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This man now works for us.

How could they say
the prisons are
overcrowded?

All the criminals are
on the police payroll.

If I read my rap sheet,
I wouldn't have much
use for me either,

but I've changed.

He made a mistake.
He's only 19.

He will never live
to see 20.

So, what do you think, kid?

Think they'll let
you watch cartoons
in prison?

'Cause that's
where you're going!Just wait a minute.

I got a proposition for you.

I mean,
a guy like that

could break
any law he wants
and not go to jail.

If we hadn't
put an informant
in the school,

Jeremy would not
be in the hospital
bed right now.

But it isn't informants.
It's Matt.

It's Matt this time.

Next time,
it's somebody else.

You play in the gutter,
you get your hands dirty.

Matt!

CAGNEY: Hold it!

Playtime is over, Matt!

You made a fool
out of me, buster,
and I don't like that.

Hey, you look at me
when I talk to you.

That's it, isn't it?

He got you with
that stuff about the TV
and the-- and the promotions.

Because all you care about

is your next
step up the ladder

for being first woman
chief of detectives.

You really believe that?

No! No!

I'm sorry! I'm angry!

MAN: Well, what kind
of car was it?

WOMAN: This is where
you belong.

I don't want
to hear it.

Oh, good morning.
Lacey, good morning.Watch out!

By the way,
you never typed up
the report on felony assault.

Well, I'll take
care of them.

All of them....police brutality!

Hey, I've got a witness.
A witness...

MAN 1: Sit down. Now,
we've got some police work
to deal with now.

MAN 2: Oh, you'd just love
to see me get 10 years,
wouldn't you?

Ten years? No.
I'd love to see you
get a lobotomy

for what you did
to that old man.

This guy's animal life, man.What'd he do?

PETRIE: Carved up an old wino
for a $5 bill. Ugly.

Now we've gotta
listen to his abuse.

You know,
nobody loves you
when you're a cop.

If you wanted love,
you should have
been a fireman.

What kind of a mood
is he in?

Because I gotta
ask about Harvey Jr.

coming down to do
a project for school.

Well, he's already
chewed out Petrie
this morning,

he kicked Coleman
out of the office,

and he's gotten
down on La Guardia
for some bad paperwork.

He even started
to yell at me.

One of his good mornings,
huh?

Uh, Mary Beth,
you got a minute?Paul, no.

It's about your mother-in-law,
Muriel.

Oh, go ahead.

Listen,
I really enjoyed meeting her,
and I was wondering...

Does she have
any free time?

Detective Lacey,
if you're not too busy,

I was wondering
if you might join
Detective Cagney

and me in my office?Certainly, sir.
Right away, sir.

Call her up.
She'd love to hear from you.

Four PCP raids
and no arrests.

That's a batting
average of .000.

You know something?

You two ought to get in touch
with George Steinbrenner.

He pays millions for guys
with records like that.

We're fighting
phantoms here, sir.

They move those labs faster
than a floating crap game.

In three out of
the four raids,

the coffee was still warm
when we got there.

You're bleeding
all over my report,
the both of youse.

Look, the bottom line
is that there's
somebody out there

selling PCP
to high school kids
on school property.

And we got citizens out there

who happen to think
that we should be
able to stop this.

And I happen to think
that they're right.

Well, would the schools
let one of us go
undercover as a teacher?

Yeah, well,
that's interesting

you should
mention that, Cagney,

because, uh, I've been
talking to Max Mulgannon
over in Narcotics,

and he's got a young
kid working for him,

an informant who we
could have on loan
if we want to.

Sir, I'd rather
not use an informant
if we don't have to.

There isn't one of them
who wouldn't sell
their mother

for a new bowling shirt.Yeah.

Well, we're not working
in a democracy here, Lacey.

The decision's
already been made.

Mulgannon is waiting for you.

Yes, sir.

Oh, uh, sir,
I know this
isn't the time,

but I have
a personal favor to ask.

Trust your instincts, Lacey.
It's not the right time.

Yes, sir.

Informants are criminals.

Hey, look,
if perps hung out
with model citizens,

we wouldn't
have this problem.

But they don't.
Perps hang out
with other perps.

Where else
are we gonna get
our information?

Have you read this
fellow's rap sheet?

"Four counts
grand theft auto. Burglary.

"Possession, heroin.
Possession, cocaine."

And one count of
selling his mother
for a bowling shirt.

This man now works for us.

How could they say
the prisons are
overcrowded?

All the criminals are
on the police payroll.

Get up against the wall.
Get up there.

MATT:
Look. I haven't been
doing nothing, man.

Don't try that crap...

