Detective belker hops tonight's
red-eye to las vegas.
Flying is about the safest form
of transportation around today.
Look, ma'am,
if the boy stole something,
We usually just take him home
and tell his parents.
That's her.
Are you sure?
That's her, close it.
Tell me something,
who am I gonna cook for now?
I got this judge
to sign some papers
That make me
your legal guardian.
Nick, I just got this message
You're going
to las vegas tonight?
Yep.
I gotta tell ya,
I'm not that crazy about it.
Now, these are
junket tickets,
Which means there's a couple
of restrictions on them.
Oh, pee-yew!
It's her favorite cologne.
Would you put that back?
- It's leo's letter to his ex.
- Oof.
- Mick...
- [Airplane diving sound]
Item six, yesterday
I looked into my crystal ball,
I told ya
that the corrections drivers
Were not going out
on strike.
That's why I'm a cop
and not a fortune teller.
There out on a wild cat.
You're gonna be drivin'
prisoners to the court
And to the tombs
until they get back on the job.
[Officers moaning]
For time and a half, sarge?
Time.
Item seven,
Memo from division.
"It's been brought
to this department's attention
"By general accounting,
that certain officers
"Have been submitting
insurance claims
"For therapy treatments
"At the paradise lost
health clinic
"On simon bolivar avenue.
"Said establishment
was raided yesterday
"By washington heights vice
and is henceforth off limits
To all personnel."
Guys...
You wanna go to a whorehouse,
that's up to you.
Don't try to pass it off
as major medical.
Job related stress.
Malarkey!
Uh, item eight,
ceremonies today.
Reopening
of the monarch theater.
That's phase two
Of the monarch block
rehabilitation project.
The mayor's gonna be there,
so we're gonna
Have to coordinate security
with division.
Frame, cantrovitz,
schnabel, mayo, garibaldi,
And sergeant bates
draw the plum.
Item nine,
flu season, people.
It seems we've got
a bug goin' around.
Sick are larue,
washington, coffey,
Lieutenants calletano
and hunter.
Now-- now, yours truly
doesn't believe
There is any mystery
to personal healthcare, people.
Um, you take a couple
of extra minutes when you go out
To make sure
that you're dressed warm.
You, uh, make sure
that we're eating right.
That includes our breakfast,
which, of course,
Springboards our day.
And then, of course,
We wear our garlic cloves
around our neck
Until four days of sunshine
in the spring or april the 7th,
Whichever comes first.
That's it.
Let's have a safe shift.
Let's do it to them
before they do it to us.
[Chattering]
I'm taking an hour
of personal time this morning.
I've gotta enroll fabian
in school.
Oh, picked a lousy morning
for it, sergeant.
Yeah, I know, but it's
his first day of classes,
You know, and I gotta talk
to his teacher.
Uh, as quick as you can.
I need all the people
I can get.
Right.
Got any plans
for thanksgiving, leo?
Yeah, me
and the football game.
Well, I'm cookin' up a turkey--
that is, if you're interested.
That'd be fun.
You got a tv?
Sarge?
Messages for you, sarge.
Vera horvath, vera horvath--
Sarge, this came for ya,
I signed for it.
[Chatter]
[Dealer]
insurance anyone?
Excuse me, I'm looking
for isadore fagenbaum.
I think he runs
the steam bath.
Yes, the spa's
in the back, sir.
Would you like a free chance
at our $5,000 slot?
No, thank you.
I'm just lookin'
for this man.
Well, you still get a free pull,
if you want it.
Okay.
Thank you.
[Siren wails]
[Police siren]
[Dispatcher]
we have a 9-11.
Armed robbery in progress.
C-surplus store,
Corner of peeble's drive
north 24th street.
♪♪
Lucy, I went through
frank jr.'S closet last night,
And I found some things
I think'll fit fabien.
Hey, that's great,
thanks a lot.
How's he doin'?
So far, so good.
I enrolled him in school
this morning, so...
Yeah, how are you doing?
Well, I was up
all last night
Wondering how am I gonna
take on a kid like this.
I mean, what am i, crazy?
Did I get the right stuff
for breakfast, you know.
Instant motherhood, right?
Yeah, but it gets easier,
I mean, tell me it gets easier.
Harder.
But, I mean, it calms down,
it all settles down,
You get a nice sleep,
and it's worth it.
Well.
Uh-huh.
Thank you very much.
Welcome to the club.
Captain, mr. Lowe,
from the monarch project.
