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PREVIOUSLY ON HILL STREET BLUES.

PATROLMAN LAWRENCE SWAN.

HE HUNG HIMSELF THIS A.M.

WHAT IN THE HELL WENT ON IN THAT BACK ROOM LAST NIGHT?

IT WAS JUST A PARTY, CAPTAIN.

THERE'S A COUPLE INDIVIDUALS FROM THE SANITATION DEPARTMENT

GOT FIRED AFTER ONE OF YOUR HATCHET JOBS.

I KNOW HOW IT'S GOTTA LOOK, CAPTAIN.

WE WIND UP BETWEEN THE SHEETS, AND HER HUSBAND

GETS WHACKED THAT SAME NIGHT.

SO YOU THINK BUTTMAN DID THAT GIRL?

IF HE DID, YOUR SILENCE HAS LET HIM GET AWAY WITH IT.

AND THAT'S A FELONY, JACK.

RANDALL BUTTMAN, YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.

JOE, WAKE UP. THERE'S SOMEBODY DOWNSTAIRS.

LaRUE JUST KILLED SOMEBODY.

ANOTHER HOOKER KILLING IN THE HEIGHTS YESTERDAY P.M..

SAME M.O. AS THE PREVIOUS FIVE.

EITHER THIS KOOK IS HEATING UP,

OR ELSE WE'RE STARTING TO GET COPYCATS. WHATEVER.

EXPECT A RISE IN HOOKER-RELATED VIOLENCE.

AS THE HIGH-TONED FEMALES ARE GONNA BE MORE HEAVILY ARMED

AND LESS INCLINED TO INDULGE THEIR CUSTOMERS' QUIRKS

THAN USUAL.

ITEM FIVE. WE HAD AN OFFICER INVOLVED LAST NIGHT.

OUT OF PRECINCT. JOHN LaRUE,

WHILE OFF-DUTY, SHOT AND KILLED AN ARMED BURGLARY SUSPECT.

EH, WITHOUT THE PARTICULARS, DETECTIVE,

I'M SURE THE SHOOT WAS JUSTIFIED.

IN THE MEANTIME, YOU KNOW THE ROUTINE.

I BELIEVE CAPTAIN FURILLO WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU

ON HIS ARRIVAL.

ITEM SIX.

IN THE WAKE OF ROOKIE OFFICER LARRY SWAN'S SUICIDE,

ROOKIE OFFICER RANDALL BUTTMAN

HAS BEEN DISCHARGED FROM THE FORCE.

AND HE FACES CRIMINAL CHARGES OF PANDERING,

ASSAULT, AND RAPE.

FORMER OFFICER BUTTMAN HAS BEEN OUT ON BOND,

BUT AS WE SPEAK,

DETECTIVES BRANNIGAN AND SCHINDLER

ARE RE-ARRESTING HIM AS PER ORDERS

OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

ADDITIONAL DISCIPLINARY ANNOUNCEMENTS

ON THE OTHER ROOKIES

ARE DUE THIS A.M.

ITEM SEVEN. AH.

ADVERTISING ON THE PREMISES.

A CERTAIN CULINARY ESTABLISHMENT,

THE, UH, BENGAL PAVILION,

HAS BEEN HEAVILY PAPERING THE PRECINCT WITH FLYERS

OFFERING 10% OFF TANDOORI CHICKEN

OR ANY CURRY DISH BETWEEN THE HOURS

OF TWELVE NOON AND 1:00 P.M.

DOES THAT INCLUDE YOUR MINTS?

YEAH, THAT INCLUDES YOUR MINTS.

BUT IT DOES NOT INCLUDE YOUR ALREADY-DISCOUNTED

BUSINESSMEN'S SPECIAL...

WELL, ANYWAY, WHOEVER'S TURNING A BUCK

LITTERING THE SQUAD ROOM WITH THESE THINGS.

HOW ABOUT I DON'T WANNA SEE ANY MORE OF EM?

COMMENCING NOW.

ITEM EIGHT.

RUMOR HAS IT THAT OUR OWN OFFICERS RENKO AND HILL

ARE GONNA BE FEATURED ON TV THIS A.M.

ON MORNING REPORT.

COFFEE AND AUTOGRAPHS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO. LET'S GET OUT THERE.

LET'S DO IT THEM BEFORE THEY DO IT TO US.

WELL, WHAT, YOU ALL MEDIA-STARVED THERE, RENKO?

I AM TELLING YOU, IF THAT WOMAN DECIDES

TO CRUCIFY US ON TELEVISION,

WE CAN BEND OVER AND KISS IT GOODBYE.

I HAVE GOOD REASON TO BELIEVE THAT

NO ONE'S REPUTATION GONNA BE UNDULY SCARRED.

HEY, YO, RENKO! CHECK IT OUT!

LET'S GO.

IS LYNN WILLIAMS.

ON OUR CONTINUING SERIES...

HEY, RENKO, CHECK THIS OUT.

WE FOCUSED ON THE LESS-THAN-HARROWING LIVES

OF THOSE WHOSE DUTY IT IS TO SERVE AND PROTECT US.

OUR MEN IN BLUE.

THERE HE IS. ALL RIGHT.

IN TWO DAYS OF HIDDEN CAMERA SURVEILLANCE

THE INVESTIGATIVE ACTION TEAM

CAPTURED GRAPHIC FOOTAGE OF OFFICER ANDREW RENKO

DISCHARGING HIS SWORN DUTIES

WITH SINGLE-MINDED GASTRONOMIC...

WHERE DID YOU PUT THAT?

AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, OFFICER RENKO

TOOK IN FAR MORE CALORIES THAN THE CRIMINALS.

HEY, WHERE ARE YOU PUTTING ALL THAT STUFF, RENKO?

WHEN CONFRONTED BY THIS REPORTER?

OUR CONTRACT SPECIFIES

A MORNING COFFEE BREAK.

OH, COME ON. FOUR DONUT SHOPS

IN TWO AND A HALF HOURS?

YOU FEEL THIS, LADY.

PUT A FORK IN ME, JACK, 'CAUSE I AM DONE.

ALL RIGHT. LAST NAME.

G-U-E.

"GOO-WAY?"

"GOO."

FIRST NAME?

LOTTA.

WE HAVE A 9-11.

ARMED ROBBERY IN PROGRESS.

SEE SURPLUS STORE.

CORNER PEOPLE'S DRIVE.

124th STREET.

BELKER.

HI, MA.

HOW YOU FEELING?

DID YOU SEE DR. ZIMMERMAN?

MA, SWEETHEART, HE HAS TO FEEL THEM.

HOW ELSE IS HE GONNA TELL?

MA. MA? MA?

HE'S A DOCTOR. HE SEES 'EM ALL DAY LONG.

WOULD YOU FEEL BETTER IF I CALLED HIM?

I CERTAINLY WILL. I'LL CALL YOU BACK.

I LOVE YOU, TOO.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT A THING, MOM.

IT'S PROBABLY NOTHING.

ALL RIGHT. GOODBYE.

WHAT?

UH, I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT

JOIN ME FOR LUNCH, MICK.

YEAH, OKAY.

10% OFF.

I LIKE 'EM JUST THE WAY THEY ARE.

CHOCOLATE SWIRLS. COMING OUT OF THE OVEN.

HEY, RENKO, WHAT'S THIS? WHOO-HOO-HOO.

DON'T DO ME LIKE THAT, JOE COFFEY.

DON'T YOU ALL DO ME LIKE THAT.

CAPTAIN. CAPTAIN?

I WAS ON THE TV THIS MORNING.

YEAH, I SAW.

THAT WOMAN TOOK A CHEAP SHOT AT ME, CAPTAIN.

AND YOU REALLY GAVE IT TO HER, DIDN'T YOU?

YOU MEAN BY EXPOSING MY STOMACH AND ALL?

