All language subtitles for T.J Hooker - Season 1 - 1 - The Protectors

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T.J. HOOKER IS THE NAME.

BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO
LOSE ANY SLEEP

WONDERING WHAT THE T.J.
STANDS FOR.

AS FAR AS YOU'RE CONCERNED,
MY FIRST NAME IS SERGEANT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOUR INDIVIDUAL REASONS ARE

FOR JOINING
THE POLICE COMMISSION'S

NEW RECRUITMENT PROGRAM.

WELL, I HAVE ONE REASON
FOR BEING HERE.

THERE'S A WAR GOING ON
OUT THERE ON OUR STREETS.

PEOPLE ARE SCARED.
AND THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO BE.

THE BODY COUNT IS HIGH.

HOMICIDE. ASSAULT.

FORCIBLE RAPE.

BURGLARY. ARMED ROBBERY.
ALL UP.

STREET SAVVY HOODS
HAVE NO FEAR.

NOT OFTHE COURTS.
NOT OF PRISON.

WHEN THE BUST DOES STICK,
WE HOUSE THEM,

GIVE THEM COLOR T.V.
AND THEIR WIVES ON WEEKENDS.

IF THAT MAKES SENSE TO YOU,

THEN YOU AND I ARE ABOUT
TO HAVE A PROBLEM,

BECAUSE
I'M YOUR INSTRUCTOR HERE,

AND I LOVE TO WEED OUT
AIR HEADS AND MARSHMALLOWS.

I'VE GOT A JOB TO DO:

TO TEST YOUR MENTAL
AND PHYSICAL FIBER.

GONNA WORK YOUR TAILS OFF
TO SAVE YOUR LIVES

AND MAYBE THE LIVES OF SOME
OF YOUR FELLOW OFFICERS.

THIS IS NO PICNIC.
NO SUMMER CAMP.

TARGET RANGE. CLASSROOM.
SELF-DEFENSE.

WE'LL COVER EVERYTHING YOU HAD
IN PRE-TRAINING AND MORE.

BUT THE REAL WORLD
IS ON THE STREET.

AND THAT'S WHAT THIS
NEW PROGRAM IS ALL ABOUT,

ON-THE-JOB TRAINING.

YOU GOT THE DEDICATION,
YOU GOT THE GUTS,

YOU'LL MAKE IT.

YOU DON'T, I DON'T WANT YOU.

ATTENHUT!

HIT THE BARRACKS
AND STORE YOUR GEAR

AND HIT THE TRACK
RUNNING AT 0900. GOT IT?

(all)
YES, SIR.

I DON'T HEAR YOU.

YES, SIR!

DISMISSED!

ON THE DOUBLE! COME ON!

(Jessie)
I WONDER WHAT SERGEANT HOOKER EATS FOR BREAKFAST?

(David)
RECRUITS.

YEAH, HE WAS BREATHING FIRE,
WEREN'T HE?

"WEREN'T HE"?
WHERE'D YOU GO TO SCHOOL, PAL?

WHO SAID COUNTRY
WENT TO SCHOOL?

I GRADUATED WITH HONORS.
ROME HIGH.

IN ITALY?

GEORGIA.

WHY? DOES MY ACCENT
SOUND ITALIAN?

EXCUSE ME, FELLAS,
BUT DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE?

[David whistling]

YOU TALKING ABOUT THE MONOGRAM
ON ROMANO'S SHORTS?

NO, SEE, THAT'S SO HE KNOWS
WHO HE IS

IN CASE HE WAKES UP SUDDENLY
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.

[both laughing]

WHAT CAN I SAY TO SUCH
NO-STYLE, NO-CLASS,

SARTORIAL MISFITS?

GRANGER, YOU LOOK LIKE

YOU WERE WARDROBED
AT A THRIFT SHOP.

WHY? THEY DIDN'T HAVE
CLOTHING STORES NEAR N.Y.U?

NONE THAT SOLD SILK SHORTS.

DO THEY COME
IN DIFFERENT COLORS?

HATE TO TELL YOU THIS, GUYS,
BUT WE'RE LATE IN 2 MINUTES.

THAT'S RIGHT.
LET'S GET TO IT!

RIGHT. HEY! HEY! HEY!
LET'S GO.

WHY DO I GET THE FEELING

I'M HEADED INTO
A SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME?

I'D FEEL LIKEWISE IF I WAS
GONNA BE LOCKED AWAY

FROM SOMETHING LIKE YOUR WIFE.

SOMETHING LIKE WHAT?

HEY, NO OFFENSE, JESS.

I JUST MEANT THAT I SEE
HER PICTURE IN YOUR LOCKER

AND
SHE'S A VERY BEAUTIFUL LADY.

YEAH, AIN'T SHE, THOUGH?

HI.

I LEFT THE JURY PANTING

FOR THE PROSECUTION'S
CLOSING ARGUMENT, LACEY.

AND I DUCKED NETWORK CAMERAS
WAITING FOR ME

OUTSIDE THE COURTROOM
TO GET HERE.

AND YOU LEAVE ME
TO COOL MY HEELS.

WHAT IS IT WITH YOU, ANYWAY?

I THOUGHT I GAVE YOU
A COUPLE OF DAYS OFF

TO GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER.

LOOK, WHEN JESS
WAS WORKING THE PIPELINE,

I--I NEEDED A JOB
AND YOU GAVE ME ONE.

I WAS LONELY AND YOU WERE
INTERESTING TO BE WITH.

BUT IT JUST GOT
OUT OF HAND, ERIC.

YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF
GROWING UP TO DO, LACEY.

YOU AND THAT EX-JOCK
HUSBAND OF YOURS

HAVE BEEN ON A DOWNHILL RUN
SINCE HE LEGGED IT

FOR THE WINNING SCORE
IN THE ROSE BOWL

AND YOU SHOOK YOUR POM-POMS
ON NATIONAL T.V.

LOOK, IF JESS HADN'T
BUSTED HIS KNEE--

OH, PRO BALL, RIGHT?

A CRUTCH, LACEY. THE PAST.

SAME AS IF I WHINED ABOUT
LOSING THE ELECTION

TO END UP DEPUTY D.A.
INSTEAD OF HEAD HONCHO.

NOBODY'S WHINING.

AND YOU'LL RUN AGAIN AND WIN.
JESS CAN'T.

JESS, WHO'S BEEN IN INSURANCE,
PEDDLED USED CARS,

WORKED CONSTRUCTION
IN THE PIPELINE.

ALWAYS CHASING THE POT
AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW.

AND MOSTLY LIVE OFF
WHAT YOU BROUGHT HOME.

HE HAD SOME PROBLEMS
TO WORK OUT.

AND NOW HE'S GONNA BE A COP.

AND YOU THINK BECAUSE
HE'S FINALLY OFF THE ROAD,

YOUR SWEET SCENTED SHEETS
ARE GONNA BE BURNING UP.

HE'S GOING TO BE LIVING
AT THE BARRACKS FOR A WHILE,

BUT THAT WILL CHANGE.

WHAT WILL CHANGE
IS YOUR TAB AT THE DRUGSTORE

AFTER YOU SPEND A FEW WEEKS
WATCHING THE SUN COME UP,

WONDERING WHERE HE IS
AND WHETHER SOME ACID FREAK

GOT A MIDNIGHT ITCH
AND BLEW HIM AWAY.

YOU'LL ZONK YOURSELF OUT
JUST TO GET THROUGH THE NIGHT.

AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS,

WHEN YOU START NAVIGATING
THROUGH THE DAY LIKE A ZOMBIE,

DON'T EXPECT ME TO CARRY YOU.

WE'RE IN DEBT, ERIC.
I NEED MY JOB.

I HEAR THERE'S A NEW GIRL
IN THE STENO POOL, LACEY.

TAKES DYNAMITE DICTATION
THEY SAY.

TYPES LIKE SHE'S POSSESSED.

JUST GRADUATED
FROM CITY COLLEGE.

AND I'M TOLD SHE KNOWS
WHAT TEAM SPIRIT IS.

SHE WAS A CHEERLEADER.

(Hooker)
HOP OVER THIS FENCE. WATCH YOURSELF.

SUSPECT'S RIGHT THERE.
RIGHT THERE.

LAND SQUARED.
KEEP DOWN. KEEP DOWN.

IT'S GOOD TO BE READY.
KEEP THOSE ARMS IN.

GO! GO! GO! GO!

UP NEXT.

KEEP DOWN. THAT'S GOOD.
ON YOUR WAY.

COME ON. UP AND OVER. UP AND
OVER. SUSPECT'S RIGHT THERE.

