All language subtitles for Hill Street Blues s04e14 Grace Under Pressure

Eternal root killer.

Item 10, jailbreak.

Not literally, guys, but for those of
you who don't watch TV, listen to the

radio, or talk to anybody, Judge Cruz
last night ordered 247 prisoners

trial released O .R. from the Michigan
Avenue complex due to severe

and inhumane conditions.

Inhumane conditions back on the streets
of the lawn.

Look, guys, whether we agree... or
disagree, these alleged perpetrators are

out there, so we're probably going to be
busy.

Additionally, item 11, until Division
Vice is reconstituted, we're assigned

ongoing prostitution enforcement for the
Hill, Midtown, Washington, and

Jefferson Heights.

Operation Pussycat commences today at

0800 hours.

It's time to catch the brisk breakfast
hour train.

Your trained eyes may detect among us
some of the personnel assigned to said

operation.

Additionally, Bill, Renko, Perez, and
Kozicki will work backup.

Pizer and Martin will be working
plainclothes out of ND sedans.

Item 12.

Our truck hijacking problem is becoming
more blatant. Two more yesterday.

This seems to be something of a criminal
fad. The toll's up to six drivers,

beaten and knifed, plus a couple hundred
grand in merchandise boosted.

Maybe catching some guys would make this
less fashionable. What do you say?

Last item, welcomes.

Welcome back, Mike Perez.

Welcome transfer, Clara Pilski from
Southbury.

That's it, people. Thank you. Have a
good shift.

Could you keep your seats?

One minute, please.

I have your attention.

Phil Lesterhouse passed away this
morning.

He suffered a heart attack. That's the
only detail I have at this time.

Information, as it comes in...

About services, we'll be on the duty
board.

Our friend was 55 years old.

If people want to take a moment.

Don't have too many words, people.

This is going to be a difficult day.

I know the caution Phil would urge on
you.

Be careful out there.

Store corner, People's Drive.

No, I never met the Sarge.

What was he like?

The Sarge? Yeah. He was a real piece of
work.

He was... He was a rock.

And everything was going wrong. I mean,
he was a man sitting there.

He took the edge off. You know what I'm
saying?

Yeah.

I didn't think he'd ever been sick for a
day in his life.

I got to link him.

Okay.

Hey, hey.

Yo. Got it.

What's happening?

Hi.

Hi. Recognize him?

Uh -uh.

That's why I always carry this car.

I never leave home without it.

So what are we talking about, huh?

You talking about... about you and me
going someplace and maybe getting niggas

around. Yeah, I don't look real
impressed. Do I, sport?

You'd be impressed.

Huh? Now we go someplace and you get
this, Blondie.

Oh, so you're Virginia Kimball, huh?

You act real fast.

And you might get yourself a nice ride,
sugar.

Now, where are we going?

How about my office?

Hey, Blondie, I said where are we going?

Well, I just figured it's we go to jail.

Back up, Sally. I'll put you in the
decker.

Forced entry, no signs of struggle.

Robbery? No, registers, rifle. Guy took
her purse.

When I came in, he must have already
been inside.

I didn't hear anybody. I just turned
around and he was there.

Do you think you can give me a
description, Sandy?

Yeah.

It was Aladdin, maybe 5 '8", 5 '9". Dark
pants,

black, and one of those gray hooded
sweatshirts.

Inside.

It was her?

Yeah.

Is she hurt?

No, I don't think so.

Hey, hey, look, Joe.

Maybe you don't want to go in there,
man.

What, are you telling me I can't?

I don't like to, but they do it anyway.

What about a list of everybody who
worked there in the last couple of

Yeah, sure. Well, I'll just take some
morning off and type it up for you.

Can I ask you a question? How come the
law don't apply to cops like everybody

else? How's that?

Come on, you guys come in here, man.
It's like a teal of the hunt.

You close down the joint, no trade.

