07x03 - The Delegate

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Good morning.

Harris: good morning, barn.

Barney, there was another holdup

Over on lexington yesterday.

Oh, boy. That's what...

The th one in weeks.

It's the same -block
area, same m.o.

All take place on monday,
tuesday, or thursday

Between : and : .

That's a weird pattern.

Yeah.

I just got the statement
from mr. Turner there.

Anything new on this one?

Oh, just that the man
seemed very impatient.

It would have taken me
two minutes to open the safe,

But he said he couldn't wait.

Oh, lucky for you.

I mean, why are people
always in such a hurry?

I wouldn't know.

I mean, no one has time
for nothing no more.

Everybody's got
someplace they got to go,

Someplace they got to be,

Someone they got to see.

Excuse me.

Sure.

Me too.

Dietrich.

Captain.

Coffee fresh?

It's hot.

So, you went to the
hockey game last night, huh?

Yeah. Good game... Rangers won.

Any fatalities?

No. A few altercations.

Hmm.

I think that's why people go.

See a couple of punches thrown,

A little blood on the ice,

Maybe a few teeth scattered.

If you get lucky,

Maybe you get to see a
few heads cracked open.

You know, it's entirely possible

That someone goes
to a hockey game

Because he enjoys hockey...
The speed, the action.

That's true.

But I think everyone,
down deep inside,

Gets a vicarious thrill out
of seeing senseless v*olence.

How come you weren't there?

I went to the ballet.

Did you enjoy it?

One dead swan... That was it.

Nash: sergeant dietrich,

Here are the burglary
files you requested.

Oh, yeah. Thanks, nash.

Captain, the precinct
reports and manpower stats.

- Thank you.
- My pleasure.

Do I know you?

I apologize.

I guess we haven't been
formally introduced.

Officer louis nash. I
came aboard last week.

Oh.

Good to have you with us, nash.

Thank you, sir.

Is there anything else
I can do for you, sir?

No.

Sir...

I hope our age difference
won't be a problem.

I don't understand.

Well, I just mean that
sometimes when a subordinate

Is substantially older
than his superior officer,

The superior's often reticent

About fully exercising
his authority.

I wouldn't worry
about that, nash.

I'll try not to, sir.

I guess I just can't help
feeling a little embarrassed

That after all these years,
I'm still a cop in uniform

While a young man such as
yourself is already a captain.

Those things happen.

I'll be downstairs in
case you need anything.

- Fine.
- You bet, sir.

I like him.

Morning.

Oh. Wojo.

I'm not late.

I didn't say you were.

Well, you had that tone.

Did you get up on the wrong
side of the bed this morning?

What, did she call here?

Nobody called.

Well...

They're always calling,
wanting to talk about it.

When they say
how it was for them,

Ask how it was for you.

Yeah, I know what you mean.

Yeah?

Oh, all right.

No, no, no. We got it.

It's a disturbance at
the greenwich hotel.

It's nice of her to
call and tell us.

You and dietrich.

Yeah.

Sir, the november
manpower statistics.

I've already got them.

Pardon me?

Officer nash brought them up.

Oh, really?

I just assumed he had
compiled them at your direction.

No, sir.

He was acting unilaterally.

Well, in any case I've got them.

Maybe I better take them
back before you find out

What a hopeless
mishmash I'm certain it is.

I've already been through them.

They're fine.

No need to be kind
just because he's old.

Levitt, the report is excellent.

Well, in that case, enough said.

Okay, just step right
in here, mr. Milford.

You know, I've never
been arrested before.

Well, you're doing real good.

Thank you.

This is richard
milford, harrisburg, p.a.

He was creating a disturbance

At the bar of the
greenwich hotel.

I was just trying
to get some service.

He was hitting on a
couple of hookers.

Right.

When they wouldn't
give him a tumble,

He got belligerent.

What's happening
to this society?

I mean, if a person
has the money,

Why should they
be able to say, "no"?

You didn't have the money.

I said "if."

This isn't the good part.

The good part is that,
according to his credentials,

Mr. Milford was a delegate

To the democratic convention.

I really should be getting back.

I hate to tell you this,

But the convention's
been over for months.

Is that all?

Captain, he was a delegate
to the convention.

What? Was there another one?

You've been here since ?

I believe so.

Never went back to harrisburg?

Pennsylvania? No.

I mean, what's
back there anyway,

Except my wife and family?

And I'm sure she
had the baby by now.

Have a seat, mr. Milford.

We'll need some more
information from you.

I'll certainly try,
but I have to admit...

The last few years have
been a bit unfocused.

You do the best you can.

I'll certainly try.

I was in the
pennsylvania delegation.

Yeah, I figured as much.

Although I spend most of
my time with kim and yoko,

Two alternates from guam.

Guam. "Where america's
day begins," right?

Mine did.

Hmm.

Sergeant harris,

Here are the arrest
records you asked for.

