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PREVIOUSLY ON HILL STREET BLUES:

POLICE... WHO'S THERE?

YOU SHOT MY BOY.

I'M SORRY.

I UNDERSTOOD WE WERE HERE TO DISCUSS

CHARGING PEREZ.

I THINK THIS IS PROPERLY A MEETING

TO DISCUSS ALL THE PERTINENT FACTS.

ONE OF WHICH IS, WE SEEM TO BE DEALING

WITH A FELONY ENDANGERMENT.

"PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PURSUANCE

"OF THE CHARGES

"AGAINST MRS. DORIS ROBSON

"OCCURRED WITHOUT MY PRIOR KNOWLEDGE

OR CONSENT."

DID YOU, OR DID YOU NOT BEFORE THE DEBATE

ASK ME NOT TO POLITICIZE

THE ROBSON SHOOTING?

THIS CITY'S POSITION

ON AID TO SINGLE MOTHERS STINKS.

BABE, NOT NOW, PLEASE.

I'M GONNA HIRE COPS?

FOUR OF US.

MICK, GET DOWN!

FREEZE!

WHAT A BUSINESS.

YOU'RE HERE TO CAST YOUR LINE

IN THE SEA OF MONOLITHIC INDIFFERENCE?

LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELF:

SCRIPPS, RANDOLPH SCRIPPS.

AND NOW, TONIGHT

ON HILL STREET BLUES:

WE MOURN AND GRIEVE

FOR THIS GOOD WOMAN'S LOSS.

SHE HAD A FIERCE LOVE FOR THIS BOY,

AND HIS FUTURE.

I'M COMING BACK, CAPTAIN.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW, I'M NOT GONNA

LET YOU DOWN.

YOU NEVER DID, MIKE.

WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO NOW TO REVITALIZE

THIS CITY,

TO TAKE IT IN NEW DIRECTIONS.

TOOK A SECRET POLL LAST NIGHT.

WE'RE IN.

MURRAY, I HOPE SOMEWHERE YOU'RE WATCHING

WHAT I DO FOR YOU.

ELECTION DAY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

IN YOUR LAST NEGOTIATION,

YOUR P.B.A. SECURED AN HOUR AND A HALF

OFF-DUTY WITH PAY FOR THOSE WISHING

TO EXERCISE THE FRANCHISE.

LET'S ALL GET THE EXERCISE, HUH?

LET'S ALSO REMAIN VIGILANT AGAINST ABUSES

OF THE DAY'S PRIVILEGE.

ILLICITLY OPEN TAVERNS,

ELECTIONEERING WITHIN PROSCRIBED PROXIMITY OF

POLLING PLACES,

AND THOSE SHOCKING, THANKFULLY RARE ATTEMPTS

TO MANIPULATE THE TALLY BY ENLISTING BUMS

TO VOTE REPEATEDLY UNDER THE NAMES OF THE

RECENTLY DECEASED.

THAT'S IT, THE DEAD FOR DANIELS.

THIS MEMO FROM DIVISION.

INTERNAL AFFAIRS HAS CONCLUDED

ITS INVESTIGATION IN THE SHOOTING DEATH

OF JIMMY ROBSON.

JUDGEMENT REGARDING INTERNAL DISCIPLINARY

SANCTION IS STILL FORTHCOMING.

HOWEVER, IN THE CONDUCT OF OFFICER MICHAEL PEREZ,

THE PANEL OF INQUIRY FINDS NO EVIDENCE

OF INTENTIONAL OR RECKLESS MALFEASANCE,

AND DOES NOT RECOMMEND CRIMINAL PROSECUTION

IN THIS MATTER.

I'M GLAD TO REPORT MIKE IS IMPROVING

AT COUNTY GENERAL,

ALTHOUGH HE'S NOT YET RECEIVING VISITORS.

NOW, THE ROBSON BOY'S FUNERAL IS THIS MORNING.

OFFICER SCHNITZ REPORTS WE CLOSED CONTRIBUTIONS

ON HIS MEMORIAL FUND AT JUST OVER

A THOUSAND DOLLARS.

FINALLY, AN INDEX

OF TROUBLED FINANCIAL TIMES.

MAHALEY'S MORTUARY HAS OFFERED UP

TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR BLIND BID

11 PRIME BURIAL SITES AT CAVALRY CEMETARY,

ON WHICH INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS HAVE LAPSED.

NOW, THOSE INCLINED TO PLOT THEIR FUTURES

SUBMIT SEALED BIDS

TO LEO, WHO ALSO HAS DIAGRAMS OF SAID BONEYARD

AVAILABLE FOR YOUR PERUSAL.

IT'S A GRAVE

SITUATION, INDEED.

ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT. LET'S ROLL!

AND HEY!

LET'S BE CAREFUL OUT THERE, HUH?

WHAT'S ALL THIS STUFF ABOUT FUNERAL PLOTS?

I MEAN, UH, WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?

YOU KIDDIN'?

PEOPLE ARE DYIN' TO GET IN.

IT'S JUST A WAY OF PLANNING FOR

YOUR FUTURE, THAT'S ALL.

I JUST DON'T SEE ANY REASON TO PLAN

THAT FAR AHEAD.

ALSO IT'S A REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT.

IT WORKS.

LEO, CAN I SEE THE CEMETARY DIAGRAM?

SURE, LUCE.

YOU KNOW, I'M NOT SO SURE

I EVEN WANT TO BE BURIED LIKE THAT.

THANKS.

EGYPTIANS USED TO GET STUFFED.

NO, ROY ROGERS' HORSE IS STUFFED.

THEN IT STILL WORKS.

LEO!

HERE'S A SEALED BID ON PLOT SEVEN.

UH, LET ME TELL YOU, WHICH ONE IS THAT?

OH, UH... IT'S THIS ONE, RIGHT HERE,

UNDERNEATH THE SPREADING

- CHESTNUT TREE. - THAT'S THE ONE

I'M LOOKING AT.

WELL, BATES, I SUGGEST YOU MAKE

A COMPETITIVE BID.

MORNING, MS. DAVENPORT.

MORNING, LEO.

WHO ARE YOU VOTING FOR?

THAT'S A SECRET.

JOYCEY!

JOYCEY!

ALAN.

CONGRATULATIONS.

FOR THE MARRIAGE.

I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU, AND...

YOU'RE LOOKING MARVELOUS.

THANK YOU.

HOW'VE YOU BEEN?

WONDERFUL.

THAT'S GOOD.

YOU KNOW, JOYCEY,

IT OCCURS TO ME THAT THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN

A KIND OF EMOTIONAL BARRIER BETWEEN US.

AN AMBIVALENCE.

I JUST THOUGHT WE DIDN'T LIKE

EACH OTHER VERY MUCH.

WELL, YOU KNOW WHY I THINK THAT WAS?

BECAUSE I ADMIRED YOU.

AND OUR CULTURE'S ARCHAIC

MALE/FEMALE DYNAMIC PREVENTED ME

FROM EXPRESSING MY ADMIRATION.

I'M GLAD, ALAN.

YOUR FASHION SENSE IS UNCANNY.

THANK YOU.

DOES THE CLUTCH PURSE WORK WITH THIS,

OR DO YOU THINK I'D DO BETTER WITH

A SHOULDER BAG?

WE HAVE A 911.

ARMED ROBBERY IN PROGRESS.

SEE SURPLUS STORE,

CORNER PEOPLES DRIVE, AND 124TH STREET.