Plus, you've been eating me out of house
and home out there. I ain't seen dime

one on that counter, right? Hey, look,
okay? We'll pay you for the donuts. You

just give us the list. What?

worked in here, every guy who's been
busted in here, and every guy you've had

for the last couple of years. You got
that, sucker?

See you, Captain Thriller.

I believe he wanted you to be executor.

I was with him, Frank.

I saw him last week and he seemed on the
mend. He said he was on the mend.

Over the weekend, they did an angiogram.

They told him his heart had weakened.

Something about a stenosis.

He didn't want anyone to know.

How are you, Grace?

I'm all right.

I'm just... The doctor said no this,

no that.

No sex.

I don't know why I'm telling you all
this.

Maybe it's because I'm in a police
station and I've come in to confess.

This morning, early, Phil and I...

were making love when he died.

His great, brave heart simply exploded.

Well, Grace, you can't blame yourself.

He was a beautiful, simple, honorable
man.

And I wanted to grow old with him.

Frank, would it be too much of an
imposition to ask you to hold me for a

seconds?

Just a few hours ago, I was under him.

And we felt each other's breath.

Each other's life.

I miss him so.

Look at this.

Brand new nylons, shot to hell.

Nice dams, mama.

In your face, punk. Oh, I wish.

That's it, cool, bro. We're going to
clear this up.

We'll help Cap Popper walk us through
here like yes, sir. All right, fast.

Stop for the morning, Frankie.

Inside.

Make it fast, Jesus.

How about those two misguided youths you
got here? Two youths with six priors

between them. They're looking at
larceny, possession of stolen property,

resisting. Case is airtight, Jesus.

Okay, so you figure resisting is an add
-on, huh? We're talking about two big

misdemeanors. Hardly worth your time to
do the typing.

Maybe we can do some business here.

Let's hear it.

I tell you coming in what I'm looking
for.

You get this, my guys walk.

If it stands up. If it stands up.

Not only will it stand.

It's gonna walk, it's gonna jog.

Oh, Frankie, who you dealing with here?
What do you have?

Someone's going around the neighborhood
knocking down delivery trucks.

You heard about that?

Most terrible thing.

You have a name?

I got the next truck they're gonna hit.
It's what I got.

From where?

Oh, Frank, with all due respect, I gotta
protect my sources.

All right, we make a bus, we'll work it
out.

I'll talk to the DA's office.

Most reasonable man always find a way,
huh, Frankie?

Bucky's Meat Supplies makes a delivery
every afternoon.

Sounds like today is the day.

Where? It's all I got.

Gotta take it from there.

So, can my guys leave now?

After the bust.

Ray, can you come in here, please?

No, Frank.

Sorry to hear about your loss.

Sergeant, it's too bad.

Thank you.

The guy had some stuff.

How's Andy doing?

Just checking the books.

How are you doing?

I'm just trying to help out.

I don't know what I'm supposed to do.

I mean, what can I do? It would happen,
right?

But all I can see, all I can see in my
mind is this animal on top of me. And I

want to pull him off.

And I want to kill him.

I didn't know that there were all these
spaces.

Yeah, I know. Look, you just take them
one at a time, okay?

You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

How are you, Joe?

I'm okay.

Why shouldn't I be?

No reason.

I mean, I'm upset.

Good, Joe.

Hey, look, can I get you anything,
Sandy?

No, thanks.

Maybe later.

Sadie.

Here. Got a match up here. Who is it?

W -4 and a hornet BF.

Stopped working for the shop about 13
months ago. Any cars?

Mm -hmm. Two B &Es.

Two suspicions on rape, robbery. One
dismissed.

Other one still pending.

Easy. He should be in lockup.

Should be his right. The dude was just
released from Michigan Avenue last

Hey.

Hey,

Sandy. Why don't you take a look here
and see if anyone in the bunch looks

familiar, okay?

If you find this guy, you're going to
have to ID him in a lineup. Now, hey, he

won't be able to see you.

Can you do that?

Yeah.

Okay.

I understand, Leo.

