All language subtitles for Cagney and Lacey s05e12 The Rapist

You've got a partner who's on leave. I
get a chance to hang on your coattails

and watch you in action. I've got him.

Got who?

the rapist the hardest thing to learn
trust me is to be patient and not

jeopardize your whole case you ought to
see jones out on the street like she's

been my partner for years well that's
nice to hear she's still hung up on that

rape case they know who the man is they
can't touch him william brown has been

brutalizing women for over two years
he's gotta be stopped i was just trying

help out i put you on this case because
i thought you'd act like a detective and

not like a rookie

Is that the homework you told me you
didn't have last night?

Mom, I can't find my blue shirt.

Did you wash my blue shirt?

Wear your brown plaid one. Oh, honey,
I'm sorry. I should have told you not to

make me one. I'm having lunch at
Ruffini's.

You're glowing, Mary Beth. You're
glowing this morning.

These pants look gross with this shirt.

Do not read me the riot act for washing
your dirty clothes.

Thank you would be polite.

Thank you.

Mom. Mom, this isn't working.

What is the lowest common denominator,
Michael?

That's what I can't get. What is three
times... Oh, oh, oh, boy.

Harvey!

Would you get the phone?

Somebody can't answer the phone?

Hello? Mary Beth, what did you do with
the Goldberg file?

Christine, I got a brand new quart of
mayonnaise all over my linoleum. I got a

relentless family that is driving me
straight to Bellevue.

You sweet -talked me into doing some
speech I haven't written one word of,

haven't seen the Goldberg file in three
and a half weeks.

Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did
you like the play?

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, Christine. It's been a
morning and a half.

Go ahead and make me jealous.

Are you still in your robe, huh?

Oh, yeah.

Life of Riley, Christine. Life of Riley.
You want to eat your heart out? I don't

have to be in the shower till noon.

You feeling okay?

Harvey says I'm glowing.

Now, how's everything down the squad
room?

Did you make any progress on the Harris
rape? I know it's the same guy, I just

can't find the connection.

Mom!

The lowest common denominator is 24.

Three 24s and eight 24s is how many 24s?
11.

Bingo. What is that, secret mother code?

Yeah, kind of. Bye.

Hey, watch it.

That's good.

Bye.

If they came into the world as
teenagers, there wouldn't be a

explosion. Good, good, Michael.

I gotta go.

Lieutenant!

Where is the Goldberg report? It was due
yesterday.

You know, that is interesting. I was
just discussing that very thing with

Detective Lacey.

Get a second whip here, Sergeant.

Don't make me run after your paperwork.

Certainly not, Lieutenant.

Sergeant Cagney? Yeah?

I'm police officer Sarah Jones.

Pleasure. I've been waiting to meet you
ever since I was in training at the

academy. You're a great role model.

Thanks. No, I mean it.

Not many of us can make it up through
the ranks.

Well, it's hard work and clean living,
officer.

Well, you know, at the rate you're
going, I wouldn't be surprised if one

turned out to be the first woman
commissioner.

Before I go back to my desk, you want to
tell me what it is you want?

Now that the flattery's over?

Well, I hope it pays off.

Take a shot.

Okay. You've got a partner who's on
leave.

Now, I figure you're probably getting
buried under a mound of paperwork and

you're hating every minute of it, right?

Keep going.

Well, you could steal me for 90 days.

Modesty aside, I'm efficient, I'm well
organized, and I'm really fast with

reports.

What do you get out of that?

Well, if I get your desk cleared off and
there's enough time left over, I get a

chance to hang on your coattails and
watch you in action.

Make a few points for your gold shield.

Sergeant Cagney, I would never look a
gift point in the mouth.

Tongue and chopped liver. How is that
possible? I order pastrami, comes up

tongue and chopped liver. I could steal
it for 90 days. What do you say? I don't

know, Cagney.

Lieutenant, come on. I've been busting
my butt on the Harris investigation.

