All language subtitles for NYPD Blue (1993) - S02E19 - Boxer Rebellion (1080p HULU WEB-DL x265 LION)

- Hey, Lieu.
- Let's go.

Yeah, here we go.

- You all right, Lieu?
- I'm fine. Let's go.

- You sure?
- I said I'm fine. Let's go.

Come on. Go again?

You all right?

Yeah. Yeah, I'm getting used to it.

Let's go.

- Hey, Bobby.
- How's it going, James?

- That fire last week on Seventh Street.
- Yeah, a fireman died, right?

Yeah, yesterday afternoon
the fire marshal declared it an arson.

The ME made the fireman's death

- a homicide.
- So, it's our case?

Yeah, the marshal
who was investigating has an informant

who says he knows a way
to get to the torch

through a bartender
who's a lower-end drug dealer.

Fire marshal
reached out to the chief of detectives

for an undercover
to buy into the bartender.

- They're sending someone over from OCCB.
- Vinnie Grecos, the informant?

- Who says that?
- Bogies at three o'clock, Lieu.

Who are we getting on undercover?

I don't know.
The chief of Ds put it together.

- Gentlemen!
- Hi.

Jerry Hauser, fire marshal's office.

Yeah, Arthur Fancy, Bobby Simone,

- James Martinez.
- How's it going?

He says you two know each other.

- You bet we do.
- How's it going, Vinnie?

Lieutenant Fancy and me,
we're like childhood chums.

- So, he says he's got a way to the torch?
- No. I can get you to the bartender

who got the torch burn medicine.

You want the torch,
you gotta close that deal yourself.

Bartender's name is Curtis Cangelosi,
a skell, a small-time dealer.

Got big.

So, day after the fire, I'm at a bar,

Rosanno's,
where Cangelosi's mixing drinks.

I'm makin' a deposit
in the lavatory when the door opens.

Now, out of habit,
I lift my feet up in the stall

so the incoming party's unaware
as I'm dumpin' out.

In walks Cangelosi with this fella Tony.

And, Tony's thanking Curtis
for some burn medicine Curtis got.

Shmoozin' around
in the subsequent back and forth,

I can't move this bartender
for more specifics on Tony,

but I hear inklings
from other acquaintances

that this guy sets fires,

which strikes me a credible explanation
how his fingers got burnt,

and how my path crossed here with Marshal,

- uh...
- Hauser.

You want us to buy into the bartender
and pop him?

Buy into him for some coke, that's right,
to leverage him on ID'ing the torch.

Okay. It's our homicide now.

We'll back up your undercover,
and then conduct the interviews.

- So, um, who's the undercover?
- She's supposed to be here.

As soon as she gets here,
you can move.

- It's a pleasure, Arthur.
- Thank you.

- James, James.
- Yeah?

- So, uh...
- Hey, you fellas

- you want some, uh, refreshments?
- Hey, hey.

- Where you going?
- What?

No on the refreshments.
Very big of you to offer though, Vinnie.

I always look. If there's a coin cup
or somethin', I'm happy to contribute.

You get the license
of that truck that hit you?

- We were just talking to the wheelman.
- No. Lieu gave you that shiner?

I'm telling you, Bobby. We're supposed
to be workin' on footwork, timing.

I'm telling you, Bobby. We're supposed
to be workin' on footwork, timing.

- Yeah.
- We get into that ring,

- it's like World War III.
- I feel like I'm boxin' Dr. Jekyll

- and Mr. Hyde.
- Will you talk to him about it?

I'm afraid if I complain,
he'll hit me again.

Morning, Sarge.

Mr. and Mrs. Delgado.

It's a little early, but I guess
but we can head over.

I want my wife to talk to you
about the trial.

Now, remember, I explained.
This isn't the trial today.

This is what we call, the Wade hearing
on how you ID'd the suspects.

- My wife is afraid.
- What are you afraid of, Mrs. Delgado?

If these robbers
will kill our dog just to frighten us,

what will they do to me if I say in court
they were who did the robbery?

Uh, see... we couldn't prove
that Burke and Gallagher murdered the dog.

It was them telling me not to testify
that they had robbed us.

