[Overlapping conversations]
Okay...
Moving day.
Now, unless there are some
last minute legal maneuvers,
The first of four
black families--
The first ones ever--
Are moving into the o'neil
housing project
At nine a.m.
And the tenants groups have been
fighting this tooth and nail
Ever since
the city took ownership,
And, uh, they are not
good losers.
We got lieutenant hunter
and the emergency action units
Coordinating with the housing
units at the scene.
Now, be alert
for possible backups.
Item six.
Now, this is a memo
from division announcing
The ray augustine scholarship
at memorial high school,
If any of you could
spare a few extra bucks.
Officer augustine was
out of the heights.
Just a reminder, his funeral
is at 4:00 this afternoon
At all saints cemetery
over on union avenue.
Item seven.
This is the anniversary of
legal abortion in this state.
The right to lifers
are demonstrating
In front of the jefferson
family planning clinic,
Which brought the case
that the court decided on.
Sergeant bates, officers coffey,
hill and renko,
You're assigned.
Other assignments, um,
Detectives larue
and washington,
You're on court call.
Again?
Oh, come on, sarge.
[Sergeant]
downtown at the mendoza trial.
Yo, jd,
pitch your tent.
[All laughing]
Let me finish,
let me finish.
Simpson rides with jameson,
donahue with gregg.
Okay, that's it.
Hey, no it's not,
no, it's not.
Final item.
The time, last night,
the place, bowlmor lanes.
Spring league showdown, the hill
versus its crosstown nemesis,
South ferry.
It is crunch time.
And the man
with the plan,
Sergeant stan jablonski
bowling a 300 game!
[Cheering,
whistling and applause]
I am telling you, this man
right here was on it!
Oh, that!
Come on, sarge,
your reaction?
What could I say?
It's once
in a lifetime.
I mean, I was bowling solid
all night,
But all of a sudden this
game is in the seventh frame,
Nothing but pocket here,
Nothing but strikes
on the score sheet.
It's like
I got the plague,
All of a sudden everybody's
leaving me alone
Over at the end
of the bench.
Yeah, we didn't
want to jinx ya.
Second ball in the tenth,
it's a brooklyn hit,
Five pins, shakin'
like a hula girl.
[Laughter]
She dropped.
[Cheering and applause]
That's when I finally
let myself hope.
Gosh, I'm thinkin',
This could be
your night.
Last ball,
I'm like this.
My ticker's doing
the deadbeat tattoo.
[Crowd reacts, laughing]
I roll,
I close my eyes...
Next thing I know, this joker's
carrying me off the lane
And I'm king
of the match!
[Cheering, whistling
and applause]
Thanks!
Okay, okay, that's it
with the sports report.
[Laughter]
Let's roll-- let's do it to them
before they do it to us.
[Renko]
why would they even want to move
into your neighborhood?
They got a right
to be there, renko.
Yeah...
Great going, sarge.
Housing projects are like
great ocean reefs, fellas.
Thank you, leo.
For myself, it's something
inanimate.
While within is
a darwinian carnival
Of the sociologically
deprived.
I don't know if it'll be
much of a party today, sir.
Well, pack your helmets,
valentine.
Look, you got the number,
we'll wait for your call.
[Neal]
all set?
[Jd]
bernstein said he needs us
in court, which I got.
One call, we're there
in 20 minutes.
[Man]
jd, I thought I could run over
some of these script changes
With you on the way
to the studio.
What do you mean,
changes?
Listen, what you
wrote is terrific.
But I took the liberty of adding
a couple of women here.
You know, a little
feminine interest.
Why would that be?
"A"-- we actually see the
victim, get some sympathy going.
Your market for
the home security video
Is your crime-terrorized
housewives.
"B"-- you get
audience identification.
This way they see themselves
at risk.
This guy is
a stone genius, neal.
Young demille, eh?
Hey, look, jd,
I'll be in it, man,
But there ain't no way I'm
kickin' in thousand bucks.
Hey, neal, pass up money laying
in the street, go ahead.
Ooh, hey, hey, hey,
lieutenant.
Those are
some serious vines.
Thank you.
Morning!
Whoa,
he looks terrific.
Jerk.
Gigolo.
[Siren wailing]
[Police radio]
we have a 9-11...
Armed robbery in progress...
♪♪
♪♪
Stan, did you get
howard's unit dispatched
To the o'neil project?
On the way--
problem already?
The first time
he's moving in.
There's no v*olence yet,
but that crowd seemed unstable.
Well, we could beef up our
compliment there,
Pull somebody off
the abortion mill.
