T.J. Hooker (1982) s01e03 Episode Script
God Bless the Child
STOP! PLEASE STOP! [brakes squealing.]
PLEASE HELP ME! HE'S CHASING ME! [yelling.]
PLEASE HELP! HE'S COMING! OH, HELP! HELP! WAIT! [gasping.]
OH! [panting.]
PLEASE DON'T HURT ME! PLEASE DON'T HURT ME! [panting.]
DON'T HURT ME.
[grunting.]
OH, GOD.
I PROMISE I WON'T TELL ANYBODY.
YOU'RE RIGHT, SUGAR.
YOU WON'T TELL NOBODY.
[panting.]
NO! [screaming.]
NO! NO, NO! NO! (Hooker) YOUR BASIC MIDDLE-CLASS NEIGHBORHOOD, ROMANO.
HARD-WORKING, CONCERNED CITIZENS WHO PAY THEIR TAXES WITH A SMILE, TRY TO RAISE THEIR KIDS CORRECTLY, AND ARE TOO FRIGHTENED TO TAKE A WALK AFTER SUNDOWN OR LEAVE THEIR WINDOWS OPEN FOR A BREATH OF AIR ON A HOT SUMMER NIGHT.
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE WORLD? WHERE'D IT ALL GO WRONG? IS IT US? THE COURTS? THE PRISONS? TAKE YOUR PICK.
I NEVER WAS WHAT YOU'D CALL, UH, POLITICAL, BUT WHEN I WAS A ROOKIE LIKE YOU, THE VETS USED TO CALL ME "THE FLAMING LIBERAL.
" NOW, I'M NOT SURE WHAT I AM.
CONSERVATIVE? CLOSE ENOUGH.
YOU KNOW THE DEFINITION OF A CONSERVATIVE? A LIBERAL WHO GOT MUGGED.
[both chuckling.]
[woman dispatcher on radio.]
4 ADAM-30, 4 ADAM-30.
SEE THE MAN.
182 SOUTH HARRIS.
REPORT OF A DISTURBANCE AND A SCREAMING FEMALE.
4 ADAM-30, ROGER.
[siren blaring.]
[tires screeching.]
DID YOU SEE THAT? THINK THEY HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE SCREAMER? AT THIS HOUR, THEY AREN'T DELIVERING MILK.
YOU TAKE THE CALL, I'LL TAKE THEM.
RIGHT.
[tires squealing.]
[siren wailing.]
DAMN! [siren approaching.]
[tires squealing.]
[siren stops.]
[brakes squeal.]
THIS IS MR.
JOHNSON.
HE'S THE ONE WHO CALLED, THE MANAGER OF THE ADAMS HOTEL.
IT'S JUST AWFUL.
THE KID IS DEAD AND NOBODY SAW ANYTHING.
THEY NEVER DO.
SHE CAME FROM OFF THE ROOF.
SHE JUMPED, OR FELL.
OR WAS PUSHED.
WHAT ABOUT THOSE 2 GUYS WHO WERE-- A TRUCK CUT OFF MY PURSUIT.
DIDN'T GET CLOSE ENOUGH TO GET A GOOD LOOK.
YOU 2 MEN STAND OVER THERE, I'LL BE WITH YOU IN A MINUTE.
DID ANYBODY SEE 2 GUYS IN THE VICINITY BEFORE OR AFTER? NO.
IF ANYBODY WAS HERE, THEY WERE GONE QUICK.
PRETTY GIRL.
OR USED TO BE.
IT'S A ROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD FOR HER TO BE RUNNING AROUND IN.
PIMP AND JUNKIE HEAVEN.
DOESN'T LOOK LIKE SHE BELONGED AROUND HERE.
[woman chattering on police radio.]
SAME AGE AS MY DAUGHTER.
THERE'S NO I.
D.
ON HER.
THERE'S ONE THING, THOUGH.
YEAH? I THINK SHE WAS AN ADDICT.
NEEDLE TRACKS? POP MARKS ON ONE ARM.
MORE DOPE COMIN' IN, MORE PUSHERS AT WORK SCUM DEALING SLOW DEATH TO INNOCENT KIDS.
YOU WONDER IF THERE'S SOMEBODY OUT THERE WORRYING ABOUT HER RIGHT NOW.
IF THERE WAS, SHE WOULDN'T BE HERE.
[sighing.]
YOU WANT ME TO CALL IT IN AS A HOMICIDE? I DON'T KNOW.
SOMETHING WRONG? I THINK I'VE SEEN THIS GIRL BEFORE.
WHAT MAKES YOU SO SURE JANE DOE WASN'T A JUNKIE? HAIR, CLOTHES, FINGERNAILS CLEAN, NEAT.
FOREARM TRACKS, BUT THEY WERE FRESH, NO SCARS SHOWING A HISTORY.
MAYBE SHE HADN'T REACHED THE MAINLINING STAGE YET.
AUTOPSY SHOULD SHOW SOMETHING, INCLUDING, WHY THERE WAS SO LITTLE BLOOD AFTER AN 8-STORY FALL.
I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.
WHY WASN'T THERE MORE BLOOD? MAYBE HER HEAR STOPPED PUMPING BEFORE SHE WENT OFF THE ROOF.
HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.
[brakes squeal.]
RUN A MAKE ON THAT PIMPMOBILE.
[door opening.]
(Hooker) HEY, WILLIS! (Romano) 4 ADAM-30 REQUESTING WANTS AND WARRANTS WILLIS! ON CALIFORNIA PLATES 3-2-7-PAUL-CHARLES-EDWARD.
I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO STOP PARKING THAT MACHINE ILLEGALLY, WHY YOU ALWAYS ON MY BACK, HOOKER? AIN'T YOU GO NOTHING BETTER TO DO THAN TO HASSLE AN UPSTANDING CITIZEN LIKE ME? THAT I DO.
AND YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP ME.
HELP YOU? YOU CRAZY, MAN.
THIS GENTLEMAN HAS 4 WARRANTS OUT ON HIM.
4 WARRANTS.
4 WARRANTS.
WHY, WILLIS, WOULD YOU CARE TO STEP INTO MY OFFICE? WHY DON'T YOU GE OUT OF MY FACE, HOOKER, BEFORE I PHONE MY ATTORNEY, HOLLER "POLICE HARASSMENT!" AND HAVE YOU SET DOWN ON A HUMBUG ROUST? 4 ADAM-30, 4 ADAM-30, REQUEST AMBULANCE AT 221 SOUTH NORTON.
NOW, WHAT'S HE DOIN'? JUST CALLING FOR AN AMBULANCE.
FOR WHAT? FOR THE ACCIDENT.
WHAT ACCIDENT? THERE AIN'T BEEN NO ACCIDENT AROUND HERE.
THERE'S GONNA BE ONE.
IF YOU DON'T CLIMB INTO THE BACK OF THIS PATROL CAR.
[chuckling.]
WHERE'D YOU GET HIM, HOOKER? CAME WITH THE CAR.
ROOKIES ARE STANDARD EQUIPMEN NOWADAYS.
WELL, IN THAT CASE, I GOT A FEW MINUTES BEFORE MY NEXT APPOINTMENT.
WONDERFUL, WILLIS! IF YOU GENTS CARE TO HAVE A FRIENDLY CHAT? FOLLOW ME.
[siren wailing.]
MAN, HOSPITALS GIVE ME THE CREEPS.
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE DIE IN THERE.
YEAH.
WHAT, DO YOU WANT OUR MAN TO MEET US IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM? YOU KNOW, HE COULD HELP US SELL THE STUFF TO THE TEENY-BOPPERS.
OH, HE OUGHT TO DO MORE THAN JUST HELP.
AFTER TAKIN' CARE OF HIS BUSINESS WITH THAT GIRL LIKE WE DID, HE OUGHTA MAKE US HIS NUMERO UNO WEST-COAST DISTRIBUTORS.
LOOK, I'M TELLIN' YOU FOR THE 10TH TIME, HOOKER, I DON'T KNOW NOTHIN' ABOUT NO GIRL GOIN' OFF OF NO BUILDIN'.
ADAMS HOTEL, WILLIS.
THEY OUGHT TO GIVE YOU STOCK FOR THE BUSINESS YOU GIVE IT.
YEAH, WELL THAT'S MY LADIES, NOT ME, UNDERSTAND? I THOUGHT YOU SAID THIS GUY WAS GONNA BE COOPERATIVE? CALL A TOW TRUCK, HAVE 'EM PICK UP THE PIMPMOBILE.
TOW MY CAR? COME ON, HOOKER.
I JUST PUT A BRAND NEW DELUXE TRANSMISSION IN THERE.
ALL RIGHT, WILLIS, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
I'LL FORGET THE 4 WARRANTS.
I'LL FORGET THE TOW TRUCK, YOU GIVE ME SOMETHING THAT MEANS SOMETHING.
LIKE WHAT? A LEAD.
A WITNESS.
COME ON, YOU AND YOUR GIRLS HAVE THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WIRED.
IT SHOULDN'T BE DIFFICULT.
WELL LIKE HOW SOON DO YOU NEED THIS "SOMETHIN'"? YESTERDAY.
[men grunting.]
FEEL LIKE AN OLD VE WHEN YOU SEE A NEW CLASS OF ROOKIES, ROMANO? [chuckling.]
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
EXCEPT I KNOW I STILL HAVE TO PROVE MYSELF.
OH, THAT'S WHA THIS NEW PROGRAM'S ALL ABOUT: ON-THE-JOB TRAINING.
YOU EVER WORRIED ABOUT IT? WORRIED ABOUT HAVIN' A ROOKIE AS A PARTNER? YOU'LL DO ALL RIGHT.
YOU SURE? HEY, I TRAINED YOU, DIDN'T I? SGT.
HOOKER? FRANK WAGNER.
UH, LAST MONTH.
5TH STREET.
YOU TOOK THE BURGLARY REPORT AT MY HOME.
OH YES.
HOW ARE YOU, MR.
WAGNER? FINE.
WELL, UH WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP YOU? I-IT'S MY SON, SERGEANT.
DAVID.
HE--HE'S JUST 17 YEARS OLD.
WHAT'D HE DO? THEY'RE BOOKING HIM ON POSSESSION OF NARCOTICS.
I'M I'M NOT SURE WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO DO.
LET ME SEE WHAT I CAN FIND OUT.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
(Hooker) MR.
WAGNER HAD HIS SON BOOKED.
WHAT DO YOU GOT ON HIM? WAGNER, DAVID, ARRESTED FOR POSSESSION, RECKLESS DRIVING, RESISTING ARREST.
ANY RECORD? THE USUAL JUVENILE BUS AND A SLAP ON THE WRIST.
WHAT ABOUT BAIL? THERE'S NO BAIL NECESSARY ON A JUVENILE, REMEMBER? NO MATTER WHAT THE CHARGES ARE? WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD, ROMANO.
THANK YOU, VICKI.
ANYTIME, SERGEANT.
THANK YOU, VICKI.
IT REALLY GETS TO YOU, DOESN'T IT? THE KIDS AND DRUGS.
YEAH.
THEY SEEM TO GO HAND IN HAND THESE DAYS.
I KEEP THINKING ABOUT THAT YOUNG GIRL THIS MORNING.
NOW SHE'S LYING ON A COLD SLAB IN THE MORGUE.
I WANT THE GUYS THAT DID IT, ROMANO.
I WANT THEM REAL BAD.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
YOU GOT IT.
[chuckling.]
I SWEAR, THE WAY YOU FILL OUT THAT UNIFORM, HOOKER, YOU ARE GONNA GO A LONG WAY IN THIS MAN'S POLICE FORCE.
COMING FROM YOU, MACKEY, IT MEANS A GREAT DEAL.
MMM-HMM.
YOU KNOW, I NEVER DID UNDERSTAND YOU.
YOU HAD IT MADE, YOU HAD EVERYTHING.
YOU HAD YOUR GOLD SHIELD.
YOU GAVE IT ALL UP TO GET BACK IN THE BLUES.
