04x18 - The Count of Monty Tasco

[bunniefuu]

An operation against these drug
supermarkets begins today.

Previously
on "hill street blues"...

Where are you going,
hairbag?!

It's a p.r. Stunt

That puts my people at risk
and erodes morale.

The chief wants
to help ozzie make good

On a campaign promise.

Well, what would you do,
captain?

Maybe I'd pay less attention
to transient political concerns.

"Politicians moving on
to other trendy issues."

That's out of context.

Bull. You have hurt me,
frank,

And you're going to pay
for it.

[ g*nshots ]

[ Baby crying ]

I'm sorry I can't make a
positive identification.

Frank: we're not looking for
legal certainty here.

I understand what you're looking
for. I can't be sure it's he.

The captain needs
to make this case.

The captain can't do that
without your testimony.

I know what my duty is.

How do you think it makes me
feel knowing I can't do it?

Lucy: okay, okay, okay.

Settle down, guys.
Very funny.

Item 12 -- stop 'n' cop.

Flop.

[ Laughter ]

Yeah, all right.

Flop or no flop,

And captain furillo's
reservations aside,

Our operation against flagrant
drug street trafficking

Continues in that vicinity.

We're moving surveillance up
two blocks to 121st street.

Assignments remain.

Larue's out sick, so we'll be
moving in...

Harry garibaldi from midtown!

[ Cheers and applause ]

Man: yay, harry!

That's harry harry-baldy.

Harry harry-baldy?
That's right, slim.

[ People oohing ]

Item 13 --

Mullins brothers --

As of this morning,
we've got zero usable evidence

On either brother in either
homicide.

Now, william is due to walk out
of michigan avenue

This morning.

And timothy
will probably be released

After arraignment
this afternoon.

Timothy's gonna crawl out
this afternoon.

Check the duty board,

And, guys, captain furillo would
be real grateful

For a break on this one.

Hey, luce, is it right that

Ms. Davenport wouldn't
finger timothy?

She said she couldn't.
She said she was unable to.

Item 14 is part
of the city's lawsuit

To prove that it was
undercounted in the last census,

Particularly in, and I quote,

"Areas of coincidental plant
and stock disrepairment

And high minority
inhabitation."

They're gonna have
a team of census takers

That are gonna be canvassing
the van buren corridor.

Due to the high crime rate,

They're going to need
police escort,

And that's renko and hill.

We are thrilled
beyond words.

Item 15 -- final day

For equestrian application to
lieutenant howard hunter.

And in other sport news,

Bowling league
opens tonight.

Whoo! What's the biggest problem
facing poland today?

Man: what?

The 7-10 split.

Hey, where does a polish groom
sit at his wedding?

On the reset button.

[ Laughter ]

Okay, okay, okay.

It's 8:00, tonight --
harrison lanes.

That's on the south corner of
the harrison square.

Be there, huh?

Okay, let's roll.

Hey, hey --

And let's
be careful out there.

No, I don't find it
a little bit funny.

I just love it.

People got zero idea the
contribution that poland makes

To culture, religion,
m*llitary, economic.

I got to go to the bathroom,

But believe me,
this isn't finished.

Great day to count.
Cold -- people stay indoors.

Uh, excuse me, mr. Tasco.
Lieutenant?

Sir, did you get our application
to be equestrian?

Top of the list, andrew,

And I'm looking forward to you
men riding on my flanks.

Renko! Phone!

Great.

Bobby, you ever ride before?

No, lieutenant.

Not to worry.
You're athletic.

Lieutenant, is it true

That horses can't see anything
directly in front of them?

[ Indistinct conversations ]

Daryl ann, you're gonna have to
speak up, darling.

I can't hardly hear you.

Say what?

Oh, sweetie baby,
are you sure?

Daryl ann,
please don't cry like that.

I don't know, daryl ann.

I'm gonna have to talk to you
about it.

I'll just have to see you
later.

Daryl ann, check, okay?

I don't know where to check.

Just -- just check however it is
that you would be checking.

Okay.

Goodbye.

Lord, oh, lordy.

Bobby hill,
my daryl ann's pregnant.

You're kidding.
A little cowboy?

Great!
I'm gonna be an uncle!

Yeah.

