07x15 - Norman Conquest

[bunniefuu]

Should be a quiet shift, norm.

No appointments?
No major operations pending.

Don't give us a thought,
captain.

Oh, inspector scapezi says

A private design consultant
may be visiting today.

All right,
we'll handle it.

[Knock at door]

City comptroller for you,
captain, line two.

Frank?

I got it.

Lieutenant buntz.

No, captain's off today.

Ahem.

I'm in charge.

Yeah, sure I'll hold.

Item nine, item nine people.

This being portuguese-american
citizenship week,

Be advised the city fathers

Have renamed
the blackstone avenue
in honor of the late

Distinguished councilman
from the 7th district.

Henceforth, traffic citations

On said thoroughfare shall read

"Alberto juarez
aguilera avenue."

Alberto who?

Can you spell that for me?

No offense to our
portuguese brothers, sarge,

But that is
county route 104, sir.

Couldn't we just write
the ticket--

"Happened on county route 104"

Instead of having to learn
a foreign language
that has glottal stops?

Howard: community relations
matter, andrew.

You can take it up
with lieutenant goldblume
upon his return.

In regards
to which item 10 relates,

In that both
lieutenant goldblume

And captain furillo,
are oars to combat today.

Sitting on the orals examination
panel for new lieutenants.

Taking station command,
lieutenant buntz.

Buntz?

- Assignments!
- First time for everything.

Assignments are--successful
buy and bust operation

Continues in
the jefferson corridor.

Mintz and russo,
keep up the good collars.

Bates, flaherty,
alrich, jackson on backup.

Uh, hartnet called in sick
this morning so butler--

- Yo.
- Rides with kerwin.

Does lieutenant want a word?

Yeah. Ahem.

Yeah, if I could just have
a minute here.

Ahem.

I, uh, I got some news,
and it stinks.

We're losing our overtime pay

[Murmuring]

What?

I know, it looks
like we're going back to taking
overtime in days off.

You're joking!

You know, I am the p.b.a.
Representative,

And this is
an unconstitutional--

Washington: hey, hey, hey.
What's going on, lieutenant?

Well, I just got off the horn
with the city comptroller,

And it seems like there's
a problem with our portion

In the statewide
asset forfeiture grant.

Do you mind translating that?

All right, we all know
that every since proposition 9
was passed,

That the city
hasn't had the cash

To put our overtime pay
in the budget.

Which means we've been
using the money
from the state program.

The city doles it out
to each precinct

Based on how much dope
we pull in.

Now, looked like we made
our quota,

But them bean counters downtown
say they made a mistake now.

They have now decided that the
credit on that mackler bust--

One quarter
of a million worth of soda--

Goes to division and not to us.

Hey, we made that!
We tailed mackler for a month.

Division didn't come
in 'til the end!

I'm not here to argue.

I mean, decision's final,
and there's no appeal process

Which means we are 130 grand
short of our quota.

When's the deadline?

Norm: tonight.

Buy greenbacks.

You know it what happened.

You know division came up short
on it's quota and stiffed us.

They always do, lover.

All right, look,
there may be a sh*t here.

I mean, 130 grand grand
is just a drop in the ocean

Of abusable substances
out there.

Think about it.

Normal course of business,
we want collars.

Bust that stick.

Today, we are looking
to confiscate dope, period.

Hypothetical, you know
a guy's dirty, you pop him.

Turns out probable cause to
search won't hold up in court.

Unfortunate, but it happens.

Suspect walks.

But the contraband

Stays right here in custody.

Are you saying
anything goes, lieutenant?

Hey, hey, did I say that?

Anybody hear me say that?

All I'm saying is we are
130 grand short of our quota,

And we got 7 1/3 hours

To do something about it.

[Clamoring]

All right!

Dismissed.

[Siren]

[Theme music plays]

First it's the moonlighting,
now it's the overtime.

I just found this great
apartment over in rivington.

Built-in microwave, carpets,
curtains, everything.

Oh man, starting your own
cooking business in order
to make ends meet.

I'm supposed
to be the breadwinner.

- This is deliberate--
- I know.

On the part of the city
to deprive us of our manhood.

Tell you, man, the only
thing I'm going to worry about
today is dope.

Let's just take it easy.

No problem.

Hill:
what do we got here, renko?

