Previously on "nypd blue"...
Don't make me embarrass you
in front of your kid.
I will not let you
turn him into you.
Get used to the idea
of morning sickness,
'Cause you're pregnant.
There is a mass.
There is a chance
it's malignant.
We'll probably have to
do a biopsy.
How about you just tell me
what's going on?
It's got nothing
to do with you.
Yeah, it does, 'cause it's
getting between me and andy.
We're gonna go down to
the time bar, show the
d. O. A.'S picture around.
The owner, james carlin‐‐
real pain in the ass.
Folks are being preyed on
out of your bars.
The public's gotta know.
Blue and white cord
around her neck.
We already knew
they were connected.
Now downtown knows. They're
pushing for a task force.
Hey.
Lucy werner‐‐ she got jumped
getting on the elevator.
It happen in here?
Time bar matchbook was down
the stairs about half a flight.
And the blue and white rope?
In a trash can
on the ground floor.
She get a look at this guy?
I haven't talked to her yet.
Where's andy and connie?
They're running late.
She's still fighting a bug.
Excuse us.
Detectives russell,
clark, and ortiz.
Can you tell us
what happened, lucy?
[ Shivering ] um...
I was getting on
the elevator.
He hit me on
the back of the head.
Did you see the man's face?
He hit me from behind.
After he hit you,
what happened?
He dragged me
to the stairwell.
Did you get a better look
at him at that point?
No.
Any description you can
give us would be very helpful.
Um...i remember hitting him,
punching him.
I think he was white.
Do you remember
how tall he was?
No.
Did you hear his voice?
Did he say anything to you?
There was someone else.
There was another man?
Standing in the doorway.
He said, "go, run.
There's someone coming."
And the man who was
attacking me let me go,
And they both
ran up the stairs.
The last thing I heard was,
"jimmy is gonna be pissed."
Do you know
anyone named jimmy?
No.
Lucy, have you ever been
in the time bar?
I stopped in there
the other day.
You talk to anybody?
No, I just went in to look.
Did you take this
from the time bar?
No.
Was this
that serial k*ller?
Uh, we're not sure.
They were gonna k*ll me.
We're gonna have the paramedics
take you to the hospital.
We'll be in touch.
Good for you,
fighting them off.
What do we got?
The matchbook was planted.
There was an accomplice.
Did she see faces?
The attacker
might have been white.
One of the attackers
said the name "jimmy."
There's no jimmys
or james in this case
Except for james carlin
who owns the time bar.
So carlin is involved.
We're gonna
talk to him, boss.
Anything on the canvass?
Nothing.
No one saw the perps.
I don't care!
Well, we'll save it
till later.
Hey, we heard.
Off‐duty cop.
A narcotics detective
with the manhattan south.
He's pretty shook up.
Dexter copeland.
One in the leg.
Jones, medavoy.
Lyle, lyle trotter.
Are you guys i. A. B.?
No, we're with
the 15th squad.
What happened here,
lyle?
Uh, the g*n just went off.
He d*ed right in front of me.
Let's take it from the top.
What brought you here?
While I'm waiting on
my informant,
The guys comes up on me, pulls
a piece, asks for my wallet.
Looks like you didn't comply.
I figure he robs me,
then puts one in my head,
So I grabbed for his g*n,
and a round went off.
I tried to
stop the bleeding,
But I must have hit him
in an artery.
Look, I know what
you're going through.
It's gonna be okay, but what
you need to do now is focus.
Okay.
Are you on
or off duty today?
Off, but sometimes
I use my downtime
To catch up
with my c. I.'S.
Well, where is he?
Lyle?
Uh, maybe he's running late
or forgot about the meet.
You got a name for us?
Nickname we use is "flossy,"
But you guys know
I can't give up my c.i.
The job's clear on that.
We can go through your boss
if we need it,
But you got a w*apon on you?
Guys, it's a good sh**t.
We're not doubting that,
but we gotta ask the question.
I got a .38 in my ankle holster,
but I never fired it.
We'll need ballistics
to verify that.
