Original subtitles

COME ON! COME ON! LET'S GO.

HEY, LEON? WHAT ABOUT THOSE HEISTS?

THINK BLUE, MAN.

I GOT TO HIT HER WITH IT... BOOM!

KIND OF SUDDEN, WASN'T IT?

I DID NOT KILL HER.

DID YOU BUY THAT?

I'M JUST AFRAID

THEY'VE ALREADY GOT THE GUY CONVICTED.

YOU NEVER KNOW, WE MIGHT GET LUCKY.

BLINK AND YOU'RE GONE!

WELL, ARE YOU COMING?

I'D RATHER HAVE A ROOT CANAL.

I LOVE IT SO MUCH WHEN YOU TALK NASTY TO ME.

HA HA!

WORKS FOR ME.

DALHEIM ELECTRONICS AT 312 SOUTH MEREDITH,

APPARENT BURGLARY IN PROGRESS.

UNITS L-88 AND L-207 ARE ON THE SCENE.

NOTIFIED BURGLARY.

THIS IS SERGEANT SIGERSON. OUT.

COME ON, COME ON, COME ON! LET'S GO!

Sigerson: MOVE IT! MOVE IT!

LET'S GO!

STAY WHERE YOU ARE.

JUST LEAVE ME ALONE! I WON'T SAY A THING.

I PROMISE! I PROMISE, I WON'T SAY A THING.

JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!

JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!

UHH!

HE SAW US.

JEEZ.

THIS DAMN TRASHY CAR.

DO YOU THINK THEY'RE TRYING TO TELL US SOMETHING, OR WHAT?

THAT'S BECAUSE OF YOU, YOU KNOW.

BEING A WOMAN DRIVER AND ALL.

I COULD DRIVE THE PANTS OFF OF YOU ANY DAY,

AND YOU KNOW IT.

I LOVE IT SO MUCH WHEN YOU TALK NASTY TO ME.

HA HA HA HA! OH, JEEZ.

ANY I.D.?

WHAT'VE WE GOT HERE, MORT? AN O.D.?

NO, A BROKEN NECK.

BLUE BANDANA AND A BLACK SHIRT AND PANTS

MAKES HIM ONE OF THE CLIPS.

YEAH, WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE TO ME HERE IS

THIS BUNCH OF PUNKS BUSTED THROUGH THAT DOOR,

THEN THEY GRABBED EVERYTHING THEY COULD CARRY

AND TOOK OFF.

NOW, THIS ONE HERE, HE MUST HAVE JUMPED ON

WHEN THEY WAS ROLLING,

LOST HIS GRIP AND... FELL.

CLIPS? COME ON, SIGERSON.

THESE KIDS STEAL LUNCH MONEY AND SNATCH PURSES,

BUT THE ONE THING THEY'RE NOT INTO IS TEAM BURGLARIES.

NO WAY.

TEAM?

SIMPLE SMASH-AND-GRAB.

HUNTER...

ARE YOU TELLING ME WHAT'S GOING DOWN ON MY BEAT?

NOW, YOU MAY NOT KNOW IT,

BUT WHILE YOU AND THOSE HOTSHOTS FROM HOMICIDE ARE UP THERE,

ME AND MY GRUNTS ARE OUT ON THE STREET

EVERY DAY AND EVERY NIGHT.

AND I KNOW WHAT'S GOING DOWN ON MY BEAT,

AND I DON'T NEED YOU TELLING ME!

YEAH, WELL, MAYBE WE OUGHT TO SWEAT

SOME OF THOSE STREET GANGS, HUH?

THE CLIPS, AND WHAT'S THE NAME OF THAT OTHER ONE?

THE CREAMS.

YEAH, THE CREAMS.

LET'S BRING IN SOME OF THEIR LEADERS

TOMORROW MORNING.

Mort: YEAH, I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING.

THE KID DIDN'T BREAK HIS NECK

FALLING OFF A MOVING VEHICLE.

TALK TO ME, MORT.

I'LL BE ABLE TO TELL YOU AFTER THE P.M.

TALK TO YOU.

OK, FINLEY, LET'S GO HOME.

♪ TURN OUT THE LIGHTS

♪ THE PARTY'S OVER

BE SURE TO SING THE SONG AT THE KID'S FUNERAL, FINLEY.

HIS PARENTS WILL REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

COME ON.

Cop: GET HIM OFF!

MAN, THEY'RE CRAZY! YOU KNOW THAT?

YOU'RE AS BAD AS THEY ARE, LEON.

HEY, NOT US, HUNTER. YOU COPS. YOU THE CRAZY ONES.

I MEAN, YOU BRINGING US CLIPS AND CREAMS IN HERE TOGETHER.

YOU HAD TO KNOW WHAT WAS GONNA GO DOWN.

WHAT'S THE MATTER? GOT SOME PROBLEM

JOINING THE HUMAN RACE, LEON?

HEY, LOOK, WE ARE THE HUMAN RACE.

NOBODY LIKES NOBODY WHO AIN'T ONE OF THEIR OWN, DIG IT?

YEAH, RIGHT.

ANYWAY, THANKS FOR KEEPING THEM CREAMS

FROM STOPPING MY CLOCK IN THERE.

I OWE YOU ONE.

YEAH, STAY COOL, KID. HUH?

HEY!

THEM SMASH-AND-GRABS THEY'RE TRYING TO PIN ON US...

IT'S A BUMMER. WE DIDN'T DO IT.

SURE, LEON. HEY, HUNTER,

THOSE 8 MONTHS YOU GOT ME ON THE FARM CONVINCED ME!

I'M INTO BREAK-DANCING NOW. CHECK THIS OUT.

WHOO! HA HA!

HUH? NOT BAD. HA!

I'M BREAKIN' NECKS THE NEXT TIME, MAN!

Gang leader: YEAH, YOU! HUNTER, YOU!

AND, McCALL, WE AIN'T TAKING NOTHING FROM YOU NO MORE.

