NYPD Blue (1993–2005): Season 9, Episode 7 - Mom's Away - full transcript

The squad investigates the murder of two drug dealers, and the discovery of a body mistakenly listed as a victim of the World Trade Center attack. McDowell arrests the daughter she gave up for adoption.

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WHAT’S GOING ON WITH EDDIE?

HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH COLON
CANCER,

AND DR. BROUCHARD TOLD HIM TO
STOP WORK AND START TREATMENT.

WILL YOU TALK TO HIM, ANDY?

I’M GONNA CALL
THE BOROUGH COMMANDER

AND ASK TO HAVE GIBSON
TRANSFERRED BACK TO NIGHT WATCH.

I’LL PARTNER UP WITH HIM.

I KNOW YOU DEALT WITH A LOT OF
MOTHER‐DAUGHTER STUFF.

I’M JUST MAKING SURE YOU’RE
STICKING TO YOUR GUNS

AND YOU’RE NOT THINKING MORE
ABOUT REACHING OUT TO HER,



WHICH IS NOT A GOOD IDEA.

SEE YOU, JENNIFER.

[ SPEAKING SPANISH ]

FUTURE.

SHE WON’T ASK FUTURE

’CAUSE SEÑORA KENNEDY
ES UNA TOOL.

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?

WHO ARE YOU?

DETECTIVE McDOWELL.

GIVE ME THE JOINT.

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?
YOU DO THIS A LOT?

NO, MA’AM. I SWEAR,
THIS WAS OUR FIRST TIME.

YEAH, RIGHT.
WHAT ARE YOUR NAMES?

CHLOE LEE.
JENNIFER BECK.



LOOK, WE WERE JUST TRYING IT,
I SWEAR.

WE’LL NEVER DO IT AGAIN.

I USED TO SAY THAT
WHEN I WAS A KID.

I MEANT IT AS MUCH AS YOU DO.

WE’RE GOING TO THE STATION HOUSE
TO SORT THIS OUT.

IT’S JUST WEED!

AND IT’S ILLEGAL.

OR NOW DO YOU WANT TO TRY
TELLING ME

YOU’VE GOT A PRESCRIPTION
FOR IT?

LET’S GO.

DESMOND BROWNING,
SHUAN CAMPBELL ‐‐

DOPE DEALERS, CRIPS.

NOBODY SAW NOTHING.

HOW’D YOU GUESS?

MEDAVOY AND JONES?

CANVASS.

McDOWELL’S ON HER WAY TO THE
HOUSE WITH A PICK‐UP COLLAR.

WHAT’D SHE GET?
DIDN’T HEAR.

THERE’S NO POSSIBLE WAY YOU
DIDN’T HEAR GUNSHOTS.

HE HASSLING EVERYBODY
LIKE THIS?

HE SAID THERE WERE FIVE
HOMICIDES HERE

IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS.
SINCE WHEN DOES HE CARE?

HE’S ON A CRUSADE.

YEAH, FOR A GRADE BUMP.

I’VE GOT AN OLD C.I.
IN THIS BUILDING.

I’LL SEE IF I CAN FIND HER.

I MUST HAVE HAD THE TV
UP LOUD.

WATCHIN’ WHAT, "GUNSMOKE"?
YOU CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT.

EXCUSE ME!
I DIDN’T KILL THEM!

THANK YOU, SIR.
WE’RE DONE FOR NOW.

I WAS TALKING TO THAT MAN.

NO,
YOU WERE YELLING AT HIM.

HE WAS LYING TO GET OUT OF
COOPERATING.

BECAUSE IF A GANGBANGER SEES HIM
COOPERATING, HE’LL GET WHACKED.

YOU JUST GIVE OUT YOUR CARD.

IF THEY WANT TO HELP,
THEY’LL COME TO US.

THAT’S MORE PASSIVE
THAN MY GENERAL STYLE.

JUST...JUST PACE YOURSELF,
EDDIE.

IT’S DEFINITELY NOT SOMETHING
TO IGNORE,

BUT THERE’S DIVISIONS
DEVOTED TO DOPE COLLARS.

THEY’LL GET A SUMMONS AND BE
SENT ON THEIR WAY.

IT’S NOT A CAPITAL CRIME.

THE ONE GIRL
HAD ENOUGH ATTITUDE

TO WARRANT A CONVERSATION
WITH A PARENT.

WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER GIRL?

ALREADY KICKED.

THE CONVERSATION,
THEN IT’S DONE.

AND YOU’LL WORK CASES
IN BETWEEN.

ANYTHING ON THE CANVASS?

MEDAVOY AND JONES
ARE STILL OUT.

LORETTA MURRAY ‐‐
CLARK’S C.I. IN THE BUILDING.

HE SAYS SHE’S RELIABLE.

LIEUTENANT.

SO, WHAT’D YOU GET
THIS MORNING?

UH, A COUPLE OF KIDS
SMOKING POT.

WHAT ELSE WERE THEY DOING?

THAT’S NOT ENOUGH?

DOA AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE.

CALL IN MEDAVOY AND JONES.

YOU SURE
IT DON’T INTERFERE?

GIVE ME A BREAK.

[ SNAPS FINGERS ]

TOUT DE SUITE, BIG FELLA.

LORETTA, YOU HEAR ANYTHING ON
THOSE DEALERS GETTING WHACKED?

I MIGHT’VE.

MA’AM, YOU KNOW THE TERM
"CUT TO THE CHASE"?

EDDIE,
SHE’S HERE TO HELP US.

WHAT HAVE YOU HEARD?

THERE’S BEEN A TURF WAR.

THOSE TWO GOT CAUGHT
IN THE MIDDLE.

CAN YOU STEER US
TO A SHOOTER?

THERE’S BEEN SO MANY BOYS
KILLED LATELY

IT’S TOUGH KEEPING TRACK OF
WHO’S ON TOP.

COULD’VE BEEN ANYBODY.

THE POPE? MERYL STREEP?
NARROW THE FIELD.

IF YOU COULD GIVE US A NAME.

WELL, I WOULDN’T KNOW.

MY SON, THOUGH...HE MIGHT.

THE PROBLEM IS HE’S IN RIKERS

AND I DON’T HAVE THE 25 GRAND
TO SPRING HIM.

WHAT’D ANTHONY DO NOW?

ANTHONY’S DEAD ‐‐ LAST YEAR.

NO, THIS IS MY LITTLE ONE,
MICHAEL.

HE’S CAUGHT UP NOW?

WITH THE BLOODS.

COLLARED FOR DEALING,
I’M ASHAMED TO SAY.

MAYBE
WE’LL WORK SOMETHING OUT.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

BUT I DON’T SEE HIM ROLLING TOO
EASY ON A CRIP KILLER.

IF I WAS THERE,
IT COULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

WHAT’S YOUR DAY RATE?

NO RATE.

I JUST WANT MY BOY
OUT OF JAIL.

COME ON.

[ COUGHS ]

HEY.

THERE’S NO I. D.,
BUT IT’S A FEMALE

OFF THE CLOTHES AND SHOES,
SOME JEWELRY.

WHO FOUND HER?

THE FOREMAN CALLED IT IN ‐‐
PETER KIESEL.

OH. I’LL TAKE HIM.

MR. KIESEL,
DETECTIVE McDOWELL.

HELL OF A THING.

HOW’D YOU FIND THE BODY?

CLEANING OUT THE PIPE TRENCH.

WE WERE GONNA POUR CONCRETE
TODAY.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN
BUILDING HERE?