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THE NOTE SHOULD READ,

"THE ROSES WERE LOVELY - ALAN."

NO.

NO, JUST ALAN.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OH, FRANK.

THERE YOU ARE.

COUNSELOR.

IF I COULD HAVE JUST ONE MOMENT

OF YOUR TIME.

COME RIGHT IN.

AS EXECUTOR OF MURRAY CAPLAN'S ESTATE,

I REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF

MURRAY'S WONDERLAND.

MMHM.

I WAS APPROACHED YESTERDAY BY A PARTNER

SEEKING TO PURCHASE BOTH PROPERTY

AND INVENTORY AT THE RIDICULOUS PRICE

OF TWENTY CENTS ON THE DOLLAR.

ALAN, I, I BETTER GO THROUGH THE FILES.

CERTAINLY.

OF COURSE, I EXPLAINED THAT BECAUSE OF

MURRAY'S DEATH, THE ESTATE IS FROZEN

IN PROBATE.

GESUNDHEIT.

THEY COUNTERED BY SUGGESTING THAT

WE SIDESTEP PROBATE,

PREDATE THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT,

AND THAT WITH MY POWER OF ATTORNEY,

I SIGN AS MURRAY'S PROXY.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

OH, YEAH.

YEAH, I JUST HAVE A LITTLE SINUS CONG...

CHANGE OF WEATHER.

NATURALLY, FRANK, I DEMURRED.

IT'S NOT ONLY ILLEGAL AND UNETHICAL,

AS A BUSINESS MOVE IT'S A BUST.

AT WHICH POINT THESE FELLAS STARTED

POINTING THEIR NOSES TO THE AIR,

SAYING THINGS LIKE, "DO I SMELL SMOKE?"

"WHAT ARE THESE WALLS MADE OF, CARDBOARD?"

SEE WHERE THEY'RE GOING WITH THIS?

WHERE ARE YOU GOING WITH IT, ALAN?

I WANT PROTECTION, FRANK.

WHAT ABOUT THAT WRONGFUL DEATH SUIT

YOU WERE MAKING SO MUCH NOISE ABOUT?

DOES THAT SHOVE ME OUT FROM UNDER

THE ROBES OF THE LAW?

NO.

IT CERTAINLY MERITS OUR ATTENTION.

GOOD FOR YOU, FRANK.

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW RELIEVED I AM

TO HEAR YOU SAY SO.

HOW DID YOU LEAVE IT WITH THESE PEOPLE?

I'M MEETING THEM AT MURRAY'S THIS MORNING.

PRESUMABLY TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACTS,

OR, FAILING THAT, SING SONGS AROUND THE CAMPFIRE.

I WANT TO PUT A WIRE ON YOU,

WE WANT TO GET 'EM ON TAPE.

WHATEVER IT TAKES, FRANK.

UH, DON'T YOU THINK IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA,

ALAN, IF YOU WORE A SUIT AND TIE?

AND UNRAVEL EIGHT MONTHS

OF INTENSIVE THERAPY?

NO, I DON'T THINK SO.

YOU COULD GET HURT, ALAN.

AND PUTTING ON A SUIT COULD INDUCE

A PSYCHIC TREMOR THAT ROCKETS ME INTO

A PRENATAL COMA.

NO DISRESPECT, FRANK.

YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVE A LOT TO LEARN

ABOUT GENDER REIDENTIFICATION.

LUCKY FOR ME,

I WAS GONNA WEAR MY AIRY CHIFFON NUMBER.

NAH, THEY'D HAVE SEEN RIGHT THROUGH IT.

WHAT ABOUT HERE, MICK?

OH, PLEASE, LIEUTENANT,

YOU'LL RUIN MY DEFINITION.

HOW ABOUT IN ONE OF 'EM?

IN ONE OF WHAT?

INSIDE, HERE.

MY BOSOM?

OH, THAT'S GOOD.

MURRAY, I HOPE SOMEWHERE YOU'RE WATCHING

WHAT I DO FOR YOU.

COME ON.

COME ON.

OFFICER, OVER HERE.

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM, MA'AM?

YOU SEE HIM DOWN THERE?

THAT'S THE MAN I CALLED YOU ABOUT.

NOW, WE TOLD HIM, REPEATEDLY,

NO CAMPAIGNING INSIDE PROSCRIBED LIMITS.

AND HE'S VERY POLITE,

BUT HE JUST KEEPS ON WITH IT.

YOU SEE, MY POSITION IS SIMPLE.

I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWERS.

BUT I THINK THAT IF WE CAN START ASKING

THE RIGHT QUESTIONS,

THEN THE ANSWERS ARE GOING TO SPRING FORTH,

FULL-BLOWN, LIKE ATHENA

FROM THE HEAD OF ZEUS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING,

IF JUST FOR A MOMENT.

AH! GOOD DAY, OFFICERS.

YOU'RE HERE TO CAST YOUR LINE

IN THE SEA OF MONOLITHIC INDIFFERENCE?

LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELF:

SCRIPPS, RANDOLPH SCRIPPS.

I'M A MAN OF FEW MEANS

AND NO END IN SIGHT.

PLEASED TO MAKE YOUR ACQUAINTANCE.

NICE TO MEET YOU TOO, MR. RANDOLPH SCRIPPS.

WOULD YOU, UH,

STAND RIGHT THERE FOR A MINUTE, PLEASE?

SCRIPPS, YOU SEE THIS LINE RIGHT HERE?

UH, YES, THAT IS A WHITE LINE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

NOW, MR. SCRIPPS, THE ELECTION RULES STATE

THAT YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO CAMPAIGN

ANY CLOSER TO THE POLLING PLACE

THAN THIS LINE RIGHT HERE.

AH! IT'S NOT SO MUCH A LINE

AS IT IS A METAPHOR.

NO, SIR, IT'S A LINE.

YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO CROSS IT

WHILE CAMPAIGNING.

A BOUNDARY, THEN.

THAT'S RIGHT.

A MYTHIC DEMARCATION!

ON THIS SIDE, FAITH, HOPE...

HEY!

ON THIS SIDE, THERE IS DESPAIR, LOATHING,

AND THE SEPULCHRAL GLOOM OF THE PIT!

EXCUSE ME.

HELLO, MY NAME IS SCRIPPS.

CALL ME A FOOL, BUT I THINK THERE'S A BETTER WAY.

YOU THINK THAT THE WORLD IS OUT OF BALANCE?

DO YOU THINK THAT YOUR LIFE

IS OUT OF TUNE?

WELL, WHOSE HANDS ARE ON THE KEYS?

HEY, SCRIPPS!

WHY IS THE MUSIC SO DISSONANT?

- JUST LOOK AROUND! - SCRIPPS.

MR. SCRIPPS, I'M SORRY TO SAY THIS, SIR,

BUT I'M GONNA HAVE TO TAKE YOU IN.

WHAT A WORLD.

THE SKY IS SO BLUE.

THE EARTH IS SO GREEN.

TIME IS SO FULL OF POSSIBILITIES.

DORIS ROBSON CAME

TO OUR COMMUNITY

SOME 18 MONTHS AGO WITH HIGH HOPES.

SHE DIDN'T BRING MUCH, BUT

SHE HAD HER LITTLE JIMMY.

HE WAS THE FOUNDATION OF HER DREAMS.

SHE HAD A FIERCE LOVE

FOR THIS BOY AND HIS FUTURE.

MISS ROBSON TELLS ME THAT

HER SON LOVED TO READ

AND ACT OUT STORIES FOR HER.

