL RIGHT.
WHAT ARE THEY SAYING?
TOOK OUT THE SPLEEN.
IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL.
THEY EXPECT THE KIDNEY
SHOULD HEAL COMPLETELY.
THAT'S GREAT.
WHERE ARE WE
WITH THE SHOOTER?
I'M HOPEFUL WE GET SOMETHING
OUT OF THIS RUSSIAN.
NOTHING'S PANNED OUT
SO FAR?
NOT SO FAR.
HOW'S THE NEW BOSS?
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
UH, UH, HE'S ‐‐
HE'S ALL RIGHT.
YEAH?
HE'S...A GOLFER.
CAN YOU WORK WITH HIM,
NOTWITHSTANDING THAT?
HE'S JUST
KEEPING YOUR SEAT WARM.
MAYBE NOT.
WHY? SOUNDS LIKE
YOU'RE ON THE MEND.
THERE'S NERVE DAMAGE.
THERE MAY BE A LOSS OF
MOTOR CONTROL ON MY LEFT SIDE.
THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE
I'M NOT GONNA BE COMING BACK.
I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT.
YOU MIGHT HAVE TO
GET USED TO THE GUY.
I DON'T HAVE TO
GET USED TO HIM.
ONCE I GET THE GUY THAT
SHOT YOU, I'M BACK DOWNSTAIRS.
YOU EVER THINK YOU MIGHT WANT TO
TAKE THE COMMAND YOURSELF?
NO.
I'M NOT SAYING THEY'D GIVE IT
TO YOU, BUT IF I MADE A CALL,
GIVEN THAT
IT'S SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES,
IT'S A POSSIBILITY.
I'M NOT CUT OUT TO BE A BOSS,
TO COMMAND A SQUAD.
YOU TOOK
THE SERGEANT'S TEST.
AND THAT WAS PROBABLY
A STUPID IDEA.
I DON'T HAVE WHAT IT TAKES
TO BE A BOSS.
I DON'T WANT TO BE A BOSS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL
I WAS THINKING.
I'VE BEEN A DETECTIVE
SINCE I WAS 31 YEARS OLD.
I SHOULD HAVE STAYED
A DETECTIVE.
UNTIL WHEN?
UNTIL I DIED. UNTIL I HIT
MANDATORY RETIREMENT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT MADE ME THINK
I COULD DO SOMETHING ELSE.
MOMENTARY WAVE OF OPTIMISM?
MORE LIKE
TEMPORARY INSANITY.
YOU TALK TO YOUR WIFE
ABOUT THIS?
WHY? SO SHE STARTS THINKING IF
IT WEREN'T FOR HER AND THE KIDS,
I'D RETIRE ALTOGETHER?
SHE STARTS FEELING GUILTY AND
TAKES MY PROBLEMS ON HERSELF?
WHAT GOOD IS THAT?
WELL...
I DON'T PRETEND TO BE
AN AUTHORITY ON MARRIAGE.
I WAS SET TO TAKE
THE CAPTAIN'S TEST NEXT MONTH.
FOR SURE,
THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN?
I WON'T SAY I DON'T HAVE MY
DARK MOMENTS THINKING ABOUT IT.
I'M SURE YOU DO.
BUT EVEN THROUGH THOSE
DARK MOMENTS, THOUGH,
I KNOW THE VERY BEST THING
I CAN DO FOR MYSELF
IS TO TURN TOWARD THE
POSSIBILITIES THAT EXIST NOW.
IT MAY NOT BE
WHAT I PLANNED.
IT IS WHAT HAPPENED.
I GUESS THAT'S A GOOD WAY
TO LOOK AT IT.
IT'S A HEAVY LIFT CALLING
THE CHIEF OF DETECTIVES
TO RECOMMEND YOU
FOR A COMMAND.
I'M NOT ASKING YOU
TO DO THAT.
I'M NOT SAYING
HE'D LISTEN,
AND I'M SURE AS HELL
NOT GONNA MAKE THE CALL
UNLESS IT'S SOMETHING
YOU WANT.
BUT I THINK YOU DO
HAVE IT IN YOU TO BE A BOSS.
I THINK YOU'D BE THE RIGHT BOSS
FOR THIS SQUAD TO HAVE.
I SHOULD PROBABLY
GET SOME SLEEP.
[ SIGHS ]
TAKE CARE, LIEUTENANT.
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
I'M NOT TRUSTING THEM
TO TELL ME WHAT GIVES.
WHAT GIVES IS THIS ‐‐
WE FIND YOUR FRIEND YESENIN
BASED ON INFORMATION
THAT YOU PROVIDE US WITH,
I RECOMMEND
A SUSPENDED SENTENCE.
WE FIND HIM
BASED ON ANYTHING ELSE,
CROSS YOUR FINGERS,
HOPE FOR THE BEST.
I ALREADY PROVIDE.
YOU GAVE UP TWO ADDRESSES
WHERE NO ONE WAS HOME.
IS MY FAULT?
NO. THE GUN AND THE STOLEN
MERCHANDISE ARE YOUR FAULT.
YOU GOT TO HELP US FIND HIM.
I TAKE BIG RISK HERE!
IF YOU WEREN'T TAKING A RISK,
WE WOULDN'T BE TALKING TO YOU.
EITHER YOU TELL US WHAT YOU KNOW
OR STOP WASTING OUR TIME.
[ SIGHS ]
HE BRING GIRLS FROM RUSSIA.
IF HE'S HIDING,
HE MIGHT GO CHECK UP ON THEM.
WHERE WOULD WE FIND
THESE GIRLS?
HE DON'T TELL ME
WHERE HIS GIRLS.
THAT'S NOT VERY MUCH HELP,
IS IT?
I KNOW HE HAS DEAL
WITH COVENTRY HOTEL,
WHERE HE SENDS GIRLS.
A DEAL WITH WHO?
HIS NAME MACKLIN.
I MEET HIM BEFORE SERGEI.
I PUT THEM TOGETHER.
IS GOOD NOW?
WE'LL SEE.
WHICH ONE OF YOU
IS IBRAHIM?
[ Egyptian accent ]
ME. I'M IBRAHIM.
WE NEED TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT FARAH.
WHAT ABOUT HER?
WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE
THIS CONVERSATION HERE.
WHEN'S THE LAST TIME
YOU SAW HER?
WHY?
THINK ABOUT IT.
I DON'T REMEMBER.
WHY YOU ASKING ME?
SHE'S DEAD.
HOW CAN YOU THINK
I KILL THIS WOMAN?
WE'RE TALKING TO
EVERYONE WHO KNEW HER.
WHAT TIME DID YOU
GET TO WORK?
6:30.
IS THERE ANYONE
WHO CAN CONFIRM THAT?
IT WAS THE DRIVER
FROM THE TIMES.
AND THERE WAS SAMI,
WHO WORKS AT THE NEWSSTAND.
UNLESS YOU THINK
BECAUSE HE'S ARAB, HE'D LIE.
WE DON'T THINK THAT.
DID YOU TRY TO PERSUADE
FARAH NOT TO GET MARRIED?
YES.
SHE WENT THROUGH WITH IT.
SHE HONORED HER PARENTS.
SHE DID WHAT THEY TOLD HER.
I WAS IN NO POSITION
TO OFFER WHAT AMAR COULD,
SO I HAD TO ACCEPT THAT THIS
IS THE WAY IT WAS GOING TO BE.
YOU WEREN'T HAPPY ABOUT IT.
NO, I WAS NOT HAPPY
ABOUT IT.
BUT I UNDERSTAND THE DIFFICULTY
OF HER POSITION,
SO I TRIED TO BE
A FRIEND ONLY.
YOU CAME TO THE UNITED STATES
TO BE FRIENDS WITH HER?
COME ON, IBRAHIM. THAT'S NOT
EVEN VAGUELY CREDIBLE.
I CAME HERE
TO WIN HER BACK.
WHEN I CAN'T DO THAT, I SATISFY
MYSELF TO BE A FRIEND ONLY.
ALSO TO BETTER MYSELF
IN THE WAY THAT OTHERS DO.
IS THAT WHAT THE PHONE CALLS
AND THE VISITS WERE?
YES.
SHE NEEDED A FRIEND.
FOR AMAR,
HIS MOST TREASURED POSSESSION
WAS HIS TAXI MEDALLION.
FARAH WAS A DISTANT SECOND.
THAT MUST HAVE MADE IT
FRUSTRATING FOR YOU,
TO LIVE WITH THE FACT
THAT SHE WAS HIS.
MANY THINGS
ARE FRUSTRATING.
YOU LEARN TO ACCEPT THEM
AS GOD'S WILL
AND GO ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS.
IS THAT WHAT YOU DID?
YES.
THINK WHETHER OR NOT
YOU WANT TO BE LYING
ABOUT ACCEPTING GOD'S WILL.
NOT TO MENTION YOUR RELATIONSHIP
WITH A MURDER VICTIM.
THAT'S HOW PEOPLE
BECOME SUSPECTS. THEY LIE.
[ Voice breaking ]
OKAY.
IT HAPPEN.
WE DON'T PLAN ON IT,
BUT ONE DAY, SHE COME OVER
AND WE HAVE RELATIONS.
WAS THAT THE ONLY TIME?
ALL MY LIFE.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
YOU SAW HER?
TWO DAYS AGO.
SHE CALLED ME IN THE DAYTIME.
SHE WAS SAD.
SHE WAS LONELY.
SHE MISSED HER PARENTS...
HER BROTHER, HER SISTERS.
I WENT OVER THERE TO BE
WHATEVER COMFORT I COULD.
WHAT DID THAT CONSIST OF?
DRINKING TEA AND TALKING.
THAT'S ALL.
AMAR CAME HOME EARLY
AND DECIDED IT WAS
SOMETHING ELSE ENTIRELY.
HE CURSED ME. HE MADE
ACCUSATIONS ABOUT BOTH OF US.
SHE CALLED THE NEXT DAY
IN TEARS
AND SAID IT KEPT UP
THROUGH THE NIGHT.
IT'S AMAR WHO DID THIS.
THERE IS NO DOUBT.
WE'LL BE
TALKING TO HIM AGAIN.
WHEN IT COMES TIME
TO MAKE BURIAL ARRANGEMENTS...
SHE SHOULD BE SENT
BACK TO EGYPT, TO HER PARENTS.
THAT'S UP TO HER HUSBAND.
WHAT IF
HER HUSBAND KILL HER?
I'M NOT SURE.
IF IT'S POSSIBLE, PLEASE,
COULD YOU TELL
WHOEVER IS IN CHARGE OF THAT...
...THAT I WOULD LIKE TO PAY.
[ SOBS ]
MR. MACKLIN?
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
WE'RE LOOKING FOR
SERGEI YESENIN.
IS HE A GUEST?
NO, HE'S THE PIMP
YOU WORK WITH.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
HOW LOUD DO YOU WANT
THIS CONVERSATION TO GET?
COULD WE TALK OVER HERE?
ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE
COME THROUGH HERE.
ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE
DROP NAMES.
IF YOU TELL US
YOU DON'T KNOW THIS GUY,
WE'RE GONNA TAKE YOU OUT
IN CUFFS.
IS WORKING GIRLS
GOING TO HOTEL ROOMS
SOMETHING
WE'RE CRACKING DOWN ON?
IT'S ILLEGAL. WE CAN CRACK DOWN
ON IT WHENEVER WE WANT.
OKAY, SORRY.
NOBODY TOLD ME.
I'M THE GUY GUESTS ASK
WHEN THEY WANT ONE,
SO I HAVE THE CONTACTS.
NOW I WON'T DO IT ANYMORE.
THE GIRLS SERGEI SENDS OVER,
WHERE DOES HE KEEP THEM?
THAT, I WOULDN'T KNOW.
ALL RIGHT, TURN AROUND.
WAIT. THEY COME HERE.
I DON'T SEND PEOPLE THERE.
YOU NEVER GOT
THROWN A FREE ONE?
NEVER.
YOU'RE LYING.
TURN AROUND.
I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE
ANYTHING TO ARREST ME ON.
THINK AGAIN.
SERGEI SHOT A COP.
THAT MEANS WE CAN GO AS FAR
AS WE WANT IN ANY DIRECTION.
