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I agree.

Okay, people. Okay, settle down. Settle down.

And I'll tell you everything I know about this with the dim lights and the

hippie punks running around upstairs.

Yeah, they're making a TV program.

Sergeant, it's a rock video.

It's for TV, right? Yeah. It's a program, right? Yeah, but it's called a

Whatever they call it, they're supposed to be out of here two hours ago.

Something that the film board downtown put the vision up to, and now they're

using up all the electricity.

They're setting off smoke.

Look at that. We've got to turn down the smoke alarms.

That's all I know about it, except for item four.

They also got a permit for Jefferson and 143 later on. Crowd control to be

assigned at such time as pray to... the deity they evacuate the squad room look

item five uh ongoings and undercovers uh mccall

And, Craig, you're at Jake and Jill's Barbecue.

You guys know the score.

Mick Belker starts Operation Pond this a .m. Seems like the Department of

Corrections has gotten suspicious of one of their own, so they're plugging in an

unfamiliar mug to see what's going down with a certain parole officer.

Now, we planned the logistics, but Inspector Doherty from the Corrections

Department is going to be coordinating.

Rue and Washington, you're on call as backup.

Item six, demonstration.

This morning at the Hamlin Arms, Alvin Feigler and friends against the Giardino

Construction Company. Now, Alvin is very OLD.

And for some reason or other, he doesn't like the idea of leaving the apartment

he's been living in for 56 years.

Now, this guy, Giardino, has gotten a court order allowing him to begin

a condo next door. Alvin figures that his building is going to be next, and he

is not happy about it.

Inspector Hunter and his eaters...

Our assigned Lieutenant Goldbloom is trying to get a negotiation to continue.

He's on, Mike.

Item last, also Lieutenant Goldbloom. He transfers a bow today.

You're going to be residing here on the hill, Lieutenant?

Actually, I got in over the weekend. I just wanted to tell everybody there's

going to be a get -together, an informal get -together this evening at 3.

18, Richmond 318, Richmond, starting around 7.

There's not much furniture yet, but there'll be a lot of beer and cold cuts.

you might want to leave some police ID on your vehicle.

You know the neighborhood.

Hey, Lieutenant.

One of the bedrooms furnished?

Okay, okay. Let's go. Let's move.

They're getting away out there.

You are a disgusting piece of human garbage.

Sue me, Renko. I got a cold.

So then how much interest do I lose?

No kidding about substantial penalty.

Okay.

One door, pick the chair up.

Okay, thanks very much.

We've got to stop at the credit union. Luce, have you asked anybody about this?

I mean, even though it's legal?

What? The coming Fabian's guardian. I'm going to have his mother sign an

agreement before I give her the dog. I'm just asking. Suppose she changes her

mind. She decides she wants him back. Does that agreement stand up? Yeah.

Is that important?

Officers? Joe? Just ask her.

You're being a jerk. Go ahead and ask her.

Ask me why.

Lucy would like to ask you a legal question.

No, I wouldn't.

Seems to be a defensive opinion.

Why don't you just take an ad out in the paper?

Look, you didn't ask her because you don't want to know the answer. I didn't

her because I don't want everybody and their third cousin to know about my

personal business.

Baloney, baloney, you're sticking your head in the sand now. It's my head.

me alone.

Excuse me, miss.

You would not be interested in having a real police officer in your little video

show now, would you?

Well, actually, we are.

Love patrol.

Oh, I'm sorry.

It's too cozy.

What's that mean?

It means you're too stiff.

Come on, Ringo.

Stan. Stan, listen. Can we find a spot for the emperor?

You know, for an hour or two. He goes in for his parvo shots at 11, and I got

the Hamlin arms to him.

Hey, you still laughing that guy with that ugly stick? Sure.

Sure, put him behind you at the front desk. I'll check him out. Thanks.

He's got such a great foot.

Ask him again.

Sir,

he would really be grateful if you'd be in the next stop.

Will it get you out of here any faster? Yes.

What do I do? Just look the way you're looking when they walk by.

I buried him, and six hours later, I fell madly in love. Well, you can't

ask for a better funeral than that, partner.

