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OKAY...

MOVING DAY.

NOW, UNLESS THERE ARE SOME LAST MINUTE LEGAL MANEUVERS,

THE FIRST OF FOUR BLACK FAMILIES...

THE FIRST ONES EVER...

ARE MOVING INTO THE O'NEIL HOUSING PROJECT

AT NINE A.M.

AND THE TENANTS GROUPS HAVE BEEN FIGHTING THIS TOOTH AND NAIL

EVER SINCE THE CITY TOOK OWNERSHIP,

AND, UH, THEY ARE NOT GOOD LOSERS.

WE GOT LIEUTENANT HUNTER AND THE EMERGENCY ACTION UNITS

COORDINATING WITH THE HOUSING UNITS AT THE SCENE.

NOW, BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE BACKUPS.

ITEM SIX.

NOW, THIS IS A MEMO FROM DIVISION ANNOUNCING

THE RAY AUGUSTINE SCHOLARSHIP AT MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL,

IF ANY OF YOU COULD SPARE A FEW EXTRA BUCKS.

OFFICER AUGUSTINE WAS OUT OF THE HEIGHTS.

JUST A REMINDER, HIS FUNERAL IS AT 4:00 THIS AFTERNOON

AT ALL SAINTS CEMETERY OVER ON UNION AVENUE.

ITEM SEVEN.

THIS IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF LEGAL ABORTION IN THIS STATE.

THE RIGHT TO LIFERS ARE DEMONSTRATING

IN FRONT OF THE JEFFERSON FAMILY PLANNING CLINIC,

WHICH BROUGHT THE CASE THAT THE COURT DECIDED ON.

SERGEANT BATES, OFFICERS COFFEY, HILL AND RENKO,

YOU'RE ASSIGNED.

OTHER ASSIGNMENTS, UM,

DETECTIVES LARUE AND WASHINGTON,

YOU'RE ON COURT CALL.

AGAIN?

OH, COME ON, SARGE.

DOWNTOWN AT THE MENDOZA TRIAL.

YO, JD, PITCH YOUR TENT.

LET ME FINISH, LET ME FINISH.

SIMPSON RIDES WITH JAMESON, DONAHUE WITH GREGG.

OKAY, THAT'S IT.

HEY, NO IT'S NOT, NO, IT'S NOT.

FINAL ITEM.

THE TIME, LAST NIGHT, THE PLACE, BOWLMOR LANES.

SPRING LEAGUE SHOWDOWN, THE HILL VERSUS ITS CROSSTOWN NEMESIS,

SOUTH FERRY.

IT IS CRUNCH TIME.

AND THE MAN WITH THE PLAN,

SERGEANT STAN JABLONSKI BOWLING A 300 GAME!

I AM TELLING YOU, THIS MAN RIGHT HERE WAS ON IT!

OH, THAT!

COME ON, SARGE, YOUR REACTION?

WHAT COULD I SAY?

IT'S ONCE IN A LIFETIME.

I MEAN, I WAS BOWLING SOLID ALL NIGHT,

BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN THIS GAME IS IN THE SEVENTH FRAME,

NOTHING BUT POCKET HERE,

NOTHING BUT STRIKES ON THE SCORE SHEET.

IT'S LIKE I GOT THE PLAGUE,

ALL OF A SUDDEN EVERYBODY'S LEAVING ME ALONE

OVER AT THE END OF THE BENCH.

YEAH, WE DIDN'T WANT TO JINX YA.

SECOND BALL IN THE TENTH, IT'S A BROOKLYN HIT,

FIVE PINS, SHAKIN' LIKE A HULA GIRL.

SHE DROPPED.

THAT'S WHEN I FINALLY LET MYSELF HOPE.

GOSH, I'M THINKIN',

THIS COULD BE YOUR NIGHT.

LAST BALL, I'M LIKE THIS.

MY TICKER'S DOING THE DEADBEAT TATTOO.

I ROLL, I CLOSE MY EYES...

NEXT THING I KNOW, THIS JOKER'S CARRYING ME OFF THE LANE

AND I'M KING OF THE MATCH!

THANKS!

OKAY, OKAY, THAT'S IT WITH THE SPORTS REPORT.

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

WHY WOULD THEY EVEN WANT TO MOVE INTO YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD?

THEY GOT A RIGHT TO BE THERE, RENKO.

YEAH...

GREAT GOING, SARGE.

HOUSING PROJECTS ARE LIKE GREAT OCEAN REEFS, FELLAS.

THANK YOU, LEO.

FOR MYSELF, IT'S SOMETHING INANIMATE.

WHILE WITHIN IS A DARWINIAN CARNIVAL

OF THE SOCIOLOGICALLY DEPRIVED.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'LL BE MUCH OF A PARTY TODAY, SIR.

WELL, PACK YOUR HELMETS, VALENTINE.

LOOK, YOU GOT THE NUMBER, WE'LL WAIT FOR YOUR CALL.

ALL SET?

BERNSTEIN SAID HE NEEDS US IN COURT, WHICH I GOT.

ONE CALL, WE'RE THERE IN 20 MINUTES.

JD, I THOUGHT I COULD RUN OVER SOME OF THESE SCRIPT CHANGES

WITH YOU ON THE WAY TO THE STUDIO.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, CHANGES?

LISTEN, WHAT YOU WROTE IS TERRIFIC.

BUT I TOOK THE LIBERTY OF ADDING A COUPLE OF WOMEN HERE.

YOU KNOW, A LITTLE FEMININE INTEREST.

WHY WOULD THAT BE?

"A"... WE ACTUALLY SEE THE VICTIM, GET SOME SYMPATHY GOING.

YOUR MARKET FOR THE HOME SECURITY VIDEO

IS YOUR CRIME-TERRORIZED HOUSEWIVES.

"B"... YOU GET AUDIENCE IDENTIFICATION.

THIS WAY THEY SEE THEMSELVES AT RISK.

THIS GUY IS A STONE GENIUS, NEAL.

YOUNG DEMILLE, EH?

HEY, LOOK, JD, I'LL BE IN IT, MAN,

BUT THERE AIN'T NO WAY I'M KICKIN' IN THOUSAND BUCKS.

HEY, NEAL, PASS UP MONEY LAYING IN THE STREET, GO AHEAD.

OOH, HEY, HEY, HEY, LIEUTENANT.

THOSE ARE SOME SERIOUS VINES.

THANK YOU.

MORNING!

WHOA, HE LOOKS TERRIFIC.

JERK.

GIGOLO.

WE HAVE A 9-11...

ARMED ROBBERY IN PROGRESS...

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STAN, DID YOU GET HOWARD'S UNIT DISPATCHED

TO THE O'NEIL PROJECT?

ON THE WAY... PROBLEM ALREADY?

THE FIRST TIME HE'S MOVING IN.

THERE'S NO VIOLENCE YET, BUT THAT CROWD SEEMED UNSTABLE.

WELL, WE COULD BEEF UP OUR COMPLIMENT THERE,

PULL SOMEBODY OFF THE ABORTION MILL.

JEFFERSON CLINIC?

AYE.

I THINK YOU'D WANT TO KEEP OUR PROFILE HIGH THERE TOO.

ALL RIGHT, THEN JUST DOUBLE-PASS BY THAT O'NEIL,

HOWARD WILL KEEP US POSTED.

