NYPD Blue (1993–2005): Season 6, Episode 3 - Numb & Number - full transcript

The detectives question a group of unsavory suspects after a well-dressed man is found dead in a park. The squad tries to stay optimistic as Simone is told that he will require a heart transplant.

MORNING, DIANE.

GLAD YOU CAME.

I, UH, I REMEMBERED
YOU LIKED THIS YOGURT.

OH, THANKS.

HOW’S BOBBY?

THE DOCTOR’S
LOOKING AT HIM NOW.

THE NURSES SAID
HE SEEMED TO SPEND

A FAIRLY COMFORTABLE
NIGHT.

GOOD.
YEAH.

I GOT HERE AT 7:00.

HE SEEMS
FAIRLY COMFORTABLE.



OK.

OK, YOU CAN LIE BACK NOW.

IT SOUND BETTER?

I’D HOPED
IT’D SOUND BETTER
THAN IT DOES.

NOW, YOU SAY
YOU ARE BREATHING
MORE COMFORTABLY?

YEAH, I THINK I MIGHT BE.

I KNOW YOU WANT TO KEEP
A POSITIVE OUTLOOK,
BOBBY,

BUT I NEED TO KNOW
HOW YOU’RE FEELING.

NOW, BEING CANDID,
WOULD YOU SAY

YOUR BREATHING
MIGHT ACTUALLY BE
A LITTLE WORSE?

YEAH, I THINK MAYBE
A LITTLE WORSE.

LET’S GET ANOTHER ECHO
ON DETECTIVE SIMONE.

EXCUSE ME.

SURE.



DOES BOBBY’S CHEST
SOUND BETTER?

FRANKLY, I’D HOPED
HE’D BE DOING BETTER

THAN WHAT I’M HEARING
THIS MORNING.

I’D LIKE TO REPEAT
THE ECHO STUDY

WE DID ON YOUR HUSBAND
YESTERDAY,

GET A COMPARISON,
SEE WHAT’S GOING ON
IN THERE.

Diane: OK.

IT’LL JUST BE
A FEW MINUTES.

NO. I‐‐I REMEMBER.

THEY, UM, THEY WANT TO DO
ONE OF THE TESTS OVER AGAIN.

THEY DO THAT
RIGHT IN THE ROOM?

YEAH. IT DOESN’T
TAKE VERY LONG.

THE DOCTOR HOPED
BOBBY’S CHEST WOULD HAVE
BEEN SOUNDING BETTER.

SLIMY STUFF.

YEAH, WELL,
THAT’S NOT A FEELING
THAT SLIPS YOUR MIND.

HOW’S SHE DOING?

SHE’S GOT A GIRLFRIEND
OUT THERE WITH HER.

OH. BLONDE? GOOD SHAPE?

THAT’S THE ONE.

IF SHE’S DOING
A 4:00‐TO‐12:00,

COULD YOU ASK HER
TO STICK AWHILE WITH DIANE?

GLAD FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO CONVERSE.

HER NAME IS JILL.

OK. LIE STILL FOR ME.

SURE.

WE’VE TREATED YOU AGGRESSIVELY
TO GET YOUR HEART FUNCTION
STABILIZED,

AND NOW YOU’VE GOT
MORE MITRAL REGURGITATION
THAN YOU DID YESTERDAY.

ENGLISH, DOC, ENGLISH.

I THINK WE NEED
TO GO AHEAD AND DO
THE ANGIOGRAM I TALKED ABOUT.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID
THAT WOULD BE,
LIKE, IN 3 DAYS.

NO. I THINK
WE NEED TO DO IT NOW.

GOOD.

WHAT’S THAT?

EVIDENTLY,
JILL’S NOT COMING IN.

WHEN DID THAT BECOME
A 3‐ALARM FIRE?

JILL STOPPED
BY THE HOSPITAL.

EVIDENTLY, BOBBY’S
NOT DOING THAT GOOD.

MEDAVOY,
WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO?

HE’S TALKING WITH THE BOSS.

ALL RIGHT, LIEU.

WHAT’S HE SAY
ABOUT SIMONE?

THAT ANGIOGRAM TEST
THEY WERE GONNA DO
IN A FEW DAYS,

UH, THEY DECIDED
BOBBY NEEDED THAT NOW.

ON WHAT BASIS?

I’M NOT SURE, ANDY.

ON SOME EMERGENCY BASIS?

I DON’T KNOW.

ANYWAYS, UH,
JILL’S STAYING WITH DIANE.

THAT’S GOOD.

YEAH, KEEP HER COMPANY
WHILE SHE WAITS.

YOU KNOW,
YOU TWO ARE IDIOTS.

WHAT DOES
THAT MEAN, ANDY?

THAT MEANS
SIMONE’S GONNA HAVE
AN EMERGENCY TEST.

YOU TWO COULD BE AT
A HYDROGEN‐BOMB SITE‐‐

"LOOK AT
THE POODLE‐SHAPED
CLOUD."

ARE YOU QUARRELING
WITH THE IDEA

THAT IF BOBBY’S GOTTA
HAVE AN EMERGENCY TEST,

THAT IT’S NICE THAT JILL
IS KEEPING DIANE COMPANY?

NO. THAT’S VERY
HEARTWARMING.

I’M GONNA SPEND
THE REST OF THE DAY
THINKING ABOUT IT,

INSTEAD OF WORRYING
ABOUT HIM.

YOU GUYS WANNA
HEAR ABOUT THIS?

YEAH, BUT FIRST
WE WANTED YOU

TO WALK AWAY
FROM YOUR CRIME SCENE

AND COME OVER HERE
SQUEEZING SHOES.

WHAT DO YOU GOT?

D.O.A.’s IN THERE‐‐
MULTIPLE STAB WOUNDS,
NO WITNESSES,

NO WEAPON
THAT WE COULD FIND.

OH, THAT’S ALL CRUCIALLY
TIMELY INFORMATION.

I CAN SEE WHY THAT WOULD
BE SUCH A TEMPTATION

TO COME OVER HERE AND
INTERRUPT OUR CONVERSATION.

WHO FOUND HIM?

DOG WALKER.
SHE’S OVER THERE.
HER DOG FOUND HIM.

SHE SEE ANYBODY
AROUND?
NO.