I believe you, Mrs. Delgado.
I'm just sayin' that we couldn't prove it.

But I went,
and talked to these guys, didn't I?

- And we moved away.
- And I understand they haven't been

- in touch with you since then.
- I... I am afraid,

now, they will come to harm us.

I reminded her what you said
about doing the right thing as citizens.

But she is worried.
She doesn't want these men to find us.

After the hearing this morning,

after you've told them
how you made the IDs,

in a week, this case is going to trial.

If it'll make you feel better I can put
you in a hotel between now and then.

No, no hotel.

Mrs. Delgado, this hearing is part
of what's gonna put these men in jail.

And afterwards,
if you want me to ride you home...

No, we have a car.

It's a good thing you're doin' here.

You should be proud of yourself.

You should be real proud of your wife.

You ready to go over there?

- Okay?
- Vámonos.

What's your name?

John.

John, you wearin' fruit juice?

I do use a scented soap by Karl Lagerfeld.
If you know who that is.

Nah, I don't know him, but now I know
what this Lagerfeld guy smells like.

- Can I help you?
- Detective Russell, I'm from OCCB.

I'm supposed to see a Fire Marshal Hauser
or Lieutenant Fancy.

Yeah, the meeting's over,
but I'll let them know

- you're here. Bobby Simone.
- Okay.

I'll be working backup with you.

- Diane Russell. Hmm.
- Good to meet you, Diane.

- Where can I change?
- Locker room's over there.

- Thanks.
- Mm-hmm.

- I got to use the bathroom.
- Hold it.

When I turn around,

blink your lights if you can hear me.

Taxi!

I'm going to dream about where that mic
is hid on you in that...

Shut up. I don't need to hear anything
from you till we're inside.

Roger, 10-4. No problem.

Hey! Booth one available?

Hey, Vinnie.

Curtis, this is my friend Diane.
She's down from Stamford.

- Pleased to meet you.
- You too.

I'll have a Bloody Maria.

- Make it with gold.
- Curtis, no.

You got that, uh, Herradura stuff?

- Make it with that.
- There you go.

So, what do you think
of my friend here?

No, I'm very large in Connecticut.

Yeah, I'd say your friend
deserves better than to be in this place.

Yeah, I know. But I wanted her
to sample the flavor of the neighborhood.

I have a family function later
over on Houston Street.

- Hey, Diane.
- Hmm?

Maybe Curtis can help you out
with that quandary you got.

You got a quandary, I'm the guy
you should talk to, Diane.

- I help a lot of people.
- Yeah. Bartenders take an oath,

- you know, like lifeguards.
- Vinnie I don't even know Curtis.

Well, he's a stand-up guy.
Aren't you a stand-up guy?

Oh, yeah. All the way.

- You ask him.
- Me?

Diane's lookin' to score some blow,
you know, maybe half a lid.

It's not all for me.

I told my girlfriends I could get some.

- Because Vinnie here...
- Come on, come on.

Yesterday my guy,
he zigs when he should have zagged.

- He left us high and dry.
- I don't know.

Well, if you can't, that's fine.

I don't want to jam you up. Here.

You make a decent Bloody Maria, Curtis.

I'll have another one.

Uh, I guess I can make a couple of calls.

- There you go, Curtis.
- Yeah?

- Yeah.
- Cool.

See?

- Number two.
- Great. Thanks.

Hey.

Here.

- You sample it?
- Uh, no. I don't use.

And uh, here's your change.

- It was only 400.
- Not gonna get rich that way, Curtis.

Yeah, well this was a favor.
So, uh, I get off at eight.

How long will you think
your family reunion's gonna go?

Uh, I'm not sure

Oh, what am I? Upholstery?

'Cause I was thinking maybe
I could buy you a drink.

You know, um, I'll tell you what,

If I get done, over there,
then I'll stop in.

- I think you made an impression on Curtis.
- Well, this has my number

- at the bar, and at home.
- Okay, thanks.

And, uh, if it doesn't work out tonight,

maybe, I could drive up
to Stamford some time?

I know a place
that makes a hell of a Bloody Maria.

- All right, thanks Curtis.
- The man's in love!

