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Previously on Third Watch.

I'm in a bad place, Faith.

Oh, really?

Yeah. It's crucial.

I knew that she'd cross the line every once in a while, but I thought it was

the greater good, you know? I had to. They knew. She's been cutting corners a

long time.

Get out. You're never here.

My gun?

No one sees it or you.

Bosco, don't ever go snooping through my place again. I won't be there again.

Even better.

On your count.

One, two.

Tell me that was planned. I don't know, Sarah.

I said that was planned. What the hell was that?

What the

hell

happened? Your boy screwed us.

Not my boy.

Five times like it's essential.

Hold on.

This train is now a vehicle to suit.

from 166.

Subject vehicle is a black Chevy, no plate, operated by Richard Buford, male,

white, wanted for narcotics offenses, should be considered armed.

Son of a bitch has got some explaining to do.

What? Hey, Noble, guess what I'm doing?

I'm really not in the mood for this now. I'm in a car chase.

Here we go.

And you know what?

Why are you telling me this? Because it's your pal, Ricky Buford. You got

You got crabs?

What? No, no. How the hell did that happen, huh? Why didn't you tell me

Yeah, there's a tunnel.

You didn't tell us that there was a tunnel, Noble!

You better put it right there in your little hotel room because we got

Let me guess, you're just as shocked as we are, right? Why don't you just focus

on getting this son of a bitch right now, okay? I'm unfocused.

This is 5 Prime Sergeant. I'm calling this chase off now for my order. All

back off.

Be on the lookout for subject vehicle.

Black. Chevy, no flames.

Lastly, northbound an auto from 170.

Driver should be considered armed.

Should we shut it down? Hell no.

Looks like he's going to bail. He is.

There's no one in that car.

Where the hell did he go?

Car.

Maybe I can jam into these park boards.

5 Crime, we have a pickup of an MVA, a King and 173, multiple injuries and an

engine fire. Hang on, guys, hang on. We got somebody coming.

Also, cancel lookout message for that black Chevy.

Supervisor wants to know if this MVA resulted from a chase, 5 Crime. I called

off. We followed him.

That's a negative, Central. It involves the same vehicle, but we are not in

pursuit at the time.

Okay, we got units on the way. Let's go get this son of a bitch. We can't just

leave here. Handling accidents is one of the reasons why I hated uniforms. Let's

go. No, we stay.

Sully, what the hell are you doing on the front desk today?

Oh, I'm sort of a floater right now. I'm looking for a new regular partner.

But I'll be back on the street as soon as possible.

Bye -bye, Charlie.

We'll get to read a paper or take a dump.

Charlie.

Charlie, take a multiple vehicle traffic accident at Martin Luther King to 173.

Plainclothes officers are on the scene. EMS and Finney responding. Hey, what the

hell are plainclothes officers doing on the scene?

They were chafed when you guys were in roll call.

Anti -crime, and apparently they were no longer chafing when the accident

occurred. Yeah, right.

55 Charlie, King 173104. You sure you're going to rush to get back out there?

Be careful.

What's wrong, Doc?

Damn trainee is late. He's standing right in front of the door. I'm sure

see him come in.

Attention, ladies.

Easy, boss.

These are no ladies.

My apologies to you actual ladies.

Out of over 1 ,200 paramedics in our fine city, 12 have been selected for

promotion. For the third year in a row, number one on the list.

Wait, wait, wait.

There's a first -timer coming in at number 13, an alternate, in case some of

other 12 don't accept. None other than Kim Zambrano.

Get that other uniform hat out. Come on, 13.

Yeah, but Doc's going to turn it down. He always does.

That's right.

And just like that, give me number 12 and 5K return here.

So you had to announce it in front of the whole squad?

You refused to accept your destiny. I thought I'd embarrass you into it.

Look, we need good people on the street, but we need better people downtown.

I hate phones, I hate desks, and I hate paperwork, and I really hate those

little carpeted cubicles.

And my trainee is late. The trainee's in East New York.

What? Yeah, the genius is downtown. They sent him to the wrong location. I need

help. Can you swing, Taylor?

