03x03 - The Currency We Trade In

Episode transcripts for the TV show "21 Jump Street". Aired: April 12, 1987 –; April 27, 1991.*
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03x03 - The Currency We Trade In

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- How's the slum
balls of (mumbles)?

- Same as usual, Wayne.

- How you doing darlin'?

Half a dozen of your
slipperies, Goob.

Draw me a cold one, hey Luce?

So, what is a nice girl like
you doing in a place like this?

- I like the smell.

- Yeah, there's something
about the smell of raw fish.

Hold the sauce, Goob,
I just suck 'em back.

(slurping)

(eerie music)

- Gimme a beer and a
plate of blue points.

You want somethin'?

- How long it's takin' 'em?

- Relax.

- I'm the foreman at
the fish packing plant.

I eat here every day.

- Don't you get tired of it?

- No, I'm a seaman.

- I can tell.

(dramatic music)

- Back off or I'll
scramble her brains.

- [Penhall] Drop the g*n.

(g*n f*ring)

- [Officer] Don't move.

- Thank you.

(zapping)

(hissing)

? We never thought we'd
find a place where we belong

? Don't have to stand alone

? We'll never let you fall

? Don't need permission
to decide what you believe

? I said jump,
down on Jump Street

? I said jump,
down on Jump Street

? Your friends will be there

? When your back is to the wall

? You'll find you'll need us

? 'Cause there's
no one else to call

? When it was hopeless a
decision is what you need

? You'd better be ready to

? Be ready to jump

? Jump Street

(birds chirping)

(knocking)

- We're late.

- [Penhall] I'm on
the sports page.

- Well, if you want me to work

you better get off
the sports page.

- No way to treat a hero.

- Hey, boys.

- There he is.

- Hey, hey, hey.

- Hey Penhall.

That's my man, Penhall, the new
star of police intelligence?

- And, Jackie, how you doing?

- Great.

Been heck of a case over here.

We're gonna nail this guy.

- Well you know I was just
following my instincts.

- Well, keep following
'em Sweet Cakes

you'll be running this show.

- Jackie, man don't
call me Sweet Cakes.

- Oh, I love to make you blush.

So, word around town
is that you and Fitz

are gonna be moving
up to Major Crimes.

- Get outta here.

- We should celebrate.

What about dinner tonight?

- Yeah, what about it?

- Dorothy?

This is Deputy District
Attorney Jackie Garrett.

- Hi, nice to meet you.

- You forgot your lunch.

- I was just asking
the deputy here

if she'd like to come
over to dinner, you know,

meet Tom Hanson.

- Oh, oh, that'll be great.

She'd love Tommy.

About : ?

Bring home some wine, Dougie.

- Okay.

She made me lunch.

Dougie.

- Cute.

(police radio squawking)

(knocking)

- Hey Captain, they
towed your car.

- They did what?

- Hey, it's gone,
it's gone, Captain.

- Did you see the uniform
who towed Miss Elle?

'Cause the deed to his
butt just changed hands.

- They weren't
uniforms, Captain.

They were repo men.

- Repo men?

No.

- Captain, my father had
two Cadillacs, a T-Bird

and a refrigerator repoed.

I know what a repo looks
like when I see one.

(phone ringing)

- [Officer] Congratulations.

- [Officer] There he is.

- All right Dougie.

- Penhall, good job.

Penhall!

- What, what, what?

Oh.

- Check out that beard.

Boy you look like
a Hell's Angel.

- Hey, we heard about
your big bust, man.

You're a celebrity.

- Well, you know I
was just doing my job.

- Oh, come on Mr. Modest.

You caught a hitman.

That's a star bust.

- Right.

- Douglas.

- Oh no, hey.

- I saw you on TV last night.

- You did?

How did I look?

- You gotta shave that beard.

- Listen, um, Jude and I are
finishing up on something.

You gonna be around
for a little while?

- Yeah.

- Yeah, we'll get together
in about minutes

and go get something to eat.

- Get some burgers or
something, all right.

- All right.

- She's picking on me.

What's with that hair?

- She cut it off.

- So, how's everything going?

- It's pretty slow.

Very slow.

- Slow?

What are you doing tonight?

- Nothin'.

- Dinner, dinner?