I want you to know if I ain't
back here in 20 minutes,

I want you to come after me with
a plumber's helper,

'Cause I just my flush
my very existence.

Leo, did frank leave a suitcase
here for me?

Frank jr.'S, I presume?

Yes, thank you.

I think he'd lose his head if it
wasn't screwed on.

Oh, it's you and me, mama.

Hey, hey, hey, excuse me.

Let's jiggle. Let's go.

I said, "excuse me!"

Listen, mister!

[ Laughing ]

Wah! Hah!

Man: whoa.

Dispatch.
We have a 911 --

Armed robbery in progress,

Surplus store, corner of
peebles drive and 124th street.

[ Slow piano music plays ]

[ Mid-tempo piano music plays ]

Robert pirado -- a stabbing?

Interrogation.

I am very disappointed.
Do you believe her?

The woman got scared,
period.

What do you think, henry?

About what?

Joyce davenport.

Maybe she really
couldn't see his face.

Do you believe that?

No.

Yeah? Well,
she's been busting our chops

For longer than I can remember
about legal duties.

And now she has one.
Where is she?

You know
the sad part about it?

That old black guy got croaked,
the witness --

He was a good guy.

All I can say is
I am very disappointed.

[ Toilet flushes ]

Don't be too hard on them,
frank. It's just their opinion.

And your opinion?

Yeah.

Damn it, henry,
it's not that cut and dried.

I know it isn't.

Timothy mullins k*lled
to save william.

Why wouldn't william k*ll
to free timothy?

I understand that.

Then you understand why I can't
stand up for her.

Maybe somebody should.

Frank...

I can only call them
as I see them.

Ready for
your press conference?

Don't worry about
my press conference.

You worry about getting
something on timothy mullins

That will make.

Will do.

Frank, henry.

Howard.

Uh, friends,
please, a moment.

Ticklish?
Yes, I'd say so.

But believe me,

My first priority here
is camaraderie.

What are you getting at,
howard?

I've asked fay to lunch.

Now, just say the word,

And I'll pull out.

[ Hispanic accent ]
so, then carlos say,

"Where's my money?
I hit the number."

And I say, "nice.
Don't do this, carlos, man.

You didn't have no number."

And then he started hitting you
with the golf club?

Yeah, he b*at me hard --

Here...

And here.

Then you pulled the Kn*fe?

There is a witness

That can prove
it was self-defense.

Police report doesn't mention
a witness.

I saw him -- krebs' carpet --
we was right outside.

Old morris, man, he saw us.

He went back inside
or something.

Talk to him, man.
He'll tell you.

Our best chance is if the police
would.

Please.
I'm not a guilty man.

This carlos,
he's conquistador.

He's got the big record.

I got my wife and my kid.

I got no reason to cut him up
unless he come after me.

I believe you, mr. Pirado.

We'll try.

Sorry I'm late.

We've just finished.

I want you to know
I completely understand

Why you wouldn't i.d.
That animal.

I hardly slept last night.
I feel real bad for you.

Thanks.

I mean, I saw the g*n
and ducked.

So, don't let them bully you
into anything.

They can make the case
some other way.

I don't know.

Henry...

How you doing, joyce?

Could I ask a favor?

On my stabbing client, pirado, I
think it's self-defense.

There's a witness who might be
able to substantiate.

Would you like us
to bring him in?

If you would.

Nothing yet
on timothy mullins --

No other witness,
no weapons.

Did you ever hear of chopin?
Did you ever hear of pulaski?

The movie director?

Pulaski happened to be a very
famous polish general

Who practically gave
the american revolution

To george washington.

They named a skyway
in new jersey after him.

Clara, I'm sure there are

A lot of famous
polish people, okay?

But that doesn't mean a joke
can't be funny.

Yeah, but what is so funny
about a reset button?

I don't even know
what a reset button is.

It's in a bowling alley.
You press it to reset the pins.

Yeah, but you bowl.
I don't bowl.

What does that tell you?

Any unit

In vicinity of 3239 jefferson,
apartment 308,

Woman dead in wall.

Unit 2203 in vicinity.
What does that mean?

Not sure, 2203. Just says woman
may be dead in the walls.

