All language subtitles for Cagney.and.Lacey.S02E21.A.Cry.for.Help.1080p.AMZN.WEB-DL.DD.2.0.H.264-QOQ_track3_[eng]

I'm sorry, lady,
what is the problem?

My husband beats me.

You called before, didn't you?

I bought a gun,

and if he lays a hand on me,
I'm gonna kill him.

We cannot help you
if you don't... Help me?

You're not gonna help me.

He's one of you. He's a cop.A cop?

Regulations say a cop
like that should be turned in
to a superior officer.

Regulations only work
when you know
who's doing it, Christine.

I don't care who he is.
I want you to find him.

And when you do,
I want you to
get his wife out of there

before it's too late.

Nobody ever thinks
it's anyone they know,
Mary Beth.

But one out of four guys
hits his wife. It's a fact.

Don't quote me statistics
here, Christine.
I'm talking about people.

So am I.

Chances are
one of those people
is beating up his wife.

A man's got a problem,
then he talks it out.

If he's really mad,
he walks out,
but he doesn't hit, ever!

He's home
and she's got a gun.

Hello.Hello.

Late night, Christine?Hmm.

This is the guy who
took you parachuting, right?

Right.

And hang-gliding
the week before that
when you wracked up your leg?

I like this one.

Aside from a well-developed
death wish, does he have
any other qualifications?

He's gorgeous.

Of course.

And an incurable romantic.

Last night, at Chez Robert's,

he had the dessert chef
bake this into
the chocolate souffle.

Hello.Oh, nice.

Huh?Nice.

I don't know him well enough,
so I have to send it back.

This guy must be a real loser.

He's gotta buy you gifts
to get a date.

You wanna get out of here,
Isbecki?

What do you think
he paid for that?

Fifty, 75 bucks?

I couldn't care less,
and it's none
of your business.

The only gift I ever have to
give a woman is me.

Take me off
your Christmas list.

Twelve grams of gold, I'd say.

$150, at least.

You couldn't care less.

Hey, I'm sending it back.

That pawnsy scheme
you've been working on,

three more victims
just walked in.

Oh, thanks.

ISBECKI: 14th Precinct.

Lacey, telephone.

Okay, I'll catch up
with you inside.

Right.

Detective Lacey, 14th Squad.

WOMAN ON PHONE:
I can't stand it anymore.
I have to talk to somebody.

Yes, ma'am.

I know you'll stick up for him. You won't believe me, I know you will.

Excuse me, ma'am,
do you wish to report a crime?

My doctor said that it was
all my fault. He told me
to take tranquilizers.

I'm sorry, lady,
what is the problem?

My husband beats me.

All right, we will send
an officer right over.

Now, what is the address?

No, no, no police,
that'd just make it worse.

Is he there with you now?

No.

All right, I'm gonna
give you a number to call,

and they will find
shelter for you.

Hello?

Are you there?

Listen, I just wanna know,
I wanna know,

what'll you do
if I turn him in.

You see, he's a-- he's a...

Listen, never mind,
just forget it.

ISBECKI: Mary Beth,
Cagney is waiting for you
in the interrogation room.

You, you, you're young yet.
You wouldn't understand

about setting aside
for your old age.

Then I say
she's living in a dream world.

If she thinks she's gonna
make it on social security,
I gotta laugh.

We've been investigating
this Mr. Ruskin.

Well, you should spit
when you say that name.

This Mr. Ruskin, he said
he was a real estate
investment counselor.

He promised me 50% return
on my investment.

Guaranteed.How much money
did you give him?

$10,000.

Money I saved
in nickels and dimes.

At first the checks came
every month,
regular like clockwork.

$416 a month.

To me, the difference
between living like an animal

and living like a human being.

Then he asked
if I had any friends
who'd be interested.

Better she should've
kept her mouth shut.

Not that I'm blaming anyone.

I gave him $12,000.

For a while,
it was just like Norma said,
I mean, a miracle.

And then
the funny stuff started.

First, the checks
were a few days late,
then a week.

Then nothing for two months,
and every time we call,

they say, "He's out."

