All language subtitles for Cagney and Lacey s05e15 The Gimp

There's a man out there who is
victimizing a handicapped person. I

help you find him. I don't like hearing
that one of my offices was rude. It was

Peter who was rude to me. Are you and
Elman buddies or something?

Sure. We go bowling together.

Then you talk that way about somebody
who's handicapped. Such a jerk.

Well, what is it then? I don't know if I
can handle this relationship.

Lieutenant, this is a very important
case. There's still no reason to put you

out as decoy. Come on, baby. We're going
for a little ride down there.

Cagney, I need a woman's opinion.

Becky, I'm up to my ears in this case,
okay? Later.

Come on. This is my first baby shower.

Marcus. Marcus.

Take a look at this, huh?

Pass, huh?

Oh, yeah. Yeah?

Done? Uh -huh. Best? Yeah.

It's you, Victor. Yeah.

That's Peter's request, Sergeant Cagney.

Again? Did you just tell Peters I'll
call him later? I have, every time he's

called. Now, you can do it personally.

What's he here?

In the parking bay.

All I know is he asked McAbee to send
Joe here. McAbee asked Connie. Connie

asked me.

What, he can't find the front door?

I don't explain him. I just deliver him.

Mr. Peters!

Where the hell are you?

And why did I... Why the hell didn't I
come into the building?

Well, ask the truck driver why he's
blocking this ramp.

I'm sorry you were inconvenienced.

Oh, I'm sorry you were.

Ted Peters.

Sergeant Cagney.

You know, you really should be wearing a
coat.

I didn't expect this to take long.

Oh, you thought you could just come down
here, ask me why I've been calling you?

Tell me to stop and be back at your desk
in 30 seconds.

I figure 20.

What is it you want, Mr. Peters?

I want to know why you haven't gotten
anywhere with these wheelchair muggings.

You want an update on my case?

I have called you five times.

Look, Mr. Peters, when I crack this
case, then I will have something

tell you. But as it stands now, I'm very
cold, and there's a man out there who

is victimizing handicapped persons.

And the sooner I get back to my desk,
the faster we will have him off the

streets, if you'll excuse me.

Sergeant Cagney, I would like to help
you find him.

I'm with the Eisley Foundation,
Washington, D .C.

Have you heard of it?

We operate centers for people with
disabilities.

Now, we have resources in our New York
branch that might be very useful for

Mr. Peters, I am on this investigation.

I am also late for an interview
regarding this investigation.

But I promise you, should I hit a snag,
I will certainly be in touch.

Being in a wheelchair, I know how people
in my situation can get into trouble.

One of them is telling me how to do my
job.

Now, I do appreciate concerned citizens.
But no one likes a pain in the neck.

Exactly. So, don't be a pain in the
neck.

Good day, Sergeant.

I don't like hearing that one of my
officers was rude. If anything,

it was Peters who was rude to me. You
know, this department has a policy of

being responsive to all citizens.

Yeah, and that goes double for cripples.
Uh, Inspector, I think the term

physically challenged or physically
inconvenienced would be more

Yeah, well, whatever.

Anyway, it was also implied that you're
dragging your heels on this case.

That is not true. I spent all morning
interviewing victims. I've been breaking

my tail on this. Well, that's not
enough, Cagney.

It may surprise you, but some of us here
are concerned with the image of this

department. Right. Thank God Mr. Peters
came to us instead of the press.

Yeah. Now, what I want you to do is
apologize to Peters in person.

I want you to answer all his questions,
and I want you to continually update him

until you break the case.

Assuming I do, with the time that's been
left over for work.

Sergeant, I would appreciate less in the
way of attitude and more in the way of

results.

Do I make myself clear?

Tom. And Bert, for God's sakes, don't
let that ramp get blocked again.

The reason I called, I wanted to
apologize if I gave you the wrong

this morning.

You mean to say you were really cold?

The police department is, of course,
most eager to find the wheelchair

and we thought you might like to know
where we are on the case.

Yes, that'd be nice.

Most of the attacks occurred within a
few blocks of where the victims live. I

running a computer check now to find out
what else the victims have in common.

We hope that that will tell us how the
mugger finds his victims and then in

lead us to the assailant.

