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Come on, Nick.

Please. Hey, please, Mr. Trepoff.

Oh, hey, please don't get you squat, okay? You say please when you went into

business for yourself?

You say please when you sold out the only guy that ever treated you right? I

told you, it won't happen again, I promise.

Correct, Freddy.

It won't happen again.

Definitely not.

I'm begging you, Nick. Freddy.

You're better off out of your misery, okay?

What the crap?

Load them up!

Please, after the river, rat!

Trepov shot Freddie Trout.

Shot him in the heart and in the head. Had his boys dump him in the river.

No one's even going to notice he's gone.

Anybody see you, Tammy? You think I'd be here if they did?

So you're cool. You don't need me.

You could arrest Trepov.

I think that crack is eating up what little was left of your brain. He killed

him in cold blood.

You arrest him and we both get out from under.

And I make the arrest, and his lawyer springs in before he can say, I got

Marcellus Washington on tape giving dope to his junkie snitch.

And while I'm getting locked up, you're getting killed.

Stop dreaming, Debbie.

You gotta help me. I'm gonna kill you, my damn self.

You set me up. You wore a wire so Trepoff could get me in his pocket. I

reason to help you.

He forced me too much. You were my confidential informant, and you boned me

a few rocks.

I saw him kill Freddie. And who's going to find Freddie? Huh?

And who's going to believe your wasted junky ass?

For once in your life, forget what you saw. Forget it ever happened.

And while you're at it, forget you know me too.

Mike, your trial starts next week. You don't have much time.

It just seems like you always have to do things the hard way.

So you'd have me take the easy route?

No, I think you should tell the truth.

You think that's what they're after, the truth?

Michael, eight grand missing.

They found four on you. It doesn't take a psychic to find the other four.

I'm not going to help the DA ruin someone else's life. I just can't.

Because of some stupid macho code?

It's not stupid.

I owe my life to my partner.

I'm not going to hang him out to dry.

I bet your son has a father who's in jail.

You don't turn on your partner.

I appreciate your loyalty to Marcellus.

But if he's dirty... If he's dirty and you let your son go to protect him...

Come on, Mike, the DA's reaching.

Well, these dealers are ready to testify that we stole from them.

And you got your drawers and a bunch over there?

No trick, Mike.

Have your lawyer find out what they're getting to testify, and once these

sniff a perjury beef, the story they've been rehearsing gets real hazy.

So I can be sure that this is just a story.

I'm looking at jail time here, my son. You're asking me what I think you're

asking me?

A simple yes or no will do.

Mike, who the hell has been talking to you?

Divide and conquer. That's what they're doing here.

Sweat you to get to me.

They didn't answer the question.

Okay, answer mine.

You really think I took money behind your back? I don't know, and I need to

know. So stop playing me, all right?

You know, I've had to hide a lot of stuff from people real close to me, but

have never screwed over my partner.

You always knew that.

But know it now.

The DA's people have talked to me four times. If I was going to give you up, I

would have done it already.

Relax.

Nobody knows nothing.

Except the four grand I took.

Washington.

Yeah?

Okay. Where?

Be there. In ten.

I gotta go. Day job.

Phillips is the guy we got the warrant on. The big, bald, white guy. Okay?

Remember, he's a killer. Let's do it. Police! We're warned!

Get down!

Get on the ground!

Get down!

Get on the ground!

Get down!

If you get a shoe off your ass, you don't shut up. Let's go.

Oh, hey, sugar.

Sugar?

Okay, I got you, sugar.

Go cuff one of these guys.

I'll have to get you, sugar. Come on in here.

What the hell are you doing here?

What the hell do you think?

You're going to let me skate on this one, right, sugar?

Too much company out there.

What are they going to do, tattle on you?

You tell them I'm your C .I. Won't wash.

People know I already cut you loose.

So what am I supposed to do? I'm on probation.

Stop smoking that crack.