NEVER, NEVER, NEVER
TURN YOUR BACK ON THE SUSPECT.

DOWN LOW. GET THOSE ARMS IN.

IN. IN. IN.
IN, CLOSE TO YOUR BODY.

NOW, HE'S RIGHT THERE.
GO GET HIM.

(Hooker)
ALL RIGHT. MOVE IT! MOVE IT!

LET'S SEE YOU GO!

GET THE LEAD OUT!

LET'S SEE YOU MOVE THOSE LEGS!
COME ON! COME ON!

MOVE! MOVE! MOVE! MOVE!
MOVE! PAY THE PRICE!

BETTER TO BLEED HERE
THAN ON THE STREETS!

LET'S GO! LET'S GO! COME ON!

[infant wailing]

WHIT, WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'?

JUST SHUT THAT KID UP.

YOU KNOW IF YOU
GET CAUGHT WITH THAT GUN,

YOUR PAROLE IS JUST GONNA BE--

I SAID TO SHUT UP!

YOU PROMISED.
YOU GAVE ME YOUR WORD

THAT YOU'D GO OUT
AND LOOK FOR WORK.

WHERE? AT THE CAR WASH

OUT PUMPING GAS
FOR PLANTATION WAGES?

NOTHIN' WRONG WITH THAT

IF YOU AIN'T AFRAID
TO GET YOUR HANDS DIRTY.

DON'T YOU SMART MOUTH ME!

NOW, I DON'T LIKE
SMART MOUTHS!

[infant continues wailing]

GEE, LOOKS LIKE
THE HONEYMOON'S OVER.

WHIT, I DON'T--
I DON'T WANT YOU RUNNING AROUND WITH HIM.

YOU'RE GONNA END UP
RIGHT BACK IN ATTICA

WITH NUMBERS RIGHT
ACROSS YOUR CHEST.

YEAH, WELL, I'M TIRED
OF GOING THROUGH LIFE

WITH SOMEBODY'S FOOT
ON MY NECK!

NOW, ME AND TRAVIS ARE
GOING OUT AND MAKE A MOVE.

LET'S GO.

(Hooker)
ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO. GET THE LEAD OUT.

COME ON. COME ON.
COME ON. COME ON.

THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES.
LET'S GO.

LET'S GO!

NO PAIN, NO GAIN.
LET'S GO, PEOPLE.

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1, 2, 3, 4.

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19....

ROMANO'S THE NAME, LOVE.

ROMANO, HUH?

YOU CAN CALL ME VINCE.

HOW ABOUT
IF I CALL YOU A CAB?

HMM, I LOVE A LADY
WITH A SENSE OF HUMOR.

[sighing]

BUZZ OFF, ROMANO.

OH, SHE'S CRAZY
ABOUT YOU, ROMANO.

YEAH, I KNOW.

THIS ISN'T A HIGH SCHOOL
SOCIAL, SANDBAGGERS.

5 MORE LAPS. HIT IT!

(both)
YES, SIR.

NO PAIN, NO GAIN.

WHEN YOU PULL YOUR WEAPONS,
IT'S NOT THE MOVIES.

YOU'RE NOT PULLING IT
TO WING SOMEONE.

WHEN YOU PULL IT,
YOU'RE SHOOTING TO KILL.

POINT SHOOTING
IS THE KIND OF FIRING YOU'RE LIKELY TO GET INTO.

IT'S VERY CLOSE.
IT'S YOU OR HIM. NO AIM.

SPEED COUNTS
MORE THAN ACCURACY.

THE GUN'S SIMPLY SHOVED

IN THE DIRECTION OF THE TARGET
AND FIRED.

YOU DRAW QUICKLY.

CROUCH.

POINT.

SQUEEZE.

MOST PERPETRATORS
ARE RIGHT-HANDED

AND ARE NOT TRAINED.

THEREFORE,
WHEN THEY FIRE AT YOU,

THEIR GUNS WILL JUMP
SLIGHTLY TO YOUR RIGHT

AND THEIR BULLETS TEND TO
PASS OVER YOUR RIGHT SHOULDER.

SO, BEFORE YOU GET INTO
YOUR COMBAT CROUCH,

TAKE A HALF STEP TO YOUR LEFT.

SIR?
GRANGER?

WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU RUN INTO
A LEFT-HANDED SHOOTER

WHO'S BEEN TRAINED?

IN THAT CASE, GRANGER,

IF YOU DON'T TAKE
A HALF STEP TO YOUR RIGHT,

YOU'LL GET A COP'S FUNERAL
WITH FULL HONORS.

WE DON'T GET NO RESPECT
IN THIS COMMUNITY,

THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

CASH IS WHAT WE NEED.

WITH IT COMES RESPECT. DIG?

YEAH, YEAH. SURE. RESPECT.

PULL OVER.

COUPLE OF PEOPLE COMING OUT
OF THAT FANCY RESTAURANT.

SO?

SO, LET'S TAKE 'EM.

OK.

[both chattering]

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT
DO YOU GUYS WANT HERE, HUH?

I WANT YOUR CASH.

OK.

I WANT YOUR JEWELS.
GET HER PURSE.

OK, ANYTHING YOU SAY.

OH, THERE'S NOTHING IN THERE
BUT MAKE-UP.

ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S THIS, NOW?
$17?

THERE IS NO MORE.

I MEANT TO GET
TO THE BANK TODAY, I JUST... I--I NEVER DID.

THERE'S SOME CREDIT CARDS
IN THERE,

JUST--JUST--JUST TAKE 'EM,
WILL YOU, PLEASE?

I DON'T WANT
NO DAMN CREDIT CARDS.

I WANT YOUR CASH.

I'M SORRY,
I DON'T HAVE ANYMORE.

$17.

YOU'RE SORRY, ALL RIGHT.

[screaming]

17 BUCKS.

WELL, PEOPLE OUGHT TO
CARRY MORE CASH.

[car engine starting]

(Hooker)
2 OFFICERS ON PATROL AT 2:00 A.M.

OBSERVE A MAN STANDING IN
THE SHADOWS ACROSS THE STREET

FROM A 24-HOUR MARKET THAT
SUFFERED 3 PREVIOUS ROBBERIES.

THE OFFICERS
APPROACH THE SUSPECT.

OBSERVED A BULGE
FROM HIS SHIRT.

WITH HIS ASCENT
THEY CONDUCTED A PAT SEARCH.

THE BULGE TURNED OUT TO BE
A LOADED .38.

WHEN HE WAS JAILED,
IT WAS LEARNED

THAT HE WAS OUT ON BAIL ON
2 ARMED MARKET ROBBERIES.

WHAT CHARGES DO WE FILE?
McNEIL?

NO CRIME HAD BEEN COMMITTED,

BUT HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN
CHARGED WITH A FELONY.

SANDERS?

EX-CON WITH A GUN, SIR.

CORRECT.
EXCEPT THE JUDGE DECIDED THAT

THE DEFENDANT'S CONSTITUTIONAL
RIGHTS HAD BEEN VIOLATED.

THAT THE DETENTION WRONGFULLY
INVADED HIS PRIVACY.

AND A WEEK LATER THE SUSPECT
TURNED UP AGAIN AT 2:00 A.M.

ANOTHER MARKET.

ONLY THIS TIME
THERE WERE NO OFFICERS

TO INTERRUPT HIS RHYTHM.

HE BLEW AWAY THE MANAGER
AND THE 17-YEAR-OLD CHECKER.

UP, UP, UP.

ALL RIGHT, ROMANO.
THAT'S HOLLYWOOD, ROMANO.

UP WE GO. GET THE LEAD OUT.

PAYNE. LET'S GO.
UP AND OVER. AND OVER YOU GO.

LET'S GO. COME ON NOW.
NO GAIN WITHOUT PAIN

SEARCH AND SEIZURE LAWS
STILL THROW ME.

YEAH, YOU GOT TO BE
A SUPREME COURT JUSTICE

TO UNDERSTAND WHICH WAY IS UP.

MMM. CLASS BEFORE YOURS,
I WAS GIVING MY USUAL BIT

ON SEARCH AND SEIZURES
AND STOPS, PAT DOWNS,

SEARCHES AND HOUSE ENTRY
AND THE, UH, RESTRICTIONS

THAT THE COURTS
HAVE HUNG ON US.

AND THERE WAS THIS
ITALIAN KID.

YOU REMIND ME OF HIM, ROMANO.

YEAH, THEY ALL LOOK ALIKE.

[all laughing]

DID HE WEAR MONOGRAMMED
SHORTS LIKE ROMANO?

