Southland (2009–2013): Season 3, Episode 3 - Discretion - full transcript

It's Copper turn to control Ben's overstressed temper when the man he got convicted for assaulting his lush mother at home is released early and hanging around. However Ben also has to earn she kept her part even from him. Nate has a hard time preventing Sammy's anger over his greedy ex leading to transgressions which would jeopardize his career.

[ DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
Man: I PAID FOR THIS SHIT!

DON'T GIVE ME THIS SHIT!
I PAID FOR IT, NOW!

HEY!
POLICE -- FREEZE!

YOU'RE GONNA GIVE ME
THAT SHIT!
HEY, ASSHOLE!

HELP!

Ben: I GOT HIM!
I GOT HIM!

SHOOT HIM!
DO I LOOK OKAY?!

FREEZE!

FREEZE!
GET YOUR HANDS UP!

GET OUT OF THE DRAWER!
BACKGROUND!



GET OUT OF THE DRAWER!
GET OUT!
BACKGROUND!

[ GLASS SHATTERS ]

ALL COPS HAVE TO MAKE
JUDGMENT CALLS

THEY HOPE THEY WON'T REGRET.

NO COP EVER BATS A THOUSAND.

[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]

HEY.

HI.

[ RINGING CONTINUES ]

YOUR PHONE'S RINGING.

[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]

[ GRUNTS SOFTLY ]

IT'S BRYANT.

WHAT?



WE ALWAYS KNOCK.

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

NOT NOW, PETEY.
GO WATCH SOME TV.

[ CHUCKLES ]

Sammy: ACTUALLY, IT'S ME.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

HE'S COMING INTO OUR BEDROOM
NOW, TOO?

I'M SORRY.

IT'S IMPORTANT.

[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
OH, MY GOD, BABY,
I CAN'T TAKE THIS.

HE'S BEEN HERE
FOR OVER A WEEK ALREADY.

NO! NO!
[ Laughing ] NO.

I'M JUST TRYING TO BE
A GOOD FRIEND, ALL RIGHT?

ARE YOU --
ARE YOU FOR REAL?
YEAH.

OKAY.

THEN JUST HAVE HIM MAKE ROOM
FOR YOU ON THE COUCH.

COME ON, MARI.

WHAT'S UP, MAN?
THIS COULDN'T WAIT 10 MINUTES?

I'M SORRY. WE GOT --
WE GOT A PROBLEM.

WHAT?
D.A. CALLED.
EL FLACO'S MISSING.

[ SIGHS ]

YOUR FATHER --
I DON'T KNOW.

HE PUT IT IN SOME MODE.

YEAH, WELL, HE SHOULDN'T BE
HANGING AROUND HERE ANYWAY.

IT'S ALL SO COMPLICATED.
I MEAN, REALLY -- FIVE REMOTES?

IT'S RIDICULOUS.

THERE YOU GO.
I'M A GENIUS.

YOU KNOW, MOM,
I CAN'T KEEP COMING OVER HERE

TO HELP YOU
WITH THIS STUFF.

I'M GONNA BE LATE
FOR ROLL CALL.

OH, WELL,
IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE TIME, BEN,

YOU SHOULD'VE JUST SAID SO.

HAVE YOU
BEEN PAYING YOUR BILLS?

THERE'S A LOT OF MAIL HERE,
MOM.

I KNOW.
I'M GONNA GET TO IT.

LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT.

OH, WHAT, YOU'RE TWO MONTHS
BEHIND ON GARBAGE COLLECTION?

OH.
JESUS. WHAT ELSE?

NEIMAN MARCUS CARD.

WHY DO I EVEN
SET UP ONLINE AUTO-PAY

IF YOU'RE NOT EVEN GONNA...

LEAVE IT TO ME.
COME ON.

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS?

OH, THAT'S -- HERE.
HEY.

I WAS GONNA
TELL YOU ABOUT IT.

HE'S ALREADY OUT?

IF THAT'S
WHAT THE LETTER SAYS.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

LOOK, HE DID HIS TIME.
HE'S OUT.

WHAT ELSE IS THERE TO SAY
ABOUT IT?
[ SIGHS ]

OKAY, LOOK.

I CAN STAY OVER
FOR A COUPLE OF NIGHTS.

NO, BEN --
I'M STAYING!

NO.

IT'S NOT THAT FUNNY, RUSS.
[ CHUCKLES ]

EVER SINCE SHE'S BEEN
BACK FROM PARIS,

SHE KEEPS ASKING ME QUESTIONS --
LAMBSKIN OR LATEX?

STUDDED OR RIBBED?

WHAT'S NEXT,
BONDAGE TOYS?
[ CHUCKLES ]

GIVE HER YOUR CUFFS.

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

NO, I AM REALLY HAPPY
FOR HER, THOUGH,

'CAUSE SHE'S GOT THIS GUY.

HE TREATS HER NICE.
HE'S GREAT.

I JUST NEVER THOUGHT WHEN MY
62-YEAR-OLD MOM MOVED BACK IN,

SHE'D BE HAVING
MORE SEX THAN ME.

WELL, SHE COULDN'T
BE HAVING LESS.

NICE.

I HOPE DINA'S TORTURING YOU
IN COURT.

OH, NO WORRIES.

IF WE DON'T GET DIVORCED SOON,

YOU'LL BE ARRESTING ME
FOR MURDER.

OH, COOL.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
I GOT IT, I GOT IT.

YOU SURE?
MM-HMM, YEAH.

[ INHALES SHARPLY ]
GOT A JOB INTERVIEW TODAY.

SECURITY
AT SIMON INDUSTRIES.

[ SIREN WAILS IN DISTANCE ]

YOU CAN DO THAT WHILE
YOU'RE APPLYING FOR DISABILITY?

WELL, I HEAR THAT THEY'LL,
LIKE, TURN PEOPLE DOWN

IF THEY CAN STILL TYPE,
SO...

YOU KNOW,
I GOT TO HEDGE MY BETS.

CAN'T YOU GET IN TROUBLE?

I DON'T KNOW.

I MEAN, IF I'M GONNA BE
PUSHING PAPER,

I MIGHT AS WELL
BE MAKING SOME.

UH, HEY.
WE'RE UP, PARTNER.

ALL RIGHT,
JUST GIVE ME A MINUTE.

UM, MAKE IT LESS, OKAY?

CATCH THE TONE?
MM-HMM.

THAT'S WHAT
I'M TALKING ABOUT.

I KNOW,
BUT YOU'RE BOTH D2s,

SO IF YOU'RE REALLY,
LIKE, BUMPING HEADS,

WHY DON'T YOU JUST AGREE
TO ROTATE THE LEAD?

WELL, YOU AND I
NEVER HAD TO WORK LIKE THAT.

