NYPD Blue (1993–2005): Season 7, Episode 2 - A Hole in Juan - full transcript

Jill's son has his first communion, where Andy and Danny spot a surveillance van across the street from the church. A baby is found dead in a dumpster.

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THE BODY OF CHRIST.

AMEN.

THE BODY OF CHRIST.

AMEN.

THE BODY OF CHRIST.

AMEN.

OW, OW.

Priest:
THE BODY OF CHRIST.

THE BODY OF CHRIST.

THE BODY OF CHRIST.



NO, NO. THEO, DON’T PULL
DADDY’S NOSE HAIRS.

I WANT TO USE
THE NOSE MACHINE.

WE DON’T HAVE THE NOSE
MACHINE WITH US, DO WE?

WHY DON’T YOU SHOW ME

HOW YOU RUN UP AND DOWN
THESE STAIRS, OKAY?

WALK UP AND DOWN
THE STAIRS.

BE CAREFUL‐‐
THEY’RE SLIPPERY.

NEED A HAND?

DO I NEED A HAND?
NO, I GOT THINGS COVERED.

I’M CLIMBING
THESE STAIRS.

YOU’RE DOING
SOME JOB, THEO.

YOU’RE CLIMBING THOSE STAIRS
LIKE A GRADE SCHOOL GUY.

CHECK ACROSS THE STREET.

A SURVEILLANCE VAN?



WHAT, THEY GOT THE CHURCH UP ‐‐
EXCESSIVE BINGO?

KIRKENDALL AND THEM
COME OUT OF COMMUNION SERVICE

AND THEY
SEE A SURVEILLANCE VAN.

YEAH, IT’S
GOING TO CAST A PALL.

WHICH ONE OF YOU
IS MOISHE?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WE’RE PARKED.

YOU ABOUT TO NECK?
WHAT’S YOUR PROBLEM?

WE’RE ON THE JOB
IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK.

YOU’RE OCCUPYING
A SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE.

HEY, DON’T BREAK BALLS.
YOU KNOW WHO WE ARE.

YOU’RE THE ONLY ONE
ON THE JOB HERE, RIGHT?

AND WHAT WE’RE ASKIN’ IS WHAT
YOU’RE DOING HERE.
YOU GOT PEOPLE ON THE JOB

WHOSE KIDS ARE GETTING
THEIR FIRST COMMUNION.

WE HAVE AN ASSIGNMENT
WE HAVE TO EXECUTE.

IS THAT RIGHT?
YEAH, THAT’S RIGHT.

LET’S GO.
THEY BLEW IT FOR US.
THANKS A LOT, GUYS.

SO LONG, SQUIRT.

SQUIRT? WHAT, YOU GOT SOME
PRE‐EXISTING RELATIONSHIP

WITH MY BOY, YOU CAN
CALL HIM THAT NICKNAME?

THEO, STICK YOUR TONGUE OUT.
GET OUT OF HERE.

OKAY, WE’LL GO BACK IN
FOR THE FINISH.

NO, I WANT
TO STAY OUT HERE.

YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE
THE BIG FIREWORKS IN THERE

FOR THE FINISH?

I DO.

OKAY.

MORNING.
HI.

HOW COME YOU’RE
NOT IN THE BAG?

I’M HERE TO
TALK TO THE CAPTAIN.

YOU’RE NOT JAMMED?

THEY WANT TO TALK ABOUT
PLAINCLOTHES,

WORKING ANTI‐CRIME.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

THE PLUS ‐‐

IT’S THE FAST TRACK
FOR A SHIELD, DEFINITELY.

DOWNSIDE ‐‐ THEY TASK YOU
WITH SPECIFIC CONDITIONS,

ROBBERY PATTERNS,
SO FORTH.

SO YOU’RE NOT REALLY
PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

WHAT I LIKED ABOUT
BEING A STREET COP,

YOU HELPED WITH
WHATEVER CAME ALONG.

SOUP TO NUTS.

AND HOW’S
THINGS OTHERWISE?

OKAY.

YEAH?

I HAVEN’T ACTED
LIKE A 6‐YEAR‐OLD

IN ANYONE’S APARTMENT
FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS,

WHICH I’M GLAD OF.

I LIKED YOU IN MY APARTMENT
JUST HOW YOU WERE, FRANCO.

WOULD YOU CALL ME MARY?

SURE, ABSOLUTELY.

ANYWAYS...

YEAH, ANNOUNCE YOURSELF.

TAKE CARE, DANNY.

YEAH, ALL RIGHT, MARY.

LET ME KNOW
HOW THIS BREAKS.

OKAY.

WELL,
THIS CERTAINLY EXPLAINS

THE WORTHY REASONS
THAT YOU GUYS WOULD HAVE

SITTING OUT IN THAT VAN
PASSING GAS

SURVEILLING PEOPLE
AT A CHURCH.

NO, I’M ‐‐ I’M ASHAMED
THAT WE DISTURBED YOU

FOR YOUR LOVELY AFTERNOON.

YEAH, RIGHT BACK AT YOU,
DOUCHEBAG.

WHAT WERE THOSE GUYS DOING?

YOU WANT TO KNOW
WHO THEY HAD UP?

WHO?

KIRKENDALL’S EX,
ALL RIGHT?

HER LOSER FORMER SPOUSE,

THAT’S NOW ON CAMERA TWICE
WEEKLY PICKING UP PACKAGES

AT THE AIR PERU
CARGO TERMINAL AT KENNEDY.

MAYBE HE WENT
IN THE IMPORT BUSINESS.

YEAH, PROBABLY BRINGING
IN THEM LITTLE DWARF DOLLS

WITH THE COOLIE HATS
AND THE SERAPES.

THIS IS GOING TO BE
SOME BAG OF CRAP

TELLING KIRKENDALL
HER HUSBAND IS MULING DOPE.

HEY. HO.