[ Siren wailing ]

I got a busted furnace, the
phone's ringing off the hook,

Now I got some nut case
who hears voices in the wall.

Anybody in here?

Woman: [ muffled ]
I'm in here, in the wall!

It's a murphy bed.

Oh, that slime
tried to k*ll me!

Okay. Just relax.

Oh, that --
get me out of here!

All right. Okay.

Oh, it's the police.
Oh, thank heaven.

Oh, it's the -- thank you.

There you go.

Oh, thank you.

Okay. You all right?

My husband tried
to m*rder me.

He rolled the bed up!

He didn't care

If I expired
or suffocated!

Hey, hey, you.

Break it, man. Come here.

That maggot!

That k*lling swine!
You're jack the ripper!

What's this all about?

Suppose you tell us.

It's a misunderstanding.

You tried to k*ll me!

I mistakenly rolled her up
in the bed.

Since 8:00 this morning?!

Look, can we agree that there's
just been no harm done?

No harm?

Oh, a man tries to punch
his wife's clock

In his viciousness and guilt

When he fails
his sexual duty!

I want to file charges!

Ma'am, that's a very
complicated process.

He rolled me up
like some dead sheep.

I want that man arrested!

You got it, ma'am.
You're busted, sucker.

Come on. Turn around.

All right, we got attempted
m*rder, false imprisonment,

Abuse
of a domestic facility --

That ought to get you
about 19 years.

19 Years?! Reemy,
one of us could be dead!

Really? 19 Years?

These are
very serious charges.

Maybe I could just
bargain it down

To just a couple
of nasty weeks.

Not a chance.
Let's go, creep.

Wait a minute.
No, honey, no.

No, don't, please.
No, don't take him.

We got an armed perp.

Reports sh*ts fired,
northbound on 1-22 from decker.

We're responding -- 2203.
We're on our way.

And don't roll her up
in the bed no more, okay?

[ Crying ]

[ Sirens wailing ]

2203 --
We got him in the alley!

Look out!

[ g*nsh*t ]

Freeze!

Oh, boy.

I had to do that.

I know I had to do it.

Well, all right.

What do we got here?

2211 Van ness --
8 stories, 56 units.

I swear, bobby,
we were so careful.

We took every conceivable
precaution.

"Conceivable" is right.

Richie, you take 5 and 4.
I'll meet you on 3.

Right.

Okay.

What with your wave of
immigrants,

Both illegal and otherwise,

Your overpopulation
of the future

Is becoming a thing
of the present.

All over the world, wherever you
got voodoo birth control,

You got
your classic ingredients

For the social domination
of the unwed mother,

Dropping babies
like dandelion seeds.

Am I moving too fast
for you, son?

Anyway, nobody wants to say
anything to a coat and tie.

They think you're the welfare,
immigration,

Utilities, cops,

And people complain about
getting an honest count.

Might as well be looking
for an honest man.

[ Speaking in spanish ]

[ Hispanic accent ] yes?

Ma'am, I'm from
the census bureau,

And I wanted to ask you

About the number of people
living in the apartment here.

You're from the police.

Oh, no, ma'am --

The census bureau.

How many people are living
in the apartment, please?

Just me -- only me.

Ma'am, I hear
children's voices in there.

Is neighbor's kids.
I babysit, you know.

[ Man speaking in spanish ]

[ Speaking in spanish ]

Just one person -- only one.

Bye.

Well, split the difference,
say four.

Mr. Tasco, I guess despite
everybody's best efforts,

Sometimes, birth control just
don't work out, does it?

You're asking the wrong man
that question, my friend.

I've got six kids.

Sure gives someone food for
thought there, don't it?

Unit 2202, respond,
unit 2202.

This is 2202.

Request immediate backup on
stop 'n' cop block.

Proceed to 116th and decker.

Mr. Tasco, I'm gonna
have to leave you now.

Oh, that's fine. I'd just as
soon work on my own, anyway.

If you call in your location.

We'll try to get back to you
later, okay?

Sure, sure. No hurry.

Frank, please,

Just tell me your statement's
gonna do the job.

Hard for me to say, chief.

Come on,
you know the drill --

Dedicated public servant,
heat of the moment,

Contrition, humility.