ANDY. IT VIOLATES UNIFORM CODE,

AND IT GIVES THEM FOOTAGE ANYBODY WOULD USE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY'RE GONNA DO TO ME NOW?

DEPENDS ON DIVISION.

JUST TURN YOUR LOG ENTRIES OVER TO LT. CALLETANO.

- I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO. - SURE.

J.D.?

SHUT THE DOOR.

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW, CAPTAIN, I KNOW HOW BAD...

NO, THIS IS "LaRUE LISTENS."

AND LISTEN CAREFULLY, BECAUSE IT'S ALL YOU'RE GONNA GET.

I JUST CAME FROM MIDTOWN.

THE SHOOTING AT CAROLINE REYNOLDS

IS BEING PURSUED AS A POSSIBLE HOMICIDE.

JUSTIFIABLE, RIGHT? THE GUY BROKE IN.

AS A POSSIBLE HOMICIDE.

CAPTAIN, I'LL PLEAD FELONY BAD JUDGMENT

FOR GOING OVER THERE, BUT SERIOUSLY...

I TOLD YOU NOT TO GO BACK THERE, J.D.

RIGHT NOW, NOBODY'S SURE WHETHER YOU WERE JUST STUPID

- OR A LOT WORSE. - LOOK, CAPTAIN,

THIS WOMAN WAS RECEIVING WEIRD PHONE CALLS.

I WENT OVER THERE TO PROTECT HER.

- NOW, I'D LIKE ANYBODY TO... - NO, NO MORE, J.D.

YOUR OLD FRIEND SHIPMAN FROM I.A.D.

IS WAITING TO HAVE A WORD WITH YOU.

EXCUSE ME. PLEASE.

I WANNA REPORT SOMEONE MISSING.

WHO'S MISSING, MA'AM?

MY CAT, BENTLEY.

A WHITE ANGORA. TODAY IS HIS TENTH BIRTHDAY.

MA'AM, I THINK YOU WANT THE CITY POUND

- OR THE HUMANE SOCIETY. - BENTLEY IS NOT LOST.

HE WAS KIDNAPPED.

HE WAS WAITING FOR HIS BIRTHDAY CAKE, AND THEN HE WAS GONE.

THE CITY POUND OR THE HUMANE SOCIETY

ARE YOUR BEST BETS. ALSO, MAYBE YOU COULD, UH,

POST SOME SIGNS AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

BUT YOU'VE GOTTA DO SOMETHING.

I KNOW THAT YOU'RE UPSET, MA'AM,

BUT WE'RE VERY, VERY BUSY TODAY.

UH, YOU TRY THOSE TWO PLACES, YOU SEE HOW THAT GOES, OKAY?

YOU'RE NOT BEING VERY HELPFUL AT ALL.

YOU'RE AWARE OF YOUR RIGHT TO COUNSEL.

YEAH.

AND YOU'RE WAIVING THAT RIGHT?

YES.

HOW ABOUT BEING A GOOD GUY, SHIPMAN?

TELL ME WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU KNOWN CAROLINE REYNOLDS?

I TOLD YOU YESTERDAY.

TODAY'S A MURDER INVESTIGATION.

VERY FUNNY.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU KNOWN CAROLINE REYNOLDS?

TWO DAYS. WHAT, THEY THINK SHE SET SOMETHING UP?

WHAT'S THE NATURE OF YOUR RELATIONSHIP

WITH CAROLINE REYNOLDS?

PERSONAL. LOVE.

COME ON, SHIPMAN. DO THEY THINK SHE SET SOMETHING UP?

WAS THERE ANY FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENT

BETWEEN THE TWO OF YOU?

NO.

THREE STARS ON HURWITZ' FOREHEAD.

THROWING BUTTMAN BACK IN THE CLINK

SCARED THE HELL OUT OF HIS LAWYER.

PLUS, I CONVINCED HIM FURILLO'S GOT THIS,

FURILLO'S GOT THAT, HE'S TWO STEPS

FROM A MURDER INDICTMENT.

- THEY'VE OFFERED TO PLEAD. - TO WHAT?

- ASSAULT ONE IN THE SWANN CASE. - WHAT KIND OF TIME?

THREE YEARS. THE EASY KIND. MINIMUM SECURITY.

- ERWIN. - DON'T... DON'T ERWIN ME, FRANK.

WHAT HAVE WE GOT ON THIS GUY?

INSTIGATING THE RAPE OF LARRY SWANN?

YOU WANNA SELL A JURY A FULL-GROWN MAN GETS RAPED?

- I DON'T. - YOU DON'T BELIEVE BUTTMAN MURDERED THAT PROSTITUTE?

WE HAVEN'T GOT A SINGLE PIECE OF ADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE.

WELL THEN, GIVE US TIME, DAMN IT.

ISN'T THAT WHY WE ARRESTED HIM AGAIN?

GIVE YOU TIME, AND THE HORROR STORY

I JUST FED THEM UNRAVELS LIKE A SINGAPORE SUIT.

ALL RIGHT. JUST TODAY, THEN.

HENRY'S ALREADY ON IT.

GOT WITNESSES TO CHECK. AND BUTTMAN.

THE DAY.

TALK ON YOU LATER.

HEY, SLICK.

- RONNY? - YEAH, I GO TO HAND IT TO YOU, MAN.

YOU PLAYED IT REAL NICE.

ALL THE CHEAP MUSIC.

"BE RIGHT WITH YOURSELF, RONNY"?

BE A RIGHT COP. BE A RIGHT BROTHER.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, RONNY.

WHAT YOU GET OUT OF IT, WASHINGTON?

YOU GET YOURSELF A PROMOTION?

- OUT OF WHAT? - OUT OF GETTING US FIRED!

FIRED?

WE'RE ALL FIRED. SUSPENDED CONTEMPLATING DISMISSAL.

ARE YOU TELLING ME YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT?

THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU KNOW WHY I DON'T BELIEVE YOU, NEAL?

BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN SO STRAIGHT WITH ME UNTIL NOW.

IS IT TRUE? GARFIELD'S FIRED?

ALL THE ROOKIES WHO WERE AT THE INCIDENT.

BUT GARFIELD GAVE 'EM BUTTMAN?

AFTER GIVING A PERJURED STATEMENT TO I.A.D.

YOU TELLING ME YOU NEVER PLAYED D-N-D

- TO PROTECT ANOTHER COP? - NEVER TO CONCEAL A FELONY.

CAPTAIN, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A KID

TAKING A FEW HOURS TO FIND THE GUTS TO DO THE RIGHT THING...

THERE WERE A LOT OF OTHER FACTORS INVOLVED, NEAL.

AND GETTING FIRED FOR DOING IT.

IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, I THINK MAYBE

THEY DID COME DOWN HARD ON GARFIELD.

BUT HE WASN'T MY COP, AND IT WASN'T MY DECISION.

OH. BUCK DON'T STOP WITH YOU, IS THAT IT?

- NOT THIS ONE. - LITTLE SELECTIVE, CAPTAIN.

NEAL.

I HAVE TO ASK YOU SOMETHING ABOUT J.D.

DO YOU HAVE ANY REASON TO THINK THAT HE KNEW CAROLINE REYNOLDS

- BEFORE TWO DAYS AGO? - NO.

OH, SERGEANT, WAIT.

WILL THIS DO FOR A POSTER?

SURE, MA'AM.

MAYBE HIS LIPS ARE A LITTLE FULLER.

WHY DON'T YOU PUT 'EM UP OUTSIDE?

OH. WHAT KIND OF A POLICE DEPARTMENT

IS THIS, ANYWAY?

SERGEANT, DIDN'T YOU EVER HAVE A PET YOU LOVED?

I MEAN, HOW WOULD YOU FEEL

IF ONE DAY, YOUR FRIEND WAS MISSING.

