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No. No. No!

Another hour, we call it a night, huh?

I got an idea.

Why don't we go to Brennan's afterwards?

You got an idea?

I've been going to Brennan's three nights a week for a year and a half.

Hey, it's loud and it's cheap, huh? I like the women.

I never noticed you turning them down. Well, lucky for them, I believe in

charity. Lucky for you, they believe in mercy.

What was that girl's name, that court reporter with the older bike?

Connie.

She could eat an apple through a Venetian blind.

I mean that as a compliment.

Whatever happened to her? She was nuts about you.

It wasn't going anywhere.

But you wanted to go.

X -ray 7, respond to a 10 -24, corner of Lake Hurston Pine.

10 -24, Lake Hurston Pine. X -ray 7, roger that.

Possible skull fracture, broken jaw.

I can't tell about internals.

She called it in.

You see what happened?

Whoever did it was already gone.

I was walking home from the Cineplex.

I heard him moaning.

Did he say anything before he passed out?

They called him names.

About being gay?

He's being gay.

All right, we're going to need a statement. Can you wait around a minute?

Thank you.

All right, folks, come on, let's clear it out of here. Off you go. Let's go.

Come on.

I wrote the last report.

You keeping a running tab? You bet.

Make it snappy, will you?

Another half hour, we'll call it a night.

Want to go to Brennan's or what?

This is garbage.

I don't know what else to call it.

Three C's and a D. David's never had grades like this.

The thing is, he's been working like crazy for the past month. All he does is

come home and hit that computer. I was up there half an hour ago. He is still

working on a book report. He doesn't know how to budget his time.

Tony, he's 12.

No 12 -year -old has so much work he's got to be at it day and night.

He feels miserable already.

Be sympathetic.

Silence him on.

No wonder he fell asleep.

Okay, pal, time to wrap it up.

I gotta finish this.

Go into bed now.

You saw.

Honey, we know you're trying.

Yeah.

If you need extra help, we can... You think I need a tutor?

I'm just in a slump.

I hit a wall.

I'm going to the well, and I'm coming up dry.

Too bad you don't have a course in cliches.

Go wash up, catch some Z's, hit the hay, saw some wood.

Bloss!

I'll be okay.

Did you ever go through a slump?

Junior high.

I told you not to have that fifth wall banging last night.

You gonna deny I told you?

If you tell me I shot Lincoln, I wouldn't deny it.

Hi, fellas.

You guys respond to the 1024 last night corner of Lake Hurston Point?

Yeah. Routine.

No big deal.

Based on your report, I'd have to agree.

But your report stinks.

Why does Jim Garrity have more information in this article than I have

Mr. Abramson said a white van followed him into the alley.

You said nothing here about a white van where four men beat and kicked him.

Nothing here about four men. You said number of assailants unknown.

We talked to the only witness we had. She didn't see any of that. Plus, the

was still unconscious.

Jim Garrity went to the hospital and talked to him when he woke up. Why the

didn't you?

Three assaults in the last month.

If the victims were old ladies or kids, we'd have had a parade of suspects you

could run at Thanksgiving.

But they were gay men.

We haven't brought one person in for questioning. Not one person.

Now, I'm assuming that's just a coincidence.

And not because you think that assaults on gays are any less important than

assaults on old ladies or kids. Because if you did...

That would put you in direct opposition to what I think.

And what I think, ladies and gentlemen, is the policy of this department.

Are there any questions as to what that policy is?

I'm so glad.

Well, get out there and do your job.

Order a DMV check. Are all the white vans registered in the area?

Within a... 25 mile radius.

An hour ago.

But don't ask me what you have for breakfast. I'm not psychic.

Just incredibly efficient.

You do absolutely nothing.

You could care less if one of us gets killed. Listen, we are trying to get

information so we can prevent that.

Now, do you want to help us or do you want to complain?

It's getting to be a regular thing.

This one's in trouble.

Hey, Marty, give these guys an escort to the hospital.

You see a white van in the area?

Come on, I was working inside the club. You guys are patrolling the area. Don't

ask us to do it.

What do you got?

Nothing so far. You got half the department here. You still got nothing?

Stan, I want information. I want to get these guys. Why don't you save it for

the cameras?

I want a statement from every person at bar. See if they saw the white van. Call

the owners of these shops.

Maybe somebody worked late. You got it, boss.

Boss. Hi, Hank.

What is it?

That van.

I saw the four guys jump in it and scream out of here.

They left them lying there.

