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HEY. I THOUGHT YOU WERE IN COURT.

RESNIK TOOK THE HEARING.

I NEEDED TO TALK TO YOU.

ANDY, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO LIKE HEARING THIS.

I'M UNDER CONTROL. JUST TELL ME WHAT'S WRONG.

ELVIRA CALLED ME AT THE OFFICE.

SHE‐‐SHE COULDN'T VACUUM THE APARTMENT BECAUSE

A CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD BEEN TRIPPED.

THAT'S NOTHING. I CAN FIX THAT.

NO, SUPER ALREADY DID THAT.

THEN WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

APPARENTLY, WE SHOULD NOT HAVE PLUGGED

THE FISH TANK INTO THE SAME OUTLET AS THE TELEVISION.

UH‐HUH.

THE FISH ARE DEAD.

UH‐HUH.

MORNING.

MORNING.

I WENT BY THERE, ANDY,

AND THEY WERE ALL FLOATING UPSIDE DOWN.

IT HAD ONLY BEEN A COUPLE OF HOURS.

A COUPLE OF HOURS?

THOSE ARE SALTWATER TROPICALS.

A COUPLE OF HOURS CAN BE DEVASTATING.

WE'LL GET SOME MORE FISH.

YOU DON'T JUST REPLACE THOSE FISH.

THOSE WERE SPECIFIC FISH.

I'LL HAVE TO TALK TO YOU LATER.

WHAT?

WHAT, THE BACK AGAIN?

NO.

BOY, THOSE NIGHT TOUR GUYS LEAVE SOME MESS, HUH?

THEY CERTAINLY DO.

MAYBE I'LL LEAVE A NOTE OR SOMETHING.

MY SISTER JUST CALLED.

OH, YEAH?

SHE SPLIT WITH HER HUSBAND.

I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT.

AND WHENEVER SHE HAS A CRISIS,

I'M SUPPOSED TO BAIL HER OUT.

IT'S NOT LIKE WE GOT A LOT OF ROOM AT OUR PLACE.

WHAT, YOUR SISTER'S COMING TO STAY?

SHE SAYS IT'S JUST FOR A LITTLE WHILE

UNTIL THEY DECIDE ON COUNSELING

OR IF IT'S PERMANENT.

I'LL GET A ROOM FOR A WHILE.

NO WAY.

MY SISTER'S NOT GOING TO PUT YOU OUT.

I GUESS SHE CAN SLEEP ON THE DIVAN.

LOOK, IT'S NOT A PROBLEM.

WE'LL ALL BE FINE TOGETHER.

YEAH.

[DISTANT GUNSHOTS]

WERE THOSE GUNSHOTS?

SYLVIA JUST WALKED OUT OF HERE.

ACROSS THE STREET. A KID GOT SHOT IN THE SCHOOL YARD.

GIVE ME YOUR RADIO.

STAND BACK, STAND BACK.

15th SQUAD TO CENTRAL,

PUT A RUSH ON THE AMBULANCE TO I. S. 27 SCHOOL YARD.

FORGET IT, LIEU.

HE'S GONE. AT LEAST TWO IN THE HEART.

NOTIFY THE M. E. AND CRIME SCENE TO RESPOND.

DID ANYBODY SEE WHAT HAPPENED HERE?

WHAT, NOBODY SAW ANYTHING?

NOBODY SAW ANYTHING, HUH?

ARE YOU A TEACHER HERE?

ANYBODY KNOW WHO HE IS?

HIS NAME'S EDDIE DIAZ.

I BETTER CALL HIS PARENTS.

SAW HIM RUNNING TO THE LOCKER ROOM.

CAUGHT HIM IN THE CAN TRYING TO DUMP THIS.

I'LL TAKE THAT.

NICK, FOR GOD'S SAKE.

YOU KNOW THIS KID?

YEAH. HIS MOM'S A FRIEND OF MINE.

DO ME A FAVOR.

BRING HIM ACROSS THE STREET, O. K.?

LET'S GO.

[SCHOOL BELL RINGS]

[FANCY] GET HIM COVERED UP.

ANYBODY ELSE HERE SEE ANYTHING? HEAR ANYTHING?

CATCHIN' ON THIS HOMICIDE?

YEAH, THAT'S ME.

IS THERE A PROBLEM?

NO. NO, I'M ALL RIGHT.

O.K.

HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN?

HOW DO YOU LET THIS HAPPEN?

MRS. DIAZ, WE DO WHAT WE CAN.

[SOBBING]

HI. DETECTIVE SIMONE.

UM, HERE HE IS.

WHERE'S NICKY?

HE'S IN THE BACK WITH A POLICEWOMAN.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING.

TELL ME IT'S NOT TRUE.

LET'S SIT AT MY DESK.

YOU WANT COFFEE OR SOMETHING?

NO, THANK YOU.

COME ON.

I'LL GET YOU SOME WATER. I'LL BE BACK.

SO THE SCHOOL POST OFFICER

CAUGHT NICK TRYING TO DITCH A GUN

IN THE BOYS' TOILET.

WELL, THAT DOESN'T MEAN HE KILLED ANYONE.

YOU DON'T THINK HE DID IT?

THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE, CHRISTY.

YOU HAVE TO BE PRESENT WHEN WE TALK TO HIM,

HELP US FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED.

WHAT ABOUT A LAWYER?

I WON'T LIE. YOU CAN GO THAT WAY,

BUT I THINK THE BEST THING TO DO

IS TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED.

I'VE DREADED THIS SINCE HIS FATHER LEFT.

HE DOESN'T TALK TO ME OR TELL ME WHERE HE GOES.

I'M DETECTIVE SIPOWICZ.

WE'RE WORKING THIS TOGETHER.

[SOBBING]

THE DEAD KID'S MOTHER.

THAT WAS OUR CORNER. HE HAD NO BUSINESS THERE.

