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Not our decision,
boss. Wish it was.

When's this gonna happen?

Parole board meets Monday.

He killed a cop.

Preaching to the choir here.

But it was in 1978,
so when he was sentenced...

And life without parole
was not an option.

But I also know the parole board

can choose
to do the right thing:

honor our fallen officer
and deny him parole.

Fact remains, though, they have
the authority to release him.

That's a fact?
That's a travesty.

This guy Terrence Dean's
been denied parole before.

What changed this time?

Board membership's shifted
the past two years.

More violent felons are
being granted parole.

Tell me about it.

And our murdered cop has a son
on the job, am I right?

Scott Fuller.
Detective in the 3-5.

You know him?

Served in the same
house for ten years.

Bring him in.

He should hear it from me.

Scott and I got a history, boss.

Maybe it's better
coming from me.

I'm not sure any messenger

could make this news
land any easier.

Police Explorers?

It's a youth mentoring program
sponsored by the department.

I know. But how
do you find time

with all the other million
things you volunteer for?

You make a real connection
with these kids.

They see cops as human beings.
You should try it.

Be honest, most of the people
I meet on this job,

I'm happy if they think
I'm a hard-ass

with a short temper
and a loaded pistol.

It just keeps things easier.

Somebody help me!

Please! Help!

Somebody help me!
Come on, come on!

Okay. Let's go.

Hey.

Back up. Call a bus forthwith.

It's 29-David to Central.

What's going on?

My little girl started coughing,
and then she stopped breathing.

- Does she have any medical conditions?
- No.

- Allergies?
- No.

Oh, my God. Breathe.

Did she eat anything?

Y-Yeah, she had a bag of grapes.

Somebody's got to do something.

Does anyone know CPR?

Okay.

Back up. Back up.
Give her some space.

I need you to back up.
Please give some space. Back up.

Is there anything we can do?

Okay.

She's still not breathing.

Come on, sweetheart.

Come on, baby.

Oh.

All right. Okay.

Where's the father?

He was right here.

Hey, folks!

Anyone see this child's father?

I-I don't know, Officer.
I don't see him.

Anyone see him?

- Come on, anyone see him?
-Where...?

Looks like he took off.

What the hell?

Pear salad okay?

Fine.

You mean fine
for a pear salad.

You should've
ordered the veal.

I'm just not very hungry.

You read the draft of the
crime bill my office sent over?

I did.

So, what do you think?

It's very... comprehensive.

There's a lot in it.

More to the point, what
will your old man think?

Honestly?

No, lie to me.

For one thing,

the bill grants state police
equal authority

in the NYPD
anti-terror protocols.

So?

So that could blur
the lines of authority.

It's a dangerous world.

Adding my guys would
only make the city safer.

I'm not sure the PC
would see it that way.

You and I, we have
an arrangement.

I know.

You wanted a new sex-trafficking
law, and I got it for you.

You didn't get it
for me. You got it

for the thousands
of victims that were...

And in return,

you promised me the PC's
support for my crime bill.

And I'm just saying that
that might be a problem.

Your promise. Your problem.

What points to it being
this guy's doing all of them?

Same MO. He robs
people at gunpoint

after they hit
the ATM machine.

Then he delivers a beatdown.

It's like a calling card.

Like the mark of Zorro.

But this is the fifth
tip we've gotten

off of this sketch,
and they've all been dead ends.

I just feel like
we're spinning our wheels.

I know.
Let's just keep looking.

Hello.

Could be.

Only one way to find out.

Excuse me.

Hey!

Hey! Police! Hold it!

Move! Look out!

Move along! Come here!

- Hey! Hey!
- Get off me!

- Stop moving.
- Hey!

- Settle down.
- Show me your hands.

What's your name?

- Hands behind your back.
- Check his wallet.

Rivers, Damon.
All right, Rivers, Damon.

We're gonna take
a ride downtown.

Settle down.

Jackass.

Come on.

Good job.

♪ Blue Bloods 9x20 ♪
Strange Bedfellows
Original Air Date on April 27, 2019

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So, the baby's gonna be okay?