WE IN THERE FOR NOTHIN', OK?

YOU! FOOL, YOU HEAR ME?

COME ON, MAN.

ALL RIGHT! ALL RIGHT!

WHO ARE WE, BOYS?

YEAH, ALL RIGHT!

HEY, CATCH YOU LATER, RIGHT?

HEY, LEON, WHAT ABOUT THOSE HEISTS?

Leon: THINK BLUE, MAN.

THINK BLUE?

HEY, HUNTER.

GOT A CALL FROM LUCKY'S BAR. THEY WANT YOU OVER THERE.

CHARLIE COSTER IS PULLING ANOTHER WING-DING.

CHARLIE.

Man: AGGIE, DO ME AGAIN.

YOU LOOKING AT ME?

YEAH, YOU! YOU IN THE JACKET, I'M TALKING TO YOU.

THESE OLD GUYS CAN'T HANDLE THEIR BOOZE.

I CAN HANDLE MY BOOZE OK, SONNY.

AND I CAN HANDLE YOU, TOO.

HEY, YOU! I'M TALKING TO YOU!

YOU GOT SOMETHING TO DO WITH ME?

HI, CHARLIE.

HI. HI, HUNTER.

HOW YOU DOING?

I'M DOING FINE,

AND I'M JUST ABOUT TO DO A HELL OF A LOT BETTER.

WHY DON'T YOU BUY ME THAT DRINK

YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN TALKING ABOUT, HUH?

FOR YOU, KID, ANYTHING. SURE.

HEY, AGGIE?

WILL YOU SET ONE UP FOR MY FRIEND HERE?

HEY, I'LL, UH... I'LL SEE YOU LATER, JUNIOR.

Hunter: FORGET ABOUT IT.

YOUNG PUNKS...

THINK THEY'RE SO TOUGH!

HUH.

HEY. RELAX, WILL YOU, CHARLIE?

FORGET ABOUT ALL THIS BULL, WILL YOU?

COME ON, HUH?

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.

LET'S JUST HAVE A NICE DRINK AND RELAX, OK?

THIS IS RICK YOU'RE TALKING TO, HERE.

NOW, HOW ARE YOU DOING?

WHAT IS SHE DOING THIS TO ME FOR? WHY?

I MEAN, I'M NOT MR. RIGHT IN HER LIFE,

OK, THAT'S ALL RIGHT. COME OUT AND SAY SO.

YOU KNOW, "CHARLIE, IT AIN'T WORKING FOR ME.

"I AIN'T HAPPY."

JUST COME RIGHT OUT WITH IT... BOOM!

BUT DON'T GO SNEAKING AROUND MY BACK

WITH OTHER GUYS,

MAKING ME LOOK LIKE A JERK IN FRONT OF MY FRIENDS.

CHARLIE, WAIT A MINUTE.

YOUR FRIENDS DO NOT THINK YOU'RE A JERK, OK?

GET THAT STRAIGHT.

WELL, I FEEL LIKE ONE.

I...

MAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I DON'T KNOW.

CHARLIE, DO YOU WANT A DIVORCE FROM VERA?

NO!

I... I DON'T KNOW.

I MEAN, IF SHE'S GONNA KEEP ON CHEATING

LIKE SHE IS, I SUPPOSE SO.

I GOT SOME PRIDE, YOU KNOW?

YEAH, I KNOW YOU DO.

CHARLIE, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU GOT TO DO?

YOU GOT TO GO TALK TO THAT WOMAN.

ONE-ON-ONE. TELL HER HOW CHARLIE FEELS ABOUT THINGS.

OK? TELL HER YOU KNOW EVERYTHING.

BUT FOR GOD'S SAKE, TELL HER HOW YOU FEEL.

COMMUNICATE SOMETHING TO THAT WOMAN.

SIT DOWN WITH HER, TALK TO HER FACE TO FACE.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

YEAH, I KNOW I'M RIGHT.

YOU'RE RIGHT, THAT'S IT. I GOT TO TALK TO HER.

I GOTTA TELL HER THAT I KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON

AND HOW I FEEL ABOUT IT.

AND GET EVERYTHING RIGHT OUT ON THE TABLE,

RIGHT NOW. YOU'RE RIGHT.

I GOT TO HIT HER WITH IT... BOOM!

NOW, WILL YOU TURN AND FACE THE WALL, SERGEANT COSTER?

GOOD.

THIS WAY, PLEASE.

HEY, JACK, GIVE ME A MINUTE, WILL YOU?

SURE.

I DIDN'T DO IT, HUNTER.

CHARLIE, I'VE GOT 4 WITNESSES

THAT SAY THEY HEARD YOU AND VERA ARGUING

10 MINUTES BEFORE SHE FLEW OUT THE WINDOW.

I'VE ALSO GOT ANOTHER WITNESS

RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET

THAT SWEARS SHE SAW YOU DO IT.

IT WASN'T ME! SHE WAS ALREADY OUT THE WINDOW

BY THE TIME I GOT TO THE APARTMENT.

WELL, IF IT WAS THAT CLOSE,

THEN YOU MUST'VE SAW WHO DID IT.

I JUST MISSED HIM. I HEARD THE FIRE ESCAPE DOOR SLAM

WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE ELEVATOR,

AND SOMEBODY RUNNING DOWN THE STAIRS.

MUST HAVE BEEN THE GUY. I DIDN'T SEE HIM.

HELL, I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING WAS WRONG

UNTIL I GOT INTO THE APARTMENT.

CHARLIE, DID YOU KILL HER?

YOU KNOW ME BETTER THAN THAT.

I DID NOT KILL HER.

I SWEAR TO GOD.

JACK?

AREN'T YOU FINISHED WITH HIM YET?

ANOTHER 5 MINUTES.

HURRY IT UP, WILL YOU?

CENTRAL HOMICIDE WANTS HIM DOWNTOWN.

HEY, DELROY. WHY DON'T YOU RELAX, HUH?

