All language subtitles for NYPD Blue (1993) - S11E01 - Frickin Fraker (1080p HULU WEB-DL x265 LION)_track3_[eng]

Last season on "Nypd blue"...

What's this?
Transfer request.

This is totally out
Of the blue. Why?

I just want to get back
To brooklyn.

This have anything to do
With you and clark?

No.

Sleep on it, at least.

Okay.

Judge eileen walden.
This your friend?

Everything else is on hold‐‐
The food, cake.

I'm just waiting to see
If she's available.

But this is what you want,
Right?

If the wedding's in a church
Or a shoe box,

It don't matter to me.

I just want
The marriage part.

You sure pulled a number on
Me‐‐ dropped that dime

About me sleeping with
A detective in my command.

Or was it sipowicz
Who ratted me out?

Either you leave,
Or I make a phone call.

You're a dirty spic rat,

And you're a disgrace
To this job!

Now your options are

Either you leave
Or you get your ass kicked.

You ratted me out!

What's it gonna be?

On may 20th, patrick fraker
Walked into the 15th precinct

And fired a shot point‐blank

Into the chest of
Lieutenant tony rodriguez.

Those facts are undisputed.

The only question is why.

The evidence will establish

The defendant was a man
At the end of his rope.

He had been passed over for
A promotion.

His affair with a subordinate
Had come to light,

And his wife of 12 years
Had just sent him packing.

The evidence will also establish

The defendant blamed
Lieutenant rodriguez

For everything that had gone
Wrong in his life.

How do we know this?

Because the defendant said so.

So he got drunk

And went looking to settle
A score with a man he hated.

And he settled it in brutal,
Violent fashion.

No cop is above the law,

And the swifter you find the
Defendant guilty as charged,

The quicker you'll send
That message.

The prosecutor just told you

That captain fraker
Shot tony rodriguez.

That's true.

Now, here's what she didn't
Tell you‐‐

She didn't tell you that
Captain fraker

Is a highly decorated officer

Who spent 18 years putting away
Dirty cops.

She didn't tell you that the
15th precinct

Is a hotbed of corruption.

And she didn't tell you that on
The day in question,

Captain fraker had announced
I. A. B. Investigations

That would have brought down
Tony rodriguez's command.

The mayor, the d. A.‐‐

Everybody wants you to hear
A story about one bad cop

Instead of a precinct
Of bad cops.

But the great thing about
A trial

Is that the truth comes out.

You'll hear how tony rodriguez
Went for his gun first

In an effort to silence
His loudest critic,

And you'll conclude that the
Wrong man is on trial today.

The only thing captain fraker
Is guilty of is doing his job.

What he deserves is not a
Conviction, but a commendation.

You want to send a message?

Send that one.

What do we got?

Alex langford‐‐
One in the chest.

His brother freddy
Lives here, too‐‐

Perp got him in the arm.

I just heard.
Fraker's claiming self‐defense?

Yeah, it's a hail mary.

Not now, medavoy.

I'd have bet anything he'd have
Gone for temporary insanity.

He didn't.
Go start a canvass.

Hey, can you give us
A second?

Detectives sipowicz and clark.
Sorry about your brother.

Yeah.
What happened?

Uh, I'm in my room, reading,
Bell rings,

I hear a guy yell, "Rot in
Hell," and then a gunshot.

How'd you get shot?

I ran out here right when
The guy was about to run off.

He looked at me,
Fired his gun.

You get a good look
At his face?

He had a mask.

Just you and your brother
Here?

Yeah, I moved in
Two months ago.

Anyone have a beef with him?

I can't even think
Right now.

He owe money,
Maybe girlfriend problems?

I don't think so.

Um...

There's this other thing,
Though.

Um...

What?

I'm, uh‐‐

I'm a registered sex offender‐‐
Falsely accused.

I've been getting hassled
Since I got out of prison.

I want you to know that
Up front

In case this was somebody
Coming after me.

I can barely think.

Like, what are we
Talking about, freddy?

This was, um...

This was left under my door
Last night.

"Freddy langford in 4b

Is a convicted felon
Who rapes children."

Any idea who sent this?

Probably one of the dads
Of the kids who accused me.

How many kids
Are we talking about?
Two.

I don't know if it's related
To alex getting killed, but...

[ crying ]

How is he?

Focused‐‐ all business.

What do we got?

Neighbors heard shots,
Didn't see anything.

D.O.A. Got a sheet?
No, he's clean.

