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Integrated amplifier with five -band equalizer, 100 watts per channel.

Does that sound fantastic?

Sounds expensive.

Oh, it's on sale.

$850 on 14th Street. If you ask me, $850 for a stereo is expensive.

State of the art, Mary Beth.

Sign me in, will you? Yeah.

Look at this. There must be 600 people downtown who do nothing but write memos.

One thing about the police department, they stay in touch.

Retirement plan.

Credit union.

Uniform inspection.

Look at this.

Stress reduction encounter proof.

You love that?

That's this week.

What's the stress reduction encounter proof?

Oh, it says right here. It helps you deal with job -related stress of police

work.

Oh, well, thank you too much.

I'd rather go skiing.

Do you have the paperwork on the Mendoza column?

They can't do this. Do what?

It's mandatory.

Oh, I saw that.

Apparently it's a pilot program they're developing citywide for all departments.

Well, I don't need someone to tell me how to solve my problems, do you?

Well, there have been studies done to indicate that sharing your feelings

your work with colleagues is a very effective way of dealing with job

stress. I'm stressed out.

I jog.

Three miles, I'm spaghetti.

Peggy, Lacey.

Talking about your feelings can't hurt you, Christine.

Morning, sir.

Lieutenant, have you heard about this stress reduction encounter group?

Yeah, what about it? Well, we don't have to attend that, do we? Yeah, it's

mandatory. That's a very good idea, too, I think.

You do?

Oh, absolutely, Peggy, sure.

They started it a couple of years ago on a voluntary basis, and...

I attended a few of them. I found them to be very helpful.

Now, there it is.

Here. This is from downtown.

Seems we got a problem here.

Apparently you two have piled up an inordinate amount of overtime.

Oh, yeah.

Are they impressed?

They're worried.

It's fouling up the accounting system.

Well, what exactly are we supposed to do about this, then? Well, you take the

rest of the day off today and a couple of three -day weekends, and everybody's

going to be happy.

Lieutenant, we have a very heavy caseload.

Look, I don't like this any more than you do, but you're screwing up the

computer, so get out of here, will you, the both of you. You mean go home, sir?

I don't care where you go, just as long as you sign out and disappear.

Yes, sir.

Well, couldn't we work and not put in for it? I mean, it's ridiculous. We're

already here.

Cagney, what is wrong with a day off?

Go to the park. Go to the movies. Go to New Jersey. I don't care where you go,

just as long as you're not here today, because the New York City Police

Department cannot afford to have you here.

Okay? Yes, sir. Thank you, sir.

understand this department sometimes.

I can think of worse things than a day off, Christine. I'll get it.

Pulsary days off.

Pulsary group therapy.

So what are you going to do?

I don't know.

Maybe I'll clean out the closet.

I've been promising to do that for months.

Why don't you come with me to 14th Street? We'll go to the stereo sale.

No, thank you.

Very bad.

These sound systems can be very sexy.

Maybe spice up your marriage.

My marriage doesn't need spicing up. Thank you.

Think of it, Mary Beth.

Harvey comes home.

Johnny Mathis is on the stereo oozing out 100 watts

per channel.

You slip into something casual and Johnny's voice melts

down the last.

of Harvey's inhibition.

You've been reading trashy books again, Christine.

Always worked for me.

No, no, no, no. We'll slow down, Ellen, but take a look over here.

Sweetheart, let me show you something.

The frequency response on this little number is so awesome, it'll curl your

toes.

Is that so?

Yeah, and I can give you a good price.

Like $850?

Hey, babe.

You look like an intelligent woman.

Let me level with you, all right?

You wouldn't have wanted that stereo in that air.

It's a piece of junk.

I'm telling you.

How much is this one? Well, I don't have the exact numbers on it. Hey, you look

like an intelligent man.

Take a guess.

All right, let's see. You're going to want the 10 -band equalizer, a cassette

deck, at least 100 watts per channel. Or, Fandex, maybe you're looking at $2

,400, $2 ,500.