AND HE'D GREET HER THAT WAY

WHEN SHE'D COME HOME.

BUT SOMETIMES SHE'D BE SO LOW,

IT WOULD BE HARD FINDING WORK,

AND WORK WASN'T EASY.

BUT HE MADE HER LAUGH.

HE LIGHTENED HER HEART.

SHE LOVED HIM SO.

THIS ONE LIFE,

THIS SMALL, FRAGILE LIFE.

HE HUNG ONTO LIFE EVEN AS IT WAS

TAKEN FROM HIM.

HE CLUNG TO IT.

WE MOURN AND GRIEVE FOR THIS

GOOD WOMAN'S LOSS.

AND WE ASK, "WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THIS LIFE?"

THIS LIFE TEACHES US

THE WISDOM OF FORGIVENESS.

BECAUSE THIS IS THE LORD'S WAY.

HE TEACHES US, AND WE BLESS HIM.

RECIEVE UNTO THE HANDS OF THE LORD

THIS GOOD BOY IN A PLACE OF PEACE,

AS RESTFUL AS THE HOPES HIS MOTHER

HELD FOR HIM.

OH, JIMMY.

MAY GOD REST

HIS SOUL IN PEACE.

AMEN.

AMEN.

OH, JIMMY, OH.

CITY'S GOVERNMENT HAS TO TAKE A STAND

ABOVE PARTISANSHIP,

AND ADDRESS ITSELF TO THE GREATER ISSUE

OF JUSTICE.

I'M SURE THAT COMMANDER CLEVELAND WOULD

JOIN ME IN ASSURING THAT SUBSTANTIAL REPARATION

WILL BE MADE TO MRS. ROBSON... AND SOON.

IN A SITUATION AS CLEAR-CUT AS THIS,

THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO EXCUSE

FOR HESITATION.

THIS WOMAN'S TRAGIC LOSS DEMANDS OUR ATTENTION...

HELLO, CAPTAIN.

I WAS COMING TO SEE YOU TODAY.

EVERYONE FEELS FOR HER LOSS.

I FEEL FOR HER LOSS.

BUT WHAT ABOUT MY LOSS, CAPTAIN?

HAVE YOU SEEN MIKE?

TODAY, THEY SAID MAYBE TODAY.

HOW ARE YOUR KIDS?

THEY SENT MIKE JR. HOME FROM SCHOOL.

YESTERDAY.

HE GOT INTO THREE FIGHTS.

BOYS WHO WERE CALLING HIS FATHER A DIRTY COP,

A KI... A KID KILLER.

THINK IT'LL HELP ANY IF I TALK TO HIM?

I DON'T KNOW.

HE'S VERY ANGRY RIGHT NOW.

MIKE IS A VERY GOOD FATHER.

HE'S A VERY GOOD MAN, HE...

I JUST WISH THEY UNDERSTOOD.

I HAVE TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL NOW,

THEY SAID 11:00.

UH, MARIA?

I'M SORRY, COULD I COME BY LATER

AND TALK TO YOUR SON?

IF YOU'D LIKE, CAPTAIN.

THANK YOU.

FRANK, YOU CATCH THE NEWS LAST NIGHT?

- THAT CLIP OF YOUR EX - MMHM.

- WAVING HER BABY IN MY FACE? - I MISSED IT.

- I MISSED IT. - YEAH, GREAT.

BUT, IF OZZIE WINS, HE SHOULD APPOINT HER

COMMISSIONER OF UNPROVOKED HYSTERIA.

FRANK, IT'S IN THE BAG.

TOOK A SECRET POLL LAST NIGHT.

EXTENSIVE.

WE'RE THREE POINTS OVER THE MARGIN OF ERROR.

WE'RE IN!

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU.

I'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF THINKING, FRANK.

DOWN THE ROAD, I'LL BE NOMINATING SOMEONE

TO TAKE MY PLACE IN THE CHIEF'S OFFICE.

YOU'RE YOUR OWN MAN, FRANK.

BUT TIME AND AGAIN YOU'VE BEEN

JOHNNY ON THE SPOT FOR ME.

A COOL HEAD IN A CRISIS... THE WAY

YOU HANDLED THIS ROBSON THING.

I OBVIOUSLY CAN'T MAKE ANY FIRM COMMITMENTS YET.

BUT THIS COULD PAY BIG DIVIDENDS

FOR YOU, FRANK.

SO YOU ARE LAYING IT OFF ON ME.

DENNIS, SOME PEOPLE ARE SIMPLY MORE EFFECTIVE

FOLLOWING ORDERS THAN GIVING THEM.

THE LETTER YOU READ AT THE DEBATE

HUNG ME OUT TO DRY.

YOU'LL REMAIN DEPUTY CHIEF AS LONG

- AS YOU CONTINUE... - YOU LISTEN TO ME!

PROMISES WERE MADE TO ME!

I'VE WAITED TOO LONG, I'VE WORKED TOO HARD.

I'VE BURIED TOO MANY BODIES TO LIE DOWN

AND LET SOMEBODY ELSE WALK OVER ME!

DENNIS, THIS IS NOT

- THE TIME... - I'M GONNA BRING YOU DOWN!

YOU MARK ME!

I'M GONNA BRING YOU ALL DOWN.

MAN'S AN EMPTY GLASS, FRANK.

LOT OF THEM IN PUBLIC LIFE.

HE'S JUST NOT FRONT RANK MATERIAL.

OH, MRS. FURILLO.

SO THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN THINKING, FRANK.

I HOPE IT DOESN'T DISPLEASE YOU.

BOTH OF YOU.

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.

FIRST THERE'S STILL THIS SMALL MATTER

OF AN ELECTION TO WIN.

I TRUST I CAN COUNT ON YOUR VOTE.

EH, CHIEF?

THAT'S MY GUY.

LET'S GO.

HE CALLED YOU CHIEF.

THIS A JOKE?

MAYBE. PROBABLY.

YOU'RE NOT LAUGHING.

I'VE HEARD IT BEFORE.

HERE.

MR. SCRIPPS, I'M LIEUTENANT HENRY GOLDBLUME.

HOW DO YOU DO, SIR?

I UNDERSTAND OUR OFFICERS EXPLAINED

THE ELECTIONEERING RESTRICTIONS TO YOU.

YES, QUITE THOROUGHLY.

THEN YOU DO UNDERSTAND YOU'RE NOT TO

CAMPAIGN ANY CLOSER THAN THE LINES ALLOWED?

YES, SIR.

I WON'T BE DOING IT AGAIN.

I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT.

IT'S JUST THAT...

WELL, I'VE SO MUCH GROUND TO MAKE UP

AND THERE'S SO LITTLE TIME.

I JUST ANNOUNCED MY CANDIDACY

THIS MORNING.

POLITICS IS A FINE BUSINESS.

YES.

IT'S PHONY, BUT IT'S ESSENTIAL.

WELL, I THINK WE CAN LET MR. SCRIPPS GO.

LET'S NOT HAVE ANY MORE TROUBLE

OUT THERE TODAY, SHALL WE?

CERTAINLY NOT.

THIS IS THE KIND OF THING I WANT TO ADDRESS,

ONLY AFTER TAKING OFFICE.

PLEASURE, LIEUTENANT.

GOOD LUCK TO YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, INDEED.

YOU'RE A LUCKY MAN, MR. SCRIPPS.

'CAUSE YOU GET TO GO HOME AND WATCH IT

ALL OUT ON TV, NOW, DON'T YOU?

