05x13 - Of Human Garbage

[bunniefuu]

This afternoon we elect
our precinct pba representative.

I am the patrolman's
candidate.

Three guys
disposal company guarantees

We're not only 40% cheaper,
we are 50% tougher.

I want us to cooperate.

You want us
to work for you.

My name is ted rose.

I happen to be an orthodontist.

It's strictly business,
but he's gonna do my teeth, too.

Aren't you a little old
for braces?

The d.a. And I have been talking
about who would fill my slot.

I have been authorized
to offer you the job.

I have different contracts
out on me, natalie.

The department
was hiding a witness

So he could give grand-jury
testimony.

- k*lled?
- Kidnapped.

[Jablonski]
item 6,

Your semi-annual
117th street junky sweep.

[Officers groaning]

What division wants
division gets.

Lieutenant hunter
directs this offensive

Against the two heavily
trafficked blocks

Between jefferson and decker.

Bates, coffey, renko, hill,
perez, atkinson, and barber--

You're on.

Uh, seven,
now, most of you don't know,

But we had a federal grand-jury
witness here yesterday

Under protective custody.

Was that fisher,
sarge?

Yeah, now two g*ons last night
snatched him

Out of the lobby
of the shepherd hotel.

sh*t up one of the fbi guys
who was guarding him.

We don't know whether they
were trying to spring fisher

Or whether they were trying
to get to him

Before he testified.

Whatever.

Division has
authorized an apb.

Hey, lieutenant calletano
wants to let you know

That as co-chairman

Of the department committee
on hispanic promotion,

He is completing a white paper

On the progress of latinos' rank
of sergeant and above.

All interested officers are
requested to submit comments.

Item 9,

Detectives larue, washington,
and belker,

They're continuing
their investigation

Of the illegal activities

Of the intestinali brothers'
company.

I understand
that we can add suspicion

In the m*rder of restaurant
owner george watkins

To their parade of hits.

Well, anyway, you, uh,
you guys know what's what.

Um, item 10,

Arson outbreak
at the hurtle project.

Lieutenant calletano coordinates
the investigation

With the fire marshal.

Eleven,

Today is the run-off between
patrolman andrew renko...

[Cheers and applause]

...and
lieutenant howard hunter...

[Cheering]

...for pba representative.

Now, try to cast your vote
before you go out.

That way, maybe
we can get an early tally.

Get this thing over with.

Um, 12,

This-- this is
a memo from the captain.

"All officers, during arrest
procedures,

"Take time to establish
suspects' primary languages.

"If called for, administer
miranda in spanish,

"As printed
on your warning cards.

If uncertain, administer in both
english and spanish."

Related to this,
eddie santiago,

Who we lost his confession
to r*pe yesterday

Because of
this bilingual mix-up,

He tried to put the make on
our own patsy mayo.

[Officers hooting]

[Jablonski]
in english!

In english!

And when she tried to go
for the bust,

He pulled a piece.

So, in addition to he goes away,
to put it delicate,

After mayo returned fire,

It don't look like this creep
is gonna have r*pe

In his arsenal anymore either.

[Cheers and applause]

My partner,
right here!

[Cheers and applause]

[Jablonski]
atta way, detective.

Which is a perfect
demonstration

Of what I've been
telling you all along,

Let's do it to them before
they do it to us.

All right.

[Officers exclaiming]

[Indistinct chatter]

[Perez]
sergeant?

Yeah, perez.

My partner's on
a sick day.

I was wondering if you could
pull me off that junky sweep.

I'll take my regular patrol.

No good, mike.

With your partner out,

I'm short-handed
on the sweep already.

You got a problem?

No,
no problem.

What did you mean by that,
sergeant?

By what's that, patsy?

That what I did demonstrates
what you've been saying.

What I did wasn't policy.

I was reacting
to a situation.

What's the problem here?

I'm not saying
that you should take the law

Into your own hands.

Well, I don't
like the way it sounded.

In fact, I never like it
when you say that.

Oh, hey, detective,
it's an old cop saying.

All it means is, uh, be
on the lookout.

Do your job
before they do theirs.

That might be a nicer way
to put it.

Yeah.

How about
"let's have a good shift"?

How about "let's do our job
before they do theirs"?

Okay?

Okay.

Okay.

[Renko]
dennis, my friend,

Remember when you vote today,

A vote for me
is a vote for you.

