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I love her so much, Chris, I can't even think about losing her.

Whatever it is, we'll blow over. The best marriage in America is not

How could you do a thing like that? How could you go to Christine with something

like that? I don't understand that, Hoff. Mary, that's when you talk to me.

Talk? Yes. You want to talk about how we feel in case maybe I have breast

cancer. Okay.

In case maybe I have breast cancer, you go first.

Even if it is cancer, no one said you are going to die. Yeah, maybe I'll get

lucky. Huh, Hoff?

Maybe they just cut me in pieces and pumped me full of chemicals.

Mary Beth is a cancer specialist, and I think you should see him now.

Harvey, I'm scared of dying.

What you doing up?

Go back to sleep, babe.

I'm just getting a little bicarb.

Chris?

I didn't wake you, did I?

It's Harvey. Harvey Lacey.

I'm really sorry to bother you this time of night.

You don't have a date or anything, do you?

I need to talk to you, Chris.

No, no, not now.

Can I meet you tomorrow for lunch?

Well, how about after work?

It's very important.

Yeah?

Okay.

Yeah, I'll find it.

Thanks a lot, Chris.

Look, I don't want Mary Beth to know about this, okay?

Please, Chris, this is just between the two of us.

Okay?

Thanks.

I'll see you tomorrow then.

Six hours in court.

I'm telling you, the man should be removed from the bench.

No probable cause?

I've been a cop 14 years. I know probable cause. Believe me.

Yeah.

Are you all right?

I'm fine. Why?

I'm not even weird lately.

Weird? What does that mean?

Quiet.

You're supposed to be quiet in court.

much. You don't speculate. You don't accumulate. What can I do for you, sir?

Ten dollars. Nice action. Thank you very much. You know, we're down to the home

stretch here, kiddies.

Change the odds again.

You got Petrie to even money past the sergeant exam, and you got me at five to

one again. I only call them the way I sing.

Your eyes need to check. If I'm not the heavy favorite, I don't know who is.

Only what yourself is, Becky, and if people don't start picking up on your

action, those odds are going to get even longer.

Thank you. What can I do for you, sir? Five on Lacey, five on Rabinowitz,

please. You got it. And?

Twenty on his becky. That ought to hold the line for now. Section 12 -783 of the

patrol guide strictly prohibits gambling on department property, Coleman.

Yes, sir.

Put me down for ten on Cagney and five on Blomquist. Yes, sir.

Ladies. Sir, can I? Ah, ladies.

Care to make a bet? The window is now open for the sergeant stakes.

No, thanks. I don't feel very lucky today.

What are the odds?

Completely ridiculous.

He's got me at five to one.

Oh.

When we get the tender one, let me know.

Excuse me.

After 5 o 'clock?

I thought you left 20 minutes ago.

Got things I want to finish here.

I'll let it wait till morning. That's what I'm going to do.

I won't take long.

I thought I was the workaholic right here.

Get caught up.

Lacey, 14th.

Yes, I remember, ma 'am.

Please, tell me your name and address.

And your son's name?

How old is Kevin, Mr. Tiger?

And he was due home when?

When did you check with the neighbors?

What about his friends, ma 'am?

All right.

All right, we're going to need to come over there.

Half hour tops.

All right, ma 'am.

Half hour?

Eight -year -old.

Never came home from school.

Mother sounds very upset. She kept our car from some community action meeting.

Well, let the other shift take it. We're supposed to be at duty here. I know

those guys. They're going to put her off till tomorrow.

You're probably right.

I'll go.

You don't have to go, Christine.

Oh, hey, I've got to stay uptown anyway.

Sounds like we wasted a trip.

I hope so.

Who is it?

Detective Lacey, Mrs. Taggart.

It's Detective Taggart.

I should have called you back. I'm sorry.

He walked in here about ten minutes ago.

Hey.

I'm really sorry I took up your time coming over here.

Kevin knows better than to act like that. I'm sure he does, ma 'am.

I've told him till I'm out of breath that he's supposed to come home right

school and stay here.

Now, you apologize to these ladies for making them come out of their way.

Did you hear me?

Yes, ma 'am.

I'm sorry.

Hey, don't mention it.

I guess I shouldn't have panicked, but when I got home and nobody had seen him

for hours, I just didn't know what else to do.

