Blue Bloods s13e04 Episode Script

What do we got?
Two perps roll up in
a black van wearing masks.
Robbed the vic here,
Alan Josephson, at gunpoint.
Fired one shot.
- Anyone hit?
- Just cuts from the broken glass.
All right, we got it from here.
Excuse me. Detective Reagan and Baez.
It's about time.
We understand you were robbed?
You have a unique gift
for understatement.
Okay, sir, why don't you just
tell us what happened, all right?
I was checking my emails
when these two jackals
shoved a gun in my face
and demanded my watch.
- Did you comply?
- Not without a fight.
Not the best choice you could make.
You could've got yourself
or somebody else killed.
Yeah, you can always buy another watch.
An Astronomic Souveraine?
I'm a Timex guy.
F.P. Journe. Incredibly limited run.
Cost me over $900,000.
Whoa. Was it insured?
Obviously, but it's not about the money.
You have no idea what I had to do
to get my hands on that watch.
And I had it for less than a week.
- Well, we'll do what we can.
- Okay.
Are you familiar
with the Josephson Galleries?
- No.
- Well, the mayor's wife is.
She's one of my best clients.
Good to know.
Find my watch.
900 grand?
Might as well wear
a sign that says, "Rob me."
Hey, boss, wanted to see me?
Annette Jennings is being
promoted to detective.
I heard. She's a talented officer.
One of our best.
Won't be easy to fill her shoes.
Did you have someone in mind?
That's my question for you.
- Sir?
- I want you
to recruit Jennings' replacement.
I appreciate your confidence
in my judgment.
Oh, no, this isn't a vote
of confidence, Reagan.
It's a test. A field intel team
is only as strong as its
personnel and the intel sergeant
needs to be able to identify
and nurture talent.
- I understand.
- The team needs driven
individuals who can think
outside the box.
We have some excellent
officers right in the 2-9.
Good.
Just know, whoever you choose,
you own 'em.
Sink or swim.
No pressure.
That's all.
Thank you, boss.
I understand Andrew Green confessed.
Yes, felony murder for
the death of Mia Daltrey.
A ten-year-old girl playing in the park.
The park adjacent to the bank
where he was committing armed robbery.
Apparently he missed
the memo that shooting it out
with the cops seldom ends well.
Well, I'm sure he will have
plenty of time
to think about it while
he's doing 20 to life upstate.
An excellent result
on a high-profile case.
My compliments.
I'll pass it along.
I understand Green identified
an accomplice as part of his plea?
James Baxter.
A.D.A. Simms will interview him
this afternoon.
Actually, I want you to handle
this one personally.
Simms is completely
capable of doing it
I'm sure she is. But Green's
confession is a big win for us.
And I don't want it undermined
by his accomplice walking away.
I understand, but pulling an
A.D.A. in the middle of a case
Happens all the time.
Unless, of course, your plate
is full with other priorities?
I'm on it.
Great. Keep me posted.
Officer Lester.
Have a seat.
Do you know why you're here?
No, sir.
26 months ago you were cleared
in the shooting death
of Louis Lamar.
By a Queens jury and the NYPD.
I know that.
Well, the mayor has requested
that the department re-open the case.
I don't understand.
That makes two of us.
Is there some kind of new evidence?
No, nothing they've shared with us.
Then how is this fair?
I didn't say it was.
Lamar's family has been
pressuring City Hall
to re-examine the shooting.
I was innocent then,
and I'm innocent now.
What happened that night,
from your perspective only?
Lamar's car fit the description
of a vehicle used in a gunpoint robbery.
I pulled him over, and I ordered
him to keep his hands on the wheel.
Instead, he reaches
into his jacket, quick-like.
No way you could know
he was going for his cell phone.
Or that he had nothing
to do with that robbery.
I hate what happened,
and it eats me alive.
But if it happened again tomorrow,
I'd do the exact same thing.
I'd have to.
