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DETECTIVE BELKER HOPS TONIGHT'S RED-EYE TO LAS VEGAS.

FLYING IS ABOUT THE SAFEST FORM OF TRANSPORTATION AROUND TODAY.

LOOK, MA'AM, IF THE BOY STOLE SOMETHING,

WE USUALLY JUST TAKE HIM HOME AND TELL HIS PARENTS.

THAT'S HER.

ARE YOU SURE?

THAT'S HER, CLOSE IT.

TELL ME SOMETHING, WHO AM I GONNA COOK FOR NOW?

I GOT THIS JUDGE TO SIGN SOME PAPERS

THAT MAKE ME YOUR LEGAL GUARDIAN.

NICK, I JUST GOT THIS MESSAGE

YOU'RE GOING TO LAS VEGAS TONIGHT?

YEP.

I GOTTA TELL YA, I'M NOT THAT CRAZY ABOUT IT.

NOW, THESE ARE JUNKET TICKETS,

WHICH MEANS THERE'S A COUPLE OF RESTRICTIONS ON THEM.

OH, PEE-YEW!

IT'S HER FAVORITE COLOGNE.

WOULD YOU PUT THAT BACK?

- IT'S LEO'S LETTER TO HIS EX. - OOF.

MICK...

ITEM SIX, YESTERDAY I LOOKED INTO MY CRYSTAL BALL,

I TOLD YA THAT THE CORRECTIONS DRIVERS

WERE NOT GOING OUT ON STRIKE.

THAT'S WHY I'M A COP AND NOT A FORTUNE TELLER.

THERE OUT ON A WILD CAT.

YOU'RE GONNA BE DRIVIN' PRISONERS TO THE COURT

AND TO THE TOMBS UNTIL THEY GET BACK ON THE JOB.

FOR TIME AND A HALF, SARGE?

TIME.

ITEM SEVEN,

MEMO FROM DIVISION.

"IT'S BEEN BROUGHT TO THIS DEPARTMENT'S ATTENTION

"BY GENERAL ACCOUNTING, THAT CERTAIN OFFICERS

"HAVE BEEN SUBMITTING INSURANCE CLAIMS

"FOR THERAPY TREATMENTS

"AT THE PARADISE LOST HEALTH CLINIC

"ON SIMON BOLIVAR AVENUE.

"SAID ESTABLISHMENT WAS RAIDED YESTERDAY

"BY WASHINGTON HEIGHTS VICE AND IS HENCEFORTH OFF LIMITS

TO ALL PERSONNEL."

GUYS...

YOU WANNA GO TO A WHOREHOUSE, THAT'S UP TO YOU.

DON'T TRY TO PASS IT OFF AS MAJOR MEDICAL.

JOB RELATED STRESS.

MALARKEY!

UH, ITEM EIGHT, CEREMONIES TODAY.

REOPENING OF THE MONARCH THEATER.

THAT'S PHASE TWO

OF THE MONARCH BLOCK REHABILITATION PROJECT.

THE MAYOR'S GONNA BE THERE, SO WE'RE GONNA

HAVE TO COORDINATE SECURITY WITH DIVISION.

FRAME, CANTROVITZ, SCHNABEL, MAYO, GARIBALDI,

AND SERGEANT BATES DRAW THE PLUM.

ITEM NINE, FLU SEASON, PEOPLE.

IT SEEMS WE'VE GOT A BUG GOIN' AROUND.

SICK ARE LaRUE, WASHINGTON, COFFEY,

LIEUTENANTS CALLETANO AND HUNTER.

NOW... NOW, YOURS TRULY DOESN'T BELIEVE

THERE IS ANY MYSTERY TO PERSONAL HEALTHCARE, PEOPLE.

UM, YOU TAKE A COUPLE OF EXTRA MINUTES WHEN YOU GO OUT

TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE DRESSED WARM.

YOU, UH, MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE EATING RIGHT.

THAT INCLUDES OUR BREAKFAST, WHICH, OF COURSE,

SPRINGBOARDS OUR DAY.

AND THEN, OF COURSE,

WE WEAR OUR GARLIC CLOVES AROUND OUR NECK

UNTIL FOUR DAYS OF SUNSHINE IN THE SPRING OR APRIL THE 7th,

WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.

THAT'S IT.

LET'S HAVE A SAFE SHIFT.

LET'S DO IT TO THEM BEFORE THEY DO IT TO US.

I'M TAKING AN HOUR OF PERSONAL TIME THIS MORNING.

I'VE GOTTA ENROLL FABIAN IN SCHOOL.

OH, PICKED A LOUSY MORNING FOR IT, SERGEANT.

YEAH, I KNOW, BUT IT'S HIS FIRST DAY OF CLASSES,

YOU KNOW, AND I GOTTA TALK TO HIS TEACHER.

UH, AS QUICK AS YOU CAN.

I NEED ALL THE PEOPLE I CAN GET.

RIGHT.

GOT ANY PLANS FOR THANKSGIVING, LEO?

YEAH, ME AND THE FOOTBALL GAME.

WELL, I'M COOKIN' UP A TURKEY... THAT IS, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED.

THAT'D BE FUN. YOU GOT A TV?

SARGE?

MESSAGES FOR YOU, SARGE.

VERA HORVATH, VERA HORVATH...

SARGE, THIS CAME FOR YA, I SIGNED FOR IT.

INSURANCE ANYONE?

EXCUSE ME, I'M LOOKING FOR ISADORE FAGENBAUM.

I THINK HE RUNS THE STEAM BATH.

YES, THE SPA'S IN THE BACK, SIR.

WOULD YOU LIKE A FREE CHANCE AT OUR $5,000 SLOT?

NO, THANK YOU.

I'M JUST LOOKIN' FOR THIS MAN.

WELL, YOU STILL GET A FREE PULL, IF YOU WANT IT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

WE HAVE A 9-11.

ARMED ROBBERY IN PROGRESS.

C-SURPLUS STORE,

CORNER OF PEEBLE'S DRIVE NORTH 24th STREET.

♪♪

LUCY, I WENT THROUGH FRANK JR.'S CLOSET LAST NIGHT,

AND I FOUND SOME THINGS I THINK'LL FIT FABIEN.

HEY, THAT'S GREAT, THANKS A LOT.

HOW'S HE DOIN'?

SO FAR, SO GOOD.

I ENROLLED HIM IN SCHOOL THIS MORNING, SO...

YEAH, HOW ARE YOU DOING?

WELL, I WAS UP ALL LAST NIGHT

WONDERING HOW AM I GONNA TAKE ON A KID LIKE THIS.

I MEAN, WHAT AM I, CRAZY?

DID I GET THE RIGHT STUFF FOR BREAKFAST, YOU KNOW.

INSTANT MOTHERHOOD, RIGHT?

YEAH, BUT IT GETS EASIER, I MEAN, TELL ME IT GETS EASIER.

HARDER.

BUT, I MEAN, IT CALMS DOWN, IT ALL SETTLES DOWN,

YOU GET A NICE SLEEP, AND IT'S WORTH IT.

WELL.

UH-HUH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WELCOME TO THE CLUB.