Portable chest X-ray
and ABG are normal.

Pediatric neurologist
will take a look,

but I think she'll be just fine
thanks to you guys.

You should've seen her.
She could work here.

Y-Yeah, no.

Have you located
the parents yet?

Not yet. We'll contact
Children's Services.

Okay. Keep me posted.

You want to see her?

- No, we should probably get back.
- That would be great.

Come on, she's right over here.

She's okay.
Just won't stop crying.

Let the hero give it a try.

Hey.

Yeah. Okay.

Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.

Okay.

Remember me?

Wow. You're a baby whisperer.

She's just scared.

Who wouldn't be?

Hey.

Yeah. Hi.

Everything's gonna be okay.

Yeah.

Really appreciate you
coming down here, Mr. Martinez,

especially with all
you've been through.

My wife told me not to
use the ATM at night,

so on top of everything,
I got "I told you so's."

Look, it's not your fault
what happened, okay?

This is a very bad guy
we're talking about,

and, uh, hopefully
with your help,

this won't happen
to anyone else.

He won't be able
to see me, right?

No. No, absolutely not.

Can I have a minute,
Detective?

Yeah. Uh, one second, okay?

I notified the 2-7 squad.

They're sending over
Detective Kelso and a sergeant

to run the lineup.

Well, Kelso's a hard-ass
with a big mouth.

Well, look,

our vic's been through
enough already, okay?

Let's just run it ourselves.

Danny.
Just saying.

We lose this ID,
then we're back to square one.

All right?
I'm not gonna let that happen.

I got it.

All right, you ready?

Yeah, I guess so.

Stand right there,
Mr. Martinez.

When I open the blind,
there will be six individuals

standing on the other side.
None of them can see you.

Okay?

Okay.

Take your time.

Take a look at each one of them.

Let me know
if you recognize any of them.

Number three.

Number three.

Where do you recognize

number three from?

The other night.

The ATM.

That's the animal robbed
and beat me.

Hey, Scotty. I got you.

- Great to see you, Sid.
- Hey.

You, too, Scott.

Man, now, this place brings
back a lot of memories.

Well, if you can remember

those nights,
you weren't doing them right.

So, um, I don't get a lot
of calls from One PP.

Yeah, well, this is one
I wish I didn't have to make.

It looks like Terrence Dean's
gonna get paroled next week.

How's that possible?

We asked the same thing.

The commissioner's not happy.
He wants you to know that.

Dean handed my family
a life sentence

when he killed my father.
Now he's gonna walk?

Listen, Scott,
you know the deal.

The parole board
calls the shots.

There's nothing we can do.

Who's "we"?
The PC, the NYPD.

Officially, as a whole?

Well, yeah, sorry to say.

Or any individual officer
of the NYPD,

officially or unofficially.

Wouldn't be anything
official about it.

Purely personal.

Nah, don't go there.

If this bastard killed
your old man, Sid,

what would you do?

Exactly.

Listen, Scott,

you got dealt a bum hand,

but you built
a hell of a life.

Janet, the kids.

You don't want
to throw all that away

just to settle an old score.

My mom just turned 76.

Spent the past
40 years alone.

Dean walks out of prison
after all this time...

it's only right he gets
a welcoming committee.

Scott...

Oh, thanks for
the heads-up, Sid.

Don't worry.

I'm just talkin'.

Didn't sound that way.

Let justice prevail.

If I had a motto...

that'd be it.

Heard you wanted
a word with us.

Yeah. Thanks for coming down.

- Mm-hmm.
- What's going on?

ADA assigned
to the Damon Rivers case

asked me to review the files.

And?

Guy's a world-class scumbag.

- Mm-hmm.
- Absolutely.

So I'm guessing you don't want

to blow the case
over a tainted lineup.

What the hell
are you talking about?

Look, I get it.

You got a Vic that's, uh,
scared, he's beaten up--

you don't want to
take any chances.

If you get it, why are you
busting our chops here?

Look, you know as well as I do
an outside detective

unfamiliar with the suspect
is supposed

to run the lineup,

so the ID's
on the up-and-up.