HE'S NOT A PIECE OF MEAT. HE WON'T SPOIL.

A KILLER COP?

IN MY BOOK, HE'S ALREADY ROTTEN.

THEY'RE TAKING CHARLIE DOWNTOWN.

WELL, IT'S S.O.P. WHEN AN OFFICER'S ACCUSED

OF A MAJOR FELONY, YOU KNOW?

ACCUSED? I'M JUST AFRAID

THEY'VE ALREADY GOT THE GUY CONVICTED.

I KNOW THAT YOU AND CHARLIE WERE REALLY GOOD FRIENDS.

I'VE KNOWN CHARLIE COSTER ALL MY LIFE,

AND THE ONE THING HE'S NEVER, EVER DONE TO ME

IS LIE. I MEAN ABOUT ANYTHING.

I KNOW HOW THIS MUST LOOK,

BUT IF CHARLIE COSTER SAYS HE'S INNOCENT...

WELL, I CAN SURE SEE WHY CHARLIE WENT FOR HER.

YEAH.

YOU KNOW, A POLICE SHRINK ONCE TOLD ME

YOU COULD TELL EVERYTHING THERE WAS TO KNOW

ABOUT A LADY BY WHAT SHE KEPT IN HER DESK.

WELL, OTHER THAN VERA BEING A PACKRAT,

WHAT'S ALL THIS STUFF TELL YOU?

I THINK SHE WAS LIVING WAY BEYOND HER SALARY

AS A POLICE CLERK.

THIS STUFF IS 50 BUCKS A POP.

LOOKS LIKE SHE HAD A LOT OF HAY FEVER PROBLEMS.

HER SINUSES OR SOMETHING...

A LOT OF HEADACHES.

LOOKS LIKE WE GOT SOME TRAVEL PLANS, HERE.

Woman: I'M SORRY I HAD TO KEEP YOU WAITING.

CURRENT FILES HERE ARE SUCH A MESS.

YOU KNOW, WE NEEDED THE EXTRA HELP

JUST TO KEEP UP WITH THE FLOOD OF ROBBERY REPORTS,

EVEN BEFORE WE LOST POOR VERA.

SAME GENERAL AREA OF THE CITY,

SAME TYPE OF STORES HIT, SAME GENERAL M.O.

WHAT ARE THESE REPORTS DOING IN CURRENT FILES, ANYWAY?

THEY OUGHT TO BE OVER IN SPECIAL FILES

FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.

YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, SERGEANT.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.

VERA WAS ALWAYS EXTREMELY EFFICIENT.

HOWEVER, UM...

SHE REALLY WASN'T HERSELF, THE PAST WEEK OR SO.

I MEAN, IT WAS AS IF SHE KNEW

SOMETHING WAS ABOUT TO...

UM...

I REALLY SHOULDN'T BE TELLING YOU THIS.

ONE SHOULD NEVER SPEAK ILL OF THE DEAD, BUT, UM...

WELL, THERE WERE OTHER MEN.

IT WAS SOONER OR LATER HER HUSBAND HAD TO FIND OUT.

WELL, HOW MANY MEN WERE THERE?

ONE, TWO, A GROUP? A COUPLE? HOW MANY?

ACTUALLY, I ONLY SAW HER WITH ONE MAN.

THEY WERE HAVING LUNCH TOGETHER

ABOUT A WEEK OR SO BEFORE.

IT WAS A BLACK MAN.

WELL, SO WHAT?

UH, WELL, I JUST MENTIONED THAT

FOR PURPOSES OF IDENTIFICATION.

YEAH. WELL, THANKS FOR YOUR TIME, HUH?

CAN WE TAKE THIS STUFF?

I DON'T SEE WHY NOT.

THANKS.

CENTRAL HOMICIDE'S GONNA BE ALL OVER OUR TOES

IF THEY FIND OUT WE GOT THIS.

LISTEN. IF CENTRAL HOMICIDE WAS ON THEIR TOES,

THEY'D HAVE COME AND PICKED THIS STUFF UP YESTERDAY.

YEAH, YOU HOPE.

2 AIRLINE TICKETS TO RIO DE JANEIRO...

MR. AND MRS. CHARLIE COSTER.

CHARLIE NEVER SAID ANYTHING ABOUT THESE TICKETS.

MAYBE VERA WAS GOING TO SURPRISE HIM.

HERE WE GO. MR. AND MRS. CHARLES COSTER...

2 TICKETS TO RIO VIA MIAMI,

FLIGHT NUMBER 3704, ECONOMY CLASS,

DEPARTING L.A.X., 11 PM ON THE 29th.

WHO MADE THE RESERVATIONS?

UH, MRS. COSTER.

SHE PHONED IN THE NUMBER

OF HER HUSBAND'S CREDIT CARD

AND EITHER SHE OR HER HUSBAND

WOULD PRESENT THE CARD AND SIGN

WHEN THEY PICKED UP THE TICKETS.

THAT'S DONE THAT WAY ALL THE TIME.

DID THEY PICK THEM UP?

UH, SHE DID, ON THE 18th.

BUT THEN, ON THE 26th

HE CAME IN AND CANCELLED THE RESERVATIONS.

THE 26th? ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?

IT'S IN BLACK-AND-WHITE.

ON THE 26th,

CHARLIE COMES IN, CANCELS VACATION PLANS,

AND ON THE 27th SHE WINDS UP DEAD.

WHAT TIME IS IT?

AT THE TONE, 4:48.

GEE. YOU KNOW HOW MUCH SLEEP I'VE LOST

SITTING OUT ON THESE P.D. INTELLIGENCE TIPS

AND HOW MANY OF THEM HAVE PANNED OUT?

YOU'VE GOT IT.

SO LET'S GO HOME.

GIVE IT ANOTHER 15 MINUTES, HUH?

ANOTHER NIGHT WASTED.

STRING ENOUGH OF THESE TOGETHER,

AND YOU'LL GET A NICE PENSION, McCALL.

YEAH.

