T.J. Hooker (1982) s01e01 Episode Script

[cadets chanting.]
(cadets) 1! 2! 3! 4! 1, 2, 3, 4! 1, 2, 3, 4! 1, 2, 3, 4! [trainer chattering.]
(cadets) 1! 2! 3! 4! T.
J.
HOOKER IS THE NAME.
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO LOSE ANY SLEEP WONDERING WHAT THE T.
J.
STANDS FOR.
AS FAR AS YOU'RE CONCERNED, MY FIRST NAME IS SERGEANT.
I DON'T KNOW WHA YOUR INDIVIDUAL REASONS ARE FOR JOINING THE POLICE COMMISSION'S NEW RECRUITMENT PROGRAM.
WELL, I HAVE ONE REASON FOR BEING HERE.
THERE'S A WAR GOING ON OUT THERE ON OUR STREETS.
PEOPLE ARE SCARED.
AND THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO BE.
THE BODY COUNT IS HIGH.
HOMICIDE.
ASSAULT.
FORCIBLE RAPE.
BURGLARY.
ARMED ROBBERY.
ALL UP.
STREET SAVVY HOODS HAVE NO FEAR.
NOT OFTHE COURTS.
NOT OF PRISON.
WHEN THE BUST DOES STICK, WE HOUSE THEM, GIVE THEM COLOR T.
V.
AND THEIR WIVES ON WEEKENDS.
IF THAT MAKES SENSE TO YOU, THEN YOU AND I ARE ABOU TO HAVE A PROBLEM, BECAUSE I'M YOUR INSTRUCTOR HERE, AND I LOVE TO WEED OU AIR HEADS AND MARSHMALLOWS.
I'VE GOT A JOB TO DO: TO TEST YOUR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL FIBER.
GONNA WORK YOUR TAILS OFF TO SAVE YOUR LIVES AND MAYBE THE LIVES OF SOME OF YOUR FELLOW OFFICERS.
THIS IS NO PICNIC.
NO SUMMER CAMP.
TARGET RANGE.
CLASSROOM.
SELF-DEFENSE.
WE'LL COVER EVERYTHING YOU HAD IN PRE-TRAINING AND MORE.
BUT THE REAL WORLD IS ON THE STREET.
AND THAT'S WHAT THIS NEW PROGRAM IS ALL ABOUT, ON-THE-JOB TRAINING.
YOU GOT THE DEDICATION, YOU GOT THE GUTS, YOU'LL MAKE IT.
YOU DON'T, I DON'T WANT YOU.
ATTENHUT! HIT THE BARRACKS AND STORE YOUR GEAR AND HIT THE TRACK RUNNING AT 0900.
GOT IT? (all) YES, SIR.
I DON'T HEAR YOU.
YES, SIR! DISMISSED! ON THE DOUBLE! COME ON! (Jessie) I WONDER WHAT SERGEANT HOOKER EATS FOR BREAKFAST? (David) RECRUITS.
YEAH, HE WAS BREATHING FIRE, WEREN'T HE? "WEREN'T HE"? WHERE'D YOU GO TO SCHOOL, PAL? WHO SAID COUNTRY WENT TO SCHOOL? I GRADUATED WITH HONORS.
ROME HIGH.
IN ITALY? GEORGIA.
WHY? DOES MY ACCEN SOUND ITALIAN? EXCUSE ME, FELLAS, BUT DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE? [David whistling.]
YOU TALKING ABOUT THE MONOGRAM ON ROMANO'S SHORTS? NO, SEE, THAT'S SO HE KNOWS WHO HE IS IN CASE HE WAKES UP SUDDENLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.
[both laughing.]
WHAT CAN I SAY TO SUCH NO-STYLE, NO-CLASS, SARTORIAL MISFITS? GRANGER, YOU LOOK LIKE YOU WERE WARDROBED AT A THRIFT SHOP.
WHY? THEY DIDN'T HAVE CLOTHING STORES NEAR N.
Y.
U? NONE THAT SOLD SILK SHORTS.
DO THEY COME IN DIFFERENT COLORS? HATE TO TELL YOU THIS, GUYS, BUT WE'RE LATE IN 2 MINUTES.
THAT'S RIGHT.
LET'S GET TO IT! RIGHT.
HEY! HEY! HEY! LET'S GO.
WHY DO I GET THE FEELING I'M HEADED INTO A SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME? I'D FEEL LIKEWISE IF I WAS GONNA BE LOCKED AWAY FROM SOMETHING LIKE YOUR WIFE.
SOMETHING LIKE WHAT? HEY, NO OFFENSE, JESS.
I JUST MEANT THAT I SEE HER PICTURE IN YOUR LOCKER AND SHE'S A VERY BEAUTIFUL LADY.
YEAH, AIN'T SHE, THOUGH? HI.
I LEFT THE JURY PANTING FOR THE PROSECUTION'S CLOSING ARGUMENT, LACEY.
AND I DUCKED NETWORK CAMERAS WAITING FOR ME OUTSIDE THE COURTROOM TO GET HERE.
AND YOU LEAVE ME TO COOL MY HEELS.
WHAT IS IT WITH YOU, ANYWAY? I THOUGHT I GAVE YOU A COUPLE OF DAYS OFF TO GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER.
LOOK, WHEN JESS WAS WORKING THE PIPELINE, I--I NEEDED A JOB AND YOU GAVE ME ONE.
I WAS LONELY AND YOU WERE INTERESTING TO BE WITH.
BUT IT JUST GO OUT OF HAND, ERIC.
YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF GROWING UP TO DO, LACEY.
YOU AND THAT EX-JOCK HUSBAND OF YOURS HAVE BEEN ON A DOWNHILL RUN SINCE HE LEGGED I FOR THE WINNING SCORE IN THE ROSE BOWL AND YOU SHOOK YOUR POM-POMS ON NATIONAL T.
V.
LOOK, IF JESS HADN' BUSTED HIS KNEE-- OH, PRO BALL, RIGHT? A CRUTCH, LACEY.
THE PAST.
SAME AS IF I WHINED ABOU LOSING THE ELECTION TO END UP DEPUTY D.
A.
INSTEAD OF HEAD HONCHO.
NOBODY'S WHINING.
AND YOU'LL RUN AGAIN AND WIN.
JESS CAN'T.
JESS, WHO'S BEEN IN INSURANCE, PEDDLED USED CARS, WORKED CONSTRUCTION IN THE PIPELINE.
