Original subtitles

Mannion: COME ON, BABY.

WHAT'S GOIN' ON, MAN? HOW YOU DOIN'?

EVENIN'. TYSON.

OOH, CAREFUL WITH THAT STUFF.

I HOPE THAT'S SODA POP IN THEM BAGS.

♪ SHE'S ALL RIGHT

♪ AND I'M OK ♪

♪ FEELIN' PRETTY GOOD ♪

♪ IT DIDN'T SNOW TODAY ♪

GENTLEMEN, HOW ARE YOU?

ALL RIGHT. NEIGHBORHOOD'S SAFE. NEIGHBORHOOD'S SAFE.

EASY. YOU DON'T SEE THIS.

OK.

COME ON. EVENING.

STOP! POLICE!

COME ON! GET UP!

HOLD IT! HOLD IT! HOLD IT! HOLD IT!

EASY, EASY, EASY.

YOU ALL RIGHT? I'M ALL RIGHT.

I'M COOL. NO, NO, NO. STAY THERE.

STAY DOWN. STAY DOWN.

DON'T MOVE! DON'T MOVE!

IT'S TAKEN CARE OF!

JUST TAKE IT EASY.

IT'S OVER.

NO, CUJO, STAY.

IT'S TAKEN CARE OF. STAY. STAY RIGHT THERE.

THIS IS JACK MANNION.

YEAH, I NEED AN AMBULANCE AT 20th AND V.

YEAH, THE ALLEYWAY JUST NORTH OF THAT INTERSECTION.

COME HERE, CUJO. COME HERE. COME HERE.

HE'S GONE. HE'S GONE. YEAH. YEAH. THANK YOU.

AS QUICK AS YOU CAN, PLEASE.

POSSIBLE HEAD TRAUMA--

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE. HOLD IT, HOLD IT, HOLD IT!

WAIT A MINUTE! HOLD IT! HOLD IT!

[TIRES SCREECHING]

CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY CBS PRODUCTIONS AND CBS, INC.

UH, LISTEN, UM, CHECK WITH THE HOSPITAL.

SEE IF THEY ADMITTED A KID

WITH THE DESCRIPTION I GAVE YOU,

AND THEN CANVASS THE AREA.

I MEAN, SOMEBODY HAD TO SEE SOMETHING.

I'M ON IT.

THANKS.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, YEAH.

ONE MINUTE I'M WALKING MY DOG,

THE NEXT MINUTE I GOT BLOOD ON MY SHOES.

YOU, UH... MAN.

NOT USED TO RUNNIN' SO MUCH, HUH?

I TELL YOU, JOE, THAT'S THE THING.

I DIDN'T RUN. ALL I DID WAS KNEEL DOWN.

IT'S LIKE EVERY BODY PART I'VE GOT

IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY.

IT'S JUST FALLING OFF.

[LAUGHING]

YOU THINK THAT'S FUNNY?

WHAT? YOU'RE NO SPRING CHICKEN.

YEAH, I KNOW, BUT I'M NOT RUNNING AFTER ANYBODY.

WHAT HAPPENED?

I COME AROUND THE CORNER,

I SEE THESE TWO KIDS FIGHTIN'.

A BIG KID AND A LITTLE KID.

THE LITTLE KID IS WHACKIN' THE DAYLIGHTS OUT OF THE BIG GUY.

HE'S NOT FIGHTIN' BACK, RIGHT?

THE NEXT THING, THEY END UP DOWN HERE.

THE LITTLE GUY EXTENDS HIS HAND.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE THEY WERE...

IN ON IT TOGETHER, YOU KNOW,

LIKE SOME SORT OF GANG INITIATION.

YOU DON'T SOUND CONVINCED.

WELL, THERE WERE NO GANG TATTS,

THERE WAS NO COLORS, THE KIDS WERE CLEAN-CUT.

THEY DIDN'T LOOK LIKE GANG MEMBERS.

I MEAN, WHAT GANG MEMBER YOU KNOW GETS PICKED UP

BY A COUPLE THAT LOOKS LIKE HIS PARENTS?

[KIDS CHANTING JUMP-ROPE SONG]

HEY, CHIEF.

CHIEF?

MORNIN'.

HEY, GWEN. SORRY, SORRY.

UH, WHAT,

DO YOU GO SHOPPING THIS TIME OF MORNING?

YEAH, I'M ALWAYS BUSY. HELP ME OUT.

HEY, LISTEN, LAST NIGHT

THERE WAS A FIGHT IN THE ALLEY.

THESE TWO KIDS WERE FIGHTING EACH OTHER,

ONLY THIS ONE KID WASN'T FIGHTIN' BACK.

IT WAS THE DAMNEDEST THING YOU EVER SAW.

AND THEN, UH, I DON'T KNOW.

THEY BOTH GOT AWAY.

YEAH, IT COULD HAVE BEEN ANY OF THESE BOYS OUT HERE.

DIAL DOWN THAT COP INSTINCT

AND TRY BEING JUST A CONCERNED NEIGHBOR.

IT'S LESS STRESS.

IMPOSSIBLE, GWEN.

82% OF ME IS COP,

THE REST IS MISCELLANEOUS.

WELL, LET ME HELP YOU OUT.

2 TEENAGE BOYS GET INTO A FIGHT,

THEY BOTH GO HOME, BANDAGE THEIR KNEES, AND IT'S OVER.

NOBODY FILES A POLICE REPORT,

CHECKS INTO A HOSPITAL, OR CONTACTS A LAWYER.

YOU CALL IT ASSAULT, I CALL IT TESTOSTERONE.

I DON'T CONDONE IT OR LIKE IT,

BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT YOU BOYS DO, CHIEF.

SO, BASICALLY, YOU'RE TELLING ME, UH,

DON'T MAKE A BIG DEAL OUT OF IT?

SOMEWHERE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD

THERE'S A BOY TELLING HIS FATHER,

"YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE OTHER GUY."