OUR CORNER, HUH?

WHO ELSE HUNG OUT THERE?

A GROUP OF US GUYS.

LIKE JOHN, BRUCE, AND THAT MACE KID?

YEAH.

THEY HADN'T SHOWN UP.

JUST ME.

THEN THIS P. R. STARTS PUSHING IT.

PUSHING WHAT?

BEING WHERE HE DON'T BELONG.

WE DON'T KEEP 'EM IN THEIR PLACE,

IN 10 YEARS, IT'S GOING TO BE US OR THEM.

THOSE ASSHOLES.

IF I HADN'T SHOT HIM...

WHO WOULD RESPECT ME?

MY GOD, NICKY. DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?

YOU'RE OUT OF THE LOOP.

FORGET IT.

YOU'RE WRONG. I'M YOUR MOTHER.

I'M NEVER OUT OF THE LOOP.

LET ME TELL YOU WHAT THIS ALL MEANS.

I'M 11. THE WORST IS A FEW YEARS IN SPOFFORD.

WHO TOLD YOU THAT?

IT'S THE LAW. I KNOW ABOUT THE LAW.

FROM THE MOUTHS OF BABES.

YEAH.

MAYBE YOU GOT A GROUND BALL TO FIRST.

HOW'D IT GO?

HE'S SAYING HE DID IT.

I WANT TO KEEP HIM OUT OF THE SYSTEM.

YOU DON'T BUY THE STORY?

I DON'T KNOW. YOU KNOW, THIS KID'S 11.

HE'S TRYING HARD TO BE TOUGH.

MAYBE HE'S TAKING THE WEIGHT.

I WANT TO TALK TO THESE OLDER GUYS.

O.K., BRING THEM IN.

IS THAT ALL YOU'RE GOING TO DO?

DON'T WORRY.

THAT'S THE GUY GOT SHOT AT.

YOU GOT THE 61?

THEY'RE HOLDING JOBS IN THE PRECINCT.

GO AHEAD.

SOMEBODY FIRED AT YOU?

OH. MAYBE.

IT SOUNDED LIKE FIRECRACKERS TO ME.

EVERYBODY SEEMS TO BE O. K.

IF THOSE COPS DIDN'T SHOW UP SO FAST,

I WOULD HAVE FORGOTTEN IT.

YOU'RE GOING TO LET HER GET AWAY WITH THIS?

YOU DON'T THINK IT WAS ACCIDENTAL?

THOSE BULLETS WERE MEANT FOR EDDIE.

WE KNOW WHO DID IT.

WE'RE NOT SURE WHO DID IT.

WHO DID IT?

HIS EX‐GIRLFRIEND JENNIFER MILLS.

IT HAPPENED REALLY FAST.

DID YOU SEE HER?

DORIE WAS GETTING A DRINK.

WHY DO YOU THINK IT'S THIS JENNIFER MILLS?

SHE'S BEEN THREATENING HIM,

SAYING THINGS LIKE, "THERE'S GOING TO BE AN ACCIDENT."

WHY IS SHE THREATENING YOU?

I DON'T KNOW.

SHE'S PISSED BECAUSE HE DUMPED HER.

THAT WAS OVER A YEAR AGO.

HEY, YOU'RE BLEEDING.

OH, MAN. LOOK AT THAT.

COME ON, YOU BETTER SIT DOWN.

CAN YOU TAKE THIS OFF?

YEAH. UH.

OH, YOU'RE SHOT.

OH, GOD, EDDIE.

I DIDN'T EVEN FEEL THIS.

I HEARD THE SHOT. I PUT ON MY JACKET.

ISN'T THAT RIGHT, DORIE?

I WAS PUTTING ON MY JACKET.

SHE WAS COMING BACK.

IT'S NOT TOO BAD. I'LL CALL E. M. S.

O.K.

NOW DO YOU THINK WE CAN MAYBE FILE A COMPLAINT?

IT'S GOING TO BE FINE.

THE GIRL YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IS JENNIFER MILLS.

SHE WORKS AT SAYBROOK INDUSTRIES.

IF IT WAS HER, YOU DON'T NEED TO WORRY.

I WON'T GO AFTER HER. I'LL TALK TO HER.

SO YOU DON'T WANT TO FILE A COMPLAINT?

DEFINITELY NOT.

IF YOU DON'T, I'M GOING TO.

O.K., I'LL FILE A COMPLAINT, I GUESS.

AMBULANCE WILL BE HERE SOON.

LISTEN, IF THERE'S A WAY WE COULD DESIGNATE THIS

LIKE A LOW‐PRIORITY COMPLAINT?

NO, THERE'S NO WAY I CAN DO THAT.

WHY DON'T YOU HAVE A SEAT, WAIT FOR THE AMBULANCE?

YEAH.

GUY PUTS ON HIS JACKET AFTER HE GETS SHOT.

I DON'T GET THAT.

HE SAID HE DIDN'T FEEL IT.

YEAH, I GUESS THAT CAN HAPPEN.

MISS MILLS, I'M DETECTIVE MARTINEZ.

THIS IS DETECTIVE LESNIAK.

WE'D LIKE TO ASK YOU A FEW QUESTIONS.

IS THERE SOMEWHERE WE CAN TALK?

YEAH. I THINK THE COFFEE ROOM'S EMPTY.

DO YOU KNOW EDDIE REYNA?

YEAH, BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM FOR A LONG TIME.

WHERE WERE YOU BETWEEN 9:30 AND 10:00 A. M.?

IN A STAFF MEETING.

WHAT HAPPENED?

DID SOMEBODY TRASH EDDIE'S APARTMENT OR SOMETHING?

HE GOT SHOT.

IS HE DEAD?

NO. HE'S O. K.

HE THINKS YOU DID IT.

HE KNOWS I'D LIKE TO.

HE SAID YOU MADE THREATENING PHONE CALLS.

