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Thank you.

You breaking that robbery?

What's the matter? Don't you have enough cases of your own?

Plenty.

Now it is, maybe one of my snitches hurt something. Well, I think we got it

covered, Sloan.

Just trying to be helpful.

Don't worry. If we need any help, we'll let you know.

Got an appointment, Sloan?

Following up a lead in a Janessa case?

Black coat.

You slow?

Yeah. Lloyd Schroeder, Internal Affairs.

Thanks for coming. Yeah.

So you're with the 15th, huh?

I was there for six long years.

Thank you.

Edge Greenwood still have?

Oh, yeah.

This isn't easy, but I don't have any choice.

So you think you found some dirty cops?

Four detectives in my division. What makes you so sure?

Snitch I've been running the past couple of years, put me on him.

What did he give you?

Name of the defense.

I busted him and he wouldn't roll over, but everything he had came from

burglaries they investigated.

You're going to have to do better than that.

Last Friday I overheard him discussing a burglary.

When I checked the reports on Monday, I saw that it didn't go down until

Saturday night.

All right.

Anything else?

A couple of them have been throwing money around.

One of them bought a new vet, and now they've got a plane.

Stuff like that. All right, all right. Do you have names?

Gene Vickers.

Jim Michaels.

Rick Hughes and Bob Cole.

You know any of them?

Yeah.

Yeah, I went to the academy with Vickers.

Sounds like him.

Look, you did the right thing keeping this informal.

I'll take it from here.

I'm going to look at this personally.

Here we go.

Four aces. Strike again.

All right.

Here you go.

I don't think I'll bother to count it. I got two words for you guys.

Steve Sloan.

And that boy scout?

You're damn right.

He's been asking too many questions.

Well, we're still going to hit, aren't we?

We got one little change.

More of this nickel -dime stuff. We're going to make one big score and fold our

pens.

How big a score?

Half a million dollars apiece.

Doing what?

Exactly.

Excuse me.

I don't know. Maybe we'll invest in a little real estate.

Bang, bang.

Maybe you should buy a lottery ticket if you're feeling lucky.

Well, well, well.

Looks like everybody's a winner.

It's nice to see the old gang still together.

How's the poker game?

Yeah, we're not seeing anything without a lawyer.

Oh, come on, Eugene.

Is that any way to talk to an old friend?

I just want to see how the guys are getting along.

Nice Corvette, Hughes.

Nice tie, Schroeder.

Thanks. I understand Bobby over here has got himself a new airplane, huh?

Of course, there are these ugly rumors that you boys got some side action

You see, internal affairs just... Well, they wouldn't be doing their job if I

didn't investigate.

Oh, bless you, Schroeder.

Thank you.

I'm the only thing between you and some serious jail time.

Huh?

Schroeder, are you saying you want in?

Well, as long as we're playing poker, uh, excuse me.

Yeah, you can deal me in for, uh...

I don't know.

Maybe... How about an equal share?

What?

Mark got admitted?

Uh, Norman, I'm a little busy right now.

I've got a lot of stuff.

Listen, compadre.

I am here to help you.

Protect you.

Make this a great place for you to do whatever it is you do.

But I also have a hospital to run here, if you know what I'm saying.

No.

That memo I sent you about the cost overruns on office supplies, you never

signed it.

Supplies? You know, I was going to do that, Norman. We ran out of pens.

It's a joke, Norman.

I know.

I know, and very amusing.

But here's how the card lay out. I was hired to whip this hospital back into

shape. And the bottom line is the bottom line.

I need your support on this.

How's that?

Listen, amigo.

People around here seem to look up to you. So we scratch each other's back. We

both feel good.

I'll try to remember that.

One more thing, Mark. I realize this is a teaching hospital, which means bands

of students roaming around, learning, I suppose.

But could you ask them not to smile so much?

Medicine is a serious business.

It doesn't look good.

I'll go to work on it, Norman.

What did Briggs say to you just now?

I'm not sure.

Well, the word on the floor is that he's talking about firing the pediatric

nurses. That'd be terrible.

Well, I'm going to check it out before I take any action. Action? What kind of

action?

I'm the new head of the Nurses' Grievance Committee.

What Nurses' Grievance Committee?

The one I'm going to organize.

I'm the union representative here.

Don't forget.

How you doing? Hey.

Listen, about that, uh, that business we were discussing the other day, I looked

into it, and I really don't think there's anything there.

Are you sure? Hey, yeah, I got my own sources, too, right?

