The Streets of San Francisco (1972–1977): Season 4, Episode 18 - Underground - full transcript

(theme music playing)

♪♪

Got him.

(tires squealing)

(machinery whirring)

(clanking)

Okay.

Come on out.

Come on, come on. Nice and slow.

Come on, come on.

That's it. Game's over.



Over here. Come on.

Over here. That's
it. Up against there.

Hey, man, what did I do?

- What did you do? I don't know.
- What did I do?

- We'll see what you did.
- I didn't do nothing.

No? Well, we'll see.

- Now, give me this.
- Ow, my arm!

- My arm, man.
- What happened?

I just got it out of a cast.

- I think you broke it.
- Really? Huh?

Freeze!

Hey, man.

Take it easy, man.

You didn't fall for his
broken arm bit, did you?



(stammers) What
are you talking about?

What do you think,
I'm a dummy cop?

I tripped.

You going to stick me
with assaulting a cop?

The whole thing.

Ah, come on, man.

Look, it's all part of the game.

I mean, it's nothing personal.

I just had to try to
get away. That's all.

Come on. What do you say?

(sighs)

Make it straight
purse-snatching.

Hey, thanks.

Thanks a lot.

Hey! Hey, where you been, man?

I'm looking for you.

I got tickets to this
afternoon's game.

We'll go get a bite to eat.

I can't. I got a date.
You wouldn't believe it.

Listen, I... Steve,
I'll take a rain check.

You ready? Basketball.

Best seats in
the house, right...

- Sorry.
- What, you tied up, too?

- So are you.
- No, no.

Come on.

This is the first
Saturday I got off, Mike.

No way. Come on.

I got a rumble that
Waldron's in town.

What, he's here for a hit?

No, Vice said that
there's a contract out

for the big gambling
boss, Kurland.

Well, let Vice take
care of it, then.

No, no, Waldron's our pigeon.

He's wanted for
murder in Detroit.

We find him, we ship
him out, then you can play.

Vice also tell you
where we could find him?

Yeah.

We put a tail on him,
starting right now.

Well, then, we got
time to go to the game.

What for?

14 bucks these tickets cost.

Get inside.

(sighs)

Surprise.

Whoa. What happened
to all the mess?

I cleaned it up.

Well, you sly fox.

I got through with my
fashion display early, so...

Hey, did I do something wrong?

Uh, no, it, uh... it just, uh,

reminded me of when
my mother was alive.

Uh, you know, for a minute,

I thought she might
have been here.

(both chuckle)

You know, this place
could use it a lot more often.

Well... I'll tell
you what we do.

Why don't you come
in once a week, huh?

Well, I was thinking
of something

a little more permanent.

Uh... good girl, good thinking.

How about twice a week?

That's your best offer?

Mmm, my best offer is:

How would you, uh...

how would you like to
get your back scratched?

(chuckles)

What, twice a week?

Oh, no, I was
thinking of something

a little more permanent.

(phone ringing)

Oh, let it ring.

Mm-hmm.

Might be something important.

And this isn't?

Oh, I got to get it.

It's driving me crazy. Hold on.

Hello?

Oh.

Yeah, Kay.

What is it?

Dan, it's about Eddie.

You've got to help me.

Kay, Eddie's a big boy.

He can take care of himself.

He's also your brother,
and he may be in trouble.

What did he do now?

They're going to
revoke his parole.

He's only been out three months,

and they're going
to revoke his parole.

Well, for what?

Wh-Wh-What did he do wrong?

(sighs) He went to the races.

Went to the...? What's the
matter with going to the races?

Uh, it's-it's legal
in this state.

Have you heard about it?

He went to meet Willy Kurland.

Yeah, well, it's a big place.

Maybe they won't see him.

Dan, he took a gun.

Uh, Kay, um...

I'll go find Eddie, and, uh, I'll
take the gun away from him,

and then I'll send him home,
and you keep him there, okay?

Yeah.

- I know.
- I know.

You have to go somewhere.

Um... if I give you a big
kiss, will you forgive me?

Oh, that's not necessary.

You don't have to explain.

And I forgive you.

- Really?
- No.

(chuckling): I didn't think so.