WE STARTED SIX MONTHS AGO,

BUT WE’VE BEEN SHUT DOWN FOR
MOST OF IT.

WE’RE JUST BACK ON THE JOB.

WHY’D YOU SHUT DOWN?

THE AREA GOT SEALED OFF
THE DAY AFTER THE ATTACK,

SO WE HAD TO SHUT DOWN
THE SITE.

THEN THE INVESTOR
BOTTOMED OUT.

WERE YOU ABOUT TO POUR CONCRETE
FOUR MONTHS AGO?

YEAH, THAT MORNING.

HEY, CONNIE.

UH, THEY’RE GONNA NEED
YOUR PHONE NUMBER.

GOT A CREDIT CARD RECEIPT TUCKED
INTO HER COAT POCKET.

TWO NAMES ‐‐ DENISE CONNOR,
PHILLIP CONNOR.

WELL, WHOEVER DUMPED HER

MIGHT’VE THOUGHT THE SPOT WAS
GONNA BE FILLED IN.

WE’LL RUN THE EMPLOYEES.

[ SIGHS ]
YOU MIND TAKING THE CANVASS?

I’LL HEAD TO THE SQUAD
AND GET PHILLIP CONNOR IN.

YOU’RE MOVING AROUND
LIKE A BEE.

DID YOU DRINK ONE OF THOSE
HIGH‐ENERGY SHAKES?

YOU ALL RIGHT TAKING
THE CANVASS?

YEAH, WE’LL SEE YOU
BACK AT THE SQUAD.

MICHAEL, IT’S BEEN A WHILE.

OFFICER CLARK.

DETECTIVE.

DETECTIVES SIPOWICZ, GIBSON.

WHAT YOU DOIN’ HERE?

DON’T DISRESPECT ME.

THERE WAS A DOUBLE HOMICIDE IN
YOUR BUILDING THIS MORNING.

YOUR MOM THINKS YOU CAN HELP US
WITH WHO DID IT.

I AIN’T NO SNITCH.

WE DON’T WANT A SNITCH.

WE WANT A GUY SENSIBLE ENOUGH

TO TRADE FIVE YEARS OF HIS LIFE
FOR A MURDERER.

YOU SAYIN’ I WALK OUTTA HERE?

FOR THE GUY WHO KILLED

DESMOND BROWNING
AND SHUAN CAMPBELL.

HE KNOWS.

I AIN’T NO DAMN SNITCH!

OH, YOU’RE A HARD‐ASS
GANGBANGER, THAT IT?

I STILL DON’T GET
WHAT YOU DOIN’ HERE.

LOOKIN’ TO KEEP YOU ALIVE.

YEAH, WELL, I CAN TAKE CARE
OF MYSELF.

LIKE DESMOND AND SHUAN.

WHO YOU USED TO
PLAY WITH AND ARE NOW

LYING LIKE MEAT IN A MORGUE?

LIKE YOUR BROTHER?

HE DIDN’T HAVE NO AMBITION.

DON’T SPEAK ILL OF HIM.

HEY, ALL I’M SAYING IS HE DIDN’T
HAVE THE FRIENDS THAT I GOT.

DOPE DEALERS.

BROTHERS WITH BENZES.
KINGS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

YOU DON’T THINK THERE’S A WORLD
OUTSIDE THE NEIGHBORHOOD?

WHAT’D I SAY TO YOU ABOUT
GETTING OUT THE PROJECTS?

WE CAN HELP WITH THAT.

YOU GO INSIDE THAT JAIL,
YOU’LL COME OUT LIKE
YOUR BROTHER.

COLD AND READY TO DIE.

I COULDN’T LIVE WITH THAT.

WORK WITH US, WE’LL HELP
GET YOU OUT OF TOWN.

IT’S THE SMART THING TO DO.
IT DON’T MAKE YOU A RAT.

WHO YOU CALLIN’ A RAT?!

HE’S NOT CALLING ANYBODY
A RAT.

THAT WORD
NEVER CAME INTO THIS ROOM.

DON’T BREAK MY HEART, BABY.

AND WE’LL GET OUT TOMORROW.

I DON’T KNOW FOR SURE WHO DID
DESMOND AND SHUAN,

BUT SAFE BET’S
CARTER FREEMAN.

WHY?

TWO WEEKS AGO, HE DID A CUZ IN
THE BUILDING CALLED LITTLE RAY

FOR DEALING ON HIS GROUND.

DESMOND AND SHUAN
WERE DOING THE SAME.

SO I GET MY WALK?

IF YOU’RE JERKING US AROUND,

WE’LL GET YOU BACK IN QUICKER
THAN WE GOT YOU OUT.

THAT’S MY BOY.

SORRY TO KEEP YOU WAITING
SO LONG.

DO I GET TO KNOW
WHAT’S GOING ON NOW?

YOU’RE GETTING A SUMMONS
FOR THE GRASS,

AND I’M GONNA CALL YOUR FOLKS
TO COME PICK YOU UP.

OH, I’M DEAD.

I AM SO DEAD.

THESE THINGS HAVE CONSEQUENCES,
JENNIFER.

THAT’S SOMETHING YOU NEED
TO LEARN.

IT’S PRETTY CLEAR ALREADY ‐‐
I JUST FAILED MY BIO LAB

AND I’M ABOUT TO GET A ZERO
ON MY SPANISH TEST.

YOU EXPECTED TO PASS
STONED?

I WOULD’VE DONE BETTER THAN
A ZERO.

TELL ME WHY YOU’RE GETTING
STONED BEFORE SCHOOL.

I DON’T KNOW.

ARE THINGS
ALL RIGHT AT HOME?

DO YOU GET ALONG
WITH YOUR PARENTS?

ARE YOU SOME KIND OF, UM,
SOCIAL WORKER?

I’M A DETECTIVE.

SO, YOU DEAL WITH WHAT, RAPE,
ROBBERY, MURDER?

ALL THOSE.

SO, DO THE PEOPLE WHO COMMIT
THOSE CRIMES

JUST TAKE THE DAY OFF?

IS THAT WHY YOU HAVE TIME TO
HASSLE ME?

I WANT A SENSE OF WHY A SMART
GIRL LIKE YOU

WOULD WANT TO COOK HER BRAIN.

WHAT, ARE YOU REVVING UP FOR
SOME BIG ANTI‐DRUG SPEECH?

YOUR PARENTS
EVER GIVE YOU ONE?

WHY ARE YOU SO FASCINATED
WITH MY PARENTS?

DID THEY GIVE YOU THE IDEA
IT’S OKAY TO GET HIGH?

DO YOU GET SOME EXTRA COP CREDIT
FOR BUSTING MY PARENTS, TOO,

OR ARE YOU JUST NOSY?

YOU GOT SOME ATTITUDE.

WELL, WHERE IS THIS SUMMONS?

WHERE ARE MY PARENTS?

WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?

WRITE DOWN YOUR MOM’S NUMBER.

I’LL HAVE HER COME GET YOU.

GET HIM TO THE POKEY.

THIS WAY, TOUGH GUY.

YOU GOT A MINUTE?

UH, I GOT TO GET HER
TO THE CRIB.

LISA, DO ME A FAVOR.
GET HER UP TO THE CRIB.

I’LL BE RIGHT UP.

THAT YOUR POT COLLAR?

MM‐HMM.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING,
CONNIE?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

DON’T TREAT ME LIKE AN IDIOT.
THAT’S YOUR DAUGHTER.