- Curtis, be good.
- Yeah, I'll see you, Vinnie.

- Here we go.
- Let's take him in.

Curtis.

Police officers.
You're under arrest. Don't move.

- What for?
- Put your hands up there.

- We'll talk about it at the station house.
- What'd I do?

- Hand. Give me your hand.
- What did I do?

Come on. Let's go.

The DA's agreed not to charge him
on the sale if Cangelosi cooperates.

- He'll deal.
- Yeah, he should. He's no hard-ass.

How do we know
this Cangelosi's the wrong guy?

That's the information
I got from the informant.

Yeah, I just checked
with BCI, he's got no record.

- Maybe he beat us a few times.
- He's never been arrested,

- not even a speeding ticket.
- Record or no record,

we got a homicide to clear.
If Cangelosi's clean like you say,

- I'm sure he'll cooperate.
- How about if he doesn't cooperate?

Then we hung a felony on a legitimate guy.

- Let's not get ahead of ourselves.
- I'm not ahead of myself,

I don't like turning innocent people
into criminals.

How many model citizens you know can get
their hands on half an ounce of cocaine

in 20 minutes?

If Cangelosi cooperates, fine,
but if he doesn't give the other guy up,

I'm not gonna testify
against him at a trial.

Well, now that we know
your future plans, Detective Russell,

how about you and Detective Simone
go flip this guy

so we don't wind up in that box,
all right?

Go right in here.

Now, I don't think I'm gonna
give you too many lines in this interview.

That's a good idea.

Yeah, 'cause, uh, well,
you might pull your piece,

and try to break this guy out.

You okay?

So, Curtis, like I told you in the car,

you can have
an attorney present if you want,

but before you decide
that I want you to know what we got.

And how maybe
you can do yourself some good.

I told you, I've never sold drugs
in my life. I don't even use.

- Yeah, well, you sold today.
- I did you a favor.

I can't believe this. I get picked up

- for doin' a favor?
- See, you call it "doin' a favor,"

but call it one to three
in the State penitentiary.

I don't believe this.

Why'd you do this to me?

You want to know what happened?
I'll tell you what happened.

She walked into the bar, that...

Her and that Vinnie.

- Was he part of setting me up?
- Vinnie's in custody, Curtis.

Anyways, she gives me some sob story.

She needs some cocaine
for her girlfriends.

And I guess Vinnie was trying
to do her a favor,

so I try to do her a favor.
I make a phone call.

Then she wants me to go with her
'cause she's scared.

Then she wants me to take the money
and give it to the guy.

I do everything she asks,
I don't take a cent.

I give her a 100 change
'cause I'm such a big dealer?

- And I walked away.
- Yeah. That's how it happened.

- That's a felony.
- All right, you help us out,

maybe...
maybe we're in a position to help you.

Maybe you're lookin'
at a suspended sentence.

Come on, sit down.

- Help you out how?
- We're looking at a guy

who committed a crime that resulted
in a death. You can help us make our case.

- What guy?
- Your friend Tony

- who had his hand burned last week.
- Tony Medici?

He sells mini blinds.

Curtis, when he came in
with his hands burned the other night,

when he got you to bring him
some burn medicine,

Tony got his hands burned
torchin' a building.

- Now, a fireman died in that fire.
- That's murder, Curtis.

- That's what your friend Tony did.
- He said it was a hot-water heater.

We want you to get Tony talkin'
on tape about the fires he set, Curtis.

That's your way out of this.

I'm not going to set up a friend of mine.

- That's what you do, not me.
- Now, you're in a situation here.

Your way out is to cooperate.

Now, if it turns out that this Tony
didn't do it and you cooperated

so we could find that out,
I think you'd still be lookin' at a walk.

I... I'm gonna give you a little time
to think about this.

You want somethin' to eat?

We'll get you somethin'.

Going to Ray's. You want somethin'?

Yeah, I want their entire menu,
but the answer's no.

I got to lose a couple of pounds
for this wedding.

Detective, line two.

Sipowicz.

All right, all right Take it easy,
take it easy, Mr. Delgado.

I'll be right there.

James.
Those sons of bitches grabbed that woman.

That's my wife!

Here you go.