MAYBE EVEN IN DANGER?

WHAT'S HIS NAME?

BLACKIE.

UH-HUH.

BUTTMAN.

I WENT THROUGH YOUR LOG ENTRIES.

THERE ARE TWO GAPS FOR YESTERDAY.

DROP DEAD, GOLDBERG.

ONE FOR 45 MINUTES IN THE MORNING.

ANOTHER HOUR AND 20

COMMENCING AT A QUARTER PAST 12:00.

I TOOK SOME PERSONAL TIME.

YOU'RE ALLOWED ONE BREAK.

I TOOK TWO.

YOU GONNA TAKE POINTS OFF MY SCORE?

WHERE WERE YOU THE 45 MINUTES THAT COFFEY HAD TO WAIT FOR YOU?

I CAN'T ANSWER THAT. ADVICE OF COUNSEL.

HOW ABOUT THE HOUR AND 20?

OH, THAT'S DIFFERENT, RIGHT?

FIRST 45, I'M SILENT ON ADVICE OF COUNSEL,

BUT NOW FOR THIS HOUR.

LOOK, LIEUTENANT, I BOUGHT LOTTERY TICKETS.

I DID MY LAUNDRY.

I PLANNED MY NEXT VACATION TO HAWAII.

GET THIS GUY OUT OF HERE. I'M THROUGH TALKING TO HIM.

THANKS. I'M DONE.

GO GET 'EM, MR. HEBROID!

PUT A WHITE COP AWAY.

RENKO, ARE YOU GONNA TALK TODAY OR WHAT?

NO. I'M GIVING YOU

THE SILENT TREATMENT. IT'S WELL-DESERVED.

COME ON, RENKO. I WENT TO SEE THE WOMAN FOR THE BOTH OF US.

I DIDN'T KNOW SHE WAS GONNA DO THAT TO YOU...

OH THAT BOBBY HILL.

HE'S SO CUTE. I AIN'T GONNA HANG HIM OUT TO DRY.

I'M NOT GONNA PUBLICLY RIDICULE HIM.

I'M GONNA STICK IT TO HIS SLOB OF A PARTNER.

1439 VAN BUREN.

- ARMED ASSAULT IN PROGRESS. - WE JUST PASSED IT.

2202 IN RESPONSE.

DOWN THOSE STAIRS. HE TRIED TO KILL ME!

BOBBY, YOU GO AROUND TO THE FRONT. MA'AM, WAIT HERE.

- I'LL GET YOU SOME MEDICAL, OKAY? - WAIT, DON'T LEAVE ME!

HE'S A FREAK! HE'S A MURDERER!

BOBBY!

BACKUP! I HAVE SUSPECT...

IN THE FROOSE CASE GOING OUT THE BACK.

YOU GOT ANYTHING?

NO.

DAMN!

I'M SORRY, DETECTIVE, BUT YOU SEE,

WHEN YOU TAKE POT LUCK, USUALLY... USUALLY, YOU END UP WITH...

UH-UH. I WANNA SEE THE CHIEF.

AND I'M TELLING YOU, YOU CAME DOWN

WITHOUT AN APPOINTMENT. AND I'M GONNA HAVE TO DO.

WELL, IT'S ABOUT THESE ROOKIES THAT GOT FIRED.

- THE HAZING INCIDENT. - MM-HMM.

IT WAS DISGRACEFUL.

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING ELSE THAT'S DISGRACEFUL.

YOU ASK A KID TO BE HONEST. YOU TELL HIM TO FORGET

ALL THAT STUFF ABOUT THE COP CODE.

THAT THE ONLY GUYS YOU CAN TRUST ARE YOUR PARTNERS.

YOU TELL HIM TO GO AHEAD AND BELIEF IN THE SYSTEM.

JUST THEN, YOU CUT HIM OFF AT THE KNEES.

DETECTIVE, I ASSUME YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT

THE ROOKIE WHO CAME FORWARD.

BEHIND MY ASKING HIM TO, YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT.

AND YOU FIRED HIM FOR IT.

UNDER THE PREVAILING CIRCUMSTANCES, DETECTIVE,

I HAD NO CHOICE.

WELL, I THINK IT STINKS.

YOU'RE ENTITLED TO THAT THOUGHT.

I'LL BE AT THE ROTARY BRUNCH.

MAYBE YOU COULD EXPLAIN THE LARGER PICTURE

TO DETECTIVE WASHINGTON.

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.

DON'T BE STUPID.

YOU GET YOUR HAND OFF OF ME.

HEY, CAN I TALK TO YOU GUYS?

- ABOUT REYNOLDS? - I DON'T HAVE THE FLU, OKAY.

SOMEBODY JUST TELL ME WHAT THE HELL'S HAPPENING.

- ONGOING, J.D. - HEY, COME ON.

JUST PLAY ME A COUPLE OF BARS.

- NO WAY. - MAYO? LINE FOUR.

HARRY? HEY. HEY. HARRY. HARRY.

HARRY. THE HEADHUNTERS ARE MEASURING MY HAT SIZE,

AND I'M CLEAN, MAN. I TOLD 'EM I DON'T WANT A LAWYER.

I DON'T WANT NOTHING. I JUST WANT A CLUE.

COME ON, MAN. HUH? WHAT DO YOU SAY?

J.D. THE GUY YOU SHOT'S THE SAME GUY

- THAT KILLED CAROLINE'S HUSBAND. - OH MAN.

YEAH, THERE'S A BALLISTICS MATCH WITH HIS WEAPON.

PLUS, THERE WAS A SNAPSHOT OF HER IN THE GUY'S WALLET.

- CAROLINE? - YEAH. IN THE NUDE.

SO THAT PUTS TWO THEORIES ON THE BOARD.

A, THE GUY WHO TOOK OFF THE HUSBAND

FOUND OUT ENOUGH ABOUT HIS CRIB AND HIS WIFE

TO GO AFTER THEM TOO.

OR THEORY B, CAROLINE GOT INVOLVED

OUTSIDE OF HER MARRIAGE.

SUCKERED THE GUY INTO KILLING HER HUSBAND.

SO NOW SHE'S STUCK WITH A MILLION IN INSURANCE

AND A BOYFRIEND SHE DON'T WANNA SHARE IT WITH.

SO SHE CHANGES THE DOOR LOCKS.

SHE CALLS THE BOYFRIEND. SHE SAYS,

"THOMAS, COME QUICK. THERE'S A PROBLEM."

HE DOES, BUT HE CAN'T UNLOCK THE DOOR,

- SO HE BREAKS IN. - YOU'VE GOTTA BE KIDDING.

YEAH, WELL, THE THINKING IS THAT IF, UH,

SHE SET UP HER BOYFRIEND

OH, OR MADE ME A PARTNER. GREAT, OH, THAT'S JUST GREAT.

DO YOU BELIEVE THAT?

NO. BUT SHE'D HAVE TO HAVE CALLED THE BOYFRIEND

AND THE PHONE COMPANY HAS NO RECORD.

MAN, THIS IS THE BEST WOMAN

I MET IN THE LAST 15 YEARS.

OH BROTHER.

- YOU'RE A JERK. - OH, COME ON.

LET'S GIVE THE GUY A BREAK, HUH? HE'S A COP.

YOU WERE OUT OF POLICY, HARRY.

AT THE LEAST, HE'S A CHRONIC SCREW-UP.

WHAT'S WORSE, HE'S THE PRIMARY SUSPECT

IN A MURDER INVESTIGATION.

I'VE WORKED TOO HARD FOR MY BADGE TO BET IT ON

WHICH OF THE TWO WE'RE DEALING WITH.

P.S.

INSURANCE POLICY HAD AN ACCIDENTAL DEATH KICKER.

JACKS IT UP TO A MILLION AND A HALF.