NEW THREADS, HENRY?

IT'S A GIFT.

NICE.

IT'S A LOOK.

EXCUSE ME, SERGEANT JABLONSKI?

YOU GOT HIM.

ARTIE NEEMS, B.A.A. REGIONAL SECRETARY.

YOU ROLLED THE PERFECTO AT BOWLMOR LANE?

ALLEY NINE LAST NIGHT.

THAT WAS ME.

OKAY, YOUR 300 WAS SUBMITTED FOR SANCTION THIS MORNING.

YEAH?

I'M JUST COMING FROM THE LANES NOW.

THE PINS FROM ALLEY NINE CHECKED OUT PERFECTLY.

BUT WE'VE RUN INTO A SMALL PROBLEM WITH THE LANE DRESSING.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

I RAN THE TESTS, MR. JABLONSKI.

THE ALLEY WAS OILED TOO THICKLY DOWN THE MIDDLE.

OIL, YOU SAY.

AND OF COURSE, THE EXCESSIVE OILS CAN GROOVE THE LANE, UM...

THE BOTTOM LINE, SIR, IS WE CAN'T ALLOW YOUR 300 GAME.

WHAT'S THE REAL BOTTOM LINE?

YOU WANT A HUNDRED BUCKS TO GET IT SANCTIONED, HUH?

THE REAL BOTTOM LINE IS WHAT I JUST TOLD YOU, SIR.

I HOPE NEXT TIME WE CAN GET YOU IN THE RECORD BOOKS.

NEXT TIME?

I'VE BEEN BOWLING FOR 40 YEARS.

YOU TELL ME, WHEN'S NEXT TIME?

COULD BE TOMORROW.

COULD BE I'M NOT GONNA TAKE THIS LYING DOWN.

COULD BE I'M GOING TO APPEAL THIS DECISION.

HEY, THAT'S YOUR RIGHT, OF COURSE.

SORRY TO BE THE BEARER OF BAD TIDINGS.

YEAH, YOU LOOK ALL BROKE UP.

IT'S A QUARTER AFTER TEN.

JANE SMITH'S HUSBAND'S OUT OF TOWN.

JANE'S, JANE'S CHECKING THE HOUSE

BEFORE SHE LOOKS IN ON THE KIDS AND GOES TO BED.

NOW IT'S 2:15, FOUR HOURS LATER,

AND FOR ALL THE TROUBLE THAT THIS BURGLAR'S GONNA HAVE

COMING THROUGH THOSE LOCKS,

JANE MIGHT JUST AS WELL HAVE LEFT THE WINDOWS WIDE OPEN.

YES, THE SMITH FAMILY IS ABOUT TO GET ROBBED.

OH, DAMN!

HOLD IT, HOLD IT, HOLD IT.

WHAT'S THE MATTER, BABE?

OH, MAN!

YOU GOT A NAIL COMIN' OUT OF THE LEDGE HERE.

CAN I GET THIS FILED DOWN?

CAN I GET A LITTLE HELP HERE, PLEASE?

HOW AM I DOING?

GREAT, YOU'RE GREAT.

I'LL BE WITH YOU IN JUST A SECOND.

LARRY, WE'RE DOING THE GROUP SCENE, WE NEED LULU.

LULU, HONEY, THEY NEED YOU NEXT DOOR... TWO MINUTES.

I MUST BE WORKING WITH TONY.

JOEY, IF YOU CAN'T FIX IT, LAY A CLOTH OVER IT.

JUST MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T READ.

WHAT ARE THEY SHOOTING NEXT DOOR?

OH, IT'S ANOTHER PROJECT.

YOU KNOW, THIS PLACE IS A BEEHIVE.

LISTEN...

JOHN...

CAN I GET THAT GRAND-SKY FROM YOU NOW?

THE CREW NEEDS HALF BEFORE WE ROLL HERE.

SURE.

UH, DON'T FORGET TO GET A RECEIPT-SKY, BABE.

IT'S A GOOD THING I'M NOT SENSITIVE, NEAL.

NOTHING PERSONAL, MR. STEIN.

IT'S JUST THAT I'VE SEEN JD GO DOWN THE TUBES

ON A COUPLE OF OTHER PROJECTS, YOU KNOW?

YEAH, WELL, ON THIS PROJECT THE MAN GETS 20 CENTS

ON EVERY BUCK OF HIS INVESTMENTS OUT,

AND A DIME ON EVERY BUCK AFTER THAT.

PLUS HE'S GOT FULL ACCESS TO MY BOOKS.

NOW, COME ON, NEAL, IT'S SERIOUS.

YOU THINK I'M LOOKING TO TAKE SOMEBODY,

THAT I'M GONNA HIT ON A COP?

OKAY.

LET'S MAKE MAGIC, FOLKS.

OPEN UP THE BARN DOOR.

LIKE THE MAN SAYS, NOBODY'S RIGHT, EVERYBODY'S WRONG.

YOU'RE MIXING IN POLITICS, RENKO.

I AIN'T TALKING ABOUT THE PEOPLE HOOTIN' AND HOLLERING...

THOSE PEOPLE...

ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE AN ABORTION?

WOULD YOU READ OUR LITERATURE?

DO YOU BELIEVE THESE DEMONSTRATIONS

ARE PART OF AN ORGANIZED CAMPAIGN, DOCTOR?

YOU'RE HAPPY WITH YOUR EXTRA 50 FEET?

NOW YOU CAN GET A LITTLE CLOSER TO MAKE THESE PEOPLE MISERABLE?

LOOK, WHAT IS YOUR BUSINESS IN THE CLINIC, SIR?

I'M A DOCTOR, IS THAT BUSINESS ENOUGH?

YOU THINK YOU'RE HELPING?

SOMEDAY THEY'RE GOING TO HATE YOU

FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO THEM.

DO YOU DO THIS BECAUSE YOUR LIFE IS EMPTY?

YOU'RE NOTHING BUT AN EMOTIONAL CRIPPLE.

I DO THIS BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN THE SANCTITY OF LIFE, ALL LIFE!

WHICH IS MORE THAN I CAN SAY FOR YOU, SIR!

THIS IS WHAT YOU DO!

THIS IS WHAT YOU DO!

I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY!

I'M SORRY!

SORRY!

OH, OH!

IS SOMEONE A DOCTOR?

I'M A DOCTOR, OKAY.

- ARE YOU PREGNANT? - YES!

SHE'S HAVING CONTRACTIONS.

MAYBE WE SHOULD TAKE HER INSIDE.

WE DON'T HAVE THE FACILITIES.

I'M SORRY!

I'M SORRY!

I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY.

YOU ARE GOING AWAY, FELLA, I'M GONNA SEE THAT YOU GO AWAY.

RIGHT TO LIFE!

RIGHT TO LIFE, RIGHT TO LIFE!

RIGHT TO LIFE!

I'M NOT HAVING ANY MORE CONTRACTIONS.

I NEED TO GO HOME.

DOCTOR SAYS NOT.

YOU CAN TALK TO HIM WHEN WE GET TO THE HOSPITAL.

LOOK, MY HUSBAND'S GOING TO FIND OUT.

I DIDN'T TELL HIM.

PLEASE, HE CAN'T KNOW, HE CAN'T SEE THIS NOW.

