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Do you see anything, ma 'am?

Wish all the junkies be dead.

What's that foam on her mouth? Some kind of seizure.

It's a lab. I want to see a tox scan of these cells, right?

Hey, hey, come here. Hey, what's the beat? I'm going to work.

A couple of D's.

You got a gimmick on your gypsy? Oh, man.

Hey, that's a brand clean binky, man. That's how I keep from infection. What's

that crap on her mouth?

Cats did their selves. Hey, man, let me go. I just got a job.

Yeah, right. Well, you're right when you get a promotion, huh?

Get that lab work.

Right.

Item five, ongoings and undercovers. Aller and Echeverria are countermen at

Black Frank Sandwich Oasis 116 and Jefferson.

The row in Washington continue theirs at Sylvester's Emporium of Pet.

Six, pairings. The frames got the floor.

Slayman, Ryan, Arabia. What do you hear from Bobby?

He's still down home. He's at his funeral this morning.

Seven, a hooker sweep.

Decker and 136. All right.

Move them again.

Division, let's back off the major therapy. Then they move right back to

Buren where they were last month. Hey, as regards yesterday's city council

interpretation of Reg.

333C.

Now, the council has decided that all precincts, as well as fire,

sanitation, human services, and other city government facilities are to be

considered public places. Now, that means...

That means that there's going to be no smoking in this building.

except in sanctioned areas specifically designated.

Oh, gee, I hope Dad doesn't catch me. I won't get the card this weekend.

Violators are subject to a $50 fine.

Now, look, I'm going to allow it in the lavatories, and we're going to cordon

off a special smoking section over by the canteen.

Now, speaking personal, I'm for anything that helps people to cut down, and that

comes from a former pack -and -a -half -a -day man.

On a happier note, Mick Belker and Bride Phone, they asked me to thank everybody

for the flowers that we had delivered to them up at the launch.

Okay, that's it. Let's roll. They're getting away out there. Oh,

wait a minute, wait a minute. One more thing.

Section C, this AM's Tribune, the captain's picture addressing the

Keller dinner last night.

Okay, that's it. Let's roll.

Nice looking fella. Addressing the local power structure last night?

Yeah, well, I told him.

More cops on the beat, less crime in the streets.

Catchy. Then I launched into some new projects.

Frank, if you've got a moment, could you witness my mortgage signatures?

Oh, sure. I'll be in the office. Great, thanks.

We're going to give it two more months, then we're out of there.

Uh, Sergeant?

Can I talk to you about this no -smoking thing?

Uh, what is it, Miss Patterson? Oh, it's the fact that I don't ask for much. I

just do my work, right?

Right. But I really resent being persecuted, all right? I really resent

like Russia.

I smoke cigarettes. It makes me a second -class citizen. Well, I don't know

whether they got no smoking in Russia or not, Miss Patterson. Sergeant, you're

taking an hour of personal time. Right. You can smoke in the Jane, or you can go

over there in the smoking center.

Oh,

great. The ghetto.

Oh,

you guys are disgusting, you know that? So go to bat for us, Lieutenant. Why?

So you can secondary smoke years off my life?

You know what's in those things, huh? Nicotine.

I'm an addict, and I deeply, deeply love it. Yeah, well, you ain't gonna deeply,

deeply love it so much when you cough up something and you realize it's your

lung. Hey, give us a break, Lieutenant.

A break, huh?

You wanna hear about the break the guy next to me in the hospital wanted, huh?

Terminal emphysema. Used to lie there going...

Please, Lord, kill me. Please, Lord, kill me. I know kicking's hard, but it's

worth it. Believe me, I did it. I got the lungs of a sherpa now.

But, hey, you want to kill yourself. That's how you want to kill you.

Fire! Yeah,

fire. Oh, sure, that's the easy way, yeah. You smoke in bed, you fall asleep,

and all of a sudden your bark is a bear rip. Hey, hey, hey, fire!

There's a fire in there!

We have an hour and eleven.

On Broadway in progress.

Seat surplus, door corner, People's Drive.

I'm pretty good at science.

In biology this year, I cut up a frog.

Some people got sick, but I like studying about organs and things.

