Against the Wall s01e10 Episode Script
Boys are Back
- He's gonna go check.
- Mm-hmm.
- [Sighing.]
Oh, ah.
- Dee? [Sounds of sex.]
- [Male voice.]
Oh! - Yeah.
[Thumping.]
Oh, ah, yeah - Dee, you in here? - [Gasps.]
Unbelievable! Sam we were just talking.
Just talking? A little chit-chat? That's nice.
He's a friend from work, it's not what it looks like.
Hi, who are you, the dad, or something? No, I'm the guy that's gonna kill you.
[Heavy metal music.]
No, no, wait.
No! [Grunts.]
Ugh! [General commotion.]
Oof.
[Screaming and yelling.]
[Yelling and struggling.]
[Smack.]
[Grunts.]
Mommy! Jenny! Jenny! Oh! Jenny! My daughter! Someone call for help! [Blues music.]
Against The Wall 1x10 Boys Are Back [The Four Tops' I Can't Help Myself playing.]
Ah, ah, ah, ah, where do you think you're goin'? - There's a spot I can't reach.
- No, Steve? Your mother gave me strict orders.
You are not allowed on or near any ladders.
That is ridiculous.
Okay, never mind.
When does your mom get back from Indiana? Not soon enough.
She has to ace her business class.
Where are Donnie and Rich? Donnie's picking up the kids, and Rich is working.
Rich has always had the gift of timing.
Ohh, I love this color.
Oh! This is Levi.
Levi, Mr.
Kowalski, Steve, Abby, and Gail.
I ought we could use some more help.
Always grateful for an extra pair of hands.
- How are you with a hammer? - Well, I spent my last few summers in Mississippi buildin' houses.
Mississippi, huh? You look familiar.
Have we met? No.
No, I don't think so.
Who is Levi, and why don't I know about him? Because we've only been dating for a couple weeks.
- Oh, isn't he cute? - Mmm.
[Cell phone rings.]
Oh.
Shoot.
It's the office.
Kowalski.
Right now? Cook County.
Yes, sir.
I'll be there as soon as I can.
Guys, I gotta go.
Oh, great.
Yet again I get stuck doin' everything.
Hey! Excuse me.
Oh.
What I meant to say was, once again Gail and I get stuck doin' everything.
Sorry.
- I'll be back as soon as I can.
- Bye.
Oh.
Here, look.
So I'm thinking two display cases here and here.
- Oh, that's great.
I like that.
- Yeah? Yeah.
So, uh, this new fellow of yours, what's he do? He is in the restaurant business.
Oh, restaurant.
Anything else you know about him? Uh, I'm learning.
[Laughs.]
Isn't that what dating's all about? Don't worry, Mr.
Kowalski, I'm a big girl.
[Cell phone beeps.]
Yeah, hey, this is Sgt.
Kowalski.
I need you to run a license plate number for me.
It was all she could talk about.
Jenny was so excited when Dee asked her to be her flower girl.
Who's Dee? Uh, she was the bride, and my friend.
Can you tell us what happened? I'm not really sure, it happened so fast.
Um, we were waiting on Dee, and then all of a sudden all of her colleagues were fighting, and I couldn't get to Jenny.
She could have been killed.
Did you recognize the men involved? From what I could tell, everybody was fighting.
It was horrible.
Eight stitches and a broken arm.
They're keeping her here for observation.
The doctor said she'll be fine.
I don't have insurance.
I don't know how I'm gonna pay for this.
How does something like this happen in a hotel full of cops? That's what we intend to find out.
If you need anything, you call us.
Thank you.
Welcome to the Homicide Convention.
Papadol wants us to take point on this.
[Sighs.]
Milwaukee's sending in their I.
A.
later today to help out.
So we're looking at reckless conduct for whoever started the fight.
Are you looking for Jenny McCall? Who are you? Detectives Flores and Kowalski, I.
A.
Were you at the wedding yesterday? You Chicago P.
D.
? Yeah.
[Sighs.]
Yeah, I, uh, was the bride, and I'm the idiot that ruined that wedding.
I feel so horrible about Jenny.
Yeah, how did this happen? I don't know.
Really, I love Jeff, I really do, and just-- the thought of being tied down for the rest of my life, it was really overwhelming.
And how did that start the fight? There was a guy.
He was really sweet and funny, and Sam caught us together.
Doing? On your wedding day? I was confused.
No kidding.
Who's Sam? He was Jeff's best man.
Excuse me.
But who was the sweet, funny guy? Didn't get a name.
Was he a guest at the wedding? Can't say.
Can't or won't? Dee, your friend's daughter is lying in a hospital bed because you decided to bail on your wedding.
You do realize Jenny could've died.
I know.
I'm taking full responsibility, okay, so if you want to suspend me, suspend me.
I'm not taking someone down with me.
We're gonna need the guest list for your wedding.
Fine.
First time I met Dee, I told Sam.
I said, "She's the one for me.
" Still can't believe any of this.
What I don't understand is, why get married at a Homicide Convention? That's where we met, last year.
All our friends were comin' this year, we thought, hey, perfect.
Well, if it makes you feel any better, Dee said she loves you, but, um, freaked out.
We know Sam started the fight.
- Wasn't his fault.
- He threw the first punch.
Yeah, with good reason.
If I had gotten to the guy, I would have killed him.
Were you involved in the fight? [Sighs.]
Yeah, listen, I--I-- I feel terrible about Jenny.
Well, we've started a fund.
Can you spread the word? Yeah, of course.
You know where we can find Sam? Actually I haven't seen him since last night.
- You check his room? - He wasn't there.
Any place else he would've crashed? Knowing Sam, your guess is as good as mine.
Do you know who the guy was that Sam went after? Nope.
Because you don't know, or because you're protecting him? The guy busted up my wedding, do you really think I give a damn what happens to him? All I can tell you is that he's some stupid ass from Chicago P.
D.
Sorry, no disrespect to Chicago.
It's a great city and all.
Anything else? No, but don't go far.
[Cell phone rings.]
It's my dad.
There has to be a wedding video, I'm gonna go.
Hey.
I busted Levi Stenton three years ago.
- Who? - Mackie's new boyfriend.
I busted him for aggravated assault.
He's only been out for six months.
- You looked up his record? - Yes, and it's a good thing I did, too.
Oh, Dad, this is none of your business.
You want Mackie to get hurt? I thought she was a friend of yours.
No, I do not want Mackie to get hurt, but Mackie is a grown woman, she can look after herself.
Abby, this guy has a record.
Dad, you need to stay out of it.
Please.
I got to go.
[Cell phone beep.]
- Everything okay? - [Sighs.]
Just a normal day in the Kowalski house.
Did you get the wedding video? It's conveniently gone missing.
[Sighs.]
[Both start.]
[Groans.]
[Cell phone beeps.]
Call 911! We need some help! Shit.
That--that's him.
That's-- that's the guy that ruined my wedding.
[Police siren.]
[General commotion.]
[Heavy breaths.]
[Sighs.]
You okay? [Out of breath.]
Yeah, just ran up three flights of stairs.
Got an I.
D.
on our guy.
Rob Moore, he's one of ours.
Desk clerk said it was Rob Moore's room, so at least we know why he was here.
Did he wake up yet? Not yet.
Paramedics said it looked like a broken leg, but not life-threatening.
But his face was a mess.
My guess is, he was involved in that fight yesterday.
Well, he was a guest on the bride's side.
Talk to Papadol? Yeah, he said to stick to the complaint.
Anyone who was involved in the fight.
Looks like Rob's a leading contender.
Will you have the lab call us when they get the results? Yes, ma'am.
This guy can't keep it in his pants.
And you might want to look at this.