I hate to be a stickler,
andrew, but as a rule,

Electioneering in such
proximity to the voting place

Is frowned on.

Mike, let's make the pba work
for all the cops on the b*at.

- What do you say, amigo?
- You got my vote, andy.

[Belker]
captain?

We get authorization
on that wire

For the intestinali garage?

Henry's supposed to hear
this morning.

Good, 'cause division
put the bug in last night.

Frank?

Frank, we have to talk.

Fay--

Emergency, frank.

All right.

It's pretty fast work
on the hardware.

You don't
know how fast, frank.

Fay, if it's about
the check--

No, it is
not about the check.

Now will you listen to me?

I went to
dr. Rose's office last night.

You know, it was after hours.
His nurse wasn't there.

But of course,
he's doing me a favor.

He gives me nitrous oxide.
He puts me in the chair.

And while I was under,

I believe
he took advantage of me.

In what way?

In the way
of unbuttoned buttons,

Unclasped clasps.

Serious allegation.

Well, I have the evidence
to back it up.

See for yourself.

What is that?

It's a hickey on my breast!

Frank!

[Siren blaring]

[Police radio]
we have a 9-11,

Armed robbery in progress.

See surplus store,

Corner of peebles drive
and 124th street.

[Maudlin piano]

♪♪

[Furillo]
check number 1478,

Dr. Theodore rose, right.

Stop payment, mm-hmm.
You're kidding me.

All right,
I'll get in as soon as I can.

$6 Fee is fine, yeah.
Thanks.

I spoke to sween in midtown.

They can't
move on dr. Rose now.

He asked if we could
take it alone.

All right,
get a deposition from fay

And start a search warrant.

All right.

Patsy.

Could I see your teeth?

What?

Smile for me.

- Slight overlap, good.
- Good?

See lieutenant calletano about
an out-of-precinct undercover.

[Renko]
you swing your people my way,
lieutenant, and patrolmen--

Andy,

I already had a conversation
about this with howard.

You mean you already
made other arrangements?

- No.
- Henry.

No last-minute proletariat
sentimentality servicing.

How can I be
more clear about this?

I am neutral.
That's it.

I don't know what
you're so worked up about.

I only got nine votes.

Frank, irwin bernstein just had
this messengered over.

Fbi wants
any help we can give them

On the jimmy fisher
kidnapping.

What is it?

List of people fisher was gonna
name before the grand jury.

They wanna know
if there are any familiar faces.

Salvator and joseph intestinali.

You left the garbage where?

In the street?

Address, earl.

What's the problem?

No problem.

Just pay attention
to what's in front of you, mike.

Yeah, yeah.

That's why
you're second string, pal.

Yeah.

If you could think, you wouldn't
be doing what you're doing.

All right,
I cleared that up.

Vinny was called out of town
yesterday.

The last minute he subcontracted
this mutt earl from detroit,

And his mutt leaves
the garbage right in the street.

Can you believe that?

Well, he ain't gonna
pick it up.

You get a location?

Yeah, dumpster, broad daylight,
the moron.

Joey, just shut up.

[Chuckles]

Our line of work,

All people sees
what we don't do, right?

Missed the collection,
though.

Gets me right here.

Hey, you wanna make yourself
useful, frank,

You pick up
the dumpster here, all right,

And take it over to our dump
right here.

Shouldn't they take it straight
to the processing plant?

Yeah, we could
do that if it's better.

No, what's better is
what I say.

Now, when joey
gets his own business,

Then he can take it straight
to the plant.

Sal!

Shut up, joey.

Three guys,
you're outta here.

[Larue]
what are we supposed to be
looking for?

I don't know.

It's just the competition seems
a little hinkey,

Don't you think?

Hey, those guys are hinkey,
period.

Hey, mick, hold it!

Did you see
what I think I saw?

Yeah.

Jimmy fisher, captain,
sh*t about six times.

You recover a w*apon?

Ah, no,
we didn't find one.

It was a lot of garbage
to sift through.

What do you want us to do now?

I'm gonna call
the coroner's office,

See if we can get someone out
there to examine the body

And issue a certificate.

Well, if they'll
cooperate,

You go ahead
and deliver the load,

Then we'll set up a stakeout
at the dump.

Right.

[Hunter]
sons and daughters of morpheus,

Forsake your sleep
of walking dreams.

Trust at my feet
in the arms of the law.

Learn to manufacture
your own endorphins.

