Previously on nypd blue...
You’re the one banging
that 17‐year‐old.
You’re the ones that said you
wouldn’t go to i. A. B.
It might be making you feel
better believing it was us,
But it ain’t the case.
You guys really screwed me.
Oh, that’s not mine.
That is not mine, man.
You’re under arrest for the
possession of narcotics.
No, this is crazy.
Andy, somebody planted
dope in my car.
He’s looking
at an "a" felony.
Lab report came back.
The weight is four ounces.
It’s gotta be laughlin.
He’s a good place
to start.
He’s the guy.
I know it.
If it comes back to you,
laughlin, you’d better pray
That there’s people in the room
when I come to take you in.
Hey.
I, uh...
Brought an egg sandwich
if you’re hungry.
I’m all right.
You sleep at all?
A little.
No.
You don’t have to tell me
those weren’t your dr*gs.
Good.
I heard this was off an
anonymous call to i. A. B.
That’s what they’re saying.
Who you thinking‐‐
someone you collared?
Uniform cop, maybe.
You’re kind of getting sent
to i. A. B. On account of me.
I don’t know, dad.
It’s just a little early
in the going, is all.
Who’s the cop?
What’s his name?
Right now, there’s a few
candidates.
Lay ’em out for me.
I’ll go to work.
Dad, it’s being handled.
I still got a few
connections left, john,
And I am plenty available.
This happened in‐house,
it’s better we keep it in‐house.
Do you mind if I just
keep tabs on it?
Do you mind if I
don’t think about
What your involvement’s
gonna be right now?
I’m locked up.
I...
Yeah.
Of course, you’re right.
I can’t tell you how it breaks
my heart to see you in here.
Pop...
It’s all right.
I’m all right.
Officer!
You need anything?
You need clothes?
I’m fine.
"It’s being handled."
Meaning sipowicz
is handling it?
Dad, it’s being handled.
What’s the problem?!
You still dealing heroin,
gordo?
No! Hell, no!
You got anything in your
pockets gonna stick me?
No, sir.
How you making ends meet
these days?
Just doing my thing,
getting by, you know.
New shoes, nice chain‐‐
where’d you get the money?
Working, man.
My ass.
You still carry dope
in your leg?
No, the dominicans,
they run all the junk now.
Yeah, huh?
What the hell?!
[ Grunts ]
Th‐that’s for personal use
for the chronic pain
In my poor amputated leg,
man!
You listen to me, gordo.
Some heroin got planted
on my friend.
Each package had a red crown
stamped on it.
What do you know about it?
Not a damn thing.
Ugh!
I swear to god!
All right,
you get the word out‐‐
Anybody’s missing their junk,
anybody got ripped off,
Anybody got shook down by a cop,
they come to me.
It’ll be worth their while.
You got it?
Yeah.
Anybody holds out on me,
i’m taking it out of your hide.
You got it?
I got it.
I checked with
the property room.
All vouchered heroin’s
accounted for.
Laughlin wouldn’t risk
going in there, anyway.
He pulled it off
the street somewhere.
Four ounces is a lot
of dope.
He must have got it
off a dealer.
Are we sure laughlin
set clark up?
No, we aren’t,
but he’s where we start.
You talk to john?
Yeah, he’s still waiting
to find out
When he’s getting arraigned,
But he’s doing all right,
considering.
I talked to valerie.
It doesn’t look good
as far as him making bail.
Check this out‐‐ laughlin busted
a guy last week for possession,
But he only vouchered
a little bit of pot.
I ran his name
through b. C. I.,
And this guy’s done time
for dealing heroin.
Felony weight.
Ignacio delgado is connected
with the 8th street javelinas.
They run a heroin trade
on that block.
You want us
to come with, andy?
No.
May I help you, ma’am?
Camille grayson,
my daughter annalise.
She was assaulted last night.
Detectives mcdowell
and ortiz.
Let’s go in here
and talk about it.
I didn’t want to say
anything out there,
But it was more than just her
being assaulted.