I WAS THINKING ABOUT CHARLIE.

I THINK THE FACT

THAT HE CANCELLED THOSE AIRLINE TICKETS

IS WHAT'S GOING TO DO HIM IN.

I'M GONNA HIT HIM ON THAT THE FIRST TIME I SEE HIM.

DID YOU GET THE LICENSE PLATE?

YEP.

WELL, IT LOOKS AS IF WE'VE LUCKED OUT

ON THIS STAKE-OUT AFTER ALL.

YEAH, WELL, WE WERE DUE TO HAVE SOMETHING GOOD HAPPEN.

Man: BLINK AND YOU'RE GONE!

NICE JOKE, SIGERSON.

YOU COULD'VE KILLED SOMEBODY HERE.

JOKE? WHAT DO YOU MEAN, JOKE?

YOU SEE, THE BEAT COP SPOTTED YOU DOWN HERE,

AND THEY FIGURED YOU WAS A COUPLE OF WISE GUYS

CASING ONE OF THE STORES.

SO I HAD TO CHECK YOU OUT.

IF YOU HAD CHECKED WITH THE WATCH COMMANDER,

LIKE YOU SHOULD HAVE, YOU JERK, YOU WOULD'VE FOUND OUT

WE WERE SITTING DOWN HERE ON A STAKE-OUT.

WHAT YOU DOING DOWN HERE, ANYWAY?

DID YOU GET DEMOTED TO BURGLARY?

NO, WE'RE STILL ON HOMICIDE.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING DOWN HERE, SIGERSON.

NOW, YOU DO REMEMBER THE DEAD BOY

WE FOUND THE OTHER NIGHT, DON'T YOU?

DAMN, WE WOULD HAVE HAD THEM COLD

IF HE HADN'T SCARED THEM OFF!

SCARED OFF WHO?

THE VAN! THE VAN!

I KNOW THEY WERE GONNA HIT THAT STEREO STORE.

FORGET IT. THE VAN HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.

WE GOT TO GO FIND LEON.

HEAT!

LEON. WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?

ALL I WANT TO DO IS TALK TO YOU.

I KNOW, MAN, BUT I GOT MY IMAGE TO THINK OF.

COME ON, PUT THE CUFFS ON.

COME HERE.

COMFY?

WHAT ARE YOU ARRESTING HIM FOR?

Hunter: HIS IMAGE.

Leon: OK, YOU CAN TAKE THE CUFFS OFF NOW.

I LOST THE KEY.

Leon, hoarsely: THEN I LOST MY VOICE.

Leon: SO, MY MAN.

SO, THINK BLUE, LEON.

HEY, HUNTER! MAN, THAT WAS JUST JIVE, YOU KNOW.

HOW MANY YEARS DO YOU THINK LEON'S GONNA GET

WHEN I SHAKE HIM DOWN OUT THERE

AND FIND 2 OUNCES OF COCAINE ON HIM?

HEY, COME ON!

YEARS? I'D SAY 6, 8, EASY.

COME ON, GUYS, YOU WOULDN'T!

OK, OK, OK! I'M THINKING BLUE, I'M THINKING BLUE.

SO?

SO THEM SMASH-AND-GRABS

THE BURGLARY SQUAD'S BEEN TRYING TO PIN ON THE STREET GANGS...

THE WORD AROUND IS THE DUDES THAT ARE REALLY RESPONSIBLE

ARE THE ONES BEEN BUSTING OUR CHOPS.

YEAH, WE KNOW THAT, LEON.

WHY DON'T YOU FILL IN THE SPACES?

ALL I KNOW IS WHAT'S ON THE WIND!

GET OUT, LEON!

SPREAD THEM.

LET'S SEE WHAT YOU GOT ON YOU, BUDDY.

IT-IT'S A COP, NAME OF LUTHER WESSON!

HE'S ONE OF THEM.

HE'S ONE OF WHO?

THE COPS THAT HAVE BEEN PULLING ALL THEM STORE BURGLARIES.

SAYS YOU AND WHO ELSE?

OH, MAN. HUNTER!

IT WAS A BRO, MAN. DIZ.

HE SAYS ONE NIGHT HE SEEN A BUNCH OF COPS CLEANING OUT

THAT TV STORE ON BENSON,

AND THEY WERE RUNNING IN AND OUT OF THERE LIKE ANTS.

LOADING THE TVs IN THE TRUNKS OF THEIR POLICE CARS.

CAN YOU DIG IT? INTO THEIR POLICE CARS!

WELL, HOW COME THIS DIZ...

HOW DID HE RECOGNIZE LUTHER?

LUTHER WESSON WAS HIS COUSIN.

WELL, WHERE DO WE FIND DIZ?

WHERE HIS FOLKS BURIED HIM.

HE WAS THE KID GOT HIS NECK BUSTED

THE NIGHT THAT LAST SMASH-AND-GRAB WENT DOWN.

McCall: OH, USING A CORPSE FOR CORROBORATION.

THAT'S REALLY CUTE, LEON.

GIVE ME A BREAK, LADY.

YOU ASK ME WHAT I KNOW, I TOLD YOU.

LEON?

I SWEAR TO GOD, HUNTER.

ALL RIGHT, GET OUT OF HERE.

DID YOU BUY THAT?

NOT TILL I GET MORE PROOF.

LEON WAS RIGHT ABOUT ONE THING...

LUTHER WAS A COP... JUST BARELY.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, JUST BARELY?

WELL, YOU REMEMBER A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO

WHEN THEY BUSTED A BUNCH OF COPS

DOWN AT KINMORE DIVISION

FOR SHAKING DOWN SOME LOCAL MERCHANTS?

LUTHER WAS PART OF IT, RIGHT?

WELL, I.A. SEEMS TO THINK SO,

BUT THEY COULDN'T PIN ANYTHING ON HIM.

THEY TRANSFERRED HIM OVER HERE.

AND GUESS WHO APPROVED THE TRANSFER?

SERGEANT CHARLES W. COSTER.

WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S PART OF CHARLIE'S JOB,

YOU KNOW, TO APPROVE ALL TRANSFERS.

BESIDES, WE'RE NOT TOO SURE LUTHER'S THE GUY WHO'S...

LET'S GO ASK.

YEAH, THAT'S HIM.

AND YOU SAW THEM TOGETHER ONLY ONCE?

MM-HMM. AT LUNCHTIME.

BUT THAT WASN'T THE FIRST TIME

THEY HAD BEEN TOGETHER, OBVIOUSLY.

WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT DO YOU MEAN, OBVIOUSLY?

THEY WERE IN A PUBLIC PLACE, WEREN'T THEY?

WELL, EVEN IN A PUBLIC PLACE YOU CAN TELL PRETTY WELL

WHAT A COUPLE IS DOING IN PRIVATE,

IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

YEAH. WELL, THANKS AGAIN FOR YOUR COOPERATION.

MMM. NICE-LOOKING FELLA.

THAT SCUZBALL LUTHER.

I OK HIS TRANSFER, I GIVE HIM A SECOND SHOT,

AND WHAT DOES HE DO? HE HITS ON MY WIFE.

CHARLIE, THE GUY WAS DIRTY.

HOW COULD YOU TAKE A GUY LIKE THAT IN?

SIGERSON SAID HE HAD GOTTEN A BUM RAP

BECAUSE HE WAS BLACK.

HE ASKED ME TO GIVE HIM A BREAK.

CHARLIE, THE DAY BEFORE SHE WENT OUT THE WINDOW,

YOU CANCELLED VACATION PLANS

THAT YOU HAD MADE WITH VERA.

COME ON, I NEVER MADE ANY PLANS

FOR A VACATION WITH VERA.

CHARLIE, WE ALREADY TALKED TO THE TRAVEL AGENT.

DO YOU WANT TO HEAR MY SIDE OF THE STORY OR NOT?

I'M SORRY. GO AHEAD.

THE DAY BEFORE, I FOUND A COUPLE OF AIRLINE TICKETS

FOR RIO DE JANEIRO.

THEY WERE CHARGED TO MY CREDIT CARD.

MY CARD.

I MEAN, FINE. SHE'S GOING OFF WITH SOME OTHER GUY,

THAT'S SLEAZY ENOUGH. BUT HIT ME WITH THE TAB?!

YOU BET YOUR BUTT I CANCELLED.

CHARLIE, YOU SAID VERA

HAD ALREADY GONE OUT THE WINDOW

BY THE TIME YOU GOT HOME, RIGHT?

ALL RIGHT, THE GUY FROM CENTRAL HOMICIDE

CHECKED OUT THE TIME IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN YOU

TO GET FROM MURPHY'S TO YOUR PLACE

HE SAYS YOU WOULD'VE HAD TO HAVE BEEN HOME

10 MINUTES BEFORE SHE DIED.

BOY, YOU GUYS.

YOU COME IN HERE, LIKE YOU'RE MY FRIENDS...

HEY. JUST A SECOND HERE, CHARLIE.

I KNOW YOU'RE FRUSTRATED. SO ARE WE.

BUT WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS AND YOU KNOW THAT.

ALL RIGHT, LOOK.

WHEN I LEFT YOU AT MURPHY'S BAR,

I WAS A LITTLE DRUNK.

I WAS VERY HOT UNDER THE COLLAR.

WELL, I STOPPED AT THAT LITTLE...

THAT LITTLE PARK HALFWAY IN BETWEEN... YOU KNOW THE ONE.

I WENT IN THERE, I SAT DOWN, COOLED OFF, AND, UH...

THINK ABOUT WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY TO HER.

WHO COULD HAVE KILLED HER, CHARLIE?

HELL, MAYBE SHE GOT ANOTHER STUD,

AND LUTHER GOT JEALOUS.

OR MAYBE, UH... LOOK, I...

YOU'RE THE HOMICIDE COP, YOU FIGURE IT OUT.

McCall: WILL YOU JUST LISTEN TO ME FOR A MINUTE?

I AM NOT TRYING TO NAIL CHARLIE.

I AM JUST TRYING TO SET IT UP

EXACTLY THE WAY CENTRAL HOMICIDE IS GOING TO SEE IT, OK?

CHARLIE'S WATCH COMMANDER. HE BRINGS IN LUTHER WESSON,

WHO'S A COP WITH A BAD REP, RIGHT?

NOW, VERA, CHARLIE'S WIFE,

IS A CLERK AT ROBBERY RECORDS.

FINE. NOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN,

THERE'S A STRING OF BURGLARIES START TO GO DOWN,

AND VERA DOESN'T FLAG THEM FOR THE SPECIAL FILE.

AND YOU THINK ALL THIS ADDS UP TO WHAT?

WELL, WHEN I ADD 2 AND 2, I GET 4. WHAT DO YOU GET?

Wesson: HUNTER, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

GOT TO TALK TO YOU, LUTHER.

LOOK, MAN, I'M IN KIND OF A RUSH.

CATCH ME AT THE PRECINCT LATER.

I UNDERSTAND YOU TURNED IN YOUR BADGE THIS MORNING.

KIND OF SUDDEN, WASN'T IT?

NO. I BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT FOR A WHILE.

EVER SINCE VERA COSTER FLEW OUT THE WINDOW?

OK, WHO'S VERA COSTER?

YOU WERE GONNA GO OFF TO SOUTH AMERICA WITH THIS LADY,

AND YOU CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER HER NAME? OH, LUTHER.

I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT.

THAT'S CHARLIE'S PACKAGE, ALL RIGHT?

NOW, I WASN'T NOWHERE AROUND THEN.

LUTHER, WE GOT TO TALK.

COME ON.

HEY, STOP IT, HUNTER! COME ON!

HERE WE GO. RIGHT DOWN THERE.

COME ON! YOU'LL TEAR IT, HUNTER!

