10x04 - Meat Me in the Park

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10x04 - Meat Me in the Park

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Previously on "nypd blue"‐‐

Your sister called twice.

You look great.
You look b*at up.

And pregnant‐‐ six months.

Who hit you?
Frank.

Frank should be arrested.

Promise me
that you won't do that.

Would you guys mind
having a talk with frank?

I want to go in,
but I promised michelle.

What you got to come to terms
with right now

Is that your wife doesn't want
anything to do with you anymore.

Michelle, can I talk
to you please?

Wait outside.

Don't do this, michelle.

Just let me hear him out.
He's the baby's father.

Don't go home with him.

We've got
a 5‐year‐old girl missing.

Father's stephen berry.

Says he thought some friend's
nanny was watching her.

How long ago?
About an hour.

We searched the park, all the
nearby basements‐‐ nothing.

Get a list
of every maintenance guy,

Sanitation worker, and vendor
that comes through here.

Have you found her?
Not yet, mr. Berry.
I'm detective clark.

This is detective sipowicz.

I looked all over the park.

Why don't you start
with what happened?

I took her here to play,
same as always.

Just you and your daughter?

Where's her mom?

Visiting her sister in philly.

She's on her way back.

Are you divorced?
No.

I always tell claire
never to wander off,

To stay near the jungle gym.

Who's this nanny that was
supposed to be watching her?

She works for friends of ours

Watching their little girl,
caitlin.

So, when I had to go
to the bathroom,

I motioned to the nanny
I'd be right back,

But when I did, they were gone,
along with claire.

You motioned to the nanny?
Yes. I thought
she understood.

Have you spoken
to this nanny?

I called.
She wasn't very helpful.

Have you checked your home?
Yeah. She's not there.

Shouldn't we be getting a search
party together or something?

Right now we need the nanny's
info and get you home.

I'm not leaving here.

We need a photo
and an article of clothing.

Someone needs to be home
in case your daughter
makes her way back.

Promise me you'll find her.

We'll do everything we can.

Come on, mr. Berry.

Thanks.
We get a current photo?

Yeah. On its way
to the print shop.

Dad's back at the apartment.

The mom's visiting her sister
in philadelphia.

We talked to her
on the phone.

Neither one
could think of anybody

Close to the family
who'd do this.

We like him at all?
Not on first glance.

Friend's nanny that he left
his daughter with,

Elizabeth garner‐‐
we got a call in to her.

She's on her way in.

The woman
the nanny works for‐‐

I talked to her to see if we
could speak with her daughter,

But they told her
about claire being missing,

And she's been crying nonstop.
Mom said check back later.

Did we run the mom and dad
through b. C. I.?
Both clean.

We got a phone
in their apartment

In case a ransom call
comes in.

Nothing on cameras?
Not a damn thing.

Tess berry.
My daughter's missing.

I'm lieutenant rodriguez.

My squad is handling
the investigation.

I want to know exactly what's
being done to find my daughter.

I walk in downstairs,

There's 10 cops milling around
doing nothing.

We have every cop in the city
aware of what's going on.

Are we eating breakfast here
or looking for my daughter?

We have a k‐9 unit
out searching the park.

There's an amber alert out,

Along with alerts going over
division radio

To all commands in the city
every half‐hour.

Television and radio
has been notified as well.

We're making flyers.

We're doing everything
we've been trained to do.

You need to trust us
so we don't waste time arguing.

[ Crying ]

So‐‐ so what now?
What can I do?

Go back to your apartment.
Stay with your husband.

We'll be in constant contact.

Come on, ma'am.
We'll get someone to take you.

What can I do?
Let us take care of it.

Let's go.

[ Sighs ] thanks
for coming in, elizabeth.

[ British accent ]
I've got nowhere else to be,

Thanks to that man putting
a fright into mrs. Foster.

He calls her and tells her

That I'm supposed to be
watching his daughter.

Now all of a sudden mrs. Foster
needs time alone with caitlin.

Mr. Berry's daughter‐‐ did you
watch her at the park often?

Sometimes.
But that's not my job.

