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Stay close. I won't be long.

Yes, sir.

[bell ringing]

- Where the hell have you been? - Am I late?

Oh, Lawrence. Sorry.

Come on in. I ordered some champagne.

This room service is pathetic.

Yeah, well I got plenty in the car.

I don't like to keep Elise waiting.

Come on, hun. It's showtime.

Look, you won't be needing a piece.

Hey, that's my wife you're talking about.

Kidding.

No, I'm always packed, business or pleasure.

I'm surprised you don't carry one.

I don't like them.

Look, I won't ask you to leave it but I would prefer--

Good.d So we gonna do some business tonight, Lawrence?

I'm a little tired of the dancing.

Time is money.

We'll be late, darling.

My, you look wonderful tonight.

Well, thank you.

So do you.

Thank you.

Your husband's a very lucky man.

Well, that's very sweet of you, Lawrence.

So, do you feel lucky tonight, baby, hmm?

We connect to a 100 keys of blow

tonight, I'll feel like I won the lottery.

Come on, let's go.

Don't forget your jacket, OK?

OK.

You're the magic man.

Lawrence.

I'll bet you can make all of our dreams come true, hmm?

Hmm?

You make all mine come true.

You first.

Hey, you coming onto my wife?

I'm just kidding, pal.

Listen up.

He saw my gun.

Guns make him nervous.

Well, happiness is a warm gun.

Haven't you heard that song?

Gentlemen, let's go make some magic, huh?

[theme music]

THEME SONG: Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.

Whoa, ho, oh, oh yeah.

Lorenzo.

Hey, cap.

Your shift ended hours ago.

What are you still doing here? - Well--

Don't tell me.

Rita's out past her curfew and you're waiting up for her.

That's adorable.

Ah, no, cap.

I'm just going over my files for the Mallory case.

I start trial prep in the morning.

But believe me, I would much rather be out rolling with Rita

on her undercover gig.

Come on, you would be if you didn't have a past history

with Lawrence Denton. - I know.

That's what sucks.

I know for a fact that Denton's partner offed Archie Crawford,

probably even pulled the trigger herself.

I was this close to nailing her.

Just be thankful we got a second shot at it

because of this narcos thing.

I just wish it was me instead of Derek McNeill.

Hey, it's gotta be weird for Rita working with a new partner

after being joined at the hip with you for three years.

I haven't seen this much foliage since we buried uncle Morty.

Hoo, look at this, spilling off her desk onto yours.

This must be some hot new romance, huh?

Let's take a look.

The guy spends a fortune, doesn't sign his name.

Uh, her name.

They're for me.

Lorenzo, you animal.

Who's the lucky woman?

I don't know, cap.

I mean, this is driving me crazy.

I've been trying to figure it out all week long.

What do you say I buy you a beer

and we go down the list of suspects?

It's a long list, is it?

Well, let's just say it'll take more than one beer.

Whoa.

Come on.

Homicide.

Lorenzo,

WOMAN: Did you get the flowers, lover?

Who is this?

You know who I am.

You wanna know what I'm wearing, what I'm doing right now?

I'm touching myself.

Pretending my hands are your hands.

Uh, is that right?

Caressing me, stroking me.

Oh, you're getting me so hot.

Well, that's great.

It sounds like fun, but maybe some other time.

Um, OK, I really got to run.

Uh, thanks for calling.

So? What?

What?

You look like a kid with his hand caught in the candy jar.

Some candy jar.

Let's get that beer.

This clown's all smoke and mirrors.

He keeps jerking us around, and the longer we let him do

it, the more desperate we look.

Look, the only way to her is through him.

If we blow him off, he may get his feelings hurt

and the whole deal will go south.

No, he's not gonna let that happen.

There's too much money on the table.

Look, let's walk and let him chase us.

No.

Look, there is more at stake than just a dope deal.

We want her for the Crawford murder, remember?

If we blow this, we may not be able to get back in.

Well, the honeymoon isn't over and already we're fighting.

OK, look.

I want to go, you don't.

Let's just play it that way, OK. OK?

Sure.

She knows where I am.

She was due here an hour ago.

Yeah.

Well, I just ordered another bottle.

Elise will be here any minute. - Good.

We won't.

She's making you look bad, Lawrence,

like some little errand boy.

Sweetheart, don't be rude.

It's not his fault. A few more minutes won't hurt.