I'M TRYING TO CONTACT HIS GIRLFRIEND TO WARN HER.

HE'S THREATENED BY THAT.

ABOUT WHAT?

I'M H. I. V. POSITIVE.

EDDIE INFECTED ME.

HOW DO YOU KNOW HE DID?

I DON'T DO DRUGS. I'M MONOGAMOUS.

ALL MY OLD BOYFRIENDS TESTED NEGATIVE.

HAS HE TESTED?

NO. HE REFUSES.

I'M NOT HIS ONLY VICTIM.

I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO'D LIKE TO KILL HIM.

LIKE WHO ELSE?

HE'S BAD NEWS. TAKE YOUR PICK.

DRUG DEALERS SHOT AT HIM NEAR MY BUILDING.

HE DEALS DRUGS?

YEAH, HE HAS.

HE BRAGGED ABOUT ALL THE MONEY HE MADE BEFORE I MET HIM,

SPENT IT ON A VACATION TO JAMAICA. PRICK.

LOOK, I'M SORRY.

I REALLY HATE THE BASTARD.

YOU KNOW THE NAMES OF THESE DEALERS?

NO. I KNOW THE GIRL HE WENT OUT WITH BEFORE ME.

HE INFECTED HER, TOO.

SHE'S DYING.

WE'D LIKE TO GET HER NAME.

KATHY MANNING.

HER NUMBER'S IN MY ROLODEX.

I'LL GET IT FOR YOU.

YEAH, SURE. THANKS.

WOW.

I SKINNED MY KNUCKLE INSTALLING MY FOLKS' WATER HEATER.

I GOT PRETTY CLOSE TO THAT GUY.

HEY, HE MAY NOT HAVE IT.

THE GUY LOOKED REALLY HEALTHY.

YEAH. SO DOES SHE.

YEAH.

I'M VINCENT MACKIE.

MY WIFE SAID I'M SUPPOSED TO BRING MY SON

TO SEE DETECTIVE SIMONE.

DETECTIVE, MR. MACKIE AND HIS SON ARE HERE.

MR. MACKIE.

MY WIFE SAYS YOU WERE AT THE PLACE LOOKING FOR US?

YEAH. I'D LIKE TO TALK TO BRUCE.

NOT WITHOUT ME THERE.

HE'S 16. WE CAN DEAL WITH HIM AS AN ADULT.

LIKE HOW YOU THREATENED HIM?

THAT HOW YOU DEAL WITH HIM?

I HEARD ALL ABOUT THAT.

YOU KNOW A LITTLE KID WAS KILLED AT SCHOOL TODAY?

BRUCE, YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT?

JUST WHAT I HEARD, LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.

THERE. THAT'S IT.

LET'S CLEAR THE AIR ON THIS.

I DON'T WANT TO ARREST HIM.

YOU DON'T SCARE ME. I CAN AFFORD A LAWYER.

YOU WON'T TRICK HIM.

HE SAID WHAT HE KNOWS.

YOU WANT MORE? I CALL MY LAWYER.

COME ON.

EXCUSE ME.

[SIGHS]

THAT KID MACE HAD THE FLU.

HE'S IN BED WITH A 102 FEVER.

BRUCE DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING.

HIS FATHER THREATENED TO LAWYER HIM UP.

LIEUTENANT WANTS TO SEE YOU BOTH IN HIS OFFICE.

THE PROCTOR VERIFIED THAT KID JOHN WAS IN DETENTION.

THAT'S THE THIRD KID NICK HUNG WITH.

DETECTIVES SIMONE AND SIPOWICZ

ARE WORKING THE CASE.

MR. REEVES IS A PRINCIPAL AT I. S. 27.

WE'VE GOT THE TAPE OF THE 911 CALL.

MR. REEVES I. D.'d THE VOICE.

IT'S MATTHEW BERNSTEIN, OUR SHOP TEACHER.

HIS SHOP'S DOOR IS VERY NEAR THE PLAYGROUND.

I'M SURE IT'S HIM.

WE'VE SHUT DOWN TODAY,

BUT HE'S STILL OVER AT THE SCHOOL.

WE'LL TALK TO HIM.

ALL RIGHT. GO AHEAD.

HA HA!

HI, DANA.

HA HA HA!

HI.

AHH.

BETTER CALL MOM. LET HER KNOW YOU GOT HERE.

THAT'S NOT GREG, IS IT?

NO. THAT'S DETECTIVE SIMONE.

DONNA, I'LL BE AT I. S. 27.

ALL RIGHT, DETECTIVE.

OH, HA HA HA.

LOOK, WHEN I GET MY BREAK,

WE'LL TAKE YOUR STUFF BY MY PLACE.

GOOD. LUNCH IS MY TREAT.

THERE HE IS.

DONNA, ANY MESSAGES?

NOTHING NEW, DETECTIVE.

BY THE WAY, THIS IS MY SISTER DANA.

DETECTIVE MEDAVOY.

HI. AT LAST, WE MEET.

DANA.

Ohh, sorry.

LOOKS LIKE YOU JUST GOT INTO TOWN.

JUST.

WELL, UH, ENJOY YOUR STAY.

WE'RE GOING OUT FOR LUNCH. WANT TO COME?

UH, GEE, UM...

UH, WHERE?

THE USUAL.

YEAH. I'LL, UH, CATCH UP.

UH, I'M DOING FOLLOW‐UPS ON THE CANVASS.

HEH.

HEH.

HEH HEH HEH.

HEH.

HE'S CUTE.

VERY SHY.

WHY'D YOU DO THAT?

WHAT? WHAT? INVITE HIM ALONG?

I WANT TO GET TO KNOW HIM.

JUST KEEP YOUR VOICE DOWN ABOUT IT.

I TOLD YOU WE HAVE TO BE VERY DISCREET HERE.

ALL RIGHT.

No problem.

