NYPD Blue (1993–2005): Season 7, Episode 16 - Goodbye Charlie - full transcript

HI, ANDY.

DOES THEO
STILL HAVE A TEMP?

NO, HIS FOREHEAD’S COOL.

OH, GOOD.

HE BROKE, LIKE,
4:00 THIS MORNING.

OH, I’M SO GLAD.

A FEW HOURS,

HE’LL BE PUTTING YOU
THROUGH YOUR PACES.

THAT’LL BE ALL RIGHT.

SO, HOW YOU DOING?

I’M WELL.
THANKS FOR ASKING.



HOW ABOUT YOU?

I’M NOT THE ONE
I’M WORRIED ABOUT,

BELIEVE ME.

WHO ARE YOU
WORRIED ABOUT?

WANT TO KNOW THE LAST TIME
I SAW MY PARTNER, KATIE?

LAST NIGHT,
THE END OF THE SHIFT.

WHEN HE TELLS ME,
TO MY FACE,

HE’S GOING OUT
TO GET HIS LOAD ON

BECAUSE A SKEL JUNKIE
INFORMANT

THAT HE TOOK
TO HIS OWN APARTMENT,

YESTERDAY THEY FIND HIM
BURNED UP

IN SOME SHOOTING GALLERY,

AND THIS KID ACTS
LIKE IT’S HIS FAULT.

DANNY DOES?



I DON’T KNOW
HOW TO HELP HIM,

AND I DON’T KNOW
IF HE’S GETTING

TO SOME CRISIS POINT
OR THE LIKE.

MAYBE HE IS.

"MAYBE HE IS"?

GOOD, THANKS.

I’VE BEEN
GETTING VISIONS, ANDY.

DON’T RUN.

DO YOU EVER SEE ANDY JR.?

DOES HE EVER COME TO YOU
IN DREAMS?

AH, KATIE, COME ON.

I SEE HIM.
I DREAM ABOUT HIM.

AND SOMETIMES
I THINK I SEE HIM

FOR JUST A SECOND
OR TWO IN OTHER PEOPLE.

NOT THAT THEY
REMIND ME OF HIM,

BUT JUST FOR A SECOND
OR TWO,

ANDY’S THERE IN THEM.

THINKING I’D NEVER
SEE HIM AGAIN

WAS THE WORST OF IT FOR ME
AFTER ANDY GOT KILLED.

AND TO BEGIN TO SEE HIM
IN OTHER PEOPLE,

EVEN FOR JUST
THOSE FEW SECONDS,

I FEEL LIKE,
LOVING THEM,

I GET TO LOVE ANDY AGAIN.

I DIDN’T REALIZE IT.

I MEAN, I DIDN’T UNDERSTAND
WHAT I WAS FEELING,

BUT...

THE FIRST TIME
I SAW ANDY JR.

WAS WHEN I MET DANNY.

AND IT’S OFTEN
A COMFORT TO ME

WHEN I THINK OF HIM,

AND OF ANDY JR. IN HIM,

THAT DANNY HAS YOU
TO BE WITH HIM.

FOR ALL THE GOOD
I’M DOING HIM.

WE’RE ALL JUST A LITTLE PART
OF THINGS, ANDY.

IF DANNY WATCHES OUT,

GOD WILL PUT OTHERS
IN HIS LIFE

WHO CARRY HIS SORROWS,

AND THEY CAN SHOW HIM
HOW TO TURN THEM TO JOY.

I SAW ANDY JR., TOO, ONCE,
IN A DREAM,

VERY REALISTICALLY.

HEY, SON.

HI, THEO.

[ COUGHING ]

I WAS SICK, AUNT KATIE,

BUT NOW I NEED YOU
TO PLAY WITH ME.

FIRST I’M GOING TO
MAKE YOU SOME BREAKFAST.

ALL RIGHT, LET ME
GO TO WORK NOW.

I FEEL BETTER NOW, DADDY.

DO YOU? GOOD.

GOOD FOR YOU.

GOOD FOR YOU.

WHAT DO YOU WANT
FOR BREAKFAST?

CANDY.

YOU WANT TO HAVE
A CANDY WAFFLE?

HOW ABOUT
CHOCOLATE CHIP PANCAKES

AND PEANUT BUTTER?
YEAH?

OKAY. WE’LL DO THAT.

AHEM.

MORNING, DANNY.

MORNING.

JOHN’S PAST THE KITCHEN.

GOOD. THANKS.
EXCUSE ME.

HOW’S YOUR HEAD?

GOOD. NO PROBLEM.

WANT SOME COFFEE?

NO, THANKS.

THANKS ANYWAY.

OH, GOD, THANKS.

DID YOU EVER SEE A PICTURE
OF BOBBY?

NO.

EVERYTHING YOU HEAR,
HE WAS SUCH A GREAT COP.

I, UH,

I WAS SO DIFFERENT
ONCE I WAS WITH HIM.

SO HAPPY, HUH?

I WAS JUST DIFFERENT

FROM HOW I EVER THOUGHT
I COULD BE

BEFORE I KNEW BOBBY.

AND THE WAY
I’D FELT BEFORE,

IT TURNED OUT
THAT WAS JUST

BECAUSE OF THE WAY
I GREW UP

OR SOME THINGS
THAT HAD HAPPENED.

AND LOVING BOBBY,
I REALIZED THAT.

DO YOU MIND IF I ASK
WHAT HAPPENED

WHEN YOU WERE GROWING UP?

YEAH. I’M NOT COMFORTABLE
TALKING ABOUT IT.