YOU KNOW WHO THAT
WAS ON THE PHONE?
WHEN?

HIM AND ME SEE TWO GUYS
IN A SURVEILLANCE VAN

OUTSIDE THE CHURCH YESTERDAY,
GO BREAK THEIR BALLS.

THIS ONE WAS TELLING US
WHAT IT WAS ABOUT,

HOW KIRKENDALL CAN’T
SAY NOTHING ABOUT IT.

TO WHO?

IT’S HER EX‐HUSBAND
THEY’VE GOT UP.

WHAT’S HE DOING?

PICKS UP PACKAGES
FROM PERU, TAKES THEM OUT

TO LITTLE BOGOTA
UP IN JACKSON HEIGHTS.

OH, THAT PRICK.
THAT JERK.

THAT’S WHAT YOU’RE
LOOKING AT WITH THIS.

SHE SAID YESTERDAY
HOW SHE WAS CONFIDING IN YOU

WHETHER HER AND HIM
MIGHT GIVE IT ANOTHER WHIRL.

NOW THIS
FALLS IN YOUR LAP.

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?

MAYBE YOU
DON’T SAY NOTHING.

DIDN’T THE GUY
SAY, "STAY OUT"?

ACTUALLY, HE SAID, UH,
IF YOU TELL KIRKENDALL,

MAKE SURE NONE OF THIS
GETS OUT TO HER EX.

IF YOU DON’T THINK THIS
IS CRUCIAL INFORMATION...

HE’S INVOLVED
IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES,

AND THAT COULD FACTOR INTO WHAT
YOU’RE COUNSELING HER OVER.

[ CHUCKLES ]

NO, BUT IF SHE’S NOT
OVER HER HEAD WITH THIS DILDO,

THEN BELIEVE ME,
YOU STAY OUT OF IT, TOO.

HEY, JILL.
HEY.

HI, JILL.

HI.
IT WAS A GREAT DAY
YESTERDAY.

GREAT DAY
TO SHARE WITH FRIENDS.

HI.

HI.

I’M STILL ON CLOUD NINE.

I CAN IMAGINE.

IT WAS SO GOOD
AFTERWARD, DIANE.

KYLE WAS SO PROUD.

HIS BROTHER ACTUALLY
SEEMED HAPPY FOR HIM.

WOW.

DON WAS GREAT.

WAS HE?

YEAH, HE WAS RIGHT THERE
FOR THE BOYS,

AND HE WAS RIGHT THERE
FOR ME.

JILL, I, UM, I NEED TO
TELL YOU SOMETHING ABOUT DON.

WHAT?

THE JOB’S WATCHING HIM.

THEY’VE GOT HIM UP
IN A DRUG INVESTIGATION.

HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?

SORENSON AND ANDY HASSLED
THE SURVEILLANCE VAN

OUTSIDE THE CHURCH
YESTERDAY.

THEY GOT THE HEADS‐UP
THIS MORNING

WHAT THE SURVEILLANCE
WAS ABOUT.

HOW DEEPLY
IS DON INVOLVED?

EVIDENTLY, HE’S, UH,

HE’S MAKING
PICKUPS AT THE AIRPORT

AND DELIVERIES
IN JACKSON HEIGHTS.

HE’S PICKING UP
PACKAGES FROM PERU.

HE WAS SO GOOD WITH US.

I’M SORRY.

HE WAS SO GOOD.

WE WERE A FAMILY AGAIN.

[ SNIFFLES ]

OKAY...

THANKS FOR THE HEADS‐UP.

THE ‐‐ THE OTHER SIDE OF IT,

I GUESS THEY, UH,

THEY WANT TO BE SURE
YOU DON’T SAY ANYTHING TO HIM.

RIGHT.

I’M SORRY.

ARE YOU?

ISN’T SOME PART OF YOU
THINKING, "I TOLD YOU SO"?

NO, NOT EVEN
A LITTLE PART.

I FORGOT,
YOU’RE A SAINT.

JILL.

SORRY FOR BEING BITTER.

JUST ONE MORE
HUMAN SHORTCOMING.

HAVE YOU
BEEN SAVING THIS UP?

I DON’T TREAT MY FEELINGS
LIKE DELICATE FLOWERS, DIANE.

I PUT THEM OUT
WHEN I HAVE THEM.

OH.

WELL, THANKS
FOR SHARING THOSE.

HOW’D IT GO?

SCREW YOU, ANDY!

ARTURO GILLON,
STATE PAROLE.

DETECTIVE SORENSON.
WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

THIS IS ROMEO RODRIGUEZ,
ONE OF MY PAROLEES.

HE WANTS TO FILE A REPORT.

IN WHAT REGARD?

HE’S BEEN HARASSED
AND THREATENED.

SOME BUDDIES OF HIS ARE TRYING
TO REEL HIM BACK INTO CRIME.

WE’LL TAKE THE REPORT
IN THE COFFEE ROOM.
YEAH. IN HERE.

HE NEEDS TO GO ON RECORD

INSTEAD OF DOING
SOMETHING STUPID.

HOW LONG YOU BEEN OUT?

38 DAYS.

WHO’S COUNTING, RIGHT?

LOST TIME.

I COULD VIOLATE HIM NOW.

DID EVERYTHING RIGHT
WHILE HE WAS INSIDE,

COMES OUT TO STEADY WORK
PACKING MEAT.

HE’S CONSORTING WITH KNOWN
FELONS AT REY’S POOL HALL.

YOU WANT US
TO TALK TO HIM, RIGHT?

WHO’S THREATENING YOU,
ROMEO?

WHOEVER’S THREATENING ME,
I CAN HANDLE.
YOU LOOK LIKE
THAT’S PROBABLY TRUE.

THREATS
DON’T INTIMIDATE ME.

I WASN’T TURNED OUT INSIDE,

I AIN’T BITCHING UP
ON THE STREET.

THAT’S NOT A PICTURE
COMES EASILY TO MIND.