I THINK THIS WHOLE SECRECY THING

MAKES IT VERY ROMANTIC.

HA HA HA!

KATHY?

THESE PEOPLE ARE POLICE DETECTIVES.

THEY WANT TO ASK YOU SOME QUESTIONS.

WHAT ABOUT?

EDDIE REYNA, KATHY.

I'M DETECTIVE MARTINEZ.

THIS IS DETECTIVE LESNIAK.

HI.

WHAT ABOUT EDDIE?

SOMEONE TOOK A SHOT AT HIM.

WANT TO FIND OUT WHO IT WAS.

YOU THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS ME?

I DON'T HAVE THE STRENGTH

TO GO TO THE BATHROOM, DETECTIVES.

I'M DYING.

EDDIE TOOK MY LIFE.

YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?

YOU'RE SURE IT WAS HIM?

I WAS A VIRGIN.

HE SAID WE'D GET MARRIED.

WAS HE HURT?

NO. IT WAS JUST A FLESH WOUND.

HOW DID YOU FIND OUT ABOUT ME?

DID EDDIE ASK ABOUT ME?

NO. UH, JENNIFER MILLS GAVE US YOUR NAME.

HE INFECTED HER, TOO.

SHE ALL RIGHT?

SO FAR.

MRS. MANNING?

WERE YOU WITH YOUR DAUGHTER ALL MORNING?

YOU MEAN, DID I GO OUT TO SHOOT HIM?

NO. I WAS HERE. SO WAS MY HUSBAND.

WE WISH HE WAS DEAD.

SHOOTING IS TOO GOOD FOR THIS MAN.

O.K., AND...

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

SURE.

911 OPERATOR 2,002. WHERE'S THE EMERGENCY?

I JUST SAW A BOY SHOT IN THE SCHOOL YARD, I. S. 27.

HE'S HURT REAL BAD.

WOULD YOU SEND AN AMBULANCE?

YOUR NAME, TELEPHONE NUMBER AND ADDRESS, PLEASE?

GET SOMEONE OVER HERE. HURRY!

IT'S NOT ME.

WELL, IT SOUNDS JUST LIKE YOU.

HALF THE BRONX SOUNDS LIKE ME.

WELL, WHOEVER IT IS,

HE SAW A 15‐YEAR‐OLD KID GET SHOT.

WANT ME TO TELL YOU WHAT I'VE SEEN?

I'VE SEEN MY TIRES SLASHED A COUPLE OF TIMES.

I GOT MY WINDSHIELD BUSTED OUT

BECAUSE I WOULDN'T LET ONE MAKE A MACHETE IN METALWORK.

WE'VE HAD TEACHERS ASSAULTED.

LAST YEAR, THERE WAS A RAPE.

SUPPOSE WE CHECK ON THIS CALL

AND FIND IT CAME FROM THIS OFFICE.

PEOPLE WALK IN OR BREAK IN TO THIS OFFICE EVERY DAY.

YOU CAN FORGET ABOUT A VOICE PRINT.

TAPE QUALITY'S TOO LOUSY. I KNOW ABOUT ELECTRONICS.

I TEACH INDUSTRIAL ARTS.

MR. BERNSTEIN, DID NICKY WILLIAMSON DO THIS SHOOTING, HUH?

I WOULDN'T KNOW. I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING.

LOOK, I GOT THE RIGHT TO STOP TALKING TO YOU NOW.

SO THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.

YOU DID THE RIGHT THING MAKING THAT CALL.

WHY NOT GO ALL THE WAY?

I NEVER MADE THE CALL.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

NOTHING.

YOU DIDN'T LIKE THE WAY I DID THAT INTERVIEW?

YOU FIGURE THIS GUY TOLD US EVERYTHING HE KNEW?

I FIGURED TO COME BACK AT HIM.

LET HIS CONSCIENCE EAT AT HIM A WHILE.

HIS CONSCIENCE HAD NO APPETITE.

HE NEEDED TO BE PUSHED.

I DON'T LIKE BEING SECOND‐GUESSED.

THEN STOP READING MY MIND.

I WALKED BACK HERE MINDING MY OWN BUSINESS.

WITH A FACE LIKE YOU SWALLOWED A TURD.

DID YOU REALLY WANT TO HEAR WHAT BERNSTEIN HAD TO SAY?

THINK I DON'T WANT TO CLEAR THIS CASE?

I PARTNERED WITH THE GREATEST SOCIAL WORKER

SINCE THAT NUN FROM CALCUTTA,

BUT HE ALWAYS MADE SURE THE COP PART GOT DONE.

WHEN MY WIFE DIED,

THIS KID'S MOTHER SAT WITH HER.

DO I HOPE THIS KID DIDN'T PULL THE TRIGGER? YEAH.

BUT IF YOU THINK I'M TRYING TO PROTECT HIM,

KISS MY FRENCH‐ PORTUGUESE ASS.

DON'T POINT THAT FINGER IN MY CHEST TOO MUCH.

DON'T SAY I'M NOT DOING MY JOB.

TURN IT DOWN OR TAKE IT SOMEPLACE ELSE.

NOTHING HERE PROVES EDDIE REYNA KNOWS HE HAS H. I. V.

HE KNOWS. HE JUST DOESN'T CARE.

HE'S GOTTEN ALL THESE GIRLS SICK.

HAS HE BEEN TESTED?

WHEN WE TOOK THE GUY'S 61 WHEN HE GOT SHOT,

HE WOULDN'T GO TO THE HOSPITAL.

WE FIGURE HE DIDN'T WANT TO TEST POSITIVE.

IF YOU COULD PROVE HE HAS BEEN TESTED

AND HE KNEW HE WAS POSITIVE

AND HE HAD SEX WITH RECKLESS DISREGARD,

THEN IF YOU COULD EXCLUDE ANY POSSIBILITY

THAT THE VICTIM CONTRACTED THE ILLNESS FROM ANOTHER PARTNER,

THEORETICALLY, YOU COULD MAKE A CASE FOR ENDANGERMENT.