Look, if you're uncomfortable with the 15th, ask Greenwood to give you a

transfer. Otherwise, I suggest that you just, uh, you know, put it out of your

mind.

Hey, uh, gotta go. You take care.

What have you done up here?

He and I got you some baskets.

I just put a ham in there, and it better be consumed, or I'm not going to waste

any more food on you.

What's the matter with you?

I got a call at home this morning.

Briggs fired those five pediatric nurses.

Well, it's got to be a mistake.

Well, it better be.

Look, go on. Go to the hoop. I'm done here.

Thank you for the ham.

Sure.

You okay?

Yeah.

Want to talk about it?

Talk about what?

What ever it is that's bothering you.

I'm just an open book to you, all right?

What's happening?

Well, I've been suspicious of a couple of detectives at the precinct.

I think they may be committing burglaries.

Oh, serious accusation.

You talk to anybody at Internal Affairs?

That's just the problem.

Schroeder, the internal affairs guy, just blew me off.

Didn't believe you.

I don't know. I hate to sound paranoid, but I got a strong feeling something's

not right here.

Well, you don't trust this Schroeder.

Speak of the devil.

That's Schroeder's number.

I'll be right back. Hey.

I'll be there in about an hour.

Schwerter?

Schroeder? Police!

Open up!

Okay, I'm on the job.

Guy, I'm in homicide at the 15th. My ID's in my back pocket.

Check inside.

What's going on?

We had a report of gunshots.

Gunshots?

I was out cold. I didn't hear a thing.

There's a body on the floor in the bathroom.

Looks like he's been shot.

That's him.

I saw him go in there just before I heard the shot.

Detective Sloan, I'm placing you under arrest.

I don't know which of you decided to take out Schroeder, but it wasn't part

the plan.

Well, maybe the plan needed changing.

You did it?

No, I didn't.

And I don't want to know who did.

What difference does it make anyway? Pitting on Sloan was a good idea. Killed

two birds with one stone.

Besides, how do we know you didn't do it?

You had just as much reason as the rest of us.

Well, whether we like it or not, we're joined at the hip right now. There's

nothing better to jeopardize this operation.

Even though everything's clear, you'll need something for the pain.

That's no joke.

I can't believe how someone set me up.

I'm surprised Greenwood let me go on my own recognizance. Well, he's known you

for a long time.

Boy, it looks bad, though.

They say it was your gun that killed Schroeder. Uh -huh.

Did they also mention that the money that was stolen from the evidence room

found in my locker?

I don't believe this.

Oh, at least you know it was one of those four police officers because any

of them could have had access to your locker.

Yeah.

Well, I better get over to the precinct and see the captain.

Listen, why don't you stay at my house a while?

Before. Well, won't your place be running amok with the press?

Yeah, you're right.

Good idea. Thanks. See you. I forbid this meeting.

Fine, Mr. Briggs. We're having it anyway.

What is going on here?

As the shop steward of Nurses Local 498, I'm informing our hospital

administrator that our grievance committee is meeting.

You're informed.

I'm going.

Stop her before she ferments a nursing rebellion.

Norman, I think maybe you shouldn't have fired those nurses.

I'm not firing. I'm downsizing. All major corporations are doing this.

An amigo.

I'll try to learn from you.

The board of directors has made it clear.

Either I downsize the nursing staff or make cuts elsewhere.

What kind of cuts?

Closed ER.

Closed neonatal.

Dump your elder life program.

You're not serious. Completely. I am a man drowning in red ink.

Throw me a life -beservice loan.

Norman, I'll do better than that. I will arrange a meeting with local 498 shop

steward. Dolores? No, I have difficulty in communicating with her. A complete

difficulty. Norman, you have got to give her a chance.

You and Dolores, you'll sit down at a table. You will reason together.

You will work out a solution. Do you think that she will listen to reason?

I do.

Dolores is a reasonable person, and it's her job to negotiate with you.

Besides, what is your alternative?

Chaos?

Rebellion?

Country reports to the board?

All right, go on, I'll do it. Good, good.

Hey, Mr. B.

Hi, Jack. Listen, I heard what happened to Steve.

Listen, if there's anything I can do, any way I can help out, you let me know,

okay?

Listen, there just might be.

I'm going to run over and look at the crime scene right now. You want to come

along? Absolutely.

Great.

Really think you're going to get away with this, Vickers?

I don't know what you're talking about, Sloan.

Like hell you don't.

Hey, hey, hey, hey!

That's enough! Get back to work, now!

Sloan, in here.

For what it's worth, I don't think you did this.