I need a loop.

Taylor, you're on the bus.

You're riding with number one over here.

Why is it always me?

Because you're the one with the delicate touch, little lady.

Let's go.

Where's the paper car on this?

That's what they said.

Hey, Sully, where's the guy tending underneath the bronco over there?

This is Chase.

It wasn't by the time the accident happened. At least not officially.

It's a long story. Well, you got someone coming, okay?

My eyes, Elle.

So we got help on the way, okay? We got someone coming for you.

Okay, we got someone coming, yeah.

I never really thought about it.

Lieutenant Zambrano.

Lieutenant. Lou!

Ooh, I just got chicken skin.

Hey, Lou, got a minute?

It's a strange coincidence, don't you think?

The two of you get on the promotion list at the same time.

It's a test, Carlos.

A civil service exam.

Yeah, but I mean, you know, what were you doing? Having secret study groups or

something? You could have at least told me about it.

You're certifiable, you know that? Oh, that means a lot comes from you and Lou.

Oh, shut up.

Yes, sir.

What the hell is chicken skin?

I'm not putting up with an attitude all day. When we get to the scene, you do

your job, period.

So you got about two blocks to get it out of your system.

I'm a firefighter. I'm not a medic anymore.

You know, I never even liked being a medic. The only reason I did it was

the department wasn't hiring.

It's always the same.

Guys don't like having women in the department, so they find excuses to put

in a girly -ass job.

Girly? I look girly to you? You know what?

You're a first responder, all right? What difference does it make whether

swinging an axe or breathing life into someone?

Bear me.

It comes down to you're certified and they aren't.

No, it comes down to I have more skill and less choices.

Womanhood in the land of the free.

Davis is with a guy who's pinned under this SUV over here, drifting in and out

of consciousness.

All right, we'll take that.

The flipped over car's got a guy in it. It's got some windshield in his face,

some glass in his eyes. He's basically okay.

There's an elderly couple in the Lincoln on the other side of this black car.

They got some minor cuts and bleeding, but they're going to need extrication as

soon as your guys can put out that car fire.

Our guys?

Hello to you, too. She doesn't want to be on the bus.

Yeah, well, I don't want to write up a six -car accident, but we all have our

crosses, right?

All right, yeah, we got it, thanks.

He's really putting under there pretty good. All right, Kurt, time to leave,

okay? You have any pain anywhere?

Hey, Dave, is that Eddie in office?

Get in.

Go. Yeah, Rita.

Sergeant Cruz. Come on, let's go.

Yeah, believe me, I'd rather be dead than where I am right now.

Right.

Right, we'll be there as soon as we can.

Take your girl and go!

What are you doing?

Help me.

There's enough help. Let's go.

Where? We were supposed to meet the ADA in the office about 15 minutes ago.

Stevie Nunez?

Homicide? They need help here.

Well, if you like directing traffic so much, you can go back to a beat car

tomorrow. Today you're assigned to me at Anticrime. This is not your job.

Ma 'am, can you roll down the window?

That's all it does.

That's okay.

That car, it's on fire.

Yeah, but it's way up in the engine. And you know what? The fire truck is right

around the corner. We're going to have you out of here before it gets too

dangerous.

We're going to have you out of here in no time.

Ramsey, Walt, get the hose, put some water on that Chevy. Right.

Taylor, get off that car.

CK, Jericho, check this guy at his pin. Tell me what we need.

Taylor, you need anything?

No, I'm good.

Mom?

Officer Boscarelli.

According to the report, you got a look at this guy running down the fire

escape?

Not too good a one.

And you also got the name of the shooter from the victim?

Yeah, that's right. I was in the front room, and Basu got a look at the guy and

the first name off the victim.

And you couldn't identify him at the lineup?

Officer? Look, all we had was a Hispanic named Stevie.

But this particular Stevie was not only in the area of the murder when he was

picked up by the squad. We have one witness who saw them enter the building

together. And then you tell a jury that the victim said the shooter's name was

Stevie. The only Stevie he knows, according to the suspect's own mother,

guy's going down. It's a slam dunk.