Come on.

You gonna tell
if I have another wine cooler?

Hey, I didn't see anything.

- I don't mean to put you in a position.
- No, you're not.

How long you been doing this?

Uh, three years.

- I used to work undercover.
- On a couple cases.

It was just for a couple
of days at a time.

Hmm.

I know... I know
it's a whole lot different

when you have a permanent assignment.

- It grinds, being under all the time.
- Yeah.

Yeah, I... I... I didn't mind
taking down the bad guys.

Even the ones I liked,
I took them down, too.

But then, um, after a while,
you start asking yourself...

"How much of what these guys
have done is my doing?"

I mean, would they even be here

- if I didn't put them here, and...
- Yeah.

...I don't know.

And then something like this.
Like, uh, a totally legitimate guy...

No. See, look.
I think this guy is not gonna go down.

Seriously, I think he's gonna help us out.

Well, if he does,
he's going to help me, 'cause...

I'll go on suspension before I go
on the witness stand against this guy.

No, enough's enough.

We should get back.

Mm-hmm. Yeah.

Have a seat.

Have a slice.

No. I can't eat.

So, you and this Tony go way back, huh?

We were kids in the same neighborhood.

You know when you were sittin' here
talking about him before,

it reminded me of this buddy of mine
guy from the neighborhood.

We were tight when we were kids.

About a couple months back,
he gets all jammed up.

So I help him out.

A week later, he's in another jam.

Curtis,

I had to realize that he was not the kid
that I knew anymore.

I'm not gonna wear a wire.

We understand that.

You're trying to do the right thing.
We all wanna do that.

How's what you people did to me
the right thing?

Look, Curtis, we can sit here
and we can all disagree

about what happened to you but,
I'm gonna tell you something right now.

This does not have to end up
with you in jail.

Now, we're doing what we can
to see that that doesn't happen.

But I want you to think about something.

An innocent man was killed in this fire.

He died for doin' his job.

Now, this buddy of yours, Tony,
he told you what?

That he got burned
on some hot-water heater?

Right? You believe that?

- Yeah, I do.
- Mm-hmm.

If you went, and talked to him,
and you wound up feeling different

about the way he got those burns,

then, I would expect you
to feel different about talkin' to us.

Now, I'm not saying
that you wear a wire on him,

I'm not saying that you give him up.

All I'm sayin'
is that you might think differently

about givin' up an address.

On the other hand,
you walk out that door there

and you happen to see your friend Tony,

and you wound up absolutely convinced
that he had nothing to do with this,

then I wouldn't expect to see you again.

What do you mean,
"When I walk out that door"?

Are you letting me go?

Well, there's no charges been filed
against you yet, Curtis.

I'm not sayin' there won't be.
I'm not sayin' they won't decide

to file later on down the line.
But for right now,

yeah, you're free to go.

I don't know what exactly you want.

I want you to do
what your conscience tells you to do.

You don't want that pizza,
you're free to go.

- That took guts.
- I took a shot, right?

How do you let that guy walk?

What, you want this guy in the joint
or you want to bring in his buddy?

- We had leverage.
- No. We had squat.

Now, that is a legitimate guy,
you back him up against the wall,

I guarantee you, he'd do time
before he gives up his friend.

Marshall, look, I know that you lost
one of your own, here.

I'm trying to make this work.
I think this is how we should play it.

Now, this guy doesn't come back,
you want to reinstate charges

that's still a way we can go.

- You let me know what breaks.
- Absolutely.

Why don't we get a beer?

Um, then I can decide
how I feel about your saving my career.

- Uh...
- Bobby,

- can you give me a hand with somethin'?
- Yeah. Excuse me. What's up?

Martinez and me found
the Delgado woman's body all burned up.

Her teeth were all snapped out,
and her fingertips were cut off.

- Man...
- It was Burke and Gallagher,

those bastards
she was gonna testify against

- grabbed her up.
- You want to go sit on their houses?

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

- Another time, huh?
- No problem.

- Nice working with you.
- Yeah.

Give me a second. I'm gonna take a piss.

All right.

I had her husband make her testify.
That was her duty as a citizen.

- Thanks for goin' out there.
- Hey, no problem.