I'm just not used to the
public-forum end of it.

You spit on his campaign
promise, frank.

What do you expect him to do --
hand you the key to the city?

The whole thing's so out of
proportion.

It was your mistake,
my friend -- nobody else's.

Ozzie's furious,
and rightly so.

I can't protect you.

I didn't get out of my sitz bath
against doctor's orders

To have my heinie kicked
all over city hall.

So, how about
we go downstairs,

And you take your lumps?

Woman:
okay, here they come.

[ Camera shutters clicking ]

Man: here they come.

I have a statement,

And then there will be a short
question-and-answer period.

During
an interview yesterday,

I made remarks regarding
a drug operation

Being conducted
by this department.

At that time, I was speaking
outside my role

As precinct captain
and police officer,

And I should have realized

That my words were derogatory
and ill-considered.

I would like to apologize

To those who have worked
so hard

In the conception and execution
of this operation.

Questions?

Are you now retracting
what you said yesterday

About stop 'n' cop
being a sham?

I never used that word.

Do you not believe
stop 'n' cop

Is gonna take hard dr*gs
off city streets?

We can't access the success or
failure of an operation

Until all
the paperwork is in.

Are you saying the operation
is not politically motivated?

It's a police officer's duty

To support and carry out
the policies of its department,

To do a good day's work.

Woman: what about the officer
who was stabbed?

Was that part
of a good day's work?

Injuries are never acceptable,
but sometimes they happen.

We've been told one of your
officers, a patrolwoman pilsky,

sh*t and k*lled an addict

In a stop 'n' cop related
action less than an hour ago.

I am aware of it.

Have you spoken
to the officer?

Not as yet.

Will you tell officers their
actions were justified?

Not without knowing
the circumstances.

It's possible the action
was not justified?

Look, at a time like this out on
those streets,

Anything's possible.

This doesn't sound like a
blanket endorsement

Of stop 'n' cop.

An endorsement?!

The minute we start endorsing
the wounding of officers

And the death of citizens under
any circumstances,

Well, we'd just better cancel

The fundamental assumptions
we all live under

And start all over.

That's all I have.

[ Reporters shouting ]

Joyce...

Found that witness in the g*ng
as*ault, the storekeeper.

Is he in?

He's in lineup.
Be a few minutes.

Thank you, henry.

Just so you'll know,

William mullins was released
from michigan avenue

About an hour and a half ago.

Lieutenant,
a linda talbot to see you.

Talbot?

Lionel talbot's daughter --

The guy who
got sh*t yesterday.

[ Sighs ] okay.

Miss talbot, I'm
lieutenant goldblume.

Lieutenant, is it true

That you have a suspect of my
father's m*rder in custody?

Yes, but at the moment,

I'm afraid we don't have
enough evidence --

And that would be
timothy mullins?

Yeah.

Brother of the man, william,

That my father
was gonna testify against?

That's correct.

And there were three people

Who heard the sh*ts
that k*lled my father,

Two of them right outside
of his store, is that right?

So, my father tries to do

What any good citizen
is expected to do,

And when it
costs him his life,

No one will
do the same for him?!

That's what
makes america great --

Standing up
for your neighbor.

I want the names
of these people, lieutenant.

I want to speak to them.

I want to look them
in the eye!

Frank, how'd it go?

It went.

Will ozzie take his finger
off the trigger?

I don't know.

And I'm making
a concerted effort

Not to dwell on it
at the moment.

Excuse me, frank,
ms. Davenport.

Henry wanted you to know

The witness on your
as*ault case is in lineup.

All right if I sit in?

Frank?

Sure. Fine.

Anything
on timothy mullins?

Search of the area
did not give us a w*apon.

No other witnesses
have come forward.

Man:
I didn't see nothing.

I was in the back of my shop
the whole time.

Robert pirado says you were
outside the shop

When the as*ault occurred.

Inside -- I was inside.

I mean, I heard it,
but I didn't see anything.

And I didn't hear that much.

Mr. Krebs, robert pirado is
claiming self-defense here.

If that's true,
and he's found guilty,

An innocent man
could go to prison.

There ain't no innocent people
in that neighborhood.

You should know
we could have you subpoenaed.

So, go ahead. I mean,
it's my word against his.

