T.J. Hooker (1982–1986): Season 2, Episode 9 - A Cry for Help - full transcript

DID HE SHOW UP?

HEY, DANNY, IS HE THERE?

YEAH, 4TH ONE DOWN
ON THE LEFT SIDE.

ARE YOU SMART ENOUGH TO
HANDLE YOUR PART IN THIS?

I MEAN, I GOT
EYES. THE BEST, NO?

THAT'S WHY I PICKED HIM,
VEGA. I TOLD YOU, YOU SEE,

I KNOW MY GUYS.

YOU MESS UP, KID,
AND I'LL MESS YOU UP.

5 MINUTES AND WE MAKE THE MEET.

IF YOU SPOT ANYONE, BRIGHT EYES,

I WANT TO KNOW
IT FAST AND QUIET.



YOU'RE TOO SENSITIVE, ROMANO.

ALL I SAID WAS THAT IF I HAD A
PARTNER WHO WORE AN EARRING,

SHE'D BE A LOT
PRETTIER THAN YOU.

IT'S NOT AN EARRING.

DO YOU OR DO YOU NOT HAVE
A GOLD BAUBLE IN YOUR EAR?

I HAVE A GOLD PIN IN MY EAR, PLACED
THERE BY AN ACCREDITED ACUPUNCTURIST.

NO, YOU KNOW THAT
AND I KNOW THAT,

BUT TO THE REST OF THE WORLD,
YOU'RE A COP WEARING AN EARRING.

BESIDES, IT DOESN'T
WORK. YOU'RE STILL LIMPING.

LOOK, MY ACUPUNCTURIST SAID
THAT IT MIGHT TAKE 48 HOURS.

I'VE STILL GOT 6 HOURS TO GO.

IF MY LEGS STILL HURT,

IT'S BYE-BYE
NEEDLES, HELLO, GURU.

GURU?



GURU RAM SINGH. TEACHES
YOGA AT THE HEALTH CLUB.

TAMMY INTRODUCED HIM TO ME.

OH, BOY.

WHY DON'T YOU GET ON THE HORN, BUY
US A D.R. NUMBER FOR THAT THEFT REPORT?

RIGHT ON TIME.

YOU GOT A NAME FOR ME, CHOLOS?

NICK GERARD. MIAMI.

3 KILOS OF HEROIN. CHINA WHITE.

STRAIGHT FROM THE
GOLDEN TRIANGLE.

RUN YOUR TEST,
BUT MAKE IT QUICK.

HEY, HEY, NO SWEAT. NICK
SAID I COULD TRUST YOU.

SUIT YOURSELF. GIVE ME THE
$200,000 AND I'M OUTTA HERE.

NOW IT'S YOUR TURN TO TRUST ME.

I'LL HAVE THE MONEY
FOR YOU NEXT WEEK.

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO PULL?

GERARD SAID YOU'D BE GOOD FOR THE
CASH. WHEN I GET THROUGH TALKING TO HIM,

YOU'LL BE NO PRICE
AROUND THE TRACK.

YOU AIN'T TALKING
TO NOBODY, PUNK.

GUNSHOTS.

RAMON!

RAMON, THE COPS ARE COMING, MAN.

WHERE? DOWN THAT WAY, SEE?

LISTEN, STASH THIS ON THE
WAY BACK TO THE BODY SHOP.

THERE'S A BODY
BACK THERE, HOOKER.

I DIDN'T SHOOT NOBODY. I SWEAR.

I DIDN'T DO NOTHING.

I'LL GET A LINE.

♪ ROLLING, ROLLING, ROLLING ♪

♪ ROLLING, ROLLING, ROLLING ♪

I DON'T KNOW WHERE NO GUN IS AT.

I DIDN'T SHOOT NOBODY, MAN.

YOU SOUND LIKE A PARROT, DANNY.

LOOK, I AIN'T NO
PARROT, ALL RIGHT?

THEN STOP TALKING LIKE ONE.

THAT TEST THEY MADE ON YOUR HAND

PROVES THAT YOU
WERE HOLDING A GUN.

ONE THAT WAS FIRED.

LOOK, MAN, IT'S ONLY A LOUSY
TEST, ALL RIGHT? ONLY A TEST.

HE DIDN'T SAY YOU FIRED
IT. HE ONLY SAID YOU HELD IT.

I DIDN'T SHOOT NOBODY,
OFFICER. I DIDN'T.

DID YOU HEAR WHAT I SAID?

DID YOU HEAR WHAT I SAID?

DANNY.

I DIDN'T SHOOT NO ONE.

ARE YOU THINKIN'
WHAT I'M THINKIN'?

THAT KID HAS A HEARING PROBLEM.

HE CAN'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

UNLESS HE CAN READ YOUR LIPS.

DANNY PEREZ'S FATHER.

UH, MY BOSS SAID YOU PHONED.

UH, WHAT DID MY BOY
DO? IS HE ALL RIGHT?

WE BOOKED HIM ON
SUSPICION OF MURDER.

MURDER? ANOTHER
STUPID GANG FIGHT?

A MAN WAS SHOT. A
KNOWN DRUG DEALER.

THEN YOU GOT THE WRONG KID.

DANNY'S NOT INTO DRUGS.

WHEN HIS MOTHER DIED, I
PROMISED THAT I'LL KEEP HIM CLEAN.