And lower your up.

How am I supposed to do that?

You didn't get a P .D.? Sorry, Tammy.

There's too much heat on me right now.

Besides, you don't make me the favorite person to be right now.

Your favorite ex -cop. What's happening? You scared.

Yeah, what's happening?

Lean against that hunk of tin?

Pissing your life away?

Word is we're brothers in that regard.

Word is you're about to perjure yourself at my trial.

Once I put my hand on the good book, it's the whole truth and nothing but.

truth being I skimmed off your butt?

Never said that. Your partner skimmed and you know it. And what y 'all did in

the back is between y 'all.

Washington never took money off you. You're a chump, man.

Your partner scammed everybody.

Names? Pluter, Keeler, Jones, Duke. Want me to keep going?

I'm sorry, man.

Everybody thought you were in on it.

And you're the one who got caught.

You are a chump. Like a world -class chump.

That and a couple other things.

It's okay.

If it were with you, I'd have a killer migraine.

This low -rent dealer, he... He laughed in my face.

He said my partner stole from everybody, and they all think I did, too.

I did a lot of other things, but I didn't do that.

I mean, I got this one beef to deal with, but... What are you saying? It

happen.

What about your partner?

I didn't think I'd be saying this, but I'm not so sure.

Did you ask him?

Uh -huh.

He didn't give me a straight answer.

I'm not pressure. It's making me nuts.

Except you.

Thanks.

Tammy Anderson?

You IAB?

I'm Riley.

Dow, what you got?

Can you get me out of here?

If it's good.

It's good.

It's about a cop.

A dirty one.

He's paying CIs with drugs he skims off his bus.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Is this rumor or is it news?

It's news.

I was a CI.

Hey, Vin, look, you get me out of here, I'll prove it to you. I guess he Jones

in a little bit, huh, Tammy?

The cop is Marcellus Washington.

I quit.

Bettina, why don't you take a breath and, uh...

Tell me what's going on. I got an irate call from the DA.

You intimidated a prosecution witness.

Skeeter said that. All I did was talk to the guy. You can't do that, Mike. Are

you trying to go to jail?

Look, I'm just wasting your money.

Any FOP lawyer fresh out of law school could lose this case. Why pay for it?

come on, Bettina. Don't give up on me.

Goodbye, Mike.

I'd wish you luck, but I don't think you want it.

Look, I'm sorry.

All right, I should have asked you before talking to Skeets, okay? You

have talked to him at all. I had to ask him about Washington. Who's this far

away from being indicted himself?

My ex -boyfriend's a cop. Gave me a heads up.

You know some CI named Tammy Anderson?

Yeah. She fingered Washington to IAB. Some illegal drug charge.

I've got to talk to her. As your attorney, I'm advising you not to do

So you're not quitting after all.

That's good news.

How can you do this to another cop?

I had a call, Mrs. Washington.

Oh, Marcellus. What the hell, Riley?

Signed by a judge and everything.

You got a talk to play? You know the drill.

Hey, I never busted another cop.

That was my grandmother's.

It might be better if you get her out of here. I know you're upset, but you're

not helping me, okay?

We don't deserve this, you understand me? Just take it easy, okay?

Take it easy.

Where's Ashton?

Hey, little man.

Oh!

Don't you be scared, huh?

They're not going to hurt you.

Yeah, yeah.

Mommy said they think you took something that wasn't yours.

Tell them you're a policeman, Daddy. You wouldn't do anything bad.

Yeah, good police work, Columbo. The staff did my son's scooter.

Let me see it, son.

Stop the animal, please.

Hope you're proud, Columbo.

Whatever you did to call it all of this, my fella, I hope it was worth it.

Hey, come on. I know you hold it.

Come on, man.

Hey, look, I'm good for it, all right?

What? What do you want?

Is that any way to greet an old friend, then?

I'm not your snitch no more.

Check that out.

What do you hear about Washington on the street?