Thank you.
Biff lowe.
So glad we finally met up.
How can I help you,
mr. Lowe?
Well, first of all, captain,
I want to thank you
For the marvelous preparations
for all our events.
Friday night
is going to be fabulous.
Thank you.
Now, if you could just
spare us two more officers,
I tell you it would be worth
my right arm.
When?
Well, uh,
the long weekend, really.
We've rented a fabulously
expensive sound system.
Now, believe me,
I'm the first to say it,
And I'll say it flesh,
I'll say it's odds.
99 Percent
of your people up here
Are law-abiding citizens--
I'm afraid that we don't have
enough man power
To stand 24-hour guard
Over monarch redevelopment's
stereo system.
Captain, we're talking about
The cultural heritage
of your community.
Now, do you suppose
if I put in a call to fletcher?
You already did, and he told you
what I'm telling you.
You seem to think
that police protection
Flows like water
out of a tap.
Up here on the hill,
that's just not so.
Don't you see, the history
the monarch represents,
The chance
for revitalization?
You see revitalization.
I see 200 limousines
dumping about 800 rich people
Onto my streets
tomorrow night
And flaunting it over people
who can hardly pay the rent.
I must say, captain, i--
I'm afraid you're taking
the short view.
I'm in a short-view job,
mr. Lowe.
Yes.
Well, I certainly hope
we'll be seeing you
At the dedication ceremonies,
captain.
♪♪
[Dealer]
lookin' for a three,
lookin' for a three.
- Rolled a nine.
- Damn.
Keep warmin' 'em up, joseph,
J.d.'S gonna shake, rattle,
and roll this joint
Into chapter 11.
Make 'em apologize, joseph.
They've got a lot
of apologizing to do.
[Ray]
I think I'll try bingo.
[Dealer]
still looking for a three.
I'm with you, lieutenant,
let's ease into this.
[Dealer]
nope!
- Any luck, gentlemen?
- Not enough, lieutenant.
Just looking, howard,
just looking.
As am i, raymundo,
for leo's ex.
Extraordinary number
of asiatics.
Myrna!
Myrna schnitz.
Lieutenant hunter?
Right, how are ya,
my good woman?
Great, okay.
How's yourself?
Oh, never better.
I bring you greetings
from the east.
It's gotta be from leo.
He's the only guy that keeps
that cologne in business.
- How is he?
- Oh, he's like a new man.
He's lost weight
and looks ten years younger.
No kidding.
So he seems happy?
Old home-away friend?
A friend of mine
from back east.
Does he play blackjack?
Well, I'll hazard a wager.
- What are the stakes?
- $25 Minimum.
Hi, myrna!
J.d.!
Joe, what is this,
a convention?
How about dealin' us
some seconds, huh?
Don't even say that in fun.
So, how's it goin'?
Having any luck?
Yeah, all of it's
been bad, too.
- Mick!
- Hello, officer schnitz!
- You get your letter?
- Yeah.
Listen, fellas,
here's some keys.
Sweets at the d.i.
[J.d.]
What's goin' on?
I go to see my friend,
I pull the thing,
Bad-a-bing, bad-a-boom,
bad-a-ba--
With the noise,
with the flashers,
With the lights-- $5,000!
You pulled what thing?
The thing, the thing
at the entrance.
That big slot,
the free slot?
Yeah, that one, and I won this,
and I won the rooms,
And-- and so I fibbed
a little bit.
I told them I was stayin' over,
I was with a big party.
Good of you
to think of us, mick.
It's unbelievable.
And my friend
wasn't even there.
I had to leave him a note.
J.d., What--
Oh, boy, I gotta
pick my prisoner up.
Mick, put that away.
Oh, yeah.
I'll see ya at home,
mick, thanks.
- Yeah.
- Hey, mick, mick, uh...
Look, since you're flush,
do you think
You could let me hold
a couple hundred?
Yeah, sure.
I'll pay you back as soon
as we get home, all right?
- Yeah.
- Hey, thank you.
Yeah.
[Police sirens]
Here, police, police!
Robbery!
Please, it is robbery, please!
They take my ticket!
Take it easy, sir, calm down.
Tell us what happened.
- What was taken, sir?
- I am telling you, my ticket!
They take my ticket
Of a lifetime,
taken from me.
It is...
[Speaking foreign language]
I'm telling you
my ticket it gone!
And I am telling you
I will get you another ticket!
Lottery?