Well, we tried

to get an outside detective.

Weren't any available.

Not according to
Detective Kelso.

Well, screw Detective Kelso.

Well, now the
ADA is worried

about proceeding
based on this ID.

Yeah, because you
opened your mouth.

Also, you stuck him
in position three

without giving him
a choice of where to stand.

He could have moved.

You never told him that.

And everyone, including
Rivers' attorney,

knows that position three is
chosen more than any other.

Okay, look, Rivers is
our guy, all right?

You have any other witnesses
could ID this perp?

No. And this is
our best chance to get him.

The ID's good. We stand by it.

How'd you get
your hands on this?

Governor's office
sent it over.

They're testing
the waters.

Not these waters.

That's the first time
I've seen it.

I'm sure that was
just an oversight.

Erin... the guy pays
as much attention

to who he leaves out
as who he invites in.

I do think there are some
decent proposals in there.

All of which benefit
Mendez politically.

Well, he is
a politician.

But he certainly is not
an expert in counterterrorism.

You're concerned about
adding the state police

to the emergency protocols?

Under separate
command structures,

it is a recipe for disaster.

Any chance on bringing those
two bureaucracies together?

Yeah, it's called
a clusterf...

Any chance two heads
are... better than one?

What is this?

What?

Since when are you shilling
for the governor?

I'm not shilling.

Well, lobbying for?

A couple months ago,
I convinced the governor

to push through
that sex-trafficking law.

Convinced or traded for?

Let me explain.

You made a deal with the guy.

Well, I didn't have a choice.

What, did he hold a gun
to your head?

You make deals every
single day, Dad.

Yes. On my dime.

Certainly not on someone else's,
and certainly not on yours.

Wild guess:
you said you could lean on me

to endorse the bill
sight unseen.

I offered to speak with you.

Erin, in his language,
that's a promise.

"Promise" is too harsh
of a word.

Well, "promise" is
certainly what he heard.

Why didn't you just come to me?

I knew you'd say no.

Because?

Governor Mendez.

Because I know
border security with Albany

is important to you.

And what did you think I'd say

when you came to me today?

I hoped you'd listen.

Well...

I did listen.

The answer's no.

♪ ♪

Give me a second.

I heard you had a
meeting with the mayor.

And you tracked me down.

You must come
from a family of cops.

Speaking of which...

- I spoke with my father.
- And?

I'm afraid it's a hard
no on the crime bill.

I'm sorry to hear that.

I bet you were, too.

I really did try
to convince him.

Well, it looks like you're
just gonna have to try harder.

I was hoping there
would be another way

that I could
support the bill.

Like what? Ringing doorbells,
making the pitch?

If that's what it takes.
That's not how this works.

You gave me your word.

And I should never have promised
my father's endorsement.

And yet, you did.

If the PC doesn't back my bill,

I'll make sure
the entire legal community

knows that your word isn't worth
the lipstick it's rolled over.

I really did try
to honor this deal.

This ain't horseshoes,
Counselor.

Close don't cut it.

Look, there is one
way out of this.

The old man is a powerful guy,

but he still has a boss.

You want me to speak
with the mayor?

Could be you.

Could be someone you
know has their ear.

There's a lot of good things
in my bill for the city.

If the mayor tells
the PC to endorse it, he's got no choice.

You clearly do not know
my father.

But you do.

Which is how we got here.

Hey.

How'd it go with
Detective Fuller?

Pretty much like you'd expect.

He has a right
to be pissed off.

- He's way more than that.
- Meaning?

He made noises like
he'd go after Dean

if he got out of prison.
I assume you told him

that was a bad idea.

I told him.

- And?
- And it bounced.

- Frank know this?
- Yeah.

He asked if the threat
was knee-jerk or real real.

And what do you think?

Dean ambushed
and killed his old man,

for which he got three squares
a day and his laundry done.

You really need to ask?

You think Fuller
can pull it off?

A smart detective,
which he is,

could find ten ways
to take him out

without breaking a sweat

or leaving a trace.
- What'd the boss say?

