NYPD Blue (1993–2005): Season 6, Episode 16 - T'aint Misbehavin - full transcript

BEACHFRONT, DANNY.

THE BUILDING’S
BEACHFRONT.

THE APARTMENT
YOU’D BE RENTING

PROBABLY OVERLOOKS
THE GARBAGE CANS
IN THE ALLEY.

BEACHFRONT
IN EXCLUSIVE
SOUTHAMPTON.

YOU’RE LOOKING
AT THE GARAGE, DANNY.

THIS IS THE HOUSE.

PARDON MY ERROR,
GREG.

IT’S LIKE A 24th‐GENERATION
PHOTOCOPY.

IT IS A HOUSE,
IT FACES THE BEACH,

IT IS $500
PER INDIVIDUAL



ASSUMING
A 4‐WAY SPLIT,

AND YOUR WINDOW’S
TILL 10 A. M.,

’CAUSE MY CONTACT
IN THE 2‐3

HAPPENS TO HAVE
A WAITING LIST

WITH CHECKS
AT THE READY.

I’M GONNA PASS.

THANKS FOR
THINKING OF ME.

YOU, UH, WANT A LITTLE
MORE TIME DECIDING?

NAH. I’LL PROBABLY
BE SEEING MY SISTERS.

YEAH.
’CAUSE THIS WAY I‐‐

I THOUGHT
I’D KNOW SOMEBODY.

Nadine: HEY, DANNY.

HOW’S IT GOING?

NADINE,
THIS IS MY PARTNER
ANDY SIPOWICZ.



NADINE...

HOW DO YOU DO?

DiMARCO.

HOW’S IT GOING?

LET’S GET A CUP
OF COFFEE.

SURE.

PLEASED TO MEET YOU,
ANDY.

I’VE HEARD A LOT
ABOUT YOU.

SORRY FOR BLANKING
ON YOUR NAME.

OH,
THAT’S WHAT IT WAS.
THAT’S RIGHT, NADINE.

IT WASN’T LIKE,
"DON’T MIND HER,
ANDY.

"SHE ISN’T
EVEN WORTH

YOU REMEMBERING WHAT
HER LAST NAME IS."

NADINE, YOU COME OVER HERE
TO GIVE ME A HARD TIME

HOW I INTRODUCE YOU
TO MY PARTNER?

NO. I COME OVER
TO TELL YOU THAT...

I’M LATE, DANNY.

YOU’RE LATE?

I’M LATE,
THAT’S RIGHT.

WAS THAT YOUR FIRST
SEX, DANNY?

YOU DON’T KNOW
HOW BABIES GET MADE?

ALL RIGHT.
LET’S START AGAIN.

NO. I THINK
WE’RE FINISHED,

’CAUSE I THINK
I GOT MY ANSWER

TO THE REST OF WHAT
I WANTED TO ASK.

I WISH YOU’D STOP
SO I COULD TALK TO YOU.

YEAH. NADINE
WHOEVER‐I‐AM.

DID YOU CATCH
HER LAST NAME, ANDY?

THIS IS NADINE DiMARCO.

NADINE DiMARCO, GUYS.

THIS IS DIANE RUSSELL.

THAT’S JAMES MARTINEZ,
NADINE.

GREG MEDAVOY.

GREG’S CONSIDERING
A ONE‐WEEK RENTAL

ON SOME EXCLUSIVE
BEACHFRONT COME JULY.

NADINE.

NADINE.

WOULD YOU STOP
MAKING ME CHASE YOU?

IS THAT REALLY
WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE
I’M DOING?

YOU’RE SURE YOU DON’T
WANT A CUP OF COFFEE?

NO. I’M GOOD.

WHAT WAS THAT
THAT WENT ON?

NOTHING.
THAT WAS NOTHING?

IT’S NOTHING I WANT
TO TALK ABOUT, ANDY.

THAT WAS A PERSONAL
SITUATION INVOLVING SEX,

ANSWER YES OR NO.

I’M NOT ANSWERING YOU,
ANDY,

’CAUSE I DON’T WANT
TO TALK ABOUT IT.

YOU’RE GONNA DRIVE
YOURSELF IN THE GROUND

LIKE A CORKSCREW
BEFORE SEEKING ADVICE?

DO I LOOK SCREWED
IN THE GROUND?

MY INFERENCE ON THAT
DISCUSSION’S CONTEXT,

YOU’RE HALFWAY HOME
TO GETTING SCREWED, PAL,

WHETHER YOU KNOW IT
OR NOT.

DiMARCO. I’M ASSUMING
SHE’S ITALIAN?

NO. ONLY HALF, JUST
ON HER FATHER’S SIDE.

WHAT’S THE OTHER HALF?

ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT
TO KNOW, ANDY?

WHAT’S HER EXTRACTION?

IMAGINE THE WORST,
ANDY, OK?

LOOK, WHATEVER
HER BACKGROUND,

IF THIS IS THE CONTEXT
I’M IMAGINING,

YOU BOTH GOTTA
SETTLE YOUR MINDS

DECIDING WHAT’S IN YOURS
AND HER INTERESTS.

I JUST CAN’T SHUT YOU UP,
ANDY, CAN I?

WOULD YOU LEAVE ME
THE HELL ALONE?

FIND SOMEONE ELSE
TO DRIVE CRAZY.

GIVE ME ONE DAY OFF.

DUMP JOB, ANDY.
YOU’RE UP.

MEDAVOY, MARTINEZ,
YOU RIDE WITH ME.

MORNING, JILL.

HEY, JILL.

[UNDER BREATH]
SHUT UP, CAN I?

"WHY DON’T YOU
JUST GO BOTHER
SOMEBODY ELSE?

JUST GIVE ME
ONE DAY OFF."

ONE DAY OFF, HUH?

I’LL GIVE YOU
ONE DAY OFF.

I’LL GIVE YOU A WHOLE‐‐

GIVE ME A DAY OFF.

HERE I AM
TRYING TO HELP YOU.