HEY, MOUTH,
LET SARGE TALK.

BRIGHT KID.

[chuckling]

EAGER TO LEARN.

HIS FIRST WEEK OUT
WAS HIS LAST.

HE WAS IN PURSUIT
OF A RAPE SUSPECT.

AND I WONDER HOW MUCH
THE KID'S MIND

WAS CONCENTRATING
ON LEGALITIES,

HOW AND WHEN TO
TELL A SUSPECT TO STOP.

WHAT HE COULD PROPERLY SAY,

WHETHER HE COULD
DRAW HIS WEAPON.

AND ALONE AT 5:00
IN THE MORNING,

WHAT HE COULD LEGALLY DO NEXT.

I WONDER WHAT LEGAL RULES

ARE GOING THROUGH
THE SUSPECT'S MIND

WHEN HE PUMPED 6 POINT BLANK
SLUGS INTO A POLICE OFFICER.

YOU CATHOLIC, ROMANO?

YES, SIR.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MISSED
AT THE MASS

THAT THEY HAD FOR THE KID?

LATIN. I'D LIKE
TO HEAR LATIN AGAIN.

INSTEAD OF EVERYTHING
IN ENGLISH.

YEAH.

WHAT ABOUT DOCTORS
WHO MAKE HOUSE CALLS

OR REPAIR MEN
WHO KNOW HOW TO FIX THINGS

AND BALL PLAYERS WHO HUSTLE

AND BOXERS WHO GET
CARRIED OUT OF THE RING

INSTEAD OF QUITTING
BECAUSE OF STOMACH CRAMPS?

AND WHAT ABOUT THE DEATH
PENALTY FOR SCUM

WHO TAKE A HUMAN LIFE
AND SNUFF IT OUT

LIKE IT'S SOMEONE'S GARBAGE?

[sighing]

I'VE SEEN THE PAST, GENTLEMEN.

AND THE WORKS.

[scoffing]

LISTEN TO THIS.

"THE TERROR ON THE WEST SIDE."

YOU WANT SOME ASPIRIN?

I NEVER USED TO GET HEADACHES
IN PORTLAND.

THIS IS US THAT
THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE.

BUT THEY GOT IT WRONG.

THIS AIN'T THE WAY
IT HAPPENED, MAN.

THAT LIQUOR STORE
WOULD BE A LOCK.

YEAH. ALL THAT TROUBLE
FOR 17 BUCKS?

MAN, DO YOU WANT
TO EAT OR WHAT?

EAT?

NO, LET'S JUST GO
TICK SOMEBODY OFF.

[car engine starting]

HOOKER SCARES ME A LITTLE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

HE REMINDS ME OF COPS WHO WERE
BREAKING HEADS IN THE 60'S.

ARE WE GONNA GET INTO
YOUR BERKLEY POLITICS AGAIN?

DAVID, IT'S JUST THAT
I DON'T THINK

HOOKER'S WAY IS
NECESSARILY THE RIGHT WAY.

AND I GUESS I'M WORRIED

THAT YOU'RE BUYING
THE WHOLE PACKAGE.

WHAT I'M BUYIN', SUSAN,
IS HIS DEDICATION.

AND HEY, I'M OPEN FOR ANYTHING
ELSE THAT MAKES SENSE.

I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M HAVING
SO MUCH TROUBLE, YOU KNOW.

I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH
THE OBSTACLE COURSE IN SCHOOL.

AND I'VE BEEN SHOOTING A GUN
SINCE I WAS 10,

HUNTIN' WITH MY FATHER.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
I SAW GUYS IN NAM

WEARING SHARP SHOOTER BADGES
THAT STILL FROZE SOMETIMES.

YOU JUST PRESSING A LITTLE BIT
TOO HARD, SON.

IT WILL WORK ITSELF OUT.

SHE CAN'T STAY AWAY FROM ME.

[both chuckling]

SO, HOW'S IT GOING?

HOW'S IT GOING?

YEAH. I FIGURE IT'S GOT
TO BE GOING SUPER GOOD

FROM WHERE I'M STANDING.
YOU ARE LOOKING FINE TONIGHT.

I THOUGHT MAYBE
YOU MIGHT WANT TO

GLIDE ON UP TO THE DANCE FLOOR
AND SHOW OFF THOSE NEW JEANS?

THANKS.
BUT I'M NOT MUCH OF A DANCER.

SO WE DON'T WIN FIRST PLACE
IN THE DANCE CONTEST?

NO, IT'S FAST MUSIC.
I HATE FAST DANCING.

LOOK, I'M NOT ASKING FOR
A LIFETIME COMMITMENT HERE.

WILL YOU GIVE ME A BREAK?

YOU'RE DESTROYING MY IMAGE.

I DIDN'T KNOW
YOU HAD AN IMAGE.

OK. OK.

I'LL BACK UP AND START OVER
IF YOU WANT.

ALL RIGHT, ROMANO,

ONE BOOGIE FOR YOUR IMAGE
AND THAT'S IT.

WILL YOU CALL ME MONDAY AND
LET ME KNOW HOW IT'S GOING?

IF I CAN.

I COULD BE OUT ON THE STREETS
FOR THE FIRST TIME.

I'LL HAVE A FEW OTHER THINGS
ON MY MIND.

I KNOW IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU
WANT TO THINK ABOUT, SO DON'T.

HOW DO I NOT?

YOU'RE GOING OUT THERE
WITH A GUN.

TRAINED TO USE IT.

SENT INTO CIRCUMSTANCES
WHERE YOU MIGHT HAVE TO.

IF YOU'RE NOT TERRIFIED, I AM.

I GOT AN EXTENSION
ON THE LOAN. IT WILL COST,

BUT AT LEAST IT WILL GIVE US
SOME BREATHING ROOM

WITH THESE SHYLOCKS.

WELL,
YOUR OLD TEAMMATES ARE GREAT.

I MEAN, FIRST THEY GET YOU
INTO A PIE IN THE SKY SCHEME

THAT GOES BUST,
AND THEN THEY GET YOU ALONE

WITH GUYS WHO ARE
UNDER INDICTMENT.

WITH OUR CREDIT, LACE,

WHERE ELSE WAS I GONNA
GET THE CASH THAT QUICK?

I TRIED TO REACH YOU EARLIER.

I CALLED A FEW TIMES
AROUND 7:00.

I GOT HUNG UP AT WORK.

I TRIED THERE, TOO,
ABOUT 6:30.

I GUESS I WAS ON MY WAY
TO THE CAR.

LOOK, I'M SORRY
I DIDN'T GET YOUR CALL.

MAYBE I CAN STILL MAKE IT
OVER THERE.

NO. NO NEED. I, UH--

I DON'T WANT YOU DRIVING
AROUND ALONE THIS LATE.

(Jessie)
I'LL JUST SEE YOU THIS WEEKEND.

GET A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP,
BABE.

LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU.

I MISS YOU TOO, JESS.

[sighing]

[dog barking]

DADDY, IS THAT YOU?

HIYA, HONEY. IT'S ME.

OH, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.

THAT DRIP DENTIST IS HERE.

AND HE'S BAD MOUTHING YOU
AGAIN.

HUH?

I THINK YOU OUGHT TO
GIVE HIM A TICKET.

I THINK I WILL NEXT TIME
HE PARKS ON THE LAWN.

[both laughing]

TELL ME ABOUT YOUR DAY.

[both chattering]

HI, DADDY.

THAT A BOY, TOM?

DO YOU KNOW
WHAT TIME IT IS, HOOKER?

LISTEN, IT'S PAST
YOUR BEDTIME.

CAN I READ A BOOK, DADDY?

YEAH, ONE.
BUT THEN LIGHTS OUT.

UH, WE'RE ALREADY
AN HOUR LATE, FRAN.

UH, COULD I SEE YOU
IN THE KITCHEN FOR A MINUTE, PLEASE?

WE'LL TRY NOT TO INCONVENIENCE
YOU ANY FURTHER, HARVEY.

NEW WALLPAPER?

YOU SMELL LIKE A STILL.

WHAT WAS WRONG
WITH THE OLD WALLPAPER?

I'M HERE WAITING TO GO OUT,
AND YOU'RE IN SOME SALOON

WITH YOUR FACE
IN A BOURBON ON THE ROCKS.

BUSINESS.

RIGHT.

I LIKED THE OLD WALLPAPER.

YOU DON'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE.

YOU KNOW,
I THINK ABOUT THAT A LOT.

DO YOU?

FIRST OF EVERY MONTH
WHEN THE MORTGAGE IS DUE.