That sounds good, Rita.

This was good police work.

As long as you tell the truth up there the way you did in that lineup, you'll

golden.

Can't open a hood? Can't get over the damn latch.

You're supposed to help me change my oil this weekend.

Taylor, you okay over there?

I think I can handle it.

Hey, Professor, I'll be right over here at the overturn.

You don't like him, Doc?

No, I like him.

I'm just mad at him right now.

I'm usually a firefighter.

I used to be a paramedic, but now whenever they need someone to fill in,

pull me off the fire engine, and that guy's my boss.

I don't really like riding on the ambulance anymore.

If you don't mind, we're glad you are.

Well, don't tell anyone, but right now I am, too.

And how did your partner go?

Oh, I'm working the desk here.

You see a partner? Did Busker really go out the door?

Nope.

You having a bad day, Sarge?

You want to tell me what the hell that was all about?

Since when is it all me?

What? What, you didn't see anything that happened in that apartment?

It's all me?

I'm the only name listed as a witness?

the report.

What'd you say? I said I didn't write the report. You know what? Give me a

break.

Nothing goes out of that office that you haven't approved.

I do pay attention, you know. But you didn't read the report before you signed

it. I can't exactly go changing it right now. You don't think that's going to

raise a red flag with the DA's office? Well, you know what? Here's an idea.

Let's just tell them Noble was defending himself like I wanted to do in the

first damn place. We do that. And he has gone to us as a CI. I don't care.

He didn't do us a hell of a lot of good today, did he? Doesn't mean he won't do

good for us tomorrow.

We have never had this kind of chance to get a guy like Buford.

Never, never even close. And that's what you have to remember.

I go trying to change this report, and you're on the line for falsely filing it

in the first place.

I can't do this.

I can't say that Nunes did that shooting.

Nunes?

He's garbage.

Putting him away will do the world...

A lot of good. He didn't do it.

You need to relax.

I'm going to go talk to Rita.

And then we're going to make tonight.

I was going to get some wine. Are you kidding me?

Well, you don't think that sounds like a good idea? No, I don't think you're

going to screw me into forgetting that I'm not doing this.

You want to take Stevie Nunes down? You want to put Stevie Nunes away?

Do it yourself.

Do it without me.

How you doing, sir?

I'm cold.

Are you cold? We can get you out of here any second.

Cold.

You all set, guys?

Looks good. Yeah, we're ready.

All right, TK, let it rip.

All right, it's clear. Ready?

One, two, three.

Taylor, didn't I tell you to get down from there? Get down now.

I'm all right. I'm all right. The hell you are.

I'm still working on this couple. I'm not telling you again.

Everything's going to be all right.

My mother.

She's going to be okay.

Tell her, didn't I?

I need you to calm down. I need you to calm down. Come with me.

Taylor!

Taylor!

I need my partner. She's probably helping somebody.

All right, go in the back of the bus, all right, and give me a burn kit.

cabin.

All right, Luke. I know. I know. I'm going to give you some morphine, okay?

Just take the edge off, all right?

Here we go.

You're going to be okay. Oh, it really hurts. I know.

I know. Give the morphine some time to work, okay?

Yeah, yeah.

Give me the seat collar. Take the blanket off.

You see Taylor?

There's a lot going on on the other side. They're still trying to get that

out. I bet I know where she is.

All right, Luke.

You know, it's not exactly warm out here.

Won't take long.

Also, I'm really tired of all this drama with you, okay?

I was truly starting to feel relaxed today.

I need your help.

All right, pay attention.

This is me saying no again.

If you want to help me, maybe you can help the guy I'm framing for murder.

We have a CI.

We shot somebody yesterday.

Killed him.

Informant's no good if he's involved in any other crime in any way. We gave half

that description of another guy at the scene, made him the shooter, kept our CI

clean. Male, Hispanic, first name Stevie. That's all we gave him. Nothing.

And they found someone.

Stevie Nunez.

Witnesses put him at the scene, which I guess makes sense because he was there.

CI tried to shoot him too.

I mean, when did these dummies ever catch anybody?

