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Let's try that again.

This is C -1. We have a 10 -53 on Crandall in Bolton.

I need backup and paramedics on a fourth width.

Get me out of here.

The door's jammed. Are you all right?

I think so. Just get me out.

Stay still. Help's on the way.

Help me out with this door. What about the other car?

What happened?

I'm not sure.

Flight test?

No.

Oh, no.

Joe, it's too late.

We're the paramedics. Take it easy, Joe. She's dead.

Stop saying that.

We gotta get her to a hospital.

Boss, no. No.

No.

It's his wife.

My Karen.

My Karen.

I love you.

The guy who caused the accident is Harris Clark.

He's head of neurosurgery at Eastbridge Memorial.

Blood alcohol?

Pickled. No priors, though. On paper, he's a model citizen.

Yeah. Well, I saw Mr.

Model Citizen here a couple of months ago at a restaurant, plastered out of

mind about to get in his car. I sent him home in a cab.

Oh. Maybe we can track down a few people who've seen him drink and drive.

He must belong to a country club or three.

Joe was like...

That crying.

Boss and I together are pulling away from the car.

When Monica and I split, you know how bummed I was?

Karen called, went out for coffee and talked.

Talked every day for a week after that.

She was a great lady.

It makes no sense.

Where's Joe?

At the morgue, making arrangements.

Hello?

That's the way he wanted it.

Wouldn't let me come.

He in good enough shape to understand his rights?

Yeah. I think the accident pretty much sobered him up.

Mirandized him again. I don't want to lose this one on the technicality. Look,

I'm terribly sorry.

I didn't think I'd have that much.

For God's sake.

I'm a doctor.

I save lives. I didn't mean to hurt anybody.

Book him.

Isn't that the way it always is?

The innocent die and the drunken scum of Cod Jackson just walks away. Ricky.

Look, I'm going to go to the morgue. See that Joe gets home.

Why don't you cool off?

All right.

What do I say?

Just tell her you're here for her.

What do you think they'll give the guy, the doctor that killed Karen?

Ten years?

You got life.

Life without her mother.

You know...

Karen's father didn't want her to marry me.

He thought I wasn't good enough.

I hated him.

I didn't understand.

That was before we had Mindy.

I can tell you right now, there's not a man on the planet that's good enough for

her.

Karen's funeral's tomorrow.

Everyone at the precinct's walking around under a cloud.

When a cop dies, it's bad enough.

But at least that's a risk that goes with the job.

But this?

How's he gonna raise that little girl by himself?

Does he have family?

Well, his parents are gone.

From what I gather, he doesn't get along with Karen's.

Now, you didn't have soap.

Gotta eat, Tony.

Come on.

Okay.

Gladys strikes again?

Great. I mean, Sarah could have snipped on that.

Gladys vacuumed. That's why it's still here.

What was it this time?

Crystal vase that my sister gave us. Oh, I like that vase.

I know, I liked it too.

Explain to me again why we keep her on.

Well, she's reliable.

Yeah, she breaks something every day.

Sarah likes.

Sarah likes anybody who feeds her.

Oh, there's a big thing of linguine down there at the bottom shelf.

There is?

There's a huge bowl in there.

I'll make a sandwich.

I won't make a sandwich.

There's no bread.

Wait a minute. I bought a whole loaf this morning. I guess Gladys is a big

eater, too.

You know, come to think of it, there was a whole bag of flour missing yesterday.

You don't think Gladys is stealing food?

No.

And this one guy was wearing nothing.

What a pair of socks. I swear to God. Remember?

The hideous pink and orange jobs.

Yeah, he had this rap about being kidnapped by aliens from another planet.

claimed they stole his pants and his shirt.

So Paulie takes one look at him and says, too bad they didn't steal your

Daddy, the strawberries are all gone.

There's some more in the kitchen.

I found a bartender who saw Clark get into a car after about half a dozen

martinis. Some of the members of his club might back him up.

Might? No, they're reluctant to betray one of their own.

But, of course, given your powers of persuasion... Let's just say I'm

optimistic.

Great.

Joe will be glad to hear it. He must ask me a million times about how the case

is going.

Joe's in loss.

Feel the temperature drop?

Alice, Bill.

We're here to help, Joe.

Anything you and Mindy need.

