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All right, mr. Meyers. Want to Tell me exactly what happened?

Everything.

Anything else?

Well, it's just that...

I woke up this morning alone.

It was a little foggy outside.

Looked like rain.

So I figured, today is the day

To drive into the city and...

Pick up my one ticket for piaf.

Okay.

My wife took a hike.

I know, you told Me. She's in florida.

Oh. Anyway... Standing in that line,

Waiting for the box Office to open, thinking...

"Life is sludge."

And then this punk Walks up to me...

Sticks a knife in My gut and says,

"Pardonnez-moi, porky, But this is a rip-off!"

Guess he saw the show.

Sure. Go ahead, make jokes.

I mean, this guy cleaned me out!

In broad daylight, pal!

My wallet! Watch... My credit cards!

He just ran off and Left me with nothing!

That why you went and Grabbed the lady's purse?

Hey! That's the Way it's done here!

I'm not entitled? No!

Wojo and levitt still out On that burglary call?

Mm-hmm.

You working on Anything in particular?

You got to do better Than that, barn.

File these.

Much better.

Is this our mugger/muggee?

Yeah, edward meyers, Paramus, new jersey.

I needed money to get home.

I mean, what am I Supposed to do?

Stupid parking lot's Running me 10 bucks an hour.

Plus, I didn't have Money for gas,

Bridges, toll booths!

Some lunch would have been nice.

You mean to tell me

There was no one you Could contact in town?

Business associates?

Family? Friends?

Sure, that's it.

Keep punching.

Barn, there's a disturbance In progress over on bleecker.

Uh... You and dietrich.

Let's go, arthur.

Come on, mr. Meyers... In the cage.

I'll get it.

12th precinct. Captain Miller speaking.

What?

Is he dead?

All right, uh... Keep me posted.

Barney?

Uh, levitt. What?

Guy tried to hold up a liquor Store. Wojo had to shoot him.

Did he speak french?

You know, at first,

I asked nice for the money.

But no one would even Give me the time of day.

Well, that's the way it is.

I mean, I appealed To the humanity

Of half the jerks in this city,

Telling them I was all alone In town, that I was robbed,

That my freezer plan Business is in the toilet,

My wife's still shacked Up in orlando with raul.

All right, folks, come on.

You want to step Inside here, please?

Look, I don't care about me. I Want my wife left out of this.

Joseph, lower your voice.

Thank you, emily.

What do we got here?

Barn, you want to give a Rousing squad-room welcome

To joseph and emily Loftis, our disturbance?

And here's captain miller.

Ah, captain. Captain.

What happened?

We got to the wainwright Private academy for boys,

Where mr. Loftis Was in the process

Of assaulting mr. Kingsbury, Director of admissions.

I told him to take his Snotty school and stuff it.

Barn, apparently, Joe and em here

Were righteously Indignant when they heard

That son jeffrey's Enrollment application

Had been turned down.

Look, they said my son...

Was below their standards.

He didn't measure up.

Jeffrey was so devastated, He soiled himself.

Master loftis will Be 4 next month.

You see, captain,

Wainwright is the most Prestigious nursery school

In the entire city.

Kissinger has a nephew there.

Scholarship?

Anyway, when mr. Kingsbury Diplomatically attempted

To ease them off the premises,

Some harsh words were Exchanged on the playground,

And then a scuffle ensued.

He put his hands on me.

Nobody puts their hands on me.

Joseph.

Oh.

All right, we're gonna Need some statements...

Captain, my husband and I were simply looking out

For our son's best interests.

He's our first.

That's nice.

I mean, if we fail to Place him in wainwright,

What decent kindergarten Would even consider him at all?

And then the finer Secondary and prep schools

Would be completely Out of sight.

Harvard would laugh in his face.

Kid's 4 years old.

Sure. Now.

Come on, have a seat.

Don't touch me.

Joseph, sit down.

Come on, joey... In the corner.

Come on.

Mrs. Loftis...

Over there, please? Thank you.

Sir, I'm back.

Where's wojo?

Oh, so enough of me.

Sergeant wojciehowicz Is currently at bellevue

With the wounded Party in question, sir.

What happened?

Well, when we got To the liquor store,

We found one victor renaldi

Armed and apparently In a drug-induced haze.

We identified ourselves As police officers.

Renaldi turned, then popped Off a round past wojo's head.

The sergeant had no Choice but to return the fire.

Bad?

No...

Just merely grazed The hoodlum's shoulder.

We'll get him for that, anyway.

Uh, sir,

I might also mention That I gathered

Complete and comprehensive Statements from all witnesses,

Thereby fulfilling my obligation

Towards the department's New and stricter guidelines

Regarding the Duty-related discharge

Of an officer's firearm.