Nothing.

I heard he's into some dark stuff.

Yeah, but I wouldn't know.

Come on.

You're his source. You know what he's up to.

I don't know anything.

What's wrong?

Look, I'm not looking to get killed, all right? Or what?

Why don't you talk about Washington and get your kill? Ask him.

I'm asking you.

Your partner's in over his head, Olshansky.

That's all you get.

Tell me.

Tell me. Tell me.

Have you heard about what's going down?

Yeah.

Come on. The word of a junkie. Who's going to believe it?

It's kind of fun watching you sweat, though.

If I go away, it's bad for both of us.

Nobody's going away.

You're going to guarantee that?

You're making this my problem.

A lot of bad things could happen.

No way to protect your dealers, your houses, your back rooms.

Someone might even tie you to a drug shipment.

Blackmailing the blackmailer. I gotta love it.

If I go down for giving Tammy drugs, I might as well roll.

Give myself a reduced sentence.

And if I get Tammy off the hook... She's happy. She retents.

Everybody stays in the game.

Okay.

Hey, Washington.

If I was in your shoes, I'd have made the same move.

Put the pressure on me.

So? So.

We're not so different.

You better pray we're different.

Look what just came today.

A subpoena, Michael, for our son.

Now, why would the DA do that?

Mikey doesn't know anything.

This is not going to happen. How are you going to stop it? I don't know. I'm

going to talk to Mattia. I already did that.

You talked to my lawyer? Yeah. I couldn't find you. She said there's no

-son privilege.

Well, I'll talk to the DA. Michael, you are not listening.

There is only one way to stop this. You pick up the phone and you make a deal.

I want my son protected.

Our son.

Where are you going?

To see Mikey.

Explain to him. Explain? Explain what?

That your partner means more to you than he does? No.

Are you going to make that call? Not yet. When? I don't know.

I want to see Michael. I want to see if he's okay.

I will tell you how he is.

He is scared.

Will you move?

No.

I'm his father.

Well, then you better start acting like it.

I'm going to make this right.

I swear.

Mom? I'll be right there.

We shouldn't be talking without your lawyer. Screw my lawyer. This is between

us. Look, I'm doing court. Why are you calling my son? He's 10. He doesn't know

anything. He's a potential witness, Oshansky.

My son doesn't know a damn thing.

And he's scared enough as it is. You should have thought about that before

broke the law.

Well, what are you... You're not even going to put him on a stand. You're just

doing this to mess with me. Move.

Before you say something that comes back to bite you in the ass.

I'm not going to let you do this. You don't have any choice.

I am warning you. Is that a threat?

Because I can add another felony to the list.

Look, his life has been turned upside down.

His home has fallen apart. He knows I might be going to jail. Just let him off

the hook.

No.

You have no idea what you're doing to my son. You have no idea how much I'm

going to hurt you. You hurt him. I'm going to come and find you. I'm going to

hurt you worse. You got that?

I'm going to hurt you worse.

Try calling Ray.

Don't worry about it. Hey.

You okay?

Unless the DA changes mind about questioning Mikey.

That's a piece of crap.

Hey, Mike, not here.

What, you think I care who hears me? Apparently not.

You said worse to Landy's face.

Yeah, I figured that when I got the call to bail you out.

He's messing with my son. What do you expect me to do?

You really think he's going to back off just because you asked?

Look, I lost my temper.

Can't you get mad? Blow off steam with me.

With Bria is anybody but the guy who's trying to put you in jail. I'm trying to

protect my family. I understand.

This is hard. No, you don't. You don't have kids. You have no idea what this is

like.

Thanks for spreading me. Anytime.

IAB sure does love its work.

You are some kind of fool.

Bringing up IAB after they trashed my house. I talked to Tammy.

She freaked when I mentioned you.

Said you were in over your head.

Well, if a crack whore said it, it must be true.

Offered her money to tell me more. She wouldn't take it.