[Tires squeal]

Hold it right there.
Up against the wall right now!

Up against the wall, everybody!

- Feet apart!
- What's happenin', man?

You got some sort of warrant?

Shut up!

Now, we're looking
for a man named otis jenks.

Have you seen him?

- No.
- How 'bout you,
you seen him?

No, never heard of him, man.

- You're a liar!
- Who is he?

I am looking for otis jenks.

If you see otis jenks,
you tell him I'm looking
for him, all right?

- Do you understand?
- Ok, ok.

The stuff right here!

Get out! Get out!

[Crosstalk]

Who in the hell is otis jenks?

Otis jenks was one
of my friends in third grade.

He has great big ears
and thick glasses on his face.

That was my norton.

Your norton was stolen
two years ago.

Don't tell me I don't
I know my own bike.

That's my norton.

Come with me! Come with me!

Come with me! Come with me!

Get off my car!
Get off my car!

So, let's see this stuff.

Hey.

Hey!

We doing business here
or what?

- Yes, patience, muchacha.
- I'm busy.

Please, don't insult carmelo.
This stuff's 85% pure, huh?

Final offer.

I'm too soft
for this business.

Carmelo would really like
to party with you sometime.

Ok, guy in the long maroon coat,
he's got my bills.

You're under arrest.

Oh man,
it was that chick, right?

She's a narc, huh?

Get up against the car.

I'm telling you, man.

Come on, let's go.
Hands on it.

Ok, ok, ok...

What do you got?

Lines to buy tatas.

You seen a motorcycle?

- What motorcycle?
- The big norton!

Purple stripe on the t*nk
[indistinct]

Renko: you got it.
Now where'd it go?

Turned on argyle, heading north.

You guys made the right decision
to take care of him.

Watch your noggin!

Ok, men.
That's a spare at schuster.

Yeah, going good, lieutenant.

60% Pure.

60%? Come on, that stuff's
better than that.

That's 6.4 grams at 60%...

$572.00.

572.

Lieutenant!

Yeah, you getting everything
you need there, wally?

I know a courtroom evidence bag
when I see one.

This dope came
from your own property cage.

You can even see
the staple marks

Where the evidence tag
has been removed.

No.

Let's see.

Looks like you're right, wally.

Deedee, you put this back
where this came from,

And you report to my office
immediately.

- Yes, sir.
- Thought it would work.

Uh, you can understand the men
are a little excited is all.

Friendly scales now, wally.

Black tar heroin.

Glut on the market at present.

Book value way down.

Little lady's name
walter pandovich,

Caught her dealing outside
a cut rate lingerie store.

Come on, give a guy some credit.

It's a marketing gimmick.
I'm straighter than you.

I'll take
the merchandise away, lover.

Hmm.

Neal, how many times
do I have to tell you,

Lavender is not your color?

Washington: stop!

I'm telling you
the truth, people.

Yeah? If you're such
a big snitch for division,

What are you doing out there
dealing on the street?

You know about the economy.

Man's got to have two jobs
to make ends meet.

Phone call won't hurt luce.

Captain hartman will vouch
for me, I swear.

Move out, ask for you.

You can let me off
with a warning, huh?

I got no time for this,
did you file a report?

If only life were that simple.
But some of what was stolen

Wouldn't look particularly
wholesome in a police report.

Hey, hey, hey.
You wasting my time

To tell me that somebody
took some hot goods
from your place?

I was holding it for somebody.

Drop off the earth, sid.

Wait a moment, don't you want
to hear the explanation, norm?

[Indistinct]

Lieutenant, weekly 147.

Raymond, you've been doing
this job long enough.

Show some initiative, huh?

Norm?

Look, I'm going to close
my eyes now, sidney,

And when I open them up
you are going to be
a thing of the past.

- Why?
- Right there.

Come on, what is this?

- Norm?
- Out, sid--

I understand you're
in charge, lieutenant.

Yeah.

I'm working with p&r.
My name is--

You in charge? Excuse me.

You've made it to the top, norm,
is that what I'm hearing?

Bye, sid.

I knew that you could do it.
It's only fair.

It's only what you deserve.

Sidney thurston,
always backs the right horse.

- Now.
- Yeah, sure right.

Is the the way you're going
to treat the little people?

The friends who helped you
get where you're going?

- Get out.
- All right, think about it.

