NYC 22 (2012) s01e12 Episode Script
Samaritans
Hello? Hello.
Yeah.
This is Police Officer Ray Harper, 22nd Precinct.
Yeah, hey, I got a building on fire.
Five-story tenement.
Hey, wake up! What's going on? We're trying to go to sleep in here.
Fire! Wake up! Fire! Police! Wake up! Fire! Police! Wake up! Fire! Wake up! Hey, fire! Wake up! Fire! Hurry! It's a fire! We got to get out of here quick! Mommy, get up! Come on! Come on! Come on! Good.
Wake up.
Come on.
Come on.
Come on.
Wake up.
God.
Let me get you out of here.
Then we can come back for mom, okay? Come on.
I got a kid! I got a kid! Hey, I got a kid up here! I got him.
No way, man! I can handle it.
I got him.
Trust me.
You got no time, man! You got to do this now! Okay.
Listen to me.
You see that man down there? See that nice man down there? He's gonna catch you, okay? He plays for the Yankees, so he's a real good catcher, okay? You see your mom? You see your mom? And there we go.
That a boy.
Okay.
You sure? Throw him! I got him! I'm ready.
Ready? It's gonna be fun, okay? Like flying, like Superman, okay? All right, okay, okay.
One two Uh [Jay-Z's "Heart of the City" playing.]
Listen, first the Fat Boys break up Now every day I wake up Somebody got something to say Where's the love? Look scrapper, I got nephews to look after I'm not lookin' at you dudes, I'm looking past ya Ain't no love in the heart of the city I said, "Where's the love?" Ain't no love in the heart of town Holla at me Ain't no love In the heart of the city Where's the love.
Samaritans One two You're okay, Come with me.
Come with me.
It's all right.
Hang in there, okay? Just hang in there.
Help's on the way.
Hey, sweetie, your mama's right here.
She's gonna be okay, see? They're lucky you came along.
I was just I was just going on adrenaline.
You and the other guy both.
Where is he, man? I want to meet him.
I don't know.
They said he just got up and limped off somewheres.
Really? Was he hurt? Didn't say jack.
Who catches a kid off a burning building, then just disappears? I don't know.
I'm sure he had his reasons.
Over the last couple of weeks, the number of dope slingers in the park are starting to climb, mostly teenage kids selling to other kids.
Now, they're not in the gangs, but that end of the park is North Seven's turf.
So it's only a matter of time before they take a cut or take over.
Either way, it's not gonna be pretty.
We're getting in front of the situation, taking down dealers today.
Some of you will be making undercover buys.
Saw you on TV.
Bet you made your daughter proud.
I'll be the last to hear.
Officer Apple and rookies Khan and Sanchez.
As soon as you're back in your street clothes, we'll have a little pow-wow here, and then we roll.
Okay, well, I'm sure you all saw the news.
"Rookie cop saves kid from burning building.
" Hey, anyone can throw a kid out the window.
They ought to congratulate the guy who caught him, right? That mom and her son are lucky that you just happened to be out on the street just five hours before your tour's supposed to start.
Okay, um, since some of you are working with Sergeant Howard today, we're gonna switch it up a little bit.
McLaren and Toney, you're on Footpost 51.
And Perry, since you're on standby for court, you and Lazarus will be shuttling cars to the shop for maintenance.
Let's all make sure that the house looks good today.
DCPI's doing a presser at noon-- a little public congratulations for Lazarus.
I'm sure in your years as reporter you covered enough of these to know the drill.
The commissioner, the mayor, the borough commander, two turtle doves, three French hens, a photo op, and a commendation-- yeah, I wouldn't miss it.
Okay, dismissed.
Safe tour, everybody.
Hey, Lazarus.
You ran into a burning building.
Not many guys would have done that.
Who's driving? Frankly, none of you guys would be my first choice.
but Captain wants this done today, and we need young, unfamiliar faces.
So listen up.
These microphones-- they pick up everything, but there's not gonna be a lot of conversation when you're making the buys.
I'll be in a van communicating through your earwig.
It's practically invisible.
We use code names only-- "Uncle" and your first initial.
Don't ask.
That's how it's done.
Tonya, you're "Uncle T.
" Ahmad, "Uncle A.
" Dana, "Uncle D.
" Ghosts on the set are also on the system: other undercovers around the park.
They'll be wearing micro-cameras like this.
And I'll be watching everything on a monitor in the van.
You calling your daughter again? Yeah.
You know, I keep getting her voice Hello? Hey.
Wow, Ruby, it's, uh, it's your dad.
Hey.
So did you see the news or? Yeah.
I didn't realize it was you until they said your name.
Then I was, like, I can't believe it.
Yeah, well, I mean, that was me.
Uh, Hey, look, I wanted to know if you wanted to, uh, you know, if you could come this, this press thing that they're doing at the precinct at noon.
You know, the mayor's gonna be here.
No.
I mean, I-I wish I could, but I could explain to your principal.
I've, like, two big tests today.
Oh, wow, two, huh? Okay.
Excuse me.
Um, well, you, you do your best on those, okay? You, too, on your press thing.
Okay.
Love you.
You make your buys with this.
I get the drugs.
You make sure everything is properly vouchered.
So, how does it go down? Go up to the dealer, say, "You want two?" You put up two fingers.
He says, $40," you pay.
He hands you a couple dimes.
Like that? Hmm.
Yeah.
Then you give your buy sign, so that we know that you have a confirmed buy.
Yours is, you scratch your neck.
You run your fingers through your hair.
You wipe your forehead with the back of your hand.
Everybody cool? Cool as could be.