Never seen a junkie do that before.

She was scared.

Sold me down the river to IAB. She shouldn't be scared.

What's that mean?

It means she's a disgruntled former employee who's trying to hang me out the

and it's not going to work.

That's it?

That's it.

Heather, the DA, my own lawyer, they're all squeezing me, saying

you're dirty.

Whatever you're into, I gotta know.

Well, if you're not gonna believe my answers, better stop asking me

Now get out of here before Debra gets back with Ashton. Have you had it hard

enough?

What are you here for?

Yeah.

Yeah. Cops tore apart Allie the alligator.

I bought that the day we brought Ashton home from the hospital.

He was crying so hard.

And, um...

At least Landy didn't destroy any of Mikey's toys.

He's calling Mike in for questioning.

What?

That bastard.

How's Mikey doing?

I haven't seen him.

Head it through the fence. You won't let me near him.

Well, what are you going to do?

I'm going to go over to St. Vic's and I'm going to try and see him.

Sneaking around so I can talk to my own son.

Good luck.

I swear to you, Mike, I never thought he'd come down to this.

These jokers going after our kids to get to hell.

We never should open the door.

Does Mom know you're here?

I'll talk to her about it later.

She was real quiet last night.

She said I had to talk to this lawyer even if I didn't want to.

She's right.

I'm so sorry you've got to do this.

What are they going to ask me?

Oh, questions about when I was a cop, about taking the money.

I don't know anything.

I know.

What?

What should I say?

Tell me what to say.

Be strong. Tell the truth.

It'll be okay.

Was it true, what they're saying?

That you took the money?

Oh, Mike.

I can't talk about this now.

The trial's coming up.

And this lawyer, he's gonna...

You know, he's going to ask you all sorts of questions. I won't tell him,

promise.

See, it's just, it's not a good idea.

When the trial's over, then... Don't you trust me?

Of course I do.

I've got to go. My friends are waiting.

Michael, come on.

So what do you want from me, Tim?

Hey, I just wanted to say I'm sorry.

I had to get out that cell. I was starting to get the quakes.

Apology accepted.

Look, so I'm going to tell those internal affairs guys that I was lying.

And I said I made all that stuff up because I need a drug.

You just have to reckon straight. I'd be very appreciative.

How about some of that appreciation right now?

Give me my cell phone.

I'm sick.

Zycam and Echinacea. Wife swears by it.

Okay, okay. All right, all right, all right. Just a little, all right?

Just enough to get me by, okay? I'm hurting.

You're asking me for drugs? You're having me mistaken for someone else.

man, hook me up. You did this before.

Come on, Marcellus. I know you hold it.

I don't recall ever giving you anything for the department's agreed -upon

restitution. Cash for flags. Please, come on, man. The streets are wicked.

There's undercovers crawling all over the place.

Look, I know you have something. Just give it to me. Look, I need...

What you need is to stop flapping your gums and get your head straight, or

wicked streets are going to eat you up.

Bless me, Father, for I have sinned.

How long has it been since your last confession?

25 years, at least.

Mike? Is that you?

What are you doing?

Confessing.

Mike. This is for real.

Father.

We could do this somewhere else, if you'd feel more comfortable.

I want to do this right.

I hurt my son.

I hurt a lot of people, but him the worst.

Go on.

Well, he's already going to go to hell for me, and Mikey asks.

He asked me to tell him the truth.

What about?

What about?

What I've done.

Who I am.

I've taken the money.

I said no.

You want to tell me?

I've thought about that day so many times. I go over and over it.

Looking for what was different.

Why that bus?

All this time, I still don't know.

It was just a day, like any other.

Got up, kissed Heather and Mikey, went to work.

All of a sudden, I just had it.

I'm so sick of the bottom feeders trying to take me out.

The guy only gets so many close calls.

And this maggot.

He might have used up my last one.

Drop the gun!

I think she's a tough guy.

