Third Watch (1999–2005): Season 4, Episode 20 - In Confidence - full transcript

Previously, on Third Watch...

Nicole's mother's dropping the charges.

What are you talking about?

You're cleared.

Partners don't lie to each other.

You did with your abortion.

I thought you miscarried.

Hey, Bosco.

You got a great setup.

Things go wrong with the
kids, you weren't even there.

You got Fred to blame at home.



You got me to blame at work,

and there's St. Faith...

You son of a bitch.

Do you think that you've
been carrying me around?

I used to feel sorry for you, but now

I just want you the hell away from me.

Well, listen, Eric,

I took the drugs myself.

I'm going to find who sold this to her.

They call him animal. He makes the ice.

She's dead.

I'm sorry about your sister.

What happened? I don't
know. I found him like this.

Isn't that that guy from the hospital?



Name? Noble.

There's a writer named Aaron Noble.

Why are you hanging with
drug-dealing gang bangers?

I'm a journalist. Blue Line Fever.

About the 6-3? A couple
of dirty cops, and this jerk

paints the whole house with the same brush.

I'd really like to buy you a drink.

So... you made it.

Yeah.

You can at least stay for some coffee.

Oh, I'll, uh... pick
some up on the way out.

Don't tell me.

There's a wife putting out
an APB on you right now.

Not since '83.

You have to ask.

I'm late to meet a source uptown.

For the book?

Isn't everything?

Looks good.

I had a lot of fun.

Look, I, I, I, uh...

I hate to just... run out.

Look, Kimberly...

Please. I'm an adult.

All right.

I-I don't like asking at the last minute,

but the Times is having this awards thing

for authors tonight,

and I was gonna ask
you to go earlier, but...

Tonight?

I know.

Yes! Yes, yes, yes, yes!

Tonight?

I know.

Well, yea... yeah.

I-I'd love to.

Are you sure?

It's not working.

For ten years, it has.

People change.

Bosco's into anticrime.

And I need to spend
more time with my family.

So you want a different shift.

I just need something that's steady.

You know, Bosco's here
one day, he's gone the next.

The class coming from the academy,

they're coming off their foot post.

You know, maybe there's
somebody in there...

You know, if he's in
trouble, you can talk to me.

I just need a change.

All right.

Thanks, Lieu.

Where you off to?

Uh, SNIP operation.

You clear the location with narcotics?

Yes, sir. The desk has all
the info for you. What's up?

We'll check back in a few hours, Lieu.

Boscorelli.

You okay with this?

Yeah.

I'll see who's coming off their foot post.

So how's your partner?

Were you concerned?

She seems a little pissed off.

Not to mention her little
conference with the principal.

We're splitting up.

Really?

Yep.

It's time, you know?

We need a change.

I thought Yokas was your girlfriend.

I don't have a girlfriend.

Here's a guy looking to score.

Yeah, he ain't lost.

Come on, Dade.

Give us the signal, baby.

All right. Catch you later, white man.

All right.

Got a winner.

Take the keys out of the ignition

and throw them on the ground.

What did I do?

Step out with your hands up.

You don't have probable cause.

Hands up!

You got me? NORTHCUTT: I got you.

It's not what you think.

Yeah. All one big misunderstanding.

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Can I just explain?

Okay, go ahead.

Explain why there's a
gram of coke in your pocket.

It was research for a book.

Oh, my gosh. You know what?

Please accept our apologies.

Sarge, Sarge, stop searching the car.

He's only doing research... for a book.

Oh. Didn't somebody already
write Dumb and Dumber?

Yeah, I think that was a movie.

It's on drugs and urban warfare.

Oh, warfare.

What, you got a gun, too?

It's in the trunk in a gun case.

It's registered.

I want you to take this back to the house

and finish looking through it there.

All right.

Why?

Because, I want to give it
some... special attention.

You're only allowed to look

in places I can reach in a search

incident to arrest.

What are you, some kind of lawyer?

I told you I'm a writer.

I know, and we are so impressed with that.

Come on.

It was research.

Yeah.

Well, now you can research
being someone's bitch.

Yeah, I got to leave by 8:30.

Well, do you think it's likely, or...?

Oh, great. Okay. Yeah.

