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Last week on The Commish.

You took these pictures! What are you talking about?

Lisa McKellar!

Joe, Lisa was in a porn... an adult film.

She's 16 years old.

Have you talked to her?

We don't know where she is.

That's her.

Let's go.

With all these guns around.

Get her out of here. But she's the one... I said out of here! I want to

them with people who are supposed to look alive.

We're going to take Lisa out of that world no matter how she got there. How?

By getting into it ourselves.

There's a girl we saw in Bedroom Fantasies.

Lisa? Yeah, everyone's looking for her.

Who's everyone?

Ozzy Van Spike. He wants her to be his next star to replace me.

We'll be in that gin mill next to the studio. You got yourself a listening

Hotel, two doors down.

Tony Stevens, this is Ozzy Van Spike.

What's your pleasure, Tony?

Here, did we burn out a fuse?

No, sir.

But I do smell something burning.

Otto!

I'll make this problem go away.

It'll be like you would never fear.

Tony, you all right?

Tony! My name's Ozzy, and I'm the only one here.

Where is it? Accused!

I swear I'll break your skull.

Where is it?

Now get down on your knees.

We'll do this one Khmer Rouge style.

I was wearing a wire.

That's why you're here.

There's people on the other end.

So far you haven't done anything that could send you away.

Like killing a cop. Don't be thinking about me.

You screwed me up with Van Spike. You should be thinking of your family.

I am.

I want this one, Otto.

This one's payback.

Ozzy doesn't want this messed up. That's why he pays me. Now get the...

Shoot you?

Why would I shoot you?

You're a cop.

And I'm a cop.

You're what?

I'm Federal Agent Sid Madison on a deep cover RICO investigation of Ernie

Scheinbaum, alias Oswald Van Slink.

Sid?

That's your real name?

Yeah. This is a C.

Short for Sedavia.

But if you ever call me that, I will shoot you.

I'm all right, really. I'm okay.

He's dead.

He abducted a police officer, the commissioner of Eastbridge.

Where is he?

He was in the limo. You sure you got the right limo? Yeah, there's got to be a

thousand of them driving around. Shut up. You're under arrest.

Look, let's do each other a favor.

Why hang our skins out for a bust that ain't gonna stick?

Because all I can say is I saw you thumping on this guy.

Yeah, that's it, isn't it? That's what I've been saying.

It's that Rodney King thing all over again, eh?

And if you don't think I'm in the right time... Scali's dead!

You're dead!

Go on, get out of here!

Don't let him go. No!

Go on!

Man...

No wonder the Big Apple has such a bad rep. Go on.

If I had known you were a cop,

I never would have gotten into this mess.

If I knew you were a cop, I'd have Lisa back in Eastbridge right now.

I just want to take her back home.

Where is she?

Oh.

What's the problem?

She's the only thing I got that Ozzie wants.

With her, I'm close. Without her... Thing?

You know what I mean.

You're not going to destroy her to further your case.

I've seen the way you work.

Then you saw how I protected her.

Do you know what kind of feat she would have had to perform if I hadn't thrown

her off that set?

So don't tell me my job.

I am down here in the thick of it for the interest of more than just one girl.

The government's building an ironclad tax case against Van Spike. A tax case?

A tax case?

I've seen kids with train tracks on their arms.

Girls who don't even look old enough for the prom.

Suggesting acts I've never even heard of, and you're building an income tax

case? It'll send them away for a dime.

Isn't that what we want?

I want Lisa home with her family.

Now, you'll have to win your tax case without her.

Look, I know you have to maintain your cover so you don't have to come with me,

but just tell me where she is.

1 ,500 Vernon Boulevard.

15D.

Oh, by the way,

Thanks. That was a great shot.

You only missed my ear by an inch.

Yeah.

I was aiming to miss by a foot.

Hey, Tom.

Precinct called.

Said to meet you here.

Yeah.

Thanks for coming.

Wouldn't miss it.