TRYING TO GET YOU
TO HANG IN THERE,

AND YOU’RE TELLING ME‐‐

[CLEARS THROAT]

NO GUNSHOT OR KNIFE WOUNDS
ON THE D. O. A.

HE GOT BEAT TO DEATH.

YEAH. OFFICE BUILDING
SUPER FOUND HIM.

HIS BUILDING ONLY RENTS
2 DUMPSTERS,

AND THERE WAS 3
IN THE ALLEY THIS MORNING.

NO I. D.?

NO I. D. ON THE BODY

OR IN ANY OF
THE ALLEY DUMPSTERS.

WHERE’S SORENSON?

HE’S, UH,
RECONNOITERING.

UH, DANNY’S WIDENING
THE I. D. SEARCH PERIMETER.

UH, WE FIGURE
THE EXTRA, UH, DUMPSTER

WITH THE D. O. A. IN IT

WAS TRANSPORTED
FROM SOMEWHERES ELSE.

YEAH. WE’LL CONTACT
THE CARTING COMPANY,

GET A LIST
OF THEIR CLIENTS.

CHECK WITH THEM,
SEE WHO’S MISSING ONE.

GARY MEDFORD.

WHERE’D YOU FIND
THE LICENSE?

ABOUT A BLOCK DOWN
IN A GARBAGE CAN.

LET ME SEE THAT.

THAT’S HIM.

MATCHES THE POLAROID
WE TOOK OF THE D. O. A.

WHY’S ANDY PUTTING ME
IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS?

I GUESS
ANDY’S THINKING
YOU GOT A BETTER SHOT

GETTING SORENSON
TALKING

’CAUSE YOU
WEREN’T HERE
WHEN IT WENT OFF.

IN OTHER WORDS,
BETTER ME THAN YOU.

THAT’S ANOTHER WAY
TO PUT IT.

I’M BETTING ANDY
PUT IN HIS 2 CENTS

AFTER DANNY’S WORDS
WITH THAT NADINE.

YEAH, PROBABLY.

YEAH. WHAT WE’RE SEEING NOW
IS THE SPILLOVER

FROM THAT BACK‐AND‐FORTH.

ANYWAYS,
ANDY’S GONNA BE
A PAIN IN THE ASS

THE REST
OF THE SHIFT.

OH, YES.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

Both: 15th SQUAD.

Sipowicz: YEAH.

YEAH.

[SIGHS]
THANK YOU.

CREDIT CARD COMPANY.

SOMEBODY JUST TRIED
TO USE THE D. O. A.’s CARD

TO BUY A BIG‐SCREEN TV
AT THIS, UH,

TOMMY’S ELECTRONICS
ON FOURTH AND B.

[SIGHS] MANAGER AT TOMMY’S
STALLED THE GUY,

SAID THAT THE TV
WASN’T IN STOCK

AND THEY’D HAVE IT
THIS AFTERNOON
FOR HIM TO PICK UP.

MEDAVOY, MARTINEZ,
LET’S GO SIT ON THIS PLACE,

TRY TO PICK THIS GUY UP.

WHAT ARE YOU, HIDING?

HOW’S HE DOING?

HE’S PRETTY MUCH ACCEPTED

THE SUPER IN THE
D. O. A.’s BUILDING
ISN’T KIDDING.

ABOUT NOT
SPEAKING ENGLISH?

MM‐HMM. NOW HE’S
TRYING TO FIGURE

WHAT THE GUY
IS SPEAKING

SO WE CAN GET
A TRANSLATOR.

I COULD KILL ANDY.

JILL, JUST TELL HIM
YOU TRIED

AND SORENSON
WOULDN’T OPEN UP.

THEN ANDY’LL KILL ME.

[CLEARS THROAT]

HE’S ETHIOPIAN,
THE SUPER.

ADDIS ABABA,
THAT’S THE CITY
HE’S FROM.

NOT HIS NAME.

YEAH. JOB’S
ETHIOPIAN TRANSLATOR’S

ONLY BACKLOGGED
3 TO 5 DAYS,

SO THAT’S REAL PROMISING
GETTING BACKGROUND
ON THIS D. O. A.

I GUESS TRY FOR
LEADS ON THE D. O. A.

FROM THE OWNER INSTEAD.

YEAH. LET ME GO SEE
HOW THE BUILDING’S
REGISTERED.

HOW’S IT GOING?

CASE‐WISE,
NOT VERY WELL.

WAS THAT
YOUR REFERENCE?

OH, CASE‐WISE,
I KNOW WE’RE IN THE DUMPER.

HOW ARE THINGS
OTHERWISE?

THEY’RE GOOD.
HOW ARE YOUR BOYS?

GOOD.

RIGHT NOW THEY’RE
OUT OF THEIR MINDS
TO SEE ROGER CLEMENS.

YEAH. THE ROCKET
COMES TO THE BRONX.

I’LL GET ’EM TICKETS
WHEN HE PITCHES
AGAINST THE TWINS.

THAT’S WHO THEY FOLLOWED
WITH THEIR DAD.

SLIM PICKINGS
FOLLOWING THE TWINS

SINCE KIRBY PUCKETT
QUIT.

YEAH. WELL, THEIR DAD’S
FROM MINNEAPOLIS.

SHOULD WE SEE
HOW DIANE’S DOING?

SURE.

HAVE A SEAT, TED.

GOOD. THANKS.

HERE.

GREAT. GREAT.

SO YOU, UH, FOUND
THIS GUY’S WALLET

THAT YOU USED
THE CREDIT CARD FROM,

THIS GARY MEDFORD.

LISTEN, I SCREWED UP.
I ADMIT IT.

I SHOULD’VE GIVEN
THE WALLET BACK,
BUT, HEY...

I HAVE NO EXCUSE,
BUT I AM TELLING YOU
RIGHT NOW

THAT I WILL GIVE
THAT STEREO BACK,

AND I WILL
PERSONALLY APOLOGIZE
TO THIS GARY MEDFORD,

WHOSE CREDIT CARD
I USED.