Whoo, smells like a brewery in here.
It's our missing best man, Sam Burns.
Milwaukee P.
D.
I'll have C.
P.
D.
drop him at the station.
Hopefully he can tell us what happened after he sobers up.
- Detective Gates.
- You are? - Internal Affairs.
- Who you got in the bathroom? Sam Burns, Milwaukee Detective, he's hammered.
Sounds like he's in no shape to help anyone over a balcony.
Maybe not, but when he wakes up, I.
A.
has dibs.
- You I.
A.
? - Yeah.
You investigating Rob Moore? I'm his partner, Paul Cosetti.
What happened? We don't know, but it looks like someone helped your partner off the balcony.
Milwaukee bastards.
What are you gonna do about it? Nothing, it's not our case.
What do you mean? You're just gonna let whoever did this walk away? We have a little girl in the hospital who was beat up at a Homicide Convention brawl.
You want to talk to us about that? No.
I wasn't at the wedding, but I do want to file a complaint.
- Against who? - Against the Milwaukee P.
D.
We only handle Chicago P.
D.
Someone tried to kill my partner, I want to know who it was.
We don't know that Rob had help.
It could have been an accident.
Look, Rob pissed off a lot of people yesterday.
Milwaukee, Chicago.
You need to find out who did this.
Come with me.
You call Papadol.
[Elevator bell chimes.]
- Oh! - Oh.
Oh, I'm sorry, I-- Danny.
What are you doing here? I'm looking for my room.
I was gonna ask you the same question.
I'm on a case.
Turns out a Homicide Convention isn't such a safe place.
[Laughs.]
Your turn.
I'm giving lectures all day.
"How to make a powerful witness.
" - Oh.
- State's attorney has me representing with homicide.
And you're staying at the hotel? I thought you lived downtown.
It's part of the package.
And are these lectures set to music? No, I'm taking lessons.
They say practice makes perfect, but I got a long way to go.
[Laughs.]
Well, have fun.
Hey, uh, you should come tonight, Washington Room, to witness my humiliation firsthand.
I wouldn't miss it.
- Elevators are that way.
- Oh, no, I don't do elevators.
Claustrophobic.
Really? Yeah, all my life.
Oh, crap.
[Laughs.]
- Hey! - Hey.
Ah.
This doesn't look like a double cheeseburger with fries.
Mom gave me strict orders.
Tuna salad on whole wheat toast with pickles and mustard.
I did, however, sneak you a bag of barbecue chips.
Okay? So knock yourself out.
You're a good son.
Wow.
They'll look good, Dad.
Mom's gonna love it.
I hope so.
- Okay, I'll see you later.
- Hey, uh, could you do me one other favor? - That depends.
- On? On who I'm gonna get in trouble with.
- [Laughs.]
No one.
- I know that look.
You're up to something you shouldn't be up to.
- Steven.
- Dad.
You know, you're just like your mother sometimes.
Thank you.
[Mutters.]
Okay.
Okay, what is it? We found a shirt in your room with blood on it.
You want to tell us about it? Aw, man.
Not my polo.
Would you have dry cleaning bleach that for me? We asked them to process it.
What, am I being accused of something? We need to know your involvement in the fight.
A little girl was hurt.
My involvement in the f-- I was jumped, from behind.
It was like five on one.
[Chuckles.]
That's Milwaukee for you.
Maybe because you slept with the bride a few minutes before the wedding.
- Says who? - Quite a few people, including the bride.
[Laughs.]
Well, I can't help if I'm irresistible to women.
Hey, besides, I didn't start anything.
Okay? It was a jackass from Milwaukee jumped me.
Which leads us to our second complaint.
Did Sam help you off the balcony? What? No, I-- I told Detective Gates, it was an accident.
Your partner, Paul Cosetti, disagrees with you, he filed a complaint and wants us to investigate.
You're wasting your time.
I'm telling you, I had a little too much to drink, I got a little goofy, and I fell.
We have evidence that says otherwise.
What was Sam Burns doing in your bathtub? - Who? - The best man from the wedding.
The one that found you in the bathroom stall with Dee, is any of this ringing a bell? Oh.
[Laughs.]
Yeah, that's right.
He show up in my room around midnight, drunk as can be, knuckle-dragger, pushes his way in, he wants to fight again.
Ooh.
Passes out right in front of me.
[Laughs.]
So I put him in the bathroom suite.
Just in case I got lucky, you know.
And did you? Ladies, I don't like to kiss and tell.
Both: [Sigh.]
[Police siren.]
Hey, Steve.
What's the problem? Hey, uh, you're driving on an old registration.
Hey, Mackie.
That's weird, I just updated it.
Yeah, I'm--I'm sorry, I didn't realize it was you guys.
Look, uh, somebody probably just stole the tag off your plates.
It happens all the time.
If you could just show me your registration, I'll get you out of here right away, okay? Gun! Unit 23 requesting backup.
Sorry to pull you in on the weekend.
What do we got? So far 18 detectives have admitted they were in the fight.
We know Sam Burns started it when he went after Rob Moore.
We're charging them all with reckless endangerment, and recommending a two-week suspension with pay.
With the agreement that they all hand over their suspension checks to Jenny's fund.
Oh.
How much, uh, how much have you raised? Thanks.
Well this makes it an even 5,000, and that's just the donations, it doesn't include the suspension money.
Good work.
What about Rob Moore? Accident or not? Leaning towards not.
We told Milwaukee I.
A.
not to let any of their detectives leave town.
Until we can rule it as an accident, we're investigating all possibilities.
There was skin under Rob's nails.
The lab's gonna process the DNA.
In the meantime, we're collecting samples from all the detectives to see if we have a match.
We need to talk to Sam Burns, the best man, but he's still passed out in interrogation.
And two of our detectives, Vicki Fields, who checked out of the hotel early, and-- and her partner, Kyle Davis, but he's been M.
I.
A.
since this morning.
Okay.
Go find Vicki and Kyle, I'll go see if I can sober up your Detective Burns.
We have a situation.
We found a joint in Mackie's purse.
What? Why would you search her purse? Because I have an over-zealous, rookie partner, who does everything by the book.
So you found something on Levi? Ah.
He had an unregistered gun in his glove compartment.
We're impounding his truck right now to find out if he's hiding anything else.
- Did you call Abby? - Hell, no.
Good.
Go bail out Mackie.
I'll deal with your sister.
Okay.
If Sam helped Rob off the balcony, why would Rob protect him? Out of loyalty to Dee.
Sam was Jeff's best man.
I--I don't know.
None of this makes any sense.
Heard you were lookin' for me.
Detective Vicki Fields, Chicago P.
D.
Have a seat, Detective Fields.
Listen, ladies, I am brand-new to homicide, and I worked really hard to get here, and I have a lot of homework to do, so if we could, uh, make this quick, I'd really appreciate it.
A six-year-old girl was hurt yesterday and is in a hospital bed right now with a badly broken arm.
I'm sure she's worth a second of your time.
Fine.
Can you remove your-- - [Sighs.]
How did you sustain your injuries? In the fight.
And for your report, Milwaukee threw the first punch.
You recognize him? Speak of the devil.
Did you see Sam Burns at all later that night after the brawl? Yeah, he tried to get into the Chi-Town Lounge, but C.
P.
D.
kicked him to the curb.
Was he trying to find Rob Moore? Uh, I don't know.
Why? How well do you know Rob? Fellow Homicide Detective.
We were told that you and your partner, Kyle Davis, partied with Rob last night until three a.
m.
this morning.
I don't see how that's any of the I.
A.
's business.
Rob went off the side of his fourth story balcony this afternoon, we're trying to figure out who helped him over.
[Sighs.]