I mean,
I've never sh*t anyone.
I'll get carlin.
Damn.
The biopsy is in an hour.
I've been doing research.
There's a lot of ways
to look at the statistics.
And I'm sure you're leaning
towards a positive.
Yeah, 'cause
that's what you do?
I might.
I survived prostate cancer.
People do make it through.
If I could pass it
like you did,
I'm sure I'll have
a rosier outlook.
Talking about it
to sylvia helped.
I've been talking to you.
It's not the same.
You need to be
talking to a woman.
I thought about telling connie,
but I don't know.
She wants to help.
Quit letting this thing
swirl around in your head.
You found the guy.
You nailed him.
Our national nightmare
is over.
We got another as*ault.
Anyone? Drink?
I'm starting early.
The victim survived‐‐
lucy werner.
You ever heard that name?
No.
Can you account for yourself
this morning?
Pardon me?
The guys who att*cked her
used your name.
So you think I've been raping
and k*lling these women?
Or someone's trying
to lay it on you.
I'd start there.
All right.
Who are your enemies?
Adam.
Galanter?
Your business partner.
He looks like an accountant,
but he's got a black heart.
He's been trying to drive me out
of this hotel for two years.
And he's capable of doing
something like this?
He's capable of
paying somebody to do it,
As long as he doesn't
get his hands dirty.
We'll talk to him.
You still haven't told us
where you were this morning.
Asleep.
And when you talk to adam,
Ask him about the brother
that he threatened to k*ll
Or the mother that he hasn't
talked to in 20 years.
All right, stay sober
and stay available.
Before we get started,
you know, I'm protected.
So if you're
looking to hurt me,
I'm just
putting that out there.
Who you work for, flossy?
Lyle trotter.
He's a detective
with the manhattan south.
I'm a registered c.i.
All right, fine.
Where were you this morning?
Donita delgado.
Big rack.
Not that I need to brag.
Were you supposed to have the
meet with detective trotter?
Who said that?
Answer the question.
Maybe.
I got one of those
calendar things, you know,
So sometimes I forget
to check it.
Yes or no, and we're not
gonna ask again.
No meet I can recall.
Lyle say different?
You know
a dexter copeland?
No.
What's up with this?
Dexter tried to rob trotter
and wound up dead.
I don't know
nothing about it.
You having problems
with detective trotter?
No,
that was my meal ticket.
Been nothing
but good to me.
If you had anything
to do with this,
Now is the time to tell us.
I don't know a dexter.
I don't know about
a meet with lyle.
I don't know nothing
about nothing.
Unless you want me to.
All right.
Donita delgado.
Where are we
gonna find her?
1222 Clinton.
Her phone number and the names
of anyone else you saw.
I'll bring the boss
up to speed.
Hey.
How are you feeling?
Better.
Tough flu bug.
Well, I'm on
the other side of it.
The informant said there
was no meet scheduled
This morning with
detective trotter.
And do we believe him?
He's a stool pigeon,
so who knows?
I need
better than that, greg.
Your d. O. A.'S sheet
came back.
He has a couple priors
for robbery.
Okay, we'll verify the
informant's alibi
For this morning
and go from there.
I don't mean to interfere,
But the location of
the sh**ting is next door
To an underground gay club,
And the parking structure is
known as somewhat of a...
Lovers' lane
in the gay community.
For what that's worth.
Get trotter's ass
back in here.
If this is some lovers' quarrel,
we need to know about it.
You got it, boss.
Where's andy?
He's grabbing up carlin's
business partner.
Some bad blood
between the two.
Enough to k*ll
innocent women over?
A lot of money at stake.
15Th squad.
Inspector graff.
Connie,
do you have a minute?
Sure.
I feel terrible that I caused
trouble between you and andy
The last few days.
We worked it out.
It wasn't fair,
you not having the full story.
I just wasn't
ready to tell you.
It's okay.
Um...
I have a lump in my breast,
And I'm going in
for the biopsy right now.
And I was wondering if
you could help me through it.
Sure.