FRANK. FRANK.

WE'VE GOT RENKO'S DESCRIPTION ON THE ASSAULT OUT CITYWIDE.

WHAT'D WE GET FROM THE PROSTITUTE?

WELL, MORE DESCRIPTIONS. AND SHE'LL PRESS CHARGES.

SHE SAYS HE TALKED WEIRD.

ALL RIGHT. STAY ON IT.

WE HAVE A LEAD IN THE PROSTITUTE KILLINGS.

AND IT ISN'T RANDALL BUTTMAN.

NOTHING FROM HIM.

STILL NO MURDER WEAPON.

WITNESSES GAVE US ZIP.

THE ONLY FORENSICS WE HAVE IS SOME TAN PANTS FIBERS FROM

LOIS JORDAN'S BEDSPREAD.

YOU FIGURE FIVE, MAYBE SIX TRICKS A DAY.

WHICH LEAVES US NOWHERE.

OR MAYBE BUTTMAN DIDN'T DO IT.

MAYBE THIS OTHER GUY DID 'EM ALL.

DON'T GIVE UP.

HENRY? ARE WE ON FOR A QUICK LUNCH TODAY?

- SURE. - I THOUGHT MAYBE WE'D TRY THIS.

OKAY.

WHAT'S WRONG? YOU DON'T LIKE INDIAN?

NO, IT'S GREAT.

I WAS JUST DOWNTOWN TRYING TO TALK TO CHIEF DANIELS.

- OH? - WELL, YOU TOLD ME IT WAS HIS CALL FIRING GARFIELD.

I FIGURED HE WAS THE MAN TO TALK TO.

YOU GET ANY SATISFACTION?

I GOT ABOUT TWO AND A HALF SECONDS

ON THE PREVAILING PUBLIC CLIMATE

AND LOOKING AT THE BIG PICTURE.

YOU KNOW, THERE MAY BE SOMETHING TO THAT, NEAL.

MAYBE FROM WHERE YOU SIT, CAPTAIN.

NOW, THE WAY I LOOK AT IT, IT'S A LOT MORE SIMPLE.

I TOLD THE KID TO DO THE RIGHT THING,

AND THE DEPARTMENT'S MAKING ME A JUDAS.

I'VE GOTTA LOOK AT MYSELF MORNINGS.

COME ON, YOU'RE MAKING A BIG MISTAKE.

WHY DON'T YOU GIVE IT THE NIGHT TO THINK IT OVER.

IF I DID, CAPTAIN, MAYBE I WOULD START

THINKING ABOUT THE BIG PICTURE.

THAT'S NOT THE KIND OF PERSON I WANT TO BE.

PROOF, SERGEANT.

PROOF OF CRIME.

WHAT IS IT, MA'AM?

SEE HERE?

FOREIGN MAN.

THEY PUT CATS IN SHOPPING BAGS,

AND THEN THEY MUST SELL 'EM FROM BEHIND THEIR ESTABLISHMENT.

UH, SERGEANT BATES,

YOU WANNA EYEBALL THIS?

OH, CAT-IBALISM.

WELL, YOU WANNA CHECK IT OUT?

SURE.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY, HERE'S WHAT I NEED.

A RECORD OF ALL CALLS IN THE LAST MONTH TO THIS RESIDENCE

FROM ANY ONE OF THESE NUMBERS.

5571, 6807,

5692. THESE ARE PAY PHONES.

THEY'RE ALL NEAR EACH OTHER ON SPRING.

CAN YOU DO THAT THROUGH LAST NIGHT?

WE COULD, IF THEY'RE ALL TOLL CALLS.

BUT... DETECTIVE,

I THINK I NEED AT LEAST SOME KIND OF SUBPOENA.

SOME KIND OF SUBPOENA.

HEY, TED? TED.

NOW, LOOK HERE, OKAY.

LOOK... LOOK WHAT IT SAYS. SEE? IT SAYS SUBPOENA.

OH. ARE YOU SURE THAT'S OFFICIAL?

IT'S OFFICIAL AS CAN BE. TED...

MAN, THIS IS A POLICE EMERGENCY.

WE NEED 'EM NOW.

PUBLIC PHONE LOGS ARE ENORMOUS.

I CAN'T JUST SNAP MY FINGERS.

FAST AS YOU CAN'LL BE JUST FINE.

- MORE WATER FOR YOU? - THANK YOU.

SO ANYWAY, YEAH, I'M FEELING A LITTLE LESS PUNK.

ARE YOU GONNA BE ABLE TO TAKE SOME TIME OFF?

NEXT WEEK. SPEND IT WITH THE KIDS.

GIVE RACHEL A BREAK.

HOW'S SHE DOING?

ACTUALLY BETTER.

ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, BETTER.

LISTEN. YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T KNOW,

BUT WHERE WAS SHE, MIDTOWN?

DID SHE SEE THE VICTIMS' AIDE...

- REFUSED. - IF SHE EVER CHANGES HER MIND,

I'VE GOT SOME PHONE NUMBERS FOR HER.

THANKS.

- HOW'S THE CHOW? - GOOD.

LAMB'S A LITTLE TOUGH.

EXCUSE ME.

VERY NICE WEATHER, THIS.

I KNOW SHE LIVES ALONE, BUT IS IT A LONELY...

VERY NICE...

THANK YOU.

AND A COUPLE OF INDIA PALES, PLEASE?

AND, UH, THE TANDOORI IS EXCELLENT, BY THE WAY.

THANK YOU.

SEE, SHE'S MADE ME HER WHOLE LIFE.

EVER SINCE MY FATHER DIED.

YEAH, WELL, THE MATRIARCHAL-FILIAL CONNECTION

ESPECIALLY IN YOUR PERSUASION, MICK, IS A HIGHLY-CHARGED ONE.

ARE YOU KIDDING? MY MOTHER'S A VERY EMOTIONAL WOMAN.

NOW, MY MOTHER,

BEING MORE YOUR WHITE ANGLO-SAXON PROTESTANT,

KEEPS A TIGHT REIN ON HER FEELINGS.

THE WOMAN HAS POSITIVELY MASTERED

THE EMOTIONAL MOOD-SWING.

MY MOTHER CALLS ME EVERY SINGLE DAY.

- EVERY DAY? - YEAH.

HMM. JEEZ.

BEEN NEARLY A MONTH SINCE I HEARD FROM PENSACOLA.

SOMETIMES TWICE IN A DAY.

YOU KNOW, IN AN ODD WAY, MICK, I REALLY

ENVY YOUR CLOSENESS.

CONSIDERING, OF COURSE, THE PROBABLE OEDIPAL RAMIFICATIONS.

YOU KNOW THAT ALL SHE COULD TALK TO ME ABOUT

ARE HER PAINS AND HER DOCTORS AND HER NEW PILLS.

YEAH, WELL, NARY A PEEP FROM MOTHER HUNTER IN THAT REGARD.

I DON'T WANT HER TO BE A HYPOCHONDRIAC.

EVEN WHEN SHE WAS SHOT IN ACTION.

WHAT?

OH.

MOTHER WAS A WAC.

- WOMEN'S ARMY CORPS? - JESUS.

ONE HELL OF A COMMANDING OFFICER.

EXCUSE ME?

- VISHNU GALATI? - HE'S OVER THERE.

MR. GALATI, THIS IS A WARRANT

TO INSPECT THESE PREMISES.

WHAT MEANS OF INSULT IS THIS?

DID... PUT YOU UP TO THIS?

NO, NO, WE HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE THAT

YOU ARE VIOLATING ADMINISTRATIVE CODE

SECTION 637-A THROUGH -F.

- HEY. - HEY, YOU, HOLD IT.

EXCUSE ME, LIEUTENANT.

HEY. WHAT'RE ALL THE CATS FOR?

MICE. THE REAL MICE.