- A little dinner, good.

- Okay, dinner.

Be at my place at
: , bring some wine,

and get a shave.

- Get a shave?

- Yeah, shave.

- I been out with
you a thousand times,

you never asked me
to shave before.

- Well, you know,
it's just that Dorothy

made a special effort, you know.

It's gonna be,
it's gonna be nice.

- Yes.

You set me up on a blind date.

- No, no, wait, wait.

It's not a blind date.

It's not a blind date.

Just, it's just dinner.

- How many people
are gonna be there?

- Including me?

- Yes.

- Four.

- Four.

That's Dorothy.

- Yeah.

- You.

- Right.

- Me.

- Yeah.

- And, a female.

- No, wait please listen to me.

I'm in trouble.

Dorothy caught me
flirting with this girl.

And, I told her that I was
fixing her up with you.

And, you don't show up,

she's gonna snip.

You gotta help me.

You'll like her.

She's nice.

And, you'll just be the beard.

- All right.

- You'll do it?

- Yes.

- Yes.

Thank you.

- By now you're all familiar
with the renowned officers

Penhall and Fitzgerald.

- Better known as
the puppy patrol.

(laughing)

- Well they've been
assigned to Major Crimes

as detective trainees.

And, I hope you will all
give them the benefit

of your experience because
we have a lot of faith

in these puppies.

Welcome.

- Thanks Captain.

- Sure.

- All right, all right.

Let's hear the glory talk.

- No glory talk.

Just a lot of legwork.

- Come on, this ain't bunko.

The guy's a contract player.

Escaped two federal
investigations.

- You don't learn that
stuff in the academy.

- Gentlemen, superior police
instincts cannot be taught.

- Oh, ho, yeah.

The man's got confidence.

- You'll need a lot of that
in this shark t*nk, junior.

- I've got a preliminary
investigation

that's been turned over to us

because it involves
a semi-celebrity.

You guys are handling it.

Well, the man's estranged
wife has filed a report

of child molestation.

- Jeff Logan?

- Yeah?

- I read his sports
column every day.

He's my hero.

- What, you want off this case?

- No way, Captain.

- No.

- Mrs. Logan brought the little
girl in to child services

because she's been
having nightmares

since spending the
weekend with her father.

The psychologist feels
the girl has been molested

so now it's been
turned over to us.

- When can we meet them?

- Mrs. Logan and her
daughter will be here

at eight tomorrow morning.

- Jeez, I just can't believe it.

- Well, don't believe it
until you've got a case.

This is real dicey stuff.

An overeager cop can misread it.

And, a smart lawyer can chew up

a four-year-old
witness in two minutes.

Study up.

- Don't worry.

It's great.

I gotta get home.

- Call me later?

- Yeah, I'll see
you later, okay.

- Hey Peggy.

- Hi Doug.

- Hey Bozo.

- Hi Doug.

- Hey.

- You okay?

- Yeah, sure.

(doorbell rings)

That must be Jackie.

- The food looks great, Dorothy.

- We're having steaks.

- Good.

Oh, hey I brought this.

- Oh, thanks.

- Jackie, you
already met Dorothy.

- Hi.
- Hi.

- Tom Hanson, Jackie Garrett.

- Hi, nice to meet you Tommy.

- I don't really go by Tommy,
but you can call me Hanson.

- Oh I can call you Hanson.

Wait, this is an
informal get-together.

First names aren't
appropriate here?

- Anyone for wine?

- Yes, definitely.

- How do you guys
like your meat?

- Rare.
- Burnt.

- Okay.

- So Jackie, how do you
like working for the DA?

- Oh, it's great.

It's a lot of hard work
but it's a real opportunity

to do some good.

- Jackie, you know
Hanson here's a cop.

- Really?

Uh, you guys, I don't wanna
sound like a jerk here,

but do you think we
could change this tape?

- Uh, you don't like it?

- Well, I mean music
just means a lot to me

and this guy's so derivative,
he drives me crazy.

You know, I listen to R&B I
want the real thing, you know.

- Like what?

- T-Bone Walker, Freddy
King, Muddy Waters, I'm easy.

- Hey Dorothy, Jackie
helped me build this case.

- Really?

- Yeah, well that's the great
thing about working with Doug.

