T.J. Hooker (1982–1986): Season 2, Episode 21 - Payday Pirates - full transcript

Hooker and Romano team up with Jim Corrigan and his new rookie partner Stacy Sheridan to catch an armed robber who preys on people cashing their paychecks, among them Fran Hooker, whom he pistol whips and leaves in danger of blindness.

LEFT, LEFT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT.

LEFT, LEFT, LEFT, RIGHT,
LEFT, LEFT, RIGHT...

MANFREDI AND GERTZ, ADAM-51.

DECKER AND ALLEN, ADAM-11.

SHERIDAN... SHERIDAN?

I'M HERE.

I'M SORRY. I HAD TO GO BACK TO THE
BARRACKS TO GET MY DRIVER'S LICENSE

ALL RIGHT. SIT
DOWN. TAKE IT EASY.

ALL RIGHT, AS YOU
KNOW, OFF. SHERIDAN

HAS COMPLETED
HER PHASE-2 TRAINING

AND TODAY BEGINS HER
WEEK OF RIDE-ALONGS.



TO DETERMINE HER FITNESS TO
MOVE INTO FULL PHASE-3 FIELD DUTIES.

THE STREETS ARE
FINALLY GOING TO BE SAFE.

THANK YOU, OFF. ROMANO.

THAT'S NOT THE FUNNIEST
THING I'VE EVER HEARD.

STACY, YOUR TRAINING OFFICER
WILL BE JIM CORRIGAN, ADAM-16.

JIM, YOU WERE OFF YESTERDAY.

WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO BRIEF
YOU ON YOUR NEW ASSIGNMENT.

BAKER AND DOYLE, ADAM-32.

NOW TO THE CRIME PICTURE.

2 CONVENIENCE STORE
ROBBERIES IN THE INDUSTRIAL AREA.

DETECTIVES SAY THEY
WERE PROBABLY PICKED

BECAUSE THEY CASH PAYCHECKS
AND ARE NEAR FACTORIES.

BOTH JOBS WENT DOWN
ON FACTORY PAYDAYS.

THIS DUDE IS HEAVY,
AND DANGEROUS,



AND WORTH EVERY
BIT OF YOUR ATTENTION.

MALE CAUCASIAN,

BLACK HAIR, BROWN
EYES, 160 POUNDS,

6 FEET TALL, MEDIUM COMPLEXION.

HIS FAVORITE TOY
IS A .45 AUTOMATIC,

AND HE'S NOT
RELUCTANT TO USE IT.

BOY, AM I NERVOUS.

I KNOW THE FEELING.

JUST STAY ALERT
AND LET IT HAPPEN.

YOU'VE BEEN
TRAINED FOR IT, STACE.

AND CORRIGAN. YOU KNOW WHAT
HAPPENED TO HIS LAST TRAINEE.

HEY, ANDREWS WAS A WASHOUT

BECAUSE HE COULDN'T CUT
IT, STACE, IT'S THAT SIMPLE.

I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT.

I AM.

WELL, YOU'RE JUST FULL
OF SURPRISES, HOOKER.

IT WAS TIME TO MOVE HER TO
THE NEXT PHASE. SHE'S READY.

SAYS WHO? SAYS ME. AND
THE REVIEW COMMITTEE.

YEAH, I'M NOT SURE I AGREE.

THERE'S NO SPECIAL
FAVORS COMING FROM ME.

'CAUSE SHE'S THE CAPTAIN'S
DAUGHTER? I KNOW HE WOULDN'T ASK IT.

I'M JUST NOT SURE SHE'S
READY FOR THE FULL TREATMENT.

LISTEN, CORRIGAN, YOU'RE
THE TRAINING OFFICER.

MAKE SURE, MAKE A DECISION,
ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

LEFT, LEFT, RIGHT...

SHOTGUN'S LOADED, 4 IN THE
MAGAZINE AND SECURED IN THE RACK, SIR.

THE NAME IS JIM,
I'M NOT "SIR," OK?

OK, JIM. ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO?

YEAH. YOU CAN BE ON TIME
FOR ROLL CALL IN THE FUTURE,

AND WHEN YOU GET THERE, PAY
ATTENTION. YOU MIGHT LEARN SOMETHING.

HERE YOU GO.

YOU'RE DRIVING. THAT'S THE
FIRST THING I'LL EVALUATE.

YOU KNOW, NOBODY WAS
DOING STACY ANY FAVORS

WHEN THEY SADDLED
HER WITH CORRIGAN.