LOOK, I AIN'T GONNA WIN
NO MEDALS AS A FATHER,

BUT THIS IS ONE
PROMISE THAT I HAVE KEPT.

THERE WERE NO DRUGS ON
DANNY. NONE AT THE SCENE.

THEN WHY WOULD HE SHOOT
THIS MAN? IT'S THE GANG HE'S IN.

YOU GOT 2 CHOICES WHEN
YOU LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

JOIN OR GET WASTED.

YES, AND ONCE YOU JOIN, IF YOU
DON'T DO WHAT THEY SAY, YOU'RE DEAD.

TELL ME, MR. PEREZ,

HAS DANNY EVER HAD A
PROBLEM WITH HIS HEARING?

I'LL TELL YOU ABOUT HIS HEARING.

HE HEARS WHAT HE WANTS TO HEAR.

HE'S IN THERE.

YOU CAN SEE HIM IF YOU WANT.

I... I DON'T... I DON'T THINK
I NEED THAT RIGHT NOW.

I WASN'T THINKING WHAT YOU NEED.

HOOKER, THIS IS DET. COOKE
OF THE DOWNTOWN GANG SQUAD.

HE'LL BE TAKING OVER THE
PEREZ CASE. HOW ARE YOU?

AND SHEILA BENSEN OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF PROBATIONS GANG DIVERSION UNIT.

I'LL MAKE UP MY REPORT AND
SUBMIT IT TO BOTH OF YOU.

KID'S IN WITH HIS FATHER.

WHY DON'T YOU GIVE
THEM A MINUTE ALONE?

SURE.

IS IT TRUE WHAT THEY SAY?

YOU KILLED A MAN?

I DIDN'T, DAD, I DIDN'T.
CAN'T YOU BELIEVE ME?

DANNY, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?

WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?

YOU TELL ME ABOUT THEM,
MAN. LOOK AT THEM TRACKS.

YOU TELL ME WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO?

OK, OK, I TOOK A POP.

JUST A LITTLE POP SO THAT... SO
THAT I COULD GET ENOUGH COURAGE

TO COME DOWN HERE
AND TRY TO HELP YOU.

THEY'RE GONNA LOCK ME UP,
POP. THEY'RE GONNA PUT ME AWAY.

I'M NOT GONNA BE AROUND
TO HELP YOU NEXT TIME.

YOU COULD O.D.

LOOK, LOOK, I'M
GONNA QUIT THE STUFF.

YOU'LL SEE, DANNY.

I JUST DON'T WANT YOU
TO WORRY ABOUT ME, OK?

OH, DANNY.

GANG DIVERSION
PROBATION OFFICER.

WHAT'S THAT ALL ABOUT?

UH, WE TRY TO WORK WITH YOUR GANG
SQUAD, KEEP THE MARGINAL KIDS AWAY

FROM THE HARDCORE GANG
MEMBERS. THAT SORT OF THING.

DANNY ONE OF YOUR FAILURES?

YOU HAVE SOMETHING
ON YOUR MIND, SERGEANT?

YOU KNOW WHAT
DANNY'S ON? A TREADMILL.

2 MINUTES IN THERE AND I
PICKED UP A HEARING PROBLEM.

NOTHING LIKE THAT ON HIS
RECORD. YET, HERE YOU ARE,

PROBATION DEPARTMENT,

PLAYING YOUR
DIVERSION GAMES AGAIN.

DIVERSION'S NOT
A GAME, SERGEANT.

WHAT GOOD DOES IT DO TO
THE KID IN THERE? HE CAN'T HEAR!

HE CAN'T HEAR, HE CAN'T LEARN.

HE CAN'T LEARN, HE GETS FRUSTRATED,
WHICH CONVERTS TO ACTING OUT.

LITTLE CRIMES TO BIG CRIMES.

A HALL, THE CAMP,
ULTIMATELY THE JOINT, OR DEAD.

DON'T YOU SEE THE WHEEL
IS TURNING FOR DANNY,

LIKE IT TURNED FOR HIS COUSIN WHO WAS
KILLED IN A GANG WAR, HIS OLDER BROTHER,

WHO'S DOING HARD TIME
FOR ARMED ROBBERY?

DANNY HAS TO BE
PULLED OFF THE WHEEL

BEFORE HE BECOMES
ANOTHER STATISTIC.

HE NEEDS HELP.

THERE NEEDS TO BE A SYSTEM

THAT LOOKS AFTER THESE KIDS,

NOT SOME...

DAMN BUREAUCRACY THAT
TURNS THEM UNDER LIKE A PLOW.

HEY, VEGA, YOU LIKE MY CAR?

LOOKS GOOD, LOOKS GOOD.

DANNY AIN'T NOWHERE
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

DID YOU CHECK HIS OLD MAN'S PAD?

2 TIMES. I WENT BY
ALL THE HANGOUTS.

I CRUISED ALL THE STREETS.

IF YOU THINK YOU CAN DO BETTER,
TAKE MY CAR. BUT DANNY AIN'T AROUND.

NO, YOU DID A GOOD JOB, DELGADO.

HERE, FILL UP YOUR TANK ON ME.

COPS GOT HIM, CRUZ.

THEY'RE GONNA WORK ON
HIM UNTIL HE ROLLS OVER.

12TH STREET, VEGA.

OUR GUYS DON'T ROLL OVER.

WE RIDE THE BEEF.

YEAH, ON A STOLEN CAR
BUST, MAYBE. THIS IS MURDER.