You scared the crap out of me.

I used up a couple of huggies myself.

Hey, Paulie, I know you were worried.

Those cops in Queens, they think you really lost it.

Come on.

You know those guns.

Let's take her home.

I can't remember the last time you worked all night.

I'm sorry I wasn't able to call and check in.

It was a pretty uneventful evening.

Well, there were a couple of technical difficulties.

Tony, half the hair on your chest are gone.

So are half the hairs on my head.

But you still love me, don't you?

Here's your good pajamas.

Get some rest.

We have our first Lamaze class tonight at 7 .30.

Tonight?

Rachel, there's something I've been meaning to talk to you about, this whole

Lamaze thing.

Well, you don't want to go.

Is that it?

You don't want to go because you're afraid of getting too close to this

just in case there's something wrong. Oh, Rachel, don't be ridiculous. I love

the baby. It's just this Lamaze thing.

Well, I... What?

Nothing. No problem.

I'll just grab a nap this afternoon and... No problem.

Honey, can't you just get a few hours right now?

If Lisa McKellar wasn't kidnapped before, there's a

damn good reason to believe that she is now.

I don't know.

I guess I thought I'd just go downtown to my old stomping grounds and snap my

fingers and rescue the damsel in distress in five minutes.

I'm worried we won't get her back at all.

Stan, what's going on here?

This is the fourth time in a week there's been a brawl in the booking

Well, boss, you know how we've been busting biker bars back by the bus

Basically. Well, none of these guys want to get their fingerprints taken because

they know we'll run them for outstanding warrants in other states. Just handle

it, Stan. I want these guys printed.

Okay, you're a nice fella, and I'm a nice fella.

I don't want to hurt you. I know you're painting the wall.

I know why you're painting the wall.

What I need to know is, why this paint?

Well, because I found it in the basement and it says squad room on it.

This is gray.

The wall is pumpkin.

But it says squad room.

Well, maybe somebody mislabeled it.

Get off my back!

I just have to do the whole wall in gray.

No, no.

I hate gray. It's my least favorite color. Gray is out.

Pumpkin is in.

Pumpkin is in.

I

guess

it's fate, boss.

Pumpkin's out.

Gray is in.

I love gray.

In fact, paint the whole room this color.

That's a big job, boss.

You're a big man, Freddy.

I got her under control.

She's gone.

My daughter's gone. That's what you're telling me, Tony.

This Van Spike person.

He could have her in California by now.

She could be drugged out of her mind. Joe, don't.

We'll find her.

My friend Nick Brancati with the NYPD has his men following all the leads. I

mean, even the feds are on to this guy. They bugged his office, undercover

agents.

There's hope.

The night she was born.

Seems like moments ago.

I had her in my hands.

I looked at her.

You know, just... Just looked at her.

And I remember thinking that night.

What's your first word gonna be?

What's she gonna...

Looked like in her first communion dress, you know.

Where's she going to go to college?

I never thought I'd lose her like this, Tony.

We haven't lost her.

We're not giving up.

Neither should you.

So where do I paint?

Anywhere you want.

We'll start on this wall.

Hey, boss, I'd like you to meet some of my family.

This is Chunk.

And Philo.

And Vane.

He's the baby of the family.

I asked them to help me paint so it would get done quicker.

Don't worry.

They're each just as good a handyman as I am.

Come on, Gary.

We don't have enough insurance.

The honey heavy dew of lumber.

Rich.

Oh, no, no, I'm not canceling.

Um... Did I meet you there?

No, no, I'm not tired.

I could go dancing.

Great.

What are you doing here?

You got news about Lisa?

No.

You're risking your cover by coming up here.

The investigation's been solved.

What?

Vince Weiss covered his ass with a ton of paperwork, buried his tracks with

names and dummy corporations.

In six months, we haven't linked him to a single count of tax evasion or fraud.

Tax evasion?

What about the girl? How can you stop now?

We're stopping now because of what your detective did to Van Spike.