COME ON. HUNTER, YOU'LL TEAR IT.

HOW CAN YOU AFFORD THIS TYPE OF A JACKET

ON YOUR SALARY, LUTHER?

WHAT'S IT TO YOU HOW I SPEND MY MONEY, HUH?

WELL, IT ALL DEPENDS ON HOW YOU GOT IT.

I UNDERSTAND YOU AND A COUPLE OF COPS

GOT A SMASH-AND-GRAB GOING.

OH, COME ON!

WAS VERA WRAPPED UP IN IT?

HUH? HOW ABOUT YOUR REAL GOOD BUDDY SERGEANT SIGERSON?

WAS HE IN ON IT?

OH, MAN. WHERE YOU GET ALL THIS GARBAGE FROM?

YOU WANT TO TALK GARBAGE?

YOU GUYS GOT IT ALL WRONG.

THEN WHY DON'T YOU SET IT STRAIGHT?

ALL RIGHT.

VERA AND SERGEANT SIGERSON, THEY HAD A THING GOING.

THEY WERE TIGHT. THIS AND THAT HAPPENED,

SO SHE JUST BROKE IT OFF WITH HIM.

AND BECAME YOUR LADY, RIGHT?

WELL, IF THAT'S ALL, LUTHER, THEN WHY RUN?

HEY, CHARLIE THREW HER OUT THE WINDOW, DIDN'T HE?

I COULD BE NEXT.

WHY? CHARLIE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO SIGERSON.

HEY, YOU GOT SOMETHING ON ME?

READ ME MY RIGHTS, TAKE ME DOWN AND BOOK ME.

OTHERWISE, JUST GET OFF MY CASE, HUNTER.

IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT, LUTHER?

THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GET.

LUTHER!

I ONLY CAUGHT HALF THE PLATE, HUNTER. DID YOU GET IT?

YOU KNOW, IT'S PROBABLY A WASTE OF TIME,

BUT I'LL TAKE THAT PARTIAL PLATE NUMBER WE GOT

AND RUN IT THROUGH D.M.V.

YOU NEVER KNOW. WE MIGHT GET LUCKY.

ALL I GOT WAS 1-L-Q-O,

BUT I JUST COULDN'T GET THE REST OF THE NUMBER.

HUNTER...

NOW, HUNTER, YOU HAVE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS THAN I DO.

YOU WERE THERE WHEN LUTHER GOT GUNNED DOWN.

ALL I HAD WAS A REPORT.

NEXT QUESTION.

LET'S TALK ABOUT VERA COSTER.

HEH. CHARLIE'S WIFE?

EVERYBODY'S FREE LUNCH?

YEAH. BOTH OF THEM WERE CONNECTED TO YOU.

AND BOTH OF THEM HAVE BEEN MURDERED.

HUNTER, I HATE TO DANCE WITHOUT MUSIC, SO...

SO WHY DON'T YOU PLAY OUT YOUR TUNE?

OK, SIGERSON.

THERE'S ABOUT A HALF A DOZEN OR SO COPS IN THIS PRECINCT

WHO'VE BEEN RUNNING A SMASH-AND-GRAB OUTFIT

FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS.

NOW, VERA WAS IN ON IT, AND SO WAS LUTHER.

I TELL YOU WHAT YOU DO. YOU TAKE THIS GARBAGE

AND YOU SWEEP IT UNDER THE I.A. CARPET,

AND YOU DON'T PUT IT UNDER MINE.

I HAVEN'T REACHED THE CHORUS YET.

LUTHER AND VERA WERE IN ON IT,

BUT THEY WEREN'T RUNNING IT.

SOMEBODY ELSE WAS... SOMEBODY LIKE YOU.

YOU SEE, I DON'T HAVE TO TAKE THIS FROM YOU...

SO GET OUT!

COME ON, COME ON. GET OUT OF HERE.

UHH!

YOU GOT TO BE CRAZY, HUNTER.

NOW, IF I DID THE THINGS YOU SAY I DID,

THEN WHY WOULD I KILL MY PARTNERS?

BECAUSE VERA DUMPED YOU, SIGERSON, FOR LUTHER.

AND YOU KILLED LUTHER TO SHUT HIM UP.

OH! HA HA!

OH, THANK YOU, HUNTER.

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU JUST DID?

YOU MADE THE CASE AGAINST CHARLIE COSTER IRON-CLAD.

NO, YOU GOT IT ALL WRONG, SIGERSON.

YOU SEE, CHARLIE WAS IN THE SLAMMER

WHEN LUTHER WAS MURDERED.

HUNTER. HUNTER, YOU DIDN'T KNOW?

YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT THE D.A. WENT FOR MURDER TWO

AND KICKED HIM OUT ON BAIL AT 10 A.M. IN THE MORNING?

HMM?

FITS CHARLIE COSTER LIKE A GLOVE,

DOESN'T IT, MR. HUNTER?

SIR.

McCall: LOOK, I DON'T LIKE SIGERSON ANYMORE THAN YOU DO,

BUT HE'S RIGHT... THE COLLAR FITS CHARLIE.

IT'S SIGERSON, McCALL,

AND I'M GONNA PROVE IT, OK?

OK, FINE, BUT DON'T BET THE FAMILY JEWELS ON IT.

I'VE GOT SOMETHING YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN HERE...

AN INVENTORY OF EVERYTHING THEY GOT OUT OF VERA'S CLOSETS

AND DRAWERS. YOU WANT TO HEAR THIS?

DESIGNER PANTS AND DRESSES... ENOUGH TO STOCK A BOUTIQUE...

22 PAIRS OF SHOES... THE CHEAPEST IS $75 A PAIR...

TONS OF GOLD CHAINS, EARRINGS, EVERYTHING...

AND REAL GOLD, NOT GOLD PLATE.

AND PANTYHOSE AT $20 A PAIR, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD.

SO, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT VERA IS A THIEF.

DOES THAT MAKE CHARLIE ONE, TOO, NOW?