Jefferson clinic?
Aye.
I think you'd want to keep
our profile high there too.
All right, then just
double-pass by that o'neil,
Howard will
keep us posted.
New threads, henry?
It's a gift.
Nice.
It's a look.
Excuse me,
sergeant jablonski?
You got him.
Artie neems,
b.a.a. Regional secretary.
You rolled the perfecto
at bowlmor lane?
Alley nine last night.
That was me.
Okay, your 300 was submitted
for sanction this morning.
Yeah?
I'm just coming
from the lanes now.
The pins from alley nine
checked out perfectly.
But we've run into a small
problem with the lane dressing.
What are you
talking about?
I ran the tests,
mr. Jablonski.
The alley was oiled
too thickly down the middle.
Oil, you say.
And of course, the excessive
oils can groove the lane, um...
The bottom line, sir, is we
can't allow your 300 game.
What's the real
bottom line?
You want a hundred bucks
to get it sanctioned, huh?
The real bottom line is what
I just told you, sir.
I hope next time we can
get you in the record books.
Next time?
I've been bowling
for 40 years.
You tell me,
when's next time?
Could be tomorrow.
Could be I'm not gonna
take this lying down.
Could be I'm going to appeal
this decision.
Hey, that's
your right, of course.
Sorry to be the bearer
of bad tidings.
Yeah, you look
all broke up.
[Jd]
it's a quarter after ten.
Jane smith's husband's
out of town.
Jane's, jane's
checking the house
Before she looks in on the kids
and goes to bed.
Now it's 2:15,
four hours later,
And for all the trouble that
this burglar's gonna have
Coming through those locks,
Jane might just as well have
left the windows wide open.
Yes, the smith family
is about to get robbed.
[Neal]
oh, damn!
[Man]
hold it, hold it, hold it.
What's the matter, babe?
Oh, man!
You got a nail
comin' out of the ledge here.
Can I get this
filed down?
Can I get a little
help here, please?
How am I doing?
Great, you're great.
[Knocking on window]
I'll be with you
in just a second.
[Distant hammering]
Larry, we're doing the group
scene, we need lulu.
Lulu, honey, they need you
next door-- two minutes.
[Lulu]
I must be working with tony.
Joey, if you can't fix it,
lay a cloth over it.
Just make sure
it doesn't read.
What are they sh**ting
next door?
Oh, it's another project.
You know, this place
is a beehive.
Listen--
[clears throat]
John...
Can I get that grand-sky
from you now?
The crew needs half
before we roll here.
Sure.
Uh, don't forget to get a
receipt-sky, babe.
It's a good thing
I'm not sensitive, neal.
Nothing personal,
mr. Stein.
It's just that I've
seen jd go down the tubes
On a couple of other projects,
you know?
Yeah, well, on this
project the man gets 20 cents
On every buck of his
investments out,
And a dime on
every buck after that.
Plus he's got full access
to my books.
Now, come on,
neal, it's serious.
You think I'm looking
to take somebody,
That I'm gonna
hit on a cop?
Okay.
Let's make magic,
folks.
[Man]
open up the barn door.
Like the man says, nobody's
right, everybody's wrong.
You're mixing in
politics, renko.
[Renko]
I ain't talking about the people
hootin' and hollering...
[Bobby]
those people...
[Overlapping shouting]
[Man]
are you going to have
an abortion?
Would you read
our literature?
Do you believe
these demonstrations
Are part of an organized
campaign, doctor?
You're happy with
your extra 50 feet?
Now you can get a little closer
to make these people miserable?
Look, what is your business
in the clinic, sir?
I'm a doctor,
is that business enough?
[Man]
you think you're helping?
Someday they're
going to hate you
For what you're
doing to them.
Do you do this because
your life is empty?
You're nothing but
an emotional cr*pple.
I do this because I believe in
the sanctity of life, all life!
Which is more than I can say
for you, sir!
This is what you do!
This is what
you do!
[Overlapping shouting]
[Woman screams]
I'm sorry, I'm sorry!
I'm sorry!
Sorry!
Oh, oh!
Is someone a doctor?
[Doctor]
I'm a doctor, okay.
- Are you pregnant?
- Yes!
She's having contractions.
Maybe we should
take her inside.
We don't have
the facilities.
[Man]
I'm sorry!
I'm sorry!
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
[Doctor]
you are going away, fella,
I'm gonna see that you go away.
[People chanting]
right to life!
Right to life,
right to life!
Right to life!
[Chanting continues]
[Siren wailing]
I'm not having any more
contractions.
I need to go home.
