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What do you say, lovely?

You want to come home with me? This is not the pound.

You act like you're taking home a Christmas puppy.

You get involved personally with your case, it backfires every time.

Hey, police!

Hold it!

You all right?

How can you love chasing after pimps? That's grim and depressing.

Last night at 3 a .m., you didn't find me grim and depressing.

They purchased her from a baby broker.

The price was $35 ,000 cash.

Would you throw me out of bed on a cold night?

The audience seems to like it. Now we wait and see what the vultures make of

The critics will love it. Oh, Josh, it's such a wonderful play.

Yeah, well, those little maintenance men, the reviewers ate that for

I still remember some of those adjectives. There was derivative,

pretentious. They were some of the better ones.

I thought cops were paranoid.

Baby, back in there is Paranoia Palace.

Listen,

if I start drinking too much at this party and insult the investors, will you

arrest me?

I'd be happy to take you into custody.

Christine Cagney, defender of the peace and public morals.

We thank you.

Head to the good thing to life.

I'll drink to that.

Oh, I'm glad that is over. I hate first night.

Oh, come on, you're wonderful.

Oh, sweetheart.

What's wrong?

Drive it, stop the car.

What's the matter?

The man over there is working over that woman.

Oh, Chris, can't you turn your back on that just for one night?

Yeah, but we do have a first night. Hey!

I'll get you better full of them.

Baby, I'm just doing my job. I'm just doing my job. I understand. Roughing up

women is your job. Is that correct?

Come on, baby. You want some money? I said quiet.

I got some money. You'd be better off if you keep your mouth shut.

Come on, babe.

You hear me?

There are good things in life.

Baby, I'm innocent.

So was it vegetable?

Yes. Yes? Yes, grain.

Yes. Distillation. Hey.

Hey, how was the big night?

Started out great.

Then it kind of went downhill.

I thought you were going to this big opening night party.

By the time we got there, the party was over.

What?

It was the Polonius assault on 8th Avenue. I was stuck here for two hours

booking a pin. Oh, Chris.

Josh must have been disappointed, huh?

Actually, it was a pretty good sport about it until the guy...

Threw up in his tuxedo.

Oh, Christine.

I'm sorry.

Cagney. Nice help.

Thanks. I liked it yesterday, too.

What? I just left a little sleep over date, huh?

Don't kiss off at Becky.

I wore my yellow sweater yesterday, didn't I?

Cagney, Lacey, end of hand party.

All right, there was a baby abandoned this morning at St. Joe's. There's

witnesses. Go talk to them. See if you can find a line on the mother.

Yes, sir.

We get a lot of abandoned babies here. The mothers are young, 15, 16, no money,

no job. She get the picture?

But this woman, she was no kid.

She had plenty of money, jewelry and clothes you'd die for, and cash.

She posted five $100 bills in advance. That's for treatment.

She brought the baby in to see the doctor?

Mm -hmm.

Complaining of lethargy.

Said the baby was unnaturally quiet.

I should have only had that problem with my boys.

Dr. Lewis examined the baby. She's totally dead.

Nurse Frederick.

Oh. And at that point, the mother excused herself to go to the ladies'

she never came back.

And where was the little girl now?

Child welfare came for her.

Have you tried calling the mother?

Hmm. The telephone number on the admitting form was the information desk

Authority.

Thank you.

The address and the work workplace were fictitious as well? The entire admitting

form. The mother apparently thought the whole thing out beforehand.

If the doctor had confirmed the baby was deaf, she was just going to dump her

and run.

Nice, very nice. I think I've seen everything, and then I get a surprise.

Oh, I used something.

Yeah, so what happens now, kid?

She'll stay here.

Oh.

What is a gorgeous girl like you going to do in a dump like this, huh?

We do the best we can, detective, with very limited funds.

No offense, man, honest, but you, you ought to be in pictures.

Anyway, it's up to you now.

If you can find the parents and if you can find a judge to declare them unfit.

Then we'll put the girl up for adoption and hopefully find a family who wants to

make a home for a handicapped child.

That's a lot of bips.

We're looking for a temporary foster home.

There's one coming up in two weeks. Two weeks?

Oh, two weeks is a long time.