They're more economical,
and they're good for you, too.

All right, load them up.

[Siren blaring]

Let's go!
No concert today.

Crackerjack work,
officers!

First-rate performance.

Everybody
gets an "a" today!

Somebody find a-- trying to buy
up boats with false trade.

He must think
you two are real beautiful.

Renko, let's go!

♪♪

[Siren blaring]

[Horn blasting]

[Tires screeching]

♪♪

[Siren continues]

Come with me.

[Siren continues]

[Woman shouting indistinctly]

[Both shouting indistinctly]

[Fire truck horn blasting]

Mike, where are you, man?

All right,
go, go, go!

Mike, you okay?

Anybody else up in there?

Come on, that's it.
Come on, darling.

[Woman]
you need me?

[Siren blaring]

You got 'em all out.

Bud, you're a hero,
bud.

You're a hero, bud.

So, pats,
this is our anniversary.

What anniversary?

A month ago today,
I was harry the hump.

You were gonna get
a new partner.

Don't sweat it.

So everything's good
with us?

Mm-hmm,
everything's fine.

What are you doing?

Everything's fine.

What?

You're going like this.

Look, I can't believe
they pick me

For this dentist undercover.

There's nothing wrong
with my teeth.

Pats, they picked you because
the dentist doesn't grope guys.

See these two teeth?
They overlap.

You think I should
get this straightened out?

Nobody notices that.

Maybe the captain
was trying to say something.

Is patsy a little sweet
on the captain?

Hey, what's
that supposed to mean?

Right, none of my business.

Listen, jerk,
"a," you're damn right

It's none of your business,
my personal life,

And "b,"
the answer's no, n-o.

Well, good, because "c,"
I think you're perfect.

Your teeth don't need braces.

Commercial plate,
taxi, "i," 3-9-7.

[Camera shutter clicks]

Ah, looks like we're talking
one white male over 6'.

Dark jacket.

[Camera shutter clicks]

The dump guy's around,
I don't know, maybe 6'4".

It's a white male, mid-30s,
plaid jacket.

Here's the driver,
also a white male,

6', Maybe more, dark jacket.

[Camera shutter clicks]

Okay,
we got 'em.

Here he is.
All right, my man.

Oh, mike, that was terrific.

Fabulous.

Perez, way to go, man.
That's great.

[Calletano speaking spanish]

Nice work.

Thank you, captain.

I gotta go call
my wife.

Where's my boy?
Where's senor perez?

He went to make a phone call,
chief.

- I'll get him.
- Good.

Frank, you don't mind
if I borrow your boy here

For a little impromptu
announcement

On a sinclair
for mike perez, huh?

It just happened,
chief.

We'd like
to do the paperwork,

Maybe hold off on
an announcement.

Well, damn it,
ray, let's get paperwork.

The first hispanic to earn this
department's highest medal.

Let's get
behind our boy here.

Right away, chief.

[All shouting indistinctly]

Officer perez.

Good,
let's take a note--

- That guy right there.
- What's that?

- Oh.
- Glad to meet you, chief.

Officer perez.

Um...

This okay, fellas?

Oh, and here we have
the citizens he saved.

Right here.

A year and a half ago,

This tough street cop
by my side was involved

In a tragic sh**ting of
a young child.

In its aftermath, he endured
the tortures of the damned.

But because, on that day,

An enlightened police department
stood by him.

Officer perez
was on duty this morning

To pull four people from
a blazing, smoky inferno.

I am deeply proud to announce

That officer mike perez
will receive

This department's highest honor,

The sinclair medal
for personal valor

Above and beyond the call
of duty.

[Officer]
good job.

[Cheers and applause]

[Indistinct chatter]

Do you have the report
to mike perez?

Yeah, right here.

Give me another
ten minutes, lieutenant.

All right, as long as the chief
gets them before he leaves.

You got writer's cramp
here, pal?

Just trying
to get it down straight, renko.

I didn't see perez at the junky
sweep, did you?

I did not
'cause he was over at the fire.

Yeah, but the fire call came
after the sweep.

It was in
our sector, not his.

The report does not ask you
to speculate, robbie,

Whether the man
might have previously been

On an unauthorized
coffee break.

The man saved four lives.

It's a bird, it's a plane,

It's fletcher daniels climbing
on a bandwagon.

You know that, for weeks,

He's been trying
to diffuse

A departmental committee
on hispanic underrepresentation?

