Third Watch (1999–2005): Season 1, Episode 11 - Alone in a Crowd - full transcript

An illegally parked car delays the firefighters, causing a woman's death. Western medicine kills Doc and Carlos' Chinese patient.The suicide of his first partner causes Sully to reflect on his own life.

PREVIOUSLY, ON THIRD WATCH:

SHE WAS AMAZING... A
19-YEAR-OLD MELANIE GRIFFITH.

BODY SO TIGHT, YOU COULD
BOUNCE A QUARTER OFF HER.

WHAT A LOVELY IMAGE.

CAN YOU AND DAD GET MARRIED AGAIN?

THIS SHOULD SQUARE US ON THE
CHILD SUPPORT. I'M SORRY I WAS LATE.

HE WON'T MAKE IT. WE SHOULD CUT
OUR LOSSES. GUYS IN THERE NEED US.

WHEN IT'S TIME TO CALL
IT QUITS, I'LL TELL YOU.

THAT WAS REALLY SOMETHING... WHAT YOU DID.

AT LEAST MOM AND THE REST OF THE FAMILY...

THEY DON'T LIE TO MY FACE.



THEY OUT AND OUT TELL
ME THEY THINK I'M A BASTARD.

ALL WE GOT OUT THERE IS EACH OTHER.

NO, I WON'T PERJURE MYSELF. EXCUSE ME.

SOMETIMES, YOU FIGURE
YOU'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING

AND THEN IT TURNS OUT MAYBE YOU'RE NOT.

GO! GO!

WE HAVE A CONFIRMED
FIRE WITH PEOPLE TRAPPED.

LET'S GET MOVING.

WHAT THE HELL?!

WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO BE WATCHING THE DOORS?

SON OF A BITCH!

LOOKS LIKE ONLY THE SECOND FLOOR.

NOT FOR LONG.

GET ACROSS THE STREET.



COME ON! COME ON!

ACROSS THE STREET!

EVERYONE ON THE FIRST FLOOR IS OUT.

TAYLORS ON TWO ARE OUT OF TOWN.

WHAT ABOUT THREE?

MARTHA GREEN AND HER BOY, WILLIAM.

I HAVEN'T SEEN EITHER ONE OF THEM.

GET EVERYONE ACROSS THE
STREET AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

KEEP GOING, SIR.

OKAY, COME ON.

I'M GOING TO GET SOME BLANKETS.

MOVE ACROSS

AS FAR AS YOU CAN.

COME ON. ARE YOU WILLIAM?!

MY MA, SHE WENT BACK FOR THE CAT!

I NEED YOU TO GET ACROSS THE STREET.

I NEED YOU TO GET AWAY

FROM THE BUILDING, SWEETHEART!

PLEASE! HELP ME!

COME ON. MOVE! MOVE! MOVE!

THE TRUCKS ARE ON THEIR WAY!

I CAN'T BREATHE!

I'M GOING TO DIE!

THEY'RE COMING!

MOM!

DO YOU HAVE A LADDER THAT
COULD REACH THAT WINDOW?

NOT EVEN CLOSE.

THE KITTEN, I CAN'T FIND HER!

IT'S OKAY, MARTHA. IT'S OKAY.

WHERE THE HELL ARE THEY?

DAMN IT!

IT WON'T SHIFT.

OUR PUMPER'S STILL AT THAT CAR FIRE.

THE CLOSEST LADDER'S COMING
FROM THE B.Q.E., FIVE MINUTES OUT.

WE CAN GET THERE IN THREE.

THEN GET IT THE HELL OUT OF THE WAY.

YOU GOT IT, BOSS. LET'S GO!

BOBBY, YOU OKAY?

THE STAIRS ARE COVERED IN FLAMES.

THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN HERE BY NOW.

HELP ME!

OH, GOD!

MY HANDS ARE BURNING!

MARTHA! MARTHA!

NO, MA! NO!

MARTHA!

OH, NO!

OH, NO!

LOT OF BLOOD BACK HERE.

SKULL'S CAVED IN.

NO PULSE. I'LL GET THE CARDIO GEAR.

KIM, THERE'S GRAY MATTER IN HER HAIR.

NOTHING WE CAN DO.

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WHAT'S THAT?

FLYER I GOT OFF THE WALL IN THERE.

ADMITTED TO THEFT...
MUST BE SOMETHING GOOD.

CHECK IT OUT.

ST. EDWARDS SINGLES MIXER.

SOUNDS LIKE FUN, DOESN'T IT?

YEAH, RIGHT, FUN.

HOW DESPERATE ARE YOU?

SINGLES MIXER IN A CHURCH BASEMENT?

DAVIS, THE PLACE IS GOING
TO BE LOADED WITH LOSERS.

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'D BE
INTERESTED IN SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

ACTUALLY, I HAVE A GIRLFRIEND.

THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING,
SO WHY DID YOU EVEN...?

YOU MIGHT MEET SOME NICE CHURCH LADY.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

5-5 Charlie. CHARLIE.

Take a disturbance: 3468... Apartment 5E.

The caller's the neighbor, Harris.

10-4, CENTRAL. DON'T GET ALL OFFENDED, MAN.

I WAS JUST TRYING TO HELP YOU OUT.

I DON'T NEED ANY HELP.

ALL RIGHT.

SO DON'T TRY.

I WON'T.

I MEAN IT.

I HEARD YOU.

MIXER...

Doherty: LET'S GO.

BACK ON THE STREET. COME ON.

GET BACK.

SIDEWALK.

GET ON THE SIDEWALK.

DAMN IT, JIMMY.

WHAT THE HELL TOOK YOU GUYS SO LONG?

YOU CALLED 911?

MY MOTHER TOLD ME TO.

PLEASE HURRY.

SHE'S BURNING HOT BUT HER
HANDS AND FEET ARE FREEZING.

HOW LONG HAS SHE BEEN SICK?

A FEW DAYS. WHAT KIND OF TROUBLE

HAS SHE BEEN HAVING?

SHE'S, UM, BEEN THROWING UP

AND... FROM THE BACK.

