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Oh, thank God. Oh, thank God you're here.

How did he get in this time, Mrs. Dawson? The kitchen window. I went after

with a cleaver and he ran out.

Oh, you can still catch him.

Look. Look, there he is.

I don't see him, Mrs. Dawson. In the middle of the street in the black

jacket. You come back here this instant.

That is...

The fourth time you have let him get away.

I want to see the commissioner.

I want him to tell me why you aren't doing anything.

We are doing something, Mrs. Dawson. As a matter of fact, I think we have your

intruder in custody.

Officer McGinley, will you take Mrs. Dawson to line up so she can make an

identification?

Sure, boss. Whatever you say.

I guess you got to go to the boss to get things done around here.

What are you doing?

Nobody's ever broken into her house.

She thinks otherwise.

I'm going to see if we can put her mind at ease.

Now, I want you to be positive.

That's why we call it a positive ID.

Oh, I'm so excited about this.

Are any of these men the one that broke into your house?

Number four.

You sure?

Without a doubt.

Lockup number four.

Mrs. Dawson, I hope now you feel a little more secure.

I will.

Once I see him behind bars.

I want to see the jail door slam shut on him.

Normally we don't allow civilians in here.

But you've been such a big help to us.

Here he is.

Number four.

Number four?

That is number three. What is the matter with you? You have locked up an

innocent man.

Number four must have escaped.

And for this, I pay taxes?

Nine years, five months, three weeks, four days. Well, law says you paid your

debt to society, Frank.

God help us.

Sign here, initial here, here, and here.

Finish up this century?

Yeah, you just get you to get out there.

Ooh, that.

That's a great country, Frank.

A piece of garbage like you can beat someone to death and marry a hot...

jailhouse groupie.

You do still like girls after all this time, don't you, Frank? I don't know,

Reggie. I think I'll stop by 262 Oak Lawn Drive. Let your wife take me for a

test ride.

Hey!

Oh, Frankie, I can't even begin to believe it. Did you ever think this day

come?

I know there's plenty more where that came from. Come on, we got a bus to

Okay, whatever you say, lover.

So, uh, what's the name of this jerkwater town we're going to anyway?

Eastbridge.

Well, if Frank shows up, we'll be ready for him.

I appreciate the call, warden. Thank you.

Bye -bye.

We released a prisoner this morning named Frank Patrell from Gilmore State.

He may be coming here.

For what?

Me.

You put this guy away?

Ten years ago. He was my partner over at the 77th.

Kind of a hard head. I never thought it was too serious.

Until he went ballistic on a 16 -year -old burglary suspect, hammering on him

with a nightstick.

By the time I pulled him off, it was too late.

Let me guess.

You were the only witness.

Frank wanted me to say the suspect got his gun.

The kid was handcuffed, for God's sakes.

He had a little sister.

She came to the funeral with a doll.

She held that doll like she was trying to hold on to him.

You remember stuff like that.

Yeah. I haven't given Frank ten minutes' thought since it happened.

But he's been thinking of me. The warden says they found a scrapbook in his

cell. Clippings of everything I've done since the day he went inside.

Mm, nice to have fans, huh?

There's a bus from Albany. Picks up passengers in Gilmore. Find out if

on it. Yeah.

Frank, y 'all remember this day as long as I live.

First time I ever did that on a bus.

We're here.

Eatsbridge, huh?

Dumpin' a hat, if you ask me.

But as long as I'm with you, Frankie, the whole world's gonna stay there.

You know, my old man took us there once when I was a kid. Of course, he was

drunk and in pain there, but I remember all those lights and the cameras.

Hello, Frank.

Hey, welcoming committee.

This city really is a city of friendly people.

May I come with you?

What are you doing here?

Aren't you glad to see me? I like East Bridge.

It might be a good place to settle down.

Say hello to badge number 84763.

My old partner, Anthony Scali.

That's my new wife, J .D.

Is that what he told you?