THEN YOU’RE
LOOKING AT A TRIP
TO THE MORGUE.

HEY, VIOLENT THREATS
ON MY PERSON

ARE NOT NECESSARY.

GARY MEDFORD
WAS FOUND DEAD
THIS MORNING.

WHAT?

THAT PUTS THE STEREO
YOU BOUGHT WITH
HIS CREDIT CARD

IN THE CATEGORY
OF THE LEAST
OF YOUR PROBLEMS.

OH, MY GOD.

YEAH. TAKE A MOMENT
TO COME TO GRIPS.

OK. OK.

[SIGHS]

ALL RIGHT, UH,

GO ON. COME ON.

W‐‐I DON’T KNOW
A GARY MEDFORD,

AND I SURE AS HELL
DON’T KNOW ABOUT
HIM BEING DEAD.

YOU GATHERED
YOUR WITS BAD, TED.

NOW THIS GUY THAT
WE’RE TALKING ABOUT

WAS FOUND BURIED
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
MATERIAL,

WHICH YOU WOULD
HAVE ACCESS TO

BEING A CONSTRUCTION
LABORER FOR VAUGHAN
AND SONS,

WHICH,
AS IT HAPPENS,

ALSO RENTS
FROM THE SAME
DUMPSTER COMPANY

THAT OWNS
THE DUMPSTER

GARY MEDFORD
SHOWS UP DEAD IN.

THE VICTIM’S CREDIT CARD
WAS FOUND ON YOU, TED.

YOU’RE TIED
CIRCUMSTANTIALLY

TO THE RECEPTACLE
HE WAS FOUND IN,

AND SINCE THE MINUTE
WE PICKED YOU UP,

ALL YOU’VE DONE IS LIE.

Y‐YEAH, I KNOW
IT LOOKS BAD FOR ME.

WHATEVER YOU DO
OR DON’T TELL US, TED,

FROM HERE ON IN,
WE HAVE PLENTY
TO GO TO THE D. A. WITH

AND HAVE THEM
RING YOU UP FOR MURDER.

OK. I’M GONNA
TELL YOU WHAT I KNOW.

ARE WE STARTIN’ FRESH?

HOW MANY TIMES
YOU WANT TO GET HIT?

YOU KNOW, THE LAST TIME
YOU HIT ME,

I JUMPED UP AND SAT
ON MY OWN TESTICLE.

FRIDAY AFTERNOON,

RICHIE VAUGHAN
COMES TO ME TO‐‐

TO TRANSPORT
A DUMPSTER OFF‐SITE.

IF YOU KNEW RICHIE,
YOU WOULDN’T ASK WHY
YOU’RE DOING SOMETHING,

EVEN IF YOU WEREN’T
WORKING FOR HIM,

AND I’M HIS EMPLOYEE,

SO I LOAD THE DUMPSTER,

I DRIVE TO THE ALLEY,

AND I ROLL IT OUT
NEXT TO THE OTHER
DUMPSTERS.

NEVER ONCE
LOOKED INSIDE?

NOT IF YOU KNOW
RICHIE.

AND THIS WAS LIKE
SOME MAGIC PROCESS,

THE CREDIT CARD
GETS TO YOUR POCKET.

BEFORE I DRIVE
OFF‐SITE,

RICHIE HANDS ME
THAT CREDIT CARD

TO MAKE ONE
BIG‐TICKET PURCHASE,

THEN TEAR THE CARD UP.

AND NOTHING’S
SMELLIN’ FISHY TO YOU?

WELL, WHATEVER HAPPENED,
I KNOW I DIDN’T DO IT.

SO YOU BOUGHT
THE STEREO ON SATURDAY.

THEN I GOT GREEDY.

I DIDN’T TEAR
THE CREDIT CARD UP

AND WENT BACK
FOR THE TV TODAY.

LOOKIN’ BACK NOW,

THAT’S WHERE
I MESSED UP,

TRYING TO DOUBLE‐DIP
WITH THE TV.

RIGHT?

GET IN THE CAGE.

JUST SO LONG AS YOU KNOW
I‐‐I DIDN’T KILL THIS GUY.

GET IN THE CAGE
AND SHUT UP.

HEY, HEY. HEY. HEY.

I‐‐I IMAGINE YOU WANT
TO TALK TO RICHIE NEXT.

THIS TIME OF DAY
HE’S ON‐SITE.

HE’S LUCKY HE’S
AS STUPID AS HE IS

OR HE’D REALIZE
HOW GOOD HIS BOSS
FRAMED HIM.

THE SUPER AT THE D. O. A.’s
BUILDING IS NO HELP.

THE BUILDING’S OWNED
BY A BENJAMIN RAWLINGS.

WE CALLED HIS HOME,
HIS WIFE SAID TRY HIM
AT THE SILVER DOLLAR.

ON 12th.

BARTENDER
AT THE SILVER DOLLAR

SAID BENNIE’S
CALLED ROOSTER,

SAID HE’S
ON A BUS JUNKET
TO ATLANTIC CITY.

WHAT’S GOING ON?

WHAT’S THE GUY’S ACT

USED THE D. O. A.’s
CREDIT CARD?

HE’S A MUTT,
BUT YOU CAN PROBABLY
LIKE HIS BOSS.

DOES DAY WORK AT
A CONSTRUCTION SITE,
THIS TED.

TOLD US HIS BOSS
HAD HIM PUT A DUMPSTER
ONTO HIS TRUCK

AND UNLOAD IT
IN AN ALLEY
LIKE 10 BLOCKS AWAY.

HIS BOSS PAID HIM
FOR THE ERRAND BY, UH,

LETTING HIM USE
A BOOSTED CREDIT CARD
ONE TIME ONLY.

DO YOU BUY HE DIDN’T KNOW
IT WAS THE D. O. A.’s

CREDIT CARD
HE WAS USING?

YEAH. I FOUND
THAT CREDIBLE,

AND ALSO
HIM NOT LOOKING
IN THE DUMPSTER.