LOOK, HE KNEW HE WAS GOING TO RETIRE, RIGHT?

VERA KNEW THAT HIS PENSION WOULDN'T EVEN COVER THE COST

OF HER PANTYHOSE, SO SHE SUCKERS HIM INTO IT

TO PAD THE RETIREMENT FUND.

AFTER SHE MAKES HIM A THIEF,

HE FINDS OUT SHE'S GONNA RUN OUT ON HIM... BOOM.

OUT THE WINDOW.

HUNTER, IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME

THAT A DECENT GUY LIKE CHARLIE

WOULD BE DRIVEN TO COMMIT MURDER BY A ROTTEN WIFE.

AND THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE.

CHARLIE WAS WATCH COMMANDER

WHEN ALL 6 BURGLARIES WENT DOWN.

OK, LET'S GO SEE CHARLIE, HUH?

20 YEARS A COP, 8 CITATIONS,

COMMENDATIONS UP TO MY EYEBALLS,

AND NOW YOU'RE SAYING I NOT ONLY SHOVED MY WIFE OUT THE WINDOW,

BUT I AM A CROOKED COP, TOO.

LOOK, THE BURGLARIES WENT DOWN ON YOUR WATCH.

ALL I'M ASKING IS THAT IF YOU SAW ANYTHING

OR MIGHT'VE HEARD SOMETHING

THAT'D GIVE US A CLUE, THAT YOU'D TELL US.

THE HELL WITH YOU.

HEY, CHARLIE, WE'RE TRYING TO HELP YOU HERE.

SURE, HELP ME RIGHT INTO THE SLAMMER.

YOU AND THE REST OF THE P.D.

20 YEARS I GAVE THEM, PRACTICALLY MY WHOLE LIFE!

LOOK, CHARLIE,

THOSE NIGHTS THAT YOU WERE THE WATCH COMMANDER,

WAS SIGERSON YOUR ATTACK SERGEANT?

OH, COME ON! SIGGY'S A BUDDY.

CHARLIE, SIGERSON WAS GETTING IT ON WITH VERA

BEFORE LUTHER.

LOOK, CHARLIE, SOMEBODY IN THAT POLICE DEPARTMENT

WAS RUNNING A BURGLARY RING.

NOW, IF IT WASN'T YOU, I THINK IT'S SIGERSON.

SIGGY WAS BEST MAN AT MY WEDDING.

YEAH, THEY'RE ALL THERE NOW.

YEAH, BUT WHO SAYS THEY'RE IN THERE TALKING

ABOUT THURSDAY NIGHT'S HOT SHIPMENT, YOU KNOW?

THEY MIGHT ALL JUST BE IN THERE FOR A BEER.

NAH, THEY TOOK THE BAIT, ALL RIGHT.

WELL, SIGERSON MAY BE DIRTY,

BUT HE'S NOT STUPID. HE KNOWS WE'RE ON TO HIM.

HE'S NOT GONNA PULL ANOTHER JOB. NOT NOW.

YEAH, MAYBE.

THE GUARD SAYS THE DISTRIBUTOR EXPECTS

A BRAND NEW SHIPMENT ON THURSDAY.

IT'S PRIMA STUFF.

THE GUCCIS WILL GIVE US 200 BUCKS A UNIT.

WELL, I SAID NO.

NOT FOR ANY PRICE.

COME ON, SIG, IT'S THE BEST SCORE WE'VE HAD.

WHY DON'T YOU GUYS SMARTEN UP?

YOU SEE, HUNTER KNOWS WHAT THE SET-UP IS.

WE PULL ONE MORE JOB,

AND HE'S GONNA COME DOWN ON US LIKE A TENT.

YOU KNOW WHAT WE DO? WE QUIT WHEN WE'RE AHEAD.

OK, YOU DON'T WANT TO DO IT, DON'T DO IT.

IT AIN'T SO TOUGH.

DIRK AND JENSEN AND I WILL DO IT BY OURSELVES.

HEH. WHAT, YOU GUYS ARE SO BORED

WITH BREATHIN' AIR, YOU WANT TO TRY CYANIDE?

YOU SEE, THAT DEAD KID MAKES US A MURDER RAP

WITH SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE.

YOU KILLED THAT KID, SIG, ALL BY YOURSELF.

IT'S YOUR PACKAGE.

YEAH, THE ONLY ONE.

DID YOU SAY SOMETHING, LAWSON?

NO, NO. I WAS JUST AGREEING WITH DIRK.

IS THAT RIGHT?

WELL, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING...

YOU SEE, YOU'RE IN FOR THE BURGLARIES,

SO YOU'RE IN FOR THE MURDER, JUST LIKE ME.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT?

IF I BURN... YOU BURN.

WE'RE BLOWING IT OUT HERE. THEY COULD BE IN THERE

PLOTTING TO ROB THE FEDERAL RESERVE

FOR TONS OF GOLD OR SOMETHING,

FOR ALL WE KNOW. AND BESIDES, I'M HUNGRY.

LET'S... LET'S GO.

NO, I WANT TO SEE WHERE SIGERSON GOES

WHEN HE LEAVES THERE.

WHAT'S THIS?

WITH SERGEANT SIGERSON'S, UH, COMPLIMENTS.

HE'D HAVE SENT OUT SOMETHING A LITTLE STRONGER,

BUT HE KNEW YOU WERE ON STAKE-OUT DUTY, AND SO, UH,

IT WOULDN'T BE PROPER.

I TOLD YOU SIGERSON WASN'T GONNA PULL ANOTHER JOB

RIGHT UNDER OUR NOSE. HUH? DIDN'T I TELL YOU?

YOU KNOW ONE THING I HATE IN THIS WORLD, McCALL,

IS A PERSON WHO SAYS, "I TOLD YOU SO."

McCALL?

YEAH, YOU GOT IT?

ARE YOU SURE OF THAT?

RIGHT.

YEAH, THANKS.

THAT WAS D.M.V.