The man, um...
I’m sorry.
Let’s just start with where
this incident happened.
Behind the bathroom in tompkins
park, night before last.
Coming home from her
after‐school job.
Did you see the man
who att*cked you?
He had a stocking
on his face.
Was he white, black?
I’m pretty sure white.
About what time
did it happen?
9:30.
Was the park closed then?
I go through anyway, ’cause
it’s a faster way home.
I have told her 100 times
how dangerous it is‐‐
There were people around.
But you were alone
going in the park?
Yeah.
Mrs. Grayson,
would you mind
If we got the details
from annalise alone?
It might be easier for her.
Okay, i‐i’ll be outside.
[ Door opens ]
We get the sense you’re a pretty
good kid, annalise,
But we don’t think
you’re telling the truth
About being alone.
Were you with somebody,
maybe your boyfriend?
[ Sniffles ]
Were you not supposed
to be with him?
Is that why you made
this up?
I didn’t make it up,
I was att*cked.
I was...
He r*ped me.
Your boyfriend?
[ Sniffles ]
the other man.
Annalise,
tell us what happened.
Me and terell...
Were behind the bathroom
where we go sometimes.
To have sex?
We’ve never had sex.
[ Sniffles ]
But to make out.
And this man jumped
out of the bushes
And hit terell on the
head with a g*n.
And before I knew what
was going on,
He had the g*n in my face,
saying he was just gonna rob us.
But he wanted terell tied up,
so he made me...
He made me bind
terell’s hands
With these real strong
plastic ties.
Then he grabbed me, and he put
a wet towel up in my face
With something
sweet‐smelling on it.
And I could just feel
my legs go out.
[ Sniffles ]
When I woke up,
my pants were down,
And I was bleeding
down there.
Where was terell?
Still on the ground,
just waking up.
We’re gonna need
to talk to terell.
Can you write down his phone
number and address?
Is there anything else
you can think of
That might help, annalise?
Physical characteristics,
anything he said?
Before I went unconscious...
The man told me he had aids.
And he was gonna see
I got it, too.
Officer laughlin
and his partner popped you
For possession
the other day?
Yeah, you believe that?
Why wouldn’t i?
Laughlin and me
go way back.
Sounds like you and officer
laughlin are buddies.
We got a mutual respect
for each other.
Even though
you deal heroin?
Dealt, as in "not anymore."
So why’d laughlin bust
you for the pot?
He would have let me off,
but his partner was there,
So we had to go through
the whole drill.
Did laughlin ask you any
questions about heroin
When he busted you?
Talk to him.
I’m asking you.
I got my arrangement with
officer laughlin.
I give him a little info,
he looks out for me.
Where’s this going,
ignacio?
Why don’t you go talk
to laughlin about me?
He’ll vouch, and maybe you’ll
get out of my face a little.
First thing‐‐if you ever talk
to me like that again,
You’ll be spitting
your teeth out!
Okay, okay.
Now, your little arrangement
with officer laughlin
Don’t mean d*ck to me, unless
he took some heroin off you.
He didn’t.
Or if he asked you
where he could get some.
I don’t know you, man,
okay?
That’s
my little problem here.
Somebody planted heroin
on my friend.
I’m gonna find out who did.
Anybody lies or gets in my way,
they’re gonna regret it.
That’s all you need
to know about me.
Laughlin, when we was by
ourselves,
Said he was looking to take
someone down for heroin.
Did I know anybody?
You point him
in a direction?
No, ’cause I don’t trust
his ass.
So I took the stupid weed collar
and was done with it.
Hey, you got a minute?
I gotta head up.
Mind if I follow?
I saw john.
It was a uniform
that flaked him?
That’s one place
we’re looking.
Who in particular?
There’s a few choices.
Was it one of the cops
got a visit from i. A. B.
For screwing that
auxiliary cop?
Maybe. I got 20 things
in my head right now.
I wanna help with this,
I wanna be involved.
If we need another body,
we got your number.