I'M THE OUTDOOR TYPE.
YOU'VE SEEN THE BEER COMMERCIAL.
YOU USED TO BE A BEER COMMERCIAL.
AND I CAN STILL GO DRINK FOR DRINK WITH YOU, MACK, AND THEY'RE ON ME, FOR A LITTLE INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE.
LIKE WHAT? THAT JANE DOE IN OUR SECTOR, WHAT DO YOU GOT ON HER? I'LL TELL YOU WHAT WE GOT: WE GOT A 4-BODY SHOOTOUT OUT IN THE CANYON, WHICH JUST HAPPENS TO BE THE LEAD STORY ON THE 6:00 NEWS, AND YOU WANNA KNOW ABOUT SOME JUNKIE JUMPER? WELL, I WROTE THE PRELIMINARY AS A JUMPER, BUT I DON'T THINK IT WENT DOWN THAT WAY.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK? MURDER.
SGT.
HOOKER? I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU IN MY OFFICE FOR A MINUTE, HOOKER.
YES, SIR.
MMM-MMM-MMM.
SO, HOW DOES IT FEEL RIDING WITH HOOKER, ROMANO? WHAT CAN I SAY? JOHN WAYNE LIVES.
AH, AMEN TO THAT.
LISTEN, VICKI, UH, IF YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT MY FIRST WEEK OUT, I CAN FILL YOU IN ON ALL THE HAZARDOUS DETAILS OVER DINNER TOMORROW NIGHT.
OH, GEE, VINCE, I'D REALLY LIKE TO, BUT I DON'T THINK MY BOYFRIEND WILL APPROVE.
HEY, YOU MIGHT EVEN KNOW HIM.
HE'S A DEFENSIVE END FOR THE 49ERS.
IT'S A LOT OF YEARS SINCE, UH, WE WERE ROOKIES TOGETHER, HOOKER, BUT, UH, I SEE YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED.
I TRY NOT TO.
HOW'S THAT NEW RECRUIT PROGRAM YOU'RE SUPERVISING GOING? RIGHT ON SCHEDULE.
I SEE THEY CLEARED YOU FOR STREET DUTY MAYBE YOU SHOULD'VE STAYED TEACHING A WHILE LONGER.
LOOK, THAT WAS A RIGHTEOUS SHOOTING I GOT SENT DOWN FOR.
THAT FREAK WAS PUMPED TO THE GILLS WITH P.
C.
P.
AND COMING AT ME WITH A BUTCHER KNIFE.
WELL, THE CITIZENS' COMMITTEE THOUGHT THAT 3 BULLETS TO THE CHES MIGHT'VE BEEN A TOUCH OVERZEALOUS.
YEAH, WELL, THAT CITIZEN WEIGHED IN AT 255 AND LESS THAN 3 BULLETS, YOU WOULD'VE SCRAPED ME OFF THE STREET.
INTERNAL AFFAIRS COULD'VE CLEARED ME 2 MONTHS AGO.
WELL, YOU KNOW, IF THERE WAS ANYTHING I COULD DO TO HELP YOU WHILE I WAS OVER THERE, I WOULD'VE.
AND TAKE A CHANCE ON LOSING YOUR PENSION? DON'T KID ME, DENNIS.
YOU WOULDN'T REQUISITION TOILET PAPER WITHOUT A RUBBER STAMP FROM UPSTAIRS.
MAYBE.
YOU KNOW, AND MAYBE YOU SHOULD NEVER HAVE COME BACK AFTER YOUR PARTNER DIED BESIDE YOU IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND THEY ALMOST LOST YOU.
YOU KNOW, HOOKER, MAYBE SOMEBODY WAS TRYING TO TELL YOU SOMETHIN'.
EXACTLY WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME, CAPTAIN? WELL, THE FORMER COMMANDER OF THIS PRECINC DID A SUPERB JOB OF RUNNING IT INTO THE GROUND.
LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS.
COME ON, JUST TAKE A LOOK.
LACKLUSTER PERFORMANCE IN EVERY LEVEL, TERRIBLE STATS, WORSE P.
R.
NOW, MY JOB IS TO TURN THIS OPERATION AROUND.
AND THE ONE THING I DON'T NEED IS SOME HOTSHOT BLUE SUI GETTING IN THE WAY OF A TOP-PRIORITY HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION.
I WROTE THE PRELIMINARY ON THAT JANE DOE AND I'M GONNA FOLLOW THROUGH UNTIL I GET SOME ANSWERS.
A DEAD JUNKIE? A DEAD TEENAGE GIRL.
SOMEBODY'S DAUGHTER.
ALL RIGHT.
BUT WHAT'S YOUR STAKE IN IT, FOR GOD'S SAKE? I GIVE A DAMN.
DENNIS, I CHASED 2 GUYS NEAR WHERE WE FOUND THE BODY.
WE WEREN'T QUICK ENOUGH TO STOP THEM.
I KNOW THAT THEY WERE TIED IN.
YOU KNOW, HUH? WELL, YOU HEAR ME, AND YOU HEAR ME VERY, VERY CLEAR: YOU STEP OUT OF LINE JUST ONCE, AND I'LL MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE NAILED WITH A LOT MORE THAN JUST A SUSPENSION.
DENNIS! I'LL DO MY BEST NOT TO RAIN ON YOUR P.
R.
PARADE.
Y-YOU KNOW, YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT ME, I HAVEN'T CHANGED.
NEITHER HAVE YOU.
HEY, I NEED HELP IN HERE! THE WAGNER KID TRIED TO HANG HIMSELF.
YES, DR.
SEGAL.
[woman chattering over P.
A.
system.]
THE DOCTOR WILL SEE YOU NOW, MR.
FALCO.
AND THERE'S NO SMOKING IN THIS AREA.
OH, YOU MEAN IT'S BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH, HUH? AND FOR THE HEALTH OF OTHER PATIENTS.
YOU KNOW, THESE DAYS, JUST WAKIN' UP IN THE MORNING CAN BE BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH.
[woman chattering over P.
A.
system.]
[sniffs.]
FALCO, THAT GIRL, AIN'T SHE THE ONE FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL? AH, THERE'S LOTS OF GIRLS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
SHE'S THE ONE WHO SAW US WITH JENNY.
TALKING THAT'S ALL.
JUST TALKING.
SHE'LL NEVER SEE US WITH HER AGAIN, RIGHT? [woman chattering over P.
A.
system.]
DID YOU GET IT DONE? (Falco) YEAH.
WE SHOT HER UP, DUMPED HER OFF A HOTEL ROOF, YOU KNOW, MAKE IT LOOK LIKE SHE WAS A JUMPER.
(Segal) ANYBODY SEE YOU? OH, THAT'S A STUPID QUESTION.
DOC.
DON'T INSULT OUR INTELLIGENCE, OK? YEAH.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE TIRED OF DOIN' YOUR DIRTY LAUNDRY.
SHE KNEW I WAS DEALING DRUGS FROM HERE.
I IT HAD TO BE DONE.
LOOK, LOOK, LET'S CUT THE PARTY CHATTER.
LET'S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS.
WHAT DO YOU NEED? WHATEVER YOU CAN GET.
WE MOVED EVERYTHING YOU GAVE US, WE CAN MOVE A WHOLE LOT MORE.
I'LL HAVE TO TALK TO MY SUPPLIER.
NOW, DOC, WE GOT I GREASED OUT THERE FOR VOLUME SALES, THIS IS NO TIME TO HOLD OUT ON US.
YOU KNOW, YOU SEEM TO FORGET HOW WELL I KNOW YOU.
YOU GOT THAT FANCY CAR, FAST BROADS, A NEW CONDO.
COME ON, MAN, YOU NEED THE BREAD MORE THAN WE DO.
NOW WE GOT A DEAD GIRL.
[tittering.]
LOOK, I'M NOT HOLDING OUT.
I TOLD YOU, I'LL HAVE TO MAKE A CONNECTION.
I GET MY SUPPLY, YOU GET YOURS.
YEAH? WHEN? I'LL LET YOU KNOW TOMORROW.
YEAH, YOU DO THAT, DOC.
SWIFT AS YOU CAN, 'CAUSE YOU'RE IN TOO DEEP NOW TO SAY "NO" TO YOUR 2 TOP DISTRIBUTORS.
YOU DIG? I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED IN THERE.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I WAS DOIN' WHAT I WAS DOIN'.
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN LEFT ALONE IN THE FIRST PLACE.
I'M JUST MESSED UP.
I'M STILL ALL MESSED UP ABOUT LIFE, YOU KNOW? HMM, IF IT WERE EASY, DAVID, WE WOULDN'T NEED COPS OUT THERE DIRECTING TRAFFIC.
YOU THINK YOU FOOLED ANYBODY WITH THAT FAKE SUICIDE? YOU'RE CRYING OU FOR HELP.
WE'RE WILLING TO GIVE YOU THAT HELP, IF YOU GET YOUR AC STRAIGHTENED UP.
THE O-OTHER COPS, THE NARCS, THEY WERE LEANIN' ON ME.
MY HEAD WAS BURSTING.
I JUST FREAKED OUT.
I SYMPATHIZE WITH YOU, DAVID, BUT IF YOU WERE THAT PURE, YOU WOULDN'T BE HERE.
MY FATHER TOLD ME IF I NEEDED TO TALK TO ANYONE, I DIDN'T NEED TO BE AFRAID TO TALK TO YOU.
I'M A GOOD LISTENER, IF THERE'S SOMETHING TO LISTEN TO.
WHERE'D YOU GET THE STUFF YOU WERE HOLDING? OH, MAN, YOU ARE JUS LIKE ALL THE OTHERS.
IT DOESN'T MATTER, PLAINCLOTHES, BLUE-SUIT, IT'S A RECORDING.
NOW, LISTEN, SON, LET'S GET ONE THING STRAIGHT: YOU'RE ON YOUR LAST RIDE THROUGH HERE AS A JUVENILE.
ONCE YOU HIT 18, YOUR PASS IS CANCELED.
HEY, GO EASY ON ME, OK? I'M HURTIN'.
I MEAN, I ALMOST DIED IN THERE.
AND YOU'RE KILLING YOUR FATHER, DAY BY DAY.
JUST AS SURE AS IF YOU HELD A GUN TO HIS HEAD.
OK.
LOOK, I KNOW I NEED HELP.
[sighing.]
THESE DEALERS ARE BAD CHARACTERS.
NOW, THEY'RE GONNA KILL SOMEBODY WHO'D FINGER 'EM.
WELL, THEN GIVE ME THE NAMES.
YOU'LL GET PROTECTION.
WHAT ABOUT THE CHARGES AGAINST ME? CAN I MAKE A DEAL? A DEAL? YOU KNOW, NAMES FOR A REDUCTION IN THE CHARGES AGAINST ME.
YOU WANNA MAKE A DEAL? YOU'RE WASTIN' MY TIME, KID.
YOU DON'T NEED A COP.
YOU NEED A LAWYER.
LOOK, DAVID, I'M GONNA GET THOSE DEALERS ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
NOW, IF YOU'RE SMART, YOU'LL THINK ABOUT IT, YOU'LL GET IN TOUCH WITH ME, AND YOU'LL GIVE ME THOSE NAMES.
BOB! (Hooker) SO, THAT'S ALL YOU GOT? (medical examiner) I WISH I COULD TELL YOU MORE, HOOKER, BUT THAT'S IT.
HE WAS DEAD BEFORE SHE WENT OFF THE ROOF? OF A HEROIN OVERDOSE.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAW A CORPSE THROW ITSELF OFF THE ROOF? NOT RECENTLY.
ONE MORE THING.
HER CLOTHING WAS STRIPPED OF ALL IDENTIFICATION, BUT WE FOUND THIS STUCK IN THE CUFF OF HER SLACKS.
DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT MEANS ANYTHING, BUT THAT'S ALL WE FOUND.
(Romano) A PIN.
