NYPD Blue (1993–2005): Season 9, Episode 11 - Humpty Dumped - full transcript
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IF IT SOUNDED LIKE I’M UNAWARE
OF YOUR PART IN THIS
OR THAT I DON’T CARE,
THEN I CAME ACROSS WRONG.
THEN HOW SHOULD I TAKE IT?
I’M TOTALLY OUT OF THE LOOP
WHILE YOU DECIDE WHETHER
YOU’RE GONNA KEEP OUR KID.
CAN YOU JUST BE THERE
FOR ME?
YEAH.
DETECTIVE? CORY BEACHAM,
MRS. HORNBY’S BUSINESS MANAGER.
ANDY SIPOWICZ.
I GOT ACCESS TO YOUR RECORDS.
THERE’S SOME INCONSISTENCIES.
WITH WHAT?
WITH YOUR MONEY.
BUT CORY HANDLES ALL THAT.
DID YOU EVER HEAR OF A HOUSTON
BROWNSTONE PARTNERSHIP?
I’M NOT GONNA KEEP AN EYE
ON YOUR WIFE FOR YOU, DON.
IT’S NOT LIKE I’M ASKING FOR ONE
OF YOUR KIDNEYS HERE, TONY.
I’M NOT GONNA
KEEP AN EYE ON HER.
LET’S MAKE THIS THE LAST TIME
WE TALK ABOUT IT, HUH?
IF I WAS A COP, YOU WOULD.
YOU’RE WRONG.
RITA?
MR. SIMMONS HERE WAS ASKING THE
DESK SERGEANT ABOUT YOU.
ROGER SIMMONS.
I DOUBT YOU REMEMBER,
BUT WE MET TWO YEARS AGO AT THE
BRONX D. A.’s CHRISTMAS PARTY.
MY WIFE IS BUREAU CHIEF MARTIN’S
ASSISTANT, GLORIA SIMMONS.
SURE, OKAY.
DO YOU HAVE A MINUTE...
IN PRIVATE?
COFFEE?
NO, THANKS.
I SHOULD PROBABLY JUST TELL YOU
WHY I’M HERE.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO SIT DOWN.
WHY?
YOUR HUSBAND AND MY WIFE ARE
HAVING AN AFFAIR.
WHAT?
THEY’VE BEEN SEEING EACH OTHER
AT LEAST SEVEN MONTHS.
HOW DO YOU KNOW?
ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS AGO,
THINGS STARTED CHANGING BETWEEN
ME AND GLORIA,
SO I STARTED SNOOPING AROUND.
I CHECKED HER COMPUTER,
AND THERE WAS AN E‐MAIL FROM
YOUR HUSBAND
REGARDING A TIME AND PLACE FOR
THEM TO GET TOGETHER.
SHE PROMISED ME IT WOULD STOP,
BUT LAST NIGHT,
I CHECKED HER COMPUTER AGAIN
AND FOUND THIS.
"COZY" MEANS THE COZY COURT INN
BY THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE,
THE SAME PLACE THEY’VE USED
BEFORE.
DOES THIS MEAN THEY’RE MEETING
AT 2:00 TODAY?
YEAH.
I THOUGHT OF GOING THERE TO
CONFRONT THEM, BUT I’M DONE.
SHE’LL COME HOME TO A NOTE.
DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
YOU’RE LUCKY.
I’M SORRY
TO DUMP THIS ON YOU,
BUT IT’S BETTER TO KNOW
THAN TO BE A FOOL.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
I’M FINE.
YOU DON’T LOOK FINE.
YOU LOOK PALE.
WHAT IS IT, CONNIE?
WE GOT A HOMICIDE
OFF NIGHT WATCH.
[ SNIFFLES ]
THEN LET’S GO.
NAME’S REN HOLLIS ‐‐
GOT TWO IN THE BACK.
ANOTHER KID GOT WINGED.
DETECTIVE MEDAVOY AND JONES
WERE HERE,
BUT THEY WENT WITH HIM TO
BELLEVUE.
WITNESSES?
NO ONE’S TALKING.
ANY, UH, WITNESSES?
UH, NO, BUT HE WAS WITH HIM ‐‐
SHAWN DAVIS.
SAID THEY WERE PARTYING
AT THE DOA’s PLACE.
THEY GOT A JONES FOR ICE CREAM
AND TOOK A WALK.
ICE CREAM?
THAT’S WHAT HE SAID.
I’LL START A CANVASS.
Andy: AND YOU DIDN’T GET
ANY LOOK AT WHO DID IT?
I WAS TOO BUSY CHECKING
ON REN AND JOEY.
WHEN I LOOKED UP, I SAW GUYS
RUNNING A BLOCK AWAY.
YOU THINK OF ANYBODY YOU’RE NOT
GETTING ALONG WITH?
I DON’T LIVE HERE.
NEITHER DOES JOEY.
WE WERE VISITING REN’S FOLKS.
IT MAKES SENSE YOU COOKING UP
A STORY ABOUT ICE CREAM
TO AVOID HIS FOLKS HEARING YOU
CAME OUT TO COP.
BUT IT WON’T HELP US FINDING WHO
KILLED YOUR FRIEND.
WE WERE GOING FOR ICE CREAM.
ALL RIGHT.
ICE CREAM IT IS.
HI. I’M DETECTIVE McDOWELL.
THIS IS DETECTIVE ORTIZ.
WHAT’S YOUR NAME?
LILY PATTERSON.
YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENED HERE
LAST NIGHT?
WHAT WERE YOU DOING
UP SO LATE?
HIS SISTER’S MY BEST FRIEND.
THEY WERE HAVING A PARTY,
I WAS SLEEPING OVER.
SO, WHAT’D YOU SEE?
WE WERE UP ON THE STOOP.
REN AND THEM HAD GOT UP
TO GO WALKING,
AND THESE SPANISH BOYS
CAME UP FROM BEHIND
AND STARTED SHOOTING.
DID YOU GET A LOOK AT THEIR
FACES ‐‐
THIS IS MY DAUGHTER.
SHE DIDN’T SEE ANYTHING.
MA’AM, WE’RE GONNA NEED HER TO
COME TO THE STATION HOUSE.
SHE IS 15 YEARS OLD.
SHE DIDN’T SEE ANYTHING.
SHE’S GOT NOTHING TO SAY.
THAT’S THE KIND OF CIVIC DUTY
YOU TEACH HER?
SOMEONE GETS MURDERED,
YOU RUN AND HIDE?
CIVIC DUTY’S A HARD SELL
IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
THANKS, ANDY.
I APPRECIATE IT.
LATIN WOMEN...
DESK SERGEANT SAID THEY’RE
GETTING ANONYMOUS CALLS
PUTTING THE SHOOTINGS
ON A CéSAR AND TITO.
THE VICTIM AT THE HOSPITAL
SAID THAT THE DOA HAD AN
ARGUMENT EARLIER
WITH A TITO HE THOUGHT WAS A
DRUG DEALER.
HE GET A LOOK AT TITO?
HE DIDN’T SEE THE ARGUMENT.
JUST HEARD ABOUT IT.
I KNOW TITO.
CéSAR WORKS FOR HIM.
MAYBE HIS BUDDIES WERE COPPING,
AND IT WENT SOUR.
THEY’RE FOOTBALL PLAYERS
AT RUTGERS.
FOOTBALL PLAYERS LOOKING TO COP,
AND IT WENT SOUR.
EVERYONE AT THE PARTY BACKED
THEM GOING FOR ICE CREAM.
AND NOTHING ON CANVASS?
A 15‐YEAR‐OLD GIRL SAW TWO
LATINOS OPEN UP ON THE DOA.
HER MOM WOULDN’T LET HER TALK.
WE SHOULD HAVE DRAGGED HER IN.
THE MOM SNATCHED THE KID UP.
NO WAY SHE WAS TALKING.
SHE MIGHT HAVE
IF WE DRAGGED HER IN.
I GUESS SHE MIGHT HAVE.
DID YOU GET THE GIRL’S NAME
AND ADDRESS?
THAT’S FINE FOR NOW.
HOW ARE WE GONNA GET
TO TITO AND CéSAR?
I GOT A SNITCH WHO CAN GIVE US
A LOCATION ON CéSAR.
LIEUTENANT...
[ SIGHS ]
YOU GUYS MIND WORKING THIS
WITHOUT ME?
I GOTTA PUT IN SOME TIME NAILING
THIS BEACHAM ASSHOLE.
NO PROBLEM.
HEY, WHAT’S UP WITH ORTIZ?
SOME GUY CAME TO TALK TO HER
THIS MORNING.
SHE’S BEEN GONE EVER SINCE.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
WHAT’S UP?
I JUST PAGED THE SNITCH.
JUST WAITING FOR A CALL BACK.
GOT A HOMICIDE IN AN APARTMENT
ON MARTIN.
MEDAVOY, YOU AND JONES.
THE DOA IS AN ISABELLE GOMEZ.
STABBED, OBVIOUSLY.
COULDN’T HAVE BEEN DEAD
THAT LONG.
THE BANANAS ARE STILL GREEN.
THOSE ARE PLANTAINS.
THEY STAY GREEN.
SHE’S BEEN DEAD
AT LEAST THREE DAYS.
HER BODY’S STARTING TO
PURPLE UP.
WHO ARE THE GUYS ON THE
COUCH?
DOA’s EX‐HUSBAND.
THE OTHER ONE’S A GUY SHE WAS IN
A MERENGUE BAND WITH.
THE EX CALLED IT IN.
HEY.
DETECTIVES MEDAVOY AND JONES.
RAUL ESPINOSA.
PAULO CAÑONJES.
WHAT HAPPENED?
I HADN’T HEARD FROM ISABELLE IN
A COUPLE OF DAYS.
I CALLED PAULO TO SEE
IF HE HAD.
I CRAWLED THROUGH THE SKYLIGHT.
I FIND HER LIKE THIS.
CAN YOU THINK OF ANYONE
WHO WANTED HER DEAD?
NO, MAN.
EVERYBODY LOVED IZZY.
LISTEN,
BEING IN THE SAME ROOM,
SEEING HER LIKE THIS
IS STARTING TO GET TO ME.
DID YOU GET THEIR
INFORMATION?
YEAH.
YOU GUYS TAKE OFF.
WE’LL BE IN TOUCH LATER.
WE’RE SORRY FOR WHAT
HAPPENED.
I’LL RUN THESE GUYS
THROUGH B.C.I.
LISTEN, GREG, IF I’VE BEEN A
LITTLE EDGY LATELY, I APOLOGIZE.
YEAH, YOU DON’T SEEM TO BE
YOURSELF.
VALERIE’S PREGNANT, SO THAT’S
WHAT I’VE BEEN GOING THROUGH.
HEY, CONGRATULATIONS.
YEAH. YEAH.
NOT WHAT YOU WANT?
SHE DOESN’T KNOW WHAT SHE’S
GONNA DO YET.
GOTCHA.
ONLY YOU AND JOHN KNOW.
JOHN...CLARK?
RIGHT.
OH.
HOW LONG’S JOHN KNOWN?
A COUPLE DAYS.
WELL, I’M HONORED I MADE IT INTO
YOUR INNER CIRCLE.
I DIDN’T TELL PEOPLE ACCORDING
TO SOME RANK, GREG.
HE AND I WENT RUNNING.
IT CAME UP.
NO, NO, YOU GUYS HAVE BECOME
GOOD FRIENDS.
GOOD FRIENDS
CONFIDE IN EACH OTHER.
I’M GLAD HE COULD BE THERE
FOR YOU.
YOU’RE NOT SERIOUS, ARE YOU?
SERIOUS ABOUT WHAT?
YEAH.
GO RUN THOSE GUYS
THROUGH B.C.I.
MRS. HORNBY THOUGHT SHE HAD A
NECKLACE STOLEN.
THIS IS THE FIRST
I’VE HEARD OF IT.
SO I LOOKED INTO EVERYBODY WHO
HAS ACCESS TO HER APARTMENT.
DID YOU LOOK AT HER MAID,
MARTA?
YEAH,
AND I LOOKED INTO YOU.
IF YOU ASKED ME DOWN HERE TO
INFORM ME
THAT MARTA’S BEEN STEALING
JEWELRY, FINE.
IF THIS IS ABOUT ASKING ME
ABOUT IT
INSTEAD OF PLACING A COURTESY
CALL, I’M GONNA BE VERY UNHAPPY.
I’M GONNA GET INTO THE A. T. M.
AND THE CREDIT‐CARD CHARGES
IN A BIT, BUT FIRST,
I WANT YOU TALK ABOUT
THIS HOUSTON STREET BROWNSTONE
PARTNERSHIP YOU SET UP
AND WIRED A MILLION AND A HALF
OF MRS. HORNBY’S DOLLARS INTO.
NOBODY CAN FIND THAT MONEY.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU’RE FIRED.
I MEAN, BOOM, RIGHT NOW.
YOU NO LONGER WORK FOR
SUSAN HORNBY,
AND YOU DO NOT CONTACT HER.
BEACHAM, THIS IS NOW A CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATION,
AND I WORK
FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
WE HAVE PEOPLE FROM THE D. A.’s
OFFICE SEIZING RECORDS
AND COMPUTERS AT YOUR OFFICE
RIGHT NOW.
[ CELL PHONE DIALING ]
MICHELLE? IT’S ME.
DO THEY HAVE SEARCH WARRANTS
OR SUBPOENAS?
MICHELLE, CALM DOWN.
DID YOU SEE A SEARCH WARRANT
OR A SUBPOENA?
ALL RIGHT, I’LL CALL YOU
RIGHT BACK.
DOES MRS. HORNBY KNOW YOU’RE
DOING THIS?
ABSOLUTELY.
YOU’D BETTER BE PREPARED
FOR THE BIGGEST CIVIL LAWSUITS
YOU CAN IMAGINE.
WHERE’S THE MONEY, BEACHAM?
AM I UNDER ARREST?
YOU NEED TO TELL US WHERE THE
MONEY IS AND MAKE RESTITUTION
OR THIS INVESTIGATION IS GONNA
KEEP CHUGGING RIGHT ALONG.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
WHY DON’T YOU SIT DOWN, CéSAR?
THERE YOU GO.
REST UP.
YOU GOT A LONG, LONG DAY
AHEAD OF YOU.
IS THAT RIGHT?
YOU’RE GONNA BE UP AND DOWN WITH
LINEUPS, WRITING STATEMENTS.