What do you say, lovely?

You want to come home with me?

Mary Beth, you've got to be kidding.

Now, back off, Christine. I saw her first. This is our decision, her and me.

Mrs. Rosenmeier. Would it be all right?

That's very irregular.

Oh, come on, Mrs.

Rosenmeier. I know you got some latitude in these matters.

I'm a police officer with a husband, two kids, solid citizen.

And we're only talking two weeks here.

Well, I'll have to get an okay from my supervisor.

Ask the question. Be sure to tell her that I was dead mother for 17 Cub Scouts

for an entire year.

Yeah, me.

Are you out of your mind?

What's the matter?

You got enough pulling at you. You got Harvey, you got two kids of your own,

you got your work.

I won't fall down on the job, Christine.

That isn't what I meant.

Well, what is the matter?

I think it's unprofessional.

Unprofessional? Yes.

Oh.

You know what? She's afraid of what the guys will say.

Yeah, Coleman and his Becky. You know, the lieutenant would never do a thing

like that. No, she's worried that we will look like the bleeding -heart women

front of the guys. Am I right? Look at her. You want to get off it, Mary Beth.

See?

This is not the pound.

You act like you're taking home a Christmas.

person here.

Thank you, Christine. I'm aware of that.

Who's going to take care of her while you're at work? Harv. Wait a minute.

Harv. Don't you think you ought to ask him first?

Harvey loves babies.

Anyway, he doesn't have anything to do until the renovation of the Greenway

thing next month.

She's not going to be any trouble at all, are you?

No problem at all.

Sure.

Hark!

Yo!

Hiya. Hiya, baby.

Lee.

Hark, don't look.

I got something to... Turn around, okay?

Turn around. Okay, okay, okay, okay. Okay.

Hiya, men.

Hi, Mom.

Come over here. I got a surprise for you. In a minute. The show's almost

What you got, an Atari?

Oh, wow. She finally bought us one. Get over here.

She was abandoned by her very foolish mother, and she has graciously consented

to stay with us for two weeks until she gets a foster home.

What's its name?

I don't know.

How about a Tori?

Better for a boy.

Is she something?

I knew you'd love her.

Say hi to her.

I couldn't explain this to Christine.

What's that?

And I miss holding a little person like this in my arms.

She's a doll, all right.

Oh, boy, diaper.

I get it.

Oh.

It's my birthday next month.

I know.

Like vintage wine, better every year.

but not any younger.

I mean, we don't have forever on this lover.

We're going to have another baby. We're going to have to do it pretty soon.

Want to practice?

I don't know.

It's a big decision. I just keep going round and round.

I don't know for sure.

I guess I thought maybe that she could help us make up our mind, maybe.

Kind of like a trial run, huh?

Harvey, get the diaper.

Diaper. Diaper, diaper.

You know, Petite Jolie, J -O -L -I -E.

Yes, they're the manufacturers.

Yeah. Okay, I'll wait.

So where's the cops when you need them? I'm a taxpayer, you understand?

Josh.

Uh... Oh, okay. Thank you anyway.

Hi.

Do I take it from that dazed expression on your face that you have forgotten our

lunch date?

Lunch? No.

No, I didn't forget lunch. Oh, rubbish, you forgot.

I didn't forget.

What kind of a bloody twit do you think I am, Christine?

Sorry.

I've been so involved in this case, the only lead I have on this baby is the

clothes she was wearing.

Let me take you away from all this, just for an hour.

Josh, I can't. I'm up to my bangs in this stuff.

Come on.

Why not?

What are partners for?

I, uh... Well, I'm not gonna beat around the bush here, Lacey.

Straight out, I'm telling you, I don't think it's such a hot idea.

Sir? The baby.

My two cents, you give it back now before you're in too deep.

This is experience talking, Lacey. You get involved personally with your case,

it backfires every time.

I believe I can handle it, sir. Oh, good, good, good, good. Yeah, well, I

thought I could, too.

An assault victim.

Well,

we dated each other for a while, and I...

Well, look, Lacey, you think you're going to

be able to handle it the day you have to give the kid back?

It's only two weeks, sir.

I'm set for it.

Okay. I can't tell you anything. You've got all the answers.

