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Watch me. Look, I can fly. Watch.

I'll never come down. I'll just... Watch me. I can fly.

Look, everybody.

Look.

I can be like a butterfly in the wind.

4 Adam 30. 4 Adam 30. Female student on a rooftop at Valley High School.

Possible suicide attempt in progress.

Does anybody know her? Her name's Sidney.

Sidney Palmer.

I think it's true.

help us, Cindy. Come here. Give me your hand.

Just a moment, Cindy.

I don't want you to fall. Cindy, believe in me.

I can do this.

I can fly. Cindy, let me help you. Why don't you believe in me?

I can float. I can fly. Give me your hand. I don't want you to fall. I can't

fall. Come on, Cindy. Take his hand. Be a good girl. Come on. I can do this. I

can fly. Cindy, listen to me talk, Cindy. Don't get excited.

I believe in you, Cindy. Your dad has always believed in you. No!

wouldn't tell me anything.

Could be they're just afraid, don't want to get involved.

And while they're not getting involved, another kid like Cindy is buying a

ticket to hell, becoming another scrambled mind with a question mark for

future. Every chance I get, I'm going to come down on us, come to deal with this

poison. Hit them hard.

Make it hurt.

Mexico sugar, babe.

The bayou you're gonna meet in this all spelled Mexico.

You keep stealing that stuff from Tootie and selling it to high schools, we

won't never get to Mexico. You're always wanting. Well, you just gotta put up

with the getting, too.

Hey, you're looking mighty pretty today, Sue Ann.

Thank you, Tootie.

How'd it go, Kenny boy?

The man was there with ten gallons of PCP, just like before.

Made the transfer and come straight on in. Good.

You sure nobody found it, eh?

Isn't that why I'm so valuable to you? I mean, there is nobody who can follow me

when I decide to get it on. Except your Uncle Tootie.

Right.

And don't you forget it.

Yes, sir.

You'll be testing it for purity.

I assume it's all there because it would be very dumb.

Very dangerous for somebody.

Everyone.

Good, Stacy.

You got Romano by a full quarter second.

Ah, how about that, Romano?

Yeah, well, I have a good excuse. Oh, I bet. I do.

I was out half the night with Erlene. That would sap any man's strength.

Erlene Harris?

Not a real man, Romano.

You haven't been out with Erlene Harris.

How about that? A full quarter second.

Read it and weep. I got a full second off the record.

Think Hooker will be able to stand it when Romano and I team up on the tandem?

You're kidding.

Tandem's my specialty.

Tandem's the one event the Academy has never won in the Police Olympian Trials.

And so far, you and I have the best time.

What do you say now, Macho Man? Do we make a team, or is your ego going to

us out?

Look, Sheridan, where I come from, winning is what counts.

If you're the best one for the team, then that's all right.

Hey, great, Vince.

Now all you have to do is tell Hooker there's a new team and that he's been

replaced.

Wait a second. I think I've been had.

Tandem is Hooker's favorite event, isn't it?

But winning is what counts, Romano. Or was that an echo I heard? No, you're

right.

I'll just have to lay it out to him.

Nothing personal.

Pride of the Academy Precinct and all that stuff.

Gotta go.

Hey, good luck with Sherman Hooker. Taking the day off?

I'm going under.

And this is a heavy one.

I'm gonna do a PCP dope deal with the narcs.

Dope deal?

What are you keeping secret from me, pal?

They used me as a fresh face and had one of their informants duke me into this

girl last night.

She says she has a multi -ounce connection.

I'm going to make the buy through her.

I can't believe it.

You're on probation or like other.

I guess some of us have it, some of us don't.

Hey, keep it under, huh?

You know how it is.

My big chance.

How was your time with the Biker on this morning?

Second and a half on the last year's record.

That's not good enough.

Why not?

My sources say that the 17th's team is cooking well below that. My team has got

to be better.

No, it will be, Hooker.

I guarantee it. There's no exclusive on the front seat, you know.