YOU'RE ALREADY HAVING CONTRACTIONS.

I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER CHOICE RIGHT NOW.

DOMINIC GOING TO BE HOME.

LOOK, YOU WON'T BELIEVE ME RIGHT NOW,

BUT PEOPLE ARE SOMETIMES MORE UNDERSTANDING

THAN YOU THINK THEY'RE GONNA BE.

I SEE IT ALL THE TIME.

I WASN'T GONNA HAVE THE PROCEDURE.

I MEAN, THEY COULDN'T DO IT AT THE CLINIC

BECAUSE THEY SAID I WAS TOO FAR ALONG.

SO THEY WERE REFERRING ME HERE, TO THE HOSPITAL.

MERCY?

THAT'S THE ONE I'M GOING TO.

I SWEAR TO GOD, I ONLY WENT FOR INFORMATION,

AND THEN, BY THE TIME THAT I WALKED OUT

I ALREADY DECIDED NO, NO, I WASN'T.

AND THEN RIGHT AFTER THAT...

WHEN THE MAN THREW THE BLOOD.

I MEAN, IS THAT RIGHT?

GOD PUNISHES YOU JUST FOR WANTING INFORMATION?

NO.

NO, THAT... I DON'T THINK...

TAKE IT EASY, BREATHE, BREATHE...

LET'S GO, JOE.

LET'S GO.

MY WIFE'S DOC IS HEAD OF O.B. AT MERCY.

HE SAYS THAT WOMAN'S GONNA DELIVER.

SHE'S IN HER 20TH WEEK.

CHANCES ARE ABOUT ONE IN A BILLION THE KID'LL LIVE.

THEN WE SHOULD CHARGE MURDER.

THE FACTS ARE MORE LIKE INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER, JOYCE.

I DISAGREE.

THE ASSAULT ON THE DOCTOR WAS A VIOLENT FELONY.

THE ASSAILANT'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FORESEEABLE RESULTS.

IF THE CHILD DIES, IT'S MURDER.

LOOK, I'M NOT COMPETENT IN THE LEGALITIES...

CORRECT.

BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT A MURDER CHARGE

WILL PUT PRO- AND ANTI-ABORTION GROUPS OUTSIDE OF

EVERY CLINIC IN MY PRECINCT.

I WON'T HAVE A SINGLE COP AVAILABLE...

THAT'S A MANPOWER PROBLEM.

IT SHOULDN'T DETERMINE WHETHER AND HOW WE PROCESS IT.

HOW ABOUT LET'S HOPE FOR A SIMPLE ASSAULT CASE?

FOUR MONTHS FROM NOW, THE WOMAN DELIVERS A HEALTHY BABY BOY.

HMM?

GENDER BIGOT.

YOU OKAY FOR STAYING ON THIS?

YEAH.

ARE YOU SURE?

MEANING WHAT, FRANK?

THAT I HAVE PERSONAL FEELINGS

WHEN A FANATIC ASSAULTS A PREGNANT WOMAN?

I DO.

WHY DOES THAT DISQUALIFY ME FROM PROSECUTION?

IT DOESN'T.

BUT WHAT?

WELL, LISTEN TO YOURSELF.

THERE HASN'T EVEN BEEN A POLICE REPORT YET

AND YOU'RE READY TO CHARGE MURDER,

NEVER MIND THAT THE WOMAN HASN'T DELIVERED.

IF THE WOMAN DOESN'T DELIVER,

OBVIOUSLY THERE WON'T BE A MURDER CHARGE.

IF THE BABY DOESN'T DIE, OBVIOUSLY...

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE POLICE REPORTS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

I'M CHAPMAN, MR. ARDREY, YOU REQUESTED A PUBLIC DEFENDER?

YES.

WHICH MEANS I BABY-SIT 'TIL THE FIRST TEAM GETS HERE?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

PLEASE TURN TO THE RIGHT.

DON'T YOU PEOPLE HAVE ANYONE ON RETAINER?

AREN'T THERE ANY LAWYERS WITH A HOTLINE TO THE MOST HIGH?

LOOK, I'M NOT A MEMBER OF A GROUP.

I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY FOR A LAWYER.

DO I GATHER YOU'D RATHER NOT REPRESENT ME?

I'LL REPRESENT YOU.

IS THERE AN INTERROGATION ROOM AVAILABLE?

YEAH, B.

HAVE YOU HEARD HOW THAT WOMAN IS?

NO.

AS MANY TIMES AS I'VE ASKED FOR MORE POLICE...

MS. LANE, THERE WERE FOUR UNIFORMS OUTSIDE YOUR CLINIC.

AND IT WASN'T ENOUGH.

WE'VE HAD THIS DISCUSSION.

WHATEVER OUR PRESENCE,

CONFRONTATIONS ARE GOING TO OCCUR.

WHAT ARE YOU VIEWS ON ABORTION, CAPTAIN?

I BELIEVE YOU HAD APPROPRIATE PROTECTION.

YOU MAY BE DEFENDING THAT POSITION IN COURT.

PLEASE EXCUSE ME.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

I CAME DOWNSTAIRS THIS MORNING

AND SAW THE HOUSE HAD BEEN ROBBED.

OH, YOU POOR THING.

IF ONLY WE HAD CONSULTED A QUALIFIED SECURITY EXPERT.

IT'S TOO LATE FOR THE SMITH FAMILY NOW.

BUT IT'S NOT TOO LATE FOR US TO LEARN FROM THEIR MISTAKES,

FOR YOU TO MAKE YOUR HOME SAFER, YOUR FAMILY CRIME-FREE.

FIRST, LET'S GO THROUGH OUR SIX POINT SECURITY CHECKLIST.

SEE THESE LOCKS ON THE WINDOWS?

THEY'RE BETTER THAN NOTHING, BUT TO A SKILLED BURGLAR,

THESE ARE AN INVITATION TO GRAND THEFT.

WHAT ABOUT THE DOORS?

EVEN WHEN LOCKED, THE AVERAGE ENTRY SIMPLY ASKS

THE CRIMINALLY MINDED FOR TROUBLE.

IT MIGHT AS WELL SPELL "ROB ME" IN BIG, RED LETTERS.

OH, CUT, CUT, CUT.

DAMN.

SORRY, MAN, SORRY.

IT'S ALL RIGHT, JOHN, LET'S TRY IT AGAIN.

HEY, LOOKIN' GOOD, BABE, LOOKIN' GOOD.

WHERE FROM?

TICK-TOCK, LARRY.

WE NEED THE ROOM, MAN.

HEY, WE GOT IT 'TIL ONE, GIVE ME A BREAK HERE, HUH?

ALL RIGHT, JOHN, WE'RE GONNA TAKE IT FROM WHERE YOU CROSS

TO THE DOOR AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME, LET'S SEE

IF YOU CAN MAKE IT LOOK LIKE YOU'RE ACTUALLY WALKING,

'CAUSE I GOTTA BE HONEST WITH YA,

IT LOOKS A LITTLE LIKE YOU GOT A BOARD IN YOUR BACK.

GIRLS, YOU WERE FINE.

MAYBE I SHOULD TAKE IT FROM THE TOP, LARRY?

NO, NO, NO, WE'LL GO WITH WHAT WE HAVE UP TO THE CROSS.