Something's come up
that we're hoping to clarify.
Um, it seems the d. O. A. Has
a sheet for armed robberies.
No shocker there.
But it turns out, lyle,
where this took place‐‐
The neighborhood has
a gay element to it.
Oh, come on.
Who picked the location
for the meet?
Flossy did,
which is no surprise,
'Cause the guys's
half a f*g himself.
Used to sell meth
on 46th street
Where all the male
pross hang out.
Well, your c. O. Hooked us up
with flossy.
Fine.
And flossy's saying
there was no meet scheduled.
You guys work
with informants at all?
Yeah, we do.
So then I don't need to
get into how
They're a little
slippery sometimes.
Well, flossy was pretty emphatic
about there being no meet.
There's no reason
why he'd lie about it.
Unless you know something
we don't.
Flossy was either high,
scared,
Checking you out,
forgot about it,
Pissed at me for
having him brought in,
Or any of 10 other
reasons why he'd lie.
There was a meet scheduled.
I showed.
Next thing, some scumbag's
shoving a g*n in my face.
All right, then.
We done?
It's been a long morning.
We'll be in touch.
Could I ask
a hypothetical question?
If it is malignant, could it
be removed with a lumpectomy
Or would I need
the breast removed?
Diane, I think
you're jumping a step.
There's a 20% chance
of malignancy.
Meaning an 80% chance
it's benign.
For someone with my breast size,
would I need a mastectomy?
You might.
That's all
I wanted to know.
I'd like to run a number
by you.
Does it have to do
with survival rates?
Uh, for women my age with
a fast‐growth malignancy,
The numbers aren't good,
no matter how you cut it.
Diane, stop.
Take her hand.
The upside to research
is being prepared.
The downside
is being over‐prepared.
I'm facing facts.
You're drowning yourself
in them.
If there comes a time for a
conversation about statistics,
I promise I'll be
open and frank.
Right now, all we're doing is
running a small test
That won't hurt a bit.
That's where we're at.
Okay.
Ready when you are.
Mm.
Appreciate you coming in,
mr. Galanter.
Anything to help.
Tell us about your relationship
with james carlin.
I'll need about a month.
Yeah. We've met him.
We don't get along,
But that's not a prerequisite
for making money.
And the money side,
that's you?
I handle the funding.
Jimmy's about
design and publicity,
The glitter side of it.
We understand you two
were in court recently.
He's been trying to muscle me
out of board meetings,
And I think taking money
that's not his.
If james carlin were thrown in
jail, how would that affect you?
I'd run the board
of the corporation.
That appeal to you?
Why does it feel like it got
about 8 degrees colder in here?
We're looking down
a lot of avenues
And the animosity between you
and carlin is one of them.
As a motive
for these killings.
When business relationships
go sour
And there's
a lot of money at stake,
Sometimes people resort
to crazy things.
Did you just accuse me?
We're just talking,
mr. Galanter.
All due respect, you're
talking out of your ass.
Watch your tongue.
Carlin's been trying to dirty
trick me out of the corporation.
If you're accusing anyone,
talk to him.
Dirty tricks?
He bribed an employee
into filing
A sexual harassment suit
against me.
Where'd it end up?
We got to the girl,
and the suit was dropped.
So it's back to normal
for you and carlin?
We patched things up.
Then a year ago, I show up
for a board meeting,
And his ape tried to physically
keep me out of the room.
He took a swing at me.
I had to get a court order
so I could come to work.
This is
carlin's bodyguard?
Yeah. Brian vaughn.
Jimmy wants me out so he
can consolidate the company,
But I won't sell
at his price.
You see where I'm going?
Not quite.
Because of these murders,
The value of the helix hotel
is tanking.
Maybe jimmy thinks that will
drive my price down.
Look at who is benefiting.
Not me.
Who do we believe?
The cop.
Yeah.
The informant, boss,
this flossy‐‐
He's about as reliable
as my old triumph.
We're just
waiting on ballistics.
The slug matches the d. O. A.'S
g*n, I think we're in business.