There wasn't anybody else there,
so who's to say?

You afraid of testifying against
g*ng members, mr. Krebs?

What kind of
a stupid question is that?

We can give you protection.

Protection?! Oh, sure.
All right.

First, let's start with
four radial tires, a live cat,

And a new stomach
for my wife.

My wife was a witness against a
g*ng kid you had up here

About five years ago.

She's out walking,

She sees this punk
sh**t a guy -- broad daylight.

We start getting phone calls in
the middle of the night,

I mean, things that would make
you cough your lunch.

So I call the cops,

Who, incidentally,
promise protection,

Then when the tires
are slashed on my car,

You people come around, and you
say, "that's too bad."

The next day,
my wife finds her cat

Hanging from the tree in the
front of the house --

Gutted.

She's been in and out of
doctor's offices for five years.

She -- she can't even eat!

So -- so, go ahead.
Go ahead.

Talk to me some more about
protection, lieutenant.

Come on.

There you are.

Fay, have I ever told you how
much I admire your spirit?

My spirit?

Yes, this karate thing,
for one.

I mean, it stands to reason the
eastern mind/body disciplines

Would be well-suited

To a woman of your deeply
sensual nature.

I beg your pardon?

Fay, since I've been in therapy
these last months,

I have come
to the realization

That I no longer want
to be an isolate.

I am ready to share my life
with someone.

And I have two tickets

To the philharmonic's upcoming
rendition of "mahler's fourth,"

And I would be honored
if you'd join me.

Howard, are you asking me out
on a date?

In a manner of speaking,
yes.

Would you?

No.

No?

No.

May I ask why?

Oh, yeah.
It's nothing personal.

It's just that, well,
I'm up to here with dating cops,

And I want to see
how the rest of the world lives.

Well, that's probably
very prudent.

I'm glad you understand.

If the classics are not up
to your taste,

We could go see a play.

Howard.

Or a movie,
or just to dinner.

Howard, you're a very good
and generous person

And a wonderful friend.

But I don't care

If you get two tickets
to the inaugural ball.

Nothing's gonna change my mind
about this.

[ Pager beeping ]

[ Sirens wailing ]

Man:
all right, you people,

Get back
behind the police line.

Get back
behind the barricade.

Second story,
second window to the right --

His name's gerald hutchcraft --
discharged mental patient.

The power company
shut off his lights.

Who's he got?

One of the census takers,
a mr. Tasco.

Monty tasco?

I thought you guys
were escorting him.

Oh, god!

Mr. Hutchcraft, this is
lieutenant goldblume again.

Mr. Hutchcraft, listen to me.

Your hostage is a census taker.
He just counts people.

He's got nothing to do
with the power company.

Yes.

Yes.

We are sending somebody,
a real power-company guy

Who knows how to turn your
lights on.

Call gas and electric again.
Tell them to move it.

Please, mr. Hutchcraft,
if you sh**t him,

Then the real
power-company guy

Won't be able
to help you anymore.

Mr. Hutchcraft?

Blue fox, this is fox leader.
Can you get us a visual fix?

Man: negative --
not enough light.

I think the hostage
is on the floor.

He's giving me the willies.

Yeah, fear of the dark -- it's
the oldest one in the book,

Basic as breathing in.

Frank?

Why did you leave them alone?

They pulled us off.

We were needed on backup
on stop 'n' cop.

Who gave the order?

I don't know.

I want your full reports
on my desk.

What in the hell's going on,
henry?!

Simplest operation,
and we can't protect anybody.

Just get him out of there!
Just do it!

Some deterrence.

We set up on 119th,
chase him to 121st,

Then we move to 121st,
they go back to 119th street.

I was reading this study
they did -- federal.

Out of 800 observation busts,

500 Copped at arraignment,
right, they did 15 days.

150 Got kicked,

75 Were blown at the
search-and-seizure hearing,

And 25 squealed
and did easy time,

So that left 50 that were gonna
be off the street

For any substantial time.

Man.

Plus, every man that walks costs
the city 1,700 bucks.

Tell you, the city wants to move
that my way per unit,

I'll get some junkies off the
street in a hot second.

[ Chuckles ] well...

Statistics are a big help.