I can't tell you
how bad I feel,
like a criminal.

Oh, please, listen,
you didn't twist my arm.

I mean, he seemed
very sincere to me.

Not to me.

I smelled something fishy
right off the bat.

I told you, Norma,

that penthouse office
and all those rings
on his fingers,

"Someone's gotta
pay for that," I said.

But Norma said he was okay.

So, I lost everything.

Not that I'm blaming anyone.

Please, Officers,
is there something you can do?

CAGNEY: We'll do our best.

I don't know
why we have to come here
for strategy meetings.

Why can't Solomon and Nelson
come up to the 14th?

Rank has its privileges.

So I gather.

You and Brent Nelson graduated
from the Academy together.

Why does he have
two grades on you?

I would say
sexual discrimination.

Now, why didn't I
think of that?

Plus, he's very smart and
very cool, and he was
number one in our class.

Well, I hope number one's
got something for us.

I don't think I can face
one more destitute widow.

I finally figured it out,
who it is you remind me of.

My ex-wife.

Number three, right?
Around the eyes?

Solomon, come on, come on.

Did you ever hear back
from the IRS?

IRS connection
is my connection.

I made contact with them.
I also got in touch
with the SEC.

Sure, you turn it over
to the feds,

and we lose Ruskin
on some lousy
securities technicality.

What are you, nuts?

Mick Solomon
always gets his man.

Usually his woman.

Brent, you still have a tail
on Ruskin, right?

Yeah, you know, we thought
that he was gonna
make a run for it by now.

I just love it
when they make a run.

Good evidence for a collar.

Brent, you wanna
make him nervous?

See what he does?

I can go meet him, undercover.

You're just a little young
for his usual investor.

Poor Mom.

She lost everything she had.

Is that a shame?

I can't stand it that
I could've caused your lovely
mother a second's discomfort.

Well, it's just that
you've been
very difficult to reach,

and she hasn't received
a check, oh, gosh,
in a couple of months.

What can I say?
Cash flow, that's all it is.

A tiny little
cash flow problem.

You see,
the escrow on the sale
of a hotel in Grand Cayman,

it's been held up.

It's all because
of fluctuating interest rates,

but it's bound to
close this week

at a 300% profit
to the investors.

Well, perhaps I could
see the paperwork
on the new hotel.

Of course, of course.

Now, will you do
one little thing for me?

Will you reassure
your lovely mother for me?

I wonder,

could you make
your books available
to my mom and me?

Absolutely no problem.

No problem at all.
As a matter of fact,

our auditors are going over
the books right now.

We should have a statement out
to the investors

by, say, the end of the month.

Excuse me.

Yes.

Right. Right away.

Fabulous.

Stupendous news.

We've just closed
on an office building
in Juneau

at an absolutely
giveaway price.

Isn't that great?Thank you.

Now, if you could excuse me,

as you can see
I have some papers to sign.

I generally don't do this,

but if you have
a little cash saved up,

I could possibly get you
into the Juneau deal.

Do you have
any paperwork on that?

Of course.

Could I show it to Mom?

What a flake that guy is.

Hey, Mary Beth.Mmm-hmm.

I've been meaning to
ask you something.

Do you read
this kind of thing?

"Love's Savage Harvest,
by Brianna Dumaine."

Is that one of those
cornball romances?

Yeah, a friend of mine
wrote it, and
I've gotta say something,

and I was wondering
if you'd read it for me.

Me? Well,
why don't you read it?

I can't get through it.

But housewives,
they like this sort of thing.

Thanks a lot, Christine.

Hey, come on, it's a joke.

Mary Beth...Not really.

Please, you gotta help me
out here. I've gotta
say something to my friend.

Just do me the favor

and read it.

I will try it.

Great, thanks.

Soap opera without pictures.

An ice sculpture.

Ruskin, he's so good
at his con, I don't know
if I made him nervous or not.

So he sent you something
you couldn't return.

I know I make you nervous,
Solomon.

You should've kept
the gold chain.

No, thanks anyway.

No, you're already married,
and five's my unlucky number.

I take it Detective Solomon
has finally proposed.