ALWAYS CHASING THE PO AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW.
AND MOSTLY LIVE OFF WHAT YOU BROUGHT HOME.
HE HAD SOME PROBLEMS TO WORK OUT.
AND NOW HE'S GONNA BE A COP.
AND YOU THINK BECAUSE HE'S FINALLY OFF THE ROAD, YOUR SWEET SCENTED SHEETS ARE GONNA BE BURNING UP.
HE'S GOING TO BE LIVING AT THE BARRACKS FOR A WHILE, BUT THAT WILL CHANGE.
WHAT WILL CHANGE IS YOUR TAB AT THE DRUGSTORE AFTER YOU SPEND A FEW WEEKS WATCHING THE SUN COME UP, WONDERING WHERE HE IS AND WHETHER SOME ACID FREAK GOT A MIDNIGHT ITCH AND BLEW HIM AWAY.
YOU'LL ZONK YOURSELF OU JUST TO GET THROUGH THE NIGHT.
AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS, WHEN YOU START NAVIGATING THROUGH THE DAY LIKE A ZOMBIE, DON'T EXPECT ME TO CARRY YOU.
WE'RE IN DEBT, ERIC.
I NEED MY JOB.
I HEAR THERE'S A NEW GIRL IN THE STENO POOL, LACEY.
TAKES DYNAMITE DICTATION THEY SAY.
TYPES LIKE SHE'S POSSESSED.
JUST GRADUATED FROM CITY COLLEGE.
AND I'M TOLD SHE KNOWS WHAT TEAM SPIRIT IS.
SHE WAS A CHEERLEADER.
(Hooker) HOP OVER THIS FENCE.
WATCH YOURSELF.
SUSPECT'S RIGHT THERE.
RIGHT THERE.
LAND SQUARED.
KEEP DOWN.
KEEP DOWN.
IT'S GOOD TO BE READY.
KEEP THOSE ARMS IN.
GO! GO! GO! GO! UP NEXT.
KEEP DOWN.
THAT'S GOOD.
ON YOUR WAY.
COME ON.
UP AND OVER.
UP AND OVER.
SUSPECT'S RIGHT THERE.
NEVER, NEVER, NEVER TURN YOUR BACK ON THE SUSPECT.
DOWN LOW.
GET THOSE ARMS IN.
IN.
IN.
IN.
IN, CLOSE TO YOUR BODY.
NOW, HE'S RIGHT THERE.
GO GET HIM.
(Hooker) ALL RIGHT.
MOVE IT! MOVE IT! LET'S SEE YOU GO! GET THE LEAD OUT! LET'S SEE YOU MOVE THOSE LEGS! COME ON! COME ON! MOVE! MOVE! MOVE! MOVE! MOVE! PAY THE PRICE! BETTER TO BLEED HERE THAN ON THE STREETS! LET'S GO! LET'S GO! COME ON! [infant wailing.]
WHIT, WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'? JUST SHUT THAT KID UP.
YOU KNOW IF YOU GET CAUGHT WITH THAT GUN, YOUR PAROLE IS JUST GONNA BE-- I SAID TO SHUT UP! YOU PROMISED.
YOU GAVE ME YOUR WORD THAT YOU'D GO OU AND LOOK FOR WORK.
WHERE? AT THE CAR WASH OUT PUMPING GAS FOR PLANTATION WAGES? NOTHIN' WRONG WITH THA IF YOU AIN'T AFRAID TO GET YOUR HANDS DIRTY.
DON'T YOU SMART MOUTH ME! NOW, I DON'T LIKE SMART MOUTHS! [infant continues wailing.]
GEE, LOOKS LIKE THE HONEYMOON'S OVER.
WHIT, I DON'T-- I DON'T WANT YOU RUNNING AROUND WITH HIM.
YOU'RE GONNA END UP RIGHT BACK IN ATTICA WITH NUMBERS RIGH ACROSS YOUR CHEST.
YEAH, WELL, I'M TIRED OF GOING THROUGH LIFE WITH SOMEBODY'S FOO ON MY NECK! NOW, ME AND TRAVIS ARE GOING OUT AND MAKE A MOVE.
LET'S GO.
(Hooker) ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO.
GET THE LEAD OUT.
COME ON.
COME ON.
COME ON.
COME ON.
THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES.
LET'S GO.
LET'S GO! NO PAIN, NO GAIN.
LET'S GO, PEOPLE.
(cadets) 1, 2, 3, 4.
1, 2, 3, 4.
18, 19.
ROMANO'S THE NAME, LOVE.
ROMANO, HUH? YOU CAN CALL ME VINCE.
HOW ABOU IF I CALL YOU A CAB? HMM, I LOVE A LADY WITH A SENSE OF HUMOR.
[sighing.]
BUZZ OFF, ROMANO.
OH, SHE'S CRAZY ABOUT YOU, ROMANO.
YEAH, I KNOW.
THIS ISN'T A HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL, SANDBAGGERS.
5 MORE LAPS.
HIT IT! (both) YES, SIR.
NO PAIN, NO GAIN.
WHEN YOU PULL YOUR WEAPONS, IT'S NOT THE MOVIES.
YOU'RE NOT PULLING I TO WING SOMEONE.
WHEN YOU PULL IT, YOU'RE SHOOTING TO KILL.
POINT SHOOTING IS THE KIND OF FIRING YOU'RE LIKELY TO GET INTO.
IT'S VERY CLOSE.
IT'S YOU OR HIM.
NO AIM.
SPEED COUNTS MORE THAN ACCURACY.
THE GUN'S SIMPLY SHOVED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE TARGE AND FIRED.
YOU DRAW QUICKLY.
CROUCH.
POINT.
SQUEEZE.
MOST PERPETRATORS ARE RIGHT-HANDED AND ARE NOT TRAINED.
THEREFORE, WHEN THEY FIRE AT YOU, THEIR GUNS WILL JUMP SLIGHTLY TO YOUR RIGH AND THEIR BULLETS TEND TO PASS OVER YOUR RIGHT SHOULDER.
SO, BEFORE YOU GET INTO YOUR COMBAT CROUCH, TAKE A HALF STEP TO YOUR LEFT.
