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Three drinks, Christine.

That's all it takes to be legally drunk.

He left a boy in the road to die.

We could get this guy behind bars in a couple of hours. It isn't even our case.

You want to know what wears me out?

The thought of some man staggering back to his car with a boy laying in the

street. How much you drink is none of my business. See, there you go again.

Here's to the ladies who can hold their booze, whatever it is.

Do you think I have a problem with booze? You're overreacting. I am very

aware of what I drink and how much I drink. So the problem of my drinking is

yours, not mine.

Michael, I'm not accusing anybody here, but we got missing cheese.

Embezzled mozzarella.

Purchased Saturday at Battaglia's Deli. Suddenly vanished under mysterious

circumstances. Do you have any idea who the perpetrator might be?

No.

Michael.

How do you think we ought to proceed on a case like this? Well, I can go get

some more.

That's a good idea.

Come on.

Okay. That's $4 .29, precisely.

You go straight there, come straight back.

Here is that $5. I want the change.

And you've got exactly seven minutes from go.

Ready?

Five.

Four, three, two, one, go!

I swear to God he was dead.

No, don't move that boy!

Listen, I want you to get upstairs as fast as you can.

Call 911 for the ambulance and speak slowly.

When you give the address, make sure they get it right.

Okay, go, go.

All right.

Everything is going to be all right.

Everybody want to step back about ten steps.

Mr. Shevsky, a lot of times these things look worse than they are, all right? So

just talk to him. Make sure he doesn't move, all right? Make sure he doesn't

move. Ambulance is coming.

Okay.

Everybody, listen, I'm going to need to take your statements. Anybody who

witnesses, all right?

Let's just back up here, shall we? Anybody got a witness?

You saw this, right? Right. What's your name?

Doris. Mary Beth, what were you doing questioning witnesses? The doctor said

deliver early. You're supposed to stay in your apartment with your feet up.

Harvey must have had a fit.

Harvey and the doctor did not see what I saw, Christine.

Well, how's the kid?

Harvey took Mrs. Dostoevsky to the hospital. They said they'd call when

know something.

Then we probably shouldn't tie up the phone. It would be wrong. Listen, I'm so

glad you were home.

It was good to talk to somebody.

Yeah, but take it easy, okay?

Yeah. And good luck with taking overnight shifts, Sergeant.

Hey, piece of cake, Mary Beth.

Running graveyard for two weeks? Be like a vacation.

Oh, I gotta go. There's somebody knocking at my door.

Uh -huh, mine too.

It's very rude.

I turned it off on the phone.

It's a little hard to ascertain the degree of inebriation from a six -floor

window. Now, wouldn't you agree, Mrs. Lacey?

Detective Lacey, 14th Squad.

I'm on leave, but I have an I .D.

And no, I could not testify in a court of law that the perpetrator was drunk,

but he certainly appeared to be.

He's a male Caucasian, reddish hair, 45 to 50 years old, between 5, 10 and 6

feet tall, approximately 160, 175 pounds.

He's got a beige three -quarter trench coat over a gray suit. You got that?

The vehicle said Togson properties on the side. I have statements from several

witnesses. With a little hard work, we could get this guy behind bars in a

couple of hours, am I right? We already have him, detective.

The driver dropped a dime on himself.

He called us from a pay phone.

Mary Beth?

Excuse me.

Mrs. Tyshefsky, how is Anton?

The doctors, they could not tell me.

They say my Anton is still with... In a coma. They don't know when he'll come

out of it. He'll be okay, Mrs. Tyshefsky. Mrs.

Tyshefsky, you're going to get a couple of things, then I'm going to take you

back to Queens General.

Okay. Excuse me.

There's a hearing at 10 in the morning, Mrs.

Tyshefsky. You should be there if you can. They got the man who hit your son.

The hearing is for him.

I'm sorry, I don't understand.

What is a hearing?

Don't worry. I'll go with you.

I'll explain everything.

All I'm trying to say is that a guy who's had one too many is not a criminal

the same sense as, say, an armed robber or a rapist.

If you haul me off in a body bag, it doesn't matter if the weapon is a .38

& Wesson or an .86 sedan. It is still murder.