All I got to do is find a baby-sitter now.

All right, we got to go to Soho.

Do I look like a cabbie?

Levine's almost sure she can cover for me.

I got to get a dress.

So we'll swing by your house.

I don't have anything at my house.

Kim, it's against department policy

to shop while you're on duty, okay?

Besides, I hate working with Levine.

She's always talking
about her dead husband.

All right, no jokes about her dead husband.

It's kind of hard not to

when she carries his ashes around her neck.

I thought that was potpourri.

Good day?

Yeah, I got three under for possession.

I'd like to speak to a supervisor, please.

And one additional charge

for bleeding in a public building.

Why don't you hit me? That'd be nice.

Get over yourself.

I'll tell you, you people

are making a big mistake here.

How about you shut up?

Hey, I got

my first amendment rights.

Yeah, try using the Fifth.

You got three hours from
arrest to processing me.

Chop, chop.

Who's the wise ass?

Some writer guy.

Aaron Noble?

Didn't he write Blue Line Fever?

You mean the one that
made us all look like animals?

I'm pretty sure that's him.

I think it went well.

Yeah, I feel okay.

I feel fine.

I think this is the right thing to do.

Fred, you're going in and out.

I'm losing you. Fred...

Oh, my God, Fred, I'm
going to have to call you back.

Emily?

What is he doing here?

Mrs. Yokas...

Get away from her.

I'm sorry about what happened.

I told you, he doesn't come here.

You said he couldn't come in the house.

If I see him again, I swear to God...

It was a mistake!

Listen... leave!

Leave while you can still walk.

What are you going to do?

Keep me away from every guy in the city?

No, just one son of a bitch.

I learned my lesson.

Emily, I'm warning you.

If I catch you with him again,

I will pull you out of that school

and I will ship you off
to your grandparents.

Oh, yeah, like we don't
have enough problems.

I'm not playing with you, Emily!

Don't test me!

Penal code says I'll be
walking out of here tonight.

Oh, well, since you know all the rules,

you probably noticed

that there was a school 500 feet

from where you bought your dope.

Uh-uh-uh.

In New York City, that's

an automatic B felony.

Which makes your undercover the bad guy.

We found all this in his car.

Already ran the gun serial
number through the NCIC.

You didn't lie about
that gun, did you, Aaron?

Didn't have to.

The rest is just junk.

Tape recorder

tennis shoes, some pictures

and a bunch of notebooks.

This isn't interesting.

Those are private.

These important to you?

Uh-huh.

Those are my writing notes.

Start his report.

Can we work something out, here?

I'm going through a big custody battle now.

Well, then, you should have
been out looking for a Gymboree

instead of dope, you dope.

I can give you something.

I know a guy who deals
half the dope in Harlem.

How?

Research.

Sarge?

Hey, Sarge?

Yeah!

Someone wants to play show and tell.

Okay, I know this guy's
got a big operation.

Keeps his stash inside
pillowcases on his couch.

He's got eight-year-olds

running for him.

You got a name?

Pookie.

If you can believe that.

I got his address in my notebooks.

I had to interview him for the book.

So... big operation?

Come on, I'm trying to
play ball with you here.

I don't think I can take the publicity

that this is going to generate.

My notebooks?

Which one?

All of 'em.

After we make a collar.

Hmm.

Finally you write
something that mama likes.

Not inside.

She plays games.

She never said he couldn't walk me home.

I remember the house thing,

but she's acting like she caught us inside.

It sounds like a breakdown
in communication.

Yes!

And she broke it!

Well, did you tell her that he
wasn't allowed in the house

or did you say to her

that she wasn't allowed
to hang out with him?

What, are we playing word games?

I'm only asking you a question.

This kid put her in a coma.

I would think that she
would be mature enough

to know that she isn't
allowed to hang out with him.

She apparently didn't get that.

I told you she wasn't clear.

Give me a break.

Your daughter seems
confused by your instructions.

My daughter is not
confused by my instructions.

My daughter is being a smart ass!

And I don't appreciate it!

Why don't you tell Emily why
you don't want her to see Eric.

Oh, my God...

You want me to tell her
why she can't see him?

Because she's 15.

Because she's my kid.