Uh, do you any need help
on these interviews?

No. I know these guys
from working up the original case.

All right.

- Morning, Marshall.
- Listen, since we can't

get to the torch through the bartender,

I say we set up
a circumstantial arson-for-profit

case against the building owner.

I... I wouldn't quit
on the torch, Marshall,

and don't give up
on this bartender either.

Look, I'm not counting on the bartender,
and I found my way to the torch.

- Oh, yeah?
- Yeah, the building's owner

a guy named Martin Lasky.

When the case was in my office,
I ran a TRW check,

documenting all fire losses
claimed by Lasky

in other fires over the past ten years.

I rechecked last night.

And one of the other buildings is a joint
ownership with a guy named Leo Medici.

This Tony's his nephew.

My guys are sitting on a couple
spots are trying to pick him up.

See, I ran a BCI check
on Tony, last night.

And, uh, he's got no record.

What are you telling me,
you don't think he's the torch?

Well, uh, I'm just giving
you some information.

- Come on, let's get a cup of coffee.
- No, it's okay.

I know where it's at.

- Morning, John.
- Hey.

Can you, um...

Can you get me that OCCB number?

Sure. One second.

Hey.

- How's it going? Yeah?
- All right.

I thought your boss would have
you working on something else.

Well, my boss thought
you might want me to make another buy.

- Oh, yeah?
- Yeah.

That's what I told him.

Have a seat. Um...

looks like we have another way
at, uh, getting to this torch.

But if, uh, Curtis doesn't come back?

- Detective, you still want that OCCB...
- No, John. Thanks.

You know someone else at OCCB?

No. Just you.

That female undercover's
got some moxie, huh?

Yeah. Yeah.

I, uh, I'd be happy to pick her up
if they let her out of her detail.

Check with her command.

She's had a 57 in for the
for the last couple months,

trying to get out of undercover.

I'll check with the chief of Ds.

See if it's got to be a one-for-one.

- I got him if you want to go change.
- Yeah, all right.

- Thanks, Greg.
- Yeah. No problem.

Stand up.

How'd you get that mud on your clothes?

- This? I don't know.
- Get your clothes off.

Get your clothes off,
and put them on that chair.

Pants, too.

The police labs are going
to analyze that dirt.

They'll pinpoint exactly
where it comes from.

If it comes from where
that woman got burned.

No.

Did Gallagher kill that woman's dog, hmm?

That's a separate matter. There's
no charges on that. Tell me the truth.

- No, no he didn't...
- Did Gallagher kill that dog

to frighten the Delgados,
so, Mrs. Delgado wouldn't testify

on seeing you guys rob her house?

No.

I'm giving you a chance to help yourself.

Did Gallagher kill that woman
like he killed that dog

to stop her from testifying
against him in the trial?

No. No, he didn't do it.

It wasn't him, and we wasn't
scared of no trial.

Who told you not to be scared, huh?

- It wasn't Gallagher.
- It was Gallagher!

And you believe everything
he tells you to believe,

and you would do everything he tells you.

No, I... I don't always do
what he tells me to do.

Yeah, when was the last time you said no?

Nev... never mind.

Let me tell you something, Burke.

You, and I both know Gallagher is smart.

You, and I both know that before
anything happens to Gallagher,

it's going to happen to you.

Now, he'll set you up
to be a patsy on this.

Before that happens, you had

better get some smarts of your own.

You know what this is
about, Gallagher, right?

I'm not saying nothin'
'cause I haven't done nothin'.

It's about what you've done.
It's about what your friend Burke did.

I don't know nothing about that.
- I'm opening the door for you, Gallagher.

Your friend's got half a brain.

You strike me like maybe
you're smart enough

to step through the door
I'm opening for you.

And what door is that?

Burke had dirt from the lot
where that woman got burned

all over his clothes.

We know what he did to that woman,
and we know you were with him.

- I haven't seen Burke.
- I got evidence

that puts you at the scene
where Mrs. Delgado got murdered.

I got a witness that saw you,
and Burke shove her in a car.

Didn't see me. I wasn't there.
I haven't seen Burke.

Listen to me.

I look at you, and I look at Burke.