So you're at peace with your actions?
I'm very far from at peace
and probably always will be.
But I did my duty,
and I'm doing my best
to live with the fallout.
Thanks for coming in. We'll be in touch.
Hmm.
This thing's going
to beat him up pretty good.
Keep an eye on him.
Do you recognize this man, Mr. Baxter?
Andrew Green. So?
Mr. Green confessed
to committing a robbery at a bank
and exchanging gunfire with the police.
What's that got to do with me?
We'll ask the questions.
Do you know who this is?
If I knew there was a test,
I would've studied.
You got a lousy sense of humor.
James.
This is Mia Daltrey.
She was killed by a stray bullet
shot from Mr. Green's gun.
I don't know anything about that.
Can we get to the point?
When Mr. Green confessed,
he named your client as his accomplice.
He's lying.
We got
security footage of you with Green
an hour before the robbery,
and a block from the bank
when it went down.
Mr. Green is going away,
for felony murder.
You're looking at the same charge.
However, if you admit your guilt,
I will recommend the
minimum sentence to the judge.
No!
There's no damn way I'm going
down for something I didn't do.
My offer expires the moment
you walk out that door.
Checked in with Major Case.
Apparently, they confirmed
there's a string
of armed robberies
targeting luxury watches.
Great. Let's let them handle it.
That way, we don't got to put up
with that hump Josephson.
Boss got a call from downtown.
Apparently, that hump does know
the mayor's wife,
- so it's our case.
- Great.
So what do we know?
They're smart, they're organized,
and they're after watches.
You know, I got to say,
I've never heard of a watch
that cost so much.
It's crazy. You can't turn on
the TV without hearing
about how crime's spiking in the city.
This moron's walking around
with a three-bedroom house on his wrist.
It's a free country, I guess.
Yeah, it's a free country,
but people are struggling
to make ends meet.
And no watch is worth a million dollars.
Well, if you got it like that
Nothing is worth a million
dollars that goes on your wrist.
Oh. Unless it's this watch.
Found Josephson's watch.
White gold dial, 68 jewels.
Oh, look. You can try it on.
Yeah. No, thanks.
- Not even a little?
- Maybe a little.
- Look at that. It looks good.
- Mm. Yeah.
Well, now you know what
to get me for Christmas.
Hey, Cooper, Christo?
What's up, Sarge? Sergeant Reagan.
Congratulations on your commendation
- for breaking up that carjacking.
- Thank you, sir.
My partner's a regular hero.
You mind if I borrow him?
Hell, you can keep him.
Meet you outside.
You got an excellent record.
- Thank you, sir.
- I'm looking to fill a slot
in Field Intelligence.
Are you interested?
- Absolutely, sir.
- Okay, I'll be pulling
your personnel folder,
looking at past evaluations.
Are you good with that?
Yes, sir. I'm grateful
for the opportunity. Thank you.
All right. I'll be in touch.
Andrew Green implicated Baxter
as the lookout for the bank robbery.
It's enough to get an indictment.
But what other evidence do we have
that proves Baxter was involved?
He and Green both got popped for
two other robberies last year.
It doesn't prove he was
involved in this robbery.
The last call that Green got
before entering the bank
came from Baxter's phone.
Okay, but unless Baxter left a message
implicating himself in the crime,
the call itself proves nothing.
Do I got to remind you?
This is Baxter across from the
bank at the time of the robbery.
He's turned away from the bank.
He's not much of a lookout.
Oh, so him standing there
that's just a coincidence? Really?
Did Baxter call Green
and warn him
that the police were on the way?
No. He ran off like the cowardly
skel that he is. Listen.
Baxter's fingerprints are all
over this thing, believe me.
If they were, we wouldn't be
having this conversation.
Right now, all we have
is Green's ID and a mountain
of circumstantial evidence.
Corroborated by a dead kid,
which is all the evidence that I need.
If Baxter didn't do this, he did
something else, I'm telling you.