From the police viewpoint.

From anybody's viewpoint.

That guy was probably too bomb to know what he was doing.

He left a boy in the road to die. The point is, he did not intentionally set

to hurt anyone.

Oh, I see. You have a couple of shooters before you hit the road, huh? And to

hell with individual responsibility.

I mean, if anything happens, it's just the other guy's tough luck, huh?

Excuse me, please.

Drinking and driving is irresponsible and stupid and dangerous. And I bet

90 % of the social drinkers in this country have done it.

Including you.

When I drive, I always stop at two.

Maybe three.

But when I get behind the wheel, I make certain that I drive with extreme

caution. You do, huh?

Yes, I do.

That's what they all say.

I told you, they call me the monk.

The monk, that's right, and Detective Muzaski.

The mongoose.

The monk and the mongoose, of course.

How are we tonight?

Okey -dokey.

Yes, I was going to tell you, your checks are right here.

Actually, I'm glad that you gentlemen came in, because I wanted to say I know

how... Difficult it is when there's somebody new, well, in charge.

Difficult for you already, Sergeant?

No, no, no, I meant, well, for you, Monk.

You've been in charge of this ship for, what, a year now?

Eighteen months.

Right.

Well, being second whip, I will be doing the graveyard shift for two weeks,

familiarizing myself with the routine.

And detectives, Becky and Petrie, also from days...

We'll be doing their rotation, and I see no reason why we can't, well, all

coexist in peace and harmony.

None that I can think of.

Excellent.

Have a nut.

Well, thank you.

Oh, golly, golly, I love practical jokes.

So let's try and make this experience as pleasant as possible, shall we?

You continue with your routine, and I will certainly do nothing to interfere.

We have no routine to interfere with.

Well, whatever it is you do, do.

Just continue to do it.

Okie dokie.

Okie dokie.

I feel like I've already earned my next week's paycheck.

Patience, gentlemen. It's something we could all use more of.

Mark, you can change him in cash.

Yeah, I got tired of what it looked like.

I hope that never happens to me. I like it.

It's good.

It's not a hobby.

It's a present from my father.

He made one for me on my 10th birthday.

He worked on it for months. Every fair minute he had.

And he named it the Christine.

What happened to her?

I lost her when I was little.

I started this one in the hospital when I got shot.

Kennedy, my paycheck is missing.

It's there.

It's there. It's not gone.

It can't be.

arrest report, all of which are now missing.

Would you relax? They'll turn up. Why don't you go home and get some sleep?

I'm wired.

I had too much coffee.

Is that why I have the pleasure of your company?

No, I thought that a drive to Queens might relax me.

You mean put you to sleep?

I think it's a lousy idea that you're going to this hearing, Mary Beth. Oh,

don't start with me, Christine.

Sonia Dostoevsky needs me and I'm going to go.

What about your baby?

I am not endangering this baby.

Excuse me.

Mrs. Dashevsky, this is my partner, Christine Cagney. I'm almost ready to

How do you do?

Mrs. Lacey, I don't know what to do.

Why, what's wrong? Is it Anton? No, still no changes since I left the

But the office of the district attorney, they say to me that this hearing,

it has been cancelled.

They say the man who hurt my boy has made a...

Bargain? Plea bargain.

Yeah, plea bargain.

It's when the criminal makes a deal to be punished for a lesser crime

than he actually committed.

To bargain for justice?

Well, sometimes it's the only way that you can be sure that someone is

Yeah, only this time it's wrong.

So I'm going to do something about it. You can stop it. Well, I can do the best

I can.

Could you excuse me just one moment? I'd like to speak with Mary Beth.

What do you think you're doing?

What's it look like I'm doing?

I'm going down to the Queen's VA and give somebody help.

Remember the doctor? Remember Harvey?

Why don't you just turn it over to the 116? Because the 116 already rolled it

over. Are you getting upset? I'm not getting upset. You're upset, and

upset, the doctor's upset, but I am not upset.

The VA has no right knocking down the charges against some crud like this. And

you're not supposed to be going out. I'm not going to let it happen, Christine.

Not at all. My daughter played a mean trick on this guy.