Hold it right there.
We're police officers.

What?

Oh, boy.
You two've gotta be
Samuels' girls, right?

Yeah.
Okay, which one's Cagney
and which one's Lacey?

I'm Detective Cagney.

This is Detective Lacey.

You must be Samuels' boy.

You broads don't
let us get away

with anything anymore,
do you?

This is, uh, Matt Thompson.

He's my gift
to the 14th Squad.

Say hello to the ladies,
Matthew.

Say hello!Hello.

Where do you
think you're going?

Gonna sit down.Yeah.

Get us something to eat.

Look, I want
a double cheeseburger,

extra tomato
and mayonnaise,
no relish,

some fries
and a root beer, no ice.

You want something?

Coffee.Two.

I guess the ladies
don't want you
to strain yourself.

That's it.

Hey, don't get cute
with the change, either.

You always this charming
with informants?

He gives me information.
I don't send him to jail.

That don't mean
he still isn't a slime ball

or I have to
like him any more
than I do my hemorrhoids.

Hey, look.

This ain't no kid
from the South Bronx,
you know.

He's from the suburbs.

He grew up with
a hell of a lot more
than I ever did.

His parents are probably
at their shrink right now,

trying to figure out
where they went wrong

with their little
darling Matthew.

Ah, he's a good stoolie,
though.

So, why are you
giving him to us?

I'm working
on a much bigger
case right now.

Hey, listen.
Have you dames ever heard

of a guy by the name
of Andreas Palmer?

Hmm?No.

He's a major South American
heroin and cocaine importer.

Just getting ready
to close in on him.

The kid can't help
us on this one, so...

You two go ahead
and use him, but look...

Treat him rough,
will you? So he don't
forget who's boss.

Thanks.

Look, I got one request.

Don't spoil him.

I've just about
got him broken in.

Use him.
Make him work for you.

But don't trust
him any further
than you can spit on him.

So, when do I get
to go undercover?

Well, what's your hurry?
You got a better offer?

I've been
thinking about this,

and, uh, I'm really
looking forward
to doing this.

I've got my
personal reasons, but...

You do?Yes.

My parents,
they always wanted me
to go to Weston Prep.

This is gonna
make 'em real proud.

Right.

Look, I know you're
not gonna believe me,

but I got strong feelings
about doing this.

Drugs messed up
my life real bad.

If I could do
something to save
some other kid from that,

maybe I'd feel a little bit
better about myself.

Detective Cagney
is setting it up
right now.

We want you to be registered
like any other student.

There might be
a little bit
of a problem.

What's that, old friends?

Old clothes.

You see, everyone there,

they wear stuff
with alligators
and polo ponies across them.

We'll get you
some new clothes.

Thank you.

That's the third time
you rubbed that shoulder.

Why don't you let me type?

Yeah, I can type
90 words per minute.

I had a crush on
my typing teacher,

so I took typing one,
three years in a row.

My only A.

Okay?

Okay.What do I do?

Uh, take this here
and transfer it
onto a blue.

Okay.

La Guardia?

Yeah.

I, uh, got that form you
wanted typed, finally.

Oh, thanks.
Oh, Mary Beth, listen.

About Muriel...Did you call her?

No, I can't
find the number.

Paul, I gave you the number
half a dozen times.

I know, but I keep losing it.

I think maybe I'm
afraid she'll say no
when I ask her to dinner.

She won't say no.
She was very impressed.

Hey, I am telling you,
I never saw
that stuff before.

Hey, man,
you planted it on me.
You think I had some...

Who told you
to stand up?

Turn around
and put your hands
behind your back.

Hey, Matt,
what you in for?False arrest.

Yeah? Me, too.

PETRIE:
Keep laughing, son.

That old man you carved up
is still in intensive care.

In for false arrest.
That's a good one.

I'll see you
on the streets, Matt.

That's nice
friends you've got.

Thank you.

For what?
We always protect
an informant.

Yeah?

Mulgannon would use
his handcuff routine
as an excuse to rough me up.

I will tell you again.

You treat us fair,
we'll treat you fair.

You're a real
decent lady, huh?

If the mutual
admiration society's
adjourned,

I'd like to get
onto some new business.

Is it set?

Yeah, he enrolls tomorrow.

Look, I'll-- I'll do
a good job for you.

You can trust me.

Right.

You think I'm
a dead-end street,
don't you?

I think you are who you are.

Lady, if I read my rap sheet,

I wouldn't have much
use for me either,

but I've changed.

I just hope that I
can prove it to you.

HERROLD: I've arranged for
one of our students

to walk Matt through
his first day of classes.