I'm up to my bangs in paperwork.

She's good. Her record is good, and I
need to help. Oh, yeah, sure. I'm sure

Jones is going to be thrilled to be out
of uniform so she can do your filing.

Well, we've all paid our dues, and I'm
going to show her the ropes.

Warm celery tonic.

Look,

if you want to talk to Coleman, if it's
okay with him, it's okay with me.

Thank you, Lieutenant.

You know what's a bigger jump than
uniforms like to think?

You had a rough time, huh?

Me? Nah. I talked to water.

Hey, listen, if you have any questions,
just ask.

Thanks, Detective.

Well, it's your first day. You must have
some questions.

The computers, the files, Samuel's
moods, what I'm doing on Saturday night.

Okay, Detective.

I do have one question for you.

You know how you're sitting on the desk?

Yeah.

Aren't you afraid of damaging your
sciatic nerve?

She's right there.

So why don't you put your buns in your
own chair before you injure yourself?

She also has a great sense of humor. He
should know. He's usually why I'm

laughing.

I was up early, anxious to get started.

I'd say you did more than get started.

You didn't find the Goldberg file, did
you? Mm -hmm.

Stack on your left, marked A.

As opposed to B and C.

Excuse me, Captain. Call for you on two.

Thanks, Coleman. This electric pencil
sharpener is for lead pencils only.

Cagney, 14 squad.

Lipstick liners, eyebrow pencils, step.

Yeah.

Oh, this is great.

What time? No eyebrow pencils, I
promise.

Thanks, Sergeant.

Okay, so there's no misunderstanding.

This is a loan for 90 days only. That's
it. Coleman, anything that lands on this

desk. Yeah. Stay.

Sweet of you, Sergeant. Thank you, and
goodbye.

These northern will go away. They're not
so bad. I just got a call from

Lexington Hospital. Another rape victim
brought in.

So I'm going down there. You stay here
and continue the good work.

Oh, look, I've already made a dent in
some of your paperwork. How about

me go along?

No, I've got to get those reports in to
Samuel.

Look, I'll make a deal with you.

I tag along now, and then I promise to
stay as late as it takes to finish these

up.

You'll have to wait here.

Excuse me, Mr. Jacoby.

I'm sorry, I know this is a bad time.

What? I'm Sergeant Caggy, 14th Squad.

Police Officer Jones. We want to ask you
a few questions.

They just took my wife into surgery.

Yes, I know.

It would help us a lot if we could get
some answers to some questions. Do you

know what he did to her?

He kicked her in the back so hard she
may lose a kidney.

They can't stop the bleeding inside.

What kind of animal does such a thing to
a person?

Well, that's what we want to find out.

Now, you took your children to see their
grandparents in Boston last night?

Your landlord found your wife this
morning.

Do you remember anything unusual when
you left?

No.

We believe that the...

Attackers stalked your wife beforehand,
so if there's anything you can't

remember... Sergeant, I don't leave my
house as if it was a war zone.

I didn't see... I didn't see anything.

Dr. Danovic, OBGYN.

Dr. Danovic, OBGYN.

My God.

My God.

I think I would have gotten if I
imagined that such a thing would have

No, I don't. Mr. Jacoby, listen.

We're all angry.

And we all want to stop the man who hurt
your wife.

And the best thing you could do for us
right now, and for her, is to help her.

Leave.

You're right.

Forgive me, I'm sorry.

There's nothing to apologize for. I
understand.

Now, just take it slowly, okay?

Now, what time last night did you leave
for Boston?

We were trying to catch the 730 shuttle,
but we were running a little late.

The same guy, I know it. Isn't the
Harris rape? That one and lots of

ammo matches across the board.

He attacks from behind so the woman
cannot identify him. He then puts a

her throat and tells her if she tries to
look, he'll kill her.

And then when it's over, he beats her
unconscious.