Let's not worry
about your job right now.

Let's worry
about finding claire.

What happened this morning?
When did you see her last?

We went to the park‐‐
caitlin and me.

She was on the swings.

Mr. Berry and claire came by.

He didn't ask me to watch her,
so caitlin and I went home.

But now he's saying that he
signaled to me to watch her,

Which I didn't see him do,

And now I'm gonna have to go
back to england.

Will you forget about you
for a minute, elizabeth?

[ Crying ]

Come on. It's okay.

We just really need to
concentrate on finding claire.

I didn't do anything wrong.
Okay, we know.

So, the last time you saw claire
was on the gym set?
Yes.

Did you notice any adults
there who were alone‐‐

Anyone who may have tried
to approach the girls?

No.

Were claire and caitlin friends
with any of the adults

Who hung out with the park,
even if they were parents?

There's a guy who draws pictures
in the park.

All the kids talk to him.

All right.
What did he look like?

He's white, goatee, glasses.
He usually sits by the fountain.

Was he there today?
He's there every day.

Caitlin fancies his drawings.

He calls her
"caitlin with the curls."

She begs me to let him draw her,
but I will not allow it.

I once saw
this other little girl

Lift her dress
and show him her knickers.

This is just now occurring to
you, two hours after the fact?

Why is everybody blaming me?

We're not, okay?
Now, we gotta go.

You can stay here as long as you
need to get yourself together.

Where am I gonna go?

I don't know.
Just hang in there.

Anything?

Yeah, a street artist
in the park

Might be worth
a conversation.

Lieutenant?

Yeah?
Oh, son of a bitch.

Is that about the kid?
Did they find the kid or what?

Get to the park.

Okay. We got a homicide
on west broadway.

I'll have jones
and medavoy meet you there,

But get back here
as soon as you can.

Thanks.

Thanks. What have we got?

D.o.a.
Girl's pretty torn up.

Ah, her skin's all ripped off.

There's g*nsh*t wounds.
There's stippling here.

She must have been sh*t
close range.

Owner over here‐‐ ben lu‐‐

Says she got dragged down
the street before she got sh*t.

Thanks.

Detective jones,
detective medavoy.

You saw something?

They got rid of the dealers.
It was getting better.

Now this‐‐ I never seen nothing
like that in my life.

What did you see, mr. Lu?

I was washing off the sidewalk,
and I hear a scream.

I look up. I see a car drive by
dragging this girl.

Dragging her how?

Like she was caught
in the door or something.

Then the car stopped,
the door opened,

And I hear a pop, pop.

Then they took off
and left her there.
And who's "they"?

The guy who sh*t her
was on the passenger side,

So I just figured
somebody else was driving.

Did you see the sh**t?

No. The windows were dark.

What about a license plate?
Only the first three numbers.

I'm sorry I didn't get more.

Thanks a lot for your help,
mr. Lu.

Some kid found it on the street
two blocks up.

Lanecia owens.
Student i. D. Says 17.

Look at this.

Women's care clinic.
Prenatal appointment.

So, she was pregnant.

Looks like it.

Hey.

Detectives clark, sipowicz.
What's your name?

Jeremy schertzer.
What's the problem?
Let me see some i. D.

I'm not a vendor.

I don't sell my drawings,
so I don't need a permit.

You got something illegal
in your pockets, jeremy?

No.

Then get your wallet out,
show me some i. D.,

Or you're gonna have more
than permit problems.

You ever been locked up?

No. Does this got anything to do
with that girl being kidnapped?

What do you know about it?
Nothing. I just heard it.

What do you know about looking
up little girls' dresses?

Like caitlin with the curls.

She just comes over
to talk to me.

Look, some little girl
pulls up her dress,

I don't control that.

Yeah? You got
little nicknames

For everyone who comes over
and talks to you?

I just pick up
on personality‐‐

Something to put
into the picture.

Caitlin
likes to watch me draw.

That's how I remember her‐‐
the curls.

Find any personality
up her dress?

That's claire,
caitlin's friend.

Strawberry ã‰clair.