Out! Now!

He's--ahem.

He's just some cretin.
So, uh, you were saying?

Planning and research division.
I'm consulting for them.

I'm lori tuttle,
design efficiency expert.

I'll need
a couple of hours with you

To go over color schemes,
swatches, floor plans.

Whoa,
we're a little busy today.

It's a prototype study,
lieutenant.

How color
influences environments.

Design determines decision.

Uh, sergeant hunter
could you come here a minute?

This is, uh...

Lori tuttle, we've met.

Good, take care of her,
sergeant, all right?

Shall we start
with a tour miss tuttle?

Lieutenant, have you reviewed
the panovich bust this morning?

I've been a little busy,
ms. Davenport.

Can you tell me where detectives
larue and washington

Had probable cause
to search the purse

Mr. Panovich was carrying?

Looks murky.

Murky? Try outrageous.

- I intend--
- raymond!

Sir?

- Kick mr. Panovich.
- Yes, sir.

Hate to waste taxpayer's money
on bad police work.

Anything else?

Carmelo, bad news.

What did captain hartman say?

His exact words,

"Carmelo's a hump. Let him rot."

Cops, they break
your heart every time.

[Distant siren]

[Chatter]

Hold it, police!

Grr.

Grr.

Fetch!

Ok, kid,
hold it right there.

I said hold it.

Ok, kid.

What are you doing?
I'm a police officer.

- Let go garbage face!
- Get down there!

Aah!

You bit me!

Thirty-five seconds.

Forty.

You're slipping.
Used to be we'd have
got the call by now.

Woman [over radio]:
attention units,
vicinity 418 hudson,

Caller reporting sounds
of a struggle.

Apartment 102.

She left out the woman
screaming.

Detectives washington
and larue responding.

[Knocking at door]

Larue: police. Open up!
We got a report someone's hurt.

Fight must be
in the other room, neal.

All right, hands up, come on!
Let me see your hands.

Oh, rest my soul, neal,
it's phoebe duran.

Must have stuffed the victim
in the closet.

Neal, I believe there are
controlled substances
on the premises.

You ain't got no warrants!

Warrants?

We're answering
a distress call.

Oh, oh, oh my!
Look it--a cocaine burrito.

This will never hold up
you scum-wad!

Your friends suffer from high
blood pressure, huh, stevie?

I've often felt
that I camouflage motif
would fit nicely.

By the way, ms. Tuttle,

Did I mention that I designed
the eater uniform?

Several times.

All right, last name.

I already gave you this.

Spell it.

Brazoni.
B-r-a-z-o-n-i.

First name.

Fetch.

You got a dog's first name?

That's what they call me.

Something to do
with biting people maybe?

What's your real first name?

Lewis.
Lewis brazoni junior.

How's lewis senor going to take
the news we got you down here?

Let me know when you find him.

[Phone rings]

Detective belker.

That's right, mrs. Brazoni,
you got to come down here

To sign your son out of custody.

Well, what time do you
get off of work at the diner,
mrs. Brazoni?

You don't get off
work until 6:00?

Can I talk to her?

Hi, ma.

It's nothing.

Don't worry about me, ok?
I'll be fine.

Did you take your heparin?

You mind?

You ran out of medicine?

Sure you didn't just leave it
in the kitchen?

Do that a lot.
Yes, you do, ma.

Now listen,
tell that creep robinson

Not to make you work
on the busiest tables.

You got
to take time off your feet.

Ok. Me, too.

So what I do until 6:00?
Make license plates?

Well?

$44,200.

Hey, hey, hey!
We got a new total, folks.

Forty four thousand
two hundred dollars!

Thank you. Thank you,
ladies and gentlemen.

Overtime pay here we come!

All right!

I understand you got
a special detail this afternoon.

Yeah, I got a 406

On decker at 1300 hours.

1300?

704 For you to sign, lieutenant.

Oh, ok.

Down here, sir.

Yeah, I can read.

Lieutenant?

Inspector scapezi.

- You got a minute?
- Yeah, sure.

Look, if this is about all
the activity in the street.

You met a ms. Tuttle
this morning, lieutenant?

The ditz with all
the wallpaper swatches? Yeah.

I, uh, got her the job.

Of course, what do I know
about interior design, right?

I mean she's probably really
good at what she does.