(bell ringing, crowd
cheering and yelling)

Inspectors eight-one
to surveillance.

Kurland is just
entering the north gate.

Keep your eyes open for Waldron.

Who is that with Kurland?

Eddie Segal.

Isn't that a trip...

Cop like Dan having
a brother like that?

Does Eddie work for Kurland?

Got out of prison
a little while ago.

Looks like he's
back at it, yeah.

Inspectors eight-one.

They're moving. Keep alert.

Chances of finding Waldron
in a crowd like this are zilch.

Just hang loose.

Watch for anybody
with their eyes on me.

How long is it going to take?

Five minutes, once
Garson gets here.

Steve, look.

What's Dan doing with Kurland?

Hey, Willy, uh, where's
my brother Eddie?

Hey, what is this?

I just want to know where
my brother, Eddie, is.

Is that so hard to
understand, huh?

Hey, Eddie!

I thought you
said he had a date.

That's what he said, yeah.

Yeah, some date.

There's got to
be an explanation.

I know Dan.

Look, he knows what he's doing.

Willy, will you shut up?

Eddie, give me the piece.

Danny, I'm doing nothing wrong.

We'll talk about it later.

There's not going
to be any later

if they snap your parole.

Don't you understand that, huh?

- (gun fires)
- Eddie!

(people screaming)

(gun fires)

KELLER: Look out.

STONE: Let me get through.

Let us get through here.
Let us get through, please.

All right, everybody
back. Everybody back.

Kurland. Kurland!

He's still alive.
Get an ambulance.

All right, back it up.

- Let's go. Back it up.
- What are you doing here?

They killed my brother.

And what were you doing here?

Take him in.

Internal Affairs.

Kurland.

Kurland... can you hear me?

(weakly): Yeah, I hear you.

Who ordered the hit?

Don't know.

Lot of movement.

Pressure from outside.

S-Somebody moving in.

Was Dan Segal in on it?

Who?

Eddie's brother.

That dumb cop.

It's his fault.

Was he working with you?

No.

Butted in.

Tried to take Eddie's gun away.

Stupid...

(knock on door)

Come in.

Shut the door, Mike.

What's going on?

I hand in my report,
and now I hear

that Dan is being
forced to resign.

Look, if the fellas upstate

- won't believe what...
- Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

Don't get in an uproar, Mike.

You're going to be
in on this operation.

In what way?

Segal's going underground.

Whose idea was
this, yours or his?

It was the chief's idea.

A cop gone sour.

He's working with his
brother on Kurland's payroll.

It's a tailor-made idea.

Dan knows everything that
he's picked up from his brother

since he was in kindergarten.

He goes for revenge on
company time, is that it?

No, that's not it.

Mike, we're buying a chance

to get inside one of the biggest
sports gambling operations

in this city.

Now, somebody
paid to ice Kurland.

That's takeover time.

We've got a chance to
move in on the ground floor.

Look,

it's true, I do want
revenge for Eddie,

but by the book.

I'm still a cop.

That's what you think.

Once you go under,

you'll be scum,
and you know that.

I know.

No, you don't know.

Not until you've lived
that kind of lousy life.

You want Waldron, don't you?

Oh, I want the guy
who bought him.

Is there anything in my
record says I can't handle it?

Everything.

Well, maybe that's the
best argument in his favor.

What's the plan?

You'll be his primary contact.

Now, Dan will push his
own bookie operation

using bettors that he
knows from the old days.

Now, once he's all set up,

he'll contact whoever it is
who's taking over from Kurland.

Well, how you
gonna nail Waldron?

That's not your concern.

Well, I'm just asking.

(exhales)

Well, when he was here
before, he had a girlfriend.

Sunny Malone.

Maybe she knows where he is.

Well, you just concentrate
on the gambling aspect.

Now remember,

once you walk through that
door, you're on your own.

Nobody else is to know
that you're not a louse.

Wait a minute now, except Steve.

I said nobody, Mike.

Not even your own family.

The chief called the
shot, now that's it.

Hey-hey,

one of you guys want to give
me a hand with this stuff, huh?

Would you give me a hand?

What? All of a sudden,
I got the plague?

No?

The only Jewish leper in town.