Of course,
neither he nor
the other boys

will know Matt's
real purpose for being here.

Jeremy. Come in.

This is Jeremy Martin,
one of our better students.

Jeremy,
this is Matt Thompson,
the new boy I told you about.

Hi.How you doing?

Can we go now,
Mr. Herrold?

Go ahead.

It was nice
meeting you,
both of you.

CAGNEY: Thank you, Jeremy.

I have to tell you,

I still have misgivings
about bringing a drug addict,

even an ex-drug addict,
into my school.

Our department
has done this thing
before, sir,

and it's been
very successful.

Well,
it's your responsibility.

Yes, sir.

Thank you.

Your shoulder?Yeah.

Okay, darling,
give me a second, huh?

Give me the brush.
Thank you.

I'll be with you.

All right. Come on,
sit down. Sit down.

It's right here.You got it.

Ooh.

Tight?Yeah.

Feel better?

Ah, it's beginning to.

Mom

Did you ask
Lieutenant Samuels yet

about me coming down
to the station house?

No, but I promise I will.

But when?Soon.

Why don't you work
at the library or something?

No, my work's all done there.

I got 35 pages
on the criminal
justice system

and 10 pages on the courts.

All I have left to do
is my interviews
with the police.

So, what do I look like?

Well, you're my mother.
You don't count.

Nice. I don't count.You know what he means.

Come on, Mom.
When can I come?

I give you my
solemn word of honor

I will talk to
Lieutenant Samuels
this week.

You're welcome.
No, more here.More?

More here.More.

Is Samuels
gonna be a problem?

Yeah, well,
he's always a problem.

Yeah, is he still riding you
about that PCP case?

Yeah.Yeah?

And I hate the whole thing.

Half those kids I see on dope
are not any older
than what's-his-name.

Don't you worry.
He's a good kid.

I didn't think
it was possible,

but the Lieutenant
was in an even worse
mood than yesterday.

You get to talk to him
about Harvey Jr. yet?

No.

Well, you got tomorrow.

Tomorrow is a school holiday.

Tomorrow I said
I'd take the kid in.

I must talk
to the Lieutenant
this afternoon.

So, where's our
other young scholar?

He said he was
gonna be here at noon.

Hey, I was here.
You're late.

What the hell are you doing,
trying to give
us a heart attack?

Get over here.

I'm sorry.
I didn't mean
nothing by it.

We are not playing
games here, Matt.

Look, you don't like
hide-and-seek,

we'll play
show

Here's the show.

The sherm,
it's a cigarette
dipped in PCP liquid.

Found the dealer?

Not the dealer,
but a kid who's a runner
for the dealer.

Now, I think he can
help us set up a buy.

Who is it?

Well, I'm gonna need
a couple of hundred
dollars or so

to make it-- make it
look good.

I think $100 will
look good enough.

A student, or somebody
from the outside?

MATT: A student.Did you get a name?

You met him.
It's that kid that
was showing me around.

Martin. Jeremy Martin.

Well, if he's a dealer,
he's one hell of an actor.

They're all actors.

That's part of the gig.

Martin has got a bad habit.

Desperate people
do desperate things.

I ought to know.

I used to be real
desperate myself.

I'll see you
around the quad, huh?

Oh, he's good,
I'll give him that.

But he's seen one
too many Bogart films.

Meaning?

That con job.

The reformed
criminal routine. Please.

You don't think
it's possible?

You do?

It's possible.

Not in a million years.
Come on.

You got very cynical,
Christine.

I'm hoping that
you are wrong.

Hey, if I'm wrong,
all I have to do
is say I'm sorry.

If you're wrong,
we get burned.

LACEY: Sir, I promise
Harvey Jr. won't interfere
with any police business.

I'll stay with
him the whole time.

If you don't think
it's a good idea, sir,

I'll put him on
the subway home
right now.

Lacey, look, next time I
would appreciate it

if I was consulted
before the damage is done.

Well, I...

The police station
is just not a place
for a young kid like that.

If it was up to me, I...

What was I saying?

If it was up to you, sir.

Yeah, if it was up
to me, I would...

The kid is here already,
so let him stay
the whole day.

But you gotta promise
you're gonna
watch him, right?

Oh, I will, sir.
Thank you, sir.

It sounds good.
All right, we'll be there.

That was our boy.
The buy is going down.

Gotta go pick up the stuff,
take it to the lab,

and then turn it over
to the property clerk.Oh, no.

I am sorry, kiddo,
but I cannot leave you
here alone. I got duty.

So get on the subway.
Go back home.

Don't worry
about it, Mary Beth.

He can stay with me.

I'd love to give him
an interview, anyway.You sure?