You didn't know? - No.
- His leg was almost destroyed, but nothing else too serious, he should be fine.
Good.
That's good.
What time did you last see Rob? Uh, I sacked out around three a.
m.
, but I think the guys kept going.
Your reservation was for three days, why did you check out early? It isn't obvious? Are you saying you partied with a split lip and black eye, and then just decided to check out at three a.
m.
? That's right.
Didn't hurt when I was drunk.
Got any swabs? - We're gonna need a DNA sample.
- What, you think I pushed Rob? Just procedure.
[Laughs.]
One more thing, where can we find your partner, Kyle Davis? I don't know.
I'm not his babysitter.
[Cries.]
Please stop crying, okay, you're making me feel awful.
Oh, I'm making you feel awful.
I was just arrested, fingerprinted, and put into a cell with a bunch of people I would never have lunch with, and to make things worse, there was a toilet all out in the open.
It's--you might as well have it in the middle of the floor with a spotlight on it.
How is this possibly gonna be okay? [Sighs.]
I don't know, I mean-- I don't know.
- It's not your fault.
I was the one that had the joint in my purse.
- Why? - I was at a party last night.
A friend of mine who shall remain nameless gave it to me.
I forgot that it was in there.
It's not like I'm a pothead, it's just now and then.
I know, I know.
What is gonna happen? Well, you'll have to go before a judge, and she'll decide.
It's your first offense, they usually go easy on first-timers.
Meaning? Meaning everything's gonna be fine.
[Sighs.]
At the very worst, what can happen? Very worst? The very worst.
At worst, we're talkin' A year in prison or a $6,000 fine.
A yearin prison? At best, six months probation.
[Police siren.]
Oh! [Sighs.]
So the Chicago bride has cold feet at 2:00 p.
m.
, talks to Rob, Rob convinces her what she really needs is a quickie in the bathroom stall at 2:55.
Milwaukee best man, Sam, catches them, mid-quickie, at 3:00 p.
m.
, and chases Rob out of the hotel.
Chicago goes after Sam, Milwaukee goes after Chicago.
And Jenny, our little flower girl, goes to the hospital at 3:15 p.
m.
But it doesn't end there.
We know Sam hunted Rob down later that night, around midnight.
Sam is found in Rob's room at noon, after Rob's balcony swan dive at 11:00 a.
m.
And yet we're back to the same question, why would Rob protect Sam, or any Milwaukee cop? You think we're looking for a Chicago cop.
Don't you? Milwaukee I.
A.
found your missing wedding tape.
- Where? - The bride had it.
She was worried what may be on it.
Thanks.
[On video - Pachelbel's Canon in D.]
Mmm.
There's Rob.
[Grunts.]
[Screaming and yelling.]
[Smack.]
There's Sam.
[Yelling and fighting.]
Hey! [Thud.]
What's that? Rob got out of there pretty quick, you only see him get hit once.
You saw his face this morning, it had more than one bruise on it, so possibly whoever tossed him off the balcony also beat the crap out of him.
He's wearing the shirt forensics found in his room.
Look, there's Vicky.
Vicky wasn't in the fight at all.
.
Rob's lying, Vicky's lying-- And Vicky's partner is nowhere to be found.
[Sighs.]
Oh! Okay.
Damn.
[You'll Accompany Me on acoustic guitar.]
Ashes smolder, lonesome road in the cold you're lonely on your own I'll take my chances, babe, I'll risk it all I'll win your love or I'll take the fall I've made my mind up girl, it's meant to be someday lady, you'll accompany me some-- [laughs.]
Mmm.
[Sighs.]
[Gasps.]
Mmm.
Oh, time out.
What? What are we doing? You don't know? Yeah, not this, I mean, us.
You say you don't want a relationship, and yet here you are in my room.
Not that I'm complaining, it's just, well, I don't want to walk into the office tomorrow and have you hide from me again, because I freaked you out.
Well, can't we just enjoy whatever this is now? No.
I don't want just one night, Abby.
And until that doesn't freak you out, I think it's best we take it slow.
Well, we got major water damage back there.
We're gonna have to replace an entire cabinet.
Mackie, it-- it's just a cabinet.
[Sighs.]
[Sniffles.]
Steve didn't tell you? [Blows nose.]
Oh, yeah.
Yeah, he told me.
Listen, I'm so sorry, it's all my fault.
Abby told me to mind my own business.
What are you talking about? I sent Steve to pull you over.
Levi has a record, I was worried.
What? I arrested him three years ago.
You asked Steve to pull us over? I need to go.
Hey.
- What happened to you? - What? Your face is all flushed.
Did you see Brody last night? Uh, no, actually I saw Danny.
Danny? But I thought you were dating Brody.
I am.
Well, kind of, but we can see other people.
- I'm so confused.
- So am I.
But it's Danny, you know, he confuses me.
How did you know Carlos was the one? We had been dating for about a year when he had to go undercover for two weeks, and I didn't see him or talk to him the whole time.
It was the longest two weeks of my life, and when he got back, I just knew that I never wanted to spend another day without him.
[Chuckles.]
Is that how you feel about Danny? No.
Danny scares the hell out of .
Why? Because he's everything I don't want right now.
I know where I stand with Brody, but Danny, I-- [sighs.]
Okay, we have ten and a half hours to wrap up this case.
I don't want to seem insensitive to Rob, but my Bears are playing tonight, and I really can't miss the game.
I'm with you.
I want to spend the rest of my weekend with Carlos and my boys.
Kyle Davis? Where've you been hiding yourself, Kyle? - Who the hell are you? - Internal Affairs.
No one's seen you for 24 hours.
I guess you weren't lookin' hard enough, I've been here.
Whole time.
We need to ask you a few questions.
Kinda busy.
See you, up forty.
He has two pair, aces high.
Excuse me.
What? Somebody beat the crap out of Rob Moore, detective, in your department.
I would think you'd be a little bit more cooperative.
I heard Rob was drunk, fell off his balcony.
You head wrong.
Someone also beat up Vicky.
Uh, Vicky got hurt at the wedding reception.
You know full well she didn't.
We have videotape of Vicky, and she was nowhere near the fighting.
And we have witnesses who say her face was totally fine when she left the party at 3:00 a.
m.
Well, it sounds like you guys know everything you need to know.
Not quite.
Why don't you tell us what happened between 3:00 and 6:30.
- Why don't you ask Vicky.
- We did.
She gave us the same bullshit story everyone else gave us.
You know, there was a lot of crazy going on at the convention with your pal, Rob, your partner, Vicky, but strangely, no one seems to know where you were when it was happening.
So we're gonna need a better alibi.
And a DNA sample.
Why is everyone in your department lying? I don't know what you're talking about.
Let me clear it up for you.
We found your blood on Rob's shirt.
Must have been from the wedding brawl.
There was a lot of blood.
I'm surprised mine's the only one on his shirt.
Yeah, about that.
We saw the wedding tape.
You were nowhere near the fight, and Rob was wearing a different shirt, so let's try again.
How did your blood get on Rob's shirt? I cut myself slicing limes for some beers in the lounge, maybe he brushed by me.
That scratch on your finger is not from last night, and the bruises on your face are not from the brawl.
You want to tell us what really happened? I fell down the stairs.
I realize that I should've told you before, but I was embarrassed.
I was drunk, completely blacked out, I woke up at the bottom of the stairs.
You claustrophobic? No.
Why? I'm just wondering why someone on the sixth floor would take the stairs, rather than the elevator.
Especially if they were drunk.
Exactly, that's just it, I wasn't thinking straight.
Where were you yesterday at noon? Home.
Anyone who can vouch for you? My doorman.
Are we done? It's obvious she's lying.