THEY JUST RAN THE PARTIAL PLATE NUMBERS

WE GOT OFF THE PLYMOUTH THAT LUTHER WAS SHOT FROM.

YEAH?

IT MATCHES ONE OF OURS.

NOW, HERE WE GO.

1-L-Q-O-0-9-8, A '78 BROWN PLYMOUTH.

CHECKED OUT TO EVELLE SIGERSON, RIGHT?

NOPE. SERGEANT CHARLIE COSTER.

NOW, IF YOU WANT SERGEANT SIGERSON'S VEHICLE, THAT'S...

NO, FORGET IT.

YOU KNOW, CHARLIE WAS IN CUSTODY FOR 3 DAYS.

SEE IF ANYBODY CHECKED OUT CHARLIE'S CAR

IN THOSE TIME FRAMES.

I'LL CHECK IT OUT. WHAT DATE IS IT?

THE 14th OF THE MONTH.

OK. YEAH, HERE IT IS.

1-L-Q-O-0-9-8, UM, CHECKED OUT AT 10:40 A.M.,

CHECKED BACK IN AT 4:09 P.M. TO SERGEANT CHARLIE COSTER,

BADGE NUMBER 3435.

LUTHER WAS KILLED AT 3:45.

GUESS THAT DOES IT FOR CHARLIE.

WAIT A MINUTE. HUNTER, WAIT A SECOND.

LOOK AT THAT. LOOK AT THIS 4.

DON'T YOU THINK THAT LOOKS LIKE BOTH THOSE LINES

WERE WRITTEN WITH A DIFFERENT PENCIL?

LIKE ONE HAD A LEAD SHARPER THAN THE OTHER? LOOK AT THAT.

SOMEONE CHANGED THAT ONE TO A FOUR.

YEAH.

WHAT TIME DID COSTER RETURN HIS VEHICLE?

ON THE 14th? GEE, I WASN'T ON DUTY THAT DAY.

IT'S MY DAY OFF.

IS THAT AN OFFICIAL CALL?

NO. I'M CALLING MY BOOKIE.

CHARLIE? RICK.

YEAH, HUNTER.

NOW, LISTEN TO ME. THIS IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.

DID YOU USE YOUR OFFICIAL VEHICLE

THE DAY YOU GOT OUT OF JAIL?

WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?

CHARLIE, DID YOU USE THE CAR?!

YES, YES, I USED IT.

I HAD SOME ERRANDS. THEY LET ME USE IT.

OK, WHAT TIME DID YOU CHECK THE CAR OUT,

AND WHAT TIME DID YOU BRING IT BACK?

CHARLIE, ARE YOU THERE?

CHARLIE, YOU THERE?

UM... OH, YEAH,

I CHECKED IT OUT AT 10:40, AND BROUGHT IT BACK AT 1:09.

YOU SEEM AWFULLY SURE ABOUT THAT, CHARLIE.

BECAUSE I AM LOOKING AT THE RECEIPT

THAT THEY PUNCHED WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK.

YOU'VE GOT A RECEIPT?!

HA HA! CHARLIE, PUT YOUR SHOES ON.

BRING THE RECEIPT DOWN HERE AT THE PRECINCT.

I'LL MEET YOU HERE. DO IT NOW.

CHARLIE, IF YOU'VE GOT A MORALE PROBLEM,

GO DOWN TO SAINT PAUL'S,

PLAY SOME BASKETBALL WITH THE KIDS,

BUT FIRST OF ALL, BRING THE RECEIPT DOWN HERE NOW!

MOVE YOUR BUTT!

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

TO ARREST EVELLE SIGERSON

FOR THE MURDER OF LUTHER WESSON.

WELL, ON WHAT EVIDENCE?

HIS FACE, WHEN I CUFF HIM.

SIGERSON? AH, SIGGY. YEAH.

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS IMPORTANT OR NOT,

BUT HUNTER WAS JUST IN HERE.

HE WAS ASKING ABOUT TIMES

WHEN COSTER'S CAR WAS PICKED UP.

HEY!

WHERE'S SIGERSON?

HE GOT A PHONE CALL AND WENT OUT.

A PHONE CALL FROM WHO?

HE DIDN'T TELL ME, AND I DIDN'T ASK.

YEAH.

Hunter: CHARLIE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

YEAH, YEAH, I'M ON MY WAY.

I WAS HALF OUT THE DOOR WHEN YOU CALLED.

CHARLIE, SIGERSON IS ON HIS WAY OVER TO YOUR HOUSE.

SIGERSON... WE WERE FRIENDS BEFORE I EVEN KNEW YOU.

Hunter: CHARLIE, HE'S NOT YOUR FRIEND, OK?

HE KILLED VERA, AND HE'S SETTING YOU UP FOR IT.

JUST GET THE HELL OUT OF THERE.

NO. NO WAY, RICK.

I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT HIM AND VERA FROM YOU.

I WANT HIM TO TELL ME.

CHARLIE!

HOLD IT RIGHT THERE, EVELLE.

UHH!

CHECK ON CHARLIE, McCALL.

HOLD IT RIGHT THERE, SIGERSON!

HOLD IT!

HEY, CHARLIE'S HERE!

HEY, CHARLIE, HOW ARE YOU DOING?

BUDDY, COME RIGHT IN!

GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE! A ROUND OF APPLAUSE!

HEY, CHARLIE!

WHAT CAN I SAY?

YOU'VE ALREADY SAID IT, CHARLIE. HAVE A DRINK!

THANK YOU. DEE DEE, THANK YOU, TOO.

IT WAS FOR A GOOD CAUSE, CHARLIE.

BOY, I'LL TELL YOU, IT'S GOOD TO BE HOME.

I'LL BET!

HERE'S TO CHARLIE, HUH?

LISTEN, HAVE I EVER TOLD YOU WHAT THIS GUY WAS LIKE

WHEN HE WAS A KID?

NO. NO?

YOU GOT ABOUT 5 HOURS?

YEAH! YEAH?