What? That's
her favorite ice cream.

How do you know
so much about her?

I drew her picture.
That's just what I remember.

When was that?
Last week.

Her dad dropped her off.

He left her with you?

Just for a few minutes.
He came right back.

What is the big deal?

I say hi to her
when she comes by.

She is a sweet kid.

That's it.

If we find out
you got a record‐‐

Look, I told you I don't,

But if it'll make you
feel better

To spend your time
harassing a starving artist,

Please, be my guest.

Get used
to that "starving" part.

The d. O. A.'S
a high‐school student.

We notified the mom.

She confirmed her daughter
was three months pregnant.

The car
she got pushed out of‐‐

We got auto squad running
the partial plate number.

Know who the father was?

Mother claims it's another
student, larry williams, 18‐‐

Some big‐time
basketball prospect.

Greg and baldwin
are picking him up right now.

How did we do
on the street artist?

He's a wash.
B.c.i. Cleared him.

But this little girl's dad's
got a habit

Of leaving her with people in
the park while he wanders off.

So he can score dope?

I don't know
what the guy's story is.

We need to get patrol
to intensify the ground search.

I'm putting a uniformed
task force together‐‐

Alleys, basements, everywhere.

We're gonna talk to
claire's friend from the park.

I don't care if she's crying.
We need to talk to her.

Detective mcdowell?
Who is it?

A uniformed officer
regarding your sister.

This is detective mcdowell.

Is she all right?

[ Sighs ] no, I appreciate you
holding off on the arrest.

I'm coming right now.

Uniform responded
to a domestic dispute

Involving my sister
and her husband.

He smack her around again?

I don't know.
She locked herself
in the bathroom.

Connie, we don't have time
for this.

What am I gonna do?

Make it quick.

I need to have a little
conversation with this guy.

You can do whatever you want
after we find claire.

Gruden, hey.
Thanks for the call.

She's still locked
in the bathroom.

You get a look at her?
She won't open the door.

Wants us to split, but we can't
until we get a look at her.

I'll see what I can do.
If she's b*at up,
it's a must‐arrest.

I got no control over that.

Michelle.
Michelle, open the door,

Or I'm gonna tell them
to take it down.

This isn't his fault!
Just open the door.

I said things
I shouldn't have.

No argument here.
Shut your mouth.

Five seconds
and they take it down.

I'm serious, michelle.
No one has time for this.

Take him in.

No! Don't take him in!
No! Don't!

This is on you, michelle.
This is what happens.

You can't do this.
I won't press charges.

Quiet, michelle.
Take him in.

You're coming with me.

She knows what's going on, so
if she starts crying again‐‐

We'll leave. Sure.

Caitlin, these people
are trying to find claire.

They just need to ask you
a few questions.

All right, sweetheart?

Okay.
Okay.

Hi, caitlin.

Hi.

Can you tell us
when you saw claire last?

She was on the slide.

Was anyone else there‐‐
somebody playing with claire?

No.

Was anybody else
watching the two of you play

Besides your nanny?

Do you remember what you
and claire talked about?

She was showing off.
She knows how to whistle.

Anything besides whistling?

This is annabelle.

Oh. She seems very nice.

So, whistling‐‐ that's all
you and claire talked about?

This is kimberly.
Nice to meet you, kimberly.

Did claire say what she was
gonna do the rest of the day?

She wanted to get
some ice cream.

Ice cream, huh?

Uh‐huh. She likes
going to the park

'Cause her dad always gives
her money for ice cream.

She goes to get
the ice cream by herself

With the money
that her dad gave her?
Uh‐huh.

But she said sometimes the man
gives it to her for free.

Is this a man
with an ice‐cream truck

Or a man with a cart?
I don't know.

Well, was it like
a big ice‐cream thing

Or a little ice‐cream thing?

Big, and he lets her ring
the bells, too.

This is carmen.

Carmen, you're very lucky
to have a friend like caitlin.

She's extremely helpful.

Bye‐bye, caitlin.
Thank you.
Bye.

Thanks, mrs. Foster.