I JUST WANT TO TALK TO HER MOM,
AND THEN SHE’S OUT OF HERE.

HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND?
SEND HER HOME.

SAY THERE’S BEEN A MISTAKE.
GET HER OUT NOW.

AFTER I TALK TO HER MOTHER.

I’M TELLING YOU, THERE’S A SAFE
DANGLING OVER YOUR HEAD.

AND YOU DON’T KNOW EVERYTHING,
ANDY.

I CAN HANDLE THIS.

BEFORE WE START HERE,

DID I NOT COME IN
LIKE A GENTLEMAN?

BUT YOU KNEW YOU’D TAKE A COLLAR
IF YOU DIDN’T.

STILL, I WAS RESPECTFUL,

WHICH DON’T DESERVE HIM
BREATHING STINK IN MY FACE.

HE WAS ABOUT TO GIVE YOU
SOME ROOM.

WHERE WERE YOU THIS MORNING?

TELL ME WHY,
I’LL TELL YOU WHERE I WAS.

YOU KNOW DESMOND BROWNING,
SHUAN CAMPBELL ‐‐ CRIPS ‐‐

GO BY SCARFACE, BIG BALLER?

NOPE.

SURE YOU DO, AND WORD IS

THAT THEY’VE BEEN DOING BUSINESS
WHERE THEY SHOULDN’T HAVE.

I BETTER HAVE A TALK
WITH THEM.

SOMEBODY
ALREADY BEAT YOU TO IT.

THEY WERE SHOT THIS MORNING.

WHERE WERE YOU?

WITH A YOUNG LADY.

HER NAME AND NUMBER.

WELL, YOU SEE, SHE GOT AN OLD
MAN, SO THAT AIN’T GONNA WORK.

NEITHER IS LYING TO US.

FELLAS,
I’M JUST A BUSINESSMAN.

WHO’S GONNA SIT
IN A COURTROOM

WHILE A WHITE‐HAIRED
SENIOR CITIZEN

POINTS DOWN FROM THE STAND
AND SAYS,

"THAT’S HIM, JUDGE ‐‐
CARTER FREEMAN.

I WATCHED HIM
KILL THEM TWO BOYS."

THE TENANTS ARE TIRED OF YOUR
GAME, MAN, TIRED OF YOU.

THE WALLS ARE CLOSING,

BUT THAT DON’T MEAN YOU DON’T
HAVE OPTIONS.

SUCH AS?

MAYBE THIS WASN’T ABOUT
DOPE TURF.

MAYBE THEY THREATENED YOU
AND YOU DEFENDED YOURSELF.

NEED TO THINK ABOUT IT?

YOU DON’T GET TO, CARTER.
HOW ABOUT THE TRUTH NOW?!

IT’S ALL RIGHT, EDDIE.

WE’RE SUPPOSED TO WAIT WHILE
HE COOKS UP SOME LOAD OF CRAP?

GET HIM OUTTA MY FACE.

THAT’S NOT AN OPTION.

BACK, EDDIE.

EXCUSE ME, AM I ARRESTED?

WE’RE GONNA GIVE YOU
A MINUTE.

I’M ARRESTED OR I’M WALKING.

CARTER, WE’RE TRYING
TO HELP YOU OUT.

AND I GOT A BUSINESS
TO GET BACK TO.

WHICH I WILL SHUT DOWN
IN THE NEXT HOUR.

YOUR DEALERS, YOUR CUSTOMERS,

THEY’LL ALL BE COMING IN UNTIL
SOMEBODY DEALS YOU UP,

AND THEN NOBODY HEARS YOUR SIDE
OF IT.

WE THROUGH?

SEE YOU ON THE STREET.

REALLY GREAT.

THE NEXT TIME I SAY A GUY
NEEDS TIME, YOU GIVE HIM TIME.

I WAS STIRRING THINGS UP
TO GO IN FOR THE KILL.

IN MY INTERVIEW,
YOU KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT.

YOUR WORLD, PAL.

LET’S GO.

HE’S A LIABILITY
IN THE ROOM.

LET’S GO, ACE.

SPREAD ’EM.

EVERYBODY HAVING FUN?

DAY AT THE BEACH.

GET USED TO IT
’CAUSE SHOP’S CLOSED

TILL SOMEBODY DEALS UP
CARTER FREEMAN.

GOOD LUCK, MONEY.

"GOOD LUCK" YOU EATING ANYTHING
BUT DOG FOOD

UNTIL HE’S LOCKED UP.
IS EVERYBODY HEARING ME?

[ INDISTINCT
RADIO CONVERSATION ]

THAT’S AROUND THE CORNER.

15th SQUAD RESPONDING.

ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS, UH,
WHY DON’T YOU JUST HANG OUT?

WE’LL BE RIGHT BACK.

MICHAEL, WHAT HAPPENED?!

I DON’T KNOW.

WHAT HAPPENED?

I WAS INSIDE
AND I HEARD A SHOT.

SHE GONNA BE OKAY?

15th SQUAD TO CENTRAL,

PUT A RUSH ON THE BUS IN THAT
PERSON SHOT ON AVENUE D.

ALL RIGHT, GET THIS GUY
BACK TO THE HOUSE.

ANY WORD FROM CHRISTINE BECK,
THE GIRL’S MOM?

NOTHING.

I JUST GOT OFF
WITH MISSING PERSONS.

DENISE CONNOR WAS REPORTED
MISSING SEPTEMBER 11th,

AND SHE’S ON A LIST
OF UNRECOVERED

FROM THE WORLD TRADE CENTER
ATTACK.

THAT WAS THE M. E.’S OFFICE.

CAUSE OF DEATH
WAS BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA.

WHERE’S HER HUSBAND?

HE CALLED TO SAY HE JUST MADE IT
THROUGH THE MIDTOWN TUNNEL.

IS THERE A SHOT THIS GUY KILLED
HIS WIFE

AND THEN STUMBLED ONTO
THE PERFECT ALIBI?

SHE DEFINITELY DIDN’T DIE
IN THOSE BUILDINGS.

I’M LOOKING
FOR DETECTIVE McDOWELL.

MY NAME IS CHRISTINE BECK.

CONNIE McDOWELL.
UH, COME THIS WAY.

I WOULD’VE GOTTEN HERE
SOONER,

BUT IT’S HELL
DRIVING INTO THE CITY.

YOU SHOULD TRY THE TRAIN.

JENNIFER’S UPSTAIRS.

BEFORE I GET HER,
I’D LIKE TO KNOW

IF YOU HAD ANY IDEA SHE WAS
SMOKING POT BEFORE SCHOOL.

IT’S A COMPLETE SHOCK.

WELL, HOW INVOLVED IN HER LIFE
ARE YOU?

WE KNOW HER FRIENDS,
HER TEACHERS.

SOMEONE’S THERE WHENEVER
SHE GETS HOME.

PARENT OR MAID?

EITHER/OR.

WHAT KIND OF WORK DO YOU
AND YOUR HUSBAND DO?

I DESIGN WEDDING INVITATIONS,
AND RICHARD’S IN ADVERTISING.

YOU LOOK WELL OFF.

WE’VE BEEN FORTUNATE.

DO YOU HAVE
A STRONG RELATIONSHIP?

YES. WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO
WITH JENNIFER SMOKING POT?

UH, GETTING HIGH
BEFORE SCHOOL

IS EITHER REBELLION
OR A CRY FOR HELP.

I’M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHICH
ONE APPLIES.