Did you read wojo his rights?

Maybe.

Levitt, that's the regulation.

Sir, from where I sit,

That particular aspect Of the new directive

Just seems a little silly, Not to mention awkward.

And I agree.

However, the Regulation is quite clear.

From the moment an Officer uses deadly force,

He is subject to Departmental investigation.

And as such, until he is Cleared of any wrongdoing,

He's entitled to The same rights,

The same protections As any other, uh...

Criminal?

Thank you, levitt.

Here, dear.

Thanks.

Did you get to call your mother About taking care of jeffrey?

She can't.

She has a headache, like me.

I had to send my secretary Over to pick him up.

Dwayne said he'd be happy to.

Oh, that's nice.

He also told me the third floor

Is tearing its hair out Over the richmond account.

Mm-hmm.

I'll probably be Working all weekend

Just trying to make Up for all... This.

Sorry.

I'm not blaming you.

You ever sleep with a cuban?

Excuse me.

After you, counselor.

Sorry.

Thanks.

I'm sergeant harris. Can I help you?

Officer raymond waymond,

New york city police Department, legal department.

I'm a cop and a lawyer.

Oh, I like you already.

Sergeant, I'm david fingler...

Marshall, levinson, Radcliff, and cohen.

Our law firm is Currently on retainer

With the sergeant's Benevolent association.

I'm captain miller. Can I help you?

Yes...

Officer raymond Waymond, attorney at law.

I'm with the department's Legal department.

Pleasure. You are?

David fingler, captain.

I'm here to represent Sergeant wojciehowicz

In regard to the alleged Shooting incident this morning.

Okay, victor, come on.

Not in there, come On. Right through here.

How you doing?

You sure you got all The spiders off my back?

Yeah, yeah. I got Them all. Over here.

Hey, barn.

This is victor Renaldi... The guy I shot.

Don't get up.

Uh, sergeant, as Your legal counsel,

I would strongly advise you Not to make any further comments

Unless so advised by me.

Who are you?

I just told you.

Sergeant wojciehowicz. Yeah?

Officer raymond waymond, legal.

He's, uh... A cop and a lawyer.

Well, what's going on?

Just the new procedure, wojo.

They have to Investigate the shooting.

No, this guy's all right.

That's an opinion.

Well, he might Be a little dusted,

But the doctor says He's coming down fine.

And his arm is okay. Oh, boy.

Captain, didn't anybody around Here read this guy his rights?

I'm going, sir.

Hey, barn, what Is this all about?

You have the right To remain silent.

You have the right to refuse To answer any questions.

No, I'll answer questions.

Anything you say May be taken down

And used against You in a court of law.

You have the right to Consult an attorney

Before speaking to the police.

Hey, what did we do?

What, did they call me yet?

No, nobody called you.

They're still in there Interviewing little levitt.

Great.

Hey, bro... Come On, man, loosen up!

Sure. You know what it is?

It's a bunch of Bureaucratic garbage.

Nothing to worry about. Thanks.

Dietrich's right.

I mean, any one of us could Have wound up taking that call,

And having to shoot the guy.

It just so happens, it was you.

Appreciate it.

Don't worry about it.

Thank you very much, officer.

Your disposition Was very helpful.

Deposition. Sure.

Anyway, you realize, carl,

I was a uniformed patrolman Myself for almost 16 years,

Until I passed the Bar, and became me.

What?

Oh, sergeant. We're Ready for you now.

Yeah, great.

Woj?

I talked up your war record.

Oh? Honor!

Here I am.

Okay, sergeant. Why Don't you just have a seat?

Make yourself comfortable.

Take a moment to Collect your thoughts.

And then we'll begin.

Okay.

Sergeant, you realize this Inquiry is strictly informal.

But before we begin,

It's always been my policy in Circumstances such as this

To break the ice a little

And have everyone tell a Little bit about each other.

What?

Each other, of course, Meaning ourselves.

Gentlemen, can we Get on with this, please?

Thank you, barn. Certainly.

I'm sergeant harris. Can I help you?

Gordon wendell, headmaster,

Wainwright private Academy for boys.

Oh.

Uh, aren't we Missing our naptime?

Yes.

At any rate, they Told me downstairs

You've been watching a Mr. And mrs. Loftis for us.

Yes, they're right over there.

Okeydokey.

Hello, mrs. Loftis.

Oh, mr. Wendell. It's Nice to see you again.

Of course.

Anyway, I was Relaxing in my study,

Curled up with a little dickens And some think-and-do books,

When I received word That you and your husband

Had pummeled our mr. Kingsbury

Into a quivering Mass of bruised flesh.

I had to send him home.

Good.

