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EXCUSE ME.

HOW DO YOU GET TO MOTT STREET?

AH, MOTT STREET.

I GOT TURNED AROUND IN MY HEAD SOMEHOW.

GO DOWN TO THE NEXT LIGHT,

MAKE A RIGHT,

THEN TWO BLOCKS, MAKE A LEFT.

I GOT A MAP. COULD YOU POINT IT OUT?

THAT'S A MAP OF TEXAS.

IS IT? WELL, MAYBE YOU COULD HELP ME

FIND JOHNSON CITY.

YOU SHOWED ME YOURS.

NOW I'M GONNA SHOW YOU MINE.

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST, YOU JERK.

ZIP IT UP. GET OUT OF THE CAR.

GET THESE GUYS BACK.

ALL RIGHT.

WE GOT A WHITE MALE.

GUY WALKING HIS DOG CALLED IT IN.

DOWN THE ALLEYWAY HERE.

HEY, GUYS.

OOH.

STABBED AND STRANGLED.

I'LL START A CANVASS, ALL RIGHT?

RIGHT.

LOOKS LIKE HE WAS DRAGGED DOWN HERE.

BENJAMIN HOLLIS. 634 WAVERLY.

GOT OVER $300 IN CASH,

FOUR CREDIT CARDS.

I'D SAY WE CAN ELIMINATE ROBBERY.

YEAH.

THREE PICTURES. NO WEDDING RING.

THAT'S GOT TO BE A GIRLFRIEND.

HMM.

"TO THE POLICE."

WORDS CUT OUT OF A DICTIONARY?

"YOU'LL FIND THE OTHER HALF OF THIS MESSAGE

WHEN YOU FIND THE OTHER HALF OF THIS COUPLE."

"YOU DIDN'T GET ME BEFORE,

"AND YOU WON'T GET ME NOW.

MORE TO COME."

OH, MAN.

YOU THINK WEBSTER'S BACK?

LOOKS LIKE IT.

HEY. FOUND YOU.

YEAH. WHAT'S IT LOOK LIKE?

VICTIM'S NAME IS BENJAMIN HOLLIS.

38 YEARS OLD. INVESTMENT BANKER.

YOU THINK THIS IS WEBSTER'S HOMICIDE?

PERP SAYS IT IS.

STABBING, STRANGULATION.

ALL THE WEBSTER HOMICIDES WERE SHOOTINGS.

YEAH, IT IS A DIFFERENT M. O.

VICTIM'S MOTHER LIVES NEXT DOOR.

SHE I. D.'d PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE GIRLFRIEND

WE FOUND IN HIS WALLET.

HER NAME IS ALEXANDRA RUDMAN.

SHE WASN'T HOME.

THE SUPER TOLD ME HER CAR'S MISSING.

WE PUT OUT AN ALARM.

THE APARTMENT'S IN HER FATHER'S NAME,

SO WE LEFT WORD FOR HIM.

IF IT'S WEBSTER, THE GIRLFRIEND'S DEAD.

THINK THEY'LL REACTIVATE THE TASK FORCE?

I THINK THEY WILL.

IT'S OUR CASE, THOUGH, RIGHT?

I'M SURE THEY'LL BE BACK IN A MOMENT.

YEAH, YEAH. SO YOU'VE BEEN SAYING.

ARE THESE THE VERY BUSY GENTLEMEN?

LIEUTENANT, THIS IS‐‐

ARNOLD RUDMAN. I GOT A MESSAGE

TO CONTACT A DETECTIVE SIMONE.

THERE'S NOBODY HERE!

I'M DETECTIVE SIMONE. LIEUTENANT FANCY.

SO WHAT THE HELL IS THIS ALL ABOUT?

MR. RUDMAN, STEP INTO MY OFFICE.

YOU WENT TO MY DAUGHTER'S BUILDING?

LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS IN THE OFFICE.

MR. RUDMAN, BENJAMIN HOLLIS,

WHO WE UNDERSTAND YOUR DAUGHTER WAS DATING,

WAS FOUND MURDERED THIS MORNING.

WHERE WAS HE FOUND MURDERED?

ON THE STEPS OUTSIDE OF HIS TOWNHOUSE.

WHAT'S HAPPENED TO MY DAUGHTER?

WE'RE NOT SURE OF THAT AS YET.

SHE WAS WITH HIM LAST NIGHT.

THEY HAD DINNER WITH ME.

DID THEY LEAVE TOGETHER IN YOUR DAUGHTER'S CAR?

YES. WHAT'S HAPPENED TO MY DAUGHTER?

PLEASE TRY AND CALM DOWN, MR. RUDMAN.

SIR, YOUR DAUGHTER'S CAR IS MISSING.

WELL, SH‐SHE‐‐SHE MAY HAVE BEEN ABDUCTED.

DO YOU HAVE ANY EVIDENCE THAT SHE WAS MURDERED?

WE'RE TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED.

SHE MUST HAVE BEEN ABDUCTED.

I AM WILLING TO PAY ANY RANSOM.

LET'S NOT GET AHEAD OF OURSELVES.

YOU LISTEN TO ME. YOU LISTEN TO ME!

THE PEOPLE WHO FIND MY DAUGHTER SAFE

ARE GOING TO BE WEALTHY MEN.

MR. RUDMAN, I WANT YOU TO CALM DOWN.

DO YOU HAVE A TAPE RECORDER

TO USE ON YOUR PHONES?

ALL OUR PHONES HAVE...

AUTOMATIC RECORDING DEVICES.

THAT'S FINE. THAT'S GOOD.

IF YOU RECEIVE ANY PHONE CALLS

CONCERNING YOUR DAUGHTER

OR ASKING FOR RANSOM,

I'D LIKE YOU TO CONTACT US.

DO YOU NEED ANY INFORMATION

ABOUT MY DAUGHTER'S CAR?

WE GOT THAT. WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE CAR NOW.

DO YOU HAVE REASON TO THINK

MY DAUGHTER MAY BE DEAD?

SIR, I PROMISE WE'LL CONTACT YOU

WITH ANY DEVELOPMENTS ON OUR END.

COME ON, MR. RUDMAN. I'LL WALK YOU OUT.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

DETECTIVE SIMONE.

I KNOW THIS MUST BE HARD.

JUST LET US DO OUR JOB.

JUST REMEMBER WHAT I SAID, DETECTIVE‐‐

WHOEVER BRINGS MY DAUGHTER BACK ALIVE,

THAT NIGHT HE GOES TO BED A RICH MAN.