Along comes mike perez,
hero of the hour.

I'm happy for him, though.

Yeah.
Me, too.

Boy, you look great.

I'm meeting irwin bernstein
at the beau rivage.

Any inclinations?

I'm not sure I've got a clear
enough picture to know yet.

You have my vote.

Which way?

Whatever you decide.

Thanks,
peace man.

Now just tell me
about your junky sweep.

You guys, uh, pull a decent
arrest in the last--

I doubt it.

Captain, we got a junky real
itchy to get back on the street.

He says he can give us this
morning's arsonists.

Good, get him
into interrogation.

- Ray.
- Yes.

Yeah, mike,

Look, when I assign you
to a junky sweep,

It's because
I want you on the junky sweep.

I was on my way

When I saw some suspicious
activity in the building.

So you countermanded
my order.

You end up pulling
three kids out of a blaze.

I ought to yell at you.

But I guess
I'll shake your hand.

But hey, don't make it
no practice.

You got it, sarge.

You know, we had a sinclair
winner last year

Back at polk avenue,
billy brock.

He got his hand
blown off defusing a b*mb.

Tough kid.

Hey, sinclair award for bravery,
huh, above and beyond.

Son of a g*n,
miguel perez.

Doesn't sound so bad, huh?

Thanks, sarge.

Are we talking only
about today?

All I know is this morning.

Come on, man, when am I gonna
get outta here?

You'll be out of here

As soon as we can verify
the information.

Man, I don't get out of here,
they'll be gone with my stash.

I gotta move!

His name
and address.

I give it to you,
you let me go?

When we make the arrest?

Cooperate
or go back downstairs.

Willie goins...

117Th
and decker.

He's above
the chinese laundry, man.

Coffey?
Bates?

Arson suspect.

Uh, mike?

Second?

I just wanna let you know
I think it's a wonderful award

And there's no one
I'd rather see get it.

I didn't do anything anyone else
wouldn't have done

Under the circumstances.

Give yourself some credit.
You had a rough year.

Thank you, captain.

Frank,
mick belker wants to know,

Can we expedite
authorization

On bugging
the intestinali garage?

I have a call-in.

Tell him we're moving
as fast as we can.

- Nice work, man.
- Thanks.

I don't usually have wine
with lunch.

I'm just
trying to soften you up.

Irwin, you flirt.

Bernstein's rule number one,

Never flirt with a woman whose
husband carries a g*n.

Have you given
the offer any more thought?

I'm worried about how much
independence I'd have,

How much discretion.

I'm just trying to get
a better picture, irwin.

Suppose I get
an innocent guy.

Your three out of a hundred.

Your three,
your six.

Suppose I know
the guy is innocent,

But I've got him anyway,
what happens then?

What happens?
You dismiss.

I wouldn't have to go
through channels?

Persuade some gung-ho
throw-away-the-key type.

Worst possible case,

If the d.a. Totally disagreed
with you,

They'd pass
the file to somebody else.

What about plea bargaining?

What if I need
to go outside the guidelines?

You go to your superior,
who happens to be me,

Your classic old softy

Who would tell you,
do what you think is right.

And if it's not you?

I don't know what
you've heard,

But there are good lawyers
working out of that office.

I don't think you'd have
any trouble.

What I'm trying to say is
we want to make it work.

I'm grateful for everything
you're doing, irwin.

Maybe the way to look at it
is the d.a.'S office needs you.

I know the p.d.'S office
needs you, too,

But if the system works,

It's because the best people are
making them work on both sides.

We need passion like yours,

Your intelligence,
your integrity.

I don't think I can spell it out
any clearer than that.

Asking all the ways
I can get innocent guys off,

I'm still reacting
like a p.d.

Still?

You mentioned $44,000?

We're talking
$44,000,

We're talking
annual salary review,

We're talking political
steppingstone.

- When would you want me?
- Yesterday, what do you say?

You've got a deal.
[Laughs]

Captain.

We've got willie goins upstairs,
the junky who set that fire.

I think you should hear this.

Don't find
willie goins's sheet.

B&e.

B&e.

B&e is my stick.

[Calletano]
just tell the captain
your story.

I do business with one
of your cops.

I may do business
in an information way.

You're mike perez's snitch.

I authorized
the money.

I wasn't aware you were aware
of the arrangement.

What's going on?

He says mike perez bought
the fire.

- What?
- He did.