HEY, THAT'S MY JUDGMENT
YOU'RE HACKING ON, JUNIOR.

JIM CORRIGAN HAPPENS TO BE THE
BEST TRAINING OFFICER ON THE WATCH.

YEAH, BUT HE'S GOT
AN ATTITUDE PROBLEM.

I MEAN, SURE, HIS
PARTNER WAS KILLED.

THAT'S NOT EASY TO LIVE WITH.

BUT IT HAPPENED A LONG TIME AGO.

THAT'S ONLY HALF THE STORY.

THE DAY HIS PARTNER WAS KILLED,
CORRIGAN WAS OUT ON SICK LEAVE.

HIS PARTNER WAS
RIDING WITH A LADY COP.

YOU READY? YEAH.

NOW DON'T SCREW UP, KID.

COMPRIS?

OK, EVERYBODY
AGAINST THE BACK WALL.

MOVE IT! MOVE IT!

YOU HEAR ME? RIGHT NOW!

COME ON, MAN!

ALL UNITS IN THE VICINITY
AND 4-ADAM-30, A 2-11 SILENT

AT THE DELL MINI-MART, INDUSTRIAL
PARKWAY SOUTH. HANDLE CODE 3.

4-ADAM-30, ROGER.

SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME M. 0.

AS THE DUTY TOLD US
ABOUT THIS MORNING.

4-ADAM-16, ADVISE 30

WE'RE ROLLING FOR
BACKUP ON THE 2-11.

SHERIDAN.

30 WAS ASSIGNED
CODE 3. WE WEREN'T.

SORRY.

I KNOW ONLY THE ASSIGNED UNIT
GOES REDS AND SIRENS. HONEST.

I GUESS I'M JUST
EDGY, SIR. UH, JIM.

I WANT EVERYTHING.
MONEY, JEWELRY.

HEY, GIVE US A BREAK, HUH?

WE JUST CASHED OUR
PAYCHECKS. SHUT UP!

OK, LET'S GO.

OR YOU'LL ALL END UP LIKE THAT.

COME ON. COME ON.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE
BEHIND YOUR BACK, LADY?

WHAT? NO-NOTHING.

NOTHING, EH?

DON'T TAKE THAT. PLEASE,
PLEASE, DON'T TAKE THAT!

I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT
NOTHING FEELS LIKE.

4-ADAM-30 IN PURSUIT OF 2-11
SUSPECTS IN SILVER CHARGER.

6-2-2-ADAM-PAUL-ADAM.

WESTBOUND ON 7TH
FROM INDUSTRIAL PARKWAY.

HE JUST SHOT HIM,
FOR NO REASON AT ALL.

NEED AN AMBULANCE AT DELI
JUNIOR MARKET, 929 VICTORY.

AN AMBULANCE IS EN ROUTE.

HE WON'T BE NEEDING IT.

STEP BACK.

SHERIDAN!

MY GOD. THAT'S HOOKER'S WIFE!

SLOW DOWN, I'M JUMPING OUT.

HEY, MAN, GIVE ME THAT.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

MOVE!

HEY, IT'S MINE, IT'S MINE. LET GO,
COME ON, MAN, HALF OF IT IS MINE.

WE MADE A DEAL. COME ON!

ALL RIGHT, HOTSHOT,
RIGHT DOWN HERE!

PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK.

CUFF HIM.

FRANNIE.

OH, MY RING.

HE TOOK MY RING.

IT WAS THE FIRST THING
YOU EVER GAVE ME, HOOKER.

DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT THE RING.

WE'LL GET IT BACK. TAKE IT EASY.

HEY, HOW ARE THE TIME
TRIALS GOING, DOYLE?

NOT BAD.

WE MADE OUR SLOT THIS MORNING.

HEY.

HEY, MICKEY, TAKE 5, OK?

I NEED ANOTHER SETUP.

NOT BEFORE I GET MY
CUT FROM YESTERDAY.

THAT DRIVER YOU PUT
ME ON TO WAS A LOSER.

IF HE HADN'T SCREWED
UP, I WOULD'VE SCORED.

NO MONEY, NO SET-UPS,
HENDRICKS. THAT WAS THE DEAL.

WELL, LET US CALL THIS
A DOWN PAYMENT, OK?

WHAT'S THIS?

IT'S REAL, THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

AND YOU'LL GET THE REST
TOMORROW, AFTER THE NEXT JOB.