CAPTAIN, MR. LOWE, FROM THE MONARCH PROJECT.

THANK YOU.

BIFF LOWE.

SO GLAD WE FINALLY MET UP.

HOW CAN I HELP YOU, MR. LOWE?

WELL, FIRST OF ALL, CAPTAIN,

I WANT TO THANK YOU

FOR THE MARVELOUS PREPARATIONS FOR ALL OUR EVENTS.

FRIDAY NIGHT IS GOING TO BE FABULOUS.

THANK YOU.

NOW, IF YOU COULD JUST SPARE US TWO MORE OFFICERS,

I TELL YOU IT WOULD BE WORTH MY RIGHT ARM.

WHEN?

WELL, UH, THE LONG WEEKEND, REALLY.

WE'VE RENTED A FABULOUSLY EXPENSIVE SOUND SYSTEM.

NOW, BELIEVE ME, I'M THE FIRST TO SAY IT,

AND I'LL SAY IT FLESH, I'LL SAY IT'S ODDS.

99 PERCENT OF YOUR PEOPLE UP HERE

ARE LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS...

I'M AFRAID THAT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MAN POWER

TO STAND 24-HOUR GUARD

OVER MONARCH REDEVELOPMENT'S STEREO SYSTEM.

CAPTAIN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT

THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF YOUR COMMUNITY.

NOW, DO YOU SUPPOSE IF I PUT IN A CALL TO FLETCHER?

YOU ALREADY DID, AND HE TOLD YOU WHAT I'M TELLING YOU.

YOU SEEM TO THINK THAT POLICE PROTECTION

FLOWS LIKE WATER OUT OF A TAP.

UP HERE ON THE HILL, THAT'S JUST NOT SO.

DON'T YOU SEE, THE HISTORY THE MONARCH REPRESENTS,

THE CHANCE FOR REVITALIZATION?

YOU SEE REVITALIZATION.

I SEE 200 LIMOUSINES DUMPING ABOUT 800 RICH PEOPLE

ONTO MY STREETS TOMORROW NIGHT

AND FLAUNTING IT OVER PEOPLE WHO CAN HARDLY PAY THE RENT.

I MUST SAY, CAPTAIN, I...

I'M AFRAID YOU'RE TAKING THE SHORT VIEW.

I'M IN A SHORT-VIEW JOB, MR. LOWE.

YES.

WELL, I CERTAINLY HOPE WE'LL BE SEEING YOU

AT THE DEDICATION CEREMONIES, CAPTAIN.

♪♪

LOOKIN' FOR A THREE, LOOKIN' FOR A THREE.

- ROLLED A NINE. - DAMN.

KEEP WARMIN' 'EM UP, JOSEPH,

J.D.'S GONNA SHAKE, RATTLE, AND ROLL THIS JOINT

INTO CHAPTER 11.

MAKE 'EM APOLOGIZE, JOSEPH.

THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF APOLOGIZING TO DO.

I THINK I'LL TRY BINGO.

STILL LOOKING FOR A THREE.

I'M WITH YOU, LIEUTENANT, LET'S EASE INTO THIS.

NOPE!

- ANY LUCK, GENTLEMEN? - NOT ENOUGH, LIEUTENANT.

JUST LOOKING, HOWARD, JUST LOOKING.

AS AM I, RAYMUNDO, FOR LEO'S EX.

EXTRAORDINARY NUMBER OF ASIATICS.

MYRNA!

MYRNA SCHNITZ.

LIEUTENANT HUNTER?

RIGHT, HOW ARE YA, MY GOOD WOMAN?

GREAT, OKAY. HOW'S YOURSELF?

OH, NEVER BETTER.

I BRING YOU GREETINGS FROM THE EAST.

IT'S GOTTA BE FROM LEO.

HE'S THE ONLY GUY THAT KEEPS THAT COLOGNE IN BUSINESS.

- HOW IS HE? - OH, HE'S LIKE A NEW MAN.

HE'S LOST WEIGHT AND LOOKS TEN YEARS YOUNGER.

NO KIDDING.

SO HE SEEMS HAPPY?

OLD HOME-AWAY FRIEND?

A FRIEND OF MINE FROM BACK EAST.

DOES HE PLAY BLACKJACK?

WELL, I'LL HAZARD A WAGER.

- WHAT ARE THE STAKES? - $25 MINIMUM.

HI, MYRNA!

J.D.!

JOE, WHAT IS THIS, A CONVENTION?

HOW ABOUT DEALIN' US SOME SECONDS, HUH?

DON'T EVEN SAY THAT IN FUN.

SO, HOW'S IT GOIN'? HAVING ANY LUCK?

YEAH, ALL OF IT'S BEEN BAD, TOO.

- MICK! - HELLO, OFFICER SCHNITZ!

- YOU GET YOUR LETTER? - YEAH.

LISTEN, FELLAS, HERE'S SOME KEYS.

SWEETS AT THE D.I.

WHAT'S GOIN' ON?

I GO TO SEE MY FRIEND, I PULL THE THING,

BAD-A-BING, BAD-A-BOOM, BAD-A-BA...

WITH THE NOISE, WITH THE FLASHERS,

WITH THE LIGHTS... $5,000!

YOU PULLED WHAT THING?

THE THING, THE THING AT THE ENTRANCE.

THAT BIG SLOT, THE FREE SLOT?

YEAH, THAT ONE, AND I WON THIS, AND I WON THE ROOMS,

AND... AND SO I FIBBED A LITTLE BIT.

I TOLD THEM I WAS STAYIN' OVER, I WAS WITH A BIG PARTY.

GOOD OF YOU TO THINK OF US, MICK.

IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.

AND MY FRIEND WASN'T EVEN THERE.

I HAD TO LEAVE HIM A NOTE.

J.D., WHAT...

OH, BOY, I GOTTA PICK MY PRISONER UP.

MICK, PUT THAT AWAY.

OH, YEAH.

I'LL SEE YA AT HOME, MICK, THANKS.

- YEAH. - HEY, MICK, MICK, UH...

LOOK, SINCE YOU'RE FLUSH, DO YOU THINK

YOU COULD LET ME HOLD A COUPLE HUNDRED?

YEAH, SURE.

I'LL PAY YOU BACK AS SOON AS WE GET HOME, ALL RIGHT?

- YEAH. - HEY, THANK YOU.

YEAH.

HERE, POLICE, POLICE!

ROBBERY! PLEASE, IT IS ROBBERY, PLEASE!

THEY TAKE MY TICKET!

TAKE IT EASY, SIR, CALM DOWN. TELL US WHAT HAPPENED.

- WHAT WAS TAKEN, SIR? - I AM TELLING YOU, MY TICKET!

THEY TAKE MY TICKET

OF A LIFETIME, TAKEN FROM ME.

IT IS...

I'M TELLING YOU MY TICKET IT GONE!

AND I AM TELLING YOU I WILL GET YOU ANOTHER TICKET!

LOTTERY?

$3,000, AND I AM LEAVING TO COLLECT MY PRIZE.

I AM OUTSIDE AND RIGHT HERE...