This guy almost
makes Isbecki look good.

What am I gonna do
with 1,000 pounds of ice?

This is all very romantic
here, Christine,

but what you need is a guy
with his feet on the ground.

Like who?

Like Harv.That's great.

He's already married.
I even like his wife.

Like Brent Nelson.He's married, too.

And I like his wife.

Petrie.

Could you come up
with someone who's unmarried?

Take your time.

I'll get it.

Detective Cagney, 14th.

Solomon,
take "no" for an answer.

What?

Okay, we're on our way.

Mary Beth, come on.
Ruskin just rented a limo.

He's on his way
to the airport.

Albert Schweitzer.He's dead.

I'm joking.

LACEY: How are we gonna
arrest him? We don't have
enough probable cause.

Wait till he gets on
the plane. It shows
consciousness of guilt.

MAN ON PA: Flight 645, Madrid.

Where's he going?

I don't know.
Probably South America, maybe.
Maybe Switzerland.

Last call for passengers
on flight 645 to Madrid.

Hello, beautiful lady.

Where is he?Bar.

LACEY: He could recognize you.I'll take care of it.

LACEY:
Where was his luggage?

He didn't bring any.

If that overcoat of his is
lined with cash, he's not
gonna need anything else.

NELSON: He's moving.LACEY: Where?

To your right.

Go to work.

He's not going anywhere.
He's meeting somebody.

Hey, you two, where's Ruskin?

I thought you were
bringing him in.

Wild goose chase, sir.

We got to the airport
just in time to watch Ruskin
pick up a friend.

We then had a lovely
two-hour drive
in rush-hour traffic,

following them back
to his office.

We don't have enough
for a collar, here.

And I'm out 18 lousy bucks,
for this dumb disguise.

Plus, your dolphin is melted
all over our desks.

What is that?Oh, God.

Now, listen,
while you were gone,
La Guardia took a report

from another victim.

A 72-year-old widow
lost everything she had.

This guy is worse than the one
that sent you the turtle.

Snapping turtle.

God, remember that?

And then when it got loose
in the men's room?

Oh, God.ISBECKI: Lacey.

Detective Lacey, 14th Squad.

I'm sorry, what?
I don't understand.

WOMAN: I just wanna tell you,
he's never gonna
hurt me again.

You called before, didn't you?

My husband, he's never
gonna hurt me again.

I bought a gun,

and if he lays a hand on me,
I'm gonna kill him.

Ma'am, please don't hang up.

We cannot help you,
if you don't... Help me?

You're not gonna help me.

He's one of you, he's a cop.

A cop?

She says she's a cop's wife.

He's beating her,
and she bought a gun.

Let's get over there.

I don't have an address.
I don't have a name.

That's a potential
homicide-suicide, Mary Beth.

Come on,
we'll talk to Samuels.

About what?

Two hysterical phone calls?

Regulations say a cop
like that should be turned in
to a superior officer.

Regulations only work
when you know
who's doing it, Christine.

Why are you
dragging your feet on this?

Because we don't have
anything.

If we go in there,

Lieutenant's gonna give us
a nice little lecture

about the brotherhood
of officers.

And he's gonna tell us
to sit on it.

Let me tell you a story,
Lacey.

When I was a rookie,
I had a partner,

nicest guy in the world.

Except, one day,
I picked him up at his house,

and his wife had two
black eyes and a hole where
her front tooth used to be.

Did you turn him in?

No, not me,
not true-blue Bert.

There was no way
I was gonna fink on a partner.

So I pretended
that I hadn't seen
what I had seen.

Not my place to mix into
people's marriages,
I told myself.

Not my place.

So I looked the other way.

Eventually,
we were transferred
to different precincts,

and Sam went down
the tubes, but...

Marge.

He just kept beating her up
until she wound up
in a hospital.

And I could've stopped that.

Find the bastard and nail him.

Excuse me, Bert,
could I have a word with you?

Hey, the door is closed
for a reason.

Okay, I'm sorry.

Excuse me.I'll be out there in a minute.

Times have changed.

I want you to find this guy.

I don't care who he is.
I want you to find him.