WHAT’S THAT ABOUT?
YOU THINK WE PULLED YOUR NAME
OUT OF A HAT?
DON’T KNOW
WHAT I’M DOING HERE.
WHERE WERE YOU
AT 2:00 THIS MORNING?
CAN’T REMEMBER.
TRY BAXTER STREET.
OH, YEAH, YOU WERE THERE.
YOU AND TITO DROPPED THOSE TWO
INNOCENT GUYS.
NOW THE ONLY THING IN QUESTION
IS WHO TAKES THE HEAT.
TITO BEING IN THE WIND, HE CAN’T
PUT THE GUN IN YOUR HAND
OR SAY IT WAS YOUR IDEA.
THAT MEANS IF YOU’RE SMART
ENOUGH TO TAKE IT,
THE DEAL’S YOURS.
[ CHUCKLES ]
ROLL ON TITO?
WHAT’S THAT GET ME?
WE’LL GET A D. A. TO WORK OUT
TIME OFF.
A JUDGE SEEING YOU WERE A
BYSTANDER,
THAT CAN’T WORK AGAINST YOU.
THIS IS ALL REAL GENEROUS,
BUT, NAH.
I DON’T THINK SO.
HEY, CéSAR?
THIS DEAL WON’T BE AROUND
ALL DAY.
WE GO, IT GOES WITH US.
YEAH, WELL,
I DID FOUR YEARS IN ATTICA
OFF MAKING A DEAL LIKE THE ONE
YOU LAID OUT.
I REALIZED IT WAS DEALS LIKE
THAT THAT KEPT THE PLACE FULL.
WE’LL GET IT IN WRITING.
SIGNED BY A JUDGE.
[ SIGHS ]
YOU GOT A DEAL, TOO?
YOU LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT AGAIN,
I’LL KNOCK YOUR TEETH OUT.
THAT’S A WALK IN THE PARK
AGAINST WHAT I’D GET
FOR ROLLING ON TITO.
WE COULD PROTECT YOU.
YOU GONNA PROTECT MY MOTHER,
MY GRANDMA?
HOW ABOUT MY 2‐YEAR‐OLD
NIECE?
LOOK, YOU GONNA LOCK ME UP,
LET’S DO IT,
BUT I GOT NOTHING TO SAY
ON TITO.
GET UP.
YOU’RE GOING IN A CELL.
IT’S GONNA BE A LONG DAY.
YOU GOT ANYTHING
ON ISABELLE GOMEZ’S EX‐HUSBAND?
B.C.I.’s
GETTING BACK TO US.
YOU’LL WANT TO LOOK INTO HIS
ACTIVITY THREE DAYS AGO.
JUST GOT OFF WITH THE M.E.
SHE’S BEEN DEAD THAT LONG.
MAYBE WE’LL SPLINTER OFF ‐‐
HE’LL TAKE THE EX, AND I’LL WORK
ON THIS TENANT OF THE DOA.
A NEIGHBOR OF THE DOA SAID SHE
HAD A SECTION‐8 APARTMENT
SHE WAS ILLEGALLY SUBLETTING TO
TWO TENANTS.
SHE GAVE US THE NAME
OF ONE OF THEM.
SEEING HOW THE EX‐HUSBAND’S ON
HIS MAIL ROUTE FOR TWO HOURS,
IT REALLY DOESN’T MAKE MUCH
SENSE SPLINTERING OFF.
WHATEVER WORKS.
GRAB THE B.C.I. CALLS.
I’M HITTING THE HEAD.
WOULDN’T YOU RATHER YOUR PAL
CLARK TAKE CARE OF IT?
JUST TAKE THE CALL, GREG.
I WAS TAKING A STATEMENT
DOWNSTAIRS.
IS THIS URGENT?
I’M DUE IN COURT.
WE NEED SOMEWHERE TO LOOK FOR
TITO PEREZ.
NONE OF HIS PLACES PANNED OUT.
HOW WOULD I KNOW
WHERE TO LOOK FOR HIM?
B.C.I. SAID HE WAS COLLARED FOR
GUN POSSESSION LAST WEEK.
THE D. A.’s OFFICE SAID YOU
HANDLED THE CASE.
I’LL CHECK THE FILE
AND GET BACK TO YOU.
B.C.I. SAID HE WAS COLLARED FOR
HAVING 10 GUNS IN HIS CAR.
WE’RE CURIOUS WHAT HE’S DOING
OUT ON THE STREET.
TITO PEREZ, DRUG DEALER,
LONG RAP SHEET?
YEAH, OKAY.
WHY’D HE WALK?
THE JUDGE THREW OUT THE
SEARCH.
WHY?
I NOTIFIED THE ARRESTING
OFFICER
TO COME TO THE SUPPRESSION
HEARING,
BUT IT WAS HIS PARTNER
WHO SAW A GUN
STICKING OUT FROM UNDER THE
DRIVER’S SEAT
AND ESTABLISHED CAUSE
FOR THE SEARCH.
THE JUDGE THREW IT OUT,
AND HE WALKED.
I SCREWED UP.
YEAH.
WHAT ARE YOU
LOOKING AT HIM FOR?
A HOMICIDE AND A SHOOTING.
OTHER DEALERS?
COLLEGE STUDENTS.
SO ‐‐
I’LL GET MY CASE ADJOURNED IN
COURT AND GET RIGHT ON THIS,
THEN I’LL SEE
WHERE YOU CAN FIND HIM.
[ Voice breaking ]
I’LL CALL YOU.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
HEY!
VALERIE‐‐
HOW LONG YOU BEEN A BOOKKEEPER
FOR BEACHAM?
TWO YEARS, SIR.
WERE YOU THERE THIS MORNING
WHEN THE D. A.’s INVESTIGATORS
RAIDED THE OFFICES?
I WAS.
IT SAYS HERE YOUR SALARY WENT
FROM $30,000 THE FIRST YEAR
TO $60,000 THE NEXT.
THAT’S QUITE A JUMP.
CORY SAID THE INVESTMENTS
WERE GOING GOOD.
DON’T DICK ME AROUND, MIKE!
I WANT TO KNOW
WHAT BEACHAM WAS DOING
WITH MRS. HORNBY’S MONEY.
YOU COOPERATE, AND I’LL LEAVE
YOU OUT OF IT.
BY THE TIME I SAW THE NUMBERS,
CORY SAID I WAS IN SO DEEP
THAT HE’D TAKE ME DOWN WITH HIM
IF I SAID ANYTHING.
YEAH, HE HAD A GUN TO YOUR HEAD.
WHAT HAPPENED?
CAN I AVOID TESTIFYING
IF IT GOES TO TRIAL?
SURE, YOU CAN.
GO TO JAIL.
WITNESS OR DEFENDANT ‐‐
WHAT’S IT GONNA BE?
WITNESS, DEFINITELY.
ALL THOSE CREDIT‐CARD
AND A. T. M. CHARGES
THAT BEACHAM MADE ON
MRS. HORNBY’S ACCOUNT?
BOGUS ‐‐ MRS. HORNBY
NEVER SAW ANY OF IT.
AND THIS HOUSTON BROWNSTONE
PARTNERSHIP?
CORY GOT HIT HUGE
IN THE MARKET,
AND HE’D OWNED AN APARTMENT ON
HOUSTON FOR YEARS,
SO HE SOLD IT TO HER FOR A
MILLION OVER MARKET.
CORY USED THAT TO PAY OFF HIS
MARGIN CALLS.
SO THAT MONEY’S GONE.
RIGHT.
BUT MRS. HORNBY OWNS THE
APARTMENT.
THE TITLE WAS NEVER TRANSFERRED.
CORY STILL OWNS IT.
HE’S GOT A GIRLFRIEND
LIVING THERE.
AND HE NEVER HAD AUTHORIZATION
TO MOVE HER MONEY AROUND.
NO, NO. HE TRIED TO GET
GUARDIANSHIP OF HER ESTATE,
BUT SHE DIDN’T WANT THAT.
SO SHE WAS COMPETENT ENOUGH TO
STAND UP TO THAT.
SHE’S COMPETENT,
BUT CORY HAS HER NUMBER,
AND HE’S GOT HER COMPLETELY
ISOLATED AND DEPENDENT ON HIM.
LET’S GO TO THE D. A.’s OFFICE
AND GIVE THEM THIS.
I ALSO KNOW OF A CLIENT WHO
BUILT A $50,000 SWIMMING POOL
AND WROTE IT OFF
AS A BUSINESS EXPENSE.
DO YOU WANT TO HEAR
ABOUT THAT?
NO.
OKAY. S‐SORRY.
WHAT’S YOUR REAL NAME,
SOPHANIA?
SOPHANIA STEELE
IS MY REAL NAME
AND HAS BEEN
FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS NOW.
BUT I WAS BORN EDGAR STACK IF
THAT’S WHAT YOU’RE GETTING AT.
ANY OTHER ALIASES?
NO.
YOU LIVE ON AVENUE A?
YES.
YOU SUBLET A ROOM FROM
ISABELLE GOMEZ?
THAT’S RIGHT.
WHO ELSE LIVES THERE?
A MAN BY THE NAME OF
PAULO CAÑONJES.
HE RENTS THE OTHER ROOM.
PAULO WHO PLAYS IN THE MERENGUE
BAND WITH ISABELLE.
THAT’S RIGHT.
ISABELLE A GOOD LANDLORD?
OTHER THAN THE FACT I KNOW SHE’S
MAKING MONEY OFF ME
WHEN SHE DON’T PAY NOTHING FOR
THAT APARTMENT, SHE’S ALL RIGHT.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
YOU SAW ISABELLE?
WHEN SHE CAME FOR THE RENT.
WHY AM I HERE?
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU
TALKED TO HER?
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY?
THAT’S WHAT I SAID.
WHAT WAS THE NATURE OF YOUR
CONVERSATION?
♪ WHY AM I HERE? ♪
LET ME PUT IT THIS WAY ‐‐
ISABELLE GOT HERSELF
IN SOME TROUBLE,
AND SHE’LL BE GIVING THAT
APARTMENT UP.
ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS, WE’LL TRY
TO GET YOU THAT APARTMENT
BY PUTTING IN A GOOD WORD WITH
THE HOUSING AUTHORITY.
HOW GOOD A WORD?
IT’S YOURS.
YESTERDAY,
I GOT A CALL FROM PAULO
SAYING ISABELLE WANTED ME TO
GIVE HIM THE RENT MONEY.
DID YOU TALK TO ISABELLE?
SHE WAS TAKING A SHOWER, AND
PAULO HOLDS UP THE PHONE,
AND SHE’S YELLING FOR ME TO GIVE
PAULO THE RENT MONEY.
ARE YOU SURE IT WAS ISABELLE?
SHE WAS YELLING.
PAULO SAID IT WAS HER.
YOU GIVE PAULO THE MONEY?
NO.
NOTHING AGAINST PAULO.
ME AND HIM ARE FRIENDS,
BUT I DON’T GIVE RENT MONEY TO
NOBODY BUT THE LANDLORD.
I HAD A SIMILAR SITUATION ONCE
WHERE I HAD TO USE PEPPER SPRAY
TO GET MY MONEY BACK.
SO YOU AND PAULO ARE FRIENDS.
WHERE CAN WE FIND PAULO?
HE’S GOT A COUPLE OF GIRLFRIENDS
AROUND TOWN.
DON’T ASK ME
HOW THEY PUT UP WITH HIM.
CAN YOU GIVE US THEIR NAMES?
I THOUGHT THIS WAS ABOUT
ISABELLE.
YOU WANT THAT APARTMENT?
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
HEY,
KEEP YOUR HANDS ON THE BAR.
TITO!
LET’S TAKE A WALK.
I’M RELAXING.
COME ON.
HOLA.
HABLA ESPAÑOL, BABY?
PISS OFF.
JUST A FEW QUESTIONS, THEN IT’S
BACK TO YOUR CHARITY WORK.
THAT’S FUNNY.
[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]
HEY, TITO!
[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]
WHAT IS THIS, MAN?
STUPID BITCH.
KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT
OR YOU’RE COMING IN, TOO.
HE GET LOCKED UP ’CAUSE SHE
CAN’T TAKE A JOKE?
GUESS IT WASN’T FUNNY.
YOU WALK OUT EASY,
NO ONE GETS A COLLAR.
SHE GOT A TEMPER.
HAVE A SEAT.
CAN I ASK YOU FOR A FAVOR?
I’LL TELL YOU
WHATEVER YOU WANT.
JUST DON’T LEAVE ME ALONE
WITH SLUGGER.
DEAL.
WHAT WENT DOWN ON BAXTER
THIS MORNING?
I COULDN’T TELL YOU.
I KNOW YOU FROM NARCOTICS.
I KNOW YOU RUN THAT BLOCK.
ANYONE MOVES IN, YOU DROP ’EM.
THAT WHAT HAPPENED?
I DON’T KNOW NOTHING
ABOUT THAT.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, YOU
HAPPENED TO GET IN AN ARGUMENT
WITH A BIG BLACK GUY
YOU MADE FOR A DEALER?
WHO SAID THAT?
YOU BEEN TALKING OUT OF SCHOOL?
IT WAS THE MIDDLE
OF THE DAY, TITO.
YOU WERE OVERHEARD.
YOU GAVE HIM A WARNING TO BEAT
IT, BUT THEN LAST NIGHT,
YOU SAW HIM AGAIN, EXCEPT NOW,
HE WAS WITH TWO OTHER GUYS.
MAN, Y’ALL GOT
A WHOLE SCENARIO.
NO,
JUST EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS,
ALL THAT SAY YOU ROLLED UP ON
THOSE BLACK GUYS
AND OPENED UP.
I THINK YOU GOT
THE WRONG GUY.
WE GOT GOOD DESCRIPTIONS.
FOR A GUY LOOKING AT DYING
IN JAIL,
YOU GOT A REAL STUPID
ATTITUDE.
I GOT A PURE HEART.
YOU JUST DON’T THINK ANYONE IN
YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
WOULD BE CRAZY ENOUGH
TO ROLL ON YOU.
YOU’RE A CREATIVE MAN.
YOU COULD LEARN SOMETHING
FROM HIM.
HEY, YOU’RE TALKING TO ME, TITO!
YOU GOT 25 YEARS TO LIFE.
I’M THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN HELP
YOU BRING IT DOWN.
I GOT NOTHING TO SAY.
THAT’S FINE.
THAT’S GOOD.
