Original subtitles

HEY, YOU LOOK LOUSY.

YEAH, I'M A LITTLE ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES AT 4 A. M.

WHAT DO WE GOT?

D.O.A. PETER SCHELZO, 27, SHOT IN THE HEAD.

HE OWNED THE PLACE ALONG WITH HIS UNCLE.

ANY WITNESSES? SO FAR, NOBODY SAW ANYTHING.

A LOT OF CUSTOMERS ARE IN THE CLOSET.

THEY DON'T WANT TO GIVE THEIR NAMES.

THAT'S THE UNCLE. BODY'S BACK HERE.

HEY. HOW YOU DOING?

LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY GOT THEIR MERIT BADGE IN KNOT TYING.

MY FIRST HOMICIDE 15 YEARS AGO,

SHOOTER TIED UP THE VICTIM JUST LIKE THIS,

WRISTS, ELBOWS, LEGS, AND ANKLES...

WITH ONE PAIR OF PANTY HOSE.

LEON NADEAU WAS THE GUY'S NAME.

WANT TO INTERVIEW THE UNCLE?

YEAH. YEAH.

THE BOUNCER'S GETTING CHECKED OUT AT THE HOSPITAL.

HE GAVE MOUTH‐TO‐MOUTH.

THINKS HE MIGHT'VE SWALLOWED SOME BLOOD.

YOU GET HIS NAME?

YEAH. HE'S GOING TO COME TO THE SQUAD.

CHECK AND SEE IF SECURITY CAMERAS GOT ANYTHING.

C.S.U.'s ON IT. ONE'S OVER THE CASH REGISTER,

ANOTHER ON THE FRONT DOOR, ONE IN THE OFFICE.

WANT TO SEE THE BLOND CHICK THAT FOUND THE BODY?

YEAH. SHE'S A SEX CHANGE.

SHE DOES A LOUNGE ACT HERE. NO.

THE UNCLE'S COMING IN. HE SAID THEY CLEANED OUT THE SAFE.

I'LL GET BACK TO YOU.

HERE'S THE FIRST ONE AT THE BODY‐‐

A FORMER MALE. IS THAT RIGHT? YEAH, NICE JOB.

HI. DETECTIVES SIMONE AND SIPOWICZ.

WE UNDERSTAND YOU FOUND THE VICTIM?

HOW COULD ANYBODY DO A TERRIBLE THING LIKE THIS?

YEAH, IT'S A BIG WORLD.

WHEN I FIRST SAW PETER ALL TIED UP LIKE THAT,

I'M THINKING MAPPLETHORPE, FINE.

THEN I REALIZED HE'S BEEN SHOT. I STARTED SCREAMING.

THEN EVERYBODY ELSE CAME IN AND STARTED SCREAMING.

IT WAS LIKE A PASSION PLAY.

AND CHAZ, IGNORING ALL THE BLOOD AND VOMIT,

REFUSING TO TAKE DEATH AS AN ANSWER...

DESPERATELY BLOWING BREATH INTO POOR PETER'S CHEST‐‐

CAN WE GET YOUR NAME, MA'AM?

CANDACE LA RUE. PLEASE DON'T CALL ME CANDY.

CANDACE... WE'LL NEED YOU TO COME TO THE STATION HOUSE WITH US.

DO I HAVE TIME TO FIX MY FACE BEFORE WE GO?

YEAH. SURE.

BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, DARLINGS, THIS PUSS IS A FELONY.

HAPPY NEW YEAR.

WHAT HAPPENED, LIEUTENANT?

HOSPITAL SENT US HOME. FALSE LABOR.

IS THAT A NEW SCENT?

NO. THAT'S SOMEONE FROM THE GAY BAR HOMICIDE.

SHE'S ABOUT TO BE INTERVIEWED.

YOU'D THINK A PERSON...

THAT SPENT ALL THAT MONEY ON HER APPEARANCE...

WOULD AT LEAST SPRING FOR A BETTER PERFUME.

SEE, AS A GENDER DYSPHORIC PERSON,

PEOPLE EXPECT ME TO CAMP IT UP IN MY ACT.

YOU KNOW, CAROL CHANNING. BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M ABOUT.

HOLIDAY AUDIENCES EXPECT THE TRADITIONAL. I GIVE IT TO THEM.

I START WITH "THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY"...

AND END WITH ♪ WHAT CHILD IS THIS‐‐ ♪

WHAT TIME WAS IT WHEN YOU LAST SAW PETER SCHELZO ALIVE?

I'D JUST FINISHED MY SECOND SET.

I WENT TO THE OFFICE TO GET MY PAYCHECK.

ABOUT 2:00‐ISH. 2:00‐ISH.

PETER PAID ME. I ASKED HIM FOR A BIGGER MIRROR IN MY DRESSING ROOM.

HE SAID HE'D THINK ABOUT IT.

AND NEXT TIME I SAW HIM...

HE WAS...

WELL, YOU KNOW.

DID YOU SEE ANYONE AT THE CLUB THAT SEEMED SUSPICIOUS?

HONEY, ON DRAG NIGHT, EVERYONE LOOKS A LITTLE SHADY.

TELL ME SOMETHING ABOUT THE BOUNCER.

CHAZ? SAGITTARIUS. UH, VERY GOOD ON THE DOOR...

POLITE BUT FIRM.

SEES ME TO A CAB EVERY NIGHT.

DID PETER EVER HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH HIM?

PETER NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH ANYBODY.

HE WAS A LOVE.

DETECTIVE, AM I A SUSPECT IN THIS MURDER?

NO, CANDACE. YOU WERE OBSERVED ONSTAGE.

YOU COULDN'T BE IN TWO PLACES AT ONCE.

CAN I TELL YOU MY THEORY ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED? SURE.

I'M A CRIME BUFF.

NOVELS. NOT THE REAL THING.