Because if special K didn't work,

maybe they'll try X or heroin.

And then Eric will start
dealing to all the little kids.

And then a crew will start coming to Emily

because they'll know
that she has the hookup.

Then Eric OD's at some unsupervised party

but now Emily's getting a cut.

And she just switched
from Loehmans' to Saks

and there's no way that she's going back.

So when little Suzy Smith
shows up in the emergency room

and I get called,

Suzy pins Emily for selling her the dope.

And then she and Eric end up in juvie

only upon their release,

this one gets knocked up by this mope.

And then he decides to keep
her from turning a few tricks

every now and again,

the two of them will start selling drugs

out the back of some

seedy club bathroom.

And meanwhile, I'm at home...

A widow because your father's
heart exploded from the stress...

Wondering why I just didn't

lock up this skell in the first place!

Emily, could you leave
us for a minute, please?

Yeah.

Look, I can't handle this right now.

She hates me,

and my partner and I are on the outs.

She thinks that, um... that
she can hang out with him

and she just has the willpower
to say no, but she doesn't.

Mrs. Yokas, you have to stop being a cop

and start being a parent.

Meaning?

You have a great opportunity here.

But I suggest that you leave the "skell"

and the "hooking" at work.

The yelling and hypothesizing

is not the way to get through to her.

The only thing she hears

is that you don't trust her judgment.

Oh, well, then I am getting through to her,

because I don't trust her judgment.

What you want is to influence her choices

by having frank and open communication.

That way you will be
the first person she calls

when she gets in trouble.

Your girlfriend needs you.

What?

Oh, no, she's not my girlfriend.

She's my partner.

Well, your partner needs you.

So I have $245 left on my limit?

Great. Thanks. Okay, bye.

Oh. You're not Kim.

Carlos, is that you?

What are you doing in
there, making the dress?

Okay... so?

It's an automatic suspension
if we get caught in here.

Do you like?

You look fine.

Fine like "hot" or fine like "okay"?

Um... okay.

You know what, I'm
gonna put a black dress on.

You look wonderful.

Oh, yeah?

That's what I was saying.
You look wonderful.

Adam-5-5-3, we have a report

of a leg injury at 101 and Vernon.

Ooh, sorry. Sorry.

Carlos, watch it.

Adam 5-5-3 responding.

You know, I think you
could go a size smaller.

You think?

Can you just check for me quickly?

Kim, we got to go.

You know what, just
check and I'll call you.

Oh, wait, can you unzip me?

No way.

Just do it.

Come on. Okay.

All right, let's go.

So I will see you next week.

Um, yeah, Friday.

I have soccer Thursday.

Friday, it is.

Thank you.

I'd like to see you,
too, Mrs. Yokas. Alone.

Great.

I'll check my schedule.

Great.

See you, Emily. Bye.

You and Bosco breaking up?

What?

Sondra mentioned something.

Things aren't working out.

You know, Eric says splitting
up isn't the way to do things.

Couples need to talk
through their problems.

Is that what Eric says?

Who the hell is Pookie?!

Nobody move! Stay there!

Let me see your hands!

Nobody move!

Let me see your hands!

Let me see your hands.

What'd I say?

Did you hear me?!

What do you got, huh? What do you got?

Show me what you got.
What's that? What's that?

Show me what you got!

What's that? Look at my face.

He doesn't have anything.
You don't got anything?

That all you got?

Pookie moved, like, three months ago, man.

Don't make me search this place.

I ain't lying.

It's clear.

Son of a bitch played us.

Damn it!

Yo, how you just gonna
roll up and storm my place?

I'll be taking this.

Whoa, hey!

You taking my weed, too?

Hey, you know what,
just ask me to arrest you.

You just ask me.

Nah, I'm cool.

I'm cool.

Kim, you have a patient here.

Okay, thank you so much.

All right. Bye.

So Levine's going to cover for me.

All I need now is the dress.

I told you, I'm not working
with that creepy freak.

Look, I'll just tell her
to take her necklace off.

Big date, huh?

Yeah, kind of big.

So, how's the leg doing?

Oh, leg's fine. It's my heart that's broke.

You know what?

Let's get this blanket on you.

You must be all cold.

If you snuggle up with me, I'd feel better.