SIR? GRANGER? WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU RUN INTO A LEFT-HANDED SHOOTER WHO'S BEEN TRAINED? IN THAT CASE, GRANGER, IF YOU DON'T TAKE A HALF STEP TO YOUR RIGHT, YOU'LL GET A COP'S FUNERAL WITH FULL HONORS.
WE DON'T GET NO RESPEC IN THIS COMMUNITY, THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
CASH IS WHAT WE NEED.
WITH IT COMES RESPECT.
DIG? YEAH, YEAH.
SURE.
RESPECT.
PULL OVER.
COUPLE OF PEOPLE COMING OU OF THAT FANCY RESTAURANT.
SO? SO, LET'S TAKE 'EM.
OK.
[both chattering.]
HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.
WHA DO YOU GUYS WANT HERE, HUH? I WANT YOUR CASH.
OK.
I WANT YOUR JEWELS.
GET HER PURSE.
OK, ANYTHING YOU SAY.
OH, THERE'S NOTHING IN THERE BUT MAKE-UP.
ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S THIS, NOW? $17? THERE IS NO MORE.
I MEANT TO GE TO THE BANK TODAY, I JUST I--I NEVER DID.
THERE'S SOME CREDIT CARDS IN THERE, JUST--JUST--JUST TAKE 'EM, WILL YOU, PLEASE? I DON'T WAN NO DAMN CREDIT CARDS.
I WANT YOUR CASH.
I'M SORRY, I DON'T HAVE ANYMORE.
$17.
YOU'RE SORRY, ALL RIGHT.
[screaming.]
17 BUCKS.
WELL, PEOPLE OUGHT TO CARRY MORE CASH.
[car engine starting.]
(Hooker) 2 OFFICERS ON PATROL AT 2:00 A.
M.
OBSERVE A MAN STANDING IN THE SHADOWS ACROSS THE STREE FROM A 24-HOUR MARKET THA SUFFERED 3 PREVIOUS ROBBERIES.
THE OFFICERS APPROACH THE SUSPECT.
OBSERVED A BULGE FROM HIS SHIRT.
WITH HIS ASCEN THEY CONDUCTED A PAT SEARCH.
THE BULGE TURNED OUT TO BE A LOADED .
38.
WHEN HE WAS JAILED, IT WAS LEARNED THAT HE WAS OUT ON BAIL ON 2 ARMED MARKET ROBBERIES.
WHAT CHARGES DO WE FILE? McNEIL? NO CRIME HAD BEEN COMMITTED, BUT HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH A FELONY.
SANDERS? EX-CON WITH A GUN, SIR.
CORRECT.
EXCEPT THE JUDGE DECIDED THA THE DEFENDANT'S CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS HAD BEEN VIOLATED.
THAT THE DETENTION WRONGFULLY INVADED HIS PRIVACY.
AND A WEEK LATER THE SUSPEC TURNED UP AGAIN AT 2:00 A.
M.
ANOTHER MARKET.
ONLY THIS TIME THERE WERE NO OFFICERS TO INTERRUPT HIS RHYTHM.
HE BLEW AWAY THE MANAGER AND THE 17-YEAR-OLD CHECKER.
UP, UP, UP.
ALL RIGHT, ROMANO.
THAT'S HOLLYWOOD, ROMANO.
UP WE GO.
GET THE LEAD OUT.
PAYNE.
LET'S GO.
UP AND OVER.
AND OVER YOU GO.
LET'S GO.
COME ON NOW.
NO GAIN WITHOUT PAIN SEARCH AND SEIZURE LAWS STILL THROW ME.
YEAH, YOU GOT TO BE A SUPREME COURT JUSTICE TO UNDERSTAND WHICH WAY IS UP.
MMM.
CLASS BEFORE YOURS, I WAS GIVING MY USUAL BI ON SEARCH AND SEIZURES AND STOPS, PAT DOWNS, SEARCHES AND HOUSE ENTRY AND THE, UH, RESTRICTIONS THAT THE COURTS HAVE HUNG ON US.
AND THERE WAS THIS ITALIAN KID.
YOU REMIND ME OF HIM, ROMANO.
YEAH, THEY ALL LOOK ALIKE.
[all laughing.]
DID HE WEAR MONOGRAMMED SHORTS LIKE ROMANO? HEY, MOUTH, LET SARGE TALK.
BRIGHT KID.
[chuckling.]
EAGER TO LEARN.
HIS FIRST WEEK OU WAS HIS LAST.
HE WAS IN PURSUI OF A RAPE SUSPECT.
AND I WONDER HOW MUCH THE KID'S MIND WAS CONCENTRATING ON LEGALITIES, HOW AND WHEN TO TELL A SUSPECT TO STOP.
WHAT HE COULD PROPERLY SAY, WHETHER HE COULD DRAW HIS WEAPON.
AND ALONE AT 5:00 IN THE MORNING, WHAT HE COULD LEGALLY DO NEXT.
I WONDER WHAT LEGAL RULES ARE GOING THROUGH THE SUSPECT'S MIND WHEN HE PUMPED 6 POINT BLANK SLUGS INTO A POLICE OFFICER.
YOU CATHOLIC, ROMANO? YES, SIR.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MISSED AT THE MASS THAT THEY HAD FOR THE KID? LATIN.
I'D LIKE TO HEAR LATIN AGAIN.
INSTEAD OF EVERYTHING YEAH.
WHAT ABOUT DOCTORS WHO MAKE HOUSE CALLS OR REPAIR MEN WHO KNOW HOW TO FIX THINGS AND BALL PLAYERS WHO HUSTLE AND BOXERS WHO GE CARRIED OUT OF THE RING INSTEAD OF QUITTING BECAUSE OF STOMACH CRAMPS? AND WHAT ABOUT THE DEATH PENALTY FOR SCUM WHO TAKE A HUMAN LIFE AND SNUFF IT OU LIKE IT'S SOMEONE'S GARBAGE? [sighing.]
I'VE SEEN THE PAST, GENTLEMEN.
AND THE WORKS.
[scoffing.]
LISTEN TO THIS.
"THE TERROR ON THE WEST SIDE.
" YOU WANT SOME ASPIRIN? I NEVER USED TO GET HEADACHES IN PORTLAND.
THIS IS US THA THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE.
BUT THEY GOT IT WRONG.
THIS AIN'T THE WAY IT HAPPENED, MAN.
THAT LIQUOR STORE WOULD BE A LOCK.
YEAH.