I KNOW, 'CAUSE I JUST DID
EVERYTHING YOU SAID.

COME ON.
WE WERE A TEAM.

NO?
[ LAUGHS ]

ALL RIGHT,
LOOK, LET ME GO

'CAUSE I REALLY DON'T WANT
TO HEAR HER MOUTH.
YEP.

THANKS.
GOOD LUCK.

HEY, SORRY, BUT YOUR CARD
WAS DECLINED.

WHAT?

YEAH, AND I RAN IT
TWICE, TOO.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

Devine: I MEAN,
OF ALL THE GODDAMN WITNESSES

YOU HAD TO GO AND LOSE,
HAD TO BE THIS GUY?

MY KEY WITNESS IN A CAPITAL
[BLEEP] MURDER TRIAL?!

Nate: JUST TAKE IT DOWN
A NOTCH.

YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO
KEEP AN EYE ON HIM.

WHAT, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO
SLEEP WITH HIM? HUH?

YOU GUYS ARE THE ONES
GIVING HIM CASH.

DRUGS, HOOKERS --
GUY WENT CRAZY LAST NIGHT.

I MEAN,
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

HOW CAN THE POLICE CONDONE
THIS KIND OF A THING?

A-AND IS HE GOING TO
PAY FOR THE DAMAGE? ARE YOU?

MR. PATEL,
IF YOU GO BACK TO YOUR OFFICE,

HE'S GONNA SETTLE UP WITH YOU
IN A MINUTE, ALL RIGHT?

[ SIGHS ]

LITTLE WEED,
SOME CLOTHES.

NOT MUCH TO GO ON, REALLY.

OH, THAT'S [BLEEP] GREAT.
THE TRIAL'S IN THREE DAYS.

IF EL FLACO
DOESN'T TESTIFY,

THOSE ASSHOLES
THAT YOU ARRESTED --

WHO SHOT A KID
IN THE FACE --

ARE GONNA BE
BACK ON THE STREET.

YOU EXPLAIN THAT
TO HIS MOMMY.
WE GET IT.

JUST FIND HIM.
RIGHT.

[ SIGHS ]

GOD, I HATE
WHEN ASSHOLES ARE RIGHT.

John: 'BOUT TIME.

LOOKS LIKE NARCO DECIDED TO BUST
OUR FAVORITE CRACK HOUSE.

Ben: HMM.

LET'S TAKE A LOOK
AT WHAT WE GOT.

[ SIGHS ]

[ CAR DOORS CLOSE ]

[ CELLPHONE VIBRATES ]

HELLO?

John:
HOW'S IT GOING, FELLAS?

YEAH, HEY,
THANKS FOR CALLING ME BACK.

BAD DAY, HUH, GUYS?
MORGAN, DAVID.

YEAH, HIS NAME CAME UP IN
THE COURSE OF AN INVESTIGATION.

I JUST NEED HIS CURRENT ADDRESS.

UH-HUH.

AH, THANK YOU.

WHO YOU
ON THE PHONE WITH?
MY MOM.

SHE IN THE HOSPITAL?
WHAT?

UNLESS SHE'S HAD A STROKE
OR HER UTERUS IS FALLING OUT,

YOU TELL HER YOU'RE WORKING,
AND YOU HANG UP THE PHONE.

I GET OUT OF THAT CAR,
YOU ARE ON MY HIP.

ALL RIGHT.
I'M SORRY.

OH, JESUS.

LOOK AT THIS GUY.

YEAH, YOU -- WHOA, WHOA!
STOP WALKING!

WHERE YOU GOING?

OH, UH...
[ CHUCKLES ]

YOU KNOW, I WAS JUST COMING
TO SEE, UH, MY BUDDY

WHEN I SAW THAT,
UM, YOU KNOW...

YOU WERE LOST?

WHAT'S THE ADDRESS?
WE'LL HELP YOU FIND HIM.

UH, PLEASE,
OFFICER, UH...

I-I WAS JUST...
IF I GET ARRESTED --

YOU GOT ANYTHING ON YOU
I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT?

WELL, I WAS IN SCHOOL,
ENGINEERING...

LOOK, MAN, I SWEAR
I'LL GO BACK TO REHAB AND --

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING?

YES, SIR.

A PIPE IN MY POCKET.

GOT ANY ROCK?
NO, SIR.

ALL RIGHT,
GIVE ME THE PIPE.

[ SNIFFS ]

LOOK AT ME. LOOK.

THE UNIVERSE IS CRUEL...

WHICH IS WHY YOU'RE LUCKY.

I FIND YOU HERE AGAIN,
YOU'RE GONNA WISH YOU WERE DEAD.

IN THE MORE LIKELY CASE,
WHERE I FIND YOU HERE DEAD,

MAGGOTS IN YOUR EYES,
I'M JUST GONNA SAY,

"I TOLD YOU SO, ASSHOLE,"
AND I'M GONNA LAUGH

JUST BEFORE I LET THE CORONER
TAKE SLICES OF YOUR HEAD.

YOU GOT IT?!

YES, SIR.

[ GLASS CLINKS ]
STEP ON IT.

[ GLASS CRACKS ]
AND GET OUT OF HERE.

WANT TO SPEND FOUR HOURS
BOOKING THAT GUY?

IT'S CALLED DISCRETION.

YOU JUST GOT TO KNOW
WHEN TO USE IT.

THANKS. YOU SEE?

THEY WON'T
PAY CASH OVERTIME,

BUT THEY WILL BOW DOWN
TO POLITICAL PRESSURE

TO DNA-TEST
EVERY RAPE KIT.

YOU DON'T LIKE
CATCHING RAPISTS?

OH, COME ON.

DIVISIONS I'VE WORKED --
NEWTON AND SOUTHEAST --

HALF THE RAPE CASES, THEY WERE
JUST FIGHTS OVER MONEY.

I HAVE TO BUY
KNOCKOFF SUNGLASSES

BECAUSE SOME METH WHORE
DIDN'T GET PAID?

WE EVER HAVE TO DO PRESS
ON A BIG CASE,

I'LL DO ALL THE TALKING.

MR. RITOWSKY.
HI. DETECTIVE ADAMS AND OCHOA.

WE UNDERSTAND YOU FOUND
SOMETHING UNPLEASANT

THIS MORNING?
[ SIGHS ]

CHAIN SAW.

BLADE CAME IN CLEAN, SEE,

BUT WHEN WE TOOK THE PLASTIC OFF
TO CLEAN THE MOTOR...

WE FOUND THIS MASH OF --
I DON'T KNOW --

MEAT, BLOOD.

SMELLED BAD, TOO.

MM. YOU CLEAN IT
AFTER EVERY RENTAL.

EVERY TIME.
AND OIL IT.