Sure. I'm just pushing paper
for the next hour.

Paul, you're a peach.
I owe you one.

That's great.You, stay with
Detective La Guardia.

Sit right down there.All right.

I'll be back in
about an hour
and a half.

Okay.Yeah. Yeah.

Bye-bye, Mom.LACEY: Bye-bye.

To begin with,

you might take a look
at the Magna Carta.

Magna Carta?

Yeah. It's amazing

when you begin to explore

the ramifications
of the concept
of habeas corpus.

Yes, sir.

LACEY:
You think something
happened to him?

I think something
happened to us.

We've been stood up.

Let's give him
10 more minutes.

Okay.

What do you do
with a kid like that?

I mean, what if
you're that kid's mother?

Would you put your
head in the sand,

or you blame yourself,
or you write him off?

What would I do
if Harvey Jr.

got mixed up in
that dope stuff?

Oh, Harv Jr.? Come on,
he's a great kid.

Nothing is
gonna happen to him.

Harvey Sr.
told me the same thing.

See, there you go.

I'd just like him to know
how dangerous it is.

Actually, I'd like
to take him down
to the morgue

and scare
the hell out of him.

Listen, you make too
big a deal out of this,

it's gonna make it
all that much more
exciting to him.

It's like what happened to me
when I discovered
sex was a sin.

LA GUARDIA: It wasn't until
the year 1652

that New York actually had
its own police department.

I'm afraid I'm
boring you, son.

No. No, not really, sir.

Would you like to talk
about something else?

Like what?

Well,
I was wondering
if you know

whether your
grandmother likes
macrobiotic food?

MATT: Yeah.

Open the door, kid.

Hi.

I screwed up, didn't I?We had an appointment.

Or did that just
slip your mind?

Come on in.

MATT: Look, I could tell
you guys a really
outstanding story

and you'd believe me.

Or I could tell
you the truth.

I got burned.
I--I gave the guy the money,
and he never came back.

I knew you'd
be angry, so I came home.

I couldn't face you.

Guess you opted
for the outstanding story...

That is the truth,
I swear it!Hey, cut it.

I'm real sick
of your act,
you know it?

So far,
you've produced zilch,

you burned us for 100 bucks,
plus a new wardrobe!

Look, I'm not doing business
on Wall Street.

I'm dealing with low life.

I mean, guys that I
think are low life.

You cannot expect
things to run smoothly.

I got burned.

It happens.It doesn't happen to me.

Now,
I can't prove you've lied,
and you know that.

But I'll tell you this much.
If you don't come up
with something soon,

I'm kicking you right back
to the tender care of
Detective Mulgannon.

Let's get out of here.

What happened to
fair and fair, huh?

Look, wait. Wait.

Not too many people
have ever given me
a reason to trust them,

least of all cops.

It is hard for me
to accept the idea

that you're just
not gonna dump on me
like everybody else.

You're very good
at speeches, Matt.

So far, you haven't
shown us anything.

Look, I got burned.
I know I did.

When I got back here,
all I wanted to do
was get stoned, but I didn't.

I believe in what I'm doing,
and it's helping me
to stay straight.

Now, you gotta give
me another chance.

You gotta.Go back to school
and find something out.

You stay clean,
you hear me?

Lacey,
we're not the feds,
you know.

We haven't got
unlimited funds
to give to stoolies.

Well, sir,
he seems to think
that he's onto the suppliers.

So, can we give
him a few more days?

I guess we got to.

In the meantime,
we got a call

from a guy who lives
in an apartment building
near Weston Prep.

He says he thinks
there's a guy

in his building
making and selling PCP.

Why does he think that?

'Cause he heard
a news broadcast
that warns parents

that a minty odor
could be a sign
of PCP manufacture.

And there's one
apartment in his building
that stinks of mint, he says.

I think it's
worth checking out. LACEY: Yes, sir.

"Madame Frolovsky,
spiritual and herbal healer."

Oh, boy.

So, which one of us
is gonna have the disease?

Not me.
My mother always said,

"Pretend to be sick,
you get sick."

She just didn't
want you to cut school,
that's all.

I'm not doing it!Okay.

I'll have tennis elbow.

You don't play tennis.

So it'll be a quick cure.

Yes?Hello.

Uh, I wondered if you
could help me...Excuse me, dear.

There's something wrong
with your shoulder,
isn't there?

How do you know
I got a problem
with my shoulder?

Relax. I don't read minds.

I simply observed
that you carry
this shoulder

slightly higher
than the other.

It looks like it
gives you a little pain.

Yeah, it's, uh, here.
It's-- It's right in here.