AND IF YOU DON'T THINK WE'RE
GONNA TIE YOU UP FOR A WHILE,
YOU'RE CRAZY, WHETHER OR NOT
WE CAN MAKE IT STICK.
YOU KNOW, THIS GUY
SCARES ME TO DEATH.
THE SOONER WE LOCK HIM UP, THE
SOONER HE STOPS BEING A THREAT.
IS HE GONNA FIND OUT
IT COMES FROM ME?
NOT FROM US.
THERE'S AN APARTMENT BUILDING
ON YORK AVENUE
BETWEEN 68th AND 69th.
HE KEEPS
AN APARTMENT THERE.
LARABIE'S THE NAME
ON THE BUZZER.
DON'T GO CALLING OVER THERE
TO WARN THEM.
WHAT, ARE YOU CRAZY?
I'M NOT GONNA
PISS YOU GUYS OFF, BELIEVE ME.
[ Russian accent ]
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
SHUT YOUR MOUTH!
THIS IS
LEGITIMATE BUSINESS.
POLICE!
COULD I SPEAK WITH YOU,
PLEASE?
I HAVE
A SPECIAL SITUATION.
GET HIM DRESSED.
GET HIM OUT OF HERE.
COME ON.
THERE'S NO ONE ELSE HERE.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
VARENKA.
VARENKA WHAT?
BULGARIN.
VARENKA,
WE'RE LOOKING FOR SERGEI.
I DON'T KNOW WHO THAT IS.
YOU'RE TAKING A RIDE.
[ SPEAKING RUSSIAN ]
SHE HAS TO
GO TO THE BATHROOM.
TAKE HER.
NO, SHE NEEDS PRIVACY.
IT'S NOT POSSIBLE.
UH, OFFICER, MY WIFE'S COMING
OUT OF SERIOUS DEPRESSION.
YOU THINK WE COULD SPARE HER
FINDING OUT ABOUT THIS?
WE'RE NOT GONNA CALL
YOUR WIFE.
AFTER HE GETS DRESSED,
TAKE HIM DOWNSTAIRS.
THANK YOU.
DON'T TOUCH ME.
HIM, YOU TREAT GOOD.
COME ON, NATASHA.
HOPE WE'RE NOT INTERRUPTING.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
THIS IS WHERE YOU COME
TO PRAY?
THIS IS WHERE I COME MOST DAYS
WHEN I'M WORKING.
I CAN'T GET TO THE MOSQUE
UP ON 96th STREET.
I CAME TODAY TO FORGET
IT'S NOT LIKE MOST DAYS.
WE SPOKE TO IBRAHIM.
DID HE ADMIT
TO KILLING HER?
NO.
YOU SAID THE LAST TIME
YOU SAW HIM WAS A MONTH AGO.
SOMETHING LIKE THIS, YES.
IT WAS TWO DAYS AGO.
HE SAID YOU CAME HOME, FOUND
HIM THERE, AND GOT PRETTY ANGRY.
YOU ACCUSED HIM AND YOUR WIFE
OF HAVING AN AFFAIR.
IT'S TRUE.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO
COME WITH US NOW, MR. AMAR.
WHY?
WE WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
I DON'T WANT TO
TALK TO YOU ANYMORE.
I LOST MY WIFE TODAY.
PLEASE, GIVE ME CONSIDERATION
TO ALLOW ME TO BE BY MYSELF.
SORRY.
[ Russian accent ]
I COME FROM RUSSIA FOR MODELING.
NOW I STUDY
FOR REAL‐ESTATE LICENSE.
BUT YOU'RE WORKING
FOR SERGEI.
I DON'T KNOW WHO THIS IS.
WHO DO YOU WORK FOR?
I DON'T WORK FOR ANYONE.
DO YOU HAVE AN AD
IN THE PAPER?
NO, I DON'T HAVE AD.
YOU STAND AROUND HOTEL BARS?
YOU STAND ON THE STREET CORNER?
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
WHERE DO THE MEN COME FROM
WHO PAY TO HAVE SEX WITH YOU?
[ Voice breaking ]
I DON'T KNOW.
SOMEONE TELL THEM TO CALL ME,
AND THEY CALL.
I DON'T KNOW
WHERE THEY COME FROM.
ELENA, WITH ONE PHONE CALL,
I CAN HAVE IMMIGRATION HERE,
AND YOU CAN FIND YOURSELF
GETTING SENT BACK TO RUSSIA.
WHY DO YOU DO THIS TO ME?
'CAUSE YOU'RE LYING.
I KNOW YOU'RE AFRAID OF SERGEI.
IF YOU TELL US
WHERE WE CAN FIND HIM,
HE'LL NEVER KNOW
IT CAME FROM YOU.
I DON'T KNOW WHO THIS IS.
[ Ukrainian accent ]
I STUDY TO BE STOCKBROKER.
WHEN IS THE LAST TIME
YOU SAW HIM, PANYA?
I DON'T KNOW WHO IT IS ‐‐
SERGEI.
YEAH, YOU DO.
BECAUSE I'M FROM UKRAINE?
NO, I THINK
BECAUSE HE'S YOUR PIMP.
I DON'T KNOW WHO THIS IS.
YOU WERE ARRESTED
FOR PROSTITUTION.
YOU'RE GOING TO JAIL,
AND WHEN YOU COME OUT OF JAIL,
YOU'RE GONNA BE SHIPPED
BACK TO THE UKRAINE.
I DON'T WANT.
THEN TELL ME WHERE
I CAN FIND SERGEI.
I DON'T KNOW SERGEI.
WE'LL PROTECT YOU.
MY MOTHER AND MY BROTHER
IN ODESSA,
YOU'LL PROTECT THEM, TOO?
I DON'T KNOW SERGEI.
SEE, THE GIRLS MIGHT GET OFF
WITH A SLAP ON THE WRIST.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA
GET OFF SO EASY.
YOU'RE GOING UP
ON PANDERING CHARGES.
IF WE FIND OUT
YOU HAD ANYTHING TO DO
WITH BRINGING THESE GIRLS
INTO THE COUNTRY,
YOU MIGHT BE LOOKING
AT UNLAWFUL IMPRISONMENT,
SMUGGLING, FEDERAL RACKETEERING,
ALL KINDS OF THINGS.
I AM SUCH BIG FISH
LIKE THIS,
MAYBE THEY BUILD ME
MY OWN PRISON.
NO, THEY GOT THE PRISON
ALREADY.
YOU DON'T SCARE ME, OKAY?
WHICH MAKES YOU
MORE STUPID THAN BRAVE,
BECAUSE THIS GUY
YOU'RE PROTECTING SHOT A COP.
THAT MEANS IF YOU HELP US
FIND HIM, YOU CAN WALK OUT.
I DON'T HELP YOU
DO NOTHING.
THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WANT
TO GET AN UPDATE
ON WHERE WE ARE WITH
THE LIEUTENANT'S SHOOTING.
SURE. COME ON IN.
I'M JUST TRYING
TO GET THIS THING TO WORK.
GIVE ME THE BAROMETRIC PRESSURE,
TEMPERATURE, AND DEW POINT,
AND IF I KNEW HOW TO
SET THE DARN THING,
IT'D GIVE ME
THE PHASES OF THE MOON.
TURNS OUT THE SHOOTER
DOES A BRISK BUSINESS
IN THE PIMP TRADE.
WE TOOK IN
A FEW OF HIS GIRLS.
THIS IS A RUSSIAN?
YEAH.
YOU KNOW VINNIE GRECO
OVER AT THE FIRST DEP'S OFFICE?
NO.
I KNEW HIM OUT AT THE 111.
HE OWNED A RUSSIAN CAR.
WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA HAVE TO
SIT ON THIS APARTMENT
AND HIS SISTER'S PLACE
IN REGO PARK.
CALLED A ZIL.
WHAT IS?
THEY MAKE A CAR CALLED THE ZIL.
THAT'S THE CAR VINNIE BOUGHT.
ANYWAY, YOU WERE SAYING?
UH, JUST THAT THERE MIGHT BE
SOME OVERTIME INVOLVED.
AS LONG AS YOU GOT
THE PAPERWORK TO BACK IT UP.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
A COP GETTING SHOT, RIGHT?
KNOCK YOURSELF OUT.
YOU WERE LOOKING FOR ME?
YEAH, COULD YOU SEE IF WE HAVE
ANY DOUBLE‐A BATTERIES?
SURE.
BRUCE, RIGHT?
JOHN.
JOHN. SORRY.
I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED.
THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO
ABOUT THE 61s?
I HAVE A FEELING
OUR NEW LIEUTENANT DOESN'T WANT
TO BE BOTHERED WITH THEM.
JUST LEAVE THEM WITH ME.
WHAT'S WRONG?
EVERYTHING'S GREAT.
YOU SEEM UPSET.
I GUESS I JUST DON'T SEE
THIS PLACE AS ONE BIG LEGO SET
WHERE PEOPLE
ARE INTERCHANGEABLE.
JOHN, PEOPLE MOVE AROUND,
PEOPLE RETIRE.
IT'S NOT ALL THAT UNUSUAL,
WHAT'S HAPPENING.
I KNOW.
I ALWAYS MAKE THE MISTAKE
OF GETTING OVERLY ATTACHED.
BELIEVE ME,
IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME.
THERE'LL BE SOME NEW FACES.
YOU MIGHT LEARN TO LIKE THEM.
SEEING YOU GO...
SEEING
DETECTIVE MEDAVOY GO...
HAVING
THIS NEW LIEUTENANT ‐‐
WHO, I HAVE TO SAY, I DO NOT
CARE FOR ‐‐ IS TOO HARD.
I KNOW PEOPLE MOVE AROUND.
I KNOW PEOPLE RETIRE.
THERE'S JUST SOMETHING ABOUT
THISPLACE AND THESE PEOPLE.
OR MAYBE IT'S...
THE PARTICULAR TIME IN MY LIFE
WHEN I WAS HERE.
WHATEVER IT IS, I DON'T WANT
TO SIT AT THAT DESK OUT THERE
IF IT'S ALL GONNA BE
DIFFERENT.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?
PUT IN FOR A TRANSFER.
CROSS MY FINGERS
THERE'S ANOTHER PRECINCT
WHERE I'LL BE MADE TO FEEL
AS MUCH A PART OF THINGS
AS I WAS HERE.
AND HOPE I DON'T GET TOO WEEPY
THINKING ABOUT IT.
HOW COME YOU COULDN'T
MEET A GIRL HERE IN NEW YORK?
I WANTED A MUSLIM GIRL.
THERE'S MUSLIM GIRLS HERE.
IT'S NOT YOUR BUSINESS
WHY I DO THIS.
UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS
OUR BUSINESS, MR. AMAR.
WE'RE DETECTIVES INVESTIGATING
YOUR WIFE'S MURDER.
I WANTED A WOMAN
WHO FOLLOW KORAN TEACHINGS.
SUCH AS WHAT?
THAT SHE BE CLEAN,
THAT SHE WEAR HIJAB,
THAT SHE NOT GIVE HERSELF
TO ANYONE BUT HER HUSBAND.
AND YOU PAID A LOT OF MONEY
TO HAVE THAT, DIDN'T YOU?
I DON'T THINK
ABOUT THE MONEY.
THE FLAG HAD TO DROP
ON THAT METER A LOT OF TIMES
FOR YOU TO MAKE ENOUGH MONEY
TO BRING HER OVER HERE.
DID YOU FEEL LIKE
YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN GYPPED?
SHE WASN'T WHO YOU THOUGHT
YOU WERE GETTING.
SHE WANTED FRIENDS OF HER OWN.
SHE MISSED HER PARENTS.
MAYBE SHE WANTED TO LEAVE
THE APARTMENT WITHOUT THE HIJAB.
SHE NEVER GO OUT
WITHOUT HER HIJAB.
MAYBE SHE DIDN'T
WANT CHILDREN.
MAYBE SHE WOULDN'T
HAVE SEX WITH YOU.
AND MAYBE YOU FOUND OUT
SHE'D GIVEN HERSELF TO ANOTHER.
YOU THINK ALL WOMEN
ARE LIKE YOU ‐‐
UNABLE TO RESIST TEMPTATION,
UNABLE TO REMAIN CLEAN,
EVEN IF THE WORLD AROUND THEM
IS UNCLEAN?