THAT'S OUR EDGE, YOU SEE.

HE'S UNDER 16.

THAT'S WHY I GAVE HIM THE GUN.

IN THIS STATE, THE MOST
YOU GET FOR MURDER

IS ONE YEAR IN A
JUVENILE DETENTION CAMP.

THAT'S A PARTY COMPARED TO

WHAT HAPPENS TO HIM IF
HE SHOOTS HIS MOUTH OFF.

YOU WIPE HIM OUT?

NOT ONLY HIM,

EVERY MALE IN HIS FAMILY.

THE WHOLE BLOODLINE.

THAT'S THE LAW OF THIS GANG.

HE WON'T BREAK IT.

WE'LL SEE, CRUZ.

IF THEY DON'T LOCK HIM UP,
WE'LL KNOW HE ROLLED OVER.

STACY, PUT THIS IN THE MAIL
SACK TO THE GANG SQUAD

AND THE PROBATION
DEPARTMENT, WOULD YOU?

DET. COOKE AND THAT PROBATION
OFFICER FINISHED AN HOUR AGO.

THE CAPTAIN SAYS THEY
HAVE THE BOY SOLID.

THE ONLY THING
SOLID ABOUT THAT BOY

IS HIS CRY FOR HELP.

OH, BY THE WAY, A DR. FONG CALLED.
HE LEFT THIS NUMBER FOR YOU.

OH, GREAT!

MY MAN AT THE CHINESE
LAUNDRY RECOMMENDED HIM.

FOR YOUR LIMP? YEAH.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE GURU?

I THOUGHT YOUR FIRST
YOGA SESSION WAS TONIGHT.

IT'S CALLED PLANNING
AHEAD, STACY.

THE YOGA DOESN'T
WORK, I GOT A BACK-UP.

LIKE?

LIKE DR. FONG.

BEETLE NUT AND
GRASSHOPPER ELIXIR.

I'M PRAYING THE YOGA WORKS.

AND IT WAS YOU AND ROMANO

WHO GOT THROUGH TO THE
BOY ABOUT THE PARAFFIN TEST.

NOW, HE... HE ADMITTED TO DET.
COOKE THAT HE HAD A GUN IN HIS HANDS.

NOW HE CLAIMS HE DIDN'T FIRE IT,

BUT HIS ADMISSION ALONG WITH THE TEST IS
ALL THE GANG SQUAD WILL NEED TO HOLD HIM

AS A PRINCIPAL TO MURDER.

COME ON, CAPTAIN. YOU
READ JORDAN'S RAP SHEET.

HE WAS A BIG TIME WHOLESALER.
HE WOULDN'T DEAL WITH A KID.

ANYWAY, THE WAY I
READ THE PARAFFIN TEST,

SOMEBODY PASSED DANNY THE GUN.

WHICH ADDS UP TO JORDAN MEETING A
MYSTERIOUS 3RD PERSON WHO KILLED HIM.

NOW THAT'S NICE
DEDUCTIBLE REASONING,

BUT WE KNOW THAT THE GANG SQUAD
WILL GO ALONG WITH THE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE.

AND THE PROBATION OFFICER WILL ADD
ANOTHER POUND OF PAPER TO DANNY'S FILE

WITHOUT AN INCH OF HELP.

NOW, YOU'VE BEEN TOO
HARD ON MISS BENSON.

SHE'S ONLY DOING HER
JOB THE BEST WAY SHE CAN.

AND SHE'S A NICE LADY, BUT BEST
AND NICE AREN'T GOOD ENOUGH.

CAPTAIN, THIS KID,
HE CAN'T HANDLE

BEING LOCKED UP IN JUVENILE
HALL WAITING FOR TRIAL.

WELL, THAT'S, UH, THAT'S
NOT MY PROBLEM, HOOKER,

AND IT'S NOT YOURS.

SEE, I THINK IT IS.

WITH DANNY PEREZ,

I THINK IT'S A PROBLEM THAT'S
BEEN STEPPED ON, WALKED OVER,

AND IGNORED FOR TOO DAMN LONG.

EITHER I'M GOING CRAZY OR
MY EYESIGHT IS FAILING ME.

YOU ARE THE SAME SGT. HOOKER
WHO BUSTED THE OAK STREET GANG

FOR EXTORTION AND
MURDER. YES, SIR.

AND, UH, WHO STOOD UP IN THIS
COURTROOM AT THE DETENTION HEARING

AND TALKED ME INTO LOCKING
UP EVERY ONE OF THOSE KIDS?

YES, SIR.

AND NOW YOU'RE HERE AT THIS
DETENTION HEARING WITH THIS REPORT?

ALSO, THE YOUNGEST ONE OF
THOSE KIDS OF THE OAK STREET GANG

IS OVER 16 YEARS OF AGE.

THEIR IDEA OF EARNING A LIVING WAS
SETTING UP 14-YEAR-OLDS LIKE DANNY TO KILL

OUT OF LOYALTY TO THE GANG.

BECAUSE THE WORST THEY COULD
GET WAS A YEAR AT COUNTY CAMP.

DANNY ISN'T IN A CLASS WITH
THOSE MAGGOTS, NOT YET.

WELL, AS YOU SAY IN YOUR REPORT,

THE WILSONS DO PROVIDE A
GOOD FOSTER HOME ENVIRONMENT,

BUT DANNY WON'T HAVE ANY
SUPERVISION OUTSIDE THE HOME.