Did you make the frog's leg twitch?

With electric current.

Your science laboratory is good.

Lucy and me looked around here for my appointment.

I've enjoyed meeting you, Fabian. But I think that now Lucy and I should have a

few minutes together.

It was nice meeting you. Thank you.

Hope I come to school here.

You're a very nice young man.

Thank you.

I'll be right out, babe.

He really is a good kid, Susan.

What is your connection with him?

Well, his father's dead, and his mother is not responsible. She's a streetwalker

and a drug addict.

Are you his legal guardian?

I'm acting as his guardian, right.

I don't understand.

Yeah. I am acting as his guardian. I don't mean to provoke you, but are you

saying that you have legal authority? I thought I told you, sister.

His father is dead.

He wants to stay with me, and I'm keeping him. I'm sorry, but I'm afraid

the circumstances, we can't even consider Fabian's application.

Application must be made by the parent or... It's always been the same.

I'm sorry?

St. Mary's.

Always had too many rules. I could never breathe here.

Lucille! I think you're getting overwrought about something. I'm not

overwrought, sister. I'm trying to get the kid in school.

That's not going to happen here.

We're out of here.

Don't forget to have lunch.

I won't.

Maybe we can get Jo to come over and have dinner tonight, huh?

She didn't think I was smart enough?

Malarkey, she thought you were great.

It's just some problems about transferring mid -semester.

I don't even know if I'm going to be in here. I was upstate with this kid. He

misunderstood an event up there. I think he's got certain suspicions about me.

What do you got?

Just so happens he was incorrect about what happened. Come on, huh?

All right, so he approaches me on the street yesterday. He was off in from

Seattle with a pal.

We're talking about moving six liters of junk. I want five large.

A hundred if it makes, right? No, listen, Norman, wait. I examined the

want to give you a full evaluation.

It's synthetic.

See, I think the part that took the lab down didn't tell Bobby. Bobby's telling

me, oh, it's righteous, Sidney. It's easy for a step.

Norman, you only step on this stuff four times, anybody who looks at it is going

to crawl over.

Is it possible he's on the street?

Yeah, he might be moving something for walking around money. Stay here. I want

to see my cat.

Norman? It's synthetics. It's now.

It's trendy.

Is there any possibility we could go more in the yard?

A deuce.

Always ask.

In regards, there's no smoking rate, Captain, just to bring you up to speed.

And? Yeah, well, it's causing a lot of civil disturbance amidst the men.

man against man, et cetera.

Plus, I understand that on the street we're getting a lot of calls on this.

Catch them, Stan, we don't cook them. In other words, the rate gets enforced.

It's an ordinance, a law.

What about in -house violations?

Try three warnings per individual.

Okay.

Norm? Yeah, can I get to our flash money, Captain? I got a line on some

dope. I think we only have about 650 bucks.

That's okay. That'll make it.

What are they asking?

Five grand.

Hey, I'll give them the bunch showcase.

Which would be?

Mexican bankroll.

Newsprint sandwich.

Captain, if we have to go through division, they're going to yank our

a week.

I think this stuff's maybe already circulating.

Mornings, ODs. There's a strong possibility.

These sellers don't know what they got.

They're talking four steps here. Junk could be heroin times 60 or 80.

Backups. Lots of them.

So how'd Fabe's interview go?

I gotta pull myself together.

What's the matter?

You know, I guess I think it's gonna be like last time.

go through all that bureaucratic mess and then find out in the end that I'm

going to be able to keep him. So I've just been pretending like I don't have

do anything at all.

Just take it easy.

Hey, Stan, I'm going to have a clarification, if you will.

Now, would a pipe and or any other non -inhaled instrument be included in this

no -smoking business?

Pipes are included.

I didn't shoot it.

Next it'll be gun control.

You know, nobody kidnapped Fabian.

He came to see me.

And now you're keeping him.

What do you care, Mrs. DeWitt?

You could have stayed with him. You could have stayed clean. You picked

You don't think I care about him. Why do you think I call there? Fabian says you

call his grandmother.

Asked for bus fare to come back. She wires it to you and then you spend it on

dope. Maybe that's what you were doing.