Tops, out the door.

You always get people in here for an $850 ad and film something for $2 ,500.

Hey, babe, I told you. We're sold out of the one you want. Come over. Let me

show you this, baby.

Hey, sweetheart, where are you going? It's a good...

Slowly. Farther.

Slowly.

I hope this Encana group doesn't get touchy -feely.

Hey, I hear they do it in the nude in California.

Fortunately, it's in New York.

I do 100 push -ups every morning. You're a wonderful person.

Hey, little guy.

You lost?

Let's check your ID.

What's that dog doing here?

Just one hand, Lieutenant.

Who's he belong to?

I don't know.

He's sitting down in the collar.

Well, call a pound.

Have him come pick my... Pound?

Hey, come on, Lieutenant. You know what they do to him at the pound.

Let me try to find him a home.

I'd take him, but my building doesn't allow pets.

Just make sure he's gone by the end of the day. Yes, sir. Thank you, sir.

Thank you. I can take it from here.

Cool. Need a handbag? No, thank you, Victor.

Right over here. Okay.

Just move it, pal.

All right?

Have a seat.

I said sit down.

Family know what you do for a living?

Name?

I asked for your name.

I thought you said I had the right to remain silent.

I'm not asking for a biography. I just want your name and address.

How would you like to spend the rest of your life missing some major parts of

your anatomy?

What'd you say?

Threatening me?

Oh, well, I wouldn't do that to a police officer.

That's illegal, isn't it?

Look,

you want to give me your name now?

I'll throw you in the tank. We'll go over this again tomorrow. I really don't

give a damn. So what's it going to be?

Charlie?

Oh. Hey.

Yeah.

Stokes, Stokes, Stokes. Here it is. Darryl Stokes.

He was arranged yesterday afternoon.

Bail set at $5 ,000.

That's all?

For a sleaze like that? Come on.

Well, you know how the game's played, detective.

I asked the court to set bail at half a million.

The defense says send him home on his own recognizance because he's such a

guy. And the judge comes up with something in between.

Well, I wouldn't call $5 ,000 somewhere in between.

So the judge was in a hurry to play golf. Or maybe you're not good at

the game. Hey, look, don't come in here and... Feldberg, I... I need you to go

back into court and ask for a higher bail.

$5 ,000 is pretty standard for a case like this.

Did you look at his yellow seat?

Come on, armed robbery, attempted rape?

Yeah, no convictions, cases dropped before trial.

Yeah, right. And I talked to the investigating officers on those cases.

think Stokes has been intimidating witnesses into refusing to testify.

threatened me in the precinct.

All right, all right.

How am I supposed to know that?

You know, it makes me wonder, though, if you're so concerned about this case,

how come you weren't at the arraignment?

Judge Comiskey's chambers, please. I need to talk to his clerk.

So where were you?

My lieutenant sent me home.

I've been pulling too much overtime.

You're kidding.

Hello, Elliot.

Todd Felbert from the DA's office.

Hanging in there. Listen, I need to petition for an increase in bail on a

Stokes.

Yeah, I'll hold.

So what are you doing?

Fucking for sergeant? Or are you just a glutton for work?

What was that?

Well, he's a lucky man.

Yeah.

See you around, Elliot.

Well, Cagney, this conversation can now be classified as academic.

I beg your pardon?

Stokes posted an hour ago.

He's out of our hands until his court date.

You believe these witness statements?

News vendor says she didn't see anything.

Free worker says he saw nothing.

Here you go. This one's great.

What stabbed me? I was reading my horoscope.

Got no witnesses.

I'm telling you, Mary Beth, the victim had charged admission.

He could have paid his hospital bill. We have seven witnesses we haven't even

talked to. Not to mention the fact that you can ID stilts.

We've got a victim that can testify. What's the big deal? We've got a dead

casing.

I just hope it's not a case where the victim doesn't want to press charges.

Not everybody in the city of New York doesn't want to get involved, Christine.