YEAH, YOU FIND IT
CREDIBLE

PRETTY MUCH ANYTHING
THIS TED OVERLOOKED.

GO STRAIGHT
AT HIS BOSS.

THE BOSS DEFINITELY
POINTS YOU
TO THIS GUY

OFF THE CREDIT CARD.

HE DEFINITELY SET HIM UP
FOR THE PATSY.

HAS HE GOT BRAINS ENOUGH
TO HELP US WITH A WIRE?

GET HIS BOSS ON TAPE?

YOU’D REALLY WANT
TO GIVE HIM

A THOROUGH PREP,
THIS TED.

CONTACT TARU,
HAVE THEM HERE

FIRST THING
IN THE MORNING,

WIRE THE GUY UP.

Jill:
WE’LL KEEP TRYING
TO CONTACT

THE, UH,
D. O. A.’s PARENTS.

YEAH.
WHERE DO THEY LIVE?

DAYTON.

I’LL PICK UP
THE BUILDING OWNER
IN THE MORNING

IF HE DIDN’T
MAKE HIS FORTUNE
ON THE SLOTS.

SOUNDS LIKE A FRONT.

YEAH, YOU DON’T MEET
THAT MANY LEGIT GUYS

NAMED ROOSTER.

[SIGHS]

HE DIDN’T REALLY
WANT TO TALK TO ME,
ANDY.

AND HOW DID YOU
APPROACH THAT?

HOW DID I
APPROACH IT?

HIS INITIAL
RELUCTANCE.

I ASKED HIM
HOW HE WAS DOING.

HE SAID HE WAS OK.

HE DIDN’T
REALLY WANT
TO GO INTO IT MORE.

SO HIS INITIAL RELUCTANCE
CONTINUED?
RIGHT.

AND YOU
LEFT IT THERE?

YEAH. THAT’S WHERE
I LEFT IT.

NOTHING ON THIS SITUATION
WITH THE GIRL?

YOU, UH, WANT TO RUN
THIS DOWN FOR TED

WITH ME AND JAMES, ANDY?

LET HIM KNOW
ABOUT THE WIRE?

NO.

HI, NADINE.

HI.

COULD WE TALK A LITTLE?

YOU WANT A BEER?

NO. THANKS.

I’M SURE ABOUT IT,
DANNY.

I TOOK THE HOME TEST
3 TIMES.

[SIGHS] IT’S JUST

YOU SAID
IT COULDN’T HAPPEN.

I TOLD YOU
WHAT MY DOCTOR TOLD ME.

I HAVE SCAR TISSUE
FROM AN INFECTION

WHEN I WAS 7 YEARS OLD,
AND I COULDN’T
CONCEIVE A CHILD.

I’M NOT QUESTIONING
YOUR HONESTY,
NADINE.

I KNOW YOU THINK
I TRICKED YOU INTO THIS.

I KNOW THAT’S
WHAT YOU’RE THINKING.

I’M NOT. I’M TRYING
TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT’S GOING ON

SO WE CAN DECIDE
WHAT TO DO.

WE DON’T HAVE
TO DECIDE ANYTHING.

I WAS NOT TRYING
TO INVOLVE YOU
OR TRAP YOU,

SO YOU CAN JUST
STOP WORRYING, OK?

ALL THAT HAPPENED
AT THE STATION HOUSE,

I WAS A MINUTE
GETTING MY HEAD AROUND
WHAT YOU TOLD ME.

I UNDERSTAND
THAT YOU TOOK THAT

FOR RESERVATION
ON MY PART

OR ME THINKING
THAT YOU WERE SCHEMING,

BUT THAT WASN’T IT.

IT WASN’T?

I DON’T THINK
YOU TRIED
TO TRAP ME, NADINE.

I’M A GOOD JUDGE
OF CHARACTER,

AND I DON’T BELIEVE
YOU’D DO THAT.

ANYONE THINKS WE’RE
DEALING THE CARDS
WHAT HAPPENS TO US

HASN’T BEEN AROUND
TOO MUCH.

THIS IS
WHAT HAPPENED.

I WANT TO DO
THE RIGHT THING.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
DANNY?

I’LL ALWAYS MEET
MY RESPONSIBILITIES
TO YOU AND THE BABY,

FINANCIAL
AND OTHERWISE.

AS FAR AS WHAT DEVELOPS
BETWEEN US...

I’D AS SOON THAT
TAKES ITS OWN COURSE.

YEAH. I THINK
THAT MAKES SENSE.

THANKS, DANNY.

I APOLOGIZE FOR
FLYING OFF THE HANDLE.

HEY,

EVERYONE
GETS AFRAID.

MORNING.

MORNING, DIANE.

LOCKER ROOM’S
BARRICADED.

YEAH. THEY’RE WIRING
THAT MOPE UP.

I GOT A PERSONAL
SITUATION.

I’M INVOLVED
WITH A GIRL.

MORE THAN YOU
WANTED TO KNOW.

WHAT’S THE SITUATION?

[CLEARS THROAT]

SHE’S IN TROUBLE.
YOU KNOW...

PREGNANT.

I’M CONVINCED
IT’S MINE,
ONE THING,

AND I BELIEVE
IT WAS ACCIDENTAL.

SHE HAS A CONDITION.

THE DOCTORS
DIDN’T THINK
THIS COULD HAPPEN.

WHY YOU DIDN’T
TAKE PRECAUTIONS.

YEAH, EXACTLY.

SOME MEDICAL
SITUATION,

I DIDN’T GO
INTO THE DETAILS.

AND, UM,

SHE WANTS TO KEEP
THE BABY?

DEFINITELY.

H‐HOW DO YOU FEEL
ABOUT IT?

I WOULDN’T BRING
A CHILD IN THE WORLD

I WASN’T
RESPONSIBLE FOR.

DO YOU THINK
YOU COULD FALL
IN LOVE WITH HER?

NADINE’S A REALLY
NICE GIRL.

BEING TRUTHFUL,
WE DON’T REALLY

KNOW EACH OTHER
THAT WELL.

FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH,

ANDY’S ALWAYS HELPED ME
A LOT EASIER THAN HIMSELF.

THANKS, DIANE,
FOR TALKING TO ME.

I HOPE IT WORKS OUT.

I’M‐‐I’M GONNA
GET A YOGURT.

ANDY, YOU WANT
A YOGURT?

YOU THINK I’VE BEEN OCCUPIED
BY SOME STRANGE SPIRIT?

HOW’S IT GOING?

GOOD.

ME AND HER, WE GOT
A LOT OF THINGS
IRONED OUT

LAST NIGHT.

YOU AND NADINE.

AS FAR
AS BEIN’ PREGNANT,

SHE IS.

THAT WAS A GIVEN,

AND SHE ADMITTED
TO ENTRAPPING YOU?

SHE DIDN’T
ENTRAP ME, ANDY.

SHE DIDN’T THINK
SHE COULD GET
PREGNANT.

SHE HAVE, LIKE,
A CHURCH DISPENSATION

SHE COULD DO THAT
WITHOUT CONSEQUENCE?

THEY TOLD HER
SHE COULDN’T HAVE
A BABY, HER DOCTORS.

SHE WENT
ON THEIR WORD.

YOU WERE WHO WAS PRESENT.

YOU’RE BETTER POSITIONED
THAN ME

IF SHE’S SHOOTING YOU
THROUGH THE GREASE.

YEAH.

I DON’T THINK
SHE’S SHOOTING ME
THROUGH THE GREASE.

FINE. GOOD.
LEAVE IT AT THAT.

SO YOU THINKIN’
A LARGE CEREMONY?

WE’RE NOT TALKIN’
MARRIAGE, ANDY.

WE’RE TALKIN’
ME TAKING PROPER
RESPONSIBILITY.

YOU TAKING
PROPER RESPONSIBILITY

GIVEN THE GIVENS
HOW SHE LAYS THEM OUT,

ASSUMING THE ASSUMPTIONS.

YES, ANDY.

CORRECT.

ASSUMING
THE ASSUMPTIONS,

GIVEN THE GIVENS.

I BUTTED INTO A SITUATION
LIKE THIS WITH MY SON.

HE DIDN’T SPEAK TO ME
2 YEARS.

I’M KEEPING MY FURTHER
OPINIONS TO MYSELF.

I HOPE TO GOD
THINGS WORK OUT.

THANKS.

WHERE’S THAT IDIOT?

UH, HE’S
IN THE LOCKER ROOM
WITH GREG AND JAMES.

LET ME TRY TO REACH
THE D. O. A.’s
LANDLORD.

HOW WE DOIN’
IN THERE, TED?

Ted: HEY, EXCUSE ME
GOIN’ A LITTLE SLOW

MY FIRST TIME
DRY‐SHAVING MY PUBES.

HE’S DUMPIN’?

STILL SHAVING.

COME ON. OPEN THE DOOR,
OR I’LL KICK IT IN
AND DROWN YOU.

OW! YOU JUST MADE ME
NICK MYSELF.

COME ON.
OPEN IT UP.

OK!

HE’S READY.

ALL RIGHT. I APOLOGIZE
FOR MY UNDERWEAR.

I DIDN’T KNOW
I WAS GONNA BE ARRESTED.

JUST HOLD STILL.

OK. I’M RICHIE, TED.

LET’S
RUN THROUGH IT.

[CLEARING THROAT]

HEY, RICHIE.

IT’S ME TED.

TELL HIM HE’S STANDING
IN FRONT OF HIM,

SO I DON’T HAVE
TO HIT THIS MORON.

HE’S IMAGINING
THE OFFICE DOOR
MAY BE CLOSED.

Greg: WHAT’S
YOUR PROBLEM?

WHAT I DID IS WEIGHING
ON MY MIND.

WHAT I HAD YOU DO
IS WEIGHING ON YOU?

WHAT YOU HAD ME DO,
RIGHT.

I’M WORRIED
ABOUT IT, OK?

THE NAME ON THE CREDIT CARD
YOU GAVE ME IS THE SAME NAME

AS THE DEAD GUY FOUND
IN THE DUMPSTER

I READ ABOUT TODAY.

AND YOU HAD ME TRANSPORT
A DUMPSTER, RICHIE.

WHATEVER YOU’RE TALKING
ABOUT IS COINCIDENCE.

MY ASS IS ON THE LINE.

WHAT IF THE COPS
COME AND GET ME
FOR THE CREDIT CARD?

TELL THEM YOU FOUND IT.

BUT THEY CAN TRACE
THE DUMPSTER.

BUT THEY CAN TRACE
THE DUMPSTER.

BUT, RICHIE,

THEY CAN TRACE THE DUMPSTER
TO OUR SITE.

I NEED $25,000
TO LEAVE TOWN.

AT THIS POINT, THEY’LL
AGREE TO THE MONEY OR
PUNCH YOU IN THE FACE.

EITHER WAY, WE GOT HIM.

HE’S GOOD.

DID YOU KILL
THAT GUY, RICHIE?

IS THAT WHAT YOU DID?

SHUT UP.
HEY.

TED, REMEMBER,
DON’T LOOK FOR US
ON THE STREET, OK?

THAT’S IMPORTANT.

OK.

James: MAKE SURE
YOU’RE NOT FOLLOWED
AND GET BACK HERE.

THIS‐‐THIS IS UNCOMFORTABLE.

THE ALTERNATIVE
LOCATION’S
UP YOUR ASS.

ALL RIGHT. LET ME LEARN
TO LIVE WITH THIS.

COME ON.

GET MY PANTS ON.

WALKIN’ LIKE A COWBOY

EASES A LOT
OF THE PRESSURE.

YEAH, GOOD.

GOOD MORNING.

HEY, JILL.

BOWLEGGED TYPE OF DEAL.

SHUT UP.

TRYIN’ THAT ROOSTER
AT THE SILVER DOLLAR.

[CHILDREN PLAYING]

HI, JILL.

GOOD MORNING.