Only the van, it wasn't white. It was like cream -colored ivory.

And there was primer paint on the right front fender.

Did you catch the tag?

I came running over, but they were gone before I could get it.

Running over from where?

From the bar.

The gay bar? Were you working surveillance?

I was off duty.

What were you doing?

at a level with you.

It's not the kind of thing I expected to hear, but I want you to know I don't

have a problem with it. So why are you pacing?

You should see my mother. She paced right out of the house.

Look, what you do in your own time is your own business.

But you have new information about the commission of a crime. And I gave it to

you. And nobody has to know where that came from.

Hank, I can't take a case to the DA that doesn't have a trail of paper behind

it. And a witness report that's anonymous isn't worth the paper it's on.

going to have to file that report.

Or be suspended.

I'll be outing myself.

I'll help you through it.

It'll pass.

This detective over on Mount Lee.

Same thing. His boss says it'll pass.

An hour later, it starts.

Locker room getting quiet every time he walks in.

Guys wouldn't want to work with him, all of a sudden freezing him out.

Same guys you used to go bowling with.

He became a leper.

But it did pass.

It passed.

He shot himself.

Then he wasn't as strong as I know you are.

If I was that strong, I'd have gone and talked to that guy in the hospital. I

wouldn't have cared if Hibbs asked why.

But I was afraid.

I didn't want him to ask.

Hank, I think most of the guys will accept this.

If some don't, I can't control what they think, but I can control what they do,

and I will.

This is about doing the job.

That's all this is about.

For you and for them.

I'm a cop.

That's all I ever wanted to be.

I know exactly what you mean.

I'll file a report.

I was just coming to see you. We're giving leads. Look at this.

We took photos of the four guys who were attacked.

Two of them had these... I don't know what you'd call them.

Marks?

Indentations? See if they were hit with some kind of weapon. Something we can

trace.

Where are we on the van?

According to DMV, there are 62 ivory -colored vans registered within a 25

radius.

First thing tomorrow, we're going to do a cross -match to body shops in the

area, see if anyone's done any fender work.

Have enlargements made of those and get them to my office.

Did you read Hank's report?

Do you think we're in for some trouble?

Well, to coin a phrase, yeah.

I think some guys are going to want to blow off some steam.

I think we just have to let them.

Well, you know what they say about the inmates in the asylum.

Well, if it's just a few smart aleck remarks, I think we have to let Hank

it himself and hope he's ready for it.

I think he's ready.

Just not sure about me.

I thought it was being so cool.

Whenever you're doing your own time, I'll have no problem with it. Hank read

like a paperback.

He's always been a good cop.

That's always the way I thought of him.

It's just... You don't know if you can think about him the same way again.

I know what's wrong.

Intellectually, I know.

They'd string me up at the ACLU, but... Things are just going to be different

from now on. I can't help it.

Maybe it's the old neighborhood in me.

Not the old neighborhood.

You're just honest enough to be honest.

What?

Hon, could you get me a glass?

Yeah.

Did the guys know?

Oh, by now. All it takes is one moron to poison the well and turn the place into

a war zone.

I need a fork.

Gotcha.

I'm going through a period of stress right now, and cherry pie is a non

reducer.

According to whom?

To the guys who grow cherries.

You know what, Tony?

Hank has friends at the precinct.

I feel like those guys are going to stick by him.

He and John Hibbs have been partners for two years.

They commute together.

They're like brothers, those two.

I want a new partner.

You want to what? I ain't riding with the guy.

I want you to reassign me.

You can't make me ride with him. I'll call the union.

Use my phone.

Sit down, John.

Hank Granovich is your partner.

More than that, he's your friend.

Not anymore.

You're going to pretend the last two years didn't happen? Look, you've got no

right telling me who my friends are.

The guy's been lying to me all along.

You ever stop to think why he didn't tell you how tough it must have been on

him? It doesn't matter.

I want to be reassigned.

Whether Hank's your friend or not is up to you.

You're riding with him. That's up to me.

Why are you doing this?

Because if I don't, I'll have 20 other guys standing at my door saying, I don't

want to ride with him because he's Jewish, because he's black.

I'm doing it because I run this department, not you. I'm the one who has

on him. It's my life on the line. It was on the line yesterday and every day for

the last two years.

If you got in trouble out there, you think he wouldn't be there to back you

If you got hurt, you don't think he'd be there for you?

He's the same guy. Nothing's changed.

Everything's changed.

I used to be able to trust him. You can't trust me now?