Who is she trying to protect? Her partner.
It's the only reason I'd lie.
We need to talk to Kyle again.
And find out why Vicky left the hotel early.
Uh-oh.
I'll be five minutes.
[Sighs.]
- I know.
- Wha-- that's all you have to say to me.
Well, I'm sorry, but it's okay, I fixed it.
You fixed it, how? James isn't gonna show up to court.
No arresting officer, no case, judge'll throw it out.
How did you manage that? Took him to Murphy's.
He got a free lunch.
Murphy's always gives free lunches to first-time rookies.
Well, James doesn't know that.
I told him it was against regulations to accept a free meal, and what with my being an honest cop, and having a sister in I.
A.
, I didn't have any choice but to turn him in.
Needless to say, he saw it my way.
[Sighs.]
Well, thank you, Mackie will be relieved.
- How is she? - Not good, but this will help.
- You talk to dad yet? - No.
He meant well.
He always does.
Go easy on him, Abs.
Please? [Sighs.]
Desk clerk said Vicky was hurt and had clearly been crying when she checked out Saturday morning.
The bellhop confirmed, he offered to help her to her car, and she flipped out.
Excuse me, were you working this floor Saturday? I already told the other detective, I didn't see who pushed that man over the balcony.
We were wondering about something that would have happened a little earlier, a fight or an argument.
Vicky Fields, room 608? No.
[Laughs.]
But I did see some guy come out of that room around 6:00 a.
m.
wearin' his boxer shorts.
Does this man look familiar to you? Yeah, that's boxer shorts guy.
Thank you.
So Rob beat up Vicky? I'd push him off a balcony, too.
How many times are you guys gonna bring me in here? We just need you to answer a few more questions.
You told us that you left the lounge at 3:00 a.
m.
, what you neglected to tell us is that you left with Rob.
So Rob walked me to my room, big deal.
It is a big deal, Vicky.
You see, we talked to a maid that saw Rob leave your room just before 6:00 a.
m.
, about 35 minutes before you checked out.
My union rep's not here yet.
Vicky, did Rob force himself on you? [Laughs.]
No.
I don't know what you're talking about.
Yes, you do.
So Rob came over.
So what? I'm single.
It was a damn Homicide Convention, for God's sake.
Okay? Yeah, we had sex.
Since when did the I.
A.
have the right to get involved in my sex life? We're thinking it wasn't consensual.
Did Rob beat and rape you? No.
I'm telling you, you're wrong.
Because if he did, we understand why you threw all your clothes into a suitcase and checked out.
You needed to get out of there.
So fast, you couldn't even let your partner know where you were going.
When Kyle heard, he came looking for you.
Being your partner, he was furious when he saw what Rob had done to you.
You're new to homicide, a woman in a boys' club.
You were terrified what this would do to your reputation if it got out.
If I were in your shoes, I'm not sure I would have reported it either.
I didn't throw Rob over any balcony.
- We know.
- Right in there.
[Sighs.]
We checked your alibi with your doorman.
You were right.
He told us you were there all day and all night.
But he did tell us you had a visitor around 9:30 p.
m.
He described this visitor as a man with short, blonde hair, about six feet tall, same description as your partner, Kyle.
Said your guest left about an hour later.
Seemed very upset, like he had to get out of there.
Kyle told us Rob's fall was an accident.
Between us, we believe him.
But a judge is gonna want to understand why Kyle beat up Rob in the first place.
[Takes a breath.]
Vicky, you didn't do anything wrong.
This doesn't make you any less of a good cop.
Your partner had your back.
Can return the favor? I need to make a statement.
I'm tellin' you, you're too pretty to be a nurse, you got a little grass skirt you could show me? Robert Moore, you have the right to remain silent.
Me? I'm the one who fell off a three story building, remember? Too bad it wasn't ten.
Hey, you can't arrest a guy for gettin' a little play at a Homicide Convention.
Oh, we can, when you have to beat a woman bloody to get it.
I don't-- know what you're talkin' about.
Well, let me refresh your memory.
Not only did you break up a wedding by having sex with the bride-to-be in the bathroom, you took advantage of a drunk woman.
You used your supposed charm to gain access to her room.
When she said no, you forced yourself on her.
When she continued to say no, you beat her into submission.
You are the worst kind of filth.
Not only did you violate a woman, you violated a fellow officer.
I hope you rot in hell.
Oh, hi.
Jenny, these are the detectives I was telling you about.
Did you find the men who tried to hurt me? We did, and they wanted me to tell you how sorry they are.
How are you feeling? Much better.
Would you like to sign my cast? I would love to.
The doctor said Jenny can go home tomorrow.
That's great.
We won't keep you, we just wanted to check on Jenny.
And, uh, we wanted to give you this.
It's from all of us.
$25,000? Thank you, so much! You're welcome.
Oh! [Laughs.]
Whatcha doin'? Uh, Danny's in there.
He's taking a deposition.
Okay.
Well, I need to talk to him.
Really? So you changed your mind? No.
No mind-changing.
I just don't want him to think that I'm-- - Nuts? - No.
Scared of relationships? I am not scared of relationships.
Well, what would you call it then? Uh, not wanting a relationship.
Abby, this is more than you just not wanting a relationship.
What happened? What? Nothing happened.
Something had to have happened.
I mean, did some past relationship crush you, make you not trust? No.
Have you tried therapy? What? No! I mean, why does everyone just assume that I don't want a relationship because something bad happened? Because you're so adamant about it, and you've said that Danny scares you, so he's obviously hitting some chord.
- Yeah.
- So what's the problem? There's no problem.
I just don't want a relationship right now.
Why not? Because they're too time-consuming.
Well, yeah, when you're trying to juggle two guys.
Pick already.
Uhh.
Both: Hi.
- I spoke with-- - I wanted to talk-- - You first.
- Okay, um, I just wanted to say thank you for last night.
Thank me? Yeah, you know, for, um, for not taking advantage of the situation.
You were right, if we had done what we were doing, but didn't, it would be weird between us, and I don't want weird with you.
What do you want? Wha-- um, that's a very good question.
Which you didn't answer.
Well, it's not that simple.
It seems simple.
What do you want? You.
Well, you asked.
- Danny-- - Look, I can't stop thinking about you, so please don't ask me to.
Uh.
Still scared? Mmm.
Terrified.
I cannot tell you how relieved I am, I so do not look good in orange.
That would have been the least of your worries.
They don't allow makeup or hair-dryers in prison.
That is beyond inhuman.
Mm-hmm.
- Have you talked to your dad? - No.
Are you going to? Oh, yeah.
Look, I know it was a shitty thing to do, but he did it for the right reasons.
- Don't defend him.
- He was right.
They found a gun in Levi's glove compartment.
Okay, maybe, but that does not change the fact that he butted into your business without asking.
All I'm saying is, don't make this about me.
Whatever this is, it's about the two of you.
Ooh, I gotta go.
Game time.
Hey, kiddo.
I was beginning to think you were gonna miss the game.
What? What? You and Steve have Mackie arrested, and that's all you can say to me? Look, don't be angry with Steve, it's my fault.
I know.
It's one thing for you to butt into my business, Dad, but I cannot have you butting into my friends'.
I don't butt.
Okay, maybe a little.
You have to stop.
- I can't.
- Dad! Abby, you are my daughter, and as long as you are my daughter, I will always worry about you or anyone connected with you.
Sorry, it's just the way I am.
But I do promise not to go behind your back anymore.
Is that supposed to make me feel better? How has mom put up with you for 37 years? She's a Saint.
No kidding.
Is she home yet? No, her train was delayed.
Said she be home by halftime.
Guys, hurry up, Faith Hill's about to sing.