WHAT IS THIS, SOME KIND OF AMBIGUOUS LUNCH LOAF?

- I BOUGHT THIS... - CAT MEAT.

IS THIS CAT THE TANDOORI? AM I EATING CAT...

HEY, DID YOU BUY THESE COLLARS TOO?

WHERE DID YOU FIND THIS?

MY WIFE'S... LOST HIS COLLAR WEEKS AGO.

HOW LONG YOU BEEN SERVING CAT?

WE DO NOT SERVE CAT.

- YOU ARE UNDER ARREST. - WHAT FOR?

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT.

SHOULD YOU GIVE UP THAT RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT...

♪ MACARONI MACARONI ♪

ALL RIGHT. WHAT'S THE DEAL HERE?

HE'S EATING ME OUT OF BUSINESS.

I WISH YOUR GIRLFRIEND COULD'VE FILMED ME

ON A DAY LIKE TODAY.

WHAT'S WITH THE TACO SALAD?

YOU POLISHED IT OFF, FAT BOY.

I HOPE IT MAKES YOU SICK.

CAN'T BELIEVE THIS!

BEEP! BEEP!

THAT GUY MAKES YOU LOOK ANOREXIC, RENKO.

HE'S EATING FOR THREE. HE IS THREE.

HE'S BEEN HERE TWO HOURS ALREADY.

HE'S A ONE-MAN PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS.

LOOK, YOU GOT OUR SYMPATHY THERE, PAL.

BUT YOU GOT A SIGN THERE THAT SAYS,

"SALAD BAR... ALL YOU CAN EAT."

HE'S A MENACE. HE HITS EVERY CUSTOMER

THAT COMES NEAR HIM. HE'S THROWING FOOD.

THE RULES AREN'T SO...

FOOD MUST BE CARRIED BACK TO THE TABLE.

ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S THE PROBLEM, SIR?

I PAID MY $4.99.

I'LL SIT HERE UNTIL NEXT THURSDAY.

I LOVE THIS RESTAURANT.

LISTEN, MISTER, WHY DON'T YOU JUST

SAVE A LITTLE ROOM FOR THE DESSERT?

THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM. DON'T WORRY.

NOW, YOU LOOK HERE, PAL. YOU ARE MAKING

A PUBLIC PIG OF YOURSELF.

PIG? DON'T CALL ME PIG.

- PIG. - THAT'S IT. YOU ARE UNDER ARREST, GIGANTO.

THANK GOD. WE'RE SAVED.

- WHAT DID I DO? - YOU ARE DISTURBING THE PEACE.

YOU ARE A FIRE HAZARD.

AND YOU ARE A PUBLIC HEALTH HAZARD.

AND THERE IS DANGER HERE OF ASSAULT.

SO YOU PUT YOUR BIG FAT ARMS BEHIND YOU, YOU BLOAT!

I CAN'T. THEY WON'T GO.

- ROLL HIM ON OUT OF HERE. - ON YOUR FEET.

MAKE ME.

YOU DON'T WANNA ARREST ME. BELIEVE IT.

OF ALL THE TERRIBLE THINGS THAT'VE HAPPENED

IN THE LAST TWO DAYS,

THE WORST IS WHAT I HEAR IN YOUR VOICE.

I'M A SUSPECT, CAROLINE. WE'RE BOTH SUSPECTS IN A MURDER.

YOU WANT ME TO SOUND LIKE THE GOOD HUMOUR MAN?

I DON'T WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY.

I JUST DON'T WANT YOU TO SUSPECT ME.

AW, COME ON.

I CAN'T HELP IT.

I LOVE YOU.

AND IF YOU STARTED FROM THAT, KNOWING THAT I COULDN'T DO THIS,

THEN EVERYTHING THEY FOUND WOULD HAVE AN EXPLANATION.

HE WENT THROUGH MY HUSBAND'S WALLET.

HE FOUND THAT PICTURE OF ME

AND THE APARTMENT ADDRESS.

OF COURSE THE BULLETS ARE GONNA MATCH

IF THE SAME MAN WHO KILLED MY HUSBAND SHOT AT YOU.

GOD, OF ALL THE PEOPLE TO HAVE TO EXPLAIN THIS TO.

- WHAT ABOUT THE PHONE CALLS? - WHAT PHONE CALLS?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

NOT THIS PHONE. THE PAY PHONE AT THE CORNER.

24 CALLS THE LAST TWO WEEKS FROM THE PAY PHONE

OUTSIDE HERE TO THOMAS LAKE'S APARTMENT.

I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE MY HUSBAND AND HE KNEW EACH OTHER.

MAYBE THE SHOOTING WASN'T A ROBBERY.

THEY MIGHT'VE BEEN ARGUING. I TOLD YOU

SOME OF THE WAYS THAT WARREN MADE MONEY.

WHICH EXPLAINS ALL THE CALLS EXCEPT THE ONE LAST NIGHT.

40 MINUTES BEFORE THE GUY BROKE IN.

NOW, WARREN WAS DEAD FOR THAT ONE.

MAYBE THE THIEF CALLED HIS OWN APARTMENT.

MAYBE HE HAD A GIRLFRIEND BACK THERE.

BOY, YOU REALLY GOT IT DOWN, DON'T YOU?

EVERY ANGLE.

YOU THINK I MADE THAT CALL?

THAT I GOT OUT OF BED AND WENT TO THE CORNER

WITH YOU STILL HERE?

WELL, IT'S OBVIOUS I CAN'T MAKE YOU BELIEVE

THAT I'M AS MUCH A VICTIM IN THIS AS YOU ARE.

I'M A SUSPECT IN A MURDER INVESTIGATION, CAROLINE.

I'M ON THE VERGE OF LOSING MY CAREER.

ALL RIGHT, JOHN.

ALL RIGHT, LISTEN TO ME.

IF YOU WANTED,

AND IF IT WOULD HELP UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES,

I COULD GIVE YOU SOME MONEY.

UH, $50,000 IF YOU NEED IT.

YOU MEAN... YOU MEAN

SO I'LL SIT ON THE EVIDENCE

ABOUT THOSE PHONE CALLS.

YOU SAID YOU WERE A SUSPECT.

THAT IT WAS GONNA RUIN YOUR CAREER.

I THOUGHT IT WOULD HELP.

MY GOD, WHAT DO YOU THINK I AM?

YOU HONESTLY THINK I'M A MURDERER?

YOU WANNA KNOW WHAT I THINK?

I THINK YOU'RE HEAVIER THAN ME, CAROLINE.

I THINK YOU'RE WAY OUT OF MY LEAGUE.

THE ONLY COP SMART ENOUGH TO CHECK THE PHONE BOOTH,

AND THE ONLY COP DUMB ENOUGH TO GO TO HER FIRST

- WITH THE EVIDENCE. - CAPTAIN, YOU'RE NOT

UNDERSTANDING SOME THINGS.

THERE WAS A LOVE AFFAIR HERE. OKAY, MAYBE I WAS A JERK,

BUT I LOVED HER. I THOUGHT SHE'D TELL ME THE TRUTH.

I WANTED TO BELIEVE SHE WOULD.

IS IT ENOUGH TO BUST HER?

SURE. ENOUGH TO HOLD HER? I DON'T KNOW.

AND WHAT ABOUT A CONVICTION?

WE'LL HAVE TO CHECK WITH BERNSTEIN. SEE HOW MUCH

- THE PHONE RECORD HELPS. - CAPTAIN?

MAYBE, UH, I CAN GO BACK TO HER

WITH A WIRE.

I MEAN, SHE OFFERED ME THE 50 GRAND ONCE.

MAYBE SHE'LL DO IT AGAIN. I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE I CAN GET A CONFESSION.

YOU'RE WILLING TO DO THAT?

WITHOUT A CONFESSION...