Yeah? Well, the truth
ain't pretty, either.

If we're here, we ought to be
doing it, making busts.

You sound like the captain
on tv yesterday.

Except I'm better-looking
on camera.

When's j.d. Gonna be back?

Blood test was trouble,
mick --

Mono for sure,
maybe hepatitis.

J.d. Was the best bowler
we had.

Hey, harry, you bowl, man?

Oh, I'd love to,
but I got torts tonight.

Law school?

Yeah, second year.

Hey, no kidding?

Must be a heavy load, man.

Yeah, well, you can take
a 3/5 load.

You'd be done
in four years.

All right.

You know, mike,
with the lens that long,

You ought to open up
a couple f-stops.

It's a hobby.

Fine, harry. Here.
F-stop yourself to death.

I'm going to the can.

Right here you sh**t up,
right where we got a stakeout?

What are you -- crazy?!

I'm a cop!

Man, this is dumb!
I ain't done nothing!

You're under arrest!

How you doing?

I'm okay, I guess.

They're gonna put me
on desk duty a week.

I.a.d. Says
that's standard policy.

Joe, come here.

I need people
on perimeter --

The hostage scene,
2200 van ness.

Got it.

Listen, just try not to think
about it so much,

Because it doesn't help.

Okay.

Clara, you all right?

Yeah, I'm okay.

I.a.d. Finished?

Mm-hmm. They went pretty
easy on me, I think.

If there's anything I can do,
let me know, will you?

Thanks.

Ray, hill and renko were pulled
from assigned duty

On stop 'n' cop.

Who issued the order?

Deputy chief briscoe --
he took four officers.

And you didn't
put up a fight?

Of course I did, but you were at
your press conference,

And he is the deputy chief,
and I'm a lieutenant.

Frank, ray. Heard that was some
press conference.

I have work to get to,
irwin.

I thought maybe
you could use a book report

From the mayor's office.

I was about
to give him a call.

Don't. He won't accept it.
He's furious.

He's talking
insubordination.

He's talking about how bad this
kind of thing is

For the department,
for the city.

What about stop 'n' cop?

Whether he shuts it down
or keeps it going,

You have given him a first-class
candidate for scapegoat.

The best advice I can give you
is to keep a low profile.

Other business -- anything
on timothy mullins?

Drawing a blank.

You should know he is probably
gonna walk this afternoon.

Can't you jack up
his bail?

On a lousy resisting?

That's $500 and a kiss
on the cheek, tops.

You keep telling me
what bad dudes they are.

Why can't you keep them
for more than a day?

Because that takes a witness.

[ Sighs ]
whose court are we in?

Oberman.

Too bad.

If it was waughtel,

We could probably get
a summary execution.

Sergeant,
do you have photocopies

Of the pirado arrest report?

Yeah, I think so.

Your witness still playing
it quiet, huh?

Yes.

Ms. Davenport?

What?

It's none of my business, but
what about the mullins thing?

What about it?

Well, I don't know.

Everybody thinks
that you saw him.

Including you?

I admire you,
but I guess so. I do.

None of you were there,

But you're convinced I saw
timothy mullins.

Sergeant, you're right.
It's none of your business.

I'm not on trial with you
people.

Yeah, well,
nobody's gonna be on trial.

Ms. Davenport,

If you've got a witness who can
prove self-defense,

You better get him in here.

$1,000 Cash bail.

Short date for hearing.

[ Gavel bangs ]

Next case.

Docket number n679342,
timothy mullins,

Charged with 145-20,
resisting arrest.

Hats off in the rear.

Hats off in the rear.

This is a piece of garbage,
your honor.

Resisting arrest
and no underlying charge?

Defendant was legitimately
arrested as a homicide suspect.

Then why isn't he so charged?

We are building our case,
your honor,

And in consideration of the
evidence we'll produce,

People ask $10,000 bail.

$10,000 On a resisting,
mr. D.a.?

Protecting the city
against a civil suit --

Oldest trick
in the courthouse.

That's not so.

I must say,

If the charge were m*rder,
that'd be one thing,

But on
a paltry resisting...

[ Sighs ]

Bail is set at $500.

Short date for hearing.

[ Gavel bangs ]

Next case.