Dug him out of the California desert where he was happy and sends him to me

Queens where he's miserable.

She's going to USC Law School.

Wants to be a defense attorney?

I don't know. You try to raise him right and somehow it turns out all wrong.

Uh -huh. Look, Mrs.

Carver. Carl Thompson has had seven priors over ten years.

Eyewitnesses saw him drunk at the scene, and now you want to knock a driving

while intoxicated down to a misdemeanor? Why?

The case is wobbly.

Your witnesses lack credibility.

In the first place, they were too far away. Secondly, they're not experts.

His lawyer would slice them and dice them. One of my eyewitnesses, an off

cop who happens to be my partner, saw him leave the scene.

His attorney said he went to search for a police car. Oh, bull.

Wait.

Gets better.

In shock, he was unable to find the elusive police car, so he stopped at a

payphone and promptly called the Queen's PD.

Exactly. Three miles from the accident in a bar.

He failed the breathalyzer cold.

According to his attorney, Totson knocked back several martinis after

the police to steady his nerves.

He claims he failed the breathalyzer for alcohol consumed after the accident.

Mrs. Carver, if he can't sell this story to you and me, how's he going to sell

it to a jury?

There isn't one of them who hasn't left a Christmas party on referee leg.

Look, in six months I retire.

Before that, over a thousand DWIs will roll through this office.

I'd like to prosecute as many winners as I can.

The rest are a waste of time and energy.

That's my story, Sergeant.

Now, what's yours?

Why are you so interested in this case?

So? Then what happened?

So then, I brought up an independent reckless act.

Perfect. Smart, Christine. You were really on your toes.

Yeah, I thought so.

Anyway, she went for it. You find the witness who can testify that Totson was

too drunk to drive before the accident, Carver will slam dunk him.

She also will delay disposition of the case for three days.

Three days?

So the 116th better get on the stick.

Not a lot of time to find that witness.

Night, Mary Beth.

Hi, honey. I left your note.

The leftover cannelloni's warming up in the oven.

Harvey Jr.'s on the telephone, and Michael's got his nose stuck in a comic

Would you remind them that they said they'd do the dishes? Slow down, Mary

What's going on? I'm going to go see a boss. No, Mary Beth, you are not.

Harvey, Christine got us three days from the DA's office.

Now, it's not a lot of time to build the case, but the 116 said that a drunken

driver called from a Callahan's car. Somebody else can build the case, Mary

Beth. You're building a baby. Yeah. Oh, yeah. We're so lucky.

We're so lucky, honey. We got the baby, and we got the boys, we got each other.

Mrs. Dashefsky's only got her son.

And she doesn't know tonight whether or not her son is going to live or die.

And the 116 says they're too shorthanded to get somebody else, so... Call this

bartender, Mary Beth.

Ask him these questions over the phone.

That's not the same thing, Harvey. I got to look in their faces. You want to

have this baby early? The doctor said it could happen.

Well, what do you want me to do, sit home? Hey, look, Mary Beth, it is my

too, and you are going to wear yourself out. You want to know what wears me out?

The thought of some man staggering back to his car with a boy laying in the

street.

Could have been Michael.

Yeah, I know.

There's a whole lot of things that could happen to a kid in this city, Harvey,

most of which I can't do anything about.

But I could get a drunken driver off the street.

At least I could try.

It's hard, isn't it, being home all day?

Oh, honey, it's your slow season.

That slow season.

Your slow season's going to be over in a couple weeks. I bet you have about a

million jobs.

I mean, I could feel it getting warmer every day.

Look,

I got an address here for a Callahan's bar.

You want to help me find it?

I got a better idea.

Yeah, my old man.

Used to take me to the fights all the time.

Saw you against Giardello.

Old hammering Hank.

Let me ask you a question. Who was the toughest guy you ever fought?

Giardello was tough. Hey, they're all tough.

You know, I'm loving this little stroll down memory lane.

But you didn't come here to talk boxing, now did you?

Officer? No, you got me all wrong.

Harvey Lacey, that's me. See?

I'm a contract, I'm not a cop.

But you're half right. I didn't come here to talk boxing.

Yesterday, a drunk driver hit my neighbor's kid.