AND YOU MIGHT WANT
TO TALK TO THE GUY
IN THE BLUE JACKET.

HE’S BEEN ASKING
A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

YEAH? DON’T TIP HIM OFF
THAT WE WANT TO TALK
TO HIM, ALL RIGHT?

JUST TURN YOUR BACK,
LET HIM WANDER OVER HERE.

HIS PANTS ARE DOWN.

Medavoy: MAYBE HE WAS TAKIN’
A LEAK IN THE BUSHES.

YEAH, THAT WOULD BE
THE SOLE PURPOSE

ANYBODY’D TAKE THEIR PANTS
DOWN IN THE PARK, MEDAVOY.

GOT DEFENSIVE CUTS
ON HIS HANDS.

NO WALLET.

TAKIN’ A LEAK,
STABBED, ROBBED.

A COUPLE OF EMPTY
BEER BOTTLES HERE.

HE’S GOT A SILK SHIRT ON.
HE MUST HAVE GOT
LURED OUT HERE.

WHEN YOU’RE WEARIN’
A $100 SHIRT, YOU TAKE
YOUR LEAKS IN A BAR.

HERE. LOOKS LIKE SOME KIND
OF INVOICE WE GOT HERE.

LOOKS LIKE A GUY NAMED...
"TARIK HASSAM."

HE MANAGED
AN APPLIANCE STORE
ON CANAL STREET.

MOVE YOUR FOOT, GREG.

THE OTHER ONE.

WHAT’S THAT, A BUTTON?

YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE
IT’S OFF OF ONE OF THEM
BLUE BLAZERS.

WELL, IT WOULDN’T BE
OFF THE D. O. A.’s JACKET.

I NEVER KNEW OF A MUGGER
WHO WORE A BLUE BLAZER.

HEY, WHAT DID
YOU FIND IN THERE?

A DEAD GUY.
YOU KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT IT?

NAW, NOTHIN’.

WHAT’S YOUR NAME?
JIM.

YOU SEE ANYTHING
SUSPICIOUS HERE, JIM,

LAST NIGHT, MAYBE
EARLY THIS MORNING?

I WASN’T IN HERE.

YOU’RE JUST
THE CURIOUS TYPE.

NAH, I’M NOT.
I’M JUST WONDERING
WHAT THE GUY LOOKS LIKE.

IS HE A DARK GUY?

YEAH. HOW’D YOU KNOW?

I THINK MAYBE I KNOW
WHO BROUGHT HIM IN HERE.

I SAW HER WITH THIS DARK GUY
WALKIN’ INTO THE PARK
ABOUT MIDNIGHT.

WHO’S THAT?

SHE FLOPS WHERE I’M STAYING.
THE WILLINGHAM.

WHAT’S HER NAME,
JIM?

TRISH McFARLAND.

HOPPED‐UP HALF‐A‐HOOKER
WITH RINGS IN HER NOSE.

SHE DOES A STUPID ACT‐‐
LIKE SHE’S JUST
OFF THE FARM,

THE BIG BAD CITY’S
TOO MUCH FOR HER.

IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU
MIGHT HAVE FELL FOR IT.

TRISH McFARLAND.
HOTEL WILLINGHAM.

THANKS FOR
YOUR HELP, JIM.

HEY.

AT THE RIGHT
TIME OF NIGHT,

I’LL FALL FOR ANYTHING,

BUT I DON’T LIKE THE PART
WHERE SHE ROBS YOU.

I’M SURE HE’S GONNA BE FINE.

THAT’S ALL I HEARD SYLVIA
SAY LAST NIGHT‐‐

"HE’S GONNA BE FINE."

THINK WE
OUGHT TO PICK UP
THIS TRISH, ANDY?

YEAH, LET’S PICK HER UP.

Martinez: SIT DOWN.

ROUST ME OUT OF MY ROOM.

HOW DO YOU THINK
THAT’S GONNA MAKE ME LOOK
AT THE HOTEL?

YEAH, I’LL BET YOU’RE
IN REAL GOOD STANDING
WITH THE MANAGEMENT, TRISH.

WHAT’S THIS ABOUT?

WHERE WERE YOU
LAST NIGHT?

DID YOU GO INTO
TOMPKINS SQUARE PARK?

NO. I WASN’T ANYWHERE
AROUND THERE.

DO YOU THINK YOU CAN
COME IN HERE AND LIE TO US?!

DON’T YOU START
TRYING TO INTIMIDATE ME.

WE GOT ABSOLUTELY
RELIABLE INFORMATION

YOU WENT IN THE PARK
AROUND MIDNIGHT WITH A GUY
THAT TURNED UP DEAD.

YOU’RE GONNA BE
CHARGED WITH MURDER,

AND THIS IS
A DEATH PENALTY CASE.

SO YOU CAN SAY
GOOD‐BYE TO YOUR SCUMMY
CRACKHEAD LIFE, TRISH,

AND YOUR GOOD STANDING
IN THAT HOTEL!

YOU GONNA LET HIM
INTIMIDATE ME LIKE THIS?

YOU WANNA HELP
YOURSELF, TRISH,

YOU GOTTA TELL US
THE TRUTH.

LOOK, I DON’T KNOW
WHAT YOUR RELIABLE
INFORMATION IS,

BUT I WENT IN THE PARK
WITH THAT GUY, PERIOD.

YOU’RE TELLIN’ ME
THAT GUY’S NOT DEAD?!

I’M SAYING
I DIDN’T DO IT.

SO WHO DID IT, THEN?!

IT WASN’T
JUST ME AND HIM.

THERE WAS ANOTHER GIRL
THERE ALSO.

WHERE’S YOUR RELIABLE
INFORMATION ON THAT?!

WHO IS THE OTHER GIRL,
TRISH?

SHE’S A SPANISH GIRL.
I DON’T KNOW HER
TOO GOOD.

BUT I WAS WITH HER
FOR A MINUTE

WHEN SHE PICKED UP
THIS FOREIGN GUY.

WE WORKED IT OUT

THAT WHILE SHE WAS
GETTING IT ON WITH HIM
IN THE PARK,

I WAS GONNA...

LIFT HIS WALLET.

Sipowicz: OH,
PERISH THE THOUGHT!

WHEN WE GOT THERE,
THEY GOT IN A FIGHT.