$3,000, And I am leaving
to collect my prize.
I am outside
and right here--
And this ticket,
Chance of a lifetime
in america,
Is taken from me!
Which way did they go?
[Together]
that way!
One moment I am winning,
and I am hero of my family,
- $3,000.
- You must help us.
And the next minute,
they are with their fists,
And I am fighting, but--
right here.
And it is no good--
You said he went that way,
the other guy said he went--
- No, sir, you are not a goat.
- I am goat.
- Sir, you're not a goat!
- I am goat!
He's a citizen, isn't he?
[Shouting]
Stop! Y'all want to go down
to the station or not?
- I can't believe it!
- Yes, please!
I can't believe it!
I can't believe it!
I can't believe it.
He can't believe it.
[Lowe]
we look forward to the day
When this whole square block
Will be alive
with shops and restaurants.
And so, on behalf
Of the nonprofit friends
of the monarch,
As well
as our dedicated associates,
Anthony and phillip barletta,
I say to you, at the risk
of being taken for a royalist--
[Laughs]
... Long live the monarch.
- [Applause]
- thank you.
Thank you very much.
Phil barletta, would you care
to say anything, please?
Please.
I don't have
any remarks prepared.
I just want to say,
glad everyone could be here.
Uh, enjoy the buffet
on the barletta brothers.
[Applause]
Uh, mr. Mayor.,
Mr. Mayor?
[Applause]
I grew up on decker.
I came to this theater
with my sisters
When I was a boy.
Please don't feel I'm misusing
this glorious occasion
By dissenting mr. Lowe
on one point.
Welcome back to the monarch,
But let's not rush
into phase three of the project
Without asking
some important questions.
I, for one, don't want
the kind of urban renewal
That expels
an impoverished community
Rather than lets it in.
[Applause]
Uh, oh, everyone, now please,
uh, please, enjoy the buffet.
[Applause]
[Reporters]
mayor, mayor?
- Mayor, mayor!
- A few questions, please.
Mayor?
Are you satisfied with
monarch redevelopment's
- Record on minority hiring?
- Yes, I am.
What about renewal
and gentrification?
We're still in negotiations.
No further comment.
Mayor cleveland?
[g*nshots]
[Screaming]
Hurry!
The guy just went
around the corner.
Stop, police!
[Officer]
hold it!
[Police sirens]
[Lucy]
I got the g*n.
I want a complete
press blackout.
Not a word
to any of these guys.
- What's the mayor's condition?
- He's okay, he's okay.
They're treating his shoulder
in emergency.
Frank magnuson.
I will see my client,
mr. Springer now.
Just wait one second,
all right.
Wait till we book him, sir.
Who dropped
the fast dime to him?
Springer's in.
Any indication
he'd like to talk?
He's already got a lawyer.
Hey, captain,
can I talk to you
About something else
for a second?
Sure, come on in.
You're not
gonna believe this.
Look what came for me
this a.m., Express delivery.
Whoa!
Who is this?
Vera horvath.
Lieutenant horvath
of polk avenue?
Woman's been sending me letters,
breathin' at me on the phone.
She's been
on psychiatric leave.
She thinks
she's in love with me.
I didn't do anything
to encourage this, captain.
I don't go near the woman,
I don't speak to her.
It's a pretty bizarre outfit.
You're tellin' me.
I opened the envelope,
I jumped ten feet.
I thought it was a tarantula.
Those last couple, she's not
wearing anything at all.
How can I help?
I need to know,
Are they plannin' on reinstating
this woman, or what?
I don't know, what do they say
down at polk avenue?
Well, it's a medical matter.
It's confidential.
I can't get any kind
of a read over there.
Well, maybe if I call.
That's what I was gonna ask.
What kind of a creep
Snaps pictures
like that, captain?
- Let me ask you that.
- Takes all kinds, stan.
I figured maybe she ran a string
from the shutter to her toe.
Miss davenport,
We got a situation.
The guy had a lawyer
and wants a p.d. Now.
- Indigent?
- I don't know.
It's the guy who tried
to sh**t the mayor.
This guy magnuson
was being totally superficial,
Like he didn't have
my best interest.
So you want my office
to represent you?
At no car comes.
Believe that?
I'm standing there, no car.
Gee, that's a shame,
when you try
To assassinate a mayor
and it doesn't come out right.
Hey, be sarcastic.
Can you afford counsel?
No.
Then who sent him?
Therein lies the tale, honey.