IN THE MEANTIME, I
WANT ANOTHER CAR

AND THE NAME OF ANOTHER DRIVER.

AND HE BETTER BE GOOD THIS TIME,

OR YOU'LL BE SORRY
YOU EVER SAW MY FACE.

OK, BONHOMME?

LEFT, LEFT, LEFT, LEFT...

LET ME HEAR IT AGAIN.

WHERE WERE YOU? LET ME HEAR IT!

COME ON, McGUIRE, SPELL IT OUT.

WHERE WERE YOU?

YOU'RE LOOKING AT
A LONG STAY IN HERE

UNLESS I GET CHAPTER AND VERSE.

WHAT'S HOOKER DOING HERE?

I THOUGHT HE WAS
AT THE HOSPITAL.

HE WAS, ALL NIGHT.

HE'S BACK WITH A
FULL HEAD OF STEAM.

HOOKER, THAT SUSPECT'S ALREADY
BEEN QUESTIONED BY THE DETECTIVES.

I'M GOING OVER EVERYTHING
ON THIS CASE MYSELF.

THE WITNESSES, THE
EVIDENCE, AND THAT SUSPECT.

YOU KNOW THE BOOK, HOOKER.

YOU'RE TOO PERSONALLY
INVOLVED, SO JUST BACK OFF.

DENNIS, FRAN IS
LYING IN THE HOSPITAL

WITH PRESSURE ON
HER OPTIC NERVE.

IF IT DOESN'T RELIEVE ITSELF, THEY'RE
GONNA HAVE TO GO IN WITH A LASER.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE
POSSIBILITY OF HER BEING BLIND FOR LIFE.

ARE YOU ORDERING ME TO BACK OFF?

JUST TAKE IT EASY, HOOKER.

BUT I WANT YOU TO
UNDERSTAND ONE THING:

ONE TOE OVER THE LINE,

I'M GOING TO HAVE TO PULL YOU.

AFTER SMASHING INTO THAT TRUCK,

IT'S A WONDER THERE'S
ANYTHING LEFT OF THIS CAR.

WITH THE KIND OF
FIREPOWER IN THAT ENGINE,

A MACHINE LIKE THAT
CAN GO 80 IN 4 SECONDS.

WHO TAUGHT YOU
ABOUT SOUPED-UP CARS?

ME.

I BUILT A MUSTANG FROM
THE FRAME UP IN HIGH SCHOOL.

WHO TAUGHT YOU?

WHEN I WAS WITH
SAN FRANCISCO P.D.

I, UH, MOONLIGHTED DRIVING STOCK
CARS AT THE OAKLAND SPEEDWAY.

WELL, THERE ARE A FEW
GOOD TRACKS AROUND HERE.

OH, I STOPPED RACING
A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.

IS THAT WHEN YOU
LATERAL-TRANSFERRED INTO L.C.P.D.?

I FIGURED AS LONG AS I
WAS DEVOTING MY LIFE

TO CATCHING BAD GUYS, I'D DO IT
WHERE THE WEATHER'S PLEASANT.

WELL, IF YOU EVER DECIDE
TO GET BACK INTO A STOCK CAR,

I'M PRETTY GOOD WITH A
SOCKET WRENCH. LOOK, SHERIDAN,

MY ORDERS ARE TO BE
YOUR PARTNER ON THE JOB.

LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY.

THIS WAY IT'LL BE EASIER ON BOTH
OF US WHEN THE PARTNERSHIP ENDS.

I WAS JUST TRYING
TO BE... FRIENDLY.

CORRIGAN, STACY,

FRAN HOOKER HAD A
PICTURE TAKEN OF HER RING

FOR INSURANCE PURPOSES.
WE HAD COPIES MADE.

YOU GETTING THIS OUT TO
JEWELRY STORES AND PAWN SHOPS?

ALONG WITH A
SPECIAL M.O. BULLETIN

AND A COMPOSITE OF THE SUSPECT.
WHAT'D YOU TURN ON THE CAR?

STOLEN 6 MONTHS AGO.

NEW ENGINE NUMBER,
PHONY REGISTRATION.

THEN CLEANED AND
RECONDITIONED BY EXPERTS.

IT'S FULL OF TOP-END SOUP.

I'LL MAKE SURE THESE GET OUT.

