All language subtitles for Police Story; The Watch Commander 1988 (480p_24fps_H264-128kbit_AAC)

13 and 141, you cut off on the first and
middle main, and by the DLB is 2650.

13X45, roger.

Units on 2, set by 13T17, go ahead.

Let me... move... here.

Here what?

Somebody's out in the yard.

Don, there's no one in the yard.

You were sound asleep.

Check the kids, Ron.

The kids are fine. I just looked in on
them. I promise you, there's no one out

in the yard.

Just keep the lights on.

Don't be afraid.

I can't help being afraid. This is three
times in one week that he... There's

been a prowler. I know. I know.

This is the last time.

I got away.

Did you see them?

Yeah, two, maybe three of them. Dark,
Latin.

Not Mexican, I don't think.

Not juvenile.

Damn, I don't know how I missed them.

Are you all right?

Everything's fine.

Go on back to bed.

I thought we'd be safe with a police
officer living next door.

You don't like the idea, do you, buddy
boy, huh?

Nobody gonna put a saddle on you, huh?

All right.

No television for a week.

You hear me, huh?

Joe?

Telephone. All right.

Okay, stay by the bell.

But I'll be back.

Remember, Joe Wilson.

Doesn't give up, huh?

Who's winning?

The animal kingdom.

They got two legs on us.

Your family or mine?

Neither. Don Carpenter's wife.

Hello, Arlene.

Sorry to bother you.

Oh, it's no problem.

Did the same thing?

Last night he thought he saw a prowler
and he shot at them.

You're sure no one was out there?

Yeah. I was going to wait until we saw
you guys again.

But I don't know what to tell the
neighbors.

Or the kids.

I don't know how to help them.

Tell them it was a problem and Don ran
them off.

Give me a chance to talk to them.

Okay. Now look, we'll work it out. You
just hang in there.

Is it okay if I call you?

You'll call anytime.

He shot at them last night.

Eileen's not going to be able to hold it
together much longer. I can tell from

her voice.

Well, either he's seeing ghosts or
somebody's really after him.

Either way, the man's in trouble. Oh, I
really feel for Eileen.

We're talking about an officer who had
three commendations in the last year.

What about on the job? Is it beginning
to show?

No, Don's the best street cop in
Central.

That can change, can't it?

If he goes over that line...

Meanwhile, I got to worry about it.

You always have.

No, not always.

It's the last 42 years.

42 years. Where'd it go?

It never ends, does it?

You wanted to see me, Captain?

Shake hands with Carl Corelli.

Not Gino Corelli's son.

Dad loved working with you.

He used to drag me to all your little
league games.

And look at you.

I'm assigning Carl to area duty officer
on your watch.

I'll lock down.

Show him the ropes, huh?

Listen, the troops like to eat up new
lieutenants, so Sergeant Wilson will run

interference for a while.

Then it's up to you.

He's a Corelli.

He'll do just great. He'll try.

Head on down to Roco.

Sergeant will join you in a minute.

Yes, sir. And, uh, thanks.

First day must be a thrill, huh?

Close the door.

Close the door.

You usually hear that just before you're
fired.

No, I'm not fired, am I?

I'm late for a meeting, Sergeant, so let
me get this out.

I got a copy of your physical.

62 push -ups, one for each year. It's
very impressive, but not for a street

Look, you could be riding your horses
all day long.

Why don't you?

Because that's not my job.

Most men count the hours to their 20th
year. You could have retired twice by

now.

Ridden into the sunset?

Captain, I pass my physical, I pass my
mental, I pass every test every year.

No, I don't want to move up. I don't
want to move down. I just want to stay

the streets.

The streets, Sergeant, have changed.

There's a war out there. You know that.

We need an army to fight it, a young
army.

There's no corners left with a friendly
policeman.

There comes a time.

A time to move over.

A time to move on.

And a time for roll call.

Good afternoon, campers.

Fresh meat.

Doesn't look so fresh to me.

It still looks green.

Thanks, guys. Monday.

The weekend is history, and we've got a
lot of follow -ups to make.

First, I want to introduce Lieutenant
Carl Corelli, our new ADO.

He'll also command Team One.

Lieutenant, anything you want to tell
them?

Just that I'm happy to be here and happy
to be working in Central.

I understand we had another singles bar
murder last night.

That's right, Sarge. What we got here is
a homicidal maniac in a three -piece

suit. He may look like a stockbroker,
but Saturday night he chopped the head

a 20 -year -old co -ed from the Regency
Estates.

They found the rest of her at the 49er
Motel.

Sergeant Wilson.

Yes. Yes, Lieutenant.

Oh.

Good. Thank you.

Cordova, Johnson, Lieutenant Cruz.

They're shooting with the liquor store
bandits.

The review board said it's a good one.

Justify it all away. You can breathe
again. Thank God. It was the longest

of my life.

Open it up, Schaefer.

It's heavier than my gun.

On safari tonight?

Every night, Sergeant.

There isn't one shell here that doesn't
violate departmental regulations.

Where'd you get these?

I poured them myself, sir.

Sergeant, confiscate these.

Consider this a warning. The captain had
run this... Sir, the creeps at Cordova

and Johnson blew away Saturday night.

What were they carrying?

Cordova?

One of them had an Uzi, the other an AR
-15.

If these two guys hadn't been such good
shots, there might be two less names

here at roll call, sir.

You can take it to the shore with these.

There's no lieutenant checking the bad
guy's ammo.

Well, as long as you're one of the good
guys, you can expect the same thing next

time in ranks.

1 -0 -14, return to base.

1 -0 -14, Rod.

1 -0 -14, it's Wilson's car.

Sounds like he's taking a lieutenant out
in the field.

Well, I'd rather have a watch commander
who hates the death than one who sleeps

on it.

What are you doing on your two -off?

I don't know.

Ensenada, maybe?

The weather's good.