Do you use herbs?Among other
secret ingredients.

Is that why
I smell mint?

Yes. Herbal tea.

It lends an air
of authenticity.

A lot of people
are more comfortable

if everything is
exactly the way
they imagine it to be.

You wait here.
I'll get you some ointment
to rub into your shoulder.

So much for our PCP bust.

We should've got La Guardia
some of that mint tea.

What?Next time.

You're kidding.
You gonna go back there?

I swear,
Christine, it's better.

The shoulder is better.

Right.

If she gives you
any chocolate mousse,
don't eat it.

Remember Rosemary's Baby?

Are we talking the movies
or are we talking life?

Life in the movies.

What?

The car was locked!

Yeah, it took me
all of 20 seconds
to unlock it.

Listen, I've been
looking for you two.

There's a big drug buy
going down in
about 10 minutes

in the back
of Jack's Cafe
over on 34th.

Are you sure?

Hey, be there or be square.

"Be there or be square."

34th Street.

This is it.

We should call
for backup.We don't have time.

Excuse me,
where's your restroom?In the back.

Thank you.All right.

Relax, we got
a little business
back there.

Okay, yeah.

I'll take the john.

Right.

When you hear me?Right.

Excuse me. Sorry.
Excuse me.

Gentlemen,
stay where you are.

You're under arrest.
We're police.

The lady said
to freeze, bozo.

Now get your
hands over your heads.

On the wall!MAN: Cops! Damn it!

All of you,
on the wall!

Get on the wall!Hands on your head!

See, you made
a big mistake.

SAMUELS: How could you let
a thing like this happen?

Two of the three perpetrators
are G-men. FBI!

They've been
working on the case
for six months.

How were we
supposed to know?

Well, you ask.
That's how you know.

Now I've gotta
spend the next two days
clearing up this mess.

I gotta deal with the feds
and with Narcotics

and with
the Division Commander.

And worst of all,
I gotta deal with
Deputy Inspector Marquette.

We are very sorry, sir.

Sorry doesn't do
me a lot of good.

Now get out of here.
The both of youse.

Yes, sir.

He made a mistake.
He's only 19.

He will never live
to see 20.

I am saying,
look at the facts,
Christine.

That kid got
some information
on a drug buy.

So he had no
reason to believe
it wasn't legitimate

and no way of knowing
the feds were there.

I cannot believe
you're defending him.

You're the one
who didn't want

to work with him
in the first place,

and now you're
turning into Pollyanna.

I'm saying we treat him
like a human being.

We don't know
that he set us up.

Except he's disappeared
off the face of the Earth.

I don't happen to
think that's coincidence.

I don't happen to
think you can make it...

What, is it
3:30 already?

Yeah. Hi, Mom.

Hi, Aunt Chris.Hey, how's my
favorite sixth grader, huh?

Still outrageous?Totally.

Whoah!

Cagney, Lacey,
I just got a call
from Weston Prep.

Some kid went through
a plate-glass window.
They think it's PCP.

Martin is the kid's name.

Now, you get over
to St. John's Hospital
and check it out.

Talk to him
if he's conscious.

LACEY: Right, sir.
There is one small
problem, sir.

Yeah

Harvey Jr. is here to
finish his interviews.

Well, that can wait
until you get back.

In the meantime,
Petrie and Isbecki will be
more than happy

to talk to your son.

Well, they're busy, sir.

And I thought if
you had a minute,

Harvey would love
to interview you.

I mean, you could
really help him out.

A Detective
Lieutenant like yourself,

with your wealth
of experience

and your skillfulness,
your philosophy of work...

Yeah, yeah, I got a real
lot of choice here,
don't I?

I really would like
to talk to you, sir.

You would, huh?

Yeah.

All right.

Looks like you're, uh,
stuck with me.

WOMAN ON P.A.: Dr. Fischer
to Pathology, please.

He's not that
kind of boy.

He had absolutely no interest
in drugs or alcohol.

He never even tried
smoking cigarettes.

At least, that's what
I thought until now.

Mr. Martin,
we see a lot of this.

And a lot of
people are fooled.

Don't blame yourself.

Ever since
his mother died,

Jeremy and I,
we built a strong
relationship.

My son's only
problem was his shyness.

I can't believe this,
Mr. Martin. How is he?

There was a lot of bleeding,
a lot of stitches,

but they think
he'll be okay.

Mr. Martin,
do you have
a family lawyer?

Why?We have
information that Jeremy

may have been
dealing drugs at Weston.

That's impossible.

Well, we have
a very good source.

I think your son
might want to
talk to a lawyer.

My God.Now, hold on
a minute, Detective.