Your honor...

Your honor, may I please
be allowed to speak?

Who are you?

Linda talbot, your honor.

My father was mr. Lionel talbot,
and there is something

That I would like to say to you
and to this court.

The arraignment's been decided.
No public comments.

My father was a hero!

He stood up so a man's k*ller
could be punished,

And now no one --
no one will stand up

Against the man
who k*lled him!

Bailiff, kindly --

What is it about him that makes
you all so scared?!

He isn't worth the life
that my father gave.

He was too good.

You all are cowards.

You are just cowards.

I can walk.

Your honor, may I approach?

It pertains to this case.

What is it, ms. Davenport?

If the d.a. Will take a
10-minute recess,

There's a witness
who wants to come forward.

Then he can redraft
his papers to charge m*rder.

Oh, come on.

Please, your honor,
10 minutes.

Granted.

Deposit mr. Mullins in holding
till we resume.

The court stands recessed
for 10 minutes.

She says they've got
a witness against you.

She lies!
There ain't no witness!

Don't worry about it, bro.

You ain't got to worry about no
trouble from no witness.

Ain't that right, miss lady?

Arrest him on harassment.
Take him to hill street station.

You know what I'm saying,
don't you?

I don't know what
I'm gonna do, bobby.

I'm paralyzed.

I feel like I got a big, old fat
man and his brother

Just squatting on my chest.

Why don't you try
to call her?

I've tried to call her.
There wasn't no answer.

Bobby, I tell you, my life has
turned into a catastrophe,

What with that little
head counter up there,

And daryl ann's got my
accidental baby.

How hard can it be, renko?

It's yes or no, isn't it?

Bobby,
what if I was to get married,

And then in another week,

The most beautiful woman
in the world

Were to fall
in love with me --

A woman with sensibilities
who could cook,

Somebody I could spend
all my money on.

You already got
somebody like that,

Unless you don't love her.

Of course I do.
She's a fine woman.

But?

But there are a few aspects of
everyday existence

In which she falls short.

Like what?

I don't know.

For crying out loud, renko.

She's young, she's healthy,
she's good-looking,

She loves you, which,
by itself, is an amazing fact.

What else do you want?

What are you saving it for?
You're no kid anymore.

The trouble with you --

You only want women who want
nothing to do with you.

Grow up, pal.

Electricity's on.

Lieutenant wants everybody
ready to move.

Mr. Hutchcraft?

Mr. Hutchcraft, your lights are
on, just like I promised.

Will you send mr. Tasco out?

You remember
what you promised,

Don't you, mr. Hutchcraft?

Okay.

Good. Letting him
toward the door now?

Man: all right, you people,
get back inside there,

Back behind the yellow
barricade.

Thank you.

Where is he?

Blue fox,
do you hear anything --

Anything from the interior
of that apartment?

Over.

Man: negative.

Mr. Hutchcraft?

Mr. Hutchcraft...

What?

But the lights are on,
mr. Hutchcraft.

Please.
I can see them from here.

[ g*nshots ]

Bust it!

We lost the hostage.

I heard on the way down.
Where's mullins?

Interrogation.

Where's my lawyer?

You don't have one.

Well, get her.

You had a lawyer.

At the moment, you're not
entitled to one.

I want to see
that lawyer again.

Shut up.

I was thinking
I just might do her,

But now I'm thinking
I'm gonna put a hurting on her.

I'm gonna make it nasty.

If she ever hears from you,

If she even sees you across a
crowded street,

You better pray she stays
healthy, my friend.

You better pray she doesn't even
catch a cold

Or trip and turn an ankle,

Because I swear to you,

If anything happens to my wife,
I'll k*ll you.

Book him.

Tell her, chump.

Tell her I'm coming.

Close the door, frank.

We've got a problem here,
frank.

Let me tell you
what I've been thinking.

We've seen some dark nights
through till dawn,

Time and again.

I like to think we've learned,
we've grown together,

Chief --

There's been some damage,
frank.

We're gonna take some time.

We're gonna have
to rebuild your career now.

What?

I can't keep
you on the hill.

I've cleared out a spot for you
as a liaison officer

On a federal task force
out of division --

Policing the neighborhood.

Does this come
from cleveland?