Says he wants to pay Dean
a visit in prison, warn him

about what's waiting for him
on the outside, if he gets out.

He can't do that.

It'll look like he's trying to
interfere in the parole process.

- That's right.
- That's what I told him.

- Good.
- That's why I'm going.

What?

Dean has a right to know
his life is in danger.

You don't give a damn
about his life, Sid.

You just want
to intimidate him

into withdrawing
his parole request.

Garrett, if that's what happens,
I could live with that.

No, this is wrong.

Garrett, laying in wait,

and killing a cop
in cold blood,

which Dean did--
that's wrong.

You don't wear the uniform,

but you work
in this house.

All right? You're gonna want
to be on the right side of this.

So, she's been medically
cleared for discharge?

- Yes.
- And yet...

Child Services is
nowhere to be found?

I'm not their
dispatcher, Officer.

Hey.

Witten told me you came back
over here. What's up?

The kid has no one watching
out for her is what's up.

Who gave you that assignment?

It's called a conscience.

Well, we, uh,
we picked up the father.

The hell is his problem?

Outstanding warrant for criminal
sale of a controlled substance.

You guys showed up.
He panicked.

DA gonna charge him?

Looks that way, yeah.

Any word on the mother?

Yeah. She's on her third round
of court-ordered rehab, upstate.

Poor kid.

You remember anything

from before you could walk?

No.

There you go.

She's not just
a blank slate, Jamie.

Come on. I'll
buy you a drink.

You go ahead.

Eddie, I think you
should let this one go.

You go ahead.

I-I'll leave as soon
as Child Services shows up.

Till then...

I got her back.

Want anything from
the soda machine?

Ginger ale if they got it.

Coming right up.

You're new to this game.

Your dad and the governor
are old pros. I mean,

it just, it takes time.

I don't know how much
time I have left.

You feeling sorry
for yourself?

The most powerful man in
New York just threatened

to ruin my career.

Yeah, I think I'm entitled.

Erin, you decided to play ball.

Politics is
a contact sport.

I was trying to do
something good.

You did. But the rub is,

sometimes you have
to pay the price

for doing the right thing.

Oh, now you tell me.

The question is:
was it worth it?

- Yeah, it was.
- Good.

So the juice was
worth the squeeze.

So quit bitching.

Everything worthwhile
comes at a cost.

Just didn't think the cost
was gonna be my reputation.

Your reputation for what?

For keeping promises.

You promised underage sex crime
victims you'd protect them.

Yeah.

And did you?

Yeah.

Then stake your reputation
on that.

- Want to grab a bite?
- Can't.

My son Sean's cooking dinner
tonight.

Is that a good thing?

No. You're welcome to join me,

though I'd strongly
recommend against it.

I appreciate the warning.

You got a visitor, Detectives.

Mr. Martinez,
how are you doing?

A little better. I heard they
charged the guy who attacked me.

Well, thanks to your
cooperation, yeah.

My wife made this for you.

She didn't have
to do that.

You'll be glad she did.

Rosie's paella is legendary.

Yeah, it looks good.

We wanted you to know
how grateful we are.

- Well, we're just doing our jobs.
- Baez.

But please
tell your wife thank you,

'cause she just saved me
from having to eat my son's

macaroni and cheese
casserole. See ya.

Can I take this home?

What?

We've got a problem.

Hey. Don't shoot the messenger.

Oh, trust me,
I'm thinking about it.

Defense counsel filed
a motion for a Wade Hearing

and the judge tossed your ID.

And the ADA went
along with it?

She conceded that the ID
was unduly suggestive.

Yeah, because you
told her it was.

- I tried to warn you.
- You didn't warn me

you were gonna sell us out.

I did my job.
You should try it.

My job is keeping scumbags
like Rivers off the street.

I don't know what the hell
your job is.

Ask your sister.
Maybe you'll learn something.

Typical square badge.

What did you call me?

I called you a square badge.

What? Meaning that I'm not
a real cop like you?

- You said it, not me.
- I was a real cop

when you were still
in high school.

And never once did I try

to pin my screw-ups
on a fellow cop.