Oh, I guess not. I mean, I'm not complaining.

You know, I just... Renko, what's that?

The guy sitting on the man.

That looks like something we ought to investigate after I get myself something

to eat. No, no, no.

Let's turn around.

Turn around here.

I am surly, brother.

You're making me into a surly cop with an empty stomach. Look here.

Is he dead or... Dudley Hicks.

Hicks, what the hell are you sitting on this guy for? Get up. Get up.

The dude asked me to sit on it. Yeah, I asked him. I only asked him after he

first asked me did I want him to. Lots of people likes me to sit on them. So he

sits on them and he says you only get off for five bucks minimum.

Minimum donation.

Brother Hicks, big boy, you're under arrest. You're crazy, man. Arrest me for

what? What for, Renko?

Get in the car, man. Hey, man, you want to call anybody for you?

The blame is sitting on the man. All right, guys, get on, get on. Leave the

streets. Come on.

All right, Dudley, step on in there.

Same old place. Number one, robbery with a deadly weapon to whiff this

individual's excessive weight. Number two, gravitational assault.

Number three, there'll be some more charges once my partner goes down and

at the penal code.

Mr. Ocean Charles.

Could you please listen? I don't have a whole morning to get sandbagged. I'm no

Giardino, all right? I'm here to see a Lieutenant Goldblum. Officer, would you

show Mr.

Giardino to interrogation?

Right.

Our plan is to insulate Detective Belker against the actual button. I think

that's wise. I wouldn't underestimate the extent to which parole officer

had these cons intimidated. And to be candid, Captain, I'm not sure if Edwards

is connected to corrections hierarchy.

But thanks for the use of personnel. Just be sure we get him back, Inspector.

Look, Mr. Giardino, I have these people's signed assurances.

No more demonstrations if you'll commit as few as four apartments to moderate

income. Now, that's down from 12. That's a token.

which I don't believe is your job to be shoving down my throat, all right? Title

D don't require it. He knows it, and they know it.

You're not even going to get Title D funding unless you break ground today.

Ah, that's where I trust you people are going to come in, hmm?

We'll get arrested and arrested again. We'll lie down under your bulldozers.

I'm going back to federal court, Mr. Giardino.

One smirch against you, we get a temporary restraining order, and you're

finished.

Now, you can save yourself all that right now.

Don't get a kidder. Okay, Mr. Purvis?

You've had weeks to find your smirch that came up with Zip like you're coming

with Zip again today.

Now, I'm going back to my site, and I want these people of his cleared off

it. Is that it?

We went all the way, Mr.

Feigler. I could make a few more motions, but I'm sorry.

Thank you very much.

Could I advise you, Mr. Feigler?

Don't break the law.

We'd only have to arrest you and they'll still get started.

I know what I have to do.

Dorothy, let's go home now.

Actually, they've got a pretty good robbery here.

What's that supposed to mean?

I sat on the dude. You coerced him to give you money.

He asked me to sit on him. You coerced him to ask you. Come on, lady. I've been

sitting on dudes for months now.

You know what our best shot is, Dudley?

The time -honored stupidity defense.

What's that?

It's when you try to persuade the judge that what you did is so stupid it

couldn't have meant any harm.

It's when you try to get him to want to tell his date about you tonight.

Will it get me off?

I'd say maybe probation, but you're already on probation.

What if I lose some weight then?

What's that got to do with it?

You know, sort of like...

disarming myself.

Excellent, Dudley.

We had a pretty good stupidity defense going in, but I think you just perfected

it.

Like this?

Perfect. Don't blink an eye.

No good.

What's her problem? I'm not going to have her pointing a gun at me. It's not

real. I know that.

No gun.

Liza looked menacing.

Mitchell Bragg, Mr. Edwards.

Just got here from Pittsburgh Correctional Upstate.

Sit down.

Let's see.

B and E. B and E. Unlawful use of vehicle.

Not too bad.

Uh -oh, what's this?

Narcotics possession.

It was a long time ago I was... Shut up, okay?

