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Previously on NYPD blue...

I�m glad you made it out. I am, too.

Our schedules haven�t made it easy.

I don�t have a lot of free time,

but the free time I do have, I tend to make the most of it.

I�d like to see you again. We�ll work it out.

Even if it�s last-minute? Even better.

I plan to adopt Michelle and raise her as my daughter.

That said, you can see her anytime you like.

That said, my clients will entertain only one proposal --

that you relinquish full custody to them

in exchange for limited visitation rights.

You want to turn this into a battle,

everyone�s gonna lose, no one more than the kid.

I think I got something regarding your custody issue.

Frank has a sister named Adrian.

Not only that, but the guidance counselor�s pretty sure

there was trouble at home.

I�m really sorry my parents are doing this to you,

but I don�t think I can help.

You can tell US why you went from being a really good kid

to suddenly doing drugs and drinking.

I was a teenager.

You could talk about who got you pregnant.

I really can�t help you. I�m sorry.

The hearing is in two days.

If it wasn�t your brother, was it your father?

Get out!

Assuming we can�t dig up any more dirt,

where�s that leave US?

You might have to reconcile yourselves to the fact

that they may get shared custody...Or more.

Ready?

Sure.

Detective, where do you keep your handgun at night?

On top of a bookcase out of reach of my son.

Locked up?

No, but completely out of reach of my son.

Has your 6-year-old son ever held your gun?

Yeah, �cause if you don�t let your kids see it,

they get more curious about it.

You show them the gun -- unloaded, of course --

you let them hold it, and then the mystery�s gone

and they don�t go looking for it.

How many times have you let your son hold your gun?

I got it, Dan.

If you�re getting impatient now, how are you going to react

when you�re being questioned by the colahans� attorney?

I have testified more times than I can count.

Not in a child-custody hearing.

Andy, we need to do this.

All right.

Would you describe yourself as a violent man?

No.

You ever get physical with anyone?

I�m a detective, so yeah.

Confrontations when arresting people?

Stuff like that.

You ever beat a suspect you were questioning?

What�s this got to do with the kind of parent I am?

If the question�s objectionable, i�ll object.

If using appropriate force makes me an unfit parent,

then there isn�t a fit parent in this department.

Don�t say things like "if it makes me an unfit parent."

It�s not worth putting that idea in the judge�s head.

How often have you had confrontations with suspects

that required force?

Not a lot. More than 10 times?

Yeah. More than 20?

Okay, enough. I get it. Let�s finish the questions.

Then we can run through what your responses should be.

My responses are gonna be my responses.

Let�s get that straight.

I�m talking about your delivery more than the content.

This is who I am, okay?

I�m not gonna all of a sudden turn into Jimmy Stewart

by 5:00 today.

You hired me to help win your case.

Practicing the cross-examination

is one of the things I need my clients to do.

If you want me to reiterate

what a good case the colahans have, I will.

We have to be as ready as we can.

All right.

Detective sipowicz, are you an alcoholic?

Hey.

Good morning, John. Where�s Andy?

Him and Connie are meeting their lawyer.

Any developments on that front?

I don�t know. What do we got?

Lisa checkie, 41.

Blow in the head with a blunt object.

Presumably that hammer.

The blood�s still wet, so it happened this morning.

Any signs of sexual assault? Not that I can tell.

No sign of forced entry. There�s nothing ransacked.

Doesn�t look like anything was stolen.

We got the neighbor who called it in -- Carla howe.

Ms. Howe, detectives Clark and Ortiz.

This is terrible -- just terrible.

Now, you knew miss checkie?

Just say hi and bye -- that�s it.

How�d you come upon the scene?

I was taking a load of laundry down to wash

when I heard Lisa arguing in her apartment with someone.

It sounded like a man.

When was this? 8:00, 8:15.

Could you hear what they were arguing about?

No, and I stopped and gave it a good listen

to make sure it wasn�t anything too violent.

Couldn�t make out any words.

Went down and put a load in, came back, the door�s open.

That�s how I found her.

Did you recognize the man�s voice?

No, but she has been dating this guy -- Stan.

My guess -- it was him -- him who was arguing with her.

Not saying it was him who killed her,

although he�s somebody you could start with.

Got a last name on this Stan?

No. Just Stan.

He was younger, good-looking guy.