He's still in a coma.

He's my son's age.

The driver called the cops from here. Do you remember the guy?

I remember him. Came in to put in a call to his lawyer.

Was he drunk when he arrived? It's real important.

Maybe drunk.

Maybe in shock.

Couldn't get enough coffee down.

And his lawyer calls him back.

The guy starts socking away vodka martinis.

And then he called the cops.

He even had a few more waiting for the cops.

I should have served the guy a bottle and a straw.

Drank like he had something to prove.

This one's going to widen the inspector's pause.

Sorry. Got a message for you, Peg. I don't want to hear it. I want slumber. I

just want to go home. You want this message or what?

My brain and I are off duty. Lacey called.

Said she needs you. Sounded like an emergency.

What do you mean, sounded like? Was it or wasn't it?

Sounded important. I didn't rate it.

Oh, damn it.

Will you keep trying, Lacey, and tell her I'm on my way?

Hattie, what the hell is this?

It's an arrow, Lieutenant.

Coleman said it was an emergency. I thought it was the baby.

I didn't say emergency.

I said very important.

Oh, I thought it was the baby.

All right, I'm here.

So what's so important?

Well, Mrs. Dostoevsky called this morning, and she said Anton came out of

coma.

Oh, that's terrific, huh?

Yeah, but they think he might have brain damage.

And he's got to have special...

Bone surgery on his left leg.

Doctor said it cost a hell of a lot of money.

Well, if there's no fault insurance, okay, Todd's in for a weasel out of it.

No, no, Christine.

She doesn't have no fault insurance. No fault insurance only goes up to $50

,000.

Now, with the operations that Aunt Thug's got to have and therapy, they

could cost up to $100 ,000.

So? She can sue for pain and suffering. Well,

it's not foolproof, Christine.

Not until we get Todd's in.

If he's in jail, they can make him pay still in a civil suit. I checked.

What is this?

Huh?

You invited me over here just so I could do something for you.

It's not a lot, Chris.

I would do it myself, but Harv said it might snow and he made me swear to stay

in. It's one little thing. I'm tired.

I haven't had any sleep at all.

We only have two days left, Chris.

We? It isn't even our case.

Forget it. This will take you all of 45 minutes. No more.

Listen, Todson said in his statement that he had lunch at a place called the

Marquis. Go to the Marquis, talk to the bartender, see if he remembers Todson.

What was that all?

Were you sure while I'm there you don't want me to interview all the regular

clients?

Gee, that'd be great.

You're upset, Mary Beth. I am not upset.

I'm not the one that gets obsessed. You're the one that gets obsessed.

Hey. If it's an imposition, forget I asked.

Don't do that.

Huh? If I don't go to the marquee, you'll go, right?

I didn't say that.

Of course not. That would be way too obvious.

I just visited the marquee. Your boss had lunch there with Mr.

Provost Solly prior to the accident.

He's from Boston.

He's interested in some income property.

I made the reservations.

Look, Mr. Todson did not intentionally hurt that boy.

He is not a criminal.

He's sick.

This is his seventh drunk driving charge in ten years. I thought your boss had a

drinking problem and needs some help.

You know, maybe this is hard for you to understand, but he happens to be a

wonderful man.

Uh, after Mr.

Proposali left, Mr.

Todson went into the bar, and he had a drink with an attractive redhead.

Hmm.

I can't make out my own handwriting.

What's her name?

I wouldn't know.

Listen, I have a lot of work to do, and I don't want to answer any more

questions.

Well, they left in his car around 1 .30. The accident occurred around 4 .30.

Where do you think he was for three hours?

I have no idea. I want you to leave now!

Look, I understand you being afraid of losing your job, but you don't ever have

to tell your boss that you talked to him.

I am not going to help you put Carl Todson in jail. Even if that's where he

belongs?

This Chris Cagney I'm talking to?

Chris Cagney who pushed me into worse long shots who knows how many times when

it was something she wanted.

Well, thank you, Mary Beth. You know, it's so nice to do somebody a favor and

then have them take pot shots at your character.

You're right. I'm sorry.

No, you're not. You're mad.

Because I think it's hopeless.