SHE WENT FOR THE WALLET
HERSELF.

AND HE STARTED
HITTING HER,

AND SHE STARTED
SCREAMING.

AND THEN HER FRIEND
RAN UP TO HELP HER.

A SPANISH GUY.

IT WAS HIM
STUCK THE TRICK.

AND YOU SAW IT HAPPEN?

I RAN.

I DIDN’T ACTUALLY
SEE THE CRIME.

YOU GOTTA GIVE US NAMES.

YEAH? WHAT’S
GONNA HAPPEN TO ME
IF I GIVE NAMES?

WHAT’S GONNA HAPPEN
IF YOU DON’T

IS WHAT YOU NEED
TO BE THINKIN’ ABOUT!

[MUFFLED] RAMONA.

WHAT’D YOU SAY?!

AAH. RAMONA!

HER LAST NAME’S GARZA.

AND...FRANKIE...

I DON’T KNOW‐‐
I’VE HEARD IT.

SOSA, SOTA,
SOMETHING.

SOTO?

SOUNDS RIGHT.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE
WE CAN FIND HIM?

UH, FRANKIE’S A BARFLY.

HE HANGS OUT MAINLY
AT BUDDY AND JACK’S.

RAMONA MORE DIGS CRACK,
BUT SHE LOVES HIM,

SO LATELY SHE’S
BEEN DRINKING.

YOU’RE GONNA NEED
TO TAPE A STATEMENT.

WHY?
BECAUSE I SAY SO!

I WAS BARELY INVOLVED.

TAPED STATEMENT’S HOW YOU’RE
GONNA GET THAT ACROSS.

WE’LL GET A D.A.
IN HERE FOR YOU,

GET YOUR SIDE OF IT
ON THE RECORD.

PRETEND SHE’S
AUDREY HEPBURN.

THAT GUY’S DANGEROUS.

BEVERAGE WHILE
WE GET YOU SET UP?

YOU GOT GINSENG TEA?

NO.

ANYTHING WITH CAFFEINE.

SHE’S ONLY
IN THE PARK TO LIFT
THE GUY’S WALLET.

HER CRACKHEAD
SPANISH GIRLFRIEND

AND THE DRUNK
SHE RUNS WITH
DID THE MURDER.

SHE GAVE YOU
A PLACE ON ’EM?

BUDDY AND JACK’S.

IS SYLVIA RIDING?

YOU WANNA CALL HER?

IF I WANTED TO CALL HER,
MEDAVOY, I’D PICK UP
THE PHONE AND DIAL.

LET ME CALL HER.

AND I’LL ASK HER
TO AUTHORIZE
A SUMMARY ARREST

ON THOSE TWO
WE’RE LOOKING FOR.
GOOD.

NOTHING FROM KIRKENDALL
WITH THIS FURTHER TEST?

I‐‐I‐‐SHE TELLS ME
NOT TO WORRY. SYLVIA.

YOU KNOW‐‐"ANDY,
HE’S GONNA BE FINE."

WELL, MAYBE HE IS, ANDY.

YEAH, THEY TOOK HIM
FOR EMERGENCY TESTING

’CAUSE HE’S DOING
SO FAMOUSLY.

BEFORE SUNSET, MEDAVOY,
I WANNA GO LOOK
FOR THESE TWO.

BYE.

SYLVIA SAYS HELLO.

YEAH, THE GREAT
MEDICAL EXPERT.

C‐C‐CAN I SAY
A COUPLE OF THINGS?

SURE.

IT’S COLD,

HAVING TROUBLE...
GETTING MY BREATH,

AND I’VE REALLY
GOTTA URINATE.

THE COLD’S SO THE MACHINE
FUNCTIONS PROPERLY,

YOU’RE HAVING
TROUBLE BREATHING BECAUSE
WE HAVE YOU LYING FLAT,

AND YOU NEED TO URINATE
BECAUSE OF THE DYE
WE’RE GIVING YOU.

OH, SO NOW I KNOW.

TRY AND HOLD REAL STILL
WHILE WE START TAKING
SOME PICTURES.

IF YOU’D LIKE, YOU CAN
WATCH ON THE MONITOR.

NO, THAT’S OK.

AGAIN OF THE CIRCUMFLEX.

OK. LET’S LOOK
AT THE L. E. D.

Nurse: L. E. D.’s CLEAN.

BOBBY, I DON’T SEE
ANY PLAQUING OR BLOCKAGES
IN YOUR ARTERIES

THAT WOULD BE GIVING YOU
THESE SYMPTOMS.

YEAH, UH‐HUH.

THERE’S SOME OTHER
PROCESS GOING ON,

AND I WANT TO GO AHEAD
AND TAKE SOME BIOPSY SAMPLES

FROM DIFFERENT AREAS
OF YOUR HEART.

I TELL YA, I REALLY
CAN’T BREATHE.

80 OF LASIX,
5 OF MORPHINE.

WE’RE GONNA RUN
A SECOND CATHETER

WITH A LITTLE SNIPPER
ON THE END OF IT

THROUGH A VEIN
IN YOUR NECK.

DOC, I TELL YA,
I REALLY GOTTA URINATE.

AND I’M‐‐
I’M SUFFOCATING.

LET’S HOLD UP.

LET’S GET A URINAL
FOR MR. SIMONE.

AND LET YOU LIFT YOUR HEAD
FOR A FEW SECONDS.

WELL, EVERYBODY,
CLOSE YOUR EYES.

YOU GUYS
MAKE ME SICK!

WHY CAN’T YOU
LEAVE ME ALONE?

I GOT ONE ROACH
IN MY LEFT PANTS
POCKET, ALL RIGHT?

WHAT’S YOUR NAME?
ONE ROACH

AND MAYBE SOME
RESIDUE AMONG
THE POCKET‐‐

HEY, HE ASKED
YOU A QUESTION,
NUMB‐NUTS.

G‐BONE.
GERALD LEMON.

IS FRANKIE SOTO INSIDE?

IT’S NOT
MY USUAL PLACE.

I WAS JUST IN
TRYING IT OUT.

GO AHEAD
AND RUN ME IN...

YOU KNOW A GUY
NAMED FRANKIE SOTO?

HE COMES IN HERE
REGULAR.

I DON’T ASK
ANYBODY’S NAME.