Almost like he was a little out of her league,

�cause Lisa was a little on the mousy side,

if you know what I mean.

But that�s none of my business.

Thanks for your help.

D.O.A. might have been dating a Stan somebody.

We�ll dump her phone.

Andy.

Hey, Diane.

Don�t get up.

How�s Theo?

Doing great.

Connie and the baby?

Great.

How are you doing?

Good. You know, I feel good.

So, what�s going on?

We got this...

When Connie went for the permanent adoption,

the parents of the baby�s father showed up in family court,

contesting it on the grounds that we�re unfit.

The father who killed connie�s sister?

Yeah.

They showed up with this high-price lawyer

who looked under every rock

and found a lot to use against US.

And all we got on them is that --

is the possibility that their daughter Adrian

was raped by her father, which she refuses to admit.

How certain are you the rape actually happened?

Evidence-wise -- pure speculation.

But when we brought it up, her reaction said it happened.

But then she shut down on US hard,

and she won�t let US talk to her again.

And even if we could,

I don�t know if it would do any good.

You being in special victims,

I thought maybe you�d have another angle.

Is she married? Yeah.

Kids?

Did you get the sense she dealt with this, talked about it?

I don�t know, but my guess would be no.

Because if she�s got a whole life built up,

it�ll be tough to convince her it�s worthwhile.

That�s what we ran into,

which could have been because of how we put it to her --

Connie being desperate and me being...Me.

You think I have a better shot of talking to her?

You got a lot more experience with this kind of case.

You�re hoping she�ll open up

if I tell her the same thing happened to me?

That�s not why I called you.

It�s all right if it is.

I don�t know what else to do.

Where can I find her?

When�s your final hearing?

5:00 tonight.

Diane, we�re desperate.

Why don�t you have a seat, Stan?

Tell US about you and Lisa checkie.

Why?

You got a lot of calls to her recently. What about?

Her needing to get her life straight, pretty much.

Is she okay? She�s involved in something.

How does she need to get her life straight?

She�s a nice person -- don�t get me wrong --

but, kind of a doormat.

Doormat -- that�s what you call your girlfriend?

Ex. Breaking up -- that�s what the calls were about.

Did she try to kill herself? Is that what this is about?

No. Why�d you go there?

She was pretty shattered about US busting up.

When it�s over, it�s over, right?

People just got to go their separate ways.

What ended it? Instead of dropping crumbs,

why don�t you just lay it out so it doesn�t take all day?

She was boning her brother-in-law,

which is unfaithful to me and disrespects her sister.

How�d you find this out?

I come over to visit -- unannounced.

He comes walking out the door --

his hair all mussed up, his face all flushed.

She thinks the only way to preserve her youth

is by going slut.

Rip cord. I�m out of there.

Your turn. What�s she involved in?

She�s dead, Stan. Killed this morning.

Get out.

It might have been a robbery. Maybe not.

What? Wait, wait, wait, wait.

You�re just dropping this on me?

She�s dead, she�s killed.

Like I don�t have feelings for her?

Your doormat ex.

Yeah, but we still --

my god.

Where were you this morning? You gotta be kidding.

If you weren�t a cop, that would get you a pop in the mouth.

Well, I am a cop, and i�m asking.

Did she suffer?

Stan, where were you?

Atlantic city with my dad.

When did you get back from Atlantic city?

7:00, 8:00. I don�t know.

Your dad will confirm? Yeah.

Can you think of anyone else who might have done it?

I don�t know.

What�s her brother-in-law�s name?

Pete kezerian.

If we�re done...

Yeah, take off.

Have a seat, Mr. Kezerian.

I hate to resort to a clich...,

but my time here is literally costing me money.

Where were you at 8:00 this morning?

On my way to work.

Couldn�t this be discussed in my office?

Can anyone confirm your whereabouts at 8:00?

A couple of hundred people on the number 4 train with me --

will they do?

What�s your relationship with Lisa checkie?

She�s my wife�s sister.

Are you close? Not particularly.

Is Lisa in trouble?

Her landlord says you�ve been helping with the rent.

Why is that? Why do you care?

Go ahead and assume we have a good reason.

Lisa�s had some money trouble over the past 6 months.

I�ve offered to help out.

Because you�re such a nice guy?

Basically, yeah.