Every detail on this
bust was letter perfect.

- Well, you know, sometimes
you do, sometimes you don't.

- Yeah, well plenty don't.

I remember a bust came
into our office last year,

and this was a
major cr*ck dealer.

We had a pound of coke
sitting in a locker,

and this idiot undercover
cop totally mishandled

the continuity of evidence.

I couldn't even file.

- That was you?

- You busted that
kid in Piedmont?

- Steaks are up.

- Hey, I worked that
guy for three months.

You nit pick my case
right out the window.

- You're supposed to
build a solid case.

- I caught him.

- You didn't even
fingerprint the bags.

- He was wearing gloves.

I had possession, probable
cause, intent to sell.

I gotta go.

- I don't think this is
gonna work out, you guys.

Thank you and I'm sorry.

- Something wrong with the wine?

- Mrs. Logan and Molly.

This is Officer
Kathryn Fitzgerald

and Officer Douglas Penhall.

- Hello.

Wanna say hi, Molly?

- Hey, Molly, how are you?

It's very nice to meet you.

Is that your teddy
bear over there?

No?

Oh, I think he's following you.

- When I picked
her up that night,

she seemed a little strange.

- How?

- Distant,

unusually quiet.

I figured she'd
had a busy weekend.

Jeff is always taking
her a million places.

- What did you and your
daddy do last weekend.

- We went swimming.

- You did, you went swimming?

Wasn't it too cold
to go swimming?

- My daddy's friends have
a pool in their house.

- Inside?

- What did she say
happened in the nightmare?

- She said, "Daddy scared me."

And, then she started crying
this sad little whimper.

- Hey, Molly, can you
show me what happened

with you and your dad?

- I don't want to.

- Okay, we can talk
about something else.

Who's your favorite
person in daycare?

- Elizabeth, you cited
infidelity in your divorce suit.

Can you tell me
the circumstances

of his extramarital affair?

- Extramarital affairs.

He didn't have just one.

- Could you show me
again how it happened?

Did you read our report?

- Yeah, I did, but
I didn't finish it.

Looks like a doozy, though.

- He did it and I want him, now.

- You know the examination
showed no sign of trauma.

Prosecutor would have a
hell of a time on this.

You're gonna need an
admission of guilt

to get this guy.

- I'll get it.

- Okay, all right but
don't pick him up now.

Wait until tonight.

- Why?

- It's Friday, if
you pick him up late,

I can get his bail up high,
you can keep him in custody.

That'll give you all
weekend to work on him.

Let's get that warrant.

(crowd talking)

- Hey, Harry, how are you guy?

Good to see you.

- Right with me.

- Uh oh, uh oh,
you're here too much.

You gotta watch him better.

I told you about that game, huh?

Next time you'll listen.

Hey, look who's here
(mumbles), how are you?

(mumbles) this is Doris.

Talk to you later.

We have serious
things to discuss.

- Good evening Mr. Logan.

Cocktail?

- Sure.

What are you gonna have, Doris?

- Very dry gin martini.

- Sounds great to me.

I'll have the same thing, Jack.

- Hey, Jeff, I'm
at the back table.

Stop by before you leave.

- Okay, Georgie.

Great man.

Gave me my first job.

- Really?

- He dresses like a bum, let's
people take advantage of him

and rich enough to
buy this whole town.

- Jeff Logan?

- Yes.

- Would you stand up and step
away from the table, please?

- What's this about?

- Please stand up.

- Mr. Logan, you're under
arrest for child molestation.

You have the right
to remain silent.

Should you give up that right,

anything you say...
- Wait a minute.

- Can and will be used
against you in a court of law.

You have a right to an attorney.

- [Jeff] Just give me a second.

- [Doug] If you cannot
afford an attorney,

one will be appointed to you.

Do you understand
these rights...

Excuse us.

Pardon me.

Do you understand these rights?

- Hey, Penhall, Penhall, hi.

Give me details huh?

I wanna know all
about the pervert.

- Louchec, man, you
are the pervert.

- Hey, nice work, puppy.

- Thanks, Dave.

- Hey, Penhall, did
you have to bust

my favorite sports writer?

How am I gonna bet the ponies?

- You've made a big mistake.