I know this boy.
I know your source.

And I have
a pretty strong suspicion
who's dealing drugs.

It's not Jeremy.

Sir, would you mind very much
if we talked to him?

JEREMY:
I don't remember
much of anything.

When I think about
going through that window,

I can't believe it
was me that did it.

It doesn't feel like me.

Well,
from what we hear about you,
it wasn't like you.

Who gave you the PCP?

Loyalty is a fine thing.

Jeremy, it's something
to be respected
in a friend.

I'm sure that
whoever gave you that dope
counted on that loyalty

and your silence.

No, he just thought
I'd have a good time,
that's all.

He's my friend.

You know what I
think of his friendship?

I think it stinks.

He almost killed you
with his friendship.

It's not gonna work.

I'm not gonna
tell you who it was.

Okay.

Isn't it funny the way
that things turn out?

When we came down
to the hospital
this afternoon

because we had information
you were dealing dope.

Me?Yeah.

Who told you
something like that?

It was Matt, wasn't it?

Matt told you that?

Yes, he did.

I thought he was my friend.

Matt gave you the drugs?

Yeah.

All right.
All right. All right.

Pick up the stoolie
and bring him in.

Yeah, right.

Harvey Jr.?

Well, he's annoying
the hell out of me,
that's what.

No, no, no, no.
No, no, no.

You--You go bust that kid.

Everything here will be fine.
Harvey will be okay.
Yeah. Okay. Bye-bye.

Mmm-hmm.

Thank you. Gin.

I'm gonna get
that little creep,
and I'm gonna kill him.

See, we treated him
too good.

He took advantage of us.
He would never have done
that to Mulgannon.

It's not Matt,
and it's not Mulgannon.

It's the whole system
of using informants.

So, you think it's our fault
the kid went out the window?

If we hadn't
put an informant
in the school,

Jeremy would not
be in the hospital
bed right now.

But it isn't informants.
It's Matt.

It's Matt this time.

Next time,
it's somebody else.

You play in the gutter,
you get your hands dirty.

Forgot that you
were collecting fives.

All right.

How old are you?Twelve, sir.

It's hard to believe.

So, where was I?

You were saying
you liked being a policeman

because it was so real.

Yeah, right. Real.

Well, you see,

when we deal with people,
it's because

they did something bad
to somebody.

Or somebody did
something bad to them.

And at a time like that,
it's, uh, kind of hard
to put on airs.

Follow what I mean?

Sort of.

You see outside,
in the real world, there's,

you know, people.

People say things
to each other like, uh,

"Have a nice day,"
or, "Lovely weather
we're having."

Stuff like that.

Or they talk
about movie stars
or the Queen of England,

like that stuff
mattered in their lives.

No. No.

I like it in here,
because in here

may not be
the prettiest job
in the world,

but in here it's real.

CAGNEY:
Hold it right
there, sonny!

I'm gonna kill him.

LACEY:
We gotta catch him first.

Matt!

CAGNEY: You lousy perp!

There!

Hold it right there.

CAGNEY: Hold it!

Playtime is over, Matt!

Come on down from there.

Keep your hands
where I can see 'em.

Do the best you can, kid.

You took our money
and you bought drugs.

You bought drugs
with our money

and sold it to those
kids in that school.

One of them is lying
in St. John's right now.

Look, you don't understand.

I was...Hey, I'll let you
know when you can talk!

Did you hear that, Mary Beth?
We don't understand him.

This poor boy is a victim
of our misunderstanding.

You made a fool
out of me, buster,
and I don't like that.

Hey, you look at me
when I talk to you.

You have fixed it
so I have to
come up with answers

to some very rough questions,
and I don't like that, either!

What do we have on him?

We have the original
two counts of possession

which the DA was holding
at Detective Mulgannon's
request.

In addition, we have new
charges of possession,

possession with
intent to sell,
resisting arrest.

So, what do you think, kid?

Think they'll let
you watch cartoons
in prison?

'Cause that's
where you're going.Just wait a minute.

I got a proposition for you.

What say if I get you
a real drug dealer, huh?

What is it?
Is it your hearing?
Is that it?

See, there are no deals, huh?

The trading post
is closed, pal.

I'm talking Mr. Big.
I'm talking Mr. Very Big.

Have you ever heard
of Andreas Palmer?

Matt, it's over.

It's all over.
You're going to jail.

I'm not going.

What could you
possibly know
about Palmer?

I know plenty.

Really?Yeah.

Why don't you talk fast
and make it real good?

A few months ago,
when I started
working for Mulgannon,

I was making a lot
of buys from people
who worked for Palmer.