I’M HERE
BECAUSE HE BROUGHT ME.

YOUR P. O. IS TRYING
TO TEACH YOU

ALTERNATIVE TECHNIQUES
IN THREAT MANAGEMENT.

ROMEO’S, UH,
USUAL APPROACH.

HE PROBABLY DISCOURAGES
INTIMIDATION WITH A SHANK.

THAT’S THE HIGH‐QUALITY
THINKING

THAT PROBABLY BROUGHT HIM
TO HIS PREVIOUS ADDRESS.

WHAT WAS YOU ACT
WITH YOUR OLD BUDDIES?

TRUCKS,
SOLD SOME SWAG.

NOBLE CALLING.

I BEEN BASICALLY
TAKING DIRECTION.

I KNOW HE GOT
MY INTEREST AT HEART.

I’M GOING TO TELL YOU
SOME OTHER THINGS.

MY GOAL ‐‐
TO STAY STRAIGHT,

WORK MY JOB, AND CHILL.

DON’T BE HANGING OUT
WITH KNOWN FELONS?

I’M SUPPOSED TO SPEND
MY LIFE IN MY BASEMENT?

I SHOT SOME 9‐BALL.

SOME GUYS
START SOME BEHAVIOR.

WHERE WE GOING WITH THIS?

I’M A RAGEAHOLIC, OKAY?
PSYCHIATRIST‐DIAGNOSED.

YOU DISRESPECT ME,
I’M GOING TO REACT.

KEEP GOING, ROMEO.
WORK YOURSELF UP REAL GOOD.

GET FEELING ALL OPPRESSED

SO YOUR MOOD IS RIGHT
FOR DOING SOMETHING STUPID.

WHEN THEY LOCK YOU UP AGAIN,
IT’S NOT YOUR FAULT, RIGHT?

WHY YOU
ACTED LIKE AN IDIOT,

SOME ASSHOLE SHRINK
GAVE YOU AN OFFICIAL TITLE.

ROMEO’S A RAGEAHOLIC,
WHICH MEANS HE’S PISSED OFF,

UNLIKE THE VAST
MAJORITY OF US,

GLIDING ALONG,
DEVIL‐MAY‐CARE.

ALL I’M SAYING IS ‐‐

DON’T SAY NOTHING, ROMEO.

SHOW US YOU’RE WORKING
ON THIS TAKIN’ DIRECTION
AND GETTING YOUR MIND RIGHT.

I’M TRYING TO
KEEP MY MIND RIGHT!

YOU GOT TO ACT ON THAT,

COMPLY WITH
YOUR P. O.’s INSTRUCTIONS.

Arturo: JUAN AND RICKY,
ROMEO. WRITE THEM DOWN.

THESE GUYS DON’T
TAKE A COLLAR, RIGHT?

THEY DON’T TAKE A COLLAR.
THEY’LL PUT YOU ON RECORD
IF SOMETHING JUMPS OFF

BEHIND THEM HARASSING YOU.

’CAUSE I AIN’T NO SNITCH!

THIS ISN’T SNITCHING.

IT’S JUST LIKE
YOUR P. O. TELLS YOU.

YOU’RE BUILDING MUSCLES UP
TO KEEP YOURSELF OUTSIDE.

HI, DIANE.

HOW WAS
THE COMPSTAT MEETING?

NIFTY.

LIEUTENANT.

UM, DUMP JOB.

WORK IT WITH JILL?

SHE’S ON LOST TIME.
I KNOW WHERE TO FIND HER.

DOES SHE NEED LOST TIME?

NO, SHE PROBABLY
NEEDS TO CATCH THE CASE.

WHERE’S SORENSON
AND SIPOWICZ?

John: UH, THE COFFEE ROOM.

THEY WERE TAKING
A HARASSMENT REPORT,

ALTHOUGH THE PAROLE OFFICER
AND HIS PAROLEE LEFT.

THEY’LL PROBABLY
COME OUT WHEN I GO.

WHAT’S GOING ON?

UH, YEAH,
HOW’S IT GOING?

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

HOW WAS COMPSTAT?

ANONYMOUS 911 ‐‐
BABY IN A DUMPSTER.

THANKS.

NO BRUISING.

I WANT THAT BABY
OUT OF THERE.

LET ME GET A POLAROID.

GET THE PHOTO, AND LET’S GET
THE BABY OUT OF THERE.

WHAT A MESS.

YOU RECOGNIZE
THIS BABY?

YEAH.

THAT’S ROSANA’S BABY.
SHE LIVES ACROSS THE HALL.

SHE HAVE
A LAST NAME?

NO.

DID YOU SEE ANYBODY
COMING IN OR OUT

OF ROSANA’S APARTMENT
THIS MORNING?

MNH‐MNH, NO.

YOU SEEN ROSANA
THIS MORNING?

I HAVEN’T SEEN ANYBODY.

ANY IDEA WHERE
THE MOTHER WOULD BE?

PROBABLY ON THE BOWERY
LIFTING HER SKIRT TO GET HIGH.

WHAT’S SHE LOOK LIKE?

5’6", LIGHT‐SKINNED,
FRIZZY HAIR, GREAT BUTT.

ALL RIGHT, WE’LL
GO GET HER. THANKS.

HEY, DON’T WAIT
FOR CRIME SCENE.

GET THAT BABY
OUT OF THERE.

AS FAR AS WOMEN GO,

THAT BROUHAHA WITH
RUSSELL AND KIRKENDALL,

THEY DON’T HOLD GRUDGES
HOW WE DO.

DON’T HAVE
THE SAME DURATION.

THESE THINGS BLOW OVER.

SO YOU’D EXPECT THEY’D
COME SKIPPING IN ARM‐IN‐ARM.

D.O.A. STABBING ‐‐
10th STREET, NEAR AVENUE C.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

JUAN OLMEDO.

JUAN OLMEDO?