We all loved him.

But you must not hide your grief.

Rather, we must share it. Better
strengthen us.

It's not that.

What then?

Oh, God.

Oh, come on, Leo. Please, tell me. What
is it?

I followed her last night.

Who? She said she was going to her
aerobics class.

She hasn't been there in weeks. I know.
I called.

So I followed her to this computer
software place at Ethel and Hollendorf.

That's where she met him.

Who met who?

My wife met Roger.

Blonde hair, six feet, sideburns, goyim
computer programmer.

She's having an affair with him. Leo,
you must confront her with this.

I did, on the spot.

She got mad.

She said he was the best thing that had
happened to her in years.

not going to give him up.

I wanted to call her names.

Couldn't I love her too much?

When a warrior falls, there is no
anguish more profound than that of his

-bearer. It's not that.

Leo has a personal problem, Howard.

Nothing wrong with Mrs.

Schnitz, I hope.

Oh, God.

James, I'm Mrs. Davenport.

I'll be your attorney.

No complaints here?

You were arrested two days ago on a
shoplifting charge.

Held for two days at the Michigan Avenue
complex and released last night by

order of Judge Cruz?

Correcto.

And by 11, you accumulated a
solicitation charge, possession of

cards, possession of narcotics?

That's the way of the world.

Ain't it?

Guy like me.

Good luck with Michael Rumer.

Excuse me. No, excuse me. I'd like to
see you in my office now.

Let's hear it.

Your client gave Lucy Bates a credit
card that used to belong to a Mrs.

Kimball, Clearwater, Florida, who was
found dead in the trunk of her car

of Louisville. That doesn't give you the
right to... And a routine check of

fingerprints turned up the name of
Theotis Nickerson, escaped from Florida

Penitentiary a week ago, doing life for
a double murder in a gas station holdup.

That's your client. One of the people
Judge Cruz saw fit to release as a low

-risk criminal.

Then the screw -up was in Florida,
Frank. You can't release 247

did this job five days ago on the first
bust. My best guess is laziness.

So then what's the moral of the story,
Frank?

Turn the shoplifters in the hole? Or
don't let convicted murderers escape?

Frank. Joyce.

I just got the news about Phyllis, the
house. I came as fast as I could. I am

sorry.

Thank you.

God rest him. He lived a full life.

Ray tells me you picked up a murderer
Judge Cruz decided to exercise some

selective mercy with. There seemed to
have been some bureaucratic follow -ups.

Not enough that you couldn't make some
political hay.

Better they stack them six feet in the
tombs, like manhole covers.

Obviously she's upset.

And I imagine the shock of Phil's
passing will be with all of us for some

But Frank, Phil would have been the
first to recognize the need for an

transition here.

Now, I've selected three of the
department's toughest nuts, all with a

years behind the desk.

You take your pick, Frank. I'll have him
at the podium tomorrow morning.

Well, I guess I hadn't thought about it
quite this far yet, Chief.

Frank, he was your friend. That's
understandable.

It has occurred to me that bringing
somebody in from the outside might be

somewhat disruptive.

You want to keep it in the family, then?

I think at least initially.

All right, Frank.

You tell me.

Lucy Bates passed her exam, and she was
second in line for promotion when the

freeze went into effect.

Oh, you want to take a straight from
patrol to turn out responsibilities?

Yeah, I think I'd like to give her a
shot.

Well, I must admit I'm skeptical, what
with the more qualified bodies

It would only be temporary to start.

But nobody's worked harder, nobody's
more deserving.

Well, it is your precinct.

If you want to put a woman in that job,
I guess there's nothing I can say, is

there? The freeze will come off this
afternoon.

Funeral arrangements in place?

I guess I'm taking care of that.

Dear Phil, dreadful loss, dreadful.

Let me know.

Just want you to know, Sergeant, you've
got my every confidence.

And the cosmic tapestry, Bobby Hill.

Why, that man meant as much to me as my
own daddy, and I wish I could have told

him so.