DIARRHEA?

LOOKS PRETTY DEHYDRATED.

PULSE IS WEAK AND THREADY.

NO PALPABLE B.P.

I'LL GET SALINE GOING.

WE NEED THESE NEEDLES OUT.

THEY'RE FOR THE HEADACHES.

WE NEED THEM OUT.

SHE SAYS YOU'RE GOING TO KILL HER.

HEY, BACK UP!

BACK UP!

JUST BACK UP. MOVE.

HONEY, YOUR SISTER IS VERY SICK.

I KNOW THESE PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO HELP

BUT WE NEED THEM OUT OF
THE ROOM SO THAT WE CAN

GET HER TO THE HOSPITAL.

YOU HAVE TO HELP HER HERE. NO HOSPITAL.

WHAT SHE NEEDS

WE CAN'T DO HERE.

MY FATHER WILL BE HOME SOON.

HE MUST DECIDE. LINE'S IN.

OPEN IT WIDE.

GET HER A COMA COCKTAIL.

YOUR DAUGHTER'S GOING TO DIE

IF WE DON'T GET HER TO THE HOSPITAL.

PLEASE WAIT UNTIL MY FATHER GETS HOME.

GIVE ME THE SALINE.

YOUR FATHER CAN MEET US AT ANGEL OF MERCY.

GET MY BAGS.

WHAT THE WORLD'S RECORD
FOR THE LONGEST HANGOVER?

IT'S BEEN TWO DAYS.

HOW CAN A HANGOVER LAST TWO DAYS?

SINCE WHEN DO YOU DRINK THAT MUCH?

IT'S THIS NEW GIRL

NICOLE... SHE'S CRAZY.

I MEAN, I'M TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH HER

BUT THIS GIRL'S LIKE A PRO.

WHERE DID YOU MEET THIS ONE?

YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW.

NOT ONLY DOES SHE DRINK LIKE A SAILOR

THIS GIRL, SHE...

WELL, SHE'S INSISTENT.

INSISTENT AND AGGRESSIVE.

VERY AGGRESSIVE

ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO CARS.

OH... WAY MORE INFORMATION THAN I NEEDED.

I NEVER THOUGHT I'D COMPLAIN
ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS

BUT I... I'M EXHAUSTED.

I THINK I SLEPT AN HOUR
IN THE LAST THREE DAYS.

Dispatch: 5-5-David, take
a possible D.O.A. in a car

Side parking lot, 12345 Grandview

between one-two and one-three.

TEN-FOUR, CENTRAL.

1245 GRANDVIEW.

STIFF IN THE CAR.

PROBABLY DATED NICOLE.

HEY.

THIS LITTLE GUY BELONG TO YOU?

HE SEEMS FINE.

SHE.

SO WHAT HAPPENS TO ME NOW?

WELL, THEY'RE CONTACTING YOUR FATHER.

HE LIVES IN ST. LOUIS.

THERE ARE PEOPLE HERE

WHO'LL TAKE CARE OF
YOU UNTIL GET GETS HERE.

WILL THEY LET ME KEEP MY KITTEN?

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT IF THEY DON'T, I'LL HANG ONTO
HIM UNTIL YOUR DAD GETS HERE.

WILLIAM?

I'M PATRICIA MORRIS.

WHY DON'T YOU COME
WITH ME AND WE'LL GET YOU

SOME HOT CHOCOLATE.

IT'S OKAY.

FEVER, A.M.S. WHEN WE ARRIVED

VOMITING AND DIARRHEA TIMES FIVE DAYS.

LITER AND A HALF OF SALINE ON BOARD.

B.P. 70 PALP. 132.

WHAT THE HELL ARE THOSE?

ACUPUNCTURE.

THEY WERE TREATING HER AT HOME.

PREP FOR A SPINAL TAP.

CALL RADIOLOGY FOR A CHEST.

C.B.C., CHEM 20

AND BLOOD CULTURES TIMES TWO.

LADIES, YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE WAITING ROOM.

SHE NEEDS US HERE.

THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

RIGHT DOWN ON THE RIGHT.

BETTER CLEAR US.

GETTING PRETTY BUSY.

ADAM 5-5-3 IS BACK.

Dispatch: Ten-four, Adam.

Take a fall from bed,
Riverglade Nursing Home

1014 on King.

1014 ON KING, TEN-FOUR.

ALL DAY LONG, UP AND DOWN, UP AND DOWN.

NOBODY EVER CALLS THE
POLICE FROM THE FIRST FLOOR.

IT'S GOOD FOR YOU, MAN.

KEEPS YOU IN SHAPE.

THAT'S WHY EVERYBODY KEEPS
MISTAKING ME FOR JACK LaLANNE.

WHO'S THAT?

Woman: HERE, HERE.

OVER HERE.

COMING. MR. KNIGHT'S APARTMENT.

IT WAS LIKE AN EXPLOSION.

EXPLOSION?

YEAH, NOT A BIG EXPLOSION, A SMALL ONE.

A SMALL EXPLOSION?

COULD HAVE BEEN A
GUNSHOT, BUT IT WAS LOUDER.

HE'S A PRETTY HEAVY DRINKER.

HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?

WELL, HE KEEPS LATE HOURS.

HE STUMBLES IN. YOU NEVER
SEE HIM WITH ANYONE ELSE.

ALWAYS ALONE. I DON'T
THINK HE WORKS, EITHER.

HE NEVER SEEMS TO GO TO A JOB.

I HEAR HIM, YOU KNOW,
SOMETIMES THROUGH THE DOOR.

THAT'S WHY I THINK IT
COULD HAVE BEEN A GUNSHOT.

I HEAR THE GUNSHOTS ALL THE TIME ON TV.

IT WAS DEFINITELY LOUDER THAN THAT.

HAVE YOU TRIED KNOCKING?

I WOULDN'T WANT TO SEEM NOSY.

OKAY, MA'AM, THANKS.

YOU CAN GO BACK IN YOUR APARTMENT.