PETER MIGHT'VE MADE A NEW FRIEND...

WHO PLAYED WITH BONDAGE AND DISCIPLINE.

YOU SEE HIM WITH ANYONE?

NOT SPECIFICALLY, NO, BUT WHOEVER THE PERSON WAS...

PROBABLY TIED PETER UP A LITTLE TOO TIGHT AND TOO LONG,

THEN TRIED TO COVER UP AN UNINTENDED TRAGEDY...

BY MAKING IT LOOK LIKE ROBBERY.

O.K., CANDACE. THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION.

OF COURSE, IT'S ALSO POSSIBLE...

THAT HE GOT MIXED UP WITH SOME SADISTIC LITTLE LEATHER BOY...

WHO GETS OFF ON THIS SORT OF THING.

YEAH, WE'LL LOOK INTO ALL THAT.

O.K. BYE.

[QUIETLY] BYE.

MR. SCHELZO, DID YOUR NEPHEW HAVE ANY MONEY PROBLEMS...

YOU KNOW, ANY BIG DEBTS?

ARE YOU KIDDING? YOU OWN A GAY BAR, YOU OWN A BANK.

THE DISPOSABLE INCOME THOSE PEOPLE HAVE...

TWO SALARIES, NO KIDS...

WE HAD A POSITIVE CASH FLOW OUR SECOND MONTH.

DOES ANYONE, UH...

BENEFIT FINANCIALLY FROM YOUR NEPHEW'S DEATH?

NO.

DO YOU?

YOU'RE NOT ACCUSING ME, I HOPE.

I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION,

SEE WHO COULD'VE HAD A MOTIVE.

NEVER MIND THAT PETER WAS MY OWN FLESH AND BLOOD.

I'M A GOOD BUSINESSMAN. PEOPLE CAME TO THAT BAR...

BECAUSE OF PETER.

HE WAS ONE OF THEM. HE LIVED THE LIFE.

I HOPED TO BECOME LESS INVOLVED.

THINKING ABOUT RETIREMENT?

NO. PETER AND I WERE IN THE MIDDLE...

OF TAKING OVER LA FONTANA ON HESTER STREET.

WE LENT THE OWNER SOME MONEY.

HE WASN'T TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS.

BESIDES YOU AND PETER, WHO HAD KEYS TO THE PREMISES?

OUR SECURITY GUY. WHAT'S HIS NAME?

CHAZ HILDUM. AND KYRA HAD KEYS.

SHE'S A LESBIAN GIRL. RENTS THE PLACE TWICE A WEEK.

YEAH, WE'LL BE TALKING TO HER.

LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING.

WOULD IT HELP... IF I POSTED A REWARD?

WOULDN'T HURT. BUT REWARDS TEND TO BRING OUT THE CREEPS...

LOOKING FOR A PAYDAY.

STILL... IT'S SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE TO DO...

TO HONOR THE MEMORY OF MY NEPHEW.

I UNDERSTAND.

DOES THE NAME LEON NADEAU MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU?

NO. SHOULD IT?

SHOT IN THE DARK IS ALL.

ALL RIGHT. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME, MR. SCHELZO.

YOU'LL KEEP YOURSELF AVAILABLE, HUH? YEAH.

SOME GYPSIES RAN A SCAM...

ON AN OLD NEIGHBOR OF MINE,

A MRS. SCHNITZLER.

UH, THEY TOOK HER FOR $3,000. YEAH?

GIVE IT TO SPECIAL FRAUDS.

WELL, THEY'RE BACKED UP OVER THERE.

I KIND OF TOLD HER I'D LOOK INTO IT FOR HER.

YOU MIND IF I RUN WITH THE BALL? RUN HOW?

THEY MOVED FROM THE PLACE WHERE THEY TOOK HER OFF,

BUT SHE THINKS SHE MIGHT'VE SEEN 'EM THREE BLOCKS OVER,

STOREFRONT AT THIRD AND "B".

I'LL USE MY OWN FLASH MONEY.

IF I COULD JUST GET A LITTLE BACKUP DURING THE POP.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

[PAGER BEEPS]

THAT'S MY WIFE.

SHE‐SHE'S GOT YOU ON A BABY BEEPER, HUH?

YEAH.

YEAH. IS IT TIME?

WELL, YEAH, OF COURSE IT WORKS.

BATTERIES ARE BRAND‐NEW.

DON'T SCARE ME LIKE THAT.

ALL RIGHT.

ME, TOO.

‐ TRIAL RUN. ‐ WHEW.

[CHUCKLES] TENSE TIMES, HUH, LIEUTENANT?

UHH...

WELL, THANKS.

ANDY.

YEAH, WHAT'S UP, DAN?

DANNY'S OUT WALKING THE STREETS AGAIN.

HOW WOULD YOU KNOW WHAT DANNY'S DOING? I'VE SEEN HIM.

YOU PROMISED YOU'D STAY AWAY FROM HIM, DAN.

I WATCH FROM ACROSS THE PARK.

HE'S NOT ON HIS MEDICATION.

YOU'RE NOT LOOKING AFTER HIM LIKE YOU SAID.

I'M DOING MY BEST. I CHECK ON HIM EVERY COUPLE DAYS.

HE NEEDS MORE TIME. YOU GO, YOU'RE OUT IN 10 MINUTES, TOPS.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

ARE YOU STANDING OUT THERE ALL DAY LONG?

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MY SON.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT YOU.

YOU'RE PUTTING YOUR LIFE IN DANGER...

BEING ANYWHERE NEAR THAT KID.

I'LL AGREE TO STAY AWAY. BUT I WANT YOUR COMMITMENT...

YOU'LL BRING HIM BACK TO THE APARTMENT AND SEE HE GETS HIS PILLS.

I'LL SEE TO THAT. BUT I'M WORKING A HOMICIDE.