[RING]

15th DETECTIVE SQUAD.

ONE MOMENT, PLEASE.

DETECTIVE SIPOWICZ,

YOUR SON'S ON LINE 1.

OH. THANKS.

ANDY?

YEAH. THANKS FOR CALLING BACK.

NO, NO. EVERYTHING'S O. K.

HOW ABOUT YOURSELF?

UH‐HUH.

I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU, SON.

ANY NIGHT, YOU KNOW.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, CALL WHEN YOU KNOW.

GOOD. O. K., ANDY.

AND, UH, I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

YEAH. BYE.

HOW WAS YOUR FRIEND'S MEMORIAL SERVICE?

IT WAS ALL RIGHT.

WHAT WAS THAT GUY TALKING ABOUT?

GOING TO BED RICH.

DAUGHTER'S MISSING.

WE'RE THINKING MAYBE WEBSTER'S BACK.

[DONNA] CAN I HELP YOU?

AH, LIEUTENANT FANCY!

IT'S O. K., DONNA.

COME ON, VINNIE.

WILL YOU LOOK AT THIS?

YOUR OWN OFFICE.

I'M HAPPY FOR YOU, ARTHUR FANCY.

LIEUTENANT ARTHUR FANCY.

I KNEW YOU'D MAKE IT.

I DON'T KNOW. I GOT INTUITION SOMETIMES

THAT I CAN'T ALWAYS EXPLAIN.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE IN FLORIDA WITNESS PROTECTION.

YEAH, WELL...

RELOCATION WASN'T FOR ME, LIEUTENANT.

I'M A NEW YORKER.

I LEFT THE PROGRAM.

YOU MISS ME, OR YOU HERE ON BUSINESS?

WELL, IT SO HAPPENS I TRAVEL THIS REGULAR ROUTE,

AND ONE DAY I OBSERVE A PAIR OF INDIVIDUALS,

AND THEY LOOK A LITTLE INCONGRUOUS.

THEY'RE HOLDING HANDS IN THE CAR LIKE FAGS,

WHICH I KNOW THEY'RE NOT.

THEN I NOTICE THEY'RE LOOKING AT THIS ARMORED CAR.

COUPLE OF DAYS LATER,

ONE OF THESE INDIVIDUALS, HE INQUIRES

IF I CAN GET HIM SOME GUNS.

WHAT KIND OF GUNS?

MILITARY.

ARMOR PIERCING VARIETY.

ARMORED CAR,

ARMOR PIERCING WEAPONS.

I'D SAY THAT ADDS UP TO 4.

SO I ARRANGE THE MEET,

BUT I DO NOT PASS GO.

I PROCEED DIRECTLY TO LIEUTENANT FANCY,

OF WHICH WHOSE CAREER I'D LIKE TO THINK

A PREVIOUS PIECE OF INFORMATION

DELIVERED BY YOURS TRULY

HELPED TO PUT INTO OVERDRIVE

THOSE MANY MOONS AGO.

WHEN'S THE MEET?

THEY'RE WAITING FOR ME TO CALL.

ALL RIGHT. O.K. ARRANGE THE MEET.

TELL THEM YOU'RE BRINGING SOMEBODY WITH YOU.

OH, THAT MIGHT BE A LITTLE DUBIOUS, LIEUTENANT.

YOU KNOW, A STRANGE GUY THEY DON'T KNOW.

THAT'S HOW WE'RE WORKING IT, VINNIE.

I NEED CONFIRMATION.

O.K.

SO, UH...

WHAT ABOUT THE MONEY?

I SAY THIS IS GOOD FOR 3 GRAND.

MAYBE 2,500. THAT'S DOWN THE ROAD.

YEAH, RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. WHATEVER YOU SAY.

BUT ONLY BECAUSE OF THE TREMENDOUS RESPECT

I HAVE FOR YOU.

MAKE THE CALL, VINNIE.

HEY, ANDY.

THAT GUY IN THERE,

HE'S AN OLD STOOLIE.

HE HELPED GET ME MY SHIELD.

HE SAYS HE WAS APPROACHED

ABOUT BROKERING SOME HEAVY‐DUTY WEAPONS.

SHOULD I CHECK IT OUT?

WELL, SUPPOSEDLY THESE GUYS

ARE PLANNING AN ARMORED CAR HEIST.

HE'S SET UP A MEET.

YOU GO ALONG.

SURE.

LIEUTENANT.

YEAH. FANCY.

YEAH. YEAH. O.K. I'M ON IT.

FEMALE DOA. ALLEY OFF CHAMBERS.

IT WAS THE CAR YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

THEY LEAVE A NOTE?

NO MENTION OF A NOTE.

TAKE, UM, MEDAVOY AND MARTINEZ.

O.K., LIEU.

LET'S GO, JAMES.

IT'S SET.

VINNIE GRECO, ANDY SIPOWICZ.

HOW YOU DOING?

I GOT TO CHANGE.

I'VE BEEN SEEING MR. GUMBLE WEEKLY

FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS.

THIS IS A MAN WITH A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS,

WHO'S EXPOSED TO EXTREME STRESS.

DURING THE TIME OF HIS TREATMENT,

HE'S EXPERIENCED SEVERAL... MANIC EPISODES,

WHERE HE'S AT THE MERCY

OF VARIOUS IRRESISTIBLE COMPULSIONS.

THE INCIDENT THIS MORNING

IS CLEARLY ONE OF THESE.

TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, DOCTOR,

I COULD CARE LESS

ABOUT HIS REASONS FOR WHAT HE DID.

SHE'S RIGHT. MY BEHAVIOR WAS INEXCUSABLE.

THIS IS A TREATABLE CONDITION.

I'M GOING TO ADJUST HIS LITHIUM.

HAVE YOU CHECK MY CLIENT'S RECORD? HE'S CLEAN.

I'VE CHECKED WITH B.C.I.

NOW I'LL GO THROUGH PAST COMPLAINT REPORTS.

WILL THAT TAKE LONG?

IT'LL TAKE AS LONG AS IT TAKES.

I HAVE PATIENTS TO SEE.

MR. GUMBLE CAN SEE

AS MANY HIGH‐PRICED LAWYERS AND SHRINKS AS HE WANTS.

BUT IF I FIND ANY PREVIOUS RECORD OF THIS CRAP,

HE'S GOING INTO THE SYSTEM.

LOOK AT THAT STUFF.

MANUAL STRANGULATION WITH A LOT OF BRUISING.

THE NECK WORKED ON.