IT LOOKS LIKE A RED CROSS.
JANE DOE'S SOLE DYING POSSESSION.
(Hooker) DRESSING FOR SUCCESS, ROMANO? YOU GOT IT.
YOU KNOW, YOUR CLOTHES SPEAK TO THE WORLD.
TELLS PEOPLE WHERE YOU'RE COMIN' FROM.
TAKE YOU, FOR EXAMPLE.
YEAH? UH I DON'T MAKE IT, HUH? WELL, LET ME PUT IT THIS WAY: I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY YOUR WIFE DIVORCED YOU.
IT WAS THE BLUES THAT SPLIT US, NOT THE CIVVIES.
I DRESS THE SAME WAY NOW AS WHEN SHE MARRIED ME.
YEAH, WELL, THAT STYLE MAY COME BACK SOMEDAY.
[chuckling.]
GIVEN YOUR SARTORIAL SPLENDOR, I SUPPOSE IT'S SILLY TO ASK IF YOU WANNA HAVE A PIZZA AT SHERRY'S, HUH? OH, UH, I'D REALLY LIKE TO, HOOKER, BUT I--I CAN'T.
DANCE CARD'S FILLED, HUH? CHARLENE ANN.
CHARLENE ANN? A SOUTHERN GIRL.
SOME KIND OF LAW DOWN THERE, THEY ALL GOTTA HAVE 2 FIRST NAMES.
IT'S GREAT ACCOMMODATIONS.
THINGS HAVEN'T CHANGED HERE SINCE I WAS A ROOKIE.
[chuckling.]
I CAN BELIEVE IT.
MY MATTRESS MUST BE OLDER THAN YOU ARE.
HEY, TAKE IT EASY, JUNIOR.
I MAY HAVE A YEAR OR 2 ON YOU, BUT I CAN STILL TAKE YOU ONE-ON-ONE.
[chuckling.]
YEAH, SURE, HOOKER.
MAYBE 2 OUT OF 3.
YEAH, IT'S A PRETTY GOOD-LOOKIN' SUIT.
NICE MATERIAL.
THANKS.
TOO BAD THEY DIDN' MAKE IT IN YOUR SIZE.
UH, SERGEANT? FRANK WAGNER CALLED AND LEFT A MESSAGE FOR YOU.
THEY TRANSFERRED HIS SON, DAVID, TO JUVENILE, BUT DAVID WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO YOU.
THANKS, VICKI.
LUDES, SPEED, COKE, MEXICAN BROWN.
THE GUYS YOU'RE LOOKIN' FOR HAVE IT ALL.
THEY'RE NEW IN TOWN, WORKING THE HIGH SCHOOLS.
YOU GOT NAMES? FALCO IS WHA THE PUSHER GOES BY.
AND, UH, HE'S GOT A--A DEALER THA DELIVERS LIKE A CONVEYOR BELT.
WE COULD RUN THIS FALCO THROUGH R AND I, SEE WHAT THEY COME UP WITH.
CHECK WITH THEM IN THE MORNING.
RIGHT.
WHO'S THE CONVEYOR BELT? I DON'T KNOW.
IF I DID, I'D TELL YOU.
ALL RIGHT, DAVID.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR HELP.
AND WHAT YOU SAID BEFORE, YOU WERE RIGHT.
GOIN' STRAIGHT.
I GUESS I TRIED EVERYTHING ELSE.
I GUESS IT'S TIME I GET MY ACT TOGETHER.
WELL THAT'LL BE GOOD NEWS FOR YOUR FATHER.
DO YOU WANNA SEE HIM? YEAH.
I WANT TO SEE HIM.
I WANT TO SEE HIM AND TALK TO HIM, REAL BAD.
[whispering.]
I'LL TELL HIM.
RUN THIS THROUGH R.
AND I.
I'M GOING OVER TO THE EX-WIFE'S.
[car door opening.]
[car door closes.]
ANYBODY HOME? (Chrissie) DADDY! HIYA, KITTEN.
HOW ARE YOU? FINE.
YOU GOT A VISITOR, CHRISSIE.
WHO? OSCAR.
KING OF MONKEYLAND.
LOOK WHAT HE DOES.
YOU PUSH HIS HEAD IN AND HE SINGS.
[screeching.]
I KNOW A LOT OF CHARACTERS LIKE THAT.
FOR ME? NO.
FOR ME, BUT I'M GONNA LEND HIM TO YOU.
GEE, THANKS, DADDY.
YOU'RE WELCOME, HONEY.
WHERE'S THE RES OF THE GANG? MOM'S IN THE KITCHEN AND TOMMY'S OVER AT THE KLEINS'.
AND WHERE'S BIG SIS? STILL AT WORK ON HER SCHOOL PROJECT.
(Hooker) SO LATE? ONLY WAY I'D LET HER IS IF SHE HAD A SAFE RIDE WITH ONE OF THE OTHER MOTHERS.
[sighing.]
I'LL TRADE YOU AN ALIMONY CHECK FOR A CUP OF COFFEE.
YOU COULD'VE PUT THE CHECK IN THE MAIL IF YOU WANTED.
WELL, I TRIED THE "CHECK IN THE MAIL" ROUTINE LAST MONTH, BUT YOU DIDN' BUY IT THEN.
[chuckling.]
I MADE SOME COFFEE.
[blowing air.]
[groaning.]
SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND? THE INSANITY ON THE STREETS.
[sighing.]
THE MINDLESS VIOLENCE.
AND THE WAY IT'S GOING, I SOMETIMES WONDER IF WE'RE EVEN HOLDING THE LINE.
[grunts.]
AND THIS THING WITH THE KIDS AND THE DRUGS, IT'S AN EPIDEMIC.
IT'S A WHOLE NETWORK SET UP TO FLOOD THE SCHOOLS WITH JUNK.
[clinking.]
THE HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL YOU SHOWED ME LAST WEEK [chuckles.]
YOU GOT A GREAT MEMORY.
IT WAS ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO.
(Hooker) WHERE IS IT? IT'S ON THE COFFEE TABLE.
WHY? WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? I'M NOT SURE.
THAT GIRL THA WENT OFF THE ROOF (Fran) WHAT'S THE MATTER? (Hooker) DO YOU RECOGNIZE HER? UH, THAT'S, JENNY CLARK.
I THINK SHE TRANSFERRED IN LAST YEAR.
WHAT ABOUT JENNY? OH, CATHY, I'M GLAD YOU'RE HOME.
I WAS BEGINNING TO GET WORRIED.
WHAT'S WRONG, DAD? WHY ARE YOU ASKING ABOUT JENNY? (Cathy) TELL ME WHAT IT IS.
I WANT TO KNOW.
WE FOUND A GIRL YESTERDAY WHO MATCHES JENNY'S DESCRIPTION.
DRUG OVERDOSE, HONEY.
SHE'S IN THE MORGUE.
OH, MY GOD! IT--IT COULDN'T BE JENNY.
I DON'T BELIEVE IT.
MAYBE IT ISN'T JENNY, BUT THE RESEMBLANCE IS SO CLOSE THAT I HAVE TO BELIEVE IT IS.
CATHY, DO YOU KNOW IF JENNY WAS INTO DRUGS? WELL, I CAN'T SAY FOR SURE.
BUT SHE TOLD ME SHE'D HAD OPPORTUNITIES, BUT SHE WAS AFRAID, KIND OFMIXED UP.
IN WHAT WAY? WELL, HER PARENTS WERE DIVORCED, AND IT TORE JENNY APART.
I MEAN, NOT LIKE YOU AND MOM.
A LOT OF BAD THINGS WENT DOWN DURING THE DIVORCE, AND NOW HER FATHER LIVES IN CHICAGO.
I MEAN, SHE LIVES WITH HER MOTHER AND HATES IT.
WHY? HER MOTHER DRINKS AND HAS A BOYFRIEND JENNY DOESN'T LIKE.
HE LIVES OFF HER MOTHER.
CHARMING.
DAD, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THIS MEANS ANYTHING, BUT I SAW JENNY AT SCHOOL BEING HASSLED BY A COUPLE OF FREAKY CHARACTERS WHO SHOW UP A COUPLE OF TIMES A WEEK IN A SNACK TRUCK.
COULD YOU IDENTIFY THEM AGAIN IF YOU SAW THEM? I THINK SO.
WAIT A MINUTE, HOOKER.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO INVOLVE MY DAUGHTER IN THIS.
I NEED HER HELP.
NOT IN THIS HOUSE, HOOKER.
YOU DON'T BRING YOUR POLICE WORK INTO THIS HOUSE.
LISTEN TO ME.
THERE'S A GIRL DEAD, IN CATHY'S SCHOOL.
AND WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THE NEXT KID IS GONNA DIE.
I CAN'T HELP THAT.
I'VE GOT MY OWN DAUGHTER TO WORRY ABOUT.
WELL, THAT'S WHA I'M WORRIED ABOUT.
I WANNA STOP THESE GUYS BEFORE THEY GO ANY FURTHER.
CATHY, DO YOU KNOW WHERE JENNY LIVES? I HAVE HER ADDRESS IN MY BOOK.
YOU GET ANYTHING FROM R.
AND I.
ON THOSE PUSHERS? ZIP.
[clicking tongue.]
THE WAGNER KID SAID THEY WERE NEW IN TOWN.
MAYBE THEY'RE FROM OUT OF STATE.
YEAH.
OR MAYBE THEY'VE NEVER BEEN CAUGHT PLYING THEIR TRADE.
(Romano) THERE'S THE HOUSE.
[brakes squealing.]
[doorbell chiming.]
YEAH? I'M SGT.
HOOKER.
THIS IS MY PARTNER, OFF.
ROMANO.
JOHNSON'S COMPLAINING ABOUT THE STEREO AGAIN? NO.
NO, NO, NO, THAT'S NOT WHY WE'RE HERE.
WE'RE INQUIRING ABOUT JENNY CLARK.
(Denice) WHO IS IT, CHARLIE? 2 COPS.
SOMETHING ABOUT JENNY.
ARE YOU JENNY'S MOTHER? JENNY'S MOTHER? BUT SHE ISN'T HERE.
DO YOU KNOW WHERE SHE MIGHT BE, MA'AM? SHE'S STAYIN' WITH A FRIEND, I THINK.
I'D GIVE YOU THE NUMBER, BUT I DON'T HAVE IT.
WHEN DID YOU SPEAK TO HER LAST? UH, WHAT'S TODAY? I TH-THINK I TALKED TO HER ON SATURDAY.
WAS SHE ALL RIGHT? JUST EXACTLY WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM WITH JENNY? VERIFICATION.
THERE'S A YOUNG GIRL DOWNTOWN.
WE THINK IT'S JENNY.
SHE'S IN THE MORGUE.
HOW? HEROIN OVERDOSE.
AND THEN WE THINK SOMEBODY PUSHED HER OFF THE ROOF OF A BUILDING.
DO YOU THINK YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO COME DOWN AND MAKE AN IDENTIFICATION, MA'AM? YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO, DENICE.
THEY CAN' MAKE YOU GO.
(Hooker) MA'AM, IF THAT IS JENNY DOWN THERE, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW SHE GOT MIXED UP IN THE DRUG SCENE? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHO MIGHT HAVE WANTED TO HURT HER? OH, NO.
WHERE ARE COPS LIKE YOU WHEN, UH, SOMEBODY'S SHOOTING GIRLS UP AND PUSHING THEM OFF OF BUILDINGS? WHERE WE YOU WHEN JENNY NEEDED YOU? IF THAT IS JENNY LYING IN THE MORGUE, I KNOW YOU HELPED PUT HER THERE.
I'M GONNA RESTRAIN MYSELF AND WALK AWAY.
UNLESS YOU WANNA ADD SOMETHING TO THE SUBJECT? I'D LIKE TO SEE MY DAUGHTER NOW.
[crying.]
I'D LIKE TO SEE MY LITTLE GIRL.
WILLIS.