WE'LL CHECK IT OUT, MAKE SURE HE'S OKAY.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU NEED...

YOU'RE RIGHT ACROSS THE HALL.

DOESN'T WANT TO SEEM NOSY?

THE ONLY THING SHE DIDN'T KNOW

WAS HOW THE GUY DID ON
HIS LAST PROCTOLOGY EXAM.

POLICE!

SERIOUSLY, WHO'S, UH, JACK LaLANNE?

SURE LOOKS DEAD.

UH-HUH.

LOUSY PLACE TO DIE.

ARE YOU KIDDING? THIS IS A G.T.O.

HELLO.

SIR?

EXCUSE ME, SIR.

WATCH OUT.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WE'RE THE POLICE.

WHAT?!

WHAT THE HELL YOU WANT?!

YOU LOOKED DEAD.

WELL, I'M NOT!

SO, UH, YOU ALL RIGHT?

BESIDES BEING WOKE UP

OUT OF A DAMN GOOD SLEEP?

SO, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? LIVING IN YOUR CAR?

LAW AGAINST IT?

UH, NOT REALLY. JUST DEPENDS

ON WHERE YOU PARK IT.

SO WRITE ME OUT A TICKET.

IT WON'T BE THE FIRST ONE.

ONLY, DO IT QUIET.

THIS A '66?

IT'S A '67.

389, FOUR-BARREL?

OPTIONAL 348.

TRI-POWER

WITH ROCHESTER TRIPLE DEUCES.

WOW.

HEY, OFFICER?

YEAH.

GET YOUR HAND OFF OF MY CAR!

YOU SURE YOUR NEIGHBOR'S IN THERE?

HE CAME IN ABOUT MIDNIGHT. HE HASN'T LEFT.

PLUS, YOU CAN HEAR THE TV, CAN'T YOU?

HE ALWAYS TURNS IT OFF

WHEN HE'S NOT HOME.

AND THERE'S NO WAY THAT HE COULD HAVE

LEFT WITHOUT YOU SEEING?

THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.

THANKS.

MM-HMM.

YOU WANT ME TO KICK IT IN?

I TELL YOU WHAT, TARZAN.

WHY DON'T WE KEEP THAT AS A BACKUP PLAN

BUT LET'S SEE IF THE SUPER HAS KEYS FIRST.

YEAH, THAT COULD WORK, TOO.

MR. BUTCH EDGAR, 67 YEARS OLD

BROKE AN ANKLE PLAYING HOCKEY.

HOCKEY?

CENTRAL PARK.

WASN'T ANOTHER PLAYER OVER 30.

SAYS HE BEAT THE GUY OFF
THE WING ON A BREAKAWAY

AND THE PUNK HAD TO HOOK HIM.

Man: NO!

WHAT THE HELL?!

YOU PEOPLE KILLED MY DAUGHTER!

Nieto: WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

YOU KILLED MY DAUGHTER!

WHO WAS THAT?

THAT GIRL DIED.

SHE HAD AN ANAPHYLACTIC
REACTION TO THE ANTIBIOTIC.

WE COULDN'T GET HER BACK.

DID YOU CALL SECURITY?

NO, NO, NO. IT'S ALL
RIGHT. HE'S JUST UPSET.

NO, HE'S DANGEROUS.

I SAID IT'S ALL RIGHT.

Man: MY PRECIOUS BABY.

YOU THINK THAT BOY WILL BE ALL RIGHT?

YOU EVER WISH THERE WAS MORE WE COULD DO?

WE'RE ONLY PEOPLE.

THIS IS NOT A GOOD IDEA, BOBBY.

IT'S GOING TO WORK.

HEY!

Woman: ROBERTO!

MAMA!

SO, HOW'S YOUR LITTLE JOEY?

OH, HE'S NOT SO LITTLE ANYMORE.

SO, WHY ALL OF A SUDDEN

YOU WANT TO HAVE LUNCH
WITH ME ON A WORKDAY?

WELL...

IT'S ABOUT MATEO.

ROBERTO...

MAMA, HE'S GETTING HIS 90-DAY COIN TONIGHT

AT HIS A.A. GROUP ON TENTH.

90 DAYS SOBER.

HE HASN'T EVEN BEEN OUT OF JAIL THAT LONG.

YEAH, BUT HE GOT ON THE
PROGRAM WHILE HE WAS STILL IN.

THREE MONTHS TOTAL.

SHOULDN'T THEY ONLY

COUNT THE TIME WHEN YOU
CAN ACTUALLY GET SOMETHING?

ARE YOU KIDDING?

IT'S EASIER TO GET LOADED

AT RIKERS THAN OUT HERE.

MOM... MOM, YOU GOT TO TALK TO EACH OTHER.

I DON'T HAVE TO TALK TO ANYONE.

IT WOULD BE NICE IF YOU
COULD BE THERE TONIGHT.

IT'S MY NIGHT AT THE RECTORY.

GUESS YOU LIED ABOUT
HER WANTING TO TALK TO ME.

I JUST THOUGHT IF I COULD
GET YOU TWO TOGETHER...

I'M GOING HOME.

YOU FIND ANY OTHER WAYS
TO EMBARRASS ME IN PUBLIC

GIVE ME A CALL.

MATTY...

THAT WORKED LIKE A CHARM.

THANKS. POLICE! HELLO?

POLICE! HELLO.

5-5-CHARLIE TO CENTRAL.

WE HAVE A CONFIRMED D.O.A. THIS LOCATION.

HAVE A SQUAD SERGEANT AND E.M.S. ROLL.

Man: Ten-four, Charlie.

HOPE THEY BRING A SHOVEL.

Man: HEY!

HEY! MY CAR WAS PARKED RIGHT HERE.

YOU PARKED IN FRONT OF A FIRE STATION.

DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE DIED BECAUSE...

WHAT DID YOU DO WITH IT?

DID YOU JUST HEAR WHAT I SAID?

I'M NOT INTERESTED IN YOUR LECTURE, OKAY?

JUST TELL ME WHAT THE
HELL YOU DID WITH MY CAR.