Cutter: CHIEF?

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

CHIEF?

YEAH. WHAT IS IT, RAY?

WELL, I RAN THE PARTIAL PLATE,

AND WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT--

ABOUT 200 VEHICLES,

AND NONE REGISTERED IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

WHAT ABOUT THE HOSPITALS?

NO KID FITTING YOUR DESCRIPTION WAS TREATED LAST NIGHT.

AND THE CANVASS?

NOTHING.

HALF THE RESIDENTS PRETENDED NOT TO BE HOME.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S SWITCH OUR FOCUS TO THE PERP, THEN.

UH, EVERY UNIT GET THIS DESCRIPTION?

ABSOLUTELY.

AND WE'RE COVERING ABOUT A 10-BLOCK RADIUS.

GOOD JOB.

YOU'RE MISSING HER, AREN'T YOU, SIR?

MISS FARMER.

[SIGHS]

YEAH. I AM.

THANKS, RAY.

YOU KNOW, THERE ARE DAYS...

WHAT?

I WONDER...

WHO'S GOT HER HEART.

ALEX GILSON, SIR.

I WORKED AT STATESMAN AS A RENT-A-COP, REMEMBER,

WHEN THE HEART TRANSPLANT HAPPENED?

ALEX ANDREW GILSON.

17 YEARS OLD.

I SAW HIS FACE--

ALL RIGHT. RAY. THANKS. NO MORE.

[SIGHS]

BRANDER, WE TAKE THE DETECTIVE'S TEST TOMORROW.

DO YOU REALLY THINK YOU'RE GONNA DO ANY BETTER BY CRAMMING?

OK, ALL RIGHT, LISTEN TO THIS ONE.

"BAXTER AND ZINGER ARE ARRESTED

"IN ZINGER'S HOME FOR POSSESSION,

"AND THE DRUGS ARE TAKEN AS EVIDENCE.

"THE DRUGS SHOULD BE BOOKED

"TO A--ZINGER,

"B--EITHER BAXTER OR ZINGER, BUT NOT BOTH...

RIGHT. "C--BOTH BAXTER AND ZINGER."

D--KILL ME NOW.

"B."

WE BOOK EVIDENCE ALL THE TIME.

YEAH, IN REAL LIFE, BUT NOT, YOU KNOW,

IN WORDS ON A PAGE WITH As, Bs, AND Cs ATTACHED TO 'EM.

I MEAN, I AM TERRIBLE AT THESE THINGS, NANCE.

I'M GONNA BLOW THIS TEST.

BREATHE IN AND OUT.

TRUE/FALSE, DIAGRAMS, ESSAYS, OK.

BUT MULTIPLE CHOICE JUST GETS ME PARANOID.

IT'S LIKE THEY'RE TRYING TO PSYCHE ME OUT WITH--

PHIL, IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE.

JUST GO IN TOMORROW AND USE YOUR COMMON SENSE.

THAT'S EASY FOR YOU TO SAY. YOU'RE GOOD AT THAT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

THAT'S HIM.

I'LL BET ON IT.

[TIRES SCREECH]

MOVE! MOVE!

[SCREAMING]

HEY! COME HERE! GET UP! GET UP!

COME HERE.

YOU A BOXING FAN, KENNY?

OH, I AM.

CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF IT.

JACK DEMPSEY, ROCKY MARCIANO,

SONNY LISTON, I LOVE THOSE GUYS.

NO?

HOW ABOUT MUHAMMAD ALI?

THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME.

YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN. YOU WANT SOME GUM?

NO. YOU SURE?

HEY, YOU EVER SEE THE TAPES OF THE, UH,

ALI-LISTON FIGHT, KEN, 1965?

NO.

NO?

IT'S LEGENDARY STUFF, MAN.

SEE, ALI THREW THIS PUNCH

THAT COULDN'T HAVE CRUSHED A GRAPE,

BUT LISTON FOLDED UP LIKE A CHAIR.

WHAT'S THIS GOT TO DO WITH ME?

I WAS HOPING YOU COULD TELL ME THAT.

LAST NIGHT YOU BEAT UP A KID

WHO WAS BIGGER THAN YOU AND PROBABLY TOUGHER,

YET HE WASN'T FIGHTIN' BACK.

WE KIND OF WONDERED WHY.

I DIDN'T BEAT UP ANYBODY.

COME ON, KEN, WE'RE A LITTLE PAST THAT NOW.

I--I DON'T KNOW, MAN.

MAYBE HE WAS SCARED.

SCARED?

ARE YOU SCARED OF ME?

NO.

YOU SURE?

HEY, MAN, STOP IT.

YOU'RE THE TOUGH GUY. YOU STOP IT.

HEY, MAN. COME ON, KEN.

SEE, KENNY, YOU JUST PROVED MY POINT.

SEE, I'M BIGGER THAN YOU AND PROBABLY TOUGHER,

YET HERE YOU ARE,

ADRENALINE PUMPING, READY TO FIGHT.

THAT'S HUMAN NATURE, KENNY.

SIT DOWN. SIT.

NOW, WHAT THE HELL WAS GOIN' ON LAST NIGHT?

NOTHING!

SETTLING A SCORE, THAT'S ALL.

THE GUY HAD IT COMING.

THAT'S HOW IT WORKS.

THAT'S HOW WHAT WORKS?

LOOK, MAN, WE DON'T NEED YOUR SYSTEM!

WHO'S WE? YOU SETTLIN' A SCORE FOR YOURSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE?

MAN, WE'RE NOT EVEN IN IT ANYMORE!

LOOK, YOU GUYS CAN'T TOUCH US

'CAUSE WE TOOK CONTROL.

I'VE JUST BEEN INFORMED THAT THE DEPARTMENT

WON'T BE PROVIDING ME WITH LEGAL REPRESENTATION

IN THE WRONGFUL DEATH SUIT OF LESTER RICHARDS.