I see. Uh -huh. Then you moved up. Grand theft auto.

Popped three times. Two convictions. Mr. Edwards, that was... I said shut up

because it's listen time.

Good.

Because, frankly, you're a slug.

And I'd be doing this city a big favor handing you a ticket back to the cage.

I don't want to do no more time, Mr. Edwards.

Let's play a little game, huh? I got some good news and I got some bad news.

What's your pleasure, Mitch?

What do you want to hear first?

Well, I think I'd like to hear the good news first.

No, I think I've got to give you the bad news first, Mitch. It's fine.

The bad news is you've got to be a good boy.

You've got to be on your good boy behavior.

I know that.

No narcotics, Mitch.

What's it say here?

Not allowed to use or be in possession of narcotics or where narcotics are

present. It's no problem for me anymore, Mr. Edwards.

I hope not.

Because if I find you with narcotics, Mitch, you go away.

You go back to your boyfriends in the hole.

I know that. So what I'm saying is, keep me happy, all right, Mitch?

When I'm happy, I don't start remembering what a wrong guy you

All those wrong things I can't catch you doing.

When I'm happy, I don't overcompensate by raiding Mitch's glove box.

And finding a little toot in there. That's not me. I don't do that stuff no

more. Isn't what I'm saying, Mitch.

How about the good news?

The good news? Yeah.

The good news, Mitch?

I can get you a job.

Hey! Hey!

Hey! Hey!

I want clearance, Henry.

The boss is up in a five -horse apartment. They can hold their water at

Hey, he said don't wait for him. Hey, I said wait for him.

People?

People barring any last -minute breakthrough, which I doubt, will be

you to the van over here. I thought you were our neighbor. I thought you were

going to help us.

Now, please don't resist the police who are going to be moving you.

Sponsors. A damn little league team.

Best uniforms in the city.

Mel Giardino doesn't go around pushing old geezers out of windows.

Henry, I got a witness here for you. What does that cockroach say?

He says he was leaving the room. He was at the door when Feigler jumped.

Liar. Murderer. I was at the door. He pushed Alvin out. Ah, for crying out

You see that?

No, I didn't see it, but I heard it.

I'm gonna kill you. That's what he shouted.

You want to take this guy in?

Come on, Lieutenant Clay Fair.

This is total hysterical lies.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. This woman hates me. She was in cahoots.

And she slept with the guy.

Come on, sport. I'll read you all your rates.

Come on. Come on.

Call White.

Hey,

Luce, will you cut the silent treatment?

You just mind your own business.

You want me to mind my own business?

Yes.

You got it.

Good.

Good. Fine.

Good.

Fine. You got it.

All right.

You want your phone called, Giordino?

Yeah. You know who I'm calling?

Stan Mayer is who I'm calling. Suit yourself.

Hey, Lieutenant.

What's the difference between Al Feigler and a pizza?

What's that? Pizza don't have little pieces of glass in it.

See, if I pushed him out, would I make a joke?

Roblin in charge of this? Plus, we sent Dietz and Ferris. We got LaRue and

Washington on the phones. Where's their witness?

They're bringing her in.

Interrogation room, Aperture.

Clearing the A -trade now, Dudley.

Hill, Ranko.

You guys clear court at what time? Get him on the next bus. We'll be there by

lunch. Good. You got crowd control on this surveillance group.

Yeah, tick -tock, miss.

Excuse me, sir. My director asked me, you know, you have a terrific look.

you like to be in a video? Him?

Yeah, Lane.

I got a look. Man, this man is busted. This man is a felon who sits on paper.

Ah, well, if you get out of jail, this is where we'll be.

And hey, it pays 90 bucks.

Yo, take a walk.

Hey,

ah, whose animal is that?

If it's mine, you'll come over to my place later?

No, but I could authorize a hundred bucks to borrow him for an hour.

Let's negotiate.

So I said to him I would help him find a place over on Sycamore. For him alone?

What am I supposed to support, his whole army?

And he said no.

Uh -huh. So then I said to hell with him, I'm leaving. And he said something

dumb like to hell with me, and that he's going to show me who I'm dealing with,

and he's not going to live like a cockroach, and so on and so on. And then

of a sudden, bango, he checks out right then and there.