New lieutenant sticks pretty close to
the books, huh?

I hear he's got exactly 18 months on the
street.

That's all West Hill's division, pal.

Yeah, well, he's going to see more
action from Central before he leaves the

parking lot.

L -18, show this unit code 6 at East 15.

The building's a bad setup. That's why
we call for so much backup. It's just so

quirky, you know?

I usually come over about this time.

We're both closed, and she fixed a cup
of coffee.

I understand, Miss Walford, but just
tell me what happened.

Well, the door is open.

Now, that in and of itself is not
unusual, but I noticed there were no

customers. And the drapes were pulled in
the back, my hand to God. She never

pulled the drapes.

So I called to her.

And now, and now, there was no answer.

Then I thought I heard, like, footsteps
in the back.

And I knew something quirky was going
on.

You know how you can just kind of tell.

So I just got the hell out of there.

Where's the cash register?

Back down there.

Did you know that we went in? Oh.

I don't really remember.

It was so quirky.

All right, thank you, Lieutenant.

You go over to that police car and we'll
find out what's happened.

All this because a lady thinks something
quirky's going on.

Hey, Lieutenant, she's a taxpayer.

Besides, it'll only take five minutes.

Ramirez, take these two men and close
down the street. Great.

Lee, you go around the back.

Johnny, get on the roof. You got it.
Who's going in?

Need carpet not really. No, I don't get
you. Huh besides I need the exercise.

Come on

No cash register.

It's working.

I heard something.

All right, police officers.

Come out with your hands over your head.

No, no, no, no.

You're safe now, aren't you?

I got mad when I only found 100 in the
register.

Are you still in there?

He raped me.

Why?

You'll be all right now.

Come on, I'll take you out.

There's more than one. The shot's on the
left.

The building's surrounded.

You got nowhere to go.

We bring the SWAT team in here, I
promise they'll kill you.

You come out now and at least you'll get
as far as the courthouse.

All right, but then we kill.

Throw your weapons out.

We only got the 138.

We?

Don't bother coming unless you throw out
another one.

Thank you.

His rights.

You have the right to remain silent.
Anything you say can and will be used

against you in a court of law. You have
the right to an attorney and an

affordable one will be appointed to you.
Is that clear?

Is that clear? Yeah.

Here we go, princess.

I'm going to call Eileen. You want me to
call Margaret for you? We're going to

have a long night with the shooting
team, you know?

No, I'll call her as soon as I finish
this coffee.

Let's just finish with me first.

Where'd you get this?

Out of my crankcase. The hot dog stand.

That's what went down. He gave it to us
for you.

I'd be rooting for the other side.

That squeaky clean tenant kind of froze
in there, huh?

Hey, I wasn't so fast as to draw myself.

Used to be I'd get three rounds off to
their one.

Think I'm slowing down?

No.

The world's fed up.

Yeah.

Make you dizzy.

We're cops. We're in the merry -go
-round business, right?

What do you mean?

I mean, we get paid to be dizzy, don't
we?

And your head's spinning. Didn't a
stranger just try to kill us?

We could be lying in our own blood. He
gets a few years, he goes in, he comes

back out again. It's a merry -go -round.
It goes faster, faster every day.

Yeah, I can make you dizzy.

If you're so dizzy, sometimes I can kill
you.

You got enough on your mind now, Sarge.
You can wait.

Come on, talk.

We've got a few minutes before the
fireworks start.

I don't know where or what it connects
to, what bust, but a couple of guys have

started following my car home that
night.

I don't know. Maybe I testified against
someone. Maybe I strong -armed somebody

once.

Police story will continue in a moment.

Not a donut.

Oh, they had.

That's great.

A couple cops sitting around eating
donuts. That's something you don't see

often. No, there's something you don't
see too often.

Oh, yeah.

Like a couple neurosurgeons, huh?

When do you care about a woman's mind?

Hey, we're not in high school anymore.

Give me some credit for growing up.
Growing up, right.

Cruise to Chinatown every night, look
for anything that wiggles?

Well, you ought to join me sometime.

Now, why would a happily married man
want to do that?

Why?

You getting at something here, or are
you just trying out your sick sense of

humor on me?

Get your donut.

You know, this is not even glazed.

I mean, if we're going to be clichés
here, we might as well do it right. Keep

going.

You know, you ought to be a little more
sympathetic to today's single man.

If they have a telethon, I'll send in a
buck, all right? Gee, thanks.

For me, I'll just stay married, not
worry about getting dates on Saturday

Yeah, well, you don't know how lucky you
are, partner.

I'm so lucky. How'd I get stuck with
you, huh?

I didn't say good luck. I just said
luck.

Wilson, Central.

Honey, I'm not even sure Joe likes
lasagna.

We'll talk him into trying it.

You got a kiss for me?

See you at 11 .30, handsome.

Yeah.

Yeah, I got it.

Bishop to Queen 4.

All right.

I'll call you tomorrow.

What commander in East Division thinks
he's got my queen?

He'll learn.

So, Carl, where did you get that pretty
wife?

I had to go to Kansas City four or five
years ago.

Extradition case.

She was a flight attendant. Said either
I gave my gun to the captain or I get

off the plane.

So you surrender your revolver.

Yeah, among other things.

Anyway, Joe, I guess I've spoken so much
about you that she sent some of her

lasagna in.

But you don't have to eat it if you're
not hungry or if you don't like it. Oh,

listen, I love lasagna.

You know, that's a street cop's problem.

He learns to love all kinds of food.

Mexican, Italian, Chinese, Japanese.

You know, I envy some of these younger
kids. Boy, they come in talking about

Mongolian pork, salad from Thailand.

I never knew that stuff existed in the
old days.

All right, lasagna it is.

Bread?

Mmm. Good.

Joe, I got the special teams report back
on that incident in the garment

district. It's now officially justified.

Well, sure.