No, just eight high witnesses to a stabbing in broad daylight.

Pinnacle, Pinnacle.

You go funny over the damnedest cases.

They tell me that you saved my life.

That's good.

How are you feeling?

I'm okay, I guess. The doctor said the next week I should be out enjoying the

swing in singles life.

He didn't have to say where he could find it, did he?

Mr. Gelbin, do you mind telling us what happened?

Well, there's not much to tell. This guy just pulled a knife and told me to give

him my wallet.

Did you?

Yeah.

I didn't want any trouble.

And then what?

Well, I only had five bucks, and the guy starts ranting and raving. The next

thing I know, I'm stabbed.

Mr. Gelbin, we're going to need you to testify.

All right.

Whatever I can do to get this guy off the streets, right?

Well, so we certainly appreciate your attitude.

Ms. McGilvan, you get some rest, and we'll talk to you later.

All right. Listen, if Daryl Stokes is to try and contact you or intimidate you

in any way, I'd like you to call me immediately.

What did I tell you? The dead bank case.

Okay, you're right.

Stop gloating.

We've broken down the squad into small groups of people who work closely

together. You all know each other well.

What you can't say out there, you're free to say in here. There's no rank in

this room.

What is important to know is that there's nothing wrong with talking about

problems. Nothing wrong with having problems. It doesn't make you any less a

person or any less a cop.

Now, for starters...

Why don't you tell me what a typical day in this precinct is like?

It looks like attending this group is going to be more stressful than your

So who'd like to start?

Bert, why don't you begin?

My day is...

Well,

usually... Well, I usually start my day...

I get a jelly donut, usually, from the little place

across the street.

That's first.

I have a good jelly donut there.

Everything is very fresh, especially the custard.

The custard is good, too.

I have a good cherry tart, too. Oh, I'm sorry.

It's not my turn to talk, right? Oh, no, Mary Beth, it's okay.

The idea is to talk whenever you have something to say.

Well... Um...

That's all I really had to say.

Anyone else have anything they'd like to talk about?

Yeah.

I've got something I want to get off my chest for a long time now.

Yes, Victor.

I think Barry Manilow is an underrated performer.

I mean, maybe he's not hip or highbrow, but he sings the songs the whole

world sings.

I used to like Victor Moon.

Now, there's a voice.

I don't understand why you're so gung -ho about this group encounter thing.

I wouldn't say I was gung -ho. I just think it's a good idea, that's all.

It's not healthy for us to keep our feelings all bottled up.

I thought you shared your feelings with me, Mary Beth.

I do, Hoff.

Yeah, well, it seems to me if you've got a problem, you should talk to me about

it. Oh, honey, there's nothing wrong with talking about what I'm going

with people that are going through the same thing. You understand that, right?

Yeah, yeah, I guess.

Just going to be talking about police work then, right?

I don't know if it'll only be about that.

Wait.

You're going to be talking about me and the kids?

That could come up, yeah.

Oh, no, Mary Beth, I don't want you talking about me in front of strangers.

They're the people I work with, Harv. They're not strangers.

Well, to you, but to me, they're strangers, Mary Beth. There are certain

between a husband and a wife that should not be talked about in front of other

people.

Like what?

What do you mean, like what?

Like what?

Like our sex life.

Why would I want to talk to anybody about our sex life? But that's exactly

point. Well, what's so funny?

I should tell him about that time we went to the Halloween party, remember?

You dressed up like a frog.

Remember when we got home?

I was very tired, Mary, but... Oh, you were so tired. It was too tired to

out of his costume. But not too tired to hop over my side of the bed, right?

I don't think that's funny.

Good night.

Carl. What?

Ribbit.

Ribbit.

Ribbit.

Ribbit, ribbit.

I just got a call from the hospital.

A nurse went into Martin Gilband's room this morning and found him gone.

Did anyone see him leave?

No, you better go check his apartment out, see what you can find.

I don't think we're going to see Martin Gilvan around while sisters move.

I bet we don't have him. We have one very good witness.