WELL, THAT'S A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FOR THE CITY.

THEY WANT TO DISTANCE THEMSELVES FROM YOU

AND FOCUS ON ACQUITTING THE M.P.D. OF ANY LIABILITY.

WHILE I TWIST IN THE WIND.

WHILE YOU TWIST IN THE WIND.

TEMPLE, YOU WENT AFTER LESTER RICHARDS.

AND YOU FOUND A WAY...

TO EXECUTE HIM.

AM I RIGHT OR WRONG?

WRONG.

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?

IT'S OVER.

I CAN'T TAKE THAT NIGHT BACK.

THERE ARE GONNA BE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ASKED,

THERE ARE GONNA BE A LOT OF ACCUSATIONS MADE.

YOU BETTER BE READY.

I'LL DEAL WITH IT.

EXCUSE ME.

KENNY WEATHERS IS A STRAIGHT-A STUDENT.

IF HE'S IN A GANG, GANGS AIN'T WHAT THEY USED TO BE.

AND THE KID I FIND IN THE ALLEY,

THE ONE GETTIN' BEATEN UP, HE SAYS,

"IT'S OVER WITH. IT'S ALL TAKEN CARE OF."

HE ALSO SAID THEY TOOK CONTROL,

THEY DIDN'T NEED OUR SYSTEM, YOU KNOW.

IT SOUNDS LIKE SOME KIND OF MILITIA.

IT DOESN'T ADD UP.

HERE'S SOMETHING ELSE THAT DOESN'T ADD UP.

I WAS TAKING A LOOK AT GANG CRIME RATES IN THE AREA--

WILDING, HAZING--

NOW TAKE A LOOK AT THE LATEST STATS.

ON PAR WITH SURROUNDING DISTRICTS.

FERRIS?

HERE IS A 6-BLOCK AREA

JUST NORTH OF WHERE YOU LIVE, CHIEF,

RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NINTH DISTRICT.

GENTLEMEN,

NOT ONLY IS THIS A LOW-CRIME AREA,

IT IS A NO-CRIME AREA.

Rankin: I'LL TELL YOU WHAT'S GOING ON HERE:

INTIMIDATION.

SOME NEW PLAYER'S MOVED IN--

A PIMP, A LOAN SHARK, ANYONE THAT RUNS PROTECTION.

HEY, GENE, I'M NOT JUST OUT OF THE ACADEMY, ALL RIGHT?

IF THAT WERE THE CASE, DON'T YOU THINK MY GUYS IN THE STREET--

I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU RUN YOUR COMMAND!

YOU GOT A BETTER EXPLANATION--

WHAT ARE YOU SAYING, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN MY OWN DISTRICT?

GENTLEMEN.

THINGS MIGHT GO ONE WAY IN 2D IN THE COUNTRY CLUB DISTRICT--

COUNTRY CLUB?!

HEY! THAT'S ENOUGH!

Mannion: NOW WE GOT IT GOIN'!

THE OLD BLOOD BOILIN'! HA HA HA!

THE SOUTHEASTERN PART OF THE NINTH DISTRICT,

ALWAYS ONE OF OUR HOT SPOTS.

NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN WE GOT NO CRIME.

IT'S LIKE A BLACK HOLE.

NOW, IF YOU TWO BOYS CAN KEEP FROM KILLING EACH OTHER,

HOW ABOUT PROFFERING AN EXPLANATION

AS TO WHY.

CHIEF, ALL DUE RESPECT,

CRIME GOES DOWN IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD,

AND THAT'S NOT A SUCCESS, THAT'S A PROBLEM?

IF SOMEONE IS BREAKING THE LAW

TO KEEP IT THAT WAY,

THEN IT IS A PROBLEM.

IT'S OBVIOUS THAT A LOT OF CRIME IS GOING UNREPORTED.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S CHASE THAT.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IS FRUSTRATED

BECAUSE 1/3 OF THE VICTIMS OF CRIMES THAT ARE REPORTED

ARE NOT TESTIFYING.

WHY WOULD THAT BE?

WELL, IF IT'S NOT INTIMIDATION,

WHAT ABOUT SATISFACTION?

VICTIMS ARE NOT COMING FORWARD

BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE THAT JUSTICE IS BEING DONE.

VIGILANTES?

I'M SORRY, CHIEF, MY GUYS WOULD HAVE PICKED THAT UP, TOO.

MAYBE NOT.

Noland: WHATEVER THE MYSTERY IS,

WE ARE GOING TO SOLVE IT.

GET YOUR PEOPLE OUT ON THE STREETS.

CHIEF MANNION, ANYTHING ELSE?

NO, THAT'S IT.

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S GO TO WORK, EVERYBODY.

JOE, WE'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE.

ROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD,

NO ONE'S CALLING THE COPS,

WITNESSES DON'T TESTIFY, NOBODY TESTIFIES.

I SAW IT A HUNDRED TIMES IN NEW YORK.

WHAT DOES THAT SOUND LIKE TO YOU?

COMMUNITY JUSTICE, PEOPLE POLICING THEMSELVES.

IF IT LOOKS LIKE A DUCK,

QUACKS LIKE A DUCK...

IT'S A DUCK.

YEAH.

WHY DO YOU WANT ME TO REPRESENT YOU, DETECTIVE?

YOU WENT TO HARVARD LAW,

YOU CLERKED WITH JUSTICE KENNEDY,

AND YOU CAME HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY 3 OTHER LAWYERS.

NONE OF WHOM WOULD TAKE YOUR CASE, RIGHT?

LET ME PAINT A LITTLE PICTURE

OF HOW THIS IS GONNA GO DOWN.

THE OTHER TEAM IS GONNA PORTRAY YOU

AS A MALICIOUS COP WHO TOOK THE LAW INTO HIS OWN HANDS.