I didn't do it.

- Are you willing to
take a polygraph test?

- Believe me, I wanna
help clear this up.

But, I think I should
speak to my lawyer.

- If you're so innocent,
why won't you take the test?

You pass it can only help you.

- I'll take the test.

I just wanna talk
to my lawyer first.

- You called him
last night, Jeff.

He didn't get back to you.

This guy a friend of yours?

- Yeah.

- Well, he's an ex-friend now.

See, people do not
like to be associated

with child molesters.

- Thank you, sir.

In a million years I would
have never figured you

for a bowler.

- Well, actually I'm not.

I kinda got set up on
another blind date.

- Oh.

Worse than me?

Ooo, bowling nerd.

Bad news.

- Yeah, when he's
not picking his nose.

He's picking elsewhere.

Hanson, I'll make you a deal.

You get me out of this,

I'll push your next
dicey case through.

- This is a lot to ask.

Okay, I'll be there in a minute.

- Thank you.

- You take a long
time in the bathroom.

- Oh, I'm not housebroken yet.

- Jackie.

This is highly irregular.

Who's with the kids?

- They're alone.

- Didn't I tell you if
you're gonna cheat on me,

you don't cheat on
my bowling night?

- Yeah.

- Is that what I said?

- Yeah.

- I thought so.

Would you excuse us?

- Sure.

- Thank you.

- My god, that was great.

I can't believe you did that.

- Oh yeah, I'm great
in bowling alleys.

Just can't catch criminals.

(knocking)

- What am I gonna do with you?

I know, we'll take
you to County, huh?

Do you know what'll
happen to you

when the brothers find out
you're a child molester?

Any way you look at
it, you're a dead man.

- So, why should I sign a
confession if I'm a dead man?

- I'll tell you why.

Because the system
will go easier on you

if you cooperate.

Work with us.

And, a lot of very
angry police officers

will be more inclined to see
that you're treated fairly.

- I didn't do it.

- Get him out of here.

- This guy ain't talkin'.

- He's desperate.

I think we're kinda close.

- No, we're not gonna break him.

He's gonna hang on until
somebody bails him out

and his lawyer's gonna make
mincemeat out of that kid.

- The hell he is.

I'm gonna get him into
that polygraph test

and he's gonna be begging
to sign a confession.

- Look, Penhall, you've
been doing a great job

at this bad cop routine.

But, just watch your step.

- What is this?

Are you backing down?

You're right, we
should let him go.

Maybe we can get him a
date with your kid sister.

- Don't give me
that crap, Penhall.

I want this guy
as bad as you do.

When I think of what he
did to that little kid,

it makes me wanna puke.

- I'm sorry.

- Yeah.

Look, this isn't good for me.

You handle it your way.

I'm gonna go talk
to Mrs. Logan again.

Maybe she's got
something more for us.

- Hey, Penhall.

- Hanson.

- You okay?

- Yeah, I'm fine.

I got a tough one, you know.

I been up all night.

What's up?

- I was,

I was just wondering what was
going on with you and Jackie.

- Nothing, no.

We just work together.

I think she's got a little
thing for me, but...

- Are you two?

- Us, no, you know, I would
never cheat on Dorothy.

Although I have
noticed her legs.

- Yeah.

Would it bother you
if I took her out?

- You guys...

I don't understand.

I thought you didn't get along.

I mean, you had that argument.

- I ran into her at a bowling
alley the other night and,

you know, she's a lot cooler
than I thought she was.

But, if it would
bother you at all,

I wouldn't do it.

- No, no, no, go ahead.

- You sure?

- Yeah, sure I'm sure.

Go ahead.

- All right.

- She's got nice legs.

- Jeff, you failed every
question on the polygraph

except for your
name and address.

Now, I'm tired and you're tired.

But, I wanna help you.

Talk to me.

- I don't know what to tell you.

- Tell me what happened
with you and your daughter.

- I don't have the right words.

Everything I tell you is a lie.

- Then tell me the truth.

Come on, Jeff, I
just wanna help you.

- Then help me.

Put a damn g*n to my
head and tell your boss

I was trying to escape
because my life's over.

- You can get therapy.

- I need to talk to you.

I was asking her
about the weekend.