What do you want to do with him?

Well, he's going to live with me. He's going to go to court.

Unless I say so.

Mrs. DeWitt, I'm not backing down like last time. I'll have him go and stay

his grandmother.

Court won't give him to you.

Why are you doing this? What do you want?

You want Fabian?

You better take care of me.

You take care of me.

I'll let him go.

What does she want?

She wants to sell them to me.

Reggie was your dad?

Yeah, there he was.

He used to go to and buy candy in the store?

When he had money, sure.

Some days, Mikey, he didn't have money, though.

I liked your day.

Hey, champ, how about grabbing some of those coke cuts before they're all gone,

all right?

Come say good -bye to Mr. Burwell.

Oh, Mr. Burwell.

Mighty fine ham, sir. Thank you.

Oh, Bobby, you got a second?

Somebody, I want you to leave. Mrs. Burwell, can you just wait one second?

won't take long.

Otherwise, she's leaving.

Renee!

Come here, sweetheart.

You remember Bobby Hill, don't you?

Bobby, this is my daughter, Renee.

Hi. Hi.

No, not Becky's sister? You mean the little fireplug Renee Bethel from across

the street? Yeah. Wow.

You know, the last time I saw you was at some all -city basketball game, and you

scored so many points.

I remember you got a big trophy at the end.

And then you went out with my big sister, Becky.

How is she? Becky?

Married. Two kids.

And you?

I'm still in school.

This is unbelievable.

The last time I saw you, you were seven years old.

The kitchen is stacked up with trash.

Could you make a run to the dome? Oh, sure. In a minute.

It's all right. I was just leaving.

You look great.

Would you like some company?

Yeah, sure.

to make you his guardian?

It's got to help your case. If anything, it proves she's unfit.

What do you think?

Maybe.

All you got to do is go to the forceful authorities and tell them what you said

and it's got to strengthen your case for getting Fabian. It might.

Well, when are you going to do it? When are you going to go tell them what you

did?

I don't know.

Hit him like this with the butt of the gun.

You got the primary covered? Yeah. I'm going to take perimeter.

You know, you're starting to worry me now. About what? Because I think you're

thinking about doing what his mother wants.

Excuse me, ma 'am.

Did you see what happened down there? Yes. I saw the man run away.

Well, can you give me a description, ma 'am? How about that? Yes. Am I wrong?

Just a second. Joe, why don't you take care of this gentleman right here? Get a

statement from him. Just tell me if I'm wrong.

So how well did you see? I saw his face.

He was a white guy with a straight face.

Leather jacket?

I'll take the wire.

Yeah, yell up what I'm saying if it's working.

Coffee? Hey, thanks, dear. Be right back.

Oh, cream, please.

I don't know.

Somebody's mama spoiled him.

I was her favorite little boy.

You feel it, don't you, Tara? Feel what?

This tremendous sexual buzz between us.

You got a head injury.

We can't till the undercover's over. Can't what?

Make it.

No matter how much we both want to, not till we pop this dude and close down.

Company rules.

What happens when the girl says yes?

You head south?

Mm -mm.

Definitely not.

I wish your friend weren't here.

Yeah, Neil hasn't said anything.

I hope the batteries ain't dead.

Shame on me for what I'm thinking.

changed that much?

Dozier's changed totally.

Ice cream isn't homemade anymore and singles cost 35 cents.

I don't remember singles.

Didn't you have singles when you were growing up?

You are a lot older than me.

Dozier's singles with the licorice inside?

No.

So where are you nursing now?

Brown Hole.

But I have applications in for schools up north.

I sure wish you'd come to my neck of the woods. I applied to Mercy General.

No kidding.

It's like second on my list.

Renee.

What?

I really like you.

I like you, Bobby.

What?

Now, if you're going to say that I'm so young, I'm too young, the little girl

who was your fire hydrant or whatever that was that you said.

Fire plug.

Well, whatever it was.

This is unbelievable.

On the day of Reggie's funeral.

Plus the girl next door.

Across the street.

Description coming in on this liquor store at 2 -11 are matching our pharmacy

thief, Captain. Maybe he's branching out.