I MEAN, SHE DIDN'T PULL THE TRIGGER.

THERE'S NOTHING IN HER APARTMENT.

NOTHING IN THE DEAD GUY'S APARTMENT.

IT'S REAL CIRCUMSTANTIAL.

GET A COURT ORDER FOR THE WIRE.

UH, MS. SIMMONS?

YOUR INFORMATION WAS 100%...

SEE?

BUT I'M AFRAID THAT WE DIDN'T FIND YOUR BENTLEY.

NO?

NO.

UH, FACT IS, MS. SIMMONS,

ODDS ARE PRETTY GOOD THAT BENTLEY HAS BEEN EA...

HAS DEPARTED.

TROUBLE IS, MS. SIMMONS,

WE FOUND A COUPLE OF OTHER LITTLE GUYS IN THERE.

UH, PETS

WITH NO OWNERS.

ISN'T THAT THE CUTEST LITTLE FELLA YOU EVER SAW,

MS. SIMMONS? HUH?

I WANT BENTLEY.

I HATE TO THINK WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO HIM

IF NOBODY CLAIMS HIM AT THE POUND.

WHAT KIND OF A POLICE DEPARTMENT IS THIS

WHEN YOU CAN'T EVEN PROTECT A POOR PUSSYCAT?!

IF YOU DON'T WANT HIM, I'LL TAKE HIM.

GET ON IN THERE!

HEY! GET IN THERE!

HOLD IT, WILL ANYBODY GET CHANGE FOR A DOLLAR?

UH-UH. UH-UH. SARGE.

YOU GOT A PLACE WE CAN PARK THIS ZEPPELIN?

WE'RE ALL FILLED UP WITH THEM RESTAURANT PEOPLE.

- PUT HIM IN A SQUAD ROOM. - RESTAURANT?

SHUT YOUR SNOUT, YOU FEEDER-HOG, YOU.

HEY, LEO, THAT GUY LOOKS LIKE THE BOX YOU CAME IN,

BEFORE THE DIET.

I HATE MY DIET.

EVERYTHING COMES IN PACKETS.

- I'M HUNGRY. - BE QUIET.

JUST SIT DOWN HERE, JUMBO.

WHAT IF I COOKED DINNER FOR YOU TONIGHT?

HOW WOULD THAT BE?

YOUR RAIN CHECK FROM LAST TIME?

- OKAY. - EIGHT O'CLOCK.

HOME COOKING.

NO PACKETS.

CHIEF?

I NEED HELP WITH NEAL WASHINGTON.

NEAL WASHINGTON NEEDS HELP FROM DALE CARNEGIE.

THE MAN CAME WITHIN A BODY HAIR

OF BEING UP ON CHARGES EARLIER TODAY.

HE QUIT.

OVER THIS ROOKIE BUSINESS?

WHAT DID HE WANT US TO DO? GIVE 'EM ALL MEDALS?

HE FELT IT WAS WRONG TO PUNISH THE ROOKIE WHO CAME FORWARD

AS SEVERELY AS THE ONES WHO KEPT STONEWALLING.

IN A MORE FORGIVING PUBLIC ATMOSPHERE,

I MIGHT'VE CONSIDERED THE POSSIBILITY.

I'D LIKE TO TELL HIM YOU INTEND TO MODIFY

GARFIELD'S PUNISHMENT.

FRANK, IT'S BAD ENOUGH BEING SECOND-GUESSED

BY ONE OF MY CAPTAINS, BUT I WILL NOT TOLERATE IT

- FROM A BEAT COP. - I APPRECIATE YOUR POSITION,

BUT I DON'T WANNA LOSE ONE OF MY BEST DETECTIVES.

HE'S HOT. HE'LL COOL DOWN.

I KNOW THE MAN. I DON'T THINK SO.

DON'T THESE PEOPLE EVER THINK ABOUT TIME?

DON'T THEY EVER REALIZE THAT PENCILS HAVE ERASERS?

MEANING?

MEANING...

I SUPPOSE GARFIELD'S PUNISHMENT

MIGHT POSSIBLY BE MODIFIED IN A FEW WEEKS

AT A DEPARTMENTAL REVIEW BOARD.

I'M NOT ABOVE RETHINKING A DECISION.

I NEED SOMETHING MORE DEFINITE.

21 DAYS SUSPENSION WITHOUT PAY.

IF HE AGREES TO TESTIFY AT BUTTMAN'S TRIAL,

AND THAT'S AS DEFINITE AS IT'S GOING TO GET, FRANK.

- MAY I TELL THAT TO WASHINGTON? - OFF THE RECORD.

THAT'S A GENEROUS DECISION, CHIEF.

THANK YOU.

HE WAS REALLY GONNA QUIT?

HE FELT HE'D BROKEN HIS WORD.

HARD TO UNDERSTAND THAT KIND OF THINKING.

WHAT I'M GONNA TELL YOU IS OFF THE RECORD.

THEY'RE WILLING TO RESCIND GARFIELD'S TERMINATION

AT THE DEPARTMENTAL REVIEW.

HE'LL GET A 21-DAY SUSPENSION WITHOUT PAY.

- SAYS WHO? - CHIEF DANIELS.

THEN WHY'D THEY PUT HIM THROUGH ALL THIS, HUH?

WE'RE NOT GONNA GET INTO A POLICY DISCUSSION HERE.

I WANT YOU TO RECONSIDER YOUR RESIGNATION.

IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE, CAPTAIN.

EXCUSE ME, BUT IT IS THAT SIMPLE.

UNLESS YOU HAVE SOME OTHER AGENDA.

YOU WANNA COMMIT OCCUPATIONAL SUICIDE?

YOU WANNA BLOW 14 YEARS TOWARD A PENSION, BE MY GUEST.

THAT KID CAME FORWARD BECAUSE OF ME, CAPTAIN.

AND THE DEPARTMENT SHAFTED HIM.

AND NOW THEY'RE WILLING TO UNSHAFT HIM.

WHAT'RE YOU LOOKING FOR?

I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE I'M LOOKING FOR SOMEBODY TO SAY THEY'RE SORRY.

MAYBE FOR ONCE, I WANNA SEE SOMEONE

ADMIT THAT THEY WERE WRONG.

- GETTING YOU EXACTLY WHAT? - SOME SATISFACTION.

NOT LOOKING LIKE SUCH A CHUMP.

NEAL, YOU STUCK YOUR NECK OUT FOR THIS KID.

I'M NOT SURE I WOULD'VE, UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

YOU HAVE MY RESPECT FOR THAT.

BUT IF YOU CAN'T LET GO NOW,

AND IF YOU'RE HOLDING OUT BECAUSE YOUR EGO SAYS

YOU NEED SOME MORE,

YOU LOSE ME.

POINTS TAKEN.

POINTS APPRECIATED, CAPTAIN.

GOOD.

- COFFEE BREAK? - NO WAY. NO FOOD.

RENKO, YOU'RE STILL ALLOWED.

LOST MY APPETITE, ROBERT, THAT MONSTROUS HUMAN

WAS LIKE A NIGHTMARE VISION, THE POSSIBLE DEADLY FUTURE

OF AN UNCHECKED ANDREW RENKO RAVAGING THE COUNTRYSIDE

CONSUMING EVERYTHING IN SIGHT. IT...

- THAT'S HIM. - WHAT?

THE GUY. THE SLASHING GUY. THIS MORNING, THE GUY WITH THE HOOKERS?

ALL RIGHT, I GOT HIM.

STAY BEHIND HIM. DO NOT GET NEXT TO HIM.

DO NOT GET NEXT TO HIM.

ALL RIGHT, I WANT YOU TO GET OUT OF YOUR VEHICLE

WITH YOUR HANDS ABOVE YOUR HEAD.

KEEP 'EM ABOVE YOUR HEAD!

