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Next step.

Where?

Are you sure it's him?

No. Okay, thanks.

No, I'll be there in ten.

Thanks for the call.

You got it.

And we tailed them, Oswaldo and Hoyas, for expired tags.

And we called it into dispatch. They told us about the 1043 notice to advise

primary. Sorry to call you so early.

No, not really. I appreciate it. I've been asking this guy for about a year.

He still inside?

Yeah, there's a side entrance, but we could fill him exit from here.

Good old Oswaldo, man. I thought he'd be imported by Arden by now.

Yeah, well, they always return to the scene of the crime.

If that's what they say.

Well, in his case, eight crimes.

Good ones, too.

That's him.

Damn, I wish we were alone. It'd be a lot easier.

I'm going in. All right, watch the friends. Make sure they don't double

Meet me inside.

Hands above your head.

Freeze!

Thanks, buddy. It's just there, guys.

I guess I wasn't quite awake yet, huh?

quite sober yet either.

You know, if it wasn't for this tape, you wouldn't be here.

The two patrol officers who saved your ass didn't want to give you up.

Sergeant Mayfield's going to take you downstairs for a blood in your

What are you doing, arresting me? No.

Pending your BAC level, which I assume is over the legal limit, I'm suspending

you without pay for 90 days.

I want my POA back.

Call him.

You're going downstairs anyway.

Now.

Only the chief of police has the authority to... I talked to her.

And Sergeant Mayfield is going to talk to her after your test.

You were drunk, Ginny.

On the job.

You could have been killed.

The store clerk and the patrol officers could have gone down, too.

You're out of here.

Hey,

I've been here all night, damn it.

I've been here like a year.

Anything else?

Ginny, please go see the department counselor.

You need to get some help. You need to get a life.

It's uncalled for. Yeah? Try this. Go to hell.

Meg, I'm back.

I'll be right there.

Okay.

Hi, I'm so late.

Ben, get on the bus, okay?

Nah, I ain't let up driving him.

You should have heard him. He kept saying, Papi, I don't want to go to

Of course, it's much more fun to stay home and play video games.

He's such a goofball sometimes.

Where the hell did I put my purse?

Gabriel,

I said I'm going to be late.

So, you're going to be later.

Come on.

It's been a long time since we danced.

You know, I think Benjamin definitely got a goof off you from you.

Oh, yeah?

Probably. But he definitely got his brilliant and beautiful jeans.

Assaulting a police officer. You can do a year in the county tent for that.

Worth every minute, officer.

So you're going to pick Ben up, right? Yep. Two o 'clock.

Then I'm going to take him to soccer practice.

Good.

Okay.

Oh, Meg. Yeah.

Can I ask you something?

As long as it doesn't take more than a minute.

Why don't we move in together?

And this is a question that's supposed to take less than a minute?

Gabriel, you've been gone for eight years. You've been back for eight weeks.

know.

But I also know that I love you.

And I love Ben.

I don't want to spend the rest of my life without my family.

I have a lot to make up for, yes.

Why not let me start now?

Can we talk about this at dinner?

Okay. Okay. All right. We'll go out.

Two of us.

Okay. Okay? All right. I just

heard.

Well, good news travels fast.

What the hell happened? Why didn't you call me? Mag, it was four o 'clock in

morning.

You couldn't have left Ben anyway. I could have dropped him off at my mom's

the way, Jen. That's not why you didn't call me.

What? You didn't call me because you didn't want me to know that you were

What are you going to do?

Fight it.

I wasn't drunk. I made the bust.

If you'll excuse me, I have a date with my POA.

Is that true?

Yeah. Like I said, good news.

It's been great.

I'll see you guys around.

Jen, you can't just leave. I'm not leaving.

I'm being kicked out.

You did have a choice, Captain. You could have sent her up to Duffy's to get

cleaned up for 30 days.

You didn't have to suspend her.

In 90 days without pay, what is she supposed to do? She should have thought

that before she went on the job intoxicated. She was off duty. She got a

She could have told them to make the arrest without her. Captain, you know

well that Ginny was not going to let a couple of rookies... Magda, I know you

care about her.

She's your partner.