BETTER FOR EVERYONE IF YOU’RE
LOCKED UP FOREVER.
OR NOT AT ALL.
Y’ALL GOT NADA, NOTHING.
YOU AIN’T GOT NOBODY.
NOBODY.
DON’T BE SO SURE, TITO.
MAY I GO, MA’AM?
OPEN THE GATE.
YOU AIN’T GOING NOWHERE.
LET’S GO.
THAT WAS GREAT.
THAT WAS FUN.
DON’T LET IT GET TO YOU.
YOU TALK TO HIM?
AND?
HE’S A COCKY LITTLE PRICK.
HE THINKS HE CAN BEAT ANYTHING.
WONDER WHERE HE GOT
THAT IDEA.
[ SIGHS ]
I GOT SOMEWHERE TO BE.
I GUESS I DESERVED THAT.
GIMME A SECOND.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
RITA.
WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT
ABOUT?
WE WOULDN’T BE HERE IF SHE
HADN’T BLOWN THE CASE.
GRINDING HER FACE IN IT ISN’T
GONNA HELP.
THANKS.
JUST GIMME SOME ROOM.
WHAT IS GOING ON
WITH YOU TODAY?
IF THE BOSS IS LOOKING FOR ME,
TELL HIM I TOOK SOME LOST TIME.
THANKS.
I GOT IT FROM HERE.
YOU SURE THIS IS LEGIT?
THANKS.
JUST BRING BACK THE KEY
WHEN YOU’RE DONE.
[ FAINT MOANING ]
[ MOANING CONTINUES ]
[ DOOR BANGS ]
OH, YOU SON OF BITCH.
WHAT IS THIS?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
SON OF A BITCH.
OH, MY GOD! OH, MY GOD!
OH, MY GOD!
GET OUT!
YOU KNOW, YOU CAN’T LAY ALL THE
BLAME ON ME.
OH, YOU SON OF A BITCH!
ALL THIS TIME, ACCUSING ME,
ALL THE PARANOIA.
MAYBE I DIDN’T CATCH YOU IN
THE ACT,
BUT YOU LIKE DRESSING UP LIKE A
WHORE A LITTLE TOO MUCH.
I WAS WORKING!
WORKING SOME COP!
NEVER.
NEVER ONCE!
I AM NOT COMING HOME TONIGHT.
YOU ARE GONE BY MORNING.
FRANK, DO SOMETHING.
THEY’RE TAKING EVERYTHING.
TAKE IT EASY.
IT’S GONNA BE OKAY.
I’M GONNA TAKE CARE OF
EVERYTHING.
THERE HE IS.
THERE’S THE POOR SAP
WHO I’M GONNA SUE
FOR HIS GRANDCHILDREN’S
LAST DIME.
THEY DON’T MESS AROUND,
DO THEY?
FRANK MAIN,
MR. BEACHAM’S ATTORNEY.
DID YOU COME DOWN HERE TO HELP
CARRY OUT BOXES, DETECTIVE?
NO, COUNSELOR, I CAME DOWN TO
CARRY OUT YOUR CLIENT.
WHAT ARE THE CHARGES?
GRAND LARCENY, FRAUD,
EMBEZZLEMENT.
IT’S ALL SPELLED OUT.
TURN AROUND.
FRANK,
WHAT’S GOING ON HERE?
YOU’RE GOING TO JAIL, PAL.
THAT’S WHAT’S GOING ON.
I’LL HAVE YOU OUT ON BAIL
TONIGHT.
CAN HE DO THIS?
MY CLIENT IS INVOKING HIS RIGHT
TO REMAIN SILENT.
YOU WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO GET A
STATEMENT FROM HIM.
WE DON’T NEED A STATEMENT,
COUNSELOR.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
WHERE IS HE TAKING ME?
YOU’LL GET HIM BEFORE A
MAGISTRATE IMMEDIATELY.
WHAT DO WE SAY?
[ SIGHS ]
PLEASE.
LET’S GO.
THIS IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE END
OF YOUR CAREER.
THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD MAKE
ME HAPPIER TODAY
IS IF YOUR CLIENT RESISTED.
GO WITH HIM, CORY,
AND DON’T SAY ANYTHING.
COME ON.
HAVE A SEAT, LEANN.
WE’RE LOOKING FOR PAULO.
YEAH?
WELL, I AM, TOO.
THAT SHORT, LITTLE ASSHOLE ‐‐
LOOK WHAT HE DID TO ME!
WHY’D HE GIVE YOU THE EYE?
HE WANTED MONEY, WHAT ELSE?
AND I WOULDN’T GIVE IT TO HIM.
SO THEN HE WANTS
THE PIGGY BANK HE LEFT.
I’M PASSING IT TO HIM THROUGH
THE CRACK IN THE DOOR, AND, POW!
SO HELP US FIND HIM.
I DON’T WANNA GET INVOLVED.
WHY NOT?
BECAUSE I LOVE HIM!
HE PUNCHED YOU IN THE FACE.
HE SWORE
HE’D NEVER DO IT AGAIN!
HOW MANY TIMES
HAS HE SAID THAT?
IT’S BETTER
THAN BEING ALONE.
OKAY, WE’LL FORGET ABOUT HIM
HITTING YOU,
BUT WE STILL NEED TO TALK
TO HIM.
ABOUT WHAT?
SOME LIMO DRIVER PUNCHED OUT A
TAXI DRIVER LAST NIGHT
AND GAVE HIS NAME AS PAULO TO
THE COPS AT THE SCENE.
PAULO WAS WITH ME LAST NIGHT.
EXACTLY.
WE NEED TO CLEAR IT UP.
BUT THE LONGER WE GO WITHOUT
FINDING PAULO,
THE MORE IT LOOKS LIKE
HE WAS THE GUY.
I DON’T KNOW WHERE HE IS.
HIS LAWYER WOULD KNOW, THOUGH ‐‐
ALBERT GELLER.
HE KEEPS A LAWYER
ON RETAINER?
NO, THEY’RE SUING THE CITY
’CAUSE PAULO FELL OFF THE STAGE
AT A SEPTEMBER 11th BENEFIT HIS
BAND WAS PLAYING AT.
ALL RIGHT,
WE’LL START THERE.
IF YOU SEE HIM,
TELL HIM I’M SORRY
AND THAT I’LL TAKE HIM BACK.
[ CRIES ]
YOU GOT IT.
CAN I HELP YOU?
IS MR. GELLER IN?
NO, HE’S OUT OF THE OFFICE AT
THE MOMENT.
HMM. OKAY.
UH, YOUR NAME?
DEBBIE.
WHO ARE YOU GUYS?
DEBBIE, WE ARE LOOKING FOR
PAULO CAÑONJES,
A CLIENT OF YOUR BOSS’S.
OH, MY GOD.
ARE YOU ‐‐
IS THIS ABOUT THE SETTLEMENT?
WE SURE HOPE SO.
WERE YOU SUPPOSED TO BE
IN THAT 2:00 MEETING?
I DON’T HAVE YOU DOWN.
MR. CAÑONJES AND YOUR BOSS ARE
MEETING AT 2:00, RIGHT?
PLEASE DON’T TELL ME YOU’RE
SUPPOSED TO BE IN THAT MEETING.
I’M FIRED
IF I DIDN’T WRITE THAT DOWN.
OUR ASSISTANT SAID SHE MADE AN
APPOINTMENT FOR TODAY.
[ SIGHS ]
DID HILLARY SCREW UP AGAIN?
UNBELIEVABLE.
I TELL YOU WHAT, WE’LL GO CHECK
WITH OUR OFFICE,
’CAUSE I GOT A FEELING THIS
MIGHT BE OUR SCREWUP.
DO YOU WANT ME TO CALL
MR. GELLER?
NO, NO, NO, NO, AND DON’T TELL
HIM WE SHOWED UP,
’CAUSE IF THIS GOES DOWN AS AN
OFFICIAL VISIT,
THIS WHOLE SETTLEMENT WILL GET
PUSHED BACK A MONTH
WHILE WE FILL OUT ALL THE
RESCHEDULING PAPERWORK.
YOU EVER WORKED IN
GOVERNMENT?
NO.
OH, TRUST ME.
WE’LL CALL YOU AS SOON AS WE GET
BACK TO OUR OFFICE,
AND WE’LL MAKE SURE AN OFFICIAL
MEETING HAS BEEN SET.
IS IT...GOOD NEWS,
THE SETTLEMENT?
WELL, YOUR BOSS IS GONNA BE
VERY SURPRISED.
PUT IT THAT WAY.
BUT FOR EVERYTHING TO GO RIGHT,
LET’S FORGET THIS HAPPENED.
I’LL WAIT FOR YOUR CALL.
THERE YOU GO.
ALL RIGHT, GREG,
IF I NEED TO APOLOGIZE
FOR NOT TELLING YOU SOONER,
I APOLOGIZE, OKAY?
ARE WE DONE WITH THIS NOW?
WOW.
THAT WAS SINCERE.
I DON’T HAVE ENOUGH TO DEAL
WITH?
MY GIRLFRIEND’S PREGNANT.
I DON’T KNOW IF I’M GONNA BE A
DAD OR DRIVING HER TO A CLINIC.
NOW I GOTTA DEAL WITH
YOUR NONSENSE
’CAUSE I DIDN’T TELL YOU
RIGHT AWAY?
I GUESS
WE’RE JUST DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
ME, IF I WERE GOING THROUGH
A PERSONAL CRISIS,
I’D COME TO YOU RIGHT AWAY.
YEAH, WE ARE DIFFERENT,
’CAUSE MAYBE I DON’T LIKE
DUMPING MY PROBLEMS
ON THE PEOPLE I WORK WITH.
WELL, YOU DUMPED ’EM
ON CLARK.
GREG, I FEEL LIKE
I’M ON THE VERGE
OF GETTING REALLY FRUSTRATED
HERE, SO LET’S JUST DROP IT.
LOOKS LIKE WE HAD DIFFERENT
IMPRESSIONS OF OUR FRIENDSHIP,
’CAUSE I CONSIDER YOU
A REAL FRIEND,
A FRIEND I THOUGHT I’D HAVE EVEN
IF WE STOPPED BEING PARTNERS.
WHICH MAY COME SOONER THAN YOU
THINK IF YOU DON’T DROP IT.
HERE HE IS.
OH, MAN.
WHOA, WHOA!
WHAT’S GOING ON?
YOU’RE COMING IN.
FOR WHAT?
WE’LL TALK ABOUT IT
WHEN WE GET THERE.
WHAT ARE THESE FOR?
FOR YOUR OWN PROTECTION.
HEY,
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?!
WHAT?
WHAT THE HELL’S GOING ON?!
YOU COPS?
SORRY, CAN’T HEAR YOU.
CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING,
MISS HAYWOOD?
A CUP OF COFFEE?
THANKS, JOHN.
VIVIAN PATERSON, LILY PATTERSON,
A. D. A. VALERIE HAYWOOD.
THANKS FOR COMING IN.
I DIDN’T HAVE A CHOICE.
I’M SORRY TO HAVE HAD YOU
BROUGHT IN,
BUT WE DIDN’T HAVE A CHOICE
EITHER.
SHE DIDN’T SHE ANYTHING.
WE KNOW THAT’S NOT TRUE,
AND IF YOU’LL HEAR ME OUT,
I THINK I CAN PUT YOUR FEARS TO
REST ABOUT GETTING INVOLVED.
HERE, HAVE A SEAT.
FIRST THING IS, ONCE LILY MAKES
AN IDENTIFICATION,
WHICH WILL BE COMPLETELY
ANONYMOUS,
THE DETECTIVES WILL RE‐INTERVIEW
THE SUSPECT,
AND CHANCES ARE,
HE’LL CONFESS.
ONCE A SUSPECT KNOWS HE’S
I.D.ed,
THEY GENERALLY TRY TO MAKE SOME
KIND OF DEAL.
WHICH I’M ALREADY WORKING ON
WITH MY SUPERIOR.
SAY HE DOESN’T CONFESS.
HE’LL ALREADY BE IN CUSTODY.
WHAT ABOUT ALL THE LITTLE RATS
WORKING FOR HIM?
THEY’LL BE
IN CUSTODY, TOO? NO.
AND SHE’LL BE IN DANGER.
I WILL BE IN DANGER.
OUR WHOLE FAMILY
COULD BE KILLED.
IF IT REALLY WENT
AS FAR AS A TRIAL,
WE’D MAKE SURE YOU HAD
PROTECTION.
WE’D PROVIDE RELOCATION.
LEAVE TOWN?
YOU COULD PICK A STATE,
PICK A CITY.
YOU’LL GET A NEW HOUSE,
A GOOD JOB.
I HAVE LIVED MY WHOLE LIFE IN
THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
THERE’S VERY LITTLE CHANCE IT’LL
GET THAT FAR.
SHE’S 15 YEARS OLD.
MY ANSWER IS NO.
MRS. PATTERSON, TITO’S GOT EYES
ALL OVER THAT BLOCK.
IF HE DOESN’T KNOW YOUR DAUGHTER
WAS A WITNESS,
ONE OF HIS BOYS DOES, AND THEY
WILL COME CALLING.
SHE’S ALREADY IN DANGER.
IF SHE MAKES THE I. D.,
WE’LL DO OUR JOB,
AND IT’LL MOST LIKELY
BE ENOUGH.
I GIVE YOU MY WORD I WILL BE
WITH YOU EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.
YOU’LL HAVE MY WORK PHONE,
MY HOME PHONE.
I’LL BE AVAILABLE TO YOU
24 HOURS A DAY.
BUT YOU CAN’T GUARANTEE
SHE’LL BE SAFE.
I WILL DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO
MAKE SURE SHE’S SAFE.
LITTLE 15‐YEAR‐OLD GIRL HAS TO
GO THROUGH THIS.
THIS IS SHAMEFUL.
4.
WHERE DO YOU RECOGNIZE 4
FROM?
HE SHOT REN HOLLIS
AND REN’S FRIEND.
KICK ALL BUT 4.
THERE IT IS, TITO.
YOU GOT PICKED OUT.
OKAY.
WANT TO HELP YOURSELF,
NOW’S THE TIME.
HELP MYSELF TO WHAT?
YOU’RE GOING TO JAIL.
ONLY QUESTION NOW IS
FOR HOW LONG.
THERE’S A LONG WAY TO GO
BEFORE JAIL.
YOU GOT A WITNESS NOW.