Best man sits there.

Does that go for the back seat, too? You got it.

That's what I like about you, Hooker. Always confident.

Last year, I had a $100 bet with the Sally of the 17th. I lost. I'm not

out for my health, you know.

This body may be beyond salvation, but that race is going to be mine.

Think we'll take a run by Casey's Bar.

See if Eli is holding up a wall.

Eli? A two -bit pusher who walks the fringe.

If I squeeze him hard enough, maybe he'll tell us something about PCP in the

neighborhood.

Take the back, Romano.

Eli has a habit of rabbiting at the first sight of dark blue.

What's the rush?

Late for a date, Eli.

Thank you, Officer Romano.

Won't you join me, Eli?

You know the routine.

Clean, Hawker.

Aspirins, Eli? You got a headache?

What?

What do you want, Hawker?

I don't do... I don't do horse.

How about anger dust? You do angel dust? Get out of here. That stuff will

destroy you.

That's right, friend. That's why I want information.

It's on the streets.

It's in schools.

I want the first rung of the ladder, Eli, so I can climb it all the way to

top. Why you got any information, Hawkeye?

Will you listen to me, friend?

There's a 14 -year -old girl lying in the hospital.

Her brain's fried with angel dust.

I looked into her eyes. She reminded me of my own daughter.

When I think of that girl, what she's going through, lying there like a zombie

with needles pushed through her nose into her throat, I get very angry, Eli.

And when I get angry,

Those dirtbags who sell this poison to young kids have been watching.

Look, I ain't selling, I swear.

The man is asking for information, Eli.

Nothing but jive on dust, man.

Then I'll take jive until they come up with something else.

All right.

Street talk.

On the harbor.

She's just grown. She's looking for dust customers.

Names. I want names, Eli.

I've got any names. How can I tell you if I did? I swear.

And then a description.

Didn't ask.

Then ask.

I want some meat on the bones you just gave me.

You got it?

I got it.

Look, would you relax? You're making me nervous.

Well, I've been through it, buddy.

Last time some dude was late on me, the deal went sour.

The setup.

Backup unit isn't here yet.

We better call a district radio car. I don't want to blow this one.

I'll call Hooker on 4 Adam 30.

He might enjoy getting back in the dope business.

Yeah.

4 Adam 30.

4 Adam 30.

This is 4Y25.

4 -Y -24, this is 4 -Adam -30.

What's going down, Supernark?

Welcome, Hooker. Nice to hear your voice.

The buy is waiting at the bus stop, southeast corner of Grandview and Mason.

Tune in on tack one.

It's not going to be long. You're so jittery.

I'm not jittery.

It's dragging on too long, is all.

Wait a minute. I know that voice.

That's Tom Clemens.

He won't be long. I can always count on him. You're going to be counting alone

in about one minute if he doesn't show. Just take it easy. This is the best dust

anybody can put their hands on. Believe me.

Yeah. When I see you, then I'll believe.

Tom Clemens.

Clemens?

What's he doing on an undercover dope battle?

He told me he had a gig with the Narcs.

I thought that wasn't done, Hooker. He's a rookie.

It's not, usually.

That's the connection.

How do you know?

The signal, hands to hair.

I used to work in ARC, remember?

You got the bread?

As soon as I see the duck.

Get in.

We drive and do it.

That wasn't the deal, man.

That's the way it is.

You ride and we don't do business.

Back off, Tommy boy, back off. Con them out of their pants.

Let's go.

I wish he hadn't gotten into that car.

We got some backup, Junior.

Sixteen's up during the party.

Okay, man. Let's see the dome.

Man, your head's shaking like a leaf.

Well, hold still. You're going to spill it.

What the hell?

Hey, let go of my arm. You're wired.

What are we going to do?

Give it up, man. You're busted.

You've busted up that hooker. You need help fast. I'll get an ambulance.

Four out of thirty.

Get an ambulance, too.