YOU HAVE RECORDS --
A NAME AND ADDRESS?

YEAH. UH, GUY PAID
BY CREDIT CARD.

WHAT DO YOU THINK,
HENRY?

Henry: WELL, WE GOT SOME MUSCLE,
TISSUE...

I DON'T SEE ANY FUR.

Josie: HUMAN?

WELL, IT'S HARD TO SAY
TILL WE BREAK IT DOWN.

YEAH, WE'RE GONNA NEED
TO GET SOME DNA ON THIS.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
WAIT A SECOND.

UM, WE'RE NOT EVEN SURE
IT'S A HOMICIDE YET.

YEAH, BUT IT'S OUR JOB
TO ASSUME IT IS.

IT'S ALSO OUR JOB
NOT TO JUMP INTO ANY CONCLUSIONS

AND WASTE A LOT
OF TIME AND MONEY.

SO DNA --
YES OR NO?

NO. YES.

WHAT'S WITH YOU TODAY?

NOTHING. I JUST WANT
TO DO THINGS RIGHT.

DO THINGS RIGHT?

WE GOT 20 OTHER CASES --
3 DOUBLE MURDERS --

AND ALL OF A SUDDEN,
YOU'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS ONE

'CAUSE THERE'S
SOME TISSUE ON A SAW?

YES, I AM.

AND IF YOU GOT A PROBLEM
WITH IT,

JUST TAKE IT UP
WITH FERNANDEZ.

YOU KNOW WHAT? GO AHEAD.
DNA YOUR ASS OFF.

PLACE IS A "B."

YOU DRAG US OUT OF AREA
FOR LUNCH,

AND YOU'RE GONNA
GIVE ME E. COLI?

WHAT? IT'S GOOD.
NO, IT'S NOT GOOD.

AND THE FRIES ARE SLIMY.
THE SANDWICH IS, LIKE, THIS --

IT SUCKS.

I SWEAR,
IF I PUKE MY GUTS UP,

I'M GONNA WIND UP
KICKING YOUR ASS.

ON YOUR 7,
ACROSS THE STREET.

I THINK THIS GUY'S OFF.

WHAT'S UP?

MANNERISMS --
HEAD'S ON A SWIVEL.

THERE'S A LOT OF 459s
THIS PART OF TOWN.

LITTLE BOOT'S GROWING UP.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

A43, SHOW US CODE 6.

I'M CONTACT,
YOU'RE COVER.

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

OFFICER, I'M SORRY.
I DO SOMETHING WRONG?

HERE'S MY LICENSE, REGISTRATION,
ALL IN GOOD SHAPE.

YOU FAILED TO SIGNAL
AT THAT LAST TURN.

OH, I-I THOUGHT I DID,
BUT, UH, IF YOU SAY SO, OKAY.

YOU KNOW WHO I AM?

UH, YES, SIR.
YOU ARE THE POLICE.

SHUT UP AND LOOK AT ME.

I'M LINDA SHERMAN'S SON.

LOOK, I, UH...
PLEASE --

LITTLE DIFFERENT NOW,
ISN'T IT, ASSHOLE...

FROM WHEN YOU KNOCKED OUT
MY TEETH?

IF I DID THAT TO YOU,
THEN I AM --

I'M SORRY.

YOU STAY THE HELL
AWAY FROM HER,

OR I WILL
BURY YOU ALIVE.
John: BEN.

BEN! YOU OKAY?

YOU'RE ON PAROLE, ASSHOLE,
AND I'M WATCHING.

THE SECOND YOU SCREW UP --
AND YOU WILL --

YOU'RE GOING BACK
TO THAT CELL.

HAVE A NICE [BLEEP] DAY.

WHAT WAS THAT?

NOTHING. HE'S GOOD.

LET'S GO.

UH, EXCUSE ME,
MR. STEPHEN LASKY?

YEAH.

CAN I HELP YOU?

THREE DAYS AGO, YOU RENTED A
CHAIN SAW FROM WOODLAND RENTALS?

YES.

AND MAY WE ASK YOU
WHAT YOU USED IT FOR?

YEAH, WELL, A BIG LIMB BROKE OFF
THAT OAK THE OTHER NIGHT,

AND I CUT IT UP FOR, UH --
FOR FIREWOOD.

DID YOU USE IT
TO CUT ANYTHING ELSE?

[ CHUCKLES ]
WELL, NOT INTENTIONALLY, NO.

AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN,
EXACTLY?

IT MEANS THIS.

65 STITCHES. I THOUGHT
I WAS GONNA FAINT.

THE DAMN THING SLIPPED
WHILE I WAS CUTTING UP
THE LAST FEW HUNKS.

[ Chuckling ] THANK YOU.
WE'RE SO SORRY TO BOTHER YOU.

NO, NO.
IT'S NO PROBLEM.

THANK YOU.
YEAH.

DIDN'T YOU WANT
TO TAKE A SWAB OF HIS CHEEK

SO WE COULD GET
A REFERENCE SAMPLE?

NO, NOT RIGHT NOW.

'CAUSE YOU KNOW,
IF HE DOESN'T COMPLY,

WE CAN CALL IN S.W.A.T.

Sammy:
WHY DO I WANT TO COME BY?

GEE, TAMMI, LET'S SEE.

'CAUSE IT'S MY GODDAMN HOUSE.

I PAY THE MORTGAGE.

NOT TO -- NOT TO MENTION
ALL MY SHIT'S THERE!

OH, Y-YOU'RE CRYING NOW?

ARE YOU CRYING?

I SHOULD BE CRYING, TAMMI.

I DIDN'T [BLEEP] A PHOTOGRAPHER
AND GET MYSELF PREGNANT.

YEAH? HE'S STANDING --

HE'S STANDING
RIGHT THERE WITH YOU?

CAN I TALK TO HIM?

PUT HIM ON, TAMMI!

LET ME [BLEEP] TALK
TO THAT EURO PIECE OF SHIT!

LET ME TALK TO HIM!

[BLEEP]

WOW.
THAT WENT PRETTY WELL.

THAT'S ONE HELL
OF A NICE GLASS HOUSE, MAN.

WHY DON'T YOU GO AND FAKE IT
DOWN THE STREET, ALL RIGHT?

NO SEAS TAN PENDEJO,
HECTOR.

[ BABY CRIES ]
EL FLACO-CITO.

HEY, BUDDY. HEY.

OH, IT'S A GOOD THING
HE GOT YOUR NOSE.

MAMA!

YOU CHANGED YOUR TOES,
HUH?

I LIKED
THE PINK ONES BETTER.

THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THIS,
DETECTIVE,

BUT I REALLY DON'T KNOW
WHERE EL FLACO IS.

LISTEN, IF YOU HEAR FROM HIM
OR YOU SEE HIM OR ANYTHING,

YOU JUST GIVE ME
A CALL, OKAY?