That's not the way we do business.
Maybe this time, it should be.
Blue Team to ICU.
Paging Blue Team to ICU.
Excuse me. Looking for a gunshot
victim named Prentiss.
- Oh, she's headed to surgery.
- Can we see her for a minute?
She's got a bullet in her abdomen.
Make it quick. Over there.
Okay. Thanks.
Excuse me. Detective Reagan
and Baez. How you doing?
I've had better days.
Can you tell us what happened?
I walked out of my brownstone.
Two men with masks came
out of nowhere.
They wanted my watch.
How'd you get shot?
Ugh.
I just got a carry permit for my Ruger.
I pulled it out of my bag.
That's when they shot you?
I got the gun for protection,
in case something like this happened.
So much for that.
Not your fault.
I'm guessing it was a pricey watch?
Richard Mille.
My wife gave it to me
for our tenth anniversary.
Never heard of it.
How pricey we talking here?
I'm embarrassed to say.
It's okay.
Around $200,000.
The OR is ready. Excuse me.
We're taking her to surgery.
I guess these guys are
starting to play rough.
Yeah. We got to nail these sons
of bitches before somebody's dead.
Pulled the case folder
and trial transcript.
Lester was deemed justified
in using deadly physical force.
It was a good shoot.
Which is exactly why
our shooting team cleared him
and a jury acquitted him.
And why I signed off on it.
So it was a tragedy, not a crime.
And nothing has changed about that.
Except the times.
Meaning what?
Come on, really? Meaning
we have a minority victim.
And a minority cop.
A distinction
without a difference these days.
A cop's not Black or brown
or white. They're just blue.
What's that off, a bumper sticker?
- No.
- Sounds like it.
As thin as the decal it's printed on.
It's conventional wisdom out there.
Yeah, well,
we're not out there, Garrett.
We're in here.
And any wisdom is built on actual facts.
A record number of people
left the department this year.
Most in NYPD history. That's a fact.
So, my wisdom here is,
I can't afford to lose another good cop.
And Lester is, in fact, a good cop
who was completely cleared
on a tragic incident.
Boss, I never thought I'd say this,
but you sound a little like me.
Except way more eloquent.
So you're saying "no" to the mayor?
I'm saying "no"
to the conventional wisdom
that it is somehow justice
to hound a person
for as long as you need to
until you get the thing you want.
I can maybe spin that into,
"We're working on it."
Yeah, but that's gonna sound
like we're stonewalling, right?
Let me work my magic.
But they're gonna go,
"Cops protecting cops
again, same old story."
Well, if we don't, who will?
One PP starts going after cleared cops,
the rank and file are gonna go nuts,
and there's gonna be another
stampede for the exits.
Yeah, and get that in there, too.
- How?
- I have no idea.
But we're counting on you.
Mrs. Daltrey, I'm Erin Reagan.
I appreciate you seeing me.
Please.
I'm so sorry about your daughter.
I still expect to see her
walk in the front door.
I can't imagine
what you've been through.
The only thing keeping me going
is making sure
the men who killed her are punished.
I understand. That's why I'm here.
To thank you for putting
Andrew Green in prison.
Well, I hope it's brought you
some level of peace.
It has.
And now I want James Baxter
to pay for what he did.
I am reviewing Mr. Baxter's case.
I know you and Detective
Abetamarco will do the right thing.
You spoke with Anthony?
He was investigating the shooting.
He told me you were the one
who's going to put Baxter away.
I just met Mia Daltrey's mother.
Nice lady.
She wanted to talk
about the Baxter case.
She wants justice for her daughter.
So you told her to look for me?
I may have mentioned your name.
Give me a break.
You wanted her to seek me out.
She has a right to express her opinion.
You engineered her visit
to put pressure on me
to present a case to the grand jury.
She said she had questions.
I'm no lawyer,
so I told her to ask you directly.
You used a grieving mother
in an to attempt
to influence my decision.