UNBELIEVABLE.

WE KNOW HIM?

PAROLE OFFICER
HAD ONE OF HIS CONS

FILE A HARASSMENT REPORT
ON THIS GUY AND HIS BUDDIES.

WE GAVE THE CON A VERY
EFFECTIVE COUNSELING SESSION

NOT TAKING MATTERS
IN HIS OWN HANDS.

LEFT HERE TWO HOURS AGO.

THAT’S GOT TO BE
SOME KIND OF RECORD.

D.O.A.’s A JUAN OLMEDO.

YOU DIDN’T HAPPEN TO FIND
A CARD ON HIS BODY ‐‐

"I DID THIS,
SIGNED ROMEO RODRIGUEZ"?

NO, I DIDN’T
FIND ANY CARD.

WHEN THEY
PULL THE KNIFE OUT,

THEY’RE LIABLE
TO FIND "ROMEO RODRIGUEZ"
CHISELED ON THE BLADE.

HE’S WHO PROBABLY DID IT.

ANYBODY SEE ANYTHING?

THIS ONE WOMAN’S
BEEN HANGING AROUND ‐‐

WHERE IS SHE?

THE BLONDE IN THE BLUE TOP,
STRIPED SHIRT.

HEY, EXCUSE ME, MA’AM,
DO YOU LIVE AROUND HERE?

RIGHT UP THERE,
THIRD FLOOR.

I’M DETECTIVE SORENSON,
MY PARTNER DETECTIVE SIPOWICZ.

WERE YOU HOME
THIS MORNING?
YES, I AM ‐‐ WAS.

YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENED?
NO, I DIDN’T.

DID YOU SEE ANYONE HANGING
AROUND THIS MORNING? SUSPICIOUS?

DID YOU HEAR ANY SHOUTING,
SOMEONE’S NAME?

I DIDN’T SEE ANYTHING,
HEAR ANYTHING.
I CAN’T HELP YOU.

IT’S GOOD OF YOU TO BE
STANDING IN THE HOT SUN
TO LET US KNOW THAT.

THE SUN DON’T BOTHER ME.

SHE WANTS TO TALK
WITH A DETECTIVE.

YOU THE DETECTIVE?

YEAH. AND YOU WOULD BE?

MARIA ALVAREZ.
I GO OUT WITH ROMEO.

COULD THIS
BE ROMEO RODRIGUEZ?

ROMEO SAYS YOU GUYS
ARE GOING TO LOCK HIM UP.

HE COMES INTO MY PLACE
ALL FREAKED OUT,

SAYS HE’S SEEN JUAN DEAD
AND KNOWS YOU GUYS
ARE GONNA LOCK HIM UP.

ROMEO IS AT YOUR PLACE?

YES. HE’S DRINKING
A BOTTLE OF VODKA,
SMOKIN’ A CIGARETTE,

TALKING ABOUT PUTTING
HIS HEAD IN THE STOVE.

YOU NEED TO COME WITH ME
OVER THERE.

IT’S A RENT‐CONTROLLED
APARTMENT.

I AIN’T TRYING
TO HAVE IT BLOWN UP.

PLEASE LEAD THE WAY.

ALL RIGHT,
IT’S ACROSS TOWN.

I WANT YOU
TO USE YOUR SIREN.

THE LIGHTS, TOO?

EXCUSE ME.

PLEASE.

HEY.

YOU SEEN ROSANA?

ROSANA IS ABOUT
TO GET IN SOME DRAMA

AROUND THE CORNER.

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP.

$40?

JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!

IT’S A BABY,
YOU DUMB CRACK‐HO!

WHOA! HEY, HEY, HEY!

THAT’S ENOUGH!

CALM DOWN!
CALM DOWN, OKAY?

[ YELLS ]

WE’RE ALL TAKING A RIDE.

GREAT!

HOW AM I GOING TO GET
RIGHT NOW, BITCH?

WHAT YOU LOOKING AT?

STARING ALL AT MY MUUMUU.

I’M WALKIN’ ALL UP IN HERE.

REMEMBER WHO TOLD YA!

KISS MY ASS, SWEET‐CAKES!

LITTLE MISS SARCASTIC BITCH!

[ SNIFFS ]

GAS.

IT’S CHAINED.

GET IN THERE. HE’S LOOKING
TO BLOW MY PLACE UP.

GET BACK.

DON’T TAKE OUT
THE DOOR FRAME.

JUST SHUT YOUR MOUTH
AND GET TO ONE SIDE.

DON’T TURN ON
NO LIGHT SWITCHES
BEHIND ALL THIS GAS.

MAYBE ROMEO’S TRYING TO KILL
HIMSELF BECAUSE OF YOUR BOSSY
MOUTH.

GET OUT OF THERE,
ROMEO.

LET ME DIE, MAN.
LEAVE ME ALONE.

WHAT HAPPENS
TO MY POSSESSIONS

WHEN YOU GET
BLOWN TO SMITHEREENS?

ALL RIGHT, BUTTON UP
NOW SO WE CAN FIND OUT
WHAT’S GOING ON.

I WAIT FOR YOU FOUR YEARS

SO YOU CAN USE MY CRIB
AS A LAUNCH PAD.

WHY’D YOU DO THIS?
WHY YOU THINK?

IS THIS ABOUT THAT ALLEY?
DID YOUR TEMPER GET THE BEST
OF YOU WITH JUAN?

THAT’S WHAT YOU’RE
GOING TO THINK, MAN.

THAT’S HOW IT’S
GOING TO COME OUT.

WHY NOT GET IT
OVER WITH?

DON’T BE CLAIMING
INNOCENCE, ROMEO.

THE DUMB‐CLUCK DEFENSE
IS STARING YOU IN THE FACE.

SURE THAT’S WHAT YOU
WERE GONNA THINK. THAT’S WHY
I PUT MY HEAD IN THE OVEN.