First, I'm sorry
for your loss, man.

Thanks and all,
but like I said at the house,

Me and lanecia ain't been
together for a while.

How long's a while?

We must have broke up,
like, two months ago.

There's a teenager for you.

Two months
seems like a million years.

We weren't together
much longer than that.

Yeah, but long enough
to knock her up.
That's what she said.

Like, she got around,
so there ain't no proof of that.

We can get proof.

What is this about?

Where were you all morning?
Your mom said you weren't home.

I was with my boy anthony.

Study session?
Educating myself
on playstation 2.

Anyone else vouch for you?

His moms.
She made us breakfast.

When's the last time
you saw lanecia?

Yesterday at school.

She say anything about somebody
wanting to hurt her?

We didn't talk, 'cause like
I said, we were not close.

Word is you're a big prospect.

Schools been calling
since I was 13.

Having a baby
might slow you down a step.

I'd have dealt with it.

Did you this morning?

No! No way.

We find out later you did,

Any breaks we might have
gave you here, now‐‐

They'll be long gone.

I don't even know what got
you all looking at me.

What got us looking at you

Is how you'd be better off
with her dead,

And what's keeping you here is
how broken up you are about it.

It ain't right
she got k*lled.

I'm saying that up front.

But I had nothing
to do with it.

I don't have nothing to do
with v*olence.

I play ball.
I stay clean.

Keeping your d*ck
in your pants‐‐

That's another story.

I get it thrown at me.

You wouldn't understand that.

b*at it.

Can I get my stuff back‐‐

My cell phone?

Downstairs at the front desk.
We'll bring it down.

And stay available
there, slick.

Detective.

Thanks.

We need to look into
ice‐cream vendors citywide.

That's what claire's friend
gave us‐‐

She was gonna buy an ice cream.

I got anticrime
looking into patterns

And the fbi running profiles
on possible perps.

Andy, give me a second.
I gotta hit the can.

We'll head back down
to the park.

What about that loudspeaker van
from cop shop?

Can we get them out there?
Yeah, good.

Hey.

I took a little peek
at larry's cell phone.

Of the 20 calls in and out
since last night,

15 Were to and from
a percy davis.

Two from this morning
were 10 minutes before
and after the homicide.

Davis got any priors?

From way back.
But I called the d. O. A.'S mom.

She says percy‐‐
he goes by "boo"‐‐

He's one of these agent types

Who gets close
to basketball prospects.

We'll get him in.
He's on his way.

I'll get larry back his phone.

Wait for me in there.

I'm sorry.

I'm gonna have a quick
conversation, and then I'm done.

Where's the husband?
Locked up, drying out.

Is she gonna press charges?

I'll make sure of it.

How's your face?

[ Crying ] it's fine.
It's just a bruise.

You need some more ice?
No.

There's no leeway
in a domestic‐abuse case.

It's called
a must‐arrest situation.

Okay.

What's the problem,
michelle?

You just tell me to shut up.
You don't listen.

We're dealing with a missing
little girl right now,

And you haven't said anything

I haven't heard a hundred
b*at‐up women say before.

I'm not a hundred b*at‐up women.
I'm your sister.

"It's my fault.
I said things I shouldn't have."

I mean, come on!

What are you so upset about?
It's not your life.

You keep dragging me into it.

You won't hear from me again.

I‐‐ what I mean is I'm‐‐
I'm trying to help you,

But you won't help yourself,
and that's frustrating.

I know you don't think
you have a lot of options,

But if frank's doing this to
you, he'll do it to your baby.

He just needs a job.
Wrong. He needs to be
out of your life.

I've seen this so many times,

And a job
is not gonna solve it.

You want him hurting you?

Hurting the child?

How long is he going away?

For the night, at least.

You've got to press charges
on him, michelle.

I gotta just think
about it, okay?

I gotta get
my head straight.

Okay.

Can't you just hold off
taking my picture?

At least till I stop crying.

Sure. Sure.

Hey, have a seat, percy.

That's "boo," man.
Everyone calls me "boo."

Now, how can I help
you gentlemen?