YOU'RE LATE WITH THE ALIMONY
CHECK AGAIN.

I HAVE WHAT YOUR
DOCTOR-FEEL-GOOD

DENTIST FRIEND WOULD CALL
A CASH FLOW PROBLEM.

THEY'VE GOT YOU
IN A WRINGER

OVER THAT STREET SHOOTING,
DON'T THEY?

IT'S RESOLVING ITSELF,

BUT MY PAYCHECKS HAVE
MAGICALLY SLOWED TO A CRAWL.

CAN THE D.A. DO THAT?

D-DID HARVEY DRINK
ALL MY BOURBON?

HE LOOKS MORE LIKE
A STRAWBERRY DAIQUIRI MAN.

YOU COULD HAVE
RETIRED ON DISABILITY

AFTER THAT BULLET
SKEWERED YOU.

YOU LOST PART OF YOUR STOMACH

AND YOU STILL HAVE THE LEAD
IN YOUR BACK

TO REMIND YOU
WHENEVER IT RAINS.

NOBODY BUT YOU WANTED YOU
TO GO BACK TO FULL DUTY.

WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU TRYING TO PROVE?

FRAN, FOR GOD'S SAKE,

WE'RE GOING TO MISS
THE WHOLE PARTY.

I'LL MEET YOU IN THE CAR,
HARVEY, OK?

[whispering]
HARVEY.

THERE'S, UH,
BOURBON IN THE BAG

AND COLD CHICKEN
IN THE FRIDGE.

YOU'LL SEND THE CHECK
WHEN YOU CAN?

I'LL SEND IT WHEN I CAN.

YOU LIKE IT, HOOKER.

YOU LIKE LIVING ON THE EDGE.

I LIKE DOING MY JOB.

[scoffing]

WHEN I DIVORCED YOU,

I SHOULD HAVE NAMED
THE DEPARTMENT AS CORRESPONDENT.

HEY, MAN,

THEM 2 DUDES
LOOK LIKE MONEY.

YEAH, THAT'S THE KIND I LIKE.

LET'S GO FIND OUT
WHO THEIR TAILOR IS.

[gun cocking]

[horn blaring]

(man on T.V.)
KATE SUTTON WITH DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY ERIC SAXON

AND WORD ON THE PALERMO CASE.

(male reporter)
MR. SAXON, DO YOU THINK YOU'LL GET A MURDER CONVICTION?

(Eric)
THAT'S FOR THE JURY TO DECIDE.

YOU'RE ALSO IN CHARGE
OF THE INVESTIGATION

TO A SOUTH SIDE OFFICER
INVOLVED KILLING,

THE CASE OF SERGEANT
T.J. HOOKER.

WHEN DO YOU EXPECT A DECISION
ON THAT?

A FORMAL STATEMENT
WILL BE RELEASED TOMORROW.

BUT THE GIST OF IT IS
THAT THE SHOOTING WAS DEEMED JUSTIFIED.

HOWEVER, THE OFFICER INVOLVED
WILL RECEIVE A REPRIMAND

AND HAS UNDERGONE STRESS
AND PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING.

THAT MEAN THAT
SERGEANT HOOKER'S PERMITTED

TO GO BACK TO STREET DUTY?

HE WILL. WE JUST WANT IT KNOWN
THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE

DOES NOT CONDONE
A QUICK TRIGGER

WHEN OTHER MEANS
WILL SUFFICE.

SO, DEPUTY D.A. SAXON
SEEMS CONFIDENT

OF A CONVICTION
IN THE PALERMO CASE

AND SAYS THAT IN
A CONTROVERSIAL KILLING,

SERGEANT T.J. HOOKER HAS
BEEN EXONERATED FROM GUILT.

OR HAS HE?

I'M KATE SUTTON REPORTING FROM
THE CRIMINAL COURTS BUILDING.

[ringing]

HOOKER.

SERGEANT, DAVID McNEIL.

YES, McNEIL, WHAT DO YOU WANT?

(David)
ASSES HAVE BEEN SCRATCHED.

EVERYTHING'S BUSTIN' LOOSE.

WE GOT A GANG WAR
ON THE SOUTH SIDE.

WE GOT A FREEWAY
SNIPER ATTACK.

AND WE GOT ANOTHER
DOUBLE SHOOTING

OUTSIDE OF A RESTAURANT.

M.O.?

(David)
THE SAME AS BEFORE.

VICTIMS APPARENTLY
OFFERED NO RESISTANCE,

BUT, UH,
THEY WERE GUNNED DOWN ANYWAY.

WITNESSES?

(David)
NONE.

CONDITION OF THE VICTIMS?

ONE D.O.A.
AT CENTRAL RECEIVING.

ONE CRITICAL.

LOVELY.

TELL CAPT. SHERIDAN WE'LL HIT
THE STREETS AT 7:00 A.M.

AND, McNEIL, READY OR NOT,

GET SET TO WEAR THE BLUE.

WE'RE ON, GENTLEMEN.
WE ROLL AT 7:00 A.M.

SWEET DREAMS.

YEAH. SWEET DREAMS.

(Brian)
SO, HOW YOU FEEL, GRANGER?

IN WHAT WAY?

A LOT OF YEARS BACK, MY FIRST
DAY OUT, I HAD BUTTERFLIES.

NOTHING'S CHANGED THEN.

MY STOMACH FEELS LIKE
40 MILES OF BAD ROAD.

A LITTLE ON EDGE IS GOOD.
KEEP IT THAT WAY.

YOU GET TOO COMFORTABLE,
YOU MAKE MISTAKES.

(woman on radio)
4-ADAM-7. 4-ADAM-7. 3-3, 7 SOUTH WILBUR.

SEE THE WOMAN.
AMBULANCE SHOOTING.

2-11 SUSPECT.
GANG RELATED. CODE 2.

4-ADAM-7, ROGER. LET'S GO.

[siren wailing]

(Brian)
POLICE OFFICER. BACK IT UP, PLEASE.

WE CAN CANCEL THE AMBULANCE
ON THIS ONE.

YOU FIND OUT WHAT WENT DOWN.
I'LL CALL FOR THE WAGON.

WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?
WE CALLED YOU 40 MINUTES AGO.

MARIA, THAT WILL BE ENOUGH.

YOU WANT TO GIVE US
THE DETAILS FOR OUR REPORT?

WHEN I LOOKED UP, THEY WERE
IN FRONT OF ME WITH A GUN.

GANG MEMBERS.
PURPLE STALLIONS.

WE'VE BEEN ROBBED BY THEM
5 TIMES IN 2 YEARS.

FIRST TIME MY FATHER WAS SHOT.

KILLED FOR NO REASON.

KILLED RIGHT IN FRONT
OF HIS GRAND CHILDREN'S EYES.

AND THIS TIME?

3 OF THEM. I WAS ALONE.
MARIA WAS IN THE BACK.

I--I WAS FRIGHTENED.

BUT I REMEMBERED
WHAT HAPPENED TO MY JUAN

AND I KNEW-- I KNEW
WHAT HAD TO BE DONE.

YOU SEE,
WE USED TO KNOW THE OFFICER

WHO WALKED THE BEAT HERE.

HAVE YOU BEEN
ON PATROL HERE LONG?

IT'S MY FIRST DAY, MA'AM.

YOU FROM AROUND HERE?

NEW YORK. THE BRONX.

YOU COME HERE
TO--TO BE A POLICEMAN?

LAWYER.

WE DON'T NEED ANYMORE LAWYERS.
WE NEED MORE COPS.

USED TO BE SO SAFE HERE.

WE COULD WALK, SHOP.

DAY, NIGHT.

WELL, ONE OF THEM REACHED OVER

TO TAKE THE MONEY
IN THE REGISTER,

THE OTHER ONE
RAISED HIS GUN AT ME.

MY HUSBAND'S GUN
WAS UNDER THE COUNTER.

I NEVER TOUCHED IT
BEFORE TODAY.

JUST BEFORE I FIRED,

THEY SEE THE GUN,
AND THEY LOOK SO SURPRISED.

WAGONS ON ITS WAY.
BACKUP'S ALREADY HERE.

WE HAVE TO ROLL
ON ANOTHER CALL.

HERE'S THE WEAPON.

I--I KNOW THAT YOU POLICEMEN,
YOU--YOU DO YOUR BEST,

BUT IS IT A LOSING BATTLE?

WE HAVE TO GO.

WHAT YOU SAID, MA'AM,
ABOUT A LOSING BATTLE,

I WOULDN'T BE WORKING AT IT

IF I THOUGHT
WE COULDN'T IMPROVE THINGS.