AND WE CERTAINLY
CAN'T COUNT ON ANY HELP

FROM HIS FATHER. NOW THAT'S
WHAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT.

WELL, HE WILL STAY AT
THE WILSONS TO SLEEP,

BUT SGT. HOOKER HAS OFFERED TO
TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FROM THE TIME

HE WAKES UP IN THE MORNING UNTIL
THE TIME HE GOES TO BED AT NIGHT.

AND YOUR HONOR, I HAVE TO
AGREE THAT IS BETTER THAN THE HALL.

YOUR HONOR, WE HAVE
A MURDER CHARGE HERE.

WE HAVE A KID WHO'S BEEN
MANIPULATED BY HIS GANG

AND THIS IS A DETENTION
HEARING. NOT A TRIAL.

YOUR HONOR, DANNY DOESN'T
NEED DETENTION. HE NEEDS HELP.

YOUR HONOR, I MUST STRESS
AGAIN. WE'RE TALKING MURDER HERE.

THEN YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO TALK
REAL LOUD, AREN'T YOU, CHANEY?

WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

DANNY, CAN YOU HEAR ME, SON?

I'M TRYING TO TELL
THE PROSECUTOR HERE

THAT YOU HAVE TO READ LIPS

IN ORDER TO KNOW
WHAT ANYBODY IS SAYING.

MY HUNCH IS, YOU DIDN'T HEAR
YOUR RIGHTS READ TO YOU.

ISN'T THAT RIGHT, SON?

YOUR HONOR, DANNY
PEREZ NEEDS HELP.

NOT DETENTION.

THE ONLY THING HE'S
GUILTY OF IS CONTEMPT

FOR ALL OF US.

IF YOU THINK YOU'RE GONNA TURN ME
AROUND WITH THAT BIG DADDY GIMMICK,

WELL, THEN YOU GOT ANOTHER
THING COMING, HOOKER.

IT'S SGT. HOOKER
TO YOU, WISE GUY.

LOOK REAL CLOSE WHILE
I SPELL IT OUT TO YOU.

WE GOT 2 THINGS TO GET DONE.

ONE IS TO CLEAR UP THE KILLING
AND GET YOU OUT FROM UNDER IT

DESPITE YOUR MISPLACED,
MACHO GANG HONOR.

AND THE OTHER IS TO HAVE SOMEONE
TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR HEARING PROBLEM.

I HEAR GOOD ENOUGH, ALL RIGHT?

YOU GOT A STRAIGHT AND NARROW
TO WALK WHILE THAT'S GETTING DONE.

'CAUSE YOU STRAY
ONE INCH OFF THE PATH,

AND I PERSONALLY WILL TAKE YOU
OVER TO JUDGE WALLACE, YOU GOT IT?

YEAH, MAN. YEAH, MAN, WHAT?

YEAH, MAN, SIR.

NOW YOU GOT IT.

WHILE HOOKER FIGURES
OUT HIS COMMITMENT,

LET'S GET YOU OUT OF
THESE HALL CLOTHES, DANNY.

HEY, DANNY, DANNY.

THE WILSONS TELL ME YOU WERE REAL
HELPFUL AROUND THE HOUSE LAST NIGHT.

EVEN MADE YOUR BED THIS MORNING.

THEY'RE OK, YOU KNOW.
KINDA SQUARE, BUT OK.

JUST KEEP IT UP AT SCHOOL.
WE'LL BE BY AROUND 3:00.

WE'LL MAKE A RUN
AT THE HOSPITAL.

LOOK, HOOKER, I
TOLD YOU THAT I...

I KNOW WHAT YOU TOLD
ME. I JUST TOLD YOU, DIG?

YES, SIR.

BACKGROUND, GANG
HONOR, MACHO, HYPE FATHER.

YOU'RE SPENDING A LOT OF TIME ON A KID
WHO DOESN'T STAND A CHANCE, HOOKER.

WELL, HE WON'T STAND A
CHANCE UNLESS WE HELP HIM.

WHAT DO YOU SAY, WE START
THAT PROCESS RIGHT NOW?

THERE?

OH, NO, THAT'S THE YOUNG
GANG. THEY'RE STILL LEARNING.

WE WANT THE OLD
BOYS. THE HOME BOYS.

THE ONES WHO INFECT
THESE YOUNGSTERS.

WHO'S YOUR FANCY
NEW FRIEND, CRUZ?

THIS IS CARLOS VEGA, HOOKER.

BOUGHT THIS PLACE
FROM OLD MAN GARCIA.

WHERE YOU FROM, VEGA?

COLOMBIA. I'M NOT
AN ILLEGAL ALIEN.

YOU'RE WELCOME TO CHECK MY
PAPERS IF YOU GOT A WARRANT.

WELL, WHEREVER
YOU'RE FROM, VEGA,

YOU PLAY GAMES ON MY TURF,
YOU'LL WISH YOU WERE BACK THERE.

HOOKER'S A BAD DUDE, VEGA.

I TOLD YOU NOT TO PUT OUT
SUCH HIGH-GRADE SMACK.

WHEN IT HITS THE STREET, HE'S GONNA
KNOW THERE'S A NEW DEALER IN HIS TERRITORY.

DON'T TRY TO TELL ME HOW
TO DO MY BUSINESS, CRUZ.

20% PURE STUFF IS GONNA
DRAW JUNKIES LIKE FLIES.