Look, I apologize but Elise can be very unpredictable.

This game is boring, and I'm done now.

We're leaving.

Let's go.

So what, you're giving me orders now?

This is my deal too, and I don't want to blow it.

This is Florida, babe.

What we're looking for is not that hard to find.

Elise.

Sorry I'm late.

I'm opening a new boutique in town,

and there are just so many details to handle.

I'm Devin Russell.

This is my wife Trish.

Hi.

Dance with me.

Honey?

Sure.

Thank you.

I think the magic is already happening.

When I want your hand up my dress,

I'll put it there myself, Lawrence.

Don't rush things, all right.

I can see the four of us having lots of fun together.

Hmm.

What kind of cop is Derek McNeill?

Derek's an A player.

He's got good instincts.

He's quick out of the blocks.

You want somebody watching your back, he's the man.

But he is also attitudinal, cocky, impulsive,

and he's got a big mouth.

I wasn't asking for a description of you, Lorenzo,

but that's OK. I'll take your word for it.

Rita is in good hands.

Well, he better keep his hands to himself.

Hmm.

Hey, cap, who, who is your pick for the mystery lady?

Oh, I got that all figured out.

My money says Mindy from Lauderdale.

Wait, no, Mindy?

Mindy from Lauderdale.

Mindy.

And I think you got enough probable cause for a warrant.

Oh, I wish I had your problems, kid,

but I got to get out of here.

Franny's going to be home soon from bingo,

and she don't like it if I'm not home.

Bingo, huh?

Yeah, big gambler.

All right, cap. Good night.

See you tomorrow.

All right.

Man.

Deborah?

Been a long day?

Chris?

Yeah, Chris.

Come on, it hasn't been that long.

Look, why don't you have a seat?

No, thank you.

I have some work I need to do, so I'm

just going to grab a table--

Well, uh, consider this work, all right.

You pulled the Mallory case.

I'm the primary officer.

We're going to be working together.

OK.

So, still a, a, sweet Manhattan straight up?

Yeah, yeah. I'm impressed.

Sweet Manhattan straight up.

We dated a few times more than a year ago and you remember.

So you want to discuss the Mallory case?

Do we have to?

You know, the defense is gonna try to suppress that evidence.

We're going to have to convince the judge

it was legally obtained.

Shouldn't be a problem.

Yeah, let's hope not.

Otherwise the case is pretty shaky.

So my office, 11:00?

I'll be there.

OK.

It's been nice seeing you again.

Yeah?

Yeah.

Idle curiosity, OK.

When you stopped calling me, was it because of her?

Because of who?

Chris, it's been a long time.

You don't have to spare my feelings.

You were in love with someone when we were dating, right.

I mean, I thought you went back to her.

Uh, no.

There was never anybody else.

I just-- I thought you want to get serious, and I didn't.

Oh, well, I guess we were both wrong.

I'll see you tomorrow, OK.

OK.

OK.

Oh.

Those two a couple of sexual piranha fish or what?

Oh, god, she kept feeling me up on the dance floor.

I've probably got bruises.

Yeah, well, you're such a tramp.

Young Lawrence let his fingers do the walking

on private property.

You know, we scored some major points.

I think a little touchy feely is worth it.

Now the next meet ought to be the score.

Then we take them down hard.

Right.

Um, you want some coffee?

Nah, I'll take rain check.

I'm kind of beat.

I just hate dancing.

Really?

Could have fooled me.

You were terrific tonight, Derek.

Yeah?

So were you.

You're the best wife I ever had.

Although Chris didn't tell me you're

so stubborn and pigheaded.

Me?

You would have walked out of that place

and we never even would have met Elise.

You know, Chris was just like you, that, I call the shots,

caveman mentality.

Was?

You said was.

Well, yeah.

I've mellowed him since we've been together.

Oh, great.

It's no wonder the two of you couldn't

stay partnered, probably trying to outmacho

each other all the time.

Yeah, well, things happen the way they're supposed to,

I guess.

But you guys, you really make a hell of a team.

Thanks.

And if you learn to do everything my way,

we'll get along just fine too.

Ah, yes, master.

You sure about that coffee?

I think you talked me into it.

Good.

Yeah, I came to Lauderdale for spring break my senior year

and had to force myself to go back to Michigan to graduate.

Came back as soon as I could, and I've been here ever since.

And since you got a degree in philosophy,

I guess you didn't always want to be a cop.