LIKE HE ENJOYED IT.

NO LIGATURE MARKS.

SHE'S BEEN DEAD FROM 6 TO 12 HOURS.

GOT A NAME?

YEAH. ALEXANDRA RUDMAN.

HEY, LOOK AT THIS.

I FOUND IT TAPED TO THE BUMPER.

"I CAME BACK AUGUST 17th.

THE GIRL IN BATTERY PARK WAS MINE."

THIS GUY, BOY.

WE GOT SOME MEDIA, BOBBY.

GREAT.

I GOT TO TAKE THIS BACK TO FANCY.

JAMES, CANVASS THE ASS OFF THIS.

O.K.

STAY ON TOP OF THE CRIME SCENE.

IS THIS ALEXANDRA RUDMAN?

YOU'LL GET A STATEMENT FROM PUBLIC INFORMATION.

BOBBY, IT'S ME‐‐ BENITA.

JUST CONFIRM.

THEY GOT YOU ROLLING ON DOAs NOW?

I GOT SICK OF SITTING AROUND CITY HALL.

IS THIS ALEXANDRA RUDMAN?

WHERE DID YOU GET THAT NAME?

HER FATHER PUT A STATEMENT OUT

SAYING SHE WAS MISSING, AND HE'D PAY RANSOM.

LOOK, BENITA, I GOT TO NOTIFY THIS PERSON'S FAMILY.

HOW DID SHE DIE?

OFF THE TOP, IT LOOKS LIKE MANUAL STRANGULATION.

I CAN'T GIVE YOU MORE.

MIND IF I KEEP TRYING?

IT'S A FREE COUNTRY.

HOW ABOUT A RIDE DOWNTOWN? YOU CAN HANDCUFF ME.

NAH. I THINK THAT'S AGAINST REGULATIONS.

YOU GOT YOUR DOUBTS ABOUT ME, HUH, SLIVOVITZ?

HEY, IT'S SIPOWICZ.

ANYWAY, I'M TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING.

I'M NOT JUST DOING THIS FOR THE MONEY.

HEY, TOMMY, ALEX.

WHAT IS THIS?

HE'S GONNA GET YOU WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

YOU BRING HIM HERE?

THIS ISN'T RIGHT.

I'M HERE 'CAUSE YOU WON'T FRONT MONEY,

AND I DON'T GO ON CREDIT.

WANT ME TO LEAVE?

WE JUST WEREN'T EXPECTING THIS.

WE ALL GET SET IN OUR WAYS.

NOW, UH...

I HAVE ACCESS TO MILITARY HARDWARE.

DID I TELL YOU, OR DID I TELL YOU?

HERE'S WHAT WE NEED‐‐

AN AT4 VIPER OR AN MK 19 GRENADE LAUNCHER.

WHAT ARE YOU TAKING OUT?

CAN YOU GET IT OR NOT?

THE MK, NO PROBLEM.

HOW MUCH?

IT COMES OFF THE ARMORY AT NIGHT.

IT'S BACK THE NEXT NIGHT.

THE RENT'S 4,500. HALF OF THAT'S IN FRONT.

IT'S 300 FOR A ROUND.

ANY DAMAGE TO A WEAPON IS A SEPARATE DISCUSSION.

WHEN DO YOU NEED IT?

GIVE YOU NOTICE.

AT LEAST 24 HOURS.

WE'LL LET YOU KNOW THROUGH VINNIE.

WE'LL GIVE YOU 1,500 NOW

AND THE REST ON DELIVERY.

DON'T DICK AROUND AND EMBARRASS YOURSELF.

THANKS. YOUR FRIENDS ARE VERY NICE.

WAIT, WAIT.

WE'LL DO BUSINESS.

SIT DOWN.

SARGE.

JUST ANOTHER CITIZEN EXERCISING HER FREEDOMS.

AND HERE YOU ARE.

I'M HEARING RUMORS THIS COULD BE THE DICTIONARY KILLER.

IF I PRINTED THE DEPARTMENT'S LOOKING

INTO A POSSIBLE CONNECTION WITH THE WEBSTER HOMICIDES,

WOULD I BE WRONG?

LET'S SAY YOU WOULDN'T WIND UP IN TROUBLE.

I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENT.

BOBBY...I WANT TO BUY YOU DINNER.

DO YOU DO THAT SORT OF THING YET?

YEAH, I DO THAT SORT OF THING.

GOOD.

TONIGHT?

IT CAN'T BE TONIGHT.

HI, BOBBY.

LONG TIME, HUH?

HOW'S IT GOING?

HOW YOU DOING, BENITA?

O.K., DETECTIVE. HOW ARE YOU?

O.K.

WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING HERE?

EXCUSE ME.

WE'RE UP HERE.

YOU CAUGHT THIS DOUBLE HOMICIDE, HUH?

YEAH.

GOOD. GLAD YOU'RE ON IT.

I DON'T THINK WE'VE GOT WEBSTER,

BUT IT'S AN INTERESTING CASE.

YEAH. WE'LL SEE.

YOU'LL EXPLAIN TO YOUR CLIENT

HOW AN APPEARANCE TICKET WORKS?

YES, I WILL. DETECTIVE,

THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING.

I HOPE YOU REALIZE THIS WASN'T PERSONAL.

YOU MEAN AM I WORRIED

I MIGHT HAVE DONE SOMETHING TO SET YOU OFF?

NO. I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND

IT WASN'T DIRECTED AT YOU SPECIFICALLY.

YEAH?

WELL, IT WAS DIRECTED AT ME, MR. GUMBLE,

AND I SUGGEST YOU KEEP IT IN YOUR PANTS.

SARGE, THIS GUY IS GETTING A D. A. T.

RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S START

WITH THE OBVIOUS DIFFERENCES.

EVERY WEBSTER HOMICIDE

IS FT. TRYON PARK OR RIVERDALE.

THESE ARE DOWNTOWN.

THESE ARE STABBING/STRANGULATIONS.

WEBSTER HOMICIDES ARE SHOOTINGS.

IT'S HARD TO MAKE THIS THE DICTIONARY KILLER.

THE ONLY REAL SIMILARITY

IS WORDS CUT OUT OF WEBSTER'S THIRD EDITION.

WHICH IS THE GUY'S SIGNATURE.

IF A COPYCAT USES IT,

HE'S GOT AN INSTANT RESUME.

HE BUYS INTO SIX MURDERS GOING BACK FIVE YEARS.