I'm thinking to myself, you want to see tough?

I'll show you tough.

You think you're bad?

I'm way better than you.

And then it hits me.

I didn't stop or think for a second.

A day like any other.

Tell him it wasn't.

Come on, baby.

I don't know how I offered the money like it was the daily news.

What did he say?

Nothing.

He just took the money.

I've never told anybody about my cellars.

Washington.

Homicide.

Are you, Mr. Johnny, on the spot?

Got a radio call out in the area.

Yeah, I bet you were.

Everybody's still warm.

Oh, man.

You know anything about this, Washington?

What?

You trying to hang this on me?

No. But you did have a beef with her, right? Doesn't mean I killed her. Sure.

Come on. You can tell us all about it.

What, you want a coffee, too?

No, no, no. Just a friendly Q &A among colleagues.

I wasn't threatening Tammy.

I was trying to warn her.

Well, I wasn't really pissed you off, huh?

Tammy threatened to serve you up to IAB like that. I did not kill Tammy.

Where were you last night?

Huh? Between 8 and 9. Come on, you gotta be kidding.

Nobody's laughing here.

You got a witness that puts me in Tammy's? We got motive.

We got nothing.

Shots were heard fired at 840.

Where were you?

It was a waste of time.

I was with a street source.

Zeke Shepard.

Park across the street from the Latham. 8 to 9 p .m. Shepard hangs at the Red

Arrow.

Anything else?

I didn't think so.

Look at it this way.

You probably never slept with a jailbird before.

Funny. What'd Mikey want?

He wants me to go with him when he talks to the DA.

He doesn't understand why I can't.

He wants to please you.

Oh, well, what do I know? I don't have kids.

I really feel bad about that face.

That's nice.

Don't even think about it.

What? What?

What?

Yeah.

Well, where there's smoke, there's you, Mrs. Ellis.

They found one of my old informants in an empty lock.

Bullet to the head.

Sorry, Mike.

They're looking at Marcellus for it.

They think he did it?

Said he didn't.

You believe him?

He couldn't be lying to me about this.

Do you think he's lying about the money?

I don't know.

I asked him, Debra.

Small talks while you called me down here?

No, there's something else.

I don't want to talk about Tammy. I'm not asking you. I don't know what

happened. That's all.

What you know, what you don't know, that's your business.

And now I got bigger troubles.

I gotta ask you a favor.

I need nine grand.

Because of those witnesses that came forward.

My lawyer says she needs to hire an investigator.

Well, I don't have that kind of cash laying around.

Can you take a loan to get your pension?

That girl would kill me.

What about her?

What little she's got, she might need if I go to jail.

And my dad's estate had barely covered the funeral expenses, and if I had my

pension... Please

help me out.

You ever think we'd get to a place where we didn't know whether we could trust

each other?

Is this for real?

You just put aside the crap that's going on between us and that's my friend.

Help me.

I'll see what I can do.

You said you didn't have that kind of cash lying around.

And you said it as a friend.

Oh, man.

I really didn't want to believe this.

Well, let's get the holy of the now.

How long you been skimming?

Just take the money.

How much you snagged when we were together?

I thought we were putting our past crap behind us.

Do me a favor, friend.

Just take the money, hire your investigator.

There's no

investigator.

Anything for a buck. Back off.

I'm going to lose my kid. I'm going to lose my kid because of you.

Come on, Mike.

this, man.

So do you.

It started when

I found out Debra was pregnant.

The Gerard bust.

I figured.

It's just a few hundred bucks.

Then at the next bus, I'd snag a few hundred more.

And, uh, it got away from me.

My grandmother lived here.

My room's back there.

Away from the street.

Fights.

Gags.

I swore if I ever had a family, it'd never be like this for them.

You're right.

I'd do anything for a buck.

Tell me about Tammy.

I don't care.

You believe me, right?

Yesterday.

Maybe.

Today.