He told me to set it.

When did
he tell you that?

Last night.

He come by my crib.

[Furillo]
how much did he pay you?

Sixty bucks.

Where did you set it?

Right down
on the basement step.

Dumped gasoline down there.

You willing to take
a lie-detector test?

Whatever you want.

Arson and flame, it's not
willie goins's operation.

[Furillo]
get him to gardlow.

[Coffey]
would you come with me, please?

- Where's perez?
- He went to lunch.

All right,
set up the polygraph.

Let's talk to the people
he rescued

And the other cops who saw it.

I do not
want to believe this.

Neither do i.

[Perez]
we got real nice stuff, captain.

You're gonna be pleased.

Right,
and it's all on film.

Uh-huh.

Yeah, I think
it was the cousin

That picked up the body,
captain.

Paul intestinali.

Yeah, he came with that moron
goon, uh, uh, carl.

They came about an hour
after our guys dropped it off

And went directly to the funeral
home at 4269 hudson.

All right,
frequent contact, terry.

Listen, has mayo left for
dr. Rose's office yet?

Yeah.

Okay, good, good.
All right.

I did it.

What?

I took it,
the prosecutor's job.

- Congratulations.
- Thanks.

What?

You look as if you're about
to jump over a fence.

When do you start?

Monday.

- Really, that soon?
- Mmm.

Irwin has to start
then as bureau chief,

And there are cases
in process.

I don't mind jumping in,
get to find out what it's like.

- You're excited.
- I'm something.

Oh, excuse me, frank.

We got willie goins's
polygraph results.

Sorry.

Lieutenant.

Goins passed every question.
He's telling the truth.

No ambiguity?

Captain, that's mrs. Suarez
right behind me.

She's seen perez
a number of times

In the last couple weeks
up at the tenement house.

She says he knocked
on her door,

Even talked to her
two or three times.

And he was there this morning
before the alarms went off.

Uh, mike?

Could I talk to you
for a minute?

There a problem, lieutenant?

[Door closes]

We arrested willie goins
on a tip, mike.

Jeez, uh, you think
we can take the bust, captain?

He's my snitch.

He says you hired him
to set fire to that building

Where you rescued
the suarez family.

Are you kidding?
You don't believe that.

He says you paid him $60
and offered him a ride.

This is sick.

He just passed the polygraph.

Course he's gonna pass
a polygraph.

The guy's as skitzy as hell.

I told you when I brought it
to you, captain,

When I asked
if I can turn goins.

I told you where I met him
and everything else.

I met him when I was
under treatment, lieutenant.

I told the captain that goins is
a junky and he's half nuts,

But he's connected
with some heavy b&e guys.

We don't think goins is lying
about this.

We think
you set up that rescue.

Wow, hey, you know,
this is great.

That's terrific.

A psycho stool pigeon looks
to get wealth, giving me up,

And my own people
buy his story.

Thanks for the loyalty.

You know,
thanks for believing in me.

It is in just his testimony,
miguel.

You left your assignment.

You got to the fire before
it was called in.

Mrs. Suarez says you were
hanging around the building.

You even talked to her.

So?

I was looking for a guy
who was taking copper pipes

Out of condemned buildings.

It's not
what mrs. Suarez says.

Look, mike,

We know you've had a year
of terrible pressure.

Nobody's sitting
in judgment here.

But if you don't come
forward quickly,

We're gonna lose the opportunity
to deal with this

On any kind
of sympathetic level.

I mean, you're facing headlines,
indictment, jail.

I'm not coming forward

'Cause I didn't do
anything wrong.

Miguel, please.

Sure, you side
with the lieutenant.

You give up one of your own.

[Speaking spanish]

We're doing everything we can
to exonerate you, mike.

We're looking into everything.

But you better get yourself
a lawyer.

[Furillo]
chief, there's no question
in my mind

That perez is lying.

I know it's an embarrassment.

Maybe if you hadn't been
so quick to canonize him--

Of course,
we're investigating.

No, we're not.

He tried to commit su1c1de
18 months ago.

Yeah.

Okay, I will.

It's all gonna blow up
in his face, ray.

I'd be more sympathetic

If he had the guts
to come forward.

Piece of junk.

Muchos gracias.

Come on.

Okay.

Now keep your mouth closed,
please.

Mm-hmm.

Okay.
Open, please.

Patsy, you have some reclusive
crowding in the mandeville.