We'd better notify Neil and J .D. They may be getting some business. What are

you doing in the smoking?

I'm pretty good on compliance, but I wouldn't say that the working atmosphere

was so great.

Back in an hour, I'll be at Division Chief's office. Right.

Ah, Lucy.

There's a press waiting to see you.

To which?

Garden level.

That is completely illegible. What?

Under purpose of disbursement.

Drug buy. You can't read that?

I'm not paid to be a translator.

Hey, how about signing out the flash money and save the stone crushing, huh,

Miss Patterson? You are just what I need today. Exactly what the doctor ordered.

First, these moron smoking regulations.

That's a violation.

I don't care.

Just give me to buy money. Aren't you going to bust me, Lieutenant?

Give me the dough.

Come on, Mr. Big Shot.

Come on, Mr. Never Calls That.

You're lucky I'm busy.

Frank, come in, come in.

Chief.

You're a gifted man, Frank.

Let's sit over there.

You know, if I help a senior citizen across the street... Sit, sit.

Next day the papers say, Daniels elbows old people.

Whereas you make an openly partisan speech... We're talking about the Keller

dinner.

I've gotten a very attractive offer from the private sector, Frank.

I wonder if you'd consider shutting up long enough for my recommendation that

you succeed me, not to look like a caver.

Surprised?

Well, I didn't exactly walk in here expecting this.

I think the combined support of Daniels and the reformist dilettantes would come

pretty close to foreclosing Ozzie's options.

Certainly food for thought. Food for thought.

Frank, I'm offering to endorse you for chief of police. I wouldn't think that

two weeks of radio silence is too stiff a price.

Well, I'm very grateful, chief, but I don't know if I want the job.

My God, they got to you. Nobody got to me. I'm just not the... It's all there

black and white, isn't it, Frank?

Graham Wells behind you on the dais.

Ozzie behind the eight ball downtown.

Whatever that's supposed to mean. I'm making the decisions about my future.

Meaning Wells hasn't talked to you about the mayoralty?

What are you choosing between at the moment, Frank?

Evasion and a straight out lie?

Yes, I've spoken to him. That doesn't mean he wants me to run for mayor that I

would if he did. Doesn't mean I'm not interested in being chief of police.

It's just a lot to think about.

Think about it, Frank.

Choose what's best for you.

Give me a couple of days, that's what I'd like to do. It's just, with all your

speechifying about the needs of the department, I'd have thought your choice

would be a little easier.

It's a weekend time, isn't it?

Weekend's fine.

Tell Joyce it's a lovely likeness.

Three white guys on a street, fellas.

That move on stuff looks good.

Intercom's on a three -block circuit. Give us a little detour.

Remember,

the money's short.

You really got to sell the bus. Hey, hey, do you hear what I said?

Yeah, I heard what you said. The money's short. I'm not going to let him make it

count. Did you hear what I said? Don't worry, we'll bang you around a little

bit, Sid, huh? Don't believe the bus, do I? Hey, listen, this kid iced his

snitch upstate. I really don't want to get made.

Here come the fellas.

Bobby. Sid.

What's happening, man?

Bobby, this is my friend Norman.

And this gentleman, I do not know.

It's Darnell.

Darnell. Darnell, how you doing?

Okay.

Okay.

Norman's my bank at the moment.

Your bank, huh, Sid?

What's he paying you for?

Look, let's straighten this out right now.

You contacted me.

I told you I was a little bit sure that I'd have to bring in a bank.

You don't trust me, Bobby.

I wish you'd forget about the whole thing. I trust you.

About as much as I trust anybody.

Look, Sid said $5 ,000 for six ounces.

Yeah, powerful stuff.

Take it four steps easy.

I'm still business.

Why don't you show us some money?

No problem.

in your pocket, Norm.

Bobby, don't insult our relationship.

You count the bread when he sees stuff.

We stashed across the street. Come on.

What's this now?

Where's the dope at?

Hey, who are you talking to, Blood? You sold dope to my brother last night.

Hey, bartender, you got a problem.

Garbage for my brother in the hospital. Give up the junk you sold him. What are

you talking about, fool? Come on, Blood. What are you doing?