Carpenter shot because he had to.

You know that. You were there.

Is there a reason anybody would think it
any other way?

No.

No, no reason at all.

Except that if he hadn't shot, he might
have been in violation.

What are you saying?

I'm saying that a new lieutenant and an
old sergeant sat on their guns.

something to think about.

And I gotta check my days off with the
new lieutenant.

Tell Nancy if you got another 20 minutes
or so. No problem.

I'll peck the piece in and sign us up.

Okay.

He had to put in for his days off, so
he's gonna be a while.

Yeah, his father's coming in.

It's real important to him.

How you doing?

Been better.

That job thing work out?

They wanted somebody full -time.

I'm not about to be anybody full -time.

When do I see you again?

It's going to be difficult, isn't it?

You're only off on Friday and Saturday.

That's the problem with full -time.

If Lee gets off Friday and Saturday, I'm
going to be stuck with his father and

the details of World War II.

This whole thing's getting kind of nuts.

You going to come back to the house with
him tonight?

No, not tonight.

It's getting tougher and tougher to sit
across the room from you and pretend.

Well, he's going to think it's funny.

Maybe he'll be hurt if you stop.

One of these days, or nights, he's going
to see it.

I don't think so.

I don't really know how much my husband
trusts me.

But I do know how much he trusts his
partner.

Guy. Hey.

How about a lift?

Sure. No problem.

Margaret brought me to work today so she
could use the station wagon.

I'll deliver you to the door.

No, your house will be fine.

We can call it from there and she can
pick me up.

How is she? You all right?

Adjusting. When your last daughter
leaves for college, the house gets very

quiet. I guess we got quite a ways
before that.

car thing, couple.

John, they're just a ordinary couple.

Man and wife with a car seat for their
kid.

No, no, I'm telling you, Joe, they've
been after me three nights running.

They're a bunch of cops beating crazies
up.

We'll pull him over, drag him out, and
then you'll see.

It was your imagination.

I mean, it's all in your head.

Take it easy.

Take it easy.

Eileen's wound up pretty tight.

I can imagine.

She's all over the kids one minute and
then hugging them the next.

She's beginning to be afraid of Don.

I wasn't so calm with him.

Doing 360s on Rose Avenue. He was
actually ready to run down an innocent

But he wouldn't hurt his wife and kids.

He wouldn't hurt his wife and kids if he
knew they were his wife and kids.

What are you going to do?

I'm going to give the horse an apple.

You know what I meant about Don.

I don't know.

It's not your problem. Tell your
lieutenant.

He's been on the job exactly seven days.

Besides, he's just a kid.

He still has pimples.

Then go to Captain McDonald.

It doesn't work that way.

You mean you don't work that way.

Everything has to be your problem.

Look, Margaret, I don't want to get into
it tonight, all right?

Joe, have you noticed that there are
some things you never want to get into?

You come home from work, you go out
there to those horses, and you escape.

But not from your job, from me.

Because you're still thinking about Don
and all your men.

It'll tear you apart someday, Joe. It'll
tear us apart.

42 years, for God's sake, haven't you
had enough?

How many partners you had so far this
year, Jim?

Four. No, five.

You know, these young kids are, they
come and go.

We make them or break them, right, Joe?

They're not all young kids.

You're driving with Palmer now.

He's got eight years in.

He ain't that bad.

He wants to work with another officer,
too.

Boy, I knew it.

Sooner or later, they all find something
they don't like.

You don't see me sandbagging a partner.

In the last two months, I've had five
different officers come in to me about

you.

They weren't all your partners, either.

Some people from around the station.

You want to hear a list of the
complaints?

You know, I'll bet that ammo I was using
wasn't one of them.

You let the other officer approach the
car and write a ticket while you read a

newspaper.

You were sloppy in your searching of a
second suspect.

And you allowed a guy in an L car... to
handle what could have been a major 415

for ten minutes when you were less than
four blocks away.

That's a bunch of bull.

I mean, these kids, they're hot dogs.

They're all trying to set records.

So?

So, this is a notice of correct
efficiencies.

You went to the captain with all this
stuff? Well, you gotta talk to somebody.

Whether it's me, your doctor, your
buddy... You went to the captain?

Whatever happened to a warning shot?

Whatever happened to Jim Schaefer?

Maybe I've been slipping a little.

Slipping?

You passed slipping three months ago.

I got a lot on my mind.

Everything but your job.

On the wrong line of work, that could
cost lives.

Now you find out what's eating you and
take care of it.

a lot of pressure on me about you.

Everything at home all right?

The home's a rented room, Joe.

The, uh, ex took the kids back east to
be with the family.

Oh.

I'm sorry, I didn't know.

Could you get some kind of a restraining
order?

She's got full custody.

She can take them to the moon. Judge
says fine.

Send the alimony and the child support
there.

I borrowed so much money from the credit
union for airplane tickets, I'm lucky I

see him.

That is tough.

But so are you.

Now, just bear down.

I'm here if you need me.

Joe, I'll try.

It's, um... It's just been raining kind
of heavy on me lately.

All right, you can go back out in the
field now, Jim.

Let me know if you want to talk some
more.

Thanks.

I'll try.

I've never been anyplace but the
streets.

I'd hate to think I couldn't make it
there now.

Yeah.

I know what you mean.

Hey, how did he take it?

He's a bitter man who used to be a
pretty good street cop.

Is he going to shape up?

I don't know.

I got him talking anyway.

Captain says if you want to transfer him
out, he'll sign the papers in five

minutes. Yeah.

Our captain's got a quick trigger.

Sure he'll sign the papers.

We'll transfer him out.

Whoever gets him will know he got a
factory second and he'll transfer him

Pretty soon he's pushing a pencil and
checking in witnesses at traffic court.

Or at least he'd last out his 20.

Well, maybe.

Just maybe.

Schaefer wants a little more than that.

He's been a street cop, Carl.