Oh, she is, yeah.

I met her a few weeks ago,
and she's very...

Impressive.

So, how can I help you,
inspector?

Lori--ms. Tuttle--
called me this morning

And she was a little teed off

Because she wasn't dealing
with the man in charge.

I sort of promised her
she'd be given priority.

Listen, we hardly know
each other at all, norm.

If you just gave her
an hour or so of your time,

It would mean a lot to me.

And it could mean a lot
to you someday.

Capise?

Say no more, inspector.

Oh...

Forget interior design,
lieutenant.

We're talking architecture.

[Door opens]

Come on, cowboy, let's just get
back to the station

And log all this junk in.

Oh my lord, that's my bike!

That's my bike!

Man, don't change.
Please don't change.

Please don't change.

Hey dude!
That's my bike!

- Thank you, sergeant.
- Yes, sir.

Reed taylor is next.

I'll call him.

Uh, just a moment,
lieutenant.

First, I want to pass on
this conversation I had
with chief daniels.

Concerning?

Well, you saw that sunday
magazine piece

About how we're falling short
on minority promotions?

Only three blacks made
lieutenant

In the past two years.

Chief's pretty upset
about that situation.

Translation--daniels wants
the press off his back.

Where are you going
with this mike?

Reed taylor is a good man.

He also has
the highest written score

Of any minority candidate
we're seeing today.

You suggesting we give
taylor special consideration?

What is this, frank?

Your department's subversive,
going to cause trouble again?

I think it's
a legitimate question.

All right, all I'm saying is,

I think you'll be impressed. Ok?

But it wouldn't hurt to keep
the big picture in mind frank.

Sergeant taylor?

Uh, every lunch break
should be like this.

Great way to diet.

I'm still starving, come here.

Come on. Come here.

Patrick! Patrick!

We got to get back out
on the street.

We'll never make our quota.

Work! Work! Work!

Hey listen,
how about a movie tonight?

I told you no.

How come you don't want
to be seen with me?

Patrick.

You know, maybe--

Maybe I should play
a little harder to get, huh?

Respect myself.

I mean, I could go out
with individuals

Who don't mind being seen
with me in public.

Maybe you ought to.

I'm just kidding around.

I just don't think
it's such a great idea

For us to be seen together yet.

Cops go to a movie
together all the time.

It doesn't mean anything.

It's it
a nice day outside, patrick?

So sunny.

Yeah. Ok.

That's good, huh?

What'd you say is in it?

Is this anchovies
and cream cheese.

So what's the deal,
this nice guy routine?

Somebody bites me,
I take an interest.

Right.

This guy you work for,
demetrius?

You keep running with him

You're going
to wind up dead, kid.

Oh, I get it.
You wanted to set up demetrius.

Well, let's get
something straight.

I'm no rat.

Demetrius may be cheap.

In fact, I know he's holding out
on me, but--

Look, demetrius is the bad guy.
I'm the good guy.

It's time you started
learning the difference.

Help me nail him.
I can help you.

Yeah how?
You going to give me money?

No, I'm going
to help you in court.

I'm a juvenile.
They can't touch me.

Well, they can if I add
assaulting a police officer
to the charges, kid.

I'm no rat.

No, you're not.

You're a dog.
You bite people.

How about neon to dramatize

The urban spectrum
of crime and v*olence?

Your input, lieutenant?

My input?
Keep it a police station.

Michelangelo designed
a bathroom.

Uh, you lost me.

We must shed our preconceptions
about space.

When michelangelo looked
at a bathroom

He didn't see a bathroom,
he saw opportunity.

You want to see our bathrooms?

Is it all women or just me

You refuse to take seriously,
lieutenant?

I was being serious.

You're wanted
in interrogation 8, lieutenant.

Great. Excuse me.

You're done!
You're over! Both of you!

Careful, winston,
you're going to stroke out.

- Yeah?
- You got a problem?

You got a disaster, buntz!

We busted a dope dealer,
lieutenant.

This guy was with him.

Winston, detective first grade.

You can check me out
with division.

Your playmates here stiffed
a call. A rookie stunt.

All right, slow down.

They made a phony distress call

And answered it themselves.

- Is that right?
- Yes, sir.

- I'm shocked.
- Cut the crap, buntz.

Yeah, I know all about you.

And I know
what's going down here today.