Thank you.

I know it's been awkward in the past. No need to crawl, Alice.

Tom Curtis is not crawling.

I've been speaking to my wife.

If it's going to be like this, maybe you should leave.

Boss, this is Karen's parents, Alice and Bill Kelton, Commissioner Scali. How do

you do?

I want you to know how terribly sorry we all are.

Your Honor, since Dr. Clark has pleaded guilty to the charge of manslaughter,

the only issue here is the length of his sentence.

Dr. Clark has shown extreme remorse.

Your Honor has received a number of affidavits from prominent members of the

community attesting to Dr. Clark's value both as a surgeon and as a citizen.

And I also have several affidavits here, including one from the police

commissioner, attesting to Dr.

Clark's propensity to drive while intoxicated. He was never even charged,

alone convicted.

Nevertheless, he has voluntarily entered a substance abuse program, and he has

agreed not to drive at all, except to and from work for as long as the court

instructs. Dr. Clark has no previous record. He is a family man with a wife

three children who rely on him for emotional as well as financial support.

I'm asking you to take all these things into consideration.

There's already been one tragedy.

It would be a shame to create another.

Dr. Clark, I'm mindful of your standing in the community and your professional

qualifications.

Your remorse seems genuine.

You've taken a step to correct your problem.

But you are responsible for the death of a young woman with a family of her own,

who are now denied her love and support for the rest of their lives.

The pain you've caused is immeasurable.

I sentence you to eight years in state prison.

However, your skill as a physician will do the community a lot more good outside

prison than inside.

Therefore, I'm suspending the sentence on condition that you perform 2 ,000

hours of community medical service.

Do you agree to the terms?

I do, Your Honor, and I thank you.

This case is closed.

Wait. You're saying he's not going to do time?

Not one minute?

The court is very mindful of your pain, Officer Thompson. He murders my wife and

he walks?

This case is closed.

You know, there's other ways to handle this stuff right now. We were with you

all the way. Joe.

Joe.

What?

What?

The great Commissioner Scali had a loss for words?

Save it.

He's rich, and he's got the kind of friends that count. My wife was nothing,

just the wife of a cop.

You know, we're good enough to risk our lives for the big shots, but when we

want what's right, when all we want is simple justice... He suspended the

sentence like it was jaywalking or spitting in the subway.

He murdered her.

How's it feel, Doc?

Feel good knowing you're a killer? You're gonna go out and celebrate now,

few drinks?

The case isn't closed, and it won't be until you paid for what you did. Are you

threatening my client?

No, Counselor. He's very upset.

Anyone would be. You can understand that.

I'm sorry, Officer.

Please believe me.

Community service.

If you take him out of the community, that'd be a service.

Get him.

You need time with Mindy.

I'll work out the bereavement leave. I've already talked to Phil Haynes.

help you in any way that he can. The last thing I need is a shrink.

I'm going back to work.

You cut the macho cop stuff.

You're in pain.

Admit it and deal with it.

You owe it to yourself and you owe it to your little girl who just lost her

mother.

All right, I'll go see Dr. Haynes, but you got to let me keep working.

Please.

It was part of my mother's wedding set.

Shouldn't have left it on the edge of the counter.

I'll dump it on my way out.

See you kids tomorrow.

Hey, Mom, I think Sarah wants another piece of salami.

How about you guys?

Craig, you want another sandwich?

No, thanks.

Oh, damn, I'd be missed.

How's the hamburger meat in here?

David, did you see the hamburger meat?

What?

Did you see Gladys take anything out of the fridge?

All the time.

I was going 55 and I was... Good evening, sir.

Are you aware that you are driving erratically?

No, I wasn't. You were driving erratically. Get out of the car, please.

I'm going to administer a field sobriety test, sir.

I haven't had a drink. Then you have nothing to worry about.

Officer, help me.

Step away from the car, please.

Hold your arms out to the side.

Are you refusing to comply?

Refusal to comply will result in the immediate revocation of your license,

Please.

I haven't been drinking. Bring your arms out in front of you.

Close your eyes.

Touch your nose.

Now can I... Please walk that line, sir.

Are you refusing to comply? No, no!

Walk that line.

Heel to toe.

Heel to toe.

Heel to toe.

Slowly. Heel to toe.