Well, thanks, but... it's kind of serious.

So, who's the lucky fella?

He's a writer. He's your age.

You might have a chance.

I'm up to 75 milligrams of Viagra.

Just tell him you won't
be home tonight, honey.

Want to make a bet?

I told you not to play us.

What happened?

Four potheads watching videos.

You made a bust, didn't you?

Pookie moved three months ago.

What?!

He did?

I, uh, read your... Blue Line Fever book.

I know those guys.

You took a bunch of rumors and half-truths

and you spun them into
a whole book full of lies.

What I write in my book is true.

Those potheads, they say
they bought the drugs from you.

Like hell.

Well, when I write it
in my report, it's true.

Don't look at him, he's on my team.

Two felony counts plus dealing.

Your day's getting better and better.

Mm-hmm.

You guys can't be serious here.

Hey, when you sent me
out like that, well, you...

you became a special project for me, Aaron.

And when I put those
two black kids on the stand

in their Sunday best, that
jury's gonna look at you

and think you went to Harlem
and took advantage of them.

Any more rabbits in your hat?

This isn't my fault.

I thought Pookie would be there.

Get him out of here!

Come on, let's go.

Okay, okay, okay, look, look.

I... I-I can give you a dealer
on King and 152nd Street.

Big fish, not tadpoles.

That's it with my crack connections.

Everything else is stolen guns,

some guy fencing TVs and some meth stuff.

We busted Animal a month ago.

I thought you guys went after the big fish.

Animal wasn't even a Lieutenant.

You know what? I don't think he... Shh...

He worked under a guy named Willie G.,

who had the bright idea of
running meth through New York

when the oven got
too hot out in la-la land.

They import pseudoephedrine

from Canada.

They get about 17,000
60mg tablets for three grand

from some Middle Eastern
guy on Atlantic Avenue.

And as the pimps and the gambling addicts

make their way to Yonkers Raceway,

the Disciples are in the back

buying iodine from the horse trainers.

Iodine? All you got is iodine?

Yeah. The trainers use
iodine to reshoe the horses,

the dealers use it to give meth its kick.

What, when you guys busted
that lab out in far Rockaway,

the Disciples split up their anthill.

They've got an extraction house
where they dissolve the tablets.

They carry the powder to
another place to cook the stuff.

That's what Animal's
place was... a kitchen.

And they got a main branch that distributes

to all the street dealers, the
crackheads and the whores.

You're lying.

Drugged out perp goes for
officer's gun, gun goes off.

How's that story?

I got all the names and the numbers.

Where?

The whole operation.

Where you got those?

Just give me a minute.

I can't wait.

Here it is.

Can't wait to see what these are.

There you go.

Let me see this. I cannot wait for this.

Everything you want to find is right there.

He's right. There's a whole ring.

I told you.

Put him back in the cage.

That ought to get me out of here!

We'll see.

Play me once, shame on you.

Play me twice, shame on me.

Is your mom home?

Uh, sure.

Eric, phone.

Honey...

Did you hear me? Yeah.

This is Mrs. Yokas,

Emily's mom.

Hi. I was wondering if I
could talk to you alone.

Uh, sure, sure.

Go get the phone, okay?

Okay.

Um... nice seeing you.

Please come in.

Thank you.

Can I, uh... can I take your coat?

Oh, no. I'm not going
to be staying that long.

She's there?!

I can't believe this.

When I didn't see you at
the hospital, I tried to call you.

Yeah, I've been working.

Well, did she say something to you?

It's horrible what
happened. They're so young.

Emily almost died.

I just, I can't even imagine
what you were going through.

I mean, you know,
for us, it was a little pot,

but, uh, these kids today...

Horse tranquilizers?

These kids?

Um, I need you to keep your
son away from my daughter.

Excuse me? Emily was
given the drugs by your son.

She wants me to stay away from you.

She's crazy! I'm not going
to stay away from you.

Wasn't that a little easy
to put the blame on Eric?

If you don't keep him
away from her, I'll, um...

I'll get a restraining order.

Eric is not the bad influence here.

Well, giving an underclassman special K

wouldn't be what I would call mentoring.

From what I was told,
they bought it together.

Well, Eric's a liar. Mm,
and Emily's a saint?