What's your relationship
to larry williams?

Close friend, confidant.

Why does everyone call you
his manager?

'Cause they don't know
the meaning of the word

Or the freight
that it carries.

Like it's illegal for him
to have a manager

Until he's professional.

Well, not illegal.

It's just a violation
of ncaa rules.

I'm an unpaid adviser.

Well, will the unpaid part be
rectified once he goes pro?

That's up to larry.
[ Chuckles ]

You speak to larry today?

A few times.

Lanecia owens come up?

I haven't spoken to larry
about lanecia's death,

But word got around.
It's tragic, truly.

Any idea
who might have done it?

Me? Uh, no, sir. No.

Were you aware that lanecia
was pregnant with larry's kid?

I had no idea.

There's over 200 calls
from his cell phone to yours

In the last month alone,
and that didn't come up?

I counsel larry
on basketball.

Is that what you were doing
at 9:07 this morning?

Safe bet.

Then again at 9:34?

Uh, fellas,
what are we doing here?

Witness accounts have lanecia
getting m*rder*d around 9:15,

So right between your two
phone conversations.

Where were you at 9:15, boo?

I was home making calls,
setting up the conference call.

Anyone gonna tell us they saw
you on west broadway at 9:15?

Anyone telling the truth will
say I was home on the phone.

And who's the "anyone"?
You got a name and number?

I was alone on the phone
setting up the conference call.

I'd be happy to have
the coach at ucla confirm.

May I leave now?

Because I don't like
the atmosphere in this room.

Keep your phone on.

Ice cream is a tough sell
year‐round.

You got a few guys with
handcarts in the summer,
but that's about it.

There's a guy down there
that sells ice‐cream bars
off his soda cart.

You seen an ice‐cream van
around here or not?

That's the original question.
No, no van.

Now, if you don't mind,
I got customers here.

Let's check out
the other side of the park.

Hey, andy, hold on a second.
What?

Hey, you, come here!

[ Whistles ]

Hey! Police! Freeze!

Come on, come on.

Hey! Sir, what are you doing?

Just going to the bathroom!
Yeah, and someone dropped
a grenade in there?

There's a lot
of condoms in there.

What is this,
a little h*m* hangout?

Can I go back to work, please?
Get honest quick,
we'll let you go.

Okay, yeah, it is.

Every day, all day?

Pretty much.

Take off.
Get outta here.

Having strangers
look after his kid

While he gets his nuts off.

Let's get him in.

Where's the father?

He was supposed to be here
five minutes ago.

Did you express
it was urgent?

No, we said, "wander in."

I'm not in the mood, okay?

We got some info
on our case, boss.

We ran vehicles

Fitting the description
of the getaway car

With the first
plate letters, "k‐y‐d."

You told me this morning.

Well, I was gonna say we got
four possibles in the city,

One of them registered
to an elderly woman,

Gloria strickland,

Who lives on lafayette.
Reader's digest version.

Her grandson james
drives the car.

He's also associated
with this hoops manager, boo.
Which we got how?

We ran the four names

Past larry williams'
basketball coach,

Who also coaches james,
and we got an address.
Hit it.

You asked us to come in.
We need to talk
to your husband for a minute.

Whatever you have to say,
I'd like to hear it, too.

Mrs. Berry, it's nothing new.
We need to confirm the timeline.

How is this helping?!

It's procedural, ma'am.
Let me explain a few things.

Honey, I'm right in here.

Well?
Do you have an update?

Yeah. We found out

You leave your daughter alone
in the park with strangers

So you can go to the men's room
and get your knees dirty.

And who told you this?
Not you.

Do you have information
regarding the whereabouts
of my daughter or not?

No, we don't,
and it makes things
harder for us to do our job

When people hold back
information.

I held no relevant information
back from you.

I motioned for the nanny
to watch claire.

I went to the bathroom.

It makes no difference
what I did in there.

That's bullshit.
It does make a difference
what you did in there.

Are we not wasting time here
talking about it

When you could have come clean
at the park?

I did not put my daughter
in danger.

Oh, this guy
is unbelievable.