I can muddy my hands in ways
that you guys can’t.
You spent 27 years
squeaky clean.
Don’t go learning new
tricks now.
I’m trying to get my son
out of jail.
Give me something, please.
You want to, talk to his
ex‐partner in narcotics.
His ex‐partner...
From two years ago?
Don’t brush me off.
If the ex‐partner is still
in narcotics,
He might have heard something
on the street.
You’re doing everything
you can...
With this,
everything to get him out?
I’m doing everything I can.
Have a seat, terell.
We need to talk
about what happened
With you and annalise
in the park.
She told you guys
about that, huh?
Some reason she
shouldn’t have?
I just didn’t know
what she was gonna do.
I haven’t talked to her
since then.
Tell us what happened.
A guy jumped us.
He put a g*n in her face
and made her tie me up.
Then he knocked
us both out.
Could you recognize him?
He had a stocking
on his head.
So he knocked you out.
Then what?
I woke up with
her shaking me.
She cut my hands loose,
and I walked her home.
She woke you up?
You weren’t already awake
when she came to?
No.
So you didn’t see any part
of what happened to her?
I was knocked out.
She tell you what happened?
I asked,
but she wouldn’t say.
She saw a doctor today,
and it turns out she was r*ped.
And from the extent
of her wounds,
It looks like the guy who did it
really took his time.
Oh, my god.
And you were asleep for
the whole thing.
The guy knocked me out!
He put chloroform on my face
or something.
How long you and annalise
been going out?
Two months.
Two months
and no sex, right?
So what?
You must have been getting
frustrated.
What is this?
You got a record‐‐
robbed an old woman.
It was
four other guys there.
It went down before I knew
what happened.
Crime just falls
all around you.
Are you accusing me
of something?
Is there any chance you had
something to do
With annalise getting r*ped?
Where do you get that?
Masked man out of nowhere,
chloroform‐‐real elaborate.
And the fact your story
doesn’t quite sync up
With annalise’s
doesn’t help.
She said you were awake
when she came to.
I don’t remember
being awake,
And do you think i’d set
something up
That puts 15 stitches
in my head?
If you did, let’s get this
over with.
I didn’t have nothing to do
with it.
You don’t buy that,
arrest me.
If not,
my head hurts like hell.
I’d like to go home.
Stay available.
[ Door opens ]
Anything?
We’re going full on
at laughlin.
Based on what?
Based on what
i’ve been hearing.
So we checked roll call on him
since he’s back on the job,
His sector, his tour,
All radio runs he had
the past month,
Every job he responded to.
What exactly have
you been hearing?
Rita...
Well, you can’t just
put it out there like that
And not give me details.
All right, laughlin’s been
asking around about heroin,
Which, on its own,
doesn’t mean much,
But we’re cross‐checking
every car stop
Him and his partner made
against this activity,
Looking to anybody he let go
without a summons.
Anybody with a prior drug
charge.
Like that, yeah.
Medavoy and jones are bringing
in a guy with priors
That laughlin stopped
the other day.
So this is good‐‐
we got progress.
We got a direction,
th‐that’s it, rita.
Let’s not get ahead
of ourselves.
What did the boyfriend
give you?
He got knocked out,
didn’t see anything.
Another r*pe was reported
in the park last night.
Girl’s at bellevue.
What’s going on?
Looking into laughlin’s
activities.
I’m on it.
I’m doing everything I can,
trust me.
All right.
I never got that ticket.
But you were pulled over
by a police officer last week.
The cop said
I rolled the light,
But he let me off with
a warning.
So he never wrote you up.
No, no, no.
Maybe I did roll it,
But it’s not like every cab
driver in the city
Doesn’t do that every day.
Look, I know that’s not
the best neighborhood,
So what’s a guy like you
doing down there
That time of night anyway?
Visiting a friend.
What, is that a crime?
We know you got busted for dr*gs
four months ago, carl.
Okay, look, that‐‐that
charge was a joke.
I was clubbing
with a friend.