Ever since my son has been
hanging out with your daughter,

who is failing two of her classes,

his grades have slipped.

My mom found the...

condom wrappers.

Oh, my God!

What do you mean, condom wrappers?

Yeah, you want me to show you?

This is so embarrassing.

I would like you to keep your
son away from my daughter.

This conversation is over.

I want him to stop driving her home.

I want him to stop calling my house.

Then why don't you tell your daughter

to stop calling here seven times a day?

You're exaggerating.

Sure, it's all in my head.

Here you go.

Oh, thank you.

Sure.

Look at this.

These are amazing.

This guy's got flow charts.

Animal's on a low tier,

and then here are three
other levels above that.

Now what?

Now we, uh... we take this out.

We're calling ESU, right?

We'll send Noble in with a wire.

Think he'll play ball?

I can be pretty persuasive.

Uh-uh-uh-uh, no way.

All you got to do is ask for some meth.

Once he says he's got it, we're in.

I'm not wearing a wire.

It's for your safety, pal.

Hey, you guys know what
happened to the last guy

that wore a wire around these guys?

They twirled him on a
stake like a rotisserie chicken.

You want to copy my notes, fine,

but I'm not making a buy for anybody.

The only way you're walking

on your "possession" or "intent to deliver"

is by making a buy or an introduction.

Of who?

One of my undercover officers.

And guess which choice

makes the cops showing up less suspicious.

These guys are as bad as you say they are,

you're better off just making a score.

I'm going to give you a couple minutes

to decide whether you
want to give us a signal

or you want to go in there wired.

Either way, it goes down in an hour.

Hey, yeah, it's Kim.

You've been on the phone all day, Kim.

Look, we're about 20 minutes away.

Please don't close your store.

I have got to get that
dress tonight. Thanks, bye.

All right, we're going to go back to Soho.

It's rush hour. We'll never
make it. Sirens, baby.

No, you can't use them for that!

Look, if a supervisor stops us,

I'll tell them I turned it on.

We're gonna put plainclothes at each wing,

plus two observation posts

at both the east and west corners.

Our CI is going to enter

and seek out Willie G.
And/or his lieutenants.

We're gonna give him
$3,000 to purchase the meth.

Our informant has notified us

that there is no lab on the premises,

but HAZMAT's gonna be
standing by just in case.

Yes, Seth?

Is he wearing a wire?

What if they find this?

They won't.

As soon as you see the stuff, whistle.

We'll be in to get you.

All right. How long is this gonna take?

All up to you.

Here he comes.

Oh, fine, he got a hundred
on his parallel parking.

Let's go!

How many people did he
say was going to be in there?

20 or so.

He's one of them.

Bosco, give me the book with the charts.

Here you go.

He's detailed, huh?

Hey.

What's up? Willie G, right?

Yeah, yeah. You're the
writer guy, right? Yeah.

You want to see Buford, or what?

No, no, no, no. I actually
had a few follow-up...

Who the hell's Buford?

Beats me.

But your number's connected.

I got people now, I got people here.

If now's not a good time,
you can always call me later.

Pat him down.

What, it's got jokes in there?

It's got a section on you.

Focus.

Ooh, that's my G-spot, man!

What the hell happened? It's the cables.

Well, fix it, damn it!

It's not working.

I got it!

What took you so long?

I decided on black.

It's less trendy.

Great.

I also got this wrap to
wear around my shoulders.

And they threw in this really sexy thong.

Enough.

Oh, I forgot deodorant.

We got to stop at a drug store.

You can borrow some of mine.

Oh, thanks.

I've worked a double with you.

You can get pretty ripe.

It's not working.

We might have to go in there and get him.

55-Crime to ESU Sergeant.

We're unable to regain communication.

Let's move in.

Cruz!

Back up.

I tell you what.

Do a bump of this.

No, I'm good.

55-Crime to ESU Sergeant.

Everyone pull back.

We've regained contact.

You get yourself a new tattoo?

Yeah, they got the "Y" all wrong.

They looped it.

I don't like loopy "Ys."

It works.

Will he hurry up and do this already?

Relax.

Ah, man.

Do some of that, man.

You got to do some of that. That's good.