Just don't let it interfere with your work.

No, sir.

Thank you, son.

Champagne for lunch?

Mm -hmm. What's the occasion?

Big news.

What? I'm sorry, I'm on duty.

What? Oh, come on, Chris. You're not going to test my big news with water,

you?

What the hell? Give me a splash.

What is it? Tell me. Well, I have just signed a deal to do a new play in London

this spring.

Josh, that's fabulous.

Break a leg.

Cheers, kids.

So, how about it?

How about what?

Well, Tower of London, Hyde Park, long walks, long attempts.

Oh, wait a second. No, no, no, no, you don't turn me down until you've heard

whole deal.

You know, Chris, since my divorce, I took a decision to keep everything,

very light from now on, and I realize that I have been pretty hard to get

to. Well...

I'm not exactly the easiest person to get close to either.

Well, I thought this London day would be a chance for us to get a bit closer.

You don't understand. I have a job.

It's not just a job. I mean, it's my career.

Oh, sure. I wouldn't expect you to give up your job. Just come over for a couple

of weeks while I'm casting.

I don't even get vacation time until July.

Yeah, but you could arrange something, couldn't you? Switch with someone?

It doesn't work that way, Josh. I've got a partner. I have a caseload.

This child abandonment business is on my mind. I can't just fly off to London.

I wouldn't even be very good company right now.

Chris, how much of yourself can you give to your work?

I mean, don't you think you ought to pamper yourself a little bit, live a

little? You don't understand.

I love my work.

How can you love chasing after pimps?

In a long dress and high heels?

That's grim and depressing.

Last night at 3 a .m., you didn't find me grim and depressing.

Oh.

I'm going to get you back.

Check, please.

What kind of milk are you using for the formula?

What kind? Milk from a cow.

Goat. It's closer to the composition of human milk.

You'll have fewer problems with allergies later.

Huh. And don't neglect a good, healthy dose of liquid kelp.

Kelp? That's processed seaweed, chock full of minerals.

Not to mention how it stimulates the sea -like condition of the in -utero

environment.

An acidophilus for the promotion of friendly flora and to encourage

Oh, this baby doesn't need that kind of encouragement.

Ask off.

I'm sorry, Paul. I gotta go.

So, how was lunch?

Why is nothing ever easy? Now, don't sit down. We gotta go. I found the store.

What do you mean?

Josh Richards is the most exciting man I've ever met in my entire life. That

problem?

He thinks my work is grim and depressing.

So in addition to being exciting, he's also observant.

We'll talk in the car.

Is it not the most precious?

All handwork.

Look, even the buttonholes.

Yeah, it's very nice.

Do you remember who purchased this?

Yes. The mother.

She adored this particular combination.

In fact, it happens to be a favorite of mine, too.

She bought everything in those colors for her little one. You having a dress

her?

I'll check.

This is cute. Look at this. Is this adorable?

Oh, yeah.

Yeah.

Oh, my niece would look great in this. Now check it out. Nice.

There's no price tag on anything.

Oh, I have it.

Thank you.

This is Scott Jameis. Mm -hmm.

I'll check the address.

These are cute here.

How much are these here?

Oh, $24.

For six.

For one.

Uh -huh.

Well, the kid has got enough of these for now. Yeah.

Okay.

Thank you.

Park Avenue.

I figured.

Here you go.

$200 for a sweater. $24. Michael's entire layout did not cost $224.

Michael got the better deal.

And you remember to warm up the formula.

Harvey. Oh, come on here, Harv. I'm not treating you like a bimbo.

Of course you remember.

Yeah, and, Harv, kelp, liquid kelp.

Uh, K -E -L -P.

Well, I don't know how. I have a health food store.

Yeah, okay.

Okay. And kiss that little lovely for me.

Yeah, bye.

Yes, Mr. Cartman.

I thought you ladies would be delighted to know that my clients at Jameson's are

willing to cooperate with you 100%. Oh, I thought you loved them.

Between you and me, sir, we don't need their cooperation to make this charge

stick. There's no child abandonment here.

The baby that was left in the custody of St. Joseph's Hospital is not my

client's child. What are you trying to do, Mr. Cartman?