He had some heroin
in the car,
And I got screwed along
with him, all right?
Whatever the case,
you got a trial coming up,
And the last thing you need
is to get caught holding again.
I wasn’t holding anything!
Here’s a scenario‐‐
Maybe you went down
there to score,
And that cop pulled
you over.
That would put you in
a pretty tight spot.
Tight enough that if a cop
took some smack off you,
You wouldn’t say a peep.
Smack, what is this?
Do I need to call a lawyer here?
Not if you come clean
with us, carl.
And if you do that, we just
might be able to make
That other drug charge
hanging over you go away.
I can’t help you fellas.
I wasn’t buying no dr*gs.
Then why would that cop
just let you go?!
I don’t know, maybe he was
one of the nice ones.
Can I go?
Did both officers
approach you?
Yeah.
They search your car?
One did, the other
went back to the car.
Which one did the search?
I don’t know, man.
Figure it out!
The big guy or the other one?
The big guy,
it was the big guy.
Did he ask about dr*gs?
No!
Take off, carl.
[ Door closes ]
What, we can’t handle
the interview on our own?
Go tell him.
It’ll just start something.
Hi, tonya.
I’m detective mcdowell,
this is detective ortiz.
You all right to answer
a few questions?
Yeah, okay.
Tell us what happened.
We saw some music at the
bottom line,
Walked home through
tompkins park,
And we were sitting on the
bench finishing...
Finishing some damn hot cocoa
When this guy just comes up
on us with a g*n.
Us? You and...
Ex‐boyfriend james lomax.
The guy with the g*n,
what’d he look like?
He had a stocking on his face,
but white.
Did james get a better
look at him?
You’re damn right he did.
Got a full show.
How do you mean?
Son of bitch with the g*n
tells us,
"Over behind the toilet."
Then he makes me tie
up james.
Then he puts this rag
over my face
With some gasoline on it
or something to knock me out.
Then...
He does his thing to me
with the g*n on james,
Making him watch.
James told you that?
He screamed it at me‐‐
"You don’t know what it’s like
having to watch that!"
Try having it done to you.
What happened after that?
I came to all torn up
and bleeding and...
James was still tied
with the gag in his mouth,
And I got him free,
and he freaked out.
How?
He’s gonna find this guy
and k*ll him,
Or he’s got to k*ll his self
’cause his woman got r*ped
And he couldn’t do
nothing.
Fool.
Did james tell you
whether or not this guy...
Ever took
the stocking off?
Too busy worrying
about his self.
Where can we find him?
I don’t know,
he ran off.
You write down
his phone numbers.
He don’t hold me...
Don’t comfort me.
You find him...
You tell him
to go to hell.
[ Crying ]
help me.
Those r*pes look connected?
Yeah, chloroform was used
in both.
We’re looking for the second
victim’s boyfriend, james lomax.
The lab called‐‐
There’s no dna from either
of the r*pe kits.
So he wore a condom?
I don’t know why he would,
if he’s been threatening
To give these girls aids.
Special victims came back
with an ex‐con
Who got collared for jerking off
in a park last week.
Will porter.
They’re bringing him in.
Detective sipowicz?
It’s someone who says
he’s a friend of gordo’s.
Sipowicz.
Yeah, that’s right.
When can you meet?
No, don’t worry about that,
i’ll take care of you.
Yeah, all right.
I’m on my way now, yeah.
Guy says a cop took some heroin
off him last week.
Oh, my god.
Wanna take someone with you?
I wanna handle this myself.
Call as soon as you’re done.
We’re logging that?
We got to.
Hey‐‐i thought
investigating cops
Was an
internal affairs job,
Or did you
get deputized?
I’m not looking at cops,
just one cop‐‐you.
You got any questions
about my activity,
How about you ask me
to my face?
Did you plant dr*gs on
my partner, laughlin?
You wish, and if you
accuse me of that again,
I’m gonna sue your ass
for slander.
Make sure you add in I called
you a half a f*g worthless cop.
I’m calling my delegate‐‐
this is harassment.