Hey, thanks, Steve.

You owe me something.

I owe you something?

What do I owe you?

Is it true what I hear?

Depends on what you hear.

You're quitting?

Uh, yeah, I, uh, just
signed the papers.

"For the good of
the department."

Meaning what?

I wish I knew.

Hey, keep the faith, buddy, huh?

(quietly) Yeah.

See you.

Don't say it.

(engine starting)

(sighs)

Papa?

I heard on the radio.

Why do they suspect you?

(exhales)

I was with Eddie.

Didn't Kay tell you?

Yes, she told me.

So, Eddie is murdered,
and you just quit.

Why?

You're not like Eddie.

Papa, let it be.

It's not important.

What is not important?

Your job?

Your reputation? Your dignity?

That's not important?

Papa, I didn't come to argue.

I-I came to help you with
the arrangements, okay?

No.

You have things to do.

I'll talk to the rabbi myself.

Your sister is taking me.

Papa, I want to go.

Come on, Papa.

Louise, I'd like to
take Papa myself.

Go away, Dan.
Just leave us alone.

Louise, I just came to help.

Don't make trouble.

(sighs)

Oh, you're just like Eddie.

No, no, you're worse.

Eddie was weak; he
just couldn't help himself.

But at least you
could, and you didn't.

Louise, enough now.

Papa.

Papa, you don't understand.

I loved Eddie.

(engine starting)

Like I love you.

No.

No, I've never
seen a man like this

around Miss Sunny's apartment.

She kept pretty much
to herself, you know.

There was a young fellow
here who came by this morning,

but he didn't look
anything like that.

Can you give us a
description of him?

Well, he was about 25,

dark hair, about so tall,

and he was driving an
older model blue car. Yeah.

How long ago did she move?

Three days ago.

Well, do you know where she
took her clothes to be cleaned?

Or where she went shopping?

Does she have any
charge accounts anywhere?

No, but she had a poodle.

Well, what about it?

Well, she spent a fortune

pampering and
primping this little dog.

Having it shampooed and
having its hair clipped just so.

Do you know where she took it?

Um, Proctor... Potter.

Porter.

That's it, Porter.

I remember, she-she
put it into board

just before she moved out.

Thank you very much.

Not at all.

25 years old, dark
hair, blue sedan.

- You know who that is, don't you?
- Oh, could be anybody.

Oh, come on, it's
Segal and you know it.

And you know why?

He wants Waldron for himself.

That's why he
turned in his badge.

No, I don't buy that.

I, uh...

Listen, I think we
better find that vet first.

That's right, Charlie.

I'm taking over the territory
now that Kurland's gone.

Here.

Best odds in town.

Call me any time.

You, too, Mr. Canner.

You know me, just like Eddie,

sucker for an easy payoff.

Take it easy, gentlemen.

Nice to see you.

(horn honking)

Well, Johnny
Blackwell. How are you?

What are you doing, Segal?

I'm taking over
where Eddie left off.

Well, he's dead.

You going that way?

What's it to you?

Street's free.
You hear about it?

It's up for grabs.

Well, you heard wrong, Segal.

There's a new boss man,

and he doesn't like freelancers.

Well, that's okay with me.

You know me, I'm a
joker like you, huh?

Tell him to make me
an offer. I'm available.

And also tell him that
I got friends on Vice.

Oh, you're a loser, kid.

Even as a cop.

Just stay off the street.

You'll get yourself dirty.

(engine starting)

Dan?

Dan Segal!

How are you?

Now, that's the kind of greeting
I haven't had in a long time.

I'll bet. Hey, I'm sorry.

I heard about the bad
break you had; that's rough.

I'll live.

What are you doing here?

Oh, work around here.

Where?

Just around.

I can't tell you how good
it is to see you again.

It's good to see you.

Hey, how would you
like a cup of coffee?

That sounds good.

Well, come on.

You look terrific, Evie.

No, I don't, but you do.

Oh, yeah?

They say men age more
gracefully than women.

So, tell me, where have you
been for the rest of my life?

Do you know I haven't
seen you since what, the...

Oh, it's a lot of water
under the bridge, isn't it?

(chuckles) Tell me.

Tell me how I really look, Dan.