I'm trying to be perfectly candid.

You ladies have any idea how difficult it is to adopt a white, healthy infant

this city?

Yeah, we heard.

The Jamesons had been trying to adopt for nearly three years, and finally they

found a source.

They were promised a perfect child and accordingly took delivery.

However, after several months, they found her to be defective. Death, Mr.

Cotman. The only thing wrong with that baby is she can't hear.

Otherwise, she's perfect.

My clients don't regard deafness as a slight imperfection.

So they dumped her?

Mrs. Jamison left her in the custody of a hospital where she would be perfectly

safe. Well, kind of. I don't know why you're wasting our time here. We still

abandonment. An adopted child is no different than a natural child. You

understand. They never legally adopted the child.

As I've been trying to tell you, it is quite difficult to effectuate a certain

type of adoption in this city. So where did this baby come from?

They purchased her from a baby broker.

The price was $35 ,000.

Cash.

Can we come to some sort of accommodation?

I don't understand, Scott. We got the name of the baby broker. We got those

people, Jamesons. They're going to cooperate, so why can't we make the

I checked this with the DA's office, and they're not entirely happy with the

case.

How much more do they want from us? They want us to find the natural parents of

a baby that the broker has placed.

Then you see we get a nice criminal solicitation in addition to the social

services law violation.

I don't understand your... Hello, illegal smoke screens.

Hey, look, come on. I don't make the laws, so don't give me a hard time.

Besides, I happen to agree with the DA's office, so we got a meeting with an

assistant DA.

9 a .m., the three of us, tomorrow.

Tomorrow? Yeah, and you can give her a hard time instead of me.

I can't go tomorrow.

Why not?

Tomorrow's supposed to be my day off.

Josh rented a car and we were going to go up to this inn.

What am I going to tell him?

Tell him you have to work.

That'll go over real big. You know how understanding he is about my work.

Christine. What?

I hate to discourage you about a man, but maybe he's the wrong one for you.

Maybe everyone's the wrong one for me.

Well, it must be me.

I mean, if enough people tell you you're drunk, lie down.

You gotta make compromises to be with a man, Mary Beth.

I'm telling you, a lot of compromises.

God, I hate compromises.

Delbert P. Jarvis, attorney at law.

We've been trying to build a case against him for the past six months now.

Well, the Jamesons said they testify in court that they purchased a baby from

him for $35 ,000. Well, and a jury might not convict on that.

What I want is for him to solicit a mother to abandon her baby.

We did have a 16 -year -old in Queens who was willing to testify, but... Why

you say did have?

She disappeared off the face of the earth.

Oh, we can't prove anything, but I think Jarvis either paid her off, frightened

her away, or who knows.

Nice fellow we got here.

Jarvis' M .O. is to solicit indigent pregnant women at the welfare office.

Well, where do we come in?

I'd like you to assign a female officer to stand there. Pat it out to look

pregnant, wait to be solicited.

But we have to be very careful about entrapment here.

Let him make the first move.

Can we get Rita Aguero?

Why not?

A blonde officer would be better.

Huh?

Blonde blue -eyed babies go for the most money on the baby farms.

I'm not wearing any of those maternity dresses with the bows on them.

I'll send along a male detective as backup.

A husband.

You have a blonde detective?

Oh, yeah.

Does he have to be blonde?

How's my blushing bride?

Going home.

Sounds good to me.

Where are you going, Inspector?

Home with a little woman.

I mean, you're supposed to be pregnant tomorrow, so I thought... So that's your

problem, Victor.

Thinking.

Oh, get back.

There you go.

Ah, gorgeous.

Good?

I don't know what to eat.

I feel like such a blimp.

You look spectacular.

Doesn't she look spectacular, huh?

You're wonderful, Cindy. I'm three pounds heavier than I should be.

So order the fish. It's great here. We'll order it dry, okay?

Oh, why not?

It's just so confusing which diet to be on these days.

I mean, first they tell you to forget about the carbs and to just eat protein.

Remember the water maven?

The worst.

I mean, nothing but meat and so much water, your kidneys were floating.

Now they're telling you that meat's going to raise your cholesterol.

What about cellulite? I mean, you should see these little orange, rindy thighs.