WELL, I’D WAGER ON REBELLION.
SHE IS A TEENAGER.

WHEN I BROUGHT HER IN, SHE
PROTESTED THAT IT WAS JUST WEED.

WHERE DOES SHE GET
THAT ATTITUDE?

I DID MY SHARE OF
EXPERIMENTATION IN COLLEGE

AND SO DID RICHARD.
DIDN’T YOU?

WE DIDN’T WANT TO BE HYPOCRITES
TO JENNIFER,

SO WE HAVE BEEN OPEN
ABOUT IT.

MAYBE SHE MISCONSTRUED.

I’D SAY SO.

THAT DOESN’T MEAN THAT DRUGS
ARE PERMITTED.

WILL SHE BE PUNISHED?

WE’LL TALK WITH HER.

NO REAL PUNISHMENT.

WOULD A FEW LASHES
SATISFY YOU?

DO YOU THINK THIS IS FUNNY?

THESE QUESTIONS ARE INVASIVE.

IF YOU APPRECIATED WHAT
A MIRACLE YOU HAVE IN THAT GIRL,

YOU WOULDN’T BRISTLE AT SOMEONE
TRYING TO HELP.

WHO ARE YOU TO TELL ME I DON’T
APPRECIATE MY DAUGHTER?

I’M SURE YOU DO.

YOU HAVE SOME NERVE
SAYING THAT TO ME.

SHE’S A KID.

SHE JUST MADE A MISTAKE.

WELL, YOU JUST DON’T WANT TO SEE
IT LEAD TO SOMETHING WORSE.

IS SHE FREE TO GO
OR DO I NEED OUR ATTORNEY?

HAVE A SEAT, MR. CONNOR.

YOU, UH, SAID THIS HAD SOMETHING
TO DO WITH MY WIFE.

FAMILIAR?

THIRD ANNIVERSARY GIFT.

WAS HER BODY RECOVERED?

WE FOUND HER REMAINS
THIS MORNING,

BUT NOT
AT THE WORLD TRADE CENTER.

WHAT?

SHE HAD BEEN BURIED
AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE.

LOOKS LIKE SHE WAS MURDERED

AROUND THE TIME OF THE
WORLD TRADE CENTER ATTACK.

WELL, I DON’T THINK
YOU FOUND MY WIFE.

UM, YOU MADE A MISTAKE.

THE BRACELET
WAS ON HER WRIST,

AND THE MEDICAL EXAMINER
CHECKED HER DENTAL RECORDS.

IT’S YOUR WIFE.

WHAT ‐‐

WHAT THE HELL ‐‐

WHAT THE HELL’S
GOING ON HERE?

PLEASE SIT DOWN,
MR. CONNOR.

NO, NO. EXCUSE ME...

I WANT TO KNOW WHAT
THE HELL YOU THINK
YOU’RE TRYING TO DO.

WE’RE TRYING TO
SOLVE A HOMICIDE.
PLEASE SIT DOWN, SIR.

WH‐WHERE WAS SHE FOUND?

NEAR STANTON STREET.

HOW DID SHE DIE?

BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA
TO THE HEAD.

OH, GOD.
T‐THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE.

MY WIFE WAS
IN THE BUILDING.

I WATCHED THE BUILDING
COME DOWN.

SHE WASN’T IN IT.

OH, MY GOD.

WE BURIED HER.

WE BURIED AN URN.

WE UNDERSTAND, MR. CONNOR,

BUT IF YOU COULD, PLEASE, TRY
AND HELP US OUT.

I‐I DON’T KNOW
WHAT TO TELL YOU.

CAN YOU THINK OF ANYONE WHO
MIGHT’VE DONE THIS?

NO.

NO.

WAS SHE HAVING TROUBLE
WITH ANYONE,

MAYBE SOMEONE AT WORK?

THEY ALL DIED
IN THE BUILDING ‐‐

HER WHOLE COMPANY.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
YOU SAW YOUR WIFE?

UM, THE ‐‐
THE NIGHT BEFORE.

A GIRLFRIEND FROM WORK

WAS HAVING A BIRTHDAY PARTY
IN THE CITY.

SHE WAS STAYING OVERNIGHT
WITH HER.

DID THE FRIEND DIE
IN THE ATTACK?

TELL US ABOUT YOUR DAY
BEFORE IT HAPPENED.

I WAS WITH MY DAUGHTER
WHO HAD THE FLU.

AND, UM...

I GOT A CALL FROM
MY WIFE’S BEST FRIEND,
DEBORAH,

WHO TOLD ME ABOUT THE BUILDINGS,
AND, UM, SHE CAME OVER,

AND WE JUST SAT
AND WATCHED THE NEWS

AND WAITED BY THE PHONE.

WE HAVE TO ASK YOU A TOUGH
QUESTION, MR. CONNOR.

I HOPE
YOU WON’T BE OFFENDED...

BUT WERE YOU FAITHFUL
TO YOUR WIFE?

WHAT?

OF COURSE I WAS.

AND YOUR WIFE,
IS THERE A POSSIBILITY

THAT SHE WASN’T WITH HER
GIRLFRIEND LIKE SHE SAID?

NO. NO.

AND DON’T YOU DARE TRY TO THROW
DIRT ON HER MEMORY.

WE’RE ONLY ASKING
IF THERE WAS ANY REASON

FOR ANIMOSITY BETWEEN YOU.

ARE YOU IMPLYING THAT I HAD
SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS?

I SHOULD SUE YOU
FOR HARASSMENT.

SIR, IF THE ANSWER’S "NO,"
IT’S NO.

YOU’RE BOTH INSANE!

I SPENT FOUR MONTHS TEARING
MY HAIR OUT IN MOURNING

AND TRYING
TO HELP MY DAUGHTER,

AND YOU THINK THAT THAT
WAS A COVER UP?!

YOU’RE INSANE!

GOD!

I LOVED MY WIFE!

AND SHE LOVED ME.

[ SOBBING ]

I DON’T KNOW WHY I’M HERE.

I DON’T KNOW WHO KILLED HER.

WHO WAS IN YOUR APARTMENT

JUST BEFORE
YOUR MOM WAS KILLED?

YOUR NEIGHBORS HEARD YOU
AND SOMEBODY ELSE ARGUING,

THEN A MINUTE LATER,
THERE WAS A GUNSHOT.

WHO WERE YOU WITH?

I’LL JUST FILL IN THE BLANKS ‐‐
CARTER FREEMAN.

I DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’RE
TALKING ABOUT.

DID HE ASK IF HIM BEING HAULED
IN BY POLICE

AND YOU BEING LET OUT OF JAIL
WERE RELATED?

I HAVEN’T SEEN HIM.

DID FREEMAN SAY YOU’D
KEEP YOUR STANDING

IF YOU SAID WHO GAVE HIM UP?

CROWN YOU KING OF
THE NEIGHBORHOOD?

IT COULD BE WORSE.

GET YOUR HEAD OUTTA YOUR ASS.

HE’LL SNOW YOU TILL THINGS
COOL DOWN,

AND THEN HE’LL JUST BLOW YOUR
HEAD OFF, TOO.

THERE WAS AN ARGUMENT.
A MINUTE LATER, SHE’S SHOT.

THAT’S EASY MATH, MICHAEL.

DID YOU SEE HIM DO IT?
NO.

HOLD HIM DOWN.

HE SAW IT, AND HE’S GONNA
ADMIT IT.

MAN, TAKE YOUR BEST SHOT.