You asked me to look into the case.
Mrs. Daltrey's a part of the
case, maybe the biggest part.
I have great sympathy
for anyone who lost a child.
But I need to make my decisions
based on facts.
Green ID'd Baxter, and that's a fact.
And that should be enough.
Well, I intend to find out.
Don't you ever pull a stunt
like this again.
You and Cooper have been
partners for the past 18 months?
Yeah. Didn't think we'd make it
18 seconds at first.
No? Well, why is that?
He's from a cop family, kind of
uptight, real by the book.
Not that there's anything
wrong with that.
But you guys made it work?
Cooper's a straight arrow,
but a hell of a cop.
Always has my back.
I see how you two have led the precinct
in collars the past
seven months straight.
We think the same way out there.
- How's that?
- We're paid to take
bad guys off the street,
so that's what we do.
Tough time for cops out there.
You guys don't let that
get in the way, huh?
No, we don't look for excuses.
Coop is fearless.
Always the first guy
to run towards trouble.
Field intelligence work requires
strategic thinking.
Outside the box.
You think he's good for that?
- Coop's a smart cop.
- But can he handle
cases that aren't always
what they seem to be?
Look, Sarge, I'm a street cop.
This stuff's above my pay grade.
My partner's a great cop,
and I trust him with my life.
That's good enough for me.
Thanks.
These guys are ripping off
watches all over town.
It's tough to see a pattern.
The MO's consistent.
Trouble is figuring out how
they identify their victims.
- Maybe they use a spotter.
- Maybe.
That would indicate
a much larger operation, though.
- Right here, sir.
- Excuse me.
Hi.
I'm Rishi Patel.
Are you the detectives
handling the watch thefts?
Unfortunately, yes.
What can we do for you?
My family owns a newsstand in Midtown.
- Mm-hmm.
- This morning, two guys came in
when I was opening up.
Let me guess. Masks and guns?
Yeah.
Took my watch.
- Anything else?
- Didn't ask for my wallet,
didn't touch the register.
Okay. Uh, what kind of watch
we talking about here?
That's the weird part.
It's just an old watch my
grandpa bought back in the '70s
when he opened the newsstand.
- Oh.
- What do you think it's worth?
Grandpa was great,
but he was seriously cheap.
If he paid a hundred bucks,
I'd be shocked.
I wouldn't even report it, but, um,
my grandpa passed it down
to my dad, who gave it me.
I've got a little boy now.
I was hoping to continue the tradition.
Yeah, understandable.
Okay, why don't you,
uh, give us a description of the watch?
We'll see if we can help.
Mrs. Lamar, I'm Robert Lester.
We know who you are.
I don't mean to bother you,
and I know you must hate me.
You killed our son.
I want you to know,
I think about Louis every day.
I killed a man I never met,
and that kills me.
You want to tell us about your pain?
You don't know the meaning of the word.
Robert?
Come on.
Let's go.
Make sure he keeps his hands
where you can see them.
What are you doing here?
They got a doorbell camera.
Called it in the moment you showed up.
I just want to tell 'em I'm sorry.
Robert, it's not the time or the place.
Brad Haller. Watched his
girlfriend's baby while she was at work.
Wouldn't exactly be my
first choice for a babysitter.
When she got back,
the kid wasn't acting right.
She took him to the ER, baby
showed signs of being shaken.
- That son of a bitch.
- No witnesses,
detectives can't get him to give it up.
Gonna have to cut him loose
if he doesn't confess.
You want to give it a shot?
Yes, sir.
I'm Officer Cooper.
I got nothing more to say.
I hear you like to beat up little kids.
You hear wrong.
Well, you were the only one
with that baby that night, Mr. Haller,
so no one else could've done it.
Okay, okay.
Either you tell me exactly what you did,
or you're gonna get a lot worse
than what you gave that kid.
Start talking, Brad!
I didn't do it!
I didn't! I didn't do it!