I told you I couldn't protect
you on this, frank.

You had your chance
to make amends,

And you threw it right
back in ozzie's face.

His order.

Damn it, frank,
you brought it on yourself.

You forced my hand.

You're out!
That's it!

There will be an announcement
out of my office this afternoon.

I suggest
you split the command

Between senior officers
hunter and calletano.

As soon as the dust clears,
I'll transfer someone over.

Frank...

There is a burn-out factor
to command on the hill.

I should have headed this off
six months ago.

I should
have seen it coming.

We'll turn this around.

We'll salvage your career.

I swear it.

Frank?

My records are in the cabinet.
The keys are in here.

I'll probably have to spend a
little time up here tomorrow.

If not, you can reach me
at division.

Frank...

This is madness.

Excuse me, captain.

What is it, mick?

This isn't working
out there.

These dirtbags,
they hear you on the news,

It cuts the floor
right out from under us.

And maybe that isn't the best
way to run this whole thing.

Well, you'll want to know

That chief daniels
agrees with you.

I have been relieved
of my command.

What?!

Captain,
I didn't mean it that way.

What did he say?

[ Sirens wailing ]

I was proud of you
in that courtroom.

You'll forgive me if I don't
feel quite the heroine.

I've never been
more terrified.

Joyce, I'll protect you.

From your cubicle
at division headquarters?

Frank, they can't protect
popes and presidents.

This isn't the best day
of my life, either.

I'm sorry.

[ Sighs ]

I guess you can report
to your new job

And see if it makes
any sense.

What kind of advice
is that?

I don't know, frank.

I don't know
what you want me to say.

I'm standing here
afraid for my life.

I talked to henry. You'll have
guards round-the-clock.

For how long, frank --
a couple of weeks, a month?

The new captain
might not consider that

A proper allocation
for manpower.

I can't trust that, can i?

So, I'm going to trust this.

Damn it, joyce,
that's no answer.

Damn you, frank,

The only time I've ever needed
you to be a real cop,

And you had to go
blow your mouth off.

Boy, I feel as if you're
a thousand miles away.

I feel
like you're a million.

Where are you going?

Out.

[ Crying ]

What is that?
What, two, three?

Two.

You know,
I think it's crazy --

Them canning the captain,
you know.

They've done crazier things
before, coff.

It's just a temporary thing.

It's like a slap on the wrist,
right, lieutenant?

Let's hope so.

Well, I'm putting in
for a transfer.

I don't care what suit
they ship in.

The captain ain't back,
I'm gone.

Now, team, I am as upset
as the next person,

But while we been moping around,
in case you haven't noticed,

We've been getting our butts
caved in.

Come on, renko.

A big "x" puts us
right back in it.

All right!

[ Laughs ]
very good!

Okay, so you put an "x" like
that.

What's my score now?

Just a second.
Okay, two balls...

[ Woman cheers ]

Hey, if I keep this up,

I'm gonna have my average up
over 150

First night of the season.

What?

Andy, why don't you grow up?

I just need more time,
that's all.

[ Voice breaking ]
well, I don't have more time.

You've gotta make up
your mind.

I can't.

I...had a baby once, six years
ago.

I know that.

I'm trying to take all that into
consideration,

You understand me?

And I had to give him up for
adoption

Because I had no proper home for
him,

And I won't go through the hurt
of that again.

Andy, I got my pride.

I know who I am.

Maybe it's not all that much,
but I like myself.

It's the first time in my life I
can say that,

And you have a lot to do with
it.

I love you,
but if you won't marry me,

I'll have an abortion.

So you gotta decide.

I mean [chuckles] I don't know
who else you'd marry.

I can't imagine.
Can you?

Come on, renko!
You're up!

I'm scared.

sh**t,
what do you think I am?

But we have a chance to build a
life,

And maybe it'll work out and
maybe it won't,

But I'm telling you, I'm willing
to try.

Come on, andy!
You're holding us up!

I'll be back.

Hey!

What are you doing?

Robert, make my spare.

Hey, renko, you got another
ball!

[ Siren wailing ]

Help you?

Scotch, a fifth.

Anything in particular?

Whatever you say.

Yeah, that's fine.

That'll be it for you?