No, you’ll know when i’m
harassing you.
You’re gonna be so
disappointed
When you come up with
nothing, sipowicz, okay?
’Cause you’re gonna have
no one else to blame
Except your partner,
’cause those dr*gs are his.
Did you get a summons
in tompkins square park
Two weeks ago, will?
Yeah, I took a whiz
against a tree.
Cop who wrote it up said
you were jerking off.
Walked up behind me
when I was tucking it in.
I wasn’t jerking off.
Lot of prison ink.
What’d you do time for?
Got a little drunk one time
And opened up a atm
with a sledgehammer.
Sharp.
Can you account for yourself
the last two nights?
Out...walking.
You walk by the park again?
No.
You with anybody?
No.
Got a girlfriend, will?
Nah.
What’s funny?
Girls‐‐just a little
turned off by my history,
At least the ones
that ain’t skanks.
That must piss you off,
get you frustrated.
Happens‐‐
and when it does,
I just go get a beer
and take a walk...
It’s all gone.
So you weren’t in the park
the last two nights,
Working out those
frustrations?
I don’t know what
you’re talking about.
If we search your apartment,
we’re not gonna find
A stocking you use for a mask
or any trace of chloroform?
You just lost me.
Two r*pes in the park
the last two nights, will‐‐
We’re looking at you
for ’em.
I wasn’t anywhere near
the park the last few nights.
I was on the west side
goofing on them tr*nny pros.
Ask ’em.
’Cause they’re known
for being reliable.
I don’t know
how to help youse.
Keys to your apartment
and consent to search it.
Go to hell.
I didn’t give permission
for that.
You got something to hide?
No, can I leave now?
Stay close.
No long walks.
Here you are, sir.
You mike?
I went ahead and ordered.
So, what do you got for me?
I need assurances.
Gordo told me you’re
straight up and all,
But, uh...
I need assurances.
You help me out,
you’ll be taken care of.
What about the cop who
ripped me off?
He’ll go away
for what he did.
You don’t need to worry
about him.
And the court date
I got coming up?
We can make that disappear.
I thought cops
stuck together.
Quit eating and tell me
what happened.
I’m sitting in my car over
on 4th at about 10:00 p. M.,
When this cop walks
right up on me.
Was he alone?
Yeah.
I’d just copped.
His flashlight’s
right on it
Before I could stick it
under the seat.
And he snags it, tells me i’m
lucky he’s not locking me up,
And he walks off.
What’d he look like?
He was a white guy.
You get his name?
I didn’t.
I could pick out his photo,
though.
How much he take?
A lot.
How much?
Two ounces.
Three, four‐‐
you tell me.
Look, i’m good to go.
You tell me what I need to say,
and I will say it.
I am very unhappy right now,
mike.
Watch my food.
Watch your food?
I’ll give you your food.
Don’t you ever waste
my time again.
[ Coughs ]
James, we just want to ask you
a few questions.
It’s all right if you’ve
had a few drinks.
At a bar two blocks away.
It’s james lomax,
boyfriend of the second victim.
The one who ditched
out on her?
Yeah, he went out for revenge,
ended up at a bar.
Finally called us back.
Stay where you are,
and no more drinking.
Ready to go?
Yeah.
How’d it go with mike,
andy?
Anything more on laughlin’s
car stops?
Andy, mike‐‐
how’d it go?
He was shining me on,
medavoy.
You need everything
spelled out?
Dumped carl pruett’s
cell phone.
There was a call to the
station house an hour ago.
The guy at the switchboard said
someone called at that time,
Asking if laughlin was available
and when his tour ended.
Get pruett back in now.
Moment of your time?
We’ll get pruett.
I’ll be right down.
I, uh...
[ Clears throat ]
Talked to john’s partner...
His ex‐partner.
He have anything that
could help?
He mentioned a cocaine dealer
named delphino pasquale‐‐
Or "pasqualey."
He’d recently got taken off
for six keys of blow.
John was flaked with heroin,
clark.