Detective jones,
Michael woodruff's foster
mother, geri gross.
What have you guys
been up to?
Oh, we, uh...
Went to re‐canvass.
Came up empty.
Okay.
Everything all right?
Michael didn't show up
for school today.
Nobody knows where he is.
Kids that age,
they play hooky all the time.
Nah, this one doesn't.
Not after what it took to get
him into that foster home.
What'd the
business partner say?
That carlin's
broke and desperate.
Okay, I went to p. S. 173, So
you need to explain this to me.
Why would carlin be behind
these murders
And ruin his own business?
He's trying to buy
his business partner out,
So maybe he stages the murders,
sinks the hotels,
Then gets them back
at pennies on the dollar.
That's pretty elaborate.
These are the most egotistical
assholes I ever met in my life.
This is not past them.
Anything on
carlin's finances?
Valerie says
she'll issue a subpoena
For relevant books and records,
but she wants more first.
So do i.
Carlin's got a bodyguard.
We'll bring him in,
see what shakes out.
May I help you?
I'm looking for them two.
What do you need, flossy?
All right, don't k*ll me,
but I lied a little earlier.
There was a meet
with detective trotter.
My bad for spacing it.
Oh, yeah,
that sounds legit.
In there.
If I hear from michael,
I'll let you know.
You okay?
Yeah. Thanks.
I was supposed to hook up
with lyle this morning,
But I overslept.
Why'd you shine us on?
Two cops I don't know
haul me in,
Start asking about
a meet I blew off,
So I figured
I was in trouble.
Yeah, huh?
And then you said
lyle got robbed.
So why are you here now?
Jiminy cricket
pay you a visit?
I scoped you two out.
Word is you're cool,
So I figured I'd
set the record straight.
Never know when we might
do business, right?
So lyle calls and told you
to come in with a new story.
No, no.
Man, I would never do that.
But, you see,
you and lyle screwed up,
'Cause this whole thing
was sealed off,
And now we're looking
at everybody,
Including your skanky ass.
I didn't do nothing
but lie earlier.
No, you told
the truth earlier.
You're lying now!
Can I just split,
and we pretend like this...
What's lyle covering up?
Nothing, man.
Does he know
the guy he sh*t?
I don't know!
What did he say
when he called?
He didn't call me.
His partner did.
Detective charlie givens,
black dude.
All he said was to come back
in and say there was a meet,
And that's all I did.
'Cause I work for him,
right?
If I don't do what they say,
I'm outdoors.
That better be
the extent of it.
I swear on my children,
all right?
We're gonna keep you downstairs
for a while, flossy,
Till we figure this out.
If lyle and charlie go down
for something, I'm available,
So keep me in mind,
'cause I'm like the pizza man.
I deliver.
Sit down.
So, how long you been working
for james carlin?
About four years.
Must be pretty good
at driving him around.
A little more to it
than that.
Yeah?
Like what?
Things. I'm just saying
I ain't a chauffeur.
So you get hookers for him,
finish his fights.
I'm a trained
security professional.
What about that as*ault collar
you did time for?
Misunderstanding.
Or that
order of protection
Mr. Galanter's
has got against you.
That must be
a misunderstanding, too.
Galanter's a liar.
I never touched him.
Listen, brian, having done
some bodyguard work myself,
I know you're paid
to keep your mouth shut,
And that's fine out there
in club land,
But you're in the middle
of a police investigation.
You mean this
serial k*ller thing?
That's right.
What, now you're
looking at me?
Where were you this morning?
Oh, you guys
are getting desperate.
Where were you?
[ Chuckles ] you are
as bad as jimmy said.
We're not gonna
ask you again.
Yeah, I'm a serial k*ller,
And I eat their flesh and make
lampshades out of their skin.
We've been taking bullshit off
your boss four weeks straight.
Now, we ain't gonna be
taking it from you.
So laugh one more time,
I'll knock your teeth out.
I got to work at 8:00,
been there since.
We got reason to believe
whoever's doing these murders
Has been working
for carlin.