You work, Mrs. Tiger?

I'm a typist for a company downtown.

Work late a lot?

Take overtime whenever I can get it. So you leave your son alone after school?

He used to go to a daycare center, and then they cut the funds and closed it

down. Well, by Kevin's father.

You find him and ask him about that.

Mrs. Taggart, if he can't get a babysitter, maybe a neighbor could look

him. Look, lady, they have their own problems. Now, Kevin is plenty old

to stay here by himself.

Don't you go scaring your mother anymore.

You hear me?

Ma 'am?

So you think she really belted him?

I hit Harv Jr. once when he broke the rules.

Our parents smack kids, you know, it happens.

This is a great place to leave an eight -year -old by himself.

What kind of choices does she have?

Hey, Harv has got the...

Some kind of a business thing. It's not a contractor or something.

The boy's out with Brenda. You want to go eat?

You and me?

Yeah. I could maybe spring for a bottle of wine.

I'd love to.

But I've got this date.

Oh.

Somebody knew.

No. It's not a date date. It's a blind date.

But you always hate blind dates. I do.

Remember Mr. Siegel, my plumber?

Well, it's his nephew. He's been trying to pick this up for about six months

now.

He's a corporate lawyer.

As I recall, you also swore off lawyers.

I did.

But good plumbers are divine.

Yeah, you got that right.

It's okay. I'm glad you made the time to come. I can't believe it. Tonight, of

all nights, Mary Beth wanted to have dinner.

You didn't tell her you were meeting me yet. Oh, no, no, no. I made up a great

story.

Well, it was an okay story, but I think she bought it.

It looks like it'll be well before they seat us, huh? Yeah.

You want a drink?

Oh, I'd love one. Six hours in court.

Oh, thank you.

Scotch on the rocks, please.

I got two, bartender.

Hey, take it easy.

I thought you told me New Year's you had a two -beer limit.

of the worst blind date I've ever had are those of Howie Newtonberger.

Howie Newtonberger?

Yes. I was in college. You'll like him, my roommate says. He's athletic.

Was he a football player?

Howie? Don't be ridiculous. He was captain of the golf team.

Six foot six, 120 pounds, soaking wet, which he wasn't a lot. He sweats so

Anyway, he said four words to me.

Hello. Two, please. Good night.

And then when he kissed me, Split my lip open with his braces, and I'd have

three stitches.

Poor guy.

Whatever happened to him?

Howie? Poor Howie?

Poor Howie became an oral surgeon, lives in a mansion in Beverly Hills.

He's married to Miss Nebraska.

I doubt they kissed much.

Anyway,

Harvey, enough about me. Let's talk about you.

Call me up in the middle of the night. You want to have a secret meeting, huh?

You tell me not to tell Marybeth.

And I sit here boring you for a half hour with stories of having a

You know, I proposed to Marybeth in a restaurant.

Not like this, though.

Second time before she said yes.

She ever tell you that?

Yeah. Yeah. Well, when she said she'd marry me, I must have jumped five feet

the air.

Knocked over a waiter, spilled a whole plate of ravioli down her suit.

I love her so much, Chris, I can't even think about losing her.

Harvey, what are you talking about?

You and Mary Beth have the best marriage in America.

I know that to be a personal fact.

Whatever it is we'll blow over, the best marriage in America is not finished.

It's not her. It's her.

Mary Beth, she hasn't been herself lately.

I thought she was worried about the sergeant's exam or some case you two

on.

Then we were in bed ten days ago, and I found what I thought was a lump in her

breast.

I asked her about it. She said it was nothing. She didn't need to see a

It was cysts or something.

Normal for that time of month.

Maybe it is. So how come I never noticed it before?

And how come she got out of bed, locked herself in the bathroom?

She won't talk to me. She puts me off.

Chris, I am scared it is something serious, and Mary Beth won't admit it.

I came to you because I don't know what.

We're a day and a half behind before the yesterday.

It's not yet warm, and you dragged me up here to have lunch. What is going on? I

had a craving for fresh air.

Don't you ever feel that way? It's great. Oh, look, this is nice. Now that

got three million things to do, Christine, I've got no time for picnics.

Mary Beth, I'm buying, okay?

So don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Now, you want a turkey on rye, but they're out of it, so I got you a

pumpernickel. Hi.