Well, what are those wondrous machines
come up with? So far, not much.

But please know that solving this case
is a top priority.

Yeah, how many cases you got, Sergeant?

My guess is too many.

Look, Mr. Peters, I know what a threat
this situation must pose to the

physically challenged.

Oh, that's a nice euphemism. I'm partial
again myself, but you can use whatever

term makes you comfortable.

Nothing makes me feel comfortable about
this case, okay?

I just want to catch the guy and put him
behind bars, and if my hunch is

correct, the computer will make that
connection today, and I will find the

mugger tomorrow. And if that is not fast
enough, that's the best that I can do.

Look, Sergeant.

I know that you were told to come here,
use acceptable words, and control your

temper. If you understand how your brass
operates.

Are you an Elman buddy or something?

Sure. We go bowling together.

You think you're funny?

I know. I couldn't be a stand -up comic.

Well, you also couldn't be a detective,
Mr. Peters.

So why don't you just back off?

Or roll off. Or whatever it is you do.

Would you believe figure eights?

I want to talk to you. What about you?
If you say one word about my condition,

Christine, I swear I'll hit you.

I couldn't stay in that apartment
another minute even if I was having ten

babies. I don't want to sound
ungrateful, Christine, but I hate the

baby shower. You're not supposed to know
about that. Well, I do, and I want you

and Harvey to call it off. Hey.

You know, I don't like baby showers. I
don't go to baby showers, and I

don't throw them. You're the one who
loves baby showers. Other people's baby

showers. You know how many hours it took
me to talk the guys into going to this

thing? Now, you see, that's exactly what
I mean.

They're going to be miserable, and I'm
going to be miserable, and what's the

point? The point is, they already bought
their presents, and I spent a long time

trying to pull this damn thing together,
and I can't get the money back on the

room. Well, I appreciate the thought,
Christine, but it's the wrong one. Oh,

please don't do this to me, Mary Beth.
I've had a rough day dealing with a

concerned citizen, and I've had it.

You, Patton? You're not eight months
pregnant. That's the good news.

At least there's some end in sight for
you. I don't know how long I'm going to

have to report to Peters. Who is Peters?

He's this guy who leaned on Nelman, and
now Nelman's leaning on me. If you

invited Nelman, I will never forgive
you. He wants everything his own way.

He manipulates people, and he doesn't
have to take no for an answer.

Why didn't you tell me you didn't want a
baby shower? I did.

He thinks he's charming.

First,

you...

Sneak around, plan a baby shower, and
then you talk that way about somebody

who's handicapped.

Physically inconvenienced. Can you top
that?

I am that.

I'll use your bathroom.

Will you come to the shower?

Christine. Will you come to the shower,
please?

I'll be there.

Feeling horrible.

And I hope it makes you happy.

You better damn well look surprised.

So what you're telling me is the
computer's come up dry.

One more run through the M .O. file and
he's bound to turn up something.

Meanwhile, the mugger is still out there
preying on easy targets. I will find

him. I just need a little more time.
What is one more week, Lieutenant?

Too much, that's what.

The press is having a field day, Marcus.

If you don't come up with a lead by
tomorrow, I assure you that Nelman's

to turn this over to the Borough Task
Force. He can't do that. He can and he

will, Peggy. Lieutenant, I have done all
the legwork on this thing.

If no one turns it over to task force...
It won't look very good.

If I were you, I would come up with
something else.

Four years ago, we were nothing more
than a two -office storefront. Today,

got 50 employees, just as many services.

We've got vocational counseling, legal
aid, travel agencies, a monthly

newsletter. Okay, sometimes it's hard to
keep up. Yeah, I can appreciate that.

Ted!

Angie!

You owe me dinner.

Oh, uh, Lobster Mandarin Lynn's Garden.
I haven't forgotten.

See that?

Call me. I will.

That was Angela Matheson, our public
relations coordinator.

Tight -knit organization you run here.

Well, we don't like to discriminate
against the able -bodied.

Oh, Norma.

Did Bill call?

Uh, I left a message with the rest of
them. Yeah.

Did you give me the resource file,
please? Yeah, coming up.

Uh, what it is is a list of wheelchair
-accessible buildings, like theaters,

restaurants, health clubs.