SORRY, SORRY.

I DON’T KNOW HOW
I COULD HAVE ASKED THAT.

THERE ARE THINGS I’M
UNCOMFORTABLE WITH ‐‐ PLENTY.

IT’S, UM,

IT’S JUST A QUESTION

OF SOMETHING COMING
INTO OUR LIVES, DANNY,

BEING LUCKY ENOUGH
FOR SOMETHING GOOD TO COME IN

TO HELP US PAST
WHATEVER CAME BEFORE.

AND THEN WE HAVE TO
BE ABLE TO SEE IT.

WE HAVE TO WANT
TO BE ABLE TO,

AND WE HAVE TO
KEEP OUR EYES OPEN.

SO YOU DON’T RECOMMEND
PROLONGED BOUTS OF DRUNKENNESS.

NEVER WORKED FOR ME.

THANKS SO MUCH, DIANE,

FOR LETTING ME CRASH
AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

EVERYONE NEEDS
A PLACE TO CRASH.

WHAT’S ANDY’S PROBLEM?

I DON’T KNOW, D.

WHEN ANDY’S GOT
THAT LOOK ON HIS MUG,

YOU’D AS SOON FIRST WORK

ON THE INS AND OUTS
IN THAT CHECHNYAN CONFLICT.

HEY, HOW’S IT GOING, ANDY?

NOT BAD.

GOOD.

THAT’S COMMAND
IN A NUTSHELL, PAL.

ASK A QUESTION
AND DUCK THE ANSWER.

THAT’S THE TEXTBOOK COURSE
RIGHT BEFORE YOUR EYES.

SO THINGS
AREN’T GOING WELL.

WHAT IS THAT TO YOU?

CHARLIE SUNG,
FRIEND OF GREG MEDAVOY.

CHARLES SUNG, I PRESUME.

HOW’S IT GOING, GREG?
THANKS A LOT.

MORE OF BOTH OF US, HUH?

YEAH, A FEW POUNDS MORE,
CHARLIE.

THIS IS MY PARTNER
BALDWIN JONES.

THIS IS CHARLIE SUNG,
MANAGER AT THE WEATHERLY HOTEL.

PLEASED TO MEET YOU,
CHARLIE.

NOT AFRAID TO WALK THE STREETS
WITH THIS GUY, HUH?

NO, THERE’S A NEW SPRING
IN MY STEP.

I USED TO WORK
FOR CHARLIE NIGHTS

WHEN I FIRST
COME ON THE JOB.
CRACK SECURITY.

YEAH, CRACK SECURITY
FLOPPING ON THE COT

BEHIND CHARLIE’S
RECEPTION DESK.

THAT JOB WAS CHARLIE
DOING ME A GOOD TURN

WHERE I WAS SPREAD TOO THIN
TRYING TO MAKE ENDS MEET.

YOU GOT TWO MINUTES?

YEAH, SURE, DEFINITELY.

MAYBE WE TALK IN THERE.

SURE, YEAH, WE CAN TALK
IN THE COFFEE ROOM.

GOOD TO MEET YOU,
CHARLIE.

OKAY, BALDWIN.
KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

COFFEE’S MY BATCH,
SO HOLD ALL WISECRACKS.

GREG, YOU CLOSE THE DOOR?

SURE. ABSOLUTELY.

DON’T WORRY,
I DON’T KILL NOBODY.

WELL, THAT’S A RELIEF.

I GOT SOME JACKPOT
GOING ON, THOUGH, GREG,

DAMN JACKPOT
IN 1412 AT MY PLACE.

WHAT’S GOING ON,
CHARLIE?

LUNATIC CHINAMAN IN 1412
GOT A HALF A DOZEN HOOKERS

IN AND OUT
INTO HIS THIRD DAY.

GOT THE DAMN
UNITED NATIONS UP THERE.

YOU SCRIMPING
ON YOUR SECURITY STAFF?

WORKS FOR AN ASSOCIATION
WISEGUY, THIS DOPE IN 1412.

IMPORTANT I KNOW
WHICH WISEGUY?

HE DON’T EVEN HAVE
BRAINS ENOUGH TO LIE,

THIS DOPEY JO CHANG.

"I DON’T PLAY
THE LOTTERY, CHARLIE."

SO JO CHANG’S
BUYING HOOKERS

WITH ILL‐GOTTEN GAINS
HE PROBABLY CAME INTO

AT THE EXPENSE OF SOME
ASSOCIATION BIG SHOT,

YOU PRETEND NOT TO HEAR ME
WHEN I ASK YOU TO NAME HIM,

IS MY SENSE OF WHERE WE ARE
WITH THIS, CHARLIE,

EXCEPT WHAT
DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?

COLLAR HIM, GREG.
PUT THE FEAR OF GOD IN HIM.

SEND HIM ON A BUS
OUT OF TOWN. TICKET ON ME.

OUR COLLARS, BY AND LARGE,
WE TEND TO PUT IN JAIL.

PUT HIM IN JAIL, EVERYONE
GOING TO WANT TO KNOW

HOW I LET HIM PARTY
WITH TOMMY CHOW’S MONEY.

THEN I NEED TO STAY
OUT OF IT, CHARLIE,

’CAUSE DROPPING A GUY OFF
AT PORT AUTHORITY

ISN’T WHAT
THEY PAY ME FOR.

PLUS I DIDN’T HEAR
THAT LAST NAME YOU SAID.

ALL RIGHT.

I’M SORRY
I CAN’T HELP YOU.