And when you do,
I want you to
get his wife out of there

before it's too late.

Yes, sir.

Hello, you little cutie.

Come on, in here,
let me whisper sweet nothings.

How do you turn him off?

Guy can't help himself.
It's like a reflex.

So you got something
on our case?

Right, right.

Take a look at Ruskin's
bank statement here.

Last year,
he's worth over $3 million.

Then, poor guy
falls on hard times,
gets down to his last mil.

Today, just before closing,
takes out every last dime.

In cash.

He's getting ready to run.

You brought me all the way
across town for this?

Alexander Graham Bell,
it's an ingenious invention.

Why didn't you give her this
on the phone?

She does look
like number three, right?

Cute and feisty.

Next time I'm between wives,
we should get together.

I'm leaving.

Wait! Wait, wait, wait, wait.
Wait, wait. Hey, hey.

I called you over here
for a reason.

Mick, it's your wife.

It's your wife.It's my wife.

I told you
I'd call you later.

I don't care.

Sit.

Talk.Right.

You wanna be in
on the Ruskin collar, right?

It's my case.Okay, okay.

I figure he's gonna
make a run for it any minute.

You and me,
we'll wait him out together.

I'll wait with Lacey.You'll have more fun with me.

I'll order in dinner.

She likes me, I can tell.

I can't stand that man.

Christine, come here,
listen to this.

I got a copy of this tape
from Communications.

ISBECKI: 14th Precinct.

WOMAN: I'd like to speak to
Mary Beth Lacey, please.

Yeah, hold on.

That's the cop's wife
asking for me, by name.

Recognize the voice?

I listened to it,
over and over.

So, I got a printout of
all the guys in the precinct
that are married.

And I'm going over it,
but I...

I can't believe
it's one of our guys.

Do you think that Petrie
beats up on Claudia?

Or Davidson or Coleman?

Nobody ever thinks
it's anyone they know,
Mary Beth.

But one out of four guys
hits his wife. It's a fact.

Don't quote me statistics
here, Christine.
I'm talking about people.

So am I.

Chances are
one of those people
is beating up his wife.

I don't think
we should tell the guys
we're working on this.

Anyway, Brent said that
he thinks Ruskin's gonna
make a run for it.

He wants us to stay
by the phone.

So, we stay.

Hey, you wanna go home
to Harvey and the boys,
I'll stay.

I'll stay.

I missed my date.

We could send out for pizza.

Italian, great.

I was getting tired
of all that fancy
French food, anyway.

Well, it's certainly
a personal favorite of mine.

Yes, I'm checking on
handgun registrations,
the last two weeks.

All right, I'll hold.

What? Oh, that's even better.

Would you stop it?

It's just not fair.

Yeah, I'm still here.

All right.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Detective Lacey, 14th.

Yeah, Mick.

You got the gate number?

All right, we're on our way.

Chris, airport?

Hold that thought.
Don't start without me.

It's right
at the exciting part.

Yeah. Me, too.

It's for real this time.

He's ticketed for Quito,
Ecuador.

He's got a bag
that he's not letting
out of his sight.

MAN ON PA:
Intercontinental flight 347
for Quito, Ecuador

will be boarding at Gate 17.

Intercontinental flight 347...

Excuse me.Hey!

Excuse me!

Wait. Out of the way, folks!

Hold up, police!Police!

Hold up, hold up!

Got him?Yeah.

I'm gonna check on Chris.
Come on, people.

Move on, there's nothing
to see here. It's all over.

Okay, security's here
to witness this.
Let's open it, all right?

I've never held
a million dollars
in my hands before.

It's lighter
than I thought it'd be.

Come on, let's open it.

How much?One million bucks.

Hello, you pretty green...

Shorts.

Shorts, socks.

Shirts.

My cousin reads these.
She tells me
they're nothing but smut.

All smut these days.

Movies, television,
books, all smut.

Oh, of course, Edith,
if you think it's bad for me.

I wouldn't want to tell you
what to do, dear.

He takes all his money
out of the bank,
goes directly to his office,

and then goes straight
to the airport with a one-way
ticket for Quito, Ecuador.