WHAT DO YOU GOT? I GOT A WITNESS FOR YOU, HOOKER.
TO THE KILLING? WELL, NOT QUITE.
ONE OF YOUR CONSERVATIVE BUSINESS TYPES, YOU KNOW, LIKES A LITTLE ACTION ON THE SIDE, WAS WITH ONE OF MY MAIN LADIES AT THE ADAMS JUST PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT IN QUESTION.
WHAT'D HE SEE? WELL, HE TALKED TO MY LADY NEXT DAY ON THE PHONE, SAID HE WAS REAL SCARED, 'CAUSE THE DUDE SAW HIM.
GO ON.
WELL, AROUND DAWN, THIS GUY CHASED THIS GIRL OUT IN THE ALLEY.
FITS THE DESCRIPTION YOU GAVE ME RIGHT DOWN TO A TEE.
THIS JOHN'S DRIVIN' HOME TO THE WIFE AND KIDS WHEN THE GIRL RUNS UP TO HIS CAR.
HE PANICS AND DRIVES OFF.
COULD HE IDENTIFY THE MAN IF HE HAD TO? HE SAID HE'LL NEVER FORGET HIS FACE.
HE'S GOT A LITTLE GUILT GOIN' DOWN, YOU KNOW? 'CAUSE HE HEARD THE GIRL GOT KILLED.
WHERE CAN I GET IN TOUCH WITH HIM? HOOKER, LIKE I SAID, THE JOHN IS REAL SCARED.
HE AIN'T GONNA VOLUNTEER FOR NOTHIN'.
I JUST FIGURED YOU MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW HE EXISTS.
LISTEN, WILLIS.
I WANT A NAME, I WANT AN ADDRESS, AND IF I HAVE TO LEAN ON YOU, YOU'LL COME AWAY A LOSER.
THE CUSTOMER'S NAME IS HARRY SIMPSON.
I'LL SET UP A MEETING FOR YOU, HOOKER.
WHAT'S UP, DOC? IS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE FUNNY? WELL, HOW ABOU A SUBMARINE SANDWICH, DOC? IT'LL HELP CLEAR UP YOUR SINUSES.
I DON'T WANNA BE SEEN WITH YOU TWO.
WHAT DO YOU WANT? MAKE YOUR CONNECTION YET? YOU HAVE THE CASH, YOU'LL GET YOUR SUPPLY.
HOW ABOUT TOMORROW MORNING? MEET ME EARLY.
YOU'LL HAVE IT.
[door closing.]
[engine starting.]
(Perez) HEY, SHE'S LOOKIN' OVER HERE, MAN.
DON'T SWEAT IT, BRO.
IF SHE GETS TOO CURIOUS, SHE'LL WIND UP LIKE HER FRIEND JENNY.
DEAD.
SO, I JUST HEARD ON T.
V.
THAT THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED DOWN THE APPROPRIATION ON MORE POLICE FUNDS.
YEAH.
THAT'S US.
UNDERMANNED, UNAPPRECIATED.
WHAT'S THE MATTER, SHERRY? DON'T YOU THINK WE CAN PAY OUR TAB? OH, NOW, IF I WAS GONNA WORRY ABOUT YOU, HOOKER, I WOULD'VE WORRIED WHEN THAT GUY PUMPED YOU FULL OF LEAD A WHILE BACK.
"THAT'S RIGHT, SWEETHEART.
DANGER IS OUR BUSINESS.
" [chuckling.]
RIGHT, HOOKER.
SURE THING.
THAT LOOK LIKE A HARRY SIMPSON TO YOU? OH YEAH.
DEFINITELY A HARRY SIMPSON.
(Romano) MR.
SIMPSON, I'M OFF.
ROMANO.
THIS IS SGT.
HOOKER.
SERGEANT.
DRINK, MR.
SIMPSON? NO.
UH, NO, THANKS.
I'D JUS LIKE TO GET THIS OVER WITH.
OH, WELL, IT'S VERY SIMPLE.
WE NEED YOUR HELP TO SOLVE A HOMICIDE.
LOOK, UH, I'VE NEVER BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE POLICE BEFORE.
I'VE NEVER GOTTEN SO MUCH AS A PARKING TICKET MY WHOLE LIFE.
I'VE GOT A SOLID MARRIAGE, I'VE RAISED 3 KIDS.
I-I'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN BUSINESS.
NOW, BECAUSE I HAPPENED TO BE IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME MR.
SIMPSON, NOBODY'S HERE TO PASS MORAL JUDGMENT ON YOU.
BUT IF YOU HAVE A CONSCIENCE, YOU'LL HELP US SOLVE THE MURDER OF THIS GIRL.
YOU KNOW WHAT'LL HAPPEN IF MY WIFE FINDS OUT WHERE I WAS THAT NIGHT? ALL NIGHT? LOOK, WE HAVE A LINE ON THE SUSPECTS.
WE THINK WE KNOW WHERE WE MIGHT PICK 'EM UP.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE ASKING? LISTEN, MISTER, DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE STREETS TODAY? THAT WAS A 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL, KILLED IN HER PRIME, PUMPED FULL OF DRUGS, SHOVED OFF A BUILDING! SIMPSON, WE NEED YOU TO TESTIFY TO THAT.
IF YOU DON'T MIND, UH, I THINK I'LL HAVE THAT DRINK NOW.
MAN, IF WE DO HALF THE BUSINESS WE DID LAST WEEK, WE'RE IN FAT CITY.
HERE, SPREAD THESE AROUND, MAKE IT LOOK LIKE WE'RE LEGIT.
HEY, THE CANDY MAN'S HERE.
COME ON, LET'S GO.
[brakes squeal.]
HEY, FALCO, WHAT'S GOIN' DOWN? YOU'RE THE SMART GUY GOIN' TO SCHOOL.
YOU TELL ME.
WE GOT THE BREAD.
YOU GO THE SPECIAL DELIVERY? DO WE GOT IT? IS THAT THE GUY? (Simpson) NO.
NO, THAT'S NOT HIM.
WHAT'S CATHY DOING HERE? I TOLD HER TO STAY AWAY FROM HERE.
SARGE.
LOOK.
THERE.
THERE! THERE HE IS.
THAT'S THE MAN.
HAVE YOU SEEN ENOUGH TO MAKE AN IDENTIFICATION, MR.
SIMPSON? YEAH.
I'M POSITIVE.
THAT'S THE MAN WHO CHASED THE GIRL FROM THE ALLEY AND INTO MY CAR.
WILL YOU SIGN A STATEMENT? YEAH.
(Falco) ENJOY, BRO.
WE'LL BE BACK FOR MORE.
YEAH, WELL, YOU BETTER CLIP SOME MORE OLD LADIES' PURSES BEFORE YOU DO, 'CAUSE, YOU KNOW, PRICES ARE GOIN' UP.
IT'S INFLATION.
WHAT CAN I TELL YOU? HEY, FALCO, DON'T LOOK NOW, BUT THERE'S A COUPLE OF COPS EYEBALLING YOU FROM AROUND THE CORNER OVER THERE.
WE GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE, MAN! [thudding.]
THEY'RE MAKIN' A MOVE.
YOU STAY HERE.
[tires squealing.]
[siren wailing.]
[Cathy screaming.]
YOU FIGHT, SUGAR, OR MAKE ANY NOISE, I'M GONNA KILL YOU RIGHT HERE AND NOW! (Cathy) NO! HOLD IT! HOLD IT RIGHT THERE! THROW THAT PIECE AWAY, COP, OR THIS GIRL IS DEAD! YOU DO THAT, YOU'LL HAVE ANOTHER MURDER ONE ON YOUR HEAD.
AND NO LITTLE GIRL TO HIDE BEHIND.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA TAKE THAT CHANCE, COP.
NOT WITH THIS KID AS A TARGET! YOU THERE! YOUNG LADY, BE COOL.
THEY AREN'T GONNA HURT YOU.
YOU'RE KIDDING YOURSELF IF YOU THINK I'M NOT GONNA PULL THE TRIGGER, COP! YOU THINK, MISTER.
YOU THINK BEFORE YOU MAKE A BIG MISTAKE.
HEY, COP, YOU THINK YOU CAN OFF ME BEFORE I KILL HER? HUH? [Cathy groaning.]
MOST OFFICERS CARRY A .
38, MISTER.
I PREFER THIS.
DOUBLE-ACTION .
357 MAGNUM.
LOADED WITH HOLLOW POINTS.
IT'LL TEAR A 6-INCH HOLE IN YOU GOING IN, AND THE HOLLAND TUNNEL COMING OUT! [screaming.]
YOU WANNA TRY ME? I DON'T BELIEVE YOU, MAN.
LET'S GO, SWEETHEART.
(Cathy) NO! NO! NO! NO! [screaming.]
AROUND THE BACK! [Cathy screaming.]
[siren wailing.]
[exclaims.]
(Hooker) FREEZE! [screaming.]
COME ON, LEAVE HER! [Cathy sobbing.]
ARE YOU OK? [sobbing.]
YES! STAY PUT! (Perez) GIVE ME THOSE KEYS! WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'? [grunting.]
[engine starting.]
[tires squealing.]
[tires squealing.]
[siren wailing.]
GET OUT! EASY! RESIST ARREST.
RESIST ARREST.
PLEASE! [woman chattering on police radio.]
I TOLD YOU TO STAY AWAY FROM HERE, DIDN'T I? [sobbing.]
I KNOW.
I KNOW.
I'M SORRY, DADDY.
FROM NOW ON, LEAVE THE POLICE WORK TO ME.
BUT I WAS ONLY TRYING TO HELP.
[clicking tongue.]
JUST LIKE YOUR MOTHER.
YOU NEVER LISTEN.
[laughing.]
I DIDN'T WANT JENNY TO GET HURT.
THINGS GOT OUT OF HAND.
SHE WOULDN'T LISTEN TO REASON.
REASON? JUST WHAT WOULD THAT BE, DR.
SEGAL? SHE COULD'VE HAD WHATEVER SHE WANTED.
SHE JUST WOULDN' KEEP HER MOUTH SHUT.
MAYBE SHE FIGURED YOU WEREN'T A CREDIT TO YOUR PROFESSION.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THE PRESSURE.
FIRST IT'S MEDICAL SCHOOL, THEN TRYING TO COMPETE AS AN INTERN, THEN IN PRIVATE PRACTICE-- I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM.
AND I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE YOU'RE GOING.
I JUST HOPE THE JUDGE THROWS AWAY THE KEY.
HOOKER, FRANK WAGNER JUST CALLED.
HE WANTED TO SAY "THANK YOU" AGAIN.
DAVID'S PLEADING GUILTY TO ALL CHARGES, HE'S REQUESTING PSYCHIATRIC HELP, AND A REHABILITATION PROGRAM.
I'M BUYIN' THE DRINKS.
OH, UH, I--I CAN'T MAKE IT.
CHARLENE ANN? OH, NO, NO.
CHARLENE'S ROOMMATE, BETTY SUE.
ANOTHER SOUTHERN GIRL? I'M A SUCKER FOR SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY.
YOU KNOW WHAT? MACKEY JUST SAID SOMETHIN' REAL INTERESTING.
YOU USED TO BE A NARC.
I ALSO USED TO BE YOUR AGE.
I DON'T KNOW.
SOMEHOW I JUST CAN'T PICTURE IT.
YOU WITH LONG HAIR, A BEARD, A PURSE, AND DOING SERPICO.
LISTEN, JUNIOR.
I HAD A 3-PIECE, GREY FLANNEL SUIT, HAD SHORT HAIR, AND MADE A POINT OF BEING CLEAN-SHAVEN.
FOR UNDERCOVER? MOST OF MY BUSTS WERE DENTISTS, STOCKBROKERS, AND ADVERTISING EXECS.
WITH YOUR SORRY WARDROBE, I'M SURPRISED YOU EVEN OWNED A SUIT, LET ALONE A 3-PIECE GREY FLANNEL.
HEY, HEY, I DIDN'T SAY "OWN," ROMANO.