I DON’T MEAN
TO PUT YOU IN A JACKPOT.

IT’S JUST THAT I DON’T
GOT MY HEAD ON STRAIGHT.

WE HAD A FEW
OF THOSE NIGHTS, DIDN’T WE?

WE HAD NIGHTS WE DIDN’T KNOW
WHETHER WE WERE DUMPING

OR GOING BLIND,
RIGHT, GREG?

IS THIS
THE DETECTIVE SQUAD?

John: YES.
CAN I HELP YOU?

IT’S IN REGARD
TO A MURDER.

I’M DETECTIVE SIPOWICZ.

I’M ROGER LUNDQUIST.

THIS IS MY GIRLFRIEND
SUGAR GRIFFIN.

HI.

COME ON OVER HERE.

THESE ARE USUALLY OCCUPIED,

BUT I DON’T KNOW
WHERE ANYONE IS.

IT’S HORRIBLE.

IT’S MY PARENTS.

SOMEONE SHOT THEM
AT OUR HOME.

THEY’RE BOTH DEAD, AND THEY’RE
LYING ON THE KITCHEN FLOOR.

NOW?

WE CRASHED AT SUGAR’S.

I COME HOME THIS MORNING ‐‐

MY PARENTS NEVER LEAVE
THE DOOR OPEN.

I GOT A BAD HIT, SO I THOUGHT
I’D GO IN THE BACK WINDOW

AND GET MY DAD’S GUN,
BUT IT’S GONE.

I FOUND THEM LAYING
ON THE KITCHEN FLOOR DEAD,

AND THERE’S BLOOD
ALL OVER.

YOU SAW THEM?

NO, ROGER HAD ME
STAY OUTSIDE.

YOU CALL 911?

NOT YET. I JUST
HAD TO GET OUT OF THERE.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT
TO GO BACK?

YEAH, WE’RE ALL RIGHT.

MEDAVOY, JONES ‐‐

WHERE DO YOU LIVE?

852 EAST 12th STREET.

LET THE BOSS KNOW THAT
WE’RE ALL GOING OVER

TO 852 EAST 12th STREET.

ROGER HERE JUST REPORTED
A DOUBLE.

SURE.

COME ON. WE’LL RIDE OVER
IN MY CAR.

YEAH, WHATEVER IT TAKES.

WANT TO WORK A HOMICIDE?

SURE, ANDY.

MORNING, ANDY.

YOU WERE WEARING THAT
YESTERDAY.

NO BLOOD SPLATTER
BY THE EXIT WOUND.

UGH.

HALF HER FACE IS GONE.

THEY WERE SHOT IN HERE.

THIS IS THE BLOOD SPLATTER,
AND IT WAS CLEANED.

THIS IS HER TONGUE.
IT WAS OVER THERE.

THEY WERE MOVED OVER TO HERE
AND PUT IN THESE CHAIRS.

SHE MUST HAVE
FALLEN OVER.

THEY WERE MURDERED
IN THERE,

THEN THEY WERE MOVED HERE
AND POSED.

THIS IS AS SPECIFIC
AS I CAN MAKE IT.

THE COURSE OF MY MOVEMENT
ONCE I WAS INSIDE THE HOUSE.

THE ARROWS
INDICATING MOVEMENT?

YOU WANT ME
TO INITIAL IT?

SURE. THANKS.

THIS DRY CLEANING BUSINESS
YOUR DAD HAD ‐‐

YEAH, HE WAS
THE SOLE OWNER.

YOU TOLD ME THAT,
DIDN’T YOU?

NO ANGRY PARTNERS.

WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK,
WAS THERE ANY ANIMOSITY

WITH NEIGHBORING BUSINESS
TENANTS OR THE LIKE?

I THINK THIS BUSINESS ANGLE
IS PRETTY MUCH A DEAD END.

HOW DID YOU GET
TO KNOW ROGER?

IN A CHAT ROOM.

THAT’S ON THE INTERNET?

UH‐HUH.

WHAT WAS
THE CHAT ROOM’S NAME?

THE RAINBOW ROOM.

THE RAINBOW ROOM, HUH?

PEOPLE WILLING TO CONSIDER
INTERRACIAL DATING.

HOW CLOSE HAVE YOU GOTTEN
WITH ROGER?

ARE YOU GOING TO BE ABLE
TO HELP HIM THROUGH THIS?

THIS IS ALL NEW TO ME.

THIS IS
LIFE AND DEATH NOW.

HOW DO YOU MEAN?

THE MURDER OF TWO PARENTS

IS LIFE AND DEATH FOR ROGER,

AND YOU HAVE TO KNOW IF YOU’RE
WILLING TO STAND BESIDE HIM.

HE WASN’T INVOLVED.

HOW COULD A SON
NOT BE INVOLVED

WHEN HIS PARENTS
ARE MURDERED?

HOW DEEPLY ARE THE TWO
OF YOU IN LOVE?

I DON’T KNOW.

YOU BETTER FIGURE
THAT OUT, SUGAR,

BECAUSE IN THIS SITUATION,

PEOPLE LEAN ON WHATEVER
SHOULDER’S AVAILABLE.

THEY PUT
THEIR FULL WEIGHT ON.

DO YOU ALREADY
FEEL PRESSURED NOW?

I FEEL SOME PRESSURE.

DO YOU FEEL THE WEIGHT OF
BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR ROGER?

I JUST DON’T FEEL
IT’S FAIR IN SOME WAYS.

YOU KNOW, YOU SOUND LIKE
YOU’RE ABOUT TO CRY.