There are never any witnesses. The
attacks all occur in older apartment

buildings. He breaks in from the fire
escape when the women are alone.

He must be pretty agile. It's not easy
to climb a fire escape from the bottom.

What about time and location?

See, that part's a little shaky.

The attacks occur all over the city, all
hours of the night, any day of the

week. But I know there's a pattern.

Did you run everything through the
computer?

Yeah, about a dozen different ways, but
nothing yet.

I'm going to nail him, though.

I can't prove it yet, but I know it's
him. I can feel it.

Police officers.

What do you think, Christina? Fellow
police officers or sister police

Which is better? Good beginning. Good
beginning either way, babe.

Fellow's good, I think.

My fellow police officers.

The Police Woman's Endowment Association
has asked me to talk to you about

maternity benefits.

Those we already have and those we feel
we still need.

Good. Right to the point. Will you quit
interrupting?

I'm sorry. My lips are sealed.

I'm so boring. Maybe I should start with
a joke. They always tell you to start

with a joke. What do you think?

Well, they told me in public speaking,
all right?

Tell them what you're going to tell
them.

Tell them.

And then tell them what you told them.

I know why I let you talk me into this.

I always get so rattled.

Remember that recruitment film we almost
made? Remember?

And every single time I have to testify
for P -Tech. I've been doing that for

years. Come on, Mary Beth.

My fellow officers.

PEA has asked me here tonight to talk to
you about maternity benefits.

Okay.

Those we already have and those we still
feel we need.

Believe me, I was here when we were
starting and we've come a long way,

The important thing... Did I miss a
joke?

Well, I thought it was kind of cute.

All you're going to do is criticize. No,
I didn't even hear it.

Mary Beth, I'm sorry. I'm just sort of
out of it. All right? Maybe I should

your speech another night.

You got something on your mind?

The Harris case.

Honest, I'm dreaming about it. I'm
sorry, Harvey.

Well, maybe you dream up a connection.

There is a connection.

I'm telling you, I feel it. There's a
connection.

You'll get it, Christine. Now you got
somebody to help you with the paperwork

and have more time.

Okay.

Remember Ratatowski?

I'll brief you. We brought him again for
loitering. He told me a joke. And maybe

you could open your speech with it,
okay?

It goes like this. That's right, I don't
know. Right?

It's about this St.

Bernard and this chicken.

No.

They eat in a bar. I don't think so,
Christine.

Well, it was a thought. I don't think
so.

Fine.

You taking a short vacation?

Sergeant, last night I got to thinking
about the Harris case, about how you

able to tie the M .O. in with all the
other rapes, but you couldn't find a

common link.

So I went back over your computer
checks.

That must have taken all night.

You ran a check on the victim's
destination.

Yeah, but it came up empty. The women
worked and lived all over the city. I

it a step further.

What if it wasn't where they were going?

but the routes they took to get there.

So I made some calls.

Mrs.

Harris was visiting her dentist weekly.
Now, she would get on the BMT at 28th

and Broadway.

Audrey Mason had lunch with her friends
every week. Now, she would start off in

Soho, but she would get off here at 28th
and Broadway.

Now, when the third woman's route
started crossing the same point, I began

calling all the others and asking if
they got on or off the subway with any

of regularity at 28th and Broadway.

Every victim that I could reach passes
this corner.

A little more than a coincidence.

That's what I think.

I'd say the rapist makes his first
contact with his victim fear.

You said your strong suit was paperwork.

I just followed your lead, Sergeant.

Sure.

She's young, Chris. Remember how we used
to be?

Hmm. But it's not just the corner of
28th and Broadway. She's got it

down to the uptown entrance of the BMT.

Now, why would they do this to a
pregnant person?

She wanted the corner covered with 24
-hour surveillance.

When you don't even know who you're
looking for.

Oh, she's got an answer for that.