And your butt
is going to be in a sling.

You lighten up, winston, huh?

Kick him with the dealer,
make it look right.

I got a major action
going down this afternoon.

If you clowns
have screwed it up,

I'm coming back here
for your badges!

Jeepers.

Yeah?

We haven't finished
our conversation, lieutenant.

For now we have.
I'm very busy, all right?

Assuming you've never
seen an injunction before,
lieutenant,

I'm going to explain
exactly what this means.

It's obvious
from this morning's cases

That you've come down
on a systematic pattern

Of illegal searches
and seizures.

I merely informed them--

Signing this,
judge walton calls the evidence
against you overwhelming.

- Look--
- further arrests
without probable cause

Could lead to criminal charges

And punitive damages of no less
than $1,500 per incident.

In short, lieutenant,
this circus is over.

We have a situation,
ms. Davenport.

I know all about your situation,
lieutenant.

The bill of rights wasn't
invented for your convenience.

Looks like you have plenty
of time now, lieutenant.

Furillo: uh, let's take
another hypothetical, sergeant.

You have
an officer close to retirement

Who's become unproductive.

One day he shows up with liquor
on his breath. What do you do?

You say he's nearing retirement.
A young guy like in me charge,

He's not going
to be so receptive.

That might be a problem for you,
at your age.

It's a tough situation.

I agree, sarge.

But how would it shake down
in the station?

Guy like that freeloading,
probably drunk to boot?

I had this partner once
who liked to slack off.

It made my job twice as hard.

So what you're suggesting
is that most likely this officer

Would be dumping work off
on to others

Which would cause
bitterness, lower morale.

Yes, sir, that's right.

What would you do
to remedy the situation?

Well, I could try
talking to him.

You mean, put pressure on him?
Disciplinary measures.

Yes, sir,
I guess I could thr*aten

To discontinue
the guy's pension.

It's a good thought.

But why give the guy
a black mark unnecessarily?

Why not suggest
counseling first?

Why, I guess I could do both.

First counseling
and then disciplinary action
if that didn't work.

Well, we've already kept you
10 minutes over, sergeant.

I want to thank you
for your patience

And the results
will be up tonight.

Thank you, sir.

Next candidate, lieutenant.

Sorry, lieutenant,
really thought you were going
to make it.

It ain't over.

We got you until the end
of the shift, wally.

You keep your butt
screwed to that chair.

Wanton violation of rights.
We didn't violate any rights.

Apparently, we're
the only ones who didn't.

Let's go back in the street
and make some more good busts.

Yeah, $30,000 worth
in three hours?

I don't know.

If you think you can just dodge
me all day, you're wrong.

No, you're wrong, lady.

I was promised access!

Hey, access this, miss tuttle.

You are out of my life!
Raymond!

Raymond, you see to it
that miss tuttle here

Gets shown around the station,
ok?

She needs coffee,
you get her coffee.

She needs to get in somewhere,
you get her in there.

But if you let
her get anywhere near me,

I will not be responsible
for the consequences!

[Sighs]

Another heroic effort sabotaged
by intellectual pygmies.

Excuse me, sergeant.

That's life, huh, norm?

You flying high in april,
you're sh*t down in may.

You just solved my problem, sid.

I did?

Yeah, I've been wanting
to k*ll somebody all day.

Norm, wait.
I happen to be here to help.

I got a plan.

What is it with you?

For you.

Forty dollars? I'm touched, sid.
This will really help.

Look at the bills, norman.

Same serial number.
This ain't bad.

Don't I know it.

I used to have
a whole steamer trunk full.

This is what was stolen
from your apartment,

Counterfeit 20s?

What do I know, somebody talked.

The point is I can get
back to the source, norm.

Three gs gets you thirty gs
worth of funny money,

Which nets you thirty gs

Worth of dope through me
which puts you over the top.

Of course, you got to consider
my finders fee in this.

Don't move.

...which amount will you accept,

Pending appraisal
this afternoon?

Thank you very much,

Andrew j. Renko
will be there with bells on.

Bobby hill, don't me ever let me
say anything bad

About an insurance company
again.

'Cause once I refund
that 800 bucks they gave me
when the bike was stolen,

I get back the title
to my norton.

And where are you going
to come up with $800

Without cash overtime, hm?

Maybe I'll borrow
from darryl ann.