YOU CAN GO RIGHT ACROSS
THE STREET TO THE PRECINCT

AND FIND OUT WHERE THEY TOWED IT TO

BUT WE TORE IT UP PUSHING IT

OUT OF THE WAY WITH THE TRUCK.

TORE IT UP?

MAN, YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN IT.

YOU WRECKED MY CAR?!

WHAT? YOU GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT?

AH. WITH ALL YOUR FRIENDS HERE, HUH?

I DON'T NEED HELP TO KICK YOUR ASS.

NO? COME ON.

JUST MAKE A MOVE. YOU SON OF A BITCH.

MAKE A MOVE, OR GET OUT OF MY FACE, JAGOFF.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU HAVE A NICE DAY.

WILL YOU HURRY UP?!

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

THAT GUY'S NOT GOING TO BE GONE FOREVER.

THEY MATCH.

THE SERIAL NUMBERS MATCH.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW
GREAT THAT IS IN A CLASSIC?

HAVE ANY IDEA HOW LITTLE I CARE?

OH, THIS CAR IS BEAUTIFUL.

LOOKS LIKE A PIECE OF CRAP TO ME.

'CAUSE YOU'RE NOT SEEING THE POSSIBILITIES.

BOS, IT'S FALLING APART.

HEY! HEY!

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!

HI. HOW YOU DOING?

LOOK, UH...

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I CAN SEE YOU'RE HAVING
SOME HARD TIMES HERE.

I MEAN, CLEARLY YOU COULD
USE A LITTLE HELP, HUH?

SO, I'M WILLING TO DO SOMETHING FOR YOU.

I'M WILLING TO TAKE THIS
CAR OFF YOUR HANDS.

REALLY?

OH, YEAH.

AND I CAN GIVE YOU, SAY, UH...

50 BUCKS FOR IT, CASH.

50? BOS...

YOU'LL GIVE ME

$50? CASH?

RIGHT IN YOUR HAND.

FOR A CAR WORTH TWELVE-FIVE?

A CAR WHICH RIGHT NOW

HAPPENS TO BE MY HOUSE.

BOS, LET'S GO.

A-A-AND, LET'S SEE.

WITH 50 BUCKS, I GET MYSELF

A NICE LITTLE DUPLEX ON THE WEST SIDE...

FIRST AND LAST MONTH, PLUS SECURITY?

HAVE A LITTLE SET ASIDE FOR A RAINY DAY.

OH, THANKS TO YOU

OFFICER, MY CRAPPY LIFE IS
SUDDENLY TURNING A CORNER!

WE CAN NEGOTIATE.

50's A JUMPING-OFF POINT.

THE CAR IS NOT FOR SALE!

ALL RIGHT! ALL RIGHT. 300.

BUT I WARN YOU, THAT'S
PRETTY MUCH MY TOP END.

READ MY LIPS.

NOT FOR A MILLION DOLLARS.

I'M NOT SELLING IT.

I LOVE THIS CAR.

HOW LONG DID THE DETECTIVE SAY?

HOW MANY TIMES YOU GOING TO ASK THAT?

HALF HOUR TO AN HOUR.

HOW LONG'S IT BEEN?

WHAT ARE YOU, SIX?

THEY'LL BE HERE.

NOBODY EVER THINKS ABOUT THE GUY

WHO'S GOT TO DEAL WITH THE CARCASS.

CAN WE AT LEAST TURN THE TV OFF?

DAVIS...

IT'S A CRIME SCENE.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, I'M...

I'M GOING TO WAIT OUTSIDE.

IT'S 30 DEGREES OUT THERE.

IT DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT TO BE IN HERE.

WE'RE VIOLATING HIS SPACE.

GO IN THE BEDROOM

SEE IF YOU CAN FIND A WALLET, SOME I.D.

GO THROUGH HIS STUFF?

YOU WANT TO STAY HERE?

NO. NO, I'LL GO. I'LL GO.

KIDS, HUH?

DOC, I'M TRYING TO GET
A FOOTBALL GAME GOING

OUT IN THE STREET.

COULD SURE USE YOUR ARM.

IT'S COLD AS HELL.

COLD? WHAT THE HELL'S WITH EVERYBODY?

THE ONLY GUY NOT WHINING
ABOUT THE COLD IS VARELLA.

I'M SURE THE TWO OF YOU WILL BE VERY HAPPY.

HEY, I PLAYED QUARTERBACK
FOR MY HIGH SCHOOL J.V. TEAM.

JUNIOR VARSITY. WOW, THAT'S IMPRESSIVE.

DOC WAS A FIRST TEAM
ALL-AMERICAN QUARTERBACK

FOR TWO YEARS.

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

WELL, TILL I HURT MY KNEE.

YOU EVER THINK OF, UH

ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF MEDICINE?

LIKE VOODOO AND INCENSE?

ALTERNATIVE.

HOLISTIC. WHATEVER.

I THINK ABOUT IT ENOUGH TO KNOW

I'M GLAD I LIVE SOMEPLACE
THAT'S GOT REAL MEDICINE.

NOW, DON'T TELL ME
YOU BELIEVE IN THAT CRAP.

WELL, DON'T YOU THINK IT'S IRONIC

THAT THAT GIRL TODAY WAS ALIVE AT HOME

AND DIED AT THE HOSPITAL?

FROM FIVE DAYS OF A RAGING INFECTION

TREATED WITH NEEDLES IN HER FACE.

NO, SHE DIED OF ANAPHYLAXIS...
FROM THE MEDICINE THEY GAVE HER.

IF I EVER GET SICK, DO ME A FAVOR.

GET MY ASS TO A GOOD OLD AMERICAN HOSPITAL.

I'LL TAKE MY CHANCES.

Dispatcher: 5-5-3, man
down at the construction site

1777 on Arthur.

FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN?

YOU MAY BE THE MOST
GULLIBLE PERSON I EVER MET.

Davis: HEY, I FOUND A WALLET.

Sullivan: YOU'RE A BLOODHOUND.

HEY, SULLY.

YEAH?