WHO CARES HOW THEY PORTRAY ME?

YOU DO.

THEY'RE GONNA POKE YOU AND PROVOKE YOU

UNTIL YOU LOSE YOUR COOL,

AND WHEN THEY DO, THEY'RE GONNA GO,

"AHA! SEE, HE IS MALICIOUS."

AND THE MORE YOU DEFEND YOURSELF,

THE GUILTIER YOU'RE GONNA LOOK.

THEY'RE COUNTING ON IT.

SO WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO,

HIDE UNDER A ROCK?

WELL, YOU COULD SETTLE.

THAT WOULD REDUCE MY FEE SUBSTANTIALLY.

NO. NO WAY.

LESTER RICHARDS IS A KILLER.

HE'S MURDERED GOD KNOWS HOW MANY PEOPLE,

AND I'M BEING SUED FOR HIS WRONGFUL DEATH?

YOU WANT TO WIN, I MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP YOU.

YOU WANT JUSTICE, I SUGGEST

YOU LOG IN A FEW HOURS AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH.

JUST MY OPINION.

MISS GARNET, WILL YOU PLEASE REPRESENT ME?

IS THERE ANYTHING IN YOUR PAST

THAT'S GONNA COME BACK AND BITE US IN THE ASS?

NOTHING.

SQUEAKY CLEAN?

IS THAT A PROBLEM?

NOT FOR ME.

WELL, LET'S GET YOU OUT OF THIS MESS.

THANK YOU.

HEY.

HOW DID YOU KNOW

THE KID DIDN'T FILE A POLICE REPORT?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

I'M TALKING ABOUT THE FIGHT IN THE ALLEY.

YOU SAID THEY BANDAGE THEIR OWN WOUNDS, UH,

NOBODY BOTHERS TO FILE A POLICE REPORT,

CONTACTS A LAWYER,

CALLS A DOCTOR.

SEE, I NEVER SAID THE KID DIDN'T FILE A POLICE REPORT,

AND, UH, I FORGOT TO MENTION

THAT THE KID NEEDED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL.

SO, YOU KNOW, GWEN,

I'VE BEEN A COP FOR 30 YEARS, ALL RIGHT?

NOW, I'VE WORKED IN COMMUNITIES

WHERE PEOPLE LOOK THE OTHER WAY.

THEY POLICE THEMSELVES, YOU KNOW,

THE GODFATHERS, THE MATRIARCHS.

NO, NO, NO. THIS IS DIFFERENT.

IS IT? YEAH.

OH, THIS IS DIFFERENT.

OK, LOOK. SAY A KID SPRAY-PAINTS A STORE.

UH-HUH.

THE OWNER WILL GO TO HIS PARENTS,

THEY'LL ALL AGREE ON WHAT'S RIGHT, WHAT'S FAIR.

YOU KNOW, MAKE HIM STOCK SHELVES FOR A MONTH.

WHO ENFORCES THAT DECISION?

THE COMMUNITY.

YEAH. OH, DON'T UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER

OF THE PEOPLE AROUND HERE, JACK.

OH, REALLY?

WELL, THAT DIDN'T STOP THE DRUG DEALERS

FROM FIREBOMBING THIS PLACE, DID IT?

YOU KNOW, DRUG DEALERS AND GANGBANGERS,

THEY AREN'T A PART OF THE COMMUNITY.

THEY'RE NOT? NO.

THE FOLKS I'M TALKING ABOUT BELIEVE IN THE SYSTEM HERE,

THEY AGREE WITH IT, THEY ABIDE BY IT.

WAIT A MINUTE, I SAW A KID

GETTIN' BEATEN UP IN AN ALLEY.

WHAT--WHAT DID HE DO?

AND WHAT KIND OF PARENTS

WOULD LET THAT HAPPEN TO THEIR SON?

THE ONES THAT WOULD RATHER DEAL WITH THAT

THAN SEE THE JUSTICE SYSTEM

PUT HIM AWAY FOR ONE MISTAKE.

OH, NO, THESE PEOPLE HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE, JACK.

DRIVING WHILE BLACK,

10 YEARS FOR POSSESSION WHILE THE KID

FROM GEORGETOWN GETS PROBATION,

MANDATORY SENTENCING. SHOULD I GO ON?

NO, YOU KNOW WHAT? A PUNCH IN THE GUT

SOUNDS A WHOLE LOT BETTER

THAN 2 YEARS WITH NO PROMISE OF PAROLE.

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU FIND THAT ACCEPTABLE, ELLA!

GWEN.

OFFICIALLY? WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WELL, THERE'S OUR OFFICIAL FINDINGS,

WHAT WE ARE DUTY-BOUND TO REPORT,

AND THEN THERE'S WHAT WE BELIEVE.

WHICH IS?

THAT TEMPLE PAGE IS AN OUT-OF-CONTROL COP.

A GUY WHO'S LET THE PERSONAL BLEED

SO FAR INTO THE PROFESSIONAL--

THIS CASE ISN'T ABOUT CAPTAIN HUNTER'S PERSONAL OPINION.

MAY I CONTINUE?

CAPTAIN, THE CRIMINAL CHARGES

AGAINST DETECTIVE PAGE WERE DROPPED, CORRECT?

YES.

YET INTERNAL AFFAIRS CONTINUES

TO INVESTIGATE HIM. WHY?

JUST YESTERDAY IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION

THAT A RANDOM DRUG TEST THAT DETECTIVE PAGE

TOOK LAST YEAR WAS PROBABLY FALSIFIED.

THAT'S A LIE.

EXCUSE ME, I BELIEVE YOUR DEPOSITION

IS NEXT WEEK, DETECTIVE.

SEE, HE HATED MY BOY, SO HE KILLED HIM.

THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE. DO I HAVE TO SIT HERE AND LISTEN TO THIS?

IS HE GONNA CONTINUE THESE OUTBURSTS, DYANNE?