All this time, you never told me the truth.

The truth?

Man, the truth isn't your problem.

What are you afraid of?

That I'm gonna make a move on you one night on stakeout?

Haven't you figured it out by now?

You're not my type.

I'm not riding with him. Oh, you're not riding with me. Right.

Wrong!

Both of you guys have me confused with someone who gives a damn what you want.

You're riding together, and that's that.

Go to work.

Or hand in your badges at the desk.

I don't see her.

David, this is never going to work.

It's completely futile.

Look, my dad says you've got to play your strength, and that's what I'm

I'm never going to be captain of a football team.

Here she is.

Hi, David.

Here you go.

One book report on Silas Marner.

Thanks so much.

Hope it wasn't too much trouble.

You need help with anything else?

I'm your man. You sure are.

Really?

Um, what are you doing this Saturday night?

Because I was wondering, you know, maybe we could go for pizza and then go to

the... I don't hear this guy Chaucer.

Huh? This writer, Jerry Chaucer.

He wrote poems and stuff in this weird kind of... Old English?

Yeah. David, you're such a brain.

I've got to do a report on Chaucer.

The Canterbury tales.

I haven't even read them.

Give it up, David.

It's voodoo.

None of the victims remember being hit with any kind of object.

It's fifths and feet.

Maybe it was some kind of jewelry.

A ring or an I .D. bracelet.

I always loved playing connected darts when I was a kid.

Don't look at me. I failed my last Rorschach test.

Oh, you ever see those animal rings?

You know, like a wolf's head or something?

These marks could be made from the eyes or the ears. I don't know.

Lettering? Some kind of script?

No language I'm familiar with.

Then again, I'm no linguist.

Tony.

I'm going to the language department over at the college.

Maybe those guys will recognize it. I'll let you know. Okay.

Personally, I couldn't care less.

It's okay with me, too.

Who put them here?

I did.

What's wrong? I thought pink's your favorite color.

Hey, come on, guys. It makes me sick I gotta wear the same uniform as Mike.

up. What is this, a police apartment or a beauty parlor? Show these down your

face. Come on, take it

easy.

Take it easy.

I gotta go to work.

X -ray 7, in pursuit.

Corner of Lawrence and Osborne.

We've got an ivory -colored van. Can't make out the tag.

We've got primer paint on the right front fender. Could be the suspect

on the 1024th. X -ray 7, do you need backup?

Yeah, we're on Osborne, crossing Smith.

Pull over to the right.

Pull over.

Step on it. I can't see the plate. Man, I am not going to kill someone.

Catch up to him.

What are you doing?

I'm going to cut him off at 17.

X -ray 7, this is C1. What's your 20?

I was born at 17.

You let him get away. I was trying to cut him off. He wouldn't catch up so I

could get the plate. You wanted him to shake us.

Hey, come on. Get it out. Get it out. Hey, it's not worth it. You don't know

nothing. What are you, inside my head, huh?

Roger, the sex was 17. Didn't you know that? I forgot.

You forgot?

A guy can forget in the middle of a pursuit. You believe that? He didn't

catch up. John's a good cop.

This is what happens when you get one of these. Shut up.

We're one department working together.

We start fighting amongst ourselves, we're no good to each other or anyone

You got it?

Sure, boss.

One department, huh?

Whatever you say.

Yeah.

We checked out a dozen body shops in Eastbridge, Groverton, and Dilmont. None

them have done any work on an ivory van.

These guys pulled the dents themselves?

I'm a little worried about Hank.

I just saw him over in the lunchroom.

It's like he's sitting here, the rest of the department, like he's contagious.

There was a detective over in Mount Lee that ended up committing suicide. I

know.

It's the right thing to keep them riding together.

Just not sure if it's the best thing.

Do you really think Hibbs forgot that Fletcher Street intersects the 17th?

It could happen in the heat of the moment.

Short of putting him on a lie detector, I'll probably never know.

I had a go with those guys at the language department.

I spoke to three professors. I got four opinions.

What?

So it'll print forward.

Let's say that this is an emblem or initials or something.

The ring that did it, or whatever it was, would have been printed forward.

So the imprint would be backward.

F .A.

Where's your DMV list at the Van Onus?

Hey, Stan, I'll get the list.

Are you okay with Hank?

I mean, with all this... Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know. I'm okay with it.

You think you and some of the guys could have a beer with him?

So I didn't feel so... Yeah, I got it. Sure. We'll do it, boss.

Thanks.

Frank Albertson.