And you gotta hear it,
you understand me?
'Cause if anything happens,
you go loud and clear
To the cops,
you got my instruction on that?
Captain, preliminary ballistics
on terry springer's g*n
Matches the att*ck b*ll*ts.
Good work, lucy.
Thanks, I'm still
kinda like this, you know?
Frank, my client feels
he's at risk
And requests added protection
when he's taken downtown.
Does he also want to talk?
Is that a condition
for protecting him?
No, there's a strike
over at corrections,
So we're pulling
in supervisors to drive.
There'll be a convoy.
There's also a possibility
mr. Springer may want
To negotiate after indictment,
if there is one.
We talking conspiracy?
After indictment, lieutenant.
Hey, look, I'm a realist.
I know that it would
be prejudice not to believe--
Shut up!
- Hello.
- Hello.
We have reservations
on flight 27,
Belker and flaherty.
I'm sorry, mr. Belker,
But I'm afraid
that flight's been delayed.
For how long?
We have to bring in
new equipment.
New departure's at 4:00 p.m.
That's five hours.
You don't have
any other flights?
No, I'm afraid not.
Ah, I believe this is fate.
I believe someone
Wants an innocent man's story
gettin' heard.
Shut up.
Arm.
Where we goin'?
The flight's not
for five hours.
We are going to see
a friend of mine.
You know, you've got
good qualities, detective.
I think we're gonna wind up
likin' each other.
Not in this lifetime.
Hey, why don't you leave me,
go visit your friend,
And meet me back here?
Shut up!
Ah!
Now, I'm in
a time capsule here!
I'm in a time warp!
Mike belker, mr. Fagenbaum.
Sure, introduce yourself.
Like I wouldn't pick you out
of a crowd of 4,000 people, huh?
[Laughter]
I could not come to las vegas
without lookin' you up.
Sure, don't look me up,
just leave me notes, huh?
I'd be shocked.
Have you done the streets?
Look at you,
you're a cop now, huh?
Yeah.
Hey, it's kinda warm in here.
- Shut up!
- The heat...
Do you remember that schvitz
That your dad
used to bring you to?
With your little dingala?
[Laughs]
Oh, why don't you change,
you'll have a steam, huh?
Probably be a little
complicated, mr. Fagenbaum.
Ah.
I'm gonna tell you somethin'
you won't believe.
Shut up!
Absolutely no history.
Absolutely no history what?
- Uh-oh.
- Uh-oh what?
- Uh-oh ticker?
- [Gasping]
Joey, number five!
- [Gibberish]
- shut up!
- Stop telling me to shut up!
- I meant, shut up, calm down!
Is it warm in here?
Oh, no!
Oh, clear him!
Clear him!
[Man]
you're a liar.
[Foreign man]
how is this assured to me?
How is delivery assured to me?
This is what I must know.
- Hey!
- I love this, I love this.
Okay, hey, hey!
[Man]
officers, arrest this man,
he's a liar!
- Who called here?
- I was the one.
He's a criminal.
He's a pimp, gangster.
Arrest him!
Kasim, please be quiet,
be calm.
Please to meet you, officers.
What's goin' on here?
"Hector lupa bail bonds
and personal loans,
A financial corporation,
incorporated," how nice.
It's my understanding
that this gentleman has lost
An item of significant value.
Now, several people
have approached me
To return this item
for a fee of $750.
You're a dog in the gutter!
What's in it for you,
there, mr. Lupa?
Another $750 for my time,
for my trouble.
$1,500 Total, in all,
when mr., Uh...
- Bittar.
- Gets his $3,000.
That is half!
That is--
All right, now you arrest him,
and you force him--
Hey, listen, go ahead,
lock me up, officer!
[Shouting]
Get off of there, man!
Hey, hey, you shut up,
you shut up!
Now, mr. Bittar, the report
has been made on this.
The perpetrators are probably
a long way away,
And our chances
of catching him now
Are probably next to nothing.
So if you ever wanna see
any of your money again,
I might suggest you
at least listen
To what this man has to say.
- No, never!
- Wait, wait.
Okay with us, sir, but you've
already lost your ticket.
Seems to me that you have
nothing else to lose
And everything to gain.
As we say in this country,
60% of something
Is better than 100%
of nothing.
No, no, no.
One second.
[Foreign language]
Tick-tock, gentlemen,
tick-tock.
Kasim!
I will accept offer.
[Kasim]
armand, you are an idiot!
Idiot!