It's causing a minor dislocation
of the cuspid.

Ah-hah.

Okay, you can close.

Okay,
you coming up here.

So what's the verdict?

It's all very strictly
cosmetic.

I could charge you an arm
and a very pretty leg.

- Thank you.
- You're welcome.

That would involve band
separators.

That's the "a" way to go.

It's very costly
and takes a lot of time.

As opposed to the "b" way?

Well, the "b" way--
excuse me--

Is that you
come in early one morning,

I refile, recontour the cuspid,

Adjust the bite,
and you're done.

Is it painful?

No,
not at all.

I give you some goofy gas.
You won't feel a thing.

How soon do you
think we can do this?

Well, if you wanted,
as I remember,

We have an 8:00
cancellation tomorrow morning.

- How would that be?
- Okay.

I know it's silly.

I've always had this thing
about smiling

Because of my teeth.

You're a very beautiful
woman, patsy.

We'll make sure you have
a very beautiful smile, okay?

Thank you,
dr. Rose.

That's all right.

[Men shouting indistinctly]

Salvini.

Yeah, he's got
that guy to roll with him.

I gotta use the john.

Well, run,
mike.

Say, maybe that guy
don't like our prices.

Maybe put something
in the food.

I'll tell you something,

We're gonna have to go back
and do a follow-up on that guy,

'Cause when they're all
scared like that

With the tears and everything,

Next day, that's when they look
to back out on you.

See, this is beautiful here.

The guy wants 100%
plus a bonus,

For which he leaves
the delivery in an alley.

This is what I was told,
mr. Intestinali,

$8,000 Bonus
if I got to him by today.

Destreuns, destreuns.

He blows an assignment
and he wants a bonus.

I don't think it's right not
to get the bonus.

He don't think it's right.

He comes in
to do an assignment,

And he leaves the package
in the street.

Mr. Intestinali, it was dark.

I thought
I was being followed.

Usual procedure is to take
evasive action.

See, I said
you had to hear this.

This is whom I was trying to
make sense to.

Kid, you were supposed
to deliver the package

To the funeral home.

If the package
don't get proper disposal,

Then we haven't done
our job right.

And this family's got
a reputation for 22 years.

Mr. Intestinali, I am
a professional.

I followed
professional procedure.

Well, now I gotta fall down
and die.

This guy's
gonna give me a stroke.

It could bust my veins out.

$4,000.

That's not what was discussed.

Absolutely correct.

Now, you tell our friend
back in detroit

We're not satisfied
with who he sent to us.

You tell him we think 40% is
more than fair.

And if he's got
any questions about it,

Please call me personally.

Understand?

You got that?

Now get outta here.

Get on
back to detroit.

You need a map?

We got
a monkey bab.

You're going back in the trees,
you baboon brain.

I don't think that
crackin' wise helps anything.

I'm sorry.

I know
I didn't do an a+ job.

Maybe I get to work
for you again.

[Toilet flushes]

Hey, uh, you got the runs?

You got the trots?

Yeah.

I really don't feel well.

[Tires screeching]

I'm gonna call
my doctor.

You know all the trouble
that I was having

Writing up that report.

Stuff just wasn't adding up
from the start.

All I'm saying,
chief daniels and all

Come to their conclusions
mighty quick.

Maybe before jumping the g*n,

We ought to wait
a few more facts.

Ay, look, I'm not trying
to crucify the guy.

Were you listening
to what bates was saying?

- What about that mrs. Suarez?
- Suarez, yeah, right.

It made me sick.

[Police radio]
grand-jury homicide vehicle

1973 Lincoln, michigan license
3-7-9 paul davis five,

Proceeding east
on clifford between...

We're going.

[Police radio]
...armed and dangerous.

2202 In response.

[Siren blaring]

♪♪

[Siren blaring]

2203, Headed south.

♪♪

[Siren blaring]

♪♪

[Police radio]
2203 in pursuit, southbound.

[Siren blaring]

[Tires screeching]

2203, We're east
on vain alley.

[Police radio]
copy, 2203.

[Siren blaring]

♪♪

- Do I get a phone call?
- Yeah, you get one.

Can it be long-distance?

Discuss facts here
a second, earl.

We have you for kidnapping.

Positive i.d.
From the detectives

At the hotel last night.

We have you for m*rder.
We found jimmy fisher's body.

You found the body.

Right in the dumpster
where you left it.