Maybe we can come up with a common
denominator.

You had mentioned a newsletter.

Who has access to the mailing list?

Well, that's on a computer printout.

Everyone that works here.

Well, may I look at that and a list of
your employees?

Yeah, pass them, President.

Will you please get me a computer
printout on Pierce Taxi, Queens? I'll

back following interview of witnesses.

or could you radio to the ambulance?

Did you see anyone else at the scene
when you arrived?

No, just Mr. Jenkins lying on the
sidewalk, all beat up.

You don't even know he was doing that
address?

Well, he was seeing this girl.

You know what I mean.

You see this girl often?

Now, that's nobody's business but his
lady.

Sergeant.

Look, I got a cab to clean up.

You have my sympathies, Mr. Kurtz, but
I'm running an official investigation

here, and all of the mugging victims
have used your cab company on a regular

basis. What's the big deal? The word got
around that we don't mind handling the

wheelchairs. They're good tippers, so we
don't have to mug them.

I wasn't suggesting that you do. Who
takes the calls?

Well, that would be Jimmy the
dispatcher.

Now, wait a minute.

You're not saying that Jimmy is the
mugger, huh?

Can I talk to Jimmy?

Sure, Sergeant.

Hey, Jimmy, somebody out here wants to
see you.

Jimmy?

I didn't think you'd still be here.

But I bet you work as long and as hard
as I do.

You've got a real competitive streak,
don't you, Peters?

Thought I'd bring these by.

Resource files for the tri -state area.

Thought they'd be some help.

Oh, thanks a lot.

I appreciate it.

How's it going?

Do you want the PR response or do you
want the truth?

Well, I like a woman who couldn't lie to
me.

Okay, I found out that all the victims
used the Pierce Taxi Company.

That's terrific.

Except that all the people at the Pierce
Taxi Company check out.

So I'm back to square one.

You look tired. I bet you haven't eaten.

Yeah. I'll get something on the way
home.

I know a great Italian restaurant
downtown.

No,

but I'll try it sometime. Thanks.

No, I was talking about tonight.

With me.

Well, I have to get up really early in
the morning.

And I have all this work I haven't even
done yet. But it was nice of you to ask

me. Thank you. No, I'm talking about
great fattuccine here.

You know, like Mama used to make?

Yeah.

My Mama never cooked.

I can't really, but thanks.

You're lost.

And mine.

You know what I'm going to do to deal
with this?

I'm going to go alone.

And I'm going to order the fettuccine
and the lasagna.

Can I use your phone?

Sure.

I bet you thought I was a guy who
couldn't survive.

Yeah, could you send a cab to the 14th
Precinct Station House, please?

And could you tell the driver that I'm
in a wheelchair?

Thank you.

Do you always say that?

We know people monitor the police band,
so maybe this guy's been monitoring the

calls to the cab drivers.

Maybe he has, but there's still no
reason to put you out as decoy. What

we going to do, Lieutenant?

Every lead has dead -ended. I think
we've got to bring the man to us.

And with all the people in wheelchairs
in this city, what do you think the odds

are that he's going to pick the one guy
who happens to be a cop? So I'll take

lots of cabs. I'll take lots and lots of
cabs, and you can give me Petrie and

his backup.

I can't take three detectives off the
chart.

Lieutenant, this is a very important
case.

We told Nelman we would get results.

I don't know how else to do it except go
undercover.

I can't have this guy following you all
the way back to your own apartment.

So maybe the department will rent me a
place.

Maybe the department will send me to
Europe. She could stay at my place. I've

got an extra bedroom.

And the building is wheelchair
accessible.

Well, thank you, Mr.

Peters. I'm sorry, but we don't like to
have civilians involved in these kind of

cases. Well, I'll sign any release form
you want.

The apartment's free, and so are the
lessons.

Lessons? Yeah, she's going to have to
have someone.

Teach her how to maneuver one of these
things.

No.

Turn.

Turn.

Go back up.

You having fun?

Yeah, just tell him when my arms will
stop hurting. Well, that depends on what

kind of shape you were in to begin with.

Good, I thought.

Looked that way to me.

Come this way.

Good,

stop.

Brakes. Great invention, brakes, huh?