DON’T MEAN YOU WILL
DOWN THE LINE.
YOU MAKING THREATS?
ALL I’M SAYING IS
PEOPLE FORGET STUFF.
IF I’M A COLLAR,
YOU BEST GIVE ME MY CALL.
ONCE MY BOYS HEAR
I GOT PICKED OUT,
I DON’T WANT THEM GETTING UPSET,
DOING SOMETHING STUPID.
UGH!
[ COUGHING ]
YOU KEEP TALKING LIKE THAT,
SOMETHING STUPID’S GONNA HAPPEN
IN HERE.
JUST GIMME MY CALL!
YOU DON’T GET A PHONE CALL TILL
YOU GET TO JAIL.
THAT DOESN’T HAPPEN
UNTIL WE GET A STATEMENT.
THEN IT’S GONNA BE
A LONG NIGHT.
WHAT WENT DOWN?
RIGHT NOW.
TITO AIN’T NO VIRGIN.
I’VE BEEN THROUGH IT.
YOU AIN’T GETTING NOTHING.
YOU THINK YOU GOT REACH
ON THE STREET?
I GOT MORE IN THE JOINT.
ANYTHING HAPPENS TO MY WITNESS,
THE SAME COMES TO YOU.
WELL, PAULO, WE’RE STARTING TO
FORM A PICTURE
AS TO WHAT HAPPENED
TO YOUR GOOD FRIEND ISABELLE.
IF YOU SAY SO, PATRóN.
WE GOT NEIGHBORS WHO SAW YOU
LEAVE ISABELLE’S APARTMENT.
WE GOT YOU ACTING ALL HYPED UP
SINCE THEN,
TRYING TO GET ENOUGH MONEY TO
LEAVE THIS CITY.
WE ALSO GOT BLOODY FINGERPRINTS
IN THE KITCHEN,
AND WE’RE GONNA INK YOU RIGHT
NOW AND GO MATCH ’EM UP.
SO THAT PICTURE WE’RE GETTING IS
YOU KILLING ISABELLE.
SO LET’S TALK ABOUT IT.
I WAS THERE WHEN SHE DIED,
BUT I DIDN’T DO IT.
WHO DID?
HERSELF.
EXPLAIN THAT.
ME AND HER, WE’RE IN A BAND.
SHE LIKED ME.
I DON’T LIKE HER.
TALKING ABOUT
WHEN IT COMES TO SEX.
RIGHT.
I’M IN HER APARTMENT
HAVING A BEER,
AND IZZY COME OUT THE ROOM
IN THIS LITTLE RED OUTFIT
AND SOME LOTION.
AND SHE ASKS ME,
WILL I GIVE HER A MASSAGE?
AND I SAY, "NO."
ONLY TIME MY HANDS TOUCH HER
NAKED BODY
WOULD BE IF I’M FALLING
OUT THE WINDOW
AND AIN’T NOTHING ELSE
TO HOLD ON TO.
BUT I DIDN’T SAY THAT
TO HER.
OF COURSE NOT.
SO NOW SHE ASKS ME AGAIN, WILL I
GIVE HER A MASSAGE?
I SAY, "NO."
SHE BREAK DOWN, TEARS.
SHE SAY, "IF I CAN’T HAVE YOU, I
DON’T WANT TO LIVE."
I SAY, "BABY, DON’T TAKE IT
SO HARD, OKAY?
BUT SHE GRAB A KNIFE ‐‐
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!
START CUTTING HERSELF.
I CAN’T BELIEVE IT, MAN!
HOW’D SHE GET THE STAB WOUNDS
IN HER BACK?
HER WHAT?
HER BACK ‐‐
PLACES SHE COULDN’T REACH UNLESS
SHE WAS A CIRCUS FREAK.
TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH,
I HAD MY EYES COVERED,
BECAUSE I DIDN’T WANT THAT TO BE
THE LAST THING
THAT I REMEMBERED ABOUT HER ‐‐
STABBING HERSELF TO DEATH.
SHE HAD WOUNDS ON HER BACK THAT
SHE COULDN’T HAVE PUT THERE.
SHE CAME ON TO YOU.
MAYBE SHE GOT PISSED
WHEN YOU TURNED HER DOWN,
AND YOU LOST YOUR TEMPER
AND YOU STABBED HER.
NO, MAN,
SHE STABBED HERSELF.
WE’RE GONNA WRITE THIS UP, AND
WE’RE GONNA LET A JURY DECIDE.
THAT’S WHAT HAPPENED.
THEN YOU GOT NOTHING TO WORRY
ABOUT, DO YOU?
GO AHEAD.
NO, ALL YOURS.
YOU KNOW,
I DON’T WANT TO WRITE.
I NEED TO THINK AWHILE.
YOU’RE GONNA WRITE DOWN WHAT YOU
JUST SAID TO US,
OR WE’LL BE TELLING PEOPLE,
"PAULO JUST STARTED HITTING
HIMSELF IN THE FACE.
WE COULDN’T BELIEVE IT."
WRITE YOUR STORY.
I, UH...
I’M NOT LOOKING TO BEAT
YOU UP,
BUT YOU GOTTA REALIZE WE ALL
HAVE PERSONAL THINGS GOING ON.
IF YOU WANT TO TALK OR YOU NEED
HELP, I’M HERE,
BUT DON’T GO SNAPPING LIKE TODAY
AND EXPECT US TO STAY PARTNERS.
I JUST CAUGHT DON AT A MOTEL
WITH ANOTHER WOMAN.
OH, MY GOD.
THAT GUY FROM THIS MORNING,
THAT WAS HER HUSBAND.
HE GAVE ME THE TIME
AND PLACE.
OH, RITA.
[ CRYING ]
ARE YOU OKAY?
[ SNIFFLES ]
I’M FINE.
HE’S, UH, HE’S MOVING OUT
TONIGHT.
YOU NEED SOMEPLACE TO STAY?
I GOT PLENTY OF ROOM.
I’LL WORK IT OUT.
[ SNIFFLES ]
I’M SORRY ABOUT TODAY.
I’LL MAKE IT UP.
RITA...
TODAY YOU GET A PASS.
[ CHUCKLES ]
I’M SO SORRY.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
WHAT’S UP?
TITO WOULDN’T GO.
THE GIRL’S GOTTA STAND UP?
JUST GOT OFF WITH THE D. A.’s
COMPLAINT ROOM.
SUSAN HORNBY’S
REFUSING TO PROSECUTE.
I JUST GOT BACK FROM DROPPING
BEACHAM OFF AT CENTRAL BOOKING.
SHE WON’T SIGN THE
COMPLAINT.
WHO GOT IN HER EAR,
BEACHAM OR HIS LAWYER?
ANDY, I HAVE NO IDEA.
VOID THE ARREST.
SOMEBODY GOT TO HER.
I GOTTA GET OVER THERE.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
15th SQUAD.
DETECTIVE CLARK?
HENRY MAYFIELD.
YOU GAVE ME YOUR CARD ON BAXTER
STREET THIS MORNING.
YOU TOOK OFF PRETTY QUICK.
I WASN’T LOOKING TO GET
INVOLVED.
IS IT TRUE YOU GOT SOMEBODY
WHO’LL TESTIFY AGAINST
TITO PEREZ?
WHY ARE YOU ASKING?
I SAW YOU BRINGING IN
THAT GIRL.
IS SHE THE ONE
THAT’S GONNA DO IT?
WHY ARE YOU HERE?
IF SHE’S GONNA TESTIFY,
I’D DO THE SAME.
IT’S NOT RIGHT
HER DOING IT ALONE.
YOU SAW THE SHOOTING?
IS IT HER YOU GOT?
WE GOT SOMEBODY.
WHAT DO YOU GOT?
I SAW WHAT HAPPENED.
A LOT OF PEOPLE SAW IT.
IF THEY HEAR THAT I COME IN,
THEY’LL COME IN, TOO.
SO HOW DO WE DO THIS?
WE’LL NEED A STATEMENT
FROM YOU,
AND THEN WE’LL WANT THE NAMES OF
THE OTHERS WHO’LL COME IN.
HAVE A SEAT.
IS SHE ALL RIGHT?
CORY’S BACK THERE
WITH HER.
YOU NEED TO LEAVE HERE
IMMEDIATELY.
I’M NOT JOKING.
SUSAN, TELL HIM
HE NEEDS TO LEAVE.
GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME!
I AM GONNA OWN YOU, DO YOU
UNDERSTAND ME?!
SHUT UP!
YOU SAY A WORD,
AND I WILL GAG YOU
WITH YOUR OWN UNDERWEAR.
HE MOVES A MUSCLE,
COME AND GET ME.
WHO CONTACTED YOU ABOUT
WITHDRAWING YOUR COMPLAINT?
CORY’S ATTORNEY.
I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
CORY’S BILKED YOU
FOR ALMOST $2 MILLION.
$2 MILLION ‐‐
HALF OF WHAT YOU OWN ‐‐
AND THAT MONEY’S GONE,
DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?
THE FIRST THING
YOU NEED TO DO
IF YOU DON’T WANT TO
END UP BROKE
IS GET CORY OUT OF YOUR LIFE.
HE TAKES CARE OF EVERYTHING.
HOW AM I GOING TO LIVE?
I’LL GET YOU IN TOUCH WITH
SOMEBODY LEGIT,
SOMEBODY WHO CAN HELP YOU WITH
YOUR MONEY, NOT TAKE IT.
OKAY.
ARE YOU WILLING TO FOLLOW
THROUGH WITH YOUR COMPLAINT?
IF YOU SAY SO.
NO, NO, DON’T JUST DO
WHAT I SAY.
THAT’S WHAT GOT YOU
INTO THIS JAM ‐‐
LETTING PEOPLE MAKE DECISIONS
FOR YOU.
I DON’T WANT TO LOSE
ALL MY MONEY!
OKAY, WELL, I’M ADVISING YOU
THAT BASED ON DOCUMENTS
IN EVIDENCE
THAT YOU CAN READ AND SEE
FOR YOURSELF,
CORY IS DRIVING YOU IN THAT
DIRECTION,
AND WE HAVE ENOUGH
THAT WE CAN ARREST HIM,
BUT WE NEED YOU TO FILE A
COMPLAINT AND STICK TO IT.
ARE YOU GIVING ME THAT?
YES.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU SIT TIGHT.
PLEASE...KEEP HIM AWAY
FROM ME.
YOU’LL NEVER SEE HIM AGAIN.
I ALMOST LOST MY JOB TODAY.
I PROBABLY
SHOULD HAVE LOST MY JOB.
WHAT HAPPENED TODAY
IS PART OF OUR JOB.
THAT GUY WHO I SHOULD HAVE
CONVICTED AND PUT IT JAIL,
HE KILLED SOMEBODY
LAST NIGHT.
I HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE TO
CONCENTRATE THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
IT TOOK ME 10 MINUTES
TO FIGURE OUT
WHICH CASE THEY WERE TALKING
ABOUT THIS MORNING.
YOU NEED TO MAKE A DECISION.
I KNOW.
’CAUSE WORK’S BEEN THE ONE PLACE
I’VE ALWAYS FELT FOCUSED
AND CONFIDENT AND GOOD AT.
AND NOW HERE I AM, I’M
COMPLETELY SCREWING UP.
I’M HURTING PEOPLE.
WHAT ARE YOU FEELING?
JUST QUIT TRYING TO BREAK IT
DOWN LIKE IT’S A CASE.
DO YOU WANT TO HAVE A BABY?
JUST WHEN I THINK I DO
AND I COULD HANDLE IT,
I’M HIT WITH THE THINGS WE DEAL
WITH EVERY DAY, THE PEOPLE,
AND I THINK, "DO I WANT TO BRING
SOMEONE INTO THIS WORLD?"
BUT YOU SEE, THAT’S ALL THE MORE
REASON FOR HAVING A BABY.
WE CAN RAISE A CHILD WHO’LL GROW
UP TO BE A GOOD PERSON,
SOMEONE TO HELP BALANCE OUT
ALL THE KILLERS
AND RAPISTS AND THIEVES.
I JUST DON’T KNOW
IF I CAN PULL IT OFF.
WE COULD.
WE COULD RAISE A CHILD TOGETHER,
VALERIE.
LET GO.
ACCEPT IT.
THIS IS A GIFT.
AND JUST BELIEVE
THAT WE CAN DO IT.
YOU WANT TO?
I DO.
I REALLY DO.
WITH ME?
ONLY WITH YOU.
UNLESS GREG IS AVAILABLE.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ SNIFFLES ]
OKAY.
THAT’S $3, PLEASE.
I DON’T HAVE ANY MONEY
ON ME.
YOU SEE HOW THIS WORKS?
HOW I’M TAKING MONEY OUT OF MY
POCKET THAT I KNOW IS MINE,
I COUNT IT, I HAND IT OVER,
AND I GET MY CHANGE BACK?
SIMPLE.
HARDY HAR HAR.
WATCH IT.
OH!
SORRY.
I FORGOT HOW MANY PEOPLE THERE
ARE HERE, THE BUSTLE.
A LOT OF FOLKS.
THANK YOU.
IT IS AMAZING WHAT THEY CALL
ANTIQUES NOWADAYS.
I REMEMBER
BUYING THESE NEW.
MM‐HMM.
YOU, UH, YOU CAN DO THIS.
YOU KNOW YOU CAN.
DEFINITELY.
WE SHOULD DO THIS MORE OFTEN.
MRS. HORNBY,
YOU DON’T NEED ME ANYMORE.
YOU DON’T NEED TO PAY FOR
COMPANY.
YOU NEED TO GET OUT.
WHERE? HOW?
YOU GOT FRIENDS?
I HAVEN’T SEEN THEM IN ‐‐
GIVE ’EM A CALL.
TAKE ’EM OUT FOR DINNER.
YOU GOT MONEY, AND IT’S NOT
GOING ANYWHERE NOW.
I DON’T KNOW IF I CAN.
WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?
DID YOU JUST GET USED TO KEEPING
YOURSELF LOCKED UP?
I DON’T KNOW.
SUSAN...
GET YOUR ASS BACK OUT
INTO THE WORLD.
WILL YOU COME OVER AND PLAY
CARDS SOMETIME?
I’LL MEET YOU FOR A WALK THROUGH
THE PARK SOMETIME.
THANK YOU.
YOU’RE WELCOME.
I REALLY DO LOVE THIS CITY.
YEP.
ME TOO.