You.

Marty came home about one o 'clock in the morning.

Are you sure of the time? Oh, positive.

I was watching Wait Until Dark.

You know, Richard Crenna and Jack Weston were trying to warn Audrey Hepburn

about that maniac Alan Arkin.

that's when I heard the noise in the hall.

What noise, ma 'am?

Well, I tried to wake my husband first, because he was asleep next to me on the

couch. I mean, it's like that every night, every single night. I don't care

the movie, a spy movie, a tearjerker, cowboys and Indians.

Ten minutes into it, he's out cold.

And about the noise, ma 'am? Oh, well, I knew Marty was in the hospital, so I

thought someone might be robbing his place.

So I looked in the peephole, but it was only Marty walking into his apartment.

Boy, they sure let him out of the hospital soon, don't they, these days?

Listen, Audrey Hepburn is blind in this picture. I remember the picture.

About the noise.

Well, it was just the slamming of a door.

But by then, Audrey had already knifed Alan, so I figured I was safe.

I walked to the door, keeping one eye on the TV, of course.

Oh, of course.

And when I opened the door, Alan lunged at Audrey.

I let out such a scream that my husband fell off the couch.

I guess I scared poor Marty to death because he just picked up the suitcase

left. You should have seen the look on Audrey Hepburn's face. Was he alone, Mr.

D 'Antonio?

Who?

Mr. Gilband.

Oh.

He's scared, Mary Beth. He is scared and he's running.

I think Stokes got to him.

Who else?

It's M .O., isn't it?

Stokes calls Gilband up at the hospital and says if he doesn't keep his mouth

shut, he'll cut him up to ribbons. Words to that effect.

Kill Van runs.

So, he's a pretty scary guy.

What do you mean, scary?

Well, he's about 6 '2", weighs about 200 pounds, and he doesn't have a

particularly pleasant personality.

Is there something you're not telling me here?

No. Well, he was mouthing off the precinct. He sent some stuff to me. He

like, what?

That's unusual garbage. Christine, did this man threaten you directly?

Heard this.

You cannot take every threat seriously. Christine, you cannot... I haven't got

time for this kind of argument.

This man is suspected of harassing witnesses.

You're going to be protected until I know differently, like it or not.

Lieutenant, please... No more discussion, please. You take the squad

drop her home tonight. I'll have two men waiting outside her loft.

Happy to, sir.

Hello? No, I'm sorry. There's no one here by that name.

Yeah, well, next time use the phone book.

Did you dial right?

What?

Oh, Mark, I'm sorry.

I know. I thought it was the wrong number.

What?

Oh, it's just been sort of a rough day. Yeah.

And tonight?

I'd love to, but... No, the place is a mess now, and I'm in the middle of

redecorating. Yeah.

The truth is, Mark, I'm just... I'm not for company tonight.

Yeah, another time would be great.

Okay, yeah. Okay, bye.

Cagney and Lacey will continue in a moment.

No, ma 'am.

Well, when we hear from him, we'll certainly let you know.

Okay.

Thank you, Mrs. Gelbin.

Sorry, sir.

We just got off the phone with Ma and Gilband's parents. They haven't heard

him since Christmas. We're checking all transportation that left the city. Not

necessary anymore.

I just got a call from the medical examiner.

Gilband's body was found in an alley this morning.

We got an APB out on Stokes now.

Homicide squad's handling the investigation and they'll let us know

they find.

In the meantime, I suggest that you concentrate on making your case against

Stokes stick.

Because if we can't tie this murder to Stokes, then...

All we got to put them away with is your case.

And I assure you, the D .A. is going to want a lot more than your testimony.

What we need is more witnesses.

Well, uniforms have taken all the witnesses' statements.

And nobody saw anything.

Go on back out there. Keep on interviewing.

Somebody might change their minds.

Yes, sir.

Lieutenant, shouldn't somebody notify Delfin's parents? That's a good idea.

do that, Lacey.

Yes, sir.

is good, too.