NOW, THEIR OLD CONNECTIONS GONNA
HAVE TO BUY FROM ME OR GO OUT OF BUSINESS.

WE'RE GONNA CREATE
INSTANT JUNKIES.

THAT'S IF THE KID DON'T SHOOT HIS
MOUTH OFF ABOUT THE SHOOTING.

YEAH, WELL, UH, I WANT YOU
TO TAKE CARE OF THAT KID, CRUZ.

FAST.

DANNY, THAT DOES IT.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO SHINE ME ON.

IF I CAN'T HEAR, IT'S OK. I
CAN GET BY, YOU KNOW.

FIRST OF ALL, I'M NOT
TRYING TO SHINE YOU ON, SON.

SECOND,

I THINK THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE
THAT YOU WON'T HAVE TO JUST GET BY

BECAUSE I REALLY BELIEVE
THAT YOUR EARS CAN BE FIXED.

LET'S GO GET A SODA, DANNY.

HE'S LUCKY, T.J.

THE BOY HAS A 70% HEARING LOSS.

BUT THERE'S NO NERVE DAMAGE. NOW
HE HAS A BREAK IN THE OSSICULAR CHAIN.

THAT'S THE 3 TINY
BONES IN THE MIDDLE EAR.

WHAT KIND OF AN
OPERATION DOES HE NEED?

IT'S CALLED AN OSSICULAR
RECONSTRUCTION.

IT'S EXPENSIVE,
T.J. HE'LL NEED 2.

ONE EAR AT A TIME.

I THINK YOUR BEST BET
IS COUNTY HOSPITAL.

THE ONLY PROBLEM THERE IS, YOU'D
HAVE TO PUT HIM ON A WAITING LIST.

HOW LONG DOES AN
OPERATION LIKE THAT TAKE?

I'D SAY ABOUT 2 HOURS
WITHOUT COMPLICATIONS.

WHY DON'T YOU GIVE ME 2
HOURS OF YOUR TIME AND SKILL?

THAT'S NOT FAIR, HOOKER.

I PUT IN MY CHARITY
YEARS AT COUNTY HOSPITAL.

AND BESIDES, LOOK,
IT ISN'T JUST ME. IT'S...

I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW.

YOU NEED AN OPERATING ROOM, SCRUB
NURSES, ANESTHETIST, HOSPITAL ROOM.

WHY DON'T YOU LET ME HANDLE ALL
THAT? WHAT I WANT FROM YOU IS 2 HOURS.

YOU KNOW WHAT 2
HOURS MEANS TO ME?

I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO THE KID.

YOU MEAN YOU'RE DUMPING YOUR
GURU AFTER ONLY ONE SESSION?

YOU HAVEN'T GOT THROUGH
THE YAMA STAGE YET.

LISTEN TO THE EXPERT.

THE LEAST YOU COULD'VE DONE WAS
WARN ME ABOUT THE LOTUS POSITION.

COULDN'T GET INTO IT, HUH?

NO. I COULDN'T GET OUT OF IT.

4-ADAM-30, 4-ADAM-30.
POSSIBLE ASSAULT IN PROGRESS

AT GRAMERCY HIGH SCHOOL, 402
MARSHALL STREET, HANDLE CODE 3.

I DIDN'T ROLL OVER, MAN.

I DIDN'T SAY NOTHIN'.

WHAT'D YOU DO WITH THE GUN?

I STUCK IT IN THE HOOKUP GEAR

BACK THERE IN ONE
OF THOSE TRAILERS.

AND NOBODY'S GONNA FIND IT.

LOOK, I... I AIN'T GONNA BURN MY DUKE
BROTHERS, MAN. YOU KNOW THAT, EH?

LOOKS LIKE DANNY'S IN THAT CAR.

THAT'S HOOKER!

LOOK OUT FOR SOMETHING CRAZY.

HANDS FIRST, CRUZ!

FINGERS LACED, BEHIND
YOUR HEAD, ON YOUR KNEES!

ARE YOU CRAZY, HOOKER?
YOU ALMOST KILLED US, MAN.

WITH A GUTLESS POLIO
LIKE YOU IN THE CAR,

IT WASN'T EVEN CLOSE.

THE BOY LIED, HOOKER.

HE STOOD HERE, RIGHT IN FRONT
OF YOU AND HE SWORE THAT

HE WAS ONLY ON A
JOYRIDE WITH HIS GANG.

NOW THOSE PUNKS, THEY
WALKED OUT OF HERE LAUGHING.

DOWNTOWN IS LIVID.

DOWNTOWN'S GOTTA LIGHTEN UP.
THE KID'S JUST TRYING TO SURVIVE.

WE CAN'T PROTECT
HIM AND HE KNOWS IT.

BESIDES, THEY'RE JUST
SORE ABOUT THE DETENTION

HEARING WHICH THEY
DIDN'T SHOW UP FOR.

THAT INFO YOU GAVE 'EM ON
VEGA HIT PAY DIRT THROUGH N.C.I.C.

HE'S A COCAINE COWBOY ON THE RUN

FROM SOME DADE COUNTY DOPE
PUSHERS FOR PULLING RIP-OFFS.

HAS HE EVER DONE ANY TIME?

WELL, THE DADE COUNTY
AUTHORITIES HAD HIM ONCE

ON SUSPICION OF
MURDER, BUT HE BEAT IT.