Why am I in that hair?

Because the park was the most private place I could think of.

I went by the women's center today on my way in, and I got you these.

Breast cancer.

Harvey didn't have a business dinner last night, Mary Beth. He had dinner

me.

And he told me about the lump he found in your breast.

He told you about that, huh?

He had no right to do that.

Now, don't be angry with him. Come on. The man is worried sick about you. But

Harvey's been harping on me about this. I told him I'd go see a doctor.

Well, you did. Yeah.

But what did he say?

Who?

The doctor.

You know how hard it is to get a doctor to see you these days? Plus, they charge

an arm and a leg. They didn't make an appointment.

There's nothing wrong, Chris, okay?

There's nothing the matter with me.

You know, I was going over the Valdez case. I think we should open that one up

again.

I can recommend it, Dr. T, that my aunt saw when she had a similar problem.

Thank you.

Valdez is lying.

I'm telling you, Christine, we should go back and talk to that brother.

it, honey. As soon as I beat it, you play, okay? Yeah,

I beat you.

That's pretty good.

Oh, here, play now.

Can't you do a couple things around here when you know I'm going to be late?

Dinner is going to be an hour at least. You got that?

Playing video games.

What are you so mad about?

You have to add?

How could you do a thing like that? How could you go to Christine with something

like that?

I don't understand that, Harv. I didn't know what else to do.

No, I told you it's normal. I told you don't worry.

Mary Beth. No, no, it's my private business.

You had no right to do that.

Michael wants to know if you're going to finish the game.

Later.

Go into your room, finish your homework, both of you.

I already did mine. Don't check it!

Close the door.

Babe, please, let's sit down and talk about this.

No.

I said this to Christine. I'm going to say it to you.

There's nothing to talk about because there's nothing wrong.

So you and her can go run somebody else's life and leave mine alone.

I'll be right with you. Hold on a second.

Well?

What?

Did you see the doctor?

I didn't have time for things.

Michael, their infection's acting up. He said you were going to...

Kevin didn't come home.

When, last night?

I didn't want to call you because of the last time. I was so sure he'd show up,

but this morning I just didn't know what else to do.

Mrs. Taggart, we're going to do what we can to find your son.

Kevin's never done nothing like this before. You know he's only eight years

And I just keep getting this picture of somebody picking him up off the street.

You know you hear about things like that on television.

Please, ma 'am, I understand. I got kids myself, okay? So you try and calm down

because we need your help. We need some information, all right? Some questions.

Where was he last seen and when?

Yesterday afternoon after school.

That third grade class hasn't had a regular teacher in months.

Mrs. Lowry's husband was transferred.

She moved and we've had difficulty keeping a regular teacher.

Well, Sarah, what about Kevin's classmates?

Any particular kids he hangs out with?

Detective, this is a very overcrowded school.

Now, I'm not sure...

I could pick out Kevin Taggart from a crowd, much less tell you who his

are. Oh, you got a headache? No, sinus.

Oh, my husband gets that sometimes.

That could be very painful.

Mr. Berwyn, we'd like to look in Kevin's locker. I mean, maybe there's something

there. Tell us where he is. I'd have to open his locker for you, and I can't do

that without a search warrant.

Come on. It would take us a day to get one. I'm sorry, but the school system

just went through a lawsuit about this. We have very specific guidelines.

Now, I can call.

And I asked for an exception, but it's not going to do you any good.

Believe me.

It's what happened the last time.

Right.

So, we get a search warrant.

Sir, try sleeping with a vaporizer.

My husband's weird by that.

We should have a warrant by tomorrow noon.

And we're having flyers made up with that picture you gave us of Kevin.

Uniformed officers are going to hand that out. Plus, we also put his name and

description in the national computer file.

I walked all over the neighborhood yesterday.

I walked for blocks.

I know. It's a hopeless feeling, ma 'am. Why would he go and do something like

this to me?

You know I missed two days out of work already?

And I talked to my supervisor, and she tells me that I might not have a job to

come back to. Mrs. Taggart, do you buy this for your son?

It doesn't belong to Kevin.

He doesn't have anything like that. Well, I found it stashed way under his

Where do you think he got the money to pay for it? So what are you trying to

say? He stole it?