Rivers is our guy,

and now, thanks to you,
back on the street.

No, where you put him.
And it's only a matter of time

before he kills someone,
and when he does, it's on you.

The hell it is.

Come on, Francis, all the
firepower at this table,

all the chits we
have out there...

It's a parole board, Pop.

They're pretty much untouchable.

No one's untouchable.

And Terrence Dean belongs
in prison.

That's all we'd be asking them
to ensure.

What you're asking is the
equivalent of jury tampering.

Call it what you want,
I don't care.

He killed a cop.

He should get life imprisonment.
End of story.

Amen.

Times ran an article yesterday

detailing the incident.

Dean made the bogus 911 call,

he laid in wait
and he ambushed Fuller.

He never had a chance.

- Mm.
- I'm with Gramps.

Terrence Dean should spend
the rest of his life rotting

in prison and so should
anybody else who kills a cop.

Exactly.

But that's not the law
in New York, right?

Prosecutors can seek life
without parole

for cop killers,
but it's not mandatory.

Well, it should be.

You don't believe someone
who commits murder

when they're young
can ever be reformed?

What I believe doesn't matter.

What matters is what he did.

That can't be undone.

You kill a cop,
you go to jail forever.

That's right,
and if you get reformed

while you're in prison,
or the church decides

to make you a saint,
well, good for you.

You should still spend the rest
of your life rotting in prison.

Why should the law
be any different

just because the
victim is a cop?

You really gotta ask that
question in this family?

No. Sorry.

No. That's a fair question,
Sean.

Truth is, a cop's life

isn't worth any more
than anyone else's on paper.

But the murder of a police
officer is treated differently.

But if everyone's life is equal,

then why should the law
be any different?

It's not about
the individual, Sean,

it's about the uniform,
what it stands for.

I just don't get it.

We choose to live in a
society governed by laws.

And the police symbolize
that choice and those laws.

So when you kill a cop,
it's not just an attack

on a person, it's an attack
on the rule of law.

It's an attack on everyone.

Damn right it is.

In my opinion, you kill
a police officer,

you forfeit the right to live

in a civilized society... ever.

And now we're against mercy?

Of course not.

But there is only one entity
that should have a say in this.

If mercy is to be provided
for Mr. Dean,

the survivors of his victim
need to make that plea.

Like that'll ever happen.

Maybe so... but that's the way
it ought to be.

Yeah.

Lieutenant Gormley.

How can I help you?

Well, for starters,

you can drop dead.

I understand
and I don't blame you.

Well, I sure as hell blame you.

What are you here for?

Talk about your upcoming
parole hearing.

I did a terrible thing.

You destroyed a family.

I know there's nothing
I can ever do

to ease the pain
I've caused them.

You can withdraw
your parole application

and spend the rest of your life
in here like you deserve.

I have lung cancer.

My son...

has a seven-year-old daughter
I've never met.

I want to spend the time
I have left with them.

Here's the deal.

You executed a cop.

Okay?

You walk out of here,
your life is in danger.

That's not a threat.

That's a fact.

I understand, Lieutenant.

But if the parole board
signs off,

I'm leaving this place.

I'm gonna die a free man.

Hey, Sunday's supposed to be
a day of rest.

I'm just drilling down
on Child Services.

Outcomes for kids like Annie
are pretty lousy.

They all do the
best they can, Eddie.

Yeah, but at the end of the day,
where she ends up

is pretty much a crapshoot.

Okay, well, how many
times have you told me

that you can't
save them all?

About exactly

as many times as you've told me

"I'm just trying
to save this one."

All right.

Well, just so you know,
my answer is yes.

Yes to what?

If you want to look into
adopting this baby,

I'm good with it.

Adopting her?

You and me?

Well, isn't that
what's going on?

At least, in the
back of your mind?

Not in the back or in the front
or anywhere.

Oh.

I misread. Sorry.

Uh, truth be told,
I'm not so sure...

about having kids, period.

Well, that's news to me.

We never really talked
about it.

On account of what happened
with your family?

Hey, I turned out okay.