She's ordered the yellow sheets on every
man who lives in the precinct who's

been arrested for a sex crime in the
last five years.

That's 1 ,122 assorted creeps, weirdos,
and perverts.

That's good.

Huh?

She's convinced that whoever it is lives
within a couple of blocks of the subway

entrance, and that's where he meets his
women and stalks them.

Well, a lot of those men would have
moved or died or they're in prison.

But she's already weeded them out.

See, so now we're down to 300, 57 of
whom are either known or suspected

And not one of them lives near 20th and
Broadway.

So we've got to go back to the area and
talk to the regular vendors.

Anyway, it's a long shot.

Bill, it was a good idea.

Well, she's smart.

I'm telling you, there's great detective
work to subway into.

It's a bad color.

Hey,

spending money on clothes this late in a
pregnancy?

Don't you have anything at home in your
closet that you can wear to this? Don't

start, Christine.

You're the one who's got me talking to
who knows how many policewomen about the

privilege of going on maternity leave.

I'm not going to do it dressed in a
turquoise pup tent.

I may be glowing, but I don't want to
push it.

Listen, you ought to see Jones out on
the street. She plugs right into my

It's like she's been my partner for
years.

Well, that's nice to hear.

Oh, I... Actually, she's quite green in
a lot of areas. I would never give her

the lead.

I don't have to tell you, Mary Beth. It
takes cops years and years to... See?

Yeah. Bag it. Sure.

Let's think of this thing.

Missing something.

The bow.

Oh.

Tag me someone you should see.

Dr. Rifflin?

Is this your therapist, Newman?

Researcher, Columbia University. I was
there yesterday investigating an animal

theft. Stolen lab rats.

It's like going home again, isn't it? I
was telling Dr.

Rifland about the spontaneous
regeneration going on at the precinct.

once there was one female officer who
was ambitious, aggressive, and hot

computer time. Excuse me, Newman. And
then all of a sudden there were two. And

asked myself, is this like an amoeba? It
splits into two beings all by itself.

Splitting is a great idea. Bye, Newman.

Actually, it's an awesome thought.

Cloning? You and your little cagneys
marching down Fifth Avenue?

It's not half as frightening as a pack
of Newmans strolling down far.

Sergeant, I've got him.

Got who?

The rapist. His name is William Brown.

Joan, yesterday we had over 50 suspects.
This is going to be good. 50 suspects

who live in the precinct. Now, I went
back over the victims.

Most of them took the subway at midday
or early evening.

That's lunch hour or after quitting time
for somebody who works in the area.

Now, Brown is the only rapist that we
have who does.

Alleged, Tracy.

How the hell did you find out where
Brown worked? I put through a 49 for his

credit history.

Work addresses for the past five years.
It's a big risk for someone who hasn't

been charged.

How many times have you done it,
Sergeant?

She's got you there.

Newman, go clone yourself.

Do you, Sergeant, anything?

All right.

Since you've got everything so well
covered, what's next?

Brown's been standing there almost half
an hour.

He can stand there all day if he wants
to. Nobody's going to take a man who

looks like that as a threat.

Wait. Wait, watch.

Mrs. Brown, why did you drop the assault
charges against your husband?

The first time, he said he'd get out on
bail and kill me.

And the second time?

He gave me a concussion.

But then he finally agreed to divorce
settlement.

We have two kids. We needed that money.

There's another case of a woman who
brought sexual assault charges against

husband. She also dropped them, and she
left town.

I don't know anything about that. I told
you, Bill is a part of my life I want

to forget.

Rob, please.

We need your help.

You don't know what it was like being
married to him.

I've been divorced two years, and I
still have nightmares about him coming

I couldn't go through that again.

Now, I don't know anything that can help
you.

I just want to keep myself and my kids
far away from him.

I'm sorry. Look, I've got to get back to
work.

You know, two women who have been abused
and threatened by Brown. His ex -wife

has long, dark hair, just like all her
victims.