You look terrific.

Liar.

I was once, wasn't I?

Remember in high school?

I was gonna be a stage actress.

The best and the most beautiful.

And I wanted to get the best
and the most beautiful, remember?

Oh, believe me, that
had nothing to do with me.

It was my folks.

It was my folks who
said, "No, no, no, Eve.

"He's a Jew and
you're a Protestant,

and that's incompatible."

(chuckles): Incompatible.

Now look, you're a
busted cop, and me,

well, I guess you could even
say I'm out on the streets, too.

But you know something, Dan?

If you asked me out
again, I'd say yes.

(sighing) Evie, I need help.

Oh, wow, Dan.

That was smooth.

The man doesn't even say no.

Yeah, well, uh,

the man is looking for someone.

A girl who used to work the
go-go places around here.

Uh, her name is Sunny Malone.

Do you know her?

What can she do
for you that I can't?

Evie, it's not that.

I just want to talk to her.

Why?

Why? Well... Why?
Uh, because, uh,

she might lead me to
the man who killed Eddie.

And because if we
had made it years ago,

things would
probably be different

for both of us right
now, wouldn't you say?

(chuckles) Yeah, right.

So, what do you say, um,

you do a favor for
a little Jewish boy?

Try the Cable Motel
over on Lombard.

Thanks, Evie.

Hey, um, would you mind if, uh,

I took a rain check
on that cup of coffee?

Sure, Dan, why not?

(exhales)

Bye, Dan.

Sunny, why don't you
go feed the pigeons?

It's payday, Rush;
you the eagle.

You know, the man wants
you out of town today.

It's okay with me.

I should at least thank him.

He accepts from a distance.

Safer that way.

He's the boss.

Bobby,

you were paid only
to take out Kurland.

Why'd you hit Eddie Segal, too?

He got in the way.

Yes, Miss Malone's
been a regular customer

for a... a year, I believe.

Did she say where
she was staying?

No.

Frankly, I didn't ask.

Did she leave a phone number?

Oh, well, certainly.

I always insist on that.

For emergencies, you know?

Yes, here it is.

Um... 673-7097.

Yeah, I'll phone it in.

Thank you very much, Doctor.

(chuckles) I'm not the doctor.

No?

No, I'm the beautician.

(coins clattering)

All right, here's the address.

This is the down payment
on the charter flight.

You make a connection
with a pilot named Pearson.

We leave at 9:00 tonight.

Sounds terrific. (blows
kiss) See you later.

Will you stop yelling
at me and listen?!

I couldn't reach Stone!

Look, Captain, I just
stumbled in on 'em. That's all.

Now, do you want Waldron or not?

Captain, wait a second.

I think things are shaking up.

I'm gonna need a backup.

Uh, Cable Motel.

Yeah, I'm gonna go in.

Don't move. I mean it.

Give me the gun.

Okay. Now tell me,

who hired you to waste Eddie?

You a cop?

This says I don't
have to answer that.

Some guy about 40.

Nice dresser.

Nice dresser,
that's it? No name?

- Ben.
- Ben?

Ben something or
other. He didn't tell me.

Are-are you dancing with me?

Mm-mm. In this business,
you got to be careful

who knows your name.

Well, if-if I showed
you a mug book,

could you point
him out to me, huh?

Anything you say, cowboy.

(tires squealing)

He won't be much help.

I'll put out an APB.

STONE: On who?

Segal. Anyone else would
have taken the money.

We don't know that.

Oh, come on, Mike. He
may have shot in self-defense,

but you get a lab man up here,

you'll find his prints
all over the place.

What are you dragging
your feet about?

I'm not.

If I knew he killed
Waldron, I'd nail him for it.

I'm sorry.

I told the captain I was sorry.

You went against orders.

You killed the only lead we had.

How many times
do I have to tell you?

I am sorry.

Look, why don't
you just unload me?!

Oh, you got your revenge and
now you want to quit, is that it?

That was a mistake.

Listen... if I
thought for a minute

that you didn't
shoot in self-defense,

I would have you
on charges so fast...

Swell. That's just great.

Come on.

You wanted the meeting.

What have you got?

Just a name... Johnny Blackwell.