YOU GOT YOUR HEAD
IN THE OVEN ’CAUSE YOU
AIN’T GOT NO CONSIDERATION.

DON’T YOU GO DYING ON ME!

AT SOME POINT,
WOULD YOU KINDLY ASK HER

WHO IS WITH MY BABY
AT THE PRESENT?

YOU NAPPY‐HAIRED
LITTLE BITCH.

YOU GOT SOME NERVE
ASKING ME THAT!

SEPARATE INTERVIEWS, JOHN.
WHAT’S OPEN?

THREE
AND THE COFFEE ROOM.

HANK, CAN YOU TAKE INEZ
TO THE COFFEE ROOM?
SURE.

WE’RE GOING TO NEED
A POLICEWOMAN

IN INTERVIEW THREE, JOHN.
FINE.

BRING ME UP HERE
FOR SOME STREET FIGHT.

IS THAT WHY YOU
THINK YOU’RE HERE?

YOU SURE AS HELL CAN’T
GET ME ON A SOLICITATION.

I WASN’T NOWHERE
NEAR NO TRICK.

WHAT WAS IT ABOUT
WITH INEZ, ROSANA?

YOU TELL ME

WHAT’S ON SOME HE‐SHE
CRAZY, WACKY MIND.

WAS THAT YOUR BABY
INEZ WAS CARRYING ON ABOUT?

HEY...

I‐I GAVE
THAT DAMN BITCH $40

TO LOOK OUT FOR TANYA.

WHEN DID YOU
SEE YOUR BABY LAST?

[ SIGHS ]

FOUR DAYS AGO,

BUT I PAID INEZ
TO LOOK OUT FOR HER,

SO DON’T CALL
NO CHILD WELFARE ON ME,

ALL RIGHT?

WHAT THE HELL
IS GOING ON?

WE FOUND TANYA
DEAD IN A DUMPSTER.

WHAT?

DID YOU PUT HER THERE?

[ EXHALES DEEPLY ]

WHAT ARE YOU TELLING ME
ALL COLD LIKE THAT,

THAT MY BABY IS DEAD?

WE FOUND HER
IN A DUMPSTER.

EITHER YOU PUT HER THERE,

OR SOMEONE ELSE DID

WHILE YOU WERE BUSY
TRICKING AND SHOOTING DOPE.

UNH.

NOT ME.

NOT ME.
IT WASN’T MY FAULT.

I LOVED THAT BABY.
IT MUST HAVE BEEN INEZ.

HAS INEZ GOT A TEMPER?

YEAH. YOU SAW HER
OUT ON THE STREET.

WOULD SHE HAVE A TEMPER
WITH A CHILD?

HOW DO I KNOW THAT?

YEAH, WHY TRY
TO FIND THAT OUT

BEFORE YOU LEFT
YOUR BABY WITH HER?

ACCOUNT FOR YOUR TIME.
THE LAST FOUR DAYS.

NO, I DIDN’T DO IT.

YOU SAYING YOU WON’T
ACCOUNT FOR YOUR TIME?

’CAUSE IT CAN GET
A LOT COLDER IN HERE.

N‐NO, I’M SAYING I WOULDN’T
HURT MY BABY, ALL RIGHT?

[ Crying ]
I LOVE MY BABY.

OH, MY GOD.
I’LL ACCOUNT FOR MY TIME.

[ SOBBING ]

YOU GOT ENOUGH FUMES
OUT OF YOUR HEAD

TO TELL US WHAT YOU DID
THIS MORNING?

WHAT’S THE POINT, MAN?
OH, WHAT’S THE POINT?

HOW ABOUT AVOIDING
PREMATURE DEATH?

YOU’RE TALKING TO A GUY
WHO HAD HIS HEAD IN AN OVEN.

I WROTE JUAN OLMEDO DOWN
FOR HARASSING ME,

AND JUAN OLMEDO
SHOWS UP DEAD.

I’M A RAGEAHOLIC
ALREADY.

I DID A POUND
FOR AN AGGRAVATED ASSAULT.

SHOW ME WHERE TO SIGN.
I’M GUILTY.

DID YOU KILL THIS GUY?

NO.

THEN HOW ABOUT CLIMBING
OUT OF YOUR PITY PIT

TO ANSWER
OUR DAMN QUESTIONS?

YOU ARE AN OBVIOUS
CANDIDATE

IN THIS HOMICIDE, ROMEO,

BUT THAT DON’T MEAN DICK
IF YOU GOT AN ALIBI.

I DON’T.

I CALLED IN SICK
TO THE MEAT FACTORY

SO I CAN FILE A REPORT
WITH YOU PEOPLE.

WHERE’D YOU GO
AFTER YOU LEFT THIS MORNING?

HOME TO MY ROOM.

AND WHAT DID YOU DO?

LISTENED
TO AFFIRMATION TAPES.

[ SIGHS ]

WHO TOLD YOU ROMEO
WAS KILLED, JUAN?

AHEM.

WHO TOLD YOU JUAN
WAS KILLED, ROMEO?

RICKY CALLED,
ACCUSING ME.

JUAN WAS DEAD.
STABBED IN THE ALLEY.

RICKY CALLED YOUR PLACE?

PAY PHONE
IN THE HALLWAY.

RICKY,
THAT YOU WENT ON RECORD

WAS HARASSING YOU
WITH JUAN.

HE CALL
YOU THERE BEFORE?

AN HOUR BEFORE.
DID I KNOW WHERE JUAN WAS?

WHEN THEY CAME AT YOU
TO CREW UP,

WAS IT RICKY TAKING THE LEAD
OR JUAN WHO’S DEAD?

RICKY.

RICKY THAT KNOWS
YOU’RE HOME WITH NO ALIBI

WHEN AN UNDETERMINED PARTY
CROAKS JUAN.

YOU SAYING RICKY
JACKED JUAN AND FRAMED ME?