I called his work.
He was a machinist in brooklyn.

He filed assault charges against
A co‐worker, brad riggs.

He's coming in.
We'll take him.

What's this is hear on freddy‐‐
Sex offender?

Yeah, yeah,
He claims he was railroaded.

Regardless, he thinks somebody
From his past

Might have been gunning
For him.

Well, he did 8 years.
Got out 18 months ago.

Both of his victims were preteen
Males where he taught school.

How old are they now?
Late teens.

So, the shooter maybe killed
Freddy's brother by mistake.

That's what we're gonna talk
To him about.

Radio car's bringing him in
From bellevue now.

I need to get down to court.
I'm testifying this morning.

Good luck.

Thanks.

15th squad.

Um, detective, freddy langford's
On his way up.

If freddy gives us anything
On brad riggs,

We'll give you a heads‐up.

Yeah, good.

You know a brad riggs?

Freddy, do you know
A brad riggs?

Uh, sorry.
They gave me some pain pills.

That's someone my brother
Used to work with.

They didn't get along
Too good.

Why not?

Workplace stuff.

Nothing about you?

Maybe‐‐ alex wouldn't have
Told me if it was.

'cause this riggs busted up
Your brother pretty good.

I didn't know that.

Alex was pretty protective
Of me.

"Rot in hell"‐‐

Why'd you think
That was meant for you?

I'm saying
It could've been.

You recognize the voice?

No, but I recognize the tone,
The anger‐‐

They all have it.

Whoa, who's "They"?
Let's start getting specific.

The fathers of the kids
Who accused me.

Who left the flyer
Under your door?

Probably ray walenz.

He's been harassing me.
More than the flyer?

Flyers, letters‐‐

He's led pickets outside
The places I've lived

Until I was evicted.

If this walenz
Is that obsessed with you,

How does he shoot your brother
By mistake?

Me and my brother look alike.
I don't know.

I hope it was this co‐worker
You're talking about,

Because if whoever killed alex
Was after me,

I wouldn't be able to live
With myself.

We're gonna need the names of
The boys you molested.

I didn't molest anybody.

Fine. Write down the names,
Anyway,

Along with anybody else who you
Think's got it out for you.

I volunteered my own time
To tutor these kids.

And when I busted them
For stealing my cd's,

They cooked up these lies
About molesting

To keep from getting in trouble
With their parents.

We're not here to retry
Your case, freddy.

Do you understand?

Yeah.

Yeah.

You want to tell me
Why I'm here now?

Sure. Sit down.

Alex langford‐‐
That's what this is about.

Do I need a lawyer in here?

Why would you need a lawyer?

'cause the last time I got mixed
Up with alex langford,

It almost cost me my job
And time in prison.

This is when you assaulted him
At work.

Those charges were dismissed.

What happened?

Why am I here?
Or I get a lawyer.

Alex got attacked
This morning.

And he said I did it?!
No, he doesn't know.

We're having conversations with
People he had beefs with.

If they want to make it
Unfriendly,

We'll take it
To the next level.

Why did you assault him
Three months ago?

Look, like I told the d.A.
Back when,

I work the lathe on tuesdays,
He works the band saw.

We had a misunderstanding
About the schedule.

Broken nose, busted lip‐‐

All because of a schedule
Mix‐up?

Pretty much. That's the last
Time I touched the guy.

And this argument had nothing
To do with alex's brother?

Since we're talking
Man‐to‐man here,

I don't like child molesters.

I got two kids at home.

He said what he said,

And I guess I factored that into
The scheduling conflict.

That's the only time
You mixed it up?
Absolutely.

We're not gonna hear different
From co‐workers?

His brother's a scumbag
Pedophile.

If you think I don't have a
Right to be disgusted, too bad.

You didn't answer
My question.

Maybe we had to get separated
A couple of times on the floor.

You got a temper problem,
Brad?

Now, I told you what the deal
With alex is.

Now, he'll tell you the same
If he's a half a man.

He's dead, brad.

Oh, you cops, man.

I knew it.

Your whereabouts
This morning.

I punched the clock
At 8:00 sharp.

Yeah, anybody human
To verify that?

I don't know, and I don't care.
I want a lawyer.

That's telling us to look
At you extra hard.

Lawyer.

I was returning
From the coffee room,

Then I heard the shot.

What did you see?

Captain fraker

Standing with his gun pointed
At lieutenant rodriguez.