And Mary divorced me while I was inside. You remember Mary and the kids, don't

you? Yeah, I had it all, just like you and Rachel.

I didn't put you in jail, Frank, you did.

If you've come here to collect on old debts... What could you possibly owe me?

mean, other than family, job... Word to the wise, Frank.

Forget the past and move on.

Forget nine and a half years in a cage?

Thanks, Tony.

I feel all better now.

Love to Rachel.

Frank Petrel's in Eastbridge?

What does he want?

Probably just wants to rattle my cage.

I don't like it.

I don't like it either.

But we're on him 24 hours. He can't get anywhere near you and the kids. Can't

get near me.

Fortunately, he married the police commissioner so I can control these

Yeah.

You better be careful out there, Commissioner.

Hello?

Hello?

Nobody's there.

It's probably just the wrong number.

What do you want, scum?

I don't know, boss. He said to call you direct with our report.

I'm sorry, Ronnie.

What do you got?

Well, exactly nothing. Frank and his wife picked up a bucket of chicken and

rented a room at the Duke Motel.

He's still inside.

Her too?

No, she went down to the corner liquor store, but she's heading back now.

Did she use the pay phone there?

I don't know. She might have. It's out of our line of sight.

We want to stay on him. Well, I want to know all the phone numbers used at that

telephone tonight.

And if he's so much as parks in the red, I want to be the first to know about

it.

What are we looking for?

A place where I can find a police gun.

Baby doll, how come last night you didn't, you know, want to make love to

I can't be distracted until I'm finished with Scali.

Oh, you mean like a ninja or something, right?

Yeah.

Two eggs, over easy.

Hangtown fry, burnt.

It's more than hot.

You want it or don't you?

Hey, I think you need a lesson in hot.

Hey, let go of me, mister.

Hey, this is warm.

Oh, for God's sake, you must be crazy.

This would be hot.

Uh -oh, Frankie.

Frankie, we better get out of here.

You press charges.

Make some at your face.

my advice, Frank.

So far, we got aggravated assault and carrying a concealed weapon. That

only four inches long, one under the legal limit.

Let's go.

Hey, don't I get to make a phone call?

What, you change the process on account of me?

Come on. Hey, this is harassment.

Burning that guy's head was stupid, Frank.

So was having your wife call us last night. Hey, what Jetty does is her

business. Oh, did she do that?

What are you getting so mad about, Tony?

Huh? You can get another wife. I did.

Although, between me and you, Rachel's hot, man. I'd love to spend the weekend

with her. Teach her a trick or two, you know what I mean?

Go ahead, hit me.

That'll make you feel better. Come on, hit me.

I'm not falling for that. Oh, yeah, you are.

Hey!

Leave me alone!

I didn't do nothing!

Somebody help me!

Get off me, Tony. I'll do anything you say.

Get him off me!

Please! No more.

I'll do whatever you say, but please, no more.

Hey, I believe you.

The whole DA's office believes you.

It's just things look bad.

I mean, you did have a history with this guy, right? I believe you.

It's just the guy makes threats. I can see where you might be tempted. Alex, I

never laid a hand on him. I believe you. The city council will believe you.

But they're going to pay him off anyway.

No way.

That's the same as admitting I'm guilty. Tony, put yourself on a jury.

Medical evidence shows a guy wearing handcuffs has his head banged against a

wall. Now, what are you going to believe?

You're going to believe he banged it himself?

Or some cop with a grudge bangs it for him? I don't have a grudge. He does.

You met him at the depot.

You hassled him the second he stepped foot in town.

He posed a potential threat.

You wanted to warn him off.

Exactly. And when that didn't work, you banged his head into a wall. No!

But that's what a jury's going to think.

The council won't take a chance on a big verdict.

They'll settle.

How much?

I don't know.

Six figures?

He's the criminal, and we can prove it, too.

What, are you talking about that short order cook?

No, he won't testify. I talked to him. He said he doesn't want to get his face

fried.

There's got to be a way we can get Betrell.

And I'm sure you'll find him.