Good.
That guy that caught that kid-- he's got to be pretty humble, just disappearing like that, not wanting any attention.
I really want to meet him, you know? I just, I just want to shake his hand you know? When you share a life-and-death situation with someone, it's intense.
You want to connect to recapture the feeling.
Combat vets do the same thing.
At 2:00 a.
m.
, he's walking around that neighborhood, he's bound to be a local.
What's open then? Bars.
And an all-night bodega.
Here, let me drive.
Man, that's your stomach? I can hear it over traffic.
Pushed my workout, didn't have breakfast.
Come on.
He'll hook you up in front of the barbershop.
See, every business here has another business.
See that funeral parlor? Doubles back as a beauty shop.
Yeah, really.
And that laundromat-- they got this whole used bootleg DVD deal thing going.
My man right here his things is haircuts and ghetto burgers.
Smells good.
Get two egg and cheese on a roll.
On me.
With bacon.
On his, not on mine.
I don't do the swine.
Code 51, 1064-Q.
Suspicious odor.
Better make that to go.
Ramon.
Hey.
Saw you on the news last night.
How about some coffee, something to eat on me? No, nothanks.
Look, we're looking for a guy may have been here last night late, you know, like, 1:00, Tall, skinny, light hair, maybe, I don't know, That sounds like all those kids.
What kids? From the hostel around the corner.
They in and out of here all night.
Thanks, Ramon.
All right.
Okay, people, let's pick up the pace.
Captain wants these dealers out of here before dark.
Uncle T, you set? I'm set.
Kid up there on the steps, in the black T-shirt.
What's up? Uncle T has made contact.
How much? All right.
See you later.
She got done.
She made it look easy.
You two ready? Hey, there he is.
Hey.
Hey! We just want to talk.
Did you get that from last night? It's okay.
Hey, listen, man.
I just wanted to thank you.
What you did last night was-was incredible.
I mean, talk about pulling off a miracle.
Wh-Why you bolting? I got a joint in my pocket, okay? A joint.
Y-You're taking off from me over a joint? "Scott Exley.
" Meat tag means you're either Marines or Army and you saw combat.
I was an MP, first MLG, two years in Anbar Province.
How about you? Oh Whoa.
DOA? Maybe.
Better call Yoda.
Hope we don't get stuck here with some overripe stiff.
Dean.
It's McLaren.
We're outside that suspicious smell apartment.
It's pretty rank.
I think it might be a DOA.
Well, is anybody inside? Anybody home? Police.
Anyone home? Nobody home.
Look, if it smells like a DOA, you got probable cause, so just call me when you're inside.
Thanks.
He says go in.
Hey, look, Scott, there's gonna be a press conference in about an hour, you know, over at the precinct.
You should come.
You know, let the city congratulate you.
No, no.
Oh, come on, everybody wants to know who the good Samaritan is.
You know, you should be proud.
Mayor's gonna be there.
Thing's probably gonna go national.
I'm That's not my thing.
You know, on TV You know, your mom will probably see it, you know, wherever she is.
My mom? Yeah, she'd like that.
We'll give you a ride over.
Uh, I got to shower, um, get a clean shirt.
Look, here's my cell phone.
You're running late or anything, we'll come pick you up, okay? I'll-I'll meet you there.
Okay.
Let me show you how it's done.
Oh.
After you.
That smell like decomp to you? Hmm-mm, something else.
Here, poochie, poochie.
Here, poochie, poochie.
Here, poochie, poochie, poochie.
Here, poochie, poochie, poochie.
Poochie, my ass! Toney, you okay? Yeah, I'm good.
What the hell are you doing here? As soon as the circus leaves town, we'll take the next car over.
Scott's cutting it pretty close to the wire, huh? Yeah, I just got off the phone with the clerk at the hostel.
Apparently, Scott never came back after we talked to him.
So much for a shower and a clean shirt, huh? I'm trying to find out what his story is.
You know, maybe you should leave him alone.
After a tour is hard enough as it is, to come home and walk around like everything's normal.
Just found him in N.
C.
I.
C.
FBI database? Yeah, Scott Exley reported AWOL Fort Bragg following leave.
Never showed up.
He's a fugitive.
No wonder he bailed when he saw me.
He stopped growling.
Yeah, that's because he's eating.
Eating what? Your radio.
Smells like bacon.
He doesn't know the difference.
It was your idea to buy that crap sandwich.
It was your idea to butt the door open.
You're the one who kicked it in.
You're the one that ran in the bathroom like a little girl, leaving me out here with this Jurassic Park-looking swamp thing.
It keeps eyeing me like I'm a sandwich.
So, uh, what happens if he gets caught? He'll be disciplined.
Probably returned to duty.
But if he's gone for more than 30 days, he'll be declared a deserter.
Could be imprisoned, court-martialed.
He and his family could lose their benefits.
Basically, about as bad as it gets.
Fits the crime.
You can't do the job, request a transfer or a discharge.
You don't just walk out.
Right.
So, what's the story? Do we, uh? Do we arrest guys who go AWOL? They broke the law.
Hey, Lazarus, heads-up.
The mayor can't make it, and the commissioner had a thing so the deputy, uh, chief of patrol Manhattan North, Roz Adamczyk, is here.
Not even anyone from Police Pla Okay, where's our next buy? The kid under the tree.
You're next.
Hey.
Can I get two? Thanks.
She got done.
Nice.
Good job.
Shucks, it weren't nothing.
This will get vouchered.
Okay.
You're up.
Hey, relax.
You'll do great.
Who's that calling? It was Yoda.