Thanks from Colfax. We have an officer hurt real bad.

Take it easy, Tom.

You're gonna be okay.

You're gonna be fine.

We're not sure.

Rookie.

What are we?

Meat for your table?

Numbers to make your arrest records look good?

Romano, let it alone.

Romano. We're sorry about the rookie.

The rookie's name is Clemens.

Tom Clemens. And sorry isn't good enough.

I thought rookies weren't supposed to be involved in this kind of stuff.

Hooker, you were the one who told me not to be so anxious about getting involved

in undercover work.

You tell me this is right.

You tell me this is the way it's supposed to be.

It's the way it is, Junior.

Well, it stinks.

In fact, this makes perfect.

If I'm misused, maybe I'll at least be able to protect myself.

Come on, Romano.

Soapbox doesn't become you.

Oh, how am I supposed to feel, Hooker?

Suddenly, everything you've said isn't the way it is anymore.

Romano.

Reality also creeps in.

Come on, Hooker.

Tom Clemens was thrown out of a car he never should have been in in the first

place. Even you said he shouldn't have been there. Well, he was.

Because he's a cop and there was a job to be done.

Dope to be taken off the streets.

No help.

No personnel.

And no new faces to do it.

So the narcs made a call.

And with all the limitations and budget cuts and lack of support...

They reached down and found the best man they could under the circumstances.

Because the dope is out there.

The Cindy Palmers are flying off of buildings all over the city.

There's a judgment call that had to be made, Romano.

Police work isn't black and white, Romano.

It's a million shades of gray.

Decisions have to be made in seconds.

So the boy went down sour.

That happens too.

All we can do is try and learn by our mistakes.

Reality. It's what a cop lives and breathes.

Sometimes dies for, right?

Sometimes.

But not this time.

It's been a long night.

But Tom made it through.

He's asking for it.

Folks will be landing in a couple of hours.

Thought I'd send the composite artist down first.

Get the real business out of the way. Count on Hooker to go right to it, huh?

Here's what we came up with.

So how you doing, Goldbrick?

Hey, you know, it's all part of the undercover territory.

Just hope it all heals like they say it will.

I don't like the idea of being a retired cop before I even get off probation.

I don't think there's much danger of that.

Hooker, I know I blew it getting that car.

I should have stayed out.

But you didn't, so don't beat yourself.

This is enough.

Tough way to learn a lesson, huh?

But I'm ready again any time they need me.

Just wish I could have scored, got some of that PCP off the street.

Pure cop, partner.

Hooker trained, Romano.

Well, let's see about that.

What can you tell us about this guy?

I love him to composite.

25, 6 feet, brown and brown, ruddy complexion, bony frame, wore Levi's, a

western shirt, and tan desert boots, had on a cheap dime store wristwatch, and

had dirty fingernails.

Not bad.

How about a name and address?

She's Sue Ann.

I missed his name, and neither one of them gave me their address.

What's the grade, hooker?

I'll let you know as soon as we get on the street.

Romano, question.

You were driving the pursuit.

Why didn't you keep going instead of stopping for me?

You could have radioed for an ambulance.

It was a split -second decision, Tom.

Judgments in police work aren't always black and white.

There are a million shades of gray.

Right, Hooker?

Right, Romano.

Wish I had said that.

Sergeant Hooker? Yes?

I'm, uh...

Cindy Palmer's mother.

The nurse told me you were in to see Cindy yesterday.

This is my partner, Officer Romano.

Ma 'am.

How is Cindy today?

Well, the doctor thinks she'll be all right before the week is out, but I'm

too sure about flashbacks or if there'll be another coma.

officers who saved me, aren't you?

We just happen to be in the neighborhood.

I don't want anyone else hurt.

I want to help if I can.

Maybe you can help, Cindy.

Have you ever seen either of these people before?

I've never seen the girl.

But the man?

He's the one that sold me the dust.

They call him Kenny.

You did real well. You rest now.