BOBBY, GET DOWN!

ALL UNITS DOWN IN ALLEY WEST 2-9 STREET!

AND A DANGEROUS SUSPECT IN A BLUE PONTIAC!

SHOTS FIRED! PROCEED, SHOTS FIRED ARE POSSIBLE!

OKAY! THAT'S THAT!

I'M COMIN' OUT!

DON'T SHOOT!

- DON'T SHOOT! - UP AGAINST THAT WALL, MAN.

GET UP AGAINST THAT WALL, MAN!

HE SLASHED A HOOKER!

MAYBE YOU SLASHED THEM ALL, HUH?

YOU SHOT AT ME TOO, DIDN'T YOU, HUH?

ALL RIGHT, YOU GOT THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT,

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT, ANYTHING YOU SAY CAN...

PATS, S.I.D. WANTS EVERYTHING WE GOT.

WE GOT A JERK WHO NEEDED WOMEN'S UNDERPANTS.

WITH ME IS OFFICER ANDREW RENKO OF HILL STREET.

THIS IS A REMARKABLE STORY.

JUST THIS MORNING, ON MORNING REPORT,

I MADE THIS COP OUT TO BE A GOLDBRICK.

OR MAYBE A DONUT BRICK.

THIS AFTERNOON, TWO ROUNDS ARE FIRED AT HIM,

POINT-BLANK RANGE, BY A MANIAC SUSPECTED OF MURDERING SIX WOMEN.

AND OFFICER RENKO PERSEVERES TO APPREHEND THE SUSPECT.

OFFICER, PLEASE ACCEPT THIS REPORTER'S APOLOGIES

AND UH...

- MAY I? - WHY, THANK YOU, MA'AM.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I DID JANETTE BRANDON,

I DID A REDHAIRED WHORE NAMED MARY,

I DID TIFFANY CONLON,

I DID DONNA SMITH.

AND THESE ARE ALL WOMEN WHO GIVE THEIR SEXUAL FAVORS

FOR MERE MONEY.

THERE'LL BE A LINEUP TOMORROW FOR A WOMAN WHO WAS ATTACKED THIS MORNING.

SHE SAID HER NAME WAS "STARR."

SHE WANTED $40.

- SHE'S FILTH. - OUR STRATEGY IS TO GET YOU EVALUATED, MR. PLATT.

PLUS, WE KEEP ABSOLUTE SILENCE.

WAIT AND SEE WHAT THEY HAVE.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND...

THAT I'M NOT...

- ASHAMED? - I UNDERSTAND.

- WHAT? - HEY. WE GOT SOME TALKIN' TO DO.

- YEAH? YOU'RE GOOD AT THAT. - HEY, YOU SHOWED UP, DIDN'T YOU?

NOW YOU GOT TO HAVE HALF AN IDEA THAT I'M TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN THIS OUT.

HOW 'BOUT I GOT NOTHING ELSE GOING?

OH, SHUT UP, MAN.

MAYBE YOU GOT MORE FUTURE THAN YOU THINK.

NOW, I GOT SOMETHING TO TELL YOU, RON.

AND YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO TRUST ME ON HOW I KNOW.

NOW I WANT YOU TO LAY LOW TILL YOUR D.R.B. REVIEW.

NO MOUTH TO THE PRESS.

IF THE DEPARTMENT ASKS YOU TO TESTIFY AGAINST BUTTMAN,

- YOU GO AHEAD AND DO IT. - WHY?

THEY'RE GONNA GIVE YOU A BETTER DEAL.

THERE'S BEEN SOME TALK ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY

OF A 21-DAY SUSPENSION, WITHOUT PAY.

AND TELL ME HOW YOU KNOW.

I GOT FRIENDS. INCLUDING MY CAPTAIN,

WHO HAS REASON TO BELIEVE THAT'S HOW IT'LL COME DOWN.

- AND THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY. - SURE.

GOT YOU SITTIN' UP LIKE A DAMN DOG, DON'T THEY?

- WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT? - I MEAN, HERE YOU ARE,

TRYING TO MAKE ME BELIEVE HOW LUCKY I AM

THAT THEY'RE ONLY GOING TO SUSPEND ME FOR 21 DAYS,

- FOR TELLING THE DAMN TRUTH! - UH-UH.

SUSPENSION'S FOR WHAT HAPPENED TO SWAN... AND FOR LYING ABOUT IT.

IF I'D LIED AND STUCK WITH IT, I WOULDN'T BE IN THIS MESS!

NOW YOU LISTEN TO ME, KID! WHAT YOU DID IN THAT BACK ROOM WAS WRONG.

FOR A COP OR ANYBODY ELSE.

AND YOU COMING FORWARD DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT.

NOW, THEY'RE HANDING YOU BACK YOUR CAREER.

NOW YOU CAN SULK, AND THINK THAT THEY DID YOU WRONG.

AND THEN YOU'RE GONNA BE THE KIND OF COP WHO'S ALWAYS GOT A REASON.

ALWAYS AN EXCUSE.

OR YOU CAN USE THIS AS A CHANCE TO START OVER.

BE A COP WHO CAN SAY THAT HE MADE A MISTAKE,

AND TRY TO LEARN FROM IT.

NOW THAT'S HOW I HOPE YOU GO.

GOOD COLLAR ON THOSE HOOKER KILLINGS!

YOU'RE GONNA BE READY FOR THE GRAND JURY TOMORROW?

ON THIS MORNING'S ATTACK, AND THE THREE OTHER KILLINGS.

BUT THERE'S NO LINK TO CONNECT HIM TO THE KILLING OF LOIS JORDAN.

HE'S CERTAINLY A SUSPECT.

- NOT IF BUTTMAN KILLED HER. - CAN YOU PROVE THAT, FRANK?

BECAUSE IF YOU CAN'T, I'VE GOT A SERIAL KILLER

STONE COLD IN THIS HAND, RANDY BUTTMAN PLEADING TO A RAPE-ASSAULT IN THIS,

AND THAT'S BY ME A GOOD DAY'S WORK.

WHAT IF PLATT COULD DENY HE KILLED LOIS?

SINGLE OUT ONE MURDER FOR DENIAL?

HE'D BE INDICTING HIMSELF INFERENTIALLY ON ALL THE OTHERS.

NO, NO. COUNCILMAN COUNCIL WOULD NEVER ALLOW IT.

EXCUSE ME, GENTLEMEN. MR. PLATT AWAITS A DISCOVERY PROCESS.

TILL THEN, NO DEALS. NO STATEMENTS.

COME AND GET US.

AND MR. PLATT HAS COMPETENT COUNSEL.

AND BUTTMAN GETS AWAY WITH MURDER.

WHAT WOULD YOU RATHER, LIEUTENANT? A COSMETIC MURDER TRIAL

OR PUTTING THE GUY AWAY?

COME ON, FRANK. I GAVE YOU THE DAY.

IF BUTTMAN'S ATTORNEY GETS WIND THAT YOU MADE A BUST ON THESE HOOKER KILLINGS...

THEY WANT TO RENEGE ON BUTTMAN'S PLEA BARGAIN.

ALL RIGHT, PUT HIM AWAY. CLOSE IT.

IT'S BEST.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES "BEST" JUST DOESN'T SEEM GOOD ENOUGH.

BALL TOOK A FUNNY BOUNCE.

YOU READY TO MOVE ON CAROLINE REYNOLDS?

WE HAVE THE ORDER FOR A WIRE.

- WANT TO TAKE A LITTLE RIDE? - OOH. LAW ENFORCEMENT WORK, FRANK.

I WOULDN'T MISS IT!

RONALD GARFIELD, SIR. YOU GOT A MOMENT?

I'LL JUST BE A MINUTE, IRWIN.

YES? WHAT?