Not �cause you�re sleeping with her?

What?!

Sleeping with her? Are you out of your mind?

When�s the last time you were at lisa�s apartment?

I haven�t been to her apartment in months.

Sleeping with her? Did Lisa tell you this?

We have witnesses who put you at her apartment repeatedly

over the last few weeks.

Why have you been there?

Okay, guys, did Lisa tell you

that i�ve been sleeping with her?

Even if she did, what am I doing here?

I need answers now, or I call my attorney.

Lisa�s dead. She was murdered this morning.

You�re joking.

We�re not.

I have a relationship with my assistant.

Lisa�s apartment is near the office.

We�ve met there occasionally.

Lisa let you use her apartment to cheat on her sister?

I told Lisa I would help out with the rent

in exchange for access to her apartment.

I told her it was so I could nap there during the day.

That�s a pretty elaborate scenario, Mr. Kezerian.

You sleeping with Lisa -- that�s a little more believable.

I have never slept with her, and I didn�t kill her.

Then talk US out of it.

Lisa was a really needy person with low self-esteem.

She had bought the affections of a string of boyfriends,

who were all basically deadbeats.

Stan -- that was the most recent guy,

and he really took advantage of her.

Like you did?

I�m not perfect,

but I had nothing to do with lisa�s death.

Nothing, okay?

No, that�s not okay.

We�re gonna need to talk to your assistant, your wife,

and your co-workers.

As soon as you�re done being heartbroken.

I got everything. All right. Thanks.

What�s the brother-in-law saying?

That he wasn�t boning the d. O. A.,

that he was renting time at her apartment

so he could bone his assistant.

Very classy. We believe him?

We�re gonna call the assistant and find out.

He put it back on Stan diedrich.

Rita: Looked into the d. O. A.�s bank activity.

Stan diedrich cashed a $10,000 check

from the d. O. A. A week ago.

He mention that when you talked to him the first time?

No.

We ran his phone calls to a bookie

and 1-800 handicapping lines.

Did we check his alibi?

He said he was in Atlantic city with his dad,

who we�re still trying to get ahold of.

Let�s haul stan�s ass back in here.

You got it.

Where have you been?

I reached out to Diane Russell. What about?

She�s in sex crimes now.

Is she gonna talk to Adrian?

She�s gonna try. When?

She knows we got court to 5:00. That�s great.

That�s a great idea.

We�ll see. Nothing�s for sure.

But Diane seemed confident?

She said she�d try and talk to Adrian.

That�s all it was. Okay.

You a gambler, Stan?

Sit down. Where�s this coming from?

Ran your phone. Checked your numbers.

A lot of calls into a loan shark named Vincent ficano.

Yeah, okay, I gamble.

Didn�t I tell you I was in Atlantic city this morning?

I wasn�t there to look at the ocean.

You addicted?

No, but thanks for asking.

What�s up, guys?

Lisa checkie fund your gambling? No.

She wrote you a lot of checks over the last six months.

$100 here, $200 there.

Which I paid back.

And I have the canceled checks to prove it.

Got one for ten grand from last week?

That was a special loan. She didn�t want that back.

Your, doormat ex didn�t want her ten grand back?

That was for a partnership in a business.

A horse. Named Paul revere, maybe?

On-line sports memorabilia.

Signed cards, jerseys, baseballs.

Her end was the cash. Mine was running the business.

So this is something that�s up and running?

Almost.

Any paper work to prove that it exists at all?

A part of the ten grand

was for the attorney to draw up the papers --

who I was on the phone with when you barged in.

What a coincidence.

Come on. I-I told you before --

I was in Atlantic city this morning.

Hotel doesn�t have a record of you.

My dad booked the room and paid the tab.

Look, check the eye-in-the-sky at the taj.

$25 Blackjack. Third table from the end.

I�m the guy with the big stack of hundy chips.

All right, Stan, this is where the tide starts to turn --

either for you or against you.

Will you just check with my dad?

We�ve been trying. He�s not returning our calls.

Well, keep trying!

In the meantime... A little benefit of the doubt?

Not a lot to base that on, Stan.

Am I under arrest?

May I leave? Yeah.

Why don�t you go home, and stay there.

Adrian caffee?

Detective Diane Russell. Can I talk to you?

About what?

Your niece Michelle.