Once you play the streets, you don't
want to finish your career in the

Joe, I'm not the enemy.

I care as much as you do.

Well, then care about the man.

Not what the file says, not what the
captain says.

The man, Carl.

Listen to what He says.

Care about Him.

What are you doing, sport?

All right.

Catch any crooks?

What, spoil my record?

Where's Nancy?

Oh, she's at her mother's. At her
mother's at midnight?

The old lady was feeling bad or
something.

Hey, listen, I drank a couple of bottles
of your beer. Is that all right?

Breaking and entering.

It's a felony, Dad.

Well, I can't pass my own dad, so...
I'll give Nancy a buzz. See if she can

up a six -pack for both of us.

Now, you're not going to say anything to
her about leaving the apartment, huh? I

mean, poor thing's done nothing all day
but fuss over me.

She made a good dinner.

I'm not going to say anything.

Hello? Hi, this is Lee. I'm sorry to
call so late. Is everything okay?

A little arthritis, but I'm not
complaining.

Oh, good.

Let me say a quick word to Nance, okay?

Well, she's not over here, honey.

Well, she was there earlier.

She took me grocery shopping this
morning, but that was hours ago, Lee.

My dad must have gotten it wrong.

That sometimes happens.

Right. You lose track.

Sorry. Good night.

Is your mother all right?

Yeah, she's fine.

Was Nancy there?

Just missed her.

Hey, come on, sit down. We're close to
the cavalry charge.

You know, the first time we saw the
cavalry charge, I was a little kid.

It's probably what made you decide to be
a cop.

It's too late to become an Indian.

You know they don't make good pictures
anymore.

No, Dad, they sure don't.

Want another beer?

As long as you're up.

You must have grabbed one of the
helicopters and flown home.

No, not especially.

How are you, Hank?

Okay, gorgeous. How's your mother?

Oh, she's pretty good. She, um...

Where'd you go, Nancy?

Didn't your father tell you?

He said you were at your mother's house.

And? And I called your mother's house.

What are you doing, checking up on me?

I was going to ask you to bring a couple
of fix packs.

I told your dad I was going to my
mother's because I didn't want to hurt

feelings. I mean, I've seen enough
westerns for one weekend.

Nancy, they said he's got less than a
year.

And I know that.

And I tried to make a really nice day
for him.

But the walls were closing in, okay?
Don't make me a villain.

So where did you go, Nancy?

Out. Away. To get some air.

And where did you find your air?

The bistro.

The non -smoking section.

I had a couple of drinks. I listened to
some music.

Do you want the address, officer?

Did you go alone?

No, I picked up a couple of bikers.

What is this?

I thought we trusted each other.

You know, Lee, you make me feel... I
said I'm sorry. It's just the thing

You go out to the cop bars two or three
nights a week with Johnny.

They are filled with girls who want to
hop into bed with anything with a badge

on its chest to shine a hot light in
your eye. I said I'm sorry.

Let it go.

Did Johnny call?

Did Johnny call?

No.

Was he supposed to?

Well, if he didn't go to Ensenada, he
said he might stop by and have a beer

Dad and me.

I'll give him a call.

I'll take the beer then.

We're okay?

Yeah, we're fine.

Hey, it's your midnight wake -up call.

Who's sleeping?

How's it going, buddy?

All right, gave Ensign that a pass, huh?

Yeah, all those babes in bikinis can't
get any fishing done. Must be tough.

You got stuff over?

He'd like that. That'd be great. All
right.

I'll see you then, pal.

Hey, give my best to him and Nancy, huh?

Why so quiet?

Did you know your job's to entertain me?

Uh, just thinking about roll call today.

The new singles bar killing.

Are you mad because we missed it again?

Just don't like the competition, that's
all.

Guy goes around knocking off all the
single girls. What does that leave me?

Your cute little partner, pal.

Well, well, look who's here. Looks like
Wilson's out in the field again, huh?

Let's be teaching the new lieutenant how
to drive.

See the woman what?

Strip?

Carl, you want to see the woman?

All units in the vicinity. In addition,
for 1 -0 -14, your call is now a

shooting. Ambulance has been dispatched.

Subject still at location.

1 -0 -14, roger.

We're rolling.

Showtime.

He ain't going anywhere.

Cancel the paramedics.

Call the coroner.

Now!

Okay.

He's still inside.

One of us is going to have to go around
behind that house.

Got anybody around the back yet?
Negative. We're just setting up.

What's over?

Johnson, cover the box.

What do you got inside?

Nothing definite. A hunting rifle
anyway. I saw a scope.

And one fatality.

The lieutenant and I will work our way
down that side.

Go for more units. We'll get them.

Nico?

Two of your questions.

I'm ready. Shoot.

How many ridges on the edge of the town?

How many ridges?

Think about it.

Invitation, you jerks! We'll weigh him
out.

We're in no rush.

118.

What?

Hotel Nico.

There are 118 ridges on a dime.

Get him?

Point blank.

Cuff him.

But, uh... Policy.

How about that, huh?

Killed his wife on their 40th wedding
anniversary.

Police story will continue in a moment.

73. Should I call an ambulance?

Call the Guinness Book of Records.

Four. It's not how many.

It's how many, how fast.

Joe, what the hell does all this mean?

It means you call Dr. Shelby and make an
appointment.

And after as many appointments as he
thinks are necessary, you'll make an

evaluation. What is there for a shrink
to evaluate about me?

That's an official notice. It's signed
by the captain.

Stick it.

Hey, Don.

Look, you may not like it, but I'm your
superior officer.

Superior? That's not what I hear.

I hear when things get a little tense,
you soil your pants. You tell me who

needs a shrink.

At least I don't wake up in the middle
of the night shooting at the imaginary

boogeyman.

Who told you that?

My wife come to you?

She didn't talk to the lieutenant, Don.

Eileen called me.