Did you see the stabbing that happened here Tuesday around 1130?

I said, did you happen to see the stabbing?

Tuesday, around 11 .30.

No.

Oh.

Thanks. Let me understand this. A man is being stabbed less than 30 feet away

from you. Now, surely you remember hearing or seeing something.

Things like that happen all the time. I don't pay any attention. I mind my own

business.

I guess if it was you being robbed, you'd be singing another tune, huh?

You want a paper?

No.

Thank you.

Like it never happened.

How about you?

You always amaze with me the effort people take to avoid getting involved.

We wouldn't be going through this at all if they hadn't let him out on bail in

the first place.

One of the most stressful aspects of police work is the inability to turn the

job off once you get home.

Let's talk about that tonight.

Mark, you want to start?

Some nights I get home and I look at Lauren. This is my daughter. And I get

angry that she's going to grow up in the world I just left.

I almost want to quit and move to Colorado.

I know what you mean.

First time I had pictures taken of my daughter, I called them mug shots.

Coleman, I didn't even know you had a daughter.

You never asked.

Her name's Betty.

She's retarded.

She goes to a special school.

I'm sorry.

No need to be.

She's a lot happier than a lot of kids I've seen.

I love to party.

But I hardly get invited anymore.

People start smoking dope or something.

I gotta leave.

What am I gonna do, bust my friends?

I gave up going to parties a long time ago.

It's hard for me to be around people who aren't cops.

When my daughter was little, she wanted me to wear my uniform all the time.

Watching TV on my day off.

When she was old enough to understand what a policeman does, she didn't want

to wear the uniform at all.

Claudia tells everyone not to call when I'm working.

It scares her to hear the phone ring when I'm not there.

It's crazy, isn't it? No, half is the same thing.

I mean, we have this understanding that if I'm on stakeout or something late at

night, I never tell him when I'm coming home, you know, so that he won't wait up

all night, which he does anyway.

Chris?

You said very little since we began these sessions.

Maybe you'd like to add something to this.

No, not really.

No one's going to force you to say anything if you don't want to.

Fine.

Barbara and I are working on a very frustrating case right now.

None of the witnesses want to get involved, you know, usual.

And we think maybe the suspect is watching Christine.

It's no big deal.

That can be very frightening.

I'll tell you what it is, the drag.

Every time I turn around, I've got somebody watching me.

Perp or cops.

Still don't number on my social life.

Are you sure that's all you feel about?

People who've experienced that type of thing often talk of feeling invaded,

raped. Well, not me.

So don't worry.

If he's not going to touch me.

Because if he comes within three feet of me, I'll kill him.

I swear to you, I'll kill him.

Because nobody does that to me.

Nobody.

It's me, Petrie.

That's Stokes.

You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine with it. Stokes. Petrie.

He's gone.

Well, how the hell did he get past you anyway?

I'm sorry.

Thank you.

Come on, we'll walk you back down.

Hey, look at this.

Looks like he's been here a while.

So this dog belongs to you, huh?

Yep. Sit, Ralph.

You know, you could have lost him for good.

He was outside the candy store when I went in to buy some comics.

When I came out, he was gone.

If he was wearing dog tags, we could have called you.

Now, you make sure you get him a tag.

Because this dog is your responsibility. You know, he can't take care of

himself. That's why he needs you.

Maybe next time you won't be so lucky. You understand me?

He should be wearing a collar, too.

Does he have a collar?

I don't suppose he has a leash either.

I didn't think so.

Why don't you take this one?

Thanks.

Not a thanks.

Why don't you take the whole bag?

There's a rubber bone in there and some, yeah, fire hydrant and dog treats.

Thanks. Don't mention it.

You make sure you take good care of that dog.

You got it?

Got it.

Homicides report on Galvan turned up empty. There's nothing to tie Stokes to

this murder.

Guy sure has had to play the game, hasn't he? All we got is your testimony,

Cagney. If that doesn't go down, Stokes walks.

Which is why last night's incident was pretty stupid.