Her custody hearing�s this afternoon.

Did the other detectives send you?

They thought you might be more comfortable talking to me.

I handle sexual abuse cases.

Look, I have no interest in being part of this.

If you give me five minutes...

I can explain why you might.

Five minutes.

Thank you.

You have a very nice home --

family, too, I understand.

Two kids?

That�s right.

I really appreciate you giving me this time.

Why don�t we just get to it?

This isn�t something I talk about very often,

but there�s a lot at stake right now,

and sometimes you have to stand up

and be as courageous as you can

even though you�d rather hide from it.

My father sexually assaulted me.

It started when I was five years old

when he would wash me in the bathtub.

When he was inappropriate,

I told myself he just didn�t know where to put his hands.

Then things got worse.

By the time I was 12, he was making me do...

Sexual things.

Well, i�m sorry to hear that, but it doesn�t apply to me.

I had a very hard time with long-term relationships.

Lot of fighting.

I could never explain my side of things because of my secret.

Till I dealt with it, it nearly killed me.

Um, I need a glass of water. Can I get you something?

I�m fine. Thanks.

Um... Because of what happened,

I, -- I turned into a drunk.

I�d drink all day. Hid bottles everywhere --

in my purse, in the laundry hamper.

I was 36 years old before I could talk about it.

But when I finally did,

I was able to get my life back.

What�s your point, detective? Adrian...

...if your father did to you what my father did to me,

and you can live with your secret, that�s one thing.

But if he�s gonna do the same thing to your niece

and you don�t do anything to stop him,

that�s on you.

And you won�t be able to live with that secret.

How dare you put this on me!

I have a husband. I have two wonderful children.

I have a life. I am not some drunk!

No?

�cause if you were,

i�d suggest switching to vodka,

saving yourself the gum.

What are you talking about?

In know what you did in the kitchen, Adrian.

I used to do it myself.

I can�t help you.

My children will be home from school any minute.

Please. Go.

If you change your mind, just want to talk --

now or...Anytime...

...call me.

Martin diedrich -- someone called me in.

Detective Jones and medavoy -- they�ll be back in a minute.

Don�t apologize. You did the best you could.

We really appreciate it, Diane.

Yeah. Bye.

She got shut down. Yeah.

Excuse me, sweetheart.

The message said "urgent," and I got a job to get back to.

What did you call him?

I didn�t mean nothing.

You want to call me "sweetheart" and see what happens?

Hey, what�s your problem?

All right, come on.

Martin diedrich. Get him in a room.

Come on. Let�s go.

Asshole.

I don�t want to hear it, all right?

I just need a minute to cool down.

Take all the time you need.

These grandparents.

What did they do?

What did that old lady do?

Have the girls over for high tea, go to the charity ball?

And how about him?

What did he do when he wasn�t molesting his own daughter?

Working on his golf game?

Buy low, sell high?

I served my country. I served my city.

I spent my whole adult life getting killers and rapists

and thieves off the street.

I�ve done good in my life,

but they�re gonna paint me out to be a bum, a drunk,

when I spent my whole life protecting them.

They�re gonna take connie�s baby, John,

and they�re gonna go through me to do it.

Where were you this morning?

That the bald guy�s boyfriend? That why he got so pissed?

You wanna bring him in and ask?

Where you been all day? It feels like you been dodging US.

I was out running around all day.

Didn�t check messages.

So, where were you early this morning?

Coming back from Atlantic city on a shuttle.

By yourself?

I was with my son Stan.

What time did you get in?

We took the early one. It leaves a little after 5:00.

Gets in, I don�t know -- 7:00.

You know a Lisa checkie?

What�s the problem here, fellas?

Do you know her or not?

She got her money, okay? She claiming different?

What happened this morning?

I went over and gave her the 10 grand -- cash.

If she�s saying different, she�s homely and a liar.

Why�d you take $10,000 cash over there to begin with?

She claimed Stan forged a check,

and she was gonna call the cops on him today

if she didn�t get the money in cash, which she got.

Do you always pay off your son�s debts?

I don�t see how that�s any of your business.

We got witnesses who heard arguing from lisa�s apartment.

I�d like to see you hand over $10,000 of your own money

and not get a little pissed off.

I probably would get angry.

Trust me, you would.

Especially if she may have loaned that money

to my son in the first place.