Oh, and you went to the brass?

Listen, I was lucky to walk away from my
little ride together.

So was an innocent Mexican family. You
tell the brass that, too?

Look, Don.

The doctor will just talk to you.

Maybe he can help.

You've been working too hard for a long
time.

There could be an illness.

It happens.

I'm not going to any shrink.

The day I don't do my job, you come to
me. Then I'll go.

I'll give a damn about the next step,
Lieutenant.

Used to be a guy who had friends around
here.

Sorry you feel that way, Don.

How don't you expect me to feel?

You're busy sleeping with the brass.

I'll have to go to the captain.

I know it.

But damn it, he's been a good cop for
ten years.

Look at it this way.

It's things like this that'll make me an
old pro.

Yeah.

It's a lot of fun being an old pro.

Thanks.

Let me tell you about China.

They make them pretty.

Look at that skin.

It's that.

Look, Dad, I sure wish you'd let me see
if we can't get you on a flight.

That bus station down town is... I'll
only be in the bus station five minutes,

and then we're out on the highway.

I'll sleep for a couple of hours, wake
up in time to see the sunrise over the

desert. That's such a long trip.

It's long when you're 28, not when
you're 63.

I don't have anywhere I have to go
quickly.

Well, if I can't talk you out of it, I
can't.

What time do you want to take off?

Oh, ten minutes.

I'll hit the john, we'll finish our
drinks, and we'll be there in plenty of

time. Now, don't tell Nancy I have three
of these.

You look like your father, Morgan.

I look that old, do I?

How's business been, Irene?

We're making it.

How's Johnny? Good.

But he should have checked in with you
Sunday night.

No, I don't think I've seen Johnny since
the last time he was with you.

Where else would he go in Chinatown?

I'd kill him if he went anywhere else.

Glad you could join us, Raoul, Janice.
Always glad to have two stars from the

Homicide Team sitting in our little
gatherings.

They're gifts.

Hot off the press, Sarge. We just wanted
to get them distributed.

Well, step right up and tell us what you
got.

This is a composite and a general
description of a prime suspect in the

bar slaying.

We have evidence that this guy, whoever
he is, took a girl to the Blue Haven

Motel last Friday night, raped and
mutilated her.

Yeah, he looks just like Chief Walters.

And even harder to find.

We staked out every singles bar in the
downtown area four nights running, but

didn't even try to hit on anybody.

I know.

I've been undercover, and I'm insulted.

Keep your eyes open.

The Chamber of Commerce would like to
see this one go away.

All right, folks, hit the streets.

Drive carefully, and have a nice day.

Birdies?

Yeah, birdies.

That's what they call them.

But, you know, it's not all just
crawling around with binoculars and

books. To be a real bird watcher, you
have to study, keep records.

It's a lot of work.

I don't know where you find the time. On
my days off, I'm either too tired to do

anything or my wife won't let me leave
her side.

Well, when they marry a cop, they marry
the job.

We're not the best catchers, you know.

Afraid my wife thought I'd make chief by
now. Just a big shot.

Giving press conferences and going to
parties and dancing in the spotlight.

Is that what you were?

I forgot.

Started out noble enough, protect and
serve and all that business.

But I don't know, somewhere along the
line, I think my goals got a little

up.

How do people do it?

Do what?

How do people keep it all going?

The wife, the job, kids?

I mean, and still find time to watch
birds, huh?

Carl, what you need... is an Indian head
nickel.

I'm not following you.

Well, watch this.

You can't do it with just any nickel. It
has to be an Indian head.

I learned this trick before you were
born.

Cops showed it to me, then gave me the
nickel for good luck.

It's not easy to keep it going.

Sometimes it's not even possible.

But the trick, the cop told me, was

balance.

Now, believe me, I don't always get it
right. That's my wife.

But I try.

I try to balance it all out.

It's a good trick if you can do it.

Well, you're a Corelli. You can do it.
What makes you so sure?

Well, the cop that told me that trick
was your father.

You know,

it's been a great reminder to me about
balance, about a man, and God rest his

soul.

I like it an awful lot.

You keep it.

Good luck.

What do you think? I think you broke the
law.

The trouble with stopping this kind of
car is they always got

warrants. So we bust them.

Yeah, but you know how hungry I am. What
a mix.

All right, we've become into model
soldiers.

Just do it.

1 -8 -17, requesting outstanding wants
on Nevada plates 491 Adam Paul Adam.

1 -8 -17, automated warrant shows three
outstanding traffic and possible felony

for a 245 PC.

Contact Harbor Investigation.

1 -8 -17, roger.

And the female, too, right?

I'll watch them both, partner. I'll
watch them both.

You want to step out of the car, please?
What's the problem, officer? What you

stopping me for? I ran a red light. You
want to both step out of the car now,

please? I

see your

driver's license, please.

Take it out of the wallet, please.

What's the difference, officer? You can
see the license. Take it out of the

wallet. I want no please this time.

Look, man, you know, you got no reason
to harass me, man. I didn't see no red

light. Were you looking at my picture
right there?

Good.

Your boyfriend's going to jail.

Jail? For what? For wanting a red light?

Man, I ain't going to no jail, man. You
can kiss me. Jim, come on.

Look, man, I know your badge number.

I know your number, too.

Get your white paws off me, then. Oh, my
God.

Why are you... Hold it. Stand back.

Come on.

Did you ever get a paper cut under your
fingernail?

Yeah. What's this about Morgan taking
another night off tonight?

He has for a night off, and I gave it to
him.

I'm not questioning that, Joe. It's just
that in reviewing over the team

records, he's usually the officer
looking for more work, not less.

He thinks his wife is fooling around.

That's why he's off tonight?

Yeah. You think that's a good idea?

I don't think it's a good idea or a bad
idea.

But I do know that every time in...

All the years that I've been on the
force, when a guy thought his wife was

fooling around and asked for some time
off, he got it.