Well, I never planned to make it my career.

I figured I'd just pull a year or so

until I figured out what the hell

I wanted to do with my life.

Imagine my surprise when I realized that this

was what I wanted to do.

What I was meant to do, I guess.

Yeah, your life's work finds you if you're lucky.

And if you're ready.

You know, there are definitely easier ways to make a living.

You really got to love it.

You do love it, don't you?

Oh yeah, I do.

I just wish sometimes they had a cure for it.

Be Devin.

I want you to be Devin now.

You've been Trish for the last 20 minutes.

Let's do it.

Let's do the deal.

Think of the fun we'll all have celebrating.

Mmm.

Not until I'm sure of them.

You know, it's dangerous to think with your zipper down,

Yeah, yeah.

This was a nice idea.

The walls were starting to close in on me.

I bet you're still working those 14 hour days, aren't you?

Yeah.

You too? - Mm.

After all, what we do takes commitment, you know.

You can't tread water if you want to win.

See, there you go.

You sound exactly like my partner.

She says the reason I can't keep a relationship going

is because I have no sense of commitment.

Yeah, same here.

Guys just don't seem to understand

that my job has to come first.

Yes, it does.

But you know, you're lucky you've got a partner

that really understands you.

Yeah.

You guys must be really close.

Well, I'll tell you something.

It goes way beyond the job.

Rita is the best friend I've ever had in my life.

Well, you know, I've heard that best

friends can be the best lovers.

Uh, well, we, we haven't crossed that line.

Who would want to ruin a perfectly good friendship?

Look, I gotta get back.

Yeah, me too.

So what you're telling me is that in all the time that you

and Rita have been partners, you've, you've

never slept together?

Never.

But you've thought about it.

Uh, maybe.

Yeah.

Gracie, no more calls.

I'm serious.

I'm sorry, honey.

Now, where were we?

We were talking about how the romance

is going out of our marriage.

It was somewhere between the third and fourth call.

Now I'm just something you're in the middle of, not

even some one, something.

Franny, I'm sorry we couldn't have lunch.

Uh luh duh do.

No, not we.

You.

You couldn't have lunch, Heshy.

I came down here to take you to lunch.

I was available.

Franny, Franny, honey.

Now come on.

You know the job.

You're, you're acting crazy.

Now, this is not about lunch.

Why would you remember?

It happened over 30 years ago.

I'm being just silly.

I mean, just because it was so important to me,

why would it be important to you?

But it is import-- uh, one moment.

Ugh.

So, um, I'll see you tomorrow, OK?

That's good.

- Good. - Rita.

Hmm.

You remember Deborah Buchard, don't you?

Yes.

Hi.

Uh, I'll be deposing you as soon as Chris and I are done.

You should adjust your calendar accordingly.

Uh, see you tomorrow? - Yup, I'll be there.

Good luck.

OK.

A little chilly in here, or is it my imagination?

Uh, little chilly.

Mm-hmm.

Oh, man.

Isn't that cute?

Let me see.

Uh, can I, can I read that first?

Oh, mm-hmm.

Her name is Cozy?

She'll keep your bed warm until I'm in your arms.

Franny.

Franny, will you wait a--

Franny.

Franny.

Franny, it was the mayor.

Oh.

Now come on.

Now how, how can you say I'm not romantic?

I'm the king of romance.

Oh, well, of course you are, honey.

I was with you for the past half hour,

and I guess you must have spoken to me for at least 10 minutes.

I tell you what, Hesh.

Why don't you go to the mayor's house for dinner?

Uh, Lorenzo.

Yeah, cap.

I said you could look at it, not fondle it.

Oh, of course, cap.

Sorry about that.

Franny, I bought this for you.

No you didn't

Yeah, well, I was going to have it

wrapped special and everything. - You did?

Oh my, you did.

Oh, honey.

Oh, you did remember.

Oh, look at this.

You're the most romantic man in the world.

Mmm.

Is this a special occasion, or?

Yes.

Oh, well.

I'm going to let--

Franny, you tell them.

I'll let you.

OK, I'll tell.

Listen, you guys.

30 years ago today, Hesh and I met on the Staten Island Ferry.

Right.

Oh.

Haha.

Well, listen, I know you're a busy man.

Well.

Very important gentleman like yourself,

so, uh, I'll see you later tonight.

- OK. - OK.

And I will cook something very special for dinner.