My son doesn't steal.

He says he did, ma 'am.

Would you excuse us?

We have to go apply for that warrant. And the Tucker's office closes at 5 o

'clock.

Maybe he wouldn't have him. She'd take better care of him.

Easy to say.

On Mary Beth, we know she'd hit him at least once.

She leaves him alone for hours every day. If I tell you he didn't boost that

radio, I'll eat it.

So what do you say? He ran away?

If that's true, then how come he didn't take his friend to the radio?

Now, I was a latchkey kid myself before they called it that.

After my father took off, my mother had to go to work. I was by myself every day

after school from I was eight.

I didn't turn into a thief and I didn't run away from home. This is completely

different, Mary Beth. Why?

Because I'm white.

No. And you know I didn't mean that.

Look, why don't we just drop it, okay? I want to give you something here.

It's the name and telephone number of a doctor. The one I told you about. Mary

Beth, he's a cancer specialist and I think you should see him now.

Listen to me. I know you're frightened. I'll go with you if you want me to.

Mary Beth, will you talk to me?

Talk? Yeah. You want to talk about how we feel in case maybe I have breast

cancer? Okay.

In case maybe I have breast cancer, you go first.

Thanks for the check, Christine.

It's faster if only one of us goes. Apply for the warrant. And so I will go

downtown and you...

Find out whether or not the fly is not ready.

I thought I'd check.

Listen, when the flyers hit the streets, maybe you can put one up on your

newsstand for us.

Huh?

Oh, yeah.

Right, right. Next to the girly magazines is good, Benny.

You're right. Everybody will notice it there.

Yeah, yeah. I've got to go. Bye.

You know, I know a guy who will spunk the exam four times.

Did he ever make such?

Oh, yeah. On the fifth try.

Listen to this.

The department notified him of his promotion a year later, two days after

died. He beat that?

I bet you Petrie heard that story.

Look at him.

The sergeant's examined until the 22nd.

He's been cramming like this for months.

That's why the smart money's on Petrie.

What are you talking about? He's going to burn out. You know the first thing

said to me this morning?

No.

What is the number of uniformed officers usually assigned to the presidential

motorcade? He could ask that, you know.

Hey, they can ask anything. It's a hundred questions. But it can't be that

It's the second part, the videotaping that's going to separate the men from

girl. Right, Cagney?

Yeah, right.

Good morning.

Uh, the rest of these went out with the morning shift.

They're going to distribute them and then canvass the ten -block radius

the school.

Thank you, Sergeant.

Oh, also, they hooked up a hotline here this morning. Good.

The warrant is ready, then. We can get into Kevin's locker by 11.

Good morning, Mary Baird.

Morning.

Detective Lacey, 14th Squad.

Yeah, I'm calling to check about a search warrant I applied for yesterday.

Case number 182551.

Yeah, I'll hold.

Now, believe me, Mr. Berwyn, I appreciate your problem here, but we're

servants, right? We're just working for the city. My prime concern, Madam, are

for these children.

Well, we're concerned, too, sir, about this one kid.

By the way, did you ever try that vaporizer? No, I didn't. I didn't have a

chance to. I told you my husband swears by it, right?

Uh -huh.

contents you remove.

Right. You know, there's two types of those vaporizers.

You got the wet steam and dry steam, you know, for different times of the year.

Wet steam is better in the winter. Geez, he's neat for an eight -year -old, huh?

He's rich, too.

There's over $200 here.

Mr. Berwyn, you know where the kids hang out after school?

I bet you brought it like you could use it.

Probably right.

So, you know this kid? His name's Kevin Taggart.

What's the world to you, baby?

You shut your face, you.

As a kid here, he could be hurt.

Hey, he could be dead, so what?

Hey, listen, whoever you are, I'm not real patient, all right? And you're not

lot of help.

me out of business i don't need cops raiding from here i don't think we

your name corelli kid is missing don't know you sure i don't need work here

i'm no social worker yeah you're a nice simple honest guy right he's got his

money on a kid below the poverty line for a living called free enterprise lady

because it's a free country and it has laws and it has city ordinances and you

better be on the right side of every single one of them from now mr corelli

you're in deep trouble

So that's it.

That's all you're going to do to try to find him.

Believe me, Mrs. Taggart, if we could be doing anything else, we'd be doing it.