All you hear about is the man who
invented the wheel.

Already seems fair.

More bath load.

You know, if it's any consolation, what
you did today took me about a week to

learn.

Really? Yeah.

Good.

When did it happen to you?

Six years ago.

Head -on collision.

The other guy walked away.

I hope they threw the book at the
bastard who was responsible.

Well, they were going to, but they
figured that, well, I'd been punished

Never patent the curves.

I'll remember that.

That was an advertisement at the time.

Had my own company. I was doing pretty
good. I guess I could have stayed with

it, but... I don't know, Madison Avenue.

Packaging is everything.

Anyway, what I'm doing now, I find much
more gratifying.

What, hating the Iceberg Foundation?

No, teaching the cop how to do figure
eights in a wheelchair.

I'll bring my stuff in in the morning.

You know, I'm going to give you the key
just in case I'm not there.

Okay.

Thank you.

Don't worry about that thing. You're
going to be fine.

As long as I remember my brakes.

I never pass on a curve.

Hardly get them to come.

Here she is.

And he told me that we were going out
for pizza.

Pizza. Looking good, Mary Beth. Looking
real good.

Good. She looks tremendous.

Tremendous.

You want to sit down, Mary Beth?

Yeah, honey, sitting's good for you.
Here.

by great.

Hey, this is fun. I've never been to a
baby shower before.

Yes, you have.

Go ahead.

Claudia's.

Well, I'm new at this. What do you do
with these things anyway, huh?

You guys want a drink?

Milk? Mary Beth?

Oh, hi.

I didn't think you'd be here so early.

I didn't mean to barge in. I thought
you'd be gone by now.

Well, my breakfast appointment canceled
out on me.

I'm sorry. Next time we'll knock.

Listen, unless I can be arrested for
what I'm doing here, why don't we both

relax?

That's the bathroom in there.

I want you to know that I don't make
space in my medicine cabinet for just

anyone, you know.

I'll remember that when I write my thank
you note.

The H on the tap stands for hardly warm.

Then I'll feel right at home.

I put your wheelchair in the closet
here.

I cleared some space out for you. I
figured you were close for us.

Oh, actually, I packed very lightly. We
only have a week for this.

Oh, can I use your phone? Sure.

Hey, I want to thank you for what you're
doing.

I think it's great.

Thank you. Takes a lot of guts.

No, it just takes a badge.

You be careful.

I'll be hell on wheels.

I knew that when I first met you.

Yes,

would you please send a driver to 628...

826 Madison Avenue.

And please tell him that I'm in a
wheelchair.

Okay, guys, here I come.

Jeffrey, I'm terribly sorry. Jeffrey,
say I'm sorry for staring at the lady

that. Oh, no, that's all right. No, no,
he has to learn. Jeffrey, say I'm sorry.

Jeffrey, say I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Great. Thank you. Come on.

the design.

I'm sorry.

I was asleep.

What time is it?

A little after nine.

Did you just get in?

Oh, a long meeting.

Yeah.

Hey, how'd it go?

Oh, a long day.

I knew it was going to be rough getting
around.

You know, I expected that.

But the people in this city, I tell you,
they don't even look at you.

You know, they all look up here.

And the ones that do look at you are so
damn patronizing, you just want to kill

them.

My arms got real sore.

So I took a hot bath.

But I still got a headache.

Am I giving you one?

I'd kill for an aspirin.

You probably have a headache because
you've been looking up at everybody.

Your neck muscles aren't used to it.
Here, come here. I'll give you an

Take your neck and do like that.

From side to side.

That's it.

Fully. Now the other way.

Back.

That's good. Release some of that
tension.

Don't pull.

Just stretch.

Is this a roundabout way of telling me
you're out of aspirin?

I don't believe in aspirin.

I'm a man who felt that way about
capital punishment.

Oh.

No, no, no, no, no. Keep your head
straight.

I've been trying to do that for years.

What I want you to do is pretend to
touch your ear to your shoulder.

All right?

Go ahead.

All the way.

That's where it gets you right there.
That's where the tension builds up.

Okay, now the other way.

Honey, baby, that's okay. I'll finish.

I need the exercise.

Yeah, maybe you could use a little
exercise. That's okay.