So where's the money?200 bucks,
that is all he had on him.

Well, it's gotta be someplace.
It doesn't make sense.

Excuse me, Lieutenant,
your real estate fraud victims
are waiting for you.

Thank you.All right,
they'll be there in a minute.

A guy cannot leave the country
with just 200 bucks.

Well, that's exactly my point,
Cagney.

So, go find it.Yes, sir.

Now, Lacey, wait a second.

How are you doing
on finding this cop?

I called all the gun dealers
in the city, sir.

If she bought the gun legally,

then we can match up
the registration
with our personnel files.

I got Alice Martinez
doing a computer run for me.

Well, that's good. I'll call
Martinez and I'll tell her
it's top priority.

Thank you, sir.

You're reading
Brianna Dumaine's book.

Not me. Smut.

We heard on the news
you arrested Ed Ruskin.
We came for our money.

We haven't
recovered the money yet.You haven't?

Have you checked
with his bank?
Perhaps it's still there.

He withdrew all of his funds
before he tried to
leave the country, ma'am.

Well, then it must be
in his home.

Believe me, Mrs. Fischer,
we're searching
everywhere for it.

His office

We tried his car.A mistress,
he probably had a mistress.

Check her place.

We'll look everywhere, ma'am.

I don't know how I'm gonna
be able to pay my rent
next month

if you don't find the money.

We will find it, ma'am.

I've never seen
such a dead-bang case.
Now, look, the Hotel de...

Something or the other in
Grand Cayman, that's owned
by Letty Corporation.

So it is not Ed Ruskin.

Not technically.

His mother
is Letty Corporation.

So it is Ed Ruskin?Yeah.

His and 10 other guys,
all of whom think
they own 25%.

What is that perfume
you're wearing? You know
you're driving me wild.

Eau de chocolate.

Ruskin sold 250%
in that hotel.

Wait a sec, wait, wait.
Small potatoes.

Take a look at this
office building in Juneau.

That's the one
he tried to sell me.

Owned by...

Let me guess.
Letty Corporation.You got it.

And I assume there are
several other investors
in this property also.

Several, he sold 500%.

Can you prove it?

The case is solid.
We got the man.

We got the crime. Now,
where the hell is the money?

Sir, you gonna
wanna see this.

Where's your partner?

He's out with a flu.
It's going around.

Can I see you two
in my office a minute?

You'll excuse us,
Detective Solomon.

Sure, I'm through here.

Give me a call later
if you want to
put in a little overtime.

Solomon, enough, huh?

We got Ruskin dead to rights.

Alice Martinez
found your wife beater.

Oh, that's not possible.
Brent Nelson.

Oh, no. I...

Wife's name is Phyllis?

Yes.

She's got a .38 snub-nose
registered in her name.

Well, this is crazy, sir.
I never even saw him angry.

Just like my partner was,
Jekyll and Hyde.

Solomon said
he's out with a flu.

He's home and she's got a gun.

You two better check that out,
right away.

CAGNEY: Which is faster,
the tunnel or the bridge?

LACEY: The bridge.

One more time.

Yeah. What are you two
doing here, huh?

We wanted to talk to you
about Ruskin.

Can we come in?

You should have called me.
I mean, I got the flu.

I don't think you want to
get too close to me.

That's all right.
If I haven't got it
from the kids by now,

I'm not gonna get it.
Look at this house.

It must be great
to have a house.

Harv and I are always talking
about buying.

I'd show you around,
but the place, it's a mess.

Is Phyllis here?
I'd love to see her.

So, what do you
want to talk to me about?

Solomon said that
the Letty Corporation
belongs to Ruskin.

Yeah, he called,
but let's talk about
this tomorrow.

I'm feeling rotten.Oh, I'm sorry.

We shouldn't have got you
out of bed, you're right.

So, we'll just say
a quick hello to Phyllis,

and then we'll get out
of your hair.

You'll have to do that
another time. She's not here.

Is that funny? You know,
Harvey is such a baby
when he is sick.

I can never
leave him home alone.

She's out getting me
some cough medicine.