YOU AIN'T GONNA

- BE HERE ANYMORE. - HENRY?

HENRY!

HI, FAY!

ARE YOU BUSY TONIGHT?

UH, WHY?

WELL, I JUST GOT A CALL INVITING ME TO

CLEVELAND HEADQUARTERS.

REALLY? WHAT FOR?

I DUNNO, HE PROBABLY SAW ME

ON THE NEWS LAST NIGHT.

ANYHOW, THE AIDE SAID HE WANTS TO MEET WITH ME.

HE SAY WHY?

NO!

I, I DON'T KNOW, HENRY.

I JUST, I JUST HAVE THIS FUNNY FEELING,

LIKE, LIKE SOMETHING'S GONNA HAPPEN,

SOMETHING GOOD.

I CAN'T EXPLAIN IT.

THAT'S WONDERFUL, ISN'T IT?

I GUESS SO.

ANYHOW, MY MOTHER'S GONNA BABYSIT,

CAN YOU COME?

'COURSE I CAN.

HENRY, WHAT IF HE WINS?

I MEAN, WOULDN'T THAT BE WONDERFUL?

I WOULDN'T HOLD MY BREATH.

BUT IT'S POSSIBLE, ISN'T IT?

I MEAN, HE REALLY COULD WIN?

SURE IT IS.

HELLO, LIZ.

YOU.

HOW ARE YOU?

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME YOU WERE A COP?

WELL, YOU NEVER ASKED ME.

THERE WAS A LOT OF INSINCERITY IN WHAT

YOU DID, YOU KNOW?

WELL, I APOLOGIZE.

IT'S PART OF THE JOB.

I GUESS.

YOU KNOW, LIZ, I SO ENJOYED OUR TALK

THE OTHER DAY, I WAS WONDERING IF PERHAPS

WE COULDN'T MEET IN SOME MORE CONGENIAL ENVIRONMENT.

ABSOLUTELY NOT.

NO CHANCE.

FORGET ABOUT IT.

WELL, FRIENDSHIP ISN'T IMPOSSIBLE

UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, LIZ.

I WAS SEEING A LADY OF YOUR OCCUPATIONAL

PERSUASION TILL QUITE RECENTLY.

UNTIL OUR CULTURAL DIFFERENCES BECAME

TOO PRONOUNCED.

ED, READ MY LIPS: NO WAY.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

ED?

STILL GOT SOME TIME LEFT.

OH. HEH.

RIGHT.

I AM SEARCHING FOR A SUBJECT THAT, UH,

COMMENDS ITSELF TO BREVITY.

WHOOPS.

LIZ?

ED?

DO YOU WANT...

OR WOULD... WOULD YOU RATHER I JUST GO AWAY?

YOUR TOKEN.

ED?

YES?

YEAH, I'D LIKE TO.

YOU'D LIKE ME TO GO AWAY?

NO, NO! TO TALK.

I MEAN, YOU SEEMED LIKE A PRETTY NICE GUY

THE OTHER DAY.

THAT'S WHY I WAS SO P.O'D WHEN YOU

TURNED OUT TO BE A COP. - DRAT, CAN'T FIND IT!

- WHAT? - ANOTHER TOKEN!

OH, WE CAN'T GET IT UP FROM OUTSIDE!

DO YOU HEAR ME CLEARLY IN THERE?

YEAH.

I, I READ YOU VERY WELL OUT HERE.

WOULD YOU CALL THAT SYMBOLIC, LIZ?

WHAT?

WELL, ACHING FOR EXCHANGE, CONFRONTING THE WALLS

OF THE ISOLATED PAST, THE BARRIERS OF OUR NATURES.

IS ED YOUR REAL NAME?

HOWARD.

YOU'RE KIDDING!

- OH, GOD, THAT'S MY - NO.

FATHER'S NAME, TOO.

I LIKE YOU.

I LIKE YOU TOO, LIZ.

TRY TO GET IT UP.

SORRY?

WELL, I CAN'T GET IT UP FROM THIS SIDE.

TRY IT FROM YOUR SIDE.

LIZ, I CAN'T RAISE IT.

WELL, GO GET TOKENS.

- ALL RIGHT! - HURRY!

WAIT, WAIT!

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK!

I'M GOING FOR TOKENS!

I GOTTA TALK TO YOU.

HEY, CAN'T TALK NOW, BABE.

HERE, TAKE MY CARD, GIVE ME A CALL AT THIS

PRECINCT LATER ON, OKAY?

THIS LOOKS LIKE IT'S GONNA WORK, ALAN.

HOW DOES IT FEEL?

TESTING, ONE TWO THREE, TESTING.

GOT IT!

MICK!

COME ON, GIVE ME SOME TOKENS.

HURRY, HURRY.

SOMETHIN' WRONG?

I DON'T KNOW YET.

GUY'S HOT TO TROT, HUH?

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

HEY, GOOD LOOKIN'.

BUD TRUAX, NAUGHTY FASHIONS.

YOU MUST BE...

IN CHARGE.

WHO'S THE EIFFEL EYEFUL?

I'M MR. KAPLAN'S ATTORNEY.

OH.

GOD REST POOR MURRAY, I JUST HEARD.

I BEEN COMING IN HERE SEVEN YEARS.

MURRAY KAPLAN WAS A SAINT.

HAD A HEART LIKE A SIDE OF BEEF.

YOU BEEN WITH MURRAY LONG?

NOT THAT LONG, NO.

MURRAY, THEY BROKE THE MOLD AFTER

THAT GUY.

MAN UNDERSTOOD...

LIZ, I'M BACK!

WE CAN TAKE OUR TIME,

I GOT LOTS OF TOKENS!

WHAT WAS IT YOU WANTED, EXACTLY?

WELL, AS A MATTER OF FACT,

I JUST GOT OUR NEW FALL LINE.

TAKE A LOOK, TOUCH, FEEL.

THIS IS THE HOT LITTLE ITEM WE CALL

THE IRON MAIDEN.

BLACK PATENT CORINTHIAN LEATHER,

STAINLESS STEEL STAYS.

KNOCK EIGHT INCHES OFF THE MOST INDULGENT WAISTLINE.

UH, YOU WANT TO MOVE OVER HERE, BUD?

CERTAINLY.

RIGHT ON TIME.

MR. ROEBLICK'S GONNA NOTARIZE OUR AGREEMENT.

HE LOST ABOUT FOUR DAYS RIGHT AFTER PEARL HARBOR,

BEEN TRYING TO GET 'EM BACK EVER SINCE.

FUNNIEST THING.

HE THINKS IT'S LAST FRIDAY.

UM, IF YOU COULD GO OVER THE PARTICULARS

ONE MORE TIME.

- NICE DRESS. - NICE FACE.

WELL, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE

WE'RE IN COMPLETE SYNCHRONIZATION

BEFORE WE FINALIZE THE AGREEMENT.

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

DO YOU SMELL SMOKE IN HERE?

YOU KNOW, IT IS A BIT SMOKY, ISN'T IT?

LOOK.

UM, PLEASE, LET'S NOT, UH,

HASTEN THIS UNNECESSARILY, MY FRIENDS.

I, I JUST, UM... I SIMPLY WANT

TO ADDRESS BOTH YOUR PROBLEMS,

AND THE PROBLEMS OF MR. KAPLAN'S FAMILY.

THAT'S... TOUCHING.

DO YOU SMELL SMOKE?

MMM.