- Yes, you did.
- That's not the reason.

Okay, what is?

I'm gonna be honest here.

More like what happened
with your family.

Two casualties in one generation
on account of the job.

You put it that way...

I'm not saying, like,
it's a curse,

it's just that I--
we, as cops--

we carry a higher risk
of not coming home one day.

A lot of cops
have kids, Eddie.

I know.

I never say never.

But I'm not much of a gambler.

Re-- I'm really not
my father's daughter.

When I consider the odds
of bringing home

a beautiful little girl
like Annie,

and...

leaving her abandoned there...

I can see down that
rabbit hole, too.

But I'm not going in.

What the hell took so long

to get this River's
address, anyway?

Well, the one he gave us when
we collared him was a phony,

so I had to do
some digging.

I'm not sure why we're sitting
on his place.

Without a new witness
we've got squat

until he goes after
his next victim.

And that's what we're
gonna talk him out of.

- How?
- By telling him

that the next time he tries
to take someone down,

he's gonna have
to answer to me.

Forget it.

He can come after us
for harassment.

Let him.

Look, he needs to understand
that he's the hunted one now.

There he is.

Let's go.

- Danny.
- Come on.

Come on.

What the hell
are you doing here?

I've been tailing Rivers
all day.

How'd you get
his address?

CJA bail form.

It's their ticket out
so they play it straight.

- Pretty smart.
- Yeah, pretty smart.

But we'll take it from here.
Good night.

Yeah, I watched Rivers
case his next ATM.

When he makes his
move tonight,

I'm gonna be there
to nail his ass.

No, you're not gonna be there,

because it's our case,
not yours.

I got the same authority
to go after Rivers as you.

Difference is, I'm gonna
do it the right way.

You're gonna back off,
or I'm gonna make you back off.

- Oh, really?
- Stop it!

- Come and make me back off!
- Yeah!

- Okay.
- I want to see you make me back off.

I'll make you back up right now!
You gonna make me back off?

Hey, stop it!

This is about nailing Rivers,

so just put 'em back
in your pants and listen.

You're gonna need backup
to take this guy down.

Yeah, maybe.

And Anthony made Rivers'
next target,

so he's gonna be
in charge of this one.

Danny?

Fine. Whatever.

Great. Nice teamwork.

You got eyes on Rivers?

10-4.

You're heading right for him.

Give me your wallet!

Remember me?

Help me out!

I'm gonna help.
Hell, yeah!

Police!

Hands behind your back!

Ah. Son of a bitch!

Get him up!
Get him on his feet!

You're under arrest.
Son of a bitch!

- Get him out of here!
- Let's go.

Yeah!

You okay?

Yeah. What the hell
is in there?

Smells like yesterday's fish.

That coat's
probably had it.

Think-think
that's funny, huh?

Oh, I get it.
You picked this place

'cause you knew
this trash would be here,

and I'd end up like this, huh?

Come on. You think a
dumb square badge like me

could come up with
something like this?

I guess I deserved it, huh?

- Big time.
- Mm-hmm. Thank you.

You were wrong to
screw with the line-up,

but I respect how you stuck with
the case after it went south.

You, too. Tell you what.

How about we process
this jackass,

and I'll buy you
a beer, okay?

Only if you
take a shower.

Okay, deal.

- You went to see Terrence Dean?
- Yeah.

Anything I need to know

regarding possible fallout,
put it in a memo.

Hang on, Garrett. Please.

Look...
I'm sorry for what I said.

- Hey, I'm getting used to it.
-Used to what?

Whenever I offer my opinion
regarding police matters,

you're the first
to remind me I'm not a cop.

Well, look, the fact is,
you never walked a beat.

It's also a fact
that you know nothing

about handling
the New York City press corp.

Do I dismiss
your suggestions out of hand?

Actually, you kind of do.

Okay, fair point.

Do I make you feel like...

you don't even belong
in the room?

No. No, you don't.

When Frank closes his door,
and it's just you, Baker and me,

there's a reason
I'm in that room,

and it's not just
to manage headlines.

I get that.

Do you?