He used to be a
friend of Eddie's,

and they both
worked for Kurland.

Now Johnny works
for someone else.

I don't know the
name. It's, uh...

He's not one of the locals.

Okay, we'll put a tail on him.

You stick to what you're doing.

How's it going?

Oh, swell. Great.

I spent nine years...

nine years trying to
what, erase the past?

Build up a reputation
as a good citizen?

And for what?

Five minutes out on the street

and everybody knows
I'm a bum and accepts it.

They never bought me
as a cop. You know that.

We did.

And we still do.

You mean I'm not a born
loser, just naturally adaptive.

Well, you do have a knack.

Mmm, some knack.

You know, uh, when I was a kid,

I used to get thumped by
every punk on the block.

Did you know that?

You know who, uh...
took care of me? Huh?

Eddie.

When was the funeral?

This morning, 11:00.

I missed it.

I should have been here.

Instead, I was out hunting
down some dumb jerk.

I guess Eddie would
have understood, huh?

(tires squealing)

That's what I call you
taking your sweet time.

I came here as soon as I
got your message. What's up?

Vice gave us a new lead.

Name is Blackwell.

Used to work for
Kurland, bagman.

So how does he fit?

Well, he's still working,
probably for the new boss.

He walked in there
about a half hour ago.

When he comes out,
I want you to tail him.

What about Segal?

No, forget him.

I've got another team
watching the Waldron killing.

You got another team
working on the Waldron...?

That's right.

You see, with Waldron dead,

Blackwell is our only lead now.

So you stick with him.

I'm gonna check the
team on Sunny Malone.

I'll keep in touch.

Sure.

The way I see it, you're
getting a bad shake.

I'll shave off a few
points here and there.

I'll soften the odds.

No, wait a minute.

Look, a man
getting into business

needs a little
action right? Huh?

Oh, hey, hold on a minute.
Sit down, sit down, sit down.

I'll be right back.

Bernie, order my
friends a round, will ya?

Hey, Donna, where you going?

Home.

Come on. Tell me what's
the matter, seriously?

Well, if you're so serious,

why don't you tell
me what's going on?

Hey, no more questions.

Just trust me.

I don't understand
you anymore, Dan.

You've changed.

No, I haven't.

I love you.

Be patient.

Please?

(sighs) When you're
ready to tell me...

call.

(people shouting, cheering)

(cheering, buzzer sounds)

San Francisco State ahead 42-38.

Best three hours of
surveillance I've ever had.

And Blackwell?

He's over there. He's
meeting with those guys.

That one leaving now,
his name's Ben Rush.

Seen his picture
a lot down at Vice.

He was a gofer for Kurland.

"Was." He's been promoted.

Who's the guy next
to him with a cigar?

I don't know. I guess
R&I could tell us, though.

Look, just don't
get carried away.

A couple of shots to the
midsection, and I'll fold, okay?

Yeah, don't worry,
we'll make it look good.

What can you tell
me about Ben Rush?

Well, he's been picking
up books all over town.

Enough to keep
five back rooms busy.

I don't know, it must
be about $2 mil a day.

Well, that's pretty
good for a gofer.

I can't believe it.

He and Eddie were such
good friends. I mean, the best.

So now he's gonna be yours.

I gotta go.

The word on Mr. Big from the
basketball game: Frank Garson.

R&I's got him coming out
of St. Louis two years ago.

Back to Detroit. He's
pretty big there, too.

So now he's
getting big out here.

He's got phone
spots all over town,

one of which we're
gonna hit this morning.

What's that gonna buy us?

Ben Rush, I hope.

And then maybe
he'll get us Garson.

(phone rings)

(phones ringing)

Listen, Kilgoe, I tell you,

I got a pipeline
to the department.

What do I have to tell you?!

Tell Ben.

Ben? I've been trying
to get Ben all morning.

Look, I can't pull the
plug on this operation

just 'cause you
got a tip. I got six...

I'm telling you they're
gonna hit this spot today.

Look, Dan, you're an old friend.

So was Eddie.

Now take my advice
and get out of here.

Nobody wants you.

Yeah? Why?

Because they don't need
you. You understand?

The boat's going out.

Find some other kind of work.