I tried to get you to help me. Fuck, you don't need me to say I don't want to do

this. It's complicated.

No, it isn't, Bosco. It isn't complicated.

You don't know Cruz, Faith.

She covers all the bases.

Things I'd never even think about.

We're at the DA. I'm talking to the DA upstairs. I realize she put it all on

Her name's nowhere in sight. Nowhere near it.

She did the exact same thing with the dying declaration.

She told me that if I made a dink, that you were the one that was going to go

down, all right?

She put you in front of it.

But she made a mistake this time.

She let Noble, the CI, keep the gun, the gun he shot the guy with.

That's why I need you. That's what I need you for.

I don't get it. You got a meal period, right?

Coming up in a little while?

I can get Noble out of the department, have him meet me somewhere. You go over

there, talk in place, and get that gun.

You think I'm going to go over there on my meal period?

Are you crazy?

Look, I can't put an innocent guy away for murder, Faith.

I swear to God.

I swear to God I'll never ask you for anything again.

We'll split up forever.

I'll transfer to another precinct, for Christ's sake, if that's what you want.

Not me, Bosco. Why is it always me?

You're the only one.

Faith, I don't have anyone else.

Please.

I'm begging you.

I'm begging you.

Please help me.

Help me.

Help me this last time.

Over here. Let me need you guys to help me get him up. No problem.

Carlos, I need to get this guy with the crush leg moving, Doc. Is Taylor working

with you? What? Taylor, I don't know where she is.

Doc, you don't... What?

Doc, she's, uh... What?

Did you give her CPR?

Doc, did you clear her airway? What are her vitals? She's gone. What are her

vitals? Sorry.

Breathing. Leading.

Airway. There's nothing to be done.

Doc.

Doc.

We gotta get the lieutenant to the hospital.

Over here.

You don't look so good, writer boy.

I learned something about being an informant. Yeah?

It's probably not a good idea to want to give up all their own personal

connections.

You having trouble scoring?

Let's acknowledge I have a problem.

A lot of them.

Would you call me down here to pick at me?

What did I tell you, huh?

I told you.

Cruz wants to hook up.

So do me right here.

Can I ask you a question?

Why not?

Everybody says cops have got all the best dope.

That's not a question.

Is it true?

Are you asking for a little meth?

Hypothetically, I mean, you know, it could be.

You made a lot of money on that book about 30 cops, right? A lot, yeah.

Even if I was inclined to supply a crackhead with a little...

Laugh? Which I'm not. You'll be the last junkie to get a taste.

I'm not going to star in your next bestseller, Mr. Noble.

48 -year -old male with probable full thickness burns over face, hands, and

chest. BP 134 over 92.

He's got 16 megs on board.

Davis took her to notify Taylor's mother.

Hey, boss, do you mind taking an RMP and go get something to eat?

Sign out of radio.

Can I bring you anything?

No, thank you.

My wife packed me a diet meal.

Low fat, low carbs.

My blood sugar's been sky high lately.

That's good you're taking care of yourself.

Tell that to my taste buds.

All right, well, I won't be long.

Take your time.

Quiet.

Officer, could you turn off the lights and siren? I don't care if it takes a

little bit longer to get there.

Yes, ma 'am.

You see the firefighter or the paramedic?

I'm sorry?

The news said a firefighter and paramedic were seriously injured.

She was the paramedic.

What about the firefighter?

Lieutenant Johnson.

Is he... No, but he was badly burned.

Lucy must be beside herself. She's always been a little bit fragile.

I need to call her brother.

I'm sure we can take care of that.

Yeah.

I'll listen.

If I see her there, I'll talk to her.

From the time she could talk, she wanted to do whatever her father did.

He fished, she fished. He loved football, she loved football.

When he picked something around the house, she would just stare at him.

he did, he got himself killed.

I'll just drop the key off on the way out.

Hello? Oh, terrible.

You know what injera is?

No. It's Ethiopian bread.

Kind of like a pancake, but sour.

You think that's what's wrong with this cheeseburger?

They take a big piece of it, they put it over the table, and they put a little

piece in front of you.