A COPYCAT WOULD KEEP HIS PATTERNS

CLOSE TO THE ORIGINAL CRIMES.

YEAH, WELL, THIS IS DIFFERENT, ALL RIGHT.

AUGUST 17th DOA,

THERE WASN'T EVEN A MALE VICTIM.

EVERY WEBSTER HOMICIDE INVOLVED COUPLES.

HOW DO YOU WANT TO DIVIDE THE WORK?

YOUR PEOPLE FOCUS ON TODAY'S DOAs.

TASK FORCE WILL WORK UP

THE COMPARISONS AMONG THE MURDERS.

OBVIOUSLY YOU'LL ALL BE COOPERATING WITH EACH OTHER,

SHARING INFORMATION.

HMM?

WE'VE MADE A SECTION IN ANTI‐CRIME

AVAILABLE FOR TASK FORCE USE.

UH, APPRECIATE IT.

YOU GOT PLANS FOR LUNCH?

WE CAN GO OVER WHAT I GOT.

YEAH.

HEY, BOBBY.

HOLD ON A SECOND, WOULD YOU?

YES?

YOU'VE BEEN ON THIS CASE WHAT, 27 MINUTES?

MY SUGGESTION‐‐

RAISE YOUR POSSIBILITIES THROUGH ME.

FILTER THEM THROUGH ME.

ALL RIGHT.

I WAS GOING THROUGH ALL THE 61s

FROM LAST AUGUST 17th.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. HOLD ON A SECOND.

YOU'RE ON TODAY'S DOAs.

AUGUST 17th? IT'S NOT AN ASPECT

OF THE CASE YOU'RE ON.

RIGHT.

YOU WANT WHAT I GOT ON TODAY'S DOAs?

YEAH. LET ME GET SET UP UPSTAIRS.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL TALK LATER.

BOBBY,

GOOD TO HAVE YOU ON THE TEAM.

THANKS, INSPECTOR.

YOU SAID YOU HAD SOMETHING ELSE TO TALK ABOUT?

AN OLD STOOL OF MINE‐‐ VINNIE GRECO.

HE HELPED GET ME INTO THE BUREAU.

WHAT ABOUT HIM?

HE'S BACK FROM WITNESS PROTECTION.

THEY DUMP HIM OUT?

HE SAYS HE DROPPED OUT.

HE PEDDLING INFORMATION ABOUT TWO GUYS

PLANNING AN ARMORED CAR HEIST.

WHICH COULD BE A SHAKEDOWN

BY SOME SCUMBAG FIGURES YOU OWE HIM.

I SENT SIPOWICZ WITH GRECO.

SIPOWICZ THINKS THE HEIST IS PROBABLY REAL.

HE'S AT I. D. SECTION NOW

PUTTING NAMES ON THE GUYS.

IF IT'S A SCAM,

THESE GUYS ARE IN ON IT.

IF IT'S A HEIST AND WE DIDN'T MOVE,

I'D HATE TO MAKE EXPLANATIONS.

I O. K. NO MONEY WITHOUT TALKING TO VINNIE.

YOU WANT TO DO THAT NOW?

WANT ME TO DO IT WITH EGG ON OUR FACES?

HOW DO I REACH THE GUY?

EXCUSE ME.

YEAH.

SYLVIA.

HI.

HOW WAS DAN'S SERVICE?

EH, IT MAKES YOU THINK ABOUT THINGS.

I TALKED TO ANDY JR. BEFORE

ABOUT MAYBE HAVING DINNER TOMORROW NIGHT.

UH, YOU WANT TO HAVE HIM OVER?

WELL, UH, I KIND OF THOUGHT

I'D KIND OF GRADUALLY LET HIM KNOW ABOUT OUR SITUATION.

MAYBE IT'S A GOOD IDEA HE GETS THE WHOLE PICTURE.

YEAH.

I DO A GREAT LEG OF LAMB.

SEE YOU, DONNA.

BYE, SYLVIA.

HOW'D THAT MEET GO WITH FANCY'S OLD STOOL?

GUY'S 80% CRAP, BUT I THINK HIS INFORMATION'S LIVE.

SO YOU'LL BE WORKING ON THAT?

YEAH.

SECOND BODY TURNED UP, HUH?

YEAH.

ANDY, I'D LIKE TO GET YOUR HELP ON THIS, MAN.

I DON'T KNOW WHEN THIS OTHER THING'LL MOVE.

WHATEVER I CAN DO.

THIS TASK FORCE IS A FREEZE‐OUT.

YEAH. YOU SURPRISED ON THAT?

CHECK MY THINKING ON SOMETHING.

THE PERP LEAVES NOTES ON BOTH BODIES TODAY, RIGHT?

HE COPS TO A MURDER ON AUGUST 17th IN BATTERY PARK,

A FEMALE WHO WAS STRANGLED.

THE DICTIONARY HOMICIDES WERE ALL SHOOTINGS.

I KNOW, BUT I'M GOING THROUGH THESE 61s FROM AUGUST 17th.

HERE'S A GUY, SHOT IN THE ASS FIVE BLOCKS AWAY.

CLAIMS IT WAS AN UNSUCCESSFUL MUGGING.

GIVE THIS TO THE TASK FORCE?

I TRIED. SOLOMON TOLD ME TO BUTT OUT.

AM I RIGHT CONTACTING THIS GUY MYSELF?

ABSOLUTELY.

I'M THINKING, IF THE GUY SHOT IN THE ASS

AND THE AUGUST 17th FEMALE WERE INVOLVED,

WE'RE CLOSER TO WEBSTER'S PATTERN.

YOU GAVE SOLOMON HIS WHACK.

GIVE THIS ASS‐GUY A CALL.

THAT'S WHAT I SAY.

[DONNA] DETECTIVE...

VICTIM'S FATHER.

MR. RUDMAN, I'M REALLY SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS, SIR.

I NOW UNDERSTAND THAT THIS MAY BE A SERIAL KILLER.

YEAH, THERE'S A POSSIBILITY.

WE'RE SHAKING THINGS OUT RIGHT NOW.

MY DAUGHTER IS DEAD.

I HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE WORKING ON.

YES, YOU DO, BUT WE WOULDN'T WANT TO GIVE YOU

PARTIAL OR MISLEADING INFORMATION, WOULD WE?

WHOEVER IT IS...

I'LL GIVE YOU A MILLION DOLLARS TO KILL HIM.

MR. RUDMAN...

I KNOW YOU'RE IN GRIEF OVER YOUR DAUGHTER.