Burke's got that dirt all over
his clothes, and on his hands.

You got no dirt at all.

Who do you think I think did this crime?

If you know he did it,
what do you need me for?

I need a witness.

And that be me?

You want me to be a witness
to what Burke did.

Did you see him kill her, Gallagher?

I'm trying to save your life, on this.

You think I'm a moron like him?

You think I'd put myself
at the scene?

As a witness. I'm asking for a witness

statement, not a confession.

A witness statement. Sure.

Like I don't know what
acting in concert means.

Like I don't know just
being there puts me away, too.

I'm dealing with a real
first-rate mind, aren't I?

Yeah, good enough for you.

- Hey, James.
- Yeah?

- Can I talk to you a minute?
- Sure, Lieu.

Yeah, I think I'm going
to take a pass on sparring tonight.

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, In fact, James my schedule's
getting pretty crowded.

I think, we'd better pass on
working out together.

- All right. If that's what you want.
- Yeah.

Thanks for working out with me.

Yeah, I'm sorry things got rough
in there a few times.

Hey, we're different weight classes.

And you probably don't realize
your own strength.

- Yeah.
- To tell you the truth, Lieu I, uh,

I sometimes felt like you got
a little carried away.

Well, I don't disagree.
I don't think we should keep sparring.

Okay, that's no problem.

- Hey, James.
- Yeah?

You need a manager?

Oh, uh, detective,
there's a Curtis Cangelosi downstairs.

- He wants to talk to you.
- All right, thanks.

15th Detective Squad.
Can I help you?

Hey, where were you? Cangelosi.

- How's it going, Curtis?
- Yeah.

I'm back. And I talked with my friend.

Come on upstairs and we'll talk.

Am I under arrest?

No. We... we, just, uh, just wanted
to hear what you got to say, that's all.

You know how wrong you guys are?

You know that all the grief you put me
through was for nothing.

What did Tony tell you?

He was at that fire.
You know why?

He was pulling doors open,

yelling for people in the apartment
next-door to get out.

So, why'd he tell you
he got burned by a water heater?

He didn't tell me how he got burned.
He just said he had an accident.

I made it up about the water heater.

Why didn't he tell you the truth
about those burns, Curtis?

Unless, maybe he didn't just
happen by the crime at all.

'Cause maybe he didn't just
happen by there.

Maybe he was there with his gasoline can
like his uncle asked, him to be.

That's not what happened.

This guy's my friend, and he explained
what he was doing there.

Curtis.

What did he say when you told him
we'd been talking to you?

That's when he explained.
And I'll tell you

after the ride you people gave me,
I understand why he didn't go near you.

Now, are you filing charges against me?

No. No one's filed
charges against you yet, Curtis.

Thanks for your cooperation.

I'm out of here.

You, back here again, huh?

Yeah. I told them, Tony.
I told them why you were there.

All right, thanks, guys.

I'm Detective Simone, Tony.

This is Fire Marshall Hauser,
Detective Russell.

Now, your name has been
brought up in an investigation

- into a fire last week on Seventh Street.
- In what regard?

Your Uncle Leo,

- he's the owner of that building?
- No.

He's partners with Martin Lasky
in some other buildings Lasky own

- So, what?
- We got you at the scene, Tony.

Leaving at the time the fires broke out.

You guys brought back
Curtis Cangelosi again, huh?

You the girl he tried to help out

- with that soda problem?
- Listen to me here, Tony.

What are you tryin' to do
to this poor mutt, huh?

I wouldn't call him a mutt.

- He stood up pretty good for you.
- Did he explain what I was doing there?

Oh, yeah. You were walking by your
part-owner uncle's building

when it just happened to catch on fire.
And you burned your hands

Knocking on door after door
trying to get people out.

- And that makes me a bad guy?
- Hell, no it doesn't

make you bad guy, Tony,
just makes you a bad arsonist.

That fire must've gone up
before you were ready.

All right. Here's what happened.

One time.

I'm standing out in front of my house,

which was downwind
that night. I smell smoke.

I see flames. I get over
there as quick as I can,

to see if I can get
some people out of there.

Oh, being there the way you were,
with all that heroic conduct, you could've

helped out on that investigation.