I FEEL LIKE I’M GOING TO.

THAT’S ALL RIGHT, SUGAR.
GO AHEAD.

I JUST FEEL SO PRESSURED.

YOU’RE BEING ASKED

TO SHOULDER
A TREMENDOUS WEIGHT.

I DON’T KNOW
IF I CAN STAND IT.

YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF
TO EXPLORE THOSE FEELINGS.

I’M AFRAID OF SO MUCH.

THESE ARE MULTIPLE MURDERS.
IT’S TERRIFYING.

I FEEL LIKE
I COULD BE KILLED, TOO.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

THOSE ARE FEARS
COMING OUT.

I FEEL LIKE I COULD
BE HELD RESPONSIBLE.

WE CAN WORK THAT OUT
IF YOU STAY HONEST.

CAN YOU PROTECT ME?

I’M RIGHT HERE, SUGAR.
ABSOLUTELY.

I DON’T THINK I CAN TAKE
ALL THAT WEIGHT.

HOW CAN I TAKE SOME
OF THE WEIGHT OFF YOU?

JUST HOLD ME.

IS THERE ANYTHING
YOU WANT TO TELL ME?

NO.

NOT NOW, HUH?

NOT YET.

HOW’S IT GOING
WITH ROGER?

STILL TALKING TO HIM.

SUGAR LIKES ME,

IF ANDY AND DANNY WANT
TO TURN HIS HEAD AROUND.

SEE HOW THEY’RE DOING.

I WOULDN’T WANT

TO GET ANYONE’S NOSE
OUT OF JOINT.

WHOSE NOSE
YOU GOT IN MIND?

WOULD YOU SAY YOUR FOLKS
HAD A HAPPY MARRIAGE, ROGER?

AS FAR AS ONE OF THEM
WANTING TO HAVE AN AFFAIR,

MY MOM, NO,

MY DAD, IT WAS POSSIBLE,
BUT I COULDN’T TELL YOU WHO.

WHAT DO YOU DO
WHEN YOU’RE NOT AHEAD

OF OTHER PEOPLE’S
THOUGHT PROCESSES?

I WORK HALF‐TIME
INPUTTING COMPUTER DATA

AT A MARKETING COMPANY.

I’VE BEEN DOING IT SINCE
I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL

IN ORDER TO MAKE MONEY
TO GO TO COLLEGE.

I WENT TO COLLEGE
AT LEHIGH IN PENNSYLVANIA,

BUT I RETURNED HOME
LAST SEMESTER.

HOW COME?

I WANTED A CHANGE.

AND SO
NOW YOU’RE HOME AGAIN.

WHAT WERE YOU UP TO
WHEN YOU WEREN’T INPUTTING?

SUGAR AND I HAVE BEEN
GETTING HEAVILY INVOLVED,

SO YOU COULD SAY
I’VE BEEN DOING

A LITTLE INPUTTING
WITH HER, TOO.

EXCUSE ME. I DIDN’T KNOW
SOMEONE WAS IN HERE.

HOW LONG YOU AND SUGAR
BEEN GOING OUT?

ABOUT FIVE WEEKS.

I’LL BET YOUR PARENTS WERE
PLEASED AS PUNCH ABOUT THAT.

I NEVER LET
MY PARENTS INPUT

ON THE SUBJECT
OF WHO I DATE.

WERE THEY GIVING YOU
A LITTLE ANYHOW?

HOW DID WE GET FROM
MY PARENTS BEING MURDERED

TO THE SUBJECT
OF ME AND SUGAR?

EVEN AT
THE CRAZY FARES TODAY,

I’D BE SURPRISED
IF IT WAS MORE

THAN A BUCK AND A HALF
CAB RIDE.

WE’RE JUST TRYING TO WORK UP
POSSIBLE MOTIVES, ROGER,

LIKE MAYBE SUGAR’S PARENTS.
WERE THEY EVER UPSET?

DID THEY AND YOUR FOLKS
EVER HAVE WORDS?

THEY NEVER MET.

SUGAR ONLY HAS A MOTHER,
AND SHE WAS THRILLED.

WELL, WE’RE GOING TO SHOW
OUR BOSS HERE YOUR DIAGRAM

AND INDICATE
WHAT YOU’VE TOLD US,

AND HE’LL DECIDE IF HE WANTS US
TO TALK TO YOU MORE.

OKAY.

YOU WANT A SODA
OR ANYTHING?

NO.

SUGAR AND I MAY BE GETTING
MARRIED IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

SWELL. LOTS OF LUCK.

HE’S WARMING TO YOU.

THAT’S A NUT JOB,
ALL RIGHT?

I SENSE THAT, TOO.

RAPPORT IS NOT
MY BIG PRIORITY.

HOW DID IT GO
WITH THE GIRL?

WE GOT SOMETHING WORKING.

I HOPE IT’S NOT RAPPORT.

THE BOSS WANTS
TO TALK TO US.

THAT’S YOUR QUOTA,
ALL RIGHT, DANNY?

THAT’S YOUR TOTAL
OF WISECRACKS FOR THE SHIFT.

YEAH, OKAY.

AHEM.

SO, WE GETTING ANYWHERE
WITH ROGER?

NO.

NOT YET.

BALDWIN FEELS LIKE
HE CAN MOVE SUGAR.

I GUESS I’M WONDERING

YOU WANT ME TO MOVE HER
BY HERSELF,

OR TALK TO THEM TOGETHER
AND GET ROGER WORKED UP?

YOU GUESS
YOU’RE WONDERING THAT?