That is what happened.

She made it up about him forging a check

only after he broke up with her.

So, what we�re saying here, Martin,

we understand what happened, how it happened --

those are big factors.

Okay. Factors in what?

In what went wrong this morning.

What went wrong? She�s dead.

From the beating you gave her.

No way. No way.

I didn�t kill that woman.

I left, and she was counting the money.

You were the last one there. You argued.

This is one of those cases where you can say

you didn�t do it all day long.

It�s gonna land on you regardless.

I didn�t kill her.

Last chance to talk about it, Martin.

I didn�t do it.

I swear to god.

Dad walked right into it.

Put himself there. Admitted to arguing with the doa.

But something�s not right as far as this guy doing the murder.

He didn�t behave at all

like a guy who killed someone earlier today.

Perps have been known to lie, medavoy.

So the son, then, Stan?

Maybe.

Well, let�s bring him back in.

You brought this guy in twice already.

At some point he�s just gonna get irritated and lawyer up.

So, don�t talk to him ever again?

Don�t just bring him in and play it by ear.

We need to know as much as we can about Stan first

before we go at him one more time.

I tend to agree.

You know who we should talk to? Maybe stan�s loan shark.

All right. Do that first.

Let�s establish some ground rules.

You tell me what this is about up front,

or I sit here with a big grin on my face

till my lawyer gets here.

We�re investigating a homicide.

We know you�re a loan shark.

I prefer freelance loan specialist,

the majority of which is $50 or less,

so hardworking people can pay their gas bills.

We know you�re a bookie, and you can call it whatever you want.

This is about getting some background on somebody, all right?

Who died? You don�t know her.

Do you know Stanley diedrich?

Yeah, I know Stan.

A lot of calls between you and Stan the last couple of days.

He took out a loan about a month ago.

Hence the calls.

How much? Six grand.

He pay you back?

And this conversation has nothing to do

with my livelihood?

We could make it about that if you keep dragging this out.

When the due date came, Stan told me he was short.

I made it clear to him that was unacceptable.

And regardless of whatever financial pitfalls

he was in the midst of,

my mouth needed to be fed first.

Since then he met his obligation.

When did he pay you back?

Today. A couple hours ago.

He gave you $6,000 cash today?

$7,000 with the...

Plus $3,000 he put on a horse at yonkers

and some arena football games,

which didn�t seem so smart, but I don�t pass judgment.

That�s $10,000 total in cash. Yeah.

You deal at all with stan�s dad?

Yeah. He�s paid off some of stan�s loans.

He ever threaten you? Ever get physical with you?

No.

So, stan�s dad�s involved in this now?

We don�t know yet.

This is the ugly part of the business, you know.

The desperation.

And then they hit that last banana peel

and sayonara.

Stan got any other banana peels out there?

This idiot�s got 60 grand in markers all over town

that I know of.

So, yeah, I guess he might want to watch his step.

All right, we�re done, Vince. Thanks for your help.

Excuse me. I�m here to see detective --

i�ve got it.

Adrian.

You want to...

I just wanted you to know

that I thought about what you�d said,

and it�s not gonna be possible.

You mean testifying?

Even if it were true, what you said about my father,

I couldn�t do it.

Why?

I�ve lied to my husband about everything.

I�m afraid if he found out now, he�d leave me.

If you keep lying, he�ll go anyway.

I�m a mess.

I feel like my whole life�s gonna come apart.

Adrian, it needs to come apart.

We fight all the time.

The kids are always scared.

The only peace I ever get is when the house is empty

and I can unwind.

You mean drink.

Have you ever talked with anyone about this?

No, but on the way over,

I was thinking it might be beneficial to do that

with someone who�s had a similar experience,

even a support group maybe.

Adrian, we both know why you�re really here.

I did not come here to testify.

Maybe that�s what you told yourself

so you�d make the trip to Brooklyn.

But now that you�re here,

we both know that�s what you need to do.

Why did you do this to me?

I know it feels horrible now,

but it gets better when you finally confront it.

I don�t know if I can.

Okay.

I�m busy! Open the door, Stan!

Open it or we�ll take it down.

What now? �cause i�m in the middle of something.

Is it any concern we got your dad in a cell right now?

What the hell for?

Aw, come on!

Let�s go someplace where you�re not so distracted.