I’M IN THE MIDDLE
OF SOMETHING.

NO, COME ON.

MAN, Y’ALL ARE TRIPPING.

WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED
TO YOU?

YOUR BROTHER WAS NEVER GONNA
MAKE IT,

BUT YOUR MOM USED TO BRAG

ABOUT HOW YOU USED TO DO
IN SCHOOL,

HOW YOU USED TO LOVE COMPUTERS.
NOW LOOK AT YOU.

I’M DOING FINE.

IF YOU THINK THAT, YOU’RE AS
DEAD AS YOUR BROTHER.

IF YOU WANT TO START FRESH,
I CAN HELP YOU GET OUT OF TOWN.

AND YOU MIGHT HAVE A CHANCE.

HEY...
IT’S WHAT YOUR MOM WANTED.

FREEMAN WAS IN OUR APARTMENT.

HE HAD A GUN TO MY HEAD,
ASKING IF I RATTED HIM OUT.

DID YOU TELL HIM IT WAS
YOUR MOM?

HE FIGURED IT OUT,

ON ACCOUNT OF HER ALWAYS HAVING
A BIG MOUTH.

AND THEN HE LEFT.

THEN I HEARD THE SHOT.

I MEAN, I WAS GONNA WARN HER.

DID YOU SEE IT?

DOES HE STILL HAVE THE GUN?

HE LOVES IT TOO MUCH
TO DITCH.

A LOT OF BODIES ON IT.
NOW HERS, TOO.

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING,

PUTTING ME OUT OF THE ROOM
LIKE A DOG?

YOU’D RATHER HAVE GOTTEN
INTO A SHOUTING MATCH

IN FRONT OF THAT KID?

I WASN’T GONNA BEAT HIM.

HE WAS READY TO TALK.
I WAS NUDGING HIM OVER.

NUDGING HIM WITH A JACKHAMMER,

WHICH YOU’VE BEEN DOING
ALL DAY.

I UNDERSTAND HOW TO FOLLOW
THE TIDE IN THE ROOM,

BUT WHY NOT ONCE FOLLOW MY LEAD,
SEE WHERE IT GOES?

BECAUSE YOU TRY SO HARD,
YOU BLOW IT EVERY TIME.

I’M TRYING HARD TO SOLVE
A HOMICIDE. PARDON ME.

TO GET YOUR GRADE BUMP.

IT’S STINKING UP EVERYTHING
YOU DO.

[ SIGHS ]

I KNOW YOU GOT CANCER, EDDIE.

YOU BELONG ON MEDICAL LEAVE,
NOT HERE.

CYNTHIA TOLD YOU?

WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?

IS IT GENERAL KNOWLEDGE?

NO.

I AM AS COMPETENT ON MY JOB NOW
AS I EVER WAS.

BUT BECAUSE YOU AND ME HAVE
A PERSONALITY CONFLICT

DOES NOT MEAN THAT I AM NOT FIT
FOR DUTY.

YOU DON’T WANT TO WORK
TOGETHER,

I’M HAPPY TO FLY SOLO.

BUT KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT
ABOUT THIS CONDITION.

[ SIGHS ]

MISS ABRAMS...

WE ASKED YOU TO COME IN ON
ACCOUNT OF A CONVERSATION WE HAD

WITH PHILLIP CONNOR TODAY.

DENISE’S REMAINS WERE FOUND.

OH, THAT’S GOOD NEWS.

THAT’LL BRING SOME PEACE
TO PHILLIP.

HE COULD USE IT.

THE PROBLEM IS THE CIRCUMSTANCES
OF HER BEING FOUND

WEREN’T WHAT EVERYONE
EXPECTED.

IT SEEMS DENISE WAS THE VICTIM
OF FOUL PLAY.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

SHE WASN’T FOUND IN THE
WORLD TRADE CENTER DEBRIS.

SOMEONE MURDERED HER.

OH, MY GOD.

ARE YOU SURE IT’S HER?

UNFORTUNATELY, WE ARE.

NOW, PHILLIP SAID YOU AND DENISE
WERE BEST FRIENDS.

WERE YOU AND PHILLIP
ALSO CLOSE?

WE WERE ALL GOOD FRIENDS.

IS THERE ANY POSSIBILITY

THAT PHILLIP WAS SEEING SOMEONE
BESIDES DENISE?

NO WAY.
SHE WAS HIS LIFE.

BUT YOU AND PHILLIP ‐‐
YOU WERE JUST FRIENDS?

IT DIDN’T GO BEYOND THAT?

ARE YOU ASKING ME IF
WE HAD AN AFFAIR?

SHE WAS MY BEST FRIEND.

HOW COULD YOU DROP THIS IN
MY LAP

AND THEN ACCUSE ME OF HAVING
AN AFFAIR WITH HER HUSBAND?

YOU WERE WITH PHILLIP
THE MORNING OF THE ATTACK.

HIS WIFE WAS MISSING,
WHO WAS MY FRIEND.

I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS.

CAN YOU THINK OF ANYBODY

WHO MIGHT HAVE WANTED
TO DO HER HARM?

NO.

SHE WASN’T SEEING ANYONE
OUTSIDE OF PHILLIP?

OH, MY GOD.

WHAT’S HIS NAME?

JAMES FRANKLIN.
SHE MET HIM AT THE GYM.

PHILLIP HAD NO KNOWLEDGE
SHE WAS HAVING AN AFFAIR?

HE SUSPECTED.

A MONTH AGO, HE ASKED ME IF I
THOUGHT SHE WAS SEEING SOMEONE.

THERE WAS NO REASON
TO TELL HIM.

WAS THE AFFAIR SERIOUS?

I BEGGED HER TO THINK OF PHILLIP
AND FRANNIE.

SHE SAID SHE WAS IN LOVE.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU CAN
TELL US ABOUT HIM?

HE HAS AN APARTMENT IN
THE VILLAGE WHERE THEY’D MEET.

HE OWNS
A CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS.

THIS IS AWFUL.

THIS IS SO AWFUL.

WE’RE GONNA NEED TO KNOW HOW TO
GET IN TOUCH WITH HIM.

THIS CARTER FREEMAN?

THIS IS SPECIAL AGENT
MIKE FRANCIS, FBI.

WHERE DO YOU THINK WE GOT YOUR
NUMBER, SIR?

WE’RE THE FBI.
NOW, PLEASE LISTEN.

IT’S MY DUTY TO TELL YOU THAT WE
PICKED UP A THREAT ON YOUR LIFE

OVER ONE OF OUR INTERCEPTS.

NO, WE’RE NOT AT LIBERTY

TO DIVULGE WHO’S LOOKING TO DO
YOU HARM,

ONLY THAT IT COULD BE SOON.

THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

IT’LL GIVE HIM SOMETHING
TO THINK ABOUT.

HEY, BALDWIN...

WE’RE GONNA PICK UP A DEALER.

WE COULD USE SOME DIVERSITY.

YES, YOU COULD.
I’LL CHANGE.

WE’RE GONNA GO GRAB UP
FREEMAN.

I’LL CATCH UP ON PAPERWORK.

I’M LOOKING FOR
DETECTIVE McDOWELL.

RIGHT HERE.

I’M RICHARD BECK.

YOU ARRESTED MY DAUGHTER
THIS MORNING?

UH, WHY DON’T WE GET
A CUP OF COFFEE?

RIGHT HERE.

LISTEN,
I DON’T NEED ANY COFFEE.