I CAN'T LEAVE RIGHT THIS MINUTE.

I'LL HAVE THE UNIFORMS LOCATE DAN AND CALL ME.

AND THEN YOU'LL GO SEE HIM.

YEAH. I'LL BE IN TOUCH. WHY DON'T YOU GO HOME NOW? GO AHEAD.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

DAN.

YOU MAKE SURE YOU GO HOME.

THE SOURCE OF YOUR WIFE'S WANDERING SPIRIT...

IS MOST LIKELY...

DEATH‐RIDDEN MONIES.

THAT'S WHY I HEAR HER VOICE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT?

WHEN YOUR WIFE DIED, DID YOU BENEFIT FINANCIALLY?

THERE WAS SOME INSURANCE MONEY.

I NEED TO SEE SOME BILLS.

WHAT DO YOU GOT WITH YOU?

OH, UH, LET'S SEE.

‐ I GOT $94. ‐ GIVE IT HERE.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

‐ WHAT IS IT? ‐ THIS IS UNCLEAN.

‐ WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? ‐ YOUR WIFE'S SPIRIT IS WARNING YOU.

THE INHERITANCE MUST BE CLEANSED.

WHAT'LL HAPPEN? SHOULD I STOP USING THE MONEY?

I JUST BOUGHT MY GIRLFRIEND A NEW MICROWAVE.

IT COULD KILL HER.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

SWEET GOD!

YOU SEE YOURSELF.

NOW THIS MONEY'S CLEAN.

WHAT ELSE IS THERE?

UM, I HAVE ABOUT $1,500 IN CASH.

THE REST IS TIED UP IN INVESTMENTS.

CLEANSING THE CASH WILL PREVENT IMMEDIATE DANGER,

BUT, UH...

THEN YOU GOT TO LIQUIDATE THE INVESTMENTS...

AND BRING ME THAT MONEY,

OR IT'S ALL GOING TO BE IN VAIN.

WHERE IS THE 1,500?

‐ AT HOME. ‐ BRING IT HERE, QUICKLY.

OR BAD THINGS WILL BEFALL THOSE YOU LOVE.

I'LL GO RIGHT HOME. THE SITUATION IS PERILOUS.

I'D RUN.

THANKS.

I'LL BE BACK.

DO YOU REMEMBER SEEING ANYBODY LEAVE BUDDY'S...

AGITATED OR IN A HURRY?

LAST NIGHT WAS PRETTY MELLOW.

I HEARD THERE WAS SOME ECSTASY IN THE HOUSE.

HOW LONG YOU WORKED AT THIS BAR? THREE YEARS.

I RUN THE COAT CHECK. AND ON TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS,

MY LOVER AND I PRODUCE LIPSTICK VENUS. YOU KNOW, WOMEN ONLY.

WE SPLIT THE DOOR WITH PETER AND HIS UNCLE. THEY KEEP THE BAR.

PETER GAVE US A SHOT. TURNED OUT GOOD FOR EVERYBODY.

SO HE WAS A STRAIGHT SHOOTER IN HIS BUSINESS DEALINGS.

HE'S DONE RIGHT BY ME AND KAYLA, YEAH.

DID HE HAVE ANY ENEMIES TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE?

BESIDES JESSE HELMS, NONE THAT I KNOW OF.

PETER WAS AN ALL‐AROUND GREAT GUY.

HE HAVE A BOYFRIEND? DOZENS.

YOU KNOW HOW PROMISCUOUS MEN ARE, GAY OR STRAIGHT.

ANY OF THESE ROMANCES END BADLY TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE?

LOOK... JUST BECAUSE I'M A LESBIAN...

DOESN'T MEAN I HAVE A CLUE ABOUT WHAT GOES ON IN THE MIND OF A GAY BOY.

WE PARTY TOGETHER,

BUT WE GO HOME TO VERY DIFFERENT PLANETS.

SEE WHAT I'M SAYING? HE GET INTO ANY ROUGH STUFF?

ANYTHING INVOLVING A MAN IS ROUGH STUFF IN MY BOOK.

O.K. WHEN WILL HE BE BACK IN TOWN?

RIGHT.

HAVE HIM CALL DETECTIVE SIPOWICZ OR SIMONE...

AT THE 15th DETECTIVE SQUAD.

RIGHT. THANKS.

WHAT'S UP? GUY WHO OWNS THAT ITALIAN RESTAURANT...

THE UNCLE WAS INVESTING IN IS IN FLORIDA.

HE'S DUE BACK IN THE MORNING.

I CHECKED WITH CORRECTIONS.

WHO? LEON NADEAU'S STILL IN THE CAN.

THE OLD CASE I TOLD YOU ABOUT.

HELLO. MY NAME IS CHAZ HILDUM.

I'M HERE TO SEE DETECTIVE SIPOWICZ.

THE BOUNCER.

DETECTIVE? YES?

I GOT A MESSAGE THAT YOU WANT TO TALK TO ME.

DETECTIVES SIPOWICZ AND SIMONE. WE'RE WORKING THE CASE.

EVERYTHING O.K. AT THE HOSPITAL?

YEAH. LOOK, AT THE CLUB THIS MORNING,

I TOLD THE OTHER OFFICER EVERYTHING I KNOW.

WHY DON'T YOU BRING US UP TO SPEED HERE?

NICE BOOTS.

SO YOU'RE IN CHARGE OF SECURITY AT THAT BAR, HUH?

YEAH. I WORK THE DOOR, THROW OUT THE DRUNKS,

MAKE SURE NO ONE GETS OUT OF LINE IN THE BATHROOMS.

YOU LOCK UP AFTER CLOSING? USUALLY.

YOU TURN ON THE SECURITY CAMERAS?

ME OR PETER WOULD, DEPENDING ON WHO GOT THERE FIRST.