So, you staying? You are lucky it's my Bears.
- Mm-hmm.
- [Sighing.]
Oh, ah.
- Dee? [Sounds of sex.]
- [Male voice.]
Oh! - Yeah.
[Thumping.]
Oh, ah, yeah - Dee, you in here? - [Gasps.]
Unbelievable! Sam we were just talking.
Just talking? A little chit-chat? That's nice.
He's a friend from work, it's not what it looks like.
Hi, who are you, the dad, or something? No, I'm the guy that's gonna kill you.
[Heavy metal music.]
No, no, wait.
No! [Grunts.]
Ugh! [General commotion.]
Oof.
[Screaming and yelling.]
[Yelling and struggling.]
[Smack.]
[Grunts.]
Mommy! Jenny! Jenny! Oh! Jenny! My daughter! Someone call for help! [Blues music.]
Against The Wall 1x10 Boys Are Back [The Four Tops' I Can't Help Myself playing.]
Ah, ah, ah, ah, where do you think you're goin'? - There's a spot I can't reach.
- No, Steve? Your mother gave me strict orders.
You are not allowed on or near any ladders.
That is ridiculous.
Okay, never mind.
When does your mom get back from Indiana? Not soon enough.
She has to ace her business class.
Where are Donnie and Rich? Donnie's picking up the kids, and Rich is working.
Rich has always had the gift of timing.
Ohh, I love this color.
Oh! This is Levi.
Levi, Mr.
Kowalski, Steve, Abby, and Gail.
I ought we could use some more help.
Always grateful for an extra pair of hands.
- How are you with a hammer? - Well, I spent my last few summers in Mississippi buildin' houses.
Mississippi, huh? You look familiar.
Have we met? No.
No, I don't think so.
Who is Levi, and why don't I know about him? Because we've only been dating for a couple weeks.
- Oh, isn't he cute? - Mmm.
[Cell phone rings.]
Oh.
Shoot.
It's the office.
Kowalski.
Right now? Cook County.
Yes, sir.
I'll be there as soon as I can.
Guys, I gotta go.
Oh, great.
Yet again I get stuck doin' everything.
Hey! Excuse me.
Oh.
What I meant to say was, once again Gail and I get stuck doin' everything.
Sorry.
- I'll be back as soon as I can.
- Bye.
Oh.
Here, look.
So I'm thinking two display cases here and here.
- Oh, that's great.
I like that.
- Yeah? Yeah.
So, uh, this new fellow of yours, what's he do? He is in the restaurant business.
Oh, restaurant.
Anything else you know about him? Uh, I'm learning.
[Laughs.]
Isn't that what dating's all about? Don't worry, Mr.
Kowalski, I'm a big girl.
[Cell phone beeps.]
Yeah, hey, this is Sgt.
Kowalski.
I need you to run a license plate number for me.
It was all she could talk about.
Jenny was so excited when Dee asked her to be her flower girl.
Who's Dee? Uh, she was the bride, and my friend.
Can you tell us what happened? I'm not really sure, it happened so fast.
Um, we were waiting on Dee, and then all of a sudden all of her colleagues were fighting, and I couldn't get to Jenny.
She could have been killed.
Did you recognize the men involved? From what I could tell, everybody was fighting.
It was horrible.
Eight stitches and a broken arm.
They're keeping her here for observation.
The doctor said she'll be fine.
I don't have insurance.
I don't know how I'm gonna pay for this.
How does something like this happen in a hotel full of cops? That's what we intend to find out.
If you need anything, you call us.
Thank you.
Welcome to the Homicide Convention.
Papadol wants us to take point on this.
[Sighs.]
Milwaukee's sending in their I.
A.
later today to help out.
So we're looking at reckless conduct for whoever started the fight.
Are you looking for Jenny McCall? Who are you? Detectives Flores and Kowalski, I.
A.
Were you at the wedding yesterday? You Chicago P.
D.
? Yeah.
[Sighs.]
Yeah, I, uh, was the bride, and I'm the idiot that ruined that wedding.
I feel so horrible about Jenny.
Yeah, how did this happen? I don't know.
Really, I love Jeff, I really do, and just-- the thought of being tied down for the rest of my life, it was really overwhelming.
And how did that start the fight? There was a guy.
He was really sweet and funny, and Sam caught us together.
Doing? On your wedding day? I was confused.
No kidding.
Who's Sam? He was Jeff's best man.
Excuse me.
But who was the sweet, funny guy? Didn't get a name.
Was he a guest at the wedding? Can't say.
Can't or won't? Dee, your friend's daughter is lying in a hospital bed because you decided to bail on your wedding.
You do realize Jenny could've died.
I know.
I'm taking full responsibility, okay, so if you want to suspend me, suspend me.
I'm not taking someone down with me.
We're gonna need the guest list for your wedding.
Fine.
First time I met Dee, I told Sam.
I said, "She's the one for me.
" Still can't believe any of this.
What I don't understand is, why get married at a Homicide Convention? That's where we met, last year.
All our friends were comin' this year, we thought, hey, perfect.
Well, if it makes you feel any better, Dee said she loves you, but, um, freaked out.
We know Sam started the fight.
- Wasn't his fault.
- He threw the first punch.
Yeah, with good reason.
If I had gotten to the guy, I would have killed him.
Were you involved in the fight? [Sighs.]
Yeah, listen, I--I-- I feel terrible about Jenny.
Well, we've started a fund.
Can you spread the word? Yeah, of course.
You know where we can find Sam? Actually I haven't seen him since last night.
- You check his room? - He wasn't there.
Any place else he would've crashed? Knowing Sam, your guess is as good as mine.
Do you know who the guy was that Sam went after? Nope.
Because you don't know, or because you're protecting him? The guy busted up my wedding, do you really think I give a damn what happens to him? All I can tell you is that he's some stupid ass from Chicago P.
D.
Sorry, no disrespect to Chicago.
It's a great city and all.
Anything else? No, but don't go far.
[Cell phone rings.]
It's my dad.
There has to be a wedding video, I'm gonna go.
Hey.
I busted Levi Stenton three years ago.
- Who? - Mackie's new boyfriend.
I busted him for aggravated assault.
He's only been out for six months.
- You looked up his record? - Yes, and it's a good thing I did, too.
Oh, Dad, this is none of your business.
You want Mackie to get hurt? I thought she was a friend of yours.
No, I do not want Mackie to get hurt, but Mackie is a grown woman, she can look after herself.
Abby, this guy has a record.
Dad, you need to stay out of it.
Please.
I got to go.
[Cell phone beep.]
- Everything okay? - [Sighs.]
Just a normal day in the Kowalski house.
Did you get the wedding video? It's conveniently gone missing.
[Sighs.]
[Both start.]
[Groans.]
[Cell phone beeps.]
Call 911! We need some help! Shit.
That--that's him.
That's-- that's the guy that ruined my wedding.
[Police siren.]
[General commotion.]
[Heavy breaths.]
[Sighs.]
You okay? [Out of breath.]
Yeah, just ran up three flights of stairs.
Got an I.
D.
on our guy.
Rob Moore, he's one of ours.
Desk clerk said it was Rob Moore's room, so at least we know why he was here.
Did he wake up yet? Not yet.
Paramedics said it looked like a broken leg, but not life-threatening.
But his face was a mess.
My guess is, he was involved in that fight yesterday.
Well, he was a guest on the bride's side.
Talk to Papadol? Yeah, he said to stick to the complaint.
Anyone who was involved in the fight.
Looks like Rob's a leading contender.
Will you have the lab call us when they get the results? Yes, ma'am.
This guy can't keep it in his pants.
And you might want to look at this.
Whoo, smells like a brewery in here.