ISN'T THIS A PICTURE OF YOU AND MY DAD?

WHAT?

THIS IS TAKEN AT LAKE SARANAC.

17 YEARS AGO.

WELL, WHO'S THAT OTHER GUY?

OH, DAMN IT.

WHOA, SLOW DOWN.

JUST A SCALP LAC.

NO L.O.C.

VITALS ARE STRONG.

HOLD ON. I NEED TO SPEAK
WITH THE TWO OF YOU.

WHAT'S UP?

WE NEED TO GET THE TWO OF
YOU A PRESCRIPTION FOR RIFAMPIN.

THAT GIRL HAD MENINGITIS?

JUST GOT THE RESULTS
BACK FROM THE SPINAL TAP.

GREAT. JUST GREAT.

THAT FAMILY... THEY'RE ALL EXPOSED.

GOT A CALL IN TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

IT'S SUNDAY.

THEY WON'T SEND ANYBODY UNTIL TOMORROW.

IT'S THE BEST WE CAN DO.

THEY'RE GETTING SICKER EVERY MINUTE.

WHO KNOWS HOW MANY OTHER
PEOPLE THEY'LL COME IN CONTACT WITH?

YOU THINK YOU CAN CONVINCE
THEM TO COME BACK IN

TO THE HOSPITAL?

IT'S WORTH A TRY.

I CAUGHT THE LAST FISH
I EVER CAUGHT THIS DAY.

PRETTY GOOD-SIZED NORTHERN.

YOU GUYS WERE PRETTY TIGHT, HUH?

TOMMY WAS THE FIRST GUY I EVER RODE WITH.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE ALWAYS WITH MY DAD.

NO, YOUR DAD RODE WITH
CANDYMAN BEFORE HE...

HOOKED UP WITH TOMMY.

WHEN I WORKED WITH TOMMY

HE'D FORGOTTEN MORE ABOUT
POLICE WORK THAN I KNEW.

YOU KNOW WHAT HE TRIED TO TEACH ME?

HMM?

WE'RE SOLVING PROBLEMS.

I THOUGHT HE WAS A LAZY OLD
GUY WHO WAS FULL OF CRAP.

COULDN'T WAIT TO GET AWAY FROM HIM.

HEY, YOU KNOW, I DON'T
THINK THAT ABOUT YOU, MAN.

SURE YOU DO.

THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO THINK.

SO, HOW COME YOU NEVER CAUGHT ANOTHER FISH?

I NEVER WENT AGAIN.

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW MY DAD WAS A FISHERMAN.

THAT'S A CHARITABLE DESCRIPTION.

HE NEVER CAUGHT ANYTHING.

ONLY PERSON IN THE WORLD
WHO WAS WORSE WAS TOMMY.

MAN.

TOMMY DIDN'T REALLY HAVE MUCH, DID HE?

NO.

DEEP, BABY!

OH, LOOK AT THAT!

RIGHT ON THE MONEY!

TELLING YOU, N.F.L. MISSED OUT

ON A GREAT ONE WHEN I
DECIDED TO BE A FIREMAN.

AND YET THEY SURVIVE.

YEAH, BUT NOT LIKE THEY WOULD...

WELL.

LOOK WHO'S BACK.

GOT ANYTHING SMART

TO SAY NOW?

I GOT PLENTY TO SAY.

HEY, GUYS, LET'S BE ADULTS, HUH?

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.

YOU BETTER SWING THAT BAT HARD

'CAUSE IF I'M STILL STANDING,
I'M GOING TO TEAR YOUR ASS UP.

HEY, STOP IT. THAT'S ENOUGH!

MANNY...

HELP! SOMEBODY HELP!

31-YEAR-OLD MALE

BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA WITH A BASEBALL BAT

G.C.S. SIX, POOR RESPIRATORY EFFORT.

BUT WE TOWED HIS CAR THIS MORNING?

YEAH. I THINK IT WAS
SULLIVAN WHO HANDLED IT.

IT'S A GOLD LINCOLN.

THIS DOPE ISN'T GOING TO BE HARD TO FIND.

BUT WHEN YOU DO, LET ME KNOW.

YEP. 10-4, MERCY.

E.T.A.'s ABOUT FOUR MINUTES.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO THIS.

READY? ONE... TWO... THREE.

YEP. BOY, 5-5-3 OUT.

JIMMY, YOU NEED YOUR RIBS LOOKED AT.

RIDE WITH US.

BOSCO, I MEAN IT.

I WANT THIS GUY'S ADDRESS.

LET'S GO, DOHERTY.

COME ON.

THIS GUY'S ON THE JOB.

MM-HMM.

RETIRED ABOUT A YEAR AGO.

KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT FAMILY?

CAN'T SAY I EVER HEARD HIM MENTION ANYONE.

GREAT.

HE USED TO WORK WITH CANDYMAN.

YEAH? WHERE'S HE AT?

CANDYMAN?

STILL HUMPING HIS BEAT,
WHERE HE'LL ALWAYS BE.

I COULD CHECK WITH HIM...

SEE IF HE KNOWS ANYMORE.

THAT'D SAVE ME SOME TIME.

I'M BUSTING MY ASS TODAY.

WE'VE GOT THREE CRIME SCENES WORKING

AND I'VE ONLY BEEN ON SINCE 4:00.

YOU GOT IT HERE?

YEAH. I'M GOOD.

SHAME, HUH?

YEAH.

ARE YOUR PARENTS HOME?

PLEASE, GO AWAY.

WE NEED TO SPEAK WITH THEM.

IT'S IMPORTANT.

THEY'RE NOT HERE.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE THEY ARE?

THEY'RE TRYING TO GET MY SISTER'S BODY.

THE DOCTORS WANT TO CUT HER OPEN.

THEY NEED TO DO THE AUTOPSY.

IT'S THE LAW.

SHE HAD A SERIOUS ILLNESS...

ONE THAT YOU CAN ALL BE INFECTED BY.

THE DOCTOR SAID THAT
SHE DIED FROM THE MEDICINE.

SHE WAS ALREADY DYING FROM THE DISEASE.