SEE IF THERE ARE ANY
PARTS ON THAT CAR

THAT WE CAN FOLLOW UP ON AND PUSH
FORENSICS FOR A COMPLETE REPORT.

HOOKER, I'LL STAY
ON TOP OF IT HERE.

YOU GO CHEER UP FRAN.

WHEN WE GET THAT RING BACK,

AND THE SCUM WHO TOOK IT

THAT'LL BE CHEER-UP TIME.

HI. HI, I KNEW IT WAS YOU.

THE FAMOUS HOOKER.

HOW ARE YOU?

HOW ARE THE KIDS DOING?

ARE YOU KIDDING? THEIR
FATHER'S TAKING CARE OF THEM.

MMM-HMM. SENDING THEM
TO SCHOOL, FEEDING THEM.

HMM, HOT DOGS.

WELL, IT'S THE ONLY THING I
WAS SURE I WOULDN'T RUIN.

WELL, AT LEAST YOU
MAKE A GOOD COP, HOOKER.

THANK YOU.

HOW'S STACY? HOW'S SHE
DOING OUT IN THE STREET?

SHE'S DOING FINE. SHE'S GOT
A GOOD TRAINING OFFICER.

JIM CORRIGAN. HE'S
ONE TOUGH COP.

MAYBE TOO TOUGH, HUH?

YOU GOT TO BE TOUGH TO
WIN THE MEDAL OF VALOR.

FRANNIE,

I... I STILL DON'T HAVE AN
IDEA ON THESE SUSPECTS.

I... I KNOW... I KNOW
YOU DID THIS YESTERDAY,

BUT I GOT TO ASK
YOU TO TRY AGAIN.

ARE YOU SURE YOU CAN'T
REMEMBER ANYTHING?

A-ANYTHING THEY SAID?

A GESTURE? ANYTHING UNUSUAL?

I'VE... I'VE TRIED,
HONEY. I REALLY HAVE.

AND...

WELL, THIS JUST MIGHT
BE MY IMAGINATION.

THAT'S OK. 'CAUSE AT THIS POINT,
I COULD USE ANY LEAD I CAN GET.

WELL, RIGHT BEFORE
HE SHOT THE OTHER MAN,

I THINK THE 2 OF THEM...

IT WAS AS IF THEY
RECOGNIZED EACH OTHER.

THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. I'LL
TRY AND CHECK THAT OUT.

OH, YOU MIGHT BE JUST
WASTING YOUR TIME, HON.

HEY,

YOU SPEND YOUR TIME DOING
YOUR JOB, WHICH IS GETTING BETTER.

AND I'LL DO MY JOB,
WHICH IS CHECKING OUT

IF YOU REALLY SAW
WHAT YOU THINK YOU SAW.

OK.

SEE YOU LATER.

YES?

MRS. WILSON?

SGT. HOOKER, OFF. ROMANO.

WE'D LIKE TO TALK TO
YOU ABOUT YOUR HUSBAND.

MY HUSBAND IS DEAD, SERGEANT.

YES, I KNOW.

SOMEONE CLOSE TO ME WAS
INJURED IN THE SAME ROBBERY.

MAY WE COME IN?

YOUR HUSBAND WAS
A STOCK CAR DRIVER?

ONE OF THE BEST.

BUT HE COULDN'T
GET ANY WORK LATELY,

SO HE, UH, TOOK A JOB
OVER AT THE CAR PLANT.

HE HATED IT, THOUGH.

SAID IT WOULD BE
THE DEATH OF HIM.

MRS. WILSON, WE'RE SORRY TO
BOTHER YOU AT A TIME LIKE THIS,

BUT WE WERE WONDERING IF
YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE THIS MAN.

I'M SORRY. I DON'T
KNOW WHO HE IS.

WHAT ABOUT YOU, SON?

WHEN MY DAD TOOK ME TO
THE CAR SHOW LAST WEEK,

A MAN WHO LOOKED LIKE THAT
WAS HAVING AN ARGUMENT WITH HIM.

DO YOU REMEMBER
WHAT IT WAS ABOUT?

SOMETHING THE MAN
WANTED DAD TO DO.

ONLY DAD SAID HE
WASN'T INTERESTED.

ARE YOU SURE IT
WAS THE SAME MAN?

YEAH. I REMEMBER.

BECAUSE HE HAD THIS
WEIRD TATTOO ON HIS ARM.

A HAWK AND A SNAKE
KILLING EACH OTHER.