Well, I appreciate that, Ed.

But I'm suspended.

Until this is over, yes.

Well, it's not over.

Not by a long shot.

Hey, if you need help, you know where to find me.

You boys got a warrant?

The crime scene is available to the defense, Officer Sloan, and you're

to be home.

Did you seriously think I was going to sit back and do nothing?

I see he dragged you into this, too.

It wasn't hard to do.

Steve, what happened here?

I don't know. I got knocked out the minute I walked in.

I came to in this couch. Schroeder was already dead.

And they used your gun?

Mm -hmm. And they stuck it back in my holster. Did you find anything?

No, I just got here myself.

I found something.

I know this name.

What, T.

Raffanti?

Yeah, I went to school with Tommy Raffanti.

Haven't seen him in years.

I'll tell you something, he knew some serious people.

Serious? Oh, yeah.

Yeah, serious.

Oh, that's worth checking out.

Well, somebody could have come in and out this door and the manager would have

never even noticed.

Steve? In the bathroom.

What are you looking for?

Just checking to see if anybody dropped anything.

You know, like they struggled for the gun.

Did you see anything?

No. Wait a minute.

What's this?

Is that Schroeder's?

Well, he didn't have it on the last time I saw him.

And it's not mine.

Let me see that.

Look at this snap.

Like it's been stretched almost to the breaking point.

Almost as if someone yanked it off someone's wrist.

If we can find out who was wearing this, we might just have our killer.

Man, that bracelet didn't even come close to fitting Schroeder.

Now what do we do with it?

Well, if not Schroeder's, it could have come off the wrist of the killer.

And just maybe it left an abrasion or scratch of some kind.

Listen, Mark, I got Derek covering for me tomorrow.

Where are you going?

I'm going to look up my old pal Tommy Rafante.

See if he knows anything.

Jack, I appreciate this.

And so does Steve.

Forget about it, Mark. Please.

I was praying for murder. He'd help me, right?

I'll see you later.

And besides,

it's not your fault your son became a cop.

Some kids, they just, I don't know, they just turn out bad, that's all.

What

is

all this?

I brought dinner.

Oh.

Barbecued meat byproduct.

My friend, this is going to be sautéed salmon in a mild beurre blanc sauce.

This is going to be rice pilaf, asparagus vinaigrette. Huh?

Did we get the rice out of the oven? Sure.

Mmm.

I can't believe I did that. It's a tough place. We don't need the ricer. I am

sorry. Oh, man.

Look at that.

What a mess.

Paper towels.

That bracelet didn't fit. Schroeder did it. No.

I sure wish I knew if it fit one of those four detectives.

You know, somebody ought to talk to them.

Yeah.

Someone like you?

Yeah. Look, you can't argue with me this time.

None of those guys, they're certainly not going to talk to you. Dad, I don't

want you taking any chances. I won't.

Tell me about them.

All right.

Did you say smoked salmon?

Oh, no.

Okay, that's it.

How about some barbecued meat byproducts?

And asparagus vinaigrette.

Okay.

We're going to pair you off and put you through the course over there.

It was once a tea room when this was an apartment store.

Remember to wear your goggles, because even though the bullets are plastic,

can sting.

Now we have one, two, one, two, one, two, one, two, one.

We have an odd number here.

Here's the partner now.

Oh, no, I'm not a police officer.

Come on, Dr. Stallone. You're the medical consultant to the department.

We'll do just fine.

I don't think I'm the kind of partner you'd want to choose for this kind of

work. Now, the idea is there are two suspects hidden in this mop warehouse

somewhere. We have to drop them before they can get us.

Now you're armed and dangerous. Well, I'm not much of a gun, I have to tell

Well, there's just paint inside of pellets.

Don't worry.

Well, too bad about you, boy.

Once upon a time, he was a pretty good cop. Oh, he still is.

Well, I guess that depends on your point of view.

Well, somebody else shot Schroeder and framed Steve.

Can you prove that?

No, I can't.

But there are other people who had motives.

Oh, yeah?

Who, for instance?

You knew Schroeder fairly well, didn't you?

We worked in the same precinct for a couple of years. You not only worked in

same precinct, you were in a narcotics unit that Schroeder organized.

So what?

He cited you repeatedly for infractions of discipline.

As a matter of fact, he put so many black marks on your record, it cost you

promotion ever.

You'd like to play cop?

Hmm? No.

But I'm going to prove my son innocent no matter what it takes.

Where were you the night Schroeder was shot?

Working overtime on this, Doc.