God.
I didn't.
This isn't over.
You've got an excellent eye.
It's a beautiful piece. Thank you.
Uh, are those real diamonds
on the round thingy?
Oh, it's called the bezel.
And those rocks are the real deal.
- Wow.
- Internally flawless.
Want a closer look?
- That's why I'm here.
- Teddy Marx.
Senior sales associate.
Detective Reagan, NYPD.
Investigating a series
of high-end watch robberies.
I-I heard about the incident
with Mr. Josephson.
It's terrifying.
Yeah, he purchased that watch here.
I know. He's one of our best clients.
Ironically, it turns out several
of the stolen watches
were purchased here.
- That's not surprising.
- Why not?
We've been the city's
top luxury watch boutique
for over a decade.
But still, I mean, you know,
more than one of those watches
being purchased here
it's kind of a long shot,
don't you think?
You think
our clients are being targeted?
Well, it's very possible
someone's setting up shop outside.
They wait for your clients to leave,
and then they make a move,
or it could be
it was an inside job.
One of our employees?
You know, I checked the sales record
for Mr. Josephson's watch,
and your name was on it.
What are you suggesting?
I'm not suggesting anything.
Just asking questions.
Well, um, for your information,
one of my associates sold
Leslie Prentiss
the Richard Mille watch
that was just stolen.
That's interesting, because
the Prentiss robbery
hasn't been made public yet.
I saw to that myself.
So the only way
you could possibly know about it
was if you knew about it.
Maybe we should talk downtown.
I want to apologize.
I was out of line earlier.
Okay.
And thing is, uh, my wife and I
just had a baby girl.
Yeah, she's amazing, you know, but
the kid won't stop crying, you know?
I haven't slept in in three nights.
I'm losing my mind.
It can drive you nuts.
Yeah.
And sometimes,
when you can't sleep, you-you do things
that you would never do.
Am I right?
Brad?
It's gonna be all right.
I didn't want to hurt that kid.
I just wanted him to be quiet.
Detective Reynolds,
I appreciate you coming in.
All good. What are we talking about?
The Green case.
One for the good guys.
You did excellent work.
Yeah, well, we had him cold.
But you got him to confess.
That's why I get the big bucks.
And a two-fer.
Getting Green
to give up Baxter that's huge.
No honor among thieves.
But unlike Green,
the only solid evidence
we have against Baxter is Green's ID.
I'm just the dogcatcher.
You guys decide
whether to toss 'em in a cage.
High-profile case, lot of eyes on this,
lot of pressure going around.
Let's cut to the chase, Counselor.
Did you offer Green anything
to give up Baxter?
The usual. "I'll tell the D.A.
you cooperated."
- And did you?
- Yeah.
And Green got 20-to-life instead of 25.
Lucky he didn't get the max.
Well, not so lucky for Baxter.
Yeah, well, just so you know,
I don't give a damn about
Andrew Green or James Baxter.
How about the truth?
I got Green to confess
to killing a little girl
and to give up Baxter.
I did my job.
The rest is up to you.
- Cooper.
- Sergeant.
How's Christo?
Oh, he-he took one in the side, sir.
He's in surgery now.
What the hell happened?
What happened, Cooper?
There was an armed robbery on 9th, sir,
at an electronics store.
We-we were the first ones on the scene.
We-we saw through the window
that the suspect was armed
with an AR15, sir.
And so what did you do?
Christo wanted to contain,
call for backup.
Smart move.
I should've listened to him.
- I decided to go in.
- And Christo?
He-he was right behind me, like always.
What happened once you guys got inside?
Suspect turned around
as soon as we entered, sir.
He opened fire.
Christo pushed me down
to the ground and returned fire.
He took the guy down, but not
Just not before he got hit, sir.
Well, what made you decide to go in?
My mom was a transit cop, sir.
And she always taught me
that a good cop never hesitates.
All due respect, that's not always true.
If he doesn't make it, sir
that's on me.