AND THIS TICKET,

CHANCE OF A LIFETIME IN AMERICA,

IS TAKEN FROM ME!

WHICH WAY DID THEY GO?

THAT WAY!

ONE MOMENT I AM WINNING, AND I AM HERO OF MY FAMILY,

- $3,000. - YOU MUST HELP US.

AND THE NEXT MINUTE, THEY ARE WITH THEIR FISTS,

AND I AM FIGHTING, BUT... RIGHT HERE.

AND IT IS NO GOOD...

YOU SAID HE WENT THAT WAY, THE OTHER GUY SAID HE WENT...

- NO, SIR, YOU ARE NOT A GOAT. - I AM GOAT.

- SIR, YOU'RE NOT A GOAT! - I AM GOAT!

HE'S A CITIZEN, ISN'T HE?

STOP! Y'ALL WANT TO GO DOWN TO THE STATION OR NOT?

- I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! - YES, PLEASE!

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

HE CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAY

WHEN THIS WHOLE SQUARE BLOCK

WILL BE ALIVE WITH SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS.

AND SO, ON BEHALF

OF THE NONPROFIT FRIENDS OF THE MONARCH,

AS WELL AS OUR DEDICATED ASSOCIATES,

ANTHONY AND PHILLIP BARLETTA,

I SAY TO YOU, AT THE RISK OF BEING TAKEN FOR A ROYALIST...

LONG LIVE THE MONARCH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

PHIL BARLETTA, WOULD YOU CARE TO SAY ANYTHING, PLEASE?

PLEASE.

I DON'T HAVE ANY REMARKS PREPARED.

I JUST WANT TO SAY, GLAD EVERYONE COULD BE HERE.

UH, ENJOY THE BUFFET ON THE BARLETTA BROTHERS.

UH, MR. MAYOR., MR. MAYOR?

I GREW UP ON DECKER.

I CAME TO THIS THEATER WITH MY SISTERS

WHEN I WAS A BOY.

PLEASE DON'T FEEL I'M MISUSING THIS GLORIOUS OCCASION

BY DISSENTING MR. LOWE ON ONE POINT.

WELCOME BACK TO THE MONARCH,

BUT LET'S NOT RUSH INTO PHASE THREE OF THE PROJECT

WITHOUT ASKING SOME IMPORTANT QUESTIONS.

I, FOR ONE, DON'T WANT THE KIND OF URBAN RENEWAL

THAT EXPELS AN IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITY

RATHER THAN LETS IT IN.

UH, OH, EVERYONE, NOW PLEASE, UH, PLEASE, ENJOY THE BUFFET.

MAYOR, MAYOR?

- MAYOR, MAYOR! - A FEW QUESTIONS, PLEASE.

MAYOR?

ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH MONARCH REDEVELOPMENT'S

- RECORD ON MINORITY HIRING? - YES, I AM.

WHAT ABOUT RENEWAL AND GENTRIFICATION?

WE'RE STILL IN NEGOTIATIONS.

NO FURTHER COMMENT.

MAYOR CLEVELAND?

HURRY!

THE GUY JUST WENT AROUND THE CORNER.

STOP, POLICE!

HOLD IT!

I GOT THE GUN.

I WANT A COMPLETE PRESS BLACKOUT.

NOT A WORD TO ANY OF THESE GUYS.

- WHAT'S THE MAYOR'S CONDITION? - HE'S OKAY, HE'S OKAY.

THEY'RE TREATING HIS SHOULDER IN EMERGENCY.

FRANK MAGNUSON.

I WILL SEE MY CLIENT, MR. SPRINGER NOW.

JUST WAIT ONE SECOND, ALL RIGHT.

WAIT TILL WE BOOK HIM, SIR.

WHO DROPPED THE FAST DIME TO HIM?

SPRINGER'S IN.

ANY INDICATION HE'D LIKE TO TALK?

HE'S ALREADY GOT A LAWYER.

HEY, CAPTAIN, CAN I TALK TO YOU

ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE FOR A SECOND?

SURE, COME ON IN.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA BELIEVE THIS.

LOOK WHAT CAME FOR ME THIS A.M., EXPRESS DELIVERY.

WHOA!

WHO IS THIS?

VERA HORVATH.

LIEUTENANT HORVATH OF POLK AVENUE?

WOMAN'S BEEN SENDING ME LETTERS, BREATHIN' AT ME ON THE PHONE.

SHE'S BEEN ON PSYCHIATRIC LEAVE.

SHE THINKS SHE'S IN LOVE WITH ME.

I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO ENCOURAGE THIS, CAPTAIN.

I DON'T GO NEAR THE WOMAN, I DON'T SPEAK TO HER.

IT'S A PRETTY BIZARRE OUTFIT.

YOU'RE TELLIN' ME.

I OPENED THE ENVELOPE, I JUMPED TEN FEET.

I THOUGHT IT WAS A TARANTULA.

THOSE LAST COUPLE, SHE'S NOT WEARING ANYTHING AT ALL.

HOW CAN I HELP?

I NEED TO KNOW,

ARE THEY PLANNIN' ON REINSTATING THIS WOMAN, OR WHAT?

I DON'T KNOW, WHAT DO THEY SAY DOWN AT POLK AVENUE?

WELL, IT'S A MEDICAL MATTER. IT'S CONFIDENTIAL.

I CAN'T GET ANY KIND OF A READ OVER THERE.

WELL, MAYBE IF I CALL.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS GONNA ASK.

WHAT KIND OF A CREEP

SNAPS PICTURES LIKE THAT, CAPTAIN?

- LET ME ASK YOU THAT. - TAKES ALL KINDS, STAN.

I FIGURED MAYBE SHE RAN A STRING FROM THE SHUTTER TO HER TOE.

MISS DAVENPORT,

WE GOT A SITUATION.

THE GUY HAD A LAWYER AND WANTS A P.D. NOW.

- INDIGENT? - I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S THE GUY WHO TRIED TO SHOOT THE MAYOR.

THIS GUY MAGNUSON WAS BEING TOTALLY SUPERFICIAL,

LIKE HE DIDN'T HAVE MY BEST INTEREST.

SO YOU WANT MY OFFICE TO REPRESENT YOU?

AT NO CAR COMES.

BELIEVE THAT?

I'M STANDING THERE, NO CAR.

GEE, THAT'S A SHAME, WHEN YOU TRY

TO ASSASSINATE A MAYOR AND IT DOESN'T COME OUT RIGHT.

HEY, BE SARCASTIC.

CAN YOU AFFORD COUNSEL?

NO.

THEN WHO SENT HIM?

THEREIN LIES THE TALE, HONEY.

AND YOU GOTTA HEAR IT, YOU UNDERSTAND ME?

'CAUSE IF ANYTHING HAPPENS, YOU GO LOUD AND CLEAR

TO THE COPS, YOU GOT MY INSTRUCTION ON THAT?

CAPTAIN, PRELIMINARY BALLISTICS ON TERRY SPRINGER'S GUN

MATCHES THE ATTACK BULLETS.

GOOD WORK, LUCY.