DETECTIVE, PLEASE.

I HAVE A SIGNED AFFIDAVIT FROM AN OFFICER

CLAIMING HE OVERHEARD A CONVERSATION DETECTIVE PAGE WAS HAVING

WITH HIS PARTNER, OFFICER DEBRENO.

DEBRENO WAS TELLING HIM THAT HE COULD FIX HIS DRUG TEST IN THE LAB.

WHAT OFFICER? WHO SIGNED THAT?

I'M NOT AT LIBERTY TO SAY.

YOU CALL YOURSELF A COP? YOU'RE A DISGRACE

TO THE SHIELD, YOU KNOW THAT?

WE'RE GETTING ALL THIS IN THE RECORD, ARE WE NOT?

STOP! NO, WE'RE NOT.

I NEED A MINUTE WITH MY CLIENT OUTSIDE.

DETECTIVE.

WHAT?

WELL, IS IT TRUE? WHAT?

DID YOUR PARTNER OFFER TO FIX YOUR DRUG TEST?

I DIDN'T ACCEPT.

DID HE FIX IT?

NO!

I DON'T KNOW.

IT CAME BACK CLEAN.

YOU HAVE GOT TO CALM DOWN.

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO,

SIT THERE AND KEEP MY MOUTH SHUT

WHILE HE TALKS ALL THIS CRAP ABOUT ME?

DETECTIVE, TRUST THE PROCESS.

MOST OF THIS STUFF IS INADMISSIBLE AT TRIAL.

OPPOSING COUNSEL KNOWS THAT.

HE IS JUST PLAYING WITH YOUR EMOTIONS,

TRYING TO GET US TO SETTLE.

DON'T LET HIM WIN.

AND, DETECTIVE,

IF THERE'S ANY MORE SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET,

YOU SURE AS HELL BETTER LET ME KNOW NOW.

THERE AREN'T.

YEAH, I SAID I KNEW A TECH THAT COULD HELP,

BUT I DIDN'T ASK, AND NOTHING WAS TAMPERED WITH.

I FOLLOWED PROCEDURE, SIR. I WAS SIGNED IN,

I SIGNED OUT, AND I TOOK MY CHANCES.

YEAH, RIGHT. IF DETECTIVE PAGE HAD SAID YES

AND YOU'D HAVE HELPED HIM OUT,

AS YOU PUT IT,

WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE,

GOTTEN THE LAB TECH AND HAVE THE RESULTS CHANGED--

IT DIDN'T HAPPEN, CHIEF.

NO, WAIT A MINUTE. BUT YOU WERE WILLING.

I DID NOT BREAK THE RULES, CHIEF.

THEN WAIT A MINUTE.

YOU HAD CRACK AND WEED IN YOUR SYSTEM.

HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN A NEGATIVE FINDING?

I GOT LUCKY.

YOU GOT LUCKY?

YEAH.

GET OUT OF HERE.

[SIGHS]

YOU KNOW, I'M TOTALLY IN YOUR CORNER ON THIS.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP, YOU JUST LET ME KNOW.

KEVIN, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP ME? STOP TRYING TO HELP.

MAYBE THINGS WILL START GOING RIGHT FOR ME.

MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT

BEFORE YOU TURN FICTION INTO FACT, MY FRIEND.

LOOK, MAN,

I JUST TOLD THE TRUTH ABOUT WHAT I HEARD.

[DOOR OPENING]

Temple: WHOA, WAIT UP, WAIT UP, WAIT UP.

Debreno: WHAT ARE YOU WORRYING ABOUT?

CRACK'S OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM IN 5 OR 6 DAYS.

I DIDN'T JUST SMOKE CRACK, I SMOKED WEED.

WHEN?

WE WERE ON THAT UNDERCOVER GIG.

OH, MAN.

I HAD TO, MAN. IT WAS GETTIN' HOT.

WERE YOU TRYING TO GET YOURSELF CANNED?

NO, I WAS TRYING TO STAY ALIVE.

WE CAN FIX THIS.

ONE OF THE LAB TECHS IS A FRIEND OF MINE.

HE OWES ME.

WE CAN MAKE THIS ALL GO AWAY.

COME HERE.

NOBODY FIXED THAT TEST.

IF THAT'S SO,

HOW COME DETECTIVE PAGE'S PISS CAME BACK CLEAN?

HE BEAT THE ODDS.

WELL, THERE YOU GO.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD PRAY THAT THE ODDS

ARE WITH HIM THIS TIME, TOO.

WHAT?

Cutter: ALEX GILSON.

I WORKED AT STATESMAN AS A RENT-A-COP, REMEMBER,

WHEN THE HEART TRANSPLANT HAPPENED?

ALEX ANDREW GILSON.

WHOO-WHOO-WHOO!

WHOO!

EXCUSE ME.

CAN YOU TELL ME WHICH KID IS ALEX GILSON?

YEAH, UM, BLUE AND WHITE SHIRT, NUMBER 75.

Man: HELL, YEAH!

Mannion: ALL RIGHT. THANKS.

LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT...

YEAH, I'LL TAKE ONE. THANKS.

TERRIFIC. THANK YOU.

WHY ARE YOU FOLLOWING ME, HUH?!

I JUST WANT TO TALK TO YOU. WELL, TALK.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. DON'T DO THAT.

GET OFF OF ME, MAN.

OH, ALEX.

I DIDN'T THINK YOU WERE THAT STUPID.

ALL RIGHT, GET UP.

[GRUNTING]

HERE WE GO. AGAINST THE WALL.

AAH!

THAT'S IT.

LOOK, IT'S NOT MINE, MAN.

GET YOUR FEET OUT. WHOSE IS IT?

I DON'T KNOW. THE GUN'S NOT MINE. I FOUND IT.

OH, REALLY. WHERE'D YOU FIND IT, HUH?

LET'S GO.

COME ON.