Doctor says not.
You can talk to him
when we get to the hospital.
Look, my husband's
going to find out.
I didn't tell him.
Please, he can't know,
he can't see this now.
You're already having
contractions.
I don't see
any other choice right now.
Dominic going to be home.
Look, you won't
believe me right now,
But people are sometimes
more understanding
Than you think
they're gonna be.
I see it all the time.
I wasn't gonna
have the procedure.
I mean, they couldn't do it
at the clinic
Because they said
I was too far along.
So they were referring me here,
to the hospital.
Mercy?
That's the one
I'm going to.
I swear to god,
I only went for information,
And then, by the time
that I walked out
I already decided
no, no, I wasn't.
And then
right after that...
When the man
threw the blood.
I mean, is that right?
God punishes you just for
wanting information?
No.
No, that--
I don't think--
Take it easy, breathe,
breathe...
Let's go, joe.
Let's go.
My wife's doc is
head of o.b. At mercy.
He says that woman's
gonna deliver.
She's in her 20th week.
Chances are about one in
a billion the kid'll live.
Then we should
charge m*rder.
The facts are more like
involuntary manslaughter, joyce.
I disagree.
The as*ault on the doctor
was a violent felony.
The assailant's responsible
for the foreseeable results.
If the child dies,
it's m*rder.
Look, I'm not
competent in the legalities--
Correct.
But I can tell you
that a m*rder charge
Will put pro- and anti-abortion
groups outside of
Every clinic in my precinct.
I won't have a single cop
available--
That's a manpower problem.
It shouldn't determine whether
and how we process it.
How about let's hope
for a simple as*ault case?
Four months from now, the woman
delivers a healthy baby boy.
Hmm?
Gender bigot.
You okay for staying
on this?
Yeah.
[Door opens and shuts]
Are you sure?
Meaning what, frank?
That I have
personal feelings
When a fanatic assaults
a pregnant woman?
I do.
Why does that disqualify me
from prosecution?
It doesn't.
[Joyce]
but what?
Well, listen to yourself.
There hasn't even been
a police report yet
And you're ready
to charge m*rder,
Never mind that the woman
hasn't delivered.
If the woman
doesn't deliver,
Obviously there won't be
a m*rder charge.
If the baby
doesn't die, obviously--
I would like to see the police
reports as quickly as possible.
I'm chapman, mr. Ardrey,
you requested a public defender?
Yes.
Which means I baby-sit
'til the first team gets here?
I don't understand.
Please turn
to the right.
Don't you people have
anyone on retainer?
Aren't there any lawyers
with a hotline to the most high?
Look, I'm not a member
of a group.
I don't have
any money for a lawyer.
Do I gather you'd rather not
represent me?
I'll represent you.
Is there an interrogation room
available?
Yeah, b.
Have you heard
how that woman is?
No.
As many times as I've asked
for more police--
Ms. Lane, there were four
uniforms outside your clinic.
And it wasn't enough.
We've had
this discussion.
Whatever our presence,
Confrontations are going
to occur.
What are you views
on abortion, captain?
I believe you had
appropriate protection.
You may be defending that
position in court.
Please excuse me.
I can't believe it.
I came downstairs
this morning
And saw
the house had been robbed.
Oh, you poor thing.
If only we had consulted
a qualified security expert.
It's too late for the smith
family now.
But it's not too late for us
to learn from their mistakes,
For you to make your home safer,
your family crime-free.
First, let's go through our
six point security checklist.
See these locks
on the windows?
They're better than nothing,
but to a skilled burglar,
These are an
invitation to grand theft.
What about the doors?
Even when locked,
the average entry simply asks
The criminally minded
for trouble.
It might as well spell
"rob me" in big, red letters.
Oh, cut, cut, cut.
Damn.
Sorry, man, sorry.
It's all right, john,
let's try it again.
Hey, lookin' good,
babe, lookin' good.
Where from?
[Knocking on door]
Tick-tock, larry.
We need
the room, man.
Hey, we got it 'til one,
give me a break here, huh?
All right, john, we're gonna
take it from where you cross
To the door again,
only this time, let's see
If you can make it look like
you're actually walking,
'Cause I gotta be
honest with ya,
It looks a little like
you got a board in your back.
[Laughing]
Girls, you were fine.
Maybe I should take it
from the top, larry?
No, no, no, we'll go with
what we have up to the cross.
I don't know, I think
I can do it better.
So could a corpse, jd,
but we haven't got the time.
[Woman moaning
in background]
Sorry, sorry,
it was a cheap sh*t.
What the hell is going on
over there?