It's our missing best man, Sam Burns.
Milwaukee P.
D.
I'll have C.
P.
D.
drop him at the station.
Hopefully he can tell us what happened after he sobers up.
- Detective Gates.
- You are? - Internal Affairs.
- Who you got in the bathroom? Sam Burns, Milwaukee Detective, he's hammered.
Sounds like he's in no shape to help anyone over a balcony.
Maybe not, but when he wakes up, I.
A.
has dibs.
- You I.
A.
? - Yeah.
You investigating Rob Moore? I'm his partner, Paul Cosetti.
What happened? We don't know, but it looks like someone helped your partner off the balcony.
Milwaukee bastards.
What are you gonna do about it? Nothing, it's not our case.
What do you mean? You're just gonna let whoever did this walk away? We have a little girl in the hospital who was beat up at a Homicide Convention brawl.
You want to talk to us about that? No.
I wasn't at the wedding, but I do want to file a complaint.
- Against who? - Against the Milwaukee P.
D.
We only handle Chicago P.
D.
Someone tried to kill my partner, I want to know who it was.
We don't know that Rob had help.
It could have been an accident.
Look, Rob pissed off a lot of people yesterday.
Milwaukee, Chicago.
You need to find out who did this.
Come with me.
You call Papadol.
[Elevator bell chimes.]
- Oh! - Oh.
Oh, I'm sorry, I-- Danny.
What are you doing here? I'm looking for my room.
I was gonna ask you the same question.
I'm on a case.
Turns out a Homicide Convention isn't such a safe place.
[Laughs.]
Your turn.
I'm giving lectures all day.
"How to make a powerful witness.
" - Oh.
- State's attorney has me representing with homicide.
And you're staying at the hotel? I thought you lived downtown.
It's part of the package.
And are these lectures set to music? No, I'm taking lessons.
They say practice makes perfect, but I got a long way to go.
[Laughs.]
Well, have fun.
Hey, uh, you should come tonight, Washington Room, to witness my humiliation firsthand.
I wouldn't miss it.
- Elevators are that way.
- Oh, no, I don't do elevators.
Claustrophobic.
Really? Yeah, all my life.
Oh, crap.
[Laughs.]
- Hey! - Hey.
Ah.
This doesn't look like a double cheeseburger with fries.
Mom gave me strict orders.
Tuna salad on whole wheat toast with pickles and mustard.
I did, however, sneak you a bag of barbecue chips.
Okay? So knock yourself out.
You're a good son.
Wow.
They'll look good, Dad.
Mom's gonna love it.
I hope so.
- Okay, I'll see you later.
- Hey, uh, could you do me one other favor? - That depends.
- On? On who I'm gonna get in trouble with.
- [Laughs.]
No one.
- I know that look.
You're up to something you shouldn't be up to.
- Steven.
- Dad.
You know, you're just like your mother sometimes.
Thank you.
[Mutters.]
Okay.
Okay, what is it? We found a shirt in your room with blood on it.
You want to tell us about it? Aw, man.
Not my polo.
Would you have dry cleaning bleach that for me? We asked them to process it.
What, am I being accused of something? We need to know your involvement in the fight.
A little girl was hurt.
My involvement in the f-- I was jumped, from behind.
It was like five on one.
[Chuckles.]
That's Milwaukee for you.
Maybe because you slept with the bride a few minutes before the wedding.
- Says who? - Quite a few people, including the bride.
[Laughs.]
Well, I can't help if I'm irresistible to women.
Hey, besides, I didn't start anything.
Okay? It was a jackass from Milwaukee jumped me.
Which leads us to our second complaint.
Did Sam help you off the balcony? What? No, I-- I told Detective Gates, it was an accident.
Your partner, Paul Cosetti, disagrees with you, he filed a complaint and wants us to investigate.
You're wasting your time.
I'm telling you, I had a little too much to drink, I got a little goofy, and I fell.
We have evidence that says otherwise.
What was Sam Burns doing in your bathtub? - Who? - The best man from the wedding.
The one that found you in the bathroom stall with Dee, is any of this ringing a bell? Oh.
[Laughs.]
Yeah, that's right.
He show up in my room around midnight, drunk as can be, knuckle-dragger, pushes his way in, he wants to fight again.
Ooh.
Passes out right in front of me.
[Laughs.]
So I put him in the bathroom suite.
Just in case I got lucky, you know.
And did you? Ladies, I don't like to kiss and tell.
Both: [Sigh.]
[Police siren.]
Hey, Steve.
What's the problem? Hey, uh, you're driving on an old registration.
Hey, Mackie.
That's weird, I just updated it.
Yeah, I'm--I'm sorry, I didn't realize it was you guys.
Look, uh, somebody probably just stole the tag off your plates.
It happens all the time.
If you could just show me your registration, I'll get you out of here right away, okay? Gun! Unit 23 requesting backup.
Sorry to pull you in on the weekend.
What do we got? So far 18 detectives have admitted they were in the fight.
We know Sam Burns started it when he went after Rob Moore.
We're charging them all with reckless endangerment, and recommending a two-week suspension with pay.
With the agreement that they all hand over their suspension checks to Jenny's fund.
Oh.
How much, uh, how much have you raised? Thanks.
Well this makes it an even 5,000, and that's just the donations, it doesn't include the suspension money.
Good work.
What about Rob Moore? Accident or not? Leaning towards not.
We told Milwaukee I.
A.
not to let any of their detectives leave town.
Until we can rule it as an accident, we're investigating all possibilities.
There was skin under Rob's nails.
The lab's gonna process the DNA.
In the meantime, we're collecting samples from all the detectives to see if we have a match.
We need to talk to Sam Burns, the best man, but he's still passed out in interrogation.
And two of our detectives, Vicki Fields, who checked out of the hotel early, and-- and her partner, Kyle Davis, but he's been M.
I.
A.
since this morning.
Okay.
Go find Vicki and Kyle, I'll go see if I can sober up your Detective Burns.
We have a situation.
We found a joint in Mackie's purse.
What? Why would you search her purse? Because I have an over-zealous, rookie partner, who does everything by the book.
So you found something on Levi? Ah.
He had an unregistered gun in his glove compartment.
We're impounding his truck right now to find out if he's hiding anything else.
- Did you call Abby? - Hell, no.
Good.
Go bail out Mackie.
I'll deal with your sister.
Okay.
If Sam helped Rob off the balcony, why would Rob protect him? Out of loyalty to Dee.
Sam was Jeff's best man.
I--I don't know.
None of this makes any sense.
Heard you were lookin' for me.
Detective Vicki Fields, Chicago P.
D.
Have a seat, Detective Fields.
Listen, ladies, I am brand-new to homicide, and I worked really hard to get here, and I have a lot of homework to do, so if we could, uh, make this quick, I'd really appreciate it.
A six-year-old girl was hurt yesterday and is in a hospital bed right now with a badly broken arm.
I'm sure she's worth a second of your time.
Fine.
Can you remove your-- - [Sighs.]
How did you sustain your injuries? In the fight.
And for your report, Milwaukee threw the first punch.
You recognize him? Speak of the devil.
Did you see Sam Burns at all later that night after the brawl? Yeah, he tried to get into the Chi-Town Lounge, but C.
P.
D.
kicked him to the curb.
Was he trying to find Rob Moore? Uh, I don't know.
Why? How well do you know Rob? Fellow Homicide Detective.
We were told that you and your partner, Kyle Davis, partied with Rob last night until three a.
m.
this morning.
I don't see how that's any of the I.
A.
's business.
Rob went off the side of his fourth story balcony this afternoon, we're trying to figure out who helped him over.
[Sighs.]
You didn't know? - No.
