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[sirens blaring]

Okay, according
to your statement,

you were cruising
this neighborhood
around 4:30 this morning

when you saw
Officer Branch's car
in the alley, right?

Right, there's been
a lot of gang activity.

You pulled up behind the car.

As the rear door flew open,
you heard a shot.

Branch fell out, hit the ground,

and a prostitute
you recognized as Kim Thomas

got out of the car and ran away.

Yeah, it happened really fast,

although it seemed
like slow motion.

He's falling to the ground,

I'm stopping the car,
getting out, not fast enough.

I mean, I called her name.

She turned around
and looked at me
before she ran.

It was weird.
She acted like
she wasn't even upset.

I swear on my badge,
she was high.

I could've caught her,
but I mean,
him and he's laying there,

his chest is all bloody,
so I radioed an ambulance,

and... by the time I got
to him, he was dead.

Okay, you arrest a hooker.

Why sit in the back seat
with her?

-Maybe he was questioning her.
-Come on, Boyce.

What was really going on?

Lady, why don't you
back off?

If you're withholding
any information now,

and you continue to
in front of a grand jury,
I will indict you for perjury.

Oh, for God's sake, this guy,
he was a hero in here.

So what if he got
a little on the side?

Were Sergeant Branch
and Kim Thomas having sex
when you drove up?

The man has got a family.

Answer the question.

[man 1]
You got a picture?

When he fell to the ground,

his pants were down
around his knees.

I pulled them up
and buckled them
after he was dead.

I know it was messing
with a crime scene,

but the guy, he was a hero.

[man 2]
How's the other corner?

[man 1] I'll take care of it.

No way for a hero to be found.

Okay, thank you,
Officer Boyce.

We'll be in touch.

Thanks, Captain.

We should talk to her
as soon as possible.

-You say that they won't.
-Good job.

Excuse me, Gene.
May I have a word?

Things got a little rough,
but it's all right with me,
but I want you to know,

Branch just made Sarge,
he's a straight arrow cop,

with a wife and two kids,
and he had a bright future.

-We're trying to do a job here.
-I'm not asking you
to whitewash anything,

but I want that cop-killing
crackhead hooker indicted,

convicted, and hung
real soon, huh?

-Anything else I can do for you?
-I think we both want
the same thing.

[indistinct chatter]

I'm sure you do.

[opening theme music playing]

♪Living in a real world♪

♪We try to rise above♪

♪All we see, searching for
something to believe♪

♪One day, you'll find
you can make a life♪

♪That's worth living through♪

♪If you are living
for the truth♪

♪All that we're trying
to win♪

♪Feels like a mountain
to climb♪

♪We can make it over
over time♪

♪Hold on♪

♪Hold on♪

♪We can make it over
over time♪

♪Hold on♪

♪Hold on♪

♪We can make it over
over time♪♪

["All' Idea Di Quel Metallo"
playing]

[telephone ringing]

-[Mike] Almost ready.
-Ready and strong.

Well, I guess I've dodged
this bullet long enough.

What bullet?

I've got citizen complaint duty
this week.

[all exclaiming]

-It's that bad, huh?
-Mm-hm.

No, wait, it's not that bad.

It's like getting
your teeth cleaned
every three months.

It hurts at first,
but it goes great afterwards.

Cut it out, guys.
This is a very important
civic duty

that should not be
taken lightly.

These people have no place
to go with their complaints,

and it can be legitimate.

Like with the guy
with the wicker beanie cap

and the plastic-potted coconut
palm who was complaining

that his wife was tape recording
his snoring every night?

They're not
all lunatics, Briggs.

Peter and I are looking forward
to meeting this lady detective.

Yeah, okay, great,
are you still on for tonight?

Yes, we'll be there, okay?

-Okay.
-Okay.

Bye.

Why?

What?

We have a double date,

Jo Ann and Peter
and Peggy and me.

-Peggy?
-Peggy.

What is it,
some new conquest?

-No, not this time.
-Can it, it's Searls.