WE WORK TOGETHER,

IT WILL GET BETTER.

YOU FROM OUT HERE, McNEIL?

BORN AND RAISED.

I WENT TO SCHOOL
ABOUT 4 BLOCKS FROM HERE.

WHAT ABOUT YOU, ROMANO?

SOUTH PHILLY ALL THE WAY,
SARGE.

LIVED UNDER THE OLD TRACKS.

DIDN'T SEE THE SUN
TILL I WAS 12.

[car honking]

[tires squealing]

MERCEDES JUST BLEW
THE RED LIGHT.

PULL HIM OVER.

[siren wailing]

I ALREADY GAVE
AT THE OFFICE, BOYS.

THAT'S VERY HUMOROUS, SIR.
DO YOU HAVE A LICENSE?

OR DID YOU DECIDE TO PRACTICE

A WHILE BEFORE
APPLYING FOR ONE?

WHAT'S THE BIG PROBLEM?

WELL, YOU RAN
YOUR BASIC RED LIGHT.

YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING? 3 COPS?

WHAT AM I,
PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE?

DO WE LOOK LIKE
WE'RE KIDDING, SIR?

ROMANO, CALL IT IN.

RIGHT.

MAY I SEE YOUR LICENSE,
PLEASE?

TO BE STRAIGHT WITH YOU,
I WAS IN A MIGHT OF A HURRY.

I WAS RUNNIN' LOW ON DIESEL

AND TRYING TO SCOOT
TO A GAS STATION

BEFORE I RUN DRYER THAN A...

WELL, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

(woman)
HE'S GOT A GUN!

HE'S GOT A GUN!

WHERE?

UP ON THE ROOF!

HE SAID
HE'S GONNA SHOOT SOMEBODY.

GET THAT MAN DOWN!

GET DOWN AND STAY DOWN!

DO YOU KNOW HIM?

MY EX. HE'S FLIPPED OUT.

[gun firing]

[sobbing]

THAT COULD BE OUR SNIPER?

[woman gasping]

LET'S GO. COME ON.

COME ON!

[continues firing]

ROMANO, TAKE FIRE ESCAPE.
McNEIL, YOU COVER HIM.

COME ON. COME ON.

LOUSY COPS.

[fires]

[firing continues]

WHAT'S THE MATTER, BABE?
YOU OK?

YEAH. YEAH. LET'S GET HIM.

[firing]

FREEZE! TOSS IT AWAY
OR I'LL BLOW YOU OFF THE ROOF!

[bullet whizzing]

[both grunting]

SPREAD IT! SPREAD IT!

DANG YOU, SPREAD IT!

[yelling]

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

[panting]

WHAT?
YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH. SURE. NO PROBLEM.

[panting]

[sirens wailing]

WE'LL TAKE HIM DOWNSTAIRS.
YOU CALL IT IN.

ROMANO, CALL IT IN.

ALL RIGHT, SARGE.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU FIGURE?
SATURDAY OR SUNDAY?

SATURDAY'S THE DAY
FOR THE BIGGEST TURN OVER.

WHAT TIME DOES THE MANAGER
COLLECT THE CASH FOR DEPOSIT?

AFTERNOON AT 3:00.

YOU BRING THE SHOTGUN?

IT'S IN THE TRUCK.

THIS CHICKEN IS LIKE CHEWING
ON A STEEL-BELTED RADIAL.

TRY SOME SALT.

I SHOULD HAVE HAD A BURGER.

BOY!
I SHOULD HAVE HAD A BURGER.

SO, YOU WANT TO DO THAT
LIQUOR STORE TONIGHT OR WHAT?

WELL, THIS PLACE
IS JUST BEGGIN' TO BE TAKEN.

IT'S JUST BEGGIN' HERE.

THAT'S WHAT
I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU.

LET'S DO THE LIQUOR STORE
TONIGHT.

WE'LL COME BACK HERE
ON SATURDAY.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU WANT A BURGER AND FRIES?

WELL, JUST GET 'EM TO GO
AND LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

(Fran)
HE WAS TRYING TO JUMP A CURB WITH HIS BIKE, FELL,

AND BROKE A FINGER.

BUT TOMMY'S OK NOW, RIGHT?

NOW HE'S OK.

WHEN THEY WERE
SETTING THE BONE,

HE WAS IN PAIN ASKING FOR YOU.

OH! DIDN'T THEY GIVE HIM
A SHOT OR SOMETHING?

HE WOULDN'T TAKE ANYTHING.

SAID IF IT WAS YOU,
YOU WOULDN'T.

[scoffing]

WELL, MAYBE I BETTER GO IN AND
WAKE HIM UP AND HAVE A TALK.

NO. NO. SCHOOL TOMORROW.
HE'LL NEVER GO BACK TO SLEEP.

WELL, TELL HIM
THAT I LOVE HIM

AND, UH,
I'LL TALK TO HIM TOMORROW.

AND HE'LL SURVIVE.

THAT'S NOT EXACTLY THE POINT.

WHAT I WAS SAYING WAS
IN A MOMENT OF CRISIS,

AS USUAL,
YOU WERE NOWHERE TO BE FOUND.

FRAN, YOU'VE ALREADY
DIVORCED ME, WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT?

BLOOD.

I'M FRESH OUT.
TRY THE RED CROSS.

HOOKER, WHAT IS IT?

I'M HAVING ENOUGH TROUBLE
TAKING CARE OF MYSELF AND MY PARTNER.

DIDN'T DO A VERY GOOD JOB
ON THAT.

YOU CAN'T BLAME YOURSELF
FOR HIS DEATH.

INSIDE I KNOW THAT.

I DIDN'T ASK
FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT.

WE NEED COPS.

AND I AGREE
WITH THE PROGRAM.

SOMETHING HAPPENED?

SNIPER.

THE BOYS DID VERY WELL.

EXCEPT...
WHAT?

AT THE END,
I LOOKED INTO THIS KID'S EYES.

HE'S--HE'S GONNA MAKE
A GOOD COP,

BUT FOR A MOMENT THERE,
I THOUGHT HE WAS GONNA CRACK.

BUT HE DIDN'T, RIGHT?

[crickets chirping]

SO THEN,
WHAT IS TEARING YOU UP?

NAM.

SENDING UNTRAINED MEN
INTO BATTLE WHEN THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN,

THIS ISN'T
THE MEI KONG DELTA ANYMORE, HOOKER.

YOU GOT TO
GET THAT NIGHTMARE OUT OF YOUR MIND.

BUT EVERY TIME
I LOOK AT THOSE GUYS,

I HAVE SAME FEELINGS
I HAD THEN.

THE CASUALTIES.

THE MISTAKES THAT WERE MADE
BY MEN WHO BROKE UNDER BATTLE CONDITIONS.

THINGS HAPPENED
THAT NOBODY WAS PROUD OF.

I COULD PUT
THE PAST BEHIND ME, FRAN,

BUT I DON'T WANT
THE RESPONSIBILITY,

MISTAKES AND CASUALTIES
TO BE PART OF MY FUTURE.

YOU'LL DO YOUR BEST.

AND I KNOW YOU ALREADY HAVE,

BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS DO.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO
SPEND THE NIGHT?

(Brian)
SO THE CHIEF ASKED HOOKER

WHY HE'S NOT SIGNED UP FOR
THE VOLUNTARY WEEKEND JOGGIN' PROGRAM.

AND HOOKER SAYS
HE GAVE UP JOGGIN'

'CAUSE HE KEPT
SPILLING HIS DRINK.

[all laughing]

WHOA, PULL OVER.
I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE.

I GOT TO HIT
THE POWDER ROOM.

YOU GOT A SERIOUS
KIDNEY PROBLEM, BRIAN.

MAYBE WE OUGHT TO
TAKE UP A COLLECTION, GET YOU A TRANSPLANT.

YOU HIT MY AGE, COUNTRY BOY,
YOU MIGHT NEED ONE.

[sighs]

I'M GONNA CALL THE WIFE
WHILE I'M AT IT.

JUST STAY COOL
TILL I GET BACK.

STAY COOL.
SHOOT, YOU'D THINK WE WAS IN THE 4TH GRADE.

YEAH, WELL,

YOU'LL HAVE
YOUR DAY IN THE SUN.

MEANTIME, THOUGH,
THEY GOT US ON A LEASH.

WITH A SHORT CHAIN.

[woman on radio]
...18 years, wearin' a blue shirt...

THAT GUY OVER THERE
HAVIN' SOME PROBLEMS?