GUESS PETER WON'T BE DOING THAT ANYMORE.

SO WHO GOT THERE FIRST LAST NIGHT? PETER.

PETER TURNED ON THE CAMERAS?

I ASSUME HE DID. I ASKED HIM ABOUT IT.

HE SAID IT WAS TAKEN CARE OF. I GOT TO BE HONEST,

WE'RE HAVING BAD LUCK ON THIS INVESTIGATION.

THE CAMERA IN THE OFFICE WASN'T ON, AND THAT'S WHERE THE MURDER TOOK PLACE.

‐ PETER MUST HAVE FORGOTTEN. ‐ OR MAYBE SOMEBODY TURNED IT OFF.

WHAT DO YOU GET PAID, CHAZ? $75 A NIGHT.

‐ SO YOU WORK ANOTHER JOB? ‐ NO.

YOU'RE NOT TRADE, ARE YOU, CHAZ?

A LITTLE HUSTLING ON THE SIDE,

PAY FOR THOSE NEW BOOTS? NO.

THAT WAS SOMETHING, HUH?

HIM TRYING TO GET PETER BREATHING AGAIN.

I KNOW C. P. R.

BACK OF HIS HEAD WAS BLOWN OFF,

THROAT FULL OF VOMIT AND BLOOD,

AND YOU GIVE HIM MOUTH‐TO‐MOUTH. SO WHAT'S YOUR POINT?

THAT HE‐SHE CANDACE SAYS YOU'RE A TRUE HERO.

MYSELF...

I WONDER MAYBE, UH,

YOU'RE TRYING TO SHOW EVERYONE...

HOW SHOCKED AND SURPRISED YOU ARE,

HOW BROKEN UP YOU ARE ABOUT PETER.

I'M A SUSPECT BECAUSE I TRIED TO SAVE HIS LIFE?

YOU WERE IN CHARGE OF SECURITY.

THE CAMERA IN YOUR BOSS'S OFFICE WAS DISCONNECTED AND YOUR BOSS GOT WHACKED.

I GOTTA LOOK AT YOU A LITTLE BIT. THIS IS NUTS!

WE KNOW YOU DIDN'T PULL THE TRIGGER,

BECAUSE WITNESSES SAW YOU WORKING THE DOOR ALL NIGHT.

I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT! SUPPOSE SOMEBODY GAVE YOU...

A FEW DOLLARS TO TURN THAT CAMERA OFF...

OR LEAVE THE BACK DOOR UNLOCKED.

THERE'S NO WAY YOU'RE GONNA THINK IT'S ANYTHING MORE THAN A ROBBERY.

IF THAT'S THE WAY IT WENT DOWN, CHAZ,

GET IT FRONT OF IT NOW AND TELL US WHO HIRED YOU.

OTHERWISE, IT'S 25 TO LIFE,

AND UPSTATE, YOU DON'T GET TO PICK YOUR BOYFRIENDS.

GOD.

I WASN'T INVOLVED WITH THIS.

NOW, IF YOU WANT TO HOLD ME FOR MORE QUESTIONING,

I WANT TO TALK TO AN ATTORNEY.

HE WAS IN ON IT. WE DON'T HAVE DICK TO HOLD HIM ON, ANDY.

DETECTIVE, THE FRONT DESK CALLED.

SOME UNIFORMS JUST LOCATED DANNY BREEN.

TELL 'EM TO PICK HIM UP.

MEET ME IN FRONT OF 218 12th STREET.

WANT TO CUT CHAZ LOOSE?

YEAH, OTHERWISE HE'S GONNA LAWYER‐UP.

YEAH. PICK HIM UP. MEET HIM AT 218 12th STREET.

THIS IS ALL OF IT, THE ENTIRE 1,500.

BOY, I HOPE THIS WORKS.

THE SMOKE FROM THE CANDLE...

WILL CLEANSE THE MONEY.

YOUR WIFE'S SPIRIT WON'T HAVE ANYTHING MORE TO WORRY ABOUT,

IN TERMS OF THIS MONEY.

THEN YOU GOTTA BRING ME THE REST OF IT.

DO NOT OPEN THE BUNDLE FOR 60 DAYS. WHAT'LL HAPPEN?

YOU WILL DOUBLE THE THREAT TO YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONES.

60 DAYS IS A LONG TIME. I GOT NEEDS.

MAYBE YOU COULD A LITTLE EXTRA HOCUS‐POCUS, SPEED THINGS UP.

YOU FAIL TO UNDERSTAND.

IF THE MONEY SEES LIGHT...

BEFORE TWO CYCLES OF THE MOON HAVE PASSED,

NOT ONLY WILL THE THREAT BE DOUBLED,

BUT THE MONEY ITSELF WILL BE WORTHLESS.

IT IS NOT IN MY POWER TO CHANGE THAT.

THIS MUST BE SOME UNCLEAN CASH, HUH? WORTHLESS, HUH?

‐ YES. ‐ LIKE, IT'LL...

WHAT? CHANGE INTO NEWSPAPER?

IT'LL BE WORTHLESS.

SO IS THAT WHAT HAPPENED TO DOLORES SCHNITZLER?

DID SHE OPEN THE MONEY TOO SOON?

WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?

BECAUSE SHE WAITED 60 DAYS,

AND STILL, ALL SHE GOT WAS NEWSPAPER.

YOU KNOW? JUST LIKE THIS, HUH?

‐ JUST LIKE THIS! ‐ STEVIE, JUAN.

‐ BACKUP. NOW. ‐ SON OF A BITCH.

NEW YORK CITY POLICE. YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.

GET YOUR HANDS UP AGAINST THE WALL.

TURN AROUND!

COME ON. GIMME YOUR HANDS.

HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK. COME ON.

WHAT HAVE WE HERE? ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S IT.

HERE WE GO.

[ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]

[SPITS]

‐ ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO. ‐ WHAT DID SHE SAY?

SHE SPIT ON YOU. YOU'RE CURSED, PAL.

LET'S GO.

YEAH. WHAT IS IT, BOBBY?

LOU, THIS BOUNCER IS HIP‐DEEP, MAN.

WE JUST DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TO HOLD HIM, THOUGH.

WHAT ELSE YOU LOOKING AT?

WE'RE BRINGING IN MAURO GRACIALE.

HE RUNS A RESTAURANT THESE PEOPLE INVESTED IN.

HE'S INTO THEM FOR SOME CASH,

SO I THINK IT'S WORTH A CONVERSATION.

O.K.

BABY'S ABOUT DUE, HUH?

YEAH. YEAH, I'M EXCITED.

KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE?

BOY. WE'VE GOT TWO DAUGHTERS, 11 AND 14.

I'M...

A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT MY WIFE.

WHAT, SHE'S HAD A TOUGH PREGNANCY?

IT WAS A DIFFICULT DELIVERY LAST TIME.

BUT...

THEY'RE WATCHING HER REAL CLOSELY.

I JUST CAN'T HELP FEELING I'VE PUT HER IN HARM'S WAY.

YEAH, WELL, I'M SURE SHE DON'T FEEL LIKE THAT.

COME ON, LIEU,

YOU'RE GOING TO BE WALKING IN HERE WITH CIGARS SOON.

YEAH. YEAH, I HOPE SO.

NIGHT. YEAH. NIGHT.

[ SIREN CHIRPS ]

HE GIVE YOU ANY TROUBLE?

HE'S STONED. HE STINKS OF REEFER.

LISTEN, THANKS. NO PROBLEM.

COME ON, DANNY.

I'M WASTED.

YEAH. LET'S GO INSIDE, ALL RIGHT?

DANNY.

DANNY, WHERE'S YOUR MEDICINE?

‐ IT'S HERE. ‐ WHERE HERE?

IT'S NOT IN THE CUPBOARD. WHERE IS IT, BEDROOM, BATHROOM?

‐ BEDROOM. ‐ I'M GONNA GET IT AND I WANT YOU TO TAKE SOME.

[COUGHING, SNIFFING]

YOU GOTTA KEEP THESE WINDOWS OPEN ONCE IN A WHILE.

O.K. HERE.

HERE.

COME ON, TAKE IT.

TAKE YOUR MEDICINE. COME ON. [SNORTING CHUCKLE]

COME ON, DANNY. TAKE IT.

YOU GOT TO REMEMBER TO TAKE YOUR MEDICATION, DANNY.

O.K.? YOU GOT TO REMEMBER THAT. UH‐HUH.

AND I DON'T WANT YOU SMOKING MARIJUANA.

THAT'S AGAINST THE LAW. YOU CAN GET ARRESTED.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND? O. K.

[SIGHS]

I, UH‐‐ I SAW YOU HAD SOME BASEBALL PICTURES...

IN THE OTHER ROOM THERE.

DO YOU LIKE BASEBALL?

I USED TO PLAY BASEBALL. YOU FOLLOW ANY TEAMS,

‐ YANKEES, METS? ‐ METS ARE ON STRIKE.

YEAH. OF COURSE. THEY ALL ARE.

ALL RIGHT, LOOK. I'M GOING TO TAKE OFF.

CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING?

WANT ME TO MAKE YOU A SANDWICH?

‐ ALL THE BREAD'S POISONED. ‐ THERE'S UH‐‐

‐ THERE'S SOME FRESH BREAD HERE. ‐ IT'S POISONED, TOO.

NO, IT'S NOT. COME ON, DANNY.

ALL RIGHT. TAKE CARE.

I'LL BE CHECKING IN, ALL RIGHT?

[BEEP BEEP] CAN I HELP YOU?

I'M HERE TO SEE DETECTIVE MEDAVOY.

DETECTIVE MEDAVOY.

I'M DETECTIVE MEDAVOY.

MY NAME IS HERMAN COSTELLO.

OH, RIGHT. UH, THIS WAY.

YOU'VE GOT ALL MY CHILDREN IN JAIL.

YOU MEAN THE FLEECING TEAM...

OF RAMONA, STEVIE, AND JUAN,

WHO TRIED TO TAKE ME OFF FOR 1,500 BUCKS?

YOU MUST HAVE ENTRAPPED THEM.

WE HAVE THE WHOLE THING ON TAPE, MR. COSTELLO,

SO SPARE ME ANY TALK.

THIS IS IT. I'LL BE CHECKING IN.

I'LL KEEP A GOOD THOUGHT. WHERE DO THEY STAND?

WELL...

LET'S SEE, UH,

THE SONS WILL BE R. O. R.'ed IN ARRAIGNMENT.

UH, UNLESS THERE'S A FURTHER DEVELOPMENT,

YOUR DAUGHTER'S LOOKING AT TIME.

WHAT KIND OF FURTHER DEVELOPMENT? I DON'T KNOW. UH,

MAYBE SOME OFFER OF RESTITUTION TO A PRIOR VICTIM.

MY DAUGHTER SAID...

YOU MENTIONED A, UH, DOLORES SCHNITZLER...

WHEN YOU ARRESTED HER.

SUPPOSE MRS. SCHNITZLER GOT A...

COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS BACK.

SHE GOT TAKEN FOR 3,000.

IF SHE GOT THREE,

WOULD THAT GET MY DAUGHTER OUT?

MR. COSTELLO,

ARE YOU OFFERING TO MAKE $3,000 RESTITUTION?

DETECTIVE, IS THAT A RASH AROUND YOUR NECK?

LET'S STAY ON THE SUBJECT, O. K.?

ARE YOU OFFERING TO GIVE MRS. SCHNITZLER BACK HER $3,000?

THE REASON I BRING UP THE RASH...