BUT THE TRUTH IS WITH THE STATE OF THE LAW RIGHT NOW,

WE'RE NOT PURSUING PROSECUTIONS IN THIS AREA.

MINIMUM, WE OUGHT TO WARN THE GIRL.

I STILL WANT TO TALK TO THAT BASTARD.

WELL, THERE'S NO LAW AGAINST THAT, EITHER.

WILL HE BE HOME FOR DINNER?

IF HE COMES IN,

DETECTIVE SIMONE OR SIPOWICZ

OF THE 15th SQUAD.

IT'S ABOUT AN INCIDENT AT THE SCHOOL.

THANKS. BYE.

HEY, CHRISTY.

NICKY'S GOING TO HAVE TO STAY?

YEAH.

FOUND ANYTHING NEW, ANY WITNESSES?

NO. STILL WORKING ON IT.

YOU DON'T SUSPECT NICKY?

WE'RE STILL CHECKING THINGS, CHRISTY.

COME ON. I'LL, UH, TAKE YOU UPSTAIRS.

HI.

HOW'S IT GOING?

ANY PROGRESS? WILL YOU CHARGE THAT BOY?

UH, WE DON'T KNOW YET.

ANDY, MY LANDLORD CALLED.

HE CAN BRING AN ELECTRICIAN IN

TO REPLACE THE OLD BREAKER PANEL.

I'D RATHER DEAL WITH THAT MYSELF.

I WANTED TO ASK YOU

'CAUSE YOU WANTED TO DO THAT.

I'D PREFER TO DO IT.

I'LL TELL HIM.

I'LL GET HOME EARLY,

SO SHOULD I DRAIN THE TANK?

NO. JUST LEAVE IT.

O.K.

IN TERMS OF THE FISH,

"THOSE THINGS HAPPEN" IS THE APPROACH I'M TRYING TO TAKE.

UH, NO ONE'S AT FAULT.

SO I'LL SEE YOU BACK AT THE APARTMENT?

YEAH. I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

HI.

HEY.

I'M GOING TO GO BACK ON THAT SHOP TEACHER NOW.

YOU WANT ME TO COME OR NOT?

IT'S UP TO YOU.

GIVE ME A MINUTE.

I'LL MEET YOU DOWNSTAIRS, ALL RIGHT?

NO, I MEAN, UH...AHEM. LET'S GO IN HERE.

I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

I'LL TELL YOU, THIS DAY'S GOT ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT, GENERALLY.

FIRST THING I GOT HIT WITH THIS MORNING‐‐

ALL MY FISH DIED.

ALL OF THEM?

AN ELECTRICAL THING‐‐ THE FILTER SHUT DOWN.

EIGHT YEARS AGO, THERE WAS THIS NEWCASTLE'S EPIDEMIC.

I, UH, I LOST ALL MY BIRDS.

YEAH. SEE, THAT‐‐ THAT'S A SIMILAR THING.

ANYWAYS, UH...

IN THE HALLWAY BEFORE, UH...

I MAY HAVE BEEN HALFWAY OUT OF LINE

WHEN I SAID‐‐

I WOULD NEVER DUMP A CASE.

YOU MISUNDERSTOOD.

I MEANT, THE WAY YOU FELT,

MAYBE YOU WERE GOING SLOW,

NOT THAT YOU DIDN'T MEAN TO GET THERE.

WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW SOMEONE,

YOU HAVE DIFFICULTY COMING TO AN UNDERSTANDING.

THAT'S TRUE.

THE OTHER GUY I WORKED WITH FOR EIGHT YEARS.

I KNOW, ANDY. I KNOW.

ANYWAYS...

O.K., I, UH...

APPRECIATE YOU SAYING THAT.

YOU WANT ME TO COME WITH YOU ON THIS INTERVIEW OR NOT?

YEAH, I WOULD.

O.K.

THERE'S THE DETECTIVES' ROOM.

THANKS FOR COMING IN.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE WE GOT TO TELL YOU.

WE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.

WHAT ABOUT?

DID YOU TALK TO JENNIFER?

TAKE HER INTO TWO.

TALK TO HER WITH ME.

WAIT. YOU PEOPLE CAN'T HOLD US HERE.

WOULD YOU RATHER BE UNDER ARREST?

FOR WHAT?

LET'S TALK.

ALL RIGHT?

I KNOW MOST OF THE PEOPLE EDDIE KNOWS.

I MEAN, I KNOW ALL THE PEOPLE FROM THE GYM.

THAT'S WHERE WE MET.

YOU WORK OUT THERE?

I DID.

EDDIE WAS MY PERSONAL TRAINER.

HE'S THE BEST.

ARE YOU AWARE THAT HE WAS DEALING DRUGS?

THAT'S A LIE.

HE'S TOTALLY INTO HEALTH.

DID JENNIFER TELL YOU THAT?

SHE'S A LIAR.

HAVE YOU EVER ACTUALLY SPOKEN TO JENNIFER?

NO.

EDDIE DOESN'T WANT ME TALKING TO HER.

SHE'S CRAZY.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE TIME YOU GOT SHOT AT BY DRUG DEALERS.

HO HO HO! I KNOW WHERE THIS IS COMING FROM.

LOOK, JENNIFER IS A VERY DISTURBED PERSON.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW THE TERM TRANSFERENCE?

SHE HAD A HEAVY DRUG PROBLEM.

I WAS TRYING TO WORK IT OUT OF HER.

MAKE HER UNDERSTAND HER BODY WAS THE TEMPLE OF HER SOUL,

AND SHE WAS DESTROYING IT.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TESTED FOR H. I. V.?

DO I LOOK LIKE I HAVE AIDS?

I'M ASKING THE QUESTIONS.