And, I noticed an
inconsistency in her story.

So, I pushed her on it.

She broke down.

She told Molly what to say.

- No, what are
you talking about?

He failed the polygraph test.

- He failed the polygraph test

because you scared
the crap out of him.

- Oh, okay so we
destroyed a man's life

because some angry
woman lied about him?

- Penhall, we had
the information

right in front of us.

That this is gonna be a
vicious custody battle.

We should have dug deeper.

- I broke the man.

He's ready to confess to
something he didn't even do.

- Good thing your partner
bailed you out, huh, hotshot?

(somber rhythmic music)

- Jeff.

Are you okay?

- No, Gene, I'm not.

- When I heard what happened
I tried to bail you out,

but it was too high.

I couldn't raise that kind
of money on the weekend.

Did you try Paul?

- Never got back to me.

- This is a terrible thing.

- Yeah.

- Jeff,

Jeff, I don't know
how to say this.

- What, Gene?

You don't know how
to say, you're fired?

Come on, Gene, you can say that.

Just say, nobody
in this building

has the guts to
stand up for you.

Just say, it doesn't matter
that you're innocent.

That we've been
friends for years.

Just say, you're fired.

You can do that, Gene.

- How the hell could
you be so irresponsible?

- Look, I screwed up, I know it.

What can I do to change it?

- Don't just sit there
and say, "I screwed up."

You wrongly filed
against a public figure.

The man's life is over.

Go to his house and
say, "I screwed up."

Maybe he'll invite
you in for a beer.

- Hey don't talk
to me like that.

I've busted my ass making
letter perfect cases for you.

I don't need this crap.

- Hey, hey, you watch
how you talk to me.

I'm your boss because
I'm smarter than you

not just because I got lucky.

Now, let me tell you something.

After this, you aren't the
golden girl around here anymore.

You're gonna have to prove
yourself all over with me.

- Hey, wanna go grab a beer
down at the bowling alley?

- Hanson, what's wrong with you?

What, you just drop
into people's workplaces

without calling?

Can't you see I'm busy here?

- Fitzgerald, I've got an open
spot on a conspiracy crew.

I think you'd be perfect for it.

I want you to report to
Mark Stein over at Sedgwick.

- But, I've got a lot of
paperwork here, Captain.

- Well, Penhall can handle it.

Can't you Penhall?

(sad music)

- Am I missing something here?

I've had my car repossessed
because you idiots

had a computer malfunction
and now it's going on my TRW?

You must be out of your mind.

- Milk.

- Doug.

- Hey.

- Listen man, I heard
about your problem.

I'm sorry.

- Do you wanna share a six
pack, sh**t some baskets?

- I'm sorry, I wish I could.

I gotta go.

I'm teaching a
self-defense class tonight.

Look, stop in tomorrow, okay?

- Okay, all right.

- Call me.

- Okay, I'll call you tomorrow.

Okay, good, right.

(basketball thumping)

(dark rhythmic music)

- I hear Fitz is practically
running that conspiracy team.

- Penhall, for
the last six years

any time I had a terrible
day, I went to bed

comforted by the knowledge
that I could wake up

to Logan's column.

You took that away
from me, Penhall.

You ruined my life.

- Willis, I'm gonna save
your life with a warning.

Ever remind me of that
mistake again, I'll tear--

- What's wrong with you?

Come on, back off, man.

- Have you looked in
the mirror lately?

You trying to get transferred
to a skid row unit?

- I'm sorry, Captain.

It's been a rough couple days.

- Well, I call it more than
a rough couple of days.

You made a major screw up.

- Yeah well, I've been
reminded of that screw up

every second of
every day, haven't I?

- So?

Welcome to the big
leagues cry baby.

What did you expect?

Penhall, when you came
in here last week,

you were the golden boy.

Star bust, everyone having fun.

You bragging like
the cock of the walk.

You don't think those guys
were just waiting for you

to take a fall.

- Oh, great guys.

- Yeah, some of them are

and some of them aren't.

But, they're all great cops.

And every one of them handled
their first big screw up

a lot better than you.

- What do you want me to do?

- Take a few days off, Penhall.

And, you got a lot
to think about.

- Doug, it's :
in the morning.

Are you okay?

- Yeah, I'm all right.