Come on, Cindy. Last time I saw that glorious bot of yours, there was not an

ounce of cellulite.

Hang on there a minute.

Before you get out the dueling pistol, Si, remember that your lady love did

appear in the buff for me in that little avant -garde play we did off -Broadway

a couple of years ago?

Yeah. Oh, I'm not jealous.

I mean, do I look jealous? Do I?

I love it when you do your caveman numbers, Si. Oh, come on.

Well, have you decided?

I don't know. I'm not real hungry.

Oh, don't fast.

I mean, sure, you'll lose it quick, but you'll gain it back just as quickly.

Believe me.

I'm not dieting.

You're lucky.

You don't have to be in front of the camera. You know, it adds ten pounds.

When I went out to the coast to do that picture with Clint, I asked for fresh

salads in my dressing room.

Well, you should have heard the uproar.

I mean, you would have thought that I'd ask for my picture above the title.

Every suit in the studio descends on me.

With Koshi telling me that the picture had gone over budget.

I mean, we're talking about a salad here.

A little itsy -bitsy salad.

Why couldn't you just relax and enjoy yourself?

Was I rude?

You hardly said a thing all night.

Well, I'm sorry, but dieting is not my favorite topic of conversation. That

woman babbled on for 45 minutes. It was the most exciting thing in the world to

her. You don't really like those sort of people, do you?

Frankly, I find them very full of themselves and somewhat superficial.

Yeah, well, they're not as fascinating as cops.

Well, these cops talk about real things.

Oh, yeah, sure, pimps and junkies and drug dealers. I mean, that is a barrel

laughs.

Josh, I'm sorry, but I find it very difficult to deal with the things that I

deal with every day and spend my entire evening totally consumed with her

cellulite.

Chris, you can't live in the gutter just because you work there.

What's that supposed to mean?

Stop taking it home with you.

Where in the hell am I supposed to leave it? What I'm trying to say... Wait a

minute. I see people who eat dog food because they can't afford a decent meal

and this bimbo's worried about taking off three lousy pounds?

Different people live in different worlds. It is possible to move from one

another. How? How about selling children?

Huh? And she's... She is... Having a salad delivered to her dressing room.

Let me tell you something, pal.

The next time somebody steals your bloody sports car, call an actress.

Yeah, well, it just might.

Wait a minute. Where are you going?

I thought you were going to spend the night.

Yeah, well, under the circumstances, there doesn't seem to be a lot of point

in... What circumstances? I'm angry. I am not dead.

Not tonight.

Got a headache?

Well, I guess I'm just not in the mood.

George Holmes.

This just isn't going to work for you and me, is it?

Frankly, I don't find you all that appealing when you behave this way.

Really?

Well, isn't that terrific?

It must be tough to do, though, with both parents working, huh?

But you and Claudia are doing just fine, right?

I wouldn't go that far.

What do you do with Lauren? Daycare?

About his mother.

Daycare.

Babysitting.

It's the logistics that kill you.

Not bad, huh?

You know the worst part?

What?

The only one who knows for sure if it's working out... It's Lauren, and she's

too little to tell us. Oh, don't worry.

She's 13. You'll hear from her constantly.

Thank you.

Most important thing you can do for your kid is not to let him walk too early.

I beg your pardon?

Well, premature homolateral movement can cause severe switching in the cerebral

hemispheres. You know, right brain, left brain.

See that?

His parents probably encouraged him to walk too soon.

Ah, here comes mine, pot kettle, now.

How'd it go?

Nothing. Hey, Josie.

So? We stood in line for six hours and I wouldn't bite.

I'll tell you, my feet are killing me.

Hey, Lisa, you got one terrific partner there.

You want to trade?

I'll give you a petri and two draft choices.

What do you say?

No, thank you, Victor.

Six hours with this Becky, you must have had yourself a time.

Oh, he's not so bad.

Actually, he's a good cop.

Believe it or not, he thinks I'm very interesting.

You had a fight with Josh.

We just came to an understanding.

What kind of an understanding?

He thinks actresses are more his type.

Oh.

Thanks, it feels so good.

Sorry, Chris.

Hey, I don't care. It's not a big loss.