THAT’S WHAT
I’M WONDERING.

YOU FEEL THAT’S A GOOD IDEA,
I TAKE IT?

GAVE IT
YOUR PRE‐EXISTING APPROVAL?

I SUGGESTED BALDWIN
GO OVER IT WITH YOU.

THEN WHAT’S THIS
CONVERSATION ABOUT?

I THINK
IT’S A GOOD IDEA.

THIS IS ANOTHER COUNTY
HEARD FROM ‐‐

WHERE THEY COME TO WORK WEARING
CLOTHES FROM THE DAY BEFORE.

HE GIVES HIS APPROVAL.

I’M NOT TRYING
TO TAKE YOUR INTERVIEW.

IF YOU WANT TO KEEP
WORKING THEM SEPARATE...

I’LL KEEP MY OPINION
TO MYSELF,

SINCE IT DON’T COUNT
FOR NOTHING ANYWAYS.

EXCUSE ME
WHILE I GO BURP MY PARTNER.

NOW WE GOT IT WHERE IT’S
SUPPOSED TO BE, RIGHT, ANDY?

KEEPING YOU HAPPY.

YOU GOT
MY ATTITUDES CONFUSED.

NO, I UNDERSTAND
YOU’RE PISSED OFF.

"KEEPING YOU HAPPY"

REFERRED TO WHAT YOU
FIGURE’S MY JOB IN LIFE.

YOU’RE FULL‐TIME OCCUPIED
BEING A SMART MOUTH.

I WAS UPSET
THAT KID DIED.

I STAYED THE NIGHT
AT DIANE’S.

YOU DID.

IF I’D BEEN
IN A BAR FIGHT

OR IF I’D SPENT THE NIGHT
PASSED OUT IN AN ALLEY,

DON’T YOU THINK I’D HAVE
MORE MIRE ON ME?

I SEE.

AND WAS SHE
SOME COMFORT TO YOU?

HELL, YEAH,
SHE WAS A COMFORT TO ME.

LET ME SLEEP MY LOAD OFF
ON HER SOFA.

I SEE.

I APPRECIATE
YOUR CONCERN FOR ME.

I GOT OTHER THINGS
TO WORRY ABOUT, BELIEVE ME.

I KNOW.

BELIEVE YOU ME.

I KNOW, ANDY.

I APOLOGIZE
GETTING INTO BALL BREAKING.

THAT’S A NATURAL RECOURSE.

SO YOU WANT TO GO
WATCH JONES DEMONSTRATE

HIS BIG RAPPORT
WITH THIS GIRL?

YOU FIGURE HIS RAPPORT
IS PRETTY BIG?

I DON’T BUY
ANY OF THAT CRAP.

Sugar: I DON’T KNOW

IF I FEEL LIKE TALKING
TO ROGER RIGHT NOW.

WE JUST NEED TO SQUARE
A COUPLE OF THINGS UP.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WE’RE IN HERE,
RIGHT, ANDY?

YEAH, RIGHT IN HERE.

HOPE WE HAVE
ENOUGH CLEAN TOWELS.

OH, GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU?

HOW YOU DOING?

WHY DON’T YOU
SIT HERE, SUGAR?

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

I’M OKAY.

I THINK SHE’S DOING OKAY
UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

YEAH? THAT’S GREAT.

YOU TOLD ME YOU’RE UPSET,
BUT WITH THE CIRCUMSTANCES,

THAT’S NATURAL
AND EVEN HEALTHY.

WE’RE GOING
TO GET THROUGH THIS.

WE’RE GOING
TO DO SOME GRIEF WORK.

YOU WANT TO ASK
WHATEVER YOU WANT TO ASK

SO HER AND ME
CAN GET OUT?

WE WANTED YOU AND SUGAR
TO GO OVER YOUR DIAGRAM.

THAT’S NATURAL, TOO.

HE’S GOING
TO BE UPSET, TOO.

HEY, SHUT UP, ALL RIGHT?

TAKE IT EASY, ROGER.

WHAT’S COMING OUT NOW
IS NATURAL.

YOU WANT TO TAKE
YOUR ARM OFF HER?

ABSOLUTELY. YOU WANT ME
TO TAKE MY ARM OFF,

OR DOES IT MAKE
YOU FEEL BETTER?

IT DOES
MAKE ME FEEL BETTER.

YOU TELL ME WHEN,
AND I’LL TAKE MY ARM OFF.

ASK HER WHAT YOU WANT
TO ASK HER ABOUT THE DIAGRAM.

SEE DOES THAT SQUARE
WITH HOW SHE REMEMBERS IT.

WHERE IT’S GOT YOU, IS THAT HOW
YOU REMEMBER WHERE YOU WERE?

I DON’T WANT TO HAVE
ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT.

YOU’RE INVOLVED. GIVE US
THIS MUCH COOPERATION.

I WASN’T INVOLVED.

RELAX.

I WASN’T INVOLVED,
AND HE KNOWS IT,

EVEN IF
HE TELLS YOU LIES.

NO ONE SAYS
YOU’RE INVOLVED,

SO JUST SHUT
YOUR STUPID MOUTH!

SUGAR, NOW I’M GETTING A WHOLE
DIFFERENT FEELING OFF THIS.

SHOULD YOU AND ME BE TALKING
BACK IN THE OTHER ROOM?

DON’T BE STUPID.
DON’T BE STUPID.

DON’T CALL ME STUPID.
I TOLD YOU ABOUT THAT.

THEN SHUT
YOUR STUPID MOUTH!

ALL RIGHT.

EVERYONE’S UPSET.