MY NOSE TELLS ME

THAT IF WE CAN LOCATE THAT
GUN, HE WON'T BEAT IT THIS TIME.

WELL, IF HE DID KILL JORDAN,

HE COULD HAVE TAKEN
THE GUN WITH HIM

AND DUMPED IT WHERE
WE'LL NEVER FIND IT.

IT DOESN'T ADD UP. DANNY WAS
ON THE SCENE, POSSIBLY A WITNESS.

IF VEGA WASN'T
WORRIED ABOUT THE GUN,

HE'D HAVE HAD DANNY
KILLED LIKE THAT.

INSTEAD, CRUZ GRABBED HIM. WHY?

MY HUNCH IS, THAT
DANNY DITCHED THE GUN

ON SOMETHING THAT
LEFT THE CONTAINER YARD.

HMM. THAT'S A GOOD THOUGHT.

I'LL HAVE THE GANG SQUAD LOOK
INTO IT. LET'S SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO.

TELL THEM IT'S A GIFT FROM
THE ACADEMY PRECINCT.

I TOLD YOU, VEGA,

WE CHECKED OUT EVERY
SEMI CONTAINER THERE.

THE ONLY ONE WHO
COULD'VE STASHED THE GUN

IS LONG GONE, MAN.

THE COPS ARE GONNA
KEEP LOOKING FOR THAT GUN

UNTIL THEY FIND IT.

THE KID'S TESTIMONY BY
ITSELF CAN'T CONVICT US,

BUT IF THEY FIND THAT
GUN, THEY'LL BURY US.

HMM, YOU'RE RIGHT.

HE STILL HAS TO GO.

THAT'S RIGHT. IT'S GONNA BE A
LOT HARDER TO GET HIM NOW.

HOOKER WILL BE
WATCHING HIM LIKE A HAWK.

THERE'S ONE PLACE WHERE
THEY WON'T EXPECT TROUBLE.

WHERE'S THAT?

DELGADO PICKED UP WORD HE'S
GOIN' TO THE HOSPITAL TOMORROW.

HE'S GONNA HAVE AN
OPERATION ON HIS EAR.

ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS GET THE FATHER
TO TELL US THE NAME OF THE HOSPITAL.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK
THE FATHER WILL COOPERATE?

HE'S A JUNKIE.

WHAT IF SOMETHIN'
GOES WRONG, HUH?

I MEAN, WHAT IF I WON'T
BE ABLE TO HEAR NOTHIN'?

NOTHING'S GONNA GO WRONG.

NOTHING IS GONNA GO WRONG.

DR. MARTINEZ IS ONE OF THE BEST.

I WISH I DIDN'T HAVE TO WAIT.

I WISH HE'D COME NOW
AND GET IT OVER WITH.

DANNY, I WANT YOU TO
THINK ABOUT SOMETHING.

I WANT YOU TO THINK
ABOUT YOUR GANG.

AND THIS GUY VEGA.

THERE WERE 2 NARCOTIC OVERDOSES

IN DUKE TERRITORY LAST NIGHT.

OUR LAB SAYS THE HEROIN
IS HOT. BETTER THAN 20%.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?

SURE.

THE JUNKIES ARE FLOCKIN'

AND SOME OF THEM CAN'T
HANDLE THE GRADE JUNK.

AND OTHERS,

NON-JUNKIES.

THEY'RE TAKIN' A TASTE, THEY'RE
CHIPPIN', AND GETTING HOOKED.

SO WHAT'S THAT TO ME?

CRUZ AND VEGA, I
THINK THEY'RE DOING IT.

WITH A STASH RIPPED FROM
THAT DEAD MAN, JORDAN.

AND I THINK THE
DUKES ARE HELPIN'.

THAT'S WHY YOU'RE DOIN' THIS
OPERATION FOR ME, AIN'T IT?

I AIN'T NOTHIN' TO YOU, MAN.

YOU JUST WANT ME TO
ROLL OVER ON MY FRIENDS.

THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT, RIGHT?

NO, NO, NO, YOU ARE
SOMETHING TO ME.

BUT I READ ANOTHER
REPORT LAST NIGHT.

2 LITTLE KIDS MADE ORPHANS

THEY MEAN SOMETHING TO ME, TOO.

MAN, YOU'RE LIKE EVERY COP
I EVER HEARD ABOUT, HOOKER.

YOU WANT SOMETHIN',
RIGHT? YOU WANT ME TO TALK?

FORGET IT, RIGHT?
FORGET ALL OF IT,

'CAUSE I AIN'T SAYING NOTHIN'.

I'M NOT ASKING YOU
TO SAY ANYTHING.

I'M JUST ASKING YOU
TO THINK ABOUT IT.

THINK ABOUT WHAT THIS
DOPE HAS DONE TO YOUR LIFE

AND YOUR FATHER'S.

DANNY.

IT'S UP TO YOU.

LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE ABOUT
READY TO THROW IN THE TOWEL.

NOT UNTIL THE FINAL BELL.

DID YOU GET DANNY'S FATHER TO
SIGN THE AUTHORIZATION PAPERS?

OH, YEAH, RIGHT HERE.

BUT YOU KNOW, HOOKER,

HIS PROBLEM DOESN'T END
WITH GETTING HIS HEARING BACK.

YEAH.

I TALKED TO HIS TEACHER.
HE'S WAY BEHIND IN SCHOOL.