I wish I could tell him so now.

Now what prompted that comment from the
hand of the world?

People should treat people good when
they're alive instead of trying to make

for it after they're dead.

You trying to tell me that I'm less than
sincere in my affections for that man?

Esther House.

His name was Esther House.

And you caused him aggravation,
Wisenhoff and Roppong. I suppose you

his nose in intramural volleyball, did
you? That was an accident. An

police officer is what he called me.

An exceptional police officer. He was my
friend. Hey, knock it off. What is

this, Mom Likes Me Best?

Some respect.

All right, what's going on here?

Nothing. Nothing, Mr. Nolan. We're ready
to roll whenever you are. Yeah, but

let's get this thing loaded. Come on.

Who's driving?

Me. Ha.

Let me see your Class 2 license.

We're working on it.

Now, what do you think is going on in
the back of this thing, Mr. Police

Meat. Uh -uh.

12 ,000 of my hard -earned dollars is
what?

Now, you can flash that badge at a pork
roast and it's still going to spoil if

it gets above 52 degrees longer than 30
minutes.

You can flash that badge at a side of
beef and it's still going to bruise to

tune of 10 cents less a pound if it goes
swinging around in the back of that

truck. So you just show me some proof
that you know something about driving a

refrigerator unit, or I'm just going to
take my chances with the hijackers.

Mr. Nolan, my partner and I can
personally attest that this little

knows how to handle raw meat.

I understand the urgency. My feeling is
that this decision would better be made

by a professional, that's all.

I see.

All right.

Well, then I'll just have to get back to
you by five, right?

Okay, thanks.

What do you know about executing an
estate?

Enough to call legal referral for the
name of a qualified attorney.

How about giving away eyes?

Eyes? Phil signed a donor's card, organ
transplants.

They've given me a list of 40 people who
need eyes.

Little girl in Tulsa.

Father of five in Green Bay.

Law says as executor, I have to make the
choice.

Amazing, isn't it?

Part of a man can go on living like
this.

Hi, Owen. Uh, Frank?

Sandy Valparaiso's on her way back from
the rate treatment center. We can have a

line -up ready by the time she gets
here. Okay, let's put it together.

How's it going? Oh, great.

I haven't settled with the fact that
he's gone yet, and I'm parceling him out

like... like a door price.

Is it true what I heard about him?

What was that, Erwin?

I don't mean to sound cold, but I had
some business at the morgue this

and I heard a rumor that he wasn't
dancing alone when the big one hit. I

think we should speculate about that,
Erwin.

Keep moving, all the way down to your
marks, and face forward.

Two seconds from the left.

Are you positive?

Believe me, I'm not going to forget that
face soon.

Okay, we're done, Miss Valparaiso. Thank
you.

All right, that's it. Turn to your
right. Move down the steps to the door.

How you feeling?

I'm sorry.

It's just been a long day.

You kidding? You've been great.

So what next?

Well, the way things have backed up,
they probably won't have rained before

tomorrow morning.

We'll call and let you know, okay?

Thank you.

No problem.

I gotta get you right home.

Not yet.

Just sit with me for a few minutes,
okay?

Right here?

Why not?

Are you afraid to be alone with me?

No, of course not.

Joe, what is going on with you?

Nothing. What are you talking about?

All day long you've been so nice.

The perfect gentleman, the perfect cop.

I feel like you're a million miles away
from me.

Sandy, I've been with you every minute.

All the way to the rape serum back, you
barely said a word. And you haven't said

anything to me today that wasn't
straight from Emanuel.

I'm just used to dealing with it a
certain way.

I mean, that's my job.

We have been sleeping together for two
weeks. I am more than just your job.

I just got to work out a few things.

What things?

I need to understand in my mind what
happened to you.

I just need some time.

I have to make myself understand why it
happened.

What do you think I could have done?

What would you do if you had some drug
crazy pointing a knife at your throat?

Put up a fight? I don't know.