An idiot!
You don't conduct business
this way!
I'm sorry for
my brother-in-law.
He thinks I'm very foolish
because I am not in america
For very long time.
But my sister and i,
we are very happy
To win money
in america, anyway.
Buy a new motor scooter, yes?
It's pathetic.
[Police sirens]
Officers, excuse me.
I'd appreciate it if you were
at the lottery office
This afternoon
for this transaction.
Why's that?
Well, if you're there,
Then these arabs
won't try any funny stuff.
Hey, look, I didn't have to
get involved here before.
You know, for my slice,
I'm just happy being the grease
On the wheels
of your street justice.
Okay, mr. Luca, 3:00.
Excellent.
Thank you very much.
Thank you very much.
Oh, bobby, I just love this.
I love watching
my day go kerplop
In the company
of these low-life street types,
When our alleged friends
are out somewhere
Soaking up the fun
and the sun in a casino
Watching the money roll in.
The guy went
just like that, sarge.
I mean, one minute
he was runnin' his mouth,
The next minute he was blue.
I don't know.
Hold on, I'll ask.
Officer, my sergeant
wants to know,
Will there be an inquest?
It's the coroner's call.
Do you always
take your prisoners
to the steam bath?
The man had
no cardiac history.
Those were his last words,
all right?
Uh, anyway, sarge, they want me
to wait one more day
Just 'til they issue
the certificate.
Right.
Right, I will.
Okay, bye.
More?
There's not gonna be any trouble
about this, is there?
I wouldn't put it in
an extradition manual.
You are staying here
if we need you?
Yes, sir.
How do you like it?
The guy went
just like that, huh?
That's the way they go.
This is
a pretty good argument
For enjoying yourself
while you can.
Oh, mikey, nobody gives you
a contract for the sunrise.
Hey, why don't you relax
and take a steam, huh?
Well, maybe later.
[Chuckles]
You should've taken
the jefferson loop.
No, corrections
has their own route, pats.
Yeah, I guess
with a guy like springer,
You don't take
major thoroughfares.
[g*nf*re]
Oh, no!
- [Police siren]
- nd-97.
Springer's been sh*t.
Suspect fleeing
in a white van.
License plate "d," david,
1-9-7-5-5.
Emergency backup, all units.
[Dispatcher]
nd-97, read,
what's your location?
[Man]
we're taking him
to county general.
How is he?
How is he?
[Man]
sh*t in the head.
[Dispatcher]
nd-97, repeat.
What's your location?
Um, we're on douglas avenue,
northbound at 155.
Nd-97 now headed
westbound alley,
Between 155 and 156.
Harry, look out!
- Come on!
- I'm going, I'm going!
[Truck horn blasts]
Damn.
[Man]
springer's dead.
Nothing, totally lost him.
Do we have a perimeter?
20 Blocks,
under the avenue "b" overpass.
Captain, they found the van.
Alley off hudson,
3200 block.
Go, rush any prints.
Start a house-to-house
from the point of the van.
Call division, we probably
could use a helicopter.
Frank, I have to
talk to you.
I have no proof
for any of this.
It's just for your story.
He said he was hired
to k*ll the mayor
By an ex-cop
who called himself fred.
Fred was working
for the barletta brothers.
The guys who restored
the monarch theater?
Who also,
according to springer,
Have a high-ranking cop
in their pocket.
Springer said
it was the same cop
That had been spying
on cleveland.
What cop?
Does he have a name?
He didn't say, just that
there was a high-ranking cop
Spying on cleveland
before and after the election.
- Did he say why the--
- he said...
Springer said--
and that was the same cop
the barlettas bought.
Did he say anything
about why the barlettas
Wanted cleveland k*lled?
Apparently they were desperate
about the redevelopment.
Cleveland was opposing it,
And they were leveraged
past the breaking point,
Including that guy biff lowe
from the nonprofit committee.
So they figured get deputy mayor
bonacci in their pocket,
- They'd have a pushover.
- I don't know.
Did he say anything else about
the ex-cop, where they met?
- No.
- Did he say why a ranking cop
Would wanna be spying
on cleveland
And who he was doing it for?
No, really,
that's everything.
Frank, springer was afraid,
that's why he told me.
Uh, in case that...
Frank, am I at risk?
There's no way
for them to know
You had anything
to do with springer.
What about the leaks?
What about the cop
in the barlettas' pocket?
The cop isn't in this room,
joyce.