THANKS, I'M STILL KINDA LIKE THIS, YOU KNOW?

FRANK, MY CLIENT FEELS HE'S AT RISK

AND REQUESTS ADDED PROTECTION WHEN HE'S TAKEN DOWNTOWN.

DOES HE ALSO WANT TO TALK?

IS THAT A CONDITION FOR PROTECTING HIM?

NO, THERE'S A STRIKE OVER AT CORRECTIONS,

SO WE'RE PULLING IN SUPERVISORS TO DRIVE.

THERE'LL BE A CONVOY.

THERE'S ALSO A POSSIBILITY MR. SPRINGER MAY WANT

TO NEGOTIATE AFTER INDICTMENT, IF THERE IS ONE.

WE TALKING CONSPIRACY?

AFTER INDICTMENT, LIEUTENANT.

HEY, LOOK, I'M A REALIST.

I KNOW THAT IT WOULD BE PREJUDICE NOT TO BELIEVE...

SHUT UP!

- HELLO. - HELLO.

WE HAVE RESERVATIONS ON FLIGHT 27,

BELKER AND FLAHERTY.

I'M SORRY, MR. BELKER,

BUT I'M AFRAID THAT FLIGHT'S BEEN DELAYED.

FOR HOW LONG?

WE HAVE TO BRING IN NEW EQUIPMENT.

NEW DEPARTURE'S AT 4:00 P.M.

THAT'S FIVE HOURS.

YOU DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER FLIGHTS?

NO, I'M AFRAID NOT.

AH, I BELIEVE THIS IS FATE.

I BELIEVE SOMEONE

WANTS AN INNOCENT MAN'S STORY GETTIN' HEARD.

SHUT UP.

ARM.

WHERE WE GOIN'?

THE FLIGHT'S NOT FOR FIVE HOURS.

WE ARE GOING TO SEE A FRIEND OF MINE.

YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT GOOD QUALITIES, DETECTIVE.

I THINK WE'RE GONNA WIND UP LIKIN' EACH OTHER.

NOT IN THIS LIFETIME.

HEY, WHY DON'T YOU LEAVE ME, GO VISIT YOUR FRIEND,

AND MEET ME BACK HERE?

SHUT UP!

AH!

NOW, I'M IN A TIME CAPSULE HERE!

I'M IN A TIME WARP!

MIKE BELKER, MR. FAGENBAUM.

SURE, INTRODUCE YOURSELF.

LIKE I WOULDN'T PICK YOU OUT OF A CROWD OF 4,000 PEOPLE, HUH?

I COULD NOT COME TO LAS VEGAS WITHOUT LOOKIN' YOU UP.

SURE, DON'T LOOK ME UP, JUST LEAVE ME NOTES, HUH?

I'D BE SHOCKED.

HAVE YOU DONE THE STREETS?

LOOK AT YOU, YOU'RE A COP NOW, HUH?

YEAH.

HEY, IT'S KINDA WARM IN HERE.

- SHUT UP! - THE HEAT...

DO YOU REMEMBER THAT SCHVITZ

THAT YOUR DAD USED TO BRING YOU TO?

WITH YOUR LITTLE DINGALA?

OH, WHY DON'T YOU CHANGE, YOU'LL HAVE A STEAM, HUH?

PROBABLY BE A LITTLE COMPLICATED, MR. FAGENBAUM.

AH.

I'M GONNA TELL YOU SOMETHIN' YOU WON'T BELIEVE.

SHUT UP!

ABSOLUTELY NO HISTORY.

ABSOLUTELY NO HISTORY WHAT?

- UH-OH. - UH-OH WHAT?

UH-OH TICKER?

JOEY, NUMBER FIVE!

SHUT UP!

- STOP TELLING ME TO SHUT UP! - I MEANT, SHUT UP, CALM DOWN!

IS IT WARM IN HERE?

OH, NO!

OH, CLEAR HIM! CLEAR HIM!

YOU'RE A LIAR.

HOW IS THIS ASSURED TO ME? HOW IS DELIVERY ASSURED TO ME?

THIS IS WHAT I MUST KNOW.

- HEY! - I LOVE THIS, I LOVE THIS.

OKAY, HEY, HEY!

OFFICERS, ARREST THIS MAN, HE'S A LIAR!

- WHO CALLED HERE? - I WAS THE ONE.

HE'S A CRIMINAL.

HE'S A PIMP, GANGSTER. ARREST HIM!

KASIM, PLEASE BE QUIET, BE CALM.

PLEASE TO MEET YOU, OFFICERS.

WHAT'S GOIN' ON HERE?

"HECTOR LUPA BAIL BONDS AND PERSONAL LOANS,

A FINANCIAL CORPORATION, INCORPORATED," HOW NICE.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS GENTLEMAN HAS LOST

AN ITEM OF SIGNIFICANT VALUE.

NOW, SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE APPROACHED ME

TO RETURN THIS ITEM FOR A FEE OF $750.

YOU'RE A DOG IN THE GUTTER!

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU, THERE, MR. LUPA?

ANOTHER $750 FOR MY TIME, FOR MY TROUBLE.

$1,500 TOTAL, IN ALL, WHEN MR., UH...

- BITTAR. - GETS HIS $3,000.

THAT IS HALF! THAT IS...

ALL RIGHT, NOW YOU ARREST HIM, AND YOU FORCE HIM...

HEY, LISTEN, GO AHEAD, LOCK ME UP, OFFICER!

GET OFF OF THERE, MAN!

HEY, HEY, YOU SHUT UP, YOU SHUT UP!

NOW, MR. BITTAR, THE REPORT HAS BEEN MADE ON THIS.

THE PERPETRATORS ARE PROBABLY A LONG WAY AWAY,

AND OUR CHANCES OF CATCHING HIM NOW

ARE PROBABLY NEXT TO NOTHING.

SO IF YOU EVER WANNA SEE ANY OF YOUR MONEY AGAIN,

I MIGHT SUGGEST YOU AT LEAST LISTEN

TO WHAT THIS MAN HAS TO SAY.

- NO, NEVER! - WAIT, WAIT.

OKAY WITH US, SIR, BUT YOU'VE ALREADY LOST YOUR TICKET.

SEEMS TO ME THAT YOU HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO LOSE

AND EVERYTHING TO GAIN.

AS WE SAY IN THIS COUNTRY, 60% OF SOMETHING

IS BETTER THAN 100% OF NOTHING.

NO, NO, NO.

ONE SECOND.

TICK-TOCK, GENTLEMEN, TICK-TOCK.

KASIM!

I WILL ACCEPT OFFER.

ARMAND, YOU ARE AN IDIOT!

IDIOT! AN IDIOT!

YOU DON'T CONDUCT BUSINESS THIS WAY!

I'M SORRY FOR MY BROTHER-IN-LAW.

HE THINKS I'M VERY FOOLISH BECAUSE I AM NOT IN AMERICA

FOR VERY LONG TIME.

BUT MY SISTER AND I, WE ARE VERY HAPPY

TO WIN MONEY IN AMERICA, ANYWAY.

BUY A NEW MOTOR SCOOTER, YES?

IT'S PATHETIC.