Back to the car, please.

Heel to toe.

Heel to toe.

Yes, you were right.

Have a pleasant evening, sir.

They brutally and maliciously harassed my client. I've only heard Clark's side

of it, Brenda.

The side of a habitual drunk and... You amaze me.

Doesn't the law mean anything to you? Doesn't justice mean anything to you?

Your client killed an innocent woman and got away with it clean.

So your stormtroopers decide they'll get their pound of flesh however they can?

I am filing, Commissioner, against the officers involved, against you, this

department, and the city.

That's an awful lot of work.

If I were you, I'd get to it.

Where's your partner?

What do you mean?

Is the concept too difficult?

Where's Joe?

I dropped him off.

Where? Home.

I picked him up this morning and I dropped him off.

Tell me about last night.

I want to know why you did nothing while Joe was harassing Dr. Clark.

It was a routine... I want the truth, Ricky! The truth is Joe got the shaft.

It's not our job to even to score, man.

I'm just thinking about my partner.

You think you're doing him a favor by coming for him?

He's on the edge, Ricky.

He needs help to bring him back or he's liable to wind up chewing on his gun.

You're suspended for failure to report a violation of departmental procedure.

Now, where is Joe?

How do I know?

I'm on suspension.

Well, he's at work.

He leaves before dawn every morning and gets home very late. He's a hard

-working man, Commissioner.

I know that.

And he's doing the best he can.

He's even taking extra shifts, and that's where he is now, isn't he?

Who cares where he is?

He's not here. That's what counts.

Have you seen him?

No, I've been here taking care of the house and the garden and his daughter.

You're not being fair, Bill. Oh, go ahead.

Defend him.

What else is new?

When did you see him last? He's an irresponsible blue -collar jerk.

I think we should have this. Why the hell would I want to know what you

I'm sorry. This has been very difficult on my husband. He and my daughter were

very close.

But I'm really worried about Joe.

He doesn't say a word to any of us.

The other night I came downstairs and he was just sitting there in the dark

holding that newspaper.

There's a distance between him and Mindy that was just never there before. And

now she needs him so desperately and he's... What newspaper was he

holding?

He just sat there shaking his head.

Alone in the dark.

Here's the plan, boss.

Wait till he comes home.

And surprise him out of the bushes with the old nine mil right in his face.

Have a little fun. Put the fear of God in him, just for laughs.

Laughs?

Is that why you harassed him last night?

Is that why he skipped his session with the shrink?

Give me your gun.

And the badge.

You're suspended until you get yourself straight.

I'm gonna make another appointment with Phil Haynes, and this time you'll keep

it.

How long you think?

Three, four hours on the shrink's couch?

And I'll be ready to tackle the old rough and tumble of issuing tickets. I

know how long it'll take.

I just know when it'll start.

Tomorrow morning at nine.

Sid, they just... I know.

As soon as they heard you suspended Ricky and Joe, they... Well, don't ask

of them for lunch money.

Look, you wore the uniform.

Sometimes it just comes down to the suits against the blues, at least in the

minds of the blues.

I first made detective.

One of the old guys came up to me.

Tough old Irish guy.

He had a voice like a rusty hinge.

He pointed at the blues and he said, kid, you'll never get him to like you.

That's life.

But if you don't get him to respect you, that's death.

I thought I could do both.

I thought I had.

Tony.

What am I supposed to do, just hit her with an accusation?

What would you think if I said, Gladys, are you stealing food?

I think after 19 years of marriage, why are you calling me Gladys?

I know it's her.

Where's your proof?

I feel it in my gut.

Oh, come on, Rach.

Hey, you say that all the time. Aren't I entitled?

30.

Then fire her.

Yeah, without proof.

This is America, Tony. It's not a gulag.

Look, if she breaks any more dishes, we're going to be eaten off the floor.

since she doesn't know a mop from a moped, that's not a very appetizing

prospect.

40.

I don't know.

Firing her seems so drastic.

I'll talk to her.

No confrontation or anything.

I'll just give you a chance to explain.

Well, I'll do something fast before we all starve to death.

Yeah, 50.

Man, am I getting in shape.

When was this?

You sure about this ID?

All right, thanks, Marty.