I sent it to voicemail.
He could send backup.
The house is full of reporters.
They catch wind of this, you and me will be nothing but a punch line live at 5:00.
What's going on? I'm gonna shoot it.
No, no, they told us in the academy, no matter what you never ever shoot the dog.
That look like a dog to you? They mean the dog metaphorically.
Yeah, well, metaphor this.
Jackpot, what the hell? Just trying to scare it.
That's great, great.
Now some neighbor will call in shots fired and we'll have cops all over the place.
Way to go, my man.
Three points.
On behalf of the mayor and the commissioner, I present this commendation to Rookie Officer Rookie? Um, Ray Harper, for outstanding bravery and distinguished service to the Police Department and the people of New York.
Where's the good Samaritan? Can you give us his name? Got any information? The name, please.
Uh, yeah, he didn't stay at the scene.
Perhaps he wants to remain anonymous.
Is he scared yet? I think he's sleeping.
I'm gonna try to make a run for it.
Okay.
Maybe he's hungry.
Hey, Danny Dean.
You still teaching kindergarten? Pete, what are you doing back in the house? I came to see you.
You know I got my own company now, right? High-security background checks for the airlines.
It's out in Glen Cove, which is what, two exits from your house? Well, I just lost the guy who trains my new hires.
I need to replace him right away.
How about lunch? Uh, 2:00? If you can still stand the old place.
See you there.
Want to party, okay? Uncle A has made contact.
Can you help me out? You a cop? A cop? Do I look like a cop to you? Actually, you look like a terrorist.
Come on, hmm? Help me out here, man.
All right.
Follow me.
Where? In there.
The woods.
Stay out in the open.
Stay out in the open.
It's a beautiful day.
Hey, wait.
Wait! Back in the van.
Back in the van.
Yeah, I think if we can get him into that bedroom with some food, we can shut the door.
Get the hell out of here.
You mean my radio wasn't enough? I think I found his dinner.
We're gonna get you some dinner.
Oh, easy There, Mr.
Alligator.
Yeah.
Oh, yeah.
There you go.
Come on back.
Yeah.
Here, alligator.
Yeah that's it.
Step Oh! Did it work? Yeah.
For the alligator.
You know, this kid gets sent back overseas, he could get killed.
Is that really what you think he deserves? I don't need your permission to take him in.
But how can you do that without even knowing why he went AWOL? The regs on desertion aren't there to protect the military.
They're there to protect the rest of us.
Harper.
Scott? Yeah, I got in some trouble here.
Are you okay? What's going on? I need you to come and get me.
Right away.
Recognize the name Morningside Playa what set you claim They on the street hustling Snow and rain O is on the waist, don't touch the flame St.
Nick get it cracking like Christmastime People dying to start stacking When I spit this rhyme All right, nobody move.
You okay? So this is who's gonna bring my money, huh? This punk owes me four large.
Hey, he said don't move.
Don't move, huh? Are you out of your mind? All right, come on.
Let's go.
Nobody's going nowhere 'cept I get my money first.
How much did you lose? Six hundred.
That's all I got.
You cleaned him out, man.
You can't take He comes here, plays me Now y'all want to rip me off? Nobody's ripping off anybody.
Then tell your girl to take hand hand off that You call me "girl" one more time You're just a baby cop.
Older cops-- they're all nice to me.
Got this.
Wanna keep going? Illegal gambling, assault, extortion, disrespecting a police officer.
Hey, yo, that's my money.
Hey, yo, get my Taking back what's his.
They said shots came from the second floor.
So does the stink.
Police.
Police.
Yo, don't come in! Who's there? Was that a I'm calling it in.
No, not yet.
Not yet, not yet.
Let me see.
Oh, my wow! Ruby? Boy in the hoodie's your dealer.
Set's blown.
Uncle T? He knows I'm a cop.
His name is Hazzard.
I made an arrest at his school.
Come on, Danny.
You put in 25 years.
It's time to pull the pin, man.
Work closer to home.
See your family.
What are you worried about? Job security? I got more work than I can handle.
Grossed five million and change last year, Dan.
Dan, what is keeping you in the department? When do you need to know? Today, Dan.
Oh, no.
Tell me this is a joke.
So you figured, let me take 600 and turn it into a couple of grand with that crew.
Do you know you can't even get on a plane, or go across any border Your name's on every list.
I could get through.
Oh, how? Fake passport? You know, for someone who wore the uniform, you really don't have any respect for the rules of this country, do you? Hey, hey, lay off of him.
It's okay.
You did the right thing getting out before he raised you up.
I can make the buy.
You? You couldn't buy aspirin in a pharmacy.
But I'm gonna put you back in with you.
Peg, you're his girlfriend.
He chokes, you take over.
I'm not choking.
Good.
How'd you get leave? My dad died.
I'm sorry for your loss.
But that leave was to bury your dad hug your mom, and report back for duty.
I know that.
But you didn't.
I had leave.
I reported back.
Every other guy in my unit that had leave reported back.
What makes you so special? You think I didn't want to? When I went back to Ohio, every single night it was too quiet.
I couldn't fall asleep.
I kept hearing things that weren't there.
Seeing things every time I close my eyes.
You know what I'm talking about.
Don't tell me you don't.
I came to New York because it was the nosiest place I could think of.
Fell sound asleep first night.
And every night since.
It came time to report back I just couldn't make myself get on that bus.
Am I being arrested? I'm doing this alone.
That's a negative, Uncle A.
We're doing this together, boyfriend and girlfriend.
Relax.
You'll do fine.
You score all the time, you and me.
You are so cute when you're freaked.