ALL THAT TROUBLE FOR 17 BUCKS? MAN, DO YOU WAN TO EAT OR WHAT? EAT? NO, LET'S JUST GO TICK SOMEBODY OFF.
[car engine starting.]
HOOKER SCARES ME A LITTLE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN? HE REMINDS ME OF COPS WHO WERE BREAKING HEADS IN THE 60'S.
ARE WE GONNA GET INTO YOUR BERKLEY POLITICS AGAIN? DAVID, IT'S JUST THA I DON'T THINK HOOKER'S WAY IS NECESSARILY THE RIGHT WAY.
AND I GUESS I'M WORRIED THAT YOU'RE BUYING THE WHOLE PACKAGE.
WHAT I'M BUYIN', SUSAN, IS HIS DEDICATION.
AND HEY, I'M OPEN FOR ANYTHING ELSE THAT MAKES SENSE.
I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M HAVING SO MUCH TROUBLE, YOU KNOW.
I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE OBSTACLE COURSE IN SCHOOL.
AND I'VE BEEN SHOOTING A GUN SINCE I WAS 10, HUNTIN' WITH MY FATHER.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
I SAW GUYS IN NAM WEARING SHARP SHOOTER BADGES THAT STILL FROZE SOMETIMES.
YOU JUST PRESSING A LITTLE BI TOO HARD, SON.
IT WILL WORK ITSELF OUT.
SHE CAN'T STAY AWAY FROM ME.
[both chuckling.]
SO, HOW'S IT GOING? HOW'S IT GOING? YEAH.
I FIGURE IT'S GO TO BE GOING SUPER GOOD FROM WHERE I'M STANDING.
YOU ARE LOOKING FINE TONIGHT.
I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU MIGHT WANT TO GLIDE ON UP TO THE DANCE FLOOR AND SHOW OFF THOSE NEW JEANS? THANKS.
BUT I'M NOT MUCH OF A DANCER.
SO WE DON'T WIN FIRST PLACE IN THE DANCE CONTEST? NO, IT'S FAST MUSIC.
I HATE FAST DANCING.
LOOK, I'M NOT ASKING FOR A LIFETIME COMMITMENT HERE.
WILL YOU GIVE ME A BREAK? YOU'RE DESTROYING MY IMAGE.
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU HAD AN IMAGE.
OK.
OK.
I'LL BACK UP AND START OVER IF YOU WANT.
ALL RIGHT, ROMANO, ONE BOOGIE FOR YOUR IMAGE AND THAT'S IT.
WILL YOU CALL ME MONDAY AND LET ME KNOW HOW IT'S GOING? IF I CAN.
I COULD BE OUT ON THE STREETS FOR THE FIRST TIME.
I'LL HAVE A FEW OTHER THINGS ON MY MIND.
I KNOW IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU WANT TO THINK ABOUT, SO DON'T.
HOW DO I NOT? YOU'RE GOING OUT THERE WITH A GUN.
TRAINED TO USE IT.
SENT INTO CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE YOU MIGHT HAVE TO.
IF YOU'RE NOT TERRIFIED, I AM.
I GOT AN EXTENSION ON THE LOAN.
IT WILL COST, BUT AT LEAST IT WILL GIVE US SOME BREATHING ROOM WITH THESE SHYLOCKS.
WELL, YOUR OLD TEAMMATES ARE GREAT.
I MEAN, FIRST THEY GET YOU INTO A PIE IN THE SKY SCHEME THAT GOES BUST, AND THEN THEY GET YOU ALONE WITH GUYS WHO ARE UNDER INDICTMENT.
WITH OUR CREDIT, LACE, WHERE ELSE WAS I GONNA GET THE CASH THAT QUICK? I TRIED TO REACH YOU EARLIER.
I CALLED A FEW TIMES AROUND 7:00.
I GOT HUNG UP AT WORK.
I TRIED THERE, TOO, ABOUT 6:30.
I GUESS I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE CAR.
LOOK, I'M SORRY I DIDN'T GET YOUR CALL.
MAYBE I CAN STILL MAKE I OVER THERE.
NO.
NO NEED.
I, UH-- I DON'T WANT YOU DRIVING AROUND ALONE THIS LATE.
(Jessie) I'LL JUST SEE YOU THIS WEEKEND.
GET A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP, BABE.
LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU.
I MISS YOU TOO, JESS.
[sighing.]
[dog barking.]
DADDY, IS THAT YOU? HIYA, HONEY.
IT'S ME.
OH, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
THAT DRIP DENTIST IS HERE.
AND HE'S BAD MOUTHING YOU AGAIN.
HUH? I THINK YOU OUGHT TO GIVE HIM A TICKET.
I THINK I WILL NEXT TIME HE PARKS ON THE LAWN.
[both laughing.]
TELL ME ABOUT YOUR DAY.
[both chattering.]
HI, DADDY.
THAT A BOY, TOM? DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS, HOOKER? LISTEN, IT'S PAS YOUR BEDTIME.
CAN I READ A BOOK, DADDY? YEAH, ONE.
BUT THEN LIGHTS OUT.
UH, WE'RE ALREADY AN HOUR LATE, FRAN.
UH, COULD I SEE YOU IN THE KITCHEN FOR A MINUTE, PLEASE? WE'LL TRY NOT TO INCONVENIENCE YOU ANY FURTHER, HARVEY.
NEW WALLPAPER? YOU SMELL LIKE A STILL.
WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE OLD WALLPAPER? I'M HERE WAITING TO GO OUT, AND YOU'RE IN SOME SALOON WITH YOUR FACE IN A BOURBON ON THE ROCKS.
BUSINESS.
RIGHT.
I LIKED THE OLD WALLPAPER.
YOU DON'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE.
YOU KNOW, I THINK ABOUT THAT A LOT.
DO YOU? FIRST OF EVERY MONTH WHEN THE MORTGAGE IS DUE.
YOU'RE LATE WITH THE ALIMONY CHECK AGAIN.
I HAVE WHAT YOUR DOCTOR-FEEL-GOOD DENTIST FRIEND WOULD CALL A CASH FLOW PROBLEM.
THEY'VE GOT YOU IN A WRINGER OVER THAT STREET SHOOTING, DON'T THEY? IT'S RESOLVING ITSELF, BUT MY PAYCHECKS HAVE MAGICALLY SLOWED TO A CRAWL.
CAN THE D.
A.