He was advancing toward
The lieutenant

In a threatening manner,
So I discharged my weapon.

What did you do next?

I entered the office and took
Captain fraker's gun.

Then I began administering first
Aid to lieutenant rodriguez.

Did you handcuff
The defendant?

I would have,
But there was no need.

He was clearly incapacitated.

And did you say anything
To him?

Yes. I said,
"What did you do?"

Did the defendant respond?

He said he wasn't sorry,

That rodriguez got
What he deserved.

Nothing further.

Your witness, mr. Sinclair.

Detective, did you question
Captain fraker

Before or after anyone else
Entered the office?

Before.

Did he say anything with
Other people present?

Not that I know of.

So, he has a habit
Of blurting out things

Only when you two are alone.

Objection.
Sustained.

Detective, you testified
You heard the gunshot.

Did you see the shooting?

No.

So, you couldn't say

If lieutenant rodriguez
Reached for his gun first?

That's ridiculous.

Would the court please instruct
The witness

To answer the question?

Detective...

No, I couldn't, but I‐‐
Thank you.

You also say that you
Discharged your weapon

Because captain fraker
Was advancing

Toward lieutenant rodriguez in
A threatening manner, right?

Yes.

What constitutes
A threatening manner?

His gun was drawn.

He was pointing it
At lieutenant rodriguez.

And you assumed what about
Captain fraker's intentions?

That he was preparing to shoot
Lieutenant rodriguez again.

But since lieutenant rodriguez
Went for his gun first‐‐

Objection‐‐ assuming facts
That are not in evidence.

Sustained. Counsel, don't argue
Your case through this witness.

Certainly, your honor.

We'll hear from captain fraker
Soon enough

To set the record straight.

So, detective,

If lieutenant rodriguez reached
For his gun first,

Based on his training,
Wouldn't captain fraker

Advancing toward lieutenant
Rodriguez with gun drawn

Be prudent?

There's no way that happened.

Detective, I'm asking you
A yes‐or‐no question.

In a fictional scenario
Like that, sure.

So, when you testified earlier
That captain fraker said

Lieutenant rodriguez
Got what he deserved,

You don't know what that was
In reference to, do you?

That he shot someone
He hated.

Did captain fraker say that,

Or is that an assumption
On your part?

He didn't say those exact words,
But‐‐

Detective, did you witness
What transpired

Between captain fraker and
Lieutenant rodriguez

Prior to hearing
The gunshot?

No.

You just shot first
And asked questions later.

Objection.
Withdrawn.
Nothing further.

Redirect, your honor.

Detective, when you came
Upon the scene,

Was lieutenant rodriguez's gun
Holstered or unholstered?

Holstered.

Thank you.

No further questions,
Detective.

The witness may step down.

Thank you, your honor.

Hey, john.

How'd it go, detective?

Hard to say.

I read an article regarding
Jury behavior,

And, apparently,
Nonverbal cues

Like folded arms or the
Clenching of the jaw

Can give you a possible
Indication

Of what they think
Of the testimony.

Eventually,
They actually do it verbally,

Indicating exactly
What they think.

And that's the only part
That matters.

Everything okay?

Sure.

So, where we at?

We checked up on the d. O. A.'s
Co‐worker, brad riggs,

But he lawyered up.

Time clock says he was in at
8:00, but nobody can verify.

We're still looking into him.

You found any of the victims
The brother gave you?

Ray walenz‐‐ works at the
Fulton fish market.

We're gonna head down there,
Talk to him.

What about the other kid?

Mickey economides
Is still in the area,

Shuttling between
Foster homes.

His current foster mom paged him
For us, so he's on his way in.

Rita and I will take him.

Rita, you got a second?

Sure.

[ door closes ]

So, no surprises?

I said what happened.

Fraker's guy
Tried to twist it.

You were late on the scene.
I went for my gun first.

Yeah.

[ sighs ]

Jury won't buy it.

So, it took a few days,

But I finally got caught up
On my paper work,

And I found the transfer
Request you gave me.

Issues I may have had back
Then‐‐ they're behind me.

So, are you staying?

I'd like to, yeah.

Thanks.

That's the least I can do for
The girl who saved my life.

This all gonna work out,
Lieutenant?

You got business.

Oh, and, um, it's pronounced
"E‐con‐o‐mee‐dees"‐‐

Yeah, I know.
"He don't look greek."

Well, my first foster folks
Were.

Hey, it could be worse.