MY DAUGHTER'S WORDS ARE VERY POWERFUL.

DID SHE MENTION ANYTHING TO YOU ABOUT A CURSE?

MR. COSTELLO, THAT IS A CUL DE SAC.

I AM NOT A PERSON WHO RESPONDS TO THREATS,

IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE.

IF I TALK TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY...

ABOUT YOUR DAUGHTER'S PLEA ARRANGEMENT,

IT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE OFFERING RESTITUTION...

TO A PRIOR AGGRIEVED PARTY,

AND‐AND‐AND‐‐ AND NOT OUT OF CONCERN...

FOR SOME HALF‐ASSED CURSE. I'LL PUT THE 2,500 TOGETHER.

IT'S 3,000, AND I'LL BE IN TOUCH.

HAVE A SEAT. THANKS FOR COMING IN.

I UNDERSTAND YOU'VE BEEN DOWN IN MIAMI.

JUST FLEW IN. HELL OF A SUNBURN.

WAIT TILL I START TO PEEL.

DID YOU HEAR ABOUT PETER SCHELZO'S MURDER? OH, YEAH.

HORRIBLE. REAL SHAME. HE WAS A NICE KID.

WHAT DO YOU THINK? SOME FAG GO ON A RAMPAGE OR WHAT?

YOU'RE A BUSINESS ASSOCIATE OF PETER SCHELZO'S, RIGHT?

MORE WITH HIS UNCLE.

TECHNICALLY, THEY BOTH HAD A PIECE OF MY RESTAURANT. YEAH.

YOU WERE IN DEFAULT ON A LOAN FROM THEM?

I GUESS TECHNICALLY I WAS IN DEFAULT.

THE UNCLE SAYS HE WAS TAKING THE PLACE OVER.

WE WERE TRYING TO WORK OUT AN ARRANGEMENT...

THAT WAS EQUITABLE TO ALL PARTIES.

BUT PENDING THIS EQUITABLE ARRANGEMENT,

TECHNICALLY, YOU'RE STIFFIN' 'EM ON A LOAN.

MR. GRACIALE, THIS IS A HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION.

LET'S NOT BE TOO CUTE HERE.

IF WHAT YOU TELL US DOESN'T SQUARE UP...

WITH WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW,

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME PROBLEMS.

HEY, LOOK, I'M HERE TO COOPERATE.

‐ YOU MIND IF I SMOKE? ‐ YOUR LUNGS.

HOW LONG WERE YOU DOWN IN MIAMI?

TWO DAYS‐‐ JUST LONG ENOUGH...

TO GET MY ASS IN A SLING OVER THIS CHICK.

I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PROBLEMS WITH MY BUSINESS,

I STEP OUT ON THE OLD LADY.

YOU KNOW A GUY NAMED CHAZ HILDUM?

NO.

HE'S A BOUNCER AT BUDDY'S.

‐ OH, YEAH. ‐ SO YOU DO KNOW HIM.

I DIDN'T CONNECT THE NAME, BUT WHEN YOU SAID HE WAS THE BOUNCER,

I REMEMBER SEEING HIM WHEN I WAS OVER THERE.

YOU EVER TALK TO HIM ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS PROBLEMS?

‐WHY WOULD I TALK TO HIM? ‐YOU NEVER ASKED THIS GUY CHAZ...

TO DO ANYTHING FOR YOU, A FAVOR OR ANYTHING?

I DON'T GET WHERE THIS IS GOING.

IN TERMS OF TURNING OFF A SECURITY CAMERA,

LEAVING A DOOR UNLOCKED AT THAT BAR.

HEY‐OH. WHOA. WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU GUYS TALKING ABOUT?

YOU'RE ABOUT TO LOSE YOUR PLACE.

MAYBE YOU CAN PAY BACK THESE PEOPLE...

WITH THEIR OWN MONEY. I DON'T KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS!

I WAS IN FLORIDA. IT'S TIME TO GET REAL HERE, MR. GRACIALE.

‐ THE BOUNCER GAVE YOU UP. ‐ HE GAVE ME UP?

HE'S GOT HIS HEAD UP HIS ASS, AND YOU'RE GONNA BE TALKING TO MY LAWYER.

IF YOU TOOK A HIT ON PETER SCHELZO, YOU SHOULDN'T TALK TO US.

IF YOU HIRED SOME GUY TO DO A ROBBERY,

AND HE MESSED UP AND DID A MURDER,

YOU OUGHT TO BE HELPIN' YOURSELF.

IF THAT'S THE WAY IT WENT DOWN, YOU OUGHT TO KEEP IN MIND...

THAT THE BUTTON GUY KNOWS YOU'RE THE ONLY GUY THAT CAN FINGER HIM.

NOW, YOU COULD BE IN SOME DANGER THERE TOO.

HELP US GRAB THE SHOOTER. IT'LL GO A LOT EASIER FOR YOU.

GIVE US A NAME, MR. GRACIALE.

YOU THINK I COULD BE IN DANGER? BIG DANGER.

UH, THIS WAS A ROBBERY, ALL RIGHT?

A ROBBERY. IT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE A MURDER.

I WAS JUST TRYING TO PAY BACK A LOAN.

LEON NADEAU.

I DROPPED A GRAND ON CHAZ TO FACILITATE A ROBBERY.

WHATEVER YOU NEED ME TO DO, YOU GOT IT.

WE'RE GONNA NEED YOU TO WEAR A WIRE,

GET THIS GUY TO SAY HE DID THE MURDER.

I GOT TO TELL YOU,

NEXT TIME SOMEONE STARTS TALKING...

ABOUT FRANCO HARRIS MAKING THAT CATCH...

OR FOREMAN KNOCKING OUT MOORER,

I'M GONNA TELL HIM ABOUT YOU...

COMING UP WITH LEON NADEAU.