- His leg was almost destroyed, but nothing else too serious, he should be fine.
Good.
That's good.
What time did you last see Rob? Uh, I sacked out around three a.
m.
, but I think the guys kept going.
Your reservation was for three days, why did you check out early? It isn't obvious? Are you saying you partied with a split lip and black eye, and then just decided to check out at three a.
m.
? That's right.
Didn't hurt when I was drunk.
Got any swabs? - We're gonna need a DNA sample.
- What, you think I pushed Rob? Just procedure.
[Laughs.]
One more thing, where can we find your partner, Kyle Davis? I don't know.
I'm not his babysitter.
[Cries.]
Please stop crying, okay, you're making me feel awful.
Oh, I'm making you feel awful.
I was just arrested, fingerprinted, and put into a cell with a bunch of people I would never have lunch with, and to make things worse, there was a toilet all out in the open.
It's--you might as well have it in the middle of the floor with a spotlight on it.
How is this possibly gonna be okay? [Sighs.]
I don't know, I mean-- I don't know.
- It's not your fault.
I was the one that had the joint in my purse.
- Why? - I was at a party last night.
A friend of mine who shall remain nameless gave it to me.
I forgot that it was in there.
It's not like I'm a pothead, it's just now and then.
I know, I know.
What is gonna happen? Well, you'll have to go before a judge, and she'll decide.
It's your first offense, they usually go easy on first-timers.
Meaning? Meaning everything's gonna be fine.
[Sighs.]
At the very worst, what can happen? Very worst? The very worst.
At worst, we're talkin' A year in prison or a $6,000 fine.
A yearin prison? At best, six months probation.
[Police siren.]
Oh! [Sighs.]
So the Chicago bride has cold feet at 2:00 p.
m.
, talks to Rob, Rob convinces her what she really needs is a quickie in the bathroom stall at 2:55.
Milwaukee best man, Sam, catches them, mid-quickie, at 3:00 p.
m.
, and chases Rob out of the hotel.
Chicago goes after Sam, Milwaukee goes after Chicago.
And Jenny, our little flower girl, goes to the hospital at 3:15 p.
m.
But it doesn't end there.
We know Sam hunted Rob down later that night, around midnight.
Sam is found in Rob's room at noon, after Rob's balcony swan dive at 11:00 a.
m.
And yet we're back to the same question, why would Rob protect Sam, or any Milwaukee cop? You think we're looking for a Chicago cop.
Don't you? Milwaukee I.
A.
found your missing wedding tape.
- Where? - The bride had it.
She was worried what may be on it.
Thanks.
[On video - Pachelbel's Canon in D.]
Mmm.
There's Rob.
[Grunts.]
[Screaming and yelling.]
[Smack.]
There's Sam.
[Yelling and fighting.]
Hey! [Thud.]
What's that? Rob got out of there pretty quick, you only see him get hit once.
You saw his face this morning, it had more than one bruise on it, so possibly whoever tossed him off the balcony also beat the crap out of him.
He's wearing the shirt forensics found in his room.
Look, there's Vicky.
Vicky wasn't in the fight at all.
.
Rob's lying, Vicky's lying-- And Vicky's partner is nowhere to be found.
[Sighs.]
Oh! Okay.
Damn.
[You'll Accompany Me on acoustic guitar.]
Ashes smolder, lonesome road in the cold you're lonely on your own I'll take my chances, babe, I'll risk it all I'll win your love or I'll take the fall I've made my mind up girl, it's meant to be someday lady, you'll accompany me some-- [laughs.]
Mmm.
[Sighs.]
[Gasps.]
Mmm.
Oh, time out.
What? What are we doing? You don't know? Yeah, not this, I mean, us.
You say you don't want a relationship, and yet here you are in my room.
Not that I'm complaining, it's just, well, I don't want to walk into the office tomorrow and have you hide from me again, because I freaked you out.
Well, can't we just enjoy whatever this is now? No.
I don't want just one night, Abby.
And until that doesn't freak you out, I think it's best we take it slow.
Well, we got major water damage back there.
We're gonna have to replace an entire cabinet.
Mackie, it-- it's just a cabinet.
[Sighs.]
[Sniffles.]
Steve didn't tell you? [Blows nose.]
Oh, yeah.
Yeah, he told me.
Listen, I'm so sorry, it's all my fault.
Abby told me to mind my own business.
What are you talking about? I sent Steve to pull you over.
Levi has a record, I was worried.
What? I arrested him three years ago.
You asked Steve to pull us over? I need to go.
Hey.
- What happened to you? - What? Your face is all flushed.
Did you see Brody last night? Uh, no, actually I saw Danny.
Danny? But I thought you were dating Brody.
I am.
Well, kind of, but we can see other people.
- I'm so confused.
- So am I.
But it's Danny, you know, he confuses me.
How did you know Carlos was the one? We had been dating for about a year when he had to go undercover for two weeks, and I didn't see him or talk to him the whole time.
It was the longest two weeks of my life, and when he got back, I just knew that I never wanted to spend another day without him.
[Chuckles.]
Is that how you feel about Danny? No.
Danny scares the hell out of .
Why? Because he's everything I don't want right now.
I know where I stand with Brody, but Danny, I-- [sighs.]
Okay, we have ten and a half hours to wrap up this case.
I don't want to seem insensitive to Rob, but my Bears are playing tonight, and I really can't miss the game.
I'm with you.
I want to spend the rest of my weekend with Carlos and my boys.
Kyle Davis? Where've you been hiding yourself, Kyle? - Who the hell are you? - Internal Affairs.
No one's seen you for 24 hours.
I guess you weren't lookin' hard enough, I've been here.
Whole time.
We need to ask you a few questions.
Kinda busy.
See you, up forty.
He has two pair, aces high.
Excuse me.
What? Somebody beat the crap out of Rob Moore, detective, in your department.
I would think you'd be a little bit more cooperative.
I heard Rob was drunk, fell off his balcony.
You head wrong.
Someone also beat up Vicky.
Uh, Vicky got hurt at the wedding reception.
You know full well she didn't.
We have videotape of Vicky, and she was nowhere near the fighting.
And we have witnesses who say her face was totally fine when she left the party at 3:00 a.
m.
Well, it sounds like you guys know everything you need to know.
Not quite.
Why don't you tell us what happened between 3:00 and 6:30.
- Why don't you ask Vicky.
- We did.
She gave us the same bullshit story everyone else gave us.
You know, there was a lot of crazy going on at the convention with your pal, Rob, your partner, Vicky, but strangely, no one seems to know where you were when it was happening.
So we're gonna need a better alibi.
And a DNA sample.
Why is everyone in your department lying? I don't know what you're talking about.
Let me clear it up for you.
We found your blood on Rob's shirt.
Must have been from the wedding brawl.
There was a lot of blood.
I'm surprised mine's the only one on his shirt.
Yeah, about that.
We saw the wedding tape.
You were nowhere near the fight, and Rob was wearing a different shirt, so let's try again.
How did your blood get on Rob's shirt? I cut myself slicing limes for some beers in the lounge, maybe he brushed by me.
That scratch on your finger is not from last night, and the bruises on your face are not from the brawl.
You want to tell us what really happened? I fell down the stairs.
I realize that I should've told you before, but I was embarrassed.
I was drunk, completely blacked out, I woke up at the bottom of the stairs.
You claustrophobic? No.
Why? I'm just wondering why someone on the sixth floor would take the stairs, rather than the elevator.
Especially if they were drunk.
Exactly, that's just it, I wasn't thinking straight.
Where were you yesterday at noon? Home.
Anyone who can vouch for you? My doorman.
Are we done? It's obvious she's lying.
Who is she trying to protect? Her partner.