But until you do...

He's in the driver's seat.

Well, they came straight from the used car after the motel.

They're going inside.

Don't let them out of your sight, Ronnie.

There's only one door to the room, boss. There's no way they're getting by us.

Good.

Well, tonight ought to be peaceful anyhow.

Hold this.

Come on, put your hand right here, right here.

That's it.

Okay.

Here we go.

You ready?

Uh -huh. Okay, let go.

I've seen it real good in the bathroom.

Look, and I got all the pieces out.

Ready? Yeah.

It won't take long.

You wait five minutes, then you go out and you do your thing.

I got a feeling he won't be trying anything tonight.

I wouldn't either. I was in a motel room with that chick.

Instead, I'm stuck in here with you.

Stop complaining. I'm cuter than most of your dates.

Come here.

Get out of here.

There she is.

Is she smoking already?

The guy's been in jail ten years.

He's in a hurry.

Just like the smoke -free environment.

Dive for round two.

Sarah? I'll go.

I'm going to make myself a sandwich. You want something?

No, thanks.

Everything all right?

Yeah, she was probably just dreaming.

Why'd you shut the light? I was coming right back.

I didn't touch the light.

Hey. Hey.

Hey, honey. How was practice?

Oh, fine.

I'm starving.

Why don't you make yourself something? Everything's out.

Okay.

Hey, where's the ketchup?

It's right there.

Well, not anymore.

It's not here either.

Hey.

Make your own sandwich.

I'm trying to, but I can't find the ketchup.

So you owe me a bite, a big one.

No, I don't.

Where are my papers?

I had two stacks of papers right here, and now one of them's gone.

Where is the ketchup?

Why don't you open a new one?

I really do need those papers.

Why don't you finish what you started? I'm going to go upstairs.

How'd that get there?

Tony, what's going on?

My papers?

And then the lamp?

The sandwich.

She's in the house.

Go back to sleep.

Stay here with the kids.

Nobody gets within 50 feet of this door unless you can ID them personally.

Go upstairs, calm down the kids. Try to get some sleep.

Who's going to calm me down?

No mistakes.

This guy may be nuts, but he's not stupid.

Look, I'm telling you, boss, it ain't possible.

There's no other way out of the room. No back windows, nothing.

What? What's going on?

You were in my house tonight, you son of a bitch. What?

You were in my house tonight. You get crazier every day.

I've been here since six o 'clock.

Have you gotten out of bed if you want to know the truth?

Here's my cooperating witness.

That's right.

Why don't you guys leave him alone? That's all right, sugar.

My lawsuit gets big every time I see this guy. You won't come near my family

again. I told you.

I've been here all night. I don't even know where you live.

Hey, you heard him, guys. He threatened me.

He's out of control.

Boss, let's go.

It'd be impossible. You might have made a mistake. He was in my house.

Scali.

Where are they?

Where's my family? You've got to let me through. My family's in there.

There she is. There she is.

Go, go, go. Sam, please, he's coming to the hospital.

Rachel, we'll be right behind you.

Go!

In smoke inhalation cases, our first concern is to keep the trachea from

closing.

That's the purpose of the tube.

Will there be any...

Permanent lung damage?

The next 24 hours will determine that, but I think we got lucky.

Thank you.

I'll check on her throughout the night.

Tell me.

What if we lost her?

How is she?

I don't want Buttrell. All right, take it easy. I don't care what we have to

Wait a minute.

Buttrell is not as important as Sarah.

How is she?

They think she's going to be all right.

Paula, when I saw them carrying her out of the house... We

found the incendiary device.

If it wasn't completely destroyed, we might be able to lift some prints.

And they gotta be proud.

One picked up on suspicion of us.

I'll talk to Alex.

See what it'll take to bump it up to attempted murder.

And then we'll... When I heard about your little girl, I just had to come

and... Tony!

You started that fire!

Hey, now call it, man!

Okay. Okay!

Not that it matters.

These weren't on sale.

You're under arrest.