I almost lived with the
Berklebacks‐‐

Mickey berkleback.
Hmm? No thanks.

So, you've been in the circuit
Since you were a baby?

I make the best of it,
You know.

Mickey, uh, we've got
To ask you something,

And it may not be easy
To talk about.

Okay.

When did you last see
Freddy langford?

Oh, uh [exhales]
I guess at the trial.

Yeah. Why?

Well,
Langford was assaulted.

And part of what we have to do
For our job

Is talk to people
Who didn't like him.

Well, I didn't do anything
To him,

And he didn't really do anything
To me.

It was the d. A. That lumped me
In with that other kid,

'cause all mr. Langford did was
Just show me some pictures

And touch himself.

Well, we read the file,

And that's not what you said
Back then.

They made it look like more
Happened to me

Than what really did,
Because I'm no fag.

Where were you
This morning?

At school.

We checked school,
And you didn't show.

I was more just hanging out
Instead of going to class.

Can anyone verify
That you were hanging out?

Yeah, I mean, guys don't really
Know me there,

'cause I've only been at that
School for a couple of weeks,

But they'd recognize me.

I mean, someone
Should recognize me.

So we're gonna be able
To find someone

Who will tell us that you were
There at 8:00 a. M.?

I‐I don't know what time
I got there.

I don't have a watch.

All we need to know is where
You were this morning.

Walking around, okay?!

Anywhere but that stupid school

And that stupid retard class
They put me in.

Put yourself in our shoes.
Imagine what that sounds like.

I don't care what it sounds
Like. It's the truth.

And besides, why would I want to
Hurt mr. Langford?

I'm over it.

What happened at your last
Foster home, mickey?

Me and the christens
Just didn't get along.

They were too strict.

Well, the report says you were
Kicked out

For touching your 7‐year‐old
Foster brother.

No one's blaming you.

You're acting out.
That's on langford.

Being angry, that don't mean
I'd hurt him.

Either tell us
Where you were,

So we can prove
You're not involved,

Or talk to us if you had
Something to do with it.

We will help you out
No matter what.

[ sighs ]

I was at an arcade
On 23rd and 1st.

Why lie about it?

I'm not supposed to go to places
Where little kids are,

But all I was doing
Was playing games.

Look, I swear.

All right.
We'll check it out.

And did you have occasion

To treat captain fraker
That afternoon?

Yes. He was brought
Into the e. R.

With a gunshot wound to his
Spine at about 6:15.

I stabilized him, and he was
Sent to neurosurgery.

Did you draw his blood?
I did.

The sample was sent to our lab
For analysis.

What were the results
Of that analysis?

Mr. Fraker's blood‐alcohol
Content registered .25.

And in your expert medical
Opinion,

Would that b. A. C. Be sufficient
To impair the motor skills

Of a man of the defendant's
Height and weight?

Absolutely.

So, the speed at which one
Could, for example,

Reach for a gun‐‐
Would that be impacted?

Hand‐eye coordination would be
Substantially diminished.

So, in your opinion,

If a man as intoxicated
As captain fraker

Saw a sober man draw
His own gun,

Would captain fraker be able
To outdraw the sober man?

Objection‐‐ speculation.

This is a medical witness,
Not a cowgirl.

Sustained.

Dr. Devlin, during the course of
Your treatment of the defendant,

Did he say anything to you?

He said,
"I hope the bastard's dead."

He kept repeating that.

Thank you.

Dr. Devlin, were you present

During the original altercation
In the squad room

Between captain fraker
And lieutenant rodriguez?

No.

So, you don't know, when
Captain fraker said,

"I hope the bastard is dead,"
Who that was in regard to?

No, but I‐‐
Thank you.

Dr. Devlin...

Who are you dating?

Objection.

Goes to bias.

The witness can answer.

John clark.

I'm sorry?

John clark.

A detective in the
15th precinct, right?

Yes.

And were you dating detective
Clark during this incident?

I was.

Nothing further.

Redirect, your honor.

Go ahead.

Dr. Devlin, have you discussed
Your testimony at all

With detective clark?

No.

And has detective clark
Influenced your testimony

In any way?
No.

Thank you, doctor.

All right, thanks.

Ray.

What's up?

Detectives
Sipowicz and clark.

We need to talk to you
About freddy langford.

You been in contact
With him?
No.

Ray, we're talking about
The letters you've sent,

Leading pickets, handing these
Out in his neighborhood.

Last I heard, that wasn't
A crime, unlike what he did.