So will she be back soon?

Look, I don't mean
to be rude but...

I'm no condition
for company, okay?

Phyllis, long time.

Listen, Phyllis, honey,
you remember Mary Beth Lacey,

and this is her partner
Christine Cagney.CAGNEY: Hello.

How are you?

I...

I got your cough medicine.
I think you better take it
right away.

Right away?
What, are you trying to
get rid of me, huh?

No, no.

Is something wrong, Phyl, huh?

Or you want to talk
girl talk with Mary Beth?

Just concerned
about your cold, that's all.

Isn't she the best little wife
in the world, huh?

I'll take my medicine
right away and leave you
to your friends, okay?

The place is great.Thank you.

So how's it going? We know
that you've been calling.

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

You don't have to stay here.

You can come with us.
We'll find you a place
to stay.

Well, this is my home.
Why would I want to leave?

You tell me.

Brent and I are very happy.
Look, I think you better go.

Brent, Mary Beth has to go.
You want to say goodbye?

Phyllis, you call me
sometime soon.
I would love to get together.

Yeah. I'm so busy, you know.

Let's go, Chris.

It's nice to have met you,
Phyllis.

She never took her sunglasses
off. It looked to me
like she had a shiner.

Well, we can't drag her
out of there
if she doesn't want to go.

At least he knows
we're onto him.
Maybe we scared him off.

Maybe we pushed him over.

Are you telling me that
Phyllis likes to get beat up?

Because that I don't believe.

Mary Beth, if I hit you,
you would leave me.

Not everybody is me, Harv.
First of all,
I know I got a job.

I know
I can take care of myself.
Not every woman knows that.

Hey, would you
give me a break?

If the woman stays, I say
that woman has got a problem.

You'll never guess
who just called.

Phyllis Nelson.Brent.

He wants us
to meet him and Solomon
at Rikers Island at 10:00.

What?

He says he has an informant
who can tell us where
Ruskin stashed his money.

Did he say anything
about Phyllis?Nothing.

He acted as if everything
was just hunky-dory.

Maybe it is.

Sure. Phyllis looked
just swell to me yesterday.

Maybe we should butt out.

Oh, I see.

You think she got that shiner
by walking into a door.

I don't know for sure.

Harv says if he's hitting her
and she stays,
then that's her choice.

It's none of our business.

Can't believe you mean that.

What's not to believe?

A: We don't have any
hard evidence that Brent
ever laid a hand on her.

And B: If he did, then I gotta
to ask myself why.

What is Phyllis's part
in this?

What's she done to him?

What's she done to him?

Is nothing.

I mean nothing that justifies
a man hitting a woman.

Well, that's very easy
for us to say, Christine.

But we're not there.
We don't know
what goes on there.

Remember Jeremy?

Certainly, I remember Jeremy.

I never could understand
why you let that one get away.

Well, I'll tell you why.

Because he hit me.

That's not the truth.
He beat me up.

Once, that's all it took.
And I can fight back.

You never told me.I know.

I just couldn't talk about it.

Why?

According to him,
he had his reasons.

Which were what?

It doesn't matter,
there are no reasons.

There are excuses.
There are no reasons.

Jeremy said he was sorry.

He promised me
it would never happen again.

You bet it wouldn't.

I loved him,

and I left him
because you don't hit.

A man's got a problem,
then he talks it out.

If he's really mad,
he walks out,
but he doesn't hit, ever!

I'm going to call Phyllis.

Make sure she's okay.

Well, she couldn't have
been nicer or more polite.

She kept insisting she's fine,
they're fine.

But?

But she also kept trying
to get me off the phone.

So now, we can go back
to work with Brent

and pretend
like nothing's happening.

Ruskin says he put the money
right under your noses.

That's it?Yeah.

That's where he stashed it?Yeah.

He didn't say anything else?

Nothing.

SOLOMON:
The man's
a gold mine of information.

So what do I get
for helping youse out?

Ten years in Sing Sing.

That's if you're lucky.
Let's get out of here.

Obie, you burn me, man,

you are through.

What a waste of time.

The man says
it's right under our noses.