WELL, IF YOU DIDN’T
DO THIS HOMICIDE, ROMEO,

AND WE RULE JUAN OUT

FOR STABBING HIMSELF
WITH THE KNIFE

IN THE COURSE OF POSSIBLY
ROBBING HIMSELF,

YEAH, YEAH, RICKY WOULD
BE THE LOGICAL CANDIDATE.

WHAT WOULD BE
HIS MOTIVE?

[ SIGHS ]

DID YOU DO IT, ROMEO?

Sorenson :
OH, PLEASE, COME IN.

WE WERE BARELY BEGINNING
TO MAKE PROGRESS, HERE.

I DIDN’T, BUT I KNOW
I’M GOING AWAY FOR IT.

DO YOU THINK HE DID IT?

HE SAYS HE DIDN’T.
ON THE OTHER HAND,

HE’S ALSO TRYING TO HELP US
RULE OUT ALTERNATIVE SUSPECTS.

ACCOUNT FOR YOUR TIME
SINCE I DROPPED YOU OFF.

THEN YOU CAN GIVE ME
THE SHORT COURSE

ON RICKY EDWARDS
IN OUR SQUAD ROOM.

ROMEO, TELL HIM ABOUT
THE AFFIRMATION TAPES

YOU WERE LISTENING TO
WITH YOUR HEAD IN THE OVEN.

THANKS, HANK.

SURE.

BUT YOU KEPT LOOKING,
DIDN’T YOU, MUSCLE BOY?

HAROLD CARMICHAEL?

GOING TO CALL ME THAT?

JUST TRYING TO GET
THE FACTS RIGHT, OKAY?

HAROLD CARMICHAEL. YES.

LIKE THE FOOTBALL PLAYER,
ONLY 4 INCHES SHORTER,

AND PREFERRING TO BE
CALLED INEZ.

WHAT WERE YOU DOING
OUT THERE BEATING ROSANA?

I WAS UPSET
AT HER IRRESPONSIBILITY.

WHAT WAS
SHE IRRESPONSIBLE ABOUT?

FOUR DAYS AGO,
SHE BROUGHT HER LITTLE

BEAUTIFUL BABY
TO STAY WITH ME.

SHE’S JUST 10 MONTHS OLD.

JUST A GIFT FROM GOD.

ROSANA SAID SHE
WAS GOING TO COME BACK

AT 9:00
THAT SAME EVENING

TO PICK HER UP.

THE DAMN HO
DIDN’T EVEN SHOW UP!

I HAVE HAD FEMININE
EQUIPMENT INSTALLED ‐‐

ALMOST $23,000.

I HAD A DOCTOR’S
APPOINTMENT THIS MORNING.

HE SAID HE HAD
TO HAVE ME IN THERE,

HAVE MY CANAL EVALUATED.

SO WHAT DID YOU DO
WITH THE BABY?

I LEFT HER IN HER CRIB
IN HER OWN APARTMENT.

I LEFT HER AT 8:20 THIS MORNING
IN PERFECT HEALTH. I DID!

WHEN I LEFT THAT BABY,
IT WAS FINE.

YOU HAVE ANY REASON
TO THINK SHE’S NOT NOW?

THAT BABY IS DEAD, INEZ.

WHAT ARE
YOU REFERRING TO?

WE FOUND THE BABY
YOU WERE TAKING CARE OF

DEAD IN A DUMPSTER
OUTSIDE THE APARTMENT BUILDING

WHERE YOU WERE
BABYSITTING HER.

WHAT ARE
YOU REFERRING TO?

WE FOUND YOU ON THE STREET
BEATING THAT BABY’S MOTHER.

IT WOULDN’T BE HARD TO IMAGINE
YOU GOING STIR‐CRAZY

AFTER STAYING WITH THAT BABY
THREE DAYS

DOING SOMETHING
YOU DIDN’T MEAN TO DO

AND HATED YOURSELF
FOR IT 30 SECONDS LATER.

I DID NOTHING
OF THE SORT!

I WOULD NEVER HURT
THE CHILD!

[ CRYING ]

IT’S JUST A CHILD.
OH, GOD.

DID ROSANA HURT TANYA?

THE BABY’S DEAD.
IT’S DEAD.

STOP!
STOP REFERRING TO IT.

[ SOBBING ]

I‐I...

I HAVE LOVE.

I HAVE LOVE
IN MY HEART.

WHY ‐‐ WHY HAVE I
BEEN BROUGHT SUCH PAIN?

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

WHAT DID YOU GET?

INEZ IN THE COFFEE ROOM WAS
BABYSITTING FOR THE MOTHER.

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A FEW
HOURS THREE NIGHTS AGO.

THE MOTHER’S
A CRACK WHORE

AND DIDN’T COME BACK.

INEZ FINALLY THIS MORNING
LEFT THE BABY.

SHE HAD TO GO TO
A DOCTOR’S APPOINTMENT.

SHE COULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING
AND DOESN’T REMEMBER

OR MAYBE BLOCKED IT OUT.

WE’RE SURE
IT’S NOT THE MOTHER?
NO, IT’S NOT THE MOTHER.

NO, ONLY WORDS THAT MOTHER
SAID YOU KNEW WERE TRUE

WERE THAT SHE HADN’T SEEN
THAT BABY IN FOUR DAYS.

PROBABLY AFTER
THE DOCTOR’S APPOINTMENT,

THE SITTER CAME BACK,
FOUND THE BABY DEAD,

AND PANICKED.

YEAH. WE’LL CHECK OUT
THE APARTMENT

WHERE THE BABY DIED
AND GO BACK AT THE SITTER.

WHATEVER HAPPENED,

SHE’S GOING
TO TIP OVER QUICK.

SOMETHING GOING ON
BETWEEN YOU

I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT?

NO.
ALL DAY?

NOTHING YOU NEED
TO KNOW ABOUT.

THIS IS FOR THE DETECTIVES?