Standard operating procedure.

But you didn't think to come to me about
it.

No. Frankly, I didn't.

Lee Morgan is an officer on my team.

An officer who could go home, kill his
wife, kill somebody else, kill himself,

and I don't even rate in a share of that
decision?

I figured you'd do the same thing.

You figured wrong.

We haven't said this out loud to each
other, and even though you're sort of

training me around here, a sergeant
still reports to a lieutenant.

That is standard operating procedure.

So from now on, sergeant, consult me
before any decisions are made.

Any questions?

Yeah.

As long as we're speaking out loud.

Why can't you shoot your gun,
lieutenant?

I looked at your file.

Three -time medalist at the Academy
marksman class seven.

What's holding you back?

Pardon me lieutenant internal affairs
need to see both of you right away.

I Guess you better get upstairs

Helms

Holmes or whatever his name is, is in
critical condition.

Is this Schaefer on your team? Yeah.

How long has Schaefer been at Central?

About three years now. Would you say you
had a lot of trouble with him before?

No, I wouldn't say that at all.

What are you getting angry for?

I'm not getting angry.

You haven't heard his side of the story
yet. No, no.

All I've heard is he beat the hell out
of some guy on Lincoln Avenue in full

view of a dozen witnesses.

Schaefer? Yes, sir.

I'm Sergeant Layton of Internal Affairs.

Walker. Yes, sir.

Both of you are relieved from duty but
not suspended.

We get upstairs, I will explain what
rights you do and do not have.

Take the young lady, get her statement.

But wait a minute.

I'm not the one who did anything. Oh, I
know that, miss.

I just want your story.

Then you'll be free to go, all right?

All right, I think that's all we can do
for now.

You'll inform the captain that Schaefer
and Walker are relieved of duty pending

investigation by internal affairs.

Sergeant.

Look, I'm sorry.

I told Walker not to cover for me.

It's all right, Jim.

You better not say any more.

Sergeant Layton.

Yes, Lieutenant.

Schaefer's one of my men. I care about
him. I trust he'll get a fair hearing.

As far as I'm concerned, all cops are
created equal.

But the decision to press criminal
charges rests with the DA.

And he happens to be one hell of a
bastard.

Oh, God.

Get out of his bed, Nancy.

Right idea, keeping a gun by the bed.

Wouldn't have done you much good,
though, leaving your doors unlocked and

everything.

I'm surprised.

Good cop like you.

How long has it been going on?

Six months.

Six months.

I was really stupid, huh? No, you
weren't stupid, Lee.

I swear to God I was going over to your
house for a year before I let myself

think of any...

What about you, Nancy?

Did it take a year for you to get warmed
up, too?

I don't know. I don't remember exactly.
You're scaring me.

I fought it, Lee. I swear to God, I
didn't want this to happen. I used to

you.

Bachelor cop, all the freedom.

I didn't know just what a stud you
really were.

I love Nancy.

This isn't just about getting it on.

You love her?

Lee, put the gun down.

Lee, you have a father with less than a
year to live. Do you want him to spend

that... Shut up, slut.

You don't use that on me.

Lots of little lies that add up.

You said you went to the bistro and I
left it at that.

Johnny said he was in Chinatown and I
left it at that.

Until Irene at the Red Dragon said she
hadn't seen him in weeks.

You checked the other bars then?

After I put my dad on the bus.

to see the sun come up on the desert.

He could tell you what it means to love
somebody.

And then I checked the Oasis Cafe last
night.

They remember both of you there, acting
like newlyweds, they said.

Were you going to leave me, Nancy?

No. I thought about it.

But I wasn't sure it would help or
change anything.

Leah, I want to get dressed.

Nancy?

Yes, Lee?

Someday, somebody probably will kill
you.

I know.

Love, Jen.

Sergeant, are you taking a chance coming
in here?

Not especially.

Layton can complain to the captain or
the lieutenant, but they don't like him

any better than I do.

He's out to hang me.

Maybe not.

The emergency ward says that Cornell
Helms is out of danger.

I mean, they ought to put a magazine or
two in here.

I look at my watch, I think five hours
has gone by. It's been 20 minutes.

I know.

I sweated a couple of these things out
myself.

It's funny.

I've never even been in this part of the
building before.

One trip in 16 years.

Boy, I don't like this place.

I don't remember most of it.

Now I just keep trying to remember back
10, 20 years to when things were better.

Easier to figure out.

I thought maybe if you took a trip back
to see your kids... No, Sarge, thanks.

I found the ticket in the locker.

I'll pay you back the money.

What happened the last time you went
back there?

It was, uh... pretty bad.

I didn't even seem to be able to talk to
the kids.

Half the time I go back to pick them up,
he's there, and I saw him angry.

Your wife is living with somebody else?

Yeah.

Yeah, right there in front of the kids.

My kids.

I mean, what the hell kind of
environment is that to bring them up in?

This, uh... This guy she's living with,
uh...

Is he black?

Yeah.

Young?

Yeah.

Just like the guy you beat up?

Have you told I .A. any of this?

No.

I didn't think they'd really care.

Need some cigarettes?

Not now, he doesn't.

Wrap it up, Schaefer. You're going
upstairs.

Don't leave anything behind.

You're not supposed to be here.

Well, call the cop.

Your man's through.

Order Wright's gonna fire his ass.

What about criminal charges? Yeah, we
recommended it to the DA.

Don't you know?

People go to jail for what Schaefer did.

And like I always say, cops are people
too.

Layton,

I don't want to be a law against you.

Joe, the horses look great.

Their coats are really shiny.

Wish that meant I didn't have to groom
them anymore.

You love to complain about those horses.

What would you do without them?

Well, I guess I'd just have to ride.

You know, Margaret, about the other
night... No, forget it. It's history.

No, you're right.

I do get moody.

24 hours a day, 7 days a week, times 42
years.