And your association
with terry springer--
- [Door knocking]
- ...goes only as far
as this room.
Captain, chief
is in your office.
Two seconds, stan.
Let's get the barletta brothers
in here fast, and biff lowe.
Does this make me
your deep throat, frank?
No, sir, no way.
Don't give the damn department
a break for once.
Don't give us
a simple lone-assassin.
No, make it a conspiracy
with an ex-cop.
Throw in my own damn man
spying on me for the assassins.
Who was your man, chief?
Who'd you have
spying on ozzie cleveland?
- A trader and a judas--
- the name!
- ...is what it sounds like.
Who cares!
My informant cares.
My informant doesn't want
the word getting back
To the barletta brothers
what we have.
Neither do i.
It's gonna come out anyway.
And if the barlettas
have a man in division,
And we go after
the barlettas...
Keenan.
Joe keenan
was your campaign plumber?
He wasn't a plumber, frank.
All right, maybe he conducted
some investigative work for me,
Above and beyond the call.
What are we talking about here,
wire taps,
Theft papers, paid informants,
maybe a break-in or two?
You think ozzie was so clean?
Man had been collecting trash
on me for three years.
And for all of this
above and beyond,
Keenan's reward
was special narcotics.
Hey, that's enough.
Well, it seems we have
two different problems here,
Corruption and finding
a couple of K*llers.
One may be your job,
but tracking down
These assassins is mine,
and I won't be obstructed.
You won't be.
Not by me.
What are these?
My campaign files
on cleveland.
Everything joe keenan
ever collected.
A couple folders are marked
"barletta construction."
For openers,
they gave ozzie cleveland
37 Large ones
in unreported campaign gifts.
Wherever these lead,
understood?
Understood.
And not a word
to joe keenan.
The problem
with plumbers, frank,
You never know whose pipes
they're working on.
Hey, sarge?
You got a phone call, sarge.
- Female?
- Yeah.
Vera?
Ah, come on, cut out
the heavy breathin', will ya?
Vera, is that you?
Excuse me, I'm lookin'
for sergeant bates.
Uh, that way.
That way.
I'm looking
for sergeant bates.
Yeah, that's me.
This kid said
you were his mother.
Why aren't you in school?
What does this mean?
Kid was busting windows,
throwing rocks.
Maybe you oughta sit down
with the kid and let him know,
He does it again,
he's gonna get charged.
Believe me, I've got
better things to do
Than chase delinquents.
He's not a delinquent.
I think I can handle this one
from here, officer.
Keep your nose clean, kid.
Start talkin'.
First of all,
why weren't you in school?
They wanted to put me
in remedial.
That's so you can catch up.
That is what remedial means.
You haven't even been to school
for over a year.
What do you think, they're gonna
make you the teacher?
I'm smarter
than all those other kids.
How smart is a kid who doesn't
want to go to school,
Who doesn't even
want to learn?
I told you
it wasn't gonna work out.
So why don't we just
quit each other.
Oh, perfect, great,
what is this, some kind of test?
Where you try
to see how soon
You can make me
fold my cards, is that it?
Forget about it.
You are stuck with me,
good or bad, like it or not.
A lot of change
these last couple of days, huh?
Yeah.
For both of us.
Let's go.
[Woman]
one, two, three, four, five.
Six, seven, eight, nine.
- 3,000.
- Yes.
A bit unusual
for us to pay out in cash,
But we're happy
to accommodate you.
Thank you very much, miss.
Congratulations,
mr. Bittar.
Good. For mr. Lupa, yes?
Armand, armand, listen,
you're dealing with a scoundrel.
You have the money now,
why give it?
You can as soon throw it
in the street.
Kasim, please
leave me alone.
Armand, don't do this,
it's madness.
Armand, listen
to sense, please!
Let us try
to conduct ourselves
In a gentlemanly fashion,
shall we?
- No.
- Mr. Lupa.
- No!
- It is done, kasim, stop it!
You will find
it's all there.
Of course, it is.
Of course.
You, you are a leech.
A leech living off
the good fortune of others.
Well, now, I suppose
you'll want us
To walk us to your car,
don't ya?
No.
I can handle it myself
from here.
I'll bet you can.
Well, all things considered,
I'd call that
a pretty fair example
Of impromptu community service,
wouldn't you?
All in a day's work, son.
Barlettas consider
ozzie cleveland
Personally a good friend
And a terrific friend
of the monarch theater project.
They've had
their minor differences,
But so what?