What do you mean by that?

Well, what you said. I mean, sitting
around, taking it easy.

Maybe you could use the exercise.

I got fat.

Is that what you mean?

I did not say that, Mary Fett. Yeah, but
that's what you meant, though, isn't

it? That's it.

I can't win.

Anything I say, you nail me to the wall.
That is not true.

The hell it isn't.

You know, I'm just glad you weren't this
way with the other two. Oh, yeah?

Because if I had been, there wouldn't be
a third. Is that what you're saying?

Let me tell you something, Mary Beth.
Living with you this past week has been

royal pain in the butt, and I am damn
tired of it.

I'm a little bit irritable. A little bit
irritable.

That's like saying you're a little bit
pregnant. Oh, funny, Harvey. That's very

funny. How'd you like to carry around 36
extra pounds for two months?

How'd you like to retain enough water to
afford a battleship?

My shoes are too small. My elasticized
waistbands are too tight.

I sit down and I'm uncomfortable. I
stand up, my ankles swell. I lay down,

back hurts.

Being pregnant is not easy, Harvey, and
if you think it is, try it sometimes.

Honey, if I could have this baby for
you, I would.

Yeah?

Would you have gone to that shower?

Everybody says a pregnant lady is so
beautiful. I don't feel beautiful,

I feel big and heavy and clumsy.

Oh, honey, I swear, you're not heavy and
clumsy.

Just big.

Nice, huh?

It is. It just means there's more of you
to love.

Good morning.

Hi. Did you sleep well?

Oh, yes, very well, thanks. Have you
seen my shoes?

Yeah, they're in the living room.

Oh. I hope I didn't wake you.

My typing, I get up pretty early.

I see you do.

I probably make the best omelet in the
city.

Well, it looks wonderful, but I can't
stay.

Saturday all day.

I know, but I have plans.

Excuse me.

Well, Chris, I'm just there for
breakfast.

Oh, I'm sorry, Ted, but I have to go
somewhere else.

A brunch.

Do you know what time it is?

Oh, well, actually, it's a breakfast
meeting.

And then I have to go shopping. You're
so right about me being a clothes

And then I have to do my laundry.

You know, some people are so good with
fluff and fold, but I just never really

got the hang of it. But I will call you
later, I promise.

Yes.

Mornings after are always tough.

And there are things here that make them
tougher.

I know that.

I don't know about you, but I had a
great time last night.

I did, too.

I feel great.

I just have to go now.

I brought breakfast.

No one wants to cook on a Saturday.

Hiya. I brought bagels and cream cheese,
whipped orange juice, freshly squeezed.

Is that the family sleeping in this
morning?

734 on a weekend morning.

I wouldn't call that sleeping in.

730?

Oh, I left my watch. Did I wake you up?

I thought breakfast would be a nice
idea.

At a decent hour with a phone call, it's
a nice idea.

Excuse me.

Next time we'll call and make an
appointment to talk to you.

Christine, it's all right. It's okay.
I'm getting used to your surprises

Baby shower wasn't that bad, was it?

Want to know the better part?

It's over.

Okay.

What's the problem?

What?

That Ted Peters?

I like him very much.

You came over here at this hour to tell
me something I knew four days ago?

I like him a lot.

Is that the problem?

I slept with him last night.

That could be a problem.

I just, I don't know if I want to get
involved.

Yeah.

I mean, I don't want to string him
along.

You've got to make a decision, Mary
Beth.

Now?

I don't want to hurt him.

I never heard you say that about anybody
before.

Well, he's not exactly like anybody I've
been with before.

Because he's in a wheelchair.

Well, you can't pretend that it doesn't
exist. I wasn't going to. I have a life

that I lead, a life that I enjoy, and he
would be left out.

I see.

You know I love to ski. I ski all the
time.

That'd be real nice, wouldn't it?

Having a great downhill run and he's
stuck there in the lodge all by himself.

Uh -huh.

Well, maybe I didn't ski as much last
year, but I jog.

I go to the theater. I like ball games.

I'm a very active person.

And he isn't.

I didn't say that. Did you hear me say
that once?

Well, what is it then?

I don't know if I can handle this
relationship.

Oh, Chris, you're trying to make a
decision about something that you don't

a lot about.