Owns an 88 van.

Hello, Mr. Albertson, please.

This is Detective Madison of the Eastbridge Police Department.

I see I'm sorry When?

Three months ago

You can't keep up this pace.

Fresh as a daisy.

I think I'm going to have a talk with him. He's gross.

No. I just want to find out if the other kids in your class are having as tough

a time as you are.

Mom, it's just... What was on

there?

Chaucer won't be in your curriculum for another two years.

You know me. Just trying to get a leg up on the competition.

All right, David.

Let's have... Why are you doing this work?

Have you... Have you ever been in a situation that was completely and

futile?

Tony.

Tony. I may have found our perps.

an organization called the Fraternity of Americans, F .A. That's a charity. They

do meals on wheels all over the county. I know. They've got four vans

registered. One of them had a new fender installed six weeks ago at DeLillo's

Body Shop over in Groverton.

Phil Weinstein's a great guy. He would never let that kind of thing go on.

Who says he knows about it?

Well, I just swung by to let you know my guys have sold a bunch of those raffle

tickets. You're going to be getting a nice check for the annual fund.

That's great, Tony. I knew I could count on you. What do you got there?

Oh, sorry.

It's a beauty, isn't it?

They're awarded as a token of appreciation for five years of service.

So a lot of the guys get them?

Fellas. Hey, fellas.

How many of you have your rings?

And who says that the volunteer spirit is dead?

Call Judge Fenwick first thing in the morning.

I want a subpoena membership records of the Fraternity of Americans.

We're going to investigate every one of those ring bearers.

You say we go somewhere?

Mike, Al, what do you say?

Sure, just the boys?

Yeah. We'll see you outside.

I want you to know one thing.

The reason I didn't tell you wasn't because I wanted to betray your trust.

Don't talk to me about trust, man. All this time you've been laughing at me.

What are you talking about?

You know everything about me.

I've just been laughing. I know everything about you. That's why I

friend. It's because I'm your friend. I didn't tell you. I was afraid all this

was going to happen.

John, I knew how tough this would be for you to take.

I figured what you didn't know wouldn't hurt either one of us. And I was right.

Freddie and Joe and I were going to go grab a beer. You want to come with?

Yeah, I've been here three years. You never asked me before.

Well, we were just... Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know.

So I'm supposed to thank you now?

You don't hold it against me, something that's none of your business anyway.

Enjoy your beer.

X -rays are negative.

We'll know better in six to eight hours.

And you want coffee?

Three fingers with the hard stuff?

I told them this is about doing the job.

That's all it's about, I said.

And he does the job, files that report, and they put his picture in the paper.

The job doesn't matter anymore. The accommodations don't matter.

And all the people he's helped.

He's the gay cop in Eastbridge.

I've got Stan and the guys going over the Fraternity of Americans membership

roster.

Checking alibis.

But it might not be them.

Well, if it's not, then we're nowhere.

For the moment, I want to believe it is.

He doesn't have an F .A. on his face.

The first and third victim said neither.

Maybe they took their rings off before the attack. Maybe they wore gloves.

How

is

he? Don't know yet.

You asked me before if, uh...

If ever I got hurt, wouldn't he be there for me?

I know he would.

So I...

He's been, uh...

supporting his mother, a couple of his sisters.

Trying to put a few bucks a week away for, uh... for himself to buy a car.

That's why we've been riding together.

Then when all this stuff happened, we stopped riding together.

I'm not kidding. I stopped it.

You would never have been out on that bus bench for what... If you want to

yourself for what happened, get in line.

Yeah.

Point is, what are we going to do about it?

I heard about this, uh...

Fraternity of Americans creeps.

If there's anything I can... I know what we're going to do now.

What about later?

When this is all over and Hank's back on the job. What about then?

I got an idea about these

fraternity of Americans.

It's kind of in their faces.

I like it.

I don't know what it is, but I like it.

Remember, you're not John Hebb's cop anymore.

You're John Q. Businessman, eager to volunteer for your civic duty with the

Fraternity of Americans.

Is it boring enough?

Uh -huh.

First floor specials.

Now that's boring enough.

Okay.

I'll check it out once I'm there, talk to whoever, and I'll call you. One

John.

I want you to tell him you're gay.

Tell him you don't want to cause problems. And to save everyone from

embarrassment, you want to let him know now.

You go in there, you snoop around, it could take months. I don't have months,

and I don't want to see any more people get hurt. Do you?

No, but I think there's another... It's like my father used to say.