Again, who's fred?
And I said, fred who?
My clients know a lot of people
named fred, captain.
To their best knowledge,
none are ex-cops.
We don't like cops,
ex, or otherwise.
What about contributions
To ozzie cleveland's
political campaign?
Hey, the guy
wants to be mayor.
Why not?
They should get a chance
to advance themselves.
What do you say we about wrap
this thing up, huh, captain?
I feel simply dreadful
about this whole damn business.
I mean, oz being sh*t at?
And, now, to have this
perfectly ludicrous accusation
Being leveled at me.
[Frank]
let me put it another way,
What can you let us have
On your business partners,
the barlettas?
And that is ludicrous, too,
may I add.
These are
first-rate gentlemen.
With whom you have
major financial dealings.
Well, there is certainly no law
against that, captain.
I am a legal investor
with full faith and confidence
In the monarch theater
project.
I have tried my damnedest
To do something
to help these people,
To help
your community, captain.
And I feel
perfectly crucified for it!
My palms bleed
for you, mr. Lowe.
sh**ting, guys,
come with me.
[Police sirens]
That's the brother.
What do you think,
I don't see that?
You think I don't see that?
He had a p*stol,
and he demanded
That I give him back $750.
These officers know
what I'm talkin' about.
These are the officers
you talked with before?
Yeah.
One thing at a time.
So, he threatened you
with the--
We're in it now, bobby hill,
we're in it now.
We'll talk to him first
before anybody, understand?
I understand real good,
I understand real good.
I understand everything.
It is a wonderful thing
to win this money, isn't it?
I am a lucky man.
This was supposed to be
the best day...
The best day of my life.
My winnings will pay
for his funeral.
I didn't tell her.
I have to tell my sister
That her husband is dead.
- Would you like for us--
- no!
You have done enough
already, yes?
Yes?
I think so.
I think so.
♪♪
Hi.
Hi.
Are you going to
ask me to sit down?
Sit.
Do I know you?
- I know you a little bit.
- From where?
From this morning,
I saw you win the jackpot.
You became a cowboy
since then.
I just, uh, bought this.
If I'd known, I'd have worn
my cowgirl outfit.
Who are you?
What's going on?
What do you think?
I think you're tryin'
to pick me up.
How am I doing?
Pretty good.
[Dealer]
seven out, line away.
Last comes and the do-nots
get paid.
I don't believe this.
[Dealer]
they're coming out.
Crap 11,
any 7, 2, 3 and 12.
They're coming out
on the front line.
Hiya, joey.
What are you doin' here?
What happened
to your prisoner?
Oh, croaked.
Believe that?
Oh, hey, come here.
I wanna borrow
your room key.
[Dealer]
are you sh**ting, sir?
No, pass the dice.
[Dealer]
new sh**t's coming out.
Yeah, I can see
why you need it.
Mm-mm, incorrecto.
Look, I'm not your warden.
Listen, do you think you could
let me hold another hundred?
Correcto.
Great, thanks.
Thank you.
[Dealer]
five at the line, place is nine.
Change.
You travel heavy, mick.
Oh, no, no.
Didn't I explain that to you?
Mm-mm.
Oh.
Well...
It's just
my buddies' stuff,
And they're all downstairs.
Then we have the place
to ourselves.
Would you look at this?
Isn't this somethin'?
I mean this is elegant
in the extremes.
Mm-hmm.
It's pretty nice.
Now, should we get
comfortable?
Oh, boy.
[Chuckling]
Ooh.
I'm gonna tell you somethin'.
What?
I can't go to bed with you
because I got a girlfriend.
I don't kiss and tell, mick.
[Laughter]
I know.
I can't.
But I'm gonna take care
of your time.
Okay.
Okay, you gotta tell me
what's right.
Well, I gotta say 200.
Oh, boy.
Ooh.
Thank you.
I wish that you had
let me earn it, mick.
You don't understand.
You did.
I had such a terrific time.
Oh, boy.
Ooh.
You want me
to take your boots off?
Why don't ya reach around
and pat yourselves
On the back, fellas?
Or are ya expectin' me
to do it for ya?
No, sarge, it just seemed
like the best way, you know?
Of course, one foot
in front of the other,
Ordinary police work
obviously wasn't in order.
You had to shortcut
the whole process.
Sarge, we aren't denying
that we were wrong,
But there was no way
for us to know that.
Get it through your skulls,
You're out there
to catch 'em, that's it.