Hey, steve, this didn't
come about just on today.

Somebody probably had you
cased out,

Knowing when you go
to the men's room
and do your thing.


That's putting your daughter
in danger.

Can we just talk about what's
being done to find her?

Right now you need to put all
your cards on the table

And let us decide
if they're relevant.

Now, is there anything else
that we need to know

That's been impeding
this investigation?
No.

Any problem you had
with some other guy

Who might want
to get back at you?
No.

I don't know anything else
beyond what I told you,

And I am no longer interested
in your moral judgments
on my private life,

So will you please
go find my daughter?

Moral judgments, huh?
You try this one on.

Your daughter is gone
because of you.

How dare you say that to me?

[ Knock on door ]

Uniform just gave us
a plate number on a van

With a series of summons
for peddling ice cream.

Ran the driver's name
through b.c.i.

He's a registered sex offender.

They're looking for him
right now.

How dare you?

James strickland.

A few years back
I remember reading about
a local kid with that name.

He was a high‐school
all‐american.
Two years running.

Was that you?

Yeah.
No kidding.

Well, where you been?
Two years junior college.

Got defensive player
of the year.

An italian team
made me an offer,

But I'm sticking around
for the big show.

Always figured
that's where you'd end up.

I got a tryout coming up
at the nba development league.

Keeping my fingers crossed.

So, parking tickets.

I gotta admit I ain't been
too good about paying them.

You're not here
on parking tickets, james.

That was a lie to get you in
without a hassle.

You were afraid I'm gonna turn
into the hulk or something?

I mean,
what's gonna get me mad?

We impounded
your grandmother's car‐‐

The one you were driving
this morning‐‐

And our crime‐scene unit
is going through it right now

Looking for
lanecia owens's blood.

Once they find it‐‐

We hear they already have.

The only ball you'll be
playing's in a prison yard.

Whoa, whoa, wait up.

I loaned that car out
this morning

To a friend of mine that said
his brother needed it.

Clever as that is, james,
it's not what you want
to put in front of a judge.

Naming the guy with you‐‐
now, that shows cooperation.

And it also gives you
the opportunity

To put the g*n in his hand,

Because when we get him in,

There's not much doubt
he'll be putting it in yours.

I don't know
what you're talking about.

I loaned that car out.

I'm gonna say one word to you,
and I'm not playing ghost.

Boo.

[ Sighs ]
he your manager?

He was helping me with the
development league tryout.

Did he call you this morning?

He said he needed
a ride someplace,

But I didn't know where
or that somebody would get sh*t.

Well, what happened
from when you picked him up?

He said,
"we gotta go see somebody."

It turns out it's this girl.
I've never seen her before.

He told her to get in,
but she won't.

Then he starts
laying into her

About not going through
with an abortion.

I'm like, "damn,
what's up with this?"

Then she takes a wad of money
out of a bag

And throws it at him,

And boo‐‐ he just went nuts.

How?

Punching her in the face,
pulling on her hair,

And I'm freaking out,

So I hit the gas,
but he held onto her.

And she's screaming,

And she's getting all tangled up
in the seat belt.

Then boo yelled,
"stop, stop!"

So I'm thinking, "he'll just
get her free and let her go."

He pulled a .9
and dropped her.

I didn't see it coming,

And I didn't have nothing
to do with it.

Where's the g*n?

In a dumpster
off 2nd and 10th.

Man, I swear I didn't know
it was gonna go down like that.

Put it in your statement,

And hopefully the judge
will consider it.

All right, we got this now.
Thanks.

Yeah, I'm still waiting
for an answer as to why
I'm being detained, sir.

You take something
that didn't belong to you?

No, of course not.
What's this about?
Ever do time?

I don't want to answer
any more questions

Till I know what's going on.

You are gonna answer
the question.

When I was a kid‐‐
all petty stuff.

Petty sex‐offender stuff?

I was wrongly convicted
of that.

What's this for?

Repairs.

Come here.

A little girl was taken
from washington square park
this morning.

I don't know
what you're talking about.