YOU STILL GOT MY CARD?

RIGHT NEAR MY BED, PAPI.

OH,
IF I WASN'T MARRIED...

[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]

YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU WANT TO BE
A HARD-CHARGER

AND USE YOUR INSTINCTS,
THAT'S FINE.

CROSS MY PATH FROM THE PASSENGER
SIDE AND ANNOUNCE,

"I'M CONTACT" --
WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?!

DAMN!

I THINK YOU'RE GETTING IT, AND
YOU START STEPPING ON YOUR MEAT.

DISPATCHER:
All units and A43 --

citizen reports a 211 in
progress at 2650 Boyle Avenue.

[ SIREN WAILS ]

Man: IN HERE!

IN HERE, IN HERE!

ANYBODY IN THERE STILL?
NO!

THEY'RE GONE?
YEAH, YEAH, COME ON!
IT'S OKAY!

A43, SHOW US CODE 4-0.
OUR LOCATION SUSPECT'S G.O.A.
THIRD TIME IN SIX MONTHS!

NOW THEY BEAT
ON MY DAUGHTER!

Woman: SHE COULDN'T GET THE
CASH REGISTER OPEN FAST ENOUGH,

SO THEY --
THEY HIT HER!

LOOK AT HER!
John: YOU ALL RIGHT, MA'AM?
YOU ALL RIGHT?

WE GOT
AN AMBULANCE COMING.

NO, NO. I'M -- I'M --
I'M GONNA BE OKAY.

I-I GOT A GOOD LOOK.
OKAY.
YOU CAN DESCRIBE HIM TO ME?

YES.

[ CONVERSATION IN CHINESE ]

SIR, CAN I TALK TO YOU?

CAN I TALK TO YOU, SIR?
COME HERE.

DOES THIS BELONG TO YOU?

YES. I BOUGHT IT
AFTER SECOND ROBBERY.

DID YOU DO THIS TO IT?

NO, IT WAS LIKE THAT.

ALL RIGHT,
WELL, YOU SEE THIS?

THIS MEANS
IT'S PROBABLY STOLEN.

IT'S A FELONY
THAT YOU EVEN HAVE IT.

BUT UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES,
I'M JUST GONNA CONFISCATE IT.

NO, YOU CAN'T!

SIR! SIR,
IT'S NOT REALLY UP TO ME.

HOW ELSE CAN I PROTECT
MY BUSINESS, MY FAMILY?

WHAT IF NEXT TIME THEY DON'T
JUST WANT TO PUSH HER AROUND?

[ SNIFFLES ]

ALL RIGHT, LOOK --

IT TAKES 10 DAYS TO BUY A LEGAL
GUN WITH A BACKGROUND CHECK.

I WANT YOU
TO BUY ONE TODAY.

THEN YOU CAN
TURN THIS OVER TO US

AS SOON AS YOU CAN PICK UP
THE LEGAL ONE.

YES, SIR.
ALL RIGHT.

HERE'S MY CARD, OKAY?
MM-HMM.

LEAVE ME A MESSAGE
WHEN YOU'VE DONE IT.

IF YOU DON'T,

I'M COMING BACK HERE IN TWO
WEEKS, AND I'M ARRESTING YOU.

YOU UNDERSTAND?

YES. THANK YOU, SIR.

CALL ME.

Hill: SHERMAN.

SHERMAN!

IN HERE.

THAT GUY JUST FILED A COMPLAINT
AGAINST YOU FOR HARASSMENT.

SARGE --
I KNOW.

I KNOW. HE SEXUALLY ASSAULTED
YOUR MOTHER.

DID YOU STOP HIM FOR NO REASON
AND THREATEN HIM?

NO, SIR. HE, UH...

HE DIDN'T SIGNAL.

[ SCOFFS ]

YOU THINK YOU CAN JUST
PUT ON THAT UNIFORM

AND THEN GO WORK OUT
YOUR OWN SHIT?

PUT US ALL AT RISK?

WASN'T MY INTENTION, SIR.

YOU REALLY WANT TO BE
ONE OF THOSE IDIOTS

WHO LETS HIS FEELINGS
SCREW HIS CAREER?

NO, SIR.

NOW, LOOK -- I HOPE MORGAN
BURNS IN HELL, OKAY?

BUT I NEED TO KNOW --
CAN I KEEP YOU ON THE STREETS,

OR DO I TAKE AWAY YOUR GUN
AND REFER YOU TO B.S.S.?

I'M OKAY
ON THE STREETS, SIR.

AND WHAT ABOUT MORGAN?

YOU GONNA STAY
THE HELL AWAY FROM HIM?

YES, SIR.

YES, SIR.

OKAY.
I WON'T TAKE THE COMPLAINT.

BUT I AM GONNA GENERATE
A COMMENT CARD

AND PUT IT
IN YOUR PACKAGE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

[ JOSIE CHUCKLES ]

WHAT?

IT'S PROBABLY A GIFT
FOR YOUR MOM.

OR FOR YOU,
IF HELL FREEZES OVER.

YOU EAVESDROPPED AND ME AND
RUSS' CONVERSATION THIS MORNING?

ARE WE NOT DETECTIVES?

IT MUST BE HARD TO SIT THERE,
CELIBATE,

WITH YOUR MOM'S BOX SPRINGS
GOING ALL NIGHT.

Russell: HEY.

DID YOU INTERVIEW A SUSPECT
UP IN RUSTIC CANYON?

OH. OH, UH, HE'S NO LONGER
A SUSPECT, RIGHT, LYDIA?

WELL,
I WAS LOGGING COMPLAINTS

INTO THE CAPTAIN'S DATABASE
THIS MORNING,

AND I SAW THAT THE WIFE OF,
UM...

GARRETT FIENBERG -- SHE REPORTED
HIM MISSING THREE DAYS AGO,

AND FIENBERG OWNS THE HOUSE
RIGHT NEXT TO YOUR GUY

UP IN RUSTIC CANYON.

WHAT?
IT'S A COINCIDENCE.

IT'S WORTH ANOTHER CALL.

NO, IT'S NOT.

I'M GOING TO GO
INTERVIEW THE WIFE.

YOU CAN STAY.
IT'S UP TO YOU.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

LET ME GO AND FAX
THIS PCD FOR WILLIAMS --

ONE OF OUR MURDERS.

THE LOVE-FEST CONTINUES.

DON'T EVEN
GET ME STARTED.

HEY, SO I HAD
MY INTERVIEW TODAY.

WHAT HAPPENED?

UM...CAN YOU SAY,
"CHALLENGER DISASTER"?

TURNS OUT THE HEAD OF SECURITY
FOR THE COMPANY IS EX-L.A.P.D.