How about a kiss? Cut it out.
Be cool, Uncle A.
I'm cool.
Hey.
Can we cop some "E," my girlfriend and me? Do I know you? Do you have to? Is that all you got? How much? Fifty.
I wanna see what it gets me.
Walk away, Uncle A.
Just walk away.
Positive buy.
Positive buy.
That's it.
All right.
possessors, dealers, girlfriends, friends-- take them all down.
All right, relax.
Ruby! Ruby! You're my dad's partner.
I saw you at school.
You need to get out of here now.
What's going on? You don't leave this second, I can't help you.
Go! Who's that? Some girl trying to get in the way.
Some girl? Next time, let her get in the way.
Hey, quit slamming the door.
He's jumpy.
What's going on? What's going on, man? What's going on? Whoa, whoa.
Nobody better Hey, hey! Baby! Baby Daddy's home.
Daddy's home, Baby.
It's okay.
It's okay.
It's oh, man.
Oh, man.
It's okay, Baby.
We just gonna keep driving until we run out of gas? I'm not taking him in.
Where are we going? I have no idea.
Pull over.
You want to do this in front of him? Pull over.
You're not an MP anymore.
No, I'm a cop, and I've got a confessed law-breaker in custody.
And I respect your sense of duty.
I do.
I absolutely do, okay? And I know the rules, you know, the law or whatever.
All right, but I was looking into that guy's eyes from 40 feet up, okay? And I saw him literally commit to holding a child's life in his hands.
So, that kid's more important than his whole unit? No, no, no, no, I just I just can't send him back to combat, you know, or to jail, I just Look, in seven days, he's officially declared a deserter.
If you really care about him, don't let him ruin his life.
He's traumatized.
I get it.
There's help available.
Yeah, if he turns himself in or we turn him, and then what? That meat tag, that's not just some vanity tattoo.
That's in case he gets so badly mangled, that's the only way to ID him.
I know.
Okay, well, then you decide.
I always thought that if you had your team's back, they'd have yours.
I used to be on his team.
I saw what he saw.
I went through what he went through.
Now I'm on your team.
I need to know that you've got my back.
And you need to know that I've got yours.
Your call.
White House? Come on.
Marcus Gibson, you're under arrest for keeping a dangerous animal.
Instead of making Baby a pet, you should have made him shoes, a couple belts, a briefcase.
Huh, I must be at the circus.
Wild animal, and a couple of first class clowns.
Maybe I'm being too harsh.
I realize that you were confronted with a, uh, an unusual situation.
So, let's start with everything you did that was right.
Nothing.
You said we had probable cause to enter.
Yeah, did I tell you to break down the door? No.
No, sir.
No, because that wouldn't have been procedure.
Procedure is you call ESU, and you wait for them.
You don't bust in like the A-Team.
Once inside, you see a dangerous situation, like, I don't know, let's see an alligator, you call for backup.
And you never, ever fire a warning shot.
It wasn't a warning shot.
I was just trying to Where's your radio? Well, uh, it's funny about that.
The alligator ate it.
You think this is funny? Well, yeah, kind of.
This isn't funny.
Nothing about this is even remotely funny.
Nothing.
You got it? All right, so you got enough cash to go to Canada or, you know, Ohio.
Or Fort Bragg.
I'm not going there.
You know, you're always gonna be at risk of arrest.
You turn yourself in, especially before these 30 days are lapsed How come you're not arresting me? You have kids? No? I have a daughter.
The thing is, uh, with kids, uh, when they're born, you know, uh, and-and you hold them in your arms for the first time I mean, they're, like, so fragile, and you start to realize, like, no matter how big they grow, you're just never gonna forget that first moment, you know, when you held them.
And you're just never, ever, ever gonna want to stop protecting them.
So, you know, last night with that kid, I'm thinking to myself, "I can't save this little guy.
" You know? But then, like, there you were, and you and I, we-we did.
Uh, anyway, so when my partner told me that, you know, you were just gonna get sent back, it just didn't seem like the right thing to have happen.
I mean, either way, it's your call.
Thank you, sir.
Yeah.
Hey.
You know, if it ever gets too quiet at night, it might help to remember that you saved that kid.
Reached the city steps tonight Hey, Perry.
Do you know if Ray's still in the house? Following the power lines Ray? Lazarus? Is he still here? Uh, some of the squad took him over to Coogan's to celebrate.
Everybody's invited.
Are you going? Nah, I don't think so.
Okay.
And you tell yourself You won't let them touch Did I say too much? Did I say enough? I don't know Sylvia I don't know Sylvia Circle 'round the room still Guys.
Hey, everyone.
Guys, guys, your attention, please.
When the headline says, "Hero cop," that's good for all of us.
Out there, for a day or two after, they look at us like we're all heroes.
Sometimes we are.
In the last 24 hours, we saw a great example of what it means to be a hero.
So, we got a little presentation on behalf of the 2-2 to acknowledge the bravery, courage, and quick action that few ever display even when called upon to do so.
You got the thing? Yeah.
So, we present to the rookies, McLaren and Toney, for distinguished service in the line of duty.
Funny.
Very funny.
So, how drunk am I gonna have to get you before you take my offer? Call me in six months, when the training wheels come off this class.
Take care.
You, too.
Hey, it's from the couple by the jukebox.
Everybody's buying for the hero tonight.
Yo, Ray.
Hey, you made it.
Yeah.
Thanks for coming.
What are you having? Oh, no, it's okay.
I didn't come for that.
Well, what'd you come for then? It's about your daughter.
We have to talk.