DO THAT? D-DID HARVEY DRINK ALL MY BOURBON? HE LOOKS MORE LIKE A STRAWBERRY DAIQUIRI MAN.
YOU COULD HAVE RETIRED ON DISABILITY AFTER THAT BULLE SKEWERED YOU.
YOU LOST PART OF YOUR STOMACH AND YOU STILL HAVE THE LEAD IN YOUR BACK TO REMIND YOU WHENEVER IT RAINS.
NOBODY BUT YOU WANTED YOU TO GO BACK TO FULL DUTY.
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TRYING TO PROVE? FRAN, FOR GOD'S SAKE, WE'RE GOING TO MISS THE WHOLE PARTY.
I'LL MEET YOU IN THE CAR, HARVEY, OK? [whispering.]
HARVEY.
THERE'S, UH, BOURBON IN THE BAG AND COLD CHICKEN IN THE FRIDGE.
YOU'LL SEND THE CHECK WHEN YOU CAN? I'LL SEND IT WHEN I CAN.
YOU LIKE IT, HOOKER.
YOU LIKE LIVING ON THE EDGE.
I LIKE DOING MY JOB.
[scoffing.]
WHEN I DIVORCED YOU, I SHOULD HAVE NAMED THE DEPARTMENT AS CORRESPONDENT.
HEY, MAN, THEM 2 DUDES LOOK LIKE MONEY.
YEAH, THAT'S THE KIND I LIKE.
LET'S GO FIND OU WHO THEIR TAILOR IS.
[gun cocking.]
[horn blaring.]
(man on T.
V.
) KATE SUTTON WITH DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY ERIC SAXON AND WORD ON THE PALERMO CASE.
(male reporter) MR.
SAXON, DO YOU THINK YOU'LL GET A MURDER CONVICTION? (Eric) THAT'S FOR THE JURY TO DECIDE.
YOU'RE ALSO IN CHARGE OF THE INVESTIGATION TO A SOUTH SIDE OFFICER INVOLVED KILLING, THE CASE OF SERGEAN T.
J.
HOOKER.
WHEN DO YOU EXPECT A DECISION ON THAT? A FORMAL STATEMEN WILL BE RELEASED TOMORROW.
BUT THE GIST OF IT IS THAT THE SHOOTING WAS DEEMED JUSTIFIED.
HOWEVER, THE OFFICER INVOLVED WILL RECEIVE A REPRIMAND AND HAS UNDERGONE STRESS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING.
THAT MEAN THA SERGEANT HOOKER'S PERMITTED TO GO BACK TO STREET DUTY? HE WILL.
WE JUST WANT IT KNOWN THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE DOES NOT CONDONE A QUICK TRIGGER WHEN OTHER MEANS WILL SUFFICE.
SO, DEPUTY D.
A.
SAXON SEEMS CONFIDEN OF A CONVICTION IN THE PALERMO CASE AND SAYS THAT IN A CONTROVERSIAL KILLING, SERGEANT T.
J.
HOOKER HAS BEEN EXONERATED FROM GUILT.
OR HAS HE? I'M KATE SUTTON REPORTING FROM THE CRIMINAL COURTS BUILDING.
[ringing.]
HOOKER.
SERGEANT, DAVID McNEIL.
YES, McNEIL, WHAT DO YOU WANT? (David) ASSES HAVE BEEN SCRATCHED.
EVERYTHING'S BUSTIN' LOOSE.
WE GOT A GANG WAR ON THE SOUTH SIDE.
WE GOT A FREEWAY SNIPER ATTACK.
AND WE GOT ANOTHER DOUBLE SHOOTING OUTSIDE OF A RESTAURANT.
M.
O.
? (David) THE SAME AS BEFORE.
VICTIMS APPARENTLY OFFERED NO RESISTANCE, BUT, UH, THEY WERE GUNNED DOWN ANYWAY.
WITNESSES? (David) NONE.
CONDITION OF THE VICTIMS? ONE D.
O.
A.
AT CENTRAL RECEIVING.
ONE CRITICAL.
LOVELY.
TELL CAPT.
SHERIDAN WE'LL HI THE STREETS AT 7:00 A.
M.
AND, McNEIL, READY OR NOT, GET SET TO WEAR THE BLUE.
WE'RE ON, GENTLEMEN.
WE ROLL AT 7:00 A.
M.
SWEET DREAMS.
YEAH.
SWEET DREAMS.
(Brian) SO, HOW YOU FEEL, GRANGER? IN WHAT WAY? A LOT OF YEARS BACK, MY FIRS DAY OUT, I HAD BUTTERFLIES.
NOTHING'S CHANGED THEN.
MY STOMACH FEELS LIKE 40 MILES OF BAD ROAD.
A LITTLE ON EDGE IS GOOD.
KEEP IT THAT WAY.
YOU GET TOO COMFORTABLE, YOU MAKE MISTAKES.
(woman on radio) 4-ADAM-7.
4-ADAM-7.
3-3, 7 SOUTH WILBUR.
SEE THE WOMAN.
AMBULANCE SHOOTING.
2-11 SUSPECT.
GANG RELATED.
CODE 2.
4-ADAM-7, ROGER.
LET'S GO.
[siren wailing.]
(Brian) POLICE OFFICER.
BACK IT UP, PLEASE.
WE CAN CANCEL THE AMBULANCE ON THIS ONE.
YOU FIND OUT WHAT WENT DOWN.
I'LL CALL FOR THE WAGON.
WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN? WE CALLED YOU 40 MINUTES AGO.
MARIA, THAT WILL BE ENOUGH.
YOU WANT TO GIVE US THE DETAILS FOR OUR REPORT? WHEN I LOOKED UP, THEY WERE IN FRONT OF ME WITH A GUN.
GANG MEMBERS.
PURPLE STALLIONS.
WE'VE BEEN ROBBED BY THEM 5 TIMES IN 2 YEARS.
FIRST TIME MY FATHER WAS SHOT.
KILLED FOR NO REASON.
KILLED RIGHT IN FRON OF HIS GRAND CHILDREN'S EYES.
AND THIS TIME? 3 OF THEM.
I WAS ALONE.
MARIA WAS IN THE BACK.
I--I WAS FRIGHTENED.
BUT I REMEMBERED WHAT HAPPENED TO MY JUAN AND I KNEW-- I KNEW WHAT HAD TO BE DONE.
YOU SEE, WE USED TO KNOW THE OFFICER WHO WALKED THE BEAT HERE.