Five minutes, okay?

...10-yard penalty.

What the hell? Sit your ass down.

You know your dad saw Lisa checkie this morning?

What are you talking about?

He saw her to pay back the $10 grand you stole.

You know what time that was?

It�s off, Stan.

8:00. Around the time she got killed.

You know what that means?

That we�re looking at your dad for her murder.

That�s the way it�s going unless you got a different story.

My dad did not kill Lisa.

It�s not in him.

We�re inclined to agree.

He didn�t have a $7-grand marker with Vincent ficano.

Neither do I. Not as of six hours ago.

Stan, did you tell your dad to pay off Lisa checkie,

or she�d go to the cops? No!

So you didn�t watch him go to her place,

deliver the money, then go in and steal it?

Do I look like a master criminal?

You look like a desperate slob who�s got debts all over town.

Debts with guys who break bones.

According to Vincent ficano, there�s a lot of heat on you.

It makes sense that you�d be scared out of your mind,

makes sense that you�d do something desperate.

But to sell that to a judge,

you don�t do it by letting your dad take the rap.

I can�t help you.

Please turn the TV back on.

So you�re gonna let your old man go for this?

Can I just see the score?

Up. Two seconds!

Get up or the TV goes out the window with you following.

Great. Just great.

Scumbag. Let�s go.

We don�t like the dad for it.

Even though he was the last one at the d. O. A.�s apartment,

and he had to fork over $10,000?

Jones: If he killed her, he would�ve taken the $10 grand.

So the money was found at her apartment?

No. But the son, Stan,

paid off $7 grand to a loan shark today

and put the rest down on some bets.

We think Stan had his dad pay off the d. O. A. In cash.

Stan went up there after his dad left,

took the cash and killed the lady.

And Stan doesn�t have an alibi either.

His lack of one doesn�t prove he did it.

Can anyone put him there this morning?

No.

What are you asking me?

While we�re waiting on crime scene and the m. E.,

do we have enough to hold him?

If he dated the d. O. A., he had legitimate access.

So I don�t know what the m.E. Is gonna give you,

which means you don�t have anything other than motive.

I don�t think I can sell it.

In fact, I know I can�t.

All right, then.

Keep working the case.

So if nothing else pops up, Stan skates on murder?

Just keep working the case.

His son�s a cockroach.

When the big one goes off, he�ll be the last one standing.

How much is Stan extended for?

His loan shark ballparked it over $60 grand.

If we don�t get him, somebody on the street will,

�cause he�s about to be written off.

I�ll make sure he�s clear on that.

All right.

So?

Beat it.

What now?

You�re out of here for the time being.

All right. Good. What about my dad?

When we told him you were willing

to let him take the ride on this, he didn�t stick around.

No?

So? See ya.

But until we build up our case and nail you for good,

watch your step out there.

I�ll be fine.

I don�t know if ficano means there�s heat on me.

Having $60 grand outstanding is a dangerous way to live.

That�s how I took it.

How dangerous?

I think you have a pretty good idea.

I�m asking. He name names?

Like in ascending order of who wants you worse?

No, because we�re more interested in nailing the guy

who killed an innocent woman than helping an asshole gambler.

My advice -- build a defense

on how you were scared for your life with these loan sharks.

Cop to what happened with Lisa. You�ll get 15 years.

You�ll be out in 6 with a fresh start.

It�s that, or you�ll hit the street

with a bull�s-eye on your back.

What if I give you the names of major bookmakers

in exchange for witness protection?

Not interested.

I�ll wear a wire on these guys.

What you did to Lisa or no deal.

Fine. No deal.

Good luck.

I�m not up on the sociology of addiction, detective sipowicz,

so help me out.

Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic, right?

There�s not "ex" or "former" about it.

Yeah.

And how long have you been,

how do you term it, "in recovery"?

Going on 10 years.

Sober all that time?

99%.

How about the other 1%?

My oldest boy, when he died, I had a drink or two.

A drink or two?

You went on a bender, didn�t you?

Your honor.

I�ll allow it.

I slipped a little. It was a one-time thing.

Still, it could happen again, right?

Yeah, it could happen again.

Anyone who�s an alcoholic --

thank you.

Let�s talk about your job.

How many times have you been shot at, detective?

Barbara: My god.