- OH. - I THINK HE GETS THE IDEA.

- OH. - NO, I MEAN REALLY.

IT'S A WIRE!

POLICE, FREEZE!

YOU'RE AN ANIMAL!

GET 'EM, MICK!

POLICE, FREEZE!

NO GUNS!

NO PROBLEM, NO PROBLEM!

GOT 'EM COVERED, GUYS.

MIKE?

CAPTAIN FURILLO'S HERE TO SEE YOU.

HI MIKE, HOW YOU DOIN'?

HEAR YOU'VE BEEN HAVING A TOUGH TIME IN SCHOOL.

YEAH.

WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT?

NO.

LISTEN, MAYBE IF YOU...

WHY DON'T YOU JUST GET OUT?

WHY DON'T WE BOTH JUST GET OUT?

YOU FEEL LIKE TAKING A WALK?

YOUR BROTHER AND SISTER PLAY HERE?

YEAH.

YOU COME HERE TOO?

DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE ANGRY AT, MIKE?

AND DO YOU KNOW WHY?

YOU'RE ANGRY AT YOUR DAD, AREN'T YOU?

THEY'RE SAYING ALL THIS STUFF ABOUT HIM.

THINK IT'S TRUE?

I DON'T KNOW.

HE'S A GOOD COP.

HE ALWAYS HAS BEEN.

HE STILL IS.

HE KILLED HIM, DIDN'T HE?

YES.

BUT IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.

HE WAS DOING HIS JOB AND SOMETHING HAPPENED

HE COULDN'T CONTROL.

THAT COULD HAPPEN TO ANY COP, ANY TIME.

BUT THAT'S WHAT THE JOB'S LIKE.

AND THAT'S WHY COPS ARE DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW?

THAT KID'S MOTHER MUST HATE MY DAD.

YEAH, SHE... AT FIRST SHE DID,

BUT SHE FORGAVE HIM.

IF SHE CAN FORGIVE HIM, YOU CAN, TOO.

YOU HAVE TO.

AND WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO

WHEN THEY MAKE FUN OF ME?

THEY WANT TO FIGHT WITH ME.

WELL, THE BEST WAY TO SHOW 'EM

HOW TOUGH YOU ARE IS NOT TO FIGHT BACK.

MIKE, PEOPLE ARE GONNA SAY THINGS BECAUSE

THEY DON'T KNOW ANY BETTER.

'CAUSE THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND.

BUT YOU HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF THE FAMILY, NOW.

YOUR MOM NEEDS YOU.

YOUR DAD DOES, TOO.

WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO HIM?

IS HE GONNA BE OKAY?

YEAH, HE IS.

IT MAY TAKE SOME TIME, BUT...

I'M SCARED.

I'M GONNA SEE YOUR DAD TODAY.

ANYTHING YOU WANT ME TO TELL HIM?

TELL HIM TO COME HOME.

TELL HIM THAT I LOVE HIM.

FRANK, WE GOT THE TWO ARSONISTS.

CLEAN BUST?

WE LOST THE WIRE,

BUT WE MAY HAVE ENOUGH WITHOUT IT.

THE LAWYER'S HERE.

HE'S WITH WACHTEL IN INTERROGATION.

LET'S CALL A.D.A. BERNSTEIN.

HE'S ALREADY WITH THEM.

FRANK! YOU BETTER

- TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. - WHAT?

NINE YEARS, THE LAST THREE AS DEPUTY CHIEF.

A MAN I ONCE RESPECTED.

BUT REFLECTING UPON HIS SHAMELESS MANIPULATION

OF THE EVENTS OF THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS,

I CAN NO LONGER IN GOOD CONSCIENCE REMAIN SILENT.

ON OCTOBER 24TH, FOLLOWING THE SHOOTING

OF JIMMY ROBSON,

I HAD A MEETING WITH CHIEF FLETCHER DANIELS

IN HIS OFFICE,

IN WHICH HE SUGGESTED THAT WE PROSECUTE

MRS. ROBSON ON CHILD ENDANGERMENT

IN ORDER TO, AND I QUOTE,

"TAKE THE HEAT OFF THE DEPARTMENT

AND MY CANDIDACY."

FRANK, THEY'RE GETTING A LITTLE IMPATIENT OUT THERE.

WHERE AFTER A MEETING WITH CAPTAIN FRANK FURILLO

AND ASSISTANT D.A. IRWIN BERNSTEIN,

MRS. ROBSON WAS ARRESTED BY OFFICERS

FROM HILL STREET

ON THE ORDER OF CAPTAIN FURILLO.

CHIEF DANIELS YESTERDAY DISAVOWED KNOWLEDGE

OF THE BRINGING OF THESE CHARGES.

THAT IS A BLATANT LIE.

PEOPLE WILL QUESTION RIGHTFULLY WHY I'VE WAITED

TO COME FORWARD.

I CAN ONLY SAY THAT MY OWN CULPABILITY

HAS BECOME MORE THAN I CAN BEAR.

I FULLY ENDORSE THE CANDIDACY

OF COMMANDER CLEVELAND.

- FRANK. - THE COMMANDER'S INTEGRITY

IS BEYOND REPROACH.

I AM PROUD OF THE YEARS THAT I'VE SERVED

THIS CITY AND THIS DEPARTMENT

AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO MANY MORE...

CAPTAIN?

THIS IS THE CHECK FROM THE ROBSON FUND.

I'D LIKE TO HAVE IT DELIVERED

TO MRS. ROBSON IN HER APARTMENT,

AND I'D LIKE IT TO BE A COUPLE OF UNIFORMS.

WE'LL DO IT AFTER WE VOTE.

IT'S APPRECIATED.

OH, UNACCEPTABLE, UNACCEPTABLE, UNACCEPTABLE!

FRANK, THIS IS ARNOLD AAMES, REPRESENTING

GARDNER WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.

- PLEASURE. - I WANT 1%

FOR OUR GOOD FAITH AND 1% FOR THE ROYALTY!

WHAT DO WE HAVE?

WORKING ON A TRIANGULATED AGREEMENT, FRANK,

THAT'S A LITTLE COMPLICATED.

NOT BECAUSE OF ME.

HOW'S THE BURN?

FIRST DEGREE, THANK GOD.

IF MY BRASSIERE HAD CAUGHT FIRE,

I'D BE FIGHTING FOR MY LIFE.

- YOU'RE HERE... - I'M HERE REPRESENTING

THE THREE MEN YOU HAVE IN CUSTODY, CAPTAIN.

THE ARSONISTS.

ALLEGED ARSONISTS.

LITTLE, ANDREWS, AND ROEBLICK.

ALL EMPLOYEES OF GARDNER WASTE.

IT GOES AS FOLLOWS, FRANK.

GARDNER WASTE HAS AGREED TO COME UP CONSIDERABLY

FROM THEIR ORIGINAL OFFER FOR WONDERLAND.

90 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR.

MR. KAPLAN'S FAMILY WOULD ALSO RETAIN A ROYALTY

FOR THE CONTINUED USE OF MURRAY'S

GOOD NAME IN CONNECTION

- WITH THE WONDERLAND. - 1% OF ALL GROSS INCOMES.

I WANT 2% WITH FULL OVERSIGHT ACCESS

TO ALL ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES

OR IT'S NOT GONNA FLY!

PLEASE, ALAN.

JUST LET ME FINISH.