What's going on?

What's going on?

Should we go in?

No, wait. You guys here to do business with him? You coming to cop? Look, you

say this stuff's good.

Let's go, Ernie. Come on.

Norm, I'm sorry about the commotion. I don't care how good this stuff is

this here is strictly amateur hour.

Teens, fella.

Look, you don't have to follow us anywhere, country, because the only

we're going is home.

Listen, why don't you straighten this out with your friend? I'll get back to

later.

Try to keep him on board.

Hold on, Norm.

Got some very professional friends here, Sid.

It's all uniforms until he calls you in. Big guy's in there lousing it up. Say

you're from the Liquor Authority. Bust him out of this order. You think the

dealers do?

No, they're not holding. We'll lose it, though.

Angry citizen.

Shut up. I'm silent.

I'm mute. I'm only pointing out who makes as careful plans as you want. It's

mute, Sidney. I'm expressing nervous energy.

No, I think it's getting the embroidery, Neil.

I think it's that Darla that works decorative.

One, two, three.

Next time I want a mouse.

It is.

That's Darla.

Okay, we'll put the mousey right there.

I'm running away and looking scared.

Isn't that a good idea?

Careful there.

What is it, Dr. Ruth?

Hey, look, I dig Terry.

She's trouble.

She's a fence. She's only a part -time fence. She's a different kind of fox, J

.D., and you know it. You know, I'm not falling for her, Neil. We're just going

to make it.

We're going to have an incredibly fast and hot, tremendously satisfying,

meaningless experience.

I mean it.

That guy'd never show up.

Alice?

Oh, great.

It's Snake.

I was afraid you might be lost.

Ah, come on. She's a sweet little snake.

Did I interrupt something?

No, no. I was just lying to Neil.

Excuse me. No parking here, sir.

Oh, um... I'm a cop.

Hey, no kidding.

I know guys in your department.

Phil Ramsey, he's in Polk Street Precinct.

Uh, Polk Avenue.

I don't know the man.

Oh.

Tommy Bridges? I think he's Highway Patrol.

I met him at a convention in Richmond last year. Is that right? No, I don't

Tommy Bridges either.

Well, look, you want to park?

You got to be more private up the road a couple hundred yards. Road off to the

dump. Yeah, well, we were going that way.

Well, I hope you get there.

I guess I ought to be getting back to my aunts pretty soon anyway.

What?

What's the matter?

You're going back tonight.

What's this here, Miss Patterson?

This is what you bureaucrats force people into.

Very ingenious fire hazard. I'll take it down.

I can't stay in the smoking area because I have to work over here.

Now, the cigarette is actually over there. It's only brought over here for

time. Second warning. One time.

Second warning.

People selling poison put my brother in the hospital and you're here hassling

me?

This isn't a hassle, Otis.

You're parolee. If I sign this disorderly conduct complaint, you're

The other two guys in that bar sold my brother dope last night.

They nearly killed him.

Did you see the sale? You wanted to make the charge? I know they sold it to him.

In other words, you didn't see it. I was a junkie for 11 years. I don't have to

be in the bathroom to know they moved to him. But we have to be there in order

to arrest him and get something to use in court. So you're saying you're trying

to arrest him, too?

That's police business. I'm not allowed to discuss that with you.

I don't want to sign this complaint, Otis.

But I need to know you're not going back to the pine tree inn and make more

trouble. I clean my life up. I'm trying to help my brother keep himself clean.

He's still sick with that stuff they sold him.

Go back to the hospital.

Be with your brother.

Let us do our jobs.

I can't find fun.

You working with him today? Yeah, he's not available right now.

Dan. Yeah? You have to know.

I'm helping Hooker make the bail arrangements.

Okay.

Davenport, you have Vivian DeWitt, right? One of my most loyal customers.

Will you do this for me? Give this to her for her bail.

Um, I need to help her get out.

I'm going to have to talk to her.

Big guy's gone? They pretty much agreed to cooperate.

Wait, what did you tell him? You didn't tell him it was a police operation.

No, I didn't.