THE SKIN AROUND IT WAS ALL RED,

LIKE HE JUST GOT
IT, OR SOMETHING.

VERY GOOD, SON. VERY OBSERVANT.

WE'RE GOING TO GET
THE MAN WHO DID THIS.

AND WHEN YOU DO,

WILL HE PAY THE MORTGAGE
AND FEED MY CHILDREN?

NO.

BUT HE'LL PAY IN OTHER WAYS.

HOW YOU DOING, GUYS?

I THINK I NEED A FLAK JACKET

FOR THE INSIDE OF MY
STOMACH TO HANDLE THIS COFFEE.

IT'S PART OF YOUR FIELD
CONDITIONING. IT'LL GROW ON YOU.

IF IT DOESN'T KILL ME FIRST.

GET ANYTHING FROM
THE VICTIM'S WIDOW?

THE SUSPECT WEARS A TATTOO,
AND WE CONFIRMED THE M.0.

HE HITS ON PROFESSIONAL
DRIVERS WHO NEED THE BREAD

BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN OUT OF
WORK. BUT HE DOESN'T KNOW THEM.

SO SOMEBODY WHO KNOWS WHICH
DRIVERS ARE WORKING AND WHICH AREN'T

IS SETTING IT UP.

AND THERE ARE A LOT OF
DRIVER ASSOCIATIONS OUT THERE.

I HAVE SOME OLD CONTACTS.
WHY DON'T I CHECK THEM OUT?

GOOD.

THAT'LL GIVE US TIME TO TRACK
DOWN A HAWK AND A SNAKE.

OK. LET'S HIT IT, SHERIDAN.

THANK GOD, I'VE BEEN SAVED.

EVER NOTICE HOW TIME FLIES
WHEN YOU'RE HAVING FUN?

YOU MURPHY?

YEAH. HOW'D YOU KNOW?

I HEAR YOU'RE A GOOD DRIVER.

WHEN I'M WORKING.

HEY, GIVE ME A BEER, AND
ONE FOR MY FRIEND, HERE.

I JUST MIGHT HAVE A
GOOD JOB FOR YOU.

GOOD DAY.

YOU DID A HAWK AND A SNAKE
ON THIS GUY SOME TIME AGO.

WHO SAID I DID?

SOME OF THE OTHER
PARLORS DOWN THE STREET

AND YOUR MENU.

YEAH. WELL, I'M PRETTY
BUSY RIGHT NOW,

SO IF YOU AIN'T GOT A WARRANT...

HEY, YOU'VE GOT A
LONG RECORD, SCUM.

HOOKER!

NOW LISTEN, YOU, I GOT
A FRIEND IN THE HOSPITAL

BECAUSE OF THIS GUY. NOW
YOU TELL ME HIS NAME RIGHT NOW

OR I'M GONNA PLAY TIC-TAC-TOE ALL
OVER YOUR FACE. YOU UNDERSTAND?

WELL, HE HAD THIS ACCENT.
I THOUGHT IT WAS FRENCH.

HE SAID HE WAS FROM
QUEBEC OR SOMEPLACE.

THAT'S ALL I KNOW,
SO HELP ME GOD!

IF GOD IS GOING
TO HELP SOMEBODY,

IT'S NOT GOING
TO BE YOU, FRIEND!

WHAT'S WRONG NOW?

DID THEY CHANGE THE COURSE
IN INTERROGATION TECHNIQUES?

OR WERE YOU JUST
TRYING T0, UH... WHAT?

THE MAN AT THE DRAG RACER'S
ASSOCIATION WAS TRYING TO HELP US.

THERE WAS NO NEED TO
PUSH AS HARD AS YOU DID.

I FELT HE WAS HOLDING
SOMETHING BACK.

HE WASN'T. HOW
CAN YOU BE SO SURE?

EXPERIENCE, SHERIDAN.

SOMETHING YOU MIGHT ACQUIRE IN A
FEW YEARS, IF YOU'RE STILL AROUND.

4-ADAM-16, SWITCH TO
TAC 2 FOR 4-ADAM-30.

4-ADAM-16, ROGER.
THIS IS 16, GO, 30.

16, YOU CAN PUT A FRENCH-CANADIAN
ACCENT WITH THAT COMPOSITE.

WE'VE SENT IT TO R.C.M.P.
WAITING FOR A REPLY.

ROGER, 30. SO FAR,
WE'VE COME UP DRY.

4-ADAM-16 AND ALL UNITS

IN THE VICINITY OF BAY AND 6TH.