I don't know anything
about those murders.
That's straight up.
You go tell your boss
How we're gonna be looking into
both of you inside and out,
Everybody you know,
everybody you ever met.
That should be good for a laugh,
huh, dickhead?
Get out of here.
We are getting desperate.
I know.
Where's lyle's partner now?
Out on a buy and bust
operation.
They're trying to get in touch
with his field team
To get him off the street.
No more wiggle room
on this.
One more hiccup, hand it over
to internal affairs.
15Th squad.
Oh, hold on.
Detective jones,
michael woodruff.
We kicked this vaughn.
Nothing out of him?
A lot of attitude,
but nothing to hold him.
I've been looking
into vaughn.
He's got an alias‐‐
robert glover.
Where'd that name
come up?
Tried to use it applying
for a g*n permit.
You want me
to get him back in?
Where's your as*ault victim from
this morning, lucy werner?
Finishing up at bellevue.
Get her in.
Show her a photo array
with vaughn in it.
She picks him out,
then we'll snatch him up.
And make sure we know where
james carlin is at all times.
Is michael all right?
He's at an arcade
with his dad.
I'm gonna get him.
Attention on deck.
Hey, michael.
I told you not to worry.
You're supposed
to be in school.
I'm just cutting
this one day.
We'll talk about it later.
My car is outside.
I'll meet you there
in a second.
Your dad's coming, too. We're
all gonna have a conversation.
Hold up, hold up.
Just dawned on me.
Know who you
remind me of?
What was that show
about the black butler,
Worked with them
white folks?
"Benson."
Yeah. "Benson."
Go get in the car,
michael.
Oh, see?
Now, you're taking it wrong.
It's a compliment.
Michael, this benson cat,
He had them rich folks wrapped
around his finger,
And funny...whew!
It's okay, son.
We'll meet you out there.
Now, you're going in
a squad car.
Suits me fine.
Used to riding
in the backseat.
Hmm.
You and I just might
bump into each other
On the street one day.
Wouldn't that be nice?
Move your ass.
You know the strings
I had to pull
To get your situation right?
Most kids your age, they never
make it out of a group home.
I took a day off, man.
What's the big deal?
What you did today
was wrong, michael.
You know it,
and you can't do it again.
All right, man.
I'm not trying to shove
nothing down your throat.
You don't want my help...
I do.
But I ain't perfect, okay?
It's like you expect me
to be perfect.
I've been going to school.
I've been getting my grades.
I've been
staying out of trouble.
But that ain't good enough?
I just don't want you
to start slipping.
You don't want me
around my dad.
He's only gonna
bring you down.
If one of your rules is
I can't see my dad no more,
Then screw it.
You go your way,
I'll go mine.
It's not a rule.
It's just something you
need to look out for.
All right, well,
I need to get home.
Well, I can take you
in a little bit.
I'll take the train.
These are suspects?
Just tell us if you recognize
anyone here from this morning.
This is our boss,
lieutenant rodriguez.
Nice to meet you. You wouldn't
prefer a little privacy?
She's more comfortable
in the open.
I'm just real phobic
of enclosed spaces right now.
Whatever you want.
Anyone, lucy?
I really
didn't get a good look.
Oh.
Who?
Maybe three...
Or four.
He might have been the one
who att*cked me.
In order for the identification
to stand up legally,
We really need you
to be certain.
I just didn't get a good enough
look. I'm sorry.
Maybe three, though.
Great.
We appreciate it.
I'll get a female officer
to take you home.
Could she stay with me just a
few minutes when I get there
Till I'm settled?
Of course.
Get vaughn in.
Boss, shaky i. D.
It's good enough
for now.
Lyle's partner's
on his way up.
All right.
What are you planning
on doing with michael's dad?
I'll deal with him after
I talk to the partner.
You can't keep him
in the pokey all day.
Just let him
cool his heels.
Detective charlie givens to see
detectives medavoy and jones.
Hi, uh, greg medavoy.
Baldwin jones.
Hey.
Uh, let's talk
in the coffee room.