Otis isn't going to see these dealers before we move on them anyway. Hey,

I got a certain amount of exposure here. I just assumed we weren't advertising

to the public. Work up on those croak junkies. This stuff's about as healthy

an H -bomb.

Immediate and long -term toxicity, seizures, Parkinsonism. Nobody said

is a picnic.

Tick -tock, guys.

Should we get back to them before?

All right, fam doctor. Sure, no problem.

Okay, this is the associational part of your sexometer chart. Now, you say the

first word that pops into your mind when I say carrot.

Celery.

Fire hydrant.

Dog.

Chrysler building.

DeSoto. All of the above.

John Lurie.

Looking so nice.

And who's the dude?

Just somebody I'm buying some equipment from.

Hey, you mind waiting downstairs?

That won't be long.

No problem.

That real good sportsmanship.

Very special, too, today, because I'm celebrating Mardi Gras going on in my

head. Yes, that's right.

Well, you were a little wild today.

Uh -huh.

Very wild.

Check this out.

Leo, that is a cannon you got there.

Can you show that to some people today?

Maybe just to see the look in their eyes.

Maybe I give you a mermaid with a nice long tail for dinner.

Oh, I deserve a mermaid because I've been a big boy.

Big boy with a big score.

Go for it. Come on, baby. Time and place.

You did somebody.

Man, Leo, you've got to be careful.

Who said that I did somebody?

You know, it's all these questions.

I just don't want you in any trouble.

I wouldn't be thinking about dropping a dime when I leave, would you, Terry? No,

what are you talking about?

I'm talking about a whole lot of questions.

Maybe you're going to turn me in, huh?

Stop it. That hurts.

Okay, look, forget it. I was just trying to make a friend. What the hell was it?

That ain't funny.

When are they going to make a...

to. We were trying to protect you.

I don't think it was John's fault, Terry. I think it was my bullet got him.

Mother, you cops!

You killed my sex home!

I'm getting a real bad feeling.

I'm done.

These guys want to move their product. They don't show there's only one reason.

What about that Bobby sound on the phone when you went to reconnect?

Fine. So what?

They make me for a snitch, Norm. They ain't exactly gonna advertise.

Take it easy.

Will you quit saying that?

You ain't the one who's gonna need surgery.

All right, we're shutting down in here.

Go out the back. I'll meet you in the car.

You got that, 2202? We got a wrap here.

Dick Heroin, look.

Otis, what are you doing here? Where are you going? I live up here, man. Let me

go. Look, there's nobody in there, okay? I say I live up here. I don't believe

you. And I don't believe that nobody's in there. Otis, damn it!

Take it out.

Otis, you jerk.

Now I gotta bust you. I gotta bust your parole.

Hey! What is it?

What's the problem here, Lieutenant?

Ex -con with a gun. My brother died. Junk of those people killed him.

I said there's stashes across the street.

Why don't you see if the bartender knows where they were staying. I'll take care

of this guy.

He hasn't been read his rights, no. All right, I got it.

Well, you're a slow learner, aren't you, pal?

Come on, get up. Come on.

Trouble, Norm. Calm down. Shut up, huh?

You're going to hit me in the eye.

That's your third warning here, Miss Patterson. What's that supposed to mean,

third warning?

You know, you've got an attitude problem as well as a health problem, Miss

Patterson. So stream me up, okay? Hang me, gas me. I'm a smoker. It's a part of

who I am. So is a $50 fine and a mark on your jacket.

I'm crucified.

I'm bleeding.

Let's not be getting blasphemous. You know, it's a rule of law, Miss

We all got to live by it. Plus, long term, it might do you some good. No, I

don't have to live with it. You do.

You know, I'm sick of this fascist cesspool. I'm leaving. Quit.

Gone.

White -haired old lady.

Yes,

Norman.

What?

Yeah, but you're okay.

Yeah, I'll get out an APB.

Presumed armed and dangerous.

Right. Miss Patterson. Oh, damn it. Melvin.

Melvin. Lieutenant Bunch just had a prisoner escape on him. That guy was

custody earlier. Get his paper so we can get his name and get out an APB. Herb's

name.

Otis Foster, 36 -8 -245.

Presumed armed and dangerous.

You're blunting.

Yeah.