I just got off the phone with Phil Haynes. Joe didn't show up to his

this morning. Tony. Find Ricky Caruso. He may know where Joe is. Wait, you

suspended him. Tell him if he doesn't get in here, he's fired.

And get a location on Dr. Clark in case Joe makes a move on him. Tony.

There's a 1053 out on Palmer Road.

Smells like a distillery.

Find Joe.

It was an accident.

Find him.

Just stay at the house. He'll show.

Just tell him I want to talk.

Okay.

No sign of Joe yet.

Is that Clark's file?

Yeah, still incomplete.

It's still running prints and fibers through the lab.

Blood alcohol content.

0 .05. I thought it would have been more than that.

Yeah, it's still a couple of good belts, depending on what he ate.

That's not a lot for a heavy drinker like Clark.

Is skull fracture caused by impact to the windshield?

Seems pretty straightforward. What's the problem?

Loose ends, and loose ends give me agita. Tony, Clark's drinking was out of

control. This was inevitable.

To think that Joe would set up... He harassed him on the highway, and Joe was

perched in front of Clark's house with a gun in his coat.

I feel for the guy, but I'm not paid to protect my own.

You will.

Some of the guys think the dead should bury the dead.

I'm not one of them, are you?

Joe did not kill him.

Tell me where you got your crystal ball, Sid. I'll order one for the department.

We can all punch out early.

What's under there, Roy?

I got fresh sod.

A car bounced across a median where they just planted.

This glass in the front seat, that's from the windshield.

Looks like it.

Well, when Clark's head hit it, wouldn't the glass break out instead of in?

Usually, yes.

Have you ever seen it shatter and break in for no particular reason?

On occasion.

Damn it, Roy, give me a straight answer.

Scali, yeah.

All right. Thanks, Ed.

Put a warrant out for Joe Thompson's arrest.

The lab just ran fingerprints from the car.

Joe's are all over it.

Stan. What's, uh... Boss is looking for you.

Here I am.

Yeah.

Um... Clark's dead.

I heard.

He wants me to take you in right away.

They, um... They found your prints in Clark's car.

Yeah.

You mind if I say goodbye to Minnie first?

No.

Take care of her?

Oh, good catch.

Gladys.

I was just getting ready to go to the market, and I noticed that we were very

low on a few things.

Mm -hmm.

You want me to pick up something?

Papayas.

Sarah eats papayas? My doctor told me to eat one every day. It's good for my

goiter.

Also, there's no more salami left or bread rolls.

Have you been making sandwiches with Sarah? No.

And all of the hamburger meat is gone.

Get whatever you want, Mrs. Kelly. I eat anything.

Gladys.

Have you been taking food from our kitchen?

Taking it where?

I mean, if you have, it's all right.

Nobody should have to be embarrassed because they're short or they can't make

ends meet.

You think I'm stealing your food?

It's okay, Gladys. Hey, lady.

I don't need to steal anybody's food.

Least of all what you line your pantry with.

Wheat germ, granola, rice cakes. It's like eating sand.

Look. You have nice children, Mrs. Scali, but I don't wish to work here

He's inside the area secured we sure everyone's outside.

Yeah, you say what he wanted a cup of coffee

He's not trying to shoot us. He's not trying to shoot anything.

Hey, the city gonna pay for those windows?

Joe! Joe, no one needs to get hurt.

I want to come in and talk.

Stay away!

Tony, just let the SWAT guys handle this.

He doesn't know the SWAT guys.

I don't think he wants to hit anyone.

Then why is he shooting?

I think he wants to draw fire.

You sure that's a bluff you want to call?

Hey, hold that fire.

Hold your fire.

I'm gonna shoot you!

I know. You got nothing to say.

My fingerprints are on his car.

I got no alibi.

What else do you want?

I want to hear you say you killed Clark.

I killed Clark.

Now will you leave me alone?

Honey, I can't see you right now.

When are you coming home?

Soon.

Come on, honey. We'll see Daddy later.

How could you bring her here?

I thought she should get used to seeing you behind bars, since that seems to be

where you want to spend the next 25 years.

You were willing to let her grow up thinking you are a murderer?

You're willing to get yourself killed, but you have nothing to say.

I didn't kill him.

But I knew what it would look like.

I don't know. I figured at least this way she'd get... The insurance money,

she'd have something.