I'd say you're entitled to get a little
moody now and then.

As long as I'm entitled not to like it.

All right.

I'll try and step out of it, huh?

Are you that tired?

I got that rocking chair to refinish.

Oh.

Well, go ahead.

And when you're finished with that, the
roof needs reshingling.

And there are a couple of other things
around here that need attention.

Oh, Joe, I love you.

You know that.

I just hate the way that job takes
little pieces out of you every day.

Trouble? Eileen left him.

She packed up everything and took the
kids.

You're going over there?

Well, he sounded pretty bad.

You'll see him tomorrow.

Well, he needs me now.

Police story will continue in a moment.

How's it going?

It's going.

Going, going, gone.

Okay, listen up. Car is done.

1Z18, Cordova. Yep. And Johnson. You.

1A22, Morgan.

Here. You're Robert Walker.

Welcome back, Eric.

Thanks, Sarge.

1L34, Solo Patrol, Reynolds.

1L34, Solo.

Okay, Marge, I'll see you in the
morning.

Okay. Excuse me, are you Deputy District
Attorney Parkinson?

That's right, Sergeant. What can I do
for you?

I'd like to talk to you about Jim
Schafer. I'm familiar with the case.

I understand it's up to you what happens
to him.

Well, not entirely, Sergeant, but if you
mean, will I?

Prosecute, yes, if prosecution is
indicated.

And I'm not sure you and I should be
having this conversation.

Well, whether you talk to me or not is
up to you, but this is important.

What was Schaefer to you, Sergeant?

He was on my night watch for three
years.

I think there's a thing he didn't know.

Internal Affairs made a very thorough
investigation.

Yeah, they usually are very thorough.

Well, what do you think they've missed,
Sergeant?

Well, he had 16 years in.

Or short of his pension, which he's as
good as lost.

That's a familiar argument when
policemen break the law.

You should have unloaded this guy years
ago. You know that.

I don't unload people who give their
all.

He's laid his life on the line a couple
of times.

His wife left him three months ago. She
went east and took the kids.

They all have stories.

Not living in a rented room.

Going into debt trying to pay for
alimony, child support, plane tickets.

You see, it's hard enough to be a cop,
but then when you have these... And

there's still no reason to beat up an
innocent citizen.

Wait a minute, the kid did make a move
on him. The officer overreacted,

Sergeant. The officer, Mr. Barton?

The officer spent half his life
enforcing the law.

Then one day he breaks.

Can't the law give him a break?

What is it about cops?

The last time Schaefer flew east, he
found his wife living with another man.

Black.

Well, I must admit that I, A, missed
that one.

You usually are very thorough.

Sergeant, do you realize you're asking
me, a black man, to feel sorry for a

white cop who nearly beat another black
man to death on the ground that his ex

-wife is now living with yet a third
black man?

Thought you should know all the facts.

Thank you for giving me your time, Mr.
Barton.

You ought to be more careful or you're
going to screw up the plumbing.

Is that your dinner?

Yeah, Sarge.

It's no problem.

I'm going to go around the corner and
get a couple of tacos.

You want to join me?

It's all over the station what happened
last night, Reynolds.

Well, I gathered that.

It doesn't bother you riding alone and
pulling your food out of the toilet. It

doesn't bother me.

But what happens if you run into trouble
and you need some backup?

You think they might be a little slow in
getting there.

I've seen it happen.

And I don't want an officer killed.

I've talked to the captain.

All you have to do is put in for a
transfer and you can be out of Central.

don't want out of Central.

Last night, Sergeant, when Lee came
through that door and found me with

I'd never been so scared or felt so
guilty in all my life.

You think that saying it's central is
paying for some kind of penalty? I don't

know. I don't know what it is.

I mean, I know it'd be easier for Lee.
It'd be easier on myself.

It'd be easier on the department if I
transferred out.

I'm not going to take the easy way.

Well, you're going to be pretty much
alone, Reynolds.

I don't know what you said to the DA,
but you can call Schaefer and tell him

criminal charges will be filed against
him. I can tell Schaefer that, Captain?

Yeah.

Jim?

story will continue in a moment.

Joe.

Hiya, honey.

It's almost...

Oh, I guess I lost track.

What's the matter?

You tell me.

You didn't say a single word all
evening.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I'm not trying to criticize you.

It's just that I try to start a
conversation.

I think you're listening, and then I
lose you.

I guess I'm getting old.

You're not old.

But the older you get, the more this job
seems to get to you.

Come on, let's go in.

I don't want to go in.

I want to talk.

I want to know.

Why do you stay when you could quit
tomorrow and never have to worry about

bills? Or guys like Morgan and Carpenter
and Reynolds and Schaefer?

Well, I won't have to worry about
Schaefer anymore.

And why?

What's out there for you?

The other half of my life.

It's my job, aren't it?

Put me on the front desk, handing out
visitor's passes, logging in the night

cleanup crew. That's a job you give gray
-haired cops waiting to go out to

pasture. Rookies out of the academy. You
were the bottom of the class.

What is this, Joe?

It's a decision made by more than one
man. I'm going to see the shrink. I'm on

my way right now. I'm doing exactly what
the department wanted.

That's fine.

If Eileen comes back, that's all to the
good.

But you don't get sick overnight. You
don't get well overnight.

Now, Don, the...

The department's only trying to help
you. The department would have fired me

I hadn't gone to see a shrink.

What if somebody thought the garbage man
was crazy? His supervisor's going to

fire him unless he sees a shrink, could
he?

No. No.

But then we don't give guns to garbage
men.

Even a sanitation strike isn't a matter
of life and death.

You put me on that damn desk, I really
will go around the bend.

It's only temporary.

You can't take me off the street.

You. You, Joe. You're the one that's
doing that to me.

Garcia and Wesley want you to know they
picked up the guy in the circular.

The singles bar suspect.