Acting--
come on, places.
You can do it, jd,
you're doing great.
[Horns honking]
Man, that abortion clinic fracas
is gonna be a real set-to, rob,
With the doctors and lawyers
quoting scripture at each other
From both sides.
Scripture with
a little "s".
Yes, sir,
with a little "s".
Now, here's the kind of question
I can relate to.
A split-level, two bedroom,
living room and dinette.
Entrance dwelling
within the winter...
Financial ways and means?
Yes.
It's an hour
and a quarter commute,
But you will not discover
a two bedroom room home
For 63 thou
any closer to...
Renko, I never heard you talk
so much about money.
There ain't
nothing wrong with money.
Nothing that having some
wouldn't cure.
Lookee here, this is where
my daughter's gonna grow up.
She's gonna ride her bicycle
down to the schoolyard,
Right here.
[Police radio]
all units, a disturbance
at the o'neil projects,
125Th and jerome,
g*ng-related.
[Siren wailing]
22-02 In response.
Well, well, well,
it took a while.
That black family's been there
almost one hour.
If you ask me,
they're buying trouble.
[Shouting and arguing]
[Siren wailing]
All right, up against the wall,
every one of you!
Drop your weapons!
Get up against the wall,
turn around!
Get your
hands up there!
Turn around!
All right,
you're all under arrest.
You have the right
to remain silent.
If you give up
that right--
Look, he came after us!
We didn't
do nothing, man!
I want you to shut up.
If you give up the right
to remain silent,
What you say can
and will be held against you
In a court of law.
You understand that?
Yeah, I understand!
- You understand?
- Yeah!
[Stan]
mr. Highland, I have--
I have here in my hand
the 1983 "guide to bowling,"
Published by your
organization,
Of which I have
read every chapter.
Now, it tells me
about foul lines,
It tells me about
etiquette,
It tells me about
48 different regulations,
But it does not tell me
word one
About quantity of oil,
Type of oil--
no, nothing.
For three bucks you'd be
happy to send me
The official rule book.
This is the kind of rules
you got in there-- oil?
What-- what if I bowled 300
on a wednesday, does that count?
What if I bowled 300 with a red
shirt on, does it count then?
Huh?
No, no, don't bother.
Officer schnitz.
Mrs. Srignoli.
Would you be kind enough
To let lieutenant goldblume
know I'm here?
Certainly.
[Frank]
I just got his guys
around the perimeter
And county housing
has jurisdiction.
Excuse me, lieutenant?
Yeah?
Mrs. Srignoli's here.
You okay with
the o'neil, frank?
Bon appetit, henry.
Thank you.
[Background conversations]
I don't know.
Maybe she's got a thing
for men in midlife crisis.
Or maybe he's helping her
with her memoirs.
[Affecting accent]
I was a gangland tramp.
What you say, fay?
Nothing.
I happen to be in love
with gina, fay.
Love?
Is that what they're calling it
these days, henry?
That's beneath you.
Maybe, but we all know
what's beneath you.
Excuse me,
ms. Davenport?
Legal conundrum
discussion group.
Finish intake with ardrey?
Mm-hmm, pretty interesting,
as fanatics go.
The guy said I gave him
a few things to think about.
I've kept the as*ault
charges and saved it
For this
afternoon's arraignment.
We may amend.
If the baby dies.
Want something
to look forward to?
What?
Think about,
my client's a zealot,
When I argue that the fetus
wasn't viable.
It hasn't d*ed yet.
No, but I'm saying,
I mean,
I think I can lick you on
intent, maybe proximate cause,
But I've gotta make the other
argument too, right?
The baby hasn't breathed without
a machine since it was born.
Isn't that great?
Here's this guy,
Thinks life begins
with the first randy thought.
His defense is gonna be
the fetus wasn't life.
Excuse me.
[Traffic passing]
Of course it has all
the modern conveniences.
Wall to wall carpeting,
High ceilings,
24 hour spa,
Masseuse on call.
Do you
like it, henry?
I'm crazy about it.
Oh, good.
'Cause I hadn't
had time to do
A whole lot in the way
of decorating yet.
Oh, that's
perfectly understandable.
Just a few of the bare
necessities.
[Laughing]
I need a
gurney in here.
Could you tell us
what's going on?
Are there
contractions again?
Yes.
You're talking about
ann florio?
I'm her husband.
What are they saying
about contractions?
You've got to talk to
her doctor, mr. Florio.
Who's her doctor?
We've never been to this
hospital before.
Annie!
Are the kids all right?
[Mr. Florio]
yeah, they're all right.