You know, proud, adoring Parents such as yourselves,

Abrim with high hopes And lofty aspirations

For their little man...

For whatever reason...

Well, I mean, it's only natural

To become a bit Embittered, disillusioned,

Even hurt upon learning One's marginal toddler

Just can't cut the Mustard wainwright-style.

Well, that makes Me feel a lot better.

Why?

Moving on and Listening carefully,

Did you or did you not

Have your weapon Drawn and at the ready

Before you needed it?

No.

Oh? Why not?

What the hell kind Of a question is that?

It's german!

Germane!

Okay!

Forgive me... Mr. Fancy law firm!

Barn... Hey, I spent 16 stinkin' years

Out there on the Front lines... Sport!

I know what goes down out there.

Like what?

Things!

Gentlemen, aren't We digressing a little?

Captain, I am merely Trying to explain

To my distinguished Civilian colleague

That, at least in my estimation,

For a cop to go strolling

Into a potentially Dangerous situation

Without his revolver Drawn and loaded for bear,

Well, he's got to be nuts!

I see.

And I take it the department Sanctions that position?

No!

At least... Not lately.

Because, gentlemen, I think It's fairly apparent to all of us

That this man, Sergeant wojciehowicz,

Performed his duties This morning admirably

By showing discretion, The proper restraint,

And, I might add...

No small measure of compassion.

Right?

What the hell do you know?

Huh?

I was trying to Blow the guy away,

You stupid twerp.

The only reason I didn't

Was he was so stoned He couldn't stand up.

Wojo.

Sergeant, we're Hardly finished here.

Well, that's too bad!

Wojo!

This always happens.

He went thataway.

So, uh... Everything go okay?

Waymond: captain miller.

Yes, officer?

Well, anyway... In Light of the fact

That the sergeant Took it upon himself

To remove himself From the proceedings,

I feel I am compelled

To consider this Inquiry closed for now.

Fine.

That okay with you?

Sure.

I will, however, have no choice

But to mention the Sergeant's little tantrum

As an addendum to My official report.

Can't wait to read it.

I bet.

Goodbye, captain.

Officer.

Well, captain, as for me, If there's nothing else,

I guess I can just head Back to the office...

Big day in court tomorrow.

Good luck.

I'm getting divorced.

Goodbye, mr. Fingler.

After you, counselor.

Goodbye, mr. Loftis, Mrs. Loftis.

No hard feelings.

Right.

You know, it occurs to me

That even though Wainwright is and shall remain

Completely out of the question,

You might want to consider

The ticktock day school Over on amsterdam.

They'll take anybody.

Cram it.

I get a lot of that.

Bail call.

I got a bail ticket For a loftis, joseph m.

That's us.

I know that.

Okay, joey.

If you'll just step Over to the desk here

And sign for your Valuables, you'll be free to go.

Well, it looks like we'll Be home in time for dinner...

Both of us.

That doesn't happen very often.

Right.

Look, emily, I'm Really sorry about...

No, it's okay.

Actually, the Ticktock day school

Does have a certain ring to it.

Okay. We'll check it out.

Uh, mr. Loftis... Just A minute, sergeant.

Well, joseph, it's just that,

In thinking about this morning,

Picturing you rolling Around on the blacktop,

Wrestling with that despicable And considerably younger man,

Jumping to the aid Of your only son...

And me...

I just can't help but Feel a little proud...

And aroused.

Where?

Uh, right there.

Here you are.

Thanks.

Let's get home, joseph. We've got things to do.

She's the boss.

It's okay. They're gone.

That's good.

Wojo.

Barn.

I had to get some air.

But I'm back.

Yeah, I noticed.

So, what was the verdict?

Well, it was not the ideal way

To adjourn the Proceedings, but, uh...

I foresee no major problems.

Well, good.

Thanks.

So, um... You ready To talk about it?

Not really.

Oh.

Okay.

Sure, let's just drop it.

Anybody could have Taken the call, right?

Right.

But I'm the guy That shot someone.

You only did what you had to do.

Anyway, look. The guy's all right.

Well, big deal.

The guy you shot Was all right, too.

Yeah?

Well, that didn't stop Us from being supportive.

Wojo... Man, look, we're sorry.

I mean, we didn't know.

How could you know?

I was so busy getting jerked Around in barney's office.

Wojo... I'm not Blaming you, barn.

I'm not blaming anybody.

It's just the... It's the way

The events of... Today

Seemed to just lose Their natural order.

I don't know. I don't know.

I feel like I was Denied something.

This.

Yeah.

Yes.

Thanks.

Hey, anytime.

Glad I could help.

You want to talk some More, I'll be in my office.

Maybe later.

Hey.

Did you do this?