MY GRIEF IS MY OWN BUSINESS.

I KNOW HOW THE SYSTEM WORKS.

I CAN FEED A MILLION INTO AN ACCOUNT ANYWHERE.

SIR, THIS KIND OF TALK DOES NO ONE ANY GOOD.

THIS MAN STRANGLED MY CHILD.

IF HE'S ARRESTED AND BROUGHT TO TRIAL,

THE NEXT THREE YEARS

WILL BRING HIM EXACTLY WHAT HIS WARPED MIND DESIRES.

HE'LL BE PARADED IN FRONT OF NEWS CAMERAS EVERY DAY.

THERE'LL BE...BOOKS,

MOVIES.

I DON'T DESERVE THAT.

MY CHILD DOESN'T.

NO, YOU DON'T.

NOW, MR. RUDMAN, I WANT YOU TO GO HOME.

YOU HAVE A WIFE, AM I RIGHT?

MY WIFE IS STILL ALIVE.

WELL, YOU SHOULD GO BE WITH HER.

I'LL CONTACT YOU IF THERE ARE ANY DEVELOPMENTS.

MY OFFER STANDS.

A MILLION DOLLARS.

I WANT THE MAN DEAD.

WOULD THAT BE IN UNMARKED BILLS?

HEY.

HEY.

DETECTIVE.

HI.

WHAT'D HE DO?

EXPOSED HIMSELF ON 11th STREET.

WE HAD THREE DIFFERENT CALLS.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT COMES OVER ME.

NO D. A. T. FOR HIM. HE WAS A COLLAR YESTERDAY.

I'M BRINGING A D. A. IN.

THIS THING HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN.

[SIGH]

[DOOR OPENS]

MR. MARKS?

YES, BOB. PLEASE.

DETECTIVE SIMONE.

THIS IS DETECTIVE SIPOWICZ.

WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN.

HEY, I'M A PRO‐POLICE GUY.

IF THIS IS ABOUT THE SHOOTING INCIDENT LAST SUMMER,

THERE'S NOTHING MORE I CAN TELL YOU.

WE JUST WANT TO GO OVER A COUPLE OF THINGS.

"AUGUST 17th, APPROXIMATELY 10:45 P. M.,

"PERPETRATOR ATTEMPTED TO GRAB VICTIM'S WALLET.

"VICTIM RESISTED, AND IN THE ENSUING STRUGGLE,

PERPETRATOR FIRED ONE SHOT INTO VICTIM'S BUTTOCKS BEFORE RUNNING OFF."

YEAH, BULLET'S STILL IN THERE.

THANK GOD FOR A WELL‐PADDED TUCHUS.

HEH HEH.

YOU'RE AWARE THERE WAS A HOMICIDE THAT SAME NIGHT IN BATTERY PARK?

A WOMAN WAS STRANGLED.

YEAH, I LEARNED ABOUT THAT SUBSEQUENTLY.

VICTIM'S NAME WAS STACY SIEGAL.

DID YOU KNOW HER AT ALL?

UH, BY COINCIDENCE, YEAH,

I HAD A CASUAL ACQUAINTANCE WITH HER.

BOB...

YOU WORK AT GIBSON & SMITH AD AGENCY.

ONE OF YOUR ACCOUNTS IS MOONGLOW SHAMPOO.

STACY SIEGAL WORKED FOR THE ALIVE PRODUCTS BEAUTY AIDS DIVISION.

MARKETING ASSOCIATE, MOONGLOW SHAMPOO.

WHAT, ARE YOU INVESTIGATING ME?

WE'RE LOOKING INTO YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THAT GIRL.

YEAH.

MY GOD, YOU DON'T THINK I KILLED HER?

NO, WE DON'T,

BUT WE THINK YOU WERE WITH HER WHEN SHE WAS ATTACKED.

AND WE THINK THE GUY WHO DID IT IS BACK.

LISTEN, UM...

I'VE GIVEN EVERY PIECE OF INFORMATION

ON MY ATTACK THAT I RECALL.

I DESCRIBED THE PERPETRATOR A‐AS EXACTLY AS I COULD.

HE WAS TALL, WEARING A RED SKI MASK.

YEAH, YOU JUST FIBBED ABOUT BEING BY YOURSELF

SO YOUR WIFE WOULDN'T KNOW YOU WERE STEPPING OUT.

YOU READ ABOUT THAT DOUBLE HOMICIDE YESTERDAY, BOB?

WE THINK IT'S THE SAME GUY,

AND WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT BULLET YOU'RE CARRYING AROUND

TO SEE IF IT MATCHES SOME OTHERS THAT WE'VE GOT.

I WAS TOLD THERE'S NO MEDICAL REASON TO REMOVE THAT BULLET.

YOU WANT A REASON? FALSE STATEMENTS TO POLICE.

WANT US TO FILE CHARGES?

YOU CAN EXPLAIN IT ALL TO YOUR WIFE.

HELP US OUT HERE. ALL WE WANT IS THE BULLET.

YOUR WIFE DOESN'T HAVE TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

ST‐STACY'S DEATH WAS A HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.

I‐‐I DIDN'T WANT TO COMPOUND IT

BY DESTROYING MY MARRIAGE.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING?

ABSOLUTELY.

WHEN WOULD THIS HAVE TO BE DONE?

WELL, BOB,

WE NEED THE BULLET NOW.

THE OPERATION'S A PIECE OF CAKE.

I HAD IT ON BOTH CHEEKS.

O.K.

[DOOR OPENS]

HEY.

HI.

THANK YOU. NICE BLOUSE.

HEY. OH.

SO WHAT DO YOU HEAR, VINNIE?

CONCERNING?

CONCERNING THE TIME ON THIS HEIST.

OH, YEAH. LOOK, THIS IS FOR YOU. FOR YOUR KIDS.

OPEN IT.

THAT'S GENUINE RUSSIAN CRAFTWORK OVER THERE.

"MADE IN TAIWAN."

YOU BELIEVE THAT? FARMING OUT NATIVE GOODS LIKE THAT?

BUT TH‐THE DESIGN'S COMPLETELY AUTHENTIC.

THE TIME, VINNIE.

YEAH, UM...

UH...

JUST, UH, DO ME THIS ONE THING, ALL RIGHT?

DON'T GET UPSET, DON'T GET PISSED OFF, ALL RIGHT?