Papa's making his famous pot roast now. You want to come join us?

No, I think we'll go home and get to bed early.

Yeah, you look a little tired.

Yeah?

Pregnancy will do that to you.

Mary Beth?

Hiya, Gordon.

Hiya, baby.

Where's Jeannie?

Jeannie?

She's sleeping.

I thought you said we weren't going to name her.

Make it too hard and we have to give her up, yeah.

It's just, today, I thought about her as Jeannie.

You know, uh, Jeannie with the light brown hair, like that song.

That's a doctor, Harv.

Let's adopt her. I thought we were babysitting for two weeks here.

Has she been a problem? She hasn't been any problem at all, has she? Slow down,

Mary Beth. Not for you, maybe. But what happens when I have to start work on

this Greenway remodel?

I won't be here to take care of her. We did it before, Harv. We did it twice.

No, no, no. My mother did it twice.

She starts a new job next week.

So we get daycare. We get a babysitter. How else does every other family in

America manage? Mary Beth, she's going to need special attention.

The deafness.

It's not a problem now, but later... The schools, Harv.

The special... We'll all learn sign language.

Oh, you don't want to do it.

Oh, Mary Beth, listen to me. She's a doll, and I am crazy about her.

But you and me, we are finally getting to a stage in our lives.

The boys will be self -sufficient soon. I mean, we'll be able to go places.

We can do things. I don't want to do it.

There's nothing more to be said. It's got to be a two -way decision. Did you

hear me say no?

She knows we're talking about it. Jeannie.

Yeah?

Nice name.

Honey, either way, I love you.

Okay, all right.

We're coming.

Harvey, think it over. 18 more years, she'll be out of the house.

What are you two, just going to stand in line all day?

Have a good honey.

You haven't completed these forms properly.

Oh, yeah?

Sorry.

It's kind of new for us.

It's embarrassing I've never been out of work before.

This isn't right, Joe.

Let's get out of here, please.

Uh, no need for the missus to have false pride.

Not in her condition.

Yeah. Look, uh...

It's possible I can help you out.

Really help you out.

None of this Mickey Mouse government stuff.

This guy's a lawyer.

Helps people like you get back on their feet.

I'll call him, tell him you're on your way over there.

Thank you very much.

How much do you need?

I thought you said that there was trouble in lending money.

I've also been known to say that it's much greater to give than to receive,

providing both sides do some giving.

There are a lot of fine people in this city, Joe. Rich, generous people.

These folks have everything.

Save for one thing.

They don't have children.

Legal heirs to their fortunes.

And they're grieving for it.

Little mother.

You have something. growing in your belly that these generous folks would

dearly to possess.

My baby?

I know that may sound a little hard, but think of that child of yours growing up

in a beautiful house with toys, clothes, college, computers.

Think of yourselves now. You're young.

You will have other children.

This time, why, you'll have a $15 ,000 nest egg to see to the future.

You're saying you'll buy our baby for $15 ,000?

Yes.

Plus all hospital and incidental expenses.

Did you get it?

Loud and clear.

Mr. Jarvis, you have the right to remain silent. If you give up the right to

remain silent, anything you say can and will be held against you in a court of

law. You have the right to an attorney and to have the attorney present during

questioning.

Well, you should have seen Tatooine, Lieutenant. She was great.

Wide -eyed, sweet as pie.

Then all of a sudden, bam!

Okay, but you're under arrest.

I thought Jarvis was going to lose it right there. Come on, Victor. It was no

big deal. I think you should get credit when you deserve credit. Victor, enough

already. Well, the assistant DA is happy now. She's filing on Jarvis for

conspiracy, child selling, and criminal solicitation.

We got the one welfare clerk, and they got an investigation going to see if

found any others.

What about the parents?

Child abandonment and child endangering. We're bringing them both in.

Did you get the file on Janie?

Yes. May I see it?

Aunt Jessop.

You're going to arrest her? Yeah.

I'll bring her in. No, Lacey.

The uniforms are making the colors.

Please, sir, I'd like to bring her in.

Lacey, forget it.

Should I cut a little more off the top?

Harvey and I decided we're going to try to adopt her.

Oh, yeah?