CAN I HELP YOU?

YEAH, I LOST THE CARD,

BUT THE DETECTIVES
WERE A BOYISH DETECTIVE

AND A LOUD‐MOUTHED
OLDER BALD ONE.

HAS A REWARD BEEN POSTED
IN THAT CASE?

DO YOU HAVE INFORMATION
ON THAT HOMICIDE?

DO YOU HAVE INFORMATION
ON THE REWARD STATUS?

I’M NOT SURE
WHAT DOLLAR AMOUNT

THEY’VE PUT ON THAT YET.

I KNOW IT’S A VERY
HIGH‐PROFILE CASE.

ON WHAT BASIS?

HE LOOKED
LIKE A GANG‐BANGER.

EVIDENTLY THIS WAS SOME
HIGH‐PROFILE TERRITORIAL

GANG‐BANGING INCIDENT.

YOU MEAN ACROSS
STATE LINES?

I KNOW IT’S PRIORITIZED

BASED ON WHEN INFORMATION
IS PROVIDED.

I CAN’T DISCUSS

IF A SUBSTANTIAL FEDERAL
REWARD’S INVOLVED.

OF WHAT AMOUNT?

WHAT IS YOUR NAME,
PLEASE?

MARGARET CUSTANCE.

ARE YOU INVOLVED
IN PRIORITIZING THE AMOUNTS?

I CAN TELL YOU,
MARGARET,

THAT AS OF NOW,

PROVIDING SUBSTANTIAL
INFORMATION,

YOUR POSITION
WOULD BE SUBSTANTIAL.

I WON’T GUARANTEE HOW MUCH
LONGER THAT WILL BE TRUE.

[SIGHS]

WHAT, THEY’RE TALKING
TO OTHER WITNESSES?

I’M NOT PRIVY
TO DISCUSS THAT.

WRITE THIS DOWN.

THE STABBING
WAS BY A, UM...

A TANK‐TOP MAN
WITH A PONYTAIL

AND A LEFT‐EAR EARRING.

THERE’S THAT KNOW‐NOTHING
FROM THE CRIME SCENE.

6‐FOOT, PONYTAIL,
AN EARRING

AND A LOUD MOUTH,
THIS RICKY EDWARDS.

THINK THIS RICKY COULD’VE
KILLED HIS BUDDY JUAN?

ABSOLUTELY.

WRITE I WAS A WITNESS
AND THE TIME I TOLD YOU.

ARE YOU FBI?

DO YOU PRIORITIZE
THE AMOUNT?

Russell:
HERE’S HOW WE’RE GOING
TO DO THIS, INEZ.

WE KNOW YOU’RE UPSET
ABOUT TANYA,

AND WE’RE UPSET, TOO.

WE’RE UPSET, TOO.

WE’RE GOING TO ASK YOU
SOME SPECIFIC QUESTIONS,

AND YOU ANSWER
YES OR NO.

OR YOU CAN JUST NOD
YES OR NO.

ALL RIGHT?

SO WE’RE ALL
ON THE SAME PAGE?

AFTER YOU LEFT
YOUR DOCTOR’S,

DID YOU GO BACK

TO WHERE YOU HAD
LEFT TANYA?

YES, I DID.

AND WHEN YOU WENT
TO ROSANA’S APARTMENT

TO LOOK IN ON TANYA,

DID YOU FIND HER DEAD?

HAD THE BABY CHOKED
ON HER VOMIT?

THAT WOULD’VE BEEN
A GREAT SHAME FOR ME,

AND FORTUNATELY,

I WAS OUT
WHEN IT MAY HAVE HAPPENED.

ANYWAY...

SINCE WE ALL AGREE

YOU DID GO BACK
AND CHECK ON TANYA,

AND WE ALL AGREE

TANYA HAD DIED...

DID YOU,
FOR WHATEVER REASON ‐‐

BEING FRIGHTENED
OR UPSET ‐‐

WAS THAT YOU WHO PUT
THE BABY IN THE DUMPSTER?

YOU DID PUT THE BABY
IN THE DUMPSTER.

ARE WE THROUGH
AT THIS MOMENT,

BECAUSE I BELIEVE
I SAID YES.

WHAT HAPPENED?

INEZ STAYED
TILL THIS MORNING,

AND SHE HAD TO GO
TO A DOCTOR’S APPOINTMENT.

SHE CAME BACK AFTERWARD

AND FOUND THE BABY DEAD.

THE BABY VOMITED AND CHOKED.

IS THAT HOW SHE DIED?

YEAH.

AND THEN SHE PUT HER
IN THE DUMPSTER? INEZ?

I LEAVE MY BABY WITH HER,
AND SHE LETS IT CHOKE.

SHE LETS IT DIE,

AND THEN SHE THROWS IT
IN THE GARBAGE?

MM.

SHE STAYED FOUR DAYS.

YOU SAID YOU’D BE GONE
THREE HOURS.

DON’T THINK
I DIDN’T LOVE MY BABY.

I JUST, UH,

I JUST CAN’T MANAGE,
THAT’S ALL, YOU KNOW?

I‐I DON’T KNOW
HOW TO LIVE.

ONLY SURPRISE TO ME

AS FAR AS RICKY BEING
DESCRIBED FOR THE PERPETRATOR ‐‐

WHAT IS HE DOING IN YONKERS
AFTERWARD TO GET ARRESTED?

RICKY WAS ENGAGED
IN A SEPARATE ILLEGAL ACT.

WELL, TSK. THAT’S CRIMINALS
FOR YOU, RIGHT?

HI. IT’S ABOUT DAMN TIME.

Romeo: HI, BABY.

HI, BABY,

AND I’M SORRY
ABOUT YOUR STOVE.

HE WANTS TO EXPRESS
HIS GRATITUDE.

DON’T WORRY ABOUT IT.

I’M GRATEFUL
YOU GOING THE DISTANCE.