I JUST CAME HERE TO TELL YOU TO
STAY AWAY FROM MY DAUGHTER.

MAYBE WORD HASN’T GOTTEN TO
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS,

BUT SMOKING GRASS IS ILLEGAL.

I KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

WHEN YOU CALLED THE ADOPTION
AGENCY FIVE YEARS AGO

ABOUT JENNIFER,

THEY CONTACTED ME TO APPROVE,
AND I GOT YOUR BACKGROUND.

I KNOW YOUR NAME.

WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?

I JUST WANTED TO SEE
IF SHE WAS OKAY.

BY DRAGGING HER DOWN TO A POLICE
STATION AND TERRIFYING HER?

DID YOU TELL HER WHO
I WAS?

NO. NO. AND WE WON’T,
AS LONG AS YOU STAY AWAY.

IF YOU COME NEAR HER AGAIN,
WE WILL GET A RESTRAINING ORDER.

NOW, ARE WE CLEAR?

YES.

POLICE! NOBODY MOVE!

GET YOUR HANDS UP!
TURN AROUND!

IMPRESSIVE DETAIL YOU GOT!
YOU DIDN’T LAST 30 SECONDS!

YOU GOT A FANCY ROD HERE.

HOW MANY BODIES YOU GOT
ON THAT GUN, FOUR, SIX?

I WANT MY LAWYER.

YOU’RE GONNA NEED HIM.
COME ON.

I’M JAMES FRANKLIN.

I GOT A CALL TO COME IN ABOUT
SOME CAR ACCIDENT.

THIS WAY, MR. FRANKLIN.

WELL, I CAN SAVE US SOME TIME.
I WASN’T IN A CAR ACCIDENT.

I DON’T EVEN DRIVE.
I GOT A DRIVER.

WE’LL HAVE TO STRAIGHTEN
THIS OUT.

STRAIGHT AHEAD.

THE FACT IS, MR. FRANKLIN, THERE
WASN’T ANY CAR ACCIDENT.

WE NEED TO ASK YOU SOME
QUESTIONS ON ANOTHER MATTER.

YOU LIED TO ME?

DID YOU KNOW THERE WAS
A BODY FOUND

IN ONE OF YOUR CONSTRUCTION
SITES THIS MORNING?

IS THIS ABOUT THE CORPSE?
MY GUYS TOLD ME ABOUT THAT.

YOU SHOULD’VE JUST SAID SO.

ANY IDEA HOW IT GOT THERE?

NO CLUE.

DO YOU RECALL THE NAME
DENISE CONNOR?

NO.

WHERE WERE YOU THE NIGHT OF
SEPTEMBER 10th,

THE NIGHT BEFORE THE
WORLD TRADE CENTER ATTACK?

HOME. LONG ISLAND.

DO YOU HAVE AN APARTMENT ON
NINTH STREET NEAR SECOND AVENUE?

I GOT RID OF IT
THREE MONTHS AGO.

WHAT’D YOU HAVE IT FOR?

I WORK LATE IN THE CITY
A LOT...CRASH PAD.

I GOT SICK OF IT.

ANYONE ELSE HAVE ACCESS
TO IT?

ON THE NIGHT OF THE 10th,

THERE WAS AN 8‐MINUTE
CELL PHONE CALL

FROM DENISE CONNOR
TO THAT APARTMENT.

ARE YOU SURE YOU WEREN’T
THERE?

MAYBE I WAS.

I DON’T RECALL ANY
PHONE CALL.

BUT DO YOU RECALL
DENISE CONNOR?

YOU MET AT THE GYM.

I KNOW A LOT OF WOMEN
AT THE GYM.

MAYBE SHE CALLED
ABOUT THE YOGA SCHEDULE.

CUT THE CRAP, MR. FRANKLIN.
YOU WERE HAVING AN AFFAIR.

THE QUESTION NOW IS DO YOU SPEND
FIVE YEARS IN JAIL

OR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?

I DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU’RE
TALKING ABOUT.

A MARRIED MAN WHOSE MISTRESS

IS THREATENING TO EXPOSE
THEIR RELATIONSHIP

IS LIABLE TO LOSE HIS TEMPER.

ANY JUDGE WOULD SYMPATHIZE.

IF WE DRAG IN HOW THE
WORLD TRADE CENTER TRAGEDY

COVERED IT UP, YOU’RE SUNK.

YOU KILLED DENISE
AND BURIED HER,

THINKING SHE WAS ABOUT TO BE
A BLOCK OF CONCRETE.

BUT SINCE THE TRADE CENTERS
WENT DOWN,

SHE GOT WRITTEN OFF AS ONE OF
THE MISSING.

WHEN HER FAMILY FOUND OUT
THE TRUTH, THEY WERE DEVASTATED.

IF A JUDGE HEARS

THE ANGUISH IT CAUSED HER
HUSBAND AND DAUGHTER,

YOU’LL NEVER SEE FREEDOM
AGAIN.

WORK WITH US, YOUR STORY STAYS
SECRET.

AND REGARDING DENISE CONNOR, YOU
LOST YOUR TEMPER.

I WANT AN ATTORNEY.

YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?

’CAUSE IF THIS GETS OUT, IT’S
ALL OVER THE PAPERS.

I WANT MY LAWYER.

THERE’S THE TESTIMONY OF THE
FRIEND THAT THERE WAS AN AFFAIR

AND THAT THE DOA WAS THREATENING
AN ULTIMATUM.

BUT NOT THAT
SHE DELIVERED ONE.

THAT WAS PROBABLY THE TOPIC OF
CONVERSATION DURING THE CALL.

DID YOU RUN FRANKLIN’S NAME BY
THE DOA’s HUSBAND?

HE THINKS HE MET HIM ONCE AT
HER GYM, BUT THAT WAS IT.

CRIME SCENE GET ANYTHING FROM
FRANKLIN’S VILLAGE APARTMENT?

NEGATIVE. IT’S BEEN GUTTED
FOR RENOVATION.

SO FAR, EVERYTHING YOU’VE GOT
IS DEFENDABLE.

ANY SUGGESTIONS?

SIT ON IT UNTIL
YOU GOT MORE EVIDENCE.

IN THE MEANTIME, KICK HIM.

[ SIGHS ] I’D LIKE TO AT LEAST
LET HIM COOL HIS HEELS

UNTIL HIS LAWYER SHOWS,

GIVE HIM TIME TO
PONDER HIS SINS.

YOU KNOW DON HARRISON,
A. D. A. BROOKLYN NARCOTICS?

FOR YEARS.

HE’S WAITING FOR YOU.

COUNSELOR.

MISS HAYWOOD.
IT’S ALWAYS A PLEASURE.

TONY RODRIGUEZ.

GOOD TO SEE YOU, DON.
YOU JUST IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD?

I THOUGHT I COULD MOOCH A CUP
OF COFFEE.

THIS WAY.

SO, YOU’RE HEALTHY?
HAPPY?

I HEAR NOTHING
BUT GOOD THINGS.

I CAN’T COMPLAIN.

GLAD TO HEAR IT.

YOURSELF? WORD IS THERE’S STILL
CRIME IN BROOKLYN.

PLENTY TO GO AROUND.

YOU JUST STOP BY FOR COFFEE?

YOU EVER MEET MY WIFE ‐‐
RITA ORTIZ?

MAYBE.

WELL, SHE’S GOT ME OUT SCOUTING
SQUADS.

SHE’S LOOKING TO MAKE
A CHANGE.