No wiggle room.
You talk to your c. I.,
Flossy, today?
Why?
Did you tell him to
change his story to us
And back your partner lyle
on them having
A meet scheduled
this morning?
Where is this coming from?
Flossy.
Are you
covering something up?
No.
Is your partner lyle?
He's clean.
Then why is he lying to us,
And why are you dancing around
all our questions?
The shadier the people involved
in this sh**ting act,
The dirtier
the sh**ting looks.
Is that what you're
trying to get across?
This is a good guy...
A good cop.
I want to say that up front.
Charlie, what's going on?
Just after lyle and me
partnered up,
We were working
the halloween parade,
And we collared this queen
selling dope.
The queen recognizes lyle,
asks why lyle hasn't called him.
So lyle's gay?
But he don't admit it.
And we don't
talk about it.
And after watching the guy
make collar after collar,
It don't enter
into the work.
So what got you
calling flossy?
After talking to you,
flossy tracked me down,
Pissed off
that he got hauled in.
Now, when I heard where
the sh**ting went down,
I knew what the deal was,
I just knew.
So I told flossy to come
back to you,
Reverse what he said
and back up lyle.
And you thought
we'd just buy it?
I don't know.
We're all cops.
I guess I didn't
think it out so well.
Were you conferring at all
with lyle on what you did?
He's been at psych services
in queens all day.
I haven't spoken to him.
So you just did this out of
the goodness of your heart?
I was trying
to protect the guy.
I just‐‐
Look, I look out for him,
hoping he doesn't get b*rned.
I mean, what would you do?
Well, we're gonna need
your statement on this.
Fellas... I'm on
the sergeant's list.
For now, worry about
keeping your job.
Well, a lot's changed
in a couple hours, brian.
We find out
you used to have an alias.
We find out
no one at the hotel
Saw you until
10:00 this morning.
We find this tucked into
them fancy pants you got on.
Jimmy's been freaked out
since the murders started.
I usually just keep that
at the hotel.
It don't mean d*ck
where you keep this.
This is a year.
What's going on, brian?
Nothing.
Where you been
this morning?
Driving around
doing errands.
Where, exactly?
All over.
Listen, jimmy's been
going through hell.
You guys know that.
And as a friend, I've just been
trying to make him feel safer‐‐
Friend? You're on
his payroll, nitwit.
Maybe he'll have an attorney
show up at your arraignment,
But as soon as that first bill
comes in, you're on your own.
He'll have some other genius
doing your job.
You won't even be able
to get him on the phone.
And you have a choice‐‐ you
help us with our investigation,
We'll talk to the d. A.,
Knock this down to attempted
criminal possession of a w*apon,
You'll walk.
Or go ahead and do the year
for your good friend.
I don't know nothing
about the murders.
Where were you this morning?
Out scoring some coke
for jimmy. There.
Where was he?
I don't know.
He didn't get in till 11:00.
And you don't know nothing
about the murders?
No.
Anybody suspicious that carlin's
mixed up with lately?
That's half the people
he runs with.
Is there anything you know of
That would indicate to you that
carlin is behind these murders?
No.
But nothing that would tell you
positively he's not involved?
Nothing would surprise me
with that guy.
We got a problem,
though, brian‐‐
We have a witness who picked you
out of a photo array.
She says you were there at
the scene of the crime.
Now I know you guys are full
of it, 'cause I wasn't there!
Now, I told you
where I was.
I rolled over on my boss.
I'm gonna be out of a job.
I'm done. You want to try
and pin a bad one on me?
If that's the kind of guys
you are, then do it.
What's it gonna take?
For what?
To let your son move forward,
to let him have a future.
Come on, let's work it out
right now.
Look what you're doing.
I mean, seriously,
look at yourself.
You're building this boy up
'cause you don't have a son
Or whatever, and now you're
feeling all good about yourself.
But as soon as michael
screws up‐‐ and he will‐‐
You'll pull the rug.
He'll be worse off
than before.
Bailing out,
breaking promises‐‐
That's your style,
not mine.