We need some privacy,
come on.
You been drinking.
Hell, no.
So that’s old granddad cologne
you got on,
And your bloodshot eyes, and the
fact you can’t talk?
Get off my ass, sipowicz.
Go home, clark.
I got a son
to get out of jail!
Go home and sleep it off.
’Cause who needs me?
Is that it?
Nobody needs you like this.
I’m the last to know he’s locked
up, and when I do find out,
It’s all,
"sipowicz has got it handled."
I’m more up to speed.
On what?
What’s the beef this cop
has with my son?
Go home.
Just tell me.
Is it because he thinks
john threw him to i. A. B.
Over this auxiliary cop?
That’s my answer.
I gotta go.
Let’s, uh, let’s get some coffee
in you, james.
Don’t want it.
Drink it anyway.
Tell us what happened
with you and tonya
In the park last night.
Nothing.
Your girlfriend got brutally
r*ped, that’s not nothing.
And i’m taking care of that.
Cut the charles bronson act,
james.
We need you to focus.
Are any of these guys
the one att*cked you last night?
I can’t tell.
Look harder.
I looked.
You wanna reclaim your manhood,
help us find who did this.
’Cause all walking out
on tonya and lying to us does
Is support the idea of you being
a spineless assh*le.
I can’t tell because
I couldn’t see his face.
My glasses fell off,
I can’t see without them.
You can’t see anything?
Not a damn thing.
Could you recognize
his voice?
Oh, yeah, he talked a lot.
Saying what?
"How you like me now?"
"Your turn now, bitch."
And that he was giving
her...aids.
Said he had aids,
stuff like that.
Did he ever take
the stocking off?
He had it off
the whole time.
Knowing you were watching?
He never put the chloroform
on you?
He wanted me to watch,
And all that talking,
that was for me.
I was tied up and gagged.
Not a damn thing I could do.
We might need you for a voice
i. D., So keep your phone on.
You saw tonya.
Is she okay?
I mean...
Should I go see her?
Yeah.
Yeah,
you might want to do that.
[ Sighs ]
Sit down.
After you left earlier,
You try and contact
anyone from this precinct?
No.
Your cell phone records
show different.
Why are you looking
into my cell phone?
You called asking for
officer laughlin.
No.
Why are you lying, carl?
What’s the problem?
I got a couple you
could choose from.
You tell me what’s going on,
and we’ll work it out.
Okay, no, here, why don’t I
just put my life in your hands?
You wouldn’t screw me,
would you?
Why’d you call laughlin?
[ Sighs ]
I’m a dead man.
Who wants you dead?
Laughlin?
A dealer?
’Cause you’re missing heroin
That you got from him on
consignment?
Did laughlin take that
heroin off you
When he searched your car?
How do I know that you
and that laughlin cop
Aren’t in this together?
’Cause me and him would have you
in an alley somewhere
If that was the case.
What happened when laughlin
pulled you over?
I stuffed the dr*gs between
the seat.
He came over and...
Told me to get
out of the car.
The other cop stayed in
the radio car?
[ Sighs ]
yeah.
And then laughlin started
searching,
And I figured I was toast.
Only then he tells me to b*at
it, never come down there again.
So I get back in the car...
The dope is gone, but what
am I gonna do, you know?
Call‐‐call the police?
So I took off.
How much?
Four ounces.
Was there a stamp or
anything on it?
Yeah, red crowns.
I gotta pay off my connection,
or he’s gonna have me whacked.
He didn’t believe me when I told
him I got ripped off by a cop.
You’re gonna wear a wire, and
you’re gonna go meet laughlin.
No, no, no, no.
Laughlin don’t give a damn
about you.
Your dealer don’t give a
damn about you.
You want both them assholes
off your back
And this drug beef to go away,
then you’ll wear the wire.
Yo, my life is on
the line here, man.
Yeah, I know.
Let’s go.
The guy who r*ped annalise?
Looks like he did it again.
I’ve been at my folks‐‐
last night and today.