IF IT SOUNDED LIKE I’M UNAWARE
OF YOUR PART IN THIS
OR THAT I DON’T CARE,
THEN I CAME ACROSS WRONG.
THEN HOW SHOULD I TAKE IT?
I’M TOTALLY OUT OF THE LOOP
WHILE YOU DECIDE WHETHER
YOU’RE GONNA KEEP OUR KID.
CAN YOU JUST BE THERE
FOR ME?
YEAH.
DETECTIVE? CORY BEACHAM,
MRS. HORNBY’S BUSINESS MANAGER.
ANDY SIPOWICZ.
I GOT ACCESS TO YOUR RECORDS.
THERE’S SOME INCONSISTENCIES.
WITH WHAT?
WITH YOUR MONEY.
BUT CORY HANDLES ALL THAT.
DID YOU EVER HEAR OF A HOUSTON
BROWNSTONE PARTNERSHIP?
I’M NOT GONNA KEEP AN EYE
ON YOUR WIFE FOR YOU, DON.
IT’S NOT LIKE I’M ASKING FOR ONE
OF YOUR KIDNEYS HERE, TONY.
I’M NOT GONNA
KEEP AN EYE ON HER.
LET’S MAKE THIS THE LAST TIME
WE TALK ABOUT IT, HUH?
IF I WAS A COP, YOU WOULD.
YOU’RE WRONG.
RITA?
MR. SIMMONS HERE WAS ASKING THE
DESK SERGEANT ABOUT YOU.
ROGER SIMMONS.
I DOUBT YOU REMEMBER,
BUT WE MET TWO YEARS AGO AT THE
BRONX D. A.’s CHRISTMAS PARTY.
MY WIFE IS BUREAU CHIEF MARTIN’S
ASSISTANT, GLORIA SIMMONS.
SURE, OKAY.
DO YOU HAVE A MINUTE...
IN PRIVATE?
COFFEE?
NO, THANKS.
I SHOULD PROBABLY JUST TELL YOU
WHY I’M HERE.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO SIT DOWN.
WHY?
YOUR HUSBAND AND MY WIFE ARE
HAVING AN AFFAIR.
WHAT?
THEY’VE BEEN SEEING EACH OTHER
AT LEAST SEVEN MONTHS.
HOW DO YOU KNOW?
ABOUT SEVEN MONTHS AGO,
THINGS STARTED CHANGING BETWEEN
ME AND GLORIA,
SO I STARTED SNOOPING AROUND.
I CHECKED HER COMPUTER,
AND THERE WAS AN E‐MAIL FROM
YOUR HUSBAND
REGARDING A TIME AND PLACE FOR
THEM TO GET TOGETHER.
SHE PROMISED ME IT WOULD STOP,
BUT LAST NIGHT,
I CHECKED HER COMPUTER AGAIN
AND FOUND THIS.
"COZY" MEANS THE COZY COURT INN
BY THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE,
THE SAME PLACE THEY’VE USED
BEFORE.
DOES THIS MEAN THEY’RE MEETING
AT 2:00 TODAY?
YEAH.
I THOUGHT OF GOING THERE TO
CONFRONT THEM, BUT I’M DONE.
SHE’LL COME HOME TO A NOTE.
DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
YOU’RE LUCKY.
I’M SORRY
TO DUMP THIS ON YOU,
BUT IT’S BETTER TO KNOW
THAN TO BE A FOOL.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
I’M FINE.
YOU DON’T LOOK FINE.
YOU LOOK PALE.
WHAT IS IT, CONNIE?
WE GOT A HOMICIDE
OFF NIGHT WATCH.
[ SNIFFLES ]
THEN LET’S GO.
NAME’S REN HOLLIS ‐‐
GOT TWO IN THE BACK.
ANOTHER KID GOT WINGED.
DETECTIVE MEDAVOY AND JONES
WERE HERE,
BUT THEY WENT WITH HIM TO
BELLEVUE.
WITNESSES?
NO ONE’S TALKING.
ANY, UH, WITNESSES?
UH, NO, BUT HE WAS WITH HIM ‐‐
SHAWN DAVIS.
SAID THEY WERE PARTYING
AT THE DOA’s PLACE.
THEY GOT A JONES FOR ICE CREAM
AND TOOK A WALK.
ICE CREAM?
THAT’S WHAT HE SAID.
I’LL START A CANVASS.
Andy: AND YOU DIDN’T GET
ANY LOOK AT WHO DID IT?
I WAS TOO BUSY CHECKING
ON REN AND JOEY.
WHEN I LOOKED UP, I SAW GUYS
RUNNING A BLOCK AWAY.
YOU THINK OF ANYBODY YOU’RE NOT
GETTING ALONG WITH?
I DON’T LIVE HERE.
NEITHER DOES JOEY.
WE WERE VISITING REN’S FOLKS.
IT MAKES SENSE YOU COOKING UP
A STORY ABOUT ICE CREAM
TO AVOID HIS FOLKS HEARING YOU
CAME OUT TO COP.
BUT IT WON’T HELP US FINDING WHO
KILLED YOUR FRIEND.
WE WERE GOING FOR ICE CREAM.
ALL RIGHT.
ICE CREAM IT IS.
HI. I’M DETECTIVE McDOWELL.
THIS IS DETECTIVE ORTIZ.
WHAT’S YOUR NAME?
LILY PATTERSON.
YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENED HERE
LAST NIGHT?
WHAT WERE YOU DOING
UP SO LATE?
HIS SISTER’S MY BEST FRIEND.
THEY WERE HAVING A PARTY,
I WAS SLEEPING OVER.
SO, WHAT’D YOU SEE?
WE WERE UP ON THE STOOP.
REN AND THEM HAD GOT UP
TO GO WALKING,
AND THESE SPANISH BOYS
CAME UP FROM BEHIND
AND STARTED SHOOTING.
DID YOU GET A LOOK AT THEIR
FACES ‐‐
THIS IS MY DAUGHTER.
SHE DIDN’T SEE ANYTHING.
MA’AM, WE’RE GONNA NEED HER TO
COME TO THE STATION HOUSE.
SHE IS 15 YEARS OLD.
SHE DIDN’T SEE ANYTHING.
SHE’S GOT NOTHING TO SAY.
THAT’S THE KIND OF CIVIC DUTY
YOU TEACH HER?
SOMEONE GETS MURDERED,
YOU RUN AND HIDE?
CIVIC DUTY’S A HARD SELL
IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
THANKS, ANDY.
I APPRECIATE IT.
LATIN WOMEN...
DESK SERGEANT SAID THEY’RE
GETTING ANONYMOUS CALLS
PUTTING THE SHOOTINGS
ON A CéSAR AND TITO.
THE VICTIM AT THE HOSPITAL
SAID THAT THE DOA HAD AN
ARGUMENT EARLIER
WITH A TITO HE THOUGHT WAS A
DRUG DEALER.
HE GET A LOOK AT TITO?
HE DIDN’T SEE THE ARGUMENT.
JUST HEARD ABOUT IT.
I KNOW TITO.
CéSAR WORKS FOR HIM.
MAYBE HIS BUDDIES WERE COPPING,
AND IT WENT SOUR.
THEY’RE FOOTBALL PLAYERS
AT RUTGERS.
FOOTBALL PLAYERS LOOKING TO COP,
AND IT WENT SOUR.
EVERYONE AT THE PARTY BACKED
THEM GOING FOR ICE CREAM.
AND NOTHING ON CANVASS?
A 15‐YEAR‐OLD GIRL SAW TWO
LATINOS OPEN UP ON THE DOA.
HER MOM WOULDN’T LET HER TALK.
WE SHOULD HAVE DRAGGED HER IN.
THE MOM SNATCHED THE KID UP.
NO WAY SHE WAS TALKING.
SHE MIGHT HAVE
IF WE DRAGGED HER IN.
I GUESS SHE MIGHT HAVE.
DID YOU GET THE GIRL’S NAME
AND ADDRESS?
THAT’S FINE FOR NOW.
HOW ARE WE GONNA GET
TO TITO AND CéSAR?
I GOT A SNITCH WHO CAN GIVE US
A LOCATION ON CéSAR.
LIEUTENANT...
[ SIGHS ]
YOU GUYS MIND WORKING THIS
WITHOUT ME?
I GOTTA PUT IN SOME TIME NAILING
THIS BEACHAM ASSHOLE.
NO PROBLEM.
HEY, WHAT’S UP WITH ORTIZ?
SOME GUY CAME TO TALK TO HER
THIS MORNING.
SHE’S BEEN GONE EVER SINCE.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
WHAT’S UP?
I JUST PAGED THE SNITCH.
JUST WAITING FOR A CALL BACK.
GOT A HOMICIDE IN AN APARTMENT
ON MARTIN.
MEDAVOY, YOU AND JONES.
THE DOA IS AN ISABELLE GOMEZ.
STABBED, OBVIOUSLY.
COULDN’T HAVE BEEN DEAD
THAT LONG.
THE BANANAS ARE STILL GREEN.
THOSE ARE PLANTAINS.
THEY STAY GREEN.
SHE’S BEEN DEAD
AT LEAST THREE DAYS.
HER BODY’S STARTING TO
PURPLE UP.
WHO ARE THE GUYS ON THE
COUCH?
DOA’s EX‐HUSBAND.
THE OTHER ONE’S A GUY SHE WAS IN
A MERENGUE BAND WITH.
THE EX CALLED IT IN.
HEY.
DETECTIVES MEDAVOY AND JONES.
RAUL ESPINOSA.
PAULO CAÑONJES.
WHAT HAPPENED?
I HADN’T HEARD FROM ISABELLE IN
A COUPLE OF DAYS.
I CALLED PAULO TO SEE
IF HE HAD.
I CRAWLED THROUGH THE SKYLIGHT.
I FIND HER LIKE THIS.
CAN YOU THINK OF ANYONE
WHO WANTED HER DEAD?
NO, MAN.
EVERYBODY LOVED IZZY.
LISTEN,
BEING IN THE SAME ROOM,
SEEING HER LIKE THIS
IS STARTING TO GET TO ME.
DID YOU GET THEIR
INFORMATION?
YEAH.
YOU GUYS TAKE OFF.
WE’LL BE IN TOUCH LATER.
WE’RE SORRY FOR WHAT
HAPPENED.
I’LL RUN THESE GUYS
THROUGH B.C.I.
LISTEN, GREG, IF I’VE BEEN A
LITTLE EDGY LATELY, I APOLOGIZE.
YEAH, YOU DON’T SEEM TO BE
YOURSELF.
VALERIE’S PREGNANT, SO THAT’S
WHAT I’VE BEEN GOING THROUGH.
HEY, CONGRATULATIONS.
YEAH. YEAH.
NOT WHAT YOU WANT?
SHE DOESN’T KNOW WHAT SHE’S
GONNA DO YET.
GOTCHA.
ONLY YOU AND JOHN KNOW.
JOHN...CLARK?
RIGHT.
OH.
HOW LONG’S JOHN KNOWN?
A COUPLE DAYS.
WELL, I’M HONORED I MADE IT INTO
YOUR INNER CIRCLE.
I DIDN’T TELL PEOPLE ACCORDING
TO SOME RANK, GREG.
HE AND I WENT RUNNING.
IT CAME UP.
NO, NO, YOU GUYS HAVE BECOME
GOOD FRIENDS.
GOOD FRIENDS
CONFIDE IN EACH OTHER.
I’M GLAD HE COULD BE THERE
FOR YOU.
YOU’RE NOT SERIOUS, ARE YOU?
SERIOUS ABOUT WHAT?
YEAH.
GO RUN THOSE GUYS
THROUGH B.C.I.
MRS. HORNBY THOUGHT SHE HAD A
NECKLACE STOLEN.
THIS IS THE FIRST
I’VE HEARD OF IT.
SO I LOOKED INTO EVERYBODY WHO
HAS ACCESS TO HER APARTMENT.
DID YOU LOOK AT HER MAID,
MARTA?
YEAH,
AND I LOOKED INTO YOU.
IF YOU ASKED ME DOWN HERE TO
INFORM ME
THAT MARTA’S BEEN STEALING
JEWELRY, FINE.
IF THIS IS ABOUT ASKING ME
ABOUT IT
INSTEAD OF PLACING A COURTESY
CALL, I’M GONNA BE VERY UNHAPPY.
I’M GONNA GET INTO THE A. T. M.
AND THE CREDIT‐CARD CHARGES
IN A BIT, BUT FIRST,
I WANT YOU TALK ABOUT
THIS HOUSTON STREET BROWNSTONE
PARTNERSHIP YOU SET UP
AND WIRED A MILLION AND A HALF
OF MRS. HORNBY’S DOLLARS INTO.
NOBODY CAN FIND THAT MONEY.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU’RE FIRED.
I MEAN, BOOM, RIGHT NOW.
YOU NO LONGER WORK FOR
SUSAN HORNBY,
AND YOU DO NOT CONTACT HER.
BEACHAM, THIS IS NOW A CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATION,
AND I WORK
FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
WE HAVE PEOPLE FROM THE D. A.’s
OFFICE SEIZING RECORDS
AND COMPUTERS AT YOUR OFFICE
RIGHT NOW.
[ CELL PHONE DIALING ]
MICHELLE? IT’S ME.
DO THEY HAVE SEARCH WARRANTS
OR SUBPOENAS?
MICHELLE, CALM DOWN.
DID YOU SEE A SEARCH WARRANT
OR A SUBPOENA?
ALL RIGHT, I’LL CALL YOU
RIGHT BACK.
DOES MRS. HORNBY KNOW YOU’RE
DOING THIS?
ABSOLUTELY.
YOU’D BETTER BE PREPARED
FOR THE BIGGEST CIVIL LAWSUITS
YOU CAN IMAGINE.
WHERE’S THE MONEY, BEACHAM?
AM I UNDER ARREST?
YOU NEED TO TELL US WHERE THE
MONEY IS AND MAKE RESTITUTION
OR THIS INVESTIGATION IS GONNA
KEEP CHUGGING RIGHT ALONG.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
WHY DON’T YOU SIT DOWN, CéSAR?
THERE YOU GO.
REST UP.
YOU GOT A LONG, LONG DAY
AHEAD OF YOU.
IS THAT RIGHT?
YOU’RE GONNA BE UP AND DOWN WITH
LINEUPS, WRITING STATEMENTS.
WHAT’S THAT ABOUT?