HAVE YOU BEEN ON PATROL HERE LONG? IT'S MY FIRST DAY, MA'AM.
YOU FROM AROUND HERE? NEW YORK.
THE BRONX.
YOU COME HERE TO--TO BE A POLICEMAN? LAWYER.
WE DON'T NEED ANYMORE LAWYERS.
WE NEED MORE COPS.
USED TO BE SO SAFE HERE.
WE COULD WALK, SHOP.
DAY, NIGHT.
WELL, ONE OF THEM REACHED OVER TO TAKE THE MONEY IN THE REGISTER, THE OTHER ONE RAISED HIS GUN AT ME.
MY HUSBAND'S GUN WAS UNDER THE COUNTER.
I NEVER TOUCHED I BEFORE TODAY.
JUST BEFORE I FIRED, THEY SEE THE GUN, AND THEY LOOK SO SURPRISED.
WAGONS ON ITS WAY.
BACKUP'S ALREADY HERE.
WE HAVE TO ROLL ON ANOTHER CALL.
HERE'S THE WEAPON.
I--I KNOW THAT YOU POLICEMEN, YOU--YOU DO YOUR BEST, BUT IS IT A LOSING BATTLE? WE HAVE TO GO.
WHAT YOU SAID, MA'AM, ABOUT A LOSING BATTLE, I WOULDN'T BE WORKING AT I IF I THOUGH WE COULDN'T IMPROVE THINGS.
WE WORK TOGETHER, IT WILL GET BETTER.
YOU FROM OUT HERE, McNEIL? BORN AND RAISED.
I WENT TO SCHOOL ABOUT 4 BLOCKS FROM HERE.
WHAT ABOUT YOU, ROMANO? SOUTH PHILLY ALL THE WAY, SARGE.
LIVED UNDER THE OLD TRACKS.
DIDN'T SEE THE SUN TILL I WAS 12.
[car honking.]
[tires squealing.]
MERCEDES JUST BLEW THE RED LIGHT.
PULL HIM OVER.
[siren wailing.]
I ALREADY GAVE AT THE OFFICE, BOYS.
THAT'S VERY HUMOROUS, SIR.
DO YOU HAVE A LICENSE? OR DID YOU DECIDE TO PRACTICE A WHILE BEFORE APPLYING FOR ONE? WHAT'S THE BIG PROBLEM? WELL, YOU RAN YOUR BASIC RED LIGHT.
YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING? 3 COPS? WHAT AM I, PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE? DO WE LOOK LIKE WE'RE KIDDING, SIR? ROMANO, CALL IT IN.
RIGHT.
MAY I SEE YOUR LICENSE, PLEASE? TO BE STRAIGHT WITH YOU, I WAS IN A MIGHT OF A HURRY.
I WAS RUNNIN' LOW ON DIESEL AND TRYING TO SCOO TO A GAS STATION BEFORE I RUN DRYER THAN A WELL, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? (woman) HE'S GOT A GUN! HE'S GOT A GUN! WHERE? UP ON THE ROOF! HE SAID HE'S GONNA SHOOT SOMEBODY.
GET THAT MAN DOWN! GET DOWN AND STAY DOWN! DO YOU KNOW HIM? MY EX.
HE'S FLIPPED OUT.
[gun firing.]
[sobbing.]
THAT COULD BE OUR SNIPER? [woman gasping.]
LET'S GO.
COME ON.
COME ON! [continues firing.]
ROMANO, TAKE FIRE ESCAPE.
McNEIL, YOU COVER HIM.
COME ON.
COME ON.
LOUSY COPS.
[fires.]
[firing continues.]
WHAT'S THE MATTER, BABE? YOU OK? YEAH.
YEAH.
LET'S GET HIM.
[firing.]
FREEZE! TOSS IT AWAY OR I'LL BLOW YOU OFF THE ROOF! [bullet whizzing.]
[both grunting.]
SPREAD IT! SPREAD IT! DANG YOU, SPREAD IT! [yelling.]
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? [panting.]
WHAT? YOU ALL RIGHT? YEAH.
SURE.
NO PROBLEM.
[panting.]
[sirens wailing.]
WE'LL TAKE HIM DOWNSTAIRS.
YOU CALL IT IN.
ROMANO, CALL IT IN.
ALL RIGHT, SARGE.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU FIGURE? SATURDAY OR SUNDAY? SATURDAY'S THE DAY FOR THE BIGGEST TURN OVER.
WHAT TIME DOES THE MANAGER COLLECT THE CASH FOR DEPOSIT? AFTERNOON AT 3:00.
YOU BRING THE SHOTGUN? IT'S IN THE TRUCK.
THIS CHICKEN IS LIKE CHEWING ON A STEEL-BELTED RADIAL.
TRY SOME SALT.
I SHOULD HAVE HAD A BURGER.
BOY! I SHOULD HAVE HAD A BURGER.
SO, YOU WANT TO DO THA LIQUOR STORE TONIGHT OR WHAT? WELL, THIS PLACE IS JUST BEGGIN' TO BE TAKEN.
IT'S JUST BEGGIN' HERE.
THAT'S WHA I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU.
LET'S DO THE LIQUOR STORE TONIGHT.
WE'LL COME BACK HERE ON SATURDAY.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU WANT A BURGER AND FRIES? WELL, JUST GET 'EM TO GO AND LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
(Fran) HE WAS TRYING TO JUMP A CURB WITH HIS BIKE, FELL, AND BROKE A FINGER.
BUT TOMMY'S OK NOW, RIGHT? NOW HE'S OK.
WHEN THEY WERE SETTING THE BONE, HE WAS IN PAIN ASKING FOR YOU.
OH! DIDN'T THEY GIVE HIM A SHOT OR SOMETHING? HE WOULDN'T TAKE ANYTHING.
SAID IF IT WAS YOU, YOU WOULDN'T.
[scoffing.]
WELL, MAYBE I BETTER GO IN AND WAKE HIM UP AND HAVE A TALK.
NO.
NO.
SCHOOL TOMORROW.
HE'LL NEVER GO BACK TO SLEEP.
WELL, TELL HIM THAT I LOVE HIM AND, UH, I'LL TALK TO HIM TOMORROW.
AND HE'LL SURVIVE.
THAT'S NOT EXACTLY THE POINT.