Ran himself through a closed window. First he broke it with a lamp. Hey, the

was no rocket scientist.

Look, Captain, I've got 4 .2 mil riding on breaking ground today, and I can't

get started if I'm stuck in here.

Their tube stake lawyer is going to jam me up.

Your financial tribulation is no concern of mine, Mr. Jardino.

But what about the damn truth, huh? If I was going to airmail somebody, would I

do it right at the 30 cops?

Captain, Dorothy Miskin's waiting in your office. Excuse me.

That's a real good one.

Just remember.

She was the old coot's mistress.

Probably jumpy because he couldn't stand a sight of her.

You want to try to marry again, sport?

Stan. My sharp head.

Yeah, right where you left it. But he isn't there.

He's right there. He's right in the carrier.

Great day.

Finally get rid of the hippies. Now I got missing clean lights.

You were close friends with Alan Feigler.

Yes.

That's why you were listening at his door. It was a terrible fight. I

help it.

I started hearing terrible shouts.

Giardino shouting, shouting, Alvin, saying he was going to kill him. You

the same floor as Alvin? No, one flight up. But you heard the fight.

I was coming down the stairs.

You weren't at the demonstration, though you were part of Alvin's movement.

I went back upstairs to get a heavier coat.

I'm sorry to ask you all these questions at a time like this, Mrs. Miskin. No, I

want this Giardino caught.

Otherwise, Alvin died.

For what?

Do you know, Mrs. Miskin, did Alvin invite Giardino up, or did Giardino come

his own? What difference, please? I heard what I heard.

How long had you known Alvin?

Four years, since I moved into the building.

A noble human being.

A principled man.

And now this murdering, butchered mouth of Giardino.

Did Alvin ever say anything to you, even casually, about suicide?

Alvin? Excuse me, Captain.

Can I see you for a minute?

I'm sorry. Excuse me, please.

What's the story? Says he saw Giordino in the hall when Feigler jumped.

Says Feigler told people he'd kill himself if he had to in order to stop

Giordino. Plus, Feigler had an inoculable cancer.

You take care of Mrs. Miskin.

Also, we'd better raise him up. Right.

And all points on the animal. He responds to the name Emperor.

Lao Tzu.

Fatso. Glatso.

Glatso. Lieutenant.

You know, I wouldn't be sarcastic about a nickname right now, sir. Why?

If you'd given more than just lip service for looking after him, we

have this problem. I didn't look after him.

What kind of a police officer brings his dog to work, Denny?

Well, if you insist on extracting all the personal details, my vet happens to

right down the... You know, I wouldn't bring Blackie to the office.

Well, I understand that.

What's that supposed to mean?

Are you insulting Blackie's lineage?

Oh, calm down, Stan.

You incompetently lost my dog. Now let's just do something about it. I lost your

dog? Yes, you lost my dog. I got TV programs.

I got hippie punks. I'm trying to keep the power on, get them the hell out of

here, perform all of my own duties, act in their damn movie, and now I'm

expected to babysit your mutt nonstop?

I ought to report you to the United Society.

Not a mutt.

This here, days one and two, is where we do the inspection.

That over there is the line, the importance of which I will explain to

No customer crosses that line while I'm doing the inspection.

Only because of the insurance.

Yeah, the insurance.

You one of Edward Smith's? Yeah, me too.

Just do what the man say, you understand?

Then there's no problems. Everybody does great.

Automotive background, Mitch.

What do you mean?

Hey, lighten up, please.

Me? I'm automotive.

Got two GLAs, one unauthorized use, out of about two -fifths of them.

Just equips you for the job, am I right? This is pretty righteous, Edwards.

He sticks us both in the garage.

Well, like I'm saying, Mitch, Mr. Edwards, he's a practical man.

Just two to two -three things he said.

He tell you to listen to me?

Yeah. Then you listen to me, all right?

This line over here is yours.

Nobody forces the slug.

You drive the cars up. I'll show you the reason for that later if you're

interested.