It's the only reason I'd lie.
We need to talk to Kyle again.
And find out why Vicky left the hotel early.
Uh-oh.
I'll be five minutes.
[Sighs.]
- I know.
- Wha-- that's all you have to say to me.
Well, I'm sorry, but it's okay, I fixed it.
You fixed it, how? James isn't gonna show up to court.
No arresting officer, no case, judge'll throw it out.
How did you manage that? Took him to Murphy's.
He got a free lunch.
Murphy's always gives free lunches to first-time rookies.
Well, James doesn't know that.
I told him it was against regulations to accept a free meal, and what with my being an honest cop, and having a sister in I.
A.
, I didn't have any choice but to turn him in.
Needless to say, he saw it my way.
[Sighs.]
Well, thank you, Mackie will be relieved.
- How is she? - Not good, but this will help.
- You talk to dad yet? - No.
He meant well.
He always does.
Go easy on him, Abs.
Please? [Sighs.]
Desk clerk said Vicky was hurt and had clearly been crying when she checked out Saturday morning.
The bellhop confirmed, he offered to help her to her car, and she flipped out.
Excuse me, were you working this floor Saturday? I already told the other detective, I didn't see who pushed that man over the balcony.
We were wondering about something that would have happened a little earlier, a fight or an argument.
Vicky Fields, room 608? No.
[Laughs.]
But I did see some guy come out of that room around 6:00 a.
m.
wearin' his boxer shorts.
Does this man look familiar to you? Yeah, that's boxer shorts guy.
Thank you.
So Rob beat up Vicky? I'd push him off a balcony, too.
How many times are you guys gonna bring me in here? We just need you to answer a few more questions.
You told us that you left the lounge at 3:00 a.
m.
, what you neglected to tell us is that you left with Rob.
So Rob walked me to my room, big deal.
It is a big deal, Vicky.
You see, we talked to a maid that saw Rob leave your room just before 6:00 a.
m.
, about 35 minutes before you checked out.
My union rep's not here yet.
Vicky, did Rob force himself on you? [Laughs.]
No.
I don't know what you're talking about.
Yes, you do.
So Rob came over.
So what? I'm single.
It was a damn Homicide Convention, for God's sake.
Okay? Yeah, we had sex.
Since when did the I.
A.
have the right to get involved in my sex life? We're thinking it wasn't consensual.
Did Rob beat and rape you? No.
I'm telling you, you're wrong.
Because if he did, we understand why you threw all your clothes into a suitcase and checked out.
You needed to get out of there.
So fast, you couldn't even let your partner know where you were going.
When Kyle heard, he came looking for you.
Being your partner, he was furious when he saw what Rob had done to you.
You're new to homicide, a woman in a boys' club.
You were terrified what this would do to your reputation if it got out.
If I were in your shoes, I'm not sure I would have reported it either.
I didn't throw Rob over any balcony.
- We know.
- Right in there.
[Sighs.]
We checked your alibi with your doorman.
You were right.
He told us you were there all day and all night.
But he did tell us you had a visitor around 9:30 p.
m.
He described this visitor as a man with short, blonde hair, about six feet tall, same description as your partner, Kyle.
Said your guest left about an hour later.
Seemed very upset, like he had to get out of there.
Kyle told us Rob's fall was an accident.
Between us, we believe him.
But a judge is gonna want to understand why Kyle beat up Rob in the first place.
[Takes a breath.]
Vicky, you didn't do anything wrong.
This doesn't make you any less of a good cop.
Your partner had your back.
Can return the favor? I need to make a statement.
I'm tellin' you, you're too pretty to be a nurse, you got a little grass skirt you could show me? Robert Moore, you have the right to remain silent.
Me? I'm the one who fell off a three story building, remember? Too bad it wasn't ten.
Hey, you can't arrest a guy for gettin' a little play at a Homicide Convention.
Oh, we can, when you have to beat a woman bloody to get it.
I don't-- know what you're talkin' about.
Well, let me refresh your memory.
Not only did you break up a wedding by having sex with the bride-to-be in the bathroom, you took advantage of a drunk woman.
You used your supposed charm to gain access to her room.
When she said no, you forced yourself on her.
When she continued to say no, you beat her into submission.
You are the worst kind of filth.
Not only did you violate a woman, you violated a fellow officer.
I hope you rot in hell.
Oh, hi.
Jenny, these are the detectives I was telling you about.
Did you find the men who tried to hurt me? We did, and they wanted me to tell you how sorry they are.
How are you feeling? Much better.
Would you like to sign my cast? I would love to.
The doctor said Jenny can go home tomorrow.
That's great.
We won't keep you, we just wanted to check on Jenny.
And, uh, we wanted to give you this.
It's from all of us.
$25,000? Thank you, so much! You're welcome.
Oh! [Laughs.]
Whatcha doin'? Uh, Danny's in there.
He's taking a deposition.
Okay.
Well, I need to talk to him.
Really? So you changed your mind? No.
No mind-changing.
I just don't want him to think that I'm-- - Nuts? - No.
Scared of relationships? I am not scared of relationships.
Well, what would you call it then? Uh, not wanting a relationship.
Abby, this is more than you just not wanting a relationship.
What happened? What? Nothing happened.
Something had to have happened.
I mean, did some past relationship crush you, make you not trust? No.
Have you tried therapy? What? No! I mean, why does everyone just assume that I don't want a relationship because something bad happened? Because you're so adamant about it, and you've said that Danny scares you, so he's obviously hitting some chord.
- Yeah.
- So what's the problem? There's no problem.
I just don't want a relationship right now.
Why not? Because they're too time-consuming.
Well, yeah, when you're trying to juggle two guys.
Pick already.
Uhh.
Both: Hi.
- I spoke with-- - I wanted to talk-- - You first.
- Okay, um, I just wanted to say thank you for last night.
Thank me? Yeah, you know, for, um, for not taking advantage of the situation.
You were right, if we had done what we were doing, but didn't, it would be weird between us, and I don't want weird with you.
What do you want? Wha-- um, that's a very good question.
Which you didn't answer.
Well, it's not that simple.
It seems simple.
What do you want? You.
Well, you asked.
- Danny-- - Look, I can't stop thinking about you, so please don't ask me to.
Uh.
Still scared? Mmm.
Terrified.
I cannot tell you how relieved I am, I so do not look good in orange.
That would have been the least of your worries.
They don't allow makeup or hair-dryers in prison.
That is beyond inhuman.
Mm-hmm.
- Have you talked to your dad? - No.
Are you going to? Oh, yeah.
Look, I know it was a shitty thing to do, but he did it for the right reasons.
- Don't defend him.
- He was right.
They found a gun in Levi's glove compartment.
Okay, maybe, but that does not change the fact that he butted into your business without asking.
All I'm saying is, don't make this about me.
Whatever this is, it's about the two of you.
Ooh, I gotta go.
Game time.
Hey, kiddo.
I was beginning to think you were gonna miss the game.
What? What? You and Steve have Mackie arrested, and that's all you can say to me? Look, don't be angry with Steve, it's my fault.
I know.
It's one thing for you to butt into my business, Dad, but I cannot have you butting into my friends'.
I don't butt.
Okay, maybe a little.
You have to stop.
- I can't.
- Dad! Abby, you are my daughter, and as long as you are my daughter, I will always worry about you or anyone connected with you.
Sorry, it's just the way I am.
But I do promise not to go behind your back anymore.
Is that supposed to make me feel better? How has mom put up with you for 37 years? She's a Saint.
No kidding.
Is she home yet? No, her train was delayed.
Said she be home by halftime.
Guys, hurry up, Faith Hill's about to sing.
So, you staying? You are lucky it's my Bears.