THERE'S NO WAY TO KNOW SHE WOULD HAVE

THAT KIND OF REACTION.

PLEASE, MY FATHER WILL BE BACK SOON.

SHE HAD AN ILLNESS CALLED MENINGITIS.

IT'S VERY SERIOUS

AND-AND YOU ALL NEED MEDICATION

TO KEEP FROM GETTING IT.

MY FATHER...

HE WANTS TO KILL YOU.

HE WANTS TO KILL YOU AND THE DOCTOR.

LOOK, YOU ALL NEED THIS MEDICATION.

IT'S IMPORTANT.

IF YOUR FATHER HAS ANY QUESTIONS

I'M AT THE FIREHOUSE AT
KING AND ARTHUR, OKAY?

YOU GOT TO TRUST US, PLEASE.

WE DID TRUST YOU.

CANDY.

HOW YOU DOING, SULLY?

I GOT SOME NEWS.

CAN WE TALK?

THAT DOESN'T SOUND GOOD.

IT'S NOT.

IN PRIVATE?

YEAH.

YEAH.

COURSE.

IT'S ABOUT TOMMY KNIGHT.

WHAT'S HE UP TO?

HE ATE A SHOTGUN THIS AFTERNOON.

AW... SH...

HE WAS LIVING

IN A CRAPPY LITTLE
ONE-BEDROOM OVER ON 108th.

I KNEW HE MOVED AFTER
THEY MADE HIM PULL THE PIN.

FORCED?

YEAH.

KICKING AND SCREAMING.

HE DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING BUT THIS JOB.

HIS FRIENDS, HIS WHOLE LIFE WAS HERE.

HE WAS GOOD PEOPLE.

HE EVER SAY ANYTHING ABOUT FAMILY?

I THINK HE HAD A BROTHER

BUT I WOULDN'T KNOW
HOW TO GET AHOLD OF HIM.

IT WAS JUST HIM.

I MEAN, HE KEPT TO HIMSELF.

BIG NIGHT FOR TOMMY WAS HIS... HIS LA-Z-BOY

AND A BALL GAME.

I'D JUST LIKE TO FIND
SOMEBODY TO NOTIFY, YOU KNOW?

COME DOWN AND TAKE
CARE OF THE ARRANGEMENTS.

I WISH I KNEW SOMEONE, SULLY...

BUT LIKE I SAID, HE WAS A LONER.

EVEN IN A ROOM FULL OF
PEOPLE, HE WAS BY HIMSELF.

WELL, IS THAT IT, 'CAUSE
I GOT PAPERWORK, MAN?

OKAY.

THANKS...

THANKS.

LET'S GO, DARLING.

COME ON.

YOU DON'T GOT TO PULL.

I KNOW, BUT WE LIKE TO.

THAT'S HIM!

YEAH. THAT'S WHY HE'S IN HANDCUFFS.

GIVE ME FIVE MINUTES.

I'LL BE RIGHT IN, FAITH.

FIVE MINUTES, BOSCO.

YOU DON'T GET THE HELL BACK

I'M LOCKING YOU UP, ON-DUTY FIREMAN OR NOT!

IF THAT GUY HIT A COP

YOU'D HAVE HIM OUT IN THE ALLEY.

HE'S GOING TO GET CHARGED
WITH FIRST-DEGREE ASSAULT.

HE'S NOT GOING TO BE
ANYWHERE FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.

HE MESSED UP MY FRIEND!

I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL, MAN, BUT WHAT YOU WANT

ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN.

GO!

YOU THINK THAT GUY'S REALLY
GOING TO COME AFTER US?

HE'S JUST GRIEVING FOR HIS DAUGHTER.

GRIEVING LUNATICS SHOOT PEOPLE EVERYDAY.

YOU TOLD HIM HOW TO FIND US.

WELL, IF IT GETS HIM TO
COME BY, IT'S WORTH IT.

WITH A PISTOL?

THAT'S NICE OF YOU TO MAKE
THAT DECISION FOR BOTH OF US.

HE'S NOT GOING TO SHOOT ANYBODY.

YOU WANT ME TO TAKE YOU BACK? HUH?

YOU CAN GO ON SICK LEAVE.

LOOK, I'M JUST SAYING

THAT WE SHOULD HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT FIRST.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

WHAT?

I SAID YOU'RE RIGHT.

I SHOULD HAVE...

I SHOULD HAVE TALKED TO YOU ABOUT IT.

I'M SORRY.

YEAH.

WELL...

NEXT TIME.

RIGHT.

Boscorelli: I DO.

YEAH. I VOUCH FOR HIM.

ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE THE MAN, VINCENT.

OKAY. SAY HI TO YOUR PAPA.

OKAY. THANKS AGAIN.

OKAY. BYE.

NO WAY THAT GUY REFUSES THIS OFFER:

TWO GRAND PLUS AN APARTMENT FOR SIX MONTHS.

YOUR COUSIN AGREED TO THIS?

HE'S INTO ME FOR A LOT
OF THE RENOVATION MONEY.

THIS'LL SQUARE US.

HEY, YOU GOT A HOMELESS GUY AN APARTMENT.

I EVER TELL YOU ABOUT MY SISTER, FRAN?

YEAH. SHE'S IN FLORIDA, RIGHT?

ORLANDO.

MOVED DOWN THERE WITH HER HUSBAND

TO GET AWAY FROM THE COLD.

SHE SAID SHE WASN'T GOING

TO SPEND ANOTHER WINTER UP HERE.

I DON'T THINK I COULD LIVE
SOMEWHERE WITHOUT SEASONS.

SEEMS LIKE IT'D GET DULL.

SHE MARRIED THIS POLISH GUY...

MIKE PULASKI.

HE'S A NICE ENOUGH GUY, I GUESS.

NEVER GOT TO KNOW HIM VERY WELL.

I DON'T GET DOWN THERE MUCH.

ANYWAY, THAT'S PRETTY
MUCH THE WHOLE HISTORY

OF FRAN SULLIVAN PULASKI.

YEP.

IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA.