[Laughing]

Carmelo!

Hey, sid.

Ah, look at this.

Well, judging
from the circumstances

This means you don't have
the deuce you owe me.

[Indistinct]

Winston.

Winston,
it's me, carmelo, man.

Carmelo, you know this guy?

Yeah, he's a cop.

Sit down here.

Forget it, sid,
they won't authorize
the buy money.

This injunction's put
bugs in everybody's shorts.

All right, norm,
time for plan b.

This belong to you, lieutenant?

Oh, yeah, I told him
he could sit outside

If he didn't bother anyone.

I caught him trying to lift this
from wally downstairs.

Big deal.

It's all right, honey,
I can handle this. Thank you.

Is this where you get out
the rubber hose?

Shut up!

So does your pal here
happen to know

Who division's going
to pop this afternoon?

Carmelo happens
to be an important source.

Meaning he was hanging out
at division,

And he overheard something.

Exactly.

Now, what I am proposing is,

In exchange
for terms to be discussed, norm,

You get to use
my compadre's information

To steal a major bust
out from under division's nose.

I hate to say it,
the guy makes sense.

Winston said he had
a major action going down
this afternoon.

Ok, carmelo,
let's hear the where and when.

Eh-uh. Terms, norm.

If the information pays off,
carmelo's kicked.

And?

I get my deuce back plus $50
for interceding in this matter.

- Ok?
- Go.

The where and when?

I got the who. It's bramson,
jamie bramson.

Forget it, man.
Bramson's small time.

I don't know, j.d.,

I always said that
he was connected high up,

Just could never make him
on anything big.

All right, find bramson
and stay on his tail.

We're going to have to have
probable cause this time around,

But it's worth a sh*t.
We're running out of cards.

All right lieutenant.

Norm: yeah.

Ah listen, if you're jerking
our chains here, carmelo,

You both will be making
permanent imprints
in a sidewalk.

Geez, norm, have a little faith.

Ah, news of the day.

Forty five minutes
after downing two crullers
and a large coffee,

Jamie bramson's
on the move again.

I'm telling you
neal, bramson's nothing.

Hey, hey, hold on, j.d.

Hey, maybe that's why
we could never get nothing
dirty on bramson.

He makes his deals on the move.

[Tires squeal]

I don't believe that van came
to a complete stop.

[Siren]
- do you neal?

Police officers.
Can I see your driver's license,
please?

- What for?
- Running a stop sign.

What's that you got in the back?

Freeze, bramson.
Looks like we found ourselves

A pharmaceutical company
on wheels.

[Tires squeal]

Damn it!

Take bramson now.

- You're a cop.
- Yeah, you're busted.

[Siren]

Come on, j.d.,
Get out of there!

Let me go, neal!

There's a half a million dollars
of dope in there,.

I can get it!

No man, it's gone!
It's gone! It's too late, man,

It's too late.

Move it!

Satisfied,
you stupid bastards!

Is this one an o.d., Hal?

Cocaine.

You got no right
to bring me here.

What's the matter, you never saw
a dead body before?

Plenty! Rolled a few, too.

Another one, hal.

[Door opens]

Hey, come on!

Eighteen years old, d*ed of
hypoxia from cocaine poisoning.

Maybe you know her, too.

Does she look familiar to you?

Hey, let me go.

Come on,
the smell's making me sick!

Seventeen years old.

Developed an abscess
from a dirty needle.

Amputated her arm.

d*ed of subsequent infection.

- Enough!
- No, that's not enough.

Burn victim.

Drug related.

Nineteen years old,

Nodded out on his cigarette
after ingesting

A variety
of narcotics and alcohol.

No more!

That make you feel good
about what you're doing?

Huh?

Does that make
you feel like a man?

Stop!

Is that the way you want
to go out?

I'm going to be sick!

It was in my hands, neal,
in my hands.

All we could, lover.

Just the expression
on winston's face.

That was something anyway.

Hey listen,
sorry what happened guys.

Hey, it was a good tip man.

You guys did terrific,
you know that?

I'll tell you something,
from now on,

I got something
I'm coming to you.

- Hey, carmelo.
- Hey how you doing, sid?

Let's you and me
have a friendly chat

About territorial boundaries,
all right?

Lieutenant!

Could we talk for a moment,
please?