(David)
YEAH, WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

HE'S GOT HIS HOOD UP.

MAYBE IT'S TIME FOR
HIS 100,000 MILE CHECKUP.

I THINK I'LL GO SEE
IF HE NEEDS SOME HELP.

HEY, BRIAN SAID TO STAY PUT.

WE'RE SWORN TO PROTECT
AND SERVE, REMEMBER?

EXCUSE ME.

CAN I LEND YOU A HAND?

[glass shattering]

LET'S GO!

[tires screeching]

[tires squealing]

McNEIL!

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH. YEAH, I'M OK.

HOW'S COUNTRY?

GOD!

[woman chattering
on P.A. system]

BRIAN SAID THE DESCRIPTIONS,
THE M.O., THE CAR,

ALL FIT WHAT WE HAVE ON
THE SUSPECTS IN THE RESTAURANT KILLINGS.

ONLY NOW
THEY'RE SHOOTING COPS.

HOW ARE THEY, SARGE?

McNEIL GOT HIT
IN THE SHOULDER.

NOTHING HE WON'T
RECOVER FROM.

WHAT ABOUT COUNTRY?

COUNTRY DIDN'T MAKE IT.

DOES HE HAVE ANY FAMILY?

UH, NO FAMILY OUT HERE.

[clears throat]
GEORGIA. I--I THINK HE SAID THEY WERE ALL THERE.

I'LL MAKE SURE
THAT THEY'RE NOTIFIED.

(Romano)
WHAT HAPPENED?

IF THERE WAS
A LIQUOR STORE ROBBERY,

WHY DIDN'T THEY
CALL FOR ASSISTANCE?

BRIAN SAID
IT HAPPENED TOO FAST.

HE WENT TO HELP
WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A MOTORIST IN DISTRESS.

HE LEFT THE CAR.

DISOBEYED
BRIAN'S INSTRUCTIONS.

HE'LL GET A COP'S FUNERAL
BECAUSE HE MADE A MISTAKE.

A DUMB, STUPID MISTAKE.

YEAH, WELL, SOME OF US
AREN'T AS SMART AS YOU, SARGE.

THAT'S RIGHT, ENGLISH,
NOT ALL OF YOU ARE.

IF YOU WERE,
I WOULDN'T HAVE TO WORK MY TAIL OFF

TO DRUM ELEMENTARY PROCEDURE
INTO YOUR THICK SKULLS.

I WOULDN'T HAVE TO
SPELL IT OUT BY THE NUMBERS THAT THAT BADGE IS A TARGET.

AND I WOULDN'T HAVE TO FEEL

THE POTENTIALLY GOOD COP
IS LYING THERE ON A SLAB

BECAUSE I DIDN'T TEACH HIM
WELL ENOUGH.

EXCUSE ME, KELLY.

SURE.

I'M WORKING
THE NEXT WATCH, LACE.

HAVE TO GET BACK
TO THE BARRACKS WITH THE GUYS.

JESS, I...
I KNOW.

I KNOW.
YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT ME.

BUT HOOKER'S RIGHT, LACEY.
IT WAS COUNTRY'S MISTAKE.

COUNTRY WAS HUMAN.

ARE YOU TELLING ME
YOU'RE NOT?

WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?

ONE OF JESS' FRIENDS,
COUNTRY, HE DIED.

[car honking]

I WANNA TALK TO YOU, ERIC.

THIS TIME
WE REALLY NEED TO TALK.

(Hooker)
YOU GOING TO THE PICNIC SATURDAY, ENGLISH?

YES, SIR, SARGE.

BUT I'M NOT PROUD OF
POPPING OFF AT THE HOSPITAL THE OTHER DAY.

I WAS JUST A LITTLE...

WE WERE ALL UPSET.

YEAH, BUT EVERYTHING YOU SAID
I KNOW WAS MEANT FOR ME.

I KNOW YOU DON'T THINK
I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO CUT IT,

BUT I HAVE TO MAKE IT,
YOU KNOW?

WHY?

MY FATHER, MY UNCLE,
THEIR FATHER, ALL COPS.

THEY'RE LOOKING OVER
YOUR SHOULDER?

YEAH, I GUESS
YOU CAN PUT IT THAT WAY.

FAMILY THING, YOU KNOW?

(woman on radio)
4-ADAM-3, 4-ADAM-3,

6610, SOUTH MAIN.
2-11 IN PROGRESS. CODE 3.

THAT'S RIGHT DOWN
THE STREET FROM WHERE COUNTRY AND McNEIL BOUGHT IT.

4-ADAM-3, ROGER. HIT IT.

[siren wailing]

GO AROUND THE OTHER SIDE.

SHOOT, DAMN IT! SHOOT!

SHOOT!

(Hooker)
SHOOT, ENGLISH!

TAKE IT EASY.

PUT YOUR GUN AWAY.

PUT THE WEAPON AWAY.

THAT'S OFFICER ROBERTS
FROM SOUTHWEST. THANKS, TONY.

ANY TIME, HOOKER.

IT WAS AN EXERCISE, ENGLISH.
JUST AN EXERCISE.

I COULDN'T
PULL THE TRIGGER.

I COULDN'T SHOOT.

AND YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN...

ROBERTS HAD BLANKS
IN HIS GUN.

SO DID YOU
JUST IN CASE YOU DID SHOOT.

AND YOU FIGURED
AHEAD OF TIME

THAT I--I WOULDN'T BE ABLE
TO FIRE MY GUN.

I DIDN'T KNOW FOR SURE.

BUT NOW YOU DO.

LOOK, KID,
I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU WANT IT.

BUT YOU WANT IT
FOR THE WRONG REASONS.

THIS ISN'T A FRATERNITY
THAT INHERITS YOU

BECAUSE YOU HAD
A BLOOD RELATIVE WHO WORE THE SHIELD.

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND--

I DO UNDERSTAND.
AND THAT'S WHY I'M DOING THIS NOW.

I DON'T WANT YOU DEAD.
DON'T WANT ANYBODY ELSE DEAD.

MAKE IT YOUR CHOICE
BEFORE I HAVE TO MAKE IT MINE.

YOU WANT ME OUT?

THERE ARE A LOT OF
OTHER THINGS IN LIFE.

A LOT OF THINGS
YOU'D BE BETTER AT THAN ME.

WEARING A BADGE
ISN'T ONE OF THEM.

OK.

WE LIVED IN
SOUTH PHILLY

TILL THE OLD MAN
HAD A STROKE.

HE WAS PARTIALLY PARALYZED.
HE'S OK NOW.

HE'S LIVING IN JERSEY
WITH HIS SISTER.

AND YOUR BROTHERS?

TONY? HE'S MY FAVORITE.

HE WAS KILLED
TRYING TO HOLD A VILLAGE IN AN HO PROVINCE.

THE REST OF THEM
ARE SCATTERED.

SO HOW'D YOU WIND UP
OUT HERE?

AFTER NAM,
I JUST WANTED TO LAY BACK,

RUB ON SOME LOTION
AND SOAK UP SOME RAYS.

BESIDES, THERE'S NOTHING
TO GO HOME TO.

WHY DID YOU DECIDE
TO BE A COP?

BECAUSE I FOUND OUT
THAT I CAN'T DO MUCH OF ANYTHING WELL,

EXCEPT BE A SOLDIER.

MAYBE SOMEDAY
I'LL BE THE KIND OF COP

HOOKER WOULD LIKE US
ALL TO BE.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT
WHO YOU APPEAR TO BE.

[crickets chirping]

YOU EXPECTING AL PACINO?

WHY DO YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO
COME ON SO STRONG?

I'M SICILIAN.
IT'S IN MY BLOOD.

UH, LOOK, I'VE GOT TO
GET BACK.

I PROMISED MY BROTHER
I'D GIVE HIM A CALL

AND CHECK IN,
LET HIM KNOW HOW I'M DOING.

OH, BIG BROTHER CONCERNED
ABOUT LITTLE SISTER?

YEAH, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

HE'S A COP.
WORKS THE SOUTHWEST DIVISION.

UH, LOOK, KELLY,

WHY DON'T WE HAVE DINNER
OR SOMETHING THIS WEEKEND?

I DON'T KNOW WHETHER
THAT'D BE A GOOD IDEA.

HOW AM I GONNA
GET TO KNOW YOU BETTER?

MAYBE YOU WON'T.

OK, NO DINNER.

LUNCH, MAYBE.

BRUNCH?

BREAKFAST?
COFFEE AND A SWEET ROLL?