SO RIGHT BEFORE OUR MEETING,
HE DOES A CHECK ON ME.

FINDS OUT THAT I JUST APPLIED
FOR PENSION DISABILITY.

GOES APE-SHIT.

CAPTAIN RIPS ME A NEW ONE.

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

I JUST PLEADED IGNORANCE.

SHE'S LETTING ME OFF
WITH A WARNING.

YOU GOT LUCKY.

THAT'S NOT
THE WORST OF IT.

UM, TODAY, UM...

DINA FROZE
OUR BANK ACCOUNTS

TO PROTECT
OUR MARITAL ASSETS.

I'M SORRY.

SO...

I'M GONNA BE SHORT THIS MONTH
ON CASH.

LIKE...REALLY SHORT.

YOU ASKING ME FOR A LOAN?

ONLY -- YES.

IF YOU COULD SWING IT.

HOW MUCH?

MAYBE...3 GRAND.

5 WOULD BE BETTER.

I'M...GONNA HAVE TO...

SEE IF I CAN
MOVE SOME THINGS AROUND.

I...

LET ME --
LET ME CHECK ON IT.

NO.

NO!
I AM NOT MISSING THE POINT.

YOU'LL SPONGE OFF MY INSURANCE
TO GET YOUR STUPID AMNIO,

BUT YOU WON'T AGREE
TO THE PATERNITY TEST

UNTIL AFTER
THE KID IS BORN?

AND WHY IS THAT, TAMMI?

DO YOU THINK I'M AN IDIOT?

OH, SCREW ME. NICE.

NO, TAMMI, SCREW YOU.
REALLY.

YEAH, SCREW YOU!

[BLEEP] POTHEAD.

THAT'S IT.
I'M GOING TO MY HOUSE.

I'M GONNA PICK UP MY STUFF,

AND YOU'RE COMING WITH ME
SO I DON'T MURDER ANYBODY.

WHERE ARE WE GONNA
PUT IT ALL?

I GOT SIX CASES OF BEER,
BELGIAN, NOT CHEAP,

IN THE GARAGE.

HE DRINKS A SINGLE BOTTLE,

I SWEAR TO GOD,
I'LL CUT HIS NUTS OFF.

LOOK, SAM, MY PLACE
IS PRETTY TIGHT, BRO --

AND THAT 55-INCH
FLAT SCREEN,

THE ONE THAT
I GOT THE DEAL ON --

BUT THOSE P-2 DOGS
FROM NEWTON,

THE ONES WHO WERE RENTING
THAT MANSION --

I JUST GOT THE NBA AND NFL
PACKAGES ON IT,

AND NOW THIS JERK-OFF, HE GETS
TO SIT AROUND, DRINKING MY BEER,

WATCHING IT ALL IN H.D.?

NO.
LOOK, MAN, I HEAR --

I HEAR THAT THEY, UH --
THEY HAVE A ROOM FOR RENT.

PLUS, THEY THROW
SOME PRETTY CRAZY PARTIES.

MIGHT BE EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED,
YOU KNOW?

[ CHUCKLES ]

YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANT ME
OUT OF YOUR HOUSE,

JUST -- JUST SAY SO.

OF COURSE NOT, ALL RIGHT?

YOU STAY
AS LONG AS YOU NEED.

I-I JUST THOUGHT MAYBE --
I DON'T KNOW --

YOU WERE LOOKING
FOR A REAL SETUP. THAT'S IT.

YEAH,
I'LL CHECK IT OUT, MAYBE.

LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE'S
McMANSIONIZING.

LET'S JUST
GET THIS OVER WITH.

SO, HAS YOUR HUSBAND EVER
DISAPPEARED BEFORE, MS. LOCKMAN?

OKAY, LOOK,
HE'S NOT MY HUSBAND.

I JUST SAID THAT,
YOU KNOW,

'CAUSE I FELT THE COPS
WOULD TAKE IT MORE SERIOUSLY.

I SEE.
AND HOW ARE YOU RELATED?

I'M HIS GIRLFRIEND --
OR ONE OF THEM.

AND, LIKE, I REALLY NEED
TO HAVE HIM FOUND,

'CAUSE, LIKE, WHO ELSE
IS GONNA PAY THE BILLS?

MR. FIENBERG
LIVES HERE WITH YOU?

ON AND OFF.
GARRETT'S INTO REAL ESTATE.

HE'S GOT A LOT OF PLACES.

HE'S RENOVATING
THIS ONE FOR ME.

SO, HOW DO YOU KNOW
HE'S EVEN MISSING?

HE COULD HAVE
JUST SPLIT ON YOU.

HE WAS SUPPOSED TO
GO TO NEW YORK ON TUESDAY

FOR BUSINESS.

BUT HIS CAR'S STILL HERE.
HE LEFT ALL THIS.

I CALLED THE AIRLINE.

THEY SAID HE WASN'T
ON THE PLANE.

MIGHT HAVE TAKEN
A DIFFERENT FLIGHT.

HE HAD FLOOR SEATS TO
WEDNESDAY'S KNICKS GAME

AGAINST THE LAKERS.

NO WAY HE'D LEAVE THESE.

WAS MR. FIENBERG
THREATENED LATELY?

ANY CONFLICTS WITH ANYONE?

WELL, LET'S SEE.

JERKS AROUND HIS CONTRACTORS,
LIES A BUNCH, CHEATS --

NAH,
PEOPLE LOVE GARRETT.

ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE NEIGHBOR
NEXT DOOR?

NOT THAT I KNOW OF.

WE BARELY EVEN
KNOW THE GUY.

LOOK, HOW LONG DOES IT USUALLY
TAKE TO FIND PEOPLE?

ALL THIS LANDSCAPING'S
COMING TOMORROW,

AND I THINK IT'S C.O.D.

WE'LL DO OUR BEST.

HEY, THANKS,
FOR BRINGING HER, HUH?

NO WORRIES, MAN.

Sammy: DROPPED A LITTLE COIN
IN YOUR COMMISSARY POT.

WE DON'T WANT YOU
NOT FLOSSING.
[ CHUCKLES ]

SO NOW I'M GONNA TELL YOU SHIT?
IS THAT WHAT YOU THINK?

NO, WE'RE HERE
FOR OUR HEALTH, BRO.

WE RESPECT YOU TOO MUCH
TO BULLSHIT YOU.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOUR BOY --
EL FLACO.

NOT A CLUE. SORRY.

ALL RIGHT, MAN,
THAT'S COOL.

OH, BUT BEFORE WE GO,
YOU GOT TO CHECK THIS OUT.

YOUR BOY TOMMY'S
IN OUR PROGRAM NOW.

HE'S GOT HANDS
LIKE JERRY RICE.

KID'S NO DUMMY, EITHER.