I feel like I should call a lawyer.
Why? You do something wrong?
- No. I didn't do anything wrong.
- Well, you know,
they say a broken watch is
accurate twice a day, Teddy.
So far, you are 0 for 1.
No one was supposed to get hurt.
Well, you tell that to Leslie
Prentiss, who, luckily for you,
survived. Now spill it.
A couple of months ago,
a guy came up to me
at the coffee place
across from the store.
He knows where I work
and said he has a way
for us to make some serious money.
Those words have done more damage
than cocaine and booze combined.
Go ahead.
- Come on! Start talking.
- Okay.
I should've walked away.
But you didn't. I
Come on. What's the scam?
Whenever I'd sell a Grail
- A what?
- Grail,
as in Holy?
A rare or crazy expensive watch.
- I get it.
- After I'd make the sale,
I'd reach out, I'd give this guy
the name and the address
of the client, the make
of the watch, that's it.
No, that's not it. Your clients
would then get robbed
at gunpoint for their watch.
He promised there would be no violence,
that it'd be a big win all around.
For your clients who get robbed?
How's that a win?
They'd steal the watch.
They'd sell it
to some shady online dealer.
We'd split the profits.
The client files
a big, fat insurance claim.
Then comes back and buy another watch.
It's genius.
Genius until the bullets start flying.
Yes.
Why'd you do it?
Were you hoping to save up some money
and buy yourself one
of those zillion-dollar watches?
You kidding? I'd never sink that
kind of money into wrist candy.
It's a very high-risk investment.
'Cause what you did wasn't
high-risk at all, was it?
You're in a lot of trouble here, Teddy,
but you can help yourself.
Another offer I can't refuse?
Something like that.
Come on. What's the big secret?
I don't want to talk about it.
Oh, come on. Leave him alone.
It's just a Halloween costume.
- How bad can it be?
- Yeah.
- I lost a bet.
- Uh-oh.
Ooh, let's hear it.
Britney Spears.
- Oh, my God. Wow.
- Oh, yeah.
- Could be worse.
- Ooh.
Actually, it is.
How much worse?
There is a twerking contest.
- Oh.
- Oh.
Oh, and twerking is
so much harder than it looks.
How do you know?
I've-I've heard about it.
It's not too late to fail a COVID test.
Yeah, or try witness protection.
Yeah.
Trust me, Sean.
All these guys wore their share
of embarrassing costumes over the years.
Yes.
Yeah, and then some.
Which we don't need
to discuss right now.
- Oh, I think we do.
- Mm-hmm.
- Why not?
- Let's just say
cross-dressing runs
in your immediate family.
You know, that was a one-time thing.
You were one scary little witch.
You lose a bet, too, Dad?
- No.
- Please
- tell me there's pictures.
- Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.
Ah. Which will never
see the light of day, thank you.
Eddie, check with me after dinner.
Okay.
I seem to remember
a Wonder Woman costume
that never saw the light of day.
That was so wrong.
Yeah, you showed so much skin,
Mom wouldn't let you
leave the house in it.
Exactly.
Sounds scandalous.
Grandpa threw a sheet over my head,
and I had to go
as the Statue of Liberty.
You're welcome.
Jamie?
No comment.
Oh, no. Jamie put wheels
on his R2-D2 costume,
and flew right down the driveway.
Yeah, right into the side of my car.
I was trying to make the jump
to light speed, okay?
Light speed.
Um, I went as a Brillo pad
when I was eight.
Then I broke out into hives.
- Wow.
- See?
We all have Halloween skeletons
in the closet.
Yes. I feel better now.
Speaking of which, um, Dad?
Baseball player,
every year like clockwork.
Uh, well, not quite every year.
- Hmm.
- Remember, I control your pension.
Okay, well, now we have to know.
Yeah, Henry, please tell us. Please.
Let's just say
that he was the cutest little
six-year-old Teddy Roosevelt
you ever saw.