What happened?
[Annie screaming
in pain]
You guys
tell me what happened?
Yeah, she fell.
Mr. Florio, uh, they're gonna
explain the whole thing to you.
How could she have
a baby?
She's only
five months along.
[Train rumbling,
traffic passing]
[Background conversations]
Stan, what could I say?
A terrible set
of circumstances here.
How could a thing like
this happen?
Didn't you
know the rules?
Hey, stan, my lane buffer's
11 years old.
I'm lucky he works
two out of three days.
It's like this, stan.
The lanes are
a little grooved,
The balls get a boost,
People go out of here
feeling terrific.
So what's
so terrible about that?
You're kidding me.
They pulled that
crap in the stone age.
Scotch tape on the alleys,
nails on the boards.
Come on, stan...
No, no,
you come on.
Never mind the bowling
federation.
I don't know now whether
what I did was real.
Hey, you still
get your free games,
And your picture's still on
the wall of fame there,
And that's forever, stan.
[Chuckling]
- Hi, tom.
- Hi.
- Shoes?
- Yeah, 11-1/2.
Lane six, lane six.
Thanks.
Have a good game.
Look at that.
You just rented
that kid a pair of shoes.
Did you spray 'em
first?
No, you did not.
I'll bet everybody walks
out of here with athlete's foot.
Stan, I know how
you feel.
I'll tell you how I feel.
I feel like getting my league
to move right out of here.
You're speaking about
bowling shoes...
You're going off
half-cocked, stan.
Yeah, half-cocked?
Here's half-cocked.
Here is your cockamamie
wall of fame.
Somebody ought to
shut you down for good.
Stan, may I say
something?
What?
I think you're
being a sore loser.
I'll show you
sore loser.
Stan!
Ahh!
She delivered.
I heard.
They said it weighs
a pound.
Leo, disorderly conduct
In the vicinity of
the o'neil projects.
[Leo]
name?
Dean johnson.
Look, where's my lawyer?
Address.
[Dean]
25-45 edgewater avenue.
Mr. Johnson's got an attitude
problem here, leo.
Captain.
Move them
into interrogation.
You heard the man,
move it, boys.
[Dean]
what's the scam, furillo?
I just want a couple minutes
of your time
And I think
we'll let you go.
Oh, so we can walk.
That's the idea,
Provided you walk away
from the situation
At the housing project.
[Dean]
the blacks got no business--
You got people that
need protection.
Your people should live where
they're supposed to live!
Sit down.
It's a mess.
Whatever it is,
it's gonna be without you.
I want word out, and you're
gonna be my messengers.
Those projects
are dmz, off-limits.
My cops see g*ng colors,
it's an a*t*matic bust,
Is that understood?
[Chuckling]
Look, can we go?
You can go.
Get up.
Get up,
get out of here.
Get up.
[Background conversations]
[Frank]
I want you on overtime at those
projects tonight.
[Bobby]
all right.
Andy?
Yeah, captain, I heard
the woman had her baby.
Is she gonna
make it?
Very critical,
it's on life support.
[Leo]
how'd it go?
Give me my clipboard.
Any luck?
The guy doesn't deserve
my grief, he's a bum.
You could complain to
the better business bureau.
I should've taken an axe and
chopped up his lousy lane nine,
That's what I should've
done.
I'm sick, I don't even
want to talk about it.
Jd, you got
a second?
[Jd]
my man larry.
Hey-- is that what
I think it is?
Yes and no.
Yes, this is our
product, but no...
My feeling is, after viewing
the first assemblage,
This is not going to be
The high-impact commercial
property we were hoping for.
- No?
- No.
And I'm talking
by a considerable margin.
This is not "birth of
a nation".
I'm disappointed.
That's the nature
of the beast, fellas.
That's why any producer worth
his salt in this business
Always has
his contingencies.
Now, I believe that our
investment in this piece of work
Is absolutely salvageable.
How so?
Okay.
We go back in,
we sh**t some additional scenes
Around the original material,
Reshape the concept for
a totally different audience.
Which one?
Grown ups.
People who, they see
people in love,
Don't mind seeing them
express it with each other.
You mean--
Look, I don't know what your
personal feelings are,
But this is strictly first
amendment, chapter and verse.
Perfectly legal.
You want me
to be in sex scenes?
Only if you're
agreeable.
Only for
purposes of continuity.
Baby, are you crazy?
You're not talking to a prude
here, larry, okay?
But if someone from
division gets whiff of this,
My career is over.
Listen, these films
are absolutely legal.