You're gonna tell me
this is the real thing?

No, it's the closest
I've ever gotten.

You know, I've gotten
rather close myself.

And then she woke up.

[all laughing]

Very nice nooks and crannies.

[Linda]
Kim, your public defender,
Mr. Peterson.

Has he told you that
you don't have to talk to me
if you don't want to?

[Kim] Mm-hmm.

So you understand
that you've been identified

by an eyewitness
in the murder
of a policeman.

Mm-hmm.

You also understand
that anything you say,

I can use against you.

Yeah, I've done
a lot of crap in my time

that I don't mind getting
kicked around for, but, um...

[clears throat]

But what?

I just can't figure
I'd kill someone.

Were you out on the street
last night?

Yeah, like usual.

Were you picked up
by a policeman in a patrol car?

Taken anywhere?

-Not that I remember anyway.
-Kim, were you with anyone?

Did anybody see you
who might be able to tell us
what you were doing last night?

Uh, I think...

I was with Brenda.

[laughs]

We're tight.

It's a friend of hers.
Another hooker.

All right, we'll bring
in this Brenda.

See what she knows.

-[knock on door]
-[buzzer buzzes]

[female officer] Come on,
you're going back down with me.

I'll... I'll come down and talk
to you in a second, okay?

Hey.

I'm really in trouble?

But I didn't kill anybody.

Am I in trouble for that?

We'll talk later, okay?

[buzzer buzzes]

Peterson,
your client has long ago

fried anything close to a brain
right out of her head.

She could have done it
and not even remembered.

You don't seriously believe
this woman is capable
of blowing away a policeman.

Anybody is capable of anything.

Just talk to Brenda,
okay, please?

Okay, I'll send a detective.

We'll bring her in.

She doesn't want to come in.

If you drag her down here,
she'll clam up.

Okay, Peterson, we'll go out.

[woman] They keep coming.

I-I can't get rid of them.

I can't sleep.

Voices.

What kind of voices?

Bulgarian, possibly Russian.

Although, considering
the current
political atmosphere,

I doubt it.
They are microwave-channeled
communications.

Only I can hear them.
They just come
right into my head.

What do they say?

I don't know.

It's all Greek to me.

Uh... you know what?

I think maybe
these people can help you.

[paper rustling]

Do... do you really think
that they can do something?

I'm sure of it.

Thank you.

Are you sure
this room isn't bugged?

Yes.

Sorry.

I had it checked.

[telephone ringing]

Hi, sweetie.

[Katie] Dad,
I've been waiting for you.

I'm completely swamped
by this earth science report.

Do you know anything
about Arctic air currents?

Um... yes, I do.

They're very cold.

Big help, Dad.

-[Jesse] Hi.
-[Gene] Hi.

Rosemary chicken and wild rice
will be ready.

-You want a glass of wine?
-Sounds great,

-but I gotta go back out.
-What? What about dinner?

I'm sorry, I should've called.
I have to meet Linda.

We're going out
on Bacon Boulevard
with Dankowski.

There was a cop killing.

Hello? Oh, hey, Mr. Bach.

Hold on a second.

-Dad, I bought you something.
-Hi, Arnold.

[Arnold]
Gene, I am trying
to leave this office

when I get a half an hour
great call from Captain Webster

saying that he is concerned
about how this case
is being handled.

I appointed two bureau chiefs
so this kind of call
wouldn't happen.

Will you tell me
what's going on?

-Think about it, Arnold.
-Look at it. I picked it out.

Jim Webster is a lot more
interested in protecting
Officer Branch's reputation

than finding out
what really happened.
Honey, that is beautiful.

What? Look,
Jim is in a tough spot.

He wants the truth
as much as you do.

If he wants the truth,
tell him to let us do our job.

We don't need him deciding
what's relevant and what's not.

It's for the dance.

You just try to get along
with this man, okay?

I don't want this
getting more complicated
than it has to be.

Okay, all right,
I'll talk to you tomorrow.

It's for the dance?