LAST TIME HE SAYS TO ME --
REMEMBER THIS, NATE? --

HE GOES, "YO, SAMMY,
IF CHINA HAS BEACHES, TOO,

LIKE, WHERE IN THE OCEAN
DO THE WAVES CHANGE DIRECTION?"

[ BOTH LAUGH ]
HEY, CAN I GET
A COPY OF THIS?

THAT'S YOURS.

ANYWAY, MAN, NEXT TIME
EL FLACO COMES TO VISIT YOU,

YOU TELL HIM WE SAID
TO GO SCREW HIMSELF.

YEAH.

HE DON'T NEVER
COME VISIT.

NO? OH, SHIT, MAN.

I THOUGHT YOU GUYS WERE LIKE
HALF-BROTHERS OR SOMETHING.

NO, YOU KNOW HOW IT IS --

GUY STARTS SNITCHING, HE LEAVES
IT BEHIND, THE LIFE --

HEY, HE'S NOT SNITCHING.
I HEARD THAT, ALL RIGHT?

BUT NO WAY THAT'S TRUE.

ON MY SON PETEY'S LIFE,
I'M TELLING YOU IT'S TRUE.

HEAR HE'S BEEN HANGING AT THIS
HOUSE IN WILMINGTON, ON EMDEN.

MIGHT FIND HIM THERE TODAY
'CAUSE HE NEVER MISSES A FIGHT.

FIGHT?

LIKE ON PAY-PER-VIEW
AND STUFF?

THAT'S ALL I HEARD, MAN.

SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND?

WE'RE ALLEGEDLY
ON PATROL HERE.

YEAH, SORRY.
I'M, UH...

HAVEN'T BEEN SLEEPING WELL
LATELY.

DISPATCHER: All units, there's
a report of unknown trouble

at 187 Franklin Street,
past Pine.

A43 --
SHOW US HANDLING.

[ ENGINE REVS ]

[ TIRES SCREECH ]

[ ENGINE SHUTS OFF ]

A43, additional on your call --

T.R. reports a couple fighting
on the second floor.

YOU [BLEEP]
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
Man: I PAID FOR THIS SHIT!

DON'T GIVE ME THIS SHIT!
I PAID FOR IT, NOW!

HEY!
POLICE -- FREEZE!

YOU'RE GONNA GIVE ME
THAT SHIT!
HEY, ASSHOLE!

HELP!

Ben: I GOT HIM!
I GOT HIM!

SHOOT HIM!
DO I LOOK OKAY?!

FREEZE!

FREEZE!
GET YOUR HANDS UP!

GET OUT OF THE DRAWER!
BACKGROUND!

GET OUT OF THE DRAWER!
GET OUT!
BACKGROUND!

[ GLASS SHATTERS ]

[ TASER CRACKLING ]

UNH!

UNH!

[ GROANING ]

BEN.

BEN!

[ GRUNTING ]

COME ON.
[ GLASS CLINKS ]

BEN!

COME ON! COME ON!

COME ON, YOU [BLEEP]

[BLEEP] YOU!

WHY DON'T YOU
JUST SHOOT HIM?

THAT'S WHAT I'D DO
IF HE'D DONE THAT TO MY MOM.

[ SIGHS LIGHTLY ]

SERGEANT HILL TOLD YOU.

WHEN I WAS A P-2 DOG,
FRESHLY MINTED,

I WENT ON PATROL SOLO
ONE NIGHT.

I GOT THIS BURGLARY CALL.

THIS HOUSE -- IT'S DARK,
THE FRONT DOOR'S OPEN.

SO LIKE A SHITHEAD, I GO INSIDE,
SEE IF I CAN BE A HERO.

I HEAR THIS NOISE DOWN
THE HALLWAY, SOME RUSTLING.

I WALK DOWN,
THE HALLWAY'S ALL LIT UP BLUE

FROM A SILENT TV
COMING FROM THIS BEDROOM.

SO I GO IN...

GUN DRAWN, AND...

THERE'S THIS BIG GUY.

HE'S MAYBE 220.

HE'S MOVING AROUND
ON TOP OF SOME LAUNDRY.

AND THEN I SEE
IT'S NOT LAUNDRY.

IT'S A WOMAN...
WHO'S 89 YEARS OLD...

[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]
...THIN LIKE PAPER,
GETTING RAPED,

AND I NEVER WANTED TO SHOOT
ANYONE MORE IN MY LIFE.

WHY DIDN'T YOU?

[ CHUCKLES SOFTLY ]

I WAS WORRIED I'D HIT HER.

THERE'S THINGS
YOU GOT TO FORGET.

I CAN'T.

DON'T LIE TO ME AGAIN.

YOU BEAT THE SHIT
OUT OF A SUSPECT

'CAUSE YOU NEEDED
SOME RELEASE.

NO.

I WILL NOT RISK MY JOB
AND MY PENSION OVER YOU.

ARE WE CLEAR?

YES, SIR.

Josie: GRACIAS.

SO HOW DID YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD CANVASSES GO?

DID YOU FIND
THE SMOKING GUN?

NO, NOT YET.

JUST CANCEL
THAT DNA REQUEST.

IT'S A WASTE
OF TIME AND MONEY.

MNH-MNH.

I ASKED FIENBERG'S GIRLFRIEND
FOR HIS HAIRBRUSH

JUST IN CASE
WE NEED TO GET A HAIR SAMPLE.

WHAT YOU GONNA DO NOW,
GO THROUGH LASKEY'S TRASH

TO SEE IF YOU CAN GET
SOME OF HIS SALIVA?

GARBAGE DAY IS THURSDAY.

YOU GOT A PROBLEM
WITH ME?

'CAUSE I THINK YOU'RE JUST
INTO THIS CASE

'CAUSE I THINK
IT'S BULLSHIT.

YEAH, AND I THINK
YOU'RE IGNORING IT

'CAUSE I THINK
IT'S SOMETHING.

I'VE GOT 20-PLUS YEARS.
I WAS RHD.

I'VE BEEN THERE,
SWEETHEART.

I DON'T NEED
ANY MORE GOLD STARS.

THEN WHY ARE YOU
BACK IN THE DIVISION?

IT'S NONE
OF YOUR DAMN BUSINESS.

'CAUSE YOU BOSSED EVERYBODY
AROUND AND THEY GOT SICK OF IT.

ME? WHAT ABOUT YOU?

HOW MANY PARTNERS
HAVE YOU BEEN THROUGH
IN THE LAST TWO YEARS?

RUSS WAS SHOT.

OH, RUSS WAS GOOD AND SHOT
WAY BEFORE, FROM WHAT I HERE.

YOU DE-BALLED HIM,
AND THEN THE OTHER GUYS,

WHEN THEY FOUND OUT WHAT
YOU WERE LIKE, THEY BAILED.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT IT?