BUT I, UH, I MET A TUTOR WHEN I
WAS AT A SEMINAR ON REMEDIAL,

AND I THOUGHT MAYBE I
COULD ASK HIM TO KIND OF...

HEY, YOU'RE BECOMING A
WALKING CARE PACKAGE.

YOU'RE WASTING YOUR
TIME IN GANG DIVERSION.

THE KIDS IN THIS CITY NEED YOU.

BENSON, WHY DON'T YOU
BUILD A FILE ON PEOPLE

LIKE DR. MARTINEZ?

PUSH 'EM, USE 'EM.

MAKE THEM HELP ALL
THE KIDS THAT NEED IT.

YOU COULD CREATE THE
SYSTEM THAT DOESN'T EXIST.

YOU KNOW, AFTER WATCHING YOU

CON THE ASSEMBLY OF
PROS FOR THIS OPERATION, I...

I GUESS I'VE BEEN
RECHARGED A LITTLE BIT.

ALL RIGHT.

I THINK YOU'VE GOT
A POINT, HOOKER.

YOU'RE GETTING ALL SMASHED
UP FOR NOTHING, YOU SEE.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS
TELL US WHERE DANNY IS,

AND WE'LL LET YOU GO.

NO.

I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU DO TO ME.

KILL ME.

KILL ME!

I'M... I'M NOT GONNA TELL YOU.

YES, YOU WILL, JUNKIE.

NO.

YES, YOU WILL.

I GOT A COUPLE OF
WEEKS' SUPPLY HERE.

BEAUTIFUL, HIGH-GRADE SMACK.

ALL YOURS, SISSY.

WHERE'S DANNY?

COME ON, SISSY, TALK.

COME ON. COME ON.

MR. PEREZ.

THEY DUMPED ME IN THIS
ALLEY LAST NIGHT, HOOKER.

I LAY HERE ALL NIGHT.

I FOUND OUT SOMETHING
ABOUT MYSELF.

WE CAN TALK IN THE
HOSPITAL, MR. PEREZ.

I FOUND OUT HOW
LOW I HAD BECOME.

FOR ONE MOMENT,

I ALMOST SOLD OUT MY OWN SON

FOR SOME WHITE POWDER.

IT'S EASY TO BLAME THE POWDER,

BUT TRUTH IS, IT'S
THE MAN WHO'S WEAK.

ANYBODY WHO CAN FIGURE THAT OUT

CAN KICK THE MONKEY.

DANNY'S GONNA BE FINE.

I'LL CALL TO MAKE SURE
THE HOSPITAL'S GUARDED.

HE WAS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD.

I WAS STRUNG OUT BAD ONE NIGHT.

HE BEGGED ME TO QUIT
BECAUSE... BECAUSE HE LOVED ME.

I SLAMMED HIS HEAD
AGAINST THE WALL.

LIKE EVERY TIME
I HIT HIM, HE'D SAY

HE LOVED ME, HE LOVED ME.

I DIDN'T LAY A HAND ON HIM

SINCE THAT DAY.

BUT IT WAS TOO LATE.

TOO LATE.

OH, LOOK WHO'S HERE.

THE KID HIMSELF.

HEY, YOU GOT A LOT
OF PEOPLE IN THERE.

JUST TO GET THE
CARROTS OUT OF YOUR EAR.

I DID SOME THINKIN' LIKE
YOU ASKED, SGT. HOOKER.

UH-HUH. I WAS SCARED, TOO.

BUT CRUZ TOLD ME
THEY'D KILL MY FATHER.

JUST A MINUTE, DANNY. YOU
DON'T HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING.

RIGHT NOW, IT'S TIME FOR YOU.

I THINK MY... MY DAD,
HE'D LIKE ME TO...

HE'S A PROUD GUY, YOU KNOW.

MAYBE IF YOU TRIED TO
PROTECT HIM A LITTLE BIT...

YOU GOT A DEAL.

VEGA AND CRUZ, THEY
MET WITH THE GUY.

NOW I DON'T KNOW
WHICH ONE SHOT HIM,

BUT... BUT CRUZ, HE GAVE
ME THE GUN TO GET RID OF.

WHAT'D YOU DO WITH IT?

I STUCK IN A HOOKUP,
ONE OF THOSE...

ONE OF THOSE TRAILERS.

WHERE NO ONE WILL FIND IT.

ANOTHER GIFT FOR THE GANG SQUAD.

ONLY THIS ONE'S
FROM DANNY PEREZ.

GOOD LUCK, KID.

WE CAN'T NAIL VEGA AND CRUZ
WITHOUT THE GUN, CAN WE?

NO. BUT WHILE THE GANG
SQUAD IS RUNNING IT DOWN,

MAYBE WE CAN RUN VEGA AND CRUZ
DOWN, RIGHT TO THE HEROIN STASH.

WHAT'S OUR LEVERAGE TO DO THAT?

VEGA AND CRUZ DON'T KNOW
WE HAVEN'T GOT THE GUN.

KEEP AN EYE ON THE
KID. WE'LL BE BACK.

ROGER.

THERE HE IS.

WANTS THE NAME OF
DANNY'S HOSPITAL REAL BAD.

YEAH, LOOKS LIKE HE BOUGHT
MR. PEREZ'S PHONE CALL ALL THE WAY.

HOLD IT! POLICE!
RIGHT THERE, FREEZE!

TURN AROUND.

I WANT TO GET MY HANDS ON HIM.