Okay, okay.

Next time you and Ben
want any information at all,

you're not gonna get it.

You're not gonna get
it unless you pay for it.

No more freebies.

If you want any information,
it's gonna cost you.

STONE: The place is
under arrest! Settle down!

Settle down,
everybody! Cuff 'em!

Didn't take you long to
find a new circle of friends,

did it, Segal?

What makes you think
they're new friends?

It's Mr. Segal, Lieutenant.

I'm not one of your
flunkies anymore.

That's right.
You're under arrest.

Get your hands off me.

STONE: Have you forgotten? Huh?

I said get your hands off me.

Steve, lay off!

Now you are under arrest
for assaulting an officer.

Let's go.

- Hello, Danny.
- I hear you put up my bail.

Thanks a lot.

Well, put it down to old times.

I liked Eddie.

Yeah. I know you did.

So what else is new?

Dan... I'm sorry.

Really.

Well, it's okay.

I'd just rather not
talk about it, okay?

But that's not the
reason you bailed me out.

The reason you bailed me out

is you didn't want one of
your spots busted, right?

Maybe you could be of some help.

You offering me a job?

Why don't we talk about it?

Would you hold on a minute?

Sure.

Papa.

I called the police.

They told me you were here,

so I-I came to put up bail.

Ah... too late, huh?

Ah, it's never too late.

Uh, I thought you
gave up on me, Papa.

Oh...

if a man loses faith in
his own flesh and blood,

what's left?

Thanks, Papa.

You know, I don't care
what people say about you

as long as I know it isn't true.

Tell me it isn't true.

(sighs)

I'm gonna tell you, Papa.

It's not true.

But you shouldn't tell anybody.

If you do, I'm gonna
be in a lot of trouble.

You've got your
work, I've got mine.

Stop by to see me, huh?

We will talk.

I'll see you, Papa.

Okay, okay.

Yes, I was with Bobby.

But I don't know
about the killings.

You know who paid him?

I don't know.

We were at the waterfront,

and this guy got off a boat

and he hands Bobby
a bundle of money.

I took a walk.

Would you look at
these carefully, please?

This is Frank Garson?

He make the payoff?

No, it wasn't him.

Is Garson involved in this?

You know him, though.

I heard of him, sure.

The photos, please.

Yeah, this is the guy.

He's the one that
gave Bobby the money.

Ben Rush.

Yeah, we can bring Rush in,

give him immunity, then
get Garson on conspiracy.

I'll talk to the captain.

You guys gonna hold me?

No, you can go.

But stay in town.

Hmm. I have to.

They lost my bus ticket.

(rings)

Yeah.

Waldron's girlfriend put
the finger on Ben Rush,

as the payoff man.

Yeah, well, w-what about Garson?

Well, we don't know yet.

Maybe we can make
a deal with the D.A.

No, that won't...
that won't work, Mike.

I mean, he's got a
battery of lawyers.

He, uh, he could even make,
uh, Ben take the rap for him.

Do you have a better idea?

Uh... well, I'm gonna
meet Ben at 8:00,

and then we're
gonna go to his place,

and I should be
there about 9:00, 9:30,

and, um... I don't
know, Mike, um...

let me squeeze him.

I... I think I've got an
edge on him that you don't.

- Like what?
- I'm Eddie's brother.

Okay. I'll see you at 9:00.

Hmm.

I'm not looking for much.

Just enough to say
good-bye to this town.

I heard a lot about
you, Mr. Garson.

I mean, you're really up there.

And what have you to sell me?

Well, you see, uh...

the cops knew I
was Bobby's girl,

and they were looking for him.

They found me at the bus depot.

GARSON: Go ahead.

I didn't know nothing.

Bobby never told me anything.

But while I was waiting,

I heard these two
detectives talking.

I heard them say that
they found this witness,

who, uh, saw a guy
named, um... Ben Rush.

Yeah, he was paying
Bobby off for something.

Now, why would that
interest me, Sunny?

I don't really understand it,

but, uh... this one cop,
he was saying, like,

how he could do
flip-flops, or something,

and he could get this
Rush guy to roll over.

Something about... immunity.

And then I heard them
use your name, Mr. Garson.