Say, listen.

There's other guys around here somewhere.

Yeah. Check over there.

I told you I wasn't very good.

You're going to play being a detective.

Perhaps you'd better learn.

Thanks for your advice.

Wait a second.

Is that yours?

I hate jewelry.

Oh.

Well, I guess you better find out who else it might belong to.

Hi, have you seen Dolores? She's in Mr. Briggs' office. Thank you.

How is it going?

Do you call threatening to fire every nurse in this house that are

Do you think threatening to strike is a compromise?

Hang on to this, Mr. Briggs. If my nurses walk off, you'll be flattening it

under the patients yourself.

That woman is Jimmy Hoffer in her dress.

Well, at least you got the issues out in the open, Norman.

I find you completely responsible for this, Lone.

Not quite the kind of negotiation I had in mind.

What do you say, Gene?

Jack Stewart, what are you doing here?

I was just over at Delaney's.

Sounds like old times, huh?

Except Delaney's isn't exactly the place you find doctors.

How'd you know I got through medical school?

Uh, I kept track, you know.

And, uh, besides, that's what you wanted, and, well, you always get what

want. Yeah, I wish.

You look good. How you doing?

I'm keeping busy, you know.

Yeah, good. Working at the flower shop.

Well, you always like flowers, right?

Yeah,

I like them a lot better when someone sends them to me, but... You haven't

changed an inch, huh?

I think so.

It's been a while, hasn't it?

Yeah.

Listen, you, um... Have you seen Tommy Rifanti around?

Uh, yeah, he's still around. You looking for him?

Yeah, I got, uh... A friend of mine has a problem, and, uh... I thought maybe

Tommy could help.

Well, um... I gotta go, but, uh... Come by sometime.

I will.

Hey, pal, off the car.

Detective Vickers, isn't it?

Who are you?

Mark Sloan.

Oh, yeah.

Steve's dad.

Sure.

Are you looking for me?

As a matter of fact, yes. I left several messages, but you never called me back,

so I thought I'd catch you as you go on duty.

I got a lot of work to do.

I really have to talk to you.

Get in.

What exactly is it you want to talk to me about?

Steve did not kill Schroeder.

I am trying to find out who did.

Well, good for you.

Where are we going?

Well, I've got to clear up a little something.

So what do you want from me?

Well, first of all...

Where were you when Schroeder was killed?

Well, that's none of your business.

Look, I'm only making it my business because my son's been accused of that

murder and I think he's innocent.

Okay, Madeline.

Where are they?

What do you got for me?

Doc, give her 50 bucks.

Huh? Come on, it's the price of admission.

Where are they?

Room 12.

Thanks.

I only got three twenties. You're going to have ten back.

I'll give it to you in trade, sugar. No, you keep the change.

Look, Doc, will you get real?

Why would I want to kill Schroeder?

Because he's had an affair with your wife.

But you are pushing your luck.

You recognize that?

I've never worn one of those in my life.

Where are you going?

Hey!

Don't do anything foolish.

I mean that.

It'd be better for you and better for me, Regent.

You better stay together.

You better... Now look, in just a minute that detective... Oh, boy.

Don't move. I'm telling you.

Now get out.

Don't let this guy go in.

What was that shot?

Well, I mean, these two separated. I fired the gun. I didn't mean... I'm

Can you give me a ride back?

You are taking a cab. A cab?

Madeline, do you remember me from in the lobby? I gave you all my money. Do you

owe me $5 for a cab?

Get lost!

Well, maybe I'll have better luck with Cole and Hughes than I did with those

other two detectives. You eliminated two of them, at least as far as that

bracelet's concerned.

Can I get in here for a second?

Well, I've only got the one bathroom.

So, uh, what did Jack find out?

Well, the name he found could be a possible connection between Schroeder

mob.

Well, maybe that connection will lead us.

To the others.

You know you can cut yourself like that?

Dad, I've been shaving for 20 years.

Has it been 20 years?

Boy, where'd the time go?

Why, it seemed like yesterday you needed a stool just to look over the sink.

Why, I used to bounce you on my knee when you were just a little tot.

In the long...

Dad, why don't you go put your teeth in or something?

Okay. Where are they?

Hope the dog didn't take them.

Dog's been dead for 20 years.

Detective Cole?

That's me.

You're Steve Sloan's dad, right?

That's right. How'd you know that?

I'm a terrific detective.

Besides, I saw you at the precinct last month. Oh.

Get in.

There's no front seat in here.

Yeah, I know. Get in the back.