I KNOW RUSS
WAS YOUR LAPDOG --

JERK THE CHAIN
AND HE'D DO WHATEVER.

COME ON.
NOW YOU'RE LIKE HIS MOMMY.

YOU'RE GONNA GIVE HIM A HAND --
"LET'S LEND HIM SOME MONEY."

IT'S TIME TO CUT THE CORD,
LYDIA.

SPYING ON ME AGAIN?
WHOA. WHAT IS UP WITH YOU?

YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS ISN'T WORKING, OKAY?

[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
LET'S JUST TELL FERNANDEZ,
GET REASSIGNED.

OKAY, FINE WITH ME.

ADAMS.

YEAH.

OH, WOW.
THAT'S INTERESTING.

THANKS.

WELL, THE LAB
FINISHED THE FINAL BREAKDOWN

ON THE CHAIN-SAW TISSUE.
MM-HMM.

ALONG WITH FLESH AND BLOOD,

THEY FOUND HAIR, COTTON FIBER,
WOOD PULP,

AND BONE.

LASKEY CUT INTO HIS BONE?

AND HE'S STILL
WALKING AROUND?

Sammy: YOU DON'T WANT
TO CALL ME BACK, THAT'S FINE.

BUT I AM COMING THERE TODAY
AT 4:00, TAMMI, TO GET MY STUFF,

AND IF YOU'RE SMART,
YOU WON'T BE THERE.

AND IF --
IF VICTOR IS THERE...

WELL, HE'S GOING TO JAIL

FOR WHATEVER REASON
I CAN COME UP WITH.

YOU PROBABLY SHOULDN'T
LEAVE STUFF LIKE THAT
ON HER VOICEMAIL.

I TALKED TO THAT LAWYER.

CHEAP DIVORCE, NO FRILLS --
10 GRAND.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BET
IT'S RIGHT THERE?

[ ROCK-'N'-ROLL MUSIC PLAYS ]
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]

[ ROOSTERS CLUCKING ]

[ MAN SINGING IN SPANISH ]

SAMMY! SAM.

I GOT A SUSPECT RUNNING
WITH HIS COCK IN HIS HAND

[laughing] ON CHEROKEE EAST
AND 5th!

El Flaco: OH!

HEY, MAN! I WAS GONNA COME BACK
AND TESTIFY!

AAH! HEY, HOMEY,
DON'T HURT MY COCK, MAN!

DON'T HURT MY COCK!

[ CHUCKLES ]

at 2650 Boyle Avenue.

R.A. unit is en route.

JESUS, NOT AGAIN.
[ SIREN CHIRPS ]

A43 -- SHOW US RESPONDING,
2650 BOYLE.

Man: GET AN AMBULANCE!
HE SHOT HIM!

WHO SHOT WHO?
THE CHINESE GUY SHOT HIM!

[ WOMAN SPEAKING CHINESE ]
SIR.

SIR! I NEED YOU
TO PUT THE GUN DOWN.

HE JUST SHOT HIM --
FOR NO REASON!

THAT'S NOT TRUE!
HE WAS THREATENING MY FATHER.

Ben: ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT,
ONE AT A TIME.

AND THE KID
CAME IN --
SIT DOWN, SIR!

HE WANTED
TO USE THE BATHROOM.

AND IT'S -- IT'S FOR
CUSTOMERS ONLY. MY FATHER
TOLD HIM THREE TIMES.

Man: SO HE STARTED MOUTHING
OFF, AND HE WENT FOR
SOMETHING IN HIS PANTS.

HE WAS SWEARING, AND SCARY,
AND REACHING IN HIS PANTS --

Woman: YEAH, SO HE COULD BUY
SOMETHING AND USE THE BATHROOM!

[ ALL SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY ]

John:
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT!

ALL OF YOU, NOW!
YOU, STOP!

Sammy: CAR'S NOT HERE.
GOOD.

SHE AND SHITHEAD
MUST HAVE GOT THE MESSAGE.

[ CAR DOOR CLOSES ]

HOW HEAVY IS THAT TV?

IT'S --

[BLEEP]

WHAT? WHAT'S GOING ON?

SHE CHANGED THE LOCK.

COME ON.
WHERE YOU GOING, MAN?
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

SAMMY!

SAMMY.

SAMMY, COME ON!

I KNEW IT.

LET'S GO, MAN.
COME ON.

HE'S DRINKING MY BEER.
DRINKING MY BEER.

GET IN THE CAR, MAN.
COME ON.

WATCHING MY TV.

H.D.
COME ON --

YOU KNOW?

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
NO, NO, NO!

DON'T BE [BLEEP] STUPID!

[ GLASS SHATTERS ]

[BLEEP] DAMN IT, SAMMY!

YOU'RE BEING A [BLEEP] IDIOT,
MAN!

LET ME SEE YOUR HANDS
RIGHT NOW!

NOW!
LOOK, WE'RE COPS!

KEEP YOUR HANDS
IN THE AIR!

WALK BACK TOWARDS
THE SOUND OF MY VOICE!

WE'RE COPS!

BACK! BACK! BACK!

[ SIREN CHIRPS ]

E.M.T.:
JUST A FEW MORE SECONDS.

KEEP PRESSURE
ON THE CAROTID.

OKAY, LET GO.
LET GO. WE GOT IT.

GUY'S BEEN ROBBED
THREE TIMES IN A ROW.

IF THIS KID DIES, HE'S GONNA BE
ON THE HOOK FOR MURDER.

ILLEGAL GUN.
NO SERIAL NUMBER.

[ SHOUTING IN CHINESE ]

TOO BAD WE DIDN'T
SEE THAT GUN EARLIER.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

[ SIREN WAILS ]

[ DOORBELL RINGS ]

GO AHEAD AND SAY IT.

SAY WHAT...PARTNER?

YOU GOT BALLS, ADAMS.
I LIKE THAT.

Lasky: NOW, YOU KNOW
THAT'S CHEATING.

NO, NONE OF THAT.
NOW STOP.

DETECTIVES.

HELLO. CAN I HELP YOU?

YOU WANT TO TELL US AGAIN

HOW YOU CUT YOUR LEG
WITH THE CHAIN SAW?

HEY, KIDS,
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

WE HAVE A SEARCH WARRANT
FOR YOUR HOME

AND A JUDGE'S PERMISSION
TO TAKE YOUR DNA.

NOW, YOU REALLY WANT
TO MAKE US DO THAT?

I MEAN, THE CADAVER DOGS,
THE DNA,

THE WHOLE
THREE-RING CIRCUS?

GONNA PUT YOUR FAMILY
THROUGH ALL THAT

JUST FOR THEM TO FIND OUT
YOU'RE LYING?