BECAUSE MY PARENTS WERE
MURDERED BY INTRUDERS.

DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO HAVE
SEPARATE CONVERSATIONS?

I THINK THAT’S
THE WAY TO GO.

THEY WERE MURDERED
BY UNKNOWN INTRUDERS.

COME ON, SUGAR,

UNTIL EVERYONE’S
CALMED DOWN.

ALL WE WANT TO DO IS GET ON
WITH THE REST OF OUR LIVES,

TO THE HOUSE
WE HAVE IN LEHIGH.

STUPID BLACK BITCH.

WELL, ROG,
WHAT CAN YOU DO?

HE’S GOING TO TAKE
TOTAL CONTROL OF HER MIND.

THEY DID SEEM
TO HAVE RAPPORT.

GET HER TELLING
SOME INSANE STORY.

I DON’T WANT
TO BE EXECUTED.

YOU’RE NOT GOING
TO BE, SUGAR.

I SWEAR I DIDN’T HAVE
ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT,

BUT ‐‐ BUT ROGER
HAD ME SO SCARED.

DID HE TELL YOU WE’D THINK
YOU WERE AN ACCOMPLICE?

WHEN HE CAME OVER,

HE SAID MY ONLY CHANCE
WAS STICKING WITH THE STORY

AND THEN
LEAVING TOWN WITH HIM.

HE WAS COVERED IN BLOOD,

AND HE SAID ‐‐ HE SAID
IF HE GOT CAUGHT,

HE’D TELL YOU
I WAS A PART OF IT.

ALL RIGHT.
IT’S ALL RIGHT.

I DON’T WANT TO DIE.

YOU KNOW WHAT, SUGAR?

I PROMISE
YOU ARE NOT GOING TO DIE

OR GO TO JAIL.

ALL THE BAD STUFF
IS OVER.

ALL I DID WAS TALK
TO SOMEONE IN A CHAT ROOM.

WHAT A STUPID BITCH,
HUH, ROG?

IF SHE COULD HAVE
JUST GOT THROUGH THIS,

THEN SUGAR
WOULD HAVE HAD IT MADE.

SHE COULD HAVE SPENT
HOWEVER LONG

YOU WERE GOING
TO LET HER LIVE

SHUT UP IN THAT HOUSE
THERE IN LEHIGH

WHERE SHE DIDN’T KNOW
ONE DAMN SOUL,

GETTING BRAINWASHED
WORSE EVERY DAY

HOW SHE WAS CO‐CONSPIRATOR
IN A DOUBLE MURDER

EVEN THOUGH SHE DIDN’T KNOW
ONE DAMN THING ABOUT IT

TILL SHE SAW
YOUR PARENTS DEAD.

HOW EVERYONE WAS GOING
TO THINK THAT ANYWAY,

SO SHE BETTER STAY
IN THAT HOUSE WITH YOU

AND DO EVERY DAMN THING
THAT YOU TOLD HER TO,

AND YOU HAD A FEW THINGS
IN MIND, DIDN’T YOU, ROG?

A FEW HOOPS
YOU WERE GOING

TO PUT SUGAR THROUGH TILL
YOU FINALLY KILLED HER, TOO.

OF COURSE, EVEN AFTER, YOU MIGHT
NOT HAVE BEEN DONE WITH HER,

RIGHT, ROG?

POSING YOUR PARENTS
HOW YOU DID ‐‐

AFTER YOU KILLED SUGAR

IS WHEN THINGS MIGHT HAVE
JUST BEEN GETTING STARTED.

YOU ARE SICK.

YOU ARE SICK
FOR KNOWING!

YEAH. YOU WANT TO TELL ME
ALL ABOUT IT?

YOUR FRIEND THAT SPOKE WITH
YOU EARLIER ‐‐ MR. SUNG?

WHAT ABOUT HIM?

HE’S WAITING FOR YOU
IN THE BATHROOM.

WHAT’S THE MATTER,
CHARLIE?

SOME JACKPOT NOW, GREG.

EVERY JACKPOT BELL
GOING OFF.

THE WHOLE CASINO.

OVER WHAT?

GO TO TOMMY CHOW’S
TO TAKE MY MEDICINE,

GIVE UP
THIS DOPEY JO CHANG

PROBABLY PARTYING IN MY PLACE
ON TOMMY’S MONEY,

TOMMY CHOW’S APARTMENT
LOOK LIKE A CYCLONE HIT.

LOOK LIKE MADISON SQUARE
DAMN GARDEN.

RANSACKED,
OR LIKE VIOLENCE WENT ON?

LIKE A CHINAMAN ROLLED UP
IN AN ORIENTAL RUG.

AND YOU’RE MAKING THIS GUY
CARRYING ON IN ROOM 1412

A CANDIDATE FOR GRABBING
TOMMY CHOW UP?

I MAKE THIS DOPEY JO CHANG
ELECTED, GREG ‐‐

100% OF THE VOTE.

ANYWAYS, I GOT A BASIS NOW
FOR GOING OVER THERE.

I’LL SEND A SECTOR CAR
BY TOMMY CHOW’S.

NOT OFF MY SAY‐SO.

THE SECTOR CAR
WILL MAKE

A ROUTINE STOP
AT TOMMY CHOW’S,

AND I’LL GO OVER TO THE HOTEL
WITH YOU. RELAX, CHARLIE.

YEAH, RELAX.

CHARLIE SUNG ‐‐
VICE PRESIDENTIAL

RUNNING MATE
FOR DOPEY JO CHANG.