STAY RIGHT OUT THERE, ROMEO.

YEAH, STAY RIGHT.
BON VOYAGE.

YOU COULD’VE TOLD HIM IT TAKES
47 FEWER MUSCLES TO SMILE.

AHEM. SEE THEM OUT.

SO, EVIDENTLY, THAT THING
WITH YOU AND KIRKENDALL

DIDN’T GO THAT WELL, HUH?

YOU WANT TO TALK
ABOUT IT?

’CAUSE YOU SEEM LIKE
YOU’RE INDEPENDENTLY UPSET.

NO, I DON’T WANT
TO TALK ABOUT IT.

OH.

WE CAN TALK
ABOUT IT LATER, MM?

I TRIED TO SEE THEM OUT,
BUT THEY LEFT.

HEY, POINT THAT
AT YOUR OWN NOSE, ANDY.

YOU LET THIS
BE A LESSON.

LEAVE WELL ENOUGH ALONE.

YES, LEAVE WELL ENOUGH
ALONE.

DON’T MIX IN, ALSO,

AND DON’T GET CAUGHT
IN THE MIDDLE.

PUT A LITTLE SOMETHING
ASIDE FOR A RAINY DAY.

HEY, THOSE THAT DON’T
LEARN FROM HISTORY

ARE CONDEMNED
TO REPEAT IT, PAL.

AND YOU CAN TAKE THAT
TO THE BANK.

MAMA SAID THERE’D BE
DAYS LIKE THIS.

I’M SORRY, DIANE.

IT’S, UM...

LOUSY WORKING
A CASE LIKE THAT

AND NOT BEING ABLE
TO TALK TO YOUR FRIEND.

I’M SORRY IF WHAT
I TOLD YOU ABOUT DON,

IT SOUNDED LIKE GLOATING.

I DON’T KNOW
WHERE THAT CAME FROM.

THE, UH...

THE SAINTHOOD PART
DOESN’T FIT,

BUT I DON’T THINK
YOU’RE WRONG.

I HAVE BEEN HIDING.

YOU’VE BEEN TRYING
TO LIVE YOUR LIFE.

PROBABLY I COULD LEAD
MY SERMONS OFF SAYING THAT

WHEN PEOPLE
ASK FOR ADVICE.

I KNOW YOU’RE JUST TRYING
TO LIVE YOUR LIFE.

I’M, UH...

I’M GOING TO TELL HIM

I’M NOT GOING
TO SEE HIM ANYMORE.

I’M SO SORRY.

NO, IT’S OKAY.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH. YOU?

YEAH.

SHH. HOW’D I DO?

THE BOYS ARE ASLEEP.

DON’T EVER TELL ME
THIS ISN’T A GREAT COUNTRY.

YOU’RE AN ASSHOLE, DON.

YOU’RE A REAL BAD GUY.

DO I HEAR A PAST TENSE
IN THERE SOMEWHERE?

IF I DIDN’T THINK
I’D WAKE THE BOYS,

I’D PUNCH YOU IN THE FACE.

WHAT’S GOING ON?

I’M GOING TO TELL YOU
WHAT’S GOING ON.

YOU’RE GOING TO AGREE
NOT TO SEE THOSE KIDS AGAIN

AND TO STAY THE HELL
OUT OF MY LIFE.

YOU’RE UP, DON.

THEY’VE BEEN WATCHING YOU
FOR TWO MONTHS.

THE PICKUPS
AT THE AIRPORT,

DELIVERIES TO THE DEALERS
IN JACKSON HEIGHTS.

YOU’RE A CONSPIRACY COLLAR
ANY TIME THEY WANT YOU.

THIS IS ASSUMING I KNOW
WHAT YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT.

DO NOT MAKE ME
WAKE THOSE CHILDREN.

WHAT, ARE YOU ASSUMING

I’M NOT GOING TO SEE
THE CHILDREN ANYMORE,

THAT I’M GOING TO AGREE
NOT TO SEE THE KIDS,

AND THAT’S THE END
OF EVERYTHING?

MEANING IF YOU AGREE
TO WHAT I SAY,

YOU CAN BEAT
BEING ARRESTED.

I MEAN,
EVEN ASSUMING AGREEING

TO EVERYTHING
YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT ‐‐

I THINK TO BEAT
A COLLAR, DON,

YOU BETTER GET YOUR ASS
OUT OF TOWN,

BECAUSE I DO NOT INTEND
RUNNING OUR AGREEMENT

PAST MY BOSS OR THE D. A.

YOU DON’T THINK
I WAS HAPPY

KNEELING AT THE ALTAR
WITH YOU AND KYLE?

YOU’RE CRAZY.
DON’T.

IF YOU THINK I DON’T
LOVE YOU AND THE KIDS ‐‐

SO YOU LOOK OUT
FOR KIDS WHO ADORE YOU

MULING DOPE SO THEIR HEARTS
BREAK WHEN YOU’RE ARRESTED?

WILL YOU BELIEVE ME?

THIS IS THE FIRST I’VE KNOWN
WHAT’S IN THOSE PACKAGES.

NO.

DO YOU EVEN KNOW
THAT IT’S DRUGS, HONEY?

BECAUSE I WAS TOLD
IT WAS VASES.

HA.

SO HOW DO
ALL THOSE VASES LOOK

IN THE DEALER’S
LIVING ROOM?

I WON’T TRY TO EXPLAIN
WHAT HAPPENED

OR HOW YOU GET DUPED
BY A FRIEND.

NO, THANK YOUR FRIEND
FOR ME.

AND YOU WORE THAT

BECAUSE YOU DON’T WANT
TO SEE ME ANYMORE?

HOPE YOU DON’T WIND UP
THAT WAY, JILL ‐‐

JUST A BITTER,
LONELY BROAD.

YEAH, I HOPE NOT.

I HOPE THAT
FOR THE CHILDREN’S SAKE.

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