A 2-11 IN PROGRESS AT
BAY STREET QUICK MART.

HANDLE CODE 3.

OK, HIT IT.

MAYBE THE DRY SPELL IS OVER.

BAY AND 6TH. THAT'S NEAR
THE DURO PAPER WORKS.

END OF SHIFT.

HOOKER, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

BAY AND 6TH IS WAY ACROSS TOWN.

IT SAID UNITS IN THE VICINITY.

BUT IF WE HIT IT, IN 2 MINUTES
WE CAN BE "IN THE VICINITY."

4-ADAM-16, IN PURSUIT
OF 2-11 SUSPECTS

HEADING WEST ON BAY FROM UNION

DON'T OVERSTEER,
NOW. KEEP IT SMOOTH.

4-ADAM-16, 2-11 SUSPECTS

NOW HEADING NORTH
ON FRONT STREET.

GO AROUND THE FRONT.

LOOK OUT.

ANYBODY HURT? ARE YOU OK?

OH, NO, WE'RE ALL RIGHT.

YOU SAID SHE WAS READY, HOOKER.

AND I BELIEVED YOU.

DAMN!

IS THIS WHAT YOU CALL READY?

JASON HENDRICKS, A.K.A. JAKE.

COURTESY OF THE ROYAL
CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE.

R.C.M.P. WANTS HIM FOR
ARMED ROBBERY AND MURDER.

SAME M.O. MUG SHOTS WILL
FOLLOW IN THE MORNING.

SEE THAT A COPY OF THAT MUG SHOT

GETS TO EVERY PLACE
WHO SENT A COMPOSITE.

YOU GOT IT.

CORRIGAN.

HEY, JIM, EVERY PHASE-2 MAKES
MISTAKES. I ALMOST GOT KILLED.

MY LIFE DEPENDS ON HER
FOR 8 HOURS EVERY DAY.

YOU'RE A TRAINING OFFICER.
MISTAKES GO WITH THE TERRITORY.

I DON'T NEED YOU
TO TELL ME MY JOB.

I'VE PUT A LOT OF GOOD COPS ON
THE STREET. NONE OF THEM WOMEN!

JIM, I'VE GIVEN
YOU A LOT OF TIME.

I THOUGHT YOU'D GET IT TOGETHER
BY NOW. IF I'M WRONG, LET ME KNOW.

LOOK, YOU ASSIGNED HER TO ME.

IF YOU DON'T LIKE MY ATTITUDE,
THEN GET HER ANOTHER RIDE.

NO WAY. NOT SO
EASY. YOU WANT OUT?

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ASK OUT.

OK.

SO I'M NOT AN EXPERT STOCK
CAR DRIVER LIKE YOU WERE.

BUT I'M ALSO NOT THE ONLY COP
WHO'S WRECKED A POLICE CAR.

EVERYBODY MAKES MISTAKES.

YEAH, BUT WHEN A COP MAKES
MISTAKES, LIVES ARE ON THE LINE.

DON'T YOU THINK I KNOW THAT?

OK.

WHY DID YOU WANT
TO BECOME A COP?

MAYBE IT'S THE WAY I GREW UP.

WATCHING MY FATHER, HIS FRIENDS,

KNOWING THEY WERE
THE THIN BLUE LINE,

FIGHTING TO KEEP
THE STREETS SAFE.

I GUESS I JUST WANTED
TO GET INTO THE FIGHT.

OVER THERE, HE'S WAVING TO US.

I GOT AN ALERT BULLETIN
ON AN EMERALD RING.

DID SOMEONE HOCK IT?

HE TRIED TO. WHEN I WENT TO
THE PHONE TO CALL THE POLICE,

HE GOT NERVOUS. MUST'VE
KNOWN WHAT I WAS DOING.

SO HE GOT AWAY. YEAH,
AND WITH THE RING.

WHAT DID HE LOOK LIKE? COULD
YOU GIVE US A DESCRIPTION?

I CAN DO BETTER
THAN THAT. COME ON.

YOU CAN THANK
THAT BABY UP THERE.

LET'S SEE, THERE YOU GO.

YEAH. THAT'S THE CLEAREST
PICTURE ON THE TAPE.

WELL, THAT'S GREAT!

DO YOU REMEMBER THE
COLOR OF HIS JACKET

UH, BLACK, AND THE
STRIPE WAS YELLOW.