She'd be an orphan, Joe.

What am I supposed to do?

After everything that's happened, they teach you to trust the system for what?

Well, you're going to have to trust somebody.

Why not start with me?

And what were you doing at Clark's car?

It was the other day, before you took my gun. I was just going to scare him.

He never showed.

Where was your father -in -law when Clark was killed?

He went back to Pittsburgh to get their things so he and Alice could stay and

help with Mindy.

Guess they'll be staying a while now.

Where were Ricky and John?

Come on.

What kind of guys do you think they are?

Boss?

I don't want Mindy in the foster system for even a day. Will you make sure Child

Services has the papers ready?

For Bill and Alice to take custody if this thing goes against me.

We haven't even gone into trial yet. I wouldn't worry. Boss, it's the system.

I'm worried.

where Hibbs, Caruso, and Papadakis were when Clark was killed.

Going over to Child Protective Services.

There won't be any problems, Commissioner.

We're well aware of Mindy's situation.

Thank you. I just wanted to make sure.

She's a fortunate little girl.

There's a lot of people looking out for her.

What do you mean, a lot of people?

Well, you and a grandfather was here this morning asking the same thing. This

morning?

Thank you.

How was your drive?

What? From Pittsburgh.

Oh.

Okay.

How's Joe doing?

He's had better days.

I'm going to get him the best lawyer money can buy.

Very generous.

Look, I never pretended I was happy that Karen chose Joe.

But she did.

That makes him family and I'll do everything I can.

Except tell the truth.

You didn't go to Pittsburgh.

You never were going to go.

It was just an alibi for murdering Harris Clark.

It's an interesting theory, but I don't see any proof.

Alice?

I was here all night last night, right?

Yeah.

i can't talk to you this is about mindy mindy joe's convicted are you and your

husband gonna raise her well we wouldn't abandon our granddaughter what will you

tell mindy about her father what do you mean will you tell her her father was a

murderer i'm not going to tell her anything She's too young to understand

this. She's not too young to understand he's innocent.

Well, it's not up to me to decide if he's innocent or not. You're the one who

put him in jail. And you're the one who can help me get him out.

If Joe goes to prison, she'll have to live with this for the rest of her life.

Is that what you want for her?

Tell me the truth, Alice.

That's the best way to honor your daughter's memory, don't you think?

Karen had a green thumb, just like her father.

They used to spend hours together in the garden.

You should see her garden, Commissioner.

You really should see her garden.

You used it to kill Clark.

I don't care what you got.

My wife is going to say I was here.

I'm not going to lie for you, Bill.

Alice. Maybe if it was just me, but I'm not going to do that to Mindy and I

won't do it to Joe.

What are you saying?

Alice!

She was my only child.

Clark got what he deserved.

Joe didn't.

I didn't mean for Joe to get blamed.

But when he did, you didn't step forward.

I would have made it better for Mindy than he ever could.

And I wouldn't have let her run off and marry some cop either.

I would have kept her safe.

I would have done it right this time.

Okay, let's look at this scientifically.

Who's the best -looking girl in school?

God, Michelle Wurzel.

I get it.

So that was the first Continental Congress.

Come on.

Hi, guys.

Oh, what a day.

The babysitter had to take her sister to the doctor.

So all of the mothers had to go and pick up their children.

I mean, can you imagine what my classroom was like with this one in

Well, I'm ready for a break.

I gotta go.

I'll see you tomorrow.

I, uh... You been taking our stuff?

I was afraid to steal from a store.

And I didn't know where else.

My molestered job...

I got two younger brothers, and we're never here for my dad.

It's all right.

She thinks I'm getting damaged stuff that the market throws out.

I'm really sorry, Mrs. Skelly.

I made a list of everything I took.

I'm going to pay it all back.

My mom didn't raise us to do stuff like this.

I can see that.

You know, I'd really like to meet your mother.

Why don't you tell her to give me a call?

I might have a job for her right here.

Really?

Thanks, Mrs. Skelly.

I'll see you tomorrow. Bye.

You're all right, Mom.

I guess I'd better write an apology note to Gladys.

And you can start doing your homework for real.

When do you think I can come back to work?

As soon as Dr. Haynes says you can.

I hope she can forgive me for... I don't know what to tell her.

Tell her that you're home.