King solomons you ain't.
We already got guys
get paid for that.
They wear black robes--
Look, we had a situation,
we thought it over,
We done the best
we could, okay?
Why didn't you ask him
if he'd trade off
His sister's husband
for money straight up?
Maybe we're not blessed with
a 20-20 hindsight like you are.
If you're gonna start dishin'
out your own brand of justice,
You better
make damn well sure--
Real easy when you're sittin'
behind a desk all day.
- You wasn't there!
- Lucky for you I wasn't, pal.
'Cause you'd get busted
down to school patrol
So fast your eyes would spin.
It was bonehead, get it?
No excuses, no nothin'.
Bonehead, the both of you!
We get a complaint from
a citizen, it goes to i.a.d.,
Your whole damn careers
could hang by a thread.
Maybe it goes
to i.a.d. Anyway.
You sit down, you write it up,
you get it to me in 20 minutes.
And don't you ever jump back
at me like that again.
I was out there
poundin' the b*at
When you were crawlin' up
your mama's drapes.
20 Minutes.
How bad?
- Is he conscious?
- [Knocking on window]
I'll be right there.
Stay on top of ballistics.
In the small world department,
try this one on for size.
Man keels over
with a coronary
As he's about to board
a plane for st. Louis.
No i.d.
Just a ticket
and a baggage claim.
Buried under
the shirts and stuff
Is a recently fired U*i.
g*n that k*lled
terry springer?
Well, they're testing it,
but I'd say so.
Also in the suitcase
Are a wallet
and a passport, jerry fuchs.
You're kidding?
Jerry fuchs?
A.k.a. Fred.
[Heart monitor beeping]
Jerry?
Frank.
You believe this?
One minute I'm runnin'
to catch a plane,
The next thing,
I'm flat on my face,
Suckin' floor.
We have your suitcase,
we have your w*apon,
And we have you.
Frank, please, listen to me.
Save the excuses, jerry.
Don't take that tone with me.
I ain't the only one
involved here.
Who else?
It's gonna cost ya, frank.
You may have my ticket,
but you ain't gonna punch it.
We got more business
to do on this
- Than you could--
- [coughs]
... Possibly imagine.
Whatever business it is,
captain, it'll have to wait.
- [Chatter]
- ♪♪
This is not going to i.a.d.
Probably this nut ball
gets himself sh*t
No matter what you do.
But understand one thing,
You disrespected the process.
Judgment call, sarge.
Nobody's gonna shut you down
for a judgment call,
That's 80% of it out there,
But you make a judgment call,
You better ask yourself
one question,
What does
sergeant stan jablonski do
In the same situation?
'Cause I'm gonna hold you
Accountable for it
every time.
Got that clear?
- Yes, sir.
- Yes, sir.
Okay.
So good night.
Good night.
Uh, sarge?
Could we buy you a beer?
Maybe some other time.
Mick!
What are you doin' here?
Where's your prisoner, mick?
[Mick coughing]
He croaked.
Who dressed you
in a cowboy suit?
Oh, no.
What?
Oh, no!
- What?
- My money's gone.
She robbed me!
Mick, uh, I wouldn't put out
any a.p.b.s just yet.
- Let's go.
- Hey, mick, what's goin' on?
- Want a card, sir?
- He does not want a card!
You got a problem, fellas?
Yes, we do,
we've got a problem.
I want that money back.
I don't want him playin'
this hand.
But the cards
have been dealt.
This guy is a thief.
He's playin'
with stolen money.
Fold 'em up.
Take it out
of the casino, will ya?
Go ahead, explain it to me.
Well, I didn't steal
your money.
You're a liar.
Larue said
you went upstairs dead broke,
And when you came back down,
you were bettin' hundreds.
Yeah, all right,
I took your money,
But I was gonna pay you back.
Just give me what's left.
It's 500 bucks.
500?
What the hell happened
to the rest of it?
That's all there is.
You lost over $3,000?
I was down to 100
and I started to come back.
Will you just let me
keep playin'?
- The hell with you!
- I'm begging you!
Give me a chance
to just win it back at least!
Or lose the rest of it.
It's a lousy 500 bucks, man!
You know how long
it takes me?
It takes me two weeks
to take home 500 lousy bucks!
Hey, mick, mick, come on!
Let me play
with what's left, man!
Stay away from me!
Take it easy, joe.
You should be ashamed
of yourself!
♪♪
05x08 - Fuched Again
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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.