WHAT I WAS SAYING WAS IN A MOMENT OF CRISIS, AS USUAL, YOU WERE NOWHERE TO BE FOUND.
FRAN, YOU'VE ALREADY DIVORCED ME, WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT? BLOOD.
I'M FRESH OUT.
TRY THE RED CROSS.
HOOKER, WHAT IS IT? I'M HAVING ENOUGH TROUBLE TAKING CARE OF MYSELF AND MY PARTNER.
DIDN'T DO A VERY GOOD JOB ON THAT.
YOU CAN'T BLAME YOURSELF FOR HIS DEATH.
INSIDE I KNOW THAT.
I DIDN'T ASK FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT.
WE NEED COPS.
AND I AGREE WITH THE PROGRAM.
SOMETHING HAPPENED? SNIPER.
THE BOYS DID VERY WELL.
EXCEPT WHAT? AT THE END, I LOOKED INTO THIS KID'S EYES.
HE'S--HE'S GONNA MAKE A GOOD COP, BUT FOR A MOMENT THERE, I THOUGHT HE WAS GONNA CRACK.
BUT HE DIDN'T, RIGHT? [crickets chirping.]
SO THEN, WHAT IS TEARING YOU UP? NAM.
SENDING UNTRAINED MEN INTO BATTLE WHEN THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN, THIS ISN' THE MEI KONG DELTA ANYMORE, HOOKER.
YOU GOT TO GET THAT NIGHTMARE OUT OF YOUR MIND.
BUT EVERY TIME I LOOK AT THOSE GUYS, I HAVE SAME FEELINGS I HAD THEN.
THE CASUALTIES.
THE MISTAKES THAT WERE MADE BY MEN WHO BROKE UNDER BATTLE CONDITIONS.
THINGS HAPPENED THAT NOBODY WAS PROUD OF.
I COULD PU THE PAST BEHIND ME, FRAN, BUT I DON'T WAN THE RESPONSIBILITY, MISTAKES AND CASUALTIES TO BE PART OF MY FUTURE.
YOU'LL DO YOUR BEST.
AND I KNOW YOU ALREADY HAVE, BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS DO.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEND THE NIGHT? (Brian) SO THE CHIEF ASKED HOOKER WHY HE'S NOT SIGNED UP FOR THE VOLUNTARY WEEKEND JOGGIN' PROGRAM.
AND HOOKER SAYS HE GAVE UP JOGGIN' 'CAUSE HE KEP SPILLING HIS DRINK.
[all laughing.]
WHOA, PULL OVER.
I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE.
I GOT TO HI THE POWDER ROOM.
YOU GOT A SERIOUS KIDNEY PROBLEM, BRIAN.
MAYBE WE OUGHT TO TAKE UP A COLLECTION, GET YOU A TRANSPLANT.
YOU HIT MY AGE, COUNTRY BOY, YOU MIGHT NEED ONE.
[sighs.]
I'M GONNA CALL THE WIFE WHILE I'M AT IT.
JUST STAY COOL TILL I GET BACK.
STAY COOL.
SHOOT, YOU'D THINK WE WAS IN THE 4TH GRADE.
YEAH, WELL, YOU'LL HAVE YOUR DAY IN THE SUN.
MEANTIME, THOUGH, THEY GOT US ON A LEASH.
WITH A SHORT CHAIN.
[woman on radio.]
18 years, wearin' a blue shirt THAT GUY OVER THERE HAVIN' SOME PROBLEMS? (David) YEAH, WELL, I DON'T KNOW.
HE'S GOT HIS HOOD UP.
MAYBE IT'S TIME FOR HIS 100,000 MILE CHECKUP.
I THINK I'LL GO SEE IF HE NEEDS SOME HELP.
HEY, BRIAN SAID TO STAY PUT.
WE'RE SWORN TO PROTEC AND SERVE, REMEMBER? EXCUSE ME.
CAN I LEND YOU A HAND? [glass shattering.]
LET'S GO! [tires screeching.]
[tires squealing.]
McNEIL! YOU ALL RIGHT? YEAH.
YEAH, I'M OK.
HOW'S COUNTRY? GOD! [woman chattering on P.
A.
system.]
BRIAN SAID THE DESCRIPTIONS, THE M.
O.
, THE CAR, ALL FIT WHAT WE HAVE ON THE SUSPECTS IN THE RESTAURANT KILLINGS.
ONLY NOW THEY'RE SHOOTING COPS.
HOW ARE THEY, SARGE? McNEIL GOT HI IN THE SHOULDER.
NOTHING HE WON' RECOVER FROM.
WHAT ABOUT COUNTRY? COUNTRY DIDN'T MAKE IT.
DOES HE HAVE ANY FAMILY? UH, NO FAMILY OUT HERE.
[clears throat.]
GEORGIA.
I--I THINK HE SAID THEY WERE ALL THERE.
I'LL MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE NOTIFIED.
(Romano) WHAT HAPPENED? IF THERE WAS A LIQUOR STORE ROBBERY, WHY DIDN'T THEY CALL FOR ASSISTANCE? BRIAN SAID IT HAPPENED TOO FAST.
HE WENT TO HELP WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A MOTORIST IN DISTRESS.
HE LEFT THE CAR.
DISOBEYED BRIAN'S INSTRUCTIONS.
HE'LL GET A COP'S FUNERAL BECAUSE HE MADE A MISTAKE.
A DUMB, STUPID MISTAKE.
YEAH, WELL, SOME OF US AREN'T AS SMART AS YOU, SARGE.
NOT ALL OF YOU ARE.
IF YOU WERE, I WOULDN'T HAVE TO WORK MY TAIL OFF TO DRUM ELEMENTARY PROCEDURE INTO YOUR THICK SKULLS.
I WOULDN'T HAVE TO SPELL IT OUT BY THE NUMBERS THAT THAT BADGE IS A TARGET.
AND I WOULDN'T HAVE TO FEEL THE POTENTIALLY GOOD COP IS LYING THERE ON A SLAB BECAUSE I DIDN'T TEACH HIM WELL ENOUGH.
EXCUSE ME, KELLY.
SURE.
I'M WORKING THE NEXT WATCH, LACE.
HAVE TO GET BACK TO THE BARRACKS WITH THE GUYS.
JESS, I I KNOW.
I KNOW.
YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT ME.
BUT HOOKER'S RIGHT, LACEY.
IT WAS COUNTRY'S MISTAKE.
COUNTRY WAS HUMAN.