And he was brought in twice for
questioning as a possible rape suspect.

Brown has never been convicted of
anything. We don't have one witness or

victim who can positively identify him.
You saw his military record.

Airborne Rangers.

You need agility to be a paratrooper and
to break into upper -story apartments.

It's not enough, Jones. I'm telling you,
Samuels is never going to go for it.

Listen, I've been doing this a long
time.

And the hardest thing to learn, trust
me, is to be patient and not jeopardize

your whole case.

Listen, if we don't do something, Brown
is going to keep attacking women.

Now, what if he kills one?

Do we tell the family that it happened
because we played it by the book?

Let's give it a shot with Samuel.

Hey, go for it, all right?

But don't say I didn't warn you.

Let us put Brown under 24 hours of
surveillance.

I'm sorry, I haven't got the manpower.

Lieutenant, this has to be a priority
right now.

Officer, everything that happens in this
precinct is a priority.

If I had the manpower, I would give
every suspect a police escort.

But you don't even have a pattern here
on when the guy hits.

We're supposed to be protecting people,
for God's sake.

We know who the rapist is. You think you
know. William Brown has been

brutalizing women for over two years.
He's got to be stopped.

Well, he's not going to be stopped
unless you build a better case.

With what you got here, the most you can
do is get Brown arrested.

Maybe even take it as far as a hearing.
But it's not going to stick.

Man's going to turn right around and be
back out in the street again. And for

what? Huh?

A lot of hoopla, time wasted, for
nothing.

You get your paperwork done?

Convince him.

Girl's got to learn how to pace herself.

Look who's talking.

Yeah, I work hard, Cagney. So do you.

But we're professionals.

Try to keep some emotional distance from
the job.

In a case like this, Lieutenant, it's
tough to keep a distance.

Here you go.

Thanks. Hey, Mike.

Cute. Very.

What's that all?

Too fat.

Gives New York's finest a whole new
meaning.

Uh -huh.

My dad's in the hangout.

He's a cop, too?

Yeah, well, he was.

He's retired now.

I figured you were second generation.

Third, actually.

Popsicle Terrence walked a beat in
Queens when it was still mostly cow

My family's from St. Louis.

I miss them a lot.

Listen, about what happened today with
Samuel, don't take it so hard, okay?

just part of the job.

Hey,

hey, hey, take it easy.

Kidding. Never sneak up on somebody like
that, detective.

You should know better.

I mean, weren't you the one who told me
I should be ready for anything?

Yeah.

I better watch that.

Ten minutes ago, I was ready, Mary Beth.

Mama. What do you think? It's great. Too
much?

No, it's nice. It's bright.

Is it too loud?

Heck no.

You want them to see you in the back
row, right?

It is. It's too much. Oh, honey, I
didn't say that. You look beautiful.

Beautiful.

Yeah? Yeah.

Christine didn't like it either. Oh.

She said she did, but I don't think she
even knew what I had on.

She still hung up on that rape case?

Yeah. They called this afternoon.

They know who the man is.

So that's good. So she's feeling better.

No, worse.

They can't touch him.

Not enough evidence to hold up in court.

So she puts him on a hot seat and she
bluffs him into a confession. You two do

it all the time.

No, Harvey, this is an educated man.
He's white -collar.

Vice president of something or other.

Twice before he was brought in on
assault charges.

Both times he had his attorney there
before the ink was dry.

Yeah, I get it. The crud doesn't have
any dirt under his fingernails, so the

works differently for him.

That's justice, kiddo.

Happens all the time, Hoff.

You know, these men know how to choose
their words, and they bring in character

witnesses with important jobs.

Fair or not, it impresses the jury.

Bow or not?

The bow.

We push too hard before we have enough
for a case.

They get off, and we wind up at the
wrong end of a lawsuit.

So that's it, you guys? Just give up?

No, we don't give up.

We work harder.