I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT IF THERE'S GONNA BE ANY CHARGES

AGAINST OFFICER BUTTMAN, I'M WILLING TO TESTIFY.

- THAT'S GOOD. - AND I DON'T KNOW HOW EXACTLY,

BUT I THINK I'VE GOT YOU TO THANK FOR SOMETHING.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS, YOU'VE BEEN SUSPENDED.

RIGHT. RIGHT. ANYWAY...

NEAL WASHINGTON IS ONE OF MY BEST DETECTIVES.

IF ANYBODY DID ANYTHING, IT WAS FOR HIM.

ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, I HOPE THAT MAYBE SOMEDAY

I CAN BE UNDER YOUR COMMAND. A CAPTAIN WHO STANDS UP FOR HIS MEN.

YOU HAVE A WAYS TO GO BEFORE I'D WANT YOU.

I'LL TRY TO GET THERE.

GOOD NIGHT, SIR.

HERE, KITTY. HERE, KITTY KITTY KITTY.

- SERGEANT? - KITTY!

SERGEANT, IS THIS WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR?

WHERE DID YOU DISAPPEAR TO, YOU LITTLE DEVIL?

HE WAS UNDER MY DESK, USING MY LEG AS A SCRATCHING POST.

YOU HAD ME WORRIED SICK.

CAN I COME IN? I HAD TO SEE YOU TO APOLOGIZE.

IT WAS LIKE I GOT HIT BY A TIDAL WAVE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HELL WAS HAPPENING.

BABY, JUST TELL ME IT'S NOT OVER FOR US.

YOU KNOW IT IS.

OKAY. I UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED HERE.

BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE TOO LATE FOR THIS.

NOW, WHATEVER HAPPENED WITH YOUR HUSBAND,

WHATEVER PUT THAT GUY IN YOUR APARTMENT LAST NIGHT...

SAY WHAT YOU MEAN, JOHN.

- ALL RIGHT, CAROLINE. - SO MUCH FOR A GENERAL CONFESSION.

- NICE STRATEGY, D. - I'M SAYIN', OKAY.

FORGET THE EVIDENCE. THERE'S EXPLANATIONS FOR ALL OF IT.

EVEN THE PHONE CALL LAST NIGHT. WHICH, YOU MIGHT WANT TO KNOW,

I LIFTED A CLEAN FINGERPRINT OFF THE RECEIVER.

- WHAT FINGERPRINT? - HOW AM I COMING THROUGH?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

HOW AM I COMING THROUGH IF I SAY 50 GRAND'S NOT ENOUGH

FOR ME TO SIT ON THE EVIDENCE?

- LIKE A BLACKMAILER? - YOU SAYING YOU DIDN'T OFFER IT TO ME BEFORE?

I OFFERED YOU A LOAN BECAUSE YOUR CAREER WAS IN JEOPARDY.

NOW YOU TURN IT INTO A SHAKEDOWN.

YOU'RE A STONE LYIN' BITCH, LADY!

GOD, YOU OUGHT TO BE PRESIDENT!

WE'VE GOT AS MUCH AS WE'RE GONNA GET, FRANK.

HE'S LOSING IT!

- I DON'T KNOW WHAT... - TAKE HER.

IN THIS UGLY WAY!

IT WAS A SETUP FROM THE JUMP, RIGHT, CAROLINE?

HOW'D YOU PICK ME OUT, HUH? GUY MOST LIKELY TO FOLLOW HIS SWORD INTO BATTLE?

- I THINK YOU OUGHT TO GO! - WE'RE BOTH GONNA GO.

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST!

COME IN.

YOU'RE READY TO SIT STILL FOR THE BUST TOO, AIN'T YOU, BABY?

YOU FIGURED YOU'D HAVE TO SIT STILL FOR IT.

SHOULDN'T YOU READ ME MY RIGHTS?

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT.

AND YOU WERE AFRAID I WASN'T GONNA GET TO TRY A NO-WIN MURDER CASE?

MAYBE SHE'LL BE OVERCOME BY REMORSE. MAYBE SHE'LL CONFESS.

ONLY WAY SHE WAS EVER GOING TO GET PUNISHED

WAS IF WE LEFT HER ALONE WITH LaRUE.

FIVE MORE MINUTES, HE'D HAVE KILLED HER.

FIVE MORE MINUTES, HE'D HAVE BELIEVED HER.

PAUL? GOOD.

- WAS THAT OKAY? - I DON'T KNOW.

I-I GUESS. MAYBE, YEAH.

- AGAIN? - UH-HUH.

OH, LEO, YOU ARE HOT.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MANY TIMES I'VE IMAGINED THIS MOMENT.

WAIT. STOP.

- WHY? - I CAN'T.

IT'S WRONG.

SAYS WHO?

I'M SORRY.

IT'S BECAUSE I'M PLAIN, ISN'T IT?

IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT. I DON'T THINK YOU'RE PLAIN.

LEO, YOU ARE NOT EVEN MARRIED ANYMORE,

AND SHE'S STILL LOOKING OVER YOUR SHOULDER.

I-I CAN'T HELP IT.

I STILL LOVE HER.

AND WHAT AM I, THEN? SOME SLUT YOU THINK YOU CAN

JUST COME OVER HERE AND SCROUNGE A HOT MEAL AND A CHEAP THRILL OFF OF?

- IS THAT IT? - NO! YOU'RE GREAT!

YOU'RE KIND, YOU'RE EXTREMELY SENSUOUS,

IT'S JUST...

THE WOMAN OWNS ME, NATALIE, HEART AND SOUL.

I'M SORRY.

DON'T KEEP APOLOGIZING, LEO.

- OKAY. - LEAVE.

THE CASSEROLE WAS FIRST-RATE.

HEY, NEAL!

HEY, WHAT'S HAPPENING?

- I HEAR YOU'RE BACK ON THE PAYROLL. - YEAH.

HEAR YOU ARE, TOO.

YEAH, THEY TOOK ME OFF THE TEN-MOST-WANTED LIST

AND SLAPPED AN "INJUDICIOUS CONDUCT" IN MY JACKET.

I'LL NEVER MAKE CHIEF.

WELL, LOOK AT THE BRIGHT SIDE OF IT, BABE.

IT'S STILL "LaRUE 97, WOMEN, 1."

HEY JERRY! LET ME GET A SHOT AND A BEER, OKAY?

- YOU GOT IT. - TWICE.

FOR YOU. BEEN A LONG DAY. YOU GOT TO DRINK FOR BOTH OF US.

- THANKS, JER. - HIT ME AGAIN WITH THE SELTZER, JERRY.

GOTTA TELL YA, THIS SELTZER? IT'S A REAL PICK-ME-UP.

I MADE THIS COP OUT TO BE A GOLDBRICK.

OR MAYBE A DONUT BRICK.

THIS AFTERNOON, TWO ROUNDS WERE FIRED AT HIM,

POINT-BLANK RANGE, BY A MANIAC...

BUM ONE DAY, HERO THE NEXT.

- MM. - OFFICER RENKO PERSEVERES...

THANKS FOR THE COCOA, JOYCE. YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME.

THANK YOU.

HONEYMOON OVER THAT SOON?

IMAGINE IT. WOMAN GETS HER LOVER TO KILL HER HUSBAND,

CONS LaRUE INTO KILLING HER LOVER,

AND WE CAN'T LAY A GLOVE ON HER.

- IN OTHER LOCAL NEWS... - GOTTA ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES, BIG GUY.

SOME WEEKS, EVERYBODY GETS AWAY WITH MURDER.

- YEAH, GREAT. - READ THE CUP.

"DON'T BRING THE OFFICE HOME."

MM.

- HIS AND HERS? - DEFINITELY.

VISUAL AIDS.

I LIKE THE CONCEPT.

FRIENDLY REMINDERS ALSO OFFERED IN BRAILLE.