Tell me what happened
to that little girl!
I want a lawyer!

No, this is just us, ken!

There ain't gonna be
no lawyer,

No court,
no wrongful conviction,

'Cause you're gonna take care
of this right here!

Some guy took her!

I gave her a ride.
She was looking for her dad.

This man I know‐‐
he threatened me and took her.

Randy somebody‐‐
I know where he lives.

I can take you there.

This guy‐‐ he's a liar,

And he'll probably tell you
some story

That I gave the girl to him.

Move your ass.

Safeguard this van.

And here we are again.

I gotta tell you, gentlemen,

These meetings
are trying my patience.

James strickland
rolled on you.

And your prints
on the m*rder w*apon seals it.

This is insane!

You got a motive.
You got a print on the g*n.

This is a pregnant
high‐school girl, boo,

So start digging now.

James sh*t her.

I didn't have nothing
to do with it.
I was just driving.

James, who has no connection
to lanecia

And whose print
isn't on the g*n?

He made me dump it.
That's how the print got there.

We got ways to prove
who fired the g*n.

Lar‐‐ larry put me up to it.

He said, "take care of it,
boo, take care of her."

When we said,
"dig your way out,"

We meant with honesty,
not thinking of a good lie.

He was losing his mind.

He couldn't handle
being a father.

And she wouldn't listen
to reason.

It was gonna ruin his chance
at the big time.

Wait, wait.
He called me.

He called me before
and after it happened

To make sure
that I did it right.

He made me do it.
Put a g*n to your head?

Yes, he did!
He threatened to k*ll me!

He's a bad kid.

He's talented,
but he's bad at the core.

Where is he now?

He's at my place, watching
television, eating fritos

With a big, stupid smile
on his face.

Come on, let's go.

Uh, i‐i'm fine here.

Nah, you're going in the cell.
Come on.

Come quietly
or I will break your arm.

[ Sighs ]

[ Clears throat ]

How's your daughter?

Scared, devastated.

They're doing an exam
right now.

Did I hear correctly

That it was an ice‐cream man
with a sex‐offender history

Who abducted her?
That's right.

How does the nypd

Allow sex‐offending
ice‐cream sellers

To roam the city
trolling for kids?

The system's not perfect.

And while claire
was still missing,

You spent precious time
having my husband come in

To grill him
about our finances,

Like we had something
to do with it?!

Is that what we talked
about, steve?

Let's go.
We'll deal with it later.
Deal with what later?

We are having a conversation
with the deputy mayor

Because the oversights
were unacceptable.

Before you start blaming
the police department,

Why don't you ask your husband
what he was doing

When your daughter
got abducted‐‐

How he made a habit
of leaving her with a nanny,

A sketch artist,
an ice‐cream vendor,

While he went to the men's room
to have his fun?

Ask him.

What is he talking about,
steve?

What is he talking about?

The driver, james strickland,
goes down with boo,

But we don't have anything
to put larry williams
in front of a jury.

What about conspiracy?

Larry talked to boo before
and after the homicide.
He wasn't asking for the time.

How do we know that?

Boo said
larry put him up to it.

It sounds like boo would have
rolled on his grandmother.

Larry knew what he was doing
when he picked up that phone.

Then get him to say that.

He may not spell it out
chapter and verse.

What do you want me
to tell you?

All right.

How is she?

The doctor was gonna check
for signs of abuse.

You all did good work on that.

Parents didn't think so.
What are they
complaining about?

Oh, name it.

It's not like we didn't catch
the mom on a bad day.

What do you want to do
with your sister's husband?

He's downstairs in a cell.
He's a collar.

Let me talk to him first.

I'm gonna have your job!
Do you understand me?!

Remember what we were saying
about the parents?

Your detective blurted out
to my wife

The details of a private
conversation he and I had.

Him getting his temperature
checked in the men's room.

This is all about you
being a h*m*

And wanting to carry out
some sick justice.

No, it's not.

I babysit for his son
all the time.

It's about you being a liar,
mr. Berry,

And jeopardizing your daughter
because of it.