Put the rest of the food on top of that.

By the time you're finished, you've eaten the plate and the tablecloth.

Just keep slicing off these little pieces and, you know, using them as

for the rest of the food.

I'm guessing there's a point to this. Well, it's kind of weird.

But when I was in Ethiopia, that's what I ate.

That's how I do my job.

I immerse myself in the culture.

Become a part of that world.

Whatever it means.

You understand what I'm trying to tell you here?

I need to fit in.

It's the culture I write about.

So let me get this straight. You're saying that you do crank professionally?

No!

That's how I do my job.

I don't give a damn what you think about it. Then why are you spending all this

time justifying it?

You called her?

Look, I don't rely on second -hand information. I verify my facts. You say

wants to sit down, I call to make sure.

Go sit at the bar.

I want to have a little moment with my young star here.

Yeah. Okay.

What are you doing here, brother? You gonna give him a little meth now?

I have to.

As long as he's still valuable.

I want out.

You're having a bad day, boss.

Conscious.

It happens.

No, I want out.

I just want to go back to a B car.

Rita, you got nothing to worry about with me.

You know what kind of guy I am.

I've got nothing to worry about from you because I made sure of that.

Now, what are you doing here, huh?

What are you doing having little secret meetings with our PI?

You think maybe there's something in those notebooks that can help you?

Take it.

It's all hearsay.

You think I'm stupid enough to let some hump like that get something real on me?

Then why'd you take it?

What are you doing here, Bosco?

Noble, what did he ask you?

Nothing. Well, what did you think you were doing here? I mean, if I hadn't

called you, I would have thought I was just sitting here waiting for you.

Waiting? Yeah, that's what it felt like.

Waiting for what?

Noble, where's that gun?

What? The gun. Is it at your place?

Yes.

Yeah,

Lieutenant Swersky. It's Cruz.

Is Officer Yocas around that desk?

No,

it's okay. I'll catch up to her myself. Thank you.

Stupid.

Stupid. Both of you.

Just let it go.

Who? Let it go. Let the jaguar take the ball to the earth.

What about me?

So nice of you all to come.

Thank you, dear, for bringing me down.

Quiet.

I can't bear to be the object of their pity right now.

Yeah, come with me.

We'll be back in a moment.

One day we're going to settle our business.

Take it easy. You got a smart mouth, Yoka.

Look, all this means is that you're leaving CI.

How'd you turn him on me, huh?

Bosco? He was going to be my star.

Yeah, well, um... He figured you out all on his own. We both know he's not that

smart.

Mommy?

Bosco, I'm back here!

Doc, Carlos said you were looking for me.

13 on the list.

Oh, yeah.

13 out of 1 ,200.

When Johnson announced it, I didn't congratulate you or tell you how... how

proud I am of you.

Carla thinks that we had a study group that he wasn't invited to.

You're counting on me not taking mine?

I'm sorry?

Well, I never...

take a promotion that would make me 12.

Yeah.

I, um... I can't make these

decisions anymore.

I can't tell people where

to go every day.

What jobs to take?

I mean, I can't.

I'm not turning down a promotion.

That's all right.

I mean, I just can't.

You know how this day is going to be remembered?

How it's died.

And I got a promotion.

All right, let's just calm down, all right, Cruz?

Get out, Noble.

No, no. Get out, Noble.

No, you know what? He stays right there. You said you were going to take care of

this. Out. What are the police doing here? Out now!

All right, all right, but... I'll find you. Okay, but I mean, it's been a

Come on, let's go.

The gun stays with me.

We're locking Noble up, that's it. What?

No one is getting locked up here.

We're not trying to step on anything else, okay?

I don't want to put you in front of anything. I just want to do the right

It won't affect you.

That son of a bitch Buford killed my sister!

Let me tell you something about doing the right thing.

There's a problem, we fix it.

Answer crime.

No one asks how, and we don't tell them.

See, this country has got a little system that protects the worst of us and

pisses on the good. And what we need are cops who are not afraid to do what it

takes to get something done. Now give me the damn gun so I can get back to doing

my job.