Hey, honey, two calls in one day.
To what do I owe the honor?
Yeah.
This is Police Officer Ray Harper, 22nd Precinct.
Yeah, hey, I got a building on fire.
Five-story tenement.
Hey, wake up! What's going on? We're trying to go to sleep in here.
Fire! Wake up! Fire! Police! Wake up! Fire! Police! Wake up! Fire! Wake up! Hey, fire! Wake up! Fire! Hurry! It's a fire! We got to get out of here quick! Mommy, get up! Come on! Come on! Come on! Good.
Wake up.
Come on.
Come on.
Come on.
Wake up.
God.
Let me get you out of here.
Then we can come back for mom, okay? Come on.
I got a kid! I got a kid! Hey, I got a kid up here! I got him.
No way, man! I can handle it.
I got him.
Trust me.
You got no time, man! You got to do this now! Okay.
Listen to me.
You see that man down there? See that nice man down there? He's gonna catch you, okay? He plays for the Yankees, so he's a real good catcher, okay? You see your mom? You see your mom? And there we go.
That a boy.
Okay.
You sure? Throw him! I got him! I'm ready.
Ready? It's gonna be fun, okay? Like flying, like Superman, okay? All right, okay, okay.
One two Uh [Jay-Z's "Heart of the City" playing.]
Listen, first the Fat Boys break up Now every day I wake up Somebody got something to say Where's the love? Look scrapper, I got nephews to look after I'm not lookin' at you dudes, I'm looking past ya Ain't no love in the heart of the city I said, "Where's the love?" Ain't no love in the heart of town Holla at me Ain't no love In the heart of the city Where's the love.
Samaritans One two You're okay, Come with me.
Come with me.
It's all right.
Hang in there, okay? Just hang in there.
Help's on the way.
Hey, sweetie, your mama's right here.
She's gonna be okay, see? They're lucky you came along.
I was just I was just going on adrenaline.
You and the other guy both.
Where is he, man? I want to meet him.
I don't know.
They said he just got up and limped off somewheres.
Really? Was he hurt? Didn't say jack.
Who catches a kid off a burning building, then just disappears? I don't know.
I'm sure he had his reasons.
Over the last couple of weeks, the number of dope slingers in the park are starting to climb, mostly teenage kids selling to other kids.
Now, they're not in the gangs, but that end of the park is North Seven's turf.
So it's only a matter of time before they take a cut or take over.
Either way, it's not gonna be pretty.
We're getting in front of the situation, taking down dealers today.
Some of you will be making undercover buys.
Saw you on TV.
Bet you made your daughter proud.
I'll be the last to hear.
Officer Apple and rookies Khan and Sanchez.
As soon as you're back in your street clothes, we'll have a little pow-wow here, and then we roll.
Okay, well, I'm sure you all saw the news.
"Rookie cop saves kid from burning building.
" Hey, anyone can throw a kid out the window.
They ought to congratulate the guy who caught him, right? That mom and her son are lucky that you just happened to be out on the street just five hours before your tour's supposed to start.
Okay, um, since some of you are working with Sergeant Howard today, we're gonna switch it up a little bit.
McLaren and Toney, you're on Footpost 51.
And Perry, since you're on standby for court, you and Lazarus will be shuttling cars to the shop for maintenance.
Let's all make sure that the house looks good today.
DCPI's doing a presser at noon-- a little public congratulations for Lazarus.
I'm sure in your years as reporter you covered enough of these to know the drill.
The commissioner, the mayor, the borough commander, two turtle doves, three French hens, a photo op, and a commendation-- yeah, I wouldn't miss it.
Okay, dismissed.
Safe tour, everybody.
Hey, Lazarus.
You ran into a burning building.
Not many guys would have done that.
Who's driving? Frankly, none of you guys would be my first choice.
but Captain wants this done today, and we need young, unfamiliar faces.
So listen up.
These microphones-- they pick up everything, but there's not gonna be a lot of conversation when you're making the buys.
I'll be in a van communicating through your earwig.
It's practically invisible.
We use code names only-- "Uncle" and your first initial.
Don't ask.
That's how it's done.
Tonya, you're "Uncle T.
" Ahmad, "Uncle A.
" Dana, "Uncle D.
" Ghosts on the set are also on the system: other undercovers around the park.
They'll be wearing micro-cameras like this.
And I'll be watching everything on a monitor in the van.
You calling your daughter again? Yeah.
You know, I keep getting her voice Hello? Hey.
Wow, Ruby, it's, uh, it's your dad.
Hey.
So did you see the news or? Yeah.
I didn't realize it was you until they said your name.
Then I was, like, I can't believe it.
Yeah, well, I mean, that was me.
Uh, Hey, look, I wanted to know if you wanted to, uh, you know, if you could come this, this press thing that they're doing at the precinct at noon.
You know, the mayor's gonna be here.
No.
I mean, I-I wish I could, but I could explain to your principal.
I've, like, two big tests today.
Oh, wow, two, huh? Okay.
Excuse me.
Um, well, you, you do your best on those, okay? You, too, on your press thing.
Okay.
Love you.
You make your buys with this.
I get the drugs.
You make sure everything is properly vouchered.
So, how does it go down? Go up to the dealer, say, "You want two?" You put up two fingers.
He says, $40," you pay.
He hands you a couple dimes.
Like that? Hmm.
Yeah.
Then you give your buy sign, so that we know that you have a confirmed buy.
Yours is, you scratch your neck.
You run your fingers through your hair.
You wipe your forehead with the back of your hand.
Everybody cool? Cool as could be.
Good.