I thought I made it clear
we're not talking.

I won't cause you any problems.
Promise.

All right, come on.

Ah, the work goes on people.

Detective belker
requests a backup sergeant.

Oh, lord, bobby.
It's that insurance adjuster

Tried to hook me into that scam
with my chevy.

What are you talking about?

The insurance adjuster--
the mechanic was a fraud.

Hill: yeah, right.

We meet again, officer renko.

Harold sirko,
perennial casualty.

Mr. Sirko, given the dubious
nature of our last transaction

I am appalled you have
the nerve to show up here.

On the contrary,
I leaped at the chance
to handle this case.

Ok, it's what, $800
minus the depreciation, right?

Wrong.

I did some extensive
research, officer.

That norton is now classified

As a vintage motorcycle.

Virtual museum piece.

Well, I know that.
It's a high performance--

For which, full compensation,

Present value, comes to...

$3,500.

$3,500?

Oh, problem?

- You can't do this.
- We hold title.

You're trying stick me.

What goes around comes around.

I've circulated your file,
the price is set.

Mr. Sirko, I'm going
to call your superiors,

And I'm going to tell what
you tried to do with my chevy.

Go ahead.

If your mechanic is prepared
to testify that you, uh,

Thought the whole thing
up yourself.

Uh, look now, don't
you think we could make
some kind of a deal here.

- A bribe?
- Shut up!

Shut up!
I'm going to k*ll you.

Break it up!

I think it's time for you
to leave, sir.

I'll send around a truck.
In the morning, I want it on.

Have a nice day now.

Whew.

What are we doing down here?

When you yelled at me,
lieutenant.

No one has ever talked
that way to me before, ever.

Look, things are getting
a little out of hand.

I liked it.

What?

I'd like for you
to yell at me again, norm.

What is this, some kind of move?

You stirred something deep
inside of me.

Lady, forget about it.

You don't know
what you're missing, norm.

Early retirement for starters.

Uh, reed taylor.

I'd give him a 95.

What?

He'll make a fine lieutenant.

His answers were vague.

Tentative at best.

He was nervous.
He's got an excellent record.

Agreed. But I don't think
this man is ready for command.

And 95 is way out of line
for his performance here.

You're out of line, lieutenant.

Come on, what is it with you?

I thought you were the big
liberal in the department.

I'm here to give
fair evaluations,

Not the rubber stamp
of chief daniels.

Gentlemen--

Well look,
nobody could ever accuse you

Of going out of your way
to make the department look good

Now could they, goldblume?

This shouldn't be
a political process.

Oh, I get it.

Now that you've got
your people in, huh?

You want to pull the ladder
in after you, is that it?

- My people?
- Cut it out.

I think taylor was nervous.

And he was open to suggestions
and eager to learn.

Yeah, he's a nice guy.

Since when is
that a criterion for promotion?

But if we bypass him

We may just widen
the gap between black and white

And discourage others
from applying

Who might think they're not
going to get a fair shake?

So you admit
this is a political process?

I believe taylor
would make a good lieutenant.

I also believe this department's
lost some credibility.

I think it's our obligation

To give minorities
every break possible,

Short of violating
our own standards.

And what about our obligations
to the other guys?

Your score, lieutenant.

I think this
warrants further discussion.

As presiding officer
of these proceedings,

I'm calling the vote.

- 80.
- Frank?

90.

Combined with his written
that should put taylor

Right in line for promotion
this year.

Ok.

David dunbar?

Flaherty and sergeant bates.

Yeah, we did it!

This is going
to put us over the top for sure.

There's champagne cooling back
at the station.

Belker: ok, that wraps it up.
Head home.

[Siren]

You were right about demetrius
holding out on you.

Had 10 grand in cash
along with the dope.

Cheap, like I said.

You did the right thing.

So can I go now?

Yeah, you can go, lewis.

Fetch.

Ok, fetch.

Seventy two percent purity...

$28,240.

We're short? Ah!
We're still short!

One thousand seven hundred
and sixty lousy dollars.

Naw, that's got to be wrong.

Come on, wally, we're less
than two grand, all right,

Give us a break here.

As much as I would like to,
lieutenant.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

You save it for your pointy
headed friends downtown.

What is it, raymond!

You told me
to take miss tuttle anywhere?

Yes, right.