What�s going on, counselor?

I�m sorry, your honor. Could we get a short recess?

Your witness. No objections, Mr. Reardon?

None, your honor.

Back in 15.

Your daughter has something to say to you, Mr. Colahan.

An apology for all the heartache she�s caused US?

No thanks. Come on, Barbara.

You walk out of here, I put you in cuffs.

On what charges?

He knows.

What�s going on?

She�s estranged herself from US for over 10 years.

She�s here now just to tell some story to embarrass US.

A story?

Let�s withdraw the petition. We don�t need this.

We�re winning.

Adrian? Go ahead.

He can�t have another girl in the house, mom.

He can�t.

Why?

How could you not know?

What are you talking about?

He sexually molested me the whole time I was growing up.

She�s on drugs again.

No, i�m not.

And i�m not your "special girl," you sick bastard.

And it�s not "our little secret."

And it�s not how you show your daddy you love him.

And it�s not my fault if people find out.

Okay.

Okay.

Okay.

Adrian? Um...

Andy and Connie wanted to know if they can, um,

come over and thank you.

I�d rather not.

That�s fine.

They�ll understand.

I don�t know what to do now.

The support programs we talked about.

I can take you to one right away.

My husband�s gonna know something�s wrong.

I�m scared to tell him.

I�ll be there with you.

I�ll be with you all the way through this, Adrian.

Okay?

You ready to go?

Can we just sit for a minute?

Sure.

Sorry about that.

No problem.

I was enjoying your meal.

A cop who can cook.

Was that your partner? Yeah.

They won their case.

That�s great!

Yeah, it�s really good news.

Why was he being challenged as a fit parent to begin with?

The baby�s grandparents were going after him about his past,

about being a cop.

Being a cop in general?

He�s aggressive, but that�s what makes him so good.

You need to be aggressive to be a good cop?

Yeah. You do, actually.

Aggressive like proactive,

or aggressive like, you know, kicking ass?

Sometimes both. Why?

No, it�s just that working in the e. R.,

i�ve seen some guys come in

who were definitely smacked around by officers. Excessively.

I�m sorry, I know you�re a cop, but I think it�s wrong.

Do you find out what happened during the scuffle,

or just assume the cop was out of line?

I don�t want to get in an argument.

I�m just curious.

I�ve seen more than a couple guys brought in by cops,

and I know their wounds were excessive.

It was clear the officer must�ve gotten a couple extra hits in

when the situation was probably already neutralized.

I love how you just assume that.

You�re a cop, so I don�t expect you to break rank,

but I saw what I saw.

And i�ve seen what i�ve seen,

and when you�re fighting for your life,

you�re not counting punches.

That�s one thing, but there�s no way

all these guys have made the cops feel

they were in a life-or-death struggle.

How do you know that?

Let me ask you this --

have you ever hit somebody more than you needed?

Just off the adrenaline, off wanting to teach him a lesson?

Everybody hates cops until they need one.

I didn�t say I hate cops.

But you sure as hell don�t believe US.

You�re taking it wrong.

Maybe we should call it a night.

Yeah, sounds good.

Take care. You too.

For the record, I was looking forward to seeing you tonight,

and I was just expressing my opinion.

I don�t need to go another round.

You like having a baby sister, Theo?

It�s pretty good.

It�s fun to make her smile.

Which isn�t tough to do.

All right, squirt.

Everyone under 10 needs to hit the hay.

But diane�s still here.

Diane�s going to bed herself.

I�ll put the baby down.

Say good night, Theo.

Good night, Diane.

I will see you soon. Good night.

Diane...i don�t know how to thank you.

Just seeing you all together is thanks enough.

Okay.

How�d it go with Adrian?

Rough.

Her husband was shocked.

She gonna be all right?

She�s on her way.

If we can be any help with that, I think we owe you one.

You don�t owe me anything. I owed you from a long time ago.

Well, the decks are cleared now.

Thanks, Diane.

Come on.

You got a nice family, Andy.

You�re lucky.

I know.

See ya.

Yeah.

Good night.

She went right down.

Second miracle today.

What�s on your mind?

We should think about getting married.

If you want to.

Yeah.

I do.

Will somebody read me a story?

Yeah.

Talk more in a few minutes?

I�ll be here.

Okay, squirt, let�s go.