That guy that caught that kid-- he's got to be pretty humble, just disappearing like that, not wanting any attention.
I really want to meet him, you know? I just, I just want to shake his hand you know? When you share a life-and-death situation with someone, it's intense.
You want to connect to recapture the feeling.
Combat vets do the same thing.
At 2:00 a.
m.
, he's walking around that neighborhood, he's bound to be a local.
What's open then? Bars.
And an all-night bodega.
Here, let me drive.
Man, that's your stomach? I can hear it over traffic.
Pushed my workout, didn't have breakfast.
Come on.
He'll hook you up in front of the barbershop.
See, every business here has another business.
See that funeral parlor? Doubles back as a beauty shop.
Yeah, really.
And that laundromat-- they got this whole used bootleg DVD deal thing going.
My man right here his things is haircuts and ghetto burgers.
Smells good.
Get two egg and cheese on a roll.
On me.
With bacon.
On his, not on mine.
I don't do the swine.
Code 51, 1064-Q.
Suspicious odor.
Better make that to go.
Ramon.
Hey.
Saw you on the news last night.
How about some coffee, something to eat on me? No, nothanks.
Look, we're looking for a guy may have been here last night late, you know, like, 1:00, Tall, skinny, light hair, maybe, I don't know, That sounds like all those kids.
What kids? From the hostel around the corner.
They in and out of here all night.
Thanks, Ramon.
All right.
Okay, people, let's pick up the pace.
Captain wants these dealers out of here before dark.
Uncle T, you set? I'm set.
Kid up there on the steps, in the black T-shirt.
What's up? Uncle T has made contact.
How much? All right.
See you later.
She got done.
She made it look easy.
You two ready? Hey, there he is.
Hey.
Hey! We just want to talk.
Did you get that from last night? It's okay.
Hey, listen, man.
I just wanted to thank you.
What you did last night was-was incredible.
I mean, talk about pulling off a miracle.
Wh-Why you bolting? I got a joint in my pocket, okay? A joint.
Y-You're taking off from me over a joint? "Scott Exley.
" Meat tag means you're either Marines or Army and you saw combat.
I was an MP, first MLG, two years in Anbar Province.
How about you? Oh Whoa.
DOA? Maybe.
Better call Yoda.
Hope we don't get stuck here with some overripe stiff.
Dean.
It's McLaren.
We're outside that suspicious smell apartment.
It's pretty rank.
I think it might be a DOA.
Well, is anybody inside? Anybody home? Police.
Anyone home? Nobody home.
Look, if it smells like a DOA, you got probable cause, so just call me when you're inside.
Thanks.
He says go in.
Hey, look, Scott, there's gonna be a press conference in about an hour, you know, over at the precinct.
You should come.
You know, let the city congratulate you.
No, no.
Oh, come on, everybody wants to know who the good Samaritan is.
You know, you should be proud.
Mayor's gonna be there.
Thing's probably gonna go national.
I'm That's not my thing.
You know, on TV You know, your mom will probably see it, you know, wherever she is.
My mom? Yeah, she'd like that.
We'll give you a ride over.
Uh, I got to shower, um, get a clean shirt.
Look, here's my cell phone.
You're running late or anything, we'll come pick you up, okay? I'll-I'll meet you there.
Okay.
Let me show you how it's done.
Oh.
After you.
That smell like decomp to you? Hmm-mm, something else.
Here, poochie, poochie.
Here, poochie, poochie.
Here, poochie, poochie, poochie.
Here, poochie, poochie, poochie.
Poochie, my ass! Toney, you okay? Yeah, I'm good.
What the hell are you doing here? As soon as the circus leaves town, we'll take the next car over.
Scott's cutting it pretty close to the wire, huh? Yeah, I just got off the phone with the clerk at the hostel.
Apparently, Scott never came back after we talked to him.
So much for a shower and a clean shirt, huh? I'm trying to find out what his story is.
You know, maybe you should leave him alone.
After a tour is hard enough as it is, to come home and walk around like everything's normal.
Just found him in N.
C.
I.
C.
FBI database? Yeah, Scott Exley reported AWOL Fort Bragg following leave.
Never showed up.
He's a fugitive.
No wonder he bailed when he saw me.
He stopped growling.
Yeah, that's because he's eating.
Eating what? Your radio.
Smells like bacon.
He doesn't know the difference.
It was your idea to buy that crap sandwich.
It was your idea to butt the door open.
You're the one who kicked it in.
You're the one that ran in the bathroom like a little girl, leaving me out here with this Jurassic Park-looking swamp thing.
It keeps eyeing me like I'm a sandwich.
So, uh, what happens if he gets caught? He'll be disciplined.
Probably returned to duty.
But if he's gone for more than 30 days, he'll be declared a deserter.
Could be imprisoned, court-martialed.
He and his family could lose their benefits.
Basically, about as bad as it gets.
Fits the crime.
You can't do the job, request a transfer or a discharge.
You don't just walk out.
Right.
So, what's the story? Do we, uh? Do we arrest guys who go AWOL? They broke the law.
Hey, Lazarus, heads-up.
The mayor can't make it, and the commissioner had a thing so the deputy, uh, chief of patrol Manhattan North, Roz Adamczyk, is here.
Not even anyone from Police Pla Okay, where's our next buy? The kid under the tree.
You're next.
Hey.
Can I get two? Thanks.
She got done.
Nice.
Good job.
Shucks, it weren't nothing.
This will get vouchered.
Okay.
You're up.
Hey, relax.
You'll do great.
Who's that calling? It was Yoda.
I sent it to voicemail.
He could send backup.