I'VE NEVER BEEN SICK A DAY IN MY LIFE.

WHY SHOULD I BE TESTED?

JENNIFER IS POSITIVE.

WELL, I'M VERY SORRY TO HEAR THAT,

BUT I'M NOT SURPRISED BECAUSE OF HER DRUG PROBLEM.

YOU'RE NOT WORRIED?

WHILE I WAS WITH HER, SHE WAS JUST DROPPING PILLS.

NO I. V. USE.

HOW ABOUT KATHY MANNING?

KATHY?

I HAVEN'T SEEN KATHY IN THREE YEARS.

SHE'S DYING.

WELL, THAT'S TOO BAD,

BUT IT'S GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH ME.

EVER HEAR OF RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT?

YEAH, AND WHEN YOU SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT,

I SAY GET ME A LAWYER OR LET ME LEAVE.

IF YOU'D SEEN EDDIE WITHOUT HIS SHIRT ON,

YOU'D KNOW THERE'S NO WAY HE'S GOT AIDS.

HE TOLD ME THAT BITCH WAS SPREADING THAT RUMOR.

HAVE YOU BEEN TESTED?

I DON'T NEED TO BE.

HAVE YOU PRACTICED SAFE SEX?

THE KIND OF SEX I PRACTICED IS NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.

GET YOURSELF TESTED, DORIE, AND PROTECT YOURSELF.

I DON'T NEED TO.

I TRUST EDDIE WITH MY LIFE.

NOW CAN I PLEASE LEAVE?

COME ON.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

ARE YOU O. K.?

DID YOU GET THROUGH TO HER?

SHE THINKS EDDIE REYNA'S THE GREATEST GUY IN THE WORLD.

[BELL RINGS]

I STILL GET NIGHTMARES BEING BACK IN SCHOOL,

GETTING CALLED ON WITHOUT MY HOMEWORK.

I'VE SPOKEN TO MY UNION,

AND THEY SAID TO NOTIFY THEM IF YOU HARASS ME.

MR. BERNSTEIN, I'M SYMPATHETIC WITH ALL YOUR CONCERNS,

BUT I NEED FOR YOU TO CONFIRM

IF WE'VE ARRESTED THE RIGHT KID.

I DON'T KNOW. I DIDN'T SEE.

IF NICK WILLIAMSON DID THIS,

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE TO TESTIFY.

HE ALREADY CONFESSED.

JUST GIVE ME AN INDICATION WHAT HE'S SAYING'S TRUE.

I CAN'T GIVE YOU AN INDICATION ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

I HEARD YOUR VOICE ON THAT TAPE,

SO I KNOW YOU SAW.

I THINK YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY HE DIDN'T DO IT

WITHOUT HAVING TO SAY WHO DID.

IF HE DIDN'T DO IT, YOU BETTER STEP UP.

OTHERWISE, THIS KID'S GOING AWAY.

I'M TELLING YOU, IF THIS KID GOES AWAY,

AND YOU KNOW HE DIDN'T PULL THE TRIGGER,

NOT ONLY HIS LIFE GETS RUINED. YOURS DOES, TOO.

O.K. I'VE BEEN WARNED.

YOU KNOW, YOU CAN RUIN YOUR HEALTH

OVER SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

IT GETS TO WHERE YOU CAN'T SLEEP,

OR WHERE YOU'RE EATING WITH YOUR OWN KIDS,

AND YOU WONDER WHAT THAT KID'S EATING AT SPOFFORD.

PRISON FOOD.

LEAVE ME ALONE.

WHO YOU TALKING TO NOW, MR. BERNSTEIN,

ME OR YOUR CONSCIENCE?

IF I TELL YOU,

I HAVE TO GET A TRANSFER OUT OF HERE.

DOESN'T EXACTLY SOUND LIKE YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH THE PLACE.

LOOK FOR SOMEONE WHO'S A LITTLE OLDER.

STOP PLAYING GAMES WITH US HERE.

GIVE ME A NAME.

BRUCE MACKIE.

SMELLS GOOD.

OH, YEAH.

UH, YOU KNOW, DONNA SHOULD BE HOME ANY MINUTE.

HER LEGAL STENOGRAPHY CLASS ENDS AT 7:00.

I TOOK SOME FASHION DESIGN COURSES AT TOBY‐COBURN

BEFORE I GOT MARRIED.

I'M THINKING OF TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING IN THE INDUSTRY.

SOUNDS GREAT.

I'M PROBABLY DREAMING.

I'LL PROBABLY END UP WORKING AT THE GAP.

YOU SHOULDN'T GIVE UP YOUR DREAMS.

THAT IS REALLY NICE TO HEAR, GREG.

I HAVEN'T HEARD THAT FOR THREE YEARS.

JEFF DOESN'T RELATE TO DREAMS.

HE'S JUST NOT AMBITIOUS.

I WANT SOMETHING OUT OF LIFE. IS THAT SO BAD?

UH, NO.

N‐NOT AT ALL.

YOU KNOW, MAYBE I SHOULD HEAT UP THE BAKED APPLES.

I THINK THEY'RE BETTER WHEN THEY'RE HOT.

WHEN YOU LEFT YOUR WIFE,

DID YOU KNOW FOR SURE IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO?

WERE YOU ABSOLUTELY POSITIVE?

UH, YES AND NO,

BUT, YOU KNOW,

I‐‐I THINK IT'S DIFFERENT FOR EVERYBODY.

I KNOW I'M UNHAPPY MARRIED TO JEFF,

BUT NOW, I DON'T KNOW WHERE I'M GOING.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'LL HAPPEN TO ME.

I MIGHT BE MORE UNHAPPY.

I‐‐I'M SURE THINGS WILL WORK OUT FOR YOU, DANA.

I'M JUST SO ALONE.

IT WOULD BE SO GREAT...

TO HAVE SOMEONE LIKE YOU.

SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS WHAT I'M GOING THROUGH.