Mary Beth, you keep the dress.

The back row is lucky to see you.

Peggy!

Sergeant Keggy, this is Mr. William
Brown and his attorney, Mr.

Bronson Ferber.

Sergeant, you and your partner are
harassing my client.

Mr. Brown has certain rights under the
law.

If you don't stop what you're doing,
you're going to be sorry, very sorry.

I just got out of a meeting with Mr.
Bronson Ferber, attorney for William

You remember him?

Mr. Ferber is very angry with the NYPD.
In fact, he is so angry he is thinking

about filing charges of harassment.

Because you went over the top on this
one and apparently went and talked to

Brown's neighbors for the second time.

Where the hell did you get the idea that
you could handle an interrogation on my

case without me?

I was just trying to help out.

By calling Brown a rapist before he's
even been charged?

You're setting us up for a lawsuit.

All right, maybe I got a little too
eager on this one. I'm sorry.

Sorry doesn't cut it, Jones.

Either you play by the book or we end up
with egg on our face. Now, I put you on

this case because I thought you'd act
like a detective and not like a rookie.

You brought me in because you wanted
your paperwork done.

And that's fine with me.

I was grateful for the opportunity.

I would have taken on the garbage detail
if it meant a chance to work with you.

I guess I was too anxious to prove
myself.

I made a mistake.

It won't happen again, I promise.

Don't promise.

Just think about what you're doing next
time, okay?

Yes, Sergeant.

Yes, I know you've been over this
before, Miss Turner, but if there was

new you could recall... No, I never... I
understand you never actually saw him.

I just think the smell...

Texture of his shirt? Nothing special.

You can remember about his voice, an
accent, anything.

Fine. I'm sorry to bother you again. I
know, I know. Thank you. Thank you,

Thank you.

Anything?

There's a laugh, too.

Nobody remembers anything that ties into
Brown. Damn it, he cannot be that

smart. He isn't.

We'll get him. It's just a matter of
time. That's all. It's just a matter of

time.

Jones, 14th.

Mr. Jacoby, how's your wife?

Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry to hear that.

No, I know. Of course not.

Well, listen, you have our number here
in case there's any change, okay?

Okay.

Um, Mrs. Jacoby isn't going to be able
to talk to us.

She's worse?

Since she regained consciousness, she
hasn't spoken or recognized anyone,

including her husband.

He said that the doctors have
recommended transferring her to a

ward.

Hey, look, it's late. Why don't we call
it a night?

You want to stop for a hamburger on the
way home? I'd love the company.

Thanks.

I'll take a rain check.

My date wouldn't like being stood up for
a good -looking blonde, even if it is

my partner.

See you tomorrow.

I'm telling you, she lied to me.

She said she'd back off. She said she
had a late date.

She has no reason to go anywhere near
Brown. Neither do you.

It was on my way.

And I didn't stop, and I'm not the one
who overstepped before.

Christine, it's the first case out of
uniform. She probably got a little

away is all.

It still happens to you.

Remember all those nights you spent
sitting up at your desk over Albert

Your eyes were so bloodshot, I thought
you were going to go blind.

I hear you, Mary Beth.

But it is different with Jones. I'm
telling you, it's more than gung -ho.

Anyway, it bothers me.

She's a smart cop who can detect a
pattern nobody else sees. She can pick

slightest clue, and then she blows the
whole thing by going overboard.

It doesn't make any sense.

I'm telling you, there's something
wrong.

It's off the rock.

Yeah, I tried.

What about her records? Anything there?
She's clean.

Maybe I should look at it again.

Mary Beth!

Yeah? Honey, I'm sorry I'm late.

Sonny, he will not let me go. He's
talking about the shop.

Hey, what are you doing? How come you're
not ready? We've got 20 minutes to

class. Harv, Lamont's class is supposed
to help me relax. Now, I can't do that,

but I'm being rushed.

Kitchen's done.