So, it's worth going through
this stuff again.

It's got to be here.Of course it is.

Would a Brent Nelson
informant lie?

Look at this.
Guy's got a ring
for every finger.

Gold rings, gold bracelets,
gold medallion,
how much is that all together?

Any stones?

No.

$300 apiece, maybe five.

So $6,000 total?Great.

Now we are $994,000 short,
and change.

But what the heck,
I love to spend my day off
at Rikers Island.

I don't need
the cheap sarcasm, partner.

No, no. I mean it sincerely.

I can't thank you enough
for schlepping us out here.

You want to work on this case
by yourself? Fine.

Man can't take
a little ribbing.

I'm going after him.He's my partner.

Finish up here.
I'll see you back at the 14th.

Okay.

What if he doesn't cool off
before he gets home?

He's going to
take it out on her.

I'm turning him over to IAD.

Let's just give him a chance
to turn himself in, okay?

We'll talk to him the minute
we get back, okay?

It's not here.What?

Whatever it is
we're looking for that's
worth one million bucks,

it's not here.

Maybe these socks belonged to
George Washington or somebody.

You know,
a collector's item.

They'd be worth a fortune.

That's very creative, Isbecki.

I'm just trying to help.
Do you think...Go away.

You know, it's amazing
the things people collect.

I went to an exhibition
and sale last spring.

Antique shoe hooks,
collar stays, corsets,

but no socks.

14th Squad, Detective Petrie.This is nothing.

What else is
right under our noses?

Who wants to talk to
Mick Solomon?

Mary Beth.On two.

Thank you.

Hello, Mick.

No, nothing yet.

Your guess is as good as mine.
I thought you two
were coming over here.

Oh, I see. How long ago
did you leave him?

Yeah. Sure.

Talk to you tomorrow.

Brent got into a fight
in a bar.

Mick told him to
sleep it off at home.

I'm right behind you.

You promised
you wouldn't hit me again.

You... Brent, no!

No! No!

I didn't do anything! Please!You called them, didn't you?

Didn't you call them?

You called them and
made me look like an idiot,
that's what you did.

You shot off
your big damn mouth.

PHYLLIS: No! No!

No! Please.

Hey, hey.
What are you doing

Don't come any closer
or I'll kill you. I will.

You'll pay for this, Phyllis.

You're gonna be sorry
you were ever born!

Don't come any closer!

Watch your eyes.

Phyllis, put the gun down.

Phyl, on the floor.

Stay away from her, Brent.

This is family business.
You stay out.No.

You don't take one more step.
You understand me?

Can you walk?
Phyllis, can you walk?

All right, come on.
We're taking you out of here.

Come on, baby.Where are you taking my wife?

Sergeant Nelson,
you have until 8:00
tomorrow morning

to turn yourself in to IAD.

Phyllis!If you don't, I will.

And Detective Cagney
will back me.

Come on, baby.

Here we go.

There we go.

NELSON: Phyllis!

Oh, my God.

What the heck?

Take it easy.

All right, all right.
Take it easy.

Slow down.NELSON: Where's my wife?
I know she's in there.

Brent Nelson.
Get back into your room.
I'll handle it.

Harvey, when I'm set,
open the door.Come on, open...

All right, Brent,
take it easy.Where is she?

Take it...

Come on, open up!

Put your gun on the floor
where I can see it.

Oh, God.Don't get crazy now, Brent.

Put it on the floor.Okay, okay.

Mom.Get back in.

Go down the room
and close the door.All right, where is she?

Go, babe.She isn't here.

How would you like it?

If somebody came and took
Mary Beth away from you,
what would you do?

You're scaring our kids here.
I want you out.

Yeah. But it's okay
for you to come and
bust into my place, right?

Stick your nose
into my business, right?

You were beating her up.

That is a lie.

How can you deny this?
I saw her.

Maybe I... She...
I pushed her once. One time.

Once.

That's a lie.

Hey, hey. Come on.

You know what it's like.

You come home tired.

Right?
Under a lot of pressure.

She starts whining.

Whining, whining about
this thing and that thing.

I just seen a man
with his face blown away.