I RENTED!
PLEASE HELP ME! HE'S CHASING ME! [yelling.]
PLEASE HELP! HE'S COMING! OH, HELP! HELP! WAIT! [gasping.]
OH! [panting.]
PLEASE DON'T HURT ME! PLEASE DON'T HURT ME! [panting.]
DON'T HURT ME.
[grunting.]
OH, GOD.
I PROMISE I WON'T TELL ANYBODY.
YOU'RE RIGHT, SUGAR.
YOU WON'T TELL NOBODY.
[panting.]
NO! [screaming.]
NO! NO, NO! NO! (Hooker) YOUR BASIC MIDDLE-CLASS NEIGHBORHOOD, ROMANO.
HARD-WORKING, CONCERNED CITIZENS WHO PAY THEIR TAXES WITH A SMILE, TRY TO RAISE THEIR KIDS CORRECTLY, AND ARE TOO FRIGHTENED TO TAKE A WALK AFTER SUNDOWN OR LEAVE THEIR WINDOWS OPEN FOR A BREATH OF AIR ON A HOT SUMMER NIGHT.
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE WORLD? WHERE'D IT ALL GO WRONG? IS IT US? THE COURTS? THE PRISONS? TAKE YOUR PICK.
I NEVER WAS WHAT YOU'D CALL, UH, POLITICAL, BUT WHEN I WAS A ROOKIE LIKE YOU, THE VETS USED TO CALL ME "THE FLAMING LIBERAL.
" NOW, I'M NOT SURE WHAT I AM.
CONSERVATIVE? CLOSE ENOUGH.
YOU KNOW THE DEFINITION OF A CONSERVATIVE? A LIBERAL WHO GOT MUGGED.
[both chuckling.]
[woman dispatcher on radio.]
4 ADAM-30, 4 ADAM-30.
SEE THE MAN.
182 SOUTH HARRIS.
REPORT OF A DISTURBANCE AND A SCREAMING FEMALE.
4 ADAM-30, ROGER.
[siren blaring.]
[tires screeching.]
DID YOU SEE THAT? THINK THEY HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE SCREAMER? AT THIS HOUR, THEY AREN'T DELIVERING MILK.
YOU TAKE THE CALL, I'LL TAKE THEM.
RIGHT.
[tires squealing.]
[siren wailing.]
DAMN! [siren approaching.]
[tires squealing.]
[siren stops.]
[brakes squeal.]
THIS IS MR.
JOHNSON.
HE'S THE ONE WHO CALLED, THE MANAGER OF THE ADAMS HOTEL.
IT'S JUST AWFUL.
THE KID IS DEAD AND NOBODY SAW ANYTHING.
THEY NEVER DO.
SHE CAME FROM OFF THE ROOF.
SHE JUMPED, OR FELL.
OR WAS PUSHED.
WHAT ABOUT THOSE 2 GUYS WHO WERE-- A TRUCK CUT OFF MY PURSUIT.
DIDN'T GET CLOSE ENOUGH TO GET A GOOD LOOK.
YOU 2 MEN STAND OVER THERE, I'LL BE WITH YOU IN A MINUTE.
DID ANYBODY SEE 2 GUYS IN THE VICINITY BEFORE OR AFTER? NO.
IF ANYBODY WAS HERE, THEY WERE GONE QUICK.
PRETTY GIRL.
OR USED TO BE.
IT'S A ROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD FOR HER TO BE RUNNING AROUND IN.
PIMP AND JUNKIE HEAVEN.
DOESN'T LOOK LIKE SHE BELONGED AROUND HERE.
[woman chattering on police radio.]
SAME AGE AS MY DAUGHTER.
THERE'S NO I.
D.
ON HER.
THERE'S ONE THING, THOUGH.
YEAH? I THINK SHE WAS AN ADDICT.
NEEDLE TRACKS? POP MARKS ON ONE ARM.
MORE DOPE COMIN' IN, MORE PUSHERS AT WORK SCUM DEALING SLOW DEATH TO INNOCENT KIDS.
YOU WONDER IF THERE'S SOMEBODY OUT THERE WORRYING ABOUT HER RIGHT NOW.
IF THERE WAS, SHE WOULDN'T BE HERE.
[sighing.]
YOU WANT ME TO CALL IT IN AS A HOMICIDE? I DON'T KNOW.
SOMETHING WRONG? I THINK I'VE SEEN THIS GIRL BEFORE.
WHAT MAKES YOU SO SURE JANE DOE WASN'T A JUNKIE? HAIR, CLOTHES, FINGERNAILS CLEAN, NEAT.
FOREARM TRACKS, BUT THEY WERE FRESH, NO SCARS SHOWING A HISTORY.
MAYBE SHE HADN'T REACHED THE MAINLINING STAGE YET.
AUTOPSY SHOULD SHOW SOMETHING, INCLUDING, WHY THERE WAS SO LITTLE BLOOD AFTER AN 8-STORY FALL.
I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.
WHY WASN'T THERE MORE BLOOD? MAYBE HER HEAR STOPPED PUMPING BEFORE SHE WENT OFF THE ROOF.
HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.
[brakes squeal.]
RUN A MAKE ON THAT PIMPMOBILE.
[door opening.]
(Hooker) HEY, WILLIS! (Romano) 4 ADAM-30 REQUESTING WANTS AND WARRANTS WILLIS! ON CALIFORNIA PLATES 3-2-7-PAUL-CHARLES-EDWARD.
I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO STOP PARKING THAT MACHINE ILLEGALLY, WHY YOU ALWAYS ON MY BACK, HOOKER? AIN'T YOU GO NOTHING BETTER TO DO THAN TO HASSLE AN UPSTANDING CITIZEN LIKE ME? THAT I DO.
AND YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP ME.
HELP YOU? YOU CRAZY, MAN.
THIS GENTLEMAN HAS 4 WARRANTS OUT ON HIM.
4 WARRANTS.
4 WARRANTS.
WHY, WILLIS, WOULD YOU CARE TO STEP INTO MY OFFICE? WHY DON'T YOU GE OUT OF MY FACE, HOOKER, BEFORE I PHONE MY ATTORNEY, HOLLER "POLICE HARASSMENT!" AND HAVE YOU SET DOWN ON A HUMBUG ROUST? 4 ADAM-30, 4 ADAM-30, REQUEST AMBULANCE AT 221 SOUTH NORTON.
NOW, WHAT'S HE DOIN'? JUST CALLING FOR AN AMBULANCE.
FOR WHAT? FOR THE ACCIDENT.
WHAT ACCIDENT? THERE AIN'T BEEN NO ACCIDENT AROUND HERE.
THERE'S GONNA BE ONE.
IF YOU DON'T CLIMB INTO THE BACK OF THIS PATROL CAR.
[chuckling.]
WHERE'D YOU GET HIM, HOOKER? CAME WITH THE CAR.
ROOKIES ARE STANDARD EQUIPMEN NOWADAYS.
WELL, IN THAT CASE, I GOT A FEW MINUTES BEFORE MY NEXT APPOINTMENT.
WONDERFUL, WILLIS! IF YOU GENTS CARE TO HAVE A FRIENDLY CHAT? FOLLOW ME.
[siren wailing.]
MAN, HOSPITALS GIVE ME THE CREEPS.
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE DIE IN THERE.
YEAH.
WHAT, DO YOU WANT OUR MAN TO MEET US IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM? YOU KNOW, HE COULD HELP US SELL THE STUFF TO THE TEENY-BOPPERS.
OH, HE OUGHT TO DO MORE THAN JUST HELP.
AFTER TAKIN' CARE OF HIS BUSINESS WITH THAT GIRL LIKE WE DID, HE OUGHTA MAKE US HIS NUMERO UNO WEST-COAST DISTRIBUTORS.
LOOK, I'M TELLIN' YOU FOR THE 10TH TIME, HOOKER, I DON'T KNOW NOTHIN' ABOUT NO GIRL GOIN' OFF OF NO BUILDIN'.
ADAMS HOTEL, WILLIS.
THEY OUGHT TO GIVE YOU STOCK FOR THE BUSINESS YOU GIVE IT.
YEAH, WELL THAT'S MY LADIES, NOT ME, UNDERSTAND? I THOUGHT YOU SAID THIS GUY WAS GONNA BE COOPERATIVE? CALL A TOW TRUCK, HAVE 'EM PICK UP THE PIMPMOBILE.
TOW MY CAR? COME ON, HOOKER.
I JUST PUT A BRAND NEW DELUXE TRANSMISSION IN THERE.
ALL RIGHT, WILLIS, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
I'LL FORGET THE 4 WARRANTS.
I'LL FORGET THE TOW TRUCK, YOU GIVE ME SOMETHING THAT MEANS SOMETHING.
LIKE WHAT? A LEAD.
A WITNESS.
COME ON, YOU AND YOUR GIRLS HAVE THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WIRED.
IT SHOULDN'T BE DIFFICULT.
WELL LIKE HOW SOON DO YOU NEED THIS "SOMETHIN'"? YESTERDAY.
[men grunting.]
FEEL LIKE AN OLD VE WHEN YOU SEE A NEW CLASS OF ROOKIES, ROMANO? [chuckling.]
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
EXCEPT I KNOW I STILL HAVE TO PROVE MYSELF.
OH, THAT'S WHA THIS NEW PROGRAM'S ALL ABOUT: ON-THE-JOB TRAINING.
YOU EVER WORRIED ABOUT IT? WORRIED ABOUT HAVIN' A ROOKIE AS A PARTNER? YOU'LL DO ALL RIGHT.
YOU SURE? HEY, I TRAINED YOU, DIDN'T I? SGT.
HOOKER? FRANK WAGNER.
UH, LAST MONTH.
5TH STREET.
YOU TOOK THE BURGLARY REPORT AT MY HOME.
OH YES.
HOW ARE YOU, MR.
WAGNER? FINE.
WELL, UH WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP YOU? I-IT'S MY SON, SERGEANT.
DAVID.
HE--HE'S JUST 17 YEARS OLD.
WHAT'D HE DO? THEY'RE BOOKING HIM ON POSSESSION OF NARCOTICS.
I'M I'M NOT SURE WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO DO.
LET ME SEE WHAT I CAN FIND OUT.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
(Hooker) MR.
WAGNER HAD HIS SON BOOKED.
WHAT DO YOU GOT ON HIM? WAGNER, DAVID, ARRESTED FOR POSSESSION, RECKLESS DRIVING, RESISTING ARREST.
ANY RECORD? THE USUAL JUVENILE BUS AND A SLAP ON THE WRIST.
WHAT ABOUT BAIL? THERE'S NO BAIL NECESSARY ON A JUVENILE, REMEMBER? NO MATTER WHAT THE CHARGES ARE? WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD, ROMANO.
THANK YOU, VICKI.
ANYTIME, SERGEANT.
THANK YOU, VICKI.
IT REALLY GETS TO YOU, DOESN'T IT? THE KIDS AND DRUGS.
YEAH.
THEY SEEM TO GO HAND IN HAND THESE DAYS.
I KEEP THINKING ABOUT THAT YOUNG GIRL THIS MORNING.
NOW SHE'S LYING ON A COLD SLAB IN THE MORGUE.
I WANT THE GUYS THAT DID IT, ROMANO.
I WANT THEM REAL BAD.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
YOU GOT IT.
[chuckling.]
I SWEAR, THE WAY YOU FILL OUT THAT UNIFORM, HOOKER, YOU ARE GONNA GO A LONG WAY IN THIS MAN'S POLICE FORCE.
COMING FROM YOU, MACKEY, IT MEANS A GREAT DEAL.
MMM-HMM.
YOU KNOW, I NEVER DID UNDERSTAND YOU.
YOU HAD IT MADE, YOU HAD EVERYTHING.
YOU HAD YOUR GOLD SHIELD.
YOU GAVE IT ALL UP TO GET BACK IN THE BLUES.
I'M THE OUTDOOR TYPE.