I'm not defending.

what she did, okay? I'm simply asking you to reconsider the punishment.

Duffy's is a place where officers who admit they have a problem go.

She hasn't admitted it.

So you think kicking her out of here is gonna somehow help her see the light? I

don't know what it's gonna do, but I can't have her back on my watch in that

condition.

What if she agreed to commit to a program?

You and I both know that's not gonna happen.

Captain, we don't know that. We haven't even tried yet.

I'll assign you a new partner.

I have a partner.

Dad, how you doing?

How you feeling?

No.

No, I just, uh... I got a little in trouble at work today.

I got suspended.

I'm fine, really. You know what?

I don't even want to talk about it.

Three months.

You know what? I don't know.

It just happened.

You know what? I gotta, um... I gotta go.

Thank you.

Hello? Hey.

Hey.

Just fell asleep.

Oh, okay.

Oh, you should have seen them at soccer practice.

He must have run about 10 miles, was completely pooped after that.

Did he eat something?

Yep, nachos.

Nachos?

Sorry.

Hi.

Look, Gabe, um, I know we were supposed to go out tonight.

Something really important came up. I mean, it was just a crazy day at work.

problem. I was going to have to cancel, too.

The club called.

They want me on early tonight.

Oh.

Oh, great. Okay.

Look, about what I asked you this morning.

Yeah. I think it was probably a mistake to think that we should move in

together.

Yeah. I mean, well, you know. Oh, I got to go.

Look, it's most likely going to be too late when I finish, so I'll call you in

the morning.

Okay?

You know, the rehearsal's at Ginny's dad's house at 7. She's going to be

at 9.

Oh, you know what I've been thinking? I'm not sure it's such a good idea for

to go.

You should go.

You think?

Jenny, I'm Sandra Fogelson, and I know that this comes as a big surprise to

but it's meant to.

But everyone in this room who's here tonight cares about you, and they don't

want to lose you.

If you think for one minute that I'm going to stand here and listen to all of

you talk about me, you're out of your damn mind.

And how dare you?

You know better than this. You know me. You know I would never do this.

Wait a minute. Jenny!

Wait. I got it.

Jenny?

Jenny?

Look, lady, I'm sure you're really good at what you do, but this is not

happening.

Don't push me.

From what your friends and family have been telling you for the last couple of

hours, it sounds like you might need a little push, or at least a kick in the

ass. You know what? You go back on inside, and you just tell them that the

wedding is off.

Listen, Ginny.

I hate people who say I know what you're going through.

But I know what you're going through.

Nine years ago, I had to walk downstairs into my own intervention.

And it was pretty rough. But I'm telling you, I've lived.

To tell the tale.

Let's make a deal.

You stay 15 minutes.

Then you're free to go. Lady, I'm free to go now.

I'm not under arrest. I'm not being kidnapped.

Everybody's free.

As long as you live up to your responsibilities.

Just what exactly are my responsibilities here? To come back

to a group of people who want you back.

Not just back in there. Back with them.

You have a lot of people in that room who care about you.

They want to tell you that.

Do you care anything about them?

Do you?

Because if you do, then maybe you will come inside and you will listen to what

they have to say.

Jenny?

Isn't that right?

Maybe not.

But I still believe that the biggest mistake you can make is by doing

Unless you take the steps to inform her that you will not accept, nurture, or

protect her addiction.

That's what you're doing.

Nothing.

It just seems very cruel hitting her when she's down.

Down? She's going under.

One condition.

She leaves.

Jenny, she's here to help.

Yeah.

Help bury me.

She's just here to twist in the knife.

Unless you found a new way of humiliating me.

Other than taking away my star, my gun, my self -respect, my livelihood.

Why don't you let me tell you why I'm here?

Okay?

Then I'll go.

I'm here because you have an illness.

And I'm worried about you.

Alcoholism is a disease that kills.

I'm here to try and stop you from killing yourself.

Because I care about you.

You're not seeing clearly, Ginny.

Nobody can see clearly through a bottle of booze.

The fact is, I'm not out to get you.

And I have been on your case only when you have screwed up royally because

you've been drinking.

It's been going on for a while now, and I just can't look the other way.