But it's been almost three days.

I guess you don't send cops out there to look for a low -income child.

Ma 'am.

and if we had the personnel, we don't know where else to look for him. He

be anyways.

Look, if he was rich and white, I'd tell you where he'd be. He'd be home,

because you'd move heaven and earth to try to find him. Hey, lady, I'm getting

real tired of your attitude.

We're doing everything we can. We got nothing to go on.

Nobody knows where your son goes or what he does after school.

So what are you trying to say to me? You think I neglect him?

I just don't understand how you can leave a child. You're damn right you

understand. You make a nice salary paid you by the city. You can afford a

babysitter or private daycare.

I make 80... Since above minimum wage, I take home less than $130 a week. And I

got a choice, right?

Big choice.

I can either pay for daycare or pay my rent.

This is Tiger. There's city agencies. Uh -huh.

Charity. Welfare.

The ADC and food stamps is the same as I make for 40 hours.

I didn't want Kevin to grow up on handouts.

So I went out and I got myself trained and I got a job so he could see somebody

standing on their own two feet.

And what did it get me?

Because I don't want to stay home on welfare.

Well, you ask yourself, lady, what would you do if you were me?

Nice job.

Perfect end to a perfect day.

What'd you expect?

Been a hell of a bite trying to do it all by herself. Come on, everyone's got

problems. This kid matters to you.

those questions.

That's all right. Have a seat. Doctor will be with you shortly.

Thank you.

Mrs. Lacey?

It's my business.

Damn it, it isn't.

What is so hard, Mary Beth? You talk to the doctor, you get it over with. Yeah?

Well, you don't have to go there. You don't have to go there and sit there and

look at your future in some little brochures with a special holder about

and dying. No one said dying. Even if it is cancer, no one said you are going to

die. Yeah, maybe I'll get lucky, huh, Harv?

Maybe they'll just cut me in pieces and pump me full of chemicals.

And you live, and you get better. That is all that is important.

No, I don't want it, Harv.

I don't want...

Tubes and machines.

I don't want the boys remembering me sick like that.

Harvey.

You fall apart when I get the flu.

What the hell are you going to do with cancer?

I'll deal with it.

Call in the doctor.

I'm calling Christine and we're getting you there first thing in the morning.

Mary Beth, no discussion. This isn't just you. We are in this together.

Harvey.

I'm scared of dying.

I...

Would you hold on to me for a minute and then make the phone call?

It's Becky, 14.

No, Mrs. Dineen, we haven't heard from you. Petrie, 14 -3, thank you.

Yeah,

hang on one second. I can get that information for you.

Tag me, 14.

Yes, Mr. Curley. Listen, I've been thinking.

The problem with the cops is something I don't need in my kind of business.

I take it your memory got better.

Yeah, right.

Look, go ahead.

This guy comes in here with the kids here sometimes after school, but he

no kid. He's maybe 17 or 18.

I thought it was kind of funny him hanging around with them.

Do you think Kevin Taggart with him?

Yeah, but this guy is Willie Smoke.

Do me a favor.

Don't hassle him on the premises, okay?

Give me a description, Mr. Curley.

We're going to get down. We're going to get down. I want to talk to you. Oh,

sure, baby.

She's a cop, Willie.

We got nothing to talk about.

Yeah, we do, Willie.

Kevin Taggart, missing kid, eight years old.

You were seen with him.

Kevin who? Hey, I never heard of him. Wait a minute, I'm not finished with

Well, I'm finished with you.

What the hell is this? You're going to tell me about Kevin Taggart whether you

want to or not.

I told you I don't know no Kevin Taggart. Don't drive me, Willie.

You pay him and your other little friends to run dope. That's what

Kevin, isn't it?

Now he's your mule. You sent him out on delivery.

He never came back again.

Am I right, Willie?

You got nothing on me. I'm not holding. You can check me. I'll do more than

that.

Tell me what you know about Kevin Taggart and I'll make you the poorest

in New York.

I already told you, lady. I don't know what you're talking about.

And tell me, Willie, where did you send Kevin?

Tell me!

All right, all of you, spread out.

Quickly and as fast as possible.

Now, you've all seen the picture. You know what he was wearing.

You'll look for anything.