I'm mad because you want to give up and forget about it like everybody else.

Nobody can make the problem go away, so nobody should try.

That is not what I... The A wants to sweep it under the carpet.

The 116 is only looking for a quick conviction.

So what if Carl Todson sometimes has a few too many and then gets in his car?

We've all been there ourselves, so what?

I want to wait a minute, Mary Beth. We've all seen cops go out and get

right after they arrested a drunk driver. And we all know cops and lawyers

judges who drive drunk, so big deal. Too bad about that kid being in the

hospital, though, right?

Mary Beth, you're not being very rational about this, so I'm going to go

okay?

Sure, you don't want to look at it either.

Three drinks, Christine.

That's nothing for you. But that's all it takes to be legally drunk.

What is that supposed to mean?

I got kids.

I got a different point of view on drinking.

Oh, I see.

You don't drink, and I do.

So that makes me one of those cops you were talking about?

I didn't mean you personally.

The hell you didn't. You're overreacting. And you talk before you

tell you something.

Drinking does not a drunkard make.

I am very much aware of what I drink and how much I drink.

I am not irresponsible.

I do not drive drunk and I do not think that drunk drivers should get off

lightly.

So the problem of my drinking is yours, Mary Beth.

Chris? Sure. I'll have a little bloody merry -go -round.

First time I ever saw you drink anything with the guy.

The hours I'm keeping, this is breakfast.

Here's to the ladies who can hold their booze, whatever it is.

He's not the barrage.

But at least he's having a great time.

Well, hey, if you can't have a good time, what's the point?

These hours are catching up with you.

Hell no!

I love burning the candle at both ends, working for my partner all day long in

the city of New York all night. It makes me feel needed, you know?

Relax. Just let it go for a while.

Must be my lucky day.

Women who hold their liquor are still in demand.

That was a compliment, Chris.

You trying to pick a fight?

Get home.

Sorry. Hey, if it helps, I'll go a few rounds.

Do you think I have a problem with booze?

No. You like to drink.

So do I.

Yeah, I do.

So do a lot of people.

Charlie really used to have a good time.

I remember when I was a little girl, he used to let me sit on his lap and have

some of his beer.

Chrissy, he'd say, if you can't hold your liquor, you're not old enough to

drink.

It's a sort of funny thing to say to a kid.

I'm sure

Charlie kind of went on every once in a while, but I never

really thought about it at the time.

I never noticed the progression.

And then one night, a few months after he retired, I get this call from

Flannery, and they tell me to come down and get him.

It was the first time I had to put Charlie to bed.

First of many.

I know the doctor's right. Charlie knows it, too.

He's an alcoholic.

It's a disease, you know.

Doctor said if he didn't laugh, the booze, one of two things could happen.

either go insane or you die.

They say it can run in the family.

It always comes.

I think a candelabra would help.

You know, you don't have to do this, honey.

It's not a major drug bust, Mary Beth. I'm just going to find out the redhead's

name.

Maybe I'm pushing too hard.

Huh?

Maybe I'm pushing both you and Chris too hard. Not me, babe. I want to do it.

She was so mad, Harvey.

Chris will get over it.

I mean, I didn't mean to upset her.

I don't want to give up on this while there's still a chance.

I'm with you 100%. How do I look?

Is that that shirt your cousin Stanley gave you that you promised you'd never

wear? It's perfect for the marquee.

I hear it's a hot pickup joint.

You need some gold chainsaw.

Love that silk.

Live alone?

I'm just waiting for someone. Aren't we all?

Oh, no, no, miss. Look, I don't mean to be rude, but the only reason I'm here is

because of my wife.

Yeah? That's kinky.

No, no, it's not. I just want to talk to the day bartender. They told me to wait

here. Okay. You're looking at the day bartender.

What can I do for you?

You.

Tomorrow we get a name.

The bartender promised.

But she only knows this redhead by sight, right?

Yeah. She's going to wait until she comes in and find out her name.

Simple, huh?

Yeah, after bartender's playing straight with you.

Give her 20 bucks to make sure.

20?

Oh, I don't know if that was such a hard idea, Harv.

I thought cops do it all the time.