YOU EVER WATCH THESE KIDS
IN THE PRE‐SCHOOL?

YEAH.

THAT BIG‐EARED ONE’S
A TROUBLEMAKER.

IS SORENSON
TALKING TO ANDY?

UH, SORENSON
WAS ON THE PHONE

TRYING TO DRUM UP
THE D. O. A.’s LANDLORD.

ANDY WAS
HEADED OUT TO THAT
CONSTRUCTION SITE

WITH GREG AND JAMES.

HE MAY HAVE TALKED TO ANDY
BEFORE ANDY LEFT.

HMM.

HE’S SWEET, SORENSON.

ROOSTER’S BACK.

HOW’D HE DO
IN ATLANTIC CITY?

TAPPED.

OH, THERE’S AN UPSET.

REMEMBER WHEN EVEL KNIEVEL
TRIED TO LEAP ACROSS
THAT BIG CANYON

AND PLUMMETED TO EARTH?

Greg: SNAKE RIVER CANYON.

AND THE SNAKE RIVER ITSELF
WAS WHAT HE PLUMMETED INTO.

THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS
OF FEET BELOW.

Ted, on mic:
HOW’S IT GOIN’, RICHIE?

Richie: WHAT
ARE YOU DOIN’ HERE?

I NEED TO TALK
TO YOU, RICHIE.

I TOLD YOU
DON’T COME BACK.

I WOULDN’T NEED YOU
TILL NEXT WEEK.

NO, BUT IT’S URGENT.

WHAT IS IT?

I CAN’T SLEEP.

AND VICIOUS HEADACHES,

WHICH I GET
WHEN I’M WORRIED.

WHY DO YOU
THINK I CARE

IF SOMETHING’S
WRONG WITH YOU?

I READ‐‐I READ TODAY‐‐
THE PAPER.

I DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’RE
TALKIN’ ABOUT, TED.

THE DUMPSTER CORPSE.
I’M INVOLVED.

IF YOU WANT A JOB
TO COME BACK TO

AND YOU WANNA
COME BACK TO IT

WITH YOUR NOSE
INTACT,

YOU BETTER TURN
AROUND RIGHT NOW

AND GET OUT
OF MY SIGHT.

CAN TAKE THAT
AS A CONFESSION FROM TED.

WANT ME TO RUN HIM
OVER, ANDY?

DID I HEAR HIM
SAY "ROOSTER,"

THE GUY WHO CALLED YOU
TO THE PHONE?

YEAH. THAT’S, UH...

THAT’S MY NICKNAME
AT THE SILVER DOLLAR‐‐

ROOSTER.

YOU WANT US TO CALL YOU
ROOSTER OR BENNY?

UM, ROOSTER’S OK.

Danny: HOW’D YOU
COME BY IT?

HITTIN’
A FEW HENHOUSES?

WELL, IN MY DAY,
I WAS, UH...

I WAS ACTIVE IN THAT REGARD,
YEAH. BUT, UH...

HEY. WHAT’S THIS
ALL ABOUT?

ROOSTER,

YOU OWN A BUILDING
AT 343 CHARLES STREET?

YES, I DO.
IT’S AN APARTMENT
RESIDENCE.

YOU GOT A TENANT
NAMED GARY MEDFORD?

WHY ARE YOU ASKING ME
TO DISCLOSE THAT?

OH, NOTHING MAJOR.

GARY’S GOT SOME
CREDIT CARD PROBLEMS.

HAS GARY BEEN MISUSING
HIS CREDIT CARD?

HMM.

LOOK, TO TELL YOU
THE TRUTH,

AS FAR AS KNOWING
ANYTHING ABOUT GARY,

YOU JUST PUT ME
OUT OF MY DEPTH.

I’M, UH...WHAT DO
YOU CALL IT?

I’M MORE AN ABSENTEE
LANDLORD TYPE.

YOU’RE SO ABSENTEE,
YOU DON’T KNOW
WHO LIVES THERE?

THAT BUILDING AIN’T
NO 20‐STORY HIGH‐RISE,
ROOSTER.

YEAH, BUT I’M
TOTALLY ABSENTEE.

DID YOU KNOW THE SUPER
IN YOUR BUILDING?
NO.

HE’S ETHIOPIAN.

WELL, THERE I’M
WAY OUT OF MY DEPTH.

AHEM. ROOSTER,
IT’S ALWAYS POSSIBLE

THAT YOU’RE AN ECCENTRIC
HOWARD HUGHES TYPE
REAL ESTATE MOGUL

DRESSING
BELOW HIS STATION.

BUT YOU BEING
OUT OF YOUR DEPTH
SO CONSISTENTLY,

MY MONEY’S ON YOU FRONTING
FOR THAT BUILDING’S
REAL OWNER.

WHAT IS THIS ABOUT, TAXES?

ZONING OR SOME TYPE
DELINQUENCY?

TELL US WHO REALLY OWNS
THAT BUILDING, ROOSTER,

OR WHAT
IT’S GONNA BE ABOUT

IS YOU GETTING CHARGED
WITH FELONY FRAUD.

MY SON‐IN‐LAW.

YOU SEE, HE’S GOT
LIABILITY ISSUES

ON OTHER DWELLINGS
HE’S INVOLVED WITH.

SO YOU LET HIM PUT YOUR NAME
ON THE OWNERSHIP PAPERS.

Danny: WE GOT NO PROBLEM
WITH THAT, ROOSTER.

WE’RE NOT LOOKING TO GIVE
YOUR SON‐IN‐LAW OR YOU
ANY IRS PROBLEMS.

IT’S JUST TO ASK HIM
FOR BACKGROUND

ON THIS SHOPAHOLIC
TENANT?

THAT’S THE SUM
AND SUBSTANCE OF IT.

RICHIE VAUGHAN
IS MY SON‐IN‐LAW.

Jill: ATTABOY,
ROOSTER.

YEAH. COCK‐A‐DOODLE‐DOO.

WHERE ARE WE GONNA
REACH RICHIE?