The father-daughter dance
at St. Bede's.

We talked
about it last week.

-You said you could go.
-That's right.

Katie, this is perfect.

Katie, go upstairs
and pull your brother away
from his video games.

We're about ready to eat.

In case you get hungry,

-try to be home
early tonight, okay?
-I will.

-Thanks.
-Brian, Momma says
get down here for dinner.

[door closes]

[sirens blaring]

This chicken is so good.

Jesse's?

-Yeah. Uh-huh.
-Yum.

Gene, you should have seen
Kim Thomas.

She couldn't even lift
her cigarette.

How's she gonna get a gun away
from a 200-pound cop?

We both know
it could've happened
a hundred different ways.

That's not how
Webster sees it.

Webster, he sees things
the way he wants to see 'em

when it comes
to clearing cases.

When his boys would
file spouse abuse complaints,

I would hear, and I quote,

"Most of the time,
the woman is asking for it",
end quote.

-He said that?
-To my face, counselor.

[Peterson] Hey, Gene!

Anyway, that was a while ago.

You could cut him
a little bit of slack.

Okay, or not.

I've always hated
the hard way.

I don't want to sound like
I'm trying to bust your chops.

I'm trying to say
is you're gonna talk
to these people.

-Brenda.
-What?

I'm supposed to stay
two feet away from you?

Brenda, this is ADA Bauer,
ADA Rogan.

Hey, so you're a friend
of Kim Thomas'?

Yeah, look, I'm only talking
to you 'cause Kim's in trouble.

She can't take care of herself,
know what I mean?

-Were you together last night?
-Yeah.

Look, I think we better
take a walk.

Cops don't like
people congregating.

You know what I'm saying?

[Linda] Okay.

You were with Kim
last night, right?

Look, what is this?
I feel like the Pope
with two bodyguards.

Can we just...

Yeah, business was slow,
cops were picking up girls,

so we went down
and scored some rocks.

What time was that?

1:00, 1:30.

But did the cops pick up
either of you last night?

Hell no, I mean, we just
went home to my place,

we drank some wine,
Kim got sick,
and we went to sleep.

-That's it.
-[car horn honks]

That's Freddy,
my pimp's car,

and I gotta get back to work,
and I'm going right now.

Listen, I want you
to come by and make
a statement tomorrow, okay?

Here, take this.
About noon, all right?

[Brenda] Okay, back off!

I think we got
a lot of work to do.

-Yeah.
-Hey.

If you don't need me
for anything else,

-I think I'm outta here.
-That's it, Wayne.

-Thanks.
-See ya.

-You bet.
-See you tomorrow.

Well, I should get home.

Yeah, me too.

Wanna get a cup of coffee?

Actually, yeah,
I'd like that.

Let's get
to a better neighborhood.

Yeah.

[car horn honks]

What were you dreaming
about last night?

How did you know
that I was dreaming, huh?

Oh, yes, I want to know.

-No.
-Yes, and so do you.

That's why I don't talk
in my sleep, do I?

Yes, you do,
and you sounded sexy.

So come on,
what was going on?

I was dreaming about my mom
waking me up

on a cold winter morning,
making me pancakes and hot dogs.

You sure I wasn't there?

You and my mom?

No, no, I don't think so.

Chris.

[Chris] Hey.

Hey, Chris.

-[Chris] There they are.
-Hi.

Excuse me. Hi.

-I'm Jo Ann, you must be Peggy.
-Nice to meet you.

-You know Peter.
-Yeah, how are you?

-Hi, Peter.
-Hi, Chris.

Good to see you guys.

-You want a drink?
-Yeah, I'd love one.

-A club soda. Yeah.
-I think I'll have a white wine.

[Jo Ann] Nice to meet you.

Damn it, I want a damn apology.
I'll blow your damn head off.

Shut up.

Police, freeze, don't move.

Everybody else down.

Put the gun down on the bar.

Put the gun on the bar.

Put your hands behind your back
and interlace your fingers.