WANT TO SET UP THE WIRE ON THIS GUY? YEAH.

I'M GONNA TAKE A WHIZ, THEN I'M GONNA CALL CORRECTIONS,

AND FIND OUT HOW THE HELL THEY STILL SHOW NADEAU IN THE JOINT?

SURE YOU DON'T WANT TO HEAD TO THE LOTTERY OFFICE, START BUYIN' TICKETS.

MRS. SCHNITZLER CALLED AGAIN.

I DIDN'T TELL HER ANYTHING. I DIDN'T WANT TO GET HER HOPES UP.

WE'LL SEE WHAT THE A. D. A. SAYS.

I'M TELLING YOU, DONNA, THIS NECK CONDITION IS GOING INTO OVERDRIVE.

THE LAUNDRY'S PUTTING TOO MUCH STARCH IN YOUR COLLARS.

I SPOKE TO THE LAUNDRY. THEY'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING DIFFERENT WITH MY SHIRTS.

YOU REMEMBER ME TELLING YOU HOW THIS GIRL...

SPOKE TO ME IN A FOREIGN TONGUE AND SPIT AT ME?

THAT NECK RASH COULD BE A FOOD ALLERGY.

YOU'RE ALLERGIC TO EVERYTHING.

I HAVEN'T CHANGED MY DIET.

AND WHY WOULD MY GUMS SUDDENLY START BLEEDING?

DO YOU HONESTLY BELIEVE...

IT'S 'CAUSE A GYPSY GIRL PUT A CURSE ON YOU?

I DON'T NECESSARILY BELIEVE THAT, NO,

BUT IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY OTHER EXPLANATION,

I'D LIKE TO ELIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY.

SORRY I'M LATE.

YEAH. HELLO, COUNSELOR.

THIS IS ABOUT THE COSTELLO CASE? YEAH.

UH, THE FATHER WAS IN. UH, HE'S OFFERING RESTITUTION...

TO THE, UH, THE PRIOR COMPLAINANT.

I GOT NO PROBLEMS LETTING THE SONS WALK,

BUT THE DAUGHTER, SHE'S GOT MULTIPLE PRIORS.

MISS COSTAS, THE PRIOR COMPLAINANT IS AN ELDERLY WIDOW.

SHE LIVES ON A SOCIAL SECURITY CHECK.

THAT'S DOLORES SCHNITZLER? YES. NOW,

THE $3,000 THAT MRS. SCHNITZLER LOST,

THAT WAS HER SAFETY NET.

GETTING IT BACK WOULD MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE...

FOR HER AND HER 14 CATS.

AND IF I LET RAMONA COSTELLO WALK,

AREN'T I SETTING UP FUTURE MRS. SCHNITZLERS?

WELL, REALISTICALLY, MISS COSTAS,

IF YOU FILE CHARGES ON THIS GYPSY GIRL,

ONCE SHE MAKES BAIL,

WOULD YOU EVER EXPECT TO SEE HER AGAIN? [BEEPING]

I THINK NOT.

IF YOU LET ME KNOW THAT THE FATHER HAS MADE RESTITUTION,

I'LL HAVE THE DAUGHTER'S CHARGES REDUCED.

SHE'LL BE RELEASED WITH HER BROTHERS AT ARRAIGNMENT.

SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN. YEAH. I GOT TO RETURN THIS PAGE.

THANKS, MISS COSTAS.

YEAH. HEY.

UH, ADRIENNE, START RUNNING ON LOCATING THAT BOUNCER.

HE'S GONNA BE A COLLAR NOW. RIGHT.

ANDY.

HOW'D IT GO? I GAVE DANNY HIS MEDICATION.

DID YOU CHECK UNDER HIS TONGUE AFTER?

'CAUSE HE CAN PRETEND TO TAKE IT.

HE LOOKED LIKE HE TOOK IT.

I'M 99% SURE HE DID. I‐I STAYED A WHILE,

AND WE TALKED A LITTLE AFTER. HOW'D HE SEEM?

ALL RIGHT. O. K.

THANKS. YOU GOING BACK TO QUEENS?

UH, I'M NOT SURE. I‐‐

I HAVE A 6:30 MEETING HERE.

I‐I CAN'T DO IT, ANDY. I HAVE TO GO BACK TO HIM.

DAN‐‐ NO, I'M 67 YEARS OF AGE.

I'M NOT GONNA HAVE ANY MORE CHILDREN.

WHAT MAKES SENSE TO ME NOW IS TO BE WITH HIM,

TO LOOK AFTER HIM.

THE BEST I CAN FOR AS LONG AS I CAN.

I CAN'T AGREE WITH YOU ON THIS. I'VE MADE MY CHOICE.

HE'S MY SON.

I HAVE TO LOOK AFTER HIM.

I WANT YOUR COMMITMENT TO CALL ME EVERY FOUR HOURS. I WILL.

I WANT A COMMITMENT, DAN. YOU HAVE IT.

SYLVIA.

UH, SYLVIA COSTAS, DAN BREEN.

‐ HOW DO YOU DO? ‐ IT'S A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.

LIKEWISE.

WELL, I'M DUE IN COURT, SO, UH‐‐ SEE YOU LATER.

SHE'S VERY ATTRACTIVE.

YOUR RELATIONSHIP GOING WELL? IT'S GOING GOOD.

I'M GLAD OF THAT.

IF HE COMES AFTER YOU,

YOU GET OUT OF THERE, DAN.

I WAS A COP A LONG TIME.

I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF.

HE'S IN.

HOW WAS MIAMI? WALL‐TO‐WALL ASS. YOU BRING THE MONEY?

THAT'S WHAT I SAID I'D DO? COME ON.

‐ HOW'D THAT THING HAPPEN AT THAT FAG PLACE? ‐ WHAT THING?