Where were you at 9:00
This morning?

Why?

Someone took a shot
At langford.

He dead?
No.

That's too bad.

Now, see, ray, talk like that

Don't help us eliminate you
As a suspect.

So, that's why you're here?

'cause I didn't kill
That cockroach.

Okay, so all we need
Is somebody to vouch

That you were here around 9:00,
And we can be done.

My first shift ends at 8:00,

Then I'm back here
3 hours later.

I spent it
In tompkins square park‐‐

Reading the post,
Walking around,

Same as every other day.

Can anyone confirm that?

The pigeons.

We're trying to do this
Respectful,

'cause we know you been through
A lot with this guy.

Adam was 9‐‐ 9!

We're not here
To agitate you.

We're here to cross you off
A list.

Unless something happened
This morning,

In which case,
We can work it out.

50 grand on therapy
For my boy.

I sold
My contracting business

To hire lawyers
To sue langford,

Come to find he's broke.

The wife split.

It's already been worked out.

I buy my paper and coffee

At a bodega on the corner
Of 7th and "A."

Ask them.

I'm going back to work.

You tell freddy langford

I wish it would have went
Through his brain.

Why don't you have
A seat here, adam?

This, uh, isn't gonna be
An easy conversation.

Something came up, and we need
To ask you about it.

Okay.

Specifically,
It's about freddy langford.

Okay.

You seen him recently?

No. What's going on here?

Someone hurt him.

And you think it was me?

We're talking
To a lot of people.

Where were you
This morning?

Touring nyu with my mom.

Last week was brown.
Next week's cornell.

I haven't seen that guy
In 8 years,

Not since the trial.

And we're not looking
To dredge stuff up.

The sooner you answer
Our questions,

The sooner
You're out of here.

I didn't do anything.

Have you been in touch
With him?

He's been in touch.

He started sending me letters
A few months ago,

Out of the blue.

What do they say?

Well, I only read
The first one,

But he was asking if we could
Put the past behind us,

If I could get my dad to leave
Him alone,

But he still won't admit
What he did.

He still won't apologize.

Did your dad find out
About these letters?

By accident.

My dad came by to pick me up,

And my mom left the mail
On the kitchen table.

What was his reaction?

He didn't threaten him,
If that's what you mean.

Okay, he got a little angry,
And then he calmed down.

You know where your dad was
This morning?

Work. I don't know.
I live with my mom.

My dad
Would never hurt anyone.

So, you were aware he's been
Hounding langford?

I don't think that keeping
Other kids safe

Is necessarily a wrong thing.

Adam, if your dad did something
And you have some information‐‐

Look, I have been through
A lot‐‐

Meds, therapy three times
A week.

Looks like you got past it.

Did your dad?

I'm an only son.

He blamed himself for not
Keeping a closer watch.

And you don't think he could
Have hurt langford?

I didn't do anything,
And neither did my dad.

That guy ruined our lives.

Can't you please
Just leave us alone?

Yeah, soon as we eliminate
You as a suspect, okay?

It'll help if you write down

Who you and your mom spoke to
This morning at nyu.

Whatever you guys need.

Nothing about that guy
Means anything to me now.

Anything from the kid?

We'll check his alibi,
But he seems solid,

Or he did before we brought up
Freddy langford's name.

Rubbing salt
In these people's wounds

Has been
A real highlight today.

So, freddy was bullshitting?

A jury put him away.

Mickey economides, the other
Kid, he checked out.

So he was at the arcade?

Yeah, and I got
His counselor hit.

Uh, when you talked
To freddy earlier,

Did he mention why his brother
Called freddy's parole officer?

Didn't come up. Why?

The langford's phone dump
Just came back.

Freddy's brother put in a call
To the p. O. Early this morning,

A half‐hour before the shooting,
So I called the p. O.

He said freddy's brother left
A message

Saying he needed to talk to him,
Nothing more.

And that didn't raise
The p. O. Up?

No, he'd heard from
Freddy's brother before,

So the call wasn't unusual.

But the timing is.
Get freddy back in here now.

We're investigating this as
Aggressive as possible.

We're talking to a lot of people
From your past,

And it's very painful
To them.

Well, it's painful for me,
Too.

What we need to know, freddy,
What we need to be certain of,

Is that you're telling us
Everything.

I am.

So, the letters to adam walenz
Just slipped your mind.

I was trying to get his dad
Off my back

For something I never did,
And adam knows that.