No kidding.

Well, thanks for the word, Will.

Sorry. City Council just reinterpreted Reg 333C. We're not included.

Do you want me to go get Celeste back?

No.

No, let her go. She wasn't that happy here anyway.

It's like the sealers from the undercover, isn't it?

Is that right?

Yeah.

Pleasant sight, eh?

You all right, okay?

Yeah, the guy, he hit me when he escaped.

Very delightful.

You know, Joe, I'd probably like public school better anyway.

I don't think I can get used to wearing no uniform.

You know, I think you look very cute in uniform.

Uniform don't help your looks.

Hey, watch that.

Where are you going?

Ice cream.

I'll be right back.

Luce, I just brought ice cream. Yeah, but not strawberry, okay?

That's Fabian's favorite kind.

So, it's his party.

I'll be back in a minute. Don't wreck the place, huh?

Thanks for making my bail.

How much?

You don't have to come on so hard.

I'm thinking about what's best for everybody, same as you. You're just

about staying high.

I need $2 ,000.

Cash. Then you can have it, baby.

I don't know if I can get that much cash.

I ain't about to argue with you.

That's what I need to take care of myself.

Even if I can find that much, how am I going to know that you're not going to

come back looking for more?

I signed papers.

You be his guardian.

Then you will never see me no more.

You better go that way.

Because if you try to hit on me for more money, I'll make trouble for you like

you won't believe.

You hear me?

I ain't deaf.

I got to call my credit union.

I got to think about this.

You can call me up tomorrow. I'll let you know.

Let's hear it for a little.

There was a time what Daniels offered me today would have kept every ambition I

ever had.

Wondering if it shouldn't still.

Hello? Yeah.

Oh, hi, Graham.

Well, it was very gratifying. I didn't know that many people still read the

papers.

Joyce is right here. I'll check with her.

Are we free on the 15th?

Of which month?

15th's fine, Graham.

No, she's looking forward.

Well, sure.

Yeah. Of course, we'll talk beforehand.

Of course not.

Good night.

Illustrious Mr. Wells.

The thing about Graham is everything's we.

We have to start thinking about this. We have to cultivate that.

Where are we going on the 15th? He wants us for dinner.

What?

Nothing. It's just the way you said it. It sounds like he wants to eat us.

I have lost women by drinking, by lying, by cheating. I have never lost a woman

because I shot a snake.

That's the excitement of cop work, lover.

Shoot something new every day of the week. You got an inappropriate sense of

humor. There was a deep, sensual attraction between me and that woman.

All I know is I never liked that snake.

Phantom of the opera.

Oh, funny, huh?

Yeah, I got this silly hang -up with trying to keep my face attached to the

of my body.

Quit worrying, Sid.

Your two pals are off the roster.

Bobby and Darnell, what happened?

Somebody croaked them.

Oh.

Would I be wrong in guessing that it was a certain large colored person?

Still being investigated.

Yeah. There's only 50 there. Yeah.

And I bet the other buck and a half went for playing fair. Am I right?

What, are you writing a book?

Lieutenant.

Lieutenant.

Excuse us, Sid.

I'm just leaving.

This is a stand -up individual.

Take off.

Good night.

So, uh, what's the deal, Lieutenant?

Is that your man, Norm?

What do you mean?

All we could do was bust you.

Sid gets made. That's not good enough.

And I followed him. Don't insult me, Norm.

You let Otis escape.

Did you tell him where he could look for Bobby and Darnell, or did you just hope

he'd find them? Look.

The man hit me in the eye. He got away. If you're asking am I sorry these two

guys are dead and my informant's protected, the answer is no.

Don't do that. I don't care what you do when I'm not around.

If I'm part of it, I want to know the play.

My mistake.

Your mistake.

If I don't get into Mercy, I'm going to apply to every nursing school within 100

miles of you.

You better.

I feel like I've kissed inside a church today.

Do you know what the best thing about Reggie Hill was?

Well, he had a lot of faults, but I think he would have been happy for me

I never felt so much like Reggie as I do today.

Carl?

Absolutely.

Right away.

All aboard, folks.

Train leaving in two minutes.

All aboard.