I'm a police officer,
call 911.

It's no big deal.

I know.

I had a bit too much to drink.

Yeah.

But don't let it
bother you, okay?

Yeah, okay.

Chris, you're wonderful.
We've been fine together before.

Look, I'm fine.

Really, I've never
felt better.

I just...

I have to clear my head, okay?

Sure, fine.

I'm gonna row.

Row?

Yeah.

You have a problem?

No, no problem.

Good, 'cause there's no problem,
all right?

"Drop the gun, everybody, down",
half of me was scared to death

and the other half was like,
"She's got it handled,
let's eat."

We're in mortal danger,
you're grinning.

I felt very safe.
She's very confident,
you know?

Yeah, not Searls' usual type.

It's sort of like
you and me, you know,

a strong, capable woman
and a man who appreciates
those qualities.

You do appreciate
those qualities, don't you?

I appreciate
both those qualities.

I have to go
to citizen complaint duty.

I didn't have
a chance to tell you
how terrific your girlfriend is.

-She's very powerful.
-Yeah, I know, thanks.

Hey, Peter,
you got a minute?

Yeah, I'll catch you later.

-What's up?
-Boy, I don't know.

It was pretty intense
last night.

You're telling me,
your girlfriend sure knows
how to handle herself.

No, no, no, listen.
Did you suffer any
adverse effects from last night?

-No, why?
-I don't know.

Peggy wanted to make sure
you guys weren't freaked out.

No, no, not at all.
How about you?

It looked like she gave you
a good shove.

Yeah, I guess.

She's looking out
for you, you know?

-The guy had a gun.
-Yeah, I know.

-It was in my face.
-Yeah, I remember.

Look, I got a trial.
I gotta get out of here.
Talk to you later.

Oh, Chris,
Jo Ann's gonna call Peggy

and see if she'll teach her
how to shoot.

Get out of here.

I got one question.
Why haven't you indicted
Kim Thomas?

The evidence
isn't strong enough.

The forensic report shows
no signs of powder burns
on Kim's hands.

There's no blood found
in Branch's car.

The medical examiner found
no signs of sexual activity
on the deceased.

What are you talking about?

-What about a motive?
-Motive?

Who knows why
a crackhead does anything?

All right, come on.
Let's settle down here, okay?

Linda, Gene, the captain and I
are under a lot of pressure.

Police association
is threatening to demonstrate
Branch's family's--

You got a trained witness.
The cop who tells you
he saw another cop murdered.

He tells you who did it.
AID doesn't have
a problem with that.

Why is it that you want
to sit on your butt

splitting hairs like someone
from ACLU?

Kim has an alibi, Captain.
That doesn't matter to you,
does it?

You want to convict her
no matter what the evidence is.

Linda, that's enough.

Look, Jim,
try and be reasonable.

We have a statement
from another hooker that says

she was with Kim Thomas
in her apartment
the night of the shooting.

I would sure as hell
love to see that statement.

Gene?

We talked to her
on the street.

She was supposed to come today.
Couldn't make it.

That's the crap
I'm talking about!

Captain, we will indict
when we are satisfied
with the evidence, no sooner.

I'll talk to you later.

Look, Jim, Jim,
we understand how you feel.

Frankly, we feel
the same way.

We're just trying to make
as strong a case as possible.

Yeah, sure.

[sighs]

I understand
your concerns, guys.

We're both going after
the same thing.

Now, Jim Webster may be
a jerk, but he's got a point.

Unless you can give me
some solid reason not to,

-I'm gonna ask you
to indict Kim Thomas.
-Arnold--

By end of day tomorrow.

[woman] You want me
to get your check for you?

[man] Thanks a lot.
Fill this again.

It doesn't count
if he's not here yet.
You want some coffee?

Yeah, sure.

-Can we get
two coffees, please?
-Yes, sir.

[man] Oh, you're
getting a call?

Boy, you really took
on Webster today, huh?

Guy makes me nuts,
what can I tell ya?