I'm going.

But I'm asking you, Ginny, I'm begging you to get some help with this.

I've got a lot of friends here who love you, and I will support you in any way I

can.

Because you're a good cop.

I want you well, and I want you back.

So what?

There's a signed seating, or... Wherever you feel comfortable.

I feel more comfortable at home than my apartment, so I'll just sit here.

You got 15 minutes.

Okay, well, let's hit it then.

Ginny, before you got here, I asked everybody to think about a couple of

What they like, love, or admire about you.

And then to voice their fears and their concerns.

Okay, well, I guess I'll start since I put this thing together.

I knew I was taking a risk by doing this and that you'd probably hate me, but...

I don't want to lose you, Gin.

I love you.

You're my best friend.

Yeah, you really love me. You wouldn't be training like this. No, it's because

love you that I'm doing this and that we're all here.

Remember that time that Benjamin got sick and he had 105 temperature and my

wouldn't start, my mom was away?

I didn't know what the hell I was going to do.

I called you and you were there in five minutes.

I knew that I could count on you for anything.

I don't feel I could count on you anymore, Ginny.

I want my best friend back.

I want my partner.

Please.

You didn't even want to be my partner in the first place. No, that's not true,

Ginny. I had some serious concerns. Oh, apparently validated now, huh?

I'm surprised you're not jumping for joy. You're off the hook, right?

You no longer have to worry about me spoiling your unblemished reputation.

That's not... It's not fair, Ginny, okay?

I'm not like you. I can't just jump into things.

You know something?

I know that this is hard for you.

But this is not a walk in the park for us either.

Magda, what do you like best about Ginny?

Her loyalty.

I know that when I tell her something, it never gets repeated.

And what are your fears?

Ginny knows that my biggest fear is...

To get killed in the line of duty and for Benjamin to go without his mother.

I need you to be at the top of your game, Gin.

And lately you're just not.

Are there qualities about Ginny that you admire?

Oh, God, yes.

I remember the first day I met you.

God, she's so tough.

You just didn't take any crap from anyone.

You still don't.

Two weeks ago, I walked into the locker room, and I saw you pour something from

your flask into your soda can, and your hands were shaking.

I wish I hadn't seen it, but I did.

Oh, come on, folks, please.

Don't be shy. Apparently anyone is welcome to crap all over me tonight, so

please, step right on up.

Oh, come on, Ginny, don't be like that. Like what?

So sarcastic, always jumping down everybody's throat. Well, I'm not always

that.

Tonight just happens to be a special occasion.

You were never nice to me.

Not really.

There's only five women at the division. I think we should all stick together.

Did it ever occur to you?

That we just might not have anything in common.

We're both cops.

I lost my mother when I was 18, and I know you lost yours when you were even

younger.

I miss mine every day.

Ray.

What the hell is going on here?

John. Uh, miss, this is my other son, John. You said you were on duty tonight.

Yeah, so what is this?

Some kind of a meeting? Yeah, yeah, it is a meeting. Actually, we're right in

the middle of it. It's called an intervention.

Oh, yeah, it's called a bunch of bull. I've seen this on TV. Just go, okay?

How come I wasn't invited? What's up with that?

Because we know you.

The only people invited here were those who would support Ginny.

She needs us. Yeah, no, no, she don't need nobody, okay?

Okay? All my life, I've been told, take care of my little sister. Take care of

my little sister. Truth is, she never needed anybody to take care of her.

And you know what? I think it is best if you left right now. Why don't you back

off, lady, okay? This is my house. Hey, hey, hey, John. In the first place, it's

my house. And get out of her face.

I'm out of her face, all right?

I just don't know what the big deal is here, what the problem is. Okay? She

drinks. She drinks like a fish. So what? Who doesn't these days? Come on, shoot.

You guys know what it's like out there.

She's not okay, John.

She has a drinking problem.

And like the lady said, either you let her know that or you're a part of the

problem, too. All right? So maybe it's okay for you to go out to a bar at night

and drink yourself stupid.

You know what, Mary?

The guys in your bars do that, too.

That's right. Stop.

John, why don't you just go? Please.

Jen?