YEAH.

YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WHO KILL THEMSELVES

THAT'S A MENTAL PROBLEM.

YOU THINK?

NO. I MEAN, IT'S NOT...

IT'S NOT JUST SOMETHING THAT ANYONE DOES.

IT TAKES A PRETTY DEEP CLINICAL DEPRESSION

TO ACTUALLY GO THROUGH WITH IT.

WITH YOUR FRIEND

THERE WAS REALLY NOTHING
YOU COULD HAVE DONE.

I'M NOT FEELING LIKE THERE WAS
SOMETHING I COULD HAVE DONE.

ALL RIGHT.

HEY, I'M MEETING, UH, SOME
GUYS FROM THE ACADEMY

AT THE TAVERN AFTER THE SHIFT.

DO YOU WANT TO COME?

AH, I GOT TO PASS.

IT'S MY TREAT.

NEXT TIME.

NEXT TIME.

DAVIS, I MEAN IT.

NEXT TIME...

FOR SURE.

ALL RIGHT.

GREAT.

HE'S GONE.

YEAH. MUST HAVE GOT GAS MONEY.

I HAD HIM AN APARTMENT.

YEAH, BUT WASN'T IT ONLY
PART OF THE PURCHASE PRICE?

YEAH, BUT I HAD HIM AN APARTMENT.

I KNOW.

WELL, LOOK AT IT THIS WAY:

YOU SAVED YOURSELF $2,000.

YEAH. YOU'RE RIGHT.

CAR PROBABLY HAD A TON OF PROBLEMS ANYWAY.

RIGHT.

HI.

WHERE'S NIETO?

FACILITIES.

OH.

TANS GOT THEIR PRESCRIPTIONS.

ONE OF THE DAUGHTERS WAS
SHOWING SOME EARLY SYMPTOMS

SO WE ADMITTED HER FOR I.V. ANTIBIOTICS.

HOW YOU DOING?

I GAVE THAT GIRL PROPER TREATMENT

FOR WHAT SHE PRESENTED WITH...

AND IT KILLED HER.

IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN THAT WAY.

I MEAN, I KNOW

IT'S ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY

AND YOU READ IT IN ALL THE JOURNALS, BUT...

IT'S JUST NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN THAT WAY.

I MOVED UP HERE FROM PHILADELPHIA.

THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY E.R.
ATTENDING SPOTS OPEN, SO...

I DIDN'T WANT TO WORK IN THE SUBURBS

YOU KNOW?

KIDS WITH THE FLU, BAGEL-CUTTING ACCIDENTS

OCCASIONAL M.I...

TODAY... WASN'T YOUR FAULT.

WOULD IT BE ALL RIGHT IF I... KISSED YOU?

YES.

HUH?

UH, Y-YES, IT WOULD BE ALL RIGHT

IF YOU KISSED ME.

UH-HUH.

I'D BETTER GET BACK INSIDE.

YEAH. RIGHT. RIGHT.

RIGHT.

HEY, SO THAT FAMILY'S ALL, UH...?

Y-YEAH. FINE.

GOOD... GOOD WORK.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU KNOW

THIS HARD-TO-GET GAME SHE'S
PLAYING'S GETTING REALLY OLD.

YEAH. SHE'S DIFFERENT.

YEAH. YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN.

SHE'S LIKE THE, UH, ICE PRINCESS.

ZAMBRANO! YOU GOT A PACKAGE... OF SORTS.

YEAH?

ON THE TABLE.

A LADY DROPPED IT OFF
WHILE YOU WERE CHANGING.

SHE WAS FROM HUMAN SERVICES.

SAID YOU'D PROMISED SOME KID

YOU'D TAKE CARE OF THE KITTEN

AND THAT THE BOY'S FATHER WOULD CALL YOU

IN A DAY OR SO TO PICK IT UP.

HEY, LITTLE GUY.

THANKS, BOB.

NO PROBLEM.

HEY... HEY...

HEY.

COME ON, I'LL GIVE YOU A RIDE HOME.

WHAT, YOU DON'T WANT TO GO OUT

AND PARTY SOME MORE?

UGH, ALL I WANT TO DO IS CRASH.

YOU'RE GETTING OLD, BOS.

YEAH, YOU MAY BE RIGHT.

LOOK, I HOPE YOU'RE NOT TOO DISAPPOINTED

ABOUT NOT GETTING THAT CAR.

EH, I HAVE A PRETTY NICE ONE ALREADY.

IT'S JUST FINE.

SOMEONE'S SITTING ON IT.

OH, NO. THAT'S HER.

THAT'S NICOLE. OH!

I GET TO MEET THE NEW GIRL.

THAT COAT REAL?

PROBABLY. SHE'S GOT MONEY.

AND SHE WANTS YOU?

YEP. HI.

I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND MY STOPPING BY.

I HAD TO SEE YOU.

HEY, UH, THIS IS FAITH, MY PARTNER.

HI.

FAITH YOKAS. THIS IS NICOLE.

HI. I'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT YOU.

LIKEWISE.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, YOU TWO HAVE FUN.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO
ANY... WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

YOU'RE NOT WEARING
ANYTHING UNDER THAT, ARE YOU?

YOU THINK I'D COME HERE IN THE NUDE?

YES.

WELL...

YOU DON'T KNOW ME AS
WELL AS YOU THINK YOU DO.

BESIDES...

DON'T YOU FIND COMPLETE NUDITY

ULTIMATELY NOT AS INTERESTING?

HMM?

WOW.

THAT'S MY GUY.

COME HERE.

WHOA, RIGHT HERE?

WHY NOT?

WE'RE NOT EXACTLY ALONE.

ALONE? IF YOU FOCUS HARD ENOUGH

YOU CAN BE ALONE IN A CROWD.

MMM.

WHAT'S UP?

HEY. HI.

THANKS FOR COMING.

I WANT YOU TO MEET SOMEONE.

BOBBY C, THIS IS GUS D.

THIS IS MY SPONSOR.

GOOD TO MEET YOU.

