05x01 - Tunnel of Love

[bunniefuu]

[music playing]

So I go to every show
that night, front row,

right next to the stage, my
tongue sweating every time

I got a whiff of her.

God, the body on that girl.

I mean, a chick
gets paid to strip

for a bunch of guys, come
on, you know you ain't

getting Roseanne Barr, right?

She was something else.

So I'm watching her, right?

She's doing her thing.

She's making every dumb john
in there squirm and sputter.

So I decide right there,
I'm gonna have her.

And I do it right.

Flowers, champagne,
the whole deal.

Finally, she agrees to meet me.

So I wind up in
her dressing room,

she's wearing this white
see-through thing, nothing

but hills and valleys below.

So I say to--

what was the name again, babe?

Portia.

Portia, right.

So I say, Portia, don't keep me
cooling my tail out here, hon.

Let me in.

And that she did, my man.

That she did.

Sounds hot to me.

Hot?

She was asleep.

I'd pull the sheets down,
I'd just look at her,

just suck her up with my eyes.

Real work of art.

A masterpiece.

She couldn't sign her own name,
but that's not the point now,

is it?

Sweetie, let's go.

Had a great night.

Good to see you.
- See you later.

- All right.
- Take care.

Have fun.

Thanks, everyone.

[music playing]

See you guys.

[music playing]

[indistinct chatter]

[music playing]

[indistinct chatter]

All right, let's party!

All right!

Woo!

[indistinct chatter]

[music playing]

Tell Katie I'm not
coming in tonight.

I've got a business meeting.

Bye, Peaches.

[music playing]

[buzzer sounding]

[music playing]

Gina, you're late.

I got one already.

He's been waiting
five minutes.

Could tell you
forgot or something.

Sorry.

Do you want to lay
down on your stomach?

You want to lay down
on your stomach, Earl?

Yes, Gina.

[music playing]

I want to take off my shorts.

Later.

[music playing]

[moaning]

Can I turn over now?

Not yet, OK?

Not yet.

[breathing heavily]

[music playing]

[THEME - THE HOLLYWOOD
PRIME TIME ORCHESTRA,

" JUMP STREET"]

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 need us cause
there's no one else to call.

When it was hopeless a
decision's what you need.

You gotta be ready
to-- be ready to jump.

Jump Street.

[music playing]

Come on, Kati.

We had a deal.

They can hear it in the rooms.

After the last customer,
I want you to run a vacuum

through the waiting room.

Looks like somebody
was shedding in there.

And then what?

Want me to clean out
the shower drain, too?

The new girl always vacuums.

And folds?

And folds.

Don't make me take
the radio, ladies.

Does she ever
lighten up or is this,

like, something
genetic with her?

She's OK once you know her.

Can't wait.

Hey, I'm fresh out of rubbers.

We got a house
supply around here?

Thanks.

OFFICER JUDY HOFFS: I'm about
as welcome as toxic waste.

You know, we could go inside.

I hear it's awfully
toasty in there.

Captain, I have
spent an entire week

breathing palm oil fumes
and body odor, so humor me.

Okie-dokie.

You know, now that we know
the Lomoco owns s joints,

the sooner we can nail in for
pandering miners in this one.

I haven't even seen the man.

Yeah, but you've seen the
girl who runs the place.

What's her name?
- Kati.

Yeah.

Is there any chance
that we can get

Kati to roll over on Lomoco?

Captain, I can't
get near Kati.

I can't get near anybody.

I even caught one of the
girls digging through my purse

the other day.

God knows how long it'll
be until they trust me.

Then I think we should work
this from the customer side

as well.

What I mean is get
one of the girls

on solicitation, use that to
get the Kati, then hopefully,

Kati will bury Lomoco in
order to save her own hide.

Yeah.

Well, at this point, I don't
think we have any other choice.

Is there any girl you
think is our best bet?

Gina?

Yeah, she's available.

OFFICER DEAN GARRETT: Oh, great.

Cause I heard she's
pretty amazing.

She's good looking, right?

You want a half
an hour or an hour?

What?

Massage.

A half an hour's
and an hour's .

Oh.

Um, half.

Half hour's fine.

Go down the hall
to the shower, strip,

rinse, put the shorts
on, wear the shorts

from the shower to the room.

I could walk down
the hall bare-assed.

Then wait in room one.

Sign this before you go.

What is it?

Says that none of
the girls suggested

any illegal activities
while you were here.

But, uh, I haven't
seen them yet.

How do I know if they're--

Just sign it.

OK.

[door buzzing]

Hi.