WHY'D YOU HAVE TO WHACK THE KID, LEON?

BECAUSE THE LITTLE FAIRY WALKED IN ON ME.

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ROBBERY. I KNOW WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE.

BUT I TOLD YOU, HE WALKED IN ON ME. I GET HIM TIED UP,

AND HE'S STILL SCREAMING AT THE TOP OF HIS LUNGS. HE WOULDN'T SHUT UP.

GUY LEFT ME NO CHOICE. GOT HIM.

HERE WE GO.

STAND BACK, SIR.

‐ MOVE BACK. ‐ COME ON. LET'S GO.

SHOULD I? YEAH.

POLICE! FREEZE!

LET THAT WOMAN GO. PUT THAT GUN DOWN.

I'M WALKING OUT, OR THIS BITCH DIES.

LISTEN, LEON, I GOT EMERGENCY SERVICES OUTSIDE.

YOU HEAR THEM?

THESE GUYS DON'T DO ANYTHING BUT SHOOT.

YOU'RE THE ONE THAT'S GONNA DIE RIGHT NOW!

‐ I'M GONNA TAKE HER WITH ME. ‐ I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYIN',

BUT I KNOW YOU, LEON, AND YOU AIN'T GOT THE BALLS TO SHOOT ANYONE...

UNLESS THEY'RE TIED UP AND FACE DOWN.

YOUR ONLY CHANCE IS GIVE YOURSELF UP. YOU GOT 30 SECONDS!

DON'T YOU PLAY THAT STRING OUT, LEON,

'CAUSE I PROMISE YOU'LL DIE HERE.

YOU WANT TO LIVE OR DIE?

BULLET THROUGH THE HEAD, LEON.

[SIRENS BLARING]

YOU JUST TAKE IT EASY.

DROP THE GUN AND SLIDE IT OVER.

[WOMAN WHIMPERING]

GET DOWN ON YOUR FACE.

GET DOWN ON YOUR FACE!

YOU REMEMBER THIS POSITION, DON'T YOU, LEON? HUH?

LITTLE PIECE OF CRAP.

GET UP!

COME ON, PAL. YOU TOO.

DON'T HAVE TO RIDE WITH HIM, DO I? NO. WE GOT YOU A LIMO.

HAVE WE HEARD ANYTHING YET FROM FANCY?

HE CALLED. HIS WIFE'S STILL IN LABOR.

SHE'S HAVING A HARD TIME. ALL RIGHT. THANKS.

[LINE RINGING]

[RINGING CONTINUES]

DANNY?

DANNY!

DANNY.

OH, NO.

OH, DAN. OHH.

15 SQUAD.

10‐85 FORTHWITH,

WESTBOUND ON GRAND TOWARD MULBERRY.

[DISPATCHER RELAYS CALL]

I'M GONNA COLLAR THIS GUY.

I KNOW HIM. I WANT TO TRY IT ALONE. BE CAREFUL.

DANNY!

YOU GOTTA COME WITH ME NOW.

YOU'RE GONNA PUT ME AWAY! WE GOTTA GO, DANNY.

LEAVE MY MUSIC ON. I DON'T WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT.

YOU'RE GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

I HURT MY DAD.

TAKE HIM TO THE HOUSE. YOU GOT IT.

HEY, DONNA. GOT PICTURES. LET ME SEE.

OH, LIEUTENANT, HE'S A LITTLE DOLL.

GOOD‐LOOKING BOY, LIEU. HE HAVE A NAME?

ARTHUR FANCY JR. HOW'S HIS MOMS?

IT GOT TOUGH FOR A WHILE, BUT SHE'S FINE.

GOOD. HEY, ANDY. ANDY.

ANDY'S FRIEND WAS KILLED TODAY, DAN BREEN.

ANDY JUST BROUGHT IN THE SON.

YOU GET THAT SHOOTER ON THAT GAY BAR CASE?

YEAH, I'M CHECKING HIS STATEMENT NOW. YEAH.

CONGRATULATIONS. GOOD WORK.

YEAH. OH, HEY.

I'M BACK WITH CIGARS, JUST LIKE YOU SAID.

I'M GLAD EVERYTHING WENT O. K.

[DOOR OPENS]

I JUST HEARD ABOUT YOUR FRIEND.

DID THE SON GIVE A STATEMENT?

NOTHING THAT MADE ANY SENSE.

HE'S COVERED WITH BLOOD. HIS PRINTS WILL BE ON THE KNIFE.

THE FATHER... USED TO BE ON THE JOB?

HELPED ME GET BACK ON MY FEET AGAIN.

‐ I'M SORRY, ANDY. ‐ [GRUNTS]

MY WIFE... SHE HAD OUR BABY.

IS THAT RIGHT? YEAH.

EVERYBODY'S HEALTHY.

THAT'S GREAT. IT'S A BOY, HUH?

YEAH.

I'VE ALWAYS WANTED A SON.

AFRAID TO ADMIT IT, I WANTED IT SO BAD.

I'M GLAD IT WORKED OUT.

I HOPE HE GETS WHAT YOU WANT FOR HIM. YEAH.

I WANT EVERYTHING FOR HIM.

WE'RE MAKING A RUN TO CENTRAL BOOKING, DETECTIVE.

WANT US TO TAKE YOUR COLLAR OVER?

NO, I SHOULD GO DO THAT.

CONGRATULATIONS, LIEUTENANT. HEY, THANKS, VINNY.

COME ON, DANNY. I DON'T WANNA GO.

YOU GOTTA GO TO BOOKING. I'M GONNA TAKE YOU.

I LOST MY HEADPHONES.

GET UP, DANNY, PLEASE. COME ON.

TURN AROUND. GIVE ME YOUR HANDS.

I GOT YOUR HEADPHONES.

HERE.

YOU CAN LISTEN TO THEM ON THE WAY DOWN.

COME ON.