All right, Gene, Linda,
here's the deal.

Freddy, who is Brenda's pimp,
has got Brenda hidden away.

He says the cops
are all over her,
says she talked to you.

He won't come here,
but if you wanna talk to him,
I got him out in the alley.

Let's do it.

These cops,
always taking the girls
up the hill all the time

just to roust 'em.

Now they're getting
free sex there, too.

How am I supposed
to make a living?

Is that what Branch was doing
that night?

Nah, it's mostly Boyce
and his pals.

Was Boyce with Kim?

Kim and Brenda was tired,
they wasn't working.

Boyce was a case that night.

-He couldn't get enough of it.
-Which girls was he with?

Last I saw him,
he was picking up some runaway

on the corner of 23rd,

blonde, new, about 14.

Somebody called her Finny.

What time?

About 2:00 a.m. I remember,

'cause they were standing
under that bank clock
on the corner,

-and I was looking to see
if they had one of my girls.
-[siren blaring]

[cop 1] Get out of here, Freddy.

-I'm in the DA's office.
-[cop 1] I know who you are.

If you wanna call
these scumballs in,

be my guest.

But stay away
from the boulevard.

It's dangerous here.

We can take care
of ourselves, thanks.

You think you can find
that runaway, Dankowski?

Yeah, it's worth a try.

All right.

I love this scene
when Sundance comes back

and goes to Ella's bedroom.

It's so romantic.

You know, Redford
hasn't made a bad movie yet.

What about
The Great Waldo Pepper?

Oh, that was a great
period piece.

It was totally underrated.

Why don't we
just go to bed, Sundance?

You know what's better?
Three Days of the Condor.

[chuckles]
That last scene
always blows me away.

Can we talk about this, Chris?

Talk about what?

What's really going on here.

Between us.

[sighs]

Look, what happened last night
was scary for both of us.

Look, don't practice
psych 101 on me, okay?

I wasn't the one pushing
everybody around.

I was responsible
for your life.

Come on, the guy was drunk.

-You didn't have to--
-Chris, I did what I had to do.

I'm not even talking
about that.

I'm talking about
is the fact that you've
been avoiding me.

-And I think I understand what--
-You don't understand anything.

Chris, please calm down.
Why are you getting so upset?

Can we just sit down
and talk about this?

Okay.

There's really nothing
to talk about.

Did it ever occur to you
I might not wanna make love
to you right now?

I don't think you're being
honest with yourself.

Or me.

Don't just push me away.

-I think that--
-Do you have to control

-every situation?
-Chris!

You're not waving
your gun around here

and you're not gonna dominate
in the bedroom either, got it?

I can't talk to you, Chris.

I'm going home.

[door opens]

Hey, you're still up.

[Jesse] I was waiting for you.

How you doing?

Oh, honey, this case
is so interesting.

It keeps turning in
on itself.

I am getting such a charge
out of this investigation.

It's like it's just beginning
to come together.

Good.

Today, Katie came home
so excited

because she got an A
on her science report

and Brian, the poor baby,

he's so jealous
and breaks my heart

'cause he works so hard

and he just can't make
those kind of grades.

-He's feeling in the dumper.
-That's normal.

I mean, Jesse, it's like
feeling that first charge again.

I'm on the street,
I'm talking to this pimp,

and he's telling me
that he's got this cop--

Hey! Did you hear
what I just said to you?

About the grades? Yes.

-Yeah.
-Yeah.

'Cause I feel like

I'm talking to someone
I just met in a bus.

I had a great day.
We accomplished a lot

and I'm trying to share that.
Don't make me feel guilty.

Your daughter
does not get an A

or go to her first
father-daughter dance

every day of her life, Gene.

We've talked about this before.

-You're missing so much.
-Tell me what you expect?

Tell me how you want me
to react.

You used to know.
Nobody had to tell you.

Don't patronize me.

We're talking about
the family, us.

I know what
we're talking about.

Okay, I don't want to fight.

Good, I don't want
to fight either.