And the caliber matched
to the g*n we got from your car.

You got such a great case,
what do you need me for?

Well, if you agree to testify
against the intestinalis,

We can cut
some kind of deal.

Earl, think.

If we arrest the intestinalis,

They're gonna roll over
on you like a rock.

You think they won't?

I didn't even get paid
my full figure.

Can you believe that?
The nerve of those creeps.

If this was detroit, I wouldn't
even be here.

This place
would be knee-deep in lawyers,

And I'd be home watching
the ball game.

Those slobs,
those slob garbage men.

Let me tell you, I wouldn't
ordinarily do business

With people like that

Because frankly they insult
my intelligence.

You wanna wait
for your lawyer, earl?

Some out-of-town suitor
don't know me.

No, thank you.

Earl shuster knows the law.

And, by the way,
would, um, $4,000 cash

Do anything for you gentlemen

By way of getting me out of
this thing, you know, quietly?

I'm just gonna let that
go by, earl.

Okay, okay,
forget I mentioned it.

What kind of time are we
talking about?

Five to seven years--

[Earl]
five to seven?

You k*lled a guy, earl!

Hey, give me a break,
for crying out loud.

I didn't even get paid.

If you refuse to cooperate,

The alternative
is 12 years minimum.

When earl shuster
does a job,

He expects to get paid
in cash full as discussed.

I'm a professional.
I shouldn't even be here.

Do these guys a favor.

I come down here
the last minute,

And they try to stiff me.

Let me tell you,
that is bad business.

Nobody stiffs earl shuster.

[Sighs]

Okay, what do you need?

Just keep talking.

Take a statement,
henry.

Ray, let's go for warrants
on the intestinali suspicion.

Let's get a search warrant
for the mortuary.

We have to have that body.

Well?

Seems like an okay guy.

You haven't been with him
while you're unconscious.

I will be tomorrow.
He's giving me the gas.

Sarge, about my midtown
operation,

Any luck with
the thousand-millimeter lens?

Ah, division's giving me
the runaround.

Hill is looking into maybe his
girlfriend getting one first.

Oh, perez, couple of phone
messages for you.

That-- that woman
from the channel 8 news.

Hold it!
Police officers.

Sorry to interrupt, ma'am.

We've got a warrant here
to search the casket.

You two leave my sidney alone!

Ma'am, please.

Ma'am, ma'am, ma'am, ma'am,
please.

Now, I happen to know

That this is
a very sorrowful time for you.

But we have reason to believe
that this is not your sidney.

Well, of course
it's my sidney.

I'm sorry, ma'am, you're going
to have to step back.

My sidney,
oh, you pigs!

You monsters!

Mr. Baldaseri?

Flip it, flip it over,
release the pins.

Push it back,
push back.

Okay,
turn it this way.

Careful he don't fall.

Careful you don't
knock him out.

There we go, there we go.

- You ready?
- Yeah.

Mr. Fisher I presume.

[Sirens blaring]

[Tires screeching]

[Officer]
hold it right there!

[Officer 2]
he ran right out the door.

[Hunter]
police!

Come out,
intestinali and associates.

This is the police.

Freeze.

Put your hands over your head.

What is this?
You cost us, sal.

You're cops?
You're kidding me.

Hey, get outta here.

Disgust!

Shut up,
you're under arrest.

Hey, you're dead meat, dude.

You can't do this to me.
You ain't got nothin' on me.

You understand?

Move,
garbage dump.

You'll get it next year,
lieutenant.

- Congratulations, andrew.
- I won?

Hey, you won, andrew.

Good luck
as our representative.

- Ay, renko won.
- Hey, way to go.

[Hunter]
you seem to have inspired

The sort of confidence
that this position requires.

Andy, you gonna call
daryl ann?

In a minute, in a minute.

I just say,
let the people speak.

Thank you.

I want to wish you nothing
but the best, andrew.

Ain't this something?
Ain't this something?!

Ha ha-ha!

Mistake, mistake, mistake.

[Renko laughs]

You spanked my monkey.

Ain't that something,

Andrew j. Renko
elected to office?

I'll tell you what,
little girl,

You get a bottle of bo jolly,
and I'm gonna come home.

We're gonna
celebrate all night long.

Bye-bye.

Hey there,
bud.

How's it going?

You hear about my election?

Yeah,
just overheard.

Look, mike, um,

Maybe if you wanna talk
to somebody about this.