SHE WAS UNCLEAN HERSELF ‐‐
IN YOUR MIND, AT LEAST.
SHE HAD GIVEN HERSELF
TO ANOTHER.
AS BAD AS SHE MIGHT HAVE FELT,
THERE WAS NO UNDOING THAT.
MAYBE SHE DIDN'T
FEEL BAD ENOUGH.
MAYBE SHE DIDN'T FEEL BAD
AT ALL.
I DON'T SAY ANYTHING ELSE
TO YOU.
I DON'T TALK TO YOU ANYMORE.
HEY, WHAT'S THIS?
LUM'S SENT OVER FOOD
IN HONOR OF GREG'S RETIREMENT.
WOW.
DID YOU FINISH
THE KUNG PAO?
THERE'S A WHOLE OTHER THING
OF IT OVER THERE.
BRIGID COMING, GREG?
Greg: SHE WOULDN'T MISS IT
FOR ALL THE RICE IN CHINA.
I BET SHE'S EXCITED.
YEAH.
Clark: ALL RIGHT.
OKAY, THANKS.
THAT WAS B.C.I.
VARENKA'S PRINTS IN THERE
JUST CAME BACK.
HER REAL NAME'S DASHA.
HER MARRIED NAME IS KASANOV,
AND HER MAIDEN NAME'S YESENIN.
SHE'S SERGEI'S SISTER.
LET'S GO TALK TO HER AGAIN.
"YOU WILL BE TRAVELING
AND COMING INTO A FORTUNE."
THANKS, CAROLYN.
YOU GOT IT.
STEP OUTSIDE, DASHA.
WHAT IS THIS "DASHA"?
YOUR PRINTS CAME BACK.
WE KNOW YOU'RE SERGEI'S SISTER,
SO YOU CAN DROP THE ACT.
I THINK I STAY HERE.
WE UNDERSTAND
YOU'RE NOT GONNA
GIVE YOUR BROTHER UP
TO SAVE YOURSELF,
SO LET'S TRY ANOTHER REASON.
US GOING TO PICK HIM UP IS HIS
BEST SHOT AT COMING OUT ALIVE.
BECAUSE YOU CARE SO MUCH
FOR HIS WELFARE?
YOU MAY FIND THIS HARD TO
BELIEVE, BUT I ACTUALLY PREFER
NOTKILLING SOMEONE
I'M GOING TO ARREST.
I DO FIND HARD TO BELIEVE.
THERE'S COPS ALL OVER THE CITY
LOOKING FOR HIM.
HE'S NOT GONNA BE ABLE
TO STAY HIDDEN FOREVER.
THE SAME THING'S GONNA HAPPEN
THAT HAPPENED LAST TIME.
HE'S GONNA COME OUT,
GUNS BLAZING,
AND NOW THEY'RE GONNA BE
READY FOR HIM.
HE'S AS GOOD AS DEAD.
WHAT WILL YOU DO DIFFERENT?
HOPEFULLY,
WE'LL BE ABLE TO
TALK HIM INTO
SURRENDERING PEACEFULLY.
THERE'S NO GUARANTEE
HE'LL DO IT.
WHAT IS A GUARANTEE
IS WE'RE GONNA DO EVERYTHING
WE CAN TO AVOID HURTING HIM.
THAT IS NOT THE CASE
WITH EVERY COP IN THE CITY.
BUT WE NEED
YOUR COOPERATION.
WHY SHOULD I TRUST YOU?
BECAUSE WE'RE TELLING YOU
YOU CAN.
WE'RE NOT GONNA
GET OURSELVES KILLED.
WE'RE NOT GONNA GET
INNOCENT BYSTANDERS KILLED.
BUT UNLESS YOUR BROTHER
LEAVES US ABSOLUTELY NO CHOICE,
WE'RE GONNA BRING HIM IN
UNHARMED.
YOU HAVE MY WORD.
HOLD IT, SERGEI!
HE'S COMING!
HOLD IT, HOLD IT!
HOLD YOUR FIRE!
WATCH IT!
[ SIREN WAILS ]
TAKE IT EASY, SERGEI!
TAKE IT EASY!
NOW, THERE'S FIVE COPS
OUT HERE.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET AWAY.
THROW YOUR GUN OUT.
[ Russian accent ]
SO YOU CAN KILL ME?
NOBODY'S LOOKING
TO KILL YOU.
WE TALKED TO
YOUR SISTER.
SHE CALLED YOU BECAUSE,
MORE THAN ANYTHING,
SHE WANTS YOU
TO GET OUT OF THIS ALIVE.
EVEN IF IT'S IN PRISON,
SHE WANTS TO VISIT YOU,
WRITE TO YOU,
LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAY
WHEN YOU GET OUT.
I GAVE HER MY WORD THAT I WOULD
TRY TO TAKE YOU ALIVE.
DON'T MAKE HER HAVE TO
IDENTIFY YOUR BODY.
NOW, BACK OFF.
BACK OFF.
COME ON, GET OUT.
GET THE GUN.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
HEY.
YOU WANT TO HEAR
THE TRANSLATION
OF THE LAST ENTRY
AMAR'S WIFE MADE IN HER JOURNAL?
"GOD, PLEASE BE OF COMFORT TO
THE PEOPLE I'M LEAVING BEHIND ‐‐
"TO MY PARENTS,
TO MY SISTER AND BROTHERS,
"TO MY HUSBAND, ADEEB.
"IT IS ALTOGETHER UNFITTING
"THAT YOU SHOWER LOVE AND
AFFECTION ON ONE SUCH AS MYSELF,
"ONE INCAPABLE
OF APPRECIATING IT.
"PEOPLE HAVE TRIED
TO MAKE A PLACE FOR ME,
"BUT THERE IS NO PLACE.
"HERE IN THIS WORLD,
THERE IS NO PLACE.
GOD BLESS ME
AND FORGIVE ME."
WHAT DOES THE M.E. SAY
ABOUT THE WOUNDS?
NOT INCONSISTENT
WITH BEING SELF‐INFLICTED.
I GUESS WE NEED TO TALK
TO HER HUSBAND.
YEAH.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
WE JUST GOT
YOUR WIFE'S JOURNAL
BACK FROM THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT TRANSLATOR.
UM...YOU MIGHT WANT TO READ
HER LAST ENTRY.
WE'RE SORRY.
CHARGE ME.
YOU DIDN'T KILL HER.
YES!
I KILL HER.
I BRING HER HERE.
I DON'T PROVIDE FOR HER
A GOOD LIFE.
I DON'T TAKE AWAY
HER SADNESS.
[ SOBS ]
I'M RESPONSIBLE.
DO YOU WANT TO CALL SOMEONE
TO COME MEET YOU HERE?
OR WE COULD TAKE YOU HOME,
IF YOU LIKE.
THE HADITH
IS THE WORD OF THE PROPHET.
IT SAYS IN HADITH,
IF SOMEONE TAKES THEIR LIFE
BY STABBING THEMSELF
WITH A PIECE OF IRON,
THEY WILL BE
STABBING THEMSELVES...
FOREVER IN HELLFIRE.
[ SOBS ]
THIS IS WHY CHARGE ME ‐‐
FOR HER PARENTS,
AT LEAST, NOT TO KNOW.
WE CAN'T CHARGE YOU
WITH A CRIME YOU DIDN'T COMMIT.
FOR HER PARENTS.
I DON'T KNOW.
WANT TO SIT WITH THEM
FOR A WHILE?
I DIDN'T GET
A GOOD ENOUGH LOOK AT HIM.
I CAN'T BE SURE
WHICH ONE OF THESE IS HIM.
SO...
COME TO ANY DECISIONS?
ABOUT THE SQUAD COMMAND,
YOU MEAN?
YEAH. DO YOU WANT ME
TO MAKE THE PHONE CALL?
I GUESS THE THEORY IS,
SOMEONE
FROM WITHIN A COMMAND
REDUCES
THE TRANSITION PERIOD.
IS THAT A YES?
IF YOU WERE TO MAKE THE CALL
AND THINGS PLAYED OUT,
WHICH I UNDERSTAND
IS A LONG SHOT...
...I GUESS I COULD SEE MYSELF
MOVING INTO THAT POSITION.
POSITION
OF SQUAD COMMANDER?
RIGHT.
DOES THAT MEAN
YOU WANT ME TO MAKE THE CALL?
I ONLY WANT YOU TO DO IT
IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE DOING IT.
YES OR NO?
YEAH.
WHAT DID
THE LIEUTENANT SAY?
HE COULDN'T MAKE
A POSITIVE I. D.
WE DON'T HAVE TO TELL THAT
TO SERGEI.
DID YOU TALK TO HIM YET?
WE WERE WAITING FOR YOU.
WHY DON'T YOU GUYS DO IT.
YOU'RE WORKING THE CASE.
IT'S YOUR CASE.
I'M JUST HELPING OUT.
UH, YOU GOT A SECOND?
THE HOMICIDE WE'RE WORKING
TURNS OUT TO BE A SUICIDE.
IT'S A MAJOR SIN TO KILL
YOURSELF IF YOU'RE MUSLIM.
THE HUSBAND IS SO UPSET
ABOUT THE FAMILY FINDING OUT,
HE'S ASKING US TO MAKE IT
A HOMICIDE AND CHARGE HIM.
THERE ANY WAY WE CAN AVOID
PUTTING IT ON PAPER
THAT IT WAS SUICIDE?
[ SIGHS ]
LEAVE IT OPEN FOR A MONTH
AS A HOMICIDE.
THEN RECLASSIFY IT AS A SUICIDE
AND CLOSE IT OUT.
BY THAT TIME, NO ONE WILL BE
LOOKING TO SEE WHAT IT IS.
WE CAN AT LEAST TELL HIM
HER PARENTS WON'T FIND OUT.
YOU JUST GOT TO
RUN IT BY THE BOSS.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
LIEU?
WE GOT A SITUATION
WHERE THIS EGYPTIAN GIRL
CAME BACK AS A SUICIDE.
BECAUSE OF CULTURAL
CONSIDERATIONS,
IT'D BE GOOD TO MAYBE KEEP THAT
OUT OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD.
WHAT EGYPTIAN GIRL?
THE CASE WE CAUGHT
THIS MORNING.
THE HUSBAND SENT FOR HER
IN AN ARRANGED MARRIAGE.
SHE'D BEEN ENGAGED
TO SOMEONE ELSE,
WHO WOUND UP
FOLLOWING HER OVER HERE.
THEY WOUND UP HAVING AN AFFAIR.
THE HUSBAND FOUND OUT.
WHETHER BECAUSE OF GUILT
OR DEPRESSION
OR SOME COMBINATION OF THE TWO,
SHE KILLED HERSELF.
THAT'S ‐‐ THAT'S
A LOT OF DETAIL, NOW.
YEAH, IT'S JUST THAT WE FEEL
CONFIDENT IT'S A SUICIDE
BECAUSE THERE'S A JOURNAL ENTRY
IN THE GIRL'S HANDWRITING
THAT INTELLIGENCE JUST
TRANSLATED AS A SUICIDE NOTE.
THE M. E.'s OFFICE SAID
THE KNIFE WOUNDS
COULD BE SELF‐INFLICTED.
DO YOU HAVE THIS COVERED?
YEAH.
THEN THAT'S ALL I NEED.
I'M A BIG‐PICTURE GUY.
I DON'T NEED
THE WHO, WHAT, WHY, AND HOW.
IF YOU SAY IT'S COVERED,
IT'S COVERED.
THAT'S HOW I OPERATE.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU UNDERSTAND, WE DON'T
NEED YOU TO SAY ANYTHING.
THE LIEUTENANT PICKED YOU OUT
FROM PHOTOGRAPHS,
AND THE D. A. HAS EVERYTHING
THEY NEED TO GO TO TRIAL.
[ SCOFFS ]
SUIT YOURSELF.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN,
PICK ME OUT?
HE LOOKED AT YOUR PICTURE
AND SAID, "THAT'S THE MAN
WHO SHOT ME."
IT WAS A MISTAKE.
HE WAS 5 FEET AWAY. YOU THINK
HE DOESN'T RECOGNIZE YOU?