Plus, what would a guy
from division say
He was doing
in the theater?
Got a good point.
Here comes the train...
Here comes
the collision.
No, wait a minute, neal,
wait a minute.
You, uh, you're telling me that
lulu would go along with this?
Hey, the woman's
a professional.
Look, we got
all the elements.
The husband's out of town,
burglar gets in,
Security guard comes by,
Her girlfriend
drops in...
Nature takes
its course.
I'm out, babe.
Don't do it.
Could i, uh, could I see what
we got to this point, larry?
Take it, look.
So I could make a more
informed decision.
Please,
we're partners.
I want your input.
Right.
[Hospital machinery beeping]
[Woman on p.a.]
Nurse harris to triage.
Nurse harris
to triage.
Your wife's sleeping.
You believe a woman does
something like that?
This...
This is me
being out of work.
Me not being able to put
the bread on the table.
Hey, come on.
[Mr. Florio]
no way she does it otherwise.
No way something like
this happens.
Look, why don't you
just take it easy, mr. Florio?
I'm saying that's why
it happened.
I've got too many
responsibilities.
There's no way the kid's
gonna make it.
Believe me,
there's no way.
He's too little,
he don't have the maturity.
I heard the doc say
you never know.
Yeah, let them talk.
Let them talk and you look
into their eyes.
See,
look at that.
My baby's this big.
The next smallest baby's
this big.
There's no way.
Too small.
My baby's
too small.
[Flatline tone]
[Overlapping voices]
[Woman on p.a.]
Code blue...
Staff, code blue.
[Woman]
flatline, doctor.
[Man]
let's get an i.v.
See, there...
There, he's gone.
My baby's gone.
[Crying]
He's gone.
[Lucy]
mrs. Florio.
I wanted to thank you
and the other officer.
I'm sorry
about your loss.
We can do this
another time--
I wanted a statement.
I hadn't decided
to have that operation.
This is about how you fell,
in case someone is charged.
I think we should just do this
another time.
Would it be
a crime if I had?
He hasn't worked in four
and a half months,
We're gonna
lose our house--
Our last one was special,
she's, uh...
Learning disabled.
I was just so tired.
I was so tired that I didn't
think I had the strength.
You didn't
have an abortion.
And even if you did,
that's your choice.
You don't... You forgive
yourself, mrs. Florio.
Nobody gets to
sit in judgment on you.
Hey, I had him baptized.
Got him...
[Both crying]
It's okay, annie, I swear to god
I'll take care of you.
It'll be all right,
I'll take of you.
I swear
I'll take care of you.
[Background conversations]
Hi.
Hi, henry.
Where's the divine
miss s?
Okay, fay,
time out.
I don't know what's going on
with you,
But the last time I checked,
I thought we were
gonna be friends.
We were--
we will be.
Listen, I wish you nothing
but happiness.
You're gonna
begrudge me, even that much.
Okay, so maybe I'm
a little jealous.
I can't let that
be my problem, fay.
The fact is, for once
I am happy.
Don't knock it
'til you've tried it.
Harry!
How about you and me going out
and getting malted after work?
A malted?
A drink?
Okay.
Great!
[Neal]
jd, what's up?
That bad, huh, man?
B-minus, c-plus.
Maybe a d.
Maybe an f.
Maybe I'm gonna
take poison.
You wanted to see me,
mr. Ardrey?
Are you
the district attorney?
Assistant district attorney,
yes.
I was told
that the baby d*ed.
Yes, it did.
My lawyer said
we'll deny
The baby was
alive at this hearing,
I don't want that.
It's an arraignment.
You enter your plea,
you don't make your--
I don't want this made
into a game.
I don't want
the truth twisted out of this.
I'm standing here with a voice
inside my head,
Screaming that every good
I ever did turned into evil.
Great life-defender,
Not even married,
not even kids of his own.
Can't even meet
anybody's eyes.
Maybe if I could meet
somebody's eyes,
Maybe I would've seen
what was coming up the stairs
And maybe I wouldn't
have placed somebody
Who didn't even mean to--
I must still
that voice.
That's the voice
of distortion, of...
Despair.
I need to
make sense of this.
What I need-- I need to make
myself understood.
Look, I don't know
what you want with me.
[Mr. Ardrey]
I'll plead guilty.
Pardon?
I'll plead guilty.
If the baby's dead,
I'll plead guilty.
Mr. Ardrey,
whether you realize it or not,
We're in an adversarial
relationship.
I don't think this conversation
should go any further
Without your
lawyer being present.
Please talk to me
like a human being.