YOU'VE SEEN THE BEER COMMERCIAL.
YOU USED TO BE A BEER COMMERCIAL.
AND I CAN STILL GO DRINK FOR DRINK WITH YOU, MACK, AND THEY'RE ON ME, FOR A LITTLE INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE.
LIKE WHAT? THAT JANE DOE IN OUR SECTOR, WHAT DO YOU GOT ON HER? I'LL TELL YOU WHAT WE GOT: WE GOT A 4-BODY SHOOTOUT OUT IN THE CANYON, WHICH JUST HAPPENS TO BE THE LEAD STORY ON THE 6:00 NEWS, AND YOU WANNA KNOW ABOUT SOME JUNKIE JUMPER? WELL, I WROTE THE PRELIMINARY AS A JUMPER, BUT I DON'T THINK IT WENT DOWN THAT WAY.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK? MURDER.
SGT.
HOOKER? I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU IN MY OFFICE FOR A MINUTE, HOOKER.
YES, SIR.
MMM-MMM-MMM.
SO, HOW DOES IT FEEL RIDING WITH HOOKER, ROMANO? WHAT CAN I SAY? JOHN WAYNE LIVES.
AH, AMEN TO THAT.
LISTEN, VICKI, UH, IF YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT MY FIRST WEEK OUT, I CAN FILL YOU IN ON ALL THE HAZARDOUS DETAILS OVER DINNER TOMORROW NIGHT.
OH, GEE, VINCE, I'D REALLY LIKE TO, BUT I DON'T THINK MY BOYFRIEND WILL APPROVE.
HEY, YOU MIGHT EVEN KNOW HIM.
HE'S A DEFENSIVE END FOR THE 49ERS.
IT'S A LOT OF YEARS SINCE, UH, WE WERE ROOKIES TOGETHER, HOOKER, BUT, UH, I SEE YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED.
I TRY NOT TO.
HOW'S THAT NEW RECRUIT PROGRAM YOU'RE SUPERVISING GOING? RIGHT ON SCHEDULE.
I SEE THEY CLEARED YOU FOR STREET DUTY MAYBE YOU SHOULD'VE STAYED TEACHING A WHILE LONGER.
LOOK, THAT WAS A RIGHTEOUS SHOOTING I GOT SENT DOWN FOR.
THAT FREAK WAS PUMPED TO THE GILLS WITH P.
C.
P.
AND COMING AT ME WITH A BUTCHER KNIFE.
WELL, THE CITIZENS' COMMITTEE THOUGHT THAT 3 BULLETS TO THE CHES MIGHT'VE BEEN A TOUCH OVERZEALOUS.
YEAH, WELL, THAT CITIZEN WEIGHED IN AT 255 AND LESS THAN 3 BULLETS, YOU WOULD'VE SCRAPED ME OFF THE STREET.
INTERNAL AFFAIRS COULD'VE CLEARED ME 2 MONTHS AGO.
WELL, YOU KNOW, IF THERE WAS ANYTHING I COULD DO TO HELP YOU WHILE I WAS OVER THERE, I WOULD'VE.
AND TAKE A CHANCE ON LOSING YOUR PENSION? DON'T KID ME, DENNIS.
YOU WOULDN'T REQUISITION TOILET PAPER WITHOUT A RUBBER STAMP FROM UPSTAIRS.
MAYBE.
YOU KNOW, AND MAYBE YOU SHOULD NEVER HAVE COME BACK AFTER YOUR PARTNER DIED BESIDE YOU IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND THEY ALMOST LOST YOU.
YOU KNOW, HOOKER, MAYBE SOMEBODY WAS TRYING TO TELL YOU SOMETHIN'.
EXACTLY WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME, CAPTAIN? WELL, THE FORMER COMMANDER OF THIS PRECINC DID A SUPERB JOB OF RUNNING IT INTO THE GROUND.
LOOK AT THESE NUMBERS.
COME ON, JUST TAKE A LOOK.
LACKLUSTER PERFORMANCE IN EVERY LEVEL, TERRIBLE STATS, WORSE P.
R.
NOW, MY JOB IS TO TURN THIS OPERATION AROUND.
AND THE ONE THING I DON'T NEED IS SOME HOTSHOT BLUE SUI GETTING IN THE WAY OF A TOP-PRIORITY HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION.
I WROTE THE PRELIMINARY ON THAT JANE DOE AND I'M GONNA FOLLOW THROUGH UNTIL I GET SOME ANSWERS.
A DEAD JUNKIE? A DEAD TEENAGE GIRL.
SOMEBODY'S DAUGHTER.
ALL RIGHT.
BUT WHAT'S YOUR STAKE IN IT, FOR GOD'S SAKE? I GIVE A DAMN.
DENNIS, I CHASED 2 GUYS NEAR WHERE WE FOUND THE BODY.
WE WEREN'T QUICK ENOUGH TO STOP THEM.
I KNOW THAT THEY WERE TIED IN.
YOU KNOW, HUH? WELL, YOU HEAR ME, AND YOU HEAR ME VERY, VERY CLEAR: YOU STEP OUT OF LINE JUST ONCE, AND I'LL MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE NAILED WITH A LOT MORE THAN JUST A SUSPENSION.
DENNIS! I'LL DO MY BEST NOT TO RAIN ON YOUR P.
R.
PARADE.
Y-YOU KNOW, YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT ME, I HAVEN'T CHANGED.
NEITHER HAVE YOU.
HEY, I NEED HELP IN HERE! THE WAGNER KID TRIED TO HANG HIMSELF.
YES, DR.
SEGAL.
[woman chattering over P.
A.
system.]
THE DOCTOR WILL SEE YOU NOW, MR.
FALCO.
AND THERE'S NO SMOKING IN THIS AREA.
OH, YOU MEAN IT'S BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH, HUH? AND FOR THE HEALTH OF OTHER PATIENTS.
YOU KNOW, THESE DAYS, JUST WAKIN' UP IN THE MORNING CAN BE BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH.
[woman chattering over P.
A.
system.]
[sniffs.]
FALCO, THAT GIRL, AIN'T SHE THE ONE FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL? AH, THERE'S LOTS OF GIRLS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.
SHE'S THE ONE WHO SAW US WITH JENNY.
TALKING THAT'S ALL.
JUST TALKING.
SHE'LL NEVER SEE US WITH HER AGAIN, RIGHT? [woman chattering over P.
A.
system.]
DID YOU GET IT DONE? (Falco) YEAH.
WE SHOT HER UP, DUMPED HER OFF A HOTEL ROOF, YOU KNOW, MAKE IT LOOK LIKE SHE WAS A JUMPER.
(Segal) ANYBODY SEE YOU? OH, THAT'S A STUPID QUESTION.
DOC.
DON'T INSULT OUR INTELLIGENCE, OK? YEAH.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE TIRED OF DOIN' YOUR DIRTY LAUNDRY.
SHE KNEW I WAS DEALING DRUGS FROM HERE.
I IT HAD TO BE DONE.
LOOK, LOOK, LET'S CUT THE PARTY CHATTER.
LET'S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS.
WHAT DO YOU NEED? WHATEVER YOU CAN GET.
WE MOVED EVERYTHING YOU GAVE US, WE CAN MOVE A WHOLE LOT MORE.
I'LL HAVE TO TALK TO MY SUPPLIER.
NOW, DOC, WE GOT I GREASED OUT THERE FOR VOLUME SALES, THIS IS NO TIME TO HOLD OUT ON US.
YOU KNOW, YOU SEEM TO FORGET HOW WELL I KNOW YOU.
YOU GOT THAT FANCY CAR, FAST BROADS, A NEW CONDO.
COME ON, MAN, YOU NEED THE BREAD MORE THAN WE DO.
NOW WE GOT A DEAD GIRL.
[tittering.]
LOOK, I'M NOT HOLDING OUT.
I TOLD YOU, I'LL HAVE TO MAKE A CONNECTION.
I GET MY SUPPLY, YOU GET YOURS.
YEAH? WHEN? I'LL LET YOU KNOW TOMORROW.
YEAH, YOU DO THAT, DOC.
SWIFT AS YOU CAN, 'CAUSE YOU'RE IN TOO DEEP NOW TO SAY "NO" TO YOUR 2 TOP DISTRIBUTORS.
YOU DIG? I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED IN THERE.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I WAS DOIN' WHAT I WAS DOIN'.
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN LEFT ALONE IN THE FIRST PLACE.
I'M JUST MESSED UP.
I'M STILL ALL MESSED UP ABOUT LIFE, YOU KNOW? HMM, IF IT WERE EASY, DAVID, WE WOULDN'T NEED COPS OUT THERE DIRECTING TRAFFIC.
YOU THINK YOU FOOLED ANYBODY WITH THAT FAKE SUICIDE? YOU'RE CRYING OU FOR HELP.
WE'RE WILLING TO GIVE YOU THAT HELP, IF YOU GET YOUR AC STRAIGHTENED UP.
THE O-OTHER COPS, THE NARCS, THEY WERE LEANIN' ON ME.
MY HEAD WAS BURSTING.
I JUST FREAKED OUT.
I SYMPATHIZE WITH YOU, DAVID, BUT IF YOU WERE THAT PURE, YOU WOULDN'T BE HERE.
MY FATHER TOLD ME IF I NEEDED TO TALK TO ANYONE, I DIDN'T NEED TO BE AFRAID TO TALK TO YOU.
I'M A GOOD LISTENER, IF THERE'S SOMETHING TO LISTEN TO.
WHERE'D YOU GET THE STUFF YOU WERE HOLDING? OH, MAN, YOU ARE JUS LIKE ALL THE OTHERS.
IT DOESN'T MATTER, PLAINCLOTHES, BLUE-SUIT, IT'S A RECORDING.
NOW, LISTEN, SON, LET'S GET ONE THING STRAIGHT: YOU'RE ON YOUR LAST RIDE THROUGH HERE AS A JUVENILE.
ONCE YOU HIT 18, YOUR PASS IS CANCELED.
HEY, GO EASY ON ME, OK? I'M HURTIN'.
I MEAN, I ALMOST DIED IN THERE.
AND YOU'RE KILLING YOUR FATHER, DAY BY DAY.
JUST AS SURE AS IF YOU HELD A GUN TO HIS HEAD.
OK.
LOOK, I KNOW I NEED HELP.
[sighing.]
THESE DEALERS ARE BAD CHARACTERS.
NOW, THEY'RE GONNA KILL SOMEBODY WHO'D FINGER 'EM.
WELL, THEN GIVE ME THE NAMES.
YOU'LL GET PROTECTION.
WHAT ABOUT THE CHARGES AGAINST ME? CAN I MAKE A DEAL? A DEAL? YOU KNOW, NAMES FOR A REDUCTION IN THE CHARGES AGAINST ME.
YOU WANNA MAKE A DEAL? YOU'RE WASTIN' MY TIME, KID.
YOU DON'T NEED A COP.
YOU NEED A LAWYER.
LOOK, DAVID, I'M GONNA GET THOSE DEALERS ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
NOW, IF YOU'RE SMART, YOU'LL THINK ABOUT IT, YOU'LL GET IN TOUCH WITH ME, AND YOU'LL GIVE ME THOSE NAMES.
BOB! (Hooker) SO, THAT'S ALL YOU GOT? (medical examiner) I WISH I COULD TELL YOU MORE, HOOKER, BUT THAT'S IT.
HE WAS DEAD BEFORE SHE WENT OFF THE ROOF? OF A HEROIN OVERDOSE.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAW A CORPSE THROW ITSELF OFF THE ROOF? NOT RECENTLY.
ONE MORE THING.
HER CLOTHING WAS STRIPPED OF ALL IDENTIFICATION, BUT WE FOUND THIS STUCK IN THE CUFF OF HER SLACKS.
DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT MEANS ANYTHING, BUT THAT'S ALL WE FOUND.
(Romano) A PIN.
IT LOOKS LIKE A RED CROSS.
JANE DOE'S SOLE DYING POSSESSION.