OFFICERS, EXCUSE ME.

I'D APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WERE AT THE LOTTERY OFFICE

THIS AFTERNOON FOR THIS TRANSACTION.

WHY'S THAT?

WELL, IF YOU'RE THERE,

THEN THESE ARABS WON'T TRY ANY FUNNY STUFF.

HEY, LOOK, I DIDN'T HAVE TO GET INVOLVED HERE BEFORE.

YOU KNOW, FOR MY SLICE, I'M JUST HAPPY BEING THE GREASE

ON THE WHEELS OF YOUR STREET JUSTICE.

OKAY, MR. LUCA, 3:00.

EXCELLENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

OH, BOBBY, I JUST LOVE THIS.

I LOVE WATCHING MY DAY GO KERPLOP

IN THE COMPANY OF THESE LOW-LIFE STREET TYPES,

WHEN OUR ALLEGED FRIENDS ARE OUT SOMEWHERE

SOAKING UP THE FUN AND THE SUN IN A CASINO

WATCHING THE MONEY ROLL IN.

THE GUY WENT JUST LIKE THAT, SARGE.

I MEAN, ONE MINUTE HE WAS RUNNIN' HIS MOUTH,

THE NEXT MINUTE HE WAS BLUE.

I DON'T KNOW.

HOLD ON, I'LL ASK.

OFFICER, MY SERGEANT WANTS TO KNOW,

WILL THERE BE AN INQUEST?

IT'S THE CORONER'S CALL.

DO YOU ALWAYS TAKE YOUR PRISONERS TO THE STEAM BATH?

THE MAN HAD NO CARDIAC HISTORY.

THOSE WERE HIS LAST WORDS, ALL RIGHT?

UH, ANYWAY, SARGE, THEY WANT ME TO WAIT ONE MORE DAY

JUST 'TIL THEY ISSUE THE CERTIFICATE.

RIGHT.

RIGHT, I WILL.

OKAY, BYE.

MORE?

THERE'S NOT GONNA BE ANY TROUBLE ABOUT THIS, IS THERE?

I WOULDN'T PUT IT IN AN EXTRADITION MANUAL.

YOU ARE STAYING HERE IF WE NEED YOU?

YES, SIR.

HOW DO YOU LIKE IT?

THE GUY WENT JUST LIKE THAT, HUH?

THAT'S THE WAY THEY GO.

THIS IS A PRETTY GOOD ARGUMENT

FOR ENJOYING YOURSELF WHILE YOU CAN.

OH, MIKEY, NOBODY GIVES YOU A CONTRACT FOR THE SUNRISE.

HEY, WHY DON'T YOU RELAX AND TAKE A STEAM, HUH?

WELL, MAYBE LATER.

YOU SHOULD'VE TAKEN THE JEFFERSON LOOP.

NO, CORRECTIONS HAS THEIR OWN ROUTE, PATS.

YEAH, I GUESS WITH A GUY LIKE SPRINGER,

YOU DON'T TAKE MAJOR THOROUGHFARES.

OH, NO!

ND-97.

SPRINGER'S BEEN SHOT.

SUSPECT FLEEING IN A WHITE VAN.

LICENSE PLATE "D," DAVID,

1-9-7-5-5.

EMERGENCY BACKUP, ALL UNITS.

ND-97, READ, WHAT'S YOUR LOCATION?

WE'RE TAKING HIM TO COUNTY GENERAL.

HOW IS HE? HOW IS HE?

SHOT IN THE HEAD.

ND-97, REPEAT. WHAT'S YOUR LOCATION?

UM, WE'RE ON DOUGLAS AVENUE, NORTHBOUND AT 155.

ND-97 NOW HEADED WESTBOUND ALLEY,

BETWEEN 155 AND 156.

HARRY, LOOK OUT!

- COME ON! - I'M GOING, I'M GOING!

DAMN.

SPRINGER'S DEAD.

NOTHING, TOTALLY LOST HIM.

DO WE HAVE A PERIMETER?

20 BLOCKS, UNDER THE AVENUE "B" OVERPASS.

CAPTAIN, THEY FOUND THE VAN.

ALLEY OFF HUDSON, 3200 BLOCK.

GO, RUSH ANY PRINTS.

START A HOUSE-TO-HOUSE FROM THE POINT OF THE VAN.

CALL DIVISION, WE PROBABLY COULD USE A HELICOPTER.

FRANK, I HAVE TO TALK TO YOU.

I HAVE NO PROOF FOR ANY OF THIS.

IT'S JUST FOR YOUR STORY.

HE SAID HE WAS HIRED TO KILL THE MAYOR

BY AN EX-COP WHO CALLED HIMSELF FRED.

FRED WAS WORKING FOR THE BARLETTA BROTHERS.

THE GUYS WHO RESTORED THE MONARCH THEATER?

WHO ALSO, ACCORDING TO SPRINGER,

HAVE A HIGH-RANKING COP IN THEIR POCKET.

SPRINGER SAID IT WAS THE SAME COP

THAT HAD BEEN SPYING ON CLEVELAND.

WHAT COP? DOES HE HAVE A NAME?

HE DIDN'T SAY, JUST THAT THERE WAS A HIGH-RANKING COP

SPYING ON CLEVELAND BEFORE AND AFTER THE ELECTION.

- DID HE SAY WHY THE... - HE SAID...

SPRINGER SAID... AND THAT WAS THE SAME COP THE BARLETTAS BOUGHT.

DID HE SAY ANYTHING ABOUT WHY THE BARLETTAS

WANTED CLEVELAND KILLED?

APPARENTLY THEY WERE DESPERATE ABOUT THE REDEVELOPMENT.

CLEVELAND WAS OPPOSING IT,

AND THEY WERE LEVERAGED PAST THE BREAKING POINT,

INCLUDING THAT GUY BIFF LOWE FROM THE NONPROFIT COMMITTEE.

SO THEY FIGURED GET DEPUTY MAYOR BONACCI IN THEIR POCKET,

- THEY'D HAVE A PUSHOVER. - I DON'T KNOW.

DID HE SAY ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT THE EX-COP, WHERE THEY MET?

- NO. - DID HE SAY WHY A RANKING COP

WOULD WANNA BE SPYING ON CLEVELAND

AND WHO HE WAS DOING IT FOR?

NO, REALLY, THAT'S EVERYTHING.

FRANK, SPRINGER WAS AFRAID, THAT'S WHY HE TOLD ME.

UH, IN CASE THAT...

FRANK, AM I AT RISK?

THERE'S NO WAY FOR THEM TO KNOW

YOU HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH SPRINGER.

WHAT ABOUT THE LEAKS?

WHAT ABOUT THE COP IN THE BARLETTAS' POCKET?

THE COP ISN'T IN THIS ROOM, JOYCE.

AND YOUR ASSOCIATION WITH TERRY SPRINGER...

GOES ONLY AS FAR AS THIS ROOM.

CAPTAIN, CHIEF IS IN YOUR OFFICE.

TWO SECONDS, STAN.

LET'S GET THE BARLETTA BROTHERS IN HERE FAST, AND BIFF LOWE.