I DON'T KNOW, I THINK I CAN DO IT BETTER.

SO COULD A CORPSE, JD, BUT WE HAVEN'T GOT THE TIME.

SORRY, SORRY, IT WAS A CHEAP SHOT.

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON OVER THERE?

ACTING... COME ON, PLACES.

YOU CAN DO IT, JD, YOU'RE DOING GREAT.

MAN, THAT ABORTION CLINIC FRACAS IS GONNA BE A REAL SET-TO, ROB,

WITH THE DOCTORS AND LAWYERS QUOTING SCRIPTURE AT EACH OTHER

FROM BOTH SIDES.

SCRIPTURE WITH A LITTLE "S".

YES, SIR, WITH A LITTLE "S".

NOW, HERE'S THE KIND OF QUESTION I CAN RELATE TO.

A SPLIT-LEVEL, TWO BEDROOM, LIVING ROOM AND DINETTE.

ENTRANCE DWELLING WITHIN THE WINTER...

FINANCIAL WAYS AND MEANS?

YES.

IT'S AN HOUR AND A QUARTER COMMUTE,

BUT YOU WILL NOT DISCOVER A TWO BEDROOM ROOM HOME

FOR 63 THOU ANY CLOSER TO...

RENKO, I NEVER HEARD YOU TALK SO MUCH ABOUT MONEY.

THERE AIN'T NOTHING WRONG WITH MONEY.

NOTHING THAT HAVING SOME WOULDN'T CURE.

LOOKEE HERE, THIS IS WHERE MY DAUGHTER'S GONNA GROW UP.

SHE'S GONNA RIDE HER BICYCLE DOWN TO THE SCHOOLYARD,

RIGHT HERE.

ALL UNITS, A DISTURBANCE AT THE O'NEIL PROJECTS,

125TH AND JEROME, GANG-RELATED.

22-02 IN RESPONSE.

WELL, WELL, WELL, IT TOOK A WHILE.

THAT BLACK FAMILY'S BEEN THERE ALMOST ONE HOUR.

IF YOU ASK ME, THEY'RE BUYING TROUBLE.

ALL RIGHT, UP AGAINST THE WALL, EVERY ONE OF YOU!

DROP YOUR WEAPONS!

GET UP AGAINST THE WALL, TURN AROUND!

GET YOUR HANDS UP THERE!

TURN AROUND!

ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE ALL UNDER ARREST.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT.

IF YOU GIVE UP THAT RIGHT...

LOOK, HE CAME AFTER US!

WE DIDN'T DO NOTHING, MAN!

I WANT YOU TO SHUT UP.

IF YOU GIVE UP THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT,

WHAT YOU SAY CAN AND WILL BE HELD AGAINST YOU

IN A COURT OF LAW.

YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?

YEAH, I UNDERSTAND!

- YOU UNDERSTAND? - YEAH!

MR. HIGHLAND, I HAVE...

I HAVE HERE IN MY HAND THE 1983 "GUIDE TO BOWLING,"

PUBLISHED BY YOUR ORGANIZATION,

OF WHICH I HAVE READ EVERY CHAPTER.

NOW, IT TELLS ME ABOUT FOUL LINES,

IT TELLS ME ABOUT ETIQUETTE,

IT TELLS ME ABOUT 48 DIFFERENT REGULATIONS,

BUT IT DOES NOT TELL ME WORD ONE

ABOUT QUANTITY OF OIL,

TYPE OF OIL... NO, NOTHING.

FOR THREE BUCKS YOU'D BE HAPPY TO SEND ME

THE OFFICIAL RULE BOOK.

THIS IS THE KIND OF RULES YOU GOT IN THERE... OIL?

WHAT... WHAT IF I BOWLED 300 ON A WEDNESDAY, DOES THAT COUNT?

WHAT IF I BOWLED 300 WITH A RED SHIRT ON, DOES IT COUNT THEN?

HUH?

NO, NO, DON'T BOTHER.

OFFICER SCHNITZ.

MRS. SRIGNOLI.

WOULD YOU BE KIND ENOUGH

TO LET LIEUTENANT GOLDBLUME KNOW I'M HERE?

CERTAINLY.

I JUST GOT HIS GUYS AROUND THE PERIMETER

AND COUNTY HOUSING HAS JURISDICTION.

EXCUSE ME, LIEUTENANT?

YEAH?

MRS. SRIGNOLI'S HERE.

YOU OKAY WITH THE O'NEIL, FRANK?

BON APPETIT, HENRY.

THANK YOU.

I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE SHE'S GOT A THING FOR MEN IN MIDLIFE CRISIS.

OR MAYBE HE'S HELPING HER WITH HER MEMOIRS.

I WAS A GANGLAND TRAMP.

WHAT YOU SAY, FAY?

NOTHING.

I HAPPEN TO BE IN LOVE WITH GINA, FAY.

LOVE?

IS THAT WHAT THEY'RE CALLING IT THESE DAYS, HENRY?

THAT'S BENEATH YOU.

MAYBE, BUT WE ALL KNOW WHAT'S BENEATH YOU.

EXCUSE ME, MS. DAVENPORT?

LEGAL CONUNDRUM DISCUSSION GROUP.

FINISH INTAKE WITH ARDREY?

MM-HMM, PRETTY INTERESTING, AS FANATICS GO.

THE GUY SAID I GAVE HIM A FEW THINGS TO THINK ABOUT.

I'VE KEPT THE ASSAULT CHARGES AND SAVED IT

FOR THIS AFTERNOON'S ARRAIGNMENT.

WE MAY AMEND.

IF THE BABY DIES.

WANT SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO?

WHAT?

THINK ABOUT, MY CLIENT'S A ZEALOT,

WHEN I ARGUE THAT THE FETUS WASN'T VIABLE.

IT HASN'T DIED YET.

NO, BUT I'M SAYING, I MEAN,

I THINK I CAN LICK YOU ON INTENT, MAYBE PROXIMATE CAUSE,

BUT I'VE GOTTA MAKE THE OTHER ARGUMENT TOO, RIGHT?

THE BABY HASN'T BREATHED WITHOUT A MACHINE SINCE IT WAS BORN.

ISN'T THAT GREAT?

HERE'S THIS GUY,

THINKS LIFE BEGINS WITH THE FIRST RANDY THOUGHT.

HIS DEFENSE IS GONNA BE THE FETUS WASN'T LIFE.

EXCUSE ME.

OF COURSE IT HAS ALL THE MODERN CONVENIENCES.

WALL TO WALL CARPETING,

HIGH CEILINGS, 24 HOUR SPA,

MASSEUSE ON CALL.

DO YOU LIKE IT, HENRY?

I'M CRAZY ABOUT IT.

OH, GOOD.

'CAUSE I HADN'T HAD TIME TO DO

A WHOLE LOT IN THE WAY OF DECORATING YET.

OH, THAT'S PERFECTLY UNDERSTANDABLE.

JUST A FEW OF THE BARE NECESSITIES.

I NEED A GURNEY IN HERE.

COULD YOU TELL US WHAT'S GOING ON?

ARE THERE CONTRACTIONS AGAIN?

YES.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ANN FLORIO?

I'M HER HUSBAND.

WHAT ARE THEY SAYING ABOUT CONTRACTIONS?