YOU SAYING YOU
DON’T KNOW THE GUY?
I DON’T KNOW HIM.

EVERYBODY, STAND UP.
PUT YOUR HANDS
ON THE BAR.

COME ON, EVERYBODY.
YOU, TOO, TOUGH GUY.
GET UP THERE!

COME ON. YOU’RE ALL
GONNA SHOW I. D. s.

GET UP THERE.

FRANKIE SOTO,
SPEAK UP NOW
IF YOU’RE IN HERE

SO YOU CAN SAVE US
THE TROUBLE.

I’M SOTO.

ALL RIGHT,
THE REST OF YOU SIT DOWN.

HEY, PECKERHEAD,
LET ME INTRODUCE
YOU TO FRANKIE SOTO,

THE GUY YOU BEEN
GIVING HIS MAIL TO

WITHOUT KNOWING
HIS NAME.

I DIDN’T KNOW
YOU MEANT HIM.

OH, YOU THOUGHT
I MEANT THE OTHER
FRANKIE SOTO.

THIS HOW YOU GET
YOUR BOOZE MONEY,

ROBBING AND
STICKING PEOPLE?

HEY, I NEVER
STUCK NOBODY.

YEAH? WHAT WERE YOU DOING
IN THE PARK LAST NIGHT?

I WASN’T. I WAS
HERE LAST NIGHT,
WITH HER.

WHAT THE HELL
HAPPENED TO YOU?

MY BOYFRIEND.

YOU DID THAT?

HEY, WAS SHE
ASKING FOR IT?

WHO THREW
THE FIRST PUNCH,
ME OR HER?

YOU GOT IN
THE LAST ONE.

THEY BROKE
THIS PLACE UP
LAST NIGHT.

BEEN ME IN THE BAR
LAST NIGHT,
YOUR ASS BE 86’d.

WE HAD ’EM
RUNNING FOR COVER.

SEE THAT?
HER HEAD DID THAT.

KNOCKED HER
ALL THE WAY
ACROSS THE ROOM‐‐

POW‐‐WITH ONE
GOOD RIGHT HAND.

YEAH. WE WERE
ROCKING AND ROLLING

UP ONE SIDE OF THE BAR
AND DOWN THE OTHER,

BUT YOU BETTER SLEEP
WITH ONE EYE OPEN.

WHAT TIME
THIS LITTLE DONNYBROOK
TAKE PLACE?

THESE 2 ASSES
WAS ARGUING ALL NIGHT.

THE ROUGH STUFF
STARTED ABOUT 3:00.

THEY WERE
IN HERE ALL NIGHT?
THEY DIDN’T GO OUT?

NO. WHAT FOR?
THEY NEVER EAT.

I SHOWED UP ABOUT 10:00.
THEY WERE HERE.

THEY WERE THROWN OUT
AROUND 3:00, LIKE HE SAID.

THEY DIDN’T LEAVE
THOSE STOOLS EXCEPT TO FIGHT
OR GO TO THE CAN.

LYIN’ BITCH TRISH.

YOU WANNA PRESS CHARGES
AGAINST THIS ASSHOLE?

NO. I’M GONNA
GET EVEN.

I’M GONNA WORRY HIM
TO DEATH.

GIMME THAT BLADE.

LET’S GO.

GOD, LET HIM
BE ALL RIGHT.

HE’S ON HIS WAY
TO THE ROOM.

THIS IS MY FRIEND,
JILL KIRKENDALL.

WE MET.
OH, SURE,
YOU DID.

HI AGAIN.

THE ARTERIES
TO BOBBY’S HEART
ARE CLEAR.

THAT PUTS THE TROUBLE
IN THE HEART ITSELF,

AND I WENT AHEAD AND TOOK
THE SMALL TISSUE SAMPLES

THAT WE TALKED ABOUT
FOR LAB ANALYSIS.

THIS IS THE BIOPSY?

IT’S CALLED
A BIOPSY, RIGHT.

NOW, I NEED TO TELL YOU
THAT, IN SOME SENSE,

THE BIOPSY RESULTS
ARE SECONDARY,

BECAUSE WHATEVER’S
GOING ON HAS DAMAGED
BOBBY’S HEART BADLY ENOUGH

THAT I THINK
WE’RE LOOKING AT SURGERY.

LIKE A BYPASS?

THIS MACHINE INFLATES
AND DEFLATES THE BALLOON

I PUT IN BOBBY’S AORTA
TO HELP HIS HEART PUMP.

YOU ALREADY
DID THE SURGERY?

NO. I THREADED
THE BALLOON

THROUGH THE SAME
CATHETER INCISION
IN BOBBY’S THIGH.

THAT’S A TEMPORARY
MEASURE TO HELP
HIS HEART PUMP

AND SO HE CAN
BREATHE MORE EASILY.

BUT HE’LL STILL
NEED AN OPERATION.

I THINK HE IS.

AND THEN HE WON’T NEED
THE MACHINE ANYMORE.

THEN HE WON’T
NEED THE MACHINE.

NOW, I EXPLAINED
TO BOBBY

WHY I PUT THE BALLOON IN
AND STARTED HIM
ON THE PUMP,

BUT I DON’T KNOW
HOW MUCH HE’LL REMEMBER.

I HAD TO GIVE HIM
A PRETTY GOOD DOSE
OF MORPHINE

DURING THE BIOPSY.

HI.

HI, BOBBY.

FIRST TIME I BREATHED GOOD
IN 3 WEEKS.

YEAH?

THAT PUMP’S
HELPING WITH
YOUR BLOOD FLOW.

GOTTA GIVE THIS GUY
A D. E. A. COURTESY CARD.

ABSOLUTELY.

I’M GONNA CLOSE MY EYES
A LITTLE WHILE, OK, BABE?

SURE.

HEY, JILL.

HI, BOBBY.

CAN YOU STAY WITH DIANE
FOR A WHILE?

SURE.

GOOD.

LET’S TALK SOME MORE
DOWN HERE.

WE’LL JUST BE
A MINUTE.

CAN YOU STAY,
THOUGH?

SURE.

IS HE DYING?

NO, BUT WE NEED
TO HELP HIM.

WE’LL DO ANYTHING
YOU SAY.

A BYPASS
ISN’T AN OPTION.