The house is full of reporters.
They catch wind of this, you and me will be nothing but a punch line live at 5:00.
What's going on? I'm gonna shoot it.
No, no, they told us in the academy, no matter what you never ever shoot the dog.
That look like a dog to you? They mean the dog metaphorically.
Yeah, well, metaphor this.
Jackpot, what the hell? Just trying to scare it.
That's great, great.
Now some neighbor will call in shots fired and we'll have cops all over the place.
Way to go, my man.
Three points.
On behalf of the mayor and the commissioner, I present this commendation to Rookie Officer Rookie? Um, Ray Harper, for outstanding bravery and distinguished service to the Police Department and the people of New York.
Where's the good Samaritan? Can you give us his name? Got any information? The name, please.
Uh, yeah, he didn't stay at the scene.
Perhaps he wants to remain anonymous.
Is he scared yet? I think he's sleeping.
I'm gonna try to make a run for it.
Okay.
Maybe he's hungry.
Hey, Danny Dean.
You still teaching kindergarten? Pete, what are you doing back in the house? I came to see you.
You know I got my own company now, right? High-security background checks for the airlines.
It's out in Glen Cove, which is what, two exits from your house? Well, I just lost the guy who trains my new hires.
I need to replace him right away.
How about lunch? Uh, 2:00? If you can still stand the old place.
See you there.
Want to party, okay? Uncle A has made contact.
Can you help me out? You a cop? A cop? Do I look like a cop to you? Actually, you look like a terrorist.
Come on, hmm? Help me out here, man.
All right.
Follow me.
Where? In there.
The woods.
Stay out in the open.
Stay out in the open.
It's a beautiful day.
Hey, wait.
Wait! Back in the van.
Back in the van.
Yeah, I think if we can get him into that bedroom with some food, we can shut the door.
Get the hell out of here.
You mean my radio wasn't enough? I think I found his dinner.
We're gonna get you some dinner.
Oh, easy There, Mr.
Alligator.
Yeah.
Oh, yeah.
There you go.
Come on back.
Yeah.
Here, alligator.
Yeah that's it.
Step Oh! Did it work? Yeah.
For the alligator.
You know, this kid gets sent back overseas, he could get killed.
Is that really what you think he deserves? I don't need your permission to take him in.
But how can you do that without even knowing why he went AWOL? The regs on desertion aren't there to protect the military.
They're there to protect the rest of us.
Harper.
Scott? Yeah, I got in some trouble here.
Are you okay? What's going on? I need you to come and get me.
Right away.
Recognize the name Morningside Playa what set you claim They on the street hustling Snow and rain O is on the waist, don't touch the flame St.
Nick get it cracking like Christmastime People dying to start stacking When I spit this rhyme All right, nobody move.
You okay? So this is who's gonna bring my money, huh? This punk owes me four large.
Hey, he said don't move.
Don't move, huh? Are you out of your mind? All right, come on.
Let's go.
Nobody's going nowhere 'cept I get my money first.
How much did you lose? Six hundred.
That's all I got.
You cleaned him out, man.
You can't take He comes here, plays me Now y'all want to rip me off? Nobody's ripping off anybody.
Then tell your girl to take hand hand off that You call me "girl" one more time You're just a baby cop.
Older cops-- they're all nice to me.
Got this.
Wanna keep going? Illegal gambling, assault, extortion, disrespecting a police officer.
Hey, yo, that's my money.
Hey, yo, get my Taking back what's his.
They said shots came from the second floor.
So does the stink.
Police.
Police.
Yo, don't come in! Who's there? Was that a I'm calling it in.
No, not yet.
Not yet, not yet.
Let me see.
Oh, my wow! Ruby? Boy in the hoodie's your dealer.
Set's blown.
Uncle T? He knows I'm a cop.
His name is Hazzard.
I made an arrest at his school.
Come on, Danny.
You put in 25 years.
It's time to pull the pin, man.
Work closer to home.
See your family.
What are you worried about? Job security? I got more work than I can handle.
Grossed five million and change last year, Dan.
Dan, what is keeping you in the department? When do you need to know? Today, Dan.
Oh, no.
Tell me this is a joke.
So you figured, let me take 600 and turn it into a couple of grand with that crew.
Do you know you can't even get on a plane, or go across any border Your name's on every list.
I could get through.
Oh, how? Fake passport? You know, for someone who wore the uniform, you really don't have any respect for the rules of this country, do you? Hey, hey, lay off of him.
It's okay.
You did the right thing getting out before he raised you up.
I can make the buy.
You? You couldn't buy aspirin in a pharmacy.
But I'm gonna put you back in with you.
Peg, you're his girlfriend.
He chokes, you take over.
I'm not choking.
Good.
How'd you get leave? My dad died.
I'm sorry for your loss.
But that leave was to bury your dad hug your mom, and report back for duty.
I know that.
But you didn't.
I had leave.
I reported back.
Every other guy in my unit that had leave reported back.
What makes you so special? You think I didn't want to? When I went back to Ohio, every single night it was too quiet.
I couldn't fall asleep.
I kept hearing things that weren't there.
Seeing things every time I close my eyes.
You know what I'm talking about.
Don't tell me you don't.
I came to New York because it was the nosiest place I could think of.
Fell sound asleep first night.
And every night since.
It came time to report back I just couldn't make myself get on that bus.
Am I being arrested? I'm doing this alone.
That's a negative, Uncle A.
We're doing this together, boyfriend and girlfriend.
Relax.
You'll do fine.
You score all the time, you and me.
You are so cute when you're freaked.
How about a kiss? Cut it out.