WE KNOW WHAT IT WAS LIKE
'CAUSE WE WERE THERE.
A LOT OF YELLING, LOT OF GUNS ‐‐
PRETTY CHAOTIC.
YOU MIGHT HAVE SQUEEZED OFF
A ROUND WITHOUT EVEN MEANING TO.
IF THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED,
YOU GOT TO SAY IT.
LET'S GO.
WHAT IF I DON'T KNOW
HE IS POLICE?
WHO DID YOU THINK HE WAS?
I HAVE ALL KINDS ENEMIES
IN THIS COUNTRY.
OKAY.
SO YOU OPEN A DOOR,
YOU SEE A GUY WITH A GUN,
YOU FIGURE HE'S ONE OF THEM?
WHY NOT?
THAT'S WHY YOU SHOT HIM?
100%.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO WRITE DOWN
THAT YOU SHOT HIM.
SELF‐DEFENSE, YES?
YOU COULD CALL IT THAT.
WHEN I CAN SEE MY SISTER?
AS SOON AS YOU FINISH
YOUR STATEMENT.
WOULD ANYBODY NOTICE
IF WE SNUCK OUT NOW?
[ CHUCKLES ]
MEDAVOY MIGHT.
OH, MEDAVOY
WOULD DEFINITELY NOTICE.
WE DON'T HAVE TO BE
THE LAST TO LEAVE, THOUGH.
PROMISE?
I PROMISE.
ANYBODY
HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY?
YEAH, I COULD USE
A FEW TOASTS.
UH, TO MY PARTNER...
TO MY FRIEND.
AND, GREG, I KNOW
YOU MAY NOT THINK SO,
BUT MOST OF WHAT I LEARNED
ABOUT BEING A DETECTIVE,
I LEARNED FROM YOU.
AND I'M GONNA MISS
BEING IN THAT CAR WITH YOU.
I'M GONNA MISS YOU DUMPING
ALL THE PAPERWORK OFF ON ME.
I'M EVEN GONNA MISS WAITING
FOR YOU TO ORDER IN RESTAURANTS.
I'M GONNA MISS IT ALL,
BUDDY.
ME TOO.
CHEERS.
UH...
AS I LOOK AROUND THIS TABLE...
I REALIZE THAT, UH...
YOU PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
MY CO‐WORKERS,
MY FRIENDS.
[ SIGHS ] THAT'S BIG.
AS LONG AS I LIVE,
I'LL NEVER STOP BEING GRATEFUL
FOR HAVING WORKED WITH YOU.
HERE'S TO YOU GUYS,
AND HERE'S TO THE GUY
WHO INVENTED THIS JOB.
HERE'S TO YOU, GREG.
HERE'S TO YOU, BUDDY.
GOD BLESS, GREG.
[ CHUCKLES ]
CONGRATULATIONS, DETECTIVE.
UH, THANKS, CHIEF.
[ CHUCKLES ]
UH, BRIGID SCOFIELD,
THIS IS CHIEF DUFFY ‐‐
CHIEF OF DETECTIVES.
HOW DO YOU DO?
VERY NICE TO MEET YOU.
COULD YOU EXCUSE ME?
TALK TO YOU FOR A SECOND?
SURE.
[ SIGHS ]
I DON'T KNOW
WHETHER TO CHALK IT UP
TO LIEUTENANT BALE
BEING ON PAIN MEDICATION,
BUT I GOT A CALL FROM HIM
RECOMMENDING
YOU TAKE OVER THE SQUAD.
YOU KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT THAT?
YEAH, CHIEF.
I ASKED HIM TO MAKE THE CALL.
YOU ASKED HIM?
HE OFFERED, BUT THEN
I TOOK HIM UP ON HIS OFFER.
SO YOU'RE SERIOUS
ABOUT THIS?
YEAH.
YOU REALIZE I GOT
A DOZEN BOSSES AHEAD OF YOU,
ALL WAITING
TO TAKE OVER THE SQUAD?
DON'T GET ME WRONG, ANDY.
YOU'RE A GREAT DETECTIVE.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN
YOU'RE READY TO BE A C. O.
I GUESS THAT'S AN EVALUATION
YOU'LL MAKE FOR YOURSELF, SIR.
OKAY.
IT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN.
NOT NOW. YOU'VE BEEN A SERGEANT
FOR 10 MINUTES.
YOU'RE BASICALLY
UNSUPERVISABLE.
I DON'T GET IT.
WHAT THE HELL WAS BALE THINKING?
MAYBE HE THOUGHT
I'D MAKE A DECENT BOSS.
I'D MAKE A DECENT HEAD COACH
FOR THE GIANTS.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN
I'M THE MAN FOR THE JOB.
I GOT TIME IN THE BUREAU.
EVERY BOSS ON THE LIST
HAS TIME IN THE BUREAU.
I KNOW THE SQUAD.
WHICH COULD BE A DETRIMENT
TO YOUR COMMAND.
[ SIGHS, CLEARS THROAT ]
THIS SQUAD HAS BEEN THROUGH
A BUNCH OF COMMAND CHANGES
OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.
EVERY TIME, THEY GOT TO
GET ADJUSTED TO A NEW BOSS
WITH A NEW
MANAGEMENT PHILOSOPHY.
THEY CAN DO IT.
THEY HAVE DONE IT.
BUT IT TAKES SOMETHING
OUT OF THEM.
INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON
WORKING THEIR CASES,
THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT WHERE
THEY STAND WITH THE NEW GUY ‐‐
WHETHER HE'LL HURT THEM
OR NOT.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU LEAVE?
THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
WHO SAYS?
I DO.
COMMANDING THIS SQUAD,
TEACHING THEM,
KEEPING THEM OUT OF HARM'S WAY,
THAT'S MY LAST JOB.
I DON'T WANT TO GO ANYWHERE
FROM THERE.
I'M NOT LOOKING FOR
ANY MORE PROMOTIONS.
THERE'D BE NOTHING ELSE
I'D EVER WANT TO DO.
[ SIGHS ]
ANYWAY, THERE'S
MORE QUALIFIED CANDIDATES.
SO BE IT.
YOU WANT THIS JOB?
YES, SIR.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
THEY WANT YOU ON THE DAIS,
CHIEF.
I'LL BE RIGHT UP.
[ SIGHS ]
OKAY. IT'S YOURS.
DON'T MAKE ME REGRET THIS.
[ UTENSILS CLINKING
ON GLASSWARE ]
I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE
FOR COMING.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE OCCASIONS
THAT'S HAPPY AND SAD BOTH.
HAPPY ON ACCOUNT OF
WE'RE CELEBRATING THE CAREERS
OF DETECTIVES TOMMY DOYLE
FROM QUEENS HOMICIDE,
RICK TIRELLI
FROM THE BARRIER SECTION,
AND GREG MEDAVOY, 15th SQUAD.
WE WISH THEM WELL AS THEY
EMBARK ON NEW ENDEAVORS,
ENJOY THEIR RETIREMENT,
AND SO FORTH.
AT THE SAME TIME,
WE'RE SAD 'CAUSE WE'RE LOSING
THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
THESE THREE MEN PROVIDED
ALL THESE MANY YEARS.
AS YOUR CHIEF, I SALUTE YOU.
I HAVE BEEN TO
THE PENSION BUREAU,
AND I NOW HAVE
MY PISTOL LICENSE
AND MY RETIRED I. D.
GET YOUR HANDS UP!
HANDS UP!
I'M HIT! I'M HIT!
GOT A 1013 ‐‐ OFFICER DOWN.
STAY WITH ME!
COME ON!
MISCHA, THIS GUY SHOT A
NEW YORK CITY POLICE LIEUTENANT.
YOU WILL TELL ME HIS NAME.
[ Russian accent ]
SERGEI YESENIN.
HE DON'T FEAR NOTHING, THAT
GUY ‐‐ NOT POLICE, NOT NOTHING.
LET US WORRY ABOUT THAT.
HOW YOU DOING?
I'M LIEUTENANT HENRY.
CHIEF OF DETECTIVES OFFICE
SENT ME OVER HERE.
I DON'T KNOW
IF IT'S A PERMANENT ASSIGNMENT,
BUT THEY TOLD ME
TO GET COMFORTABLE.
I'M ANDY SIPOWICZ.
ANDY,
PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.
SO, WHY NOT THE REST OF YOU
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES?
JOHN CLARK.
PARTNERED WITH BALDWIN JONES.
RITA ORTIZ. HI.
PARTNERED WITH LAURA MURPHY.
HI.
AND WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
I'M JOHN IRVIN.
I'M THE P. A. A.
AH.
DIDN'T YOU
JUST MAKE SERGEANT?
YEAH, MY ASSIGNMENT
IS DOWNSTAIRS.
I'M JUST UP HERE WORKING ON
THE LIEUTENANT'S SHOOTING.
HOW WE DOING WITH THAT?
WE GOT INFORMATION
FROM THE GUY WE COLLARED.
THE ADDRESSES HE GAVE US
ARE LEGIT,
BUT WHOEVER WAS THERE
HAD MOVED OUT.
YOU A GOLFER?
ME? NO.
I SAW YOU
LOOKING AT THE CLUB.
SHOULD WE BRING YOU
UP TO SPEED?
WHEN YOU GET TO IT,
YOU GET TO IT.
I CAN MAKE COPIES
OF WHATEVER YOU NEED.
JUST DON'T BURY ME
IN PAPERWORK, NOW.
JUST LET ME KNOW.
SO, ANY OF YOU GOLFERS?
UH, MY DAD PLAYS.
GREATEST GAME IN THE WORLD.
GREATEST GAME EVER INVENTED.
LIEUTENANT, I GOT SOME CALLS
I GOT TO MAKE.
YEAH, SURE, GO AHEAD.
NO ONE HERE PLAYS, HUH?
NAH.
HER NAME'S FARAH AMAR.
LOOKS LIKE SHE WAS STABBED
IN THE CHEST.
YOU THINK?
HOW'D THE JOB COME IN?
NEXT‐DOOR NEIGHBOR
CALLED IT IN.
HIS NAME'S CHARLES LUSK.
THAT HIM OVER THERE?
YEAH.
WAIT TILL YOU GET A LOOK
AT THE OUTFIT ON THIS GUY.
YOU CHARLES LUSK?
YES.
WHAT HAPPENED
THIS MORNING?
I HEARD MUSIC
COMING THROUGH THE WALLS.
I KNOCKED ON THE DOOR.
THERE WAS NO ANSWER.
THE DOOR WAS OPEN.
I WENT IN.
HOW EARLY WAS IT?
ABOUT 8:00.
HOW WELL
DID YOU KNOW HER?
WE TALKED ABOUT MUSIC,
SINCE ETHNOGRAPHIC FOLK MUSIC
IS WHAT I'M PURSUING
MY DOCTORATE IN.
WAS IT UNUSUAL FOR HER
TO BE PLAYING MUSIC?
AT THAT HOUR?
YES, IT WAS.
AND YOU WERE GOING IN
TO ASK HER TO TURN IT DOWN?
I DO MEDITATION AT THAT HOUR,
AND I WAS IRRITATED.
WAS FARAH MARRIED?
YES.
CAN YOU TELL US
ANYTHING ABOUT HER HUSBAND?
I THINK HE WAS A CAB DRIVER.
HE WAS GONE A LOT.
ANY PROBLEMS BETWEEN THEM?
I REALLY HATE BEING
PUT IN THE POSITION
OF COMMENTING
ON SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
NO ONE'S GONNA QUOTE YOU.
ALL RIGHT.
I DID HEAR ARGUING,
THOUGH IT WAS HER HUSBAND
WHO DID MOST OF THE YELLING.
ANY IDEA WHAT ABOUT?
THEY SPOKE IN ARABIC.
I HAVE NO IDEA.
UM, I'M SUPPOSED TO
SEE DETECTIVES.
DO YOU KNOW WHICH ONE?
MISCHA,
WE'RE GOING IN THERE.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
YOU COMING?
WHY DON'T YOU TWO
TALK TO HIM?
'CAUSE IT'S A COP SHOOTING,
IF ANYONE EXPECTS
ARNOLD PALMER IN THERE
TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON,
I GOT TO AT LEAST TRY TO
BRING HIM UP‐TO‐DATE.