Oh, in the movies.

I mean, I could see $5 maybe.

After she came through with the name.

Yeah, well, it's worth 20 bucks if we get that witness.

Sleep tight, baby. Yeah, you too.

Tomorrow's a big day.

Uh -huh.

We get that witness and pow, we nail Totson.

Uh -huh.

Boy, this police work, it's hard to turn off.

It's hard, Hoff, but do it.

Hello. Good morning.

I wanted to catch you before you went to bed. I hope you weren't asleep.

No, I wasn't, Mary Beth. That's what he did ask.

Listen, Chris, about yesterday, I'm sorry if you misunderstood what I said.

What, that's supposed to be an apology?

Christine. You forget it, okay, Mary Beth?

It's over.

All right?

If you say so.

I called to tell you that Harvey got a couple leads.

Wonderful. Congratulate him for me. The first day as a bartender at the Marquis.

In case she doesn't pan out, Harvey called one of his welders, Ramon.

Ramon tells Harvey that the reason the Marquis got to be such a popular place

because the adult hideaway motel is right down the street. Very convenient

some people. Let me get it.

You want me to go check him out?

Well, Harvey wanted to, but he had to take Michael to the dentist.

You won't have to go until you wake up.

I'll try, okay, Mary Beth?

But in order to wake up, I have to go to sleep first.

Good night, Mary Beth. Thanks, Chris.

Good night.

Don't hide away, motel.

Good morning.

We're from the Jehovah's Witnesses. Oh, I'm terribly sorry you caught me at a

bad time. I'm on my way to the adult hideaway motel. Excuse me.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Mr. Smith.

The last of the big tippers.

He sends me to the liquor store for a fifth.

Tells me I can finish what he and the lady don't.

And what they don't finish could fit in a thimble.

The lady. Tell me about her.

Ah, a red -headed stallion.

A what?

I used to work burlesque. All the girls were classified with physique.

The tall ones were stallions and the short ones were ponies.

She wasn't no pony.

Well, did he call the stallion by name?

She wore a necklace with gold letters.

R -I -T...

Hey. Rita.

Yes. Hey.

Harvey. How you doing?

I thought you were at the dentist.

Hey, great kid, Mikey. No cavity.

I wanted to get here as soon as I could. The bartender promised me the name of

Totson's lady friend.

But the bartender's a no -show.

Oh. What brings you here?

bellboy at the hideaway motel, that the woman's name was Rita, and that he

brought her and Todson a fifth, which they paused off.

Rita? Yeah, I don't know anything.

Do you want to talk to me? Yeah, hi.

I was here before.

I'm trying to find out about a woman who was here on the 17th. Her name is Rita.

I could look at your credit card receipt. Maybe I could find her last

may have picked up the tab.

I can't do that.

You were very helpful when I was in here the other day. Yeah, well, I spoke to

my lawyer, and he reminded me about the general obligation law.

Customer drinks in here without somebody.

I get sued?

I don't know. It has nothing to do with the GOL.

I'm trying to find out how much he had to drink after he left here.

And I need your cooperation.

Get us a penal lady, and you get my cooperation.

What if we get beverage control down here, too? Have them take a long, hard

at your liquor license.

Oh, Harvey, I'll handle this. Don't threaten me, officer. I run a clean

business. What's that supposed to mean? You wash your hands when you come out of

the bathroom?

Listen, Harvey. Don't come in here and tell me what to do. Oh, you listen, pal.

See that little leader down there at the end of the bar? The one wobbling on her

high heels, talking to Daddy Warbucks there? How old do you figure she is?

16?

15?

I'm very sorry.

He sometimes gets carried away.

I'm sure there's no reason why we can't discuss this calmly. I got it.

Good cop, bad cop, Lieutenant.

You don't have to lean on me.

I'll give you every one.

Boy, no wonder why you and Mary Beth love this. I mean, it makes you feel

million bucks.

Yeah, sometimes.

So now we talk to Rita Quintero, huh?

Uh, Harvey, I really think maybe I should go alone.

I just think the woman would probably be very nervous.

Yeah, and you don't want a rookie to blow it, right?

No.

Well... Hey, for a rookie, you're over.