REPRESENTING THE INTERESTS OF THE KAPLAN FAMILY,

ALAN WOULD AGREE NOT TO PURSUE

A WRONGFUL DEATH SUIT AGAINST THE CITY.

WE'VE AGREED ON A CASH SETTLEMENT,

THEREBY AVOIDING A LENGTHY TRIAL.

CUT TO THE CHASE, IRWIN.

I'VE SPOKEN TO THE D.A.

AND THE CORPORATION COUNCIL.

THEY'VE CLEARED IT FROM OUR END.

WE WILL DECLINE TO PROSECUTE THE THREE MEN

ARRESTED AT MURRAY'S THIS MORNING.

THREATS WERE MADE THAT FULLY

JUSTIFIED THOSE ARRESTS.

UPON REFLECTION, FRANK, I THINK THEIR REMARKS

CONCERNING SMOKE AND FIRE WERE

SUFFICIENTLY AMBIGUOUS.

SINCE WHEN DO WE TRADE ARRESTS

TO PROTECT SPECIAL INTERESTS?

YOUR MEN WERE GONNA BE NAMED

IN THAT CIVIL SUIT, FRANK.

IT'S YOUR INTEREST, TOO.

SO IF YOU WILL AGREE TO RELEASE THESE THREE MEN,

I THINK EVERYONE'S INTERESTS IN THIS MATTER

CAN BE VERY NEATLY SERVED.

I WANT MY 2%!

ALAN, DOES YOUR FIRE INSURANCE

SPECIFICALLY COVER ARSON?

1% WE COULD LIVE WITH.

EXCELLENT.

GOD FORBID MRS. KAPLAN SHOULD HAVE TO WORRY.

EXCUSE ME, FRANK.

YOU HAD ABOUT 20 CALLS

REGARDING MAHONEY'S STATEMENT.

LATER, RAY.

AND CHIEF DANIELS IS IN YOUR OFFICE.

CAN WE GO AHEAD, FRANK?

CAN'T SEE WHY NOT.

SEEING AS HOW EVERYBODY'S INTERESTS

ARE BEING SO NEATLY SERVED HERE.

FRANK.

YOU'RE A VERY SPECIAL PERSON.

CHIEF.

DO ME A FAVOR, FRANK.

REACH OVER AND PULL THIS KNIFE

OUT OF MY BACK, WILL YOU?

I ALWAYS KNEW DENNIS WAS A LITTLE

TIGHTLY WRAPPED.

HE WAS EFFECTIVE IN THE RIGHT SPOT.

LIVE BY THE HATCHET...

POLLS ARE ONLY OPEN FOUR MORE HOURS.

HE'S PROBABLY TOO LATE.

- HE EVEN S... - I'M ISSUING A STATEMENT

AT FIVE.

WE'LL POSITION HIM AS A DISTURBED,

DISENFRANCHISED FUNCTIONARY.

THERE'S HIS THERAPY HISTORY TO DEAL WITH, TOO.

WHAT THERAPY HISTORY?

HOSPITALIZED FOR DEPRESSION, TWICE.

BEEN UNDER A PSYCHIATRIST'S CARE

SIX YEARS NOW.

VERY HUSH-HUSH.

THAT HAS TO BE OUT OF THE PERSONNEL RECORD.

YOU CAN'T REVEAL THAT.

SOMEBODY'S ALREADY REVEALED IT, FRANK.

I'LL SIMPLY COMMENT ON WHAT'S PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE.

WANT TO BE THERE FOR THE STATEMENT?

I DON'T THINK SO.

NOW, ON YOUR END, FRANK.

QUESTIONS ARE GONNA START COMING

FAST AND FURIOUS.

WANT TO LAY LOW FOR A WHILE?

I'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL SEE IT THROUGH, FRANK.

THEY CAN'T VERY WELL GO BACK AND

CHANGE THEIR VOTES, CAN THEY?

NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE.

'COURSE NOT, THEY'LL SEE HIM FOR

THE LUNATIC HE IS.

WELL, GOTTA GO VOTE MYSELF, NOW.

THEN THE MISSUS AND I ARE GONNA BOWL A FEW LINES

AND HEAD OVER TO THE HOTEL.

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.

THANK YOU, FRANK.

THANKS FOR EVERYTHING.

QUINCY'S GONE, MURRAY'S GONE,

GOT NOTHING, NOW, NOTHING.

YOU STILL GOT YOUR JOB.

HOW LONG YOU THINK THAT'S GONNA LAST?

YOU THINK THEY GONNA PAY, THESE NEW DUDES?

THEY DON'T PAY, MAN, I GOTTA WALK.

MAYBE THAT'S GOOD FOR YOU.

WHY DON'T YOU GET YOURSELF ON THE PROGRAM, HUH?

GET YOURSELF STRAIGHT.

YOU KNOW, YOU PROBABLY COULD

- TURN THINGS AROUND FOR YOU. - I'VE DONE THE PROGRAM.

DON'T PREACH ME PROGRAMS.

THEN WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO, HUH, VICKI?

YOU CAN HIRE ME.

AS WHAT?

BE YOUR SNITCH.

SORRY, VICKI, I'M KINDA OVER MY BUDGET

- ON SNITCHES. - LOOK, I GOT YOU QUINCY.

AND I GOT YOUR PICTURES IN THE PAPER.

YOU GUYS COME IN, POLICE OPERATION,

BIG DEAL!

AND YOU JUST SHOOT UP PEOPLE'S LIVES,

SHOOT UP THE WAY THEY LIVE,

AND YOU THINK YOU CAN JUST LEAVE?!

HEY, WHAT CAN I SAY, HUH?

YOU OWE ME!

HEY, YOU LOOK HERE, NOW!

I DON'T OWE YOU NOTHING!

YOU ARE A STONE JUNKIE, AND I JUST SAVED

YOUR BUTT FROM GOING TO JAIL!

YOU AIN'T SAVED ME FROM NOTHING!

YOU SHOOT UP PEOPLE'S LIVES!

LOOK...

STILL GOT THE CARD I GAVE YOU?

YOU CALL ME NEXT WEEK, OKAY?

NOW IF YOU GOT SOMETHING FOR ME,

WE'LL TALK.

NOW GO AHEAD.

WHAT'S EATIN' YOU?

NOTHIN'.

THEN WHY ARE YOU ACTIN'

LIKE A CIGAR STORE INDIAN?

I JUST CAN'T GET IT OUT OF MY MIND.

WHAT?

DYIN'.

ALL THAT TALK ABOUT CEMETARY PLOTS.

I KNOW IT'S DUMB, BUT IT'S MAKING

- ME NUTS. - OKAY, IT HAPPENS

TO EVERYBODY.

IT'S LIKE, YOU KNOW YOU'RE GONNA DIE, RIGHT?

AND WHEN YOU'VE BEEN DEAD FOR A MILLION YEARS,

THAT IS JUST A FRACTION OF HOW LONG

YOU'RE GONNA BE DEAD.

WHICH IS FOREVER.

IT'S GETTIN' MORBID IN HERE.

AT LEAST IF I GOT STUFFED...

HEY, NOBODY GETS STUFFED.

I'VE BEEN READING THIS BOOK ABOUT EGYPTIANS...

THE EGYPTIANS DID NOT GET STUFFED,

THEY GOT WRAPPED.

THEY GOT STUFFED AND THEN THEY GOT WRAPPED.

ANY UNIT IN VICINITY DECKER AND 76TH,

411 IN PROGRESS, SEE THE MAN.

THAT IS RIGHT AROUND THIS CORNER.