HOW YOU DOING, MISCHA?
OKAY.
SO, YOU MADE BAIL.
WHAT AM I ASKED TO
COME HERE FOR?
WE NEED MORE INFORMATION.
HAVE A SEAT.
I HAVE NO MORE.
I TOLD YOU EVERY PLACE
I KNOW SERGEI GO TO.
THAT IS NOT TRUE.
100% IS TRUE.
WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE
HE DOES BUSINESS WITH?
HE HAVE SEPARATE OPERATION
FROM ME.
I DON'T GET INVOLVED
HIS BUSINESS.
HE DON'T GET INVOLVED
MY BUSINESS.
COME ON, HE WAS
IN YOUR APARTMENT.
I TELL YOU
ABOUT SISTER, NO?
I TELL YOU ABOUT GIRLFRIEND.
FOR THIS, I GET D. A. GO EASY.
YOU SAY.
NOW I'M OUT ON A LIMB
WITHOUT PADDLE.
FOR WHAT?
WELL, YOUR CASE
STILL HAS TO COME TO TRIAL.
AND YOU WERE COOPERATIVE
AT FIRST, WHICH IS GOOD.
YOU'RE NOT BEING COOPERATIVE
NOW. THAT'S BAD.
AS FAR AS SERGEI IS CONCERNED,
YOU ALREADY FLIPPED.
YOU'RE ALREADY ON OUR TEAM.
WE BOTH NEED SERGEI
BEHIND BARS.
OKAY.
YOU WANT SOMETHING
FROM MISCHA.
WELL, MISCHA WANT SOMETHING
FROM YOU.
SUSPENDED SENTENCE ONLY ‐‐
NO JAIL.
WORK WITH US, MAYBE THAT'S
WHAT THE D. A. WILL RECOMMEND.
D.A. TELL ME
FROM HORSE'S OWN MOUTH.
OTHERWISE, I TAKE MY CHANCE
IN COURT.
MISCHA NOT SO STUPID,
LIKE YOU THINK.
[ Egyptian accent ] CAN YOU TELL
ME WHY I'M HERE, PLEASE?
YOUR WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN
AN ACCIDENT THIS MORNING.
WHAT KIND OF ACCIDENT?
WE'RE CHECKING INTO THAT.
HAVE A SEAT.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
WHERE WERE YOU THIS MORNING,
MR. AMAR?
DRIVING MY TAXICAB.
YOU LEFT YOUR APARTMENT
AT WHAT TIME?
6:00.
WAS YOUR WIFE THERE?
SHE MADE FOR ME BREAKFAST.
WHAT KIND OF ACCIDENT
WAS SHE INVOLVED IN?
YOUR WIFE WAS KILLED,
MR. AMAR.
[ GASPS ]
HOW YOU KNOW THIS?
WE'RE INVESTIGATING
HER DEATH.
SHE WAS MURDERED
IN YOUR APARTMENT.
[ Voice breaking ]
HOW DID IT HAPPEN?
SHE WAS STABBED.
[ SOBBING ]
HOW WERE YOU AND YOUR WIFE
GETTING ALONG, MR. AMAR?
GOOD. FINE.
[ SIGHS ] PERFECT.
WE'VE HEARD
FROM PEOPLE IN YOUR BUILDING
THAT YOU USED TO ARGUE
QUITE A BIT.
YOU THINK IT MEAN
I KILLED HER?
WE'RE NOT SAYING THAT.
IBRAHIM DID THIS!
WHO IS THAT?
HE KNOW HER
FROM EGYPT.
HE WANTED TO MARRY HER,
BUT HE HAS NO MONEY.
HIS FAMILY HAVE NO MONEY,
SO THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN.
HER FAMILY
ALSO HAVE NOTHING.
THEY LIST HER IN AGENCY.
I MAKE ARRANGEMENTS.
WHAT KIND OF ARRANGEMENTS?
I PAY DOWRY.
I PAY AGENCY FEES.
I BRING HER HERE
TO BE MY WIFE.
IBRAHIM FINDS OUT SHE'S HERE.
NOW HE COME.
HOW DID HE FIND OUT?
HER GIRLFRIEND TELL HIM.
DID HE MAKE CONTACT
WITH HER?
YES, HE DOES.
AND I HAVE HIM IN MY HOME.
I SHOW HIM HOSPITALITY.
THEN, I FIND OUT
HE CALL FARAH,
ASKED HER
TO SEE HIM BY HERSELF,
TO BEHAVE IN A MANNER
ALTOGETHER UNACCEPTABLE
FOR A MARRIED WOMAN.
DID THEY HAVE
A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP?
NO!
ABSOLUTELY.
BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION,
I...SAY HE NOT WELCOME
IN MY HOUSE.
BECAUSE SHE'S A GOOD WIFE,
SHE TELLS HIM.
SO THIS IS WHAT HE DOES.
HE SAY TO HIMSELF...
"IF I CAN'T HAVE HER,
NOBODY CAN HAVE HER."
HOW YOU DOING?
ALL RIGHT.
WHAT ARE THEY SAYING?
TOOK OUT THE SPLEEN.
IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL.
THEY EXPECT THE KIDNEY
SHOULD HEAL COMPLETELY.
THAT'S GREAT.
WHERE ARE WE
WITH THE SHOOTER?
I'M HOPEFUL WE GET SOMETHING
OUT OF THIS RUSSIAN.
NOTHING'S PANNED OUT
SO FAR?
NOT SO FAR.
HOW'S THE NEW BOSS?
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
UH, UH, HE'S ‐‐
HE'S ALL RIGHT.
YEAH?
HE'S...A GOLFER.
CAN YOU WORK WITH HIM,
NOTWITHSTANDING THAT?
HE'S JUST
KEEPING YOUR SEAT WARM.
MAYBE NOT.
WHY? SOUNDS LIKE
YOU'RE ON THE MEND.
THERE'S NERVE DAMAGE.
THERE MAY BE A LOSS OF
MOTOR CONTROL ON MY LEFT SIDE.
THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE
I'M NOT GONNA BE COMING BACK.
I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT.
YOU MIGHT HAVE TO
GET USED TO THE GUY.
I DON'T HAVE TO
GET USED TO HIM.
ONCE I GET THE GUY THAT
SHOT YOU, I'M BACK DOWNSTAIRS.
YOU EVER THINK YOU MIGHT WANT TO
TAKE THE COMMAND YOURSELF?
NO.
I'M NOT SAYING THEY'D GIVE IT
TO YOU, BUT IF I MADE A CALL,
GIVEN THAT
IT'S SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES,
IT'S A POSSIBILITY.
I'M NOT CUT OUT TO BE A BOSS,
TO COMMAND A SQUAD.
YOU TOOK
THE SERGEANT'S TEST.
AND THAT WAS PROBABLY
A STUPID IDEA.
I DON'T HAVE WHAT IT TAKES
TO BE A BOSS.
I DON'T WANT TO BE A BOSS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL
I WAS THINKING.
I'VE BEEN A DETECTIVE
SINCE I WAS 31 YEARS OLD.
I SHOULD HAVE STAYED
A DETECTIVE.
UNTIL WHEN?
UNTIL I DIED. UNTIL I HIT
MANDATORY RETIREMENT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT MADE ME THINK
I COULD DO SOMETHING ELSE.
MOMENTARY WAVE OF OPTIMISM?
MORE LIKE
TEMPORARY INSANITY.
YOU TALK TO YOUR WIFE
ABOUT THIS?
WHY? SO SHE STARTS THINKING IF
IT WEREN'T FOR HER AND THE KIDS,
I'D RETIRE ALTOGETHER?
SHE STARTS FEELING GUILTY AND
TAKES MY PROBLEMS ON HERSELF?
WHAT GOOD IS THAT?
WELL...
I DON'T PRETEND TO BE
AN AUTHORITY ON MARRIAGE.
I WAS SET TO TAKE
THE CAPTAIN'S TEST NEXT MONTH.
FOR SURE,
THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN?
I WON'T SAY I DON'T HAVE MY
DARK MOMENTS THINKING ABOUT IT.
I'M SURE YOU DO.
BUT EVEN THROUGH THOSE
DARK MOMENTS, THOUGH,
I KNOW THE VERY BEST THING
I CAN DO FOR MYSELF
IS TO TURN TOWARD THE
POSSIBILITIES THAT EXIST NOW.
IT MAY NOT BE
WHAT I PLANNED.
IT IS WHAT HAPPENED.
I GUESS THAT'S A GOOD WAY
TO LOOK AT IT.
IT'S A HEAVY LIFT CALLING
THE CHIEF OF DETECTIVES
TO RECOMMEND YOU
FOR A COMMAND.
I'M NOT ASKING YOU
TO DO THAT.
I'M NOT SAYING
HE'D LISTEN,
AND I'M SURE AS HELL
NOT GONNA MAKE THE CALL
UNLESS IT'S SOMETHING
YOU WANT.
BUT I THINK YOU DO
HAVE IT IN YOU TO BE A BOSS.
I THINK YOU'D BE THE RIGHT BOSS
FOR THIS SQUAD TO HAVE.
I SHOULD PROBABLY
GET SOME SLEEP.
[ SIGHS ]
TAKE CARE, LIEUTENANT.
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
I'M NOT TRUSTING THEM
TO TELL ME WHAT GIVES.
WHAT GIVES IS THIS ‐‐
WE FIND YOUR FRIEND YESENIN
BASED ON INFORMATION
THAT YOU PROVIDE US WITH,
I RECOMMEND
A SUSPENDED SENTENCE.
WE FIND HIM
BASED ON ANYTHING ELSE,
CROSS YOUR FINGERS,
HOPE FOR THE BEST.
I ALREADY PROVIDE.
YOU GAVE UP TWO ADDRESSES
WHERE NO ONE WAS HOME.
IS MY FAULT?
NO. THE GUN AND THE STOLEN
MERCHANDISE ARE YOUR FAULT.
YOU GOT TO HELP US FIND HIM.
I TAKE BIG RISK HERE!
IF YOU WEREN'T TAKING A RISK,
WE WOULDN'T BE TALKING TO YOU.
EITHER YOU TELL US WHAT YOU KNOW
OR STOP WASTING OUR TIME.
[ SIGHS ]
HE BRING GIRLS FROM RUSSIA.
IF HE'S HIDING,
HE MIGHT GO CHECK UP ON THEM.
WHERE WOULD WE FIND
THESE GIRLS?
HE DON'T TELL ME
WHERE HIS GIRLS.
THAT'S NOT VERY MUCH HELP,
IS IT?
I KNOW HE HAS DEAL
WITH COVENTRY HOTEL,
WHERE HE SENDS GIRLS.
A DEAL WITH WHO?
HIS NAME MACKLIN.
I MEET HIM BEFORE SERGEI.
I PUT THEM TOGETHER.
IS GOOD NOW?
WE'LL SEE.
WHICH ONE OF YOU
IS IBRAHIM?
[ Egyptian accent ]
ME. I'M IBRAHIM.
WE NEED TO TALK TO YOU
ABOUT FARAH.
WHAT ABOUT HER?
WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE
THIS CONVERSATION HERE.
WHEN'S THE LAST TIME
YOU SAW HER?
WHY?
THINK ABOUT IT.
I DON'T REMEMBER.
WHY YOU ASKING ME?
SHE'S DEAD.
HOW CAN YOU THINK
I KILL THIS WOMAN?
WE'RE TALKING TO
EVERYONE WHO KNEW HER.
WHAT TIME DID YOU
GET TO WORK?
6:30.
IS THERE ANYONE
WHO CAN CONFIRM THAT?
IT WAS THE DRIVER
FROM THE TIMES.
AND THERE WAS SAMI,
WHO WORKS AT THE NEWSSTAND.
UNLESS YOU THINK
BECAUSE HE'S ARAB, HE'D LIE.
WE DON'T THINK THAT.
DID YOU TRY TO PERSUADE
FARAH NOT TO GET MARRIED?
YES.
SHE WENT THROUGH WITH IT.
SHE HONORED HER PARENTS.
SHE DID WHAT THEY TOLD HER.
I WAS IN NO POSITION
TO OFFER WHAT AMAR COULD,
SO I HAD TO ACCEPT THAT THIS
IS THE WAY IT WAS GOING TO BE.