Why don't you just go do your
crime‐fighting thing
And leave me
and my boy alone?
You're not wanted.
You're not needed.
That's not gonna happen.
You keep pushing, something
gonna give there, chief.
Yeah.
You are.
Michael knows what's up.
He knows what you're about.
You're damn right he does.
I'm on his side.
Nah. He knows the only reason
you've been kissing his ass
Is to try to get him to lie
and say I k*lled his mother.
That sounds more like what
you've been putting
Into his head.
[ Laughs ]
Only thing I told him
about you‐‐
"Hey, you milk that fool
for all he's worth."
It looks like he's been
doing a good job of it.
You know, I came here
to work it out man to man.
You telling me you can't
do it that way, fine.
So from here on out...
Stay out of my way,
or I'll bury you.
All right,
let's make it quick.
Purpose of this meeting?
Filling in some holes
in our information.
We're here to talk to you
about your business partner,
Adam galanter, and the
sex harassment lawsuit
You had filed on him two
years ago.
Where's this going?
A history of illegal activity
by carlin against galanter.
He's not here to
confess to anything,
And I wouldn't let him
if you tried.
You have specific questions?
Let's hear them.
We know you're trying to muscle
galanter out of the business,
And how low you'll stoop
to do it.
All right,
is he under arrest?
If he doesn't have the patience
for this little discussion,
We'll get a search warrant for
the lockbox under his desk,
And he'll be a collar
for coke possession.
You complete assholes.
Relax, jimmy.
You can't find your ass,
so I'm busted for an eight ball?
Explain your past behavior.
You won't be busted
for anything.
Now, you listen up.
Jimmy‐‐
no, shut up, john.
Look, these girls dying
is on you.
So's my place
being abandoned.
You got concrete in your skulls,
and you're no good at your job.
We'd be doing a hell of
a lot better at it
If you would quit whining
like an old lady
And let us rule you out
instead of stonewalling
And wasting another day.
Who's next on your
interview list, huh?
The trash can?
The trees outside?
I'm not the problem.
All right, look, we're getting
that search warrant.
Great, great. I'll be on
the front page of the post.
"Cops too stupid to find k*ller,
arrest victim."
John, you got something
to say about this,
Or are you just gonna
sit there like an idiot?
All right, folks,
come on.
There's a lot of frustration
on both sides,
A lot of grief,
lost revenue.
Do we really need to pursue
the cocaine possession?
Take your client
and get out of here.
We got sympathy for keeping
your private life private,
But sometimes
that ain't possible.
I don't know what
you're talking about.
We're past that now.
We spoke to your partner,
And he admitted he leaned on
flossy so he'd change his story.
It was a good sh**t,
cop to cop.
I'm begging you,
leave it at that.
If you'd been honest
from the jump, we could have,
But too much has happened.
You've jammed up
your partner, your c.i.
Check my arrest records,
my evaluations.
I'm a good cop.
Yeah, we got that.
Then don't do this.
We can keep it small
or make it huge.
It's your choice.
We gotta talk about it,
lyle.
All right, first thing‐‐
What I say doesn't
leave this room, right?
What happened,
right now!
Or i. A. B. Gets the case.
I go to this club,
Which in retrospect,
is a big mistake.
What got you outside?
Me and the d. O. A.‐‐
Come on,
do I gotta spell it out?
Yeah.
The guy's dead.
We went to the parking lot
to hook up.
The rest played out
just like I said.
So, the meet with flossy‐‐ you
came up with that on the fly?
I never thought it'd
be a problem.
So what now, guys?
We gotta run this
by our boss.
You said
you'd keep it small.
Did you just con me?
Con you?
You've been
conning us all day.
If you get your boss into this,
it's over for me.
You may just be looking
at a rip for the cover‐up.
No, no, no, your boss
will tell his boss.
It'll be common knowledge
on the whole job.
What you gotta understand is
there's no shame in that, lyle.
I wouldn't be ashamed
if the job wasn't.
We gotta run it by our boss.