Be cool, Uncle A.
I'm cool.
Hey.
Can we cop some "E," my girlfriend and me? Do I know you? Do you have to? Is that all you got? How much? Fifty.
I wanna see what it gets me.
Walk away, Uncle A.
Just walk away.
Positive buy.
Positive buy.
That's it.
All right.
possessors, dealers, girlfriends, friends-- take them all down.
All right, relax.
Ruby! Ruby! You're my dad's partner.
I saw you at school.
You need to get out of here now.
What's going on? You don't leave this second, I can't help you.
Go! Who's that? Some girl trying to get in the way.
Some girl? Next time, let her get in the way.
Hey, quit slamming the door.
He's jumpy.
What's going on? What's going on, man? What's going on? Whoa, whoa.
Nobody better Hey, hey! Baby! Baby Daddy's home.
Daddy's home, Baby.
It's okay.
It's okay.
It's oh, man.
Oh, man.
It's okay, Baby.
We just gonna keep driving until we run out of gas? I'm not taking him in.
Where are we going? I have no idea.
Pull over.
You want to do this in front of him? Pull over.
You're not an MP anymore.
No, I'm a cop, and I've got a confessed law-breaker in custody.
And I respect your sense of duty.
I do.
I absolutely do, okay? And I know the rules, you know, the law or whatever.
All right, but I was looking into that guy's eyes from 40 feet up, okay? And I saw him literally commit to holding a child's life in his hands.
So, that kid's more important than his whole unit? No, no, no, no, I just I just can't send him back to combat, you know, or to jail, I just Look, in seven days, he's officially declared a deserter.
If you really care about him, don't let him ruin his life.
He's traumatized.
I get it.
There's help available.
Yeah, if he turns himself in or we turn him, and then what? That meat tag, that's not just some vanity tattoo.
That's in case he gets so badly mangled, that's the only way to ID him.
I know.
Okay, well, then you decide.
I always thought that if you had your team's back, they'd have yours.
I used to be on his team.
I saw what he saw.
I went through what he went through.
Now I'm on your team.
I need to know that you've got my back.
And you need to know that I've got yours.
Your call.
White House? Come on.
Marcus Gibson, you're under arrest for keeping a dangerous animal.
Instead of making Baby a pet, you should have made him shoes, a couple belts, a briefcase.
Huh, I must be at the circus.
Wild animal, and a couple of first class clowns.
Maybe I'm being too harsh.
I realize that you were confronted with a, uh, an unusual situation.
So, let's start with everything you did that was right.
Nothing.
You said we had probable cause to enter.
Yeah, did I tell you to break down the door? No.
No, sir.
No, because that wouldn't have been procedure.
Procedure is you call ESU, and you wait for them.
You don't bust in like the A-Team.
Once inside, you see a dangerous situation, like, I don't know, let's see an alligator, you call for backup.
And you never, ever fire a warning shot.
It wasn't a warning shot.
I was just trying to Where's your radio? Well, uh, it's funny about that.
The alligator ate it.
You think this is funny? Well, yeah, kind of.
This isn't funny.
Nothing about this is even remotely funny.
Nothing.
You got it? All right, so you got enough cash to go to Canada or, you know, Ohio.
Or Fort Bragg.
I'm not going there.
You know, you're always gonna be at risk of arrest.
You turn yourself in, especially before these 30 days are lapsed How come you're not arresting me? You have kids? No? I have a daughter.
The thing is, uh, with kids, uh, when they're born, you know, uh, and-and you hold them in your arms for the first time I mean, they're, like, so fragile, and you start to realize, like, no matter how big they grow, you're just never gonna forget that first moment, you know, when you held them.
And you're just never, ever, ever gonna want to stop protecting them.
So, you know, last night with that kid, I'm thinking to myself, "I can't save this little guy.
" You know? But then, like, there you were, and you and I, we-we did.
Uh, anyway, so when my partner told me that, you know, you were just gonna get sent back, it just didn't seem like the right thing to have happen.
I mean, either way, it's your call.
Thank you, sir.
Yeah.
Hey.
You know, if it ever gets too quiet at night, it might help to remember that you saved that kid.
Reached the city steps tonight Hey, Perry.
Do you know if Ray's still in the house? Following the power lines Ray? Lazarus? Is he still here? Uh, some of the squad took him over to Coogan's to celebrate.
Everybody's invited.
Are you going? Nah, I don't think so.
Okay.
And you tell yourself You won't let them touch Did I say too much? Did I say enough? I don't know Sylvia I don't know Sylvia Circle 'round the room still Guys.
Hey, everyone.
Guys, guys, your attention, please.
When the headline says, "Hero cop," that's good for all of us.
Out there, for a day or two after, they look at us like we're all heroes.
Sometimes we are.
In the last 24 hours, we saw a great example of what it means to be a hero.
So, we got a little presentation on behalf of the 2-2 to acknowledge the bravery, courage, and quick action that few ever display even when called upon to do so.
You got the thing? Yeah.
So, we present to the rookies, McLaren and Toney, for distinguished service in the line of duty.
Funny.
Very funny.
So, how drunk am I gonna have to get you before you take my offer? Call me in six months, when the training wheels come off this class.
Take care.
You, too.
Hey, it's from the couple by the jukebox.
Everybody's buying for the hero tonight.
Yo, Ray.
Hey, you made it.
Yeah.
Thanks for coming.
What are you having? Oh, no, it's okay.
I didn't come for that.
Well, what'd you come for then? It's about your daughter.
We have to talk.
Hey, honey, two calls in one day.
To what do I owe the honor?