YOU SEE THIS OAK?

IT'S, UH, 200 YEARS OLD.

MY KIDS
GREW UP PLAYING ON IT.

I PUSHED THEM ON --
ON THAT SWING.

AND NOW
I PUSH MY GRANDKIDS.

HE SAID THAT
IT BLOCKED THE VIEW

FROM THE ROOF DECK
THAT HE WAS BUILDING.

HE OFFERED ME $20,000
TO CUT IT DOWN.

I SAID NO.

AND THEN HE HAMMERED --

HE HAMMERED
THESE LONG COPPER NAILS

INTO THE TRUNK
OF THE TREE.

NOW,
I LOOKED THIS UP ONLINE.

THIS IS A WAY
TO POISON TREES.

SO I -- I CONFRONTED HIM,

AND HE CAME AT ME
WITH A HAMMER!

HE ASSAULTED YOU.

YES. I-I-I JUST --

I SHOVED HIM JUST TO, YOU KNOW,
GET HIM OUT OF MY WAY,

AND HE...

IT'S JUST THAT HE FELL, R--

AND HE -- AND HE HIT HIS HEAD.
AND, UM...

I-I PANICKED.

I PANICKED, AND I DRAGGED HIM
INTO MY YARD,

AND I COVERED HIM --
I COVERED HIM WITH A TARP,

AND THEN, IN THE MORNING,

WHEN NOBODY WOULD WORRY
ABOUT THE CHAIN-SAW NOISE, I...

YOU CUT HIM WITH IT.

AND YOU CUT YOUR LEG
WHILE YOU WERE CUTTING THE BODY.

I'M SORRY.
I'M SO SORRY.

WHERE'S THE BODY?

IT'S IN THE DUMP...
AT BALDWIN PARK.

HIS WIFE'S PREGNANT.

THE BABY'S
PROBABLY NOT HIS.

SHIT.

LOOK, JUST TELL HIM
TO GET HIS SHIT TOGETHER.

WE DON'T NEED
TO BE OUT HERE

DEALING WITH THIS KIND
OF STUPIDITY.

ALL RIGHT.
THANKS, GUYS.

Sammy: DON'T SAY ANYTHING,
OKAY?

[ CAR DOOR CLOSES,
ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

LET'S GET A DRINK.

WHAT DO WE DO
ABOUT THAT?

I GUESS IT'S GONNA GET DRAFTY
IN THERE TONIGHT.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
WRITE HER A NOTE.

SIX PIECES? REALLY?

WE DUG THROUGH
LIKE 50 YARDS OF DUMP.

THEY FOUND
THE ARMS AND LEGS FIRST.

MM. SAME BAG?

CAN'T FIND BAGS THAT BIG.

[ Laughing ]
NO, DIFFERENT BAGS.

THE HEAD AND TORSO WAS --
THEY WERE EVEN DOUBLE-BAGGED.

WELL, PROBABLY FROM
ALL THE BLOOD, RIGHT?

YOU GOT PLANS
THIS WEEKEND?

MNH-MNH.
SHOPPING FOR EAR PLUGS.

[ SCOFFS ]
THIS THING WITH MY MOM...

[ CHUCKLES ]

MAN, IT'S GETTING WORSE.

LAST NIGHT, I CAME HOME,

AND GREGORY'S PANTS
WERE DRAPED OVER THE CHAIR.

UGH.

IN THE LIVING ROOM?
KITCHEN.

OH!
OH.

[ LAUGHS ]
[ SHUDDERED EXHALE ]

AND THEN I HEARD AL GREEN
PLAYING UPSTAIRS.

OH! IT WAS LIKE,
"I'M OUT OF HERE!"

Lydia: WHAT ABOUT YOU?
YOU GOT BIG PLANS?

UH...

NO.

I'M GONNA HAVE TO
GO THROUGH THE GARAGE,

S-- SEE WHAT
I CAN SELL ONLINE.

YOU KNOW THAT JET-SKI
THAT ME AND DINA BOUGHT,

FOR OUR WEEKENDS UP AT LAKE,
UM, HAVE-A-BREW?

BE LUCKY TO GET HALF
WHAT I PAID FOR THAT.

RUSS, UM...

I THOUGHT ABOUT IT.

I'M SORRY, I --

I CAN'T GIVE YOU THE LOAN.

MM-HMM.

CAN'T OR WON'T?

WON'T.

I -- JUST --
IT'S OUR FRIENDSHIP.

I DON'T WANT TO...

YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO
MESS IT UP WITH MONEY STUFF.

YOU KNOW
WHAT I'M SAYING?

YEAH. SURE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

HE CALLED ME.
DAVID CALLED ME.

WHAT?

HE CAN SEE YOU
FROM HIS WINDOW.

HE'S AFRAID
YOU'RE GONNA HURT HIM

OR FRAME HIM OR WHATEVER
SO HE GOES BACK TO JAIL.

HE CALLED YOU?

WHAT...

HE WROTE ME FROM PRISON,
OKAY?

HE WANTED
TO ASK MY FORGIVENESS.

HE SAID HE FOUND GOD.

AND I'VE -- I'VE --
I'VE TRIED TO FORGIVE HIM.

FOR ME, NOT FOR HIM.

FOR ME.

SO THAT I CAN
GET ON WITH MY LIFE.

[ SIGHS ]

AND I HAVE.

IS THAT WHY DRINK THREE
SCREWDRIVERS FOR BREAKFAST?

IS THAT WHY YOU LET DAD
HANG AROUND?

BECAUSE YOU'VE MOVED ON?

STOP IT, PLEASE.

MOM, THIS IS BULLSHIT.

THIS IS BULLSHIT!

[ SIGHS ]

LOOK, YOUR DAD WAS INTO
A LOT OF BAD STUFF --

GAMBLING, DRUGS.

[ SIGHS ]

I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER IT ALL,
FRANKLY.

AND I WAS NO SAINT.

I WENT ALONG
WITH A LOT OF IT.

AND THEN, ONE NIGHT...

[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]

...DAVID MORGAN CAME OVER.

HE WAS HIGH.

AND...HE WAS SAYING
DAD OWED HIM MONEY.

AND...

I KNEW HIM.

YOU KNOW, I-I THOUGHT
I COULD HANDLE IT.

SO I...

I...

I TRIED TO HANDLE HIM.

[ Voice breaking ]
BUT THEN YOU C--

YOU CAME DOWNSTAIRS.

OH, SWEETHEART,
CAN YOU FORGIVE ME?

YOU DON'T...

[ SOBS LIGHTLY ]

[ Voice breaking ]
YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING, MOM.

[ SNIFFLES ]

[ CRYING ]

[ SNIFFLES ]

[ SNIFFLES ]