ALRIGHT, WHAT'S GOING ON, HERE?

WHO CALLED THIS THING IN?

HERE. HERE, OFFICER.

PLEASE, I'M NOT TRYING TO DO ANYTHING.

I CAME OUT.

THIS GUY TRIED TO GET SOME MONEY FROM ME.

- N-N-N-N... SCRIPPS.

WHEN I REFUSED, HE GRABBED AHOLD OF ME

AND TRIED TO TAKE MY WALLET.

OFFICERS, THANK GOODNESS YOU'RE HERE.

- UNHAND ME, SIR! - LET THE GUY GO.

ONE DOLLAR!

JUST ONE DOLLAR FROM EVERY CITIZEN

WOULD BE ENOUGH TO PUT ME OVER THE TOP.

NOW, THAT'S NOT ASKING TOO MUCH, IS IT?

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO TAKE YOU IN.

BUT I'M NOT GUILTY OF ANYTHING, EXCEPT FOR

PERHAPS A SLIGHT OVERZEALOUSNESS.

CONSIDERING HOW BELATEDLY

- I STARTED MY CAMPAIGN, - ALL RIGHT,

- THAT'S PERFECTLY UNDERSTANDABLE. - COME ON, LET'S GO.

IT'S THIS UNGODLY PRESSURE!

THE POLLS CLOSE IN THREE HOURS.

VOTER AWARENESS OF MY PROGRAMS

IS CERTAINLY NOT CATCHING FIRE.

IT'S UPHILL ALL THE WAY.

I DON'T LIKE THIS HALLWAY ONE SINGLE BIT.

IT'LL ONLY TAKE A SECOND, ANDY.

WHAT?

MS. ROBSON, PLEASE?

SHE'S BUSY.

JUST WANTED TO GIVE HER SOMETHING.

SHE DOESN'T WANT ANYTHING FROM YOU.

IT'S A CONTRIBUTION TO THE FUND FOR JIMMY.

EASING YOUR CONSCIENCE?

HEY, PAL, THERE'S

- OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS - ANDY,

- IN THAT ENVELOPE. - AIN'T HELPING.

- WE ALL COLLECTED IT... - THAT WHAT A DEAD CHILD'S

WORTH THESE DAYS?

WHAT'S THE TROUBLE, JOHN?

NO TROUBLE.

MS. ROBSON.

OFFICERS.

OUR CONDOLENCES, MA'AM.

THIS IS FOR JIMMY'S FUND, FROM HILL STREET.

PLEASE ACCEPT IT WITH OUR SYMPATHIES.

JOHN, YOU CAN GO INSIDE NOW.

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OFFICER HILL AND RENKO, ISN'T IT?

YES, MA'AM.

THANK YOU.

THANK THE OTHER OFFICERS FOR ME.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS.

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PLEASE, WE MUST FIND SOME WAY

TO EXPEDITE.

I'VE GOT TO GET BACK OUT THERE.

MR. SCRIPPS,

TWO ARRESTS IN SUCH A SHORT SPAN OF TIME

MAKE THAT PROBLEMATICAL.

WELL, IF THERE'S ANY HOPE OF, OF HOLDING THAT

BACK FROM THE PUBLIC UNTIL THEY'VE HAD AN

OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THEIR DECISION

FREE FROM THE CULT OF PERSONALITY, BASED

SOLELY ON THE MERITS OF WHAT EACH ONE OF US

STANDS FOR, THEN...

MR. SCRIPPS IS RUNNING FOR MAYOR.

MS. DAVENPORT...

I FERVENTLY BELIEVE

THAT THERE IS STILL AMONG US, AND IN US,

A QUORUM OF DECENCY.

THAT THE HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE OF THIS COUNTRY

ARE VIBRANT WITH GOOD WILL.

QUIESCENT, PERHAPS,

BUT JUST WAITING TO ANSWER A CALL.

AND I INTEND TO SOUND THAT CALL.

MR. SCRIPPS, ONCE THE ELECTION'S DECIDED,

CAN WE ASSUME YOUR URGENCY ABOUT ALL THIS

IS GOING TO RELAX?

HAH! WELL, UNLESS, OF COURSE, UH,

WE CARRY THE DAY.

AND IF YOU DON'T CARRY THE DAY?

WELL, NATURALLY THAT'S A PROSPECT

THAT NO POLITICIAN IS FOND TO CONSIDER...

BUT IF YOU DON'T.

COULD WE ASSUME THAT THERE'D BE AN END

TO THE KIND OF INCIDENT WE'VE HAD TODAY?

LIEUTENANT,

ONLY A FOOL FLIES IN THE FACE

OF THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS.

HOW EAGER IS COMPLAINANT TO PURSUE?

I'VE EXPLAINED THE COURT APPEARANCES TO HIM.

HE'S LESS THAN ENTHUSIASTIC.

POLLS CLOSE IN ABOUT AN HOUR.

THERE SHOULD BE SOME PAPERWORK

TO CLEAR UP.

TAKE ABOUT AN HOUR.

CAN I GO NOW?

IT'LL TAKE A LITTLE WHILE YET.

YOU'RE GONNA GIVE ME A SOLEMN PROMISE

THAT YOU'LL STAY OUT OF TROUBLE

FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.

MY HAND ON IT, SIR.

WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.

LIEUTENANT!

UM... HEH...

IF WE SHOULD FALL SHORT TODAY,

YOU'D HONOR ME IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER

COMING ABOARD AND

MANAGING MY NEXT CAMPAIGN.

I KNOW THAT I BARELY KNOW YOU, BUT,

I SENSE THAT WE SHARE A VISION OF THE

ESSENTIAL WONDER OF THIS WORLD.

THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.

THEN WHAT HAPPENED?

WELL, I WENT BACK TO THE BOOTH

AND SHE WAS GONE.

SHE MUST HAVE BEEN FRIGHTENED OR CONFUSED

OR, OH, JUDAS, WHO KNOWS, HENRY.

BUT WHAT TROUBLES YOU...

WHAT TROUBLES ME IS REALIZING THAT I

AM ATTRACTED TO THESE FRAGILE, VICTIMZED,

NEUROTIC WOMEN.

I MEAN, SHE IS HARDLY THE FIRST, HENRY.

FRAGILE EGO STRUCTURE.

I GUESS.

WHAT I CAN'T RECONCILE IS

THAT CONSCIOUSLY, THIS...

PROTOTYPE, IF YOU WILL,

IS THE FURTHEST IMAGINABLE PERSON

THAN I ENVISIONED SPENDING MY LIFE WITH.

WHAT'S SHE LOOK LIKE?

GOT AN IDEA?

CERTAINLY.

SHE'S BLONDE, MID-THIRTIES, SELF-ASSURED,

CONFIDENT, PROFESSIONAL.

GOT, UH, SOLID CAREER PROSPECTS.

SHE'S TALL AND SLIM.

SHE MOVES WITH THE SUPPLE MUSCULAR GRACE

OF AN ATHELETE.

OR A DANCER!

WHICH IN FACT, SHE MAY ONCE HAVE BEEN.

SHE'S...

WILLOWY?

UH, WILLOWY AND SENSUAL.

FRANK IN THE EXPRESSION OF HER NEEDS AND DESIRES.

UH, BUT COMPLETELY CAPABLE OF THE MOST

GENTEEL FEMININITY.

STYLISHLY UNDERSTATED DRESS.

WELL... WELL-READ IN HISTORY AND POETRY.