YOU WEREN'T HAPPY ABOUT IT.
NO, I WAS NOT HAPPY
ABOUT IT.
BUT I UNDERSTAND THE DIFFICULTY
OF HER POSITION,
SO I TRIED TO BE
A FRIEND ONLY.
YOU CAME TO THE UNITED STATES
TO BE FRIENDS WITH HER?
COME ON, IBRAHIM. THAT'S NOT
EVEN VAGUELY CREDIBLE.
I CAME HERE
TO WIN HER BACK.
WHEN I CAN'T DO THAT, I SATISFY
MYSELF TO BE A FRIEND ONLY.
ALSO TO BETTER MYSELF
IN THE WAY THAT OTHERS DO.
IS THAT WHAT THE PHONE CALLS
AND THE VISITS WERE?
YES.
SHE NEEDED A FRIEND.
FOR AMAR,
HIS MOST TREASURED POSSESSION
WAS HIS TAXI MEDALLION.
FARAH WAS A DISTANT SECOND.
THAT MUST HAVE MADE IT
FRUSTRATING FOR YOU,
TO LIVE WITH THE FACT
THAT SHE WAS HIS.
MANY THINGS
ARE FRUSTRATING.
YOU LEARN TO ACCEPT THEM
AS GOD'S WILL
AND GO ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS.
IS THAT WHAT YOU DID?
YES.
THINK WHETHER OR NOT
YOU WANT TO BE LYING
ABOUT ACCEPTING GOD'S WILL.
NOT TO MENTION YOUR RELATIONSHIP
WITH A MURDER VICTIM.
THAT'S HOW PEOPLE
BECOME SUSPECTS. THEY LIE.
[ Voice breaking ]
OKAY.
IT HAPPEN.
WE DON'T PLAN ON IT,
BUT ONE DAY, SHE COME OVER
AND WE HAVE RELATIONS.
WAS THAT THE ONLY TIME?
ALL MY LIFE.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
YOU SAW HER?
TWO DAYS AGO.
SHE CALLED ME IN THE DAYTIME.
SHE WAS SAD.
SHE WAS LONELY.
SHE MISSED HER PARENTS...
HER BROTHER, HER SISTERS.
I WENT OVER THERE TO BE
WHATEVER COMFORT I COULD.
WHAT DID THAT CONSIST OF?
DRINKING TEA AND TALKING.
THAT'S ALL.
AMAR CAME HOME EARLY
AND DECIDED IT WAS
SOMETHING ELSE ENTIRELY.
HE CURSED ME. HE MADE
ACCUSATIONS ABOUT BOTH OF US.
SHE CALLED THE NEXT DAY
IN TEARS
AND SAID IT KEPT UP
THROUGH THE NIGHT.
IT'S AMAR WHO DID THIS.
THERE IS NO DOUBT.
WE'LL BE
TALKING TO HIM AGAIN.
WHEN IT COMES TIME
TO MAKE BURIAL ARRANGEMENTS...
SHE SHOULD BE SENT
BACK TO EGYPT, TO HER PARENTS.
THAT'S UP TO HER HUSBAND.
WHAT IF
HER HUSBAND KILL HER?
I'M NOT SURE.
IF IT'S POSSIBLE, PLEASE,
COULD YOU TELL
WHOEVER IS IN CHARGE OF THAT...
...THAT I WOULD LIKE TO PAY.
[ SOBS ]
MR. MACKLIN?
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
WE'RE LOOKING FOR
SERGEI YESENIN.
IS HE A GUEST?
NO, HE'S THE PIMP
YOU WORK WITH.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
HOW LOUD DO YOU WANT
THIS CONVERSATION TO GET?
COULD WE TALK OVER HERE?
ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE
COME THROUGH HERE.
ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE
DROP NAMES.
IF YOU TELL US
YOU DON'T KNOW THIS GUY,
WE'RE GONNA TAKE YOU OUT
IN CUFFS.
IS WORKING GIRLS
GOING TO HOTEL ROOMS
SOMETHING
WE'RE CRACKING DOWN ON?
IT'S ILLEGAL. WE CAN CRACK DOWN
ON IT WHENEVER WE WANT.
OKAY, SORRY.
NOBODY TOLD ME.
I'M THE GUY GUESTS ASK
WHEN THEY WANT ONE,
SO I HAVE THE CONTACTS.
NOW I WON'T DO IT ANYMORE.
THE GIRLS SERGEI SENDS OVER,
WHERE DOES HE KEEP THEM?
THAT, I WOULDN'T KNOW.
ALL RIGHT, TURN AROUND.
WAIT. THEY COME HERE.
I DON'T SEND PEOPLE THERE.
YOU NEVER GOT
THROWN A FREE ONE?
NEVER.
YOU'RE LYING.
TURN AROUND.
I DON'T THINK YOU HAVE
ANYTHING TO ARREST ME ON.
THINK AGAIN.
SERGEI SHOT A COP.
THAT MEANS WE CAN GO AS FAR
AS WE WANT IN ANY DIRECTION.
AND IF YOU DON'T THINK WE'RE
GONNA TIE YOU UP FOR A WHILE,
YOU'RE CRAZY, WHETHER OR NOT
WE CAN MAKE IT STICK.
YOU KNOW, THIS GUY
SCARES ME TO DEATH.
THE SOONER WE LOCK HIM UP, THE
SOONER HE STOPS BEING A THREAT.
IS HE GONNA FIND OUT
IT COMES FROM ME?
NOT FROM US.
THERE'S AN APARTMENT BUILDING
ON YORK AVENUE
BETWEEN 68th AND 69th.
HE KEEPS
AN APARTMENT THERE.
LARABIE'S THE NAME
ON THE BUZZER.
DON'T GO CALLING OVER THERE
TO WARN THEM.
WHAT, ARE YOU CRAZY?
I'M NOT GONNA
PISS YOU GUYS OFF, BELIEVE ME.
[ Russian accent ]
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
SHUT YOUR MOUTH!
THIS IS
LEGITIMATE BUSINESS.
POLICE!
COULD I SPEAK WITH YOU,
PLEASE?
I HAVE
A SPECIAL SITUATION.
GET HIM DRESSED.
GET HIM OUT OF HERE.
COME ON.
THERE'S NO ONE ELSE HERE.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
VARENKA.
VARENKA WHAT?
BULGARIN.
VARENKA,
WE'RE LOOKING FOR SERGEI.
I DON'T KNOW WHO THAT IS.
YOU'RE TAKING A RIDE.
[ SPEAKING RUSSIAN ]
SHE HAS TO
GO TO THE BATHROOM.
TAKE HER.
NO, SHE NEEDS PRIVACY.
IT'S NOT POSSIBLE.
UH, OFFICER, MY WIFE'S COMING
OUT OF SERIOUS DEPRESSION.
YOU THINK WE COULD SPARE HER
FINDING OUT ABOUT THIS?
WE'RE NOT GONNA CALL
YOUR WIFE.
AFTER HE GETS DRESSED,
TAKE HIM DOWNSTAIRS.
THANK YOU.
DON'T TOUCH ME.
HIM, YOU TREAT GOOD.
COME ON, NATASHA.
HOPE WE'RE NOT INTERRUPTING.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
THIS IS WHERE YOU COME
TO PRAY?
THIS IS WHERE I COME MOST DAYS
WHEN I'M WORKING.
I CAN'T GET TO THE MOSQUE
UP ON 96th STREET.
I CAME TODAY TO FORGET
IT'S NOT LIKE MOST DAYS.
WE SPOKE TO IBRAHIM.
DID HE ADMIT
TO KILLING HER?
NO.
YOU SAID THE LAST TIME
YOU SAW HIM WAS A MONTH AGO.
SOMETHING LIKE THIS, YES.
IT WAS TWO DAYS AGO.
HE SAID YOU CAME HOME, FOUND
HIM THERE, AND GOT PRETTY ANGRY.
YOU ACCUSED HIM AND YOUR WIFE
OF HAVING AN AFFAIR.
IT'S TRUE.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO
COME WITH US NOW, MR. AMAR.
WHY?
WE WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
I DON'T WANT TO
TALK TO YOU ANYMORE.
I LOST MY WIFE TODAY.
PLEASE, GIVE ME CONSIDERATION
TO ALLOW ME TO BE BY MYSELF.
SORRY.
[ Russian accent ]
I COME FROM RUSSIA FOR MODELING.
NOW I STUDY
FOR REAL‐ESTATE LICENSE.
BUT YOU'RE WORKING
FOR SERGEI.
I DON'T KNOW WHO THIS IS.
WHO DO YOU WORK FOR?
I DON'T WORK FOR ANYONE.
DO YOU HAVE AN AD
IN THE PAPER?
NO, I DON'T HAVE AD.
YOU STAND AROUND HOTEL BARS?
YOU STAND ON THE STREET CORNER?
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
WHERE DO THE MEN COME FROM
WHO PAY TO HAVE SEX WITH YOU?
[ Voice breaking ]
I DON'T KNOW.
SOMEONE TELL THEM TO CALL ME,
AND THEY CALL.
I DON'T KNOW
WHERE THEY COME FROM.
ELENA, WITH ONE PHONE CALL,
I CAN HAVE IMMIGRATION HERE,
AND YOU CAN FIND YOURSELF
GETTING SENT BACK TO RUSSIA.
WHY DO YOU DO THIS TO ME?
'CAUSE YOU'RE LYING.
I KNOW YOU'RE AFRAID OF SERGEI.
IF YOU TELL US
WHERE WE CAN FIND HIM,
HE'LL NEVER KNOW
IT CAME FROM YOU.
I DON'T KNOW WHO THIS IS.
[ Ukrainian accent ]
I STUDY TO BE STOCKBROKER.
WHEN IS THE LAST TIME
YOU SAW HIM, PANYA?
I DON'T KNOW WHO IT IS ‐‐
SERGEI.
YEAH, YOU DO.
BECAUSE I'M FROM UKRAINE?
NO, I THINK
BECAUSE HE'S YOUR PIMP.
I DON'T KNOW WHO THIS IS.
YOU WERE ARRESTED
FOR PROSTITUTION.
YOU'RE GOING TO JAIL,
AND WHEN YOU COME OUT OF JAIL,
YOU'RE GONNA BE SHIPPED
BACK TO THE UKRAINE.
I DON'T WANT.
THEN TELL ME WHERE
I CAN FIND SERGEI.
I DON'T KNOW SERGEI.
WE'LL PROTECT YOU.
MY MOTHER AND MY BROTHER
IN ODESSA,
YOU'LL PROTECT THEM, TOO?
I DON'T KNOW SERGEI.
SEE, THE GIRLS MIGHT GET OFF
WITH A SLAP ON THE WRIST.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA
GET OFF SO EASY.
YOU'RE GOING UP
ON PANDERING CHARGES.
IF WE FIND OUT
YOU HAD ANYTHING TO DO
WITH BRINGING THESE GIRLS
INTO THE COUNTRY,
YOU MIGHT BE LOOKING
AT UNLAWFUL IMPRISONMENT,
SMUGGLING, FEDERAL RACKETEERING,
ALL KINDS OF THINGS.
I AM SUCH BIG FISH
LIKE THIS,
MAYBE THEY BUILD ME
MY OWN PRISON.
NO, THEY GOT THE PRISON
ALREADY.
YOU DON'T SCARE ME, OKAY?
WHICH MAKES YOU
MORE STUPID THAN BRAVE,
BECAUSE THIS GUY
YOU'RE PROTECTING SHOT A COP.
THAT MEANS IF YOU HELP US
FIND HIM, YOU CAN WALK OUT.
I DON'T HELP YOU
DO NOTHING.
THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WANT
TO GET AN UPDATE
ON WHERE WE ARE WITH
THE LIEUTENANT'S SHOOTING.
SURE. COME ON IN.
I'M JUST TRYING
TO GET THIS THING TO WORK.
GIVE ME THE BAROMETRIC PRESSURE,
TEMPERATURE, AND DEW POINT,
AND IF I KNEW HOW TO
SET THE DARN THING,
IT'D GIVE ME
THE PHASES OF THE MOON.