DOES THIS MAKE ME YOUR DEEP THROAT, FRANK?

NO, SIR, NO WAY.

DON'T GIVE THE DAMN DEPARTMENT A BREAK FOR ONCE.

DON'T GIVE US A SIMPLE LONE-ASSASSIN.

NO, MAKE IT A CONSPIRACY WITH AN EX-COP.

THROW IN MY OWN DAMN MAN SPYING ON ME FOR THE ASSASSINS.

WHO WAS YOUR MAN, CHIEF?

WHO'D YOU HAVE SPYING ON OZZIE CLEVELAND?

- A TRADER AND A JUDAS... - THE NAME!

- IS WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE. WHO CARES!

MY INFORMANT CARES.

MY INFORMANT DOESN'T WANT THE WORD GETTING BACK

TO THE BARLETTA BROTHERS WHAT WE HAVE.

NEITHER DO I.

IT'S GONNA COME OUT ANYWAY.

AND IF THE BARLETTAS HAVE A MAN IN DIVISION,

AND WE GO AFTER THE BARLETTAS...

KEENAN.

JOE KEENAN WAS YOUR CAMPAIGN PLUMBER?

HE WASN'T A PLUMBER, FRANK.

ALL RIGHT, MAYBE HE CONDUCTED SOME INVESTIGATIVE WORK FOR ME,

ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL.

WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE, WIRE TAPS,

THEFT PAPERS, PAID INFORMANTS, MAYBE A BREAK-IN OR TWO?

YOU THINK OZZIE WAS SO CLEAN?

MAN HAD BEEN COLLECTING TRASH ON ME FOR THREE YEARS.

AND FOR ALL OF THIS ABOVE AND BEYOND,

KEENAN'S REWARD WAS SPECIAL NARCOTICS.

HEY, THAT'S ENOUGH.

WELL, IT SEEMS WE HAVE TWO DIFFERENT PROBLEMS HERE,

CORRUPTION AND FINDING A COUPLE OF KILLERS.

ONE MAY BE YOUR JOB, BUT TRACKING DOWN

THESE ASSASSINS IS MINE, AND I WON'T BE OBSTRUCTED.

YOU WON'T BE.

NOT BY ME.

WHAT ARE THESE?

MY CAMPAIGN FILES ON CLEVELAND.

EVERYTHING JOE KEENAN EVER COLLECTED.

A COUPLE FOLDERS ARE MARKED "BARLETTA CONSTRUCTION."

FOR OPENERS, THEY GAVE OZZIE CLEVELAND

37 LARGE ONES IN UNREPORTED CAMPAIGN GIFTS.

WHEREVER THESE LEAD, UNDERSTOOD?

UNDERSTOOD.

AND NOT A WORD TO JOE KEENAN.

THE PROBLEM WITH PLUMBERS, FRANK,

YOU NEVER KNOW WHOSE PIPES THEY'RE WORKING ON.

HEY, SARGE?

YOU GOT A PHONE CALL, SARGE.

- FEMALE? - YEAH.

VERA?

AH, COME ON, CUT OUT THE HEAVY BREATHIN', WILL YA?

VERA, IS THAT YOU?

EXCUSE ME, I'M LOOKIN' FOR SERGEANT BATES.

UH, THAT WAY. THAT WAY.

I'M LOOKING FOR SERGEANT BATES.

YEAH, THAT'S ME.

THIS KID SAID YOU WERE HIS MOTHER.

WHY AREN'T YOU IN SCHOOL?

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

KID WAS BUSTING WINDOWS, THROWING ROCKS.

MAYBE YOU OUGHTA SIT DOWN WITH THE KID AND LET HIM KNOW,

HE DOES IT AGAIN, HE'S GONNA GET CHARGED.

BELIEVE ME, I'VE GOT BETTER THINGS TO DO

THAN CHASE DELINQUENTS.

HE'S NOT A DELINQUENT.

I THINK I CAN HANDLE THIS ONE FROM HERE, OFFICER.

KEEP YOUR NOSE CLEAN, KID.

START TALKIN'.

FIRST OF ALL, WHY WEREN'T YOU IN SCHOOL?

THEY WANTED TO PUT ME IN REMEDIAL.

THAT'S SO YOU CAN CATCH UP.

THAT IS WHAT REMEDIAL MEANS.

YOU HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN TO SCHOOL FOR OVER A YEAR.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, THEY'RE GONNA MAKE YOU THE TEACHER?

I'M SMARTER THAN ALL THOSE OTHER KIDS.

HOW SMART IS A KID WHO DOESN'T WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL,

WHO DOESN'T EVEN WANT TO LEARN?

I TOLD YOU IT WASN'T GONNA WORK OUT.

SO WHY DON'T WE JUST QUIT EACH OTHER.

OH, PERFECT, GREAT, WHAT IS THIS, SOME KIND OF TEST?

WHERE YOU TRY TO SEE HOW SOON

YOU CAN MAKE ME FOLD MY CARDS, IS THAT IT?

FORGET ABOUT IT.

YOU ARE STUCK WITH ME, GOOD OR BAD, LIKE IT OR NOT.

A LOT OF CHANGE THESE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS, HUH?

YEAH.

FOR BOTH OF US.

LET'S GO.

ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE.

SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE.

- 3,000. - YES.

A BIT UNUSUAL FOR US TO PAY OUT IN CASH,

BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO ACCOMMODATE YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MISS.

CONGRATULATIONS, MR. BITTAR.

GOOD. FOR MR. LUPA, YES?

ARMAND, ARMAND, LISTEN, YOU'RE DEALING WITH A SCOUNDREL.

YOU HAVE THE MONEY NOW, WHY GIVE IT?

YOU CAN AS SOON THROW IT IN THE STREET.

KASIM, PLEASE LEAVE ME ALONE.

ARMAND, DON'T DO THIS, IT'S MADNESS.

ARMAND, LISTEN TO SENSE, PLEASE!

LET US TRY TO CONDUCT OURSELVES

IN A GENTLEMANLY FASHION, SHALL WE?

- NO. - MR. LUPA.

- NO! - IT IS DONE, KASIM, STOP IT!

YOU WILL FIND IT'S ALL THERE.

OF COURSE, IT IS.

OF COURSE.

YOU, YOU ARE A LEECH.

A LEECH LIVING OFF THE GOOD FORTUNE OF OTHERS.

WELL, NOW, I SUPPOSE YOU'LL WANT US

TO WALK US TO YOUR CAR, DON'T YA?

NO.

I CAN HANDLE IT MYSELF FROM HERE.

I'LL BET YOU CAN.

WELL, ALL THINGS CONSIDERED,

I'D CALL THAT A PRETTY FAIR EXAMPLE

OF IMPROMPTU COMMUNITY SERVICE, WOULDN'T YOU?

ALL IN A DAY'S WORK, SON.

BARLETTAS CONSIDER OZZIE CLEVELAND

PERSONALLY A GOOD FRIEND

AND A TERRIFIC FRIEND OF THE MONARCH THEATER PROJECT.

THEY'VE HAD THEIR MINOR DIFFERENCES,

BUT SO WHAT?