I'M WALKING DOWN THE STREET, AND OUT OF NOWHERE, ALEX,

THE KID WHO WAS WITH ME AND DETECTIVE SIPOWICZ AT THE MEETING,

ALEX COMES UP AND SAYS NOW THIS OTHER GUY'S INVOLVED,

AND HE WANTS TO MEET ME, MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S O. K. WITH THE ARTILLERY.

SO NOW, THIS MEET, I KNOW I SHOULD'VE BEEN ON THAT PHONE

AND SLIVOVITZ SHOULD'VE BEEN THERE,

BUT THIS WAS, LIKE, SOMETHING I THINK I SHOULD DO.

SO I GO TO THE ODESSA,

I MEET UP WITH THIS GUY VASSILY...

WHO'S WITH ANOTHER GUY YOU ALREADY KNOW.

IGOR PACHENKO.

THE MAN HIMSELF‐‐

ALL PUDGY AND HAIRY, WITH THAT RUSSIAN B.O. THEY GOT.

WHAT'S UP WITH THOSE PEOPLE? DON'T THEY HAVE DEODORANT OVER THERE?

IGOR PACHENKO'S INVOLVED WITH THIS HEIST?

YEAH, HE'S IN ON EVERYTHING THEY DO.

YOU MET WITH HIM?

I KNOW FOR A FACT THE MAN GETS A CUT. THESE ARE HIS GUYS.

[SIGH]

LOOK‐‐

YOU NEED HIM THERE AT THE MEETING,

I'LL SAY HE WAS THERE.

I MEAN, IT'S...

IT'S THE RIBBON ON THE PACKAGE.

WE BOTH KNOW THIS GUY IS WRONG.

HEY, LOOK,

I'LL GO TO DOOR NUMBER TWO.

I'M PREPARED...

TO TESTIFY IN COURT...

THAT HE WAS SITTING RIGHT ACROSS THE WAY FROM ME.

THAT'S SOME OFFER, VINNIE.

I KNOW.

IT'D BE SOME COLLAR FOR YOU.

MM‐HMM.

HUH? CAPTAIN FANCY?

SON OF A BITCH.

THIS...

THIS IS LIKE MY WORST NIGHTMARE.

YOU WERE SELLING TOO HARD, VINNIE.

WHO'S THE BUG FOR?

YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT?

THAT PRICK HAVERILL.

HAVERILL HAD YOU DO THIS?

YEAH. I TOLD HIM IT WOULDN'T WORK,

THAT YOU'D BE FIVE STEPS AHEAD.

THEN HE STARTS THREATENING ME.

HE THREATENED YOU?

YEAH, YOU KNOW, SOME STICKUPS

THE WITNESS PROTECTION PEOPLE THOUGHT I PULLED THAT I DIDN'T.

HE WANTS TO JAM YOU, LIEU.

HE WANTS TO GET YOU TO GET ME TO START LYING FOR YOU.

SO PACHENKO ISN'T INVOLVED?

NO.

FROM MIAMI TO MOSCOW,

THAT'S HOW FAR HE IS FROM THIS ONE.

IT WAS HAVERILL ALL THE TIME.

I'M SORRY.

SO NOW WHAT DO WE DO?

YOU PULL YOURSELF TOGETHER.

GO BACK TO HIM.

TELL HIM THE TAPE MESSED UP,

AND WHAT DOES HE WANT YOU TO DO?

ANYTHING TO STRAIGHTEN MYSELF OUT WITH YOU,

BUT I DON'T EXACTLY GET THE POINT.

YOU'RE GOING BACK WIRED, VINNIE.

OHH...

YOU SEE? SEE, THAT'S GOOD.

THAT'S SMART.

GET OUT OF HERE.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

I'M SORRY.

WEBSTER MOVES IN ON THIS GUY AND GIRL IN THE PARK, RIGHT?

AUGUST 17th?

RIGHT. THE GUY RUNS.

WEBSTER SHOOTS, PUTS A CAP IN HIS ASS.

THE GUY GETS AWAY. NOW HE'S PISSED OFF,

OR MAYBE THIS GIRL DOES SOMETHING TO PISS HIM OFF.

WEBSTER LAYS HANDS ON HER,

THE VERY FIRST TIME HE'S TOUCHED A VICTIM.

AND IT GETS GOOD TO HIM, RIGHT?

THAT‐‐THAT'S IT.

THAT'S THE TRANSITION. THAT'S WHERE HE MAKES THE CHANGE.

THIS BULLET'S GOT TO MATCH EARLIER WEBSTER BULLETS.

YEAH.

YOU KNOW THE PAIN THIS GUY'S GONNA BE IN?

HE'S NOT GONNA SIT RIGHT FOR THREE MONTHS.

HERE'S THE BULLET. I CAN'T TELL THE CALIBER.

THANKS, DOC. WE'LL GET THAT FROM BALLISTICS.

HOW'S YOUR REAR?

NOT SETTING OFF ANY METAL DETECTORS.

WE CAN BE IN AND OUT IN NO TIME.

YOU GOTTA BLOCK THE BACK ENTRANCE.

EXCUSE ME A SEC.

HOW'D YOU GUYS DO WITH BALLISTICS?

WE GOT A HIT.

HE GOT A HIT.

OVER 90% LIKELIHOOD THIS BULLET'S FROM THE SAME GUN

AS THE WEBSTER HOMICIDES.

DON'T GET TOO COMFORTABLE. YOU GOTTA GO OUT ON A PICKUP.

YOU RAN THE RUDMAN GIRL'S CAR FOR TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS

FOLLOWING THE HOLLIS MURDER?

YEAH. I TOOK A SHOT. WHY?

THE FAX CAME IN.

20 MINUTES AFTER HOLLIS' BODY WAS RECOVERED,

THERE WAS A SUMMONS ISSUED TO A, UM, GEORGE PUTNAM,

DRIVING THE DEAD GIRL'S CAR.

GOOD CHANCE THAT GUY'S WEBSTER.

THEY'RE GOING TO PICK HIM UP.

TASK FORCE?

SOLOMON PICKED UP THE FAX.

BOBBY, YOU WANT TO GIVE US A HAND ON THIS?

O.K., LET'S GO.

O.K., GUYS.

TAKE A RIDE?

I'LL DRIVE.

THIRD FLOOR.

APARTMENT 307.

ONE FRONT ENTRANCE.

ONE REAR FIRE ESCAPE FACING THE ALLEY.

CAN WE GET INTO THE BACK?

YEAH. THERE'S AN ALLEY. YOU CAN PULL RIGHT UP.

SOLOMON, WE GO IN THE FRONT.