WHERE IS SHE NOW?

O.C.C.B. VICE.
SHE LIKES THE ACTION,

BUT SHE WANTS TO WORK UNDER
SOMEONE SHARP

WHO KNOWS HOW TO GET AHEAD.

I HEARD YOU WERE HERE.
FIGURED SHE COULDN’T DO BETTER.

KIND WORDS.

NO, BUT HONESTLY, YOU’RE
SMART, EVEN,

GOT A GOOD HEAD ON YOUR
SHOULDERS.

THAT’S WHAT COUNTS.

HOW LONG’S RITA BEEN IN VICE?

A YEAR AND A HALF.

LAST PLACE ON THE JOB
YOU GET PAID TO PARTY.

HOW ARE YOU TWO DOING?

WHY? WHAT’D YOU HEAR?

VICE HAS A WELL‐OILED REP
FOR EATING MARRIAGES.

WELL, TO BE HONEST,
IT’S BEEN TOUGH.

SORRY TO HEAR IT.

WE DON’T SEE EACH OTHER MUCH,
KEEP OPPOSITE HOURS.

YOU SHOULD SEE THE OUTFIT
SHE LEAVES THE HOUSE IN.

I KNOW ALL ABOUT IT.

BUT DON’T THINK I WASN’T BEING
HONEST BEFORE,

ABOUT YOU AS A CONSIDERATION.

THE FACT IS, DON,
WE’RE FULL UP,

BUT ANY CHANGE,
RITA WILL BE MY FIRST CALL.

DO YOU RECALL HOW I GOT
YOUR FRIEND JIMMY CADLIN

IN THE A. D. A.’s DETECTIVE
BUREAU?

I’M STILL IN YOUR DEBT.

SO PAY IT BACK.

LIKE I SAID, SHE’S
MY FIRST CALL.

THANKS, TONY.

MY BEST TO RITA.

ALL RIGHT.

MR. CONNOR, COME IN.

HOW YOU DOING?

I’VE BEEN WALKING.

SORRY WE GOT YOU SO UPSET
EARLIER.

WE HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND WHY.

I’M SORRY I COULDN’T BE
MORE HELP.

DID YOU GUYS COME ACROSS
ANYTHING

THAT SUGGESTED MY WIFE WAS
HAVING AN AFFAIR?

ACTUALLY, MR. CONNOR,
WE DID.

YEAH.

SHE HAD BEEN SPENDING A LOT OF
TIME OUT OF THE HOUSE.

A LONG TIME,
SHE’D BEEN DISTANT.

BUT I NEVER WANTED TO ADMIT IT,

SO WHEN SHE DIED,
I JUST BURIED IT WITH HER.

DID IT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH
HER BEING KILLED?

WE THINK THE GUY
WAS RESPONSIBLE.

OHH.
IS HE IN CUSTODY?

HE IS AT THE MOMENT,
BUT WE CAN’T ARREST HIM YET.

BUT ‐‐ BUT SOON, RIGHT?

THIS IS A VERY
FRUSTRATING CASE.

WE’RE FAIRLY CERTAIN
OF WHAT HAPPENED,

BUT WE DON’T HAVE THE EVIDENCE
TO ARREST.

IS THIS THE GUY FROM THE GYM,

THE ONE YOU ASKED ME ABOUT ON
THE PHONE?

WHY? WHY DID HE KILL HER?

WE’RE NOT SURE.

BUT YOU TALKED TO HIM,
DIDN’T YOU?

WHAT DID HE SAY?

HE DENIED IT.

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO EXPLAIN TO
MY 8‐YEAR‐OLD

THAT ‐‐ THAT ALL THE SYMPATHY

FROM FRIENDS AND TEACHERS
AND STRANGERS

ALL OVER THE COUNTRY’S CRAP,

BECAUSE MOMMY WAS SCREWING A MAN
WHO MURDERED HER,

BUT HE CAN’T BE
PUT IN JAIL? IS THAT WHAT
I’M SUPPOSED TO TELL HER?

DON’T TELL HER ANYTHING,
MR. CONNOR.

IF YOUR WIFE HADN’T HAVE DIED
WHERE SHE DID,

SHE WOULD’VE AT WORK.

THAT’S HOW WE’RE THINKING
ABOUT IT.

YEAH, AND WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO
DO WITH THE BODY?

BURY HER QUIETLY.

AS FAR AS ANY BENEFITS,

WE CHECKED WITH THE
ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED,

AND NO ONE WILL BE LOOKING
TO RECOVER ANYTHING.

SO, UH, I’M JUST SUPPOSED
TO GO HOME

AND FORGET ABOUT THIS, HUH?

YOU’RE NEVER GONNA FORGET
ABOUT THIS.

BUT YOU OWE IT TO YOUR DAUGHTER
TO TRY TO MOVE ON.

I KEEP SAYING THIS IS
A NIGHTMARE,

AND I’M GONNA WAKE UP.

BUT I DON’T.

I’M SICK OF WAITING FOR
FRANKLIN’S LAWYER.

WILL SOMEONE KICK HIM FOR ME?

I’D END UP CHOKING HIM.

I’LL DO IT. I’VE BEEN SUCH
A BIG HELP ALL DAY.

YOU GOT A MINUTE?

YEAH.

YOU GRAB UP FREEMAN?

LAWYERED UP, BUT HE HAD
HIS PIECE ON HIM.

CLARK’S TAKING IT
TO BALLISTICS.

IF HE’S GOT THE BODIES ON THAT
GUN WE THINK HE DOES,

THAT’S A BIG COLLAR.

I WANT TO GIVE IT TO GIBSON.

COME AGAIN?

FREEMAN’S GOOD FOR MULTIPLE
HOMICIDES

IN A PROJECT‐WIDE DRUG RING.

THAT’S NEWSWORTHY. IT OUGHTA BE
GOOD FOR A GRADE BUMP.

FOR SITTING AT HIS DESK?

HE WORKED THE INTERVIEWS.

AND BOWED OUT OF THE
TAKEDOWN?

THEN FOR ALL HIS YEARS
ON THE JOB.

A LOT OF GUYS HAVE HIS YEARS.
WHAT’S UP?

[ SIGHS ]

HE’S GOT CANCER.

HE WON’T GET TREATMENT

’CAUSE HE’S WORRIED THAT HIS
FAMILY WON’T BE PROVIDED FOR

IF HE DIES.

I GUESS THAT EXPLAINS
HIS BEHAVIOR.

SOME OF IT.
THE REST IS JUST HIM.

I WORKED WITH THE COMMISSIONER.
I’LL MAKE A CALL.

AND KEEP THIS BETWEEN
ME AND YOU?

GET FRANKLIN KICKED?

YEAH.
THE PIG CAME ON TO ME.

OH, HE NEEDS A BEATING.
THAT BASTARD NEEDS A BEATING.

YEAH. I NEED A BEER.
ANYONE ELSE?

I’M IN.

CARE TO JOIN, CONNIE?

SEEMS LIKE YOU’VE HAD A LOT ON
YOUR MIND TODAY.

THAT’S NICE OF YOU, GREG.

I’M NOT LOOKING TO PRY,

JUST OFFER A LITTLE SOCIAL
INTERACTION.

UNLESS YOU WANT TO TALK.

IN THAT CASE, WE GOT A COUPLE OF
GOOD EARS HERE. RIGHT, BALDWIN?

WE’RE GONNA HAVE A BEER
IF YOU WANT TO JOIN.