YOU'VE GOT TO TALK TO HER DOCTOR, MR. FLORIO.

WHO'S HER DOCTOR?

WE'VE NEVER BEEN TO THIS HOSPITAL BEFORE.

ANNIE!

ARE THE KIDS ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, THEY'RE ALL RIGHT.

WHAT HAPPENED?

YOU GUYS TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED?

YEAH, SHE FELL.

MR. FLORIO, UH, THEY'RE GONNA EXPLAIN THE WHOLE THING TO YOU.

HOW COULD SHE HAVE A BABY?

SHE'S ONLY FIVE MONTHS ALONG.

STAN, WHAT COULD I SAY?

A TERRIBLE SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES HERE.

HOW COULD A THING LIKE THIS HAPPEN?

DIDN'T YOU KNOW THE RULES?

HEY, STAN, MY LANE BUFFER'S 11 YEARS OLD.

I'M LUCKY HE WORKS TWO OUT OF THREE DAYS.

IT'S LIKE THIS, STAN.

THE LANES ARE A LITTLE GROOVED,

THE BALLS GET A BOOST,

PEOPLE GO OUT OF HERE FEELING TERRIFIC.

SO WHAT'S SO TERRIBLE ABOUT THAT?

YOU'RE KIDDING ME.

THEY PULLED THAT CRAP IN THE STONE AGE.

SCOTCH TAPE ON THE ALLEYS, NAILS ON THE BOARDS.

COME ON, STAN...

NO, NO, YOU COME ON.

NEVER MIND THE BOWLING FEDERATION.

I DON'T KNOW NOW WHETHER WHAT I DID WAS REAL.

HEY, YOU STILL GET YOUR FREE GAMES,

AND YOUR PICTURE'S STILL ON THE WALL OF FAME THERE,

AND THAT'S FOREVER, STAN.

- HI, TOM. - HI.

- SHOES? - YEAH, 11-1/2.

LANE SIX, LANE SIX.

THANKS.

HAVE A GOOD GAME.

LOOK AT THAT.

YOU JUST RENTED THAT KID A PAIR OF SHOES.

DID YOU SPRAY 'EM FIRST?

NO, YOU DID NOT.

I'LL BET EVERYBODY WALKS OUT OF HERE WITH ATHLETE'S FOOT.

STAN, I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL.

I'LL TELL YOU HOW I FEEL.

I FEEL LIKE GETTING MY LEAGUE TO MOVE RIGHT OUT OF HERE.

YOU'RE SPEAKING ABOUT BOWLING SHOES...

YOU'RE GOING OFF HALF-COCKED, STAN.

YEAH, HALF-COCKED?

HERE'S HALF-COCKED.

HERE IS YOUR COCKAMAMIE WALL OF FAME.

SOMEBODY OUGHT TO SHUT YOU DOWN FOR GOOD.

STAN, MAY I SAY SOMETHING?

WHAT?

I THINK YOU'RE BEING A SORE LOSER.

I'LL SHOW YOU SORE LOSER.

STAN!

AHH!

SHE DELIVERED.

I HEARD.

THEY SAID IT WEIGHS A POUND.

LEO, DISORDERLY CONDUCT

IN THE VICINITY OF THE O'NEIL PROJECTS.

NAME?

DEAN JOHNSON.

LOOK, WHERE'S MY LAWYER?

ADDRESS.

25-45 EDGEWATER AVENUE.

MR. JOHNSON'S GOT AN ATTITUDE PROBLEM HERE, LEO.

CAPTAIN.

MOVE THEM INTO INTERROGATION.

YOU HEARD THE MAN, MOVE IT, BOYS.

WHAT'S THE SCAM, FURILLO?

I JUST WANT A COUPLE MINUTES OF YOUR TIME

AND I THINK WE'LL LET YOU GO.

OH, SO WE CAN WALK.

THAT'S THE IDEA,

PROVIDED YOU WALK AWAY FROM THE SITUATION

AT THE HOUSING PROJECT.

THE BLACKS GOT NO BUSINESS...

YOU GOT PEOPLE THAT NEED PROTECTION.

YOUR PEOPLE SHOULD LIVE WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO LIVE!

SIT DOWN.

IT'S A MESS.

WHATEVER IT IS, IT'S GONNA BE WITHOUT YOU.

I WANT WORD OUT, AND YOU'RE GONNA BE MY MESSENGERS.

THOSE PROJECTS ARE DMZ, OFF-LIMITS.

MY COPS SEE GANG COLORS, IT'S AN AUTOMATIC BUST,

IS THAT UNDERSTOOD?

LOOK, CAN WE GO?

YOU CAN GO.

GET UP.

GET UP, GET OUT OF HERE.

GET UP.

I WANT YOU ON OVERTIME AT THOSE PROJECTS TONIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

ANDY?

YEAH, CAPTAIN, I HEARD THE WOMAN HAD HER BABY.

IS SHE GONNA MAKE IT?

VERY CRITICAL, IT'S ON LIFE SUPPORT.

HOW'D IT GO?

GIVE ME MY CLIPBOARD.

ANY LUCK?

THE GUY DOESN'T DESERVE MY GRIEF, HE'S A BUM.

YOU COULD COMPLAIN TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU.

I SHOULD'VE TAKEN AN AXE AND CHOPPED UP HIS LOUSY LANE NINE,

THAT'S WHAT I SHOULD'VE DONE.

I'M SICK, I DON'T EVEN WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.

JD, YOU GOT A SECOND?

MY MAN LARRY.

HEY... IS THAT WHAT I THINK IT IS?

YES AND NO.

YES, THIS IS OUR PRODUCT, BUT NO...

MY FEELING IS, AFTER VIEWING THE FIRST ASSEMBLAGE,

THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE

THE HIGH-IMPACT COMMERCIAL PROPERTY WE WERE HOPING FOR.

- NO? - NO.

AND I'M TALKING BY A CONSIDERABLE MARGIN.

THIS IS NOT "BIRTH OF A NATION".

I'M DISAPPOINTED.

THAT'S THE NATURE OF THE BEAST, FELLAS.

THAT'S WHY ANY PRODUCER WORTH HIS SALT IN THIS BUSINESS

ALWAYS HAS HIS CONTINGENCIES.

NOW, I BELIEVE THAT OUR INVESTMENT IN THIS PIECE OF WORK

IS ABSOLUTELY SALVAGEABLE.

HOW SO?

OKAY.

WE GO BACK IN, WE SHOOT SOME ADDITIONAL SCENES

AROUND THE ORIGINAL MATERIAL,

RESHAPE THE CONCEPT FOR A TOTALLY DIFFERENT AUDIENCE.

WHICH ONE?

GROWN UPS.

PEOPLE WHO, THEY SEE PEOPLE IN LOVE,

DON'T MIND SEEING THEM EXPRESS IT WITH EACH OTHER.

YOU MEAN...

LOOK, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR PERSONAL FEELINGS ARE,

BUT THIS IS STRICTLY FIRST AMENDMENT, CHAPTER AND VERSE.

PERFECTLY LEGAL.

YOU WANT ME TO BE IN SEX SCENES?

ONLY IF YOU'RE AGREEABLE.

ONLY FOR PURPOSES OF CONTINUITY.