TURNS OUT THE SHOOTER
DOES A BRISK BUSINESS
IN THE PIMP TRADE.
WE TOOK IN
A FEW OF HIS GIRLS.
THIS IS A RUSSIAN?
YEAH.
YOU KNOW VINNIE GRECO
OVER AT THE FIRST DEP'S OFFICE?
NO.
I KNEW HIM OUT AT THE 111.
HE OWNED A RUSSIAN CAR.
WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA HAVE TO
SIT ON THIS APARTMENT
AND HIS SISTER'S PLACE
IN REGO PARK.
CALLED A ZIL.
WHAT IS?
THEY MAKE A CAR CALLED THE ZIL.
THAT'S THE CAR VINNIE BOUGHT.
ANYWAY, YOU WERE SAYING?
UH, JUST THAT THERE MIGHT BE
SOME OVERTIME INVOLVED.
AS LONG AS YOU GOT
THE PAPERWORK TO BACK IT UP.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
A COP GETTING SHOT, RIGHT?
KNOCK YOURSELF OUT.
YOU WERE LOOKING FOR ME?
YEAH, COULD YOU SEE IF WE HAVE
ANY DOUBLE‐A BATTERIES?
SURE.
BRUCE, RIGHT?
JOHN.
JOHN. SORRY.
I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED.
THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO
ABOUT THE 61s?
I HAVE A FEELING
OUR NEW LIEUTENANT DOESN'T WANT
TO BE BOTHERED WITH THEM.
JUST LEAVE THEM WITH ME.
WHAT'S WRONG?
EVERYTHING'S GREAT.
YOU SEEM UPSET.
I GUESS I JUST DON'T SEE
THIS PLACE AS ONE BIG LEGO SET
WHERE PEOPLE
ARE INTERCHANGEABLE.
JOHN, PEOPLE MOVE AROUND,
PEOPLE RETIRE.
IT'S NOT ALL THAT UNUSUAL,
WHAT'S HAPPENING.
I KNOW.
I ALWAYS MAKE THE MISTAKE
OF GETTING OVERLY ATTACHED.
BELIEVE ME,
IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME.
THERE'LL BE SOME NEW FACES.
YOU MIGHT LEARN TO LIKE THEM.
SEEING YOU GO...
SEEING
DETECTIVE MEDAVOY GO...
HAVING
THIS NEW LIEUTENANT ‐‐
WHO, I HAVE TO SAY, I DO NOT
CARE FOR ‐‐ IS TOO HARD.
I KNOW PEOPLE MOVE AROUND.
I KNOW PEOPLE RETIRE.
THERE'S JUST SOMETHING ABOUT
THISPLACE AND THESE PEOPLE.
OR MAYBE IT'S...
THE PARTICULAR TIME IN MY LIFE
WHEN I WAS HERE.
WHATEVER IT IS, I DON'T WANT
TO SIT AT THAT DESK OUT THERE
IF IT'S ALL GONNA BE
DIFFERENT.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?
PUT IN FOR A TRANSFER.
CROSS MY FINGERS
THERE'S ANOTHER PRECINCT
WHERE I'LL BE MADE TO FEEL
AS MUCH A PART OF THINGS
AS I WAS HERE.
AND HOPE I DON'T GET TOO WEEPY
THINKING ABOUT IT.
HOW COME YOU COULDN'T
MEET A GIRL HERE IN NEW YORK?
I WANTED A MUSLIM GIRL.
THERE'S MUSLIM GIRLS HERE.
IT'S NOT YOUR BUSINESS
WHY I DO THIS.
UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS
OUR BUSINESS, MR. AMAR.
WE'RE DETECTIVES INVESTIGATING
YOUR WIFE'S MURDER.
I WANTED A WOMAN
WHO FOLLOW KORAN TEACHINGS.
SUCH AS WHAT?
THAT SHE BE CLEAN,
THAT SHE WEAR HIJAB,
THAT SHE NOT GIVE HERSELF
TO ANYONE BUT HER HUSBAND.
AND YOU PAID A LOT OF MONEY
TO HAVE THAT, DIDN'T YOU?
I DON'T THINK
ABOUT THE MONEY.
THE FLAG HAD TO DROP
ON THAT METER A LOT OF TIMES
FOR YOU TO MAKE ENOUGH MONEY
TO BRING HER OVER HERE.
DID YOU FEEL LIKE
YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN GYPPED?
SHE WASN'T WHO YOU THOUGHT
YOU WERE GETTING.
SHE WANTED FRIENDS OF HER OWN.
SHE MISSED HER PARENTS.
MAYBE SHE WANTED TO LEAVE
THE APARTMENT WITHOUT THE HIJAB.
SHE NEVER GO OUT
WITHOUT HER HIJAB.
MAYBE SHE DIDN'T
WANT CHILDREN.
MAYBE SHE WOULDN'T
HAVE SEX WITH YOU.
AND MAYBE YOU FOUND OUT
SHE'D GIVEN HERSELF TO ANOTHER.
YOU THINK ALL WOMEN
ARE LIKE YOU ‐‐
UNABLE TO RESIST TEMPTATION,
UNABLE TO REMAIN CLEAN,
EVEN IF THE WORLD AROUND THEM
IS UNCLEAN?
SHE WAS UNCLEAN HERSELF ‐‐
IN YOUR MIND, AT LEAST.
SHE HAD GIVEN HERSELF
TO ANOTHER.
AS BAD AS SHE MIGHT HAVE FELT,
THERE WAS NO UNDOING THAT.
MAYBE SHE DIDN'T
FEEL BAD ENOUGH.
MAYBE SHE DIDN'T FEEL BAD
AT ALL.
I DON'T SAY ANYTHING ELSE
TO YOU.
I DON'T TALK TO YOU ANYMORE.
HEY, WHAT'S THIS?
LUM'S SENT OVER FOOD
IN HONOR OF GREG'S RETIREMENT.
WOW.
DID YOU FINISH
THE KUNG PAO?
THERE'S A WHOLE OTHER THING
OF IT OVER THERE.
BRIGID COMING, GREG?
Greg: SHE WOULDN'T MISS IT
FOR ALL THE RICE IN CHINA.
I BET SHE'S EXCITED.
YEAH.
Clark: ALL RIGHT.
OKAY, THANKS.
THAT WAS B.C.I.
VARENKA'S PRINTS IN THERE
JUST CAME BACK.
HER REAL NAME'S DASHA.
HER MARRIED NAME IS KASANOV,
AND HER MAIDEN NAME'S YESENIN.
SHE'S SERGEI'S SISTER.
LET'S GO TALK TO HER AGAIN.
"YOU WILL BE TRAVELING
AND COMING INTO A FORTUNE."
THANKS, CAROLYN.
YOU GOT IT.
STEP OUTSIDE, DASHA.
WHAT IS THIS "DASHA"?
YOUR PRINTS CAME BACK.
WE KNOW YOU'RE SERGEI'S SISTER,
SO YOU CAN DROP THE ACT.
I THINK I STAY HERE.
WE UNDERSTAND
YOU'RE NOT GONNA
GIVE YOUR BROTHER UP
TO SAVE YOURSELF,
SO LET'S TRY ANOTHER REASON.
US GOING TO PICK HIM UP IS HIS
BEST SHOT AT COMING OUT ALIVE.
BECAUSE YOU CARE SO MUCH
FOR HIS WELFARE?
YOU MAY FIND THIS HARD TO
BELIEVE, BUT I ACTUALLY PREFER
NOTKILLING SOMEONE
I'M GOING TO ARREST.
I DO FIND HARD TO BELIEVE.
THERE'S COPS ALL OVER THE CITY
LOOKING FOR HIM.
HE'S NOT GONNA BE ABLE
TO STAY HIDDEN FOREVER.
THE SAME THING'S GONNA HAPPEN
THAT HAPPENED LAST TIME.
HE'S GONNA COME OUT,
GUNS BLAZING,
AND NOW THEY'RE GONNA BE
READY FOR HIM.
HE'S AS GOOD AS DEAD.
WHAT WILL YOU DO DIFFERENT?
HOPEFULLY,
WE'LL BE ABLE TO
TALK HIM INTO
SURRENDERING PEACEFULLY.
THERE'S NO GUARANTEE
HE'LL DO IT.
WHAT IS A GUARANTEE
IS WE'RE GONNA DO EVERYTHING
WE CAN TO AVOID HURTING HIM.
THAT IS NOT THE CASE
WITH EVERY COP IN THE CITY.
BUT WE NEED
YOUR COOPERATION.
WHY SHOULD I TRUST YOU?
BECAUSE WE'RE TELLING YOU
YOU CAN.
WE'RE NOT GONNA
GET OURSELVES KILLED.
WE'RE NOT GONNA GET
INNOCENT BYSTANDERS KILLED.
BUT UNLESS YOUR BROTHER
LEAVES US ABSOLUTELY NO CHOICE,
WE'RE GONNA BRING HIM IN
UNHARMED.
YOU HAVE MY WORD.
HOLD IT, SERGEI!
HE'S COMING!
HOLD IT, HOLD IT!
HOLD YOUR FIRE!
WATCH IT!
[ SIREN WAILS ]
TAKE IT EASY, SERGEI!
TAKE IT EASY!
NOW, THERE'S FIVE COPS
OUT HERE.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET AWAY.
THROW YOUR GUN OUT.
[ Russian accent ]
SO YOU CAN KILL ME?
NOBODY'S LOOKING
TO KILL YOU.
WE TALKED TO
YOUR SISTER.
SHE CALLED YOU BECAUSE,
MORE THAN ANYTHING,
SHE WANTS YOU
TO GET OUT OF THIS ALIVE.
EVEN IF IT'S IN PRISON,
SHE WANTS TO VISIT YOU,
WRITE TO YOU,
LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAY
WHEN YOU GET OUT.
I GAVE HER MY WORD THAT I WOULD
TRY TO TAKE YOU ALIVE.
DON'T MAKE HER HAVE TO
IDENTIFY YOUR BODY.
NOW, BACK OFF.
BACK OFF.
COME ON, GET OUT.
GET THE GUN.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
HEY.
YOU WANT TO HEAR
THE TRANSLATION
OF THE LAST ENTRY
AMAR'S WIFE MADE IN HER JOURNAL?
"GOD, PLEASE BE OF COMFORT TO
THE PEOPLE I'M LEAVING BEHIND ‐‐
"TO MY PARENTS,
TO MY SISTER AND BROTHERS,
"TO MY HUSBAND, ADEEB.
"IT IS ALTOGETHER UNFITTING
"THAT YOU SHOWER LOVE AND
AFFECTION ON ONE SUCH AS MYSELF,
"ONE INCAPABLE
OF APPRECIATING IT.
"PEOPLE HAVE TRIED
TO MAKE A PLACE FOR ME,
"BUT THERE IS NO PLACE.
"HERE IN THIS WORLD,
THERE IS NO PLACE.
GOD BLESS ME
AND FORGIVE ME."
WHAT DOES THE M.E. SAY
ABOUT THE WOUNDS?
NOT INCONSISTENT
WITH BEING SELF‐INFLICTED.
I GUESS WE NEED TO TALK
TO HER HUSBAND.
YEAH.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
WE JUST GOT
YOUR WIFE'S JOURNAL
BACK FROM THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT TRANSLATOR.
UM...YOU MIGHT WANT TO READ
HER LAST ENTRY.
WE'RE SORRY.
CHARGE ME.
YOU DIDN'T KILL HER.
YES!
I KILL HER.
I BRING HER HERE.
I DON'T PROVIDE FOR HER
A GOOD LIFE.
I DON'T TAKE AWAY
HER SADNESS.
[ SOBS ]
I'M RESPONSIBLE.
DO YOU WANT TO CALL SOMEONE
TO COME MEET YOU HERE?
OR WE COULD TAKE YOU HOME,
IF YOU LIKE.
THE HADITH
IS THE WORD OF THE PROPHET.
IT SAYS IN HADITH,
IF SOMEONE TAKES THEIR LIFE
BY STABBING THEMSELF
WITH A PIECE OF IRON,
THEY WILL BE
STABBING THEMSELVES...
FOREVER IN HELLFIRE.
[ SOBS ]
THIS IS WHY CHARGE ME ‐‐
FOR HER PARENTS,
AT LEAST, NOT TO KNOW.