FIRM GRASP OF HER OWN OPINIONS.

BUT, UH, A LIGHT, MUSICAL LAUGH.

A FIRM HANDSHAKE.

MAYBE SHE WEARS GLASSES.

MAYBE SHE'S OUT THERE, HOWARD.

BUT WHERE, HENRY?

WHERE?

YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS GET A KICK

IN THE OLD ADRENALS

EVERY TIME I GIVE THAT LEVER A YANK.

YOU KNOW, WHEN I'M IN THAT BOOTH BY MYSELF,

I CAN'T HELP BUT FEEL THE WEIGHT

OF THE MANTLE OF FREEDOM.

IT'S LIKE THE HAND OF AN OLD

AND TRUSTED FRIEND.

FREEDOM DEMANDS PARTICIPATION,

DON'T YOU THINK?

YES, IT'S AN OBLIGATION.

I'D SAY IT'S A SACRED RESPONSIBILTY.

I MUST SAY, IT IS HEARTENING TO KNOW

THAT THERE ARE ENOUGH OF US LEFT RUNNING

COUNTER TO THIS INFERNAL APATHY TO STILL

MAKE A DEMOCRACY OF IT.

OH, SHOOT.

I WASN'T IN THERE TEN MINUTES,

NOT TEN MINUTES!

OH.

MADAM, ALLOW ME.

ALLOW YOU?

ALLOW ME TO DISPENSE WITH THIS INCONVENIENCE.

I'M A POLICE OFFICER.

LIEUTENANT HOWARD HUNTER, AT YOUR SERVICE.

OH, WOULD YOU, LIEUTENANT?

IT WOULD BE MY VERY DISTINCT PLEASURE.

LIEUTENANT, YOU'RE A DEAR.

I'VE HAD FOUR THIS MONTH ALREADY.

YOU'VE SALVAGED MY DAY.

WELL, WHATEVER I CAN DO TO HELP.

WHERE ARE YOU STATIONED?

PLEASE, LET ME CALL.

PERHAPS BUY YOU A DRINK.

GIVE ME A CHANCE TO MORE PROPERLY

EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE.

UH, HILL STREET.

HILL STREET STATION.

WELL, WONDERFUL.

I'LL BE IN TOUCH.

OH, I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO IT.

THANKS AGAIN.

BYE.

BYE NOW.

WHO WAS THAT?

SOMETIMES, HENRY, LIFE IS KIND.

WOMAN'S TAKEN MY WALLET.

WITH 14% OF THE CITY'S PRECINCTS REPORTING,

WE'RE PROJECTING AT 56 TO 42% MARGIN.

A STUNNING, DECISIVE VICTORY

IN THE MAYORAL RACE

FOR LAST-MINUTE REPLACEMENT CANDIDATE

OZZIE CLEVELAND.

SUPPORTERS ARE GATHERING NOW

AT HIS ELECTION HEADQUARTERS

AT THE OAKWOOD HOTEL

FOR WHAT WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE

ONE OF THE MOST JOYOUS VICTORY CELEBRATIONS

IN RECENT MEMORY.

CLEVELAND BEGAN HIS CAMPAIGN JUST 10 DAYS AGO,

AFTER THE TRAGIC DEATH OF

- WHO'D YOU VOTE FOR? - COUNCILMAN BENJAMIN FISK.

WHO DID YOU VOTE FOR?

I ASKED FIRST.

LISTEN, I GOTTA GO SEE MIKE PEREZ.

YOU WANT SOME COMPANY?

YES.

I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE A CONCESSION.

WHAT KIND OF PROGRAMS DO YOU PLAN ON INITIATING?

MY FIRST ACTION IS TO GO DOWNSTAIRS

TO THE BALLROOM AND THANK ALL THOSE

WONDERFUL PEOPLE WHO WORKED SO HARD.

WHAT APPOINTMENTS ARE YOU PLANNING TO MAKE?

WHO FILLS THE OFFICE YOU VACATED?

BEFORE YOU ASK ANY MORE QUESTIONS,

I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT I BELIEVE

THAT THIS IS THE DAWN

OF A NEW ERA FOR THIS CITY.

THAT'S RIGHT!

WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY NOW

TO REVITALIZE THIS CITY,

TO TAKE IT IN NEW DIRECTIONS.

TO MAKE IT A GREAT CITY AGAIN.

TONIGHT,

I JUST WANT TO THANK GOD AND THE PEOPLE

OF THIS CITY FOR MAKING THIS POSSIBLE.

I FEEL BLESSED.

AND NOW IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME,

I'M GONNA GO DOWNSTAIRS AND TELL

ALL THOSE WONDERFUL, EXHAUSTED PEOPLE

TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND ENJOY TONIGHT,

BECAUSE TOMORROW MORNING,

THE HARD WORK IS JUST BEGINNING!

BOBBY!

HEY, LET'S GO!

TAKE HIM!

OH, NO, NO, NO!

ALL RIGHT, TAKE IT EASY.

IT WAS ALL A MISTAKE.

I'LL GO GET HELP.

NO, NO, NO, I WANT YOU

- TO UNDERSTAND. - THIS?

THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT?

- IT WAS A PRESENT. - LISTEN TO ME.

PLEASE, I WANTED... - LISTEN TO ME!

YOU SHOULD NEVER HAVE COME HERE.

- I LOVE EVERYBODY! - QUIET!

DON'T TALK.

UNIT'S DOWNSTAIRS.

YOU TAKE HIM.

MIDTOWN?

COUNTY GENERAL, PSYCHIATRIC,

I'LL MEET YOU.

THIS WAY, MR. SCRIPPS.

CUFF HIM.

"ON YOUR GRADUATION 1964,

LOVE MOTHER AND FATHER."

MIKE?

CAPTAIN FURILLO.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU, SIR.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR SEEING MY SON TODAY.

MARIA TOLD ME.

OH, I WAS GLAD TO DO IT.

WELL, UM, I'M VERY GRATEFUL.

WELL, I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE

A NEW MAYOR THIS EVENING.

MMHM.

OZZIE CLEVELAND.

THAT'S GOOD.

IT'LL BE GOOD FOR COPS, FOR ALL OF US.

YEAH.

YEAH, I THINK IT WILL BE.

I'M COMING BACK, CAPTAIN.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW, I'M NOT GONNA

LET YOU DOWN.

YOU NEVER DID, MIKE.

WELL, THEY, UM,

THEY WANT ME TO STAY HERE A FEW MORE DAYS.

BUT I TOLD 'EM, I WANT TO GET BACK TO WORK.

I'M READY.

WELL, WE WANT YOU BACK,

SOON AS YOU FEEL UP TO IT.

I FEEL GOOD.

YOU TELL EVERYBODY I FEEL ALRIGHT.

THEY'LL BE GLAD TO HEAR THAT.

YEAH, YEAH, I FEEL ALL RIGHT.

EXCEPT, WELL, I...

I DON'T KNOW, IT'S JUST THE STRANGEST THING.

WHAT'S THAT?

THAT'S WHERE HE GRABBED ME.

I CAN STILL FEEL HIS HANDS HERE, I CAN

FEEL HIM HOLDING MY LEG.

HE DID THAT AFTER I SHOT HIM.

I JUST CAN'T SEEM TO SHAKE HIM.

IT ITCHES.

IT, UH, KINDA BURNS, BUT...

I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND IT, DO YOU?

I CAN FEEL HIS FINGERS, AND, UM.

IT'S JUST THE STRANGEST THING.

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