BABY, ARE YOU CRAZY?

YOU'RE NOT TALKING TO A PRUDE HERE, LARRY, OKAY?

BUT IF SOMEONE FROM DIVISION GETS WHIFF OF THIS,

MY CAREER IS OVER.

LISTEN, THESE FILMS ARE ABSOLUTELY LEGAL.

PLUS, WHAT WOULD A GUY FROM DIVISION SAY

HE WAS DOING IN THE THEATER?

GOT A GOOD POINT.

HERE COMES THE TRAIN...

HERE COMES THE COLLISION.

NO, WAIT A MINUTE, NEAL, WAIT A MINUTE.

YOU, UH, YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT LULU WOULD GO ALONG WITH THIS?

HEY, THE WOMAN'S A PROFESSIONAL.

LOOK, WE GOT ALL THE ELEMENTS.

THE HUSBAND'S OUT OF TOWN, BURGLAR GETS IN,

SECURITY GUARD COMES BY,

HER GIRLFRIEND DROPS IN...

NATURE TAKES ITS COURSE.

I'M OUT, BABE.

DON'T DO IT.

COULD I, UH, COULD I SEE WHAT WE GOT TO THIS POINT, LARRY?

TAKE IT, LOOK.

SO I COULD MAKE A MORE INFORMED DECISION.

PLEASE, WE'RE PARTNERS.

I WANT YOUR INPUT.

RIGHT.

NURSE HARRIS TO TRIAGE.

NURSE HARRIS TO TRIAGE.

YOUR WIFE'S SLEEPING.

YOU BELIEVE A WOMAN DOES SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

THIS...

THIS IS ME BEING OUT OF WORK.

ME NOT BEING ABLE TO PUT THE BREAD ON THE TABLE.

HEY, COME ON.

NO WAY SHE DOES IT OTHERWISE.

NO WAY SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS.

LOOK, WHY DON'T YOU JUST TAKE IT EASY, MR. FLORIO?

I'M SAYING THAT'S WHY IT HAPPENED.

I'VE GOT TOO MANY RESPONSIBILITIES.

THERE'S NO WAY THE KID'S GONNA MAKE IT.

BELIEVE ME, THERE'S NO WAY.

HE'S TOO LITTLE, HE DON'T HAVE THE MATURITY.

I HEARD THE DOC SAY YOU NEVER KNOW.

YEAH, LET THEM TALK.

LET THEM TALK AND YOU LOOK INTO THEIR EYES.

SEE, LOOK AT THAT.

MY BABY'S THIS BIG.

THE NEXT SMALLEST BABY'S THIS BIG.

THERE'S NO WAY.

TOO SMALL.

MY BABY'S TOO SMALL.

CODE BLUE...

STAFF, CODE BLUE.

FLATLINE, DOCTOR.

LET'S GET AN I.V.

SEE, THERE...

THERE, HE'S GONE.

MY BABY'S GONE.

HE'S GONE.

MRS. FLORIO.

I WANTED TO THANK YOU AND THE OTHER OFFICER.

I'M SORRY ABOUT YOUR LOSS.

WE CAN DO THIS ANOTHER TIME...

I WANTED A STATEMENT.

I HADN'T DECIDED TO HAVE THAT OPERATION.

THIS IS ABOUT HOW YOU FELL, IN CASE SOMEONE IS CHARGED.

I THINK WE SHOULD JUST DO THIS ANOTHER TIME.

WOULD IT BE A CRIME IF I HAD?

HE HASN'T WORKED IN FOUR AND A HALF MONTHS,

WE'RE GONNA LOSE OUR HOUSE...

OUR LAST ONE WAS SPECIAL, SHE'S, UH...

LEARNING DISABLED.

I WAS JUST SO TIRED.

I WAS SO TIRED THAT I DIDN'T THINK I HAD THE STRENGTH.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE AN ABORTION.

AND EVEN IF YOU DID, THAT'S YOUR CHOICE.

YOU DON'T... YOU FORGIVE YOURSELF, MRS. FLORIO.

NOBODY GETS TO SIT IN JUDGMENT ON YOU.

HEY, I HAD HIM BAPTIZED.

GOT HIM...

IT'S OKAY, ANNIE, I SWEAR TO GOD I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU.

IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT, I'LL TAKE OF YOU.

I SWEAR I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU.

HI.

HI, HENRY.

WHERE'S THE DIVINE MISS S?

OKAY, FAY, TIME OUT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOU,

BUT THE LAST TIME I CHECKED,

I THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA BE FRIENDS.

WE WERE... WE WILL BE.

LISTEN, I WISH YOU NOTHING BUT HAPPINESS.

YOU'RE GONNA BEGRUDGE ME, EVEN THAT MUCH.

OKAY, SO MAYBE I'M A LITTLE JEALOUS.

I CAN'T LET THAT BE MY PROBLEM, FAY.

THE FACT IS, FOR ONCE I AM HAPPY.

DON'T KNOCK IT 'TIL YOU'VE TRIED IT.

HARRY!

HOW ABOUT YOU AND ME GOING OUT AND GETTING MALTED AFTER WORK?

A MALTED?

A DRINK?

OKAY.

GREAT!

JD, WHAT'S UP?

THAT BAD, HUH, MAN?

B-MINUS, C-PLUS.

MAYBE A D.

MAYBE AN F.

MAYBE I'M GONNA TAKE POISON.

YOU WANTED TO SEE ME, MR. ARDREY?

ARE YOU THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY?

ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY, YES.

I WAS TOLD THAT THE BABY DIED.

YES, IT DID.

MY LAWYER SAID WE'LL DENY

THE BABY WAS ALIVE AT THIS HEARING,

I DON'T WANT THAT.

IT'S AN ARRAIGNMENT.

YOU ENTER YOUR PLEA, YOU DON'T MAKE YOUR...

I DON'T WANT THIS MADE INTO A GAME.

I DON'T WANT THE TRUTH TWISTED OUT OF THIS.

I'M STANDING HERE WITH A VOICE INSIDE MY HEAD,

SCREAMING THAT EVERY GOOD I EVER DID TURNED INTO EVIL.

GREAT LIFE-DEFENDER,

NOT EVEN MARRIED, NOT EVEN KIDS OF HIS OWN.

CAN'T EVEN MEET ANYBODY'S EYES.

MAYBE IF I COULD MEET SOMEBODY'S EYES,

MAYBE I WOULD'VE SEEN WHAT WAS COMING UP THE STAIRS

AND MAYBE I WOULDN'T HAVE PLACED SOMEBODY

WHO DIDN'T EVEN MEAN TO...

I MUST STILL THAT VOICE.

THAT'S THE VOICE OF DISTORTION, OF...

DESPAIR.

I NEED TO MAKE SENSE OF THIS.

WHAT I NEED... I NEED TO MAKE MYSELF UNDERSTOOD.

LOOK, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WANT WITH ME.

I'LL PLEAD GUILTY.

PARDON?

I'LL PLEAD GUILTY.

IF THE BABY'S DEAD, I'LL PLEAD GUILTY.

MR. ARDREY, WHETHER YOU REALIZE IT OR NOT,

WE'RE IN AN ADVERSARIAL RELATIONSHIP.

I DON'T THINK THIS CONVERSATION SHOULD GO ANY FURTHER

WITHOUT YOUR LAWYER BEING PRESENT.