I'm interested.

All right.

Go on now. Hey, look.

Anybody tries to bribe, uh -uh.

You tell them this is an honest place.

You got it? I got it. It's an honest place.

Henry, have you seen the Emperor?

Napoleon?

Lieutenant?

I didn't know it was yours, sir.

That girl with the black tights and the blonde hair in the band took them.

I thought it was part of their equipment.

Jesus.

Sorry.

Thank you, sir.

Yeah, well.

Get back to work.

Right?

How are we doing forensically on the Feigler case? We haven't turned up any

viable prints yet.

I suppose you heard about the conflicting witnesses.

Talk to both of them. One makes perfect sense, the other one doesn't.

Which?

The neutral one makes sense. The one who said Flagler had three months to live

and made a suicide plan with Dorothy's knowledge. Three months or not.

It takes a lot to make a man jump out a window. And even more to push a man into

the middle of an emergency action team.

Giardino knew if he didn't get started today, he'd lose enormous bucks. The

project folds.

Henry, the only witness we have against Giardino is Dorothy Miskin. Putting

aside her interest, when I talked to her, she contradicted the logic of the

situation at least three times, then broke down.

Talk to Feigler's psychiatric social worker, which I didn't know he had one,

he considers a suicide attempt within patterned parameters.

Let's let Giardino go.

Why?

Afraid he'll miss a date with a bulldozer? We have no credible evidence

him, Henry. Do we? You're in charge.

The old folks' pro bono lawyer is obtaining restraining order right now

Giardino's arrest.

If we keep him in one day, maybe Feigler doesn't die in vain.

Release him.

This investigation is not closed. Of course it's not. For now, release him.

Giardino is wrong, Frank.

There are grand juries all over the state sniffing his trousers.

Today, next month, next year, he's going down. And when he does, there's going

to be an empty hole. My neighbors are living now.

S .I .D. is pulling threads from the window, reshooting some pictures. Make

everything's labeled, okay?

Well,

what are we waiting for, Lieutenant?

World War III?

Mr. Giardino, it may surprise you to learn that we check out a suicide just

same as a homicide.

And how long is checking it out just the same going to take, would you say? Oh.

Average homicide site work, $13, $14.

That's lame, my friend.

That's lame, and you know it, and you're not going to get away with it. My doses

roll by 4 o 'clock. I wouldn't make book on it, Mr. Giardino.

Let's make sure we got all the fragments of that broken lamp.

Only way we got a shot of the print.

Lay all you want, Bell.

What's that mean?

You're saying not to make book. I'm saying lay all you want. Believe me,

doses are going to roll.

Thank you.

Um, look, I'll be honest with you. The backup lights occasionally don't hit.

Occasionally or never?

So, I'll do the 25.

Otherwise,

whatever you want.

Sorry, ma 'am, this is an honest place.

Excuse me.

Close the door, Mitch.

What am

I doing now, Mitch?

You're checking out the wires from under the dash.

Hi.

Hey.

So, bud.

What do you think about the pay around here?

It stinks.

$3 .50 an hour is the pits.

Can't live on that, am I right? Not too good.

You'd be dead if you had a family.

Hey, be on welfare.

Would you believe it, Mitch, if I told you in here could be a good living?

I don't want to go back, stubby. I owe four and a half.

Edwards looks pretty tough.

Edwards is tough, man, but he's a realist.

I mean, would he put guys like you and me in a car place if he wasn't a

What are you saying?

I'm saying Edwards doesn't mind some things, as long as he's not left out of

But things, man, like what kind of things?

What am I doing now, Mitch?

Now you're making a print for a dupe, kid.

Here's the registration.

Write down the address.

And later today, we'll go make a pickup.

You can't do that. The guy will figure it out.

Today, we pick up the caddy that was suspected three months ago.

This one, we'll pick up three months from now.

Let's understand each other, Captain, all right? I don't turn earth at that

by five o 'clock. That project's dead. I lose my federal underwrite. That's not

my problem, Mr. Junkin. But it's my problem.