BOBBY’S ARTERIES
ARE CLEAR.

IT’S HIS HEART ITSELF
THAT’S BEEN DAMAGED.

IF HIS CONDITION IMPROVES
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS,

WE MAY IMPLANT
WHAT’S CALLED

A LEFT VENTRICULAR
ASSIST DEVICE.

ESSENTIALLY,
THAT’S A LESS‐TEMPORARY
PUMPING APPARATUS.

THAT’S IF
IT IMPROVES?

NOW, LOOKING PAST THAT,

I’M PRETTY SURE HE’S
GONNA NEED A TRANSPLANT.

OH...

I KNOW YOU FEEL
LIKE YOUR WORLD
IS FALLING APART.

THE FACT IS THAT AFTER
A SUCCESSFUL PROCEDURE,
5 YEARS OUT,

80% TO 90%
OF CARDIAC TRANSPLANT
PATIENTS ARE ALIVE

AND LIVING RELATIVELY
NORMAL LIVES.

I PERSONALLY KNOW
A HEART RECIPIENT
WHO’S BEEN ALIVE 16 YEARS.

GOOD. GOOD.

I’LL COME BACK
WHEN BOBBY’S MORE ALERT
AND TALK TO HIM.

ALSO, TONIGHT‐‐
OR MORE LIKELY TOMORROW‐‐

I’LL INTRODUCE YOU
TO THE SURGEON WHO’S
JOINING THE CASE.

OK. COU‐COULD YOU
ASK MY GIRLFRIEND
TO COME IN?

SURE.

AND IF HE’S AWAKE,

COULD YOU
TELL HIM I’LL BE IN
IN JUST A SECOND?

I’LL BE IN
IN JUST A SECOND.

SHE’D LIKE YOU
TO BE WITH HER.

HE’S SLEEPING.

HIS HEART’S BADLY DAMAGED.

HE NEEDS A BETTER HEART.

OH...

IS‐‐IS BOBBY ASLEEP?

YEAH, HE’S SLEEPING.

I’VE GOTTA BE STRONG
FOR HIM.

OK. IT’S ALL RIGHT.

OK.

SHH.

OH...OH, GOD.

I’LL, UH,
CATCH THE BOSS UP.

HI, SYLVIA.
HI, GREG.

SO I GUESS YOU
WON’T BE HANGING OUT

NO MEDICAL SHINGLE
ANYTIME SOON.

I HEARD THEY WERE
RUNNING MORE TESTS.

EMERGENCY TESTS,

’CAUSE THERE’S
NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT,

LIKE YOU SAID
AT HOME LAST NIGHT.

ANDY, I SAID THAT
THINKING THE WORST
WASN’T GONNA HELP ANYTHING,

AND I STILL FEEL
THAT WAY.

YEAH? NEXT TIME
I’M AT THE OPTICIAN’S,

I’LL PICK UP SOME
ROSE‐COLORED GLASSES.

UM, I‐‐TAKE
THIS GIRL’S STATEMENT.

YEAH?
WELL, SHE’S A LYING
PIECE OF GARBAGE,

AND THAT STATEMENT’S
USELESS.

THAT’S NOT
MY PROBLEM, ANDY,

AND DON’T THINK
THAT YOU CAN TALK
TO ME LIKE A JERK

’CAUSE
YOUR PARTNER’S SICK.

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP, SYLVIA.

YOU’RE WELCOME.

HOW’D IT GO
AT THE BAR?

BOTH PEOPLE THIS
LYIN’ TRISH GIVE US
GOT GOOD ALIBIS.

THEY WERE BEATING
EACH OTHER SILLY IN
FRONT OF WITNESSES.

OK, JILL. MM‐HMM.

GIVE BOTH OF ’EM
OUR GOOD THOUGHTS.

EVIDENTLY, THEY DIDN’T
SEE WHAT THEY NEEDED TO
ON THE ANGIOGRAM,

SO THEY TOOK
SOME TISSUE SAMPLES
OUT OF BOBBY’S HEART.

I GUESS WHAT THAT SHOWED
IS, EVENTUALLY, HE’S GONNA
NEED A TRANSPLANT.

WHY DON’T YOU
GO IN THERE WITH ANDY?

UH, SURE, BOSS.

GET YOUR EQUIPMENT
OUT OF HERE.

HAVE YOU GOT RAMONA
AND HER BOYFRIEND
IN CUSTODY?

I’M GONNA TELL YOU
IN A MINUTE.

I GOT THIS.

NO, ANDY.

NO?

NO.

BECAUSE
THIS LYIN’ TRISH

HAS GOT ME
PLENTY RILED UP,

I’LL TELL YOU THAT
RIGHT NOW!

MY PARTNER
SAYS THAT STORY
YOU GAVE US

WAS A BUNCH
OF DOUBLE‐TALK.

IT WAS NOT!

FRANKIE SOTO
AND THAT GARZA WOMAN

WEREN’T IN THE PARK
WITH YOU AND THAT
DEAD GUY, TRISH.

THEY GOT MULTIPLE
WITNESSES VERIFYING
WHERE THEY WERE AT!

OUR BOSS
JUST TOLD US
TO CHARGE YOU

WITH THE SOLE
RESPONSIBILITY
FOR THE MURDER.

YOU KNIFED THAT MAN!

THERE WERE 2 OTHER
PEOPLE THERE,

JUST LIKE I SAID!

JUST NOT
THE 2 PEOPLE I SAID.

YOU GONNA LET HER
RUN THAT CRAP?!

THE MAN THAT COMMITTED
THE STABBING’S
A HOOKED‐UP GUY.

HE’S THE GIRL
I WAS WITH’S FATHER.

THAT’S WHY I WAS FORCED
TO MISLEAD YOU.

GIVE UP
THE NAMES, AND
NO MORE LYING!

OH, YOU’RE
SERIOUS NOW.

HE’S A MOB GUY.
CAN’T YOU
UNDERSTAND?

GIVE UP THE NAMES,

AND WE’LL SAY
SOME HOMELESS PERSON
TOLD US.

JOHN LATONA,
AND HIS DAUGHTER’S
NAME’S VICKIE,

AND HE COME LOOKING
FOR HIS DAUGHTER ’CAUSE
OF HER CRACK USE.