So don’t look at me
for it.
We know you weren’t involved
in either r*pe.
[ Sighs ]
thank you.
You know, an apology
would be nice, too.
We’re not quite there,
terell.
We’re still not convinced
you’re telling the whole truth.
I don’t know if I came to
before or after annalise did.
We’re under the impression
You might never have been
out at all.
The other victim’s account was
close to what happened to you,
Except the guy wasn’t
chloroformed.
Well, I was!
Terell...
It’s gotta be devastating
Having to watch your
girlfriend be att*cked
And not be able to do
anything about it.
It didn’t happen.
But lying to us
only makes it worse.
What happened to you
couldn’t have been prevented,
But this guy’s raping other
women, and that you can prevent.
Help us put
this assh*le away.
Stand up and be the guy
that ends it.
He didn’t chloroform you,
did he?
Did you get a good look
at him?
You see him here?
He had a lot of tattoos.
And he talked a lot.
"Ain’t no fun when
the rabbit’s got the g*n."
He said that?
What did that mean?
I have no idea.
I‐‐i just couldn’t let annalise
know i...i saw it.
There’s our boy.
All right, let’s go, carl.
Time to sack up.
Hey.
Thanks for meeting me.
What do you want?
Listen, man, i’m in trouble.
I don’t know what to do.
My guy, he don’t care.
He wants his money
or the dr*gs back,
Or he’s gonna
have me whacked.
What are you talking about?
I’m talking about the junk
you took out of my car.
That was on consignment‐‐
I gotta pay it back.
Where you from?
Okay, i’m from last week.
You took four ounces off me,
all right?
I’m in a tight spot here.
Look, pal‐‐i don’t know who you
are or what your game is.
If you don’t back off, i’m gonna
run you in, you got it?
Um, did you hear me?
And you tell whoever
sent you to kiss my ass.
Laughlin’s hip.
Obviously.
What do I do?
Can you guys hear me?
What do I do?
We’ll try it again some
other time.
He’s not gonna give it up
to this guy,
No matter how many
times you try.
What am I supposed to do now?
I don’t like standing out here.
We got this guy’s testimony,
at least.
Yeah, a skell looking to get
out from under a felony...
Going against a cop.
You’re gonna need more than that
to spring clark.
Did two years, will?
Rough time?
Yeah, threw me a birthday
party every day.
Oh, yeah?
’Cause we were wondering
if doing these r*pes
With the boyfriends watching
had something to do
With how you spent
your time in jail.
I didn’t do any r*pes.
Will‐‐did you get
passed around in jail?
No.
How old were you when
you went in?
Nineteen.
Saw your mug sh*t‐‐
handsome kid,
None of this ink on you,
long blond hair.
Big mistake.
They pounce
on you right away?
Nobody pounced on me.
Your p. O. Said you slugged
a guard.
He was pissing me off.
You told your counselor
You were afraid of being
att*cked by other inmates,
So you slugged him to make
it look like you were psycho.
That how it worked out, or did
it just alienate the guards?
They didn’t respond well.
They let you get r*ped.
It’s all in your file.
That’s enough to twist
anyone’s mind.
You ever talk about it?
No.
You were picked out of a photo
array by two witnesses.
We’re gonna put you
in a lineup, you’re done.
This is above and beyond
what a judge will tolerate,
So tell your side
of it, will.
You definitely don’t wanna go to
bat without an explanation.
What about what’s above
and beyond
What a human being
can tolerate?
What happened inside?
They didn’t pay any attention
when I was screaming for help.
You ever have somebody on top
of you so strong
You couldn’t move no matter
what you did,
Strong like
a ton of concrete?
I got passed around, rented out,
sold, and resold.
I get released,
and i’m supposed to be normal?
How long were you stalking
the park?
Three weeks.
That when you got
the chloroform idea together?
The plan?
Yeah.
Why’d you pick couples?
’Cause I wanted those bastards
to see what they did to me.
You said you had aids.
Is that true?
Yeah, I got hiv.