AGAIN, WHO'S FRED?

AND I SAID, FRED WHO?

MY CLIENTS KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE NAMED FRED, CAPTAIN.

TO THEIR BEST KNOWLEDGE, NONE ARE EX-COPS.

WE DON'T LIKE COPS, EX, OR OTHERWISE.

WHAT ABOUT CONTRIBUTIONS

TO OZZIE CLEVELAND'S POLITICAL CAMPAIGN?

HEY, THE GUY WANTS TO BE MAYOR.

WHY NOT?

THEY SHOULD GET A CHANCE TO ADVANCE THEMSELVES.

WHAT DO YOU SAY WE ABOUT WRAP THIS THING UP, HUH, CAPTAIN?

I FEEL SIMPLY DREADFUL ABOUT THIS WHOLE DAMN BUSINESS.

I MEAN, OZ BEING SHOT AT?

AND, NOW, TO HAVE THIS PERFECTLY LUDICROUS ACCUSATION

BEING LEVELED AT ME.

LET ME PUT IT ANOTHER WAY,

WHAT CAN YOU LET US HAVE

ON YOUR BUSINESS PARTNERS, THE BARLETTAS?

AND THAT IS LUDICROUS, TOO, MAY I ADD.

THESE ARE FIRST-RATE GENTLEMEN.

WITH WHOM YOU HAVE MAJOR FINANCIAL DEALINGS.

WELL, THERE IS CERTAINLY NO LAW AGAINST THAT, CAPTAIN.

I AM A LEGAL INVESTOR WITH FULL FAITH AND CONFIDENCE

IN THE MONARCH THEATER PROJECT.

I HAVE TRIED MY DAMNEDEST

TO DO SOMETHING TO HELP THESE PEOPLE,

TO HELP YOUR COMMUNITY, CAPTAIN.

AND I FEEL PERFECTLY CRUCIFIED FOR IT!

MY PALMS BLEED FOR YOU, MR. LOWE.

SHOOTING, GUYS, COME WITH ME.

THAT'S THE BROTHER.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, I DON'T SEE THAT?

YOU THINK I DON'T SEE THAT?

HE HAD A PISTOL, AND HE DEMANDED

THAT I GIVE HIM BACK $750.

THESE OFFICERS KNOW WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT.

THESE ARE THE OFFICERS YOU TALKED WITH BEFORE?

YEAH.

ONE THING AT A TIME.

SO, HE THREATENED YOU WITH THE...

WE'RE IN IT NOW, BOBBY HILL, WE'RE IN IT NOW.

WE'LL TALK TO HIM FIRST BEFORE ANYBODY, UNDERSTAND?

I UNDERSTAND REAL GOOD, I UNDERSTAND REAL GOOD.

I UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING.

IT IS A WONDERFUL THING TO WIN THIS MONEY, ISN'T IT?

I AM A LUCKY MAN.

THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE BEST DAY...

THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE.

MY WINNINGS WILL PAY FOR HIS FUNERAL.

I DIDN'T TELL HER.

I HAVE TO TELL MY SISTER

THAT HER HUSBAND IS DEAD.

- WOULD YOU LIKE FOR US... - NO!

YOU HAVE DONE ENOUGH ALREADY, YES?

YES?

I THINK SO.

I THINK SO.

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HI.

HI.

ARE YOU GOING TO ASK ME TO SIT DOWN?

SIT.

DO I KNOW YOU?

- I KNOW YOU A LITTLE BIT. - FROM WHERE?

FROM THIS MORNING, I SAW YOU WIN THE JACKPOT.

YOU BECAME A COWBOY SINCE THEN.

I JUST, UH, BOUGHT THIS.

IF I'D KNOWN, I'D HAVE WORN MY COWGIRL OUTFIT.

WHO ARE YOU? WHAT'S GOING ON?

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I THINK YOU'RE TRYIN' TO PICK ME UP.

HOW AM I DOING?

PRETTY GOOD.

SEVEN OUT, LINE AWAY.

LAST COMES AND THE DO-NOTS GET PAID.

I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.

THEY'RE COMING OUT.

CRAP 11, ANY 7, 2, 3 AND 12.

THEY'RE COMING OUT ON THE FRONT LINE.

HIYA, JOEY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOIN' HERE?

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR PRISONER?

OH, CROAKED.

BELIEVE THAT?

OH, HEY, COME HERE.

I WANNA BORROW YOUR ROOM KEY.

ARE YOU SHOOTING, SIR?

NO, PASS THE DICE.

NEW SHOOTER'S COMING OUT.

YEAH, I CAN SEE WHY YOU NEED IT.

MM-MM, INCORRECTO.

LOOK, I'M NOT YOUR WARDEN.

LISTEN, DO YOU THINK YOU COULD LET ME HOLD ANOTHER HUNDRED?

CORRECTO.

GREAT, THANKS.

THANK YOU.

FIVE AT THE LINE, PLACE IS NINE.

CHANGE.

YOU TRAVEL HEAVY, MICK.

OH, NO, NO.

DIDN'T I EXPLAIN THAT TO YOU?

MM-MM.

OH.

WELL...

IT'S JUST MY BUDDIES' STUFF,

AND THEY'RE ALL DOWNSTAIRS.

THEN WE HAVE THE PLACE TO OURSELVES.

WOULD YOU LOOK AT THIS?

ISN'T THIS SOMETHIN'?

I MEAN THIS IS ELEGANT IN THE EXTREMES.

MM-HMM.

IT'S PRETTY NICE.

NOW, SHOULD WE GET COMFORTABLE?

OH, BOY.

OOH.

I'M GONNA TELL YOU SOMETHIN'.

WHAT?

I CAN'T GO TO BED WITH YOU BECAUSE I GOT A GIRLFRIEND.

I DON'T KISS AND TELL, MICK.

I KNOW.

I CAN'T.

BUT I'M GONNA TAKE CARE OF YOUR TIME.

OKAY.

OKAY, YOU GOTTA TELL ME WHAT'S RIGHT.

WELL, I GOTTA SAY 200.

OH, BOY.

OOH.

THANK YOU.

I WISH THAT YOU HAD LET ME EARN IT, MICK.

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

YOU DID.

I HAD SUCH A TERRIFIC TIME.

OH, BOY.

OOH.

YOU WANT ME TO TAKE YOUR BOOTS OFF?

WHY DON'T YA REACH AROUND AND PAT YOURSELVES

ON THE BACK, FELLAS?

OR ARE YA EXPECTIN' ME TO DO IT FOR YA?

NO, SARGE, IT JUST SEEMED LIKE THE BEST WAY, YOU KNOW?

OF COURSE, ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER,

ORDINARY POLICE WORK OBVIOUSLY WASN'T IN ORDER.

YOU HAD TO SHORTCUT THE WHOLE PROCESS.

SARGE, WE AREN'T DENYING THAT WE WERE WRONG,

BUT THERE WAS NO WAY FOR US TO KNOW THAT.

GET IT THROUGH YOUR SKULLS,

YOU'RE OUT THERE TO CATCH 'EM, THAT'S IT.