WHEN HE FOUND HER DOING
WHAT SHE WAS DOING,
HE STABBED THE GUY.

THAT’S THE GOD’S
HONEST TRUTH!

WE NEED PROOF
TO CONVINCE US,
TRISH,

’CAUSE YOUR
CREDIBILITY’S
ZERO.

I TOOK THE
DEAD GUY’S WALLET

AND HID IT
IN THE CRACK IN VICKIE’S
DAD’S BACKSEAT.

HE DROVE YOU AND VICKIE AWAY
FROM THE PARK AFTERWARDS?

AND HE SAID IF
I GAVE ANY INFORMATION,
I’D BE AS GOOD AS DEAD.

WRITE WHERE I CAN
CONTACT THEM TWO.

HE’S GOT VICKIE
BACK AT HIS PLACE
IN STUYVESANT TOWN.

I DON’T KNOW
THE ADDRESS.

SHE GOT A RECORD?

UH, JUST A COUPLE
OF SHOPLIFTING THINGS

AS FAR AS I KNOW.

[DOOR SLAMS]

SO, NOW THAT I’M
GIVING COOPERATION,

I GUESS MY LIFE’S
NOT WORTH DIRT.

DOWN FROM THE BIG,
CONTRIBUTING SOCIETY
MEMBER THAT YOU WERE

BEFORE ALL THIS
HAPPENED.

YOU GOT A PHONE NUMBER
FOR THIS LATONA?

DON’T YOU EVER
QUEER MY PLAY IN
AN INTERVIEW AGAIN.

NOBODY WAS LOOKIN’
TO QUEER YOUR PLAY, ANDY.

DETECTIVE
ANDY SIPOWICZ,
15th SQUAD.

I’M TRYING TO FIND
A VICKIE LATONA.

WE GOT A DISCREPANCY
ON HER BAIL FORM

ON A SHOPLIFTING
CHARGE.

SHE CAN SAVE
A NEW WARRANT
BEING ISSUED

IF SHE COMES DOWN
AND CHANGES
THE FORM.

WE’RE
ON THE SECOND FLOOR.
YEAH.

YOU UNDERSTAND
WHAT I SAID?

AND WHAT WAS YOUR PLAY
GONNA BE, ANDY,

BREAK THIS TRISH’S JAW,
AND THEN WE LOSE HER
AS A TESTIFYING WITNESS?

KEEP MOUTHIN’ OFF
TO ME, MARTINEZ,

I’LL SHOW YOU WHAT
MY PLAY WAS GONNA BE

DOWNSTAIRS
IN THE ALLEY.

IT’S JUST BOBBY HAVING
ALL THESE TESTS, ANDY.

YOU’RE JUST A PAIN IN THE ASS
AND DON’T KNOW
HOW TO BE CONCERNED

WITHOUT MAKING OTHER PEOPLE
FEEL MISERABLE,

AND I’LL TELL YOU THAT
HERE OR DOWNSTAIRS.

OBVIOUSLY,
WE’RE ALL OVERWROUGHT.

DETECTIVE SIPOWICZ
SAYS HE’LL NEED ACCESS
15 MINUTES OR SO.

ONE OF THE PERPETRATORS
IN CUSTODY SAID IT’S
SECRETED IN THE BACKSEAT.

I’M JOHN LATONA.

MY DAUGHTER WAS REQUESTED IN
BY DETECTIVE SLIVAWICZ.

MR. LATONA.

SLIVAWICZ?

I’M DETECTIVE
MEDAVOY.

DETECTIVE SIPOWICZ
IS OCCUPIED
AT THE MOMENT.

HERE’S
MY DAUGHTER VICKIE.

WHATEVER
THE BAIL‐FORM PROBLEM,

SHE SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN
BOOKED TO BEGIN WITH.

LET’S TALK ABOUT THIS
IN THE COFFEE‐‐

SHE AIN’T TALKIN’.

SHE WASN’T GUILTY
IN THAT SHOPLIFTING.

SHE WAS A BYSTANDER.

MR. LATONA,
IS VICKIE ACTUALLY MUTE?

IS SHE CAPABLE
OF SPEAKING?

I CAN SPEAK.

NOT IN HERE
YOU CAN’T.

IN HERE, YOU KEEP
YOUR MOUTH SHUT.

GREAT.
YOU TALK FOR ME.
TALK ALL YOU WANT.

RIGHT THIS WAY.

THE JUDGE GAVE
A PHONE AUTHORIZATION
FOR YOUR CAR SEARCH.

THANKS.

IT’S SOME COMPUTER GLITCH
ON YOUR BAIL FORM.

WE NEED TO VERIFY YOUR LIST
OF PREVIOUS RESIDENCES.

IT’LL JUST TAKE
A LITTLE WHILE.

EXCUSE ME.
YOU DRIVE
A WHITE CADDY?

WHAT HAPPENED?

NOTHIN’.
YOU’RE BLOCKING ONE
OF THE POLICE BUSES.

WHY DON’T YOU
GIVE ME THE KEYS?

I’LL MOVE IT,
LIKE, 10 FEET.

YOU EVER DRIVE
A CADILLAC?

YEAH. I MOONLIGHT
AS A CHAUFFEUR.

SO...

OH, HERE WE GO.

AH.

THOSE POLICE BUSES ARE
SOME PARKING IMPEDIMENT.

[BEEP BEEP BEEP]

[BEEP]

I GOT THE WALLET.

YEAH, AND THIS BLAZER’S
GOT BLOOD ON IT.

THERE’S A BUTTON
MISSING.

I DON’T THINK THE WARRANT
COVERS THE TRUNK.

LISTEN, UH...

I’M SORRY.

NO HARD FEELINGS.

I UNDERSTAND.

PLEASE, DON’T EITHER
OF YOU QUOTE ME ON THIS,

BUT, UH,

I SOMETIMES WONDER,

WITH THESE NEW COMPUTERS
WE GOT,

HOW WE SOLVE
ANY CRIMES AT ALL.

THOSE ARE
MY LAST 3 ADDRESSES,

PRIOR TO THE BIG SCENE
HE MADE

MAKING ME
MOVE BACK IN WITH HIM.

LIKE THOSE
AUTOMATIC READERS WE GOT

IN, UH, SUPERMARKET
CHECKOUT LINES?