Go, John.

Yeah, well, you know what? It's stupid anyway.

Ladies and gentlemen, my big brother.

I want you to know something, Jim.

I was always afraid growing up.

I knew I was different when I was eight.

I know. I was gay when I was 13. I was all alone. Casey, look, you know I love

you, and you really don't have to go into this right now. Yeah, I do, Jen.

Because you were always there for me, and I don't have anybody else, and I'm

scared that one night you're gonna get so drunk you're gonna step out in front

of a truck or something, and then I think I'd want to die, too.

So let me be there for you.

I'll be there for you. Let me help you through this.

Do you know how proud I was of you the day you made Inspector?

Yeah, I know.

Ginny girl, I'm not much good at this kind of thing, but I

really don't have that much to say about the drinking thing, you know?

Why not, Dad?

Afraid of where it might lead?

Afraid you might have to come to terms with the fact that you drink too much?

This isn't about your father, Ginny. This is about you.

Thank you.

Sure, I like to have a couple of beers, but that never really interfered with

anything. It's not how much you drink. It's why you drink and what happens to

you when you drink.

Do you remember taking your first drink?

That's a long time ago.

Actually, I do.

Me and my buddies, we stole a six -pack and we drank it behind the corner store.

We threw up all over the damn place. Do you remember my first drink?

I was 11.

We were on a camping trip up in the Sequoias, and Mom and Casey had gone to

You, John, and I stayed out to look at the sky.

Oh, it's beautiful stars.

And you gave me...

A beer.

Don't start with the excuses.

I did a damn good job. You know, I may not be the best father, but I did a damn

good job. You never, ever, ever wanted for anything, little girl. I gave... You

gave me a beer.

So what? This is my fault? Of course not, Dad.

Nothing could be your fault because you did nothing.

Guess what? I don't have to sit here and take this. John, please. I'm here for

you. John, please. Sit down, Dad. Please. Tell me something, Dad.

Ginny, don't. Just answer one question. Leave it alone.

You say you want to help me.

Well, maybe.

Just maybe.

The answer will help me.

Why?

Why did she do it?

Oh, Jenny, come on. She was your wife.

My mother, yeah, but she was your wife of 30 years.

You must have a clue, some inkling as to why my mother and your

wife of 30 years would put a gun in her mouth

and blow her head off. Oh, Jesus.

Jenny.

Honey, please. What?

What?

I thought everyone here was just so anxious to get to the truth as to why I

drink so much.

Well, you know what? Let's get to it. Let's get to the truth, huh?

While we're at it, what about your truth?

What about the skeletons in your closet?

Jenny, look, um, I think maybe we should just call it a night. What, before

someone's feelings get hurt? Yeah, I think it's way too late for that.

No, actually, I think we should just be democratic about this whole process,

huh? And give everyone a turn.

For instance, why don't you start?

Why don't you share with the group why you're staying with your husband so

knowing he was out doing someone else every night, huh? You want to share

And you, Miss My Husband, is a doctor.

My daddy's a general. What the hell are you doing?

Ginny, you are way out of line. I never threw that up to you. Oh, please. Then

there's Little Miss Magda, Little Miss Perfect. Go to church every Sunday.

Well, who wasn't so perfect with a certain one -night stand?

Ginny, you are way off track.

I know you want to fight back. It's only natural.

I don't know why.

I don't know why she did it, Jimmy.

I've been asking myself that question for years.

You know something?

I don't believe you.

I don't believe you. What was it?

Huh? Was she depressed?

Were you fighting?

Were you out doing some other woman? Were you not doing it with her? What?

is none of your damn business. Yes, it is.

This is very much my damn business. She was my mother.

You only get the one.

Oh, my God.

What place do you have to be at?

To shoot yourself in your own home where you know that your family is going to

find you.

Tell me.

Damn you.

I wish I knew.

I don't know what happened or why.

I wish I knew.

Jenny.

I really wish.

You know what? I know what you all want to hear, so I will say it. I drink too

much.

There you go.

Everybody happy?

I never drank on the job.

That is bull.

That's bull.

That day in the alley when you were supposed to meet me, were you really in

bathroom? Or were you at that bar having a drink?