Hi.

Gina, you ever get
that prescription

filled for your headaches?

That stuff costs
bucks a bottle.

I'll live with the pain.

Drugstores open til' .

I want you to go get it, OK?

No.

I had a customer.

He spooked before
he hit the showers.

I just saw him leave.

You don't have to keep
helping me out, you know.

Just go before
I change my mind.

Hi.

You're Gina, huh?

Yeah.

What's your name?

Dean.

Well, Dean.

Why don't you lay down
on your stomach for me?

CAPTAIN ADAM FULLER: What's
a four letter word for trick?

Try ruse.

Ha!

You are a crossword
goddess, Judy.

Yeah.

Well, time's up
with this goddess.

Who's next?

Ioki?

Nah.

Penhall.

Penhall again?

You know he actually makes me do
his feet when he comes in here?

Yeah.

Well, maybe you got
a knack for this.

You've been doing
this a while, huh?

Yeah.

Since you were, what, ?

What makes you say that?

Just curious.

I mean, does your mom know
you work here and everything?

My mom kicked me
out when I was .

Oh.

Made up, I hope.

I went back a couple of months
later, but, uh, she moved.

I haven't seen her since.

That's terrible.

It was a long time ago.

What about your folks?

What about 'em?

You think they'd be surprised
to know that you were here?

Yeah.

I'm surprised.

What do you mean?

Well, seems to me
a nice TV repairman

shouldn't have to pay for it.

Pay for what?

A back rub.

Bet a lot of girls
would do this for free.

I guess I just like
meeting new girls, you know?

Now and again.

You're ever go out with any
of the guys you meet here?

Go out?

Like, date.

Would you ever date
a guy you met here?

What's the matter?

You asked for a half hour.

Half hour's up.

So that's it?

Well, maybe I'll come
back again sometime.

Yeah.

Maybe.

You got nothing?

She wouldn't offer.

I sure as hell wasn't gonna
blow the case by asking.

Maybe Gina plays it
straight with first-time

customers when God knows
they're so paranoid

about cops around there.

Yeah.

With good reason.

It's not the
girls we're after.

Remember that.
- Oh.

We're gonna end up
using them anyway.

What's that supposed to mean?

Nothing.

Except?

Except I thought it would
be real trashy going in there,

you know?

And it was.

And I even thought it
might be a little sexy,

and it definitely was, but more
than anything, it was just sad.

She was a nice girl.

We're not gonna
execute her, Dean.

We just needed to
make a case for us.

I know that.

I'm gonna go back
until I get something.

I just wish I didn't
have to do that to her.

GINA: Who is it?

Mrs. Lake.

Yeah?

You know why I'm here.

I'm not Kreskin, Mrs. Lake.

As the manager
of this building,

it is my job to inform you that
either that cat goes or you do.

I got a six month lease.

I ain't going anywhere.

[cat meowing]

This is your last warning.

Oh, Bugsy.

[music playing]

I think we got a cop
in the place tonight.

What do you want
me to do about it?

[music playing]

Gina for half?

[door buzzing]

Hi.

Hi.

no offense or nothing,
but I asked for Gina.

That's me.

There's two Gina's here?

No.

You want to lay down?

Uh, yeah.

Sure.

[faint voices]

What are you doing in here?

Waiting on you.

We ran out of toilet
paper in the john.

So what do you want?

My handkerchief?

That could tie us over.

Or you could just go to the
store and I'll pay you back.

Good girl.

Always get your
hands on it first.

Steven Lamoco.

Judy French.

French?

As in country or, uh--

Both.

GINA: Judy's been
with us a week.

Good.

I, uh, I love new girls.

They always, uh,
brighten the place up.

Then maybe you should
make more of an attempt

to get to know us.

Couple a dozen rolls
is usually enough.

Hey, French.

Welcome aboard.

Thank you.

It's funny.

You look about as old
as my little sister.

She's .

I guess you're older
than that, huh?

Why do you ask?

Just wondering.

Oh.

You're the curious type, huh?

My ex-girlfriend
always said I was.

She'd get ticked off cause
I'd asked stuff like, where

the hell were you all night?

You know how that goes.

Well, I think time's up, Dean.

It's over?

We can't go, you know, longer?

Uh, no.

I got another customer.

[music playing]

You're becoming a regular.

Hell, after I saw you last
night, I slept like a baby.

That's why I asked
for you again.

So what is your real name?

You want to go for
a drink or something?

You wanna?

Yeah.

OK.

I gotta to do
some laundry first,

but I can meet you in an hour.