PLEASE TALK TO ME LIKE A HUMAN BEING.

I AM, I AM TELLING YOU IT'S NOT RESPONSIBLE OF ME

TO LET YOU SAY ANY MORE UNTIL YOUR LAWYER'S HERE.

OKAY.

OKAY, NEVER MIND.

FINE.

NO OUTBURSTS,

NO PARTISAN EXPRESSIONS OF ANY SORT

OR THE COURT WILL BE CLEARED.

MR. ARDREY.

YOU ARE CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF FELONIOUS ASSAULT

AND ONE COUNT OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND THESE CHARGES?

I DO, YOUR HONOR.

DO YOU WISH TO ENTER A PLEA?

GUILTY, YOUR HONOR, WITH EXPLANATION.

HOLD IT, YOUR HONOR, JUST HOLD THE PHONE.

BE QUIET, MS. CHAPMAN.

I'VE DECIDED THIS IS HOW I WANT TO PLEAD.

YOUR HONOR, MAY I SPEAK?

YOU MAY ENTER PLEA.

NOW, IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT TO DO?

IF I CAN EXPLAIN AFTERWARDS.

NO, NO, NOT AT THIS HEARING.

SUBSEQUENTLY, YOU MAY.

GUILTY.

GUILTY AS TO ALL THREE COUNTS?

YES, SIR.

I DON'T BELIEVE MY CLIENT

UNDERSTANDS THE ACTION, YOUR HONOR.

PLEASE DON'T SPEAK FOR ME... DON'T TALK LAW.

WELL, YOU SEE, THIS IS A COURT OF LAW, MR. ARDREY,

DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT BY ENTERING THESE PLEAS

YOU'RE GOING TO GO TO JAIL?

I'M PERFECTLY WILLING TO ACCEPT PUNISHMENT,

SO LONG AS MY INTENTIONS CAN BE UNDERSTOOD.

YOUR HONOR...

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, DAMN IT!

INNOCENCE OR GUILT MAY TURN ON INTENTION, MR. ARDREY.

I DON'T WANT YOU PLEADING GUILTY...

I DIDN'T INTEND TO HURT THAT WOMAN OR HER BABY.

REQUEST PLEASE BE WITHDRAWN

AS TO THESE TWO CHARGES, YOUR HONOR.

I AM ENTERING NOT GUILTY PLEAS ON ALL THREE COUNTS.

WAIT!

NOW, YOU CAN CHANGE THEM AT A SUBSEQUENT HEARING.

THE COURT IS NOT SATISFIED PLEAS AT THIS TIME WOULD BE INFORMED.

THIS IS WHAT I DID.

I GOT ANGRY AND I THREW THE BLOOD.

AND THEN I GOT ANGRIER AND I TRIED TO HIT THE DOCTOR,

AND MY SIGN HIT THE WOMAN,

AND SHE FELL.

AND BECAUSE OF THAT,

BECAUSE OF WHAT I DID,

SHE HAD A PREMATURE BABY THAT COULDN'T LIVE.

ALL RIGHT.

ARRAIGNED WITHOUT PLEA.

RELEASED ON RECOGNIZANCE.

IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN WHAT COURT YOU'RE ANSWERABLE TO, SIR.

ALL RIGHT, THAT'S A RECESS.

EXCUSE ME, WHAT'S TO BE DONE...

I AM CERTAIN WITH FURTHER REFLECTION,

MR. ARDREY WILL RECONSIDER.

AT WHICH POINT YOU INTEND TO ARGUE

NON-VIABILITY OF THE FETUS AS A DEFENSE?

AMONG THE DEFENSES, YES.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE IRONY OF A PRO-LIFE ADVOCATE

DEFENDING HIMSELF BY DENYING A FETUS' HUMANITY?

NO COMMENT.

EXCUSE ME, ATTORNEY CHAPMAN, I'D LIKE TO TALK WITH YOU.

WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?

I HAPPEN TO KNOW THE CLIENT

SPECIFICALLY OPPOSED YOU USING THAT ARGUMENT.

OH, AND HOW DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW THAT?

BECAUSE HE TOLD ME.

I HATE THAT MAN'S POSITION,

BUT HE DESERVES EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE DEPRIVING HIM OF.

HIS CONSISTENCY AND HIS SINCERITY...

LOOK, I'M HIS LAWYER.

AND THE TIME MAY COME FOR YOU TO MAKE THAT DEFENSE.

TROTTING IT OUT TO THE MEDIA IS PERVERSE,

AND YOU'RE DOING IT TO EMBARRASS HIM.

LOOK, I DON'T NEED YOUR LECTURES, OKAY?

SO, WE'RE IN AGREEMENT ABOUT THIS FROM A QUALITY STANDPOINT?

LARRY, I'M SICK ABOUT IT.

HEY, THAT'S SHOW BIZ, BABE.

ALL THE INGREDIENTS WERE THERE.

SOMETIMES YOUR SOUFFLÉ RISES, SOMETIMES YOU KNOW,

YOU GOT A TOTAL COLLAPSE

AND THERE'S MUCK ALL OVER THE OVEN.

YEAH, TWO GRAND WORTH.

SO LET ME ASK YOU THIS.

HAVE YOU GIVEN ANY THOUGHT TO PLAN B?

OH, I'M THINKING ABOUT IT.

OKAY, BEFORE YOU MAKE UP YOUR MIND,

I'VE GOT THESE SCENES WRITTEN,

I'M GONNA LEAVE YOU BEAUTIFUL INDIVIDUALS HERE,

TALK IT OVER, WHATEVER YOU WANT.

REHEARSE, IMPROVISE, ONLY NOT TOO MUCH,

'CAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO LEAVE YOUR GAME IN THE DRESSING ROOM,

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

UH...

WE DON'T HAVE TOO MANY LINES HERE, LARRY.

WHAT'S TO SAY?

THESE SCENES DO NOT FURTHER THE STORY, JD.

WHEN I SAY "ACTION," THIS IS THE KEY WORD, OKAY?

I'M RIGHT NEXT DOOR.

YOU LOOK OUT FOR OUR GUY, LULU.

- HI. - HI.

I, UH...

GUESS THE CREW AND EVERYONE IN HERE'S STANDING...

DURING.

MM-HMM.

YOU NERVOUS, SWEETIE?

COME ON.

LISTEN, I WAS NERVOUS MY FIRST TIME TOO.

WITH ONE OF THESE MULTIPLE PERSON SCENARIOS,

MUST'VE BEEN 35 PEOPLE OR MORE.

ALL TOGETHER, IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

BUT YOU KNOW, AFTER A WHILE, YOU JUST REALIZE...

HEY, WE'RE ALL HUMAN.

I DON'T KNOW, LULU.

YOU'RE AMONG FRIENDS.

WE ALL WANT YOU TO DO WELL.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS A VERY NON-JUDGMENTAL ENVIRONMENT.

IT'S JUST ACTING, RIGHT?

THAT'S RIGHT, JOHN.

AND ACTING IS BELIEVING.

NOW, WHAT WE NEED TO DO FIRST,

WE NEED TO HAVE A CLEAR IDEA OF WHAT IT IS WE'RE WORKING WITH.

YOU... AND ME, BOTH.