Articles of clothing. I mean anything.

Okay, you four go around to the front. Room to room, door to door, any place.

Someone could be hiding or could be hidden.

You two go around the back in case they pluck somebody out.

Okay, I'll take that. What do we got? Kevin Taggart was sent to this address.

They think it might be a shooting gallery.

Any days you think he's still there?

This is the last place he was seen. You got a better idea?

I'll take that side.

Okay, there's another door behind that crane there, is there, Becky? No.

Wait, Mary Beth, come here.

How are you feeling?

What did Berenger say?

He took what they call a needle biopsy. They took some fluid out of the lump,

and they'll know something tonight.

Are you okay?

You didn't have to come out here. Yeah, it's sore a little, but that's all. It's

not a big deal. I did it, okay?

Dagny! Lacey!

I got something you should look at here.

Thank you.

What happens if the kid comes along here?

Taking a shortcut?

It's dark.

And he slips.

Take a look.

He's here. He must have fallen through these boards.

He's here!

Call for emergency services!

Kevin!

Answer me if you can!

Kevin!

He died in three days and three nights.

It's cold. He's got hypothermia.

What about this incinerator shaft?

We can hear him, and he must be pretty close to us.

I can't see to the bottom, but it doesn't look blocked.

It might work.

It might work.

Victor, what are you doing? You can't fit in there. Give me that. Give it to

I shouldn't give way.

We've died.

the address.

We're going to need paramedics, emergency services division. We have one

individual trapped as a juvenile.

You found him?

Yeah, there's a big hole back in that stuff there. Christine's going down

him. Go ahead. I'll wait here for emergency services.

Hi.

Is it down there?

You don't want to know.

How's it going?

I don't know.

You must be cold.

Not as cold as a kid down there.

This is the mother of a little Kevin Taggart.

Mrs. Taggart, could you give us a statement? How do you feel that your son

trapped down there? Leave me alone. Leave me alone.

Leave her alone. Leave her alone.

Leave her alone.

Leave her alone. Leave her alone. Leave her alone.

Leave her alone. No, no, no. I'm afraid you can't go up there. It's not safe.

Is he all right?

He's alive, and we'll get him out.

Christine!

Have you got the sound on?

Okay. Come over here. We're going to do the stand -up piece from the corner.

We're still waiting to see what the condition of the boy is.

He's been missing for approximately three days, and from all reports,

he's trapped in some kind of...

I'm cold.

I know.

Listen, Kevin, I'm going to need your help to get you out of here.

Okay?

Ricky, what is this? Sparkling paint thinner?

That's being generous.

Hey, don't knock it. It's $4 .95 a bottle. I think you overpaid.

I didn't know they made champagne in New Jersey.

My cousin Eddie cornered the market.

Lacey, it's for you. On three.

Hey, look at this here.

Copping our local news, an eight -year -old boy was... Lacey? Here it comes.

Here it comes.

Excuse me, Lieutenant.

Kevin Taggart had been trapped for three days in the air shaft of the rubble of

a recently demolished building.

Today, risking his own life... Detective Chris Cagney of Manhattan's 14th... His

life? ...managed to crawl into the collapsed basement and bring Kevin out.

boy fortunately suffered only minor injuries.

According to a police spokesperson, his reason for being near the condemned

building was not... Now everybody thinks I'm Miss Becky.

Of course they're not.

They think I'm you.

I understand, doctor. Thank you.

Thank you, doctor.

They would have got the kid in first place. I got my hands all dirty. I got

knees skinned. Let me tell you something else.

I didn't worry about it when I went there. I'm sure it wouldn't have turned

the way it did.

I see the surgeon Monday.

Dr. Beringer's office made the appointment for me.

I got his name here somewhere.

Dr. Beringer said the surgeon will tell me what treatments are indicated.

Talk like that the whole time.

Guys, the surgeon?

Does that mean you have to be operated on?

Have the breast removed. Yeah, he said it couldn't be done. Yeah.

Touch me now. I'm going to break apart, okay? I don't know what else to do for

you. Don't do anything.

I don't want you to do anything.

You missed work already.

You missed my day's work already.

I'll figure it out.

You missed my day's work already.

I don't want to depend on you for everything.

I... I don't want to mess up your life.

Mess up my life?

Mary Beth.

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