THE BALLS‐IN‐THE‐VISE
DAMN POLITICAL PARTY.

COME ON.

JUST LET ME GO
DRUM UP MY PARTNER.

YOU KNOW WHAT JOHN IRVIN,
OUR P. A. A.,

HAS IN HIS DESK DRAWER,
CHARLIE,

THAT MIGHT VERY MUCH BE
OF INTEREST TO YOU JUST NOW?

A MINIATURE
ZEN ROCK GARDEN.

OH, YEAH?

YES.

WITH A TINY RAKE

YOU RAKE
THE GARDEN SAND WITH.

IT BRINGS YOU HARMONY

WHEN YOU’RE ALL
WROUGHT UP.

GREG, WE GOING OVER
TO MY PLACE OR WHAT?

YEAH. I’LL JUST
GO GET BALDWIN.

I’M SURE
IT’S A NICE GARDEN.

TH‐THEY’RE NOT
FOR EVERYONE.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

CHARLIE, YOU DON’T
COME IN STILL?

I’LL COME IN, JOEY.
MY FRIEND GREG.

OKAY, GREG.

MY FRIEND BALDWIN.

OKAY, BALDWIN.

OKAY, JOEY.

PAINT TOENAILS ‐‐
GINGER AND KIM.

HELLO, GIRLS.

THIS GREG AND CHARLIE
AND BALDWIN.

HELLO, GREG
AND CHARLIE.
HI, BALDWIN.

YOU WANT TO THROW
HUMP, GREG?

I’M GOOD.

TWO MORE, JACUZZI ‐‐

TIFFY
AND GINGER NUMBER TWO.

YOU KNOW, I THINK MAYBE
THEY SHOULD COME OUT ‐‐

TIFFY AND GINGER NUMBER TWO.

I’LL BE IN THE JACUZZI.

THROW HUMP
ANYONE YOU WANT.

WHY DON’T WE SIT DOWN HERE
AND GET OUR BEARINGS, JOEY?

[ SPEAKS CHINESE ]

I PAY FOR ALL REPAIR,
CHARLIE.

$500 FOR CIGARETTE BURN.

I DON’T SMOKE, GREG.

YEAH, WELL, THAT’S
ONE VICE YOU DON’T HAVE.

NEW SHOOTER, GIRLS.
WANT TO COME OUT A SEC?

YOU WANT TO HELP ME
WORK THIS NOZZLE?

NO. DON’T GET SMART
WITH ME. COME ON OUT.

WHO ARE YOU?

YEAH.
USE YOUR IMAGINATION.

IF I USE MY IMAGINATION,
YOU’RE COMING INTO THIS TUB.

COME ON.

COME ON.

SON OF A BITCH.
[ Speaks Chinese ]

GREG, CIGARETTE BURNS
ON THE WURLITZER.

$500 FOR THE WURLITZER.

DID YOU HIT
THE LOTTERY, JOEY?

I SEND ALL MONEY HOME.
ALL MONEY I EARN.

THIS MONEY, I PARTY.

WHERE THE HELL DID YOU GET
THE MONEY, JOEY?

HEY, LOOK, DO YOU MAYBE
WANT US TO GO?

MAYBE WE SHOULD ALL GO.

NO, I WANT YOU
TO STAY THERE

AND DO EACH OTHER’S TOES
AND BE QUIET UNTIL I’M READY.

THIS MONEY I PARTY!

WE SEE
HOW YOU PARTY, JOEY.

WHAT’S WORRYING CHARLIE

IS IF YOU DID SOMETHING
MAYBE INVOLVING TOMMY CHOW

TO GET THE MONEY
THAT YOU’RE PARTYING WITH.

TOMMY CHOW MY BOSS.

YEAH, AND AT PRESENT,
HE’S MISSING,

AND IT LOOKS AS IF SOMETHING
HAPPENED IN HIS APARTMENT,

AND HERE YOU ARE MAKING WHAT,
A FAST $200 A WEEK?

$145 A WEEK,
AFTER TRANSPORTATION FEE.

[ SPEAKS CHINESE ]

HE WANTS ME TO TELL YOU

THAT FOR THE FIRST
EIGHT YEARS HERE,

THEY TAKE
TRANSPORTATION FEE,

LIKE THAT HAS SOMETHING TO DO
WITH THE PRICE OF EGGS.

LOOK BAD FOR ME, GREG?

I’M A COP, JOEY.

LET’S SEE
IF WE CAN HANDLE THIS.

LOOK BAD.

EASY, JOEY. EASY, EASY.

SON OF A BITCH
BASTARD TOMMY CHOW!

NO MORE TRANSPORTATION FEE
FOR TOMMY!

AW, BROTHER.

PUT YOUR HANDS
BEHIND YOUR HEAD.

SOMEONE COVER THAT UP.

Jo: I’M ARRESTED NOW,
I KNOW.

YEAH, NOW YOU’RE ARRESTED.

I HAVE SOME
TWO GOOD DAYS, CHARLIE.

AHEM.

EXCUSE ME.

AM I TOO CLOSE? YOU WANT ME
TO BACK UP FURTHER?

WHAT DO YOU WANT, DANNY?

I JUST WANTED
TO APOLOGIZE

FOR ANY BAD BEHAVIOR
I MIGHT HAVE DONE.

YOU STILL IFFY IF ANY
OF YOUR BEHAVIOR WAS BAD?

I WANT TO APOLOGIZE.
I’M SORRY, YOU KNOW?

MAYBE I COULD BE
MORE ELOQUENT OVER DINNER.