These detectives went nonstop
all day, and they found her,

So count your blessings
and leave it at that.

We got the guys
who k*lled lanecia.

Oh, that's good.

A guy named james strickland
and your manager, boo.

No. Boo?

He said
you put him up to it.

No, no, that's crazy.
That's wrong.

He didn't say that.

He said you told him,
"take care of her."

No, no.

Your calls are within
10 minutes of the m*rder,

And boo's testimony
is enough for a collar.

I never said, "k*ll her."

What was "take care of her"
supposed to mean?

No, not "take care of her,"
"take care of it,"

Meaning get her to agree
to the abortion.

And it wasn't me
that brought it up.

Boo said,
"I'll take care of it."

In response to what?

"I ain't ready to be no father."

She didn't want
the abortion.

She didn't believe in it,
or she said she didn't

And she was looking
to cash in down the line.

You deserve a collar just for
saying something that stupid.

In a million years,
I wouldn't want lanecia k*lled.

I just can't handle a kid.
That's all I told boo.

Ask anthony. He was there
when I made the call.

He'll tell you what I said.

And it didn't have nothing
to do with m*rder.

You're not untouchable,
larry.

You're not gonna live
forever.

I got it.

Can you tell me
what's going on here?

You're going to central booking
for b*ating your wife up.

She's pressing charges?
Oh, she sure is.

Now I gotta get an attorney‐‐

You like smacking people
around, frank?
No.

You sure like smacking
your wife around.

There's a lot more to it
than‐‐

Ow! Don't!

Why don't you try smacking me
around, frank?

Guard!
He left. Come on.
Hit me, frank.

Or do you only like
hitting women?

You leave me alone!

Here's what's
gonna happen, frank.

You're going in the system,
and when you get out,

Whether it's a week
or a month from now,

I'm gonna be there
waiting for you.

And then I'm gonna drive you
over to a bus station,

And I'm gonna buy you a cup
of coffee and a candy bar,

And you're gonna get
on that bus,

And you're never gonna set foot
around here again,

Because if you do,

I will put you in a hospital.

You got it?
Yeah.

I'll see you
when you get out, frank.

[ Breathing heavily ]

How's it feeling?

It's okay.

The doctor say
you need to do anything?
Yeah, just the ice.

The swelling should be gone
in a few days.

Fresh bag.
Thanks.

So, is this, like,
a typical night?

We could watch tv.

Just asking.

What exactly are you asking?

Is it all just busting perps
and then home to the library?

No guy?

Remember detective sipowicz,

Who came to see
how things were going

After I took
the photographs?

No.

Yeah.
It's been about six months.

Connie, never saw you
going after the mature type.

What did you see me
going after?

I keep so busy
thinking about myself,

I really couldn't say.

I don't know you
like I should.

We can change that.

Here I just bust in, expecting
you to make my life all better

Without any thought
that you have a boyfriend

That it's keeping you from

Or that you even have
any life at all.

It's all right.

[ Sighs ]

That's my goal‐‐
being selfless.

That's why I wanted
to keep the baby.

If it's any help,

I got faith in you,
michelle.
Thanks.

Really, thanks for all
of this‐‐ for everything.

Want some tea?

Yeah.
Okay.

[ Sighs ]

I'm looking for
the hunchback of notre dame.

Hold on, dad.

What's up?

Okay. Go ahead.

Hark, thou
in the yonder castle.

I'm looking
for the hunchback‐‐
hold on.

I want to be aladdin.

You already got
your hunch in.

I changed my mind.

So, uh, who am I gonna be?
Not the monkey.

[ Giggling ] yes.

Look, let me be the merchant
that you snatch the bread from.

Dad, please?

I've been the monkey
for the last two‐‐

You be the monkey.

I'm aladdin, and you're abu.
That's how it works.

All right, all right,
but I'm not hopping around.

But you'll wear the hat
and the vest. Please?

Okay, I'll wear the hat
and the vest, huh?

Go on.
Bring them out here.

Come here a second.
Come on, kiddo.

Let's get this outta here.

Go on. Get the vest.

[ Sighs ]
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