And uh, don't plan on getting too much sleep.

[whistle]

Smart kid.

See you later.

Bye, guys.

Bye, Franny.

I love you.

Ditto, captain.

The secret of a long and happy marriage

is meeting your spouse's emotional needs.

So what do I owe you for the bear, Lorenzo?

Uh, nothing, Cap.

It was worth the lesson.

Thanks.

Man.

All right.

Chris, how's a boy? Hi, partner.

Hi.

Boy.

This boy is fine, and she is this boy's partner, not yours.

Our gig with you is strictly temp, son.

Well, there you go.

You never could read between the lines, Lorenzo.

- Is that right? - You tell him, Rita.

Go ahead.

Tell him what?

I mean, which of you testosterone overloads

do I belong to, Huh why don't you try neither.

I think I broke up a match made in hell here.

The two of you deserve each other.

I heard from Lawrence Denton.

And?

And he wants to meet us again this afternoon.

So that could be the big score.

Mm-hmm.

It'll be a snap getting the cuffs on those two,

because we know where their hands are gonna be.

Yeah, well you speak for yourself.

Denton has mauled me for the last time.

Oh, hold on a second.

What are you talking about?

Derek, you put my partner in physical danger?

I won't let her out of my sight, Chris.

That's a promise.

And this is supposed to make me feel secure?

Let's just get wired up and get ready.

Come on.

Yeah.

Hey, cap.

Oh ho, what do I see there, more I love you's from Miss X?

Yeah.

I thought maybe you could take these home to the missus,

get yourself some extra points.

What I should take the missus is a sedative.

Cap, I want to go with you in the van.

Come on.

Denton knows you're a cop.

He gets a whiff of blue, there won't be a bust.

I'll stay out of the way until the gig goes down.

I promise.

I just want to ride shotgun in the back up.

I'm all ready to go.

I don't have time to wait for you to suit up.

You're waiting on me, you're back up.

Let's go.

Another round?

We don't want another round.

What the hell are you trying to do, Lawrence, rip us off?

I mean, maybe you don't have the merchandise

but you want our money anyway?

Look, I can't make the deal without Elise.

She said she'd be here.

I gave you the benefit of the doubt last night, Lawrence,

but I'm with Devin on this.

Your act won't play anymore.

I don't believe you. - You've met Elise.

You know what she's like.

Something must have come up.

You've got to be patient.

We've got a deal here.

Look, I don't see a deal.

Do you see a deal, Devin?

Oh, Rita, don't push it too far.

Something's wrong here, cap.

This guy's stalling.

This was supposed to be a fat free deal.

Nice and lean and tight and safe for all of us.

That's why we came to you.

At best your partner's a flake, Lawrence.

We don't do business with flakes.

Just let me find out what happened.

Look, I've got some of the merchandise here.

I just need Elise to bring the rest.

All right, you got 4 hours. 8 o'clock.

You want our business, you do it by then.

Oh, yes.

Oh, a little higher.

Oh, yeah, sugar.

Elise, could you help me out here?

Oh, don't stop, sugar.

Sugar, could you give us a minute, please?

I wish you wouldn't do that with her.

You mean you wish we wouldn't do that without you.

What is it you want my help with, Lawrence?

The Russell deal, the 100 keys.

You want my help with that?

What you really want is to play drop the laundry with Trish.

Hey, look, that has nothing to do with the deal.

First we make the money, and then we make the other stuff.

We have a perfect little business,

cash and carry, low risk as long as we're careful.

And my exclusive little fashion boutique is a perfect laundry.

Yeah, and we're not going to have a business unless we

take care of business.

Where were you this afternoon?

Meeting with a photographer.

No, really.

This was important.

The pictures came out really nice.

They're cops?

You are becoming a real liability, Lawrence.

[rock music]

Hey, Boo.

20 bucks.

Keep it warm for me.

I got other business.

But I won't take long, hm?

You never do.

You sure you want to go through with this?

RITA: Tonight.

That'll get you into the garage.

Cop?

You didn't say a cop.

RITA: Just do it.

GEORGE: You're certain about this?

RITA: They've got the cocaine, George.

I'm sure of it.

Then why are they sitting on it?

RITA: The only thing I can figure is they made us.

We gave Denton a cutoff today, and he didn't bite.

OK.

So this thing didn't work.

But we still know Elise is connected to Crawford's murder.