In what manner?

I'm not really sure.

But this one cop said
something about conspiracy.

Doesn't that mean
anything to you?

Not a thing, Miss Malone.

But I do appreciate
your concern.

There you are.

Thanks.

Oh, I've been giving it
a lot of thought, Dan...

maybe we could use you.

You know something?

Let's talk about something else.

I'm gonna do you
a personal favor.

A favor?

Me? What is this?

I thought I was hiring you.

You don't hire anybody.

Garson calls the shots
and you wipe up after him.

Listen, Segal... No, you listen.

I'm gonna do you
a personal favor

that is gonna keep you alive.

You know, I still have friends
at headquarters, you know?

And they told me
they just nailed

Bobby Waldron's girlfriend,

and she fingers you
for the hit on Kurland.

She's lying.

Uh... look, it's no
skin off my nose.

I told you, I just
wanted to help.

My friend also says that, uh,

he's willing to offer
you immunity if, uh...

they get Garson.

You don't know what
you're talking about.

I don't know what
I'm talking about?

Oh, of course I don't
know what I'm talking about.

But I'm gonna tell you
something: you got no choice.

You sit still, the
cops nail you.

You move, Garson puts
out a new contract on you

and you are dead.

Either way you're squeezed.

You know that Eddie...

there's one thing he taught me.

Never deal with punks.

Yeah, well... Eddie
made a few mistakes.

One of them cost him his life.

(gunshots)

(tires squealing)

All right, drop it.

STONE: Come on.

On the post. Let's go. Come on.

(gunshot)

Talk to them, Ben.

Tell them what
they want to know.

Gonna need an
ambulance over here.

Is that your gun?

Okay, thanks for the help.

You're gonna have
to come on downtown,

we got to get a
statement from you.

You're still a witness.

He'll be able to stand
trial, he just got wounded.

But the other one, he got away.

What other one?

Dan.

You want to run a
ballistics check on this?

How long did you know?

Since you put that other
team on the Waldron case.

Then why all the accusations?

Well, I wanted to
give Dan a chance.

I didn't want to blow his cover.

Hey, you know, I can be a
good actor when I want to,

too, you know?

Oh, you think so, huh?

Fooled you, didn't I?

(laughs)

- No?
- (laughs)

- I didn't fool you?
- (laughing)

STONE: I'm telling
you, it's great to know

that Garson's
down on all counts.

Ben Rush will be
taken out of the state

under federal custody.

DAN: You know, in a strange
way, I don't even blame Ben

for Eddie's death.

STONE: Well, he
picked that way to live.

Maybe that's what killed him.

DAN: Yeah, and I picked mine.

Hey, Mike,

when do I get back
in the harness?

Well, the captain wants
me to set up a meet with you.

A meet? Why can't I just...

Mike. Mike...

I know it's a lousy
way to live, but listen,

it's a solid cover.

And, uh, it's valuable.

Yeah, so is my skin.

I'm not cut out
for it, that's all.

It's a great cover.

I don't want a cover!

You know what I want?

I want my uniform back.
I-I want my black and white.

I want my friends.

I want my family.
I want my girl.

I want...

What if I get you a
promotion to inspector,

raise in salary?

I'll talk to your family.

Yeah, and what are
you gonna tell them?

The truth. Can you trust them?

Oh, no, only with my life.

Well, that's what
you'd be doing.

Mike... why me?

Why can't I be a cop
just like every other cop?

You can.

I can? Just like that?

You're not gonna
try to talk me out of it?

Never.

It's up to you.

How long do I
have to stay under?

As long as you can take it.

Look...

so it shouldn't be
a total loss, um,

when I get back to
the department, uh,

can I still have my
promotion and raise?

You know you can.

You've earned it.

All right.

I'll stay under a
little while longer.

But, hey, do me a favor,
huh? Let me tell my family.

My father, he's a
rock, he's okay, uh,

but my sister, ha, you
don't know my sister.

With that mouth, I
better tell my sister.

I can't wait. "Sis, I'm
going underground."

"Underground? Why
would you go underground?

Worms go underground."

"Okay, I'm a broken Jewish
worm. What can I tell you?"

(continues indistinctly)