I wore a rubber,
i’m not a bad guy.
I just wanted those ass...
I b*at up a atm,
a machine.
My life is ruined
for that.
You thought you could work it
out doing r*pes forever?
You had to know you’d get
caught and sent back.
Yeah,
but i’m not 19 no more.
Laughlin searched his car.
He had exclusive opportunity.
Where did we get
this witness?
He came in voluntarily.
He’s already awaiting
a trial on drug charges.
He’s a half‐assed dealer.
This is gonna come down to
credibility,
And this junkie’s word isn’t
enough to go against laughlin’s.
Could he help clark’s
defense?
It establishes a possibility
of where the dr*gs came from.
Doesn’t john’s record count
for anything?
Yeah, in fact,
John’s entire defense
will boil down to character.
He’s got that all day long.
Where is this guy now?
We tried to make him
a material witness,
But he didn’t
wanna go for it.
He couldn’t sh**t dope.
And he’s got trust issues
with the nypd,
For obvious reasons.
Worst‐case scenario‐‐
john loses at trial.
What’s he looking at?
Yeah, let’s talk about
worst‐case scenario, medavoy.
Let’s dwell on that.
I called him in.
[ Door closes ]
A‐1 felony‐‐
minimum 15 to life.
[ Door opens ]
I’m coming to you for help.
Regarding?
Your partner planted heroin
in clark’s car.
That’s a hell of a thing
to accuse a cop of.
It’s a fact.
What makes you so sure?
People i’ve talked to.
Get ’em to testify,
then.
I need your help,
shannon.
You had me in this same room
saying you’d help me.
I know.
Asking me to come clean
on that auxiliary cop,
And you’d keep it
from internal affairs.
We did.
Then how come I got
called down there?
I don’t know, shannon.
All I know is clark was set
up by laughlin.
And I know it’s a lot
to go against your partner.
I don’t have much to offer,
but clark is sitting in a cell,
And he is looking at
federal time over what?
Bull, a beef!
I can’t help you,
detective.
You can’t help me is a lot
different
Than you saying that you
don’t know anything.
I don’t know anything, either.
You’re a good cop, shannon,
your partner isn’t.
You sit on this, you let a bad
cop destroy a good cop.
It’ll destroy you, too.
I need your help.
There’s a homicide on ludlow.
Boss wants us all on it.
[ Siren beeps ]
What do we got?
Radio car was around the corner,
heard the sh*ts.
Chased down the sh**t a
block away‐‐
Louis del toro.
That him over there?
Yeah.
Recovered the g*n, too.
You get anything out of
the d. O. A.?
Nah,
he was choking on blood.
Perp said he didn’t care.
He was tired of getting screwed.
D.o.a. b*at him out of
some money.
Three in the chest.
Oh, man.
You know him?
He was a witness on
another thing we got.
We got his sworn statement,
right?
We can still use that
in court‐‐
We’re screwed.
Passed a guy with a briefcase
going down the hall.
Your lawyer?
Yeah, "mr. Good news."
He talk to the d. A.
About setting bail?
D.a.’S gonna request that it
be remanded, so...no bail.
We’re working on getting you
a better mouthpiece.
I’m gonna need that?
You want the best
you can get.
So...nothing went down this
afternoon?
What are you talking about?
I called rita.
She told me about
this pruett guy.
So you wired him up?
Laughlin was hip to it.
But you got the guy,
and he’ll testify,
So...
[ Sighs ]
What?
Pruett’s dealer whacked him over
the smack that laughlin took.
So we’re nowhere?
This just might take
a little time.
I’m being arraigned
tomorrow, andy‐‐day court.
I’ll be there.
Then i’m transferred
to rikers.
So I gotta b*at this
at trial?
I’m working on it, john.
Andy, you gotta‐‐
you gotta level with me.
I need to know what
i’m looking at.
You might have to prepare
yourself for that‐‐
Going to trial.
And I b*at it how?
[ Keys jingling ]
[ Cell door closes ]