-I'm gonna take a shower.
-Good.

You understand, I was
going to that donut shop
for five years.

I was used to an orderly
display and selection,

but the new management,
they ignore my complaints.

Yesterday, all the coffee
creamers were empty

and you couldn't get
a buttermilk old-fashioned
to save your life.

You have to do something.

Um, I'll look into it,
Mr. Kegel.

See that you do that.

[indistinct chatter]

[Julie] Hi.

How's it going?

I don't know.

I don't think I can take
another day of this.

I became a DA so I could
do something definite.

Help people.

But most of the people
that come in my office,

they have problems
that I can't solve,

the others, I just point
to another office
in the bureaucracy.

It's a good experience.

[Jo Ann]
You sound like my mother.

This place is a clinic
for nut cases.

Mrs. King, I just thought
that maybe they would--

But these people
are high-security risks.

I can't tell them anything.

Who's she?

Um, Mrs. King,
I'm also at the DA's office.

Maybe I can be
of some help.

I don't think anybody
could help me.

These voices,
these Bulgarian codes
in my head.

Did you say Bulgarian?

Uh, yes.

You know, my mother
had a similar problem.

-She did?
-[Julie] Yes.

Mrs. King, do you have any
tinfoil at home?

Certainly.

Well, Dr. Burgenheisser
suggests that you line
your hat with tinfoil.

And when you go to sleep
at night,

you make a ring
out of the tinfoil
and you put it on your head.

That should prevent
the voices from reaching you.

Thank you. I'll try it.

Yeah, I'll try it.

-Let me know how it works.
-Yeah, I'll try it.

-Okay.
-Bye.

Bye.

I have heard of low,
despicable things,
but nothing like this.

-What are you talking about?
-That woman is defenseless.

She is... she is suffering
from some insane delusion.

And... and you tell her
to put foil in her hat?

Jo Ann,
I was just trying to help.

You just...
I... I've got to run.

I've got a witness meeting me.
I'll see you at home.

-Bye.
-Oh, sure.

Do your damage and go.

See if I care.

[indistinct chatter]

Speak for her.

You better be civil about that
or else you go downtown
and you just make up your mind.

[clears throat]

Finny, this is Ms. Bauer.

She's an assistant
district attorney.

She's a nice lady,
I don't want you talking to her

the way you were
talking to me, okay?

How long you been
on the streets?

Don't know.

It's kind of rough
out there, isn't it?

What's this about?

We're investigating
the murder of a policeman.

We think you might be able
to help us.

[Finny scoffs]
Don't count on it.

Were you on Bacon Boulevard
Tuesday night two o'clock
in the morning?

I don't know.

I don't remember.

-I go lots of places.
-Listen to me.

This is important.
I know that you're scared,
but I want you to think hard.

Were you picked up
by any cops Tuesday night?

Isn't this illegal?

Don't you have to arrest me?

-No, I don't.
-Then why don't you
just get stuffed?

Let me out
of this damn car!

-I'll scream!
-Wayne, it's all right.

Just let her go.

[indistinct chatter]

Now, maybe Kim did shoot Branch,

but it's not the way
Boyce painted it.

-Probably not.
-Probably? Gene, come on,

Boyce already lied to us.

I'm not arguing
with you, Linda.

What do you think it is?

You all right?

Yeah, I'm fine. Go ahead.

That runaway, Finney.

She knows something.

Gene, that kid
rips my heart out.

She can't be any more
than 14 years old.

Yeah, just about Katie's age.

What's going on?

I don't know.

It's just like all the balls
I had in the air

are starting to drop
around my feet.

You're not talking
about this case, are you?

No.

It's...

Did you ever turn
to look at your life

because you're sure
you must've slipped up
somewhere and...

all you see
is the same old path?

[Linda] Sure, all the time.

Gene, what is it?

It's this job
and Jesse and the kids.

They all just seem to fit
together somehow, and now...

Now, Jesse doesn't seem
to think it's good enough.

Talk to her.

Maybe she has
a legitimate complaint.