I didn't tell you guys because
It's a parole violation.

Okay, now, keeping in mind
What I just told you,

What else have you left out
For whatever reason?

Nothing, I swear,
Just the letters to adam.

We used to be friends.
I considered him a son.

Are we gonna find anything else
That would violate your parole?

No, hell no.

Your brother called
Your parole officer

A half‐hour before
He got shot.

Yes.

Why didn't you tell us
That?!

Because it had nothing
To do with it.

I realize you have
A certain opinion of me,

But you're letting it
Get in the way

Of finding who killed
My brother.

Don't tell us
How to do our jobs.

You're wasting your time
Talking to me.

Explain the phone call
To your p. O.

I was feeling really down
This morning

Because of the flyer
Ray walenz left.

I saw myself having to move
Again and re‐registering.

Alex said how proud he was of me
For keeping it together.

I said it would be nice if my
P. O. Felt the same way.

He offered to call and sing
My praise a little.

So, your brother wasn't calling
To report something you did,

Something you shouldn't have
Been doing?

Like writing to your victims,
For one.

They weren't my victims.

Alex didn't know about that.

Things just aren't coming
Together, freddy.

We got inconsistencies,
Omissions,

A masked man only you saw.

I expected
A little bias here,

Which is why I brought
My history up right away.

What happened this morning,
Freddy?

I told you‐‐
My brother was murdered.

I was shot.

I'm a victim here,
Whether you like it or not.

If it comes out that you are
Keeping anything else from us‐‐

Can I please go arrange the
Burial of my brother now?

Go ahead.

He explain the call to his
Parole officer?

Kind of.

Where's freddy's file?
There's this thing

About going to see his
Grandmother every week.

Yeah, freddy's been
Charging up bus tickets

To clifton, new jersey,
On his credit card.

Yeah, but to see his
Grandmother, right?

Can we confirm that?

Phone's been busy
Each time I've called.

It's worth a ride out there.

Sure.

Haywood will call
When she needs you.

Yeah, I'm‐‐
I'm just checking the time.

After this trial's over
And the microscope's off us,

We can get back to normal.

We're fine.

I'm talking about certain, you
Know, uh, matrimonial plans.

I know
What you're talking about.

Yeah, right after
This trial's over.

I just talked to a co‐worker
Of ray walenz

Down at the fish market.

He says two weeks ago,

Ray asked him if he knew where
To get a gun.

So, did you guys prove I was at
The park this morning,

Or do you have to, you know,
Dust my boots for pigeon crap?

Oh, the bodega owner
Puts you there at 8:30.

Okay, so why am I here?

Shooting went down at 9:00.

So, you don't believe me.

Great.

What's next?

You being honest,
And us helping you out.

We know you found out about the
Letters freddy sent to your son.

So the hunch here is that you
Didn't take that sitting down.

How I felt is how I felt,

And that's none
Of your damn business.

As far as what I did
When I saw those letters,

Nothing beyond what I can
Lawfully do to that guy.

Is that when you started
Looking to get a gun?

Who's saying that?

We are.

Did you get a gun, ray?

If this guy twists it
So that I end up in jail‐‐

If we search your place,
Are we gonna find a gun?

Not the one
That killed your guy.

Go ahead and check it.
We will.

But you having one says that
You might have had another.

If I was gonna kill
That son of a bitch,

I would have done it 8 years ago
On the courthouse steps.

At least then I'd be able to
Sleep through the night,

I'd be able to look at my son
In the eye.

Then why'd you get the gun?

Some days, I kid myself...

I get the balls to take him out.

Some days, I just want
To take myself out.

[ sighs ]

I just want this‐‐
I just want this to end.

Now is the time to work it out
If you had any involvement.

I told you the truth.

Now I'm done talking
About him.

I remember this one time

They cut out all these pictures
From magazines

And drew in the‐‐

Captions.

Captions.

Mm‐hmm, mm‐hmm, mm‐hmm.

And they had this one
Of this green tree frog

With a worm hanging out
Of his mouth.

And the caption was‐‐
"Mmm, needs salt."

[ laughs ]

They were so cute.

Well, um, alex is in a better
Place now, ma'am.

Amen.

Uh, so, uh, freddy comes to
Visit you once a week?

I remember this one time‐‐
It lasted two weeks.

Freddy only wanted to speak
In rhymes.

And you know what word
Finally tripped him up?

"Orange."

So, freddy comes to visit you
Once a week.

Is that right?