SO, ALEX, YOU HAD A HEART TRANSPLANT.

OK, GOOD FOR YOU. YOU DID YOUR HOMEWORK.

YOU HAVE...

SOMEBODY ELSE'S HEART BEATING INSIDE OF YOU.

YOU GOT A GIFT.

YOU GOT A SECOND CHANCE.

WHY DO YOU WANT TO WASTE THAT?

I'M SUPPOSED TO OWE THAT PERSON SOMETHING?

IS THAT IT?

OWE YOU SOMETHING?

NO, HOW ABOUT, UH, OWING YOURSELF?

MAN, I DON'T OWE NOBODY NOTHIN'.

OH, REALLY?

YOU WANT TO SEE THE GIFT I GOT?

WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO BE SO THANKFUL FOR, HMM?

[SCOFFS]

LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION, ALEX.

BEFORE YOU WENT IN AND YOU GOT THIS GIFT,

BEFORE YOU GOT SOMEBODY ELSE'S HEART,

WHAT, YOU FELT WEAK, YOU HAD NO STRENGTH,

YOU'RE OUT OF BREATH,

HUH?

IT'S YOU AND YOUR MOM.

YOU'RE LIVING IN A 2-ROOM APARTMENT SOMEWHERE,

YOUR FATHER'S IN JAIL,

YOUR MOM'S WORKING TO SUPPORT YOU,

YOU'RE 6 OR 7,

AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU'RE DIAGNOSED

WITH A CONGENITAL VALVE DISORDER, RIGHT?

AND IT'S A SUMMER DAY AND YOU'RE WATCHING YOUR FRIENDS OUT THERE

PLAYING IN THE STREET, ONLY YOU CAN'T PLAY WITH 'EM

BECAUSE YOU'RE SICK.

AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN...

AT 17...

YOU GET A GIFT.

YOU GET DONATED A HEART,

AND YOU GOT A NEW LIFE.

YOU'RE NOT SHORT OF BREATH,

YOU'RE STRONG.

17, YOU GOT YOUR WHOLE LIFE AHEAD OF YOU.

AND LET ME GUESS,

YOU FEEL...

INVINCIBLE.

I GOT CONTROL, MAN.

IS THAT WHAT THIS IS?

YOU THINK THIS IS CONTROL?

THIS IS A ONE-WAY STREET, YOU KNOW?

YOU GO DOWN HERE, IT'S GONNA GET YOUR ASS KILLED!

IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?

LISTEN TO ME.

THIS HERE...

THIS HERE IS MINE, ALL RIGHT?

IT BELONGS TO ME.

I CAN DO ANYTHING I WANT WITH IT.

NOT IF I CAN HELP IT.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST LEAVE ME ALONE?!

JUST GET OUT OF MY FACE!

BRANDER, STOP.

HAVEN'T YOU EVER HEARD OF OVERSTUDYING?

"...FROM A SHOTGUN SHELL MAY BE USED TO..."

PHIL, LISTEN TO ME.

UHH! LISTEN!

THE TEST STARTS IN 2 MINUTES. 2!

DO YOU REALLY THINK 2 MINUTES IS GONNA MAKE THE DIFFERENCE?

NO. YOU'RE RIGHT, NANCE. NO.

OK.

ALL RIGHT. COME ON.

YOU THE MAN!

I'M THE MAN. THAT'S RIGHT.

I'M THE MAN.

THAT'S RIGHT, YOU THE MAN.

OH, LISTEN. HIGGINS SAID

IF YOU THINK IT'S "A" AND THEN YOU THINK IT'S "B,"

IT'S PROBABLY "C" OR "D,"

BUT IT'S MOST LIKELY "D."

NO, IT'S A FORMULA THEY HAVE.

COME ON.

YEAH.

THE KID YOU SAW-- RAY, LISTEN, UH...

THE THING WITH ALEX,

THAT'S--

THAT'S MY THING, ALL RIGHT.

I MEAN, YOU HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.

ALL RIGHT?

THE KID YOU SAW TAKING A BEATING LAST NIGHT?

STATESMAN JUST CALLED,

AND THEY HAVE A KID THAT FITS THE DESCRIPTION.

GOOD. ALL RIGHT, THANKS.

DORIS BAYNES. THAT'S WHO YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

AIDA.

NO. I'M NOT LIKE

ALL THOSE PEOPLE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, EUGENE.

THEY STOOD THERE,

AND THEY WATCHED OUR SON GET LOADED INTO AN AMBULANCE,

AND THEY WERE WORRIED ABOUT THEMSELVES AND DORIS, NOT HIM.

SHE SAID THE PUNISHMENT SHOULD FIT THE CRIME.

IF SHE HADN'T CONDONED IT,

NOTHING WOULD'VE HAPPENED.

I WANT DORIS BAYNES ARRESTED.

I WANT KENNY WEATHERS ARRESTED.

I'M PRESSING CHARGES.

AIDA, HOW DO WE BETRAY A SYSTEM THAT PROTECTED OUR SON?

I DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT NOW.

VERNARD IS LYING IN THERE CLINGING TO LIFE.

MR. BIRCH,

DO YOU FEEL DORIS BAYNES IS RESPONSIBLE

FOR WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR SON?

NO.

I DON'T KNOW.

WE ALL ARE, I GUESS.

COUPLE WEEKS AGO,

VERNARD ROBBED DANNY WEATHERS.

PULLED A KNIFE, BEAT HIM,

TOOK HIS WALLET.

DANNY?

KENNY WEATHERS' LITTLE BROTHER.

HIS PARENTS CALLED UP ANGRY.

I HAD ALREADY GIVEN VERNIE HELL,

BUT THEY SAID THAT WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH.

SO DORIS BAYNES SENTENCES YOUR SON TO A BEATING.

NO.

IT'S UNDERSTOOD THAT IT'S AN EYE FOR AN EYE,

PUNISHMENT WORTHY OF THE CRIME.