I need to be alone.

I'm going for a walk.

(lively music)

(knocking)

- Penhall.

- Can I talk to you?

- Sure, come on in.

- Uh, you need anything?

Some coffee, something to drink?

- No.

I need answers.

- Yeah, yeah I know you do.

I just don't know if I've
got the right ones for you.

- When I heard what that man
did to his little daughter,

I wanted to rip his head off.

Some cop.

I wanna protect the public.

Turns out they need
protection from me.

- No, you were trying to
protect a child, Penhall.

That's a good thing.

You just made a mistake.

- You know, my father,

he used to drink.

Sometimes he got a little

abusive.

And, I loved him but sometimes

I wish somebody would
have stopped him.

- You know it took
years to pass effective

child protection laws.

They're good laws.

- Well, I don't know.

I don't understand
how this whole thing's

supposed to operate.

I mean,

one lie and your whole life,

it ain't even worth a dime.

- Our lives aren't
measured in money.

Some ways we'd be
better off if they were.

The currency we trade
in is reputation.

Everything we do depends on it.

Unfortunately, in our world
a lie holds too much power.

- What's gonna happen to Logan?

- I don't know.

It's gonna be tough.

And, he's in bad shape.

- Bad shape?

His life is over.

- In Harlem, sure he's
not ready for party time.

But you don't know
what he's made of.

Terrible things happen
to people all the time.

But, they survive.

- I don't know if I'd
wanna survive that.

- Human beings wanna live, Doug.

They don't let go as
easy as you think.

- I owe that man.

- Don't try to pay it back.

You're not ready for that.

- I went to his place.

I couldn't face him.

- Look, just put it behind you.

- How can I do that?

- Time.

It heals.

It's gonna heal Logan
and it's gonna heal you.

- I really wish I
could believe that.

(knocking)

- What are you doing here?

- I need to talk to you.

- No.

- Please.

It's important.

- Why don't you just
kick the door in

'cause I don't wanna see you.

- I'm not gonna
kick the door in.

But, I'm not gonna leave either.

- You can come in storm trooper.

I can't stop you.

Welcome to hell.

Impressed?

No, I was hoping you'd
handled this better.

- You're hoping I
handled it better?

Well I'm sorry to
disappoint you, pal,

but you took my best
back in that jail cell.

What's the matter?

You cops get jealous
when you see somebody

make a success of their life?

You got upset because
you saw me at a ballgame

with better seats
than you, what?

- No...

You're a hero of mine.

I read your column every day.

- I'm touched.

- Can't you understand that
I was trying to protect

your daughter and
that I made a mistake?

- Oh.

Now you've really put it
in perspective for me.

You're just a conscientious
guy doing his job,

protecting the world
from evil-doers.

So, now you come in
here like Ollie North

saying, "Okay, I made a mistake,

"but I was trying to
to the right thing."

- I really wish I could
change things for you.

- You do?

- Let me tell you something.

I doze off for a couple
hours at a time on the couch.

When I wake up, I
smile because I think

the bad dream's over.

Then I remember.

The nightmare begins
when I wake up.

I sneak out at night
to get my meals.

I'm afraid of everybody
who makes eye contact.

But, mostly I just lie here.

You should live inside my shoes.

Everything's all
rotted and crazy,

just the way you made it.

- You gotta, you gotta

pull yourself together.

You get therapy, you try
to get your job back.

- What are you,
the Tidy Bowl man?

You decided my life was a toilet

that you needed to clean up?

You w*tback moron.

Garbage.

A stupid cop like you
steps into my life

and now it's all garbage.

Get out of my apartment.

Get out.

- Officer Penhall,
you're being very naive.

A man's name is connected
to something like this

and he's tainted.

You know how people are.

He'll always be known
as the child molester.

- Well, can you
print a retraction

and let everybody
know he's innocent?

- I already have.

Nobody cared.

People love marrying a
celebrity to a scandal.

They don't wanna hear the truth.

Look, Officer, I'll do
anything I can to help Jeff.

Give this thing some
time and I'll talk to

some editors in other cities.

But, I can't give
him back his job.

I'm sorry.

(sad music)

- How could you let it happen?

You loved that man once.

How could you do that to him?