I'm sorry,

I didn't see nothing. By the time
I get there, the place is half gone.

How is it you got
your hands burned, Tony, exactly?

I fell down after I kicked down a door.
I don't know what I hit.

You didn't get him, dropping a match
into a pool of gasoline.

Look, I come down here with those guys,

thought maybe I could be of some help.

But, I can see that's
not gonna be the case.

Wait a minute. Where you going?

What, am I under arrest?

No. Get out of here.

You want something to eat now, Burke?

'Cause they get you down there,

it might be a while
before you're near any food.

- Do... down where?
- Come on, Burke.

Gallagher did just what
we knew he was gonna do.

He gave you to us all the way.

I'll tell you, he's got
a nice eye for detail.

How you cut off the dog's head,
and put it on their porch

with him asking you not to.

Chopping off that woman's fingers

while she was still alive,
knocking her teeth out

- No, no, no.
- While she's screaming all the time

- for mercy. That's headline...
- No, l...

- stuff, Burke.
- No, no, no.

- That's gonna earn you an injection...
- No.

- Courtesy of my hero Governor Pataki.
- No, wait.

Wait... he's... he's lying, he's lying.

Did you know they do it by injection now,
huh, just like at the vet?

He's lying!
Wait, wait, wait. Wait.

If I knocked her teeth out,

you should go ask Gallagher

why he's got that lady's
gold teeth in his apartment!

Where in his apartment?

He knocked her teeth out,
and he has them in a coffee can.

Uh, Lieutenant.

That half-wit Burke says
Mrs. Delgado's teeth

are over at Gallagher's apartment.

That would give us
enough corroboration to arrest.

I'm gonna get
a search warrant authorization.

Yeah, yeah I understand. All right.

Whatever you can do
to help me out on this.

Okay. I got to get back to you.

Hey, what's going on, Curtis?

I want to tell you something, all right?

- Sure. Sit down.
- I'm going to tell you something.

I want you to tell Tony Medici something.

- Ask him a question.
- What's that?

- What?
- What do you want me to ask him?

You ask him this. You ask him...

you ask him, maybe I am a loser.

Maybe I'm never gonna
be anything more than a bartender.

What difference does it make
where a loser like me makes drinks, right?

But you ask him this.

A, I never threatened a friend.

Or called him a moron,

- or told him that his life was garbage.
- Did Tony come to see you, Curtis?

Because I... I don't happen
to think that my life is a waste,

Is... is number one.

I mean, it... it's pretty obvious

that... that I don't always
see every angle, right?

I mean, I didn't realize that
your pretty lady friend was a cop, right?

A... and I tried to help her out,
and I got hung up for that.

And now I... I get called
a... a five-dollar-an-hour loser,

and told that I got to leave town

because I tried to do somebody a favor,

and he thinks that I'm trying
to jam him up?

Screw him, and screw New York.

What happened, Curtis?
Did he threaten you?

I'll tell you something.

I have been in several cities that I like
as good as New York,

with better weather.

And you tell him...

You tell him, if I'm such a loser,

how come I'm gonna be tending bar
someplace where he can't find me,

and he is where he is because
of what him, and his uncle did?

Curtis, Curtis. What did he say?

Let's just say that, um...

I don't really believe
that he was there by accident.

His uncle wasn't out of town.

This time he said his uncle
nearly died in that fire.

He saved his uncle's life.

- That's gonna help us, Curtis.
- I don't wanna help anybody.

That's how I get in trouble.

What was that?

That torch's uncle was supposed
to be out of town?

It's hearsay, but our
bartender's got him in town

at the fire with his hands burned.

You got an address on the uncle?

- Yeah.
- Then, let's pick him up.

I read about people like you in books.

Evil geniuses.

I'm gonna tell you the truth,
Gallagher I walked out of here before,

I went to the lavatory and wept.
That's how confused you had me.

I'd be trying to move you,
I'd come around the corner,

and there you were,
seven steps ahead of me.

- When am I getting out?
- No. You don't get out.

You don't get out, Gallagher.

Then I want a lawyer.