THEY’RE SUPPOSED
TO SPEED THINGS UP,

BUT YOU STILL GOT
A WOMAN IN FRONT OF YOU
CASHING A $10 CHECK.

WHERE’S THE EFFICIENCY
IN THAT?

WHAT’S UP, FELLAS?

WE GOTTA TALK
WITH MR. LATONA
IN PRIVATE.

YOU GOTTA TALK WITH ME
IN PRIVATE?

YEAH. YOU GOT
SOME LEGAL PROBLEMS
WE GOTTA TALK ABOUT.

OH, GREAT.

I AIN’T HAD NO LEGAL
PROBLEMS IN 27 YEARS.

WHY DON’T YOU COME OUTSIDE
WITH ME WHILE THEY
TALK TO YOUR DAD?

YOU CAN’T HOLD ME
UNLESS YOU ARREST ME.

OK. CONSIDER YOURSELF
ARRESTED.

YOU GOT MY RESIDENCY FORMS.
HOW ABOUT I JUST GO?

WE’LL TALK ABOUT IT
OUTSIDE.

DON’T SAY NOTHIN’
OUT THERE.

YEAH, THANKS FOR ALL
YOUR GOOD ADVICE.

YOU’RE THE ONE
IN CUSTODY.

ARE YOU SLIVAWICZ?

YEAH.

AND I JUST
FOUND A WALLET
OUT IN YOUR CAR

BELONGED TO A GUY
NAMED TARIK HASSAM,

MURDERED LAST NIGHT
IN TOMPKINS SQUARE
PARK.

I NEVER EVEN HEARD A NAME
LIKE THAT IN MY LIFE.

WERE YOU IN THAT PARK
LAST NIGHT?

ABSOLUTELY NOT.

HOW ABOUT WE GOT
AN EYEWITNESS
SAYS YOU WERE?

SHE AIN’T TALKIN’,
SO YOU CAN FORGET ABOUT THAT.

I AM TALKING ABOUT
YOUR DAUGHTER’S
GIRLFRIEND TRISH.

HEY, YOU CAN’T
SEARCH MY CAR.

HEY, THIS IS AMERICA.
RIGHT THERE, THAT’S ILLEGAL.

YOU GOT NO WARRANT.
YOU GOT NOTHIN’.

WE GOT A WARRANT!

WELL, M‐M‐MAYBE YOU
PLANTED THAT STUFF.

INCLUDING YOUR COAT
AND HIS BLOOD ON IT?

WHO SAYS THAT’S MY COAT?

WE KNOW IT’S YOUR COAT
BECAUSE IT’S GONNA HAVE
YOUR DNA

FROM YOUR DANDRUFF
AND YOUR SWEAT
AND SO FORTH.

I WANT A LAWYER.

THAT’S GONNA BE THE
NEXT‐BIGGEST MISTAKE
THAT YOU MADE

IN THE LAST 24 HOURS
AFTER WHAT YOU DID
IN THE PARK.

HEY, I AIN’T TALKIN’,
AND NEITHER’S MY DAUGHTER.

AND YOU?
YOU GO SCREW.

LOOK...

HERE’S THE YOGURT
JILL BROUGHT ME.

SHE WAS SO SWEET.

SHE WAS HERE ALL DAY.

YOU WANNA TRY
SOME JELL‐O?

I MEAN, WHEN DID THE DOCTOR
SAY HE WAS COMING
BACK UP HERE, DIANE?

THE NURSE SAID HE HAD
AN EMERGENCY PROCEDURE.

I THINK IT’S
THE MAN IN ROOM 3.

YEAH, WELL, THE MAN IN ROOM 3
BETTER BE CAREFUL

HE DON’T COME BACK UPSTAIRS
ATTACHED TO NO PUMP,

CAN’T GET UP
TO GO TO NO JOHN,

AND NO ONE TELLS HIM
WHAT’S GOIN’ ON.

PUMP’S TO HELP YOU
BREATHE.

AS FAR AS WHAT ELSE
THEY’RE THINKING,

DOCTOR CARRERA
SAID HE WANTED
TO EXPLAIN IT TO YOU.

WELL, HE COULD START
WITH EXPLAINING THIS TUBE
COMING OUT OF MY JOINT.

NO ONE’S SAID NOTHIN’
ABOUT THAT.

IT’S JUST
TO HELP YOU URINATE.

IS IT UNCOMFORTABLE?

DON’T EVEN GIVE ME
NO HIGHLIGHTS, HUH?

THOSE WERE HIS INSTRUCTIONS?

HE SAID
YOUR HEART’S DAMAGED.

AND, IF YOU
GET STABILIZED,

THEY’LL PUT IN
SOME OTHER KIND
OF MECHANICAL PUMP.

AND THEN HE THINKS
YOU’LL NEED
A TRANSPLANT.

OK.

BUT HE SAID
THE OPERATION
HAS A HIGH SUCCESS RATE.

YEAH, HUH?

90% GO BACK
TO NORMAL LIVES.

HEY.

I WISH YOU WOULD’VE
LET HIM TELL YOU, BOBBY,

’CAUSE HE HAD ALL THESE
POSITIVE STATISTICS.

IT’S OK.

IT’S OK.

YEAH, OK.

OK, JILL.

I MEAN, IF
I NAME THE ACTUAL
PERPETRATOR...

I HOPE HE WOULDN’T
GET IN TROUBLE.

I HOPE SO, TOO,
BUT I THINK YOU GOTTA
LOOK OUT FOR YOURSELF.

THE SAME AS HOW
I WAS THERE BY ACCIDENT,

MAYBE HE HAD JUSTIFIABLE
CIRCUMSTANCES, TOO.

I THINK FOR YOUR OWN
SELF‐PRESERVATION,

IT’S TIME TO PUT A NAME
TO THE PERSON YOU’RE
TALKING ABOUT.

YOU WANT ME TO TAKE
THIS IN ON MY OWN?

YEAH, STALL HIM TILL WE
SEE HOW MARTINEZ DOES.

WHAT IF HE ASKS
FOR A LAWYER AGAIN,
THIS, UH, MR. LATONA?

THAT WAS A PASSING THING,
THE ONE REQUEST.