THANKS, BUT I’M GONNA
HEAD HOME.

WELL, IF YOU RECONSIDER, YOU
KNOW WHERE TO FIND US.

RIGHT.

[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]

MEDAVOY.

WE’RE ON OUR WAY.

CONNOR JUMPED FRANKLIN
OUT FRONT.

I WANT HIS ASS ARRESTED!

THE GUY ATTACKED ME!

HE WAS WAITING TO AMBUSH ME!
I WANT HIS ASS ARRESTED!

QUIET DOWN, MR. FRANKLIN.

I’M GONNA KILL HIM JUST LIKE
HE KILLED HER.

NO, YOU’RE NOT, MR. CONNOR.

I’M GONNA KILL THAT PRICK!

WHAT’LL THAT ACCOMPLISH BESIDES
GETTING YOU PUT IN JAIL?

I CAN’T JUST GO HOME.

YOU GOT TO, AND YOU GOT TO
FORGET ABOUT THIS GUY.

I CAN’T.

IF YOU DON’T, YOU’LL MAKE THE
BIGGEST MISTAKE OF YOUR LIFE.

THAT ASSHOLE MAY HAVE GOTTEN
AWAY WITH MURDER,

BUT WE GUARANTEE YOU WON’T.

HE’S OUR PROBLEM NOW.
WE’LL TAKE CARE OF HIM.

YOU GO HOME AND TAKE CARE OF
YOUR FAMILY.

I’M GONNA WALK YOU TO YOUR CAR
NOW, ALL RIGHT?

ALL RIGHT, COME ON.

THAT WAS THE HUSBAND OF THE
WOMAN YOU MURDERED.

I DIDN’T KILL ANYBODY.

SHUT UP, OR THE NEXT PUNCH YOU
TAKE’S FROM ME.

LOOK AT MY FACE.
REMEMBER IT.

’CAUSE YOU GOT ME TO WORRY
ABOUT NOW.

IF YOU TAKE ANOTHER SCREW PAD,
I’LL HAVE MY EYE ON IT.

STEP OUT ON YOUR WIFE AGAIN,

EVERYONE WILL KNOW
YOU’RE A KILLER.

EVERYWHERE YOU GO,
I’LL KNOW ABOUT IT.

SO WHEN YOU MESS UP AGAIN ‐‐
AND GUYS LIKE YOU ALWAYS DO ‐‐

I’LL BE THERE
TO TAKE YOU DOWN.

YOU CAN’T DO THAT.

FILE A COMPLAINT
OR GET OUT OF MY SIGHT.

GET HIM HIS CAR.

EXCUSE ME,
DETECTIVE MCDOWELL.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU.

WELL, THERE’S A COFFEE SHOP
AROUND THE CORNER.

YOU BROKE A HELL OF A CASE
TODAY.

GREAT WORK.

HAPPY TO BE PART OF THE TEAM.

I WAS JUST OFF WITH ONE PP.

RESIDENTS OF THAT PROJECT
HAVE BEEN CALLING,

PRAISING YOUR WORK.

COMMISSIONER’S THRILLED.

HE ASKED IF YOU GOT PLANS
FRIDAY.

COMING IN TO PROBABLY WORK
MY TOUR.

SEE YOU COME IN WITH
YOUR DRESS UNIFORM.

YOU’RE GETTING PROMOTED
TO FIRST GRADE.

CONGRATULATIONS.

I’M A THIRD GRADER.
NOBODY GETS BUMPED TWO GRADES.

IT’S HAPPENED BEFORE.

GUESS YOU IMPRESSED HIM.
FRIDAY, 8:00 A. M.

WHAT IS IT, GIBSON?

WE BOTH KNOW I DIDN’T
EARN THIS.

YOU DESERVE IT MORE
THAN ANYBODY

WHO GOT IT DRIVING
THE MAYOR AROUND.

IT’S FALSE PRETENSES.

YOU GOT 28 YEARS ON THE JOB.

YOU SHOULD’VE GOT IT

JUST FOR FALLING OUT OF YOUR
CHAIR ON NIGHT WATCH.

I DID GOOD WORK
ON NIGHT WATCH.

GIBSON, YOU EARNED IT.

NOW, QUIT BEING A BALL‐BUSTER
AND TAKE A MEDICAL LEAVE.

GET YOURSELF WELL.

I’LL THINK ABOUT IT.

YOU DO THAT.

EDDIE GIBSON,
FIRST‐GRADE DETECTIVE.

IT’S GOT A RING TO IT.

LIKE A POEM.

FUNNY MAN.

THANKS, ANDY.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

[ EXHALES ]

I HEARD MY FOLKS FIGHTING
ABOUT YOU.

AM I SUPPOSED TO BE
EXCITED TO MEET YOU

OR PISSED OFF OR WHAT?

I DON’T KNOW.

THAT’S HELPFUL.

WEREN’T YOU EVER CURIOUS
ABOUT ME?

I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT LOOKING
YOU UP.

SO, UH, WHY’D YOU COME BACK TO
THE STATION HOUSE?

YOU’RE MY REAL MOM.

I COULDN’T SIT AT HOME
AND DO HOMEWORK.

MY HEAD’S COMPLETELY
MESSED UP.

[ SIGHS ]

WELL, THAT WASN’T MY
INTENTION.

WELL, WHAT WAS IT?

WHY’D YOU FIND ME?

I’VE WONDERED ABOUT YOU
YOUR WHOLE LIFE.

I’VE FELT GUILTY ABOUT GIVING
YOU UP.

I THOUGHT IF I SAW YOU WERE
HEALTHY AND CARED FOR,

I WOULDN’T BEAT MYSELF UP
AS MUCH.

SO WHY’D YOU BUST ME?

I GOT SCARED WHEN I SAW YOU
ACTING OUT LIKE I DID

WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE.

YOU WERE A DOPEHEAD?

I GOT PREGNANT.

THAT’S ABOUT 100 TIMES WORSE.

THEY BOTH GO TOWARD BEING 15

AND THINKING YOU’RE
BULLETPROOF, WHICH YOU’RE NOT.

I LEARNED THE HARD WAY.

I WAS TRYING TO SPARE YOU
THE SAME.

AM I GONNA SEE YOU NOW?
ARE YOU GONNA BE AROUND?

I DON’T THINK SO.

WHY NOT?

IT WOULDN’T BE RIGHT
TO YOUR PARENTS.

YOU’RE MY REAL MOTHER.
I WANT TO KNOW YOU.

I HAVE A BILLION QUESTIONS.
YOU CAN’T JUST GO AWAY.

I NEVER SHOULD’VE FOUND YOU IN
THE FIRST PLACE.

I MADE A MISTAKE.

I CAN’T BELIEVE IT.

YOU TURNED ME COMPLETELY
UPSIDE DOWN.

[ Voice breaking ]
WHY DID YOU DO THIS TO ME?

I’M SORRY.

I HOPE SOMEDAY YOU CAN
FORGIVE ME.

I GOTTA GET HOME.

I’LL GET YOU A CAB.

I CAN HANDLE IT.

[ SIGHS ]

GOOD NIGHT, KIDDO.
SLEEP GOOD.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

I SCREWED UP SO BAD.

IT’S ALL RIGHT.

HOW COULD I DO THAT...

[ Crying ] TO THAT POOR LITTLE
GIRL, ANDY?

IT’S GONNA BE OKAY.

WHAT DID I DO?

IT’S ALL RIGHT.

[ SOBBING ]