YOU THINK WE PULLED YOUR NAME
OUT OF A HAT?
DON’T KNOW
WHAT I’M DOING HERE.
WHERE WERE YOU
AT 2:00 THIS MORNING?
CAN’T REMEMBER.
TRY BAXTER STREET.
OH, YEAH, YOU WERE THERE.
YOU AND TITO DROPPED THOSE TWO
INNOCENT GUYS.
NOW THE ONLY THING IN QUESTION
IS WHO TAKES THE HEAT.
TITO BEING IN THE WIND, HE CAN’T
PUT THE GUN IN YOUR HAND
OR SAY IT WAS YOUR IDEA.
THAT MEANS IF YOU’RE SMART
ENOUGH TO TAKE IT,
THE DEAL’S YOURS.
[ CHUCKLES ]
ROLL ON TITO?
WHAT’S THAT GET ME?
WE’LL GET A D. A. TO WORK OUT
TIME OFF.
A JUDGE SEEING YOU WERE A
BYSTANDER,
THAT CAN’T WORK AGAINST YOU.
THIS IS ALL REAL GENEROUS,
BUT, NAH.
I DON’T THINK SO.
HEY, CéSAR?
THIS DEAL WON’T BE AROUND
ALL DAY.
WE GO, IT GOES WITH US.
YEAH, WELL,
I DID FOUR YEARS IN ATTICA
OFF MAKING A DEAL LIKE THE ONE
YOU LAID OUT.
I REALIZED IT WAS DEALS LIKE
THAT THAT KEPT THE PLACE FULL.
WE’LL GET IT IN WRITING.
SIGNED BY A JUDGE.
[ SIGHS ]
YOU GOT A DEAL, TOO?
YOU LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT AGAIN,
I’LL KNOCK YOUR TEETH OUT.
THAT’S A WALK IN THE PARK
AGAINST WHAT I’D GET
FOR ROLLING ON TITO.
WE COULD PROTECT YOU.
YOU GONNA PROTECT MY MOTHER,
MY GRANDMA?
HOW ABOUT MY 2‐YEAR‐OLD
NIECE?
LOOK, YOU GONNA LOCK ME UP,
LET’S DO IT,
BUT I GOT NOTHING TO SAY
ON TITO.
GET UP.
YOU’RE GOING IN A CELL.
IT’S GONNA BE A LONG DAY.
YOU GOT ANYTHING
ON ISABELLE GOMEZ’S EX‐HUSBAND?
B.C.I.’s
GETTING BACK TO US.
YOU’LL WANT TO LOOK INTO HIS
ACTIVITY THREE DAYS AGO.
JUST GOT OFF WITH THE M.E.
SHE’S BEEN DEAD THAT LONG.
MAYBE WE’LL SPLINTER OFF ‐‐
HE’LL TAKE THE EX, AND I’LL WORK
ON THIS TENANT OF THE DOA.
A NEIGHBOR OF THE DOA SAID SHE
HAD A SECTION‐8 APARTMENT
SHE WAS ILLEGALLY SUBLETTING TO
TWO TENANTS.
SHE GAVE US THE NAME
OF ONE OF THEM.
SEEING HOW THE EX‐HUSBAND’S ON
HIS MAIL ROUTE FOR TWO HOURS,
IT REALLY DOESN’T MAKE MUCH
SENSE SPLINTERING OFF.
WHATEVER WORKS.
GRAB THE B.C.I. CALLS.
I’M HITTING THE HEAD.
WOULDN’T YOU RATHER YOUR PAL
CLARK TAKE CARE OF IT?
JUST TAKE THE CALL, GREG.
I WAS TAKING A STATEMENT
DOWNSTAIRS.
IS THIS URGENT?
I’M DUE IN COURT.
WE NEED SOMEWHERE TO LOOK FOR
TITO PEREZ.
NONE OF HIS PLACES PANNED OUT.
HOW WOULD I KNOW
WHERE TO LOOK FOR HIM?
B.C.I. SAID HE WAS COLLARED FOR
GUN POSSESSION LAST WEEK.
THE D. A.’s OFFICE SAID YOU
HANDLED THE CASE.
I’LL CHECK THE FILE
AND GET BACK TO YOU.
B.C.I. SAID HE WAS COLLARED FOR
HAVING 10 GUNS IN HIS CAR.
WE’RE CURIOUS WHAT HE’S DOING
OUT ON THE STREET.
TITO PEREZ, DRUG DEALER,
LONG RAP SHEET?
YEAH, OKAY.
WHY’D HE WALK?
THE JUDGE THREW OUT THE
SEARCH.
WHY?
I NOTIFIED THE ARRESTING
OFFICER
TO COME TO THE SUPPRESSION
HEARING,
BUT IT WAS HIS PARTNER
WHO SAW A GUN
STICKING OUT FROM UNDER THE
DRIVER’S SEAT
AND ESTABLISHED CAUSE
FOR THE SEARCH.
THE JUDGE THREW IT OUT,
AND HE WALKED.
I SCREWED UP.
YEAH.
WHAT ARE YOU
LOOKING AT HIM FOR?
A HOMICIDE AND A SHOOTING.
OTHER DEALERS?
COLLEGE STUDENTS.
SO ‐‐
I’LL GET MY CASE ADJOURNED IN
COURT AND GET RIGHT ON THIS,
THEN I’LL SEE
WHERE YOU CAN FIND HIM.
[ Voice breaking ]
I’LL CALL YOU.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
HEY!
VALERIE‐‐
HOW LONG YOU BEEN A BOOKKEEPER
FOR BEACHAM?
TWO YEARS, SIR.
WERE YOU THERE THIS MORNING
WHEN THE D. A.’s INVESTIGATORS
RAIDED THE OFFICES?
I WAS.
IT SAYS HERE YOUR SALARY WENT
FROM $30,000 THE FIRST YEAR
TO $60,000 THE NEXT.
THAT’S QUITE A JUMP.
CORY SAID THE INVESTMENTS
WERE GOING GOOD.
DON’T DICK ME AROUND, MIKE!
I WANT TO KNOW
WHAT BEACHAM WAS DOING
WITH MRS. HORNBY’S MONEY.
YOU COOPERATE, AND I’LL LEAVE
YOU OUT OF IT.
BY THE TIME I SAW THE NUMBERS,
CORY SAID I WAS IN SO DEEP
THAT HE’D TAKE ME DOWN WITH HIM
IF I SAID ANYTHING.
YEAH, HE HAD A GUN TO YOUR HEAD.
WHAT HAPPENED?
CAN I AVOID TESTIFYING
IF IT GOES TO TRIAL?
SURE, YOU CAN.
GO TO JAIL.
WITNESS OR DEFENDANT ‐‐
WHAT’S IT GONNA BE?
WITNESS, DEFINITELY.
ALL THOSE CREDIT‐CARD
AND A. T. M. CHARGES
THAT BEACHAM MADE ON
MRS. HORNBY’S ACCOUNT?
BOGUS ‐‐ MRS. HORNBY
NEVER SAW ANY OF IT.
AND THIS HOUSTON BROWNSTONE
PARTNERSHIP?
CORY GOT HIT HUGE
IN THE MARKET,
AND HE’D OWNED AN APARTMENT ON
HOUSTON FOR YEARS,
SO HE SOLD IT TO HER FOR A
MILLION OVER MARKET.
CORY USED THAT TO PAY OFF HIS
MARGIN CALLS.
SO THAT MONEY’S GONE.
RIGHT.
BUT MRS. HORNBY OWNS THE
APARTMENT.
THE TITLE WAS NEVER TRANSFERRED.
CORY STILL OWNS IT.
HE’S GOT A GIRLFRIEND
LIVING THERE.
AND HE NEVER HAD AUTHORIZATION
TO MOVE HER MONEY AROUND.
NO, NO. HE TRIED TO GET
GUARDIANSHIP OF HER ESTATE,
BUT SHE DIDN’T WANT THAT.
SO SHE WAS COMPETENT ENOUGH TO
STAND UP TO THAT.
SHE’S COMPETENT,
BUT CORY HAS HER NUMBER,
AND HE’S GOT HER COMPLETELY
ISOLATED AND DEPENDENT ON HIM.
LET’S GO TO THE D. A.’s OFFICE
AND GIVE THEM THIS.
I ALSO KNOW OF A CLIENT WHO
BUILT A $50,000 SWIMMING POOL
AND WROTE IT OFF
AS A BUSINESS EXPENSE.
DO YOU WANT TO HEAR
ABOUT THAT?
NO.
OKAY. S‐SORRY.
WHAT’S YOUR REAL NAME,
SOPHANIA?
SOPHANIA STEELE
IS MY REAL NAME
AND HAS BEEN
FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS NOW.
BUT I WAS BORN EDGAR STACK IF
THAT’S WHAT YOU’RE GETTING AT.
ANY OTHER ALIASES?
NO.
YOU LIVE ON AVENUE A?
YES.
YOU SUBLET A ROOM FROM
ISABELLE GOMEZ?
THAT’S RIGHT.
WHO ELSE LIVES THERE?
A MAN BY THE NAME OF
PAULO CAÑONJES.
HE RENTS THE OTHER ROOM.
PAULO WHO PLAYS IN THE MERENGUE
BAND WITH ISABELLE.
THAT’S RIGHT.
ISABELLE A GOOD LANDLORD?
OTHER THAN THE FACT I KNOW SHE’S
MAKING MONEY OFF ME
WHEN SHE DON’T PAY NOTHING FOR
THAT APARTMENT, SHE’S ALL RIGHT.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
YOU SAW ISABELLE?
WHEN SHE CAME FOR THE RENT.
WHY AM I HERE?
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU
TALKED TO HER?
YESTERDAY.
YESTERDAY?
THAT’S WHAT I SAID.
WHAT WAS THE NATURE OF YOUR
CONVERSATION?
♪ WHY AM I HERE? ♪
LET ME PUT IT THIS WAY ‐‐
ISABELLE GOT HERSELF
IN SOME TROUBLE,
AND SHE’LL BE GIVING THAT
APARTMENT UP.
ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS, WE’LL TRY
TO GET YOU THAT APARTMENT
BY PUTTING IN A GOOD WORD WITH
THE HOUSING AUTHORITY.
HOW GOOD A WORD?
IT’S YOURS.
YESTERDAY,
I GOT A CALL FROM PAULO
SAYING ISABELLE WANTED ME TO
GIVE HIM THE RENT MONEY.
DID YOU TALK TO ISABELLE?
SHE WAS TAKING A SHOWER, AND
PAULO HOLDS UP THE PHONE,
AND SHE’S YELLING FOR ME TO GIVE
PAULO THE RENT MONEY.
ARE YOU SURE IT WAS ISABELLE?
SHE WAS YELLING.
PAULO SAID IT WAS HER.
YOU GIVE PAULO THE MONEY?
NO.
NOTHING AGAINST PAULO.
ME AND HIM ARE FRIENDS,
BUT I DON’T GIVE RENT MONEY TO
NOBODY BUT THE LANDLORD.
I HAD A SIMILAR SITUATION ONCE
WHERE I HAD TO USE PEPPER SPRAY
TO GET MY MONEY BACK.
SO YOU AND PAULO ARE FRIENDS.
WHERE CAN WE FIND PAULO?
HE’S GOT A COUPLE OF GIRLFRIENDS
AROUND TOWN.
DON’T ASK ME
HOW THEY PUT UP WITH HIM.
CAN YOU GIVE US THEIR NAMES?
I THOUGHT THIS WAS ABOUT
ISABELLE.
YOU WANT THAT APARTMENT?
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
HEY,
KEEP YOUR HANDS ON THE BAR.
TITO!
LET’S TAKE A WALK.
I’M RELAXING.
COME ON.
HOLA.
HABLA ESPAÑOL, BABY?
PISS OFF.
JUST A FEW QUESTIONS, THEN IT’S
BACK TO YOUR CHARITY WORK.
THAT’S FUNNY.
[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]
HEY, TITO!
[ SPEAKS SPANISH ]
WHAT IS THIS, MAN?
STUPID BITCH.
KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT
OR YOU’RE COMING IN, TOO.
HE GET LOCKED UP ’CAUSE SHE
CAN’T TAKE A JOKE?
GUESS IT WASN’T FUNNY.
YOU WALK OUT EASY,
NO ONE GETS A COLLAR.
SHE GOT A TEMPER.
HAVE A SEAT.
CAN I ASK YOU FOR A FAVOR?
I’LL TELL YOU
WHATEVER YOU WANT.
JUST DON’T LEAVE ME ALONE
WITH SLUGGER.
DEAL.
WHAT WENT DOWN ON BAXTER
THIS MORNING?
I COULDN’T TELL YOU.
I KNOW YOU FROM NARCOTICS.
I KNOW YOU RUN THAT BLOCK.
ANYONE MOVES IN, YOU DROP ’EM.
THAT WHAT HAPPENED?
I DON’T KNOW NOTHING
ABOUT THAT.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, YOU
HAPPENED TO GET IN AN ARGUMENT
WITH A BIG BLACK GUY
YOU MADE FOR A DEALER?
WHO SAID THAT?
YOU BEEN TALKING OUT OF SCHOOL?
IT WAS THE MIDDLE
OF THE DAY, TITO.
YOU WERE OVERHEARD.
YOU GAVE HIM A WARNING TO BEAT
IT, BUT THEN LAST NIGHT,
YOU SAW HIM AGAIN, EXCEPT NOW,
HE WAS WITH TWO OTHER GUYS.
MAN, Y’ALL GOT
A WHOLE SCENARIO.
NO,
JUST EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS,
ALL THAT SAY YOU ROLLED UP ON
THOSE BLACK GUYS
AND OPENED UP.
I THINK YOU GOT
THE WRONG GUY.
WE GOT GOOD DESCRIPTIONS.
FOR A GUY LOOKING AT DYING
IN JAIL,
YOU GOT A REAL STUPID
ATTITUDE.
I GOT A PURE HEART.
YOU JUST DON’T THINK ANYONE IN
YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
WOULD BE CRAZY ENOUGH
TO ROLL ON YOU.
YOU’RE A CREATIVE MAN.
YOU COULD LEARN SOMETHING
FROM HIM.
HEY, YOU’RE TALKING TO ME, TITO!
YOU GOT 25 YEARS TO LIFE.
I’M THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN HELP
YOU BRING IT DOWN.
I GOT NOTHING TO SAY.
THAT’S FINE.
THAT’S GOOD.