You see, I was always
supposed to try

and set up a meeting,
but I never could.

Anyway,
we knew where he lived.

So, one night,
I paid his place
a little visit.

I--I picked the locks
in 10 seconds.

I'd figured he'd have drugs
just lying around.

Why are we listening to this?

We've gone this far.
Go ahead, talk.

He wasn't stupid enough
to leave drugs lying around,

but I did find
one thing, a book.

Believe it or not,
a little black book,

only instead of
girls' phone numbers,

he had all his
contacts listed.

Importers, customers' names,
addresses, the works.

You've got this book

He would've missed it.

I took pictures of it.
Every page.

You conveniently
had a camera.

He had a camera.
It was a fancy German model.
I stole it.

So why didn't you
give these pictures
to Mulgannon?

Well, I thought I
ought to keep them
for a rainy day.

You know, in case
I got into real trouble.

Right now,
it looks like it's pouring.

So, what's it gonna be

I mean, put a small-time punk
like me in jail
and nobody notices.

Or get yourself a big arrest,

6:00 news,
medals, promotions.

Come on.
Sounds good, don't it?

Don't it?

I hate this whole
thing here.

We're talking
about Andreas Palmer.

You know how
big this could be?Right.

And there's a kid
in the hospital.

He could've
killed himself.

That could've
been my kid.

How many kids are
in the hospital now

because of
the drugs Palmer sells?

How many murders
are committed
to get his stuff?

The robberies
that are committed
to get the money to pay him.

Matt Thompson
deserves to be in jail.

It's a tradeoff,
Mary Beth.

I don't like it
any more than you do.

That kid is smart.
He knows.

We could nail somebody
much more important.

Is that it

That's it, isn't it?

He got you with
that stuff about the TV
and the-- and the promotions.

Because all you care about

is your next
step up the ladder

for being first woman
chief of detectives.

You really believe that?

No! No!

I'm sorry! I'm angry!

I'm not gonna stand
in the way of this.
Let's go ahead and do it.

For the greater
good and all that.

All that...
That's why I'm angry, Chris.

That's why I said
what I said.
Forgive me.

But I will never feel good
about letting
Matt Thompson walk.

It may be expedient,
Christine.

May be convenient,
but it isn't justice.

And it sure as hell
isn't right.

So, you spoke to her?Yeah.

And where are you
going to dinner, Paul?

We're not.

She turned you down?

No. Not exactly.
We had a lovely
conversation.

Then I told her
I wasn't busy
Saturday night.

And she said?

I should get out
more often.

Paul, I think the idea was
to ask if she was busy
Saturday night.

Why don't you go
and call her again?

Be a little more aggressive.

Some of us still
like that in men.

Right, I will.

CAGNEY: I'll get you
the arrest reports

from a couple of
the interesting cases
your mom and I worked on.

All right?All right.

And then you ask me
any questions you have,

and I'll try
and answer them.

There's one case I'm
real interested in.What's that?

Matt, the enforcer.

Uh, it's informant.

All right.

Not one of our
great successes.

At least not yet.

I saw an informant
on Kojakonce.

Kojak would give the guy $10,
and he would help
him solve crimes.

He was great.

Well, on television,
they are great, Harvey.

But in real life,
they are criminals.

I want you to
write that down.
"They are criminals."

Now, does that about
wrap it up, huh, pal?

Almost.

This informant stuff
is real interesting.

I just hope my
teacher doesn't think
I made it up.

Nah, you got too
honest a face.

Come on, I'm gonna buy you
a candy bar for the road.

I mean,
a guy like that

could break
any law he wants
and not go to jail.

Harvey.

I understand how all of this
is very fascinating to you,

and I know how strange
it must seem to hear

that we use criminals
to help us here
in the department.

So I wanna explain it to you.

Are you listening to me?

Yeah.Okay.

They give us very
valuable information,
all right?

Information that we need.

And, in exchange for that,
we keep them out of jail,

for as long as they
continue to help us.

Guy goes free, right?

Right, but I want
you to understand

what it is that we get
in exchange for that.

Can he do anything?
I mean, could he
kill someone?

No, I'm not gonna
let him get away
with that.

Well, could he
break someone's arm
and get away with it?

Harvey, we don't have
any set rules for this.

We--We make it up
as we go along.

Hey, kid,
when you're done here,

I just remembered
a terrific case
that I cracked.

What is this?

That PCP dealer.

The one you
blew the FBI collar on.

Well,
they've been tailing him
ever since he was sprung.

What if Matt gave me drugs
and I went to the hospital?

I mean, I don't think
Mom would let
him off for that.

I mean,
she yelled at Dad once

just for giving
me a sip of beer.