HE DON’T REPEAT IT
’CAUSE HE’S MORE CONCERNED

LOOKING OUT
FOR HIS DAUGHTER,

MAKE SURE SHE DON’T
JACK HERSELF UP.

ANYWAYS, I’LL TAKE HIM
HIS FRESCA.

WHO WERE YOU
ON THE PHONE WITH?

JILL. SHE’S GOIN’ HOME.

AS FAR AS BOBBY,
HE’S RESTING COMFORTABLY.

THEY PUT SOME KIND
OF PUMP INSIDE.

OH, BOY.

SHE GAVE HER FATHER UP,
THIS VICKIE.

GO AT THE FATHER.

WRITES A STATEMENT,
SAVES HIS DAUGHTER.

YOU WANT THE FRESCA?

DID SHE TALK TO YOU?

YEAH, SHE TALKED.

AND HER GIRLFRIEND
TRISH.

AND WE GOT THIS
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE.

I BEEN WORRIED ABOUT HER.

SHE GOT THAT BUST,
AND I BEEN AFRAID
SHE’S MIXED UP IN DRUGS.

I HAD HER MOVE BACK IN,
BUT HER MOTHER’S THE ONLY THING
SHE PAID ATTENTION TO.

LAST NIGHT, I DROVE BY
THIS BAR SHE LIKES,

AND I HAPPENED TO SEE HER.

SHE WAS GOIN’ IN THE PARK

WITH SOME KIND OF
DARK‐COLORED GUY AND...

HER BAD‐INFLUENCE
GIRLFRIEND TRISH

THAT’S NO MORE
THAN SOME BEATNIK
DRUG‐ADDICT PROSTITUTE.

BY THE TIME
I FOUND A PARKING PLACE
AND FOLLOWED ’EM IN,

THEY WERE IN THE BUSHES
WITH HIM.

WHAT FATHER’S GONNA SEE THAT
AND NOT DO SOMETHIN’?

I WENT IN...TO STOP IT.

WITH A KNIFE.

YOU THINK
I’M NOT SICK ABOUT THIS?

27 YEARS SINCE I’M INVOLVED
WITH SOMETHIN’ BAD!

I DON’T KNOW WHAT KIND
OF LIFE SHE’S GONNA HAVE
FOR HERSELF, ANYHOW.

BUT YOU PUT THIS ALL ON ME.

I’M NOTHING SINCE
MY WIFE PASSED, ANYWAY.

HI.

THEO WENT TO SLEEP?

WHERE WERE YOU?

I’M WALKIN’ AROUND THE OUTSIDE
OF THAT HOSPITAL LIKE A BABY.

NO NERVE TO GO IN.

WELL, MAYBE DIANE AND BOBBY
NEED TO BE BY THEMSELVES‐‐

FOR NOW, ANYWAY.

I GET CURED FROM MY PROSTRATE,
HIS HEART GIVES OUT.

A GUY IN GOOD SHAPE,
TOOK GOOD CARE OF HIMSELF.

THAT COULD ALL WORK
TO BOBBY’S ADVANTAGE.

YEAH? STARTIN’ WHEN?

I MEANT THAT BEING
HEALTHY OVERALL

PROBABLY IMPROVES
BOBBY’S CHANCES

OF COMING THROUGH
AN OPERATION
SUCCESSFULLY.

WHO’S GOT BETTER CHANCES
6 MONTHS FROM NOW

STANDIN’ HERE TALKIN’
TO YOU, SYLVIA, HUH,

ME‐‐WHO NEVER TOOK CARE OF
HIMSELF‐‐OR HIM THAT DID?

YOU HAVE NOTHING
TO DO WITH THIS, ANDY,

AND FEELING GUILTY...

OR ANGRY...

OR AFRAID

IS NOT GOING
TO CHANGE THAT.

THE TIME COMES WHEN WE
CAN’T HELP THE PEOPLE
THAT WE LOVE.

IF WE CAN’T
ACCEPT THAT,

THEN SOMETIMES
WE CAN’T SHOW THEM
WE LOVE THEM AT ALL.

OHH, ANDY.

WH‐WHEN MY PAPA GOT SICK‐‐
MY DAD’S FATHER‐‐

HALF THE TIME MY DAD SPENT
SHOUTING AT PAPA,

AND THE OTHER HALF SITTING
CRYING IN THE GRAPE ARBOR
OUTSIDE PAPA’S HOUSE.

HE ONLY SPENT THE LAST DAY
HOLDING HIS HAND.

AND...

THIS‐‐THIS MAY NOT
BE HOPELESS,

THIS WITH BOBBY.

AND THIS MAY NOT
BE HOPELESS.

THIS COULD BE SUCCESSFUL,
THIS WHOLE TRANSPLANT
PROCEDURE.

ASSUMING THEY CAN
FIND A HEART.

DO YOU WANT TO PRAY,
ANDY?

GO AHEAD.

PROBABLY YOU GOT
A BETTER CHANCE.

HEY.

LOOK WHO’S THERE.

HOW’S IT GOIN’?

I’M WORKIN’ WITH MOPES
AND HALF‐BRAINS.
HOW DO YOU EXPECT?

HOW LONG YOU GONNA
BE ON NIGHTS?

HUH. YOU TELL ME.

’CAUSE, YOU KNOW,
MEDAVOY AND MARTINEZ,
THAT’S NOT MY CUP OF TEA.

JILL WAS WITH DIANE.

YEAH, SHE WASN’T IN.

HOW YOU FEEL?

I NEVER GOT OVER
THIS CHEST BUG.

SO FAR.

NO, RIGHT.

TO THIS POINT,
YOU MEAN.

OH, HEY, I’M NOT
THROWIN’ ANY TOWELS IN.

WHAT IS IT?
THE 90%, SO FORTH...

90% ARE UP AND AROUND?

YEAH,
POSITIVE STATISTICS
FOR THE MORNING.

I’LL TELL YOU THIS,

WHEN YOU’RE READY TO COME BACK,
I’M READY TO WORK WITH YOU.

I’M DEALIN’
WITH MOPES AND HALF‐BRAINS
MY ENTIRE WORK ENVIRONMENT.

OK, ANDY.

OK.

YOU GOT A LOT
OF POSITIVE STATISTICS,

AND AS MUCH
AS SHE LOVES YOU...

OK, PARTNER.

OK.