A BUILDING SITE
HE’S CONTRACTED ON.
I’LL WRITE IT DOWN.

AND THE WAY HE DESCRIBED
THE AGGRAVATION,

BEFORE I’D ACTUALLY
OWN THAT BUILDING,

I’D HAVE MY HEAD
EXAMINED.

RICHIE SAID
ONE OF THE TENANTS

FOUND OUT HE WAS
THE ACTUAL OWNER.

THE GUY’S
A 24‐7 COMPLAINER.

RICHIE’D
LIKE TO KILL HIM.

TED BETTER HOPE
ANDY HAD A GOOD BM.

I THINK ANDY BEATS
HIS BALLS OFF REGARDLESS.

IT’S BAD ENOUGH
YOU SCREWED UP
WITH RICHIE, TED.

WHERE THE HELL YOU BEEN?

I WALKED 3 BLOCKS
FROM THE SITE,

DOWN THE SUBWAY,

JUMPED BACK
ON THE PLATFORM

JUST BEFORE
THE DOORS CLOSED‐‐

ALL RIGHT. WE GOT
BIGGER PROBLEMS.

UP THE STREET AGAIN,
CIRCLED THE BLOCK,

DOWN THE TRAIN,
AND GET ON.

OK. YOU TOOK
GOOD PRECAUTIONS.

I GOT CITED FOR
HOPPING A TURNSTILE.

CAN YOU MAKE THAT
DISAPPEAR?

James: OH, BOY.

WELCOME BACK,
NUMB‐NUT.

SORRY IT DIDN’T
WORK OUT.

AW, NO HARD FEELINGS.

IS HE MIFFED
AT MY PROBLEMS
WITH RICHIE?

Andy: WHAT?

WELL...RICHIE. I WAS ASKING
IF YOU WAS MIFFED.

MIFFED? AM I MIFFED?

NO. NO, I’M NOT MIFFED.

HOW DO WE GO
AFTER HIM NOW?

WHAT’S PLAN "B"?

TED.

GO AWAY.

YOU ARE FORCIN’
THE TRANSMITTER

INTO MY ’TAIN’T.

COME ON.

SO ARE WE GOING TO REMOVE
THE TRANSMITTER NOW?

YEAH, YEAH. LET’S HURRY.

THAT’S BAD.

THE HEAD‐PATTING.

HOW’D THE GUY DO
WITH THE WIRE?

VERY POORLY.

YEAH, HUH?

Ted: OH, MY GOD!

IT TURNS OUT THIS VAUGHAN
WAS THE D. O. A.’s LANDLORD.

Jill: WE WERE
JUST OVER THERE.

3 OF THE OTHER TENANTS
SAID THE D. O. A. WAS
A BALL‐BREAKER

OVER BUILDING
MAINTENANCE.

THE D. O. A. TRACKED DOWN VAUGHAN
WAS THE REAL OWNER,

TRIED TO ORGANIZE
A TENANTS’ VIGIL
OUTSIDE HIS HOUSE.

Ted: MARY,
MOTHER OF GOD!

YOU TELL HIM
TO YANK FAST,

HE IGNORES YOU.

I’M FEELING
WAVES OF NAUSEA.

STRAP HIM BACK UP.

THAT HIM?
YEAH.

I’M THAT IDIOT’S
BROTHER.

I DON’T CARE
WHO YOU ARE.

YOU’D BETTER TAKE
A BIG STEP BACK, PAL.

YOU’RE DONE GIVIN’ ORDERS
TO ANYBODY IN MY FAMILY,

AND I THINK
WE’RE GONNA TALK ABOUT

WHAT WE NEED TO TALK
ABOUT IN PRIVATE

UNLESS YOU WANNA DO IT
IN FRONT OF YOUR MEN.

ME! YOU GOT ME NOW.

COME ON.

ALL RIGHT.
WHAT THE HELL’S
GOING ON HERE?

YOU GOT BALLS, RICHIE‐‐

WHACKIN’ A GUY

AND THEN MAKING MY BROTHER
HELP DISPOSE THE BODY.

KEEP IT DOWN.

THE HELL IF I WILL.

YOU WANNA TALK?
WE’LL TALK.

JUST KEEP IT DOWN.

WHAT WE NEED
TO TALK ABOUT

IS YOU PUTTING MY BROTHER
IN THAT KIND OF A JACKPOT

AND THEN FIGURING IT’S ONLY
WORTH A $100 BOOM BOX.

I GAVE HIM
A CREDIT CARD TO USE.

HE’S NOT SMART ENOUGH TO
USE IT FOR A BIGGER SCORE,

THAT’S HIS PROBLEM.

"KEEP THE AMOUNT
WITHIN REASON,"

WAS YOUR EXACT WORDS,
RICHIE.

AND MY BROTHER’S MISTAKING
THE ELECTRONIC ITEM
I PURCHASED‐‐

HIM STAYING MUTE
WILL COST YOU
10,000 CASH TODAY.

YOU’RE OUT
OF YOUR MIND.

IF YOU THINK IT’S
ONLY YOU IN THIS ROOM

THAT EVER TOOK
ANOTHER MAN’S LIFE,

YOU’RE MISTAKEN.

3 GRAND.

Andy: 7,500.

5.

6,500 WOULD BE EXACTLY
DOWN THE MIDDLE

BETWEEN YOUR
OPENING OFFERS‐‐

5 GRAND. CASH. TODAY.

NOW LET’S SQUARE STORIES

IN CASE THE COPS
START INTERVIEWING
FRIENDS OR COWORKERS.

DID THIS GUY
THAT YOU WHACKED

HAVE ANY CONTACT
WITH TED?

TED DON’T KNOW HIM.

WHO THE HELL WAS HE
TO YOU, ANYWAY?

JUST SOME GUY
WITH A BIG MOUTH

WHO UNDERESTIMATED ME,

SOMETHING WHICH YOU
SHOULD KEEP IN MIND

YOU EVER DECIDE
TO COME BACK FOR MORE.