And that lieutenant of yours, he's down there turning that investigation into a

joke. People are stopping for traffic lights. He's asking them for statements.

Come on.

Captain, that case is open and shut. That old man killed himself and

knows it. Lieutenant Goldblum told me he's concluding his investigation.

He ain't and he ain't gonna.

Now, what's it gonna take to get him off the case?

What do you mean?

I mean we're both adults, hmm?

I've got an envelope in here with $5 ,000 inside.

And I can have it?

Yeah.

Call it a campaign contribution or whatever you want.

All I have to do is help you... Yeah.

Wrong answer.

Sergeant, I wanted to say I'm sorry about that whole stooge routine this

morning. No harm done.

And actually, if you have a couple minutes, there's something I'd like to

you about. I've got a couple minutes.

Believe it or not, you know how people are always saying this happened to a

friend of mine?

Well, this actually did.

What's your friend's problem?

Can we start over?

Sure.

being the kid that stayed with me for a while last year? I've represented his

mother. Okay.

She wants me to be his guardian. I mean, she wants to sign over his guardianship

papers.

And?

And? I just wanted to know, if she signs the agreement, then later on could she

change her mind? I mean, could she go back on the agreement?

I doubt a guardianship arrangement could survive beyond her consent.

What if she did more than just make an arrangement? I mean, what if she did

more?

If you don't trust me with the facts, Lucy.

I can't give you an informed opinion.

She said that if I gave her $2 ,000, she would stay out of Fabian's life, and I

could raise him in a good environment.

Now, what I want to know is, if she gets the money, then can she go back on it?

Can she still change her mind? Could she try to get him back?

If it came to a case, there'd be the law on both sides.

You could claim enforceable contract to adopt.

She could plead duress.

Impairment of judgment.

So, you don't think that giving her the money would sell it once and for all?

Other than keeping Vivian DeWitt high for a little while.

I'm afraid I don't.

Thanks.

You know I can't believe this. This is disgusting.

Actual cops standing around and they hire frauds. They're actors, Rinko,

They're just doing their job. You mean to tell me that that fruit loop dancing

around up there in his spangled outfit looks more like a cop than I do?

Just pretty.

Counsel me in the ways of peace, gentlemen. I may be about to do murder.

What's the matter, Lieutenant?

Where is my dog?

I don't have a small idea what you're talking about. I am talking about a

Sharpay pup.

I am given to understand, was absconded with by a member of your company.

Tamara! Yeah, yeah.

Oh.

Oh, no.

Why is my dog painted like a zebra? Guess Broke got a jam. He's still in his

prison outfit.

He's a little fat.

Tamara, didn't we get a release on this dog? Yeah, it's right here.

Uh, and... Al D.

LaRue, or J.

Yeah, it's a J.

Whatever. A hundred bucks for the day, dog, to be returned to Hill Street

Station. Mr. LaRue has no connection to that animal. Sir, it's wash -off paint.

Camera, if we paid the wrong person, let's pay the right one. You don't have

currency, sir. Use the original, dog. Paint the shit, sir.

You!

I'm a free man now.

Who's gonna make me a stop?

I need a gas.

Process this man's paperwork and get him in a cop's outfit.

Cop?

It's a daylight shot, folks.

All right, everybody, first position, please.

Dudley Hicks, the cop?

I do not understand show business one bit.

There, right on the street. Beauty.

How far down you want me? Just around the corner.

You're looking out for me now. Any trouble, just holler, we're repo.

Pick me up. You got it.

Freeze. You're busted. Hands on the desk.

Little guy was a cop?

Little guy?

You got other things to worry about, Stubby. Give us Edwards.

Give me away.

Sign a statement and testify.

That's no way.

Then you're going back inside.

We're going to bust the guy.

Somebody to bust him?

Mr. Edwards is bad.

You still know what jobs he had fellas do.

He'll tell a con, do for Stubby or else I'll give up what you did for me at so

-and -so.

And they'll cut me and you'll find me dead in an alley. He doesn't want to

himself, J .D. I want to help.

But the man can't know I gave him up. What about... We miked a room. You don't

know about it. You just get him talking.