How could you do that
to your daughter?

- I didn't mean
for it to happen.

Jeff and I have had a
very bitter breakup.

We both want sole
custody of Molly.

It's become very hateful.

So, you used your own
daughter to get back at him?

- No.

- When Molly came
home that night,

she did have nightmares.

I guess I hated Jeff so much
I wanted to believe the worst.

I didn't realize I was
putting words in Molly's mouth

until your partner
made me reconstruct it.

- So, what are you gonna do now?

- I can't put his life
back together for him.

I wish I could.

- Mrs. Logan,

you are very lucky that my
department is so embarrassed

by this case that they
dropped the whole thing.

Beause they'd take
your daughter away

and they'd bring you up
on charges for that lie.

Now, I suggest

that when this
custody suit comes up,

that you find a way to settle
it that's easy on Molly.

- Hi.

- Hi.

- I think I owe
you an explanation.

- No you don't.

- Yes I do.

My behavior was a bit
inconsistent yesterday.

- Oh, not it wasn't.

You were always a bitch.

See it was inconsistent
at the bowling alley

'cause you were almost
nice that night.

- Nice?

No one's ever described me
in quite that fashion before.

- So, it'll probably
never happen again.

- Look, I admit I'm guilty
but with an explanation.

My boss ripped my
face off two seconds

before you walked in the door.

- What for?

- For going to w*r on a case
I should never have filed.

- You screwed up a case?

- All right, Hanson.

I guess you're getting to me.

I'm filing bad cases,
I'm going bowling,

and I'm acting like a goofball.

- You're also
dripping in my car.

- I'm sorry.

Look why don't you drive
us to a coffee shop,

I'll buy you some waffles?

- I don't want any waffles.

- All right then
drive us to a florist,

I'll buy you some flowers.

- I don't want any flowers.

- All right then drive
me to my apartment,

I'll let you make love to me.

- I don't want...

- Doug, is that you?

- Yeah.

- I'm in the kitchen with Peggy.

You need anything?

- No.

(child giggling)

Not now, Bozo.

Go back in the kitchen.

(ominous music)

(knocking)

- Jeff?

Jeff.

(banging)

- It's off.

I do this every day.

Turn the gas on, sit here.

Listen to it hissing.

Then I turn it off.

I don't wanna die.

My life is terrible
but I can't end it.

- You shouldn't end it.

- Look, you've proven

what a wonderful
big-hearted guy you are,

now leave me alone.

- I can't.

I've been searching for
something to help you.

I didn't realize it
but it was something

that was already there.

- What?

- Your daughter.

Part of your life is over

and I can't pretend
that it isn't.

I mean, you'll never be the
toast of this town again.

But, a more important part

of your life

is still there.

Your daughter.

- You and Elizabeth
and your partner

made everything I do with
my little girl dirty.

I'll never be able
to hug her in public

without worrying about
some watchdog like you

dragging me off to jail again.

- That's bull.

Do you think your daughter
cares what the rest of us say?

She needs you.

You don't know me but
you gotta believe this.

There's nothing I wouldn't
give to change what happened.

And, there's nothing
I wouldn't do for you

and your little girl.

If you needed money,
it'd be yours.

I'd get two jobs.

If you needed to
punch my face in,

I'm right here.

- I don't wanna
punch your face in.

I want my life back.

I liked my life.

- I liked it too.

Some of it can't come back.

There's nothing anybody
can do about that.

But, the best part of it

is still there for you.

- What can I give her?

Everything inside of me
is so twisted and hateful.

- Hate me.

I have a debt to you that
I can never pay back.

If you wanna hate
me forever, okay.

But, love your daughter.

Be there for her.

- Under the circumstances I
think I have been very patient

with you people but
we're talking about

my credit rating here.

I haven't missed a payment
on anything in years

and now because of your
computer malfunction,

I've got a black mark on my TRW?

I'll call you back.

- I wanna come back.

- Are you sure?

You're a fine cop, Penhall.

And, I'd love to have you back.

But, don't do it because they
ran you out of Major Crimes.

You're better than that.

- Well, they didn't
run me out, Captain.

I just wanna start over.

It means a lot to
me to help kids out.

This is the place where
I did the most good.

(lively music)

(dramatic music)
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