I don't have the answer
for that, Harvey.

Christine,
take a look at this address,
on the bottom.

LACEY: I never figured out
how come Matt
happened to see our car

the day he told us
about the drug buy.

So, you don't think
it was a coincidence.

Not unless it was
also a coincidence

that our PCP dealer
went to the same building

one hour after
he was released.

I think they both
went to see somebody.

Madame...
What's her name? Yeah.Frolovsky.

How do you disguise
the smell of mint?

With more mint.

So your quack's a front?

Well, sir, in fairness,
the shoulder did feel better.

Go get it.

Hey!I'll cover the back.

Let's go.

Damn!
Kick that thing
in for me.

MAN: Try the backroom.

Let's try this one.

LACEY:
Hey, kick that thing in.

LACEY:
Hold it right there!

Don't move,
either of you!

Get them covered.

Freeze! Police!

That's as far
as you go, fool.

Camphor and menthol.
You can buy it
across the counter for $1.69.

Ladies.What?

You got a visitor.

Detectives.

Mr. Martin.
Good evening, sir.

I hope I'm not
bothering you.

I was in the area
and I thought
I'd let you know

that Jeremy's gonna be okay.
He's getting out Monday.

Oh, that's terrific. Good.

Did you, uh, pick up
that Thompson kid, yet?

Jeremy says
he's willing to
testify against him.

Yes, sir. We did.

We have him
in custody now,
actually.

Well, what's the next step?

Should I bring
Jeremy down here
to make a statement?

I think that might
be a little premature.

Why don't you let me...
I'll give you...

Please, Detective Cagney.

I don't want this
to just fade away.

I almost lost my son,
and I want someone
to pay for it.

Mr. Martin, it's just that
we do have procedures.

Detective Cagney,
excuse me.

Mr. Martin,
I've been a police
officer a long time,

long enough to think
that I know human nature.

I looked at Matt Thompson.
I thought I saw something.

And when my partner said
she saw something else,

I accused her
of being cynical.

I'm sorry for that, Chris.
I was wrong about you.
I was wrong about Matt.

Excuse me,
I don't understand.

You said you arrested him.

Yes, sir, we did.

But before I sign out tonight
and get on the subway,

go home and make
dinner for my boys,
I'm gonna let him go.

Let him go

Well, when we arrested Matt,
he had certain very
important documents.

Documents that can help us
arrest and convict

one of the largest
drug importers
in the city of New York.

In exchange for
that information,
Matt will go free.

I'm sure you've heard
about this sort of
thing before, sir.

Believe me,
we only do this

when we are convinced
that the exchange
is worth it.

Does anyone else
know about this?

The whole department, sir.

And his information,
it's really that important?

Yes, sir,
we believe it is.

I guess you
know your business.

I just wish I
could bring you home
to explain that to Jeremy.

Aren't you
gonna say anything?

Nothing to say.

Yeah, there is.

Come on.

CAGNEY: In the end,
we've gotta live
with ourselves.

And I know this much.

I know that we'll just sleep
a lot better if that
kid's put in prison.

So, if it's all
the same to you, sir,

we'll just get
Palmer another way.

Finished?

I think so.Good.

Very nice sermon.
I'm very impressed,
but you're a little late.

What do you mean, sir?

The little jerk
got tired of waiting

of you two
Sunday school teachers
to make up your mind,

so he called Mulgannon,
offered him the information.

Mulgannon sprung
the kid in 15 minutes.

Excuse me.

Excuse me, sir.

Christine, you okay?

You been in
here half an hour.

Yeah, I just
wanted a little privacy.

Right.

Did you want me to leave?

He's laughing
at us, Mary Beth.

Right now,
wherever he is,

Matt Thompson is
having such a laugh
on the two of us.

The hell with him.

Yeah, but all that
talking we did.

Who the hell did
we think we were?
Plato and Socrates, huh?

Morality and justice, it's...

It is such a joke.

The system just...
It just keeps on trucking.

Mulgannon
gets all the glory,

and that little creep,
he just gets off scot-free.

We did our job.

Our job was bust a PCP ring.
We did that.

And I might add,
without the help
of an informant.

And don't you laugh at me.

We did it with our
principles intact,

which is not
an easy thing to do
in this job, in this city.

Mary Beth! Mary Beth!

La Guardia, what in
the hell are you doing?

It's about Muriel.LACEY: What?

We're going out tonight
to a macrobiotic dinner.

I'm delighted for
the both of youse.

La Guardia,
this is the women's john.

Do you wanna talk to me
when I get back to my desk?

Oh, excuse me.
Please forgive me.
See you later.