How am I not gonna know about it? I know about it. Don't be dense, Dubby. It

ain't in your own interest right now.

Yeah, sure.

We'll check it out with our captain.

Don't go anywhere, Dub.

Hey, Sarge.

Tell that captain of yours and his jerk lieutenant they better hire somebody to

start the car. No, no. Calm down, Mel. Why?

I'm going to get in trouble, huh? Maybe I'll lose the construction project. Oh,

just be mad.

Michelle.

Looks Miss Val's a silence, huh?

Can you come over tonight?

For what?

I need your help.

Well, I don't know. I talked to the attorney.

Yeah.

Oh, is this Mr.

LaRue, the dog entrepreneur?

Run it, Captain.

Lieutenant, I heard what happened. No way did I think they were taking this

pooch out of precinct confines.

Well, Detective, I am trying to understand why it was in your province

thoughts of any sort in this matter. Lieutenant, the girl comes up to me.

Dork, director's assistant, says, can they rent the mutt? Says it's worth a

to them to use him in their film. I'm thinking, hey, dog's going to be here

anyway. Why not put a couple of bucks in Lieutenant Hunter's pocket? Okay, so

I'm gone. I come back. I find out they had the dog outside.

I was sick.

I presume it was also on your return that you intended to inform me about

transaction? Yeah. And provide me with the stipend?

I got the dough for you right here.

Let me just endorse this over to you.

Lieutenant, no chance of a 10 % finder's fee, huh?

It's as good as we're going to get, Captain. He won't testify.

He's terrified of Edwards. Let's get a warrant for the interrogation. Right.

What happened?

Giardino's people just pulled off the construction site.

We just charged Al Giardino with felony bribery.

That'll do it. That'll shut him down.

Who'd he try to bribe?

Me.

It'll help a lot of people, Frank. A lot of old folks want to leave their

apartments.

For the record, Henry, when Giardino tried to bribe me,

I was about to replace you in an investigation.

What do you mean? What for? For exactly what Giardino accused you of, for

dragging your feet, for trying to get him shut down. Frank, you need more

this guy's wrong than what he just tried to pull?

You were conducting an investigation, Henry. You weren't there to pass policy

who gets federal loans.

Well, that's great. There's discretion on the street and in the captain's

office. No place in between, right? There must have been five times in the

week, Henry, when I asked for you and was told you were at a... at a tenants'

meeting. Or you were down at City Hall helping to file a C -6 occupancy

extension. Which is their right to request and mine to assist with. It's

right, but it's not your job.

I thought I was community relations officer.

I thought moving up here, getting involved in things, thought that was a

thing for an occasional cop or two to do.

Mr. Edwards.

What happened here, Stubby? What'd you do?

They popped me for the Cadillac.

What do you mean, the Cadillac? You stole a car?

That piece you sent me to post it. Don't you ever say I sent you. I'm trying to

put your life together. You go out and pull a job? You told them I sent you?

Hell no, I didn't. No.

Put your sleeves up. Yes, sir.

I'm clean, sir.

Now I'm going to do what I can for you, Stubby.

You made a mistake, but that doesn't mean your life is over.

You understand? I'm going to try and help you.

I understand.

Can you keep me outside?

I'm not going to promise you that.

You just get your mind ready to do whatever comes around.

Well, sir.

Where's Mitch?

He cut away.

How'd he do that?

He smelled it. He ran like hell.

You sit tight. You keep your mouth shut.

Yes, sir. We understand each other, Stubby?

Got my mind on it, Mr. Edwards.

Way to deliver, stub.

Better so be.

Scared to death of the guy.

Edwards, I'm talking about Edwards.

You're starting from goal, Mac.

Guy you busted couldn't help us. Okay.

What time will my backups position?

Forty -five minutes.

There's a greasy spoon, Decker and Utica.

I'll move when I see him pull in.

I'd take extra backups, Captain.

It's only one guy, no?

For after the bust.

Edward's clients may try to kill him.

What do you want?

What happened?

I don't know what you're talking about. Stubby got arrested. I nearly got

arrested. What happened?

For what? The car you had to steal.