Hmm.

What do you mean, "hmm"?

Try it. It's top of the line, man.

It's un-stepped on, right there.

Maybe just a taste.

Is this pinhead about to do some dope?

Yeah, he's about to get high.

Not bad, not bad.

It's the best right there.

Can we erase part of this tape?

Don't worry, we can put
some static over this part.

We're going to have to 'cause
the judge will throw it out.

I got some buddies started tweaking.

Need to hook up. How much you looking at?

A lot.

How much is a lot?

Three grand.

Is that what you want?

That'll do it.

I'll tell you what,

you do right by us with this book,

and I'll get you extra.

Nice.

5-5 Crime to ESU Sergeant, get ready.

We're almost in there.

There you go. Oh, yeah.

All right.

It's all you, bud.

That is a lot.

Let's go.

Police! Get down! Get down! Get down!

On the ground!

Get down! Get down!

Let's go!

On the ground now!

Face to the floor! Face to the floor!

Drop the gun!

I said drop that gun now!

Don't do it!

I know, I know, but...

I'll call you back.

No TV.

Give me the Walkman.

And give me your cell phone.

How about my birth certificate?

I want you to stop calling him.

You had no right to go over there.

Go to your room, Emily.

You're just jealous 'cause
someone actually cares about me.

Loves me.

This is not love.

Wake up.

You know what?

If there there's something
that you want to say to me,

now is a really good time

to say it.

Telling you won't make

you feel any better. Telling me what?

You are too young to be intimate.

Did you buy those drugs with him?

I already answered this
question: No, I did not.

Then he is a liar, Emily.

And that is not love.

That is somebody who doesn't even like you.

Well, that's probably the meanest thing

you've ever said to me.

We're not done here, Emily.

That's why you're talking to my back.

Emily...

We have to talk about this.

We... we have to have frank
and open communication.

Did you have an abortion?

What?! I heard you and Bosco

talking in the hall.

He said you lied about the abortion.

That is between your father and me.

Right.

So much for frank and open communication.

Whoa.

Look at you, sexy mama.

I look okay? You look great.

Thanks.

You got someone to cover for you? Yeah.

Levine's changing upstairs.

Good. You do look nice.

Thanks. Hey, what
train stop should I get off

for Cooper-Hewitt?

I'll drive you. Sit down.

Jump in a cab.

You don't want to mess up that dress.

Yeah, maybe you're right.

Okay.

All right, guys...

See you later.

All right, have fun.

Hey, Carlos...

Thanks for everything.

Thanks for helping me get my job back.

I know you stuck up for
me in front of that board.

The truth got you your job back.

Good luck.

Thanks.

How'd I do?

You almost blew the entire
operation by doing that dope.

What was I supposed to do?

I mean, they know I do that stuff.

And if I didn't do it, a red
flag would have gone up.

Oh... Oh, so, you, uh...
you were helping out.

Exactly.

Whoa, it was wild.

What an adrenaline rush.

Oh, yeah.

It can be, huh?

You like that?

Who's Buford, huh?

What?

Buford.

They asked you if you
were going to go see Buford.

Oh, now, look, it's been real,

but I got to go.

I got to be somewhere tonight at 9:30.

Oh, you're not going anywhere.

We made a deal.

I got to go.

You walk out that door
right now, you're a dead man.

You need to act like

you were on the wrong side
of that raid, busted on a felony.

Otherwise, those boys

they're going to know that you're a rat.

Now the best thing for you to do

is to go to Central Booking
and wake up in a cell

next to those guys.

I can't.

You can't? You can. You will.

You got to think of this as research, huh?

Officer Boscorelli's going to be by

to finish your booking.

I'm losing my mind here.

What's up?

I was bagging Noble's stuff, and...

one of the notebooks is missing.

There were only three.

What?

There were four.

There were three, Bosco.

He's downstairs.

So while you finish processing him,

I'm going to go figure
out who this Buford guy is.

I need your pants.

I got to make sure you're clean.

Yeah.

Hey, uh... I'm out front
freezing my butt off.

Where are you?

Okay, I've got to fingerprint you.

Come on.

What's going on?

Hey...

Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

Hurry up.

Central Booking van's pulling out.

All right. Bye.

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