As far as the Bureau's concerned, Pantangeli's tainted the case.

Tainted?

Who's the tainted one here?

Don't even saddle up your high horse, Commissioner.

I lived down in that hellhole for six months. I wanted that slime bag more

anyone.

So what?

Is that why you came up here?

To prove to someone that you really do care?

Look, I saved your life.

I know.

And I'll always be grateful.

But there's another life to be saved here. And I'm not going to abandon Lisa

McKellar because Detective Pendantially made a mistake.

If you don't mind, I have to go learn how to breathe.

Good.

Now, cleansing breath.

Excellent.

Now, the most important thing in Lamaze is relaxation.

Why don't we all take off our shoes and get comfortable?

Now pick a spot and focus.

Cleansing breath.

Good. Now relax.

Just let all the strains and worries of your day just melt away like an ice cube

on a sandy, tropical beach.

Picture yourself on that beach with wave after wave of relaxation crashing

around you.

Hey, I was doing really good. I was very relaxed.

Too bad I couldn't have the baby.

Don't I wish.

I'm sorry. Can I use your phone?

Yeah, Nick. Hi. Tony Scali.

Hey, Tony. Hey, look, I think we just found your Eastbridge girl.

Oh, great.

Where are you? I'll be right down.

Ain't no need to hurry, Tony.

Sorry, we just pulled her out of the East River.

I can barely make out.

It's her.

It's the pollutants in the East River.

They accelerate decomposition.

She wanted to kill herself. She could have just drank it.

Suicide? That's what you're putting down? The amount of barbiturates in her

bloodstream coupled with no signs of contusions usually indicate... She had

shoes on.

So?

So?

People are creatures of habit.

Suicides usually remove their shoes before jumping in the water. This was no

suicide. This girl was murdered, and I know who did it. Now, all I need from

is some forensic evidence to convince the jury of my... my conviction.

Vibers and hairs were washed away.

There was some skin under the nails. Not a lot. More like you could have gotten

there from her last sexual encounter.

Thanks.

I want it analyzed.

I want the results two hours ago.

Hey, what is this?

You guys ain't even Queens police.

You're from Eastbridge.

Hey, we're from Brooklyn.

You want a tour of Flatbush Avenue?

Okay, okay.

I'll run the test.

But department regulation says I can't do that until after I establish a

positive ID.

For God's sakes.

Her own father would barely recognize her.

No.

He'll know.

Joe was a cop. I need an ID.

As a father... Will it... Will it help find who did it?

There's a chance.

Then let me cash in my last chance.

That's what I'm telling you about Christmas.

What are you doing with that thing?

You haven't smoked since your wedding ten years ago.

And I've been burning ever since.

All right.

Be straight with me, Paulie.

I know you were worried about me last night, and no one's going to call you on

it, but between you and me...

We over the line with Van Spike?

Concerned about a little police brutality, Commissioner?

Hey, it's me.

I'm only asking because I see it, Paulie. I see it building up inside you.

The divorce, the work, the feeling that sometimes it seems like all we do is for

nothing. A case like Lisa's, a guy like Van Spike who...

No one's going to mind if you break the rules to get.

I'm worried about you.

Tony, when we were kids, and the world was great, there's nothing better than

seeing that through the eyes of a child.

The possibilities?

Endless.

So when I see how the world was made to look through that girl's eyes, man,

that's the worst crime.

After everything we've seen, Tony, that's the worst crime.

So, yeah, it's building up in me.

And if we don't get him... We'll get him. Well, let's go. Let's wring his

No, we have nothing concrete to confront him with. And if he slips away this

time, we're not going to find anyone or anything.

We've got to build a case.

How? The river's washed away the evidence.

On the body.

But there's still the apartment.

Nobody comes or goes to a crime scene without taking or leaving something.

These guys in Queens, they're overwhelmed.

We know what we're looking for.

A fiber from his shirt, his skin, his blood, a strand of his hair.