Because I was thinking about it, Jen.

What you said afterwards about getting a new partner and how guilty you were.

I was alone out there. I could have been raped or killed.

Where the hell were you?

I told you where I was.

I was in the bathroom.

Yeah.

I saw you take a drink at work.

I did, too.

All right. All right, fine.

Yeah, you know what? I have.

Doesn't make me an addict.

An addict is someone who can't quit. Am I right? Am I right?

Right?

Fact of the matter is, I've never tried to quit.

If I stood here today and said that I would never take another drink again,

then I did tomorrow, then you might have a case. As of right now, you don't. Oh,

no. Yes, we do.

Jenny, these are the bottles that we found hidden in your apartment, at work,

your car.

Oh, my God.

This is just such a bunch of crap.

Intervention, please.

It's nothing more than a modern -day witch hunt.

Put me on the blocks in the center of town so you can all throw stones at me.

Maybe feel a little bit better about your own miserable, pathetic lives.

Oh, poor Ginny.

Hey, I know. Let's do something nice for her. Why don't we stand her up in front

of all of us and tear her apart for a couple of hours?

Maybe she'll find God or Buddha or some sort of higher being, anything, so she

might actually look forward to waking up in the morning.

Jenny, I know you feel ambushed. He actually paid for this assassination,

Really, how much? I mean, how does that work?

Is it like chipping in for the Christmas party, huh?

Where are the hats?

Where are the noisemakers?

God, I'd really love a damn party favor.

Jenny, do you ever ask yourself why you like to drink?

Who said I liked it?

When I found my mom, I'd just gotten back from school.

My dad wasn't home from work yet. John Jr. was out riding his motorcycle.

I don't know. I think you were at a friend's house. I don't remember.

I remember I had a pretty good day at school. I got a B -plus on an algebra

test, and I knew my mom was going to be real happy about that.

She really got off on stuff like that.

So when I came home, I called out for her, but I didn't hear anything, so...

I went into the bedroom.

It was such a strange smell. I didn't know what it was.

And then I saw her two feet sticking out from the bathroom.

And I remember I flashed on the Wicked Witch of the East. You know the one

that...

Went over, I pushed open the door and I thought she

must have fallen and hit the side of the sink or the toilet

or something because the

whole side of her head

was open.

It was blood.

Oh, my God. There was so much blood.

I just stood there. I just... I couldn't move.

Finally, I heard the front door, and I must have screamed because John Jr. came

in and pushed me out of the way.

And then everyone came, black and whites, in uniforms.

They found the gun.

Put it in a bag.

Then they put her in a bag, too.

I remember your face.

Because you look like someone had just shot the side of your head off, too.

I knew you were in the living room.

And I knew you were drinking because I remember the sound

that the ice made crackling in the glass as

you kept pouring.

And I remember thinking, God, that must be nice, you know?

Just be able to drink like that and forget.

Make your mind like a big blackboard and use booze to erase all the thoughts

that must have been going through your mind.

All the questions.

Guilt.

through your fingers till there's nothing left.

God, I wanted to feel that way too.

It

wasn't

your fault that she killed herself.

She could have loved me. Oh, baby, she did love you so much.

So much she loved you.

So do I.

So do I.

God, did she love you.

The whole pack, huh?

Ginny, we made a reservation at Kings Point Rehabilitation Center.

It's one of the best ones in the country.

And they're expecting us.

You ready to go?

No.

Ginny, come on.

We've come this far.

You know what, Meg? This really...

I'm okay.

I am okay.

I... I can do this on my own.

Thank everybody. This has been... Well, no, I guess it

hasn't been great.

Anyway. I'll see you around.

We may have lost the battle, but we have not lost the war.

Alcoholism is the only disease I know that tells you you're not really sick.

She needs more time.

Amanda?

Hi, sweetie.

No, I just wanted to hear your voice. How's it going?

You know, I want you to know something.

Honey, no matter what happens, whatever you want to do, it's okay with me.

You know, no matter what, I'll always be here for you.

You're the most important thing in my life.

No, I haven't been watching old movies again.

Feeling a little sentimental.

Do me.