Oh, great. Thank you, nash.

For your convenience,

I arranged them according
to the date of conviction.

Fine.

I read your book.

Oh, did you?

I found it quite compelling
and very true to life.

Thank you.

For my money, you're
a much better writer

Than that joseph wambaugh.

So why bring him up?

I'll be back later
with the mail.

I didn't plan to do this.

I had a wonderful
life back in harrisburg.

It's just, when the
convention ended...

I'd never been in a place
like new york before...

I mean, alone.

So I thought I'd
stay over a few days.

Well, then, after
the first year went by,

I realized I couldn't
go home again

Unless I had a rather
compelling explanation.

So, what have you
been doing all this time?

Oh, everything.

Booze... dr*gs...
Sexual experimentation.

I was born again
a couple of times.

But the last year, it's
been kind of a blur...

A pleasant blur, if
you know what I mean.

Uh, yeah.

So what's new?

I mean, in the country...
What's happening?

Oh, we've got a lot of
problems with the economy.

There's inflation and recession

And unemployment,

A lot of people unemployed,

And then overseas
there's a lot of trouble.

There's refugees everywhere.

And they're fighting
in the middle east.

Yes, but what's new?

They came up with a
new kind of chewing gum

That doesn't stick
to most dental work.

No kidding.

Any more on those robberies?

Just going through the files,

Trying to come up
with a similar m.o., Barn,

But there's nothing yet.

It's just after : .

Maybe we'll be
hearing from him soon.

I checked out milford.

He's clean, except for a
missing person's report

His wife filed in
harrisburg, ' .

I called her. She's flying in.

Oh.

Mr. Milford, your
wife is coming down.

Oh. Thank you.

You guys still going
around in circles

On those robberies?

You have any thoughts
on the subject?

I might.

Oh, you want to hear?

Well, say the guy has a job,

Gets off at : in the
afternoon, robs the place.

Then he goes home
to his wife and kids

Like nothing happened.

Or maybe, uh...

Or maybe he's into
astrology or biorhythms,

Figures out this is the
most favorable time to rob.

Or the whole thing
could be a merry mix-up.

That's how I got this job.

Sir?

Yes, levitt?

Remember officer nash, who
was up here earlier today?

Yes. No, he wasn't.

What?

He doesn't exist.

What are you talking about?

I went to take a look
at his permanent file,

Just to check and see
if he had a prior history

Of overzealousness.

He doesn't have a file.

Well, it was probably
lost in the transfers.

Checked it out with
personnel in brooklyn.

They never heard of him.

There's got to be
some explanation.

Yeah, we're on our way.

Barn, another liquor
store on lexington.

A patrol car's giving
chase up third avenue.

Dietrich.

Sure. Rub my face in it.

Thought of one yet?

Mail call.

Uh, sergeant harris,
sergeant dietrich,

Sergeant wojciehowicz.

My mother was polish.

Yeah, right.

Captain miller.

I'll be up with the
interdepartmental correspondence

As soon as it arrives.

Thank you.

You betcha.

He talks a good game.

Sir, I double-checked
it with personnel,

And then I checked out his
badge number with downtown.

No such number
has ever been issued.

Hmm.

Looks like we've got an
imposter on our hands.

Oh, really? Oh, really, sir?

Shall I bust him?

No, uh...

Send him up. Tell
him I want to see him.

I understand, sir.

You prefer the
collar for yourself.

Excuse me. I'm looking
for captain miller.

Yes. Can I help you?

Yes. I'm ellen milford.

Ah.

You have my husband.

Yes. He's not here
at the moment.

He's being processed.

Oh.

Okay, you're going in
the cage now, mr. Milford.

Richard?

Ellen.

What a pleasant surprise.

We've been very worried
about you, richard.

Well, as you can see, uh...

I'm fine.

How are the kids?

They're well.

Three of them, right?

Look, ellen, I don't
know why I did what I did,

Why I left the beautiful
family and a loving wife.

And, of course, I
don't expect things

Could ever be the same.

But I just want to ask

If there's any way you
can find in yourself

To put aside what I did

And give me another chance?

Yes.

Oh.

I want to take my husband
home now, captain miller.

You'll have to arrange bail

With the desk sergeant first.

Oh, thank you.

I'll be back in five
minutes, richard.

I'll be here.

Wojo, you might as well
get mr. Milford started.

Captain, excuse me.

Officer levitt said
you wanted to see me.

Yes. Would you
wait in my office?

Yes, sir.

Just have a seat, mr. Milford.

We'll get you out
as soon as possible.

I appreciate that.

Well...

Looks like I may be
home for dinner tonight.

Yeah.

Tuesday... Salmon croquettes.

It's funny, the
things you remember.

Wednesday... Liver.

Thursday...

Friday...

So, I'm gathering up all
the duplicate reports

Of the various departments,
sorting out the closed cases,

And then putting everything

In a centralized
file downstairs.