And she starts complaining

because the washing machine's
broke down.

And all I want
is a little peace

and quiet.

Huh

Why are you all blaming me?

It's not my fault.
It's not my fault.

Oh, God, Phyl, I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.

Morning.Morning.

I spoke to Phyllis Nelson.
She is doing okay.

And I said we'd come by
the shelter and see her
in a couple of days.

Good.

So, do we go to IAD now?

That is taken care of.

He went in this morning
on his own.

Okay.

What have we here?
Is that another bauble
from mystery man?

Yeah.

Too bad
I have to send it back.
Isn't it pretty?

What is that?

Look like he got it
in a gum ball machine.

Shows what you know, Isbecki.
It happens to be worth
a fortune.

Come on, Christine.
Even I know this stuff
goes by weight.

Not if it's 400 years old.

What's the matter?
He couldn't get you
something new?

That's 24 karat gold.
Feel how soft it is.

It's like Ruskin's jewelry.

The rings that I asked you
about yesterday...

They're all like this.

$125,000.

Even in a depressed market.

For one ring?Well, it's Minoan.

This one is Chinese,
Han Dynasty.

I take this to be Mayan.

This is
a remarkable collection.

So where would Ruskin get it?

You don't just
walk into a museum
and buy this stuff.

My dear, no.

Antiquities like these
are generally sold
on the black market.

Ruskin's friend
at the airport.The South American connection.

They made the switch
in his office.

Well, I know
at least three dear ladies
are gonna be very happy.

I don't think that Edith
ever thought she was gonna
get her money back.

Not that
she's blaming anybody.

Well, it's empty in here.
We could talk in here.

Do you want to sit?

Sure.

This okay?

You know,
this place isn't bad.

I could fix it up a little.

You know, I always thought
that if I loved Brent enough
I could fix him up.

You know what I mean?

I could make him feel good
about himself so that

he wouldn't hit me.

But I can't. I...

I can't do it for him.

He's getting help
from the department.

Yeah.

I hear he turned himself in.

Did you talk to him?

No. Mick called me.

I can't see him yet.

I'm afraid he'll talk me back
into the house.

You know, I know police work
has been really,
really tough on Brent.

And...

You know, I'm really glad
that he's turning himself in,

and he's getting help,
you know.

Maybe he'll get better.
You know, maybe he will.

I don't know. Maybe he won't.

I just know
I got to do what I can
to make sure that I'm okay.

You know?

Without him.

You're doing good.

You're doing fine.

Thanks.

Oh, here.

I keep forgetting to
give this thing back to you.

Did you finish it?I said I would.

What did you think?I hated it.

Really?

Yeah. Right up
until 4:00 in the morning
when I finished it.

Couldn't put it down?Right.

But you hated it?Right.

Right.

Cagney,
there's somebody to see you.

LACEY: Is that
the mystery man?

Why do you hang around
with these losers?

Hi.Hi.

I know I'm a little early,
but...

It's all right.

Mary Beth Lacey,
I'd like you to meet
Brianna Dumaine.

You're Brianna Dumaine?

Oh, sometimes.

Though my mother knows me
as Joe Klotzman.

How do you do?Hi.

So you've read my books?

Well, no, not really.

You ought to try them.
You'd like them.

Christine reads all my books
the minute
they come off the press.

Oh?

I know I can count on her
for an honest opinion.

Maybe we better get going.

We're gonna be late
for our dinner reservations.

Don't rush off now.

Why don't you tell Joe
your honest opinion of
Love's Savage Harvest?

Oh, you finished it?

Stayed up all night.

Couldn't put it down,
isn't that what you told me,
Christine?

That's right.

So, tell Joe
your favorite parts.

Could I see you
in the conference room
for just a moment?

I'd really like to know
what you have to say.

Really.

She had no favorite parts.

She loved the entire book.

Every page, every line,

loved it.

Loved it.

You're wonderful.

Hey.

Nice meeting you.Nice to meet you.

I found this wonderful little
Russian restaurant.

You are going to love it.

LACEY: Have a good time.

Bye-bye.Thanks, bye.