HUH.

I LIKE THIS ARDREY FELLA.

FIRST PERP IN A MONTH.

ALL HE WANTS TO DO IS PLEAD GUILTY,

NO DEALS, NO HASSLES, JUST LET ME DO MY BIT.

AND THEY AIN'T GONNA LET HIM.

IT'S MORE COMPLICATED THAN THAT, RENKO.

HEY, LISTEN, I'M ON THE GUY'S SIDE, IF I'M AT A DEAD END.

INSTEAD OF HAVING THAT THERE ABORTION, I'M A HAPPY MAN.

I'M A HAPPY MAN.

RENKO, WHAT DID YOU MEAN BEFORE, SAYING

THAT THIS BLACK FAMILY THAT JUST MOVED IN HERE

WAS JUST BUYING TROUBLE?

I MEANT THAT ANY FATHER IN HIS RIGHT MIND

WOULDN'T MOVE HIS FAMILY INTO THIS KIND OF SITUATION.

SOME FATHERS WANT TO MAKE THINGS BETTER FOR THEIR CHILDREN.

I HAPPEN TO BE ONE OF THOSE FATHERS,

AND YOU DON'T GET NOWHERE BUTTIN' YOUR HEAD

AGAINST THE STATUS QUO VALUES OF THE COMMUNITY.

STATUS QUO?

THEN THE STATUS QUO NEVER CHANGES.

LET SOMEBODY ELSE CHANGE IT, OKAY?

WHAT ARE YOU GETTING SO WORKED UP ABOUT?

YOU JUST SOUNDED PRETTY SELFISH, RENKO.

IT'S LIKE THERE'S A SIGN IN YOUR VOICE...

YOU SAY SELFISH AND I SAY REALISTIC.

AND YOU SAY REALISTIC AND I SAY REDNECK.

WHAT YOU CALL ME REDNECK FOR, MAN?

THE COURTYARD, MAN.

WHERE THE HELL DO YOU GET OFF CALLING ME A REDNECK

WHEN I'M TRYING TO STAND UP FOR MY OWN VALUES?

COME ON!

I'LL BE THERE!

I'LL TAKE THE ALLEY!

OH, OH!

SETTLE BACK DOWN... WHAT HAPPENED?

I GOT ROBBED, COMING FROM THE LAUNDRY MACHINES.

WHITE BOY.

DID YOU SEE WHERE HE WENT?

DOWNSTAIRS.

WILL YOU BE ALL RIGHT?

UH, YEAH.

TELL MY PARTNER.

YOU GOTTA COME BACK WITH US SO WE CAN GET YOU FIXED UP.

I'M ALL RIGHT.

REGULATIONS, YOU MAY HAVE A CONCUSSION.

I'LL MAKE IT OVER ON MY OWN.

EXCUSE US A MINUTE?

WE'RE DONE FOR NOW.

PROBABLY HAVE MORE IN THE MORNING.

YOU AND ME, RENKO, OVER THERE.

HOW YOU FEELING?

FEEL ALL RIGHT?

HEAR YOU GOT A CONCUSSION OR SOMETHING.

WHERE WERE YOU?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

WHERE IN THE HELL WERE YOU?

I GOT THERE.

DON'T YOU TELL ME THAT.

I HAD TO SEE IF THE OLD MAN WAS ALL RIGHT AND I COULDN'T...

DON'T YOU INSULT ME, RENKO.

LOOK, IF I WAS LATE, I'M SORRY, IT TURNED OUT ALL RIGHT.

I KILLED A KID!

I'M SORRY, BOBBY.

SORRY AIN'T GOOD ENOUGH, RENKO.

NOT FOR A PARTNER.

WHAT THE HELL?

IT'S NOT LIFE OR DEATH, IT'S...

IT'S A LOUSY TEN FRAMES OF BOWLING, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD.

BOWLING FEDERATION, SCHMOLING FEDERATION.

SO WHAT IF IT'S NOT SANCTIONED?

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID.

SOMETHING YOU DREAM ABOUT, THOUGH.

IT'S ALL LIKE THAT.

HITTING A RHYTHM LIKE THAT.

YOU KNOW, I ACTUALLY HAVE HAD DREAMS ABOUT IT.

OH, YOU WERE ON.

I WAS, WASN'T I?

YOU WERE PERFECT.

ONCE IN A LIFETIME, YOU KNOW.

MR. 300.

THAT THEY CAN'T TAKE AWAY FROM YOU.

THEY HAVEN'T.

THEY WON'T.

I GOTTA GO RELIEVE MYSELF.

PRETEND IT'S THE GUY FROM THE BOWLING FEDERATION.

YOU SIT THERE, YOU LISTEN TO PEOPLE SAYING THAT IT'S...

IT'S THIS TO DO IT, AND THAT...

YOU KNOW 50 TIMES BETTER THAN THEM.

WHAT IT MEANS, YOU KNOW WHAT'S GROWING INSIDE YOU.

AND THEY'RE GONNA TELL YOU WHAT IT MEANS?

YOU GOTTA LISTEN TO 80 DIFFERENT PEOPLE,

AND NONE OF THEM KNOWS

THE FEELING YOU GOT IN YOUR BELLY.

THEY CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT IT MEANS.

YOU KNOW WHAT IT MEANS.

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT'S GONE.

AND YOU GOTTA FORGIVE YOURSELF.

AND YOU FORGIVE YOURSELF BECAUSE YOU GOTTA GO ON.

AND...

THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT.

TERRIFIED ME.

I LISTENED TO HER MAKING ARGUMENTS

LIKE SOME BRITTLE INTELLECTUAL GAME.

I DIDN'T LIKE HER FROM THE DAY I MET HER HERE.

BUT SHE HAD A BIG PAIR OF SHOES TO FILL.

ARE YOU SAYING I HAVE BIG FEET, FURILLO?

HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH YOU TODAY

IS LIKE PICNICKING ON A MINEFIELD.

YOU WERE RIGHT BEFORE, FRANK.

WHEN?

IN YOUR OFFICE.

WHEN YOU SAID I WAS ACTING OUT OF ANGER.

I DIDN'T GET LESS ANGRY AS THE DAY WENT ON...

AND I SAW THAT MAN IN HIS CELL,

LONELY AND TORMENTED.

AND I DON'T THINK...

SUFFERING ANY LESS OR REGRETTING ANY LESS,

AND THAT POOR WOMAN AND HER FAMILY,

I STARTED WONDERING WHETHER THE LAW COULD TAKE IN

WHAT WAS HAPPENING,

WHERE AN OUTSIDER COULD REALLY UNDERSTAND.

WHEN I WAS A BEAT COP AND HAD TO WATCH A PERSON DIE,

THERE ALWAYS CAME A POINT, YOU COULD SEE IT IN THEIR EYES,

WHEN YOU WEREN'T PART OF IT ANYMORE.

BUT YOU WERE WHAT YOU COULD DO.

IT WAS THEIR OWN TERRIBLE, SOLITARY MOMENT.

BUT YOU WERE THERE.

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

REALIZE IT WASN'T YOUR MOMENT.

TRY NOT TO DISTURB IT OR INTRUDE ON IT,

THEN GO HOME AND BE GLAD SOMEBODY WAS WAITING FOR YOU.

AND LOVED YOU.

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