Sounds like a good idea.

Just doing my job, sir.

Nash, where were
you before this?

You mean before
I came to the th?

The th.

Officer levitt seems to
be having a little difficulty

Locating your permanent file.

It was probably just
lost in transit, sir.

Nash, are you a police officer?

Well, I certainly
consider myself one.

But does the department?

Well... Well, no,
not officially.

Is that a problem, sir?

Is that a problem?

What are you doing here?

Well, you see, sir, I
retired two years ago.

From the force?

No, I was a cpa.

But I've always had a very
keen interest in police work,

And I kept on reading
about all the cutbacks

And layoffs of police officers,

And I happened to have a
friend at a supply house...

So you just picked up a uniform,

Wandered in one day,
and started to work?

Well, it's been okay so far.

Didn't anyone ever
get suspicious,

Ask you any questions?

No, they seem to
appreciate the extra help.

Is there something
on your mind, sir?

Nash...

Impersonating a
police officer is a crime.

Yes, but I wasn't doing
it for personal gain.

That's not the point.

It could constitute a danger
to the public, to yourself.

Sir. Sir, you don't understand.

My g*n isn't loaded.

I'm glad to hear that.

And I never go
out on police calls.

I just stay downstairs
doing the paperwork

And the administrative
bookkeeping,

Freeing officers for
more important duties.

That is not the point, either.

Was there...

Was there something wrong
with the manpower report?

The manpower report was fine.

Thank you.

I don't seem to be getting
through to you, nash.

This is a totally
unacceptable situation.

You cannot continue
wearing that uniform.

Well, i...

I didn't think plain clothes
was even a possibility.

Barn, we got the guy.

Oh.

Dietrich was wrong.

Uh, excuse me. Just wait here.

Shall I get to
work on your files?

No, no, no. Just have a seat.

I really had you guys
going there, didn't i?

Didn't I tell you I didn't
want to talk about it?

Oh, barn, this is edmund lasky.

He stuck up a market
at th and lexington.

Patrol car caught up with him

Trying to get through the
rear door at lincoln jail.

Lincoln jail?

That's where I live.

You see, mr. Lasky is
serving a -month sentence

For burglary, but he's also
on a work-release program.

He gets out from : to :

To attend classes
at city college.

I'm taking computer
programming and ethics.

Obviously, you
missed a few sessions.

Yeah, well, it's tough
juggling school and a career.

Book him.

You want to take a
seat over here, please.

Can we speed this up?

I'm supposed to be
back in my cell by : .

We'll do what we can.

Here's your bail ticket.

Oh, that was fast.

Mr. Milford, let me have that.

I'll check it out and make
sure everything's okay.

Yes. Make sure.

So...

Are you still active
in democratic politics?

No. No, I'm a republican now.

Oh.

Does that mean I have
to become one, too?

It would be nice.

Nash, listen to me.

What you are doing is illegal.

You are not a police officer.

You cannot be a
police officer, period!

You're saying I'm being let go?

Yes.

Oh.

In view of the circumstances,

I see no need for
formal charges.

I appreciate your keeping
the police out of this.

And you're gonna promise
me you're gonna get rid

Of that uniform and not
show up for work anymore.

Yes, sir.

Does this mean I'm also
out of the credit union?

You know, ellen,
when you came in,

I thought you'd be angrier.

I got over being
angry... Weeks ago.

Look, ellen, before you
go through with this,

There are certain things
you have a right to know.

Oh?

I haven't been faithful.

I didn't expect that.

But I'm not talking about
meaningless one-night stands

With cheap hookers.

I'm talking about
long-term, sick relationships

That I really enjoyed.

It's all right, richard.

Is there no limit to
your understanding?

Okay, mr. Milford.

What?

You want to sign here
for your valuables

And be on your way?

Right here.

Here you go.

Thanks.

Are we all set?

Yes, ma'am.

Look, ellen, it's not too late.

I wouldn't blame you one bit

If, even now, you told
me you never wanted

To see me again.

No way.

Let's go home, richard.

Goodbye, sergeant.

Yeah, good luck.

Thank you for the kindness
and the consideration

That you've shown.

The coffee.

- If I'm ever in town again...
- Richard?

Maybe... You're dawdling.

One of my worst
faults... Dawdling.

Richard?

Captain, I want to thank
you for your considerations.

It's quite all right, nash.

Hey, nash, if you're
going downstairs,

You want to file
this release form?

I'd be very happy to,
sergeant. Thank you.

And are you gonna bring up

Those september
burglary reports?

I-i'm afraid I can't do that.

Officer nash is
being transferred.

Oh.

Well, that's too bad.

It happens.

Listen, before I go,

I just want to say
what a pleasure it was

To have worked, however briefly,

With men of such high caliber.

Good luck, nash.

Where you getting transferred?

I haven't decided yet.

So long.

Excuse me. Did my husband
come back up here?

No. I didn't see him.