Oh.

Where are we going?

I have to get rated on precision driving.

Hang on.

There's no seatbelt back here.

No kidding.

Detective, do you know someone named Tommy Rafonte?

No. Why, should I?

Well, he might have had something to do with Detective Schroeder's death.

You mean he was in on it with Steve?

No, Steve didn't do it.

Really?

Why don't we just cut through this? What do you want with me?

Tell me about Schroeder.

I barely knew him.

Well, weren't you in Schroeder's narcotics squad?

Yeah, but that doesn't mean we were friends.

This is the pursuit test.

Might get a little bumpy.

Didn't he desert you in the drug raid? You were almost killed.

Then what?

Maybe you found an opportunity for revenge.

Yes, could I take your pulse?

Professional curiosity.

Sure.

Actually, I prefer the other wrist there.

So would you tell Detective Hughes I'd like to see him?

Why would he want to see you?

Well, I found something he showed in his apartment.

Quite interesting.

Tell him to give me a call.

Very good pulse.

Another day at the office, right? That's right.

No, thanks. You stay,

Tommy.

Jack.

I hear you're a doctor.

I'm impressed.

You're looking good.

Taking care of myself.

I hear you're looking for me.

Yeah, I am.

A friend of mine who, uh, took a couple of taps.

You're the wrong guy, Jack.

Excuse me, Mr. Rafati.

On Mr. Michael's phone, he said 3 p .m. would be just fine.

Thanks, Mitch. Yes, sir.

What makes you think I could help you?

Well, my friend told me that, uh, you got some juices somewhere in the

department.

Maybe you can ask him to pull some strings.

Your friend's misinformed.

I don't know any cops.

Very good.

For old time's sake, a little advice.

You don't need a friend with that kind of trouble.

Getting involved could be very unhealthy.

You know what I mean.

Jack.

What a surprise.

I was just leaving.

Oh, yeah.

You two used to go out together.

Yeah, a long time ago.

I'll see you later.

Maybe we'll get together sometime.

Yeah, real soon.

What was that all about?

Nothing.

Did you call for me, Norman?

Sloan, do something.

The nurses are in the cafeteria taking a strike vote. Oh, I'm sorry to hear

that. Sloan, talk to them.

Reason with them.

They like you.

They'll listen to you.

You're my best, Norman.

Thank you.

Listen up, everybody.

Listen up.

Word is, half of us are getting fired.

And whoever's left is going to be doing double duty.

Half lose their jobs, half get broke to death, and the patients get half the

care. Now, does this make any sense?

Dr.

Sloan, what are you doing here?

Did Mr. Briggs ask you to talk to us? Yes.

Just a minute. Just let me say something here.

I know you're all very angry, and I can certainly understand why.

But the plain, bottom -line truth is that this hospital's budget has been

be called a hospital if the patients don't get the care they need?

No. Can the patients get the care they need if there aren't enough nurses?

Well, no.

Are we going to accept this? No.

We want to pick up the goods Friday.

No problem.

You can pick it up at 1 o 'clock sharp.

Hey,

do you have any transportation and storage facilities?

We'll have it secured by then.

But all you've got to concern yourself with is making sure the goods are there

when they're supposed to be.

Looking for something, Detective Hughes?

You're Dr. Sloan, aren't you?

Yeah, Vickers and Michaels told me all about you. Oh, I'll bet they did. Your

friends have been having some fun at my expense.

What was it you wanted to see me about, Dr. Sloan?

Where were you when Schroeder was killed?

Tell me something, detective. What are you up to?

Did Schroeder figure it out? Is that why he got killed?

You want to know why Schroeder was killed?

You ask your son.

Oh, I did.

That's how I found out about Schroeder's private file.

What private file?

The one you're here looking for.

The one with photographs of you and some underage girls.

The one that Schroeder's been using to extort money from you.

This one.

The very existence of this gives you enough reason to want to exterminate

Schroeder.

The grills never said they were miners.

Schroeder covered it up and then he turned around and demanded money.

I hated Schroeder's guts.

But I didn't kill him.

You see, Dr. Sloan, if I was a killer, I could drop you right now and no one

would ever know the difference.

Well, all except for the people I told that I was coming here.

To meet you.

Like I said, I'm not a killer.

Does this mean anything to you?

Never seen it before.

Let me see your wrists.

My wrists?

And why should I do that, Dr. Sloan?

Because you want this envelope.

Well.

Hmm.

If I have any further questions, I'll get in touch.

Who's there?

Viacom.