Why don't I just go with you?

- To the laundromat?
- Yeah.

Well, once I've folded
your towels for you,

you gotta to tell
me your name, right?

I don't, uh, give away
my secrets for free.

Maybe you'll get
something in return.

So who'd you see tonight?

Uh, Gina.

The real Gina.

And?

And it's OK.

You're not jealous, are you?

Dean?

Yeah?

You a cop?

What?

I need to know if we're going
to get into this any further.

It's important.

Now, if I was a cop, why
would I be standing here

sorting through your underwear?

So why are you?

I think you want
something from me.

I just felt like
talking to you.

I don't know if this is
gonna make any sense,

but I feel like I
want to help you.

See, that sounds
like a cop to me.

Nobody wants to help
anybody unless it

somehow helps themselves.

That's a lousy attitude.

That's the truth.

OK.

Then I don't want something.

What's your name?

Why do you care?

Because I like you.

And when you like
somebody, you at least like

to get their name right, right?

Look, Dean.

If you want to do it
with me, that's fine.

But it's gonna cost you $ .

You really think
that's why I came here?

I don't know.

No.

Look, you seem like
a real sweet guy.

If you want to get your yayas,
you shouldn't be hanging

out with someone like me.

Well, maybe this has
nothing to do with yayas.

I gotta get out of here.

I got one more customer.

I thought we were
gonna have drinks.

My name's Kati.

What the hell
took you so long?

It's kind of hard to explain.

You didn't get Gina?

No, but I did get Kati.

Kati?

Kati.

She's the one I saw
the first time I went,

the one who told
me she was Gina.

I saw her again tonight
and she hit me up.

So we can bust her instead.

Dean, Kati runs that place.

She never works the customers.

That doesn't make sense.
Why would she--

She must have made me
the second I walked in.

If Kati knows you're a
cop, she's gonna tell Lamoco.

Not if we get to her first.

[music playing]

I was about to
call it a night.

Figured you had a partner.

You're under arrest.

I don't think so.

Hey.

Take it out slow.

[music playing]

OFFICER DEAN GARRETT:
You're a fed?

I still can't
believe you're DEA.

I still can't believe you
almost bird-dogged my case.

Your case?

Look, my people are in
there because Lamoco's making

a fortune off underage hookers.

Now, we're not gonna
just ignore that.

I agree.

Sir, I think
it's gonna be a lot

cleaner if I handle it myself.

I don't care about clean.

I care about results,
which is something

I'm not getting a lot of.

There's not much
I can do about that.

Lamoco is very careful
to keep his drug

dealing away from the office.

Seems to me that if you
can find the person who

is distributing on the
inside, that might be the way

into his drug operation.

I think he's using
one of the girls.

Well, he's using Gina.

We were gonna turn her as
a snitch to get to you.

Turn her anyway, then use her
as a snitch to get to Lamoco.

Kati, I want you to work
with these officers on this.

And that's an order.

[music playing]

So what made you follow him?

His walk.

He was going down the hall
with these nice, even,

-inch steps.

Think either the guy's AWOL or
he's fresh out of the academy.

Don't worry.

That wears off real quick.

I was on this dealer's
yacht once, just me,

the guy, one of his g*ons.
- Are you gonna sh**t?

bucks, folks.

No.

Hey, look.

It was my invite.

Besides, look at it this way.

I mean, you guys help me make
my case, he'll bump me up to

grand a year, easy.

Feds make ?

How can you live
on that around here?

I didn't say it was easy.

Why, what do you guys make?

, .

But, you know, the city's
always looser on their purse

strings than the feds.

It's your sh*t.

Hey, next time
it's our treat, OK?

I'll see you guys later.

Bye.

Bye, Judy.

Look, my car's
this way, all right?

So--

So is mine.

If you're feeling
a little weird--

I don't feel weird.

Good, you know,
cause what happens--

What happened is we got
stuck on this case together.

And just for the record,
we're not any happier about it

than you are.

You really shouldn't
take how I feel personally.

Who said I was?

Look.

I just didn't have a lot of
faith in the group experiment,

all right?
- OK.

I mean, you haven't even got
one of the girls to proposition

you yet.

Well, that's because I was
wasting my time with a cop.

Gina's not a cop.

You want a little free advice?

No.

You go in there asking
a million questions,

you're gonna make them nervous.

Just go in there, plop down,
let her do all the talking.

She'll hit you up.

So you've been in a
couple of times now, right?

Right.

How come you keep coming back?

I like it.

Oh.

Well, I'm glad.