What did Ben Fike leave behind?

These guys, not you, not no one.

Back away.

Move away.

This looks like a job for the EFS.

The EFS?

What's that?

Oh, just you wait.

The Eastbridge fingerprinting squad would like your prints now, if that's

with you.

Oh, geez.

It seems this can of ink is empty.

Um, no, no, I'll do it.

No sweat.

Wow. We're fighting crime.

Mom would be so proud.

Commissioner Scali.

Agent Madison.

Come in.

No family photos?

A dog?

Biggest fish you ever caught?

No.

How can I help you?

I'd like access to the wiretap you had on Van Spike.

You still haven't found Lisa McKellar?

No, we found her.

On the bank of the East River.

Oh, no.

I think she was murdered.

I think Van Spike did it, or had it done.

It's not a tax case anymore.

They're having a benefit tonight in his honor.

He's receiving an award for... You'll love this.

For his financial contributions to runaway youth shelters.

He's having a party afterwards.

Maybe we can fire up your old Wyatt hat.

Over here's something we can use.

You know, I told Van Spike that you took the gun off Otto and he bought it.

So my cover's still good.

I'm not asking you to go.

Your superiors would fry you.

I won't tell them.

We need to match a skin sample.

I'll bring you his whole hide.

A million dollars he gave to the filter.

Isn't that wonderful?

As I was saying, there's this movie you can be in, right? It's called Lady and

the Tramp.

Yeah, split personalities.

And you can be in it any time you like.

But what are you going to do for it, eh?

Come on, think of something special.

Hey, Ozzie, we've got to talk.

I heard the Mortimer brothers are looking to get back in the business.

Excuse me.

Darling, I'm in the middle of something here, all right?

Ozzie, we've got to jump on it. Yeah.

My sentiments exactly.

They're offering a million to the production. If we don't move on it,

somewhere else.

They ain't going to go anywhere else.

I'm the one they all want to deal with, okay?

We'll talk about this during business hours, okay?

Come on.

Come on, everybody, drink up. Make yourselves at home.

Hello, Ozzie.

You forgot something.

You got it, Sid?

They're in skin.

What? You seem less than thrilled.

No, it's good.

Assuming it all matches.

We're starting to build a case.

The hair could place him at the apartment.

Skin tells that she was with him near the time of her death.

It's all good circumstantial evidence, but it's might have got you.

Well, check it out.

Did you get rid of them all? Yeah.

Good. Got a big shoot at the studio tomorrow.

Man, I need to get some Z's.

Hey, before you do, Sid Palmer told me the Mortallero brothers want to make a

deal for the rights to Lisa McKellar.

Can't be done.

They're putting up a mill. Yeah? And they'll saturate the market, won't they?

Look, the less Lisa McKellar films there are, the more in the morning they'll

be. Come on, Ozzie, take the money.

Look, I said no, didn't I?

I've seen to her retirement.

Lisa McKellar made her last film.

Okay, great, thanks.

Lab reports are final. The skin was his, the hair was his.

Good. Now let's go get the rest of them.

Okay, Nicky, let's do it. You got it. Everybody got your assignments? Let's

Uh, Agent Madison, got a second? Sure.

Um, Bureau's already closed this investigation, and they're going to be

unhappy if they find out about your participation.

You've been a great help.

No one's going to look down on you if you sit this one out.

No one but me.

No, no, no.

Look, here's the deal, honey.

You're at the office and your boss is sexually harassing you.

Only you like it, okay?

Right, let's go.

Let's shoot it.

Let's go.

All right, here we go, here we go.

That's it, buddy. There you go.

Man, we're getting busted.

You're under arrest.

I am.

Oh, man.

Me, under arrest.

What'd I do? You murdered Lisa McKellar.

Get your hand down!

Oh, hi, my buddy from the alley. What's up, buddy?

Let me ask you this.

How can you arrest me for the murder of Lisa McKellar when she's sitting right

there in that room?

Come here.