I couldn't have started the fire, Tony. We were together when it broke out. You

used the timer. I understand you're upset.

You could have killed them all.

My wife, my kids.

You're a cop.

There must be a thousand guys who want to come after you.

You know, I think I'm just a convenient target for his aggression, Jasmine.

Get him out of my sight. All right.

Let's go. I don't think he's psychologically fit to be carrying a

Jasmine. You hear me asking you?

We've been plowing the same ground all night.

I was at the motel. I never left. You got guys staking it out.

Maybe you gave him a slip.

Doesn't say much for your department.

Does it, Tony?

I know you're watching.

You probably don't trust yourself to keep that Scali temper under control. I

don't blame you. Every time you lose it, I just get richer.

Resentment is the rehearsal for revenge.

Scali's got a vendetta on me, and you know it, Paulie.

It's Detective Pentangeli, you sludge.

I can see you're getting cranky. Without my eight hours, I'm the same way. Ask

your guys if they saw me leave the motel. It's a simple question.

Take him to lockup.

Lab report, Matt. Send Erie.

Oh, thanks, Jimmy.

What?

There were prints all over that device, but they weren't Patrell's. J .D.'s?

Maybe she was in the house.

Maybe Patrell never left the motel like he says.

What difference does it make who planted the thing? It was Patrell's idea.

But we're nowhere if J .D. doesn't roll over on him.

What?

Then we're nowhere.

She skipped the motel. We don't know where she is.

Well, we gotta release him anyway.

We got no grounds to hold him.

He'll lead us to her.

He knows we're going to be tailing him.

He's going to try to lose us.

I want him to think he did. Let's have three unmarked cars, continuous

Okay, you stick by the radio, huh? Stick by the radio?

I'm going to be one of the three.

I know all about emotional distance.

In this case, there isn't any.

This guy went after my family. I'm going to take him down myself.

He's still heading west on Carpenter.

They're crossing over Elm any minute.

Where are you, Paulie?

I'm at Elm and Carpenter.

I can pick him up.

Okay, Ronnie. You peel off when you hit Elm.

And remember, guys, I don't want anyone tailing him for more than a couple of

miles at a stretch.

Balance 101, huh, Tony?

West on Danby heading towards 17th.

He's making a left on 16th.

He just made a right on 16th. He's headed towards Danby. I can't follow

I'll pick him up. I'll get him when he hits Danby.

I got him west on Danby.

He's thinking he lost us.

Yeah, that's right. That's just what I'm thinking.

Paulie, where are you?

I'm still on Carpenter.

Lopez? Richardson, head him west.

Stay on it. I'm laying back. He's heading out to the country.

About to the house on Burchard Road.

Right side of the street.

I'm going in.

Right behind you.

Oh, Frankie, where you been all night? I'm so worried.

Is that so? Yeah.

I was afraid that you was hurt or... I was.

Or some babe might have picked you up in a bar or something.

No cause to worry. You're the only girl in my life.

Yeah? That's forever.

What could that be?

He killed my wife!

Jenny!

Jenny! I love you, Jenny!

Paulie! He killed my wife!

Jenny! I love you, Jenny!

Jenny! He killed my wife!

Jenny!

She was the only good thing in my life.

The sweetest, kindest girl you could ever... Can the theatrics patrol.

You got no heart.

None of you.

I'm ashamed to say I ever wore the blue.

Not nearly as ashamed as we are.

Does he have to be here?

Tony?

I'll be outside.

Watching.

J .D. by the throat, I begged him to let him go.

He yelled something about J .D. almost killed his kid, and before I could move,

he flashes the knife, and, you know, my wife was laying there dead.

You're saying Commissioner Scali murdered J .D.? Yes, that's exactly what

saying.

A word of an ex -con against a word of a police commissioner. The whole thing's

a lie, Alex. I still have to present it to the grand jury. I'm sorry.

Lab report. Come back in a moment.

Your prints are on this?

His wouldn't be.

He was wearing a glove.