COFFEE, BLACK, HOLD THE SUGAR,
HOLD THE SWEET ROLL?

DINNER, SATURDAY NIGHT.

I HEARD THE WORD
ON ENGLISH, SARGE.

WASH OUT, RIGHT?

WASH OUT.

YOU KNOW, THE REST OF THE GUYS
FEEL THE SAME AS I DO.

WE'RE SORRY
TO SEE HIM GO.

ENGLISH DIDN'T HAVE IT,
MISTER.

NICE GUY. TRIED HARD.

HE DIDN'T BELONG.

I GUESS THERE ARE TIMES
WHEN ALL OF US WONDER

WHETHER WE CAN MEASURE UP
TO YOUR STANDARDS.

WHETHER WE CAN CUT IT.

YOU'RE NOT ENGLISH, CANFIELD.
YOU'LL CUT IT.

TELL THAT TO MY WIFE.
SHE'S WORRIED ABOUT ME.

SHE IS, IS SHE?

WE'VE HAD OUR TROUBLES,
BUT LACEY'S A GOOD WOMAN.

(woman on radio)
4-ADAM-7, 4-ADAM-7,

14133, JEFFERSON.
SEE THE WOMAN. A FAMILY DISPUTE.

4-ADAM-7, ROGER.

LET'S HIT IT.

NOW, NOBODY WANTS TO
GET INVOLVED

IN THESE SORT
OF THINGS,

BUT I'M A GOD-FEARING,
CHURCH-GOING CITIZEN.

I JUST CAN'T SIT
AND WATCH T.V. LIKE SOME PEOPLE DO.

YES, MA'AM. WHY DON'T YOU
TELL US WHAT'S GOIN' ON?

WELL, IT'S THAT
DIRTY WHITE HOUSE THERE.

I KNOW HE WAS BEATIN' HER,
BECAUSE IT'S HAPPENED BEFORE.

NOW, YOU'VE GOT TO
DO SOMETHIN'

BEFORE IT BECOMES
A CASE FOR COUNTY GENERAL.

YES, MA'AM.
WHERE DO YOU LIVE?

I LIVE IN THAT YELLOW HOUSE
WITH THE FLOWERS IN THE POTS.

I PLANTED THEM MYSELF.

REAL BEAUTIFUL.

WHY DON'T YOU GO BACK INSIDE,
BACK TO YOUR T.V.,

AND LET'S SEE
WHAT WE CAN DO.

FAMILY DISPUTE.

LIKE TO WIN ONE OF THESE
FOR A CHANGE.

IF IT'S A WIFE BEATING,
WE HAVE TO HELP?

[knocks]

SOMETIMES THAT'S EASIER
SAID THAN DONE,

UNLESS THE WOMAN
PRESSES CHARGES.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

WE'RE INVESTIGATING
A REPORT OF A DISTURBANCE?

YOU'RE KIDDING?
HERE? WHO SAID?

ONE OF YOUR NEIGHBORS.

YEAH, WHO? WHICH NEIGHBOR?

YOUR WIFE AROUND, SIR?

WELL, WHAT'S THAT
GOT TO DO WITH IT?

YOUR NEIGHBOR ALSO THINKS
SHE HEARD SCREAMS FROM YOUR WIFE.

OH.

OK IF WE COME IN?

NO, IT AIN'T OK
IF YOU COME IN.

NOT UNLESS
YOU GOT A SEARCH WARRANT.

NOW, HOW ARE WE GOING TO
HAVE A SEARCH WARRANT

FOR INVESTIGATING
A SIMPLE DISTURBANCE?

IF YOU WANT TO MAKE
A FEDERAL CASE OF THIS,

MAYBE WE WILL GO GET
A SEARCH WARRANT

JUST TO MAKE IT INTERESTING.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST ASK
YOUR WIFE TO COME TO THE DOOR

AND WE'LL GET THIS
STRAIGHTENED OUT, SIR?

THAT'S IT? YOU SEE HER
AND THEN YOU'LL STOP HASSLING ME?

WE JUST WANT TO
MAKE SURE SHE'S ALL RIGHT.

MYRA?

[footsteps approaching]

GOOD AFTERNOON, MA'AM.

WE'RE INVESTIGATING
A REPORT OF A DISTURBANCE.

YEAH, I HEARD.
WELL, I'M OK.

(Jessie)
ARE YOU SURE?

WOULD YOU LIKE TO
COME OUT AND TALK TO US?

THERE'S NO NEED TO TALK.

I--I GOTTA GO
TAKE CARE OF MY KID NOW.

(Hooker)
OK, SIR,

NOTHING WE CAN DO
BUT LEAVE YOU WITH A WARNING.

IF ANYTHING'S GOING ON HERE,
BETTER PUT A LID ON IT BEFORE IT GETS OUT OF HAND.

DON'T YOU GUYS
HAVE THINGS BETTER TO DO

THAN COME AROUND HERE
TRYING TO INTIMIDATE TAX PAYING CITIZENS?

YES, SIR. WE DO, SIR.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERN
FOR OUR TIME, SIR.

[birds chirping]

PROBABLY NEVER PAID
A DAY OF TAXES IN HIS LIFE.

[car engine starts]

[children chattering]

(Hooker)
YOU READY?

(Hooker)
HUT! HUT! HUT! GO! GO! GO!

GOOD MOVES.
YOU'RE KIDDING?

KID'S GOT MOVES.
I TELL YOU,

IF I HAD KNEES LIKE THAT,
I'D STILL BE PLAYING.

GOOD MOVES, TOMMY!
THAT KID'S GOT GOOD MOVES.

HEY.

CHICKEN, SARGE?

YOU TRYING TO
TELL ME SOMETHING, McNEIL?

BRIAN HAD MENTIONED TO ME
THAT YOU WERE IN THE GREEN BERETS.

YEAH. EARLY ON.

WHERE?

MEI KONG DELTA.

COULDN'T TELL THE BAD GUYS
FROM THE GOOD GUYS.

EVERYBODY WORE BLACK PAJAMAS.

IT'S MUCH SIMPLER HERE.

I WAS THERE NEAR THE END.
TIGER LAIR.

9TH INFANTRY FIRE BASE.

YOU WERE SPECIAL FORCES,
WEREN'T YOU, MAC?

YEAH, CAMBODIA.

BUT I SPENT
THE LAST 3 MONTHS OF MY TOUR

STARING AT THE PAINT
PEELING OFF THE CEILING

IN A SAIGON HOSPITAL.

YOU DON'T WANT TO
MAKE A HABIT OF THAT.

MY OLD MAN USED TO SAY

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
PEACE AND WAR IS

IN PEACE,
SON'S BURY THEIR FATHERS.

IN WAR,
FATHER'S BURY THEIR SONS.

SOME HEAVY NUMBERS GOING DOWN
IN THE DELTA, SARGE.

HOW LONG WERE YOU THERE?

TOO LONG.

BUT THAT'S PART OF THE PAST.
FOR BOTH OF US.

RIGHT, ROMANO?

YOU'RE RIGHT, IT IS, SARGE.

TOOK ME A WHILE
TO PUT SOME THINGS IN THE DRAWER.

IT'S OVER NOW.

(Tommy)
HEY, DAD!

THAT'S MY SON.

READY?

LET'S GO GET
SOME FRIED CHICKEN.

[engine starts]

[all chattering]

[exclaims]

I QUIT. WE'RE AHEAD.

SERGEANT?

MRS. CANFIELD,
YOU WANT SOMETHING TO DRINK?

NO, THANKS.

KIDS HAVE EATEN EVERYTHING.

YOU DON'T LIKE ME,
DO YOU, SERGEANT?

WHAT GIVES YOU THAT IDEA?

OH, I JUST KNOW.

I'D LIKE TO FIND OUT WHY.

YOU SURE?

MAYBE I ALREADY DO KNOW.

YOU SAW ME LEAVING
THE HOSPITAL PARKING LOT

WITH ERIC SAXON,
DIDN'T YOU?

I DON'T WANT TO RUN YOUR LIFE,
MRS. CANFIELD.

WHAT YOU DO
IS YOUR OWN CONCERN.

BUT IF I WERE YOU
AND MY HUSBAND CARRIED A GUN,

I'D BE A BIT MORE DISCREET.

SERGEANT, IT REALLY ISN'T
WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT SAXON AND ME.

JESS AND I,
WE WERE SEPARATED FOR 7 MONTHS

WHEN HE WAS WORKING
THE ALASKAN PIPELINE.

AND I WAS ALONE.

I WASN'T REALLY SURE
IF HE WAS COMING BACK.