(Hooker) DRESSING FOR SUCCESS, ROMANO? YOU GOT IT.
YOU KNOW, YOUR CLOTHES SPEAK TO THE WORLD.
TELLS PEOPLE WHERE YOU'RE COMIN' FROM.
TAKE YOU, FOR EXAMPLE.
YEAH? UH I DON'T MAKE IT, HUH? WELL, LET ME PUT IT THIS WAY: I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY YOUR WIFE DIVORCED YOU.
IT WAS THE BLUES THAT SPLIT US, NOT THE CIVVIES.
I DRESS THE SAME WAY NOW AS WHEN SHE MARRIED ME.
YEAH, WELL, THAT STYLE MAY COME BACK SOMEDAY.
[chuckling.]
GIVEN YOUR SARTORIAL SPLENDOR, I SUPPOSE IT'S SILLY TO ASK IF YOU WANNA HAVE A PIZZA AT SHERRY'S, HUH? OH, UH, I'D REALLY LIKE TO, HOOKER, BUT I--I CAN'T.
DANCE CARD'S FILLED, HUH? CHARLENE ANN.
CHARLENE ANN? A SOUTHERN GIRL.
SOME KIND OF LAW DOWN THERE, THEY ALL GOTTA HAVE 2 FIRST NAMES.
IT'S GREAT ACCOMMODATIONS.
THINGS HAVEN'T CHANGED HERE SINCE I WAS A ROOKIE.
[chuckling.]
I CAN BELIEVE IT.
MY MATTRESS MUST BE OLDER THAN YOU ARE.
HEY, TAKE IT EASY, JUNIOR.
I MAY HAVE A YEAR OR 2 ON YOU, BUT I CAN STILL TAKE YOU ONE-ON-ONE.
[chuckling.]
YEAH, SURE, HOOKER.
MAYBE 2 OUT OF 3.
YEAH, IT'S A PRETTY GOOD-LOOKIN' SUIT.
NICE MATERIAL.
THANKS.
TOO BAD THEY DIDN' MAKE IT IN YOUR SIZE.
UH, SERGEANT? FRANK WAGNER CALLED AND LEFT A MESSAGE FOR YOU.
THEY TRANSFERRED HIS SON, DAVID, TO JUVENILE, BUT DAVID WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO YOU.
THANKS, VICKI.
LUDES, SPEED, COKE, MEXICAN BROWN.
THE GUYS YOU'RE LOOKIN' FOR HAVE IT ALL.
THEY'RE NEW IN TOWN, WORKING THE HIGH SCHOOLS.
YOU GOT NAMES? FALCO IS WHA THE PUSHER GOES BY.
AND, UH, HE'S GOT A--A DEALER THA DELIVERS LIKE A CONVEYOR BELT.
WE COULD RUN THIS FALCO THROUGH R AND I, SEE WHAT THEY COME UP WITH.
CHECK WITH THEM IN THE MORNING.
RIGHT.
WHO'S THE CONVEYOR BELT? I DON'T KNOW.
IF I DID, I'D TELL YOU.
ALL RIGHT, DAVID.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR HELP.
AND WHAT YOU SAID BEFORE, YOU WERE RIGHT.
GOIN' STRAIGHT.
I GUESS I TRIED EVERYTHING ELSE.
I GUESS IT'S TIME I GET MY ACT TOGETHER.
WELL THAT'LL BE GOOD NEWS FOR YOUR FATHER.
DO YOU WANNA SEE HIM? YEAH.
I WANT TO SEE HIM.
I WANT TO SEE HIM AND TALK TO HIM, REAL BAD.
[whispering.]
I'LL TELL HIM.
RUN THIS THROUGH R.
AND I.
I'M GOING OVER TO THE EX-WIFE'S.
[car door opening.]
[car door closes.]
ANYBODY HOME? (Chrissie) DADDY! HIYA, KITTEN.
HOW ARE YOU? FINE.
YOU GOT A VISITOR, CHRISSIE.
WHO? OSCAR.
KING OF MONKEYLAND.
LOOK WHAT HE DOES.
YOU PUSH HIS HEAD IN AND HE SINGS.
[screeching.]
I KNOW A LOT OF CHARACTERS LIKE THAT.
FOR ME? NO.
FOR ME, BUT I'M GONNA LEND HIM TO YOU.
GEE, THANKS, DADDY.
YOU'RE WELCOME, HONEY.
WHERE'S THE RES OF THE GANG? MOM'S IN THE KITCHEN AND TOMMY'S OVER AT THE KLEINS'.
AND WHERE'S BIG SIS? STILL AT WORK ON HER SCHOOL PROJECT.
(Hooker) SO LATE? ONLY WAY I'D LET HER IS IF SHE HAD A SAFE RIDE WITH ONE OF THE OTHER MOTHERS.
[sighing.]
I'LL TRADE YOU AN ALIMONY CHECK FOR A CUP OF COFFEE.
YOU COULD'VE PUT THE CHECK IN THE MAIL IF YOU WANTED.
WELL, I TRIED THE "CHECK IN THE MAIL" ROUTINE LAST MONTH, BUT YOU DIDN' BUY IT THEN.
[chuckling.]
I MADE SOME COFFEE.
[blowing air.]
[groaning.]
SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND? THE INSANITY ON THE STREETS.
[sighing.]
THE MINDLESS VIOLENCE.
AND THE WAY IT'S GOING, I SOMETIMES WONDER IF WE'RE EVEN HOLDING THE LINE.
[grunts.]
AND THIS THING WITH THE KIDS AND THE DRUGS, IT'S AN EPIDEMIC.
IT'S A WHOLE NETWORK SET UP TO FLOOD THE SCHOOLS WITH JUNK.
[clinking.]
THE HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL YOU SHOWED ME LAST WEEK [chuckles.]
YOU GOT A GREAT MEMORY.
IT WAS ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO.
(Hooker) WHERE IS IT? IT'S ON THE COFFEE TABLE.
WHY? WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? I'M NOT SURE.
THAT GIRL THA WENT OFF THE ROOF (Fran) WHAT'S THE MATTER? (Hooker) DO YOU RECOGNIZE HER? UH, THAT'S, JENNY CLARK.
I THINK SHE TRANSFERRED IN LAST YEAR.
WHAT ABOUT JENNY? OH, CATHY, I'M GLAD YOU'RE HOME.
I WAS BEGINNING TO GET WORRIED.
WHAT'S WRONG, DAD? WHY ARE YOU ASKING ABOUT JENNY? (Cathy) TELL ME WHAT IT IS.
I WANT TO KNOW.
WE FOUND A GIRL YESTERDAY WHO MATCHES JENNY'S DESCRIPTION.
DRUG OVERDOSE, HONEY.
SHE'S IN THE MORGUE.
OH, MY GOD! IT--IT COULDN'T BE JENNY.
I DON'T BELIEVE IT.
MAYBE IT ISN'T JENNY, BUT THE RESEMBLANCE IS SO CLOSE THAT I HAVE TO BELIEVE IT IS.
CATHY, DO YOU KNOW IF JENNY WAS INTO DRUGS? WELL, I CAN'T SAY FOR SURE.
BUT SHE TOLD ME SHE'D HAD OPPORTUNITIES, BUT SHE WAS AFRAID, KIND OFMIXED UP.
IN WHAT WAY? WELL, HER PARENTS WERE DIVORCED, AND IT TORE JENNY APART.
I MEAN, NOT LIKE YOU AND MOM.
A LOT OF BAD THINGS WENT DOWN DURING THE DIVORCE, AND NOW HER FATHER LIVES IN CHICAGO.
I MEAN, SHE LIVES WITH HER MOTHER AND HATES IT.
WHY? HER MOTHER DRINKS AND HAS A BOYFRIEND JENNY DOESN'T LIKE.
HE LIVES OFF HER MOTHER.
CHARMING.
DAD, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THIS MEANS ANYTHING, BUT I SAW JENNY AT SCHOOL BEING HASSLED BY A COUPLE OF FREAKY CHARACTERS WHO SHOW UP A COUPLE OF TIMES A WEEK IN A SNACK TRUCK.
COULD YOU IDENTIFY THEM AGAIN IF YOU SAW THEM? I THINK SO.
WAIT A MINUTE, HOOKER.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO INVOLVE MY DAUGHTER IN THIS.
I NEED HER HELP.
NOT IN THIS HOUSE, HOOKER.
YOU DON'T BRING YOUR POLICE WORK INTO THIS HOUSE.
LISTEN TO ME.
THERE'S A GIRL DEAD, IN CATHY'S SCHOOL.
AND WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THE NEXT KID IS GONNA DIE.
I CAN'T HELP THAT.
I'VE GOT MY OWN DAUGHTER TO WORRY ABOUT.
WELL, THAT'S WHA I'M WORRIED ABOUT.
I WANNA STOP THESE GUYS BEFORE THEY GO ANY FURTHER.
CATHY, DO YOU KNOW WHERE JENNY LIVES? I HAVE HER ADDRESS IN MY BOOK.
YOU GET ANYTHING FROM R.
AND I.
ON THOSE PUSHERS? ZIP.
[clicking tongue.]
THE WAGNER KID SAID THEY WERE NEW IN TOWN.
MAYBE THEY'RE FROM OUT OF STATE.
YEAH.
OR MAYBE THEY'VE NEVER BEEN CAUGHT PLYING THEIR TRADE.
(Romano) THERE'S THE HOUSE.
[brakes squealing.]
[doorbell chiming.]
YEAH? I'M SGT.
HOOKER.
THIS IS MY PARTNER, OFF.
ROMANO.
JOHNSON'S COMPLAINING ABOUT THE STEREO AGAIN? NO.
NO, NO, NO, THAT'S NOT WHY WE'RE HERE.
WE'RE INQUIRING ABOUT JENNY CLARK.
(Denice) WHO IS IT, CHARLIE? 2 COPS.
SOMETHING ABOUT JENNY.
ARE YOU JENNY'S MOTHER? JENNY'S MOTHER? BUT SHE ISN'T HERE.
DO YOU KNOW WHERE SHE MIGHT BE, MA'AM? SHE'S STAYIN' WITH A FRIEND, I THINK.
I'D GIVE YOU THE NUMBER, BUT I DON'T HAVE IT.
WHEN DID YOU SPEAK TO HER LAST? UH, WHAT'S TODAY? I TH-THINK I TALKED TO HER ON SATURDAY.
WAS SHE ALL RIGHT? JUST EXACTLY WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM WITH JENNY? VERIFICATION.
THERE'S A YOUNG GIRL DOWNTOWN.
WE THINK IT'S JENNY.
SHE'S IN THE MORGUE.
HOW? HEROIN OVERDOSE.
AND THEN WE THINK SOMEBODY PUSHED HER OFF THE ROOF OF A BUILDING.
DO YOU THINK YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO COME DOWN AND MAKE AN IDENTIFICATION, MA'AM? YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO, DENICE.
THEY CAN' MAKE YOU GO.
(Hooker) MA'AM, IF THAT IS JENNY DOWN THERE, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW SHE GOT MIXED UP IN THE DRUG SCENE? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHO MIGHT HAVE WANTED TO HURT HER? OH, NO.
WHERE ARE COPS LIKE YOU WHEN, UH, SOMEBODY'S SHOOTING GIRLS UP AND PUSHING THEM OFF OF BUILDINGS? WHERE WE YOU WHEN JENNY NEEDED YOU? IF THAT IS JENNY LYING IN THE MORGUE, I KNOW YOU HELPED PUT HER THERE.
I'M GONNA RESTRAIN MYSELF AND WALK AWAY.
UNLESS YOU WANNA ADD SOMETHING TO THE SUBJECT? I'D LIKE TO SEE MY DAUGHTER NOW.
[crying.]
I'D LIKE TO SEE MY LITTLE GIRL.
WILLIS.
WHAT DO YOU GOT? I GOT A WITNESS FOR YOU, HOOKER.