NO, I DON’T THINK SO.

NO, HUH?

BUT I’D LIKE
TO PICK UP MY CLOTHES.

SURE. OKAY.

MY MOM WOUND UP
HATING MY DAD

FOR THE SAME THINGS
THAT MADE HER FALL IN LOVE.

I’M NOT GOING TO LET MYSELF
GET THAT WAY ABOUT YOU,

BUT I NEED
TO GET MY THINGS.

GOOD.

SO MAYBE WE COULD
HAVE A FRIENDLY DINNER.

WHY DON’T YOU HAVE IT

WITH WHOEVER YOU SPENT
LAST NIGHT WITH?

AH.

ANYWAYS,
THAT’LL HAVE TO BE YOU

COMING TO GET YOUR STUFF.

YEAH, I’LL COME
WHEN I’M DONE WITH WORK.

WELL, THAT’S GOING TO BE
ME ANSWERING THE DOOR.

OKAY.

GOING TO MURDER
THE GIRLFRIEND, TOO,

THIS ROGER.

HE HAD A LITTLE DUNGEON
SET UP FOR HER UPSTATE.

SORENSON HAPPENED TO SAY

THAT HE FLOPPED
ON YOUR SOFA LAST NIGHT.

YEAH.

YOU LET HIM
SLEEP HIS LOAD OFF?

HE HAD A LOUSY DAY
YESTERDAY.

YOU WERE SOME HELP,

WHERE I‐I JUST
GET AGGRAVATED

AND I CAN’T GET THROUGH TO
HIS SQUARE‐HEADED THINKING.

YOU FIGURE THE BIG OBSTACLE
IS HIS NORWEGIAN HERITAGE.

OR WHATEVER
MY PROBLEM IS.

I GOT TO TELL HIM
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT BOBBY.

YOU DID?

HE’D NEVER SEEN
BOBBY’S PICTURE.

DANNY NEEDS
JUST TO LOVE SOMEONE.

THEN EVERYTHING
WILL CHANGE FOR HIM.

WELL, THAT’S GOOD
YOU HAD THAT OCCASION.

MY PROBLEM ‐‐

I ONLY KNOW NEW YORK.

YEAH, I’VE NEVER LIVED
ANYWHERE ELSE, EITHER.

YOU EVER BEEN TO BILOXI,
MISSISSIPPI, GREG?

NO. HAVE YOU?

A GUEST LEFT
A CASINO BROCHURE.

THEY DEAL PAI GOW
DOWN THERE.

YEAH.

I‐I KNOW YOU’RE
QUITE THE ENTHUSIAST

FOR THAT PAI GOW.

ARE YOU SURE IT’S REALLY
THAT BAD FOR YOU, CHARLIE,

YOU GOT TO LEAVE TOWN?

TAKE TOMMY CHOW’S
TERRITORY,

WHO ARE YOU HANGING
BY THEIR THUMBS, GREG?

I GUESS THERE’S
A LOGIC TO THAT ‐‐

THEY WANT TO MAKE
A SHOW OF RESPECT.

YOU KNOW, YOU FIGURE
YOU’LL CHANGE YOUR LIFE

ONCE YOU GOT EVERYTHING
SQUARED AWAY.

ME, I GOT $260,000
TO MY NAME, GREG.

WALK AWAY RIGHT NOW,
I GOT $260,000 TO LIVE ON.

WELL, THAT’S SOME KIND
OF NEST EGG, ANYWAY, CHARLIE.

I’LL TELL YOU SOMETHING ‐‐

I PLANNED
ON HAVING MORE.

I’M GOING TO GO.

RIGHT NOW?

YOU WANT ME TO TALK
MYSELF OUT OF IT,

GO HOME,
AND GET STRANGLED?

YOU SHAKE HANDS, GREG.

AW, CHARLIE...

COME ON.

SHAKE HANDS.

SURE.

HA HA.

YOU KNOW,
TELL YOU THE TRUTH,

SOMETIMES I IMAGINE
JUST HITTING THE ROAD,

SUDDENLY GOING INCOGNITO.

SO LONG, GREG.

SO LONG, CHARLIE.

THANKS FOR EVERYTHING
AND GOOD LUCK.

YOU’RE THE LAST GUY
I’VE TALKED TO

IN NEW YORK CITY.

YOU DROPPED
YOUR SOCK HERE.

I SAW THAT SMILE
ON YOUR MUG.

I WAS REMEMBERING
MY THREE DAYS IN TERROR

BEFORE I LEFT THESE
IN THE CORNER OF YOUR DRAWER.

I WAS GLAD
WHEN I SAW THEM HERE.

AFTER YOU FIRST
RECOILED IN SHOCK.

I WASN’T WITH NO ONE ELSE
LAST NIGHT, MARY.

I GOT DRUNK, FELL OUT
AT DIANE RUSSELL’S PLACE.

WHAT, DIANE DIDN’T
WANT YOU TO DRIVE?

SHE TOOK YOU HOME
FROM MAC’S?

I SLEPT MY LOAD OFF
ON HER SOFA.

I KNOW HOW HARD
YOU TRY WITH ME.

MY ‐‐ MY EYES
ARE OPEN TO THAT.

MY EYES ARE OPEN
TO MORE AND MORE

EACH AND EVERY DAY.

PLEASE DON’T GIVE UP
ON ME YET.

I DON’T WANT
TO GIVE UP ON US.

THE ONE THING
IN OUR RELATIONSHIP

IS THAT PACKING
AND UNPACKING’S

NO BIG PROBLEM.