STRULL, DOWDELL, TAKE THE ROOF.

YOU AND SIPOWICZ, COVER THE BACK ALLEY.

WHY NOT THE PORT AUTHORITY,

IN CASE HE TRIES TO ESCAPE BY BUS?

ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO IT.

[AIELLO] YOU IN POSITION?

[STRULL] ROOF'S COVERED.

WE'RE IN THE REAR.

[AIELLO] WE'RE GOING IN!

[CLANK]

YOU HEAR THAT?

HEADS UP. HEADS UP.

WE'RE GETTING NO ANSWER HERE.

SOMEBODY COMING DOWN THE FIRE ESCAPE.

HEY!

HEY! HEY! POLICE!

YOU WANT TO JUMP, OR YOU WANT A BULLET IN YOU, HUH?

HEADS UP!

ALL RIGHT!

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

GEORGE PUTNAM. WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

WANT US TO TAKE HIM IN, INSPECTOR?

YEAH, BUT TAKE SOLOMON WITH YOU.

GO AHEAD.

HOW DO YOU FEEL, GEORGE?

A LOT OF ATTENTION. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

YOU DON'T KNOW?

YOU COME TO MY BUILDING LIKE IT'S D‐DAY,

NO ONE SAYS WHY.

YOU GET A TRAFFIC TICKET YESTERDAY?

NO.

MOVING VIOLATION? ILLEGAL LEFT‐HAND TURN?

MY DRIVER'S LICENSE WAS STOLEN...

SEVERAL WEEKS AGO.

GEORGE, WE KNOW YOU'RE A REAL SMART GUY.

MAYBE YOU'RE SMARTER THAN WE ARE.

BUT WE'RE NOT MORONS.

THE COP WHO GAVE YOU THE TICKET

I.D.d YOU ON THE PHOTO‐ARRAY.

AND THE PROBLEM IS, THAT CAR YOU WERE DRIVING,

A WOMAN WAS FOUND DEAD IN THAT CAR AN HOUR LATER.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU GUYS ARE TALKING ABOUT.

LET'S GET ON THE SAME PAGE.

I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT ANY WOMAN.

FORGET THE WOMAN.

LET'S AGREE THAT IT WAS YOU IN THE CAR.

MAYBE THERE'S A GOOD EXPLANATION

OF WHAT YOU WERE DOING THERE.

IT'S POSSIBLE WHEN A PERSON WAS TAKING A WALK YESTERDAY,

HE FOUND A CAR NEAR THE PARK

WITH THE KEYS IN IT.

AND, UH...

WERE YOU THAT PERSON, GEORGE?

IT'S POSSIBLE HE JUST JOY‐RODE AND GOT OUT.

IS THAT WHAT YOU DID, GEORGE?

I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT ANY WOMAN.

BUT IT WAS YOU...

IN THE CAR.

IT'S POSSIBLE.

GEORGE‐‐

LET'S TAKE A MINUTE. COME ON.

BOBBY.

I WANT TO TAKE IT AWHILE.

O.K. I'LL HANG BACK.

I WANT TO INTERVIEW HIM BY MYSELF.

WE GOT THE GUY IN THE CAR!

YOU DID A HELL OF A PIECE OF LEGWORK ON THIS WHOLE CASE.

THANKS A LOT.

BUT I GOTTA PUT THIS GUY AT EIGHT DIFFERENT HOMICIDES,

SO I GOTTA ESTABLISH RAPPORT.

LET'S HAVE ARCHIE TAKE HIM ALONE.

O.K.

HEY, BOBBY.

YOU GOTTA UNDERSTAND SOMETHING, MAN.

THAT GUY'S THE REASON I STAYED ON THIS JOB.

I GET THE PICTURE.

BOBBY.

BOBBY.

THERE'S NO WAY TO BEAT THAT PLAY.

THAT PRICK BETTER NOT SCREW THIS UP.

THAT IS WEBSTER. WE GOT ONE RIGHT GUY IN THE ROOM.

STICK AROUND.

YEAH.

HEY, ANDY, I NEED TO TALK TO YOU.

SIMONE'S OUT OF THE INTERVIEW?

FOR NOW.

THAT STINKS.

SIT DOWN.

[HAVERILL] DID YOU GET IT?

[VINNIE] WE GOT A BAD NEWS‐ GOOD NEWS SITUATION.

DON'T GIVE ME ANY HAND JOBS.

I CAN GET FANCY BEHIND SOME HUMMER INFORMATION,

BUT MY TAPE MALFUNCTIONED WHILE I WAS TALKING TO HIM.

MALFUNCTIONED, HOW?

I MAY HAVE FAILED TO PUSH THE BUTTON.

I WANT FANCY ON TAPE BUYING INTO A STORY

YOU ADMIT TO HIM IS BOGUS.

THE ARMORED CAR HEIST IS REAL.

I'M TALKING ABOUT THIS PACHENKO NONSENSE.

GET FANCY TO SIGN ON,

I'LL USE IT TO GET HIM OUT.

HE'S A CAREFUL NIGGER,

BUT I'M CONFIDENT YOU'LL COME UP WITH THE RIGHT DETAILS.

WHAT IF I HAVE TO INVOLVE SLIVOVITZ, TOO?

YOU GET THAT FAT BASTARD IN THE PACKAGE,

YOU'LL GET AN EXTRA GRAND.

HOW'D YOU GET THIS?

HAVERILL SENT VINNIE WIRED TO ME.

I SENT HIM BACK.

YOU OUGHT TO TAKE IT INTO THE OBSERVATION ROOM

AND SHOVE IT UP HAVERILL'S ASS.

I'LL MOVE EVENTUALLY.

WHY NOT NOW?

HAVERILL WANTS THAT ARMORED‐CAR COLLAR,

WANTS TO STEP OUT FROM BEHIND THE BUILDING

LIKE J. EDGAR HOOVER WHEN THEY SHOT DILLINGER.

THAT'S WHEN I'LL CUT HIM OFF AT THE KNEES.

I'D LIKE TO SEE HAVERILL ABOUT 4'6".

SYLVIA.

HI.

I'M GOING TO NEED ABOUT A HALF HOUR

TO FILL OUT A FIVE.

I'VE GOT A TWO‐MINUTE CONFERENCE.

THEN I'LL GET READY FOR ANDY.

THANKS.

I'M ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY COSTAS.

MILES GRABINER, REPRESENTING MR. GUMBLE.

WHO DETECTIVE LESNIAK AVERS EXPOSED HIMSELF.

REPEATEDLY.