You wouldn't be a cop or
anything, would you, Dean?

No.

Good, because I thought I
should tell you we accept tips.

Tips?

Yeah.

Anything between and ,
depending on what you want.

And for $ , we
can go all the way.

Could you hand
me my pants please?

[music playing]

No, no, no, no, no.

I'm not gonna bust you, Gina.

Not if you can help me out.

[music playing]

Bugsy.

Bugsy!

Bugsy.

Bugsy.

MRS. LAKE: Yeah.

I'm coming.

Where is she?

I don't know what
you're talking about.

You broke into my place
and you took my cat.

Now where is she?

I said, I don't know.

[music playing]

God!

Open this door!

Open it!

Open it!

[crying]

[music playing]

OFFICER DEAN GARRETT:
This is what I'm saying.

As long as you work with us,
we can keep you out of trouble.

Why don't you just
tell me what you want?

- I want information.
- I don't know anything.

The coke you've been
dealing at the massage parlor,

where do you get it?

My dealer.

Lamoco?

You know what an animal he is.

How can you burn me like this?

I mean, don't think that
I make any money off that.

I just pass the stuff around.

Why?

Because he makes me.

Does he thr*aten you?

When I was , he saw me
at this high school party,

you know?

And he made me
feel real special.

And pretty soon, he was
shoving coke up my nose,

trotting me around
as his girlfriend.

And then I tried to leave.

And he doesn't thr*aten
me because I already

know what he's capable of.

We need to know the people
he does business with.

Well, why don't
you just ask Kati?

I mean, she's his
right hand girl.

Look, Gina.

I didn't ask you to
pedal your tail in there.

Oh, that's your excuse.

You used me.

I did my job.

God, what?

Do you have ice water
running in your veins?

I mean, you know what
kind of a guy he is.

Forget it.

I am not gonna do this.

- Sorry, you have no choice.
- I said no.

Forget it.

Fine, then we'll haul you
downtown an we'll book you now.

Damn it.

I am not gonna have
this blow up in my face

because you don't
want to cooperate.

You acted like
you cared about me.

Stop whimpering like you
just lost your fairy godmother.

The only one that's gonna
save your butt now is you.

You are all you've got
just like I'm all I've got,

they're all they've got.

After all you've seen,
I can't believe you

haven't figured that out yet.

I need some air.

Why don't you take me to
Lamoco as your replacement?

That way, we can
get to him quickly

and you won't have to
be involved after that.

Well, I guess I don't
have a choice, right?

Right.

[knocking]

Yeah?

Kati told me you
were in tonight.

Not for long.

What's up, girls?

Well, I just found out
that I got a modeling job.

You know, one of
those catalog things?

So I gotta be gone
for a little while.

Congratulations.

Yeah.

So I thought maybe
Judy could pick

up the slack while I was gone.

French, wasn't it?

Still is.

Well, why don't you girls
come by tomorrow night

and we can talk about it.

Unfortunately, I don't have time
to deal with this right now.

Whatever's good for you.

o'clock?

Oh, and I'm really sorry about
the, uh, short notice, Steven.

Go get 'em, kid.

[music playing]

[door closing]

[music playing]

She wasn't at home or work.

What about Mara?

Sometimes she stays with her.

She hasn't seen
Gina since yesterday.

Great.

You gotta meet
Lamoco in minutes.

I think we should go anyway.

What if the guy freaks out
when she is not with you?

I think if I don't show,
we'll never get near him again.

I agree.

Hey, I'll be OK.

I got the mic on.

Lead the way.

I think your left front
tire's a little low.

I can tell by the way
the car is turning.

You're crazy.

Look, you don't have
to be civil, all right?

But you can at least
admit when you're wrong.

What, Garrett?

Just say it.

Stop making faces.

OK, I'll say it.

You screwed up.

You pushed and pushed
and pushed that girl

into doing what you wanted.

Now she's gone.

You're gonna blame this on me?

You bet.

Congratulations.

You know, you have been dying
for an excuse to rag my ass

and now you've
finally found one.

There is always a
risk with a snitch.

You know that.

Let me tell you
something, officer.

I got your number.

You play along like this is
some kind of a team effort,

but you are just
drooling to prove what

kind of a damn cowboy you are.

You are a user.

I don't like users.

You don't know the
first thing about me.

I know you should've
told me you were

cop the second you made me.

You don't play by
the rules, man.

And you don't own
up to the truth.

Which is?

Which is you are just
as much of a user as me,

only I got the jump on you and
you're ticked off about that.

No.

No.