Wait a minute. You're coming to your parole officer confessing a crime?

All right.

All right.

Let's cut the crap. The boost went wrong.

Take it easy. I'm hot now. I gotta leave town now.

Let go. I'll take care of it.

Oh, you'll take care of it?

How?

Two bills and an address.

I'll show you where you can boost some wheels.

Let's pop him. Hang on, babe. If Mick's got his hands on him, he can claim

duress. You may address, then you drop a dime to the cops. No, no, no, wait.

Come on, let go. I'm hyper -tense.

All right.

I'm letting go.

Atta boy, Mick.

What'd you go crazy for? I just did a pound. I'm not going back in again.

Control that temper. You won't stay out very long.

Come on, Edward. Say something wrong.

It's a nice maroon beamer.

It'd go in Nevada for three grand without paper.

You talk to Stubby? They busted him. You'll be all right.

A little geek's too scared to give anybody up.

That's it, Edwards.

You're under arrest. Get down.

Get down on the floor!

You're a creep!

What happened, Mr. Edwards?

Somebody find out you're a crook? Hey, you're going to last a long time inside,

Edwards. You're going to last at least a month. I'm looking forward to working

with you, Ken.

Oh, would one of you gentlemen like to be in the background this next shot?

ma 'am. I believe I could be had.

Take the vacant bike. Where's Dudley?

Oh, he blew the last nine takes.

Roger Kander.

Out of the ash heap of another man's career, a star is born.

Get off of me, you overgrown horse. Get off of me. Roger. Teach you to fire me,

you pansy.

Dudley, what now?

This here is a labor dispute, my man.

Sure. He says give him severance paint or he sits on me. Man refuses.

to negotiate.

I'm going to have to bust you again, Dudley. Now tell me it wasn't bad. Tell

I was good.

Yeah, yeah, it had a certain rough charm, okay? Stand up, Dudley, right

Stand up right now and give me my helmet.

And I want you to wait in the unit with Officer Hill while I finish my acting

debut. And then you're going away.

You understand me?

Come on, Dudley.

What's this always sitting on, guys, Dudley? What's up with Atlanta, man?

Thanks for coming. No sweat.

Thank you. This is going to be wonderful.

Look at all this space, Frank.

Yeah, your business dollar buys a little more space in a high -crime

neighborhood.

Help me tap a keg in the kitchen, Frank?

Sure.

Excited? I'm pretty excited.

A little scared.

I'll be thinking, this is great. This is a fresh start.

A couple minutes later, I'll be thinking, this is silly.

I got no business up here.

But then I decide I'll make it my business.

Good for you.

I feel the same thing about this afternoon, Frank.

You say it's not part of being a cop.

I say I'm going to make it part. This isn't the time.

Henry, can a stranger offer decorating advice?

You can.

I saw a lamp that would be wonderful here.

They're open weekends.

It's not expensive. I think it's about $14.

I'll check it out.

Henry seems a little worked up.

I'm bigger than you and I get a bigger appetite.

All right.

What are Luce and my mom talking about?

Talking about you and Luce staying together.

Joe, have you ever been high on smack?

No.

If she wanted me, I'd stay with her. But she doesn't.

She just wants to be high.

Hey, Faye, your mother loves you.

She's just having problems.

I'm never taking dope.

I'd be too afraid, Joe, if it's going to stop me from loving people.

I want us to understand each other, Ms. Hewitt.

I want you to stay out of Fabian's life.

I understand.

And when this money runs out, I don't want you coming here making trouble.

I'm not gonna.

This basically says that you're making me Fabian's guardian so I can enroll him

in school and things like that.

Where's my money?

Joe,

come back in a minute.

Yeah.

Have you got Fabian?

Let me see him.

Joe, wait a minute!

Hello. Hi,

Peach.

Hi.

Just wanted to say hello to you.

See what your mother does for you? Mrs. DeWitt. Go away. Go do what you want.

Mrs. DeWitt, why don't you just go?

Okay.

Take care of my baby.

This is my home now.

Yeah, this is it.

Hey, everything's going to be okay.