I am, I am telling you
it's not responsible of me
To let you say any more until
your lawyer's here.
Okay.
Okay, never mind.
Fine.
[Gavel banging]
[Overlapping conversations]
[Judge]
no outbursts,
No partisan expressions
of any sort
Or the court
will be cleared.
Mr. Ardrey.
You are charged with two counts
of felonious as*ault
And one count of
second degree m*rder.
Do you understand
these charges?
I do, your honor.
Do you wish
to enter a plea?
Guilty, your honor,
with explanation.
Hold it, your honor,
just hold the phone.
Be quiet, ms. Chapman.
I've decided this is
how I want to plead.
Your honor,
may I speak?
You may enter plea.
Now, is that what
you want to do?
If I can
explain afterwards.
No, no, not at
this hearing.
Subsequently, you may.
Guilty.
[Judge]
guilty as to all three counts?
Yes, sir.
I don't believe my client
Understands the action,
your honor.
Please don't speak for me--
don't talk law.
Well, you see, this is a court
of law, mr. Ardrey,
Do you understand that
by entering these pleas
You're going
to go to jail?
I'm perfectly willing
to accept punishment,
So long as my intentions
can be understood.
[Chapman]
your honor--
[Judge]
wait, wait, wait, damn it!
Innocence or guilt may turn
on intention, mr. Ardrey.
I don't want you
pleading guilty--
I didn't intend to hurt that
woman or her baby.
Request please be
withdrawn
As to these
two charges, your honor.
I am entering not guilty pleas
on all three counts.
[Mr. Ardrey]
wait!
Now, you can change them at
a subsequent hearing.
The court is not satisfied pleas
at this time would be informed.
This is what I did.
I got angry
and I threw the blood.
And then I got angrier and
I tried to hit the doctor,
And my sign
hit the woman,
And she fell.
And because of that,
Because of
what I did,
She had a premature baby that
couldn't live.
All right.
Arraigned without plea.
Released
on recognizance.
It remains to be seen what court
you're answerable to, sir.
All right,
that's a recess.
[Gavel bangs]
[Background conversations]
[Reporter]
excuse me, what's to be done...
[Chapman]
I am certain with further
reflection,
Mr. Ardrey will reconsider.
At which point
you intend to argue
Non-viability of the fetus
as a defense?
Among the defenses, yes.
What do you think of the irony
of a pro-life advocate
Defending himself by
denying a fetus' humanity?
No comment.
Excuse me, attorney chapman,
I'd like to talk with you.
[Chapman]
what's your problem?
[Joyce]
I happen to know the client
Specifically opposed you using
that argument.
Oh, and how do you
happen to know that?
Because he told me.
I hate that man's
position,
But he deserves exactly
what you're depriving him of.
His consistency and his
sincerity...
Look, I'm his lawyer.
And the time may come for you
to make that defense.
Trotting it out
to the media is perverse,
And you're doing it
to embarrass him.
Look, I don't need your
lectures, okay?
So, we're in agreement about
this from a quality standpoint?
Larry, I'm sick
about it.
Hey, that's
show biz, babe.
All the ingredients
were there.
Sometimes your soufflé rises,
sometimes you know,
You got a total collapse
And there's muck
all over the oven.
Yeah, two grand worth.
So let me
ask you this.
Have you given any thought
to plan b?
Oh, I'm thinking about it.
Okay, before you
make up your mind,
I've got these scenes
written,
I'm gonna leave you
beautiful individuals here,
Talk it over,
whatever you want.
Rehearse, improvise,
only not too much,
'Cause you don't want to leave
your game in the dressing room,
You know what I mean?
Uh...
We don't have too many lines
here, larry.
What's to say?
These scenes do not
further the story, jd.
When I say "action," this is
the key word, okay?
I'm right next door.
You look out
for our guy, lulu.
- Hi.
- Hi.
I, uh...
Guess the crew and everyone
in here's standing...
During.
Mm-hmm.
You nervous, sweetie?
Come on.
Listen, I was nervous
my first time too.
With one of these multiple
person scenarios,
Must've been
35 people or more.
All together, in one way
or another.
But you know, after
a while, you just realize...
Hey, we're all human.
I don't know,
lulu.
You're among friends.
We all want you
to do well.
You know, this is a very
non-judgmental environment.
It's just acting,
right?
That's right, john.
And acting
is believing.
Now, what we need
to do first,
We need to have a clear idea of
what it is we're working with.
You... And me, both.
Huh.
[Train rumbling]
I like this
ardrey fella.
First perp in a month.
All he wants to do
is plead guilty,
No deals, no hassles,
just let me do my bit.