BUT DORIS DOESN'T GIVE DETAILS.

SHE JUST GIVES HER BLESSINGS AND WE ALL AGREED.

WHY?

WHY WOULD YOU DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

VERNARD HAS ALREADY BEEN IN TROUBLE BEFORE,

AND THERE WAS NO WAY A JUDGE WAS GONNA LET HIM OFF EASY.

I TOLD MY SON TO TAKE HIS PUNISHMENT LIKE A MAN.

KENNY WEATHERS IS GONNA BE CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.

THIS IS A KID WHO HAD A FUTURE.

HE WAS BRIGHT. HE DIDN'T HAVE A RECORD.

HE HAD SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO,

SOMETHING THE KIDS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD

DON'T GET A CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE.

AND NOW, IF YOUR SON DIES,

HE'S GONNA BE CHARGED WITH VOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER.

YOU'RE TELLING ME YOUR SYSTEM WORKS?

NOW, THAT'S WHERE YOU HAVE IT WRONG, CHIEF.

IT'S YOUR SYSTEM THAT'S CHARGING HIM WITH A CRIME.

IN OUR SYSTEM, IT WOULD'VE BEEN OVER.

NOW, I'D MAKE THE SAME CHOICE AGAIN, CHIEF MANNION.

I'D MAKE IT, BUT I'D KEEP MY FINGERS CROSSED.

MRS. BIRCH...

I'M SORRY.

YOU HAVE MY PRAYERS.

I DON'T WANT YOUR PRAYERS.

I WANT JUSTICE.

[SIGHS]

NOW, I MET EUGENE AND AIDA BIRCH TODAY.

THEIR SON MIGHT DIE.

IT WAS A TRAGIC ACCIDENT.

OHH, GWEN,

AN ACCIDENT IS WHEN YOU FALL DOWN AND STUB YOUR TOE.

THIS WAS NO ACCIDENT.

DORIS BAYNES IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT HAPPENED.

SHE TOOK THE LAW INTO HER OWN HANDS, ALL RIGHT?

THAT'S A CRIME.

I'M NOT GONNA TOLERATE THAT.

I WILL FIND HER, WITH OR WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT.

WITHOUT IT.

ALL RIGHT.

WHEN SOMEONE GETS BEATEN UP IN CUSTODY,

WE DON'T SCRAP THE WHOLE COURT SYSTEM, DO WE?

NO, WE'RE A SYSTEM OF LAWS AND COURTS.

THAT'S WHAT WE AS A SOCIETY AGREED TO.

IT'S A JURY OF OUR PEERS.

REMEMBER THAT?

"JURY OF YOUR PEERS"?

ROBERT HAYES, FLORIDA:

7 YEARS FOR MURDER BEFORE THEY FOUND OUT IT WAS A WHITE MAN.

ALEJANDRO HERNANDEZ, ILLINOIS:

10 YEARS FOR RAPE TILL THEY FOUND OUT THE OFFICER LIED.

SABRINA BUTLER, MISSISSIPPI:

SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HER BABY

UNTIL THEY FOUND OUT IT DIED FROM SIDS.

THE SYSTEM IS FLAWED!

YOU'VE GOT NO ARGUMENT FROM ME.

BUT WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?

REPLACE IT WITH WHAT?

A THOUSAND DORIS BAYNES SPREAD ALL OVER THIS COUNTRY?

NO CHECKS AND BALANCES!

WE GOT VIGILANTE JUSTICE!

WELL, IT'S SURE AS HELL BETTER THAN WHAT WE GOT!

WELL, HOW MANY KIDS ARE GONNA HAVE TO DIE OR BE INJURED

UNTIL YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND?

DAMN!

I HAVE TO REPAINT THAT.

YOU KNOW, I HAD A FRIEND ONCE--

VERY SCREWED UP,

BUT OVERALL A DECENT PERSON.

SHE AND HER HUSBAND-- HEH, EX--

THEY HAD A SON MILES.

SHE'D TAKE HIM ONE WEEK AND HIM THE NEXT,

AND THINGS WERE WORKING OUT PRETTY GOOD

UNTIL ONE DAY MILES CAME HOME WITH BRUISES--

A CUT ABOVE HIS EYE--

AND HER EX SAID THAT HE FELL OFF THE SEE-SAW.

WELL, MILES SAID THE SAME THING.

"MOMMY, I FELL."

AND SHE BELIEVED THEM.

THEN A FEW DAYS LATER...

THE DCFS GOT WIND OF IT,

AND THEY STARTED TO TURN THINGS INSIDE-OUT.

THEY ACCUSED YOUR HUSBAND OF CHILD ABUSE.

THEY TOOK HIM TO COURT.

THERE WAS A LOT OF CONFLICTING TESTIMONY

AND NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE.

HE GOT 7 YEARS.

AND WHAT DID I GET FOR STILL LOVING THIS MAN

AND BELIEVING THAT HE WAS INNOCENT?

I GOT DECLARED...

AN UNFIT MOTHER,

AND THEY TOOK MY BABY AWAY FROM ME.

OH, HE WAS ONLY 6.

SO, IT MAY BE A JURY OF YOU PEERS, MANNION,

OH, BUT IT'S NOT MINE.

GIVE ME A BRUSH.

LET ME HELP.

ABOUT TIME YOU OFFERED.

I'M SORRY.

ALL I NEED NOW IS A BIG FAT STEAK AND A FOAMY PINT FOR ME.

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS COMMUNITY JUSTICE THING ANYWAY?

IN THEORY, IT SOUNDS PRETTY GOOD.

PEOPLE DON'T GET A FAIR SHAKE, THEY RESORT TO OTHER MEANS.

OF COURSE, THERE'S A KID IN THE HOSPITAL.

THAT'S NOT GOOD.

ARE YOU LISTENING?

NINHYDRIN SOLUTION.