Aw.
- Okay.
- Way back then?
Well, what do you have
to say for yourself now?
- Bully.
- Ah.
You've got your marching orders.
Officer Lester was cleared
by a jury of his peers.
And the PC. And nobody gives a damn.
I could refuse to review the case.
And go to war with the mayor?
Pop, it's my job to stand
with my officer.
And you have 35,000 others
to worry about.
Private conversation?
Cops only.
You got two right here.
This is about the Lester case?
Word's out, I see.
Yeah, every house in the city
is talking about it.
Make up your mind?
Not hardly.
If Lester skates,
public will call it a cover-up.
Yeah, but if he doesn't, then every cop
who's ever faced an excessive
force complaint
suddenly has a new target on their back.
Me included.
You stay in this job long enough,
someone's gonna point a finger.
Well, sometimes that's justified,
but not in this case.
Said another cop.
We're never gonna be perfect out there.
Amen.
Lamar's not a bad guy.
All he did was reach for
his phone and he died for it.
He died because he didn't obey
an officer's explicit instruction.
Which means you can't pin it on Lester.
I'm not placing any blame.
Well, unfortunately, the mayor's
trying to make that my job.
So, what are you gonna do about it?
Lester took it out of my hand.
What'd he do? Turn in his papers?
Yup. Friday end of tour.
Wow.
Well, damn. So he's a casualty, too.
Well, not quite.
I handed them right back.
And pointed out that a cop
under active investigation
can't resign.
Wait, that's in the book?
It is.
- Well played.
- So you threw the book at him,
why not just let him go in peace?
Because I can't fight
this thing for all of us
without that one particular
officer right by my side.
Thank you.
You see anything you like?
Help yourself.
- I'll be over there.
- All right. Thanks.
- Could I see some chains?
- Yeah, I got you.
Mm-hmm. Ah?
Nah.
Nah.
Maybe something yellow.
Mm.
Ah?
Boom.
Boom, she likes it.
Can you open that?
Nobody move!
Give up the watch!
All right.
All right, just don't shoot, all right?
- Here you go.
- Got it.
Let's bolt.
- Come on, hurry up.
- It's locked.
Yo, open the damn door!
- Open the door!
- Police!
Drop the gun right now!
On the ground!
On the ground right now.
Drop the gun!
Get on the ground!
Hands where we can see them.
Keep your hands where I can see them.
Hey.
Jackass.
$50 fake, you should
probably know that by now.
Get 'em the hell out of here.
You know it's not too late
to drop this thing.
It's not gonna happen.
You are entitled
to have your lawyer present, Mr. Green.
I got 20 to life.
What the hell else can you do to me?
I want to talk about James Baxter.
So talk.
You guys have known
each other a long time.
- Yeah.
- And he committed this robbery
at the bank with you?
- That's right.
- And did Baxter volunteer to be lookout
or did you ask him to do it?
I don't know. What's the difference?
What was the signal?
- Huh?
- The signal
that Baxter was gonna give you
when the cops arrived?
- We didn't have one.
- Is that because Baxter
didn't actually participate
in this robbery?
Ask that bitch detective.
Detective Reynolds?
She said she'd cut me a deal
if I gave up Baxter.
And she held up her end.
You gave up your friend
even though he was innocent.
You guys wanted Baxter.
I gave him to you.
I'm aware of the negative reaction.
I understand. Yes, sir.
That was the mayor.
Didn't sound like
a pleasant conversation.
He's pissed that James Baxter
wasn't charged,
and he's not alone.
I issued a statement.
I read it. You cited me by name.
It was your case.
Well, you saw to that.
- And?
- All we had on Baxter
was a weak ID by a coconspirator.
But you already knew that.
I'm sorry?
I doubt that.
You assigned me that case
because you knew
I would never present charges
to the grand jury
against an innocent man,
and I would be left holding
the bag when he walked.
Wow.