Is there any other way we can get to her?

I don't know.

[engine rumbling]

Listen, uh, can we talk in the morning-- your office early?

GEORGE: Yeah, I'll be in early. You give me a call.

OK.

GEORGE: Rita, we have to get her.

Gun!

[gunshots]

[tires squealing]

Go on home, captain.

I'll be here.

I'll call you if there's any change.

Nah.

At home, I do the same thing I'm doing here.

I'll wait.

Chris. Rita is--

- What are doing? - Hey!

- Sitting on your butt! - Hey, man!

You were supposed to watch my partner's back!

Hey, we had already-- she was on her way home!

OK!

Knock it off, the both of ya!

Nobody's at fault here.

Rita's OK, Chris.

She wasn't hit.

I want to see her.

She's in with Donovan.

[sigh]

Man.

How is he?

We're waiting for the surgeon.

CHRIS: Anything on the shooter?

No.

He was using a shotgun--

sawed-off, double aught.

Rita was lucky, man.

(SOFTLY) Yeah.

They just took him to the operating room.

You OK?

George is hurt bad, Chris.

Yeah, I know.

Let's sit you down.

How are you?

I got a, uh, slight concussion.

They gave me something for my headache.

Is there any water around here?

Yeah, down the hall.

I-- I got it.

(SOFTLY) Thanks.

George shoved me when the shooting started.

I hit my head.

It was really stupid.

Thank you, Cap.

Now, Rita, did a doctor check you out?

I mean, a real doctor really check you out?

Yes.

I am fine.

Do you remember what happened?

Well, we were, uh, walking, and, uh, a van was driving by.

And then it got closer, and George yelled,

and he shoved me.

I remember falling down, and it sounded

like bombs were going off.

Was there a shotgun?

Yeah.

The nasty kind.

What about the van?

Um, I think it was red.

It was really bright.

I couldn't see very good, so--

Did you get a plate?

No.

I was out cold as soon as I hit the ground.

And, uh, the next thing I remember,

there were uniforms everywhere telling me the paramedics

were on their way.

OK.

That's enough for now.

You gotta go home and get some rest.

No.

Look, I want to stay here.

I will stay here.

I'll call you if there's a problem.

I sent a car for Donovan's wife, and we're

going to hang out here until he's out of the woods.

Come on.

I'll walk you out.

I'm going to take her home.

Oh, come on, Lorenzo.

The woman's got a head injury.

You're going to put her in that heap?

Don't worry, Captain.

It probably won't start.

I don't know why I take this abuse.

Hey, if you need anything, you call me.

OK?

Thanks.

I think this was Lawrence Denton's work, Captain.

Him and his praying mantis partner.

How so?

Well, Rita and I both think they made us.

I mean, how, I don't know, but it was a sweet deal.

They should've gone for it.

So now you want to take them down, huh?

Well, technically this is still a narco investigation,

but I think I can fudge that line a little with your CO.

Not a problem.

You consider me on loan to homicide.

We're going to have to have a pretty broad warrant going in.

I want to be able to use what we get on this guy.

Do we have probable cause?

You leave that to me.

You just be ready to move right away.

You got it.

CHRIS: All right, now.

The shooting happened around 10:30, correct?

Mm-hmm.

This is the security camera from the garage.

CHRIS: Right. All right.

So at 22:33 hours--

RITA: Mm-hmm.

Right there.

Rewind.

That look like the van?

Uh, it could be, yeah.

All right.

[dialing]

Yeah, Carl, this is Lorenzo.

I want you to run a plate for me.

It's JEB--

Juliet Echo Bravo--

--23T.

--2 3 Tango.

Red van.

Stone-- how did I know you were going to say that?

All right, I want you to put an APB out on that van.

We think it was involved in the shooting at the garage

last night.

Yeah.

I appreciate it.

I owe you one.

Listen, I'm gonna go to go to bed, OK?

Will you turn off the lights when you leave?

Uh, you know, I think I'm gonna park it on the couch

tonight.

Come on, you never know.

Sleep well.

Oh, you sleep well too.

Take care of that big head of yours.

Yeah. [chuckle]

Good night. - Good night.

What do we got?

Well, wish I could have tied your partner

into this too, Lawrence, but it just didn't work out.

LAWRENCE: Elise will have me out before you

even get your charges filed.

Well, maybe for a misdemeanor, she might.

But not for this.