IT GETS HANDWRITING OFF DETERIORATED DOCUMENTS, RIGHT?

NO, NO, NO. NO.

NINHY DEVELOPS LATENT FINGERPRINTS.

DAMN.

NANCE, I'M SURE YOU DID GREAT.

I MEAN, WHAT DO THEY WANT,

DETECTIVES OR FREAKIN' CHEMISTS?

THE LAB GEEKS CAN USE THE NINHYDRIN.

[CROWD SHOUTING]

WHOA.

6042 REQUESTING BACK-UP.

2520 KOLMAR STREET.

[CROWD SHOUTING]

[KNOCKS]

DORIS BAYNES, POLICE.

SURE THIS IS THE RIGHT APARTMENT?

Brander: YEAH, I DOUBLE-CHECKED.

LOOKS LIKE DORIS WENT ON A LITTLE VACATION.

[CROWD SHOUTING]

WELL, I THINK WE CAN RULE OUT A LONG WEEKEND.

OK, DRIVE.

SO...

I GUESS YOU SAW THE TEST RESULTS.

YEAH, YEAH. CONGRATS.

I WAS GONNA COME OVER AND SAY THAT,

BUT YOU WERE, YOU KNOW, SURROUNDED BY YOUR PEEPS.

I DON'T KNOW. I GUESS MAYBE

I'M JUST DESTINED TO BE A CAREER SERGEANT,

ONE OF THOSE GUYS THAT YOU BARELY NOTICE,

THEN COLLECT MY PENSION.

BRANDER.

WHAT REALLY GETS ME

IS GUYS LIKE LANGDON AND ZICHETELLA

WHO ARE JUST LOOKING FOR THE PAY BUMP.

AND ME, WHO WANTS TO BE A DETECTIVE,

NO, I DON'T GET TO.

YOU MISSED THE TEST BY 2 POINTS.

YEAH.

HEY. HEY, NEXT TIME, YOU WILL KICK ASS.

YEAH. HEH HEH.

OK. OK, COME ON.

PITY PARTY IS OVER.

YOU ARE TAKING ME FOR A BURGER.

NO, NANCE. I GOT TO FILL IN THESE 251s.

COME ON, NOW!

I MUST SAY I'M REALLY PROUD OF YOU...

DETECTIVE PARRAS.

THE PLAINTIFF'S ATTORNEY WILL MAKE EVERY ATTEMPT

TO PAINT LESTER AS A MISGUIDED KID,

A LOVING SON, A BROTHER, A FRIEND.

UNFORTUNATELY, HIS RECORDS

HAVE VERY LITTLE TO DO WITH THIS CASE.

DETECTIVE, ARE YOU HERE AT ALL?

I'M SORRY.

I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT WHEN I WENT TO THE RECRUITMENT OFFICE

AND I COULDN'T WAIT TO GET INTO THE ACADEMY

AND PUT ON THAT UNIFORM.

ALL FOR THIS.

I'M SURE THERE ARE DAYS IT'S WORTH IT.

WELL, I CAN'T THINK OF ANY RIGHT NOW.

IF YOUR FATHER AND BROTHER AND HIS FAMILY COULD BE IN THE COURTROOM,

IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL.

IS THAT NECESSARY?

IT SHOWS SUPPORT.

MOST PEOPLE FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE

WHEN THEY'RE ON THE STAND IF THEY SEE--

WHOA, WHOA, HOLD ON.

YOU WANT ME TO TESTIFY?

ABSOLUTELY.

NO, THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

DETECTIVE PAGE, THE JURY NEEDS TO HEAR YOUR SIDE OF THE STORY.

THEY NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED OUT THERE IN THAT ALLEY.

I FILED A REPORT.

THEY CAN GET THE PLAY-BY-PLAY FROM C.S.U.

I'M NOT TESTIFYING.

YOU'RE TYING MY HANDS HERE.

YOU ARE MY CASE.

I CAN'T WIN THIS WITH AN EASEL AND DIAGRAMS.

THERE IS NO REPORT THAT'S GONNA SHOW ME OR THE JURY

WHAT YOU WERE THINKING OR FEELING.

WHAT YOU'RE ASKING ME TO DO IS TAKE AN OATH AND LIE.

ABOUT WHAT?

WHEN LESTER HIT THE PAVEMENT,

I DIDN'T FEEL BAD, I FELT RELIEF.

I WOULD'VE HOPED THAT BY NOW...

THE FREEDOM AND THE POWER THAT I FELT IN THAT MOMENT

WOULD'VE GONE AWAY,

THAT I'D HAVE SOME SORT OF GUILT OR REMORSE

OR EVEN FEEL SAD...

BUT I DON'T FEEL ANYTHING.

AND I'M NOT SURE THAT I CAN CONVINCE A JURY THAT I DO.

NOW, WHY THE HELL WE SITTIN' HERE?

WOULD YOU JUST WAIT A MINUTE?

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT, AN APPOINTMENT?

YOU SEE THOSE KIDS AND THEIR MOM?

HER HUSBAND, THEIR FATHER,

HE DIED RECENTLY.

OK, AND?

HE WAS A HARD WORKER.

SPENT THE LAST 10 YEARS DOING ODD JOBS.

HE WORKED HARD. [SIGHS]

PRETTY MUCH THE SOLE INCOME FOR THE FAMILY.

THEY'RE PROBABLY GONNA LOSE THAT HOUSE

'CAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD THE RENT.

WHAT THE HELL THAT GOT TO DO WITH ME?

HE WAS IN LINE TO GET A HEART RIGHT AFTER YOU.

CONGENITAL VALVE DISORDER.

JUST A MATTER OF TIME.

HE DIED...

THE NIGHT YOU WENT INTO SURGERY.

STAND UP.

[KEYS JINGLING]

HIS NAME WAS JAKE...

ALEX.

NOW GO ON, GET OUT OF HERE.

GO ON.

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