That's freddy when he went
To grand canyon.

Ma'am, does freddy come to visit
You once a week?

He brings barley soup
From fourth street deli.

So that's a yes.

Every week for the last couple
Of months?

Yes.

Well, thank you for your time,
Ma'am.

We'll just let ourselves out.

Freddy didn't do those things.

The boys lied.

The parents lied.

The lawyers lied.

Someone was running
For political office,

And they didn't want to
Look soft on crime.

Well, thanks again.

And take care of yourself,
Ma'am.

You get so caught up
On how he raped kids

That you forget what
A sweetheart freddy was

To his grandmother.

Yeah, a real good guy.

Hey, baldwin...

How did we miss this?

I think we need
To go ask grandma

For one of those pictures
Of freddy on the mantle.

Yeah, go ahead, dumpling.

And no hanging upside down
This time.

You are not a bat.

Good afternoon, ma'am.
Detectives jones, medavoy.

Have you ever seen
This guy hanging around here?

Oh, sure.
That's malcolm.

Malcolm?

Yeah,
He's a grounds keeper.

You know, rakes out the sandbox,
Cleans up.

Is there a problem?

Um, how often
Does he come by?

Every so often.

Grounds keeper‐‐
So he has a uniform?

Green coveralls, a cap‐‐
That sort of thing.

Does he interact
With the kids much?

Oh, yeah.
The kids love him.

Um, what's the problem?
What's going on?

Oh, it's just
A misunderstanding.

Is this something
I should worry about?

Uh, no, not at all.

But until we straighten
This out,

If he does come by again,
Just give us a call, okay?

Okay.
Thanks.

Sit.

Here's what we know
About you, freddy.

You molested those 2 boys
8 years ago.

I did not. Ow!

Then you lied about it,

Forcing those boys to take the
Stand and recount every detail.

And then, today,
You lied about what happened

And dragged everybody
Through it again.

People who were trying
To get on with their lives.

People you should have
Letget on with their lives.

You may not have told the truth
Everin your life, freddy,

But you will in this room
Right now.

I swear to god
I have been telling the truth.

There's another lie
Right there... Malcolm!

It's not what you think.

Despite it all, freddy,
I'm gonna do you a favor.

I'm gonna give you a ch‐‐
Hey, hey! You listening to me?

I am gonna give you a chance to
Be a man for once in your life

To tell the truth or...

You lunge for
Detective clark's gun.

I wouldn't do that.

I'll say you did.

You'll put us in
A life‐threatening situation,

And we'll have to react.

And when I tell you

It makes no difference to me
Which one you do,

You believe it.

No! Wait! Wait!
[ choking ] I want to know‐‐

Where's the crime in
Impersonating a park official?

That's not what we're
Talking about.

No, it is!

[ breathing heavily ]
My stepfather molested me...

What happened this morning?

...I was 5 till I was 10!

There'll be time to tell
That part later, freddy.

So I like being
Around children that age,

To enjoy their innocence,
But I never touched any of them!

What happened this morning?!

I've made every meeting
With my p. O.

I take all the depo‐provera‐‐

Cold sweats, hair falling out‐‐
But I take it!

Answer me! Answer me!

Alex saw the coveralls,
And he called my parole officer.

All I could think about

Was what would happen to me
In prison again.

We're did you get the gun?

People won't let me change.

This is the only thing
They'll let me be.

The gun, freddy!

Alex kept one in his closet...

For protection.

We were so angry.

I barely remember
Pulling the trigger.

Afterwards, I wanted to put one
In my head, not my arm, but...

I co‐‐ I couldn't.

Have you hurt any other kids
Since you've been out?

No, I swear to god.

We talked to adam
And mickey today.

All these years
They've had to deal

With some people thinking
They're liars.

I'm sorry.

Tell them I'm sorry.

[ sobbing ]

And when did you first see
Captain fraker that day?

Just before lunch.

What were the circumstances
Of that meeting?

He stormed out of
The lieutenant's office

And told me he was gonna need
My old case files‐‐

Said I should stay available
For interviews.

Meaning what?

I.A.B. Pulls your cases and says
To gear up for interviews,

It means you're
Under investigation.

Did you see the defendant later
That afternoon?

Yes. I was in the bathroom.
Captain fraker followed me in,

Accused me of excessive force
In a 3‐year‐old case‐‐

Said he'd have my shield.

What was his demeanor like
At the time, detective?

Agitated, loud, generally
Behaving like a hothead.