I'M SICK ABOUT THIS. IT'S SO HUMILIATING.

I POPPED HIM YESTERDAY ON THE SAME OFFENSE.

MR. GUMBLE'S VOLUNTEERED TO ENTER THERAPY FOR THIS.

NO GOOD WILL BE SERVED BY PUTTING HIM INTO THE SYSTEM.

ARE YOU SURE?

THIS MAN FEELS ENORMOUS REMORSE.

THIS IS A REPUTABLE CITIZEN

IN THE THROES OF ENORMOUS EMOTIONAL DIFFICULTIES.

IT'S A SECOND OFFENSE.

HE CANNOT WALK ON A D. A. T.

HE'LL HAVE TO PLEAD TO A MISDEMEANOR.

IS THAT ACCEPTABLE, ARNIE?

YOU'LL HAVE A RECORD.

I MAY DESERVE A RECORD. THAT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE.

AND I'D LIKE TO THANK AND APPLAUD DETECTIVE LESNIAK

FOR HER HANDLING OF THIS MATTER.

O.K., ARNIE.

THIS FILTHY, DEPRAVED BEHAVIOR

DESERVES EVERY VILIFICATION.

OH, GOD.

OH, GOD.

ARNIE, PUT THAT AWAY.

OH, GOD! LOOK AT THIS!

GET HIM ZIPPED UP

AND ENROLLED IN THAT PROGRAM RIGHT AWAY.

WHAT IS THIS?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME?

ARNIE!

OH, GOD!

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

HI, ANDY.

HI.

YOUR DAD'S GOING TO BE A FEW MINUTES LATE.

CAN I GET YOU SOMETHING TO DRINK‐‐

A SOFT DRINK?

THAT'S O. K.

WELL.

OH, YOU HAVE FISH, TOO?

WELL, ACTUALLY, THOSE ARE YOUR DAD'S.

OH, YEAH?

YEAH.

HE'S GOT SOME NEW ONES.

YEAH. HE DOES.

I'M SORRY‐‐

HI, ANDY.

I'M SORRY I'M LATE.

NO PROBLEM. I WAS JUST LOOKING AT YOUR FISH TANK.

YEAH. I GOT IT HERE.

I'M GOING TO CHECK THE LEG OF LAMB.

SO, HOW YOU BEEN?

O.K. GOOD. COME ON. SIT DOWN.

THIS PLACE IS NICE.

YOUR OLD PLACE WAS KIND OF GLOOMY.

YEAH. THAT'S, UH...

THIS IS MUCH BETTER.

UH...YOU WANT SOME PEANUTS?

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR HAIR,

YOU LOSE A BET?

I'M JUST WARMING UP TO A NEW LOOK. I...

JUST TOOK AN INDUCTION PHYSICAL

AND MY WRITTEN TEST FOR THE AIR FORCE.

THE AIR FORCE?

YEAH.

I SCORED...O. K.

I SURPRISED MYSELF.

IT'S ALMOST READY.

UH, THANKS.

ANDY WAS JUST TELLING ME

HE'S JOINING THE AIR FORCE.

HE NOTICED MY HAIR AND...

DETECTIVES‐‐ THEY CATCH EVERYTHING.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE A PILOT?

NO. I'D HAVE TO BE AN OFFICER FOR THAT.

THAT TAKES COLLEGE.

BUT I'LL DEFINITELY LEARN A TRADE.

SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA.

YOU'RE NOT MAD THAT WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT IT?

WE DON'T HAVE A BIG TRADITION

OF TALKING THINGS OVER.

SO, WHEN DO YOU REPORT?

IN TWO WEEKS.

TWO WEEKS.

THAT ROAST SMELLS GOOD.

I'LL PUT IT ON THE TABLE.

HEY.

WHAT'S UP?

THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE DONE

SOONER THAN YOU THOUGHT.

LIKE I SAID WHEN I CALLED,

SOMETHING'S COME UP HERE.

WE'LL DO DINNER ANOTHER NIGHT.

SOMETHING TO DO WITH WEBSTER?

IT MAY TURN OUT TO BE RELATED, IT MAY NOT.

DO YOU HAVE A SUSPECT? ARE YOU RUNNING AN INTERVIEW?

THERE'S SOMEBODY ELSE TALKING TO HIM.

ARCHIE SOLOMON.

BENITA, I'VE ALWAYS LIKED YOU.

I'D JUST AS SOON NOT FEEL LIKE YOU'RE WORKING ME.

IF YOU THINK ALL I'M DOING HERE IS WORKING A STORY,

YOU'RE NOT AS GOOD A DETECTIVE AS EVERYONE SAYS.

ARNOLD RUDMAN?

GIVE HIM A BREAK, BENITA.

MR. RUDMAN...

I'M VERY SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS.

RAIN CHECK ON THE DINNER, HUH?

RAIN CHECK ON THE DINNER.

HOW'S IT GOING, MR. RUDMAN?

ARE THERE ANY DEVELOPMENTS?

WE'RE TALKING TO SOMEONE.

MAYBE WE'LL HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOU TOMORROW.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF.

I KNOW.

THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO FOR HER.

SOMETIMES ALL YOU CAN DO IS WAIT.

HE SURE HAD A GOOD APPETITE.

CLEANED HIS PLATE AND HAD TWO DESSERTS.

YEAH. I THINK IT WENT O. K.,

LETTING HIM KNOW WE'RE TOGETHER AND EVERYTHING.

IT WENT FINE.

YOU MUST BE VERY PROUD OF HIM,

GOING INTO THE SERVICE.

HE'LL BE AWAY.

THAT'S THE ONLY DOWN SIDE OF IT.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE HE'LL BE STATIONED.

WE GET ALONG ALL RIGHT NOW,

YOU KNOW, BUT THE THINGS YOU DIDN'T DO,

THAT'S GONE.

THE TIME TO BE A FATHER IS WHEN THEY'RE LITTLE.

IF HE DIDN'T STILL NEED HIS DAD'S APPROVAL,

HE WOULDN'T HAVE COME HERE TONIGHT.

AH, THERE'S SO MANY THINGS I WANTED TO SAY TO HIM.

DIDN'T FEEL I HAD THE RIGHT TO TELL HIM...

MAYBE IT'S DAN DYING,

BUT I KEEP THINKING OF ALL THE CHANCES LOST.

ASK ME AGAIN, ANDY.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

ASK ME AGAIN.

WILL YOU MARRY ME, SYLVIA?

YES.

I WILL.