Maybe.

Is that it?

You think maybe I didn't fight hard
enough?

Maybe that is what I think.

Why don't you just sit here for a few
years and see what you can figure out?

You know, if he don't get a move on,
he's going to be about seven minutes

his schedule.

When you lighten up, if they're looking
for us, they'll find us.

Hey, call Belker and tell him that the
back door latch has come loose.

Farmer Brown, Farmer Brown, this is
Meatloaf.

Your barn door is about to come open
there, pal. Make sure the cat don't get

out. Watch your mouth, Franco, or you're
going to be the fattest side of beef

hanging in this truck.

All units in the area of 315 South Polk
Avenue, robbery in progress.

Shots fired.

Hey, Meatloaf, where the hell are you
going?

Farmer Brown, we got a robbery in
progress. We're taking it.

No, you're not. You call it in. You're
not leaving my rear end exposed.

Hey, do you guys hear me?

Get back here!

Hey!

You hit my van, you stupid jerk!

Well, you got your head in your shorts
or something? Say it, I say it, I'm

sorry. You're sorry?

Get out of that truck, you sawed -off
little wimp. I'll show you who's sorry.

Who are you calling sorry?

I'm a cop, my brain.

Good, because I'm suing you.

I'm suing the department. No, crowd me.
And I'm suing the city. I'm telling you

not to crowd me. I'll drive you.

last pass down Avenue C.

I didn't see not one hooker.

You sure you're on Avenue C?

Roger.

Ain't nothing on this road but potholes.

Hard to believe. Tell me what you're
seeing.

Roger. Well, there's a couple of winos
working in a trash can fire.

There's a lady standing next to the
station wagon with her hood up.

She waved at me. Archie, it's an old
gimmick to pull patrol cars.

They put up some guy's car hood and they
just pretend it's theirs.

Turn around and check it out, okay?

Roger. Will do.

a peek under my hood.

And then what, lady? Then you give me a
jump.

Well, I have all the clamps and cords,
you know, in the back. They just hook

right on.

Sounds good.

So, what's the sort of thing worth to
you?

How much? Oh, you're a sport, mister.

I don't know. It's so -called, uh, ten
bucks.

Police officer, you're under arrest.

Unlawful solicitation. Please put your
hands behind your back.

Are you kidding?

Solicitation? My battery is dead.

Don't make it hard on yourself, ma 'am.
You stated the act and the amount.

I don't believe this.

Are you... This is absolutely crazy.

You can't believe for one moment that I
was really trying to get... You thought

that I was asking you... How old are
you?

Are you sure you're a real policeman and
not just on safety patrol? Hey, get my

purse.

Where are we going, Hill Street?

Yeah. Oh, good, I need a ride. Listen,
at this time of the day, take a left at

Euclid. It's a lot easier.

Jesus. Anybody call for a pickup?

Two Diablos?

What?

Hey, your clown can't hold his meat on
the road. It's not my problem.

Give us a minute.

I paid for the goods.

Now you deliver, Frankie, or your world
is garbage on the streets.

Frank, Martinez and I had a deal.

based on information you never had a
chance to verify. How am I going to sell

that downtown?

The lousy TV setter. What's the big
deal? Okay, Frank, you do what you have

do.

Meat suppliers filed an $8 ,000 claim.

Driver of the van is bringing suit for
abusive process.

Hijackers are doing business as usual.
Why not make the disaster complete?

Bill, how would you... Turn over, we
keep our part of the deal. You turn over

the two Diablos to custody of Mr.
Martinez here.

Right, Captain.

Good decision, Frankie.

Gotta go by the rules, you know.

Be the executive of my will, too, okay,
Frank?

I know how you must feel, Leo.

You ready to see me, Luce?

What's up?

I'm not sure.

Earlier today, the chief came up to me,
slapped me on the back, called me

sergeant. You know what he was talking
about?

We had a discussion this morning about
the desk sergeant vacancy.