LIKEWISE... YOU'RE HERE TO SEE MATEO

GET HIS 90 DAYS COIN, HUH?

YEAH... I APPRECIATE
EVERYTHING YOU DONE FOR HIM.

HE'S DOING THIS MOSTLY HIMSELF.

THAT'S THE WAY IT SHOULD BE.

WELL, I'M PROUD OF HIM.

WE'RE ALL PROUD OF HIM.

GOT TO GO GET THIS MEETING UNDERWAY.

IT WAS A PLEASURE.

LIKEWISE. MATEO.

GUS... HE RUNS THIS CHAPTER.

YEAH... WELL, I'M SORRY
ABOUT EARLIER, WITH MOM.

IT'S ALL RIGHT, BRO.

I GOT TO LET EVERYONE
DECIDE THEIR OWN MIND.

I GOT TO RELY ON MYSELF.

I CAN'T JAM ALL UP

WORRYING WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK.

GO AHEAD AND TAKE A SEAT.

I'LL JUST BE A MINUTE, ALL RIGHT?

NOT TOO LONG, HUH?

YEAH. YEAH.

I FINISHED EARLY AT THE RECTORY.

UH-HUH.

I'M ON MY WAY HOME.

MM-HMM.

SO THIS IS THE PLACE.

YEAH.

YEAH, THIS IS IT.

COME ON.

YOU OKAY?

GET IN THE BOX.

THERE YOU GO.

THAT'S OKAY.

HEY.

HEY.

GUESS WHAT'S IN THE BOX.

EH, THE KITTEN FROM THE FIRE?

THE HUMAN SERVICES WOMAN

ASKED ME WHERE TO FIND YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH IT?

TAKE HIM HOME.

FATHER OF THE KID'S GOING
TO CALL IN A COUPLE DAYS.

ONLY THING I'M WORRIED
ABOUT IS KEEPING JOEY

FROM FALLING IN LOVE WITH IT.

GOOD LUCK.

HE NAMED A SQUIRREL IN
THE PARK THE OTHER DAY

ASKED IF WE COULD TAKE IT HOME.

MAYBE IF HE LIKES THE
KITTEN, WE'LL GET HIM ONE.

HOW ARE YOUR RIBS?

I'LL LIVE.

YOU OKAY?

WELL, LET'S SEE, I, UH...

WAS SUPPOSED TO BE WATCHING THE DOOR

WE GET BLOCKED IN, AND A WOMAN DIES.

AND THEN, INSTEAD OF TELLING
THAT GUY THAT HIS CAR WAS TOWED

I GET INTO HIS FACE AND
MANNY ENDS UP IN THE HOSPITAL.

COME ON...

COME GET SOME CAT FOOD AND STUFF WITH ME.

GO AHEAD.

I'M JUST GOING TO SIT HERE FOR A WHILE.

ALL RIGHT.

SULLY.

DID SOMETHING HAPPEN TO TY?

OH, NO, NO... GOD, NO.

HE'S FINE.

I... I JUST... NEEDED TO TALK.

WELL, COME ON IN.

YOU REMEMBER TOMMY KNIGHT?

ME AND BIG TY, WE USED
TO GO FISHING WITH TOMMY.

MM-HMM, MM-HMM.

LAKE SARANAC, RIGHT?

YEAH. I REMEMBER.

TOMMY KILLED HIMSELF TODAY.

I'M SO SORRY.

YEAH.

I JUST...

WANTED TO TELL YOU ABOUT TOMMY BECAUSE...

THERE WASN'T ANYBODY ELSE
TO TELL THAT HE WAS DEAD AND...

IT DIDN'T SEEM RIGHT.

WAIT A SECOND.

IT'S FREEZING OUT HERE.

100 DEGREES IN HERE.

I CAUGHT MY FIRST FISH
WHEN I WAS NINE YEARS OLD.

BIG OLD LAKE TROUT.

MY DAD DIDN'T HELP ME.

I HAD TO REEL HIM IN MYSELF.

GETTING THAT FISH IN THAT BOAT...

MADE ME FEEL SO HAPPY.

HAPPIER THAN I'D EVER BEEN.

I JUST KNEW THAT WHATEVER
ELSE I DID WITH MY LIFE

I WOULD ALWAYS BE A FISHERMAN.

WELL, IT DIDN'T TURN OUT THAT WAY.

I'M LOOKING OVER AT THIS BODY TODAY...

NO IDEA THAT IT'S SOMEBODY
I USED TO RUN WITH...

AND ALL I'M THINKING IS

WHAT A PAIN IN THE ASS HE'S
GOING TO BE TO CLEAN UP.

THAT'S THE PROBLEM, SEE?

THAT'S EXACTLY HOW YOU
LOSE YOUR MIND ON THIS JOB.

THERE'S SO MUCH TRAGEDY

FEELING IS THE FIRST THING THAT GOES.

AFTER THAT, LOSING THE REST IS EASY:

COMPASSION, EMPATHY, SYMPATHY...

IT'S FUNNY...

YOU CAN BECOME A MUCH BETTER COP

BY BECOMING LESS OF A HUMAN BEING.

I THINK MAYBE I BLEW IT, MAGGIE.

I'M JUST LIKE TOMMY.

I GOT NOBODY.

I WAKE UP ALONE, I EAT ALONE...

I GO TO BED ALONE.

I'M GOING TO BE 45 YEARS OLD SOON

AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE MY LIFE WENT.

I'M NEVER GOING TO SEE MY
WIFE HOLDING OUR BABY, OR...

YELL AT MY KIDS TO STOP
THROWING THE BALL IN THE HOUSE.

DON'T EVEN HAVE A HOUSE.

I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
THAT I THOUGHT I'D HAVE.

IT'S LIKE...

I WENT TO WORK ONE DAY

AND I CAME HOME...

AND 25 YEARS...

25 YEARS WERE GONE.

I BLEW IT.

I BLEW IT AND I NEVER EVEN
KNEW I WAS IN THE GAME.

NOTHING'S OVER, JOHN.

THERE'S ALWAYS TIME.

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