From what everybody said, I guess I was a whole lot of trouble to you both.

You're growing up, Cindy.

You learned a hard lesson.

But what you're saying ain't so.

I don't know nothing about no cop getting burned in a dope deal.

No, Kenny.

This whole operation pretty much like a family.

That's why when your daddy called me, I said, sure, send the boy on out.

His uncle take care of him.

I set you up with wheels and gave you lots of credit.

Now you're lying to me.

And I can't, I can't have that, can I, Kenny?

But I didn't do anything.

Kenny. There were six ounces missing from the last batch. Checked it myself.

After I heard about the cop and the Chevy there's looking for.

Now the word is, the fuzz is tracing that to us.

And that's why I need your word that you were doing this all by yourself.

Now, Kenny, don't make me ask that pretty little girl out there, because if

do, she ain't gonna be pretty no more.

All right.

It was me, just me.

I dumped the Chevy, but I'll make it up to you, Tootie. I will.

I know you will, son.

I ask you for the truth, and you give it to me.

I want you to get your little lady, and you're going home.

Tomorrow you come on back here, and we're going to set you up with a new set

wheels. We're going to start all over again, huh?

I can go?

Sure you can go.

Come on.

McKinney, I want you to behave yourself. I'm not getting any trouble here. Yes,

sir. You just keep it cool.

Yes, sir.

In the morning, go to the bank and get what cash we have.

Wait for me to contact you at your apartment sometime tomorrow afternoon.

But he let you go, Kenny.

He doesn't dirty his own kitchen.

I'm on borrowed time, and you can believe that.

I just can't trust him.

Go play Iceman.

We'll wait till you swallow, Eli.

That lady dust connection, huh? You know, um, I got a possible for you if

a blonde.

I tell the home from a bar last night to her apartment this morning.

Does she look anything like this?

Yeah.

That's the one, Hucka, yeah.

Um... Summarize apartments number 38, 35

and a half.

What do you bet we find her with a friend called Kenny?

No bet. Your odds are too good.

You'll get your reward in heaven, Eli.

Joanne?

Well, look.

You got the money?

Yeah. Where are we gonna go, Kenny?

Someplace, too. You'll never find us.

Come on, let's get packed.

We should be getting out of here.

He's dead.

He can't be dead.

We're going to Mexico.

Get him.

Get him.

Get him. Get him.

No.

No.

Don't ask.

No, I haven't told Hooker he's not riding, but I'll get to it, I promise.

Nobody has to tell him, Romano. Amended rules just came through and there's a

new wrinkle. I guess it's to prevent wringers.

What do you mean?

Take a look.

Every race must have at least one veteran in it, and the veteran picks the

probationer. You mean Hooker's not out?

That's it in a nutshell.

Oh, that's too bad.

I know how much you wanted to ride that race.

Vinnie, baby, I am riding.

The front seat is mine.

Race roster came through, I put down your time and my time.

Stacy, baby, I told you. I have a good excuse for why my time was bad. I was

all night with Earlene.

That's life in the big city.

Okay, forget that.

Read the rule you discovered yourself.

Right here.

And the senior officer shall have the right to select the probationary

So, my trial times are better than yours.

Hooker will pick me.

Uh, no way is he going to pick a woman, especially when she's related to brass.

Hooker wants to take the 17th captain down bad.

He's got an image to consider, you know?

Hooker, I've got to talk to you.

I've got to talk to your father. Did you see this?

Oh, sometimes I wonder what the brass is smoking.

What do you want?

It'll wait.

This won't.

They're entitled to take credit, but not to say the case is closed. It is

closed. Not in my book.

Look, are you ever satisfied?

Not when knocking down one punk runner is headlined as toppling an entire PCP

distribution ring.

All right, Hooker.

What do you want?

I want you to put up money to protect the girl. Roll her over.

Let me go after Kenny Lander's connection.

Then you figure I can ride the heat, get your radio calls answered, and keep the

brass off our necks while you're doing it.