SOME PEOPLE CAN BE ALONE,
I CAN'T.

I--I DON'T WANT TO
HEAR ABOUT IT, WHATEVER IT IS.

AND I DON'T WANT TO MORALIZE.

I'M SURE
YOU'VE HAD YOUR REASONS.

BUT I JUST WANT
YOUR HUSBAND'S MIND ON HIS BUSINESS,

NOT ELSEWHERE.

THAT WAY,
WE CAN BOTH KEEP HIM ALIVE.

[children chattering]

(Jennifer)
OK. OK. GIVE US 5 MINUTES.

WE'RE RUNNING LOW
ON CHICKEN, LACE,

AND YOU AND I ARE ELECTED.

SURE THING, JENNIFER.
I'LL BE RIGHT WITH YOU.

WHAT WAS HAPPENING BEFORE,
IT'S OVER. BEHIND ME.

I'D LIKE TO GO FORWARD
FROM HERE WITH JESS.

[motor whirring]

TRUCE?

TRUCE.

BUT ONLY IF I GET
FIRST DIBS ON THE CHICKEN.

YOU GOT IT, SERGEANT.
FIRST IN LINE.

[children laughing]

THAT A BOY, TOM!

[both laughing]

[grunts]

DID YOU JOIN THE FORCE
WHEN YOU CAME BACK FROM NAM, SARGE?

YEAH.
THE NIGHT I SHIPPED OUT OF SAIGON,

I SWORE
I'D NEVER FIRE ANOTHER GUN.

HERE I AM A COP.
YOU FIGURE IT.

I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.

WHENEVER SOMEBODY ASKS ME
WHY I WANT A BADGE,

I HAVE A LITTLE TROUBLE
PUTTING IT INTO WORDS.

(Jessie)
THE COMMITMENT, MAYBE.

I FEEL GOOD
ABOUT BEING OUT THERE.

ABOUT BEING
WHERE I MIGHT BE ABLE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

YEAH, I THINK
THE REST OF US FEEL THE SAME.

I'D BEEN OUT OF THE ACADEMY
MAYBE, UH, 3 WEEKS.

MY PARTNER AND I
WERE FLAGGED DOWN

BY A MAN
RUNNING OUT OF A SYNAGOGUE.

HIS WIFE WAS
7 MONTHS PREGNANT.

KID DECIDED NOT TO WAIT.

AND WE DELIVERED THAT BOY

IN THE BACK SEAT
OF A BLACK AND WHITE.

AND WHENEVER I'M STUCK
FOR AN EXPLANATION

AS TO WHAT
THIS LIFE IS ALL ABOUT,

I THINK OF THAT BABY.

I HAVE MY ANSWER.

[chuckling]
YEAH.

[gun firing]

THE RESTAURANT!

LACEY AND JENNIFER
ARE THERE.

GO FIND A PHONE.
CALL THE UNITS.

(Jessie)
GET THE KIDS! GET THE KIDS DOWN!

COME ON! LET'S GO!

HERE, LET ME HELP YOU.

I'M OK.
I'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

YOU BACK AWAY FROM HIM.

PLEASE DO WHAT HE SAYS.

I'M JUST TRYING TO
STOP THE BLEEDING.

YOU'RE GONNA BE
BLEEDING YOURSELF, GIRL, IF YOU DON'T BACK AWAY.

SHE'S NOT IN YOUR WAY.
SHE'S JUST TRYING TO HELP HIM.

IF I WANTED
ANY WISE ANSWERS FROM YOU,

I'M GONNA TAKE YOU OUT
AND GET SOME MIDNIGHT CONVERSATION.

THAT MIGHT NOT BE
SUCH A BAD IDEA, GOOD LOOKING.

TRAVIS, WHAT THE HELL
IS KEEPIN' YOU SO LONG?

GRANGER? CANFIELD?
TAKE A SIDE.

FOLLOW ME!

MONEY OUT.
IN THE BAG. HURRY UP!

WHAT DO YOU SAY, SWEETNESS?
YOU WANT TO TAKE A LITTLE RIDE?

IS THAT SUPPOSED
TO BE FUNNY?

IT WON'T BE
IF I DECIDE TO TAKE YOU ALONG.

THAT'S IT. LET'S GO.

NOW, YOU ALL STAY PUT.

(Jessie)
HOLD IT!

[guns firing]

[police siren wailing]

[tires screeching]

[police siren wailing]

[tires squealing]

[birds chirping]

HEY, SARGE?
SARGE, ARE YOU OK?

YEAH.

I THOUGHT FOR A MOMENT
I WAS GONNA BE A HOOD ORNAMENT.

HEY, MAN, I HEAR YOU.

HE--HE COULDN'T HAVE
MISSED YOU BY MORE THAN A COUPLE OF FEET.

FROM WHERE I STOOD,
IT SEEMED LIKE A COUPLE OF INCHES.

YOU KNOW,
I HAD A NICE LITTLE TALK WITH YOUR WIFE EARLIER?

WHEN SHE FIRST GOT TO
THE PICNIC.

YOU MEAN MY EX, McNEIL.
MY EX.

OK, WHATEVER.
SHE'S A TERRIFIC LADY.

SHE SAYS
SHE STILL LOVES YOU A LOT,

EXCEPT FOR ONE THING.

YEAH?

COMIN' BACK ON THE FORCE
LIKE YOU DID

WHEN YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO,

AND DOIN' THINGS
LIKE WE JUST SAW.

SHE SAID YOU WERE INSANE.
CERTIFIABLE.

[police siren wailing]
YEAH?

WELL, I ALWAYS THOUGHT
SANITY WAS OVERRATED.

[sirens continue wailing]

(men)
1!

(trainer)
I CAN'T HEAR YOU!

(men)
2!

(trainer)
A LITTLE LOUDER!

SO FAR YOU'VE MADE IT
THROUGH THE FIRST 2 PHASES

OF THE NEW ACADEMY
TRAINING PROGRAM.

[men chanting]
IT'S BEEN TOUGH.

I KNOW,
BECAUSE I MADE IT TOUGH.

BUT IF YOU'RE GONNA SURVIVE
OUT THERE ON THE STREETS,

THAT'S THE WAY
YOU'VE GOT TO BE.

THIS IS THE FINAL PHASE

OF YOUR ON-THE-JOB
TRAINING PROGRAM.

YOU'LL EACH BE ASSIGNED
A VETERAN PARTNER

TO WORK WITH
ON A PERMANENT BASIS.

REMEMBER IT'S STILL PROBATION.

AND IT WON'T BE EASY.

BUT YOU'VE HAD THE GUTS,

AND THE DEDICATION,

AND THE DETERMINATION
TO MAKE IT THIS FAR,

I'M WILLING TO BET

THAT YOU'LL MAKE IT
THROUGH THE FINAL LAP WITH FLYING COLORS.

THE VETERAN OFFICERS

THAT YOU ROOKIES
WILL BE RIDING WITH ARE HERE TODAY

BECAUSE THEY'RE SURVIVORS.

LEARN FROM THEM.

YOUR PARTNER WILL BECOME
YOUR BEST FRIEND.

(Hooker)
YOU'LL GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER

BETTER THAN
YOU KNOW YOUR WIVES,

OR YOUR GIRLFRIEND.

HE'LL BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR YOUR LIFE

AND YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR HIS.

DON'T YOU EVER FORGET THAT.

YOU SHOULD BE PROUD
OF WHAT YOU'VE DONE SO FAR.

I'M PROUD OF YOU.

YOU KNOW YOUR ASSIGNMENTS.

YOU KNOW
;5 WHO YOU'RE PARTNERED WI.

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
HIT THE STREETS!

SOMETHING WRONG, ROMANO?

YOU KNOW,
WHEN ALL THE OTHER GUYS GOT THEIR ASSIGNMENTS,

I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.

[birds chirping]

HOW COME I DIDN'T GET ONE?

YOU MEAN THEY DIDN'T TELL YOU?

TELL ME WHAT? LOOK,

I BUSTED MY BACK
IN PRE-TRAINING.

I THOUGHT I DID BETTER
THAN ANY ROOKIE

IN EVERY CLASS,
EVERY TEST, EVERY DRILL.

SO WHY DIDN'T I GET A PARTNER?

ROMANO, YOU GOT A PARTNER.

YOU LUCKED OUT. YOU GOT ME.

[car engine starting]

SOMETHING WRONG, ROMANO?

NO. NO.
NOT A THING, SARGE. I...

LET'S HIT THE BRICKS.

RIGHT. YOU GOT IT, SARGE.

[sirens wailing]