We decided the best course would be to
move somebody up from the inside, so I

recommended you. Me? Take the sergeant's
place?

Forget about it. No way.

I couldn't fill his shoes in a thousand
years.

Don't even try. Just be your own person.

I don't know.

I mean, I've been wanting it for a long
time, but...

The circumstances, it's all wrong.

Lucy, you've put in a lot of hard work
to make Sergeant. It shouldn't be a

punishment. Why don't you take some time
to think it over? If you're still

uncomfortable, we'll try something else,
that's all.

But I still think you're the best person
for the job.

If you say so, Captain.

Let's keep it under wraps for a couple
of days, though, huh?

Until we can make an orderly transition.

Is it appropriate to say thanks?

Congratulations, Sergeant.

Where did you get those fancy bracelets?

Keep away from me, gutter sniper.

Touchy, touchy. Some price you got
there, officer. You know that? What?

You better get some thick shoes.

You're standing in the dog's business.

What? Ask the captain's old lady.

Sign these.

Mrs. Farillo?

Farillo? Fast failure.

The strumpet of State Street. A fallen
woman. Get her out of those coffers.

I'm sorry, ma 'am. I didn't know,
really.

You're an idiot. I'm a moron. Hey, I've
been looking for you two amateurs.

You were supposed to be backing me up.
Now, where the hell were you? We had an

all -units, Mick.

We radioed you. Somebody could have
gotten killed out there.

The way I heard it, somebody didn't know
where somebody was going. I did. How

come you're always around with your fat
mouth when I don't need you, Renko? Come

on, make you think a sergeant would
approve you talking like that?

I said no!

Look, I'm not insensitive to the fact
that Phil Esterhaus' death has hit us

pretty hard.

But if you respect his memory, you'll be
what he was. You'll honor it by being

what he was.

A gentleman and a good cop.

I'm

sorry,

Phil. There's no way for you.

I'll find out. How's Dad?

When? Where?

At home. This morning.

He taught Frank Jr. how to box.

died in the saddle. That's a lot of
crap.

Just what I heard, Mick.

Hey, anybody heard any rumors about
who's gonna replace him?

Can't we at least wait until the body
gets cold?

Scenario. Bossed up in the Heights.
Retired last month.

Jaffe in Southbury.

Bit the biscuit a couple weeks ago.

Mayor's office lifts the freeze on
hiring.

You get the stripes.

And just like that, we got ourselves a
new Sarge. Hey, nobody said anything

about anybody replacing the Sarge, so
let's just drop it. I propose a toast.

to the Sarge.

We loved him.

We're gonna miss him.

God bless him.

Yeah, I loved him too.

What a sex life.

J .D., go kill yourself.

You know, when I was first up here, you
got the feeling he really liked you, you

know? Deep down.

Like, he just liked people.

I guess he went out liking someone.

Bubbing.

Bubbing. It didn't happen like that, you
jerk.

I don't believe that that happened.

Well, then why don't we call the
captain?

Great, yeah.

He'll love you for it. It is our right
under the Freedom of Information Act.

Tender me a dime here and there,
brother.

Perillo. Captain Perillo.

Who is this?

Andrew Renko, sir.

How are you?

Fine.

Sir, I hope we didn't wake your wife and
you, but we're all down here mulligan

sort of toasting the sarge. Me, Bobby
Hill, J .D., Neal, Lucille Bates, Joe,

Belker, Leo.

What can I do for you, Andy?

Well, sir, in paying our respects and
all, we got to thinking about life and

death and how...

have to plant our flag on this earth as
it were and well so we got to

speculating about the sergeant's flag
and all and you want to get to what this

is all about sir is it true he deceased
himself whilst in the act

yes it's true damn that is a hell of a
good way to check out in it of course it

could have been no tea party for his
paramour now good night andy good night

Franco? Yeah, I wanted to know if... if
it's true how Phil died.

A legend is born.

I'll miss him.

So will I.

You want to make love?

It could cost you your life.