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(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

- JAMES: Hey, Lieu. - ARTHUR: Let's go.

- (GRUNTS) - (GRUNTS)

(JAMES GRUNTING)

- (GRUNTS) - (GRUNTS)

Yeah, here we go.

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

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

- (GRUNTS) - (GRUNTS)

Come on. Go again?

- (GRUNTS) - (GRUNTS, GROANS)

(PANTS)

You all right?

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

ARTHUR: Let's go.

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- JAMES: Hey, Bobby. - 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.

ARTHUR: 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.

ARTHUR: As soon as she gets here, you can move.

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

- BOBBY: James, James. - Yeah?

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

- you want some, uh, refreshments? - BOBBY: 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.

- BOBBY: 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.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

ANDY: 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.

ANDY: 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. - (SCOFFS) 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.

(CLEARS THROAT) 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.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(SNIFFS)

(SNIFFS) 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.

- JOHN: Can I help you? - DIANE: 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. - DIANE: Okay.

I'll be working backup with you.

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

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

- DIANNE: Thanks. - BOBBY: Mm-hmm.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

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

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- (UPBEAT MUSIC CONCLUDES) - When I turn around,

blink your lights if you can hear me.

FEMALE VOICE: 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.

VINNIE: (OVER RADIO) 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.

(SIGHS) 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.

VINNIE: 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.

- VINNIE: Hey, Diane. - 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.

DIANE: (GULPING) It's not all for me.

I told my girlfriends I could get some.

- Because Vinnie here... - VINNIE: 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.

(STUTTERS) Uh, I guess I can make a couple of calls.

- There you go, Curtis. - Yeah?

- Yeah. - Cool.

See?

- Number two. - Great. Thanks.

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(CLEARS THROAT)

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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?

DIANE: (OVER RADIO) Uh, I'm not sure

VINNIE: (OVER RADIO) 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.

CURTIS: (OVER RADIO) 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. - BOBBY: Let's take him in.

SIMONE: 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?

BOBBY: Come on. Let's go.

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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. - CLIFFORD: 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?

- (INDISTINCT CHATTER) - (PHONE RINGING)

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.

(CHUCKLES)

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? - BOBBY: 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.

- CURTIS: Help you out how? - BOBBY: 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'.

(DOOR CLOSES)

- (INDISTINCT CHATTER) - (PHONE RINGING)

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.

(CLEARS THROAT)

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.

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That's my wife! (SOBS)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

- (MELANCHOLIC MUSIC CONCLUDES) - BOBBY: Here you go.

Come on.

You gonna tell if I have another wine cooler?

Hey, I didn't see anything. (SIGHS)

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

BOBBY: 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.

DIANE: Hmm.

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

when you have a permanent assignment.

- It grinds, being under all the time. - BOBBY: 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.

(SIGHS) ...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.

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- Have a seat. - (UPBEAT MUSIC CONCLUDES)

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. - BOBBY: 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.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

- That took guts. - BOBBY: 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. - BOBBY: Absolutely.

(SIGHS)

Why don't we get a beer?

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

- Uh... - ANDY: 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... - ANDY: 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. - BOBBY: Yeah.

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

- BOBBY: All right. - (SIGHS)

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

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- 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.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

- 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? - HAUSER: 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.

(CHUCKLES)

- 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? - DIANE: Yeah.

- That's what I told him. - (PHONE RINGING)

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. - (PHONE RINGING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

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. - GREG: Yeah, all right.

- Thanks, Greg. - GREG: Yeah. No problem.

Stand up.

How'd you get that mud on your clothes?

- EDMOND: 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. - ANDY: 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.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(DOOR CLOSING)

(DOOR CLOSING)

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. - ANDY: 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? - (PHONE RINGING)

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. - JAMES: Yeah?

- ARTHUR: 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. - ARTHUR: 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. (CHUCKLES) I don't think we should keep sparring.

Okay, that's no problem.

- Hey, James. - JAMES: Yeah?

You need a manager?

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

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

JOHN: 15th Detective Squad. Can I help you?

Hey, where were you? Cangelosi.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

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

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

- Come on upstairs and we'll talk. - (PHONE RINGING)

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?

CURTIS: 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?

- (INDISTINCT CHATTER) - (PHONE RINGING)

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.

(CHUCKLES) 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.

- (INDISTINCT CHATTER) - (PHONE RINGING)

You, back here again, huh?

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

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

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

- TONY: So, what? - BOBBY: 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? - BOBBY: 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.

(SIGHS)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(SIGHS)

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... - EDMOND: 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?

EDMOND: 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!

(BREATHES DEEPLY)

Where in his apartment?

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

- (INDISTINCT CHATTER) - ANDY: 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. - BOBBY: 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. (SNIFFS)

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?

(BREATHES DEEPLY)

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.

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)

I read about people like you in books.

- Evil geniuses. - (UPBEAT MUSIC CONCLUDES)

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.

(CHUCKLES) 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.

(CHUCKLES)

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?

(BREATHES DEEPLY)

Oh.

(BREATHES DEEPLY)

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

(BREATHES DEEPLY)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

DIANE: Hey, Bobby.

Hmm, need any help with the online booking report?

BOBBY: 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? - (SIGHS) I'm sorry.

- I got... - ARTHUR: Vinnie,

- in the hall. - Lieutenant, please.

- You do me the courtesy here. - (PHONE RINGING)

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.

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)

- (UPBEAT MUSIC CONCLUDES) - (JAMES GRUNTS)

Okay. Good, James. Again.

(PANTS, GRUNTS)

Okay, again, now cross.

(GRUNTS)

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

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

(GRUNTS)

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

No, except this time you were pissed off.

- I'm sorry. - ARTHUR: 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! - MALE VOICE: Yeah, all right.

- (GRUNTS) - All right, better.

- (GRUNTS) - 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.

(SIGHS)

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.

(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING)

(GASPS)

You're not married, are you?

- Hmm? - (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONCLUDES)

(EXHALES DEEPLY)

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

No.

Mm-hmm.

No.

BOBBY: 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.

(SNIFFS, EXHALES DEEPLY)

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

(SIGHS) ...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.

(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING)

First time's always the worst, you know.

- (CHUCKLES) - (CHUCKLES)

(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC CONCLUDES)

(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)

(THEME MUSIC CONCLUDES)