What? That I don't
want to spend
time at home?

I would like
to spend time at home,
but sometimes, I can't.

She doesn't understand
that this is not a job

I can hang on a hook
when I walk in the door.

It could be worse.
You could come home
to an empty house.

And I come home
at the end of the day,

and I think,
"What do I have to show

for having been on this planet
for 30-odd years,

but a condo that's paid for

and a cat
that has ear infections?"

Yeah.

I'm sorry.

Okay. The case.

What about Finney and Boyce?

What do you think if we put
the two of 'em together?

-That would stir things up.
-One of 'em is bound to break.

Sounds good.

I'm just saying,
we're here
to help them, Julie.

We're supposed to be
their last bastions of hope.

You shouldn't play
tricks on people
just because they're crazy.

-I didn't play any tricks.
-You did.

I did not.

You did it.

You did it.

The voices, they're gone.

It worked.

That's wonderful, Mrs. King.

Oh, see, I know I'm gonna sleep
like a baby tonight.

[Julie] Oh, I'm so glad.

Oh, oh, God bless you.

-Oh, and you too.
-[Jo Ann] Yes.

-Bye.
-Bye.

-Thank you.
-Mm-hmm.

You know,
you can't cure everyone.

You can't solve every problems.

Sometimes, all you can do
is help 'em get through the day.

[knock on door]

[clears throat]

-Hi.
-Hi.

It took me forever to get here.

I couldn't catch a cab,
so I grabbed the bus.

It was jam, bumper to bumper.

You're not dressed.
Come on, we're gonna be late.

-What?
-Come on.

The concert starts at eight.
Where are those tickets?

Wait, I don't get it.

We had a date.

Who? I know
we had a date, but--

-Come on, no buts.
-Wait, wait, wait.

[scoffs]

What are you doing?

It's simple, Chris.
I'm not gonna give up on us.

We can work this out.
I know we can.

I don't think we can.

Why not?

I'm not the right man
for you, Peggy.

Don't play this game
with me.

I'm not playing a game.

Yes, you are.

What you're really
trying to say

is that I'm not
the right woman for you.

But I don't understand why.

Is it that big a deal
that I'm a cop?

That I carry a gun?

That's not it. I...

I'm used to being
with women who--

Who what, Chris?

Aren't like me?

What's that?

[sighs]

Peggy, I just don't feel
like you need me.

How can you possibly say that?

Of course I need you.

What do you need me for, huh?

I need you to talk to. I...

We have fun together.
You make me laugh.

-You make--
-That's not enough.

[sighs]

You just don't understand.

When I'm holding you in bed,

I need to feel
like I'm protecting you.

What do you expect me
to say to that?

I'm trying to be honest.

I'm sorry.
I don't mean to hurt you.

Well, you are hurting me.

What do you want from me?

I can't pretend to be
some weak little girl

so that you can feel better
about yourself.

It's not that simple.

You're damn right it's not.

That breaks my heart.

Because I cared about you.

Peggy.

Why don't you guys
do your damn jobs

-and stay out of my face?
-[intercom beeps]

-[woman]
Mr. Rogan?
-Yeah.

-
Dankowski and Finny are here.
-Great.

Give her a cup of tea
or something, warm her up.

Yeah. We got
another witness.

Your story isn't adding up.
Why don't you tell us
what happened?

Look, I told you the truth.

You don't wanna believe that,
that is your problem.

But I'm gonna
tell you both something.

I got a lot more credibility
than some burnt-out hooker.

That's what you're counting on.
She's good for anything
'cause she's nothing.

-She's good for it
because she did it.
-I met her.

She's not good for anything
but blowing crack.

We know that you picked up
a 14-year-old hooker

named Finny
at two o'clock in the morning.

Where'd you take her, huh?

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

That's strange
because she was seen
getting into your car

a half an hour before
Branch was shot.

You remember, she was the one
sitting next to you.

You guys, you're
really something.

I'm outta here.

Let's go, Finny.