Absolutely. I'm going to get you
one of our top legal aid guys

- with gravy stains on his shirt.
- And I don't want you to say a word,

or in any way jeopardize
your constitutional rights,

because a fella like you, huh?

That'll murder, and burn a woman.

Cut the head off her dog,
knock her teeth out,

cut her fingers off

so she won't say
how you broke into her house,

where her, and her husband
are trying to live a decent life.

A great man like you, Gallagher,

a huge genius, to only
be tripped up because,

besides being a scumbag psycho,

you're a cheap piece of crap,

and you keep this poor
woman's gold teeth

in an old coffee can!

I want you to take full advantage
of our legal resource!

Now, you utter no word
until your lawyer gets here.

All I want you to do is
to stare at this tooth

that you gouged
out of this woman's mouth.

Are you looking at this, Gallagher, huh?

Gallagher, are you looking at this?

Do not say one word.
You just nod your head.

Are you looking at it, Gallagher?

Oh.

I'm going to get a migraine tonight
'cause I didn't beat you.

Hey, Bobby.

Hmm, need any help with
the online booking report?

No, thanks. I'm almost done here.

- Taking off?
- Yeah, I think so.

Yeah, I'm gonna take off
as soon as I finish here.

What if you can wait ten minutes,
maybe we can grab dinner together.

Sure. I got ten minutes.

Great. All right.

Why am I sitting here? Going
as far back as I go with the Lieutenant.

Do you realize
how far back I go with this guy?

He said you wait.

Since before you got your tushy pinched,
that's how far back I go.

- Do I have you thrown out?
- I'm sorry.

- I got...
- Vinnie,

- in the hall.
- Lieutenant, please.

You do me the courtesy here.

I understand that there's been
a break in the arson case.

Tony, and his uncle are being questioned?

Yeah, yeah. Looks pretty good.
Probably take a few days to develop.

Well that's good news, maybe you could

talk to the relevant parties, you know,
put in a good word for me?

- Vinnie, you got yours.
- I got... I got for my initial impetus,

I got, not for my specific contribution
in the light to the happy ending.

Look, I'll try to get you another task.

- All right, maybe sometime today, huh?
- When it wraps, Vinnie.

Thanks, Lieu.
Good, good, good. Very grateful.

Okay. Good, James. Again.

Okay, again, now cross.

Okay, now set up your right
with your second jab!

- Now, come on!
- That's what I'm trying to do!

- There you go!
- It's the same thing I just did!

No, except this time you were pissed off.

- I'm sorry.
- No, James, James.

You got to be pissed off.
This is the one place it's okay.

- I know that.
- You know it but you don't do it.

Hey, Lieu, you're not gonna believe this,

but I signed up
the tournament to have a little fun.

If I have to get pissed off,
to get in the ring.

- Maybe I should be riding my bike.
- No, he guy smacking the crap outta you

ain't going to be thinking
about riding no bicycle.

He's going to be thinking
about putting that trophy up

on his squad room's wall. While you're
laying on the canvas.

- Now, you want to do this, or not, James?
- Yeah, I wanna do it.

- Otherwise, get on your Schwinn.
- I said I wanna do it!

All right, then show me something.
Double up, and cross.

- All right!
- Yeah, all right.

All right, better.

Come on! Yeah!

That's more like it.

He probably would've left town anyway.

The bartender. Cangelosi?

Yeah.

Yeah, I think he probably would have.

It's late.

Does that matter?

'Cause it doesn't matter to me.

And if it doesn't matter to me either...

Then what?

I don't live that far from here.

Isn't this one of those things we swear
to ourselves we're going to avoid?

Yeah.

But, let's do it anyway.

Let's get the check.

You're not married, are you?

Hmm?

You... you think I'd do that?

No.

Mm-hmm.

No.

Okay.

So now that you know I'm free and clear...

Does that mean we're, uh...

Well, that you're gonna see me again?

You might not be married, but...

something about you
doesn't strike me as free and clear.

I didn't mean that you have
a girlfriend, necessarily, I...

...I don't know what I meant.

That wasn't,

- what you asked me anyway, was it?
- No.

Yes, I'd like to see you again.

I like seeing you now.

Good.

First time's always the worst, you know.