I took the knife off him that day at the diner. That's how he got my prints.

The knife was legal. I had to give it back to him.

Tony, I don't believe for a minute that you did this.

But there's motive.

Opportunity. A reliable witness.

Your prints are on the murder weapon.

All my cases should be this good.

I'm sorry, Tony.

I have to charge you.

Murder one.

I'm really sorry, boss.

I know.

I just wish I didn't have to do this. It's okay.

It just doesn't seem right, me Ronnie.

Sorry about this, boss.

What?

What?

Could you give me a profile?

But can't you at least come home and tell the trial?

We're a long way away from trial, David.

I can't get bail. Not for...

First -degree murder.

I can't believe this.

Neither will anyone else.

Don't worry, Rachel.

Alice is getting me the best criminal lawyer in the area.

That's not enough.

I want you out of this jail.

It's not going to happen unless I can prove Buttrell is guilty.

How can you do that if he's sitting in here?

So he gets away with it?

He's free and he'll never come home? He hasn't gotten away with the thing yet.

And I am going to come home.

When?

Love you.

Take care of yourself.

I always said I wanted to live closer to work.

See you, Jack.

Mrs. Scali, I'm sorry.

Unfortunately, he's a free man.

I'm not afraid of him.

Terrible thing, isn't it? Huh?

Big man in prison?

You know, you are a bastard. Rachel, language like that in front of a child.

know it's painful, finding out you're married to a killer, isn't it?

It's gonna be a long time between ballgames with that... Get in the car.

Get in the car.

Spunky kid!

Yeah, first year's the toughest.

Weekend visits, everyone's sad and blue without pops around. But it gets easier.

You start missing weekends, and the kids stop asking about where Dad is, you

know. Pretty soon, before you know it, you're in a bar, you meet someone, bing,

bing.

You're so disgusting.

Way of the world, Rachel.

Way of the world, kid. Tony and me, we're not so different.

Oh, yes, you are.

Because whatever happens, Tony's going to have a family waiting for him.

I appreciate you coming here.

I'm not here.

But if I was, I'd say a lawyer should move to exclude the knife.

How? The knife wasn't seized illegally.

I'm not telling you this. Oh, I could get in such trouble.

Slant your story so it looks like it was illegal.

The judge rules it's inadmissible. No knife, no prints. I drop the case.

Slant my story?

As in lie?

In the legal profession, it's called trial strategy.

I didn't say any of the above.

Sorry to interrupt.

I need you to authorize these expenses, Tony.

Crazy world, huh?

Accused of murder, but we can't paint the file room without your safety.

Thank you.

Tony, no!

How can you do this to me?

I'm not here, okay?

Come on, Scali, finish it.

Too easy.

Get up! You think this game is scaring me?

Don't care.

What do you want?

Payback time.

Remember?

You're crazy.

Losing everything will do that to a man.

You ought to know.

You expect me to confess to the DA? Forget it. I don't expect you to do

but hurt a lot.

You had a chance to start over.

But you came back. To even the score.

What about J .D.? She know her partner? A prison groupie. Trash.

She was a human being.

You know, Scali, you cry for the wrong people.

That punk I killed.

J .D., I did the world a favor wasting him.

And you framed me for murder at the same time? That's the general idea.

Headed toward the dam.

Let's cut him off.

Shoot me. Go ahead.

I'd rather see you spend the rest of your life in jail.

For God's sake, shoot me.

Not a chance.

No!

Frank, don't do it!

I didn't want it to end this way.

It was never going to end at all until one of you was dead.

It's better it was him.

What?

You've been working out.

Why?

That punch in the gut you gave me.

I had to make it look real. Well, next time, let's sacrifice reality, not my

impact.

It's not funny.

It's every cop's nightmare that something will happen to his family

him.

You guys being a part of it isn't what I... Dad, I mean, we're a family.

So we're a part of it.

It goes with the territory.

I wanted to check her out one more time.

She didn't want her to.

Cold hands.

Warm hands.