KING SOLOMONS YOU AIN'T.

WE ALREADY GOT GUYS GET PAID FOR THAT.

THEY WEAR BLACK ROBES...

LOOK, WE HAD A SITUATION, WE THOUGHT IT OVER,

WE DONE THE BEST WE COULD, OKAY?

WHY DIDN'T YOU ASK HIM IF HE'D TRADE OFF

HIS SISTER'S HUSBAND FOR MONEY STRAIGHT UP?

MAYBE WE'RE NOT BLESSED WITH A 20-20 HINDSIGHT LIKE YOU ARE.

IF YOU'RE GONNA START DISHIN' OUT YOUR OWN BRAND OF JUSTICE,

YOU BETTER MAKE DAMN WELL SURE...

REAL EASY WHEN YOU'RE SITTIN' BEHIND A DESK ALL DAY.

- YOU WASN'T THERE! - LUCKY FOR YOU I WASN'T, PAL.

'CAUSE YOU'D GET BUSTED DOWN TO SCHOOL PATROL

SO FAST YOUR EYES WOULD SPIN.

IT WAS BONEHEAD, GET IT?

NO EXCUSES, NO NOTHIN'. BONEHEAD, THE BOTH OF YOU!

WE GET A COMPLAINT FROM A CITIZEN, IT GOES TO I.A.D.,

YOUR WHOLE DAMN CAREERS COULD HANG BY A THREAD.

MAYBE IT GOES TO I.A.D. ANYWAY.

YOU SIT DOWN, YOU WRITE IT UP, YOU GET IT TO ME IN 20 MINUTES.

AND DON'T YOU EVER JUMP BACK AT ME LIKE THAT AGAIN.

I WAS OUT THERE POUNDIN' THE BEAT

WHEN YOU WERE CRAWLIN' UP YOUR MAMA'S DRAPES.

20 MINUTES.

HOW BAD?

IS HE CONSCIOUS?

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

STAY ON TOP OF BALLISTICS.

IN THE SMALL WORLD DEPARTMENT, TRY THIS ONE ON FOR SIZE.

MAN KEELS OVER WITH A CORONARY

AS HE'S ABOUT TO BOARD A PLANE FOR ST. LOUIS.

NO I.D.

JUST A TICKET AND A BAGGAGE CLAIM.

BURIED UNDER THE SHIRTS AND STUFF

IS A RECENTLY FIRED UZI.

GUN THAT KILLED TERRY SPRINGER?

WELL, THEY'RE TESTING IT, BUT I'D SAY SO.

ALSO IN THE SUITCASE

ARE A WALLET AND A PASSPORT, JERRY FUCHS.

YOU'RE KIDDING?

JERRY FUCHS?

A.K.A. FRED.

JERRY?

FRANK.

YOU BELIEVE THIS?

ONE MINUTE I'M RUNNIN' TO CATCH A PLANE,

THE NEXT THING, I'M FLAT ON MY FACE,

SUCKIN' FLOOR.

WE HAVE YOUR SUITCASE, WE HAVE YOUR WEAPON,

AND WE HAVE YOU.

FRANK, PLEASE, LISTEN TO ME.

SAVE THE EXCUSES, JERRY.

DON'T TAKE THAT TONE WITH ME.

I AIN'T THE ONLY ONE INVOLVED HERE.

WHO ELSE?

IT'S GONNA COST YA, FRANK.

YOU MAY HAVE MY TICKET, BUT YOU AIN'T GONNA PUNCH IT.

WE GOT MORE BUSINESS TO DO ON THIS

THAN YOU COULD...

POSSIBLY IMAGINE.

WHATEVER BUSINESS IT IS, CAPTAIN, IT'LL HAVE TO WAIT.

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THIS IS NOT GOING TO I.A.D.

PROBABLY THIS NUT BALL GETS HIMSELF SHOT

NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO.

BUT UNDERSTAND ONE THING,

YOU DISRESPECTED THE PROCESS.

JUDGMENT CALL, SARGE.

NOBODY'S GONNA SHUT YOU DOWN FOR A JUDGMENT CALL,

THAT'S 80% OF IT OUT THERE,

BUT YOU MAKE A JUDGMENT CALL,

YOU BETTER ASK YOURSELF ONE QUESTION,

WHAT DOES SERGEANT STAN JABLONSKI DO

IN THE SAME SITUATION?

'CAUSE I'M GONNA HOLD YOU

ACCOUNTABLE FOR IT EVERY TIME.

GOT THAT CLEAR?

- YES, SIR. - YES, SIR.

OKAY.

SO GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

UH, SARGE?

COULD WE BUY YOU A BEER?

MAYBE SOME OTHER TIME.

MICK!

WHAT ARE YOU DOIN' HERE?

WHERE'S YOUR PRISONER, MICK?

HE CROAKED.

WHO DRESSED YOU IN A COWBOY SUIT?

OH, NO.

WHAT?

OH, NO!

- WHAT? - MY MONEY'S GONE.

SHE ROBBED ME!

MICK, UH, I WOULDN'T PUT OUT ANY A.P.B.s JUST YET.

- LET'S GO. - HEY, MICK, WHAT'S GOIN' ON?

- WANT A CARD, SIR? - HE DOES NOT WANT A CARD!

YOU GOT A PROBLEM, FELLAS?

YES, WE DO, WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM.

I WANT THAT MONEY BACK.

I DON'T WANT HIM PLAYIN' THIS HAND.

BUT THE CARDS HAVE BEEN DEALT.

THIS GUY IS A THIEF.

HE'S PLAYIN' WITH STOLEN MONEY.

FOLD 'EM UP.

TAKE IT OUT OF THE CASINO, WILL YA?

GO AHEAD, EXPLAIN IT TO ME.

WELL, I DIDN'T STEAL YOUR MONEY.

YOU'RE A LIAR.

LaRUE SAID YOU WENT UPSTAIRS DEAD BROKE,

AND WHEN YOU CAME BACK DOWN, YOU WERE BETTIN' HUNDREDS.

YEAH, ALL RIGHT, I TOOK YOUR MONEY,

BUT I WAS GONNA PAY YOU BACK.

JUST GIVE ME WHAT'S LEFT.

IT'S 500 BUCKS.

500?

WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO THE REST OF IT?

THAT'S ALL THERE IS.

YOU LOST OVER $3,000?

I WAS DOWN TO 100 AND I STARTED TO COME BACK.

WILL YOU JUST LET ME KEEP PLAYIN'?

- THE HELL WITH YOU! - I'M BEGGING YOU!

GIVE ME A CHANCE TO JUST WIN IT BACK AT LEAST!

OR LOSE THE REST OF IT.

IT'S A LOUSY 500 BUCKS, MAN!

YOU KNOW HOW LONG IT TAKES ME?

IT TAKES ME TWO WEEKS TO TAKE HOME 500 LOUSY BUCKS!

HEY, MICK, MICK, COME ON!

LET ME PLAY WITH WHAT'S LEFT, MAN!

STAY AWAY FROM ME!

TAKE IT EASY, JOE.

YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF!

♪♪