BETTER FOR EVERYONE IF YOU’RE
LOCKED UP FOREVER.
OR NOT AT ALL.
Y’ALL GOT NADA, NOTHING.
YOU AIN’T GOT NOBODY.
NOBODY.
DON’T BE SO SURE, TITO.
MAY I GO, MA’AM?
OPEN THE GATE.
YOU AIN’T GOING NOWHERE.
LET’S GO.
THAT WAS GREAT.
THAT WAS FUN.
DON’T LET IT GET TO YOU.
YOU TALK TO HIM?
AND?
HE’S A COCKY LITTLE PRICK.
HE THINKS HE CAN BEAT ANYTHING.
WONDER WHERE HE GOT
THAT IDEA.
[ SIGHS ]
I GOT SOMEWHERE TO BE.
I GUESS I DESERVED THAT.
GIMME A SECOND.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
RITA.
WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT
ABOUT?
WE WOULDN’T BE HERE IF SHE
HADN’T BLOWN THE CASE.
GRINDING HER FACE IN IT ISN’T
GONNA HELP.
THANKS.
JUST GIMME SOME ROOM.
WHAT IS GOING ON
WITH YOU TODAY?
IF THE BOSS IS LOOKING FOR ME,
TELL HIM I TOOK SOME LOST TIME.
THANKS.
I GOT IT FROM HERE.
YOU SURE THIS IS LEGIT?
THANKS.
JUST BRING BACK THE KEY
WHEN YOU’RE DONE.
[ FAINT MOANING ]
[ MOANING CONTINUES ]
[ DOOR BANGS ]
OH, YOU SON OF BITCH.
WHAT IS THIS?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
SON OF A BITCH.
OH, MY GOD! OH, MY GOD!
OH, MY GOD!
GET OUT!
YOU KNOW, YOU CAN’T LAY ALL THE
BLAME ON ME.
OH, YOU SON OF A BITCH!
ALL THIS TIME, ACCUSING ME,
ALL THE PARANOIA.
MAYBE I DIDN’T CATCH YOU IN
THE ACT,
BUT YOU LIKE DRESSING UP LIKE A
WHORE A LITTLE TOO MUCH.
I WAS WORKING!
WORKING SOME COP!
NEVER.
NEVER ONCE!
I AM NOT COMING HOME TONIGHT.
YOU ARE GONE BY MORNING.
FRANK, DO SOMETHING.
THEY’RE TAKING EVERYTHING.
TAKE IT EASY.
IT’S GONNA BE OKAY.
I’M GONNA TAKE CARE OF
EVERYTHING.
THERE HE IS.
THERE’S THE POOR SAP
WHO I’M GONNA SUE
FOR HIS GRANDCHILDREN’S
LAST DIME.
THEY DON’T MESS AROUND,
DO THEY?
FRANK MAIN,
MR. BEACHAM’S ATTORNEY.
DID YOU COME DOWN HERE TO HELP
CARRY OUT BOXES, DETECTIVE?
NO, COUNSELOR, I CAME DOWN TO
CARRY OUT YOUR CLIENT.
WHAT ARE THE CHARGES?
GRAND LARCENY, FRAUD,
EMBEZZLEMENT.
IT’S ALL SPELLED OUT.
TURN AROUND.
FRANK,
WHAT’S GOING ON HERE?
YOU’RE GOING TO JAIL, PAL.
THAT’S WHAT’S GOING ON.
I’LL HAVE YOU OUT ON BAIL
TONIGHT.
CAN HE DO THIS?
MY CLIENT IS INVOKING HIS RIGHT
TO REMAIN SILENT.
YOU WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO GET A
STATEMENT FROM HIM.
WE DON’T NEED A STATEMENT,
COUNSELOR.
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
WHERE IS HE TAKING ME?
YOU’LL GET HIM BEFORE A
MAGISTRATE IMMEDIATELY.
WHAT DO WE SAY?
[ SIGHS ]
PLEASE.
LET’S GO.
THIS IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE END
OF YOUR CAREER.
THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD MAKE
ME HAPPIER TODAY
IS IF YOUR CLIENT RESISTED.
GO WITH HIM, CORY,
AND DON’T SAY ANYTHING.
COME ON.
HAVE A SEAT, LEANN.
WE’RE LOOKING FOR PAULO.
YEAH?
WELL, I AM, TOO.
THAT SHORT, LITTLE ASSHOLE ‐‐
LOOK WHAT HE DID TO ME!
WHY’D HE GIVE YOU THE EYE?
HE WANTED MONEY, WHAT ELSE?
AND I WOULDN’T GIVE IT TO HIM.
SO THEN HE WANTS
THE PIGGY BANK HE LEFT.
I’M PASSING IT TO HIM THROUGH
THE CRACK IN THE DOOR, AND, POW!
SO HELP US FIND HIM.
I DON’T WANNA GET INVOLVED.
WHY NOT?
BECAUSE I LOVE HIM!
HE PUNCHED YOU IN THE FACE.
HE SWORE
HE’D NEVER DO IT AGAIN!
HOW MANY TIMES
HAS HE SAID THAT?
IT’S BETTER
THAN BEING ALONE.
OKAY, WE’LL FORGET ABOUT HIM
HITTING YOU,
BUT WE STILL NEED TO TALK
TO HIM.
ABOUT WHAT?
SOME LIMO DRIVER PUNCHED OUT A
TAXI DRIVER LAST NIGHT
AND GAVE HIS NAME AS PAULO TO
THE COPS AT THE SCENE.
PAULO WAS WITH ME LAST NIGHT.
EXACTLY.
WE NEED TO CLEAR IT UP.
BUT THE LONGER WE GO WITHOUT
FINDING PAULO,
THE MORE IT LOOKS LIKE
HE WAS THE GUY.
I DON’T KNOW WHERE HE IS.
HIS LAWYER WOULD KNOW, THOUGH ‐‐
ALBERT GELLER.
HE KEEPS A LAWYER
ON RETAINER?
NO, THEY’RE SUING THE CITY
’CAUSE PAULO FELL OFF THE STAGE
AT A SEPTEMBER 11th BENEFIT HIS
BAND WAS PLAYING AT.
ALL RIGHT,
WE’LL START THERE.
IF YOU SEE HIM,
TELL HIM I’M SORRY
AND THAT I’LL TAKE HIM BACK.
[ CRIES ]
YOU GOT IT.
CAN I HELP YOU?
IS MR. GELLER IN?
NO, HE’S OUT OF THE OFFICE AT
THE MOMENT.
HMM. OKAY.
UH, YOUR NAME?
DEBBIE.
WHO ARE YOU GUYS?
DEBBIE, WE ARE LOOKING FOR
PAULO CAÑONJES,
A CLIENT OF YOUR BOSS’S.
OH, MY GOD.
ARE YOU ‐‐
IS THIS ABOUT THE SETTLEMENT?
WE SURE HOPE SO.
WERE YOU SUPPOSED TO BE
IN THAT 2:00 MEETING?
I DON’T HAVE YOU DOWN.
MR. CAÑONJES AND YOUR BOSS ARE
MEETING AT 2:00, RIGHT?
PLEASE DON’T TELL ME YOU’RE
SUPPOSED TO BE IN THAT MEETING.
I’M FIRED
IF I DIDN’T WRITE THAT DOWN.
OUR ASSISTANT SAID SHE MADE AN
APPOINTMENT FOR TODAY.
[ SIGHS ]
DID HILLARY SCREW UP AGAIN?
UNBELIEVABLE.
I TELL YOU WHAT, WE’LL GO CHECK
WITH OUR OFFICE,
’CAUSE I GOT A FEELING THIS
MIGHT BE OUR SCREWUP.
DO YOU WANT ME TO CALL
MR. GELLER?
NO, NO, NO, NO, AND DON’T TELL
HIM WE SHOWED UP,
’CAUSE IF THIS GOES DOWN AS AN
OFFICIAL VISIT,
THIS WHOLE SETTLEMENT WILL GET
PUSHED BACK A MONTH
WHILE WE FILL OUT ALL THE
RESCHEDULING PAPERWORK.
YOU EVER WORKED IN
GOVERNMENT?
NO.
OH, TRUST ME.
WE’LL CALL YOU AS SOON AS WE GET
BACK TO OUR OFFICE,
AND WE’LL MAKE SURE AN OFFICIAL
MEETING HAS BEEN SET.
IS IT...GOOD NEWS,
THE SETTLEMENT?
WELL, YOUR BOSS IS GONNA BE
VERY SURPRISED.
PUT IT THAT WAY.
BUT FOR EVERYTHING TO GO RIGHT,
LET’S FORGET THIS HAPPENED.
I’LL WAIT FOR YOUR CALL.
THERE YOU GO.
ALL RIGHT, GREG,
IF I NEED TO APOLOGIZE
FOR NOT TELLING YOU SOONER,
I APOLOGIZE, OKAY?
ARE WE DONE WITH THIS NOW?
WOW.
THAT WAS SINCERE.
I DON’T HAVE ENOUGH TO DEAL
WITH?
MY GIRLFRIEND’S PREGNANT.
I DON’T KNOW IF I’M GONNA BE A
DAD OR DRIVING HER TO A CLINIC.
NOW I GOTTA DEAL WITH
YOUR NONSENSE
’CAUSE I DIDN’T TELL YOU
RIGHT AWAY?
I GUESS
WE’RE JUST DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
ME, IF I WERE GOING THROUGH
A PERSONAL CRISIS,
I’D COME TO YOU RIGHT AWAY.
YEAH, WE ARE DIFFERENT,
’CAUSE MAYBE I DON’T LIKE
DUMPING MY PROBLEMS
ON THE PEOPLE I WORK WITH.
WELL, YOU DUMPED ’EM
ON CLARK.
GREG, I FEEL LIKE
I’M ON THE VERGE
OF GETTING REALLY FRUSTRATED
HERE, SO LET’S JUST DROP IT.
LOOKS LIKE WE HAD DIFFERENT
IMPRESSIONS OF OUR FRIENDSHIP,
’CAUSE I CONSIDER YOU
A REAL FRIEND,
A FRIEND I THOUGHT I’D HAVE EVEN
IF WE STOPPED BEING PARTNERS.
WHICH MAY COME SOONER THAN YOU
THINK IF YOU DON’T DROP IT.
HERE HE IS.
OH, MAN.
WHOA, WHOA!
WHAT’S GOING ON?
YOU’RE COMING IN.
FOR WHAT?
WE’LL TALK ABOUT IT
WHEN WE GET THERE.
WHAT ARE THESE FOR?
FOR YOUR OWN PROTECTION.
HEY,
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?!
WHAT?
WHAT THE HELL’S GOING ON?!
YOU COPS?
SORRY, CAN’T HEAR YOU.
CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING,
MISS HAYWOOD?
A CUP OF COFFEE?
THANKS, JOHN.
VIVIAN PATERSON, LILY PATTERSON,
A. D. A. VALERIE HAYWOOD.
THANKS FOR COMING IN.
I DIDN’T HAVE A CHOICE.
I’M SORRY TO HAVE HAD YOU
BROUGHT IN,
BUT WE DIDN’T HAVE A CHOICE
EITHER.
SHE DIDN’T SHE ANYTHING.
WE KNOW THAT’S NOT TRUE,
AND IF YOU’LL HEAR ME OUT,
I THINK I CAN PUT YOUR FEARS TO
REST ABOUT GETTING INVOLVED.
HERE, HAVE A SEAT.
FIRST THING IS, ONCE LILY MAKES
AN IDENTIFICATION,
WHICH WILL BE COMPLETELY
ANONYMOUS,
THE DETECTIVES WILL RE‐INTERVIEW
THE SUSPECT,
AND CHANCES ARE,
HE’LL CONFESS.
ONCE A SUSPECT KNOWS HE’S
I.D.ed,
THEY GENERALLY TRY TO MAKE SOME
KIND OF DEAL.
WHICH I’M ALREADY WORKING ON
WITH MY SUPERIOR.
SAY HE DOESN’T CONFESS.
HE’LL ALREADY BE IN CUSTODY.
WHAT ABOUT ALL THE LITTLE RATS
WORKING FOR HIM?
THEY’LL BE
IN CUSTODY, TOO? NO.
AND SHE’LL BE IN DANGER.
I WILL BE IN DANGER.
OUR WHOLE FAMILY
COULD BE KILLED.
IF IT REALLY WENT
AS FAR AS A TRIAL,
WE’D MAKE SURE YOU HAD
PROTECTION.
WE’D PROVIDE RELOCATION.
LEAVE TOWN?
YOU COULD PICK A STATE,
PICK A CITY.
YOU’LL GET A NEW HOUSE,
A GOOD JOB.
I HAVE LIVED MY WHOLE LIFE IN
THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
THERE’S VERY LITTLE CHANCE IT’LL
GET THAT FAR.
SHE’S 15 YEARS OLD.
MY ANSWER IS NO.
MRS. PATTERSON, TITO’S GOT EYES
ALL OVER THAT BLOCK.
IF HE DOESN’T KNOW YOUR DAUGHTER
WAS A WITNESS,
ONE OF HIS BOYS DOES, AND THEY
WILL COME CALLING.
SHE’S ALREADY IN DANGER.
IF SHE MAKES THE I. D.,
WE’LL DO OUR JOB,
AND IT’LL MOST LIKELY
BE ENOUGH.
I GIVE YOU MY WORD I WILL BE
WITH YOU EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.
YOU’LL HAVE MY WORK PHONE,
MY HOME PHONE.
I’LL BE AVAILABLE TO YOU
24 HOURS A DAY.
BUT YOU CAN’T GUARANTEE
SHE’LL BE SAFE.
I WILL DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO
MAKE SURE SHE’S SAFE.
LITTLE 15‐YEAR‐OLD GIRL HAS TO
GO THROUGH THIS.
THIS IS SHAMEFUL.
4.
WHERE DO YOU RECOGNIZE 4
FROM?
HE SHOT REN HOLLIS
AND REN’S FRIEND.
KICK ALL BUT 4.
THERE IT IS, TITO.
YOU GOT PICKED OUT.
OKAY.
WANT TO HELP YOURSELF,
NOW’S THE TIME.
HELP MYSELF TO WHAT?
YOU’RE GOING TO JAIL.
ONLY QUESTION NOW IS
FOR HOW LONG.
THERE’S A LONG WAY TO GO
BEFORE JAIL.
YOU GOT A WITNESS NOW.