You can't catch trout with a hula popper.

Am I supposed to know what that means?

Use the right bait?

Well, it's been rough the last couple of years.

When the economy is bad, charities feel it first.

I'm not the kind of guy who's going to take no for an answer. Well, then you

just the kind of guy that we need, huh?

Um, Don.

John Hibbs, I'd like you to meet Don Masters, our membership chairman.

John is in the software game.

Great, maybe you could help us upgrade. Yeah, happy to.

Why don't you take John for a drink, huh?

Now? Well, say, half an hour.

Take him to Murphy's Pub, huh?

They have buffalo wings there. It'll knock your shoes off.

So, did Bill show you around? Yeah.

Don, can I speak to you confidentially?

Sure.

I wasn't going to say anything at all, but I feel it's best for all concerned.

Do you have a policy on gays?

I won't lie to you.

We discriminate.

We won't allow anyone in this organization who practices racism or

kind.

What I'm asking is, do you have any gay members?

I really don't know.

Why the question, John?

I just wanted to avoid any

embarrassment.

To you or me.

Won't be a problem here.

I'll just make a phone call and push back an appointment.

Murphy's Pub.

About a mile from here on Fulton.

When are you going to be there?

Half hour.

All right. I'll have a couple of guys inside and units surrounding the place.

What do you think?

Well, the membership guy seems okay.

He owns a marine maintenance company.

Looks like he lifts boats out of the water by hand.

How's Hank doing?

No permanent damage.

He ate a corned beef sandwich for lunch.

He says good luck.

Thanks.

John, I talked to some of the guys. We're going to pass on Murphy's Club.

Oh, but didn't Bill say it was great? Yeah, what he didn't say is he owns a

piece of the place.

Makes half a cent on every buffalo wing they sell.

I wouldn't feed him to my dog.

He's gone up for it. Believe me, he'll get a kick out of it where we're going.

Scali? Boss, it's me.

What do you got, Stan?

I got nothing. I'm outside of Murphy's Club.

Hibbs hasn't shown up. Did he call you?

No.

Who's on the inside?

Evans and Bowman.

All you guys, meet me at the Fraternity of Americans building now.

Police is locked down tight. There's a band.

And I haven't heard from Hibbs. Let's check near the gay bars.

This wasn't like the other attacks.

John can ID these guys. They're not going to beat them up. They're going to

them.

They'd want an isolated spot.

Maybe by the water.

The guy owns a marine maintenance business, so he'd know the waterfront.

there's that abandoned dry dock off of South Street.

Could be the gravel factory on Fremont or the old marina. Get to the marina.

Call for units to go to the gravel pit. Stan, let's go.

They're going to tear this place down in a couple months, Johnny.

No one will ever find your body.

They'll be looking for me tonight.

Who?

All your little friends?

No, man.

Cops. I'm a cop.

I'm Officer John Hidds. Badge number 208.

But you're number one in our hearts.

Look, if you're telling the truth, you give us no choice.

You can identify.

Keep him quiet.

Check it out.

There's nothing there, boss.

Here, let me see your walkie -talkie.

All units, this is C -1.

There's nothing here but dry dock.

We're on our way to the gravel yard.

I guess you were telling the truth after all.

Officer Gibbs, I'm sorry we doubted you.

Where's John Hibbs?

Over here.

This is C -1.

We're at the dry dock. We need backup. Repeat, we need backup.

Stan, call an ambulance.

Why still, man? We're getting some help.

You got him?

We got him.

I tell Sheila I can't do the

Joss report.

There's no way she'll go on a date with me.

How many reports have you written for her?

Six. Okay.

Now, how many dates have you had?

I rest my case.

Oh, God.

Come on, David. You've got to get it over with.

David. Sheila.

Look.

I'm sorry, but... Do me a favor. David, don't write any more reports for me.

What? That Silas Marner thing you did.

Mr. Goldberg read it out to the class.

Then he asked me a question on it, and I didn't have a clue.

Why'd you have to write it so complicated?

Thanks a lot.

I don't get it.

Forget it.

Women will drive you nuts.

How do you feel?

My headache's all. I'll be fine.

Gee, no flowers?

You know, I can get you guys some sick leave.

No, I'm here to work, boss.

Yeah, me too.

Maybe when the tour's over, want to go to Brennan's or something?

No, how about someplace new? You know, I hear Murphy's Pub's got great buffalo

wings. You couldn't get me to go to Murphy's Pub if you paid me.

I'm not going to pay you so you can forget that.