Well, that's wonderful.

Lieutenant should have let me be the one to bring the mother in.

For what?

So they can yell at her and threaten her?

I want to see her.

All right, Betty. It's only going to make you feel bad.

I'm never going to have any peace with this here.

I don't understand it. There's nothing to understand.

Some people you can't understand, Mary Beth.

Now go home.

You don't want to be here when they bring her in.

Now I'm staying here.

You're going out of your way to cause yourself pain, my friend.

No.

Someday Jeannie's going to ask me, and I'm going to have to have something to

say.

You keep that on my tab.

I ask you out, you're my guest.

Here's to fighting crime and pursuing justice.

And if you don't know it, I'll hum a few bars.

Isn't that good?

You having fun?

I tell you the truth, I'm not used to girls taking me out on dates.

Especially not you.

But I was surprised when you asked me out.

Is that good surprise or bad surprise?

What do you... I don't know what I think. I'm asking you. How do I know?

might find me grim and depressing and unappealing.

That's a joke, right?

I never joke, Victor.

Let me ask you something.

What do you really think of me?

Is this serious?

Well done.

I think you're funny.

I think you're smart.

And I think you're a good cop.

Enough? More.

You're scintillating, captivating, exciting, enchanting.

Okay.

Now for the acid test.

Are you ready?

This is the question.

Would you throw me out of bed on a cold night?

That is the joke, right?

It was supposed to be a come on.

Oh, I get it. I say yes and you laugh my face, right?

Victor, do you want me or not?

I mean, we are two consenting adults, so which is it?

Your place or mine?

You've got hurt feelings.

What's up?

You don't want me.

Not tonight, at least.

I'm going to hate myself in the morning.

I'm Detective Lacey, Mrs. Jetham.

Did they tell you you don't have to talk to me?

I just wanted you to know that my husband and I have been taking care of

daughter.

I never really saw her, you know.

They took her away in the delivery room.

What does she look like?

Pretty. She's pretty. She's got big blue eyes, but I think they'll go brown.

And a healthy appetite.

Mrs. Jessup, did they tell you in the hospital that she's dead?

I don't care.

I want her back.

You gave her away, Mrs. Jessup.

You sold her. We were living in two rooms without heat.

I already had two children.

They gave me money.

Your $15 ,000.

You know, you should have hung around for the markup. When they sold her

it was $35 ,000. Shut up.

I didn't... I didn't really know her yet. Can't you understand that?

She was just... something inside of me.

I want her back.

That's for a court to decide.

She's my baby.

What are you going to do next time you can't make rent?

You're not going to get her, you know.

I don't... The courts always decide in favor of the natural mother. Maybe.

She's mine.

My Sarah.

Sarah?

That's the name that I gave her when I was carrying her.

It's a pretty name, isn't it?

Yes, a very pretty name.

Hey, lady.

She needs more from you than a name.

I hope to God she gets it.

She's getting her dress. We got her a sweet outfit.

Oh, yeah? Yeah.

So why don't you keep her till the trial's over?

Oh, the Bureau wants her in a foster home.

So fight them.

No.

Why not?

A mother is not so bad.

You know, it's easy to judge, Chris. It's easy to judge.

But how do I know what I would have done?

I know what you'd do.

You'd eat dog food if you had to.

The court's not going to give it to me.

I mean, the preference is the natural mother.

Well, you said she's okay, though, huh?

Her mother?

Yeah.

And you can keep an eye on her?

Yeah. That's good.

Yeah.

You and Harvey really ought to have one of your own the old -fashioned way, you

know it?

Yeah? Mm -hmm.

Oh, Christine.

I feel so sad.

Hey, Mary Beth.

Rottenmeier.

What, it was Rosenmeier?

Oh, come on in. Officer Lacey. Yeah, do you remember Officer Cagney? Harm!

Well, she looks like she's been very well taken care of.

We really appreciate that.

So long, kid.

Of all the gin joints in the world, you had to walk into this one.

I'll be thinking about you, Jenny.

Poor little thing. She can't hear a word you say.

That's what you think.

Bye, funny face.

There you go.

Bye. Thank you.

Have a beautiful life, Sarah.

Want a beer?