TO THE KILLING? WELL, NOT QUITE.
ONE OF YOUR CONSERVATIVE BUSINESS TYPES, YOU KNOW, LIKES A LITTLE ACTION ON THE SIDE, WAS WITH ONE OF MY MAIN LADIES AT THE ADAMS JUST PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT IN QUESTION.
WHAT'D HE SEE? WELL, HE TALKED TO MY LADY NEXT DAY ON THE PHONE, SAID HE WAS REAL SCARED, 'CAUSE THE DUDE SAW HIM.
GO ON.
WELL, AROUND DAWN, THIS GUY CHASED THIS GIRL OUT IN THE ALLEY.
FITS THE DESCRIPTION YOU GAVE ME RIGHT DOWN TO A TEE.
THIS JOHN'S DRIVIN' HOME TO THE WIFE AND KIDS WHEN THE GIRL RUNS UP TO HIS CAR.
HE PANICS AND DRIVES OFF.
COULD HE IDENTIFY THE MAN IF HE HAD TO? HE SAID HE'LL NEVER FORGET HIS FACE.
HE'S GOT A LITTLE GUILT GOIN' DOWN, YOU KNOW? 'CAUSE HE HEARD THE GIRL GOT KILLED.
WHERE CAN I GET IN TOUCH WITH HIM? HOOKER, LIKE I SAID, THE JOHN IS REAL SCARED.
HE AIN'T GONNA VOLUNTEER FOR NOTHIN'.
I JUST FIGURED YOU MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW HE EXISTS.
LISTEN, WILLIS.
I WANT A NAME, I WANT AN ADDRESS, AND IF I HAVE TO LEAN ON YOU, YOU'LL COME AWAY A LOSER.
THE CUSTOMER'S NAME IS HARRY SIMPSON.
I'LL SET UP A MEETING FOR YOU, HOOKER.
WHAT'S UP, DOC? IS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE FUNNY? WELL, HOW ABOU A SUBMARINE SANDWICH, DOC? IT'LL HELP CLEAR UP YOUR SINUSES.
I DON'T WANNA BE SEEN WITH YOU TWO.
WHAT DO YOU WANT? MAKE YOUR CONNECTION YET? YOU HAVE THE CASH, YOU'LL GET YOUR SUPPLY.
HOW ABOUT TOMORROW MORNING? MEET ME EARLY.
YOU'LL HAVE IT.
[door closing.]
[engine starting.]
(Perez) HEY, SHE'S LOOKIN' OVER HERE, MAN.
DON'T SWEAT IT, BRO.
IF SHE GETS TOO CURIOUS, SHE'LL WIND UP LIKE HER FRIEND JENNY.
DEAD.
SO, I JUST HEARD ON T.
V.
THAT THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED DOWN THE APPROPRIATION ON MORE POLICE FUNDS.
YEAH.
THAT'S US.
UNDERMANNED, UNAPPRECIATED.
WHAT'S THE MATTER, SHERRY? DON'T YOU THINK WE CAN PAY OUR TAB? OH, NOW, IF I WAS GONNA WORRY ABOUT YOU, HOOKER, I WOULD'VE WORRIED WHEN THAT GUY PUMPED YOU FULL OF LEAD A WHILE BACK.
"THAT'S RIGHT, SWEETHEART.
DANGER IS OUR BUSINESS.
" [chuckling.]
RIGHT, HOOKER.
SURE THING.
THAT LOOK LIKE A HARRY SIMPSON TO YOU? OH YEAH.
DEFINITELY A HARRY SIMPSON.
(Romano) MR.
SIMPSON, I'M OFF.
ROMANO.
THIS IS SGT.
HOOKER.
SERGEANT.
DRINK, MR.
SIMPSON? NO.
UH, NO, THANKS.
I'D JUS LIKE TO GET THIS OVER WITH.
OH, WELL, IT'S VERY SIMPLE.
WE NEED YOUR HELP TO SOLVE A HOMICIDE.
LOOK, UH, I'VE NEVER BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE POLICE BEFORE.
I'VE NEVER GOTTEN SO MUCH AS A PARKING TICKET MY WHOLE LIFE.
I'VE GOT A SOLID MARRIAGE, I'VE RAISED 3 KIDS.
I-I'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN BUSINESS.
NOW, BECAUSE I HAPPENED TO BE IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME MR.
SIMPSON, NOBODY'S HERE TO PASS MORAL JUDGMENT ON YOU.
BUT IF YOU HAVE A CONSCIENCE, YOU'LL HELP US SOLVE THE MURDER OF THIS GIRL.
YOU KNOW WHAT'LL HAPPEN IF MY WIFE FINDS OUT WHERE I WAS THAT NIGHT? ALL NIGHT? LOOK, WE HAVE A LINE ON THE SUSPECTS.
WE THINK WE KNOW WHERE WE MIGHT PICK 'EM UP.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE ASKING? LISTEN, MISTER, DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE STREETS TODAY? THAT WAS A 16-YEAR-OLD GIRL, KILLED IN HER PRIME, PUMPED FULL OF DRUGS, SHOVED OFF A BUILDING! SIMPSON, WE NEED YOU TO TESTIFY TO THAT.
IF YOU DON'T MIND, UH, I THINK I'LL HAVE THAT DRINK NOW.
MAN, IF WE DO HALF THE BUSINESS WE DID LAST WEEK, WE'RE IN FAT CITY.
HERE, SPREAD THESE AROUND, MAKE IT LOOK LIKE WE'RE LEGIT.
HEY, THE CANDY MAN'S HERE.
COME ON, LET'S GO.
[brakes squeal.]
HEY, FALCO, WHAT'S GOIN' DOWN? YOU'RE THE SMART GUY GOIN' TO SCHOOL.
YOU TELL ME.
WE GOT THE BREAD.
YOU GO THE SPECIAL DELIVERY? DO WE GOT IT? IS THAT THE GUY? (Simpson) NO.
NO, THAT'S NOT HIM.
WHAT'S CATHY DOING HERE? I TOLD HER TO STAY AWAY FROM HERE.
SARGE.
LOOK.
THERE.
THERE! THERE HE IS.
THAT'S THE MAN.
HAVE YOU SEEN ENOUGH TO MAKE AN IDENTIFICATION, MR.
SIMPSON? YEAH.
I'M POSITIVE.
THAT'S THE MAN WHO CHASED THE GIRL FROM THE ALLEY AND INTO MY CAR.
WILL YOU SIGN A STATEMENT? YEAH.
(Falco) ENJOY, BRO.
WE'LL BE BACK FOR MORE.
YEAH, WELL, YOU BETTER CLIP SOME MORE OLD LADIES' PURSES BEFORE YOU DO, 'CAUSE, YOU KNOW, PRICES ARE GOIN' UP.
IT'S INFLATION.
WHAT CAN I TELL YOU? HEY, FALCO, DON'T LOOK NOW, BUT THERE'S A COUPLE OF COPS EYEBALLING YOU FROM AROUND THE CORNER OVER THERE.
WE GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE, MAN! [thudding.]
THEY'RE MAKIN' A MOVE.
YOU STAY HERE.
[tires squealing.]
[siren wailing.]
[Cathy screaming.]
YOU FIGHT, SUGAR, OR MAKE ANY NOISE, I'M GONNA KILL YOU RIGHT HERE AND NOW! (Cathy) NO! HOLD IT! HOLD IT RIGHT THERE! THROW THAT PIECE AWAY, COP, OR THIS GIRL IS DEAD! YOU DO THAT, YOU'LL HAVE ANOTHER MURDER ONE ON YOUR HEAD.
AND NO LITTLE GIRL TO HIDE BEHIND.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA TAKE THAT CHANCE, COP.
NOT WITH THIS KID AS A TARGET! YOU THERE! YOUNG LADY, BE COOL.
THEY AREN'T GONNA HURT YOU.
YOU'RE KIDDING YOURSELF IF YOU THINK I'M NOT GONNA PULL THE TRIGGER, COP! YOU THINK, MISTER.
YOU THINK BEFORE YOU MAKE A BIG MISTAKE.
HEY, COP, YOU THINK YOU CAN OFF ME BEFORE I KILL HER? HUH? [Cathy groaning.]
MOST OFFICERS CARRY A .
38, MISTER.
I PREFER THIS.
DOUBLE-ACTION .
357 MAGNUM.
LOADED WITH HOLLOW POINTS.
IT'LL TEAR A 6-INCH HOLE IN YOU GOING IN, AND THE HOLLAND TUNNEL COMING OUT! [screaming.]
YOU WANNA TRY ME? I DON'T BELIEVE YOU, MAN.
LET'S GO, SWEETHEART.
(Cathy) NO! NO! NO! NO! [screaming.]
AROUND THE BACK! [Cathy screaming.]
[siren wailing.]
[exclaims.]
(Hooker) FREEZE! [screaming.]
COME ON, LEAVE HER! [Cathy sobbing.]
ARE YOU OK? [sobbing.]
YES! STAY PUT! (Perez) GIVE ME THOSE KEYS! WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'? [grunting.]
[engine starting.]
[tires squealing.]
[tires squealing.]
[siren wailing.]
GET OUT! EASY! RESIST ARREST.
RESIST ARREST.
PLEASE! [woman chattering on police radio.]
I TOLD YOU TO STAY AWAY FROM HERE, DIDN'T I? [sobbing.]
I KNOW.
I KNOW.
I'M SORRY, DADDY.
FROM NOW ON, LEAVE THE POLICE WORK TO ME.
BUT I WAS ONLY TRYING TO HELP.
[clicking tongue.]
JUST LIKE YOUR MOTHER.
YOU NEVER LISTEN.
[laughing.]
I DIDN'T WANT JENNY TO GET HURT.
THINGS GOT OUT OF HAND.
SHE WOULDN'T LISTEN TO REASON.
REASON? JUST WHAT WOULD THAT BE, DR.
SEGAL? SHE COULD'VE HAD WHATEVER SHE WANTED.
SHE JUST WOULDN' KEEP HER MOUTH SHUT.
MAYBE SHE FIGURED YOU WEREN'T A CREDIT TO YOUR PROFESSION.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THE PRESSURE.
FIRST IT'S MEDICAL SCHOOL, THEN TRYING TO COMPETE AS AN INTERN, THEN IN PRIVATE PRACTICE-- I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM.
AND I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE YOU'RE GOING.
I JUST HOPE THE JUDGE THROWS AWAY THE KEY.
HOOKER, FRANK WAGNER JUST CALLED.
HE WANTED TO SAY "THANK YOU" AGAIN.
DAVID'S PLEADING GUILTY TO ALL CHARGES, HE'S REQUESTING PSYCHIATRIC HELP, AND A REHABILITATION PROGRAM.
I'M BUYIN' THE DRINKS.
OH, UH, I--I CAN'T MAKE IT.
CHARLENE ANN? OH, NO, NO.
CHARLENE'S ROOMMATE, BETTY SUE.
ANOTHER SOUTHERN GIRL? I'M A SUCKER FOR SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY.
YOU KNOW WHAT? MACKEY JUST SAID SOMETHIN' REAL INTERESTING.
YOU USED TO BE A NARC.
I ALSO USED TO BE YOUR AGE.
I DON'T KNOW.
SOMEHOW I JUST CAN'T PICTURE IT.
YOU WITH LONG HAIR, A BEARD, A PURSE, AND DOING SERPICO.
LISTEN, JUNIOR.
I HAD A 3-PIECE, GREY FLANNEL SUIT, HAD SHORT HAIR, AND MADE A POINT OF BEING CLEAN-SHAVEN.
FOR UNDERCOVER? MOST OF MY BUSTS WERE DENTISTS, STOCKBROKERS, AND ADVERTISING EXECS.
WITH YOUR SORRY WARDROBE, I'M SURPRISED YOU EVEN OWNED A SUIT, LET ALONE A 3-PIECE GREY FLANNEL.
HEY, HEY, I DIDN'T SAY "OWN," ROMANO.
I RENTED!