Take your time. I don't have any time.
What do you mean, take my time? I have

go back and I have to face him.

What am I going to say to him?

I really want to be with you, Ted.

I just don't know if I have the guts.

Yeah, what?

Lieutenant, may I speak with you?

I thought you were on a decoy duty.

Well, that's what I wanted to talk to
you about.

I need a new base of operations.

Peter's place is not working out.

Wait a minute, Cagney.

After I sell the brass, I'm funding this
setup. Now you're going to tell me that

it's not working out? No, the operation
is viable, just the location is wrong.

This whole idea was yours, Cagney. I
know it.

But you think Peter's apartment was his.

And I'm telling you that the area is
just too well -traveled. Well, you

have thought of that before I sold
Nelman on this. It's just too busy there

a mugging to take place, Lieutenant.

I know that you've got some kind of
problem with this Peters guy.

But I want you to put that aside.

Nailing the perp.

That's all that should matter here.

No, I talked to him before I left.
Someone's at my door. I gotta go.

No, uh, charter half a plane. Look, I
told him I'd get him there.

Bye.

Hoping I wouldn't recognize you?

Uh, no.

I'm just hoping the mugger wouldn't.

He's around. Where's my microphone?

I put it in the table there.

Along with your watch.

Where you been?

Home.

I get the weekends off.

I do, too.

But you're going to call me.

After your shopping and laundry, of
course.

You know, despite my swagger, I'm
usually not treated like a one -night

I'm sorry.

Me too.

Tried calling.

Yeah, I'm not listed.

Yeah, I found out.

Did you give me a clue why you vanished?
I mean, I thought it went pretty well.

It did. I told you that it was great.

Dammit, Chris, I was worried about you.

You shouldn't have been.

Look, I've got to go, okay? These guys
are waiting for me.

Let them wait.

Talk to me, Chris.

I can't.

Please understand when this case is over
then we'll talk

I'm going to try down this alley.

Okay guys, I've had enough.

You're going for a little ride down
there.

I want you to know I don't cook dinner
for just anybody.

Should I consider myself honored?

Well, I think you better taste it first.

Oh, I tell you, I wish I could have seen
the look on that guy's face when you

stood up.

Yeah.

This has been the same kind of look that
was on your face when you woke up in my

bed the other morning.

I better check on dinner.

Do you like veal?

Yes. I love to make veal. It's so much
fun to pound away at it.

There's so many interesting ways to
prepare it. There's veal marsala, veal

cordon bleu, veal piccata, veal
parmesan.

I was wondering what we'd talk about.

Maybe we should save subjects like
chicken and beef for after dinner.

I was wrong to expect you to spend the
weekend with me.

I mean, I had no right to make that
assumption. I'm sorry.

I wanted to spend the weekend with you.

I was just scared.

Does that make any sense?

Of course.

Why are you so terrific?

Habit, I guess.

Here's to... A tough chance and a long
sentence.

And a job well done.

Thank you.

That's good stuff.

Well, I figure you deserve the best.

That's what I've been saying to myself
lately.

And I decided who am I to argue.

Well, should we eat?

I want to tell you what I've been
thinking about first.

It's going to spoil my appetite?

Oh, I hope not.

I've given this a lot of thought.

I was frightened because I didn't

think that I could handle it.

But now I've gotten to know you.

Christine, hold it a minute.

Give me your hand.

Let me talk first.

You should hear Ted talk about his
schedule.

I tell you, Mary Beth, he's got his
appointment. The book filled up for the

two years.

He took off for Washington this morning
at 7 o 'clock.

That's where he's based.

He had a congressional meeting he had to
get to.

Oh, yeah?

Yeah.

I told him I was the same way.

You know, with this caseload I've been
carrying, I really don't have much time

for a social life.

Sounds like he doesn't have much time
either.

No, not a lot.

Not enough for me, anyway.

He may be in a wheelchair, Mary Beth,
but there is one thing this man cannot

and that is say no to his work.

You miss a lot that way.

Yeah, I will.

Sometimes you just don't realize it
until it's too late.

Busy worrying about whether he'd fit
into my life.

I never even stopped to think about
whether I'd fit into his.

Then I would have made time for him.