Thank you, Christine.

Hey, Harv.

Hey. Hmm.

What's the matter?

It's like a traction.

Oh, my God.

Harvey, what do we do? Call the
hospital. I will call the hospital. You

with Mary Beth. Chris, Chris. No, no,
it's handled. I got it handled. Chris,

it's okay not to worry. It's only a
Braxton Hicks contraction, sometimes

as false labor.

It's a uterine contraction that
gradually increases in intensity and

during the third trimester as the uterus
becomes more irritable. Like the mother

to baby. Yeah. It can be brought on by
overactivity or by fatigue, but it can

never be accompanied by the breaking of
the water bag.

Really?

Fine. Okay, let's go.

Oh, my God.

Christine, are you all right?

Oh, perfect.

I'm fine. I'm fine. Thanks.

Fine.

Mary Beth, I'm not sure that I'm the
right one for this.

I mean, Harvey's so prepared.

That's why I come to class with her
tonight.

Yeah, so you'll be prepared.

On a million to one chance that Harvey
doesn't make it to the delivery room.

It's just a backup. Don't worry about
it.

Yeah, that's what they said to me in
college when I understudied for Medea.

You never told me that. What happened?

That's why I didn't tell you.

You beat me in this morning.

Yeah, I went to court at the computer
before anyone else came in. More digging

on Brown?

No, not on Brown.

Why didn't you tell me you'd been raped?

I don't know what you're talking about.

Pulled your personnel file.

Last year, you were out for three weeks.

Flew.

Your file said that an officer was
summoned to your apartment at 2 o 'clock

the morning.

Yeah, I got dizzy. I fell down. My
landlord called.

Then I checked your medical.

The incident is listed as an injury of
undetermined origin.

So you got a cop who couldn't spell
influenza.

And? What's the big deal, Chris?

I checked.

On the doctor you listed.

He was a gynecologist.

Why are you burying this?

You're not the one who committed the
crime.

I'm supposed to be able to defend
myself.

You think you're the only cop that's
ever been a victim? Look, it doesn't

matter, Chris. It's over.

Well, what the hell is?

You said you had a date last night.

You followed me? I followed a hunch of
my own.

I didn't expect you to lie to me, Sarah.
I'm on your side.

Brown, the man who raped you? No.

No, I couldn't get a lead on the man who
raped me.

Six months investigation, day and night,
nothing.

Then you heard about the Harris case,
huh?

I thought it might be the same pattern.

It wasn't.

You couldn't nail the guy who hurt you,
then you just go after Brown?

At least I can put one bastard behind
bars.

And what good does it do you? You're
jeopardizing your career.

Brown is getting away with murder.

He's destroying women's lives, and he's
the one protected by the law.

Look, I know it stinks.

But you're not going to change it with
what you're doing. I'm telling you, I

stop him.

Sarah, you go over the edge on this one
and you're going to be stuck in uniform

for the next 20 years.

If you stay on the force.

Listen to me.

Take some time off. Get your hands
straight.

They've got counseling centers for rape
victims. I know how I feel about being

raped. I don't need a counseling center.

I need to get a rapist off the street.

in your folder.

You deserve a shot at your gold shield.

Look what I'm doing for you, Sarah.
Brown is not worth it.

I can't let him get away, Chris.

I can't.

She won't go for counseling on her own.

Do you know what'll happen if I make an
official recommendation for the

psychiatric services to see her?

I don't want that on her record. She's a
good cop, Lieutenant.

Good cops like that we can't afford.

She's off the case, back in uniform, and
as of now, she's on two weeks' leave.

Well, shouldn't that come from you?

You're second in command here now,
Sergeant.

I just hate to have the 14th with such a
good cop.

I wish I could tell you that this part
of the job gets easier.

Thank you.

The most important thing, the most
important thing is now we have a choice.

I mean, you can either take maternity
leave with pay or we can work right up

until the day we deliver. It's up to us.