The truth is, you lied
to a fellow officer.

I didn't lie.

Not about any of it.

OK.

Yeah, I want this case,
but not because it's

gonna look good downtown.

You know, I came real close
to being one of those girls

myself.

You have no idea.

Person get a lousy
start like that,

they almost never recover.

But I did.

I am real proud of
myself for that.

French.

I was just leaving.

Yeah.

Sorry, I got hung
up waiting for Gina.

So where is she?

Well, I don't know.

I thought maybe you would know.

Gina's a great kid
and all, but, you know,

half the time, she's on Pluto.

OK.

Listen, my stomach is
growling like Vesuvius.

I'll take you to the club.

We'll grab some dinner.

Uh, sure.

OFFICER JUDY HOFFS (ON
MIC): Do you think maybe

Gina will meet us there?

Lamoco (ON MIC): If she
doesn't, we'll manage.

Hi.

It's me.

Well, Lamoco isn't the
least bit concerned

that the girl didn't show.

Didn't bat an eye.

Yeah.

Check the hospitals
and morgue, everything.

Call me when you know.
Bye.

[dial tone]

[music playing]

Lamoco (ON MIC): How
'bout another round?

OFFICER JUDY HOFFS
(ON MIC): No thanks.

Lamoco (ON MIC): Patty.

Another bottle of
champagne, please.

[music playing]

I think you should know
I'm a very ambitious girl.

I look at every job as a
stepping stone to the next.

Is that so?

Mm-hmm.

And that's why I was
interested in taking

up where Gina left off.

[music playing]

Work, work, work.

You, uh, you like to dance?

Well, now?

Come on.

I'm gonna show you
off a little bit.

OK.

Let me just go visit the
little girl's room first.

[music playing]

Go visit.

Then we'll dance.

OK.

[inaudible]

[music playing]

This guy is such a mauler.

I'm afraid he'll find you guys.

OFFICER JUDY HOFFS (ON
MIC): So one lambada,

and I'll be right
back to [inaudible]..

Hey.

That's Lamoco.

I thought they
were gonna dance.

[music playing]

Where's my date?

Try out front.

There's Hoffs.

Why didn't she go
back for the mic?

Something's up.

She couldn't get it.

No way is she gonna
get in the car with him.

Let's just not lose them.

[car starting]

Warren, take the night off.

[car door shutting]

I guess we just wait.

Yeah.

You're wrong about something.

Again?

I didn't go after you
because I wanted to bust you.

I liked you.

Because underneath
all that crap,

you seem kinda sweet and scared.

I wanted to help you.

I didn't expect
anything in return.

Why should I believe that?

Because I don't want
you to think everybody's

a user, especially me.

[phone ringing]

Yeah?

What is that supposed to mean?

So what are you saying?

That we don't know?

Right.

Right.

OK.

What?

They just brought a girl
into the emergency room.

Her description matches Gina.

Yeah?

She's unconscious.

They, um, don't know
if she's gonna make it.

But it could easily be
some other girl, right?

It could.

No way.

If the Lamoco b*at
the truth out of Gina,

there's no way he'd bring
Hoffs to a place with a million

witnesses, right?

He's not gonna touch her.

I'm gonna go around
back and check this out.

I think we should go in.

You'll completely
demolish the case.

I'll be right back, OK?

[music playing]

Steven, you're under arrest.

What the hell?

Hold it.

[groaning]

You have the right
to remain silent.

If you give up the right to
remain silent, anything you say

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

You have a right to an attorney.

If you cannot afford one,
one will be provided for you.

Do you understand me?

Yeah.

[music playing]

[radio chatter]

[music playing]

I didn't get anything.

He didn't say
anything we can use.

I thought--

I was afraid you were in danger.

I better go talk to Fuller.

I'd like the rest
of his paperwork

by the end of the day.

So let me just say this upfront.

You know this program
is not about nailing

Colombian drug lords
or Peruvian smugglers

and New Jersey hitmen.

That stuff's not all it's
cracked up to be anyway.

Yeah.

Well, we spend most
of our time with kids,

parents, school board.

It's not glamorous.

I know.

That's why I'm here.

Detective Hoffs says
you're a very fine officer.

And Officer Garrett?

Well, he didn't say very much.

Welcome aboard.

Thank you.

It's stuck.

Thanks.

I hear Gina's gonna
testify against Lamoco.

Attempted m*rder.

Well, if it wasn't for Gina,
we wouldn't have a case at all.

I think she's gonna be OK.

Well, you did the right thing.

Anyway, welcome.

Thanks.

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