DON’T MEAN YOU WILL
DOWN THE LINE.
YOU MAKING THREATS?
ALL I’M SAYING IS
PEOPLE FORGET STUFF.
IF I’M A COLLAR,
YOU BEST GIVE ME MY CALL.
ONCE MY BOYS HEAR
I GOT PICKED OUT,
I DON’T WANT THEM GETTING UPSET,
DOING SOMETHING STUPID.
UGH!
[ COUGHING ]
YOU KEEP TALKING LIKE THAT,
SOMETHING STUPID’S GONNA HAPPEN
IN HERE.
JUST GIMME MY CALL!
YOU DON’T GET A PHONE CALL TILL
YOU GET TO JAIL.
THAT DOESN’T HAPPEN
UNTIL WE GET A STATEMENT.
THEN IT’S GONNA BE
A LONG NIGHT.
WHAT WENT DOWN?
RIGHT NOW.
TITO AIN’T NO VIRGIN.
I’VE BEEN THROUGH IT.
YOU AIN’T GETTING NOTHING.
YOU THINK YOU GOT REACH
ON THE STREET?
I GOT MORE IN THE JOINT.
ANYTHING HAPPENS TO MY WITNESS,
THE SAME COMES TO YOU.
WELL, PAULO, WE’RE STARTING TO
FORM A PICTURE
AS TO WHAT HAPPENED
TO YOUR GOOD FRIEND ISABELLE.
IF YOU SAY SO, PATRóN.
WE GOT NEIGHBORS WHO SAW YOU
LEAVE ISABELLE’S APARTMENT.
WE GOT YOU ACTING ALL HYPED UP
SINCE THEN,
TRYING TO GET ENOUGH MONEY TO
LEAVE THIS CITY.
WE ALSO GOT BLOODY FINGERPRINTS
IN THE KITCHEN,
AND WE’RE GONNA INK YOU RIGHT
NOW AND GO MATCH ’EM UP.
SO THAT PICTURE WE’RE GETTING IS
YOU KILLING ISABELLE.
SO LET’S TALK ABOUT IT.
I WAS THERE WHEN SHE DIED,
BUT I DIDN’T DO IT.
WHO DID?
HERSELF.
EXPLAIN THAT.
ME AND HER, WE’RE IN A BAND.
SHE LIKED ME.
I DON’T LIKE HER.
TALKING ABOUT
WHEN IT COMES TO SEX.
RIGHT.
I’M IN HER APARTMENT
HAVING A BEER,
AND IZZY COME OUT THE ROOM
IN THIS LITTLE RED OUTFIT
AND SOME LOTION.
AND SHE ASKS ME,
WILL I GIVE HER A MASSAGE?
AND I SAY, "NO."
ONLY TIME MY HANDS TOUCH HER
NAKED BODY
WOULD BE IF I’M FALLING
OUT THE WINDOW
AND AIN’T NOTHING ELSE
TO HOLD ON TO.
BUT I DIDN’T SAY THAT
TO HER.
OF COURSE NOT.
SO NOW SHE ASKS ME AGAIN, WILL I
GIVE HER A MASSAGE?
I SAY, "NO."
SHE BREAK DOWN, TEARS.
SHE SAY, "IF I CAN’T HAVE YOU, I
DON’T WANT TO LIVE."
I SAY, "BABY, DON’T TAKE IT
SO HARD, OKAY?
BUT SHE GRAB A KNIFE ‐‐
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!
START CUTTING HERSELF.
I CAN’T BELIEVE IT, MAN!
HOW’D SHE GET THE STAB WOUNDS
IN HER BACK?
HER WHAT?
HER BACK ‐‐
PLACES SHE COULDN’T REACH UNLESS
SHE WAS A CIRCUS FREAK.
TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH,
I HAD MY EYES COVERED,
BECAUSE I DIDN’T WANT THAT TO BE
THE LAST THING
THAT I REMEMBERED ABOUT HER ‐‐
STABBING HERSELF TO DEATH.
SHE HAD WOUNDS ON HER BACK THAT
SHE COULDN’T HAVE PUT THERE.
SHE CAME ON TO YOU.
MAYBE SHE GOT PISSED
WHEN YOU TURNED HER DOWN,
AND YOU LOST YOUR TEMPER
AND YOU STABBED HER.
NO, MAN,
SHE STABBED HERSELF.
WE’RE GONNA WRITE THIS UP, AND
WE’RE GONNA LET A JURY DECIDE.
THAT’S WHAT HAPPENED.
THEN YOU GOT NOTHING TO WORRY
ABOUT, DO YOU?
GO AHEAD.
NO, ALL YOURS.
YOU KNOW,
I DON’T WANT TO WRITE.
I NEED TO THINK AWHILE.
YOU’RE GONNA WRITE DOWN WHAT YOU
JUST SAID TO US,
OR WE’LL BE TELLING PEOPLE,
"PAULO JUST STARTED HITTING
HIMSELF IN THE FACE.
WE COULDN’T BELIEVE IT."
WRITE YOUR STORY.
I, UH...
I’M NOT LOOKING TO BEAT
YOU UP,
BUT YOU GOTTA REALIZE WE ALL
HAVE PERSONAL THINGS GOING ON.
IF YOU WANT TO TALK OR YOU NEED
HELP, I’M HERE,
BUT DON’T GO SNAPPING LIKE TODAY
AND EXPECT US TO STAY PARTNERS.
I JUST CAUGHT DON AT A MOTEL
WITH ANOTHER WOMAN.
OH, MY GOD.
THAT GUY FROM THIS MORNING,
THAT WAS HER HUSBAND.
HE GAVE ME THE TIME
AND PLACE.
OH, RITA.
[ CRYING ]
ARE YOU OKAY?
[ SNIFFLES ]
I’M FINE.
HE’S, UH, HE’S MOVING OUT
TONIGHT.
YOU NEED SOMEPLACE TO STAY?
I GOT PLENTY OF ROOM.
I’LL WORK IT OUT.
[ SNIFFLES ]
I’M SORRY ABOUT TODAY.
I’LL MAKE IT UP.
RITA...
TODAY YOU GET A PASS.
[ CHUCKLES ]
I’M SO SORRY.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
WHAT’S UP?
TITO WOULDN’T GO.
THE GIRL’S GOTTA STAND UP?
JUST GOT OFF WITH THE D. A.’s
COMPLAINT ROOM.
SUSAN HORNBY’S
REFUSING TO PROSECUTE.
I JUST GOT BACK FROM DROPPING
BEACHAM OFF AT CENTRAL BOOKING.
SHE WON’T SIGN THE
COMPLAINT.
WHO GOT IN HER EAR,
BEACHAM OR HIS LAWYER?
ANDY, I HAVE NO IDEA.
VOID THE ARREST.
SOMEBODY GOT TO HER.
I GOTTA GET OVER THERE.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
15th SQUAD.
DETECTIVE CLARK?
HENRY MAYFIELD.
YOU GAVE ME YOUR CARD ON BAXTER
STREET THIS MORNING.
YOU TOOK OFF PRETTY QUICK.
I WASN’T LOOKING TO GET
INVOLVED.
IS IT TRUE YOU GOT SOMEBODY
WHO’LL TESTIFY AGAINST
TITO PEREZ?
WHY ARE YOU ASKING?
I SAW YOU BRINGING IN
THAT GIRL.
IS SHE THE ONE
THAT’S GONNA DO IT?
WHY ARE YOU HERE?
IF SHE’S GONNA TESTIFY,
I’D DO THE SAME.
IT’S NOT RIGHT
HER DOING IT ALONE.
YOU SAW THE SHOOTING?
IS IT HER YOU GOT?
WE GOT SOMEBODY.
WHAT DO YOU GOT?
I SAW WHAT HAPPENED.
A LOT OF PEOPLE SAW IT.
IF THEY HEAR THAT I COME IN,
THEY’LL COME IN, TOO.
SO HOW DO WE DO THIS?
WE’LL NEED A STATEMENT
FROM YOU,
AND THEN WE’LL WANT THE NAMES OF
THE OTHERS WHO’LL COME IN.
HAVE A SEAT.
IS SHE ALL RIGHT?
CORY’S BACK THERE
WITH HER.
YOU NEED TO LEAVE HERE
IMMEDIATELY.
I’M NOT JOKING.
SUSAN, TELL HIM
HE NEEDS TO LEAVE.
GET YOUR HANDS OFF ME!
I AM GONNA OWN YOU, DO YOU
UNDERSTAND ME?!
SHUT UP!
YOU SAY A WORD,
AND I WILL GAG YOU
WITH YOUR OWN UNDERWEAR.
HE MOVES A MUSCLE,
COME AND GET ME.
WHO CONTACTED YOU ABOUT
WITHDRAWING YOUR COMPLAINT?
CORY’S ATTORNEY.
I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
CORY’S BILKED YOU
FOR ALMOST $2 MILLION.
$2 MILLION ‐‐
HALF OF WHAT YOU OWN ‐‐
AND THAT MONEY’S GONE,
DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?
THE FIRST THING
YOU NEED TO DO
IF YOU DON’T WANT TO
END UP BROKE
IS GET CORY OUT OF YOUR LIFE.
HE TAKES CARE OF EVERYTHING.
HOW AM I GOING TO LIVE?
I’LL GET YOU IN TOUCH WITH
SOMEBODY LEGIT,
SOMEBODY WHO CAN HELP YOU WITH
YOUR MONEY, NOT TAKE IT.
OKAY.
ARE YOU WILLING TO FOLLOW
THROUGH WITH YOUR COMPLAINT?
IF YOU SAY SO.
NO, NO, DON’T JUST DO
WHAT I SAY.
THAT’S WHAT GOT YOU
INTO THIS JAM ‐‐
LETTING PEOPLE MAKE DECISIONS
FOR YOU.
I DON’T WANT TO LOSE
ALL MY MONEY!
OKAY, WELL, I’M ADVISING YOU
THAT BASED ON DOCUMENTS
IN EVIDENCE
THAT YOU CAN READ AND SEE
FOR YOURSELF,
CORY IS DRIVING YOU IN THAT
DIRECTION,
AND WE HAVE ENOUGH
THAT WE CAN ARREST HIM,
BUT WE NEED YOU TO FILE A
COMPLAINT AND STICK TO IT.
ARE YOU GIVING ME THAT?
YES.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU SIT TIGHT.
PLEASE...KEEP HIM AWAY
FROM ME.
YOU’LL NEVER SEE HIM AGAIN.
I ALMOST LOST MY JOB TODAY.
I PROBABLY
SHOULD HAVE LOST MY JOB.
WHAT HAPPENED TODAY
IS PART OF OUR JOB.
THAT GUY WHO I SHOULD HAVE
CONVICTED AND PUT IT JAIL,
HE KILLED SOMEBODY
LAST NIGHT.
I HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE TO
CONCENTRATE THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
IT TOOK ME 10 MINUTES
TO FIGURE OUT
WHICH CASE THEY WERE TALKING
ABOUT THIS MORNING.
YOU NEED TO MAKE A DECISION.
I KNOW.
’CAUSE WORK’S BEEN THE ONE PLACE
I’VE ALWAYS FELT FOCUSED
AND CONFIDENT AND GOOD AT.
AND NOW HERE I AM, I’M
COMPLETELY SCREWING UP.
I’M HURTING PEOPLE.
WHAT ARE YOU FEELING?
JUST QUIT TRYING TO BREAK IT
DOWN LIKE IT’S A CASE.
DO YOU WANT TO HAVE A BABY?
JUST WHEN I THINK I DO
AND I COULD HANDLE IT,
I’M HIT WITH THE THINGS WE DEAL
WITH EVERY DAY, THE PEOPLE,
AND I THINK, "DO I WANT TO BRING
SOMEONE INTO THIS WORLD?"
BUT YOU SEE, THAT’S ALL THE MORE
REASON FOR HAVING A BABY.
WE CAN RAISE A CHILD WHO’LL GROW
UP TO BE A GOOD PERSON,
SOMEONE TO HELP BALANCE OUT
ALL THE KILLERS
AND RAPISTS AND THIEVES.
I JUST DON’T KNOW
IF I CAN PULL IT OFF.
WE COULD.
WE COULD RAISE A CHILD TOGETHER,
VALERIE.
LET GO.
ACCEPT IT.
THIS IS A GIFT.
AND JUST BELIEVE
THAT WE CAN DO IT.
YOU WANT TO?
I DO.
I REALLY DO.
WITH ME?
ONLY WITH YOU.
UNLESS GREG IS AVAILABLE.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ SNIFFLES ]
OKAY.
THAT’S $3, PLEASE.
I DON’T HAVE ANY MONEY
ON ME.
YOU SEE HOW THIS WORKS?
HOW I’M TAKING MONEY OUT OF MY
POCKET THAT I KNOW IS MINE,
I COUNT IT, I HAND IT OVER,
AND I GET MY CHANGE BACK?
SIMPLE.
HARDY HAR HAR.
WATCH IT.
OH!
SORRY.
I FORGOT HOW MANY PEOPLE THERE
ARE HERE, THE BUSTLE.
A LOT OF FOLKS.
THANK YOU.
IT IS AMAZING WHAT THEY CALL
ANTIQUES NOWADAYS.
I REMEMBER
BUYING THESE NEW.
MM‐HMM.
YOU, UH, YOU CAN DO THIS.
YOU KNOW YOU CAN.
DEFINITELY.
WE SHOULD DO THIS MORE OFTEN.
MRS. HORNBY,
YOU DON’T NEED ME ANYMORE.
YOU DON’T NEED TO PAY FOR
COMPANY.
YOU NEED TO GET OUT.
WHERE? HOW?
YOU GOT FRIENDS?
I HAVEN’T SEEN THEM IN ‐‐
GIVE ’EM A CALL.
TAKE ’EM OUT FOR DINNER.
YOU GOT MONEY, AND IT’S NOT
GOING ANYWHERE NOW.
I DON’T KNOW IF I CAN.
WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?
DID YOU JUST GET USED TO KEEPING
YOURSELF LOCKED UP?
I DON’T KNOW.
SUSAN...
GET YOUR ASS BACK OUT
INTO THE WORLD.
WILL YOU COME OVER AND PLAY
CARDS SOMETIME?
I’LL MEET YOU FOR A WALK THROUGH
THE PARK SOMETIME.
THANK YOU.
YOU’RE WELCOME.
I REALLY DO LOVE THIS CITY.
YEP.
ME TOO.