No, my friend, this amount of blow

is considered proof of intent to distribute and sell.

Yeah, and I'll bargain it down to probation.

No, you're looking at a mandatory here, pal.

You are going away a long time with some bad, bad people.

Unless, of course, you have the mind to help

us out with a little something.

That'll be a cold day in hell.

Suit yourself.

Hey, uh, what little something?

Yeah.

Do you remember the name Archie Crawford?

RITA: Guess, uh, we'll call him tomorrow, right?

CHRIS: Yeah. - Derek?

Hey.

Whoa, you look pretty terrific. - Thanks.

No thanks to you.

You guys, come on.

Any word on Donovan?

Well, the doctors are hedging like crazy,

but between the lines are pretty optimistic.

Oh, good.

CHRIS: We heard you caught our Lawrence Denton.

Congratulations. - Thanks.

Yeah, you think he's going to roll?

Yeah.

At this point, I think he'd trade

his family jewels for a pass.

But will he roll over on his girlfriend

for the Crawford murder?

That's the question.

Well, yeah, if we let him walk on the cocaine.

The question is, will the DA go for it?

So, uh, did you sweat him about last night?

No, not until we have something to sweat him with.

Something's not right here.

Hang on-- these two tried to kill a cop.

You think that he is going to roll over on his girlfriend

for a little bit of coke?

RITA: So?

Maybe Donovan's a target.

I mean, the DA's prosecutor makes

enemies just like cops do.

So the van was abandoned over in West Palm.

Forensics is going over it right now.

OK.

ANNOUNCER (ON INTERCOM): Pediatric

staff meeting has been changed to tomorrow afternoon.

Try and get some rest, Mr. Donovan.

We'll save your bath until later.

Oh, something about bath time I love.

It's cleansing, isn't it?

But don't let her wash your rubber ducky, George.

You're a married man. [chuckle]

Please.

Please, it hurts to laugh.

It also hurts to cry, and to cough, and to talk.

So can we be done now?

I need to know what you know about Boo Maxwell.

His prints were all over that van.

Yeah, Boo Maxwell.

I, uh, sent him up twice.

First time, he drew a nickel jolt for ADW.

Did less than three.

Second time for, uh, cooking methamphetamines.

Did four and change.

As we talk, he's bailed out on manslaughter,

waiting for a court date.

This time around, somebody else drew his case.

I mean, he talked tough, but I never took him seriously.

Maybe you should have, George.

Yeah.

Well, look, I gotta go.

I got a lot of stuff to do.

But you take care of yourself, OK?

Yeah.

Chris. - Yeah?

Watch your back, huh?

Maxwell chews black speed like jellybeans.

You put your warning shot through his chest

if you have to.

Boom.

Uh, you want me to send the nurse in to give you a bath?

[chuckle]

Uh, let me get my, uh, strength first, huh?

See ya, George.

GEORGE: See ya.

Look, I'm on in five minutes.

And I already told you, I haven't

seen Boo since he got out.

And see, I don't have the bruises to prove it.

He knocked you around?

Only when he was cracked, which left me what-- two, maybe

three hours a day to hide?

Your friend, Eddie, said you'd knew where to find him.

Ha! Yeah.

Eddie would say that.

Check every low-life pool hall, beer joint, massage parlor.

Anywhere stagnant water pools.

Hey, we've got a lot of rocks left to turn over.

He'll come sliming out sooner or later.

Yep.

[beeper beeping]

I was supposed to meet Deborah Buchard a couple of hours ago.

[dialing]

Yeah, Lorenzo.

She still there?

All right.

Uh, why don't you give me that address?

1343 Starview.

Yeah, I appreciate it.

Thanks.

Do we need three guesses, Rita?

Uh-uh.

DEREK: He's crapping out on us.

You never did like the shovel work, only the pay dirt.

Shovel just seemed to fit your hand better, son.

Look, I gotta take care of this.

She got tired of waiting and went home,

and we don't want any bad blood at the DA's Office, right?

Well, imagine that.

Giving up slogging through the sewers with us

to serve justice doing a trial prep with a beautiful deputy

DA in her apartment.

It's very noble of you, Christopher.

How lucky. RITA: Mm.

If she cooks me dinner, I'll call, let you know.

You come across Boo, you call and let me know.

RITA: Yeah, you got it. We'll see you.

CHRIS: All right. - All right.

[knocking]

[gasp] - Hi!