[Gene] Barbara,
hold all my calls.

[door closes]

[sighs]

Mom, we have to leave
in a half hour.

Is Dad coming home?

He'll be here.

I want you to put this
over your shoulder.

Don't call me that, okay?

I'm not a little girl.

And I look stupid
in this sweater.

Okay, okay,
then just carry it. Here.

I almost forgot something.

Oh, Mom.

[Jesse] No, it goes
on your wrist.

It goes like this.

Your father bought this
for you to wear tonight.

He did?

-Mm-hmm.
-Really?

-Mm-hmm.
-Or did you buy it for me?

It's from your father,
and he loves you very much.

[door closes]

He picked you up that night.

-Did he see I did something?
-What are you saying?

I said I didn't remember.

Listen, I didn't do anything.

All we're trying to do
is find out exactly
what happened

the night that you were
with Officer Boyce.

We've got his version.

Now we want yours.

Look, my pimp knows I'm here,
so you better let me go.

You don't have
a pimp anymore.

When you leave,
you're going straight
to child welfare.

What are you talking about?

The way this case is shaping up,
it's just not safe for you.

You think whoever
you're covering for

-is gonna let you run
around after you talk to us?
-Stop it!

Stop threatening me!

-Who's threatening you?
-Nobody!

You're scared of him.
You have every right to be.

He'll do everything
he said if you don't talk.

[Finny] I'm gonna go.

Finny, look,
we're on your side, Finny!

[Gene] Where are
you gonna go, Finny?

Where are you gonna go?

Why don't you just
tell us the truth, Finny?

We're the only ones
that can protect you.

Especially from a cop.

I... I knew
he was a freak.

The first time I saw him
on the boulevard.

-Who?
-[Finny sniffles]

A cop.

Weiss.

What happened
on the night of the shooting?

I... I was having sex with him.

In his car.

He had me up there a lot.

My pimp was getting mad, but...

Boyce said I had to give him
some play, or he'd bust me.

This other cop car
pulled up behind us,

and Boyce pushed me
to the floor.

The other cop
started screaming at Boyce.

He... He said that...

he didn't want any more
of this crap with the whores.

Go on, Finny.

[Finny] They were yelling
outside the car.

The other cop said
that he wanted me outside.

But Boyce tried to stop him.

[intercom beeps]

Yeah, I can't talk to her
right now.

Just tell her
I cannot meet them at home...

It's okay.
I'm on your side, Finny.

Go ahead, Finny.
What happened next?

The sergeant pulled me out,
and Boyce got all crazy.

And he said, "No way."

And...

And then the sergeant...

[sighs]

...he pulled out his gun,

and they started
fighting for it,

and it went off.

Boyce...

he pointed the gun at me...

and he said he'd kill me too
if I ever told anyone.

[sobs]

[wails]

Shh, it's okay.

[Finny sobs]

Okay, Wayne, let's get
Finny over to Child Welfare.

Mrs. Bartman at Child Welfare
is gonna look after you

for a couple of days,
we'll see you tomorrow.

-Okay?
-Okay.

-Bye.
-Bye.

[sirens wailing]

-Good night, Barbara.
-[Barbara] Good night.

[exhales]

Oh...

To go through all of that
at her age.

It is so sad.

Yeah.

[Linda] But we did it, Gene.

We really did it.

Yeah, we did it, didn't we?

Congratulations.

We make a damn good team.

[chuckles]

I gotta go.

[indistinct chatter]

How about if I get us
something to drink?

[audience applauding]

[classmate 1] Katie.

Hi.

[man]
Now it's time
for the Cherry Blossom
Sweetheart Dance.

Fathers, take your sweethearts.

[indistinct chatter]

Hi.

Glad you could make it.

Where is she?

She's sitting over there
by herself.

You bought her
the corsage, okay?

[indistinct chatter]

I knew you'd come, Daddy.

Katie, I wouldn't have
missed this for the world.

[soft music playing]

[indistinct chatter]

[closing theme music playing]