Frank wants an outside opinion.

Someone who doesn't live
in Copland 24/7.

Someone who's not afraid
to speak up

even when it crosses
that sacred blue line.

Well, you've never been afraid
to do that.

I may not know police procedure
chapter and verse,

but I do know that you seeing
Terrence Dean was wrong.

Tell that to the boss.

- I already did.
- And?

He disagreed... loudly.

But he listened.

That's all I'm asking for.

I heard you're
looking for me.

Yes, but I told your office

I would come to you.

I was in the neighborhood.

So?

I decided not
to go to the mayor.

Figured. I was just trying
to give you a way out.

I know, and I appreciate it,

but going behind my father's
back and playing politics--

that's not who I am.

You played me pretty good.

That was not my intention.

I got in over my head.

So whatever you decide
to fire at me,

please don't gut
the sex-trafficking law.

You'd be hitting
the wrong target.

I wouldn't.

This is just
between you and me.

- Okay.
- Well...

you, me and your old man.

My father didn't walk into this.
I pulled him in.

Well, you got pull, all right.

I sat down with him
this morning.

We traded

over a couple of points,
but he'll be standing next to me

when I roll out
my crime bill next week.

That's news to me.

Maybe you're a better salesman
than you thought.

And you and I?

We're even.

It's a pleasure
doing business with you.

Until the next time.

There won't be a next time.

Never say never.

Hey.

Thanks for coming...
45 minutes late.

Ah, something came up.

You ran the address,
and you found out

it was a rescue shelter, and
you put two and two together?

What I was actually doing
out in the real world

is tracking down
Annie's grandmother,

her next known legal
guardian of record.

I spent hours doing that.
How did you find her?

The phone number was right

in the file, but the
area code was wrong.

It... it took some time,
but she's on a train now,

coming down to
pick her up.

Oh.

You're welcome.

Thank you.

Really. Thank you.

We're not that couple,
are we?

What couple?

The kind that get a dog
as some kind of dry run

for what kind of
parents they'd be like.

No.

Good.

Never really made sense
to me anyway.

With a dog, you can try out a
few, and you choose, and with...

a baby, they just...

hand you the one that's yours,

and there's no refunds,
no returns.

Never thought about it that way.

You do it,
there's no going back.

So what are we doing here?

I'm letting you in
on a little secret.

Um... I come here
once a month

for a little unconditional love.

Okay.

But we're not
taking him home?

Her. And no.

I'm... I'm not ready

for a full-time dog just yet.

Unless you are.

I could think about that.

But only
if you're 100% on board.

I like that.

I think that's the way
we should think about stuff.

Stuff?

First house, a pet.

A kid, everything.

Always making sure
the other one

is 100% on board.

If we do that,

I think there's no limit
to the life that we can build.

You want to get up here?

Get a little puppy love?

Come on.

Kind of hung me out
to dry there, Dad, didn't you?

Your daughter's here,
Commissioner.

So I hear. Thank you, Baker.

You carved me up

over the governor's crime bill,

and then you go out there
and support it?

Well, it's a little
more complicated than that.

I'm listening.

No, you're not.
You're reloading.

And not that I owe you
an explanation,

but Mendez pulled back
on granting new powers

to the state police.

And why would he do that?

Quid pro quo.

He needs my support.

And why didn't you suggest that
when I came to you for support?

Because when I make deals,
it's to advance the interests

of the NYPD, not to bail
my children out of trouble.

I guess I had that coming.

And then some.

So besides winning
a few concessions,

how did you advance
the interests of the NYPD?

That would be need-to-know.

I need to know.

Not to leave this room.

But the parole board was set

to release Mr. Dean
first thing Monday morning.

That will no longer happen.

The parole board is supposed
to be independent.

And cop killers are supposed
to die in jail.

Only if they were sentenced
to do so, and Dean wasn't.

Oh, come on, Erin.
He got 25 to life,

so parole is a judgment call.

Yes, but not your judgment.

No, but sound judgment...
by any measure.

I'm just grateful
to be square with Mendez

and off the hook for any favors.

Except for the one you owe me.

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