YOU AIN'T GONNA GET
AWAY WITH THIS, HOOKER.

THIS IS ENTRAPMENT.

I'M SIMPLY CONFISCATING THE HEROIN
YOU'RE HOLDING FOR DANNY'S FATHER,

AND I'M TAKING YOU IN
ON SUSPICION OF MURDER.

AND BY THE WAY, DANNY'S
FATHER SAYS TO TELL YOU

HE COULDN'T MAKE IT.

WE HAVE A STATEMENT FROM
DANNY ABOUT JORDAN'S MURDER.

YOUR PRINTS ARE ON THE GUN.

HEY, WAIT A SECOND, MAN.

SURE, THE GUN WAS IN MY HANDS,
BUT VEGA DID THE SHOOTING.

YOU RIPPED OFF A STASH OF
HEROIN FROM JORDAN. WHERE IS IT?

WHERE IS IT?

SOME OF IT IS SITTIN' AROUND
THE NEIGHBORHOOD, MAN,

BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE VEGA
KEEPS THE MAIN STASH, MAN.

VEGA'S THE MAN
YOU WANT, YOU SEE!

THIS MAY BE YOUR LUCKY
DAY IF YOU CAN GIVE HIM TO US.

YOU COOPERATE WITH US, CRUZ.

AND WE'LL TALK TO
THE D.A. FOR YOU.

AT LEAST YOU WON'T BE
LOOKING AT THE DEATH PENALTY.

DEATH PENALTY.

CRUZ, THE DEATH PENALTY.

MAGNOLIA BODY SHOP.

VEGA, THIS IS CRUZ.

DANNY ROLLED OVER AND
THE COPS FOUND THE GUN.

HOW'D YOU FIND OUT?

I SQUEEZED IT OUT OF PEREZ.

HE TRIED TO SET ME UP FOR
THE COPS, BUT I GOT AWAY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE GONNA DO,

BUT I'M SPLITTING NOW, I SAY.

YOU DID THAT VERY WELL, CRUZ.

STACY.

4-L-90 TO 4-ADAM-3.

STAT.

AND I THINK IT WORKED.

4-ADAM-30 TO AIR ONE.

AIR ONE. I'M IN POSITION
AND READY, HOOKER.

HE'S ROLLING.

TAKE US TO THE STASH.

WE'RE TRACKING HIM EAST
ON LYNBROOK BOULEVARD.

ROGER, AIR ONE.

TURNING NORTH ON GRANDVIEW ROAD.

WE'RE HEADING
FOR THE FOOT HILLS.

HE'S JUST TURNED

ONTO THE OLD AIR NATIONAL
GUARD ORDINANCE GROUNDS.

HEY, WE'LL TAKE IT
FROM HERE, AIR ONE.

4-ADAM-30 TO
CONTROL AND AIR ONE.

OFFICER NEEDS HELP.

ALL RIGHT, PAL, YOUR CHOICE.

YOU CAN PUT THIS THING
DOWN NICE AND EASY,

OR WE GO DOWN HARD, TOGETHER.

NICE AND EASY, BUDDY.

OUT.

HANDS ON YOUR HEAD.

YOU JUST GOT KNOCKED
OFF YOUR HORSE, COWBOY.

FOR GOOD.

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU, HOOKER.

YOU CAN BELIEVE IT.
YOU CAN BELIEVE IT.

DANNY, CAN YOU HEAR ME?

DANNY, CAN YOU HEAR ME?

I CAN HEAR YOU NOW, HOOKER.

I CAN HEAR YOU.

HEY, HOOKER.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
TO FIND SOMEONE ELSE

TO TAKE CARE OF
IN YOUR SPARE TIME.

ME AND MY FATHER,

WE'LL TAKE CARE
OF EACH OTHER NOW.

AND YOU'RE BOTH
GONNA DO A GOOD JOB.

THANK YOU.

OH, SHEILA, BY THE
WAY, I HEARD THAT

YOU HAD MOVED INTO
A NEW OFFICE. WHERE?

WELL, TEMPORARILY,
JUDGE WALLACE HAS

SCROUNGED A CUBBYHOLE
FOR ME IN THE COURT BUILDING,

BUT I'VE ALREADY OUTGROWN IT.

WOULD YOU BELIEVE
IN JUST ONE WEEK,

I'VE UNCOVERED
OVER A 100 AGENCIES

AND PRIVATE CITIZENS WHO ARE
WILLING TO HELP KIDS WITH PROBLEMS?

AND THOSE PEOPLE
HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THERE.

TAKES SOMEONE LIKE SHEILA
TO PULL THEM TOGETHER.

AND SOMEONE LIKE YOU TO PUSH ME.

HMM.

WELL...

YOUR DAD'S GONNA
BE HERE IN AN HOUR.

WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

FRANK.

HMM?

GRACIAS.

ALL RIGHT. OH, BY THE WAY,

IN CASE EITHER OF YOU RUN INTO
ANY KIDS WITH HEARING PROBLEMS,

LET ME KNOW.

ROMANO. DANNY?

YOUR LIMP SEEMS SOLVED.

YEAH, WELL, WHEN YOU
LEANED ON THAT DR. FRANK

TO HAVE A LOOK AT ME, HE
PUT ME THROUGH THE MILL,

CAME UP WITH A CURE
IN 2 SECONDS FLAT.

WHAT CURE?

BUY A NEW PAIR OF SHOES.