I THINK YOU GOT A THIRD
PARTY TO WORRY ABOUT.

I’M LOST
FOR THE MOMENT.

SOME BIGMOUTH
UNDERESTIMATED ME.

HE DON’T HAVE THE BALLS
TO DO MURDER HIMSELF.

BELIEVE ME,
I DID THAT MURDER, PAL.

HE WAS A PAIN‐IN‐
THE‐BALLS TENANT

THAT I GOT SICK
OF HEARING COMPLAIN.

YOU COME BACK FOR
MORE SHAKEDOWN MONEY,

I’LL DO THE SAME TO YOU.

WHERE’S THE 5,000?

MY BANK IS DOWN
ON FOURTH.

LET’S GO.

I CAN QUAKE IN MY BOOTS
WALKING.

I HATED TO HAVE
TO BRING HIM IN
ON THIS, RICHIE.

POLICE! GET
YOUR HANDS UP!

YOU’RE A COLLAR,
ASSHOLE!

YOU’RE A COLLAR,
RICHIE.

YOU’RE LAID, BLOWN,
AND PARLAYED.

I’M GONNA KILL YOU.

I SWEAR TO GOD,

NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES,
YOU’RE A DEAD MAN.

DON’T GO TRYING TO MAKE
A PLEA BARGAIN NOW.

WATCH OUT, PLEASE.

I’M A FRIEND
OF DETECTIVE SORENSON’S.

NADINE DiMARCO.

HEY.

HI.

JOHN, NADINE DiMARCO.

WE JUST MET, YES.

IT’S ALL RIGHT.

WHAT’S THE MATTER?

I’M NOT ANYMORE.

OK, NADINE.

THE LITTLE PREGNANT
I WAS, I’M NOT.

IT’S ALL RIGHT.

I WAS, THOUGH.

I JUST WENT
TO THE DOCTOR.

I WASN’T
TRICKING YOU.

SHH.

I LOST THE BABY.

[FOOTSTEPS]

THE EAGLE HAS LANDED.

RICHIE VAUGHAN
IS IN CUSTODY,

THANKS TO THE FAKE
BROTHER WORK

OF ME AND
DETECTIVE SIPOWICZ.

COME ON.

Greg: LET’S TAKE OFF
YOUR TRANSMITTER.

LOCKED?

YEAH. COME ON.
LET’S GO DOWNSTAIRS.

WHY DON’T WE GO
SOMEWHERES AND TALK?

I COULDN’T.

THAT’S WHY I WANTED
TO COME HERE.

THIS WAS ALL
TOO STRANGE ANYWAY.

RIGHT, DANNY?

I MEAN...I WASN’T
EVEN SUPPOSED

TO BE ABLE
TO GET PREGNANT,

AND WE PRETTY MUCH

JUST LIKED
EACH OTHER AT A BAR.

IT WOULD’VE BEEN
TOO MUCH OF A MIRACLE.

I’M CALLING YOU.

COULD YOU WAIT...

AND LET ME CALL YOU?

PLEASE?

SHE’S NOT IN THAT SITUATION
NO MORE‐‐NADINE.

I SAW SHE WAS UPSET.

I GUESS, IF THAT HAPPENS,
IT’S FOR THE BEST.

I GUESS SO.

NOT US NECESSARILY.

FOR HER BODY.

WE WERE GONNA HAVE IT.

I’D NEVER NOT BE
A PARENT, YOU KNOW?

ME NEITHER.

ANDY.

THAT’S OVER, WITH NADINE.

SHE’S NOT PREGNANT
NO MORE.

SHE SAYS
SHE’S GONNA CALL ME

ONCE SHE’S
FEELING BETTER.

THE OLD DAYS,

THEY’D SAY DON’T TELL
NOBODY FOR 3 MONTHS.

TILL THE BABY’S
MORE LIKELY.

MY WIFE TOLD ME THAT
WITH OUR LITTLE GUY‐‐

KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT
FOR THE FIRST 90 DAYS
OF THE PREGNANCY.

24 HOURS, I’D SWORN
THE WHOLE SQUAD
TO SECRECY.

YOU KNOW...

I’M HALF
A HEAD CASE, ANDY.

YOU EVER SEE
MY POTHOLDER COLLECTION?

I GET CONFUSED SOMETIMES.

LOOK, I DON’T PRETEND
KNOWIN’ EVERYTHING
ABOUT EVERYTHING,

ESPECIALLY ABOUT WOMEN.

YOU INTENDED MEETING
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
WITH THIS GIRL.

I CARE FOR MY SISTERS
AS BEST I CAN.

YOU BEEN DOING THAT
A LONG TIME.

I GET TIRED NOT KNOWIN’
WHAT I’M DOIN’.

DOES YOUR, UH,
AUNT AND UNCLE
COUNSEL YOU AT ALL?

GRATEFUL AS I AM
THEY RAISED US,

MY AUNT AND UNCLE
WITHHELD INFORMATION

ABOUT MY FAMILY
SITUATION, ANDY.

MY MOTHER WAS ALIVE
13 YEARS LONGER
THAN I THOUGHT.

I WOULDN’T TRUST
MY AUNT AND UNCLE

TO HELP ME
CROSS THE STREET.

I FEEL BAD FOR THIS NADINE,
I’LL TELL YOU THAT MUCH.

SHE’LL BE OK.

YOU KNOW THAT?

WHAT’S CONVENIENT
FOR ONE PERSON

DON’T MEAN THE OTHER
PERSON’S HAPPY.

HEY.

HEY.

HOW ARE THINGS
GOING, DANNY?

ALL RIGHT. YOU KNOW.

THAT SITUATION’S
RESOLVED.

I REALLY APPRECIATE
ALL THE HELP.

Diane: SURE.

GOOD NIGHT.

YEAH. GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, DIANE.

SHE DON’T NEED
TO BE WALKED TO HER CAR.

NO. SHE CAN
PROBABLY MAKE IT.

ANYWAYS...
THANKS A LOT, ANDY.

SURE.

GOOD NIGHT.