OK, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. MMM-HMM.

YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL, MR. BROWNER.

YEAH.

NO WAY, HENDRICKS,
I WON'T DO IT.

WILL YOU CALM DOWN?

I TOLD YOU, I AIN'T GOING TO
BE PART OF NO MURDER RAP.

BESIDES, THIS CAR IS HOT.
IT'S GOT TO BE REPAINTED.

I CAN'T WAIT. I NEED
THAT CAR BY TOMORROW.

YOU'RE NOTHING BUT TROUBLE,

YOU KNOW THE RING YOU GAVE ME?

I NEARLY GOT NAILED WITH
IT. SOME GUY IN A PAWNSHOP...

MAYBE YOU DIDN'T HEAR ME.

I HEARD YOU, AND THE
ANSWER IS STILL NO!

THAT'S TOO BAD, DOYLE.

IT'S A REAL SHAME. YOU KNOW WHY?

I'M TAKING THAT CAR,
WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT.

CHUM, JUST SO WE
UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER,

YOU GET IN MY WAY
AND TRY AND STOP ME,

AND I'LL KILL YOU SO FAST,

YOU'LL BE COLD BEFORE
YOU HIT THE GROUND.

MURPHY.

HERE HE IS, HOOKER, IN
LIVING BLACK AND WHITE.

WELL, THAT'S GREAT.

WE KNOW THE SUSPECT'S NAME NOW.

HENDRICKS, JAKE HENDRICKS.

THAT'S NOT THE MAN
ON THE VIDEO TAPE.

IT SURE ISN'T. WHAT?

WELL WHOEVER THIS IS, THE RING
MUST BE A PAYOFF FOR SOMETHING.

MAYBE IT'S THE GUY WHO'S SUPPLYING
HENDRICKS FRESH CARS AND DRIVERS.

YOU KNOW, I'D BET ON IT. THE GUY ON
THE TAPE WAS WEARING A BLACK JACKET

WITH A YELLOW STRIPE. NOW
THAT'S CONNECTED TO A RACE TEAM.

WHY DON'T I TAKE THE TAPE? I'M
SURE I COULD RUN SOMETHING DOWN

THROUGH THE
DRIVERS' ASSOCIATION.

GOOD.

LET'S HIT IT, KID.

ROMANO,

IT'S NOT WORKING.

NOW I KNOW HE MUST THINK I'M A
WASHOUT, BUT I'M REALLY TRYING.

IT'S NOT YOU, STACY.

YOU'RE PICKING UP THE
TAB FOR ANOTHER LADY COP.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

THE LADY WAS RIDING
WITH CORRIGAN'S PARTNER

WHILE CORRIGAN WAS ON SICK LEAVE

AND HIS PARTNER BOUGHT IT.

OH.

PRETTY HEAVY LOAD TO CARRY.

YEAH.

MAYBE I'M JUST THINKING
ABOUT MYSELF TOO MUCH.

HANG IN THERE.

WHERE TO?

YOU'RE GOING TO START RUNNING
DOWN ALL THE RACETRACKS IN THE AREA.

I'M GOING TO GO
SEE A LADY I KNOW,

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT? YEAH.

RIGHT.

COULD YOU CALL ME AT 555-2807
IF YOU TURN ANYTHING UP?

THANK YOU.

DR. BEEKER, PEDIATRICS, PLEASE.

DR. BEEKER.

OH, HOOKER.

THEY HAVE TO OPERATE.

DID YOU GET A CHANCE
TO TALK TO HER?

SHE ASKED ME WHAT
COLOR THE FLOWERS ARE.

I'LL HOLD.

THE LASER SURGERY WENT WELL.

NOW ALL WE CAN DO IS WAIT.

GO HOME, HOOKER. THERE'S
NOTHING YOU CAN DO.

WHAT DID YOU GET?

STOCK CAR ASSOCIATION PUT IT
ALL TOGETHER FROM THE TAPE.

THE NAME IS DOYLE, WITH
THE QUEBEC RACING TEAM

AT THE KINGSTON MOTOR SPEEDWAY.

THEY'RE GOING TO MEET US THERE.

THERE IS SOMETHING WE CAN DO.

GO GET ME THE TIMING LIGHT.

RIGHT, YOU GOT IT.

HOLD IT, DOYLE! POLICE!

HOLD IT!

HANDS BEHIND YOUR NECK.

YOU LISTEN TO ME GOOD.