DONNA UNDERSTANDS.

UH, YOU KNOW,

MAYBE YOU SHOULD GO IN THE OTHER ROOM

AND LIE DOWN FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

GREG, COULD YOU HOLD ME JUST FOR A SECOND?

OH, DANA, I DON'T THINK THAT'S SUCH A GOOD IDEA.

JUST HOLD ME FOR A SECOND.

PLEASE?

YEAH. WELL, ALL RIGHT. JUST FOR A SECOND.

[DOOR OPENS]

THERE YOU GO, ALL RIGHT?

OH. HERE'S DONNA NOW.

DONNA, I'M‐‐I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

DANA'S VERY UPSET ABOUT HER FUTURE.

OH, YEAH? IS THAT WHY HER ROBE'S OPEN?

WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

DONNA, I THINK YOU GOT THE WRONG IMPRESSION.

GREG WAS OFFERING SUPPORT,

WHICH IS MORE THAN I CAN SAY FOR YOU.

YEAH? HE WAS OFFERING SUPPORT.

AND WHAT WERE YOU OFFERING?

GIRLS. LADIES‐‐

THIS IS HOW SHE THINKS.

SHE CAN'T CONCEIVE OF A MAN AND WOMAN BONDING

WITHOUT SOME SEXUAL ASPECT.

I'M GOING FOR A WALK.

I KNOW HOW YOU OPERATE, DANA.

EVER SINCE JUNIOR HIGH, NOTHING'S CHANGED.

OH, I FORGOT. SHE KNOWS EVERYTHING.

SHE THINKS A D‐CUP MAKES HER GOD.

PLEASE TURN DOWN THE HEAT ON THE BAKED APPLES.

JAMES, THAT 61 YOU TOOK YESTERDAY, SHOTS FIRED?

YEAH. EDDIE REYNA.

HE'S A D. O. A.

[SIREN]

WHAT DO YOU GOT?

DIDN'T ROB HIM. 120 BUCKS IN HIS POCKET.

HEY, HOLD UP.

POWDER BURNS AROUND THE WOUND.

LOOKS LIKE REAL CLOSE RANGE.

YOU CHECK STIFFS FOR H. I. V.?

WE CAN.

TEST THIS GUY'S BLOOD AND LET ME KNOW.

THERE'S HIS GIRLFRIEND.

COME ON.

YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENED, DORIE?

MUST'VE BEEN THOSE DRUG DEALERS AGAIN.

DID YOU SEE WHAT HAPPENED TO EDDIE?

EDDIE'S DEAD.

IT'S O. K.

THAT'S WHAT I'M GONNA BE SOON.

WHY ARE YOU GONNA BE DEAD SOON?

'CAUSE I'M SICK.

SICK? HOW?

HUH?

DORIE, DID YOU GET TESTED?

YEAH.

HE MADE ME SICK JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.

NOW HE'S DEAD.

IT'S WHAT HE DESERVED.

STAND UP, DORIE.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE YOU TO THE STATION HOUSE.

I HAPPEN TO KNOW YOU'RE HOLDING SOME PUNK ON THIS.

BRUCE HAS NO BUSINESS HERE.

WE HAVE AN EYEWITNESS, A TEACHER, WHO SAW YOUR SON

POINT A GUN AT EDDIE DIAZ AND PULL THE TRIGGER.

THE GUY SAW SOMEONE ELSE.

TRUST ME. THE GUY KNOWS HIM.

BRUCE IS NEVER GONNA GET THROUGH A LINEUP.

WHAT? I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT.

ARE YOU LYING TO ME?

I AIN'T SAYING NOTHING.

YOU KNOW WHAT A MURDER CHARGE MEANS, BRUCE?

25 YEARS TO LIFE.

WELL, NOT ME. I'M A JUVENILE.

I SHOULDN'T EVEN BE HERE.

HE'S WRONG. HE CAN BE TRIED AS AN ADULT

AND SENTENCED AS AN ADULT.

I'M NOT BUYING ANY OF THIS.

WE NEED A LAWYER.

MR. MACKIE, I GOT ONE OFFER HERE.

IT GIVES YOUR SON A CHANCE TO HAVE A LIFE. YOU WANNA HEAR IT?

YEAH.

BRUCE MAKES A FULL AND FRANK CONFESSION.

HE EXPRESSES REMORSE FOR HIS ACTIONS.

WE'LL MAKE AN EFFORT TO GET THIS TRIED IN FAMILY COURT.

YOU GOT TO DO BETTER.

WE DON'T GOT TO DO ANYTHING.

WE CAN CLOSE THIS CASE, AND LITTLE BRUCIE HERE

HEADS OFF TO OSSINING.

HE DIDN'T SAY HE DID IT.

I WANT TO PUT HIM IN THE SYSTEM.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

WAIT, WAIT.

NAW. I‐‐I'LL TAKE THE DEAL.

LOOK, I DON'T WANT TO BE TRIED AS AN ADULT.

LET'S HEAR IT.

I SHOT HIM.

WHY?

HE WAS GOING TO TAG OUR PLACE IN THE YARD.

NO OTHER REASON?

HE JUST SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN THERE.

HOW DID NICKY GET THE GUN?

CAME RUNNING OVER.

I GAVE IT TO HIM AFTER I CAPPED THE GUY.

[CRYING]

POP, I'M SORRY, POP.

I'M SORRY, POP.

YOU DISAPPOINTED, NICK?

NO.

WHY?

BRUCE CONFESSED. HE'S THE BIG SHOT NOW.

I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.

I'LL PLAY YOU THE TAPE.

HE SAID HE KILLED EDDIE,

THEN HE GAVE YOU THE GUN TO DITCH.

HE SAID HE SHOULDN'T HAVE GIVEN IT TO A WIMP.

HE DIDN'T SAY THAT.

HE MUST BE SOME KIND OF GUY, THIS BRUCE.