And they
ain't gonna let him.
It's more complicated
than that, renko.
Hey, listen, I'm on the guy's
side, if I'm at a dead end.
Instead of having that there
abortion, I'm a happy man.
I'm a happy man.
Renko, what did you mean
before, saying
That this black family
that just moved in here
Was just buying trouble?
I meant that any father
in his right mind
Wouldn't move his family
into this kind of situation.
Some fathers want to make things
better for their children.
I happen to be
one of those fathers,
And you don't get nowhere
buttin' your head
Against the status quo
values of the community.
Status quo?
Then the status quo
never changes.
Let somebody else
change it, okay?
What are you
getting so worked up about?
You just sounded pretty
selfish, renko.
It's like there's
a sign in your voice...
You say selfish
and I say realistic.
And you say realistic
and I say redneck.
What you call me
redneck for, man?
[Man shouting]
The courtyard, man.
Where the hell do you
get off calling me a redneck
When I'm trying to stand up
for my own values?
Come on!
[Renko]
I'll be there!
[Renko]
I'll take the alley!
Oh, oh!
Settle back down--
what happened?
I got robbed, coming from
the laundry machines.
White boy.
Did you see
where he went?
Downstairs.
Will you be
all right?
Uh, yeah.
Tell my partner.
[Stairs creaking]
[Rats squeaking]
[Thudding]
[Screaming]
[g*nsh*t]
[Groaning]
[Train rumbling]
You gotta come back with us
so we can get you fixed up.
I'm all right.
Regulations,
you may have a concussion.
I'll make it over
on my own.
[Background conversations]
Excuse us
a minute?
We're done for now.
Probably have more
in the morning.
You and me,
renko, over there.
How you feeling?
Feel all right?
Hear you got
a concussion or something.
Where were you?
What do you
mean?
You know
what I mean.
Where in the hell
were you?
I got there.
Don't you
tell me that.
I had to see if the old man
was all right and I couldn't...
Don't you insult me,
renko.
Look, if I was late, I'm sorry,
it turned out all right.
I k*lled a kid!
I'm sorry, bobby.
Sorry ain't
good enough, renko.
Not for a partner.
What the hell?
It's not life
or death, it's...
It's a lousy ten frames of
bowling, for crying out loud.
Bowling federation,
schmoling federation.
So what if it's not
sanctioned?
You know what you did.
Something you dream about,
though.
It's all like that.
Hitting a rhythm
like that.
You know, I actually
have had dreams about it.
Oh, you were on.
I was,
wasn't i?
You were perfect.
Once in a lifetime,
you know.
Mr. 300.
That they can't
take away from you.
They haven't.
They won't.
I gotta go
relieve myself.
Pretend it's the guy from
the bowling federation.
You sit there, you listen to
people saying that it's...
It's this
to do it, and that...
You know 50 times better
than them.
What it means, you know
what's growing inside you.
And they're gonna tell you
what it means?
You gotta listen
to 80 different people,
And none of them knows
The feeling you got
in your belly.
They can't tell
you what it means.
You know what
it means.
You know
what you're doing.
You know what
you did.
And you know
what's gone.
And you gotta
forgive yourself.
And you forgive yourself
because you gotta go on.
And...
That's all there is
to it.
[Joyce]
terrified me.
I listened to her
making arguments
Like some brittle
intellectual game.
I didn't like her
from the day I met her here.
But she had a big pair
of shoes to fill.
Are you saying
I have big feet, furillo?
[Chuckling]
Having a conversation
with you today
Is like
picnicking on a minefield.
[Laughing]
You were right before,
frank.
When?
In your office.
When you said I was
acting out of anger.
I didn't get less angry
as the day went on...
And I saw that
man in his cell,
Lonely and tormented.
And I don't think...
Suffering any less
or regretting any less,
And that poor woman
and her family,
I started wondering
whether the law could take in
What was happening,
Where an outsider
could really understand.
When I was a b*at cop and had to
watch a person die,
There always came a point,
you could see it in their eyes,
When you weren't part of it
anymore.
But you were
what you could do.
It was their own terrible,
solitary moment.
But you
were there.
What would you do?
Realize it
wasn't your moment.
Try not to disturb it
or intrude on it,
Then go home and be glad
somebody was waiting for you.
And loved you.
♪♪
05x19 - The Life and Time of Dominic Florio Jr.
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The show chronicles the lives of the staff of a single police station located on Hill Street in an unnamed large city.
The show chronicles the lives of the staff of a single police station located on Hill Street in an unnamed large city.