He was on my roof, Lieutenant. I had to do something.

I wanted you to do something, then I wouldn't have put Petrie as Becky on

Well, I didn't feel like waiting around to get carved up.

Yeah, so you prefer making yourself visible.

Nice, easy target, right?

Hey, I'm a cop. Not in this case. In this case, you're a witness.

And right now, Cagney, you're the only witness that we've got. So please try

remember that.

Nothing. Don't tell me nothing.

Stokes was on my roof last night and he got away. There's nothing more to tell.

And you didn't call me.

It was late.

That never stopped you before.

Mary Beth, I just don't want to make a big deal out of this. The crazy who

to kill you was on your roof and you don't want to make a big deal.

Thanks a lot, Christine.

If Becky and Petrie were there, they scared him away.

How long are you going to keep up the strong and silent routine?

Don't start, Mary Beth. Don't tell me don't start, Christine.

Mary Beth, I know what it is you want to say to me. You want to talk to me about

always being very closed up and I should open up more and talk to somebody,

right?

Close.

Well, not everybody deals with their problems the way you do, Mary Beth. I am

not you.

I do not need to talk about everything.

What I need is to stop making this case any bigger than it has already become.

I am fine.

I'm really okay.

What I need is to find this guy and go back to leading a normal life.

That's all.

Okay?

Daddy,

you got plans for dinner tonight?

So you'll have dinner with me.

Where in LaGuardia did you get this one?

1957, in Greenpoint.

We are talking long shot here.

Oh, here they come.

Is that good chili or what?

I don't know. My taste buds are still in shock.

I told you, get the mild one.

You still like it, though, right?

I think it's the finest $2 chili in New York City.

How'd you find this place?

Oh, Hoff found it. You know, he can sniff out good food like nobody's

Hoff. I know, man.

Hey, you creep!

Patri,

get on him!

Got my gun!

Christine, you all right?

Huh? Let me see.

Jeez.

I'm fine. I'm fine.

Here, just a second.

Damn it!

Here, here, take this. You will leave, Dad.

Blouse. You sure you're all right? Yeah, I'm okay. Let me wash it off. Okay,

just take it easy now. Get up. I'm fine. Slowly. Okay.

Okay. Damn!

Come here.

You sure you're going to be okay? We're all fine.

All right, so get slow.

I'm going to call it in.

good day

Hold it.

Right there.

Put the knife down, Stokes.

Lay it down.

You have the right to remain silent.

If you give up the right to remain silent, anything you say can and will be

against you in a court of law.

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

questioning. If you cannot afford one and so choose, an attorney will be

appointed for you without charge before questioning. Do you understand those

rights as I have told them to you?

You should have been. It was great. We set this guy up like you wouldn't

believe.

Christine and I came out of this restaurant, and this guy tried to grab

pocketbook, and he winds up hitting her.

That punch looked so good. He really hit me hard.

Where did you get this guy?

From Vice. They make the best crooks.

But she was wonderful.

She was wonderful. No, you weren't. You were wonderful.

She never battled in life. She didn't miss a match.

I didn't do anything.

It was all LaGuardia. He thought it out. Let's hear it for LaGuardia!

Look on Stokes' face.

LaGuardia comes out of the store.

He couldn't believe his eyes. A nice guy like me in the ladies' room.

Sorry. I don't know why I'm doing this.

It's okay.

I don't know.

I'm just sort of glad it's over.

Go on.

I just kept seeing this face in my

mind, you know, and I...

Just waited.

There was nothing else I could do except wait.

And I felt very helpless.

It's like I lost all sense of... that I had no control.

He had taken that away from me.

You know, he had no right to invade my life the way he did.

Nobody... Nobody has it right. It's...

It's

my life.

Feeling scared and I couldn't, there wasn't anything I could do about it. I

just, I can't, I can't stop thinking about, about, about it and

about him.

I just hate him for that. I just, I just want to get

the picture out of my mind and I need, I need to go on

with my life.

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