WHAT DID HE EVER DO FOR YOU

THAT'S WORTH 3 TO 5 YEARS IN PRISON?

I DON'T RAT.

IT'S RESPECT.

OH, YEAH? AND HOW DID HE EARN THAT RESPECT?

DID HE FEED OR HOUSE YOU?

WHAT EXACTLY DID THIS BRUCE DO?

IT'S NOT WHAT HE DID.

IT'S WHAT HE IS.

OH, AND WHAT'S THAT?

HUH? IS HE SOME KIND OF KING BAD ASS?

HE'S DOWNSTAIRS RIGHT NOW BAWLING HIS EYES OUT.

HE USED YOU, NICK, AND YOU WENT FOR IT.

IT'S GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH RESPECT.

YEAH, IT DOES.

YOUR MOTHER WORKS HARD TO FEED YOU,

TO PUT A ROOF OVER YOUR HEAD.

SHE'S THE ONE THAT EARNS RESPECT HERE.

I KNOW WHAT MY MOM DOES FOR ME.

YOU KNOW, BUT DO YOU CARE?

YOU'RE READY TO LEAVE HER ON HER OWN

'CAUSE YOU OWE SOME PUNK MORE THAN HER.

WHAT HAPPENED IN THAT SCHOOL YARD, NICK?

IT'S LIKE YOU SAID.

BRUCE SHOT HIM AND HANDED ME THE GUN.

YOU DID THE RIGHT THING HERE, NICK.

YOU ACTED LIKE A MAN.

HE'LL GIVE A STATEMENT TO AN A. D. A.

ABOUT HIDING THE GUN.

HE WON'T HAVE TO GO TO JAIL?

WE'LL TALK TO HIM.

I CAN'T MAKE ANY PROMISES,

BUT I'M PRETTY SURE HE'LL JUST BE A WITNESS.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. THANKS.

SHE LAID IN WAIT WITH A GUN.

WE HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE GRAND JURY.

YOU'LL INDICT HER, BUT YOU COULDN'T MOVE ON HIM.

NO JURY IN THE WORLD WILL CONVICT HER.

IT'LL NEVER GO TO A JURY.

WE'LL TAKE THE PLEA AND SUSPEND THE SENTENCE.

SHE ALREADY GOT HER SENTENCE.

HEY.

FINISH THE FIVES?

YEAH.

I'M GLAD IT WORKED OUT LIKE THIS,

GLAD FOR THAT WOMAN THAT TOOK CARE OF YOUR WIFE.

THANKS.

THAT'S THE THING ABOUT WORKING THE PRECINCT, ANDY.

SOMETIMES YOU ACTUALLY GET A CHANCE TO DO SOME GOOD.

UH, WHEN I WAS DRINKING, UH...

SOME MORNINGS I'D GET UP,

I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE THE HELL I WAS

AND TRYING NOT TO REMEMBER WHAT I WAS DOING.

IF I COULD DRAG‐ASS TO THE STATION HOUSE,

AT LEAST I HAD A CHANCE

OF MAKING SOME SENSE OF SOMETHING.

YOU GOT PLANS FOR DINNER?

YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN?

YEAH. SHE LETS ME OUT ONCE IN A WHILE.

SURE.

DONNA, MAYBE WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT LAST NIGHT.

WHY?

YOU EXPLAINED YOURSELF.

AND I GOT THE SILENT TREATMENT

EVER SINCE I GOT BACK FROM MY WALK.

THERE'S NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT, GREGORY.

MY SISTER'S ALWAYS DONE THIS.

SHE'S ALWAYS HIT ON MY BOYFRIENDS.

I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING, DONNA.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO.

IF I DIDN'T GET HOME WHEN I DID,

SHE WOULD HAVE DONE IT FOR YOU.

HEY...LISTEN.

NO MATTER WHEN YOU CAME HOME,

NOTHING WOULD HAVE HAPPENED...

'CAUSE...

'CAUSE I'M NOT ONE OF YOUR OLD BOYFRIENDS.

I DIDN'T SAY YOU WERE. I JUST KNOW DANA.

THEN YOU GOT TO KNOW ME.

I LOVE YOU.

I'D NEVER TOUCH HER.

AND IF YOU'D LIKE MY OPINION,

I DON'T THINK DANA SHOULD STAY WITH US.

[THUNDER]

TONIGHT I'M GOING TO TELL HER TO PACK HER THINGS.

SHE'S MOVING TO THE Y. W.,

AND I DON'T CARE WHAT MY MOTHER SAYS.

AND IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT I SAY,

I SAY GOOD RIDDANCE AND NO HARD FEELINGS.

VITAMINS.

OH, YEAH. THANKS.

IN THE MORNING, I'LL, UH,

CLEAN OUT THAT TANK AND RECYCLE THE WATER.

HMM.

I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU'RE GETTING PAST THIS.

AHEM. WELL, THIS, UH,

THIS TRAGEDY COULD HAVE HAPPENED AT MY PLACE, TOO, SYLVIA.

IT DIDN'T, BUT IT COULD HAVE.

I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD LET IT AFFECT OUR SCHEDULE.

SO...

NEXT WEEK YOU'LL SPEND THREE NIGHTS HERE?

YEAH, AND THEN, UH,

FOUR THE NEXT WEEK AND SO ON

UNTIL... I GET USED TO IT.

YOU KNOW, I, UH...

THERE'S THINGS I...

I'VE REALLY WANTED, AND I COULD NEVER HAVE...

WITHOUT A LIFE LIKE THE LIFE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE.

THERE'S SOME BEAUTIFUL, UM, TRIGGERFISH

THAT I COULD NEVER MIX IN WITH THOSE OTHER KINDS,

AND NOW I CAN GET THOSE.

YOU'RE MY BIG BEAR, AREN'T YOU?

YEAH...

I GUESS I AM.