You see, by sticking together and
supporting the union, we have found out

we could really change some old ideas.

So today, today, in

this department, Being pregnant is
easier than it used to be.

A little.

And we, too, are here to tell you that
every little bit helps. Thank you.

Thanks,

Arlene. See?

You were terrific. I told you they loved
you. You think so? Yeah. I was so

nervous. I didn't know if they were
sleeping or bored or what. They loved

babe. You didn't hear the applause?

What about the joke at the beginning?
Was the joke good?

They laughed. They sure did. I heard
them. A little.

Excuse me.

I just had to tell you that I was so
moved by your speech, Detective Lacey.

Oh, thank you. Thank you. Good luck.

Thank you.

Bye -bye. Bye.

Where are you from?

Municipal 53rd. You two wait here. I'll
pick you up. Pop?

I just finished telling a whole room
full of women that a police officer who

pregnant is not handicapped.

She's as capable as any other police
officer.

Right. Now, how's it going to look if I
can't walk in? Right.

I should have told the other joke,
right?

I still like the joke about the St.
Bernard and the chicken.

Maybe it was a duck.

Dagny.

Good afternoon,

Inspector. Brown's attorney is
threatening a multi -million dollar

Harassment and defamation of character.

Do you know what the press is going to
do with that?

On what grounds? We haven't been near
Brown since he complained.

No, no, not according to his lawyer.

There's still a car parked out in front
of Brown's place at all hours. His

neighbors are willing to corroborate
that.

And that a policewoman is still
badgering them about Brown.

Where is Officer Jones?

On leave, sir.

Burt, what the hell is going on around
here?

I thought it was best for Officer Jones
to take some time off.

Why? Because she was too involved in the
case?

She was just trying too hard.

Inspector, that's all.

She'll make a good detective.

Yeah? You know what I think?

She's still trying.

You better stop her before she gets us
all in a lot of trouble.

You were saying?

I've been trying to reach her for four
hours.

She left right as I came on duty at
five.

Been going out around that time all
week.

Any idea when she'll be back?

Well, man of the day, man.

He says to me Miss Jones has been coming
in at seven in the morning.

Good for her, I said. She's finally got
herself a boyfriend.

But then, I seen her leave with this
brown wig on, so I figured she was

undercover or something.

Hey, you're a cop too. How come you
didn't know that?

The girls work together?

Yes. Is something wrong with her?

Something happen to her?

No, no, she's fine.

I don't know if I should let you take
that.

A couple?

Are you sure?

All right.

What's going on?

I think Jones is setting herself up as
bait for the rapist, trying to get Brown

to follow her. She's got herself a brown
wig, and she must have rented an

apartment somewhere around 28th and
Broadway.

We're all trying to listen to what she's
circled. All right, take it easy,

Cagney. You'll find it. Yeah, well, I
should have sent her to Clike after the

service. I ruined her career?

I should have done something. You did.

Cagney, 14.

Chris? Sarah, where are you?

Put a trace on 30.

Sarah, please, just tell me where you
are.

It's not important.

I just wanted to apologize for the way I
left.

Listen to me, okay?

I know what it is you're doing.

And you think it's the only way out, but
you're wrong, Sarah.

You're making the worst mistake
possible. You don't have to ruin your

life. All right, we'll get it.

I'm very glad I had the chance to work
with you.

Sarah, please don't hang up. Just tell
me where you are.

Sarah!

Not long enough.

Did you guys get anything?

Sorry, Sergeant. No luck.

Up in here.

Three addresses left.

I'm going to go find home.

I want to break in and homicide.

Detective Tagney, 14th Precinct.

All right, I'm going to break away.

Tagney, 14th Precinct.

Excuse me.

Let me by.

Let me by, please.

Let me through.

I haven't prior knowledge your dealings
with the deceased, William Brown.

Is there any statement you wish to make
for the record?