Hey, that's all right.

He's clear on all but the last murder.

Copycat. Which puts them only a mile
behind where they were before.

Not quite.

We have a vague description of another
possible suspect.

Male Caucasian, 28 to 35 years old,
brown hair, well -dressed.

Our witness was a bartender who saw the
man with the second victim shortly

before she died.

We'll be taking him with us from bar to
bar tonight.

We want a couple of black and whites to
back up any arrest.

All right.

1Z18, Cordovan Johnson.

1A22, Morgan and Nico.

1Z19, Best.

I don't know. Maybe I should have gone
to work tonight. Looked for him there.

Maybe. He's never been known to take a
girl out of the same bar.

Another drink?

No.

Hey.

I'm not a thousand percent sure, but I
think he just came in.

Maybe if I could hear his voice.

We can arrange that.

1L14, come in.

1L14, roger.

1L14, stand by. Patching the landline on
code C. Go ahead, Barty.

Lieutenant Carilli.

Garcia. We're at the Paradise Lounge,
Hampton Broadway.

About the positive idea of suspect.

We're en route. I'll stay on the line.

Sure. Hi.

These were the best notes I've seen all
year.

And then in the summer I do now.

Where do you live?

I was with the airline.

Be back. I'm between job and help.

Yeah? Yeah. I always get along well with
airlines.

No doubt about it. That's him.

Bye.

Thanks.

Better wait for it outside.

Going down one time.

Just pulling in. We'll be right up.

Sir.

Police officer.

I want to talk to you for a few moments.

What about?

I think it'd be easier and less
embarrassing if you spoke outside.

Are you trying to tell me I'm under
arrest or something?

Not unless you want it that way.

Whatever you say.

I'll answer you one of them, too.

That's right.

Hey, darling.

If you don't want to leave, you haven't
met me yet. Get away from me. She's

dead.

Oh, you're keeping something from me?

What's the latest?

We've got Janice Wesley up on the roof.
You've got her gun.

Wants a telephone.

What about SWAT?

They're on alert.

But he says if he sees any of, quote,
those cops in baseball caps and flak

jackets, unquote, we're minus one police
force.

Where's Sergeant Wilson? I thought he
was wounded.

He and the lieutenant are lining up a
shot off that building.

When the hell is he going to act his
age?

Put the phone down and get out of here.

Airline steward?

You want to fly tonight, honey?

You may get a chance.

Hello?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Who's this I'm talking
to?

This is Captain McDonald.

What is it you want?

Now, I know you got a no hostage policy,
but I want you to remember she's one of

your own.

I'm telling you, you try any funny
business and I start throwing down body

parts. We're not trying anything.

Okay, here's what I want, and I want it
fast.

A helicopter with a real pilot.

Not FBI agents in pilot's uniforms.

He lands up here, takes me, and I let
the lady go.

Yes?

Nico, don't let him get too close.

Give him over the side.

And he dies instantly.

He can still squeeze the trigger. Reflex
action.

Wilson here.

All right, we're going for it.

We got one chance.

It's going to take a perfect shot.

We need a rifle.

We don't got time. We're too far away.

Oh, not anymore.

Yeah.

We got one of Schaefer's torpedoes.

No, Joe, I can't.

I can't either.

He got me my shooting hand. Besides, you
got the lucky nickel.

There's no way, Joe.

Yeah, there's a way.

Imagine a target.

Cardboard cut out of the range.

Just don't put a face on it.

Hold on, honey, we're going for a ride.

But you told me I wasn't going.

What, you don't like me?

It's too dark, I can't get a good shot
off.

One thing bird watching teaches, that's
patience.

Chopper will hit his landing lights.

At that moment, it's target practice.

We can do it, Lieutenant.

Sergeant. How's Janice? She's shaken up,
but happy to be alive.

Your new lieutenant did all right up
there.

He said he had some help.

Good job.

They'll come back to that thing still.

Check up on you, see how you were doing.

And thank you again for all that you
did.

So, uh... Thanks, Joe.

For everything.

Put your things in your locker. They'll
be waiting for you.

It's all the guys.

Thanks, Carl.

I also put your holster in your locker.

I noticed it was right -handed.

Your shooting hand was as good as mine
last night, Joe.

You needed to practice.

Yeah.

I'm going to break that horse in with
one hand, and I've got six weeks to do

Correction, Sergeant. You've got four
weeks.

I checked with the travel agent. He says
the only blue uniform you're going to

see on that ship is the captain.

Great. Another captain?

Hey, Joe!

What is this?

I hear you two are vacationing, courtesy
of the PD.

John?

Margaret?

How are you going to stand it?

Been cooped up all that time with this
guy?

Well, I guess I'll just have to work
real hard at it, won't I?

How's the wing?

Oh, I'll fly again.

You know, I saw that shrink.

Pretty straight guy.

Eileen came along, too.

Wasn't as bad as I thought.

She hasn't moved back yet.

But, uh, if we keep working at it...
Well, listen, it takes time.

Joe, about what I said... You mean about
Margaret being cooped up with me?

Listen, where are those brochures?

Oh, right in the desk drawer.

Hey, how would you fellas like some cold
beer?

Terrific. Sounds great.

Listen, I'm going to show you a couple
of pictures of the best ship you've ever

seen.

Margaret and I are going to get on that
ship.

The only thing is, she tells me there's
a captain.

13217, I want a suspect frequency to us
clear.

Next, on Police Story.

Domestic violence is one possibility.

Revenge. She was lucky to have a friend
like you. What we have is recreational

sex.

Recreational sex? We've known each other
for a long time.

You're sleeping with her, aren't you,
Jack? Being alone is a lot better than

being with someone who's going to keep
you cut off. What the hell do you know

about being alone?

You're under a lot of stress.

You need to slow down.

I am worried about you. Who killed Janet
Wilson? Who, you or Obama?

Officer!