What'd you hear, huh?

Hear about that railroad job
that they're pulling on me?

I heard some stuff.

Yeah, I heard
some rumors.

You know, maybe we ought
to go down to the union

And try to find some--
maybe a lawyer you can talk to.

Why's that?

'Cause you think
I set some family on fire?

No, I just think, under
the circumstances,

You'd get the best
kind of advice possible.

Yeah, yeah, but who do you
believe, renko?

I mean, do you believe me
or some damn street snitch?

I wasn't there, mike.

You saw me!

Yeah, I saw you,
but I saw you--

Tell that man,
I come back from hell!

Nobody here made it easy
for me.

And now, finally
I do one thing right.

And now they're gonna take it
away from me.

Mike came home
for about an hour

Tearing around the house
like a--

Oh.

He said, "don't believe
anything the cops say

Because it's a railroad."

Oh, god, help me,
captain.

I told you
what's been going on.

[Crying]

I'm so afraid for him.

Please,

Just don't punish him
anymore.

What the hell
are you doing here?

Mike.

I don't understand it.
Now, why are you here?

Because you're in trouble.
Because I love you, mike.

What are you
telling him, huh?

She's trying to help you,
mike.

I told him
we can't go on like this,

Living this way.

I told him...

What you said yesterday about
this being the day for you.

How come
you had to say that?

You're supposed to be my wife.

Mike, you're destroying
yourself, please.

It's over, mike.

Okay.

Okay.

Why did you do this, mike?

Why?

Just to do something.

To have something
so they wouldn't look at me

Like I was still that guy,

A cop that--

That k*lled a kid.

So I wouldn't be dead meat.

I'd been dead meat,
captain.

People could have d*ed.

Hey, come on.

You think I'm crazy?

Crazy perez
torches people.

Goins, he set the fire
way in the back.

I was right there
for the jump.

At the very least,
a boy was cut.

Some young children panicked.

A family of squatters lost
all their possessions.

At worst,
people could have d*ed.

I feel like I'm dying.
[Crying]

You like this?

You like to see a guy who d*ed
at 34 years old?

[Crying]

No, no, I'm okay.

I'm okay now, captain.

What's gonna happen
to the medal now?

Gone, huh?

Whole sh*t in the papers
just like last time.

Well, because
the chief spoke so fast.

Probably be some of that.

Not the joint,
though, huh?

They wouldn't put me
in the joint, would they?

I can't say that for sure.

I'm sorry about
that latino thing, lieutenant.

I'm sorry about screwing
that up for you.

Stay with him, ray.

I'd like to put you in county
for 72 hours or so, mike.

I'm gonna make
the phone call now, okay?

Sorry about that latino thing,
lieutenant.

[Door opens, then closes]

His wife said he had four
different partners last year

Because nobody wanted to ride
with him.

It's right here.

I approved every transfer
because, on its merits,

Each one made sense.

Never noticed
the pattern.

You've had three
roll-call sergeants in a year.

None of them noticed either.

Yeah, but it's my job
to notice.

I get paid to notice.

Who else is
gonna look out for them?

The department shrink,
for openers.

You can't get help
from the shrink

If you stop going to the shrink.

And you stop going
to the shrink

Because even though
the department provides one,

It tells you in a hundred
silent ways

That if you go,
you're branded,

Not crazy, necessarily,
just a little off.

Someone, maybe your partner,

Wouldn't want to trust
his life to in a pinch.

So you tough it out.

You drink.

Or you kick the dog.

Anything so you don't
have to feel.

It's as if feelings
are a cop's natural enemy.

So much pain out there.

So much madness.

You shut out your feelings
just to survive.

And you don't dare look up
for fear of what you might see.

For the grace of god,

There goes you
in a ratty bathrobe...

Tearing at the flesh
on your ankles

Instead of mike perez.

[Chief on tv]
officer perez's misguided act

Was met with immediate
and understandable enthusiasm.

Our review process is designed
to generally avert

Just such premature disclosure,

As captain furillo
unfortunately allowed,

However well-intentioned
his motive--

[Shuts off tv]

Ol' fletcher daniels
is police exhibit "a."

Once you start lying about
your feelings,

It's easier to lie about facts.

Hmm.

He's a quality individual,

And I'm looking forward
to working with him.

[Chuckles]

I love you,
ms. Assistant d.a.

Is that a feeling or a fact?

Both.

[Maudlin piano]