WE CAN'T CHARGE YOU
WITH A CRIME YOU DIDN'T COMMIT.
FOR HER PARENTS.
I DON'T KNOW.
WANT TO SIT WITH THEM
FOR A WHILE?
I DIDN'T GET
A GOOD ENOUGH LOOK AT HIM.
I CAN'T BE SURE
WHICH ONE OF THESE IS HIM.
SO...
COME TO ANY DECISIONS?
ABOUT THE SQUAD COMMAND,
YOU MEAN?
YEAH. DO YOU WANT ME
TO MAKE THE PHONE CALL?
I GUESS THE THEORY IS,
SOMEONE
FROM WITHIN A COMMAND
REDUCES
THE TRANSITION PERIOD.
IS THAT A YES?
IF YOU WERE TO MAKE THE CALL
AND THINGS PLAYED OUT,
WHICH I UNDERSTAND
IS A LONG SHOT...
...I GUESS I COULD SEE MYSELF
MOVING INTO THAT POSITION.
POSITION
OF SQUAD COMMANDER?
RIGHT.
DOES THAT MEAN
YOU WANT ME TO MAKE THE CALL?
I ONLY WANT YOU TO DO IT
IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE DOING IT.
YES OR NO?
YEAH.
WHAT DID
THE LIEUTENANT SAY?
HE COULDN'T MAKE
A POSITIVE I. D.
WE DON'T HAVE TO TELL THAT
TO SERGEI.
DID YOU TALK TO HIM YET?
WE WERE WAITING FOR YOU.
WHY DON'T YOU GUYS DO IT.
YOU'RE WORKING THE CASE.
IT'S YOUR CASE.
I'M JUST HELPING OUT.
UH, YOU GOT A SECOND?
THE HOMICIDE WE'RE WORKING
TURNS OUT TO BE A SUICIDE.
IT'S A MAJOR SIN TO KILL
YOURSELF IF YOU'RE MUSLIM.
THE HUSBAND IS SO UPSET
ABOUT THE FAMILY FINDING OUT,
HE'S ASKING US TO MAKE IT
A HOMICIDE AND CHARGE HIM.
THERE ANY WAY WE CAN AVOID
PUTTING IT ON PAPER
THAT IT WAS SUICIDE?
[ SIGHS ]
LEAVE IT OPEN FOR A MONTH
AS A HOMICIDE.
THEN RECLASSIFY IT AS A SUICIDE
AND CLOSE IT OUT.
BY THAT TIME, NO ONE WILL BE
LOOKING TO SEE WHAT IT IS.
WE CAN AT LEAST TELL HIM
HER PARENTS WON'T FIND OUT.
YOU JUST GOT TO
RUN IT BY THE BOSS.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
LIEU?
WE GOT A SITUATION
WHERE THIS EGYPTIAN GIRL
CAME BACK AS A SUICIDE.
BECAUSE OF CULTURAL
CONSIDERATIONS,
IT'D BE GOOD TO MAYBE KEEP THAT
OUT OF THE OFFICIAL RECORD.
WHAT EGYPTIAN GIRL?
THE CASE WE CAUGHT
THIS MORNING.
THE HUSBAND SENT FOR HER
IN AN ARRANGED MARRIAGE.
SHE'D BEEN ENGAGED
TO SOMEONE ELSE,
WHO WOUND UP
FOLLOWING HER OVER HERE.
THEY WOUND UP HAVING AN AFFAIR.
THE HUSBAND FOUND OUT.
WHETHER BECAUSE OF GUILT
OR DEPRESSION
OR SOME COMBINATION OF THE TWO,
SHE KILLED HERSELF.
THAT'S ‐‐ THAT'S
A LOT OF DETAIL, NOW.
YEAH, IT'S JUST THAT WE FEEL
CONFIDENT IT'S A SUICIDE
BECAUSE THERE'S A JOURNAL ENTRY
IN THE GIRL'S HANDWRITING
THAT INTELLIGENCE JUST
TRANSLATED AS A SUICIDE NOTE.
THE M. E.'s OFFICE SAID
THE KNIFE WOUNDS
COULD BE SELF‐INFLICTED.
DO YOU HAVE THIS COVERED?
YEAH.
THEN THAT'S ALL I NEED.
I'M A BIG‐PICTURE GUY.
I DON'T NEED
THE WHO, WHAT, WHY, AND HOW.
IF YOU SAY IT'S COVERED,
IT'S COVERED.
THAT'S HOW I OPERATE.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU UNDERSTAND, WE DON'T
NEED YOU TO SAY ANYTHING.
THE LIEUTENANT PICKED YOU OUT
FROM PHOTOGRAPHS,
AND THE D. A. HAS EVERYTHING
THEY NEED TO GO TO TRIAL.
[ SCOFFS ]
SUIT YOURSELF.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN,
PICK ME OUT?
HE LOOKED AT YOUR PICTURE
AND SAID, "THAT'S THE MAN
WHO SHOT ME."
IT WAS A MISTAKE.
HE WAS 5 FEET AWAY. YOU THINK
HE DOESN'T RECOGNIZE YOU?
WE KNOW WHAT IT WAS LIKE
'CAUSE WE WERE THERE.
A LOT OF YELLING, LOT OF GUNS ‐‐
PRETTY CHAOTIC.
YOU MIGHT HAVE SQUEEZED OFF
A ROUND WITHOUT EVEN MEANING TO.
IF THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED,
YOU GOT TO SAY IT.
LET'S GO.
WHAT IF I DON'T KNOW
HE IS POLICE?
WHO DID YOU THINK HE WAS?
I HAVE ALL KINDS ENEMIES
IN THIS COUNTRY.
OKAY.
SO YOU OPEN A DOOR,
YOU SEE A GUY WITH A GUN,
YOU FIGURE HE'S ONE OF THEM?
WHY NOT?
THAT'S WHY YOU SHOT HIM?
100%.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO WRITE DOWN
THAT YOU SHOT HIM.
SELF‐DEFENSE, YES?
YOU COULD CALL IT THAT.
WHEN I CAN SEE MY SISTER?
AS SOON AS YOU FINISH
YOUR STATEMENT.
WOULD ANYBODY NOTICE
IF WE SNUCK OUT NOW?
[ CHUCKLES ]
MEDAVOY MIGHT.
OH, MEDAVOY
WOULD DEFINITELY NOTICE.
WE DON'T HAVE TO BE
THE LAST TO LEAVE, THOUGH.
PROMISE?
I PROMISE.
ANYBODY
HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY?
YEAH, I COULD USE
A FEW TOASTS.
UH, TO MY PARTNER...
TO MY FRIEND.
AND, GREG, I KNOW
YOU MAY NOT THINK SO,
BUT MOST OF WHAT I LEARNED
ABOUT BEING A DETECTIVE,
I LEARNED FROM YOU.
AND I'M GONNA MISS
BEING IN THAT CAR WITH YOU.
I'M GONNA MISS YOU DUMPING
ALL THE PAPERWORK OFF ON ME.
I'M EVEN GONNA MISS WAITING
FOR YOU TO ORDER IN RESTAURANTS.
I'M GONNA MISS IT ALL,
BUDDY.
ME TOO.
CHEERS.
UH...
AS I LOOK AROUND THIS TABLE...
I REALIZE THAT, UH...
YOU PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
MY CO‐WORKERS,
MY FRIENDS.
[ SIGHS ] THAT'S BIG.
AS LONG AS I LIVE,
I'LL NEVER STOP BEING GRATEFUL
FOR HAVING WORKED WITH YOU.
HERE'S TO YOU GUYS,
AND HERE'S TO THE GUY
WHO INVENTED THIS JOB.
HERE'S TO YOU, GREG.
HERE'S TO YOU, BUDDY.
GOD BLESS, GREG.
[ CHUCKLES ]
CONGRATULATIONS, DETECTIVE.
UH, THANKS, CHIEF.
[ CHUCKLES ]
UH, BRIGID SCOFIELD,
THIS IS CHIEF DUFFY ‐‐
CHIEF OF DETECTIVES.
HOW DO YOU DO?
VERY NICE TO MEET YOU.
COULD YOU EXCUSE ME?
TALK TO YOU FOR A SECOND?
SURE.
[ SIGHS ]
I DON'T KNOW
WHETHER TO CHALK IT UP
TO LIEUTENANT BALE
BEING ON PAIN MEDICATION,
BUT I GOT A CALL FROM HIM
RECOMMENDING
YOU TAKE OVER THE SQUAD.
YOU KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT THAT?
YEAH, CHIEF.
I ASKED HIM TO MAKE THE CALL.
YOU ASKED HIM?
HE OFFERED, BUT THEN
I TOOK HIM UP ON HIS OFFER.
SO YOU'RE SERIOUS
ABOUT THIS?
YEAH.
YOU REALIZE I GOT
A DOZEN BOSSES AHEAD OF YOU,
ALL WAITING
TO TAKE OVER THE SQUAD?
DON'T GET ME WRONG, ANDY.
YOU'RE A GREAT DETECTIVE.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN
YOU'RE READY TO BE A C. O.
I GUESS THAT'S AN EVALUATION
YOU'LL MAKE FOR YOURSELF, SIR.
OKAY.
IT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN.
NOT NOW. YOU'VE BEEN A SERGEANT
FOR 10 MINUTES.
YOU'RE BASICALLY
UNSUPERVISABLE.
I DON'T GET IT.
WHAT THE HELL WAS BALE THINKING?
MAYBE HE THOUGHT
I'D MAKE A DECENT BOSS.
I'D MAKE A DECENT HEAD COACH
FOR THE GIANTS.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN
I'M THE MAN FOR THE JOB.
I GOT TIME IN THE BUREAU.
EVERY BOSS ON THE LIST
HAS TIME IN THE BUREAU.
I KNOW THE SQUAD.
WHICH COULD BE A DETRIMENT
TO YOUR COMMAND.
[ SIGHS, CLEARS THROAT ]
THIS SQUAD HAS BEEN THROUGH
A BUNCH OF COMMAND CHANGES
OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.
EVERY TIME, THEY GOT TO
GET ADJUSTED TO A NEW BOSS
WITH A NEW
MANAGEMENT PHILOSOPHY.
THEY CAN DO IT.
THEY HAVE DONE IT.
BUT IT TAKES SOMETHING
OUT OF THEM.
INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON
WORKING THEIR CASES,
THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT WHERE
THEY STAND WITH THE NEW GUY ‐‐
WHETHER HE'LL HURT THEM
OR NOT.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU LEAVE?
THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
WHO SAYS?
I DO.
COMMANDING THIS SQUAD,
TEACHING THEM,
KEEPING THEM OUT OF HARM'S WAY,
THAT'S MY LAST JOB.
I DON'T WANT TO GO ANYWHERE
FROM THERE.
I'M NOT LOOKING FOR
ANY MORE PROMOTIONS.
THERE'D BE NOTHING ELSE
I'D EVER WANT TO DO.
[ SIGHS ]
ANYWAY, THERE'S
MORE QUALIFIED CANDIDATES.
SO BE IT.
YOU WANT THIS JOB?
YES, SIR.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
THEY WANT YOU ON THE DAIS,
CHIEF.
I'LL BE RIGHT UP.
[ SIGHS ]
OKAY. IT'S YOURS.
DON'T MAKE ME REGRET THIS.
[ UTENSILS CLINKING
ON GLASSWARE ]
I'D LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE
FOR COMING.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE OCCASIONS
THAT'S HAPPY AND SAD BOTH.
HAPPY ON ACCOUNT OF
WE'RE CELEBRATING THE CAREERS
OF DETECTIVES TOMMY DOYLE
FROM QUEENS HOMICIDE,
RICK TIRELLI
FROM THE BARRIER SECTION,
AND GREG MEDAVOY, 15th SQUAD.
WE WISH THEM WELL AS THEY
EMBARK ON NEW ENDEAVORS,
ENJOY THEIR RETIREMENT,
AND SO FORTH.
AT THE SAME TIME,
WE'RE SAD 'CAUSE WE'RE LOSING
THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
THESE THREE MEN PROVIDED
ALL THESE MANY YEARS.
AS YOUR CHIEF, I SALUTE YOU.