We were in the property cage,
sir, and the, well,

She was measuring dimensions

And I had to move a few boxes
out of the way.

As I did, I observed her
remove a few packages
of evidence behind my back.

dr*gs?

I'm not sure,
I could be mistaken.

Out of my way.

Grab her, sergeant!

Whoa, that sample case
a little heavy, miss tuttle?

Book her.

Frankly, miss tuttle,
I'm disappointed.

Oh, go to hell.

You think I'd fall for the same
trick again, lieutenant?

I told you, the lady stole
that from our property cage.

She is being booked right now
which makes that fresh evidence.

This cocaine has already been
counted towards your quota.

You're asking me to count
the same evidence twice.

It is the same dr*gs,
it is not the same evidence.

We are talking about two
totally different crimes

For which that soda happens
to be the property in question.

Three thousand one hundred--

[Cheering]

Wally! Wally!

We did it, lieutenant.

Yeah.

We got our overtime pay.

Yet this world is not a fair
or kind place to all, bobby.

Captain furillo's calling,
lieutenant.

Probably to congratulate you,
lieutenant.

Hm, you'd think our tanks

Were rolling
through the streets of hanoi.

Some of the men got a little
carried away, captain,

But I think this injunction
was really uncalled for.

No, sir, I never said that.

1400 Hours tomorrow?

Captain, I'm not
the world's fastest typist.

All right,
the report will be on your desk.

Line four, lieutenant.

Lieutenant buntz.

Hello, inspector.

She gave us no choice.

I know, sir,

But we caught her stealing dope

From our property cage.

It's hard to overlook a felony,
inspector.

No, can't.
She's already been booked

And the evidence
has been logged and counted.

Well, that's not
the way I saw it.

Yeah, same to you, scapezi.

Belker's bust looks solid.

I just wanted you to know

I'm not looking to overturn
based on the injunction.

You made your quota.

You know what, ms. Davenport?

I didn't see any courthouses
falling down.

I didn't hear
any decent citizens complain.

That's why the city hires people
like me, lieutenant,

To keep a lid
on people like you.

Ahem.

Good night.

Good night.

Cowboy, you got to listen to me.

The only way, pal.

We're talking felonious
destruction of property, man.

Un-uh

That insurance company,

They don't know
what condition this bike's in.

All they know
is that they recovered it.

You are not thinking straight!

Bobby...

Inside this machine
there breathes a soul.

A soul that I have given life
to through nurturing and care.

People like that
insurance maggot

All they see is dollar signs.

In their hands this will suffer
neglect and abuse and rust.

I ain't going
to let that happen.

[Engine starts]

All right,
fly free my old friend!

Let the wind always whistle
through the handlebars!

What's wrong with me, frank?

I take a stand on principle.

And here I am
a couple hours later,

And you know
what I'm asking myself?

What?

I'm asking myself
if I am a r*cist.

To which I know the answer,
I think, which is that I'm not.

I'll give it there.

Yeah.

I felt the pressure from
daniels, and I resented it.

Resented being told what to do.

Yes.

Henry...

Just because you're told
to do something,

Doesn't mean it's
the wrong thing to do.

Earth to patrick.

What?

I'm sorry, what?

Feel like a movie?

I was just going to home,
make dinner for fabian.

We could still make the 8:00.

I don't know, luce,
I don't feel too good.

Ok, I can take a hint.

Naw, really, really.
I don't feel too hot.

So maybe next week we can go?

Absolutely.

Hey fellows.

Hey!
Couple of seats right here.

Hey, what's with him?

Lost a friend.

- Hey, jack!
- Yeah.

Put another order
of onion rings on my tab.

Jack: you got it!

After all, we're rich, right?

That's right.

Drinks all around!

Everybody.

A toast, to lieutenant buntz,

Wherever he is.

Yeah.

What's this, norm?

Drinking alone
on your night of triumph?

Triumph?

Furillo's going to have
my head for breakfast.

I'm in the jackpot with scapezi.

What the heck am I wasting
my breath on you for?

- Innkeeper!
- Yes, sir!

A double of your 12-year-old
scotch for this man here.

Bartender: coming right up.

Come on, you've got to look
on the positive side of things.

Today you were
a hero with your men.

Here it is.

Thanks.

Wait a minute.

Let me see that 20.

Just want to see you happy,
norm.

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