THOSE 3 SLUGS THAT DESTROYED YOUR
RADIATOR AND YOUR ENGINE WERE .357 MAGNUMS.

WHAT THEY DID TO THIS PILE
OF JUNK, THEY CAN DO TO YOU.

DON'T GIVE ME ANY JAZZ.

THIS JAZZ IS A RING

THAT BELONGS TO
SOMEBODY I CARE ABOUT!

SOME SCUM NAMED
HENDRICKS BEAT HER.

I DON'T KNOW IF SHE'LL EVER SEE
AGAIN. I DO KNOW I WANT HENDRICKS

AND I DON'T WANT YOU TO
WASTE MY TIME. NOW WHERE IS HE?

I DON'T KNOW.

ALL I KNOW IS HE'S PULLING
ANOTHER JOB TOMORROW. WHERE?

IT COULD BE
ANYWHERE. I DON'T KNOW!

ALL RIGHT, STACY,
YOUR FIRST FELONY.

PRESENT... ARMS!

QUANTREX PAYS ITS WORKERS TODAY.

TOO REMOTE, AND THERE'S NO
PLACE TO CASH CHECKS NEARBY.

WELL, LET'S SEE.

IT'S PAYDAY AT A. AND
E. MANUFACTURING.

HOW ABOUT THAT? NO NIGHT SHIFT.

THOSE WORKERS WON'T BE
COMING OUT FOR 5 HOURS.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT PACIFIC
ELECTRIC ON ALAMEDA?

THERE'S AN EASY MART ABOUT
A BLOCK AWAY FROM THERE.

THE PRINTOUT SHOWS
THAT THE PLANT CLOSES AT 5.

GOOD THINKING, SHERIDAN.

MAYBE SOME OF THE CORRIGAN
SMARTS ARE RUBBING OFF ON ME.

YOU'RE A GOOD
TRAINING OFFICER, JIM.

SHE CAN CUT IT WITH THE BEST.

TIME WILL TELL, HOOKER.

LET'S GO.

HOLD IT!

GET 'EM ON HIM!

YOU DIDN'T OVERSTEER.

I TRY TO LEARN BY MY MISTAKES.

WHERE'D YOU PICK UP
THAT TRICK WITH THE BATON?

HOOKER TAUGHT ME.

SORT OF MAKES UP FOR MY SIZE.

YEAH.

WELL, YOU DID GOOD, KID.

SEE IF YOU CAN CUT HIM OFF!

HELP ME!

COME ON, MAN, YOU
CAN'T JUST LET ME DIE, EH?

YOU'RE RIGHT.

THAT'S WHAT SEPARATES THE
REST OF US FROM SCUM LIKE YOU.

GIVE ME YOUR DAMN HAND.

READY?

I THINK SO.

HOOKER?

GO EASY, FRAN.

OK.

OH, HOOKER.

EITHER YOUR FINGERS ARE
SWOLLEN OR THIS HAS SHRUNK.

OH, MOMMY.

EASY. EASY, FRAN.

WE DON'T WANNA
OVERWORK THOSE EYES.

OK, EVERYBODY, I'VE GOT
SOME WORK TO DO HERE.

WE'LL WAIT OUTSIDE.

OK.

YOU MUST BE VERY HAPPY.

HOW IS SHE?

SHE'S GONNA BE FINE.

YOU MUST BE JIM CORRIGAN.

YEAH.

STACY TOLD ME YOU WERE
HER TRAINING OFFICER.

I DON'T THINK I WANNA HEAR WHAT
ELSE SHE HAD TO SAY ABOUT ME.

WHY? SHE JUST SAID SHE THOUGHT
YOU REALLY KNEW YOUR STUFF.

IS STACY GONNA
BECOME YOUR PARTNER

LIKE VINCE BECAME DADDY'S?

UH, CHRISSIE, I THINK THERE'S AN
ICE CREAM STORE ACROSS THE STREET.

WHAT ABOUT IT, CORRIGAN?
IS SHE GONNA MAKE IT?

TOO EARLY TO TELL.

SOME RECRUITS JUST TAKE A LOT OF
PATIENCE AND A LOT OF HARD WORK.

OH, DON'T I KNOW IT.

"DON'T I KNOW IT"?

WHAT KIND OF CRACK IS THAT?

BUT FOR SOME
RECRUITS, LIKE SHERIDAN,

IT REALLY PAYS OFF.

OH, DON'T I KNOW IT!