Lisa, honey, are you all right?

We're going to get you out of here.

It's all over.

All right.

Now, if you're through harassing me... Again.

Leave me alone.

I got work to do.

It was Tammy's body in the river.

Tammy must have wore Lisa's sweater.

She threatened to expose you, didn't she? Because she was underage.

Yeah, excuse me.

Lisa, hon, Lisa.

Tell these men what Tammy told you.

Go on.

Tammy said she was going to kill herself.

I went looking for her. I did, I really did.

I tried to stop her.

Madison,

get her out of here.

Yeah, go ahead.

I'm done with her.

You've got your spell, Marisa, huh?

Yeah. Well, you want to take a little peek?

Go on.

Hit play.

Go on.

We're shooting all the filler stuff that goes around it. Yeah.

It's going to be a big hit.

She's 16.

16? What, this girl?

You just got nailed.

16? Yeah. Well, I'm shocked.

Officers, I want to swear out a complaint.

Yeah. If you check your paperwork, you'll find that your agent Madison, or

whatever her phony name is, Set up this film under her production company.

Legally, she's responsible.

I ain't got nothing to do with it.

Look at me.

You're looking at Teflon.

You $300 -a -week wanks think you can prance in here and shut me down, yeah?

Forget about it.

I'm just giving the public what they want.

Supply and demand, yeah.

And you know what, boys?

I got an endless supply.

Don't!

Chloe!

You guys okay?

I'll call the van.

I'll tell you, Anthony, I am feeling great at this moment.

I mean, man, I thought I'd never forget the look on his face at the morgue.

But I'll never forget that look.

That one, just now.

I mean, I finally feel like I made a difference.

You know, it's what being a cop's all about.

Paulie, if what you did...

It's what being a cop is all about.

And you can't be a cop for me.

Nick, I'll talk to you on the right.

The review board will probably clear you of the shooting.

But you know, and I know, he wasn't going for a gun.

I'm not saying he didn't deserve it. Hey.

You don't have to explain.

I know what I did.

And I know why I did it.

So you're the boss.

You do what you have to do.

She just did.

Yeah. Oh, hi, Freddy. The room looks great.

Uh, no, boss.

The gray worked out fine.

No, it's about the wall.

What about the wall, Freddy?

It's wet.

The wall?

It's wet.

He just painted it.

You always were a slob.

I was always a slob.

You're my best friend.

Then.

Now.

Don't worry, boss.

I can fix this.

No.

Leave it.

All right, fellas, have a good night.

Okay, bye -bye.

Hey, Agent Madison, how you been?

Been?

I've been looking for a job.

What happened?

The Bureau released me a month and a half ago because I was in on an advanced

bike bust.

Oh, I'm sorry, Sid.

So?

I was wondering if I could get a letter of recommendation from you.

I'll write you the best one you ever saw.

Well, in that case, why don't you recommend me for your detective

It's been open for a month and a half. I couldn't wait any more for you to come

to me.

I'm overqualified, really.

And it's not nearly as much as you were making as a federal agent.

The money doesn't matter.

I'm here...

Because I'm here.

Okay, then, Detective

Madison, welcome to here.

Mothers, while in labor, visualize a flower blooming, opening, enlarging

to offer... I thought you said they already showed this film.

I made them wait till you were here so you could see.

Rachel, that's what I wanted to tell you.

Look, here it is.

Here, in this delivery room, a flower blooms.

Look, here comes the baby's head. Here, the doctor performs an episiotomy. Need

water.

Was there a boy or a girl?

Fainted? I cannot believe that you fainted.

After all those car accidents and gunshot wounds and dead bodies you've

you faint at a baby being born?

I... I... Well, I didn't faint when David was born. You weren't there when

David was born.

Well, I don't know.

It's a baby.

With the head and...

in the cord.

Oh, it's purple.

What are you going to do if Rachel needs a cesarean?

Oh.

He'll be okay. All he needs is a cleansing breath.