It's called commitment, Captain.

And you lock me up? Well, I am free. I have bail.

Yeah, free to fry kids' brains with angel dust. That was Kenny's doing, not

mine. We want you to help us.

We want to know where Kenny connected.

I can't do that.

You can't afford not to.

Well, what do you mean by that?

I mean you're alive now, but they can't afford to let that continue.

Well, I can't hurt nobody.

You can testify.

That and some corroborating evidence will give us enough to lock him down for

long time.

Well, I won't testify.

They don't know that.

Hey, Sue Ann.

Why do you think somebody coughed up $10 ,000 for you bail? Because they like

you? You were safe here.

Sue Ann.

They killed your man.

They murdered Kenny. They care nothing about you.

Look, he's telling you the truth.

You've got to trust us. There's nobody left.

We'll arrange a safe house for you until they're caught and during the trial.

And we'll arrange to have you relocated with a new identity.

His name is Tootie Nelson.

Top of the heat.

I've wanted him for years.

You see what I see?

I sure do.

Hop in.

We're cheaper than a taxi.

So when do we pick up hitchhikers?

Now you can play.

How are you doing, Hooker?

Great. Now, Angie DiPellici, Vincent Romano.

You know her. And her paisana, too.

Terrific.

You've got to turn to her to speak to her. She's deaf.

And one of the best teachers of the deaf I ever met.

He's such an expert, you know. It's nice to meet you, Vincent Romano.

Nice to meet you, Angie DiFalice.

What's going on?

Angie's going to help us climb the ladder.

She also teaches lip reading. But this hooker is a first, I gotta tell you.

Well, we all gotta start someplace. I got my fingers crossed that you can pull

it off.

Right down there.

Who cares? You give seven points, you give seven and a half, the cowboy still

wins.

It's personal.

Did she say anything about me?

Romano. She doesn't have that kind of language in her vocabulary.

He's making a phone call.

Get the number.

You ready?

I don't care. No, the rover is fine.

I'll send Larry.

You got it.

And so do we.

4 Adam 30, 4 Adam 30. Your telephone number comes back as a non -published

number. Register to the Graphic Arts Chemical Company, 2040 Industrial

Boulevard.

30, roger.

A full -blown PCP lab.

But no 2D milk.

That brings us to 2D.

He'll be out of there in five minutes.

It'll take an hour to get Narc out here.

Then we'll just have to run the tail ourselves.

In uniform? How do we run a tail in uniform?

By planning ahead, Junior.

We're gonna bird dog him.

We'll both dance this time.

Seems the load is moving.

And we can tail from a mile. Nice.

Now the trick is to put Tootie Nelson in possession of that load.

And we have our corroboration.

to 829.

Suspects have stopped along Riverbend Access Road are making our move.

He's going for the pier.

He must be crazy.

It's the PPP.

He's finding out what it's like to be a junkie.

Get him! Get him off of me!

Get him off of me!

Get him!

Help

me!

Help me!

Right now, I'm making a hard decision.

Personally,

I'd like to see the dirtbag drown.

That'd be too quick.

I think I'd rather see him pay.

For a long, long time.

My trial times are better than yours. And like I told you before, Hooker's

to see that on the roster.

They're pushing it, Sheridan.

Believe me, Hooker is not going to go out there with a woman on his bike. Oh,

ridiculous. Only to you, sweetheart.

What's going on here? Who's Hooker's partner?

I am, sir.

I'm ready.

We are sure winners this year, Captain.

Now, who is the wee hooker? Both these people think they're going with you. My

time, Sergeant. I tried to tell her, Hooker. Now, look, who is it to be,

Recruit probationer Sheridan or Officer Romano?

Considering the honor of the prefect and the history of this annual competition

and the not inconsiderable wager I made with Captain LaSalle, I don't know what

the two of you are arguing about. I made my decision this morning.

Transferred into the precinct yesterday.

Twice National Collegiate Bicycle Champion.