Rita and diane
went out to re‐canvass.
So basically, we're nowhere.
Yeah, you could say that.
That's gonna go
over big at one p. P.
Lyle's ready to give
a full statement.
So the sh**ting went down
like he said?
It looks like the only thing he
lied about was what got him
In the parking structure.
We got anything
to confirm it? A witness?
No witnesses,
But we dug further into
the d. O. A.'S arrest reports.
All three of his priors
Were for ripping off gay guys
out of bars.
And we got ballistics back
on the slug from the d. O. A.
It's from his g*n, so that's
consistent with a struggle.
You have any issues here,
valerie?
If it's justifiable,
it's justifiable.
These two cops obstruct
the investigation?
Um, my thought is some
allowances could be made.
I've got no problem keeping this
a police department matter.
We'll take care of it.
What do you want us
to tell him?
I'll talk to him.
Go to retirement rackets,
you hear these old‐timers
Talking about the one
that got away,
The one that still
keeps them up at night.
Tomorrow is a new day.
That's why I like you, junior‐‐
blind optimism.
So what's the call,
lieutenant?
You and your partner wasted
my detectives' day,
Which could have been spent
Pitching in on
a m*rder investigation.
I apologize for that.
But they stood up for you.
And I stand up for them.
So that means that the private
component in this case
Stays private?
It means that the files
aren't gonna reflect
What you were up to before
the sh**ting went down.
Thank you.
I'm grateful to everybody.
I don't know if
we're doing you a favor.
I just went through
a trial.
I heard.
I'm sorry.
I was sh*t by someone,
And they turned it
back around on me
By bringing up every
minor mistake I ever made,
Personal and professional.
So if you think you can keep
a lid on something like this,
You're not thinking right.
All due respect, lieutenant,
what choice do I got?
This gets out,
I'm not just another cop,
No matter how good I am.
I'm the f*gg*t that guys
are making jokes about
As soon as he
leaves the room.
Whatever the job's policy is,
that's never gonna change.
Good luck, detective.
Thank you, guys.
Yeah.
Hey.
Hey.
I respect what
you're doing for michael.
Thanks.
But hauling him
and the dad in,
That wasn't the smartest thing
to do.
If I don't step up for michael,
nobody will.
How do you think he takes to
seeing his dad humiliated?
Making that guy a victim
Does nothing but drive the kid
into his arms.
So let that bum pull michael
back down on the streets?
No, you clear the case‐‐
put the dad away.
Michael would never roll
on his dad.
He will if you push him.
No, that's not happening.
I'm not pushing him.
Nobody is pushing him.
[ Sighs ]
One day,
the dad's gonna come home,
And he's gonna have his load on,
or he'll be high,
And he's gonna realize that
michael is the only person
That saw him k*ll his wife,
and then he's gonna get paranoid
Because you, a cop,
are getting too close.
You don't think he'd solve
that problem any way he could?
You mean well, baldwin...
But you gotta realize
the longer you wait,
The more you put that kid
at risk.
She go down easy, or she give
you the squirming worm?
Down easy.
She's getting better,
growing up.
Hasn't been so hard.
I'm just saying it's good
she's sleeping better,
So we'll sleep better.
Yeah.
How did it go with diane?
She was terrified.
We'll know tomorrow.
I'm glad
she reached out to you.
Me too.
I hope it helped.
[ Sighs ]
Andy, i, um...
I've got some news.
I'm...
I'm pregnant.
You're gonna be
a father again.
Are you serious?
Yeah.
How?
The usual way.
Yeah, but what about,
you know, your situation?
Apparently,
the doctors were wrong.
But then there's me with
my prostate surgery and all.
Didn't slow you down any.
I thought that
as far as potency‐‐
Andy... I'm pregnant.
How far along?
10 Weeks.
So all this throwing up...
Morning sickness.
You gotta tell me
how you're feeling
'Cause I've been scared
to tell you.
I've never been so happy
in my life.
[ Laughs ]
So, this is good then?
Yeah, this is wonderful.
[ Sighs ]