Detective, when did you first
Meet the defendant?

A couple of years ago.

What were the circumstances
Of that meeting?

He was investigating
Lieutenant rodriguez

For supposedly failing to report
A bribe attempt.

Did you speak with the defendant
About that investigation?

Yes. I knew the charges
Had no basis.

And I was concerned
That captain fraker

Was persecuting the lieutenant
For personal reasons.

So we had a man‐to‐man talk.

And what was the substance
Of that talk?

I had received reliable
Information that captain fraker

Believed that lieutenant
Rodriguez reported him to I. A. B.

Back when they were both
In uniform.

I told him the lieutenant
Never did that,

And that he was taking
Hostilities too far.

What did the defendant say?
He played dumb.

But my feeling was that fraker
Was a dirty cop on a mission,

And he couldn't be
Reasoned with.

Objection‐‐ move to strike.

Detective sipowicz's feelings
Are irrelevant to the case.

Judge: sustained.

Detective, what did you say
To captain fraker?

I said if he didn't back off
The lieutenant,

I was gonna tell his wife
The truth

About him sleeping
With a subordinate.

After, how would you describe
The defendant's behavior

Toward the squad?

Same as before‐‐ hostile,
Coming by all the time,

Investigating everyone
For everything,

Like bringing down the squad
Was his full‐time job.

And, to your knowledge, anything
Come of his investigations?

Nothing.

Thank you.

Good afternoon, detective.

Fair to say you don't like
Captain fraker?

There's a lot of bosses
I don't like.

Is that a yes, detective?

[ sighs ] Yes.

Fair to say you don't
Like I. A. B.

I got nothing against honest
Cops who do their job.

But, as a general matter,

You don't look forward
To interactions with I. A. B.

No cop does.

In fact, you have
The well‐earned reputation

For being an antagonist
Of I. A. B., right?

Objection.
Sustained.

You've made your point,
Mr. Sinclair.

You testified that earlier
That day,

Captain fraker said he was
Investigating you.

Are you being investigated
Now?

No.

So captain fraker getting put
Away suits you just fine.

Objection.

Goes to bias.

Sustained. Move on.

Let's talk about your
Man‐to‐man conversation

With captain fraker.

Just so I don't misunderstand,
Detective,

Are you telling us that
You threatened to expose

Captain fraker's affair
With a subordinate

If he didn't back off
His c. O.?

I wouldn't call it a threat.

What would you call it?

We reached a mutual
Understanding

That a trumped up investigation
Was in no one's best interest.

Meaning you blackmailed him
And he succumbed?

You can call it
What you want.

I put a stop to a phony
Investigation of a good cop.

So you have no problem
Committing a crime

To get what you want.

Objection. Det. Sipowicz hasn't
Been convicted of anything.

Sustained.

Do you make a habit of
Blackmailing superior officers?

Objection.
Sustained.

He was a bad cop
Doing a bad thing.

You blackmailed
A superior officer

Who had you
Under investigation‐‐

A man you admitted
You don't like.

And we're supposed to take
Your testimony at face value?

He's a bad cop.
He tried to murder my boss!

And you're getting your revenge
Now, aren't you?

This is the first day
Of trial,

And I'm inclined to give counsel
Some leeway,

But let me be clear‐‐
If I sustain an objection,

And you continue heading
Down the same path,

You do so at your peril.
Is that understood?

Yes, your honor.

I have nothing further
For this witness.

Thank you, detective.

The witness is excused.

Oh, if you were to ask me
10 years ago

If sinclair could have
Sunk any lower

Than the hairless rat
He already was...

It's over. You're done.

I got a sitter.
Let's go get something to eat.

You're half waiting for his
Beady eyes to glow red

And a scaly tail to whip out
Of his slacks.

You would have been disappointed
If he was any different.

I bet he's in his office
On one of them wheels

And going round and round,
Gnawing on a food pellet.

Come on.

I got reservations
At san canelli's.

Don't worry.

When it's my ass on the line,
I'll take what's coming.

But when they go through me
To hurt somebody else...

This is the first day
Of the trial.

There's still
A long way to go.

[ sighs ]

He got to me pretty good.

Andy, this doesn't
Hinge on you.

I hope not, because if it does,
Rodriguez is sunk.

Let's eat, go home,

Just forget about stuff
We got no control over.

[ sighs ]

If you weren't here,
I'd be in a bar right now.

I swear to god.

I am here.

[ sighs ]