I didn't have anything to do with the accident. I got out of the car three

blocks from the motel. Why?

Why do you think?

You were smashed.

So you were afraid to stay in the car.

Terrifying.

I hadn't realized how drunk he was.

Every time I think about what happened, I just thank God I got out.

That's all I want you to tell the DA.

You don't understand.

That afternoon was a big mistake.

My husband doesn't know anything about it.

I intend to keep it that way.

We need you to get this man off the streets. Come on, Katie, let's go home.

We can subpoena you, Mrs. Montero.

You want that?

If you do, I'll deny everything.

I'll say that I never saw Carl before in my life.

We have eyewitnesses who saw you with him. If you can get them to testify,

say they're mistaken.

You'll be fair word against mine.

Please, Mrs. Guintero.

Your testimony is crucial.

Without it, we don't have a case.

Then you have no case.

I was on my way to work.

Thought I'd stop by.

Uh -huh.

You always go from Soho to the precinct by way of Queens?

Okay. I had the sudden flash that maybe you were out of chocolate chocolate

chip.

Oh, Lord.

Chocolate chocolate chip? Yeah.

Thanks.

Where are Harvey and the boys?

They went out to bring me ice cream.

Can't believe it.

Mary Beth, I tried with Rita Quintero.

I know.

Oh, I'm sorry it didn't work out.

You did your best.

I appreciate it.

Chris, about yesterday, I hated... Hey, maybe I overreacted.

Sometimes, you know, you say things without really saying.

Oh, sometimes you hear things that aren't there.

No, I don't want to fight about it, Chris.

You're a grown woman, and how much you drink is none of my business. The damn

it, see, there you go again. Can we have a truce now? No.

This is personal with me, and we'll leave it at that.

Maybe you didn't mean it, but you were out of line.

I apologize.

I accept.

Now I have the truth.

I got him!

Mom, would you give me a hand there, please?

Give me a hand. Okay.

Chip.

Easy. Back, back.

Tweezers.

Easy. You're too cerebral. Let me do it. I'm an animal.

Highly technical work, guys.

Don't fake it. Come on, really pull here, will you?

Thank you.

Finally.

After two years before the mass, gentlemen, I give you the Charlie.

Pretty, huh?

I had Lopez, the pawnbroker, engrave a brass plate. Will you see it? It's

It's great.

Yoo -hoo!

Victor! Marcus!

You think you could come over here a moment, please? Take a look behind the

cabinet.

Our missing paycheck?

A rat!

You just stunned him. Cuff him.

Around the neck.

Two years.

All that work.

All that time.

All that patience.

Don't take it so hard, Sarge.

Come with me.

Come on.

You dirty rat.

I don't understand.

I used one of mine.

See I've been on midnights five years now.

I can knock these suckers off with my eyes closed.

You wouldn't guess we'd have a lot in common.

If you didn't work nights, we could have lunch.

Mrs. Quintero? Yes?

I'm Detective Lacey, 14th Squad.

My partner, Sergeant Cagney, talked to you yesterday?

I already told her I can't help you. I only need a few minutes of your time. Is

it asking too much? We're talking about a child's life. Here.

How often do I have to

tell you, Detective, I can't help you?

Tell Anton Dashevsky how sorry you are.

He may have brain damage.

And they don't know if he's ever going to walk right again. Tell his mother how

sorry you are.

She's looking at her son and she's looking at Dr. Bill the rest of her

And the next time that Carl Thompson gets in his car plastered and maybe

kid, you can tell those parents how sorry you are, too. But don't apologize

me. You make it sound like I'm the one who's guilty. There's 10 ,000 children a

year in this country murdered by drunken drivers. You think it's not your

problem? It could have been my kid. It could have been yours.

What if it was? What if it was Katie?

How would you feel if you knew that somebody could have kept her from

hurt and did nothing?

Oh, lady, lady, if I had another choice, I wouldn't do this to you.

But I don't know another way to make sure this man doesn't hurt more

Now, you could take a small risk and maybe do a lot of good.

Or else you can go ahead and go inside your apartment, close the door, and let

criminal like Totson keep getting away with it.

That's up to you.