If you're gonna run for D.A.,
you should really tamp down
the paranoia.
I never made an announcement.
There are no secrets in this town.
If I decide to run,
one thing I will never do
is politicize the business
of this office.
Kind of naive for a career prosecutor.
You're a really good attorney, Kimberly.
But there's more to this job
than just that.
- Enlighten me.
- You need to be able to make
the tough calls and take the blowback
even if it costs you a few votes.
Tough to fit on a bumper sticker.
I was really hoping
to leave the politics
at the water's edge.
Hope springs eternal.
Hey.
Heard you were up and around.
Still breathing, anyway.
Docs said the surgery was a success.
Bullet went right through.
Missed all the important stuff.
Sounds lucky to me.
Lucky would've been if
the damn thing hit someone else.
I'm putting you in for the Combat Cross.
I just did my job.
You saved your partner's life.
And I took a look
at that carjacking footage
that Cooper got decorated for
Wasn't for you, that perp gets away.
Coop and I are partners.
We don't keep score.
During that interrogation,
Cooper didn't have a clue.
Went to get some water, came back in,
knew just how to work that guy.
Cooper got the confession.
I just gave him a little push
in the right direction.
Like that push you gave him
in the electronics store?
Coop's a hell of a cop.
He's gonna do a great job
in Field Intelligence.
Your partner's no longer
a candidate for FIO.
You're making a mistake, Sarge.
No.
I just found someone who's better.
I could never do that to Cooper.
It was his idea.
Congratulations,
Officer Christodoulopoulos.
Heal up fast. We got work to do.
D.A.'s charging those clowns
with attempted murder and armed robbery.
What about Teddy the watch guy?
Cooperated, so he'll got a break,
but he's looking at time, too.
- Sting worked out pretty good.
- Yep.
Kind of like your outfit.
Are you saying there was
something wrong with my outfit?
No, I liked it. I'm saying you had swag.
Really? Well, thank you.
I mean, I had to, considering
how amazing you looked.
Oh stop it.
It's true. You looked amazing.
- Say it again.
- You looked wonderful.
Hi.
Got your message, Detectives.
Oh. Hey, uh
I believe this belongs to you.
You found it. Thank you so much!
D.A. took a photo for evidence;
she agreed to give
the watch back to you.
Yeah, turns out the watch dealer
who was working with the thieves
came in to your newsstand.
He noticed the watch,
he tipped them off.
Why'd they want this old thing?
Well, that old thing happens to be
a Patek Phillippe Nautilus 3700.
Exactly.
I didn't know what that meant either,
but apparently,
the watch is worth 175 grand.
- Kidding me.
- You could send your kid to college
with that bad boy.
Yeah, but
I could never sell it.
One word of advice, though?
Maybe think about switching out the band
and just wearing the watch face-in.
That way it's less noticeable
and you can kind of ensure that
you'll keep it in your family.
Thank you.
Have a seat.
I've asked you here to stand by my side
at a press conference
I've announced for this morning.
In five minutes.
Give or take.
We can't start without you.
Unless you opt out.
I think we're getting
ahead of ourselves here.
Actually, I'm feeling
a little bit behind.
Force Investigation and IAB
went over your case again
with the Hubble Telescope, and
you were cleared yet again.
Good to know.
So I have satisfied the mayor's request
and I will be announcing our findings
at the press conference.
- Thank you, sir.
- But
full disclosure,
our findings would not preclude
a review by the CCRB,
a-a potential civil suit
from the family, or even
some kind of federal
civil rights violation.
But I will stand with you,
representing the 35,000 cops
who will be standing by you,
come hell or high water.
One of my sons
suggested I was less than generous
in not accepting your resignation.
I didn't mean for it
to read that way, so
I will accept it now,
if that is your decision.
If not,
I will ask you to stand by me
and stand up for your department.
Or duck the rotten tomatoes with me,
which may well be the case.
Let's do this.
Thank you, Officer.