Hey.

I wasn't expecting you quite so soon.

Well, you know what, I can go get some coffee.

I'll come back. - No.

No way.

I'm not going to risk losing you again.

If you don't mind, I'm not going to leap back into my clothes.

I'm just starting to relax a little bit.

Yeah, I could use a little relaxation myself.

Been a hell of a long day. - Yeah.

But we're still on the clock, right?

Yeah.

We're almost finished.

Why don't you, uh, make yourself comfortable?

I'll get my briefcase. - I'll do that.

OK.

You know, you got a nice place.

RITA: Yeah, well, that's terrific, Captain.

Yeah.

Yeah, I guess it paid off after all, huh?

Uh, yeah, I'll tell him.

No, we, uh-- no luck with Maxwell,

but we're still looking.

OK.

I'll keep in touch.

OK.

Bye.

So, DA's Office is willing to let Lawrence Denton

skate on his possession with intent for his testimony

against police.

So the dragon lady goes down for the murder

of Archie Crawford.

Good work, partner.

Thanks, you too.

And, uh, Captain Lipschitz said to tell

you that we make a great team.

Well, the man does know what he's talking about.

How you doing?

All right.

You, uh-- You seen this guy before?

- No. - Take a good look at him.

BARTENDER: That him over there?

Hey, Maxwell.

[grunt]

[scream]

[glass breaking]

[smack]

[thud]

Nice going.

I hit him hard enough to drop a mule.

You want to get a man's attention, the last place

you start is his head.

Well, finished.

Yeah, business is finished.

But we're more than just business, aren't we, Chris?

I'm not sure what you mean.

Yeah, of course you are.

Look, I-- I've got a surprise for you.

Why don't you just sit tight and let me get it ready for you?

I've been waiting so long for this, I want it to be perfect.

OK.

RITA: Why'd you go after George Donovan?

BOO: I wouldn't waste my time.

The deal was you, lady.

That fool just got in the way.

D--

Got you listening real hard to old Boo, now, huh?

Wait a minute-- So you were hired to kill me?

Did I say that?

I can't seem to recollect.

But I sure heard you say deal, and that's

just what old Boo needs--

a deal.

All right, here's your deal, hash mark--

you tell us everything there is to tell,

and I don't put your head through the windshield.

Ooh, I'm terrified.

Come on, move out of my way! Let me kick him!

No, no, no! Don't let her, man!

Don't let her! You keep her away!

OK.

OK.

All right.

Well, the deputy DA handling my case

said I'd walk my charges if I took you out.

What's his name?

It's a woman, lady.

She wants you dead real bad.

Said you stole her man-- the only man she ever loved.

Ain't that tragic?

You give me a name, dammit!

Deborah Buchard.

Debra Buchard?

I hardly even know her.

Really?

Well, your partner-- he knew her real good.

He just went to her apartment.

DEREK: Take this trash out.

Deborah, I gotta get going.

DEBORAH: Just one more minute, darling!

OK, Chris.

Your surprise is ready.

You are surprised, aren't you, darling?

I wanted it to be perfect for us.

Oh, it is.

It is perfect, just as I had always imagined.

Just as I'd always dreamed it would be.

Deborah, I got-- I gotta go.

Don't-- Don't.

CHRIS: Hey, let's talk about this.

No, just tell me that you love me.

All right?

Tell me that you've always loved me.

Would you look at me, all dressed

up in my little whore suit for you,

and you don't even want me.

Why can't you love me?

It's her, isn't it?

It's-- it's Rita!

Deborah, you need some help.

No, I need you.

And-- and you need me too.

You know you do.

You've always loved me.

We're together now.

There's no one that's going to come between us.

Give me the gun, Deborah.

Make love to me, Chris.

Make love to me, Chris.

Give me the gun.

I need you to love me.

[gunshot]

Police officers!

Open up!

[bang]

Chris?

DEBORAH: Oh, lover.

I knew it would be like this.

So sweet and so tender.

Chris?

Just get out of here.

You leave us alone.

We're together now.

Forever.

[gunshot]

Oh, god!

[heavy breathing]

He's not breathing.

Come on, Chris.

Operator, this a police emergency.

We need an ambulance.

Hang on.

Hang on.

[sirens]

What the hell happened here?

Chris was shot, Captain.

It's bad.

Oh, no.

God, no!

Christopher, don't you leave me.

[sobbing]

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