ARE YOU TELLING ME YOU'RE NOT? WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG? ONE OF JESS' FRIENDS, COUNTRY, HE DIED.
[car honking.]
I WANNA TALK TO YOU, ERIC.
THIS TIME WE REALLY NEED TO TALK.
(Hooker) YES, SIR, SARGE.
BUT I'M NOT PROUD OF POPPING OFF AT THE HOSPITAL THE OTHER DAY.
I WAS JUST A LITTLE WE WERE ALL UPSET.
YEAH, BUT EVERYTHING YOU SAID I KNOW WAS MEANT FOR ME.
I KNOW YOU DON'T THINK I'M GONNA BE ABLE TO CUT IT, BUT I HAVE TO MAKE IT, YOU KNOW? WHY? MY FATHER, MY UNCLE, THEIR FATHER, ALL COPS.
THEY'RE LOOKING OVER YOUR SHOULDER? YEAH, I GUESS YOU CAN PUT IT THAT WAY.
FAMILY THING, YOU KNOW? (woman on radio) 4-ADAM-3, 4-ADAM-3, 6610, SOUTH MAIN.
2-11 IN PROGRESS.
CODE 3.
THAT'S RIGHT DOWN THE STREET FROM WHERE COUNTRY AND McNEIL BOUGHT IT.
4-ADAM-3, ROGER.
HIT IT.
[siren wailing.]
GO AROUND THE OTHER SIDE.
SHOOT, DAMN IT! SHOOT! SHOOT! (Hooker) TAKE IT EASY.
PUT YOUR GUN AWAY.
PUT THE WEAPON AWAY.
THAT'S OFFICER ROBERTS FROM SOUTHWEST.
THANKS, TONY.
ANY TIME, HOOKER.
JUST AN EXERCISE.
I COULDN' PULL THE TRIGGER.
I COULDN'T SHOOT.
AND YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN ROBERTS HAD BLANKS IN HIS GUN.
SO DID YOU JUST IN CASE YOU DID SHOOT.
AND YOU FIGURED AHEAD OF TIME THAT I--I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO FIRE MY GUN.
I DIDN'T KNOW FOR SURE.
BUT NOW YOU DO.
LOOK, KID, I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU WANT IT.
BUT YOU WANT I FOR THE WRONG REASONS.
THIS ISN'T A FRATERNITY THAT INHERITS YOU BECAUSE YOU HAD A BLOOD RELATIVE WHO WORE THE SHIELD.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND-- I DO UNDERSTAND.
AND THAT'S WHY I'M DOING THIS NOW.
I DON'T WANT YOU DEAD.
DON'T WANT ANYBODY ELSE DEAD.
MAKE IT YOUR CHOICE BEFORE I HAVE TO MAKE IT MINE.
YOU WANT ME OUT? THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER THINGS IN LIFE.
A LOT OF THINGS YOU'D BE BETTER AT THAN ME.
WEARING A BADGE ISN'T ONE OF THEM.
OK.
WE LIVED IN SOUTH PHILLY TILL THE OLD MAN HAD A STROKE.
HE WAS PARTIALLY PARALYZED.
HE'S OK NOW.
HE'S LIVING IN JERSEY WITH HIS SISTER.
AND YOUR BROTHERS? TONY? HE'S MY FAVORITE.
HE WAS KILLED TRYING TO HOLD A VILLAGE IN AN HO PROVINCE.
THE REST OF THEM ARE SCATTERED.
SO HOW'D YOU WIND UP OUT HERE? AFTER NAM, I JUST WANTED TO LAY BACK, RUB ON SOME LOTION AND SOAK UP SOME RAYS.
BESIDES, THERE'S NOTHING TO GO HOME TO.
WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO BE A COP? BECAUSE I FOUND OU THAT I CAN'T DO MUCH OF ANYTHING WELL, EXCEPT BE A SOLDIER.
MAYBE SOMEDAY I'LL BE THE KIND OF COP HOOKER WOULD LIKE US ALL TO BE.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NO WHO YOU APPEAR TO BE.
[crickets chirping.]
YOU EXPECTING AL PACINO? WHY DO YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO COME ON SO STRONG? I'M SICILIAN.
IT'S IN MY BLOOD.
UH, LOOK, I'VE GOT TO GET BACK.
I PROMISED MY BROTHER I'D GIVE HIM A CALL AND CHECK IN, LET HIM KNOW HOW I'M DOING.
OH, BIG BROTHER CONCERNED ABOUT LITTLE SISTER? YEAH, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
HE'S A COP.
WORKS THE SOUTHWEST DIVISION.
UH, LOOK, KELLY, WHY DON'T WE HAVE DINNER OR SOMETHING THIS WEEKEND? I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THAT'D BE A GOOD IDEA.
HOW AM I GONNA GET TO KNOW YOU BETTER? MAYBE YOU WON'T.
OK, NO DINNER.
LUNCH, MAYBE.
BRUNCH? BREAKFAST? COFFEE AND A SWEET ROLL? COFFEE, BLACK, HOLD THE SUGAR, HOLD THE SWEET ROLL? DINNER, SATURDAY NIGHT.
I HEARD THE WORD WASH OUT, RIGHT? WASH OUT.
YOU KNOW, THE REST OF THE GUYS FEEL THE SAME AS I DO.
WE'RE SORRY TO SEE HIM GO.
MISTER.
NICE GUY.
TRIED HARD.
HE DIDN'T BELONG.
I GUESS THERE ARE TIMES WHEN ALL OF US WONDER WHETHER WE CAN MEASURE UP TO YOUR STANDARDS.
WHETHER WE CAN CUT IT.
YOU'LL CUT IT.
TELL THAT TO MY WIFE.
SHE'S WORRIED ABOUT ME.
SHE IS, IS SHE? WE'VE HAD OUR TROUBLES, BUT LACEY'S A GOOD WOMAN.
(woman on radio) 4-ADAM-7, 4-ADAM-7, 14133, JEFFERSON.
SEE THE WOMAN.
A FAMILY DISPUTE.
4-ADAM-7, ROGER.
LET'S HIT IT.
NOW, NOBODY WANTS TO GET INVOLVED IN THESE SOR OF THINGS, BUT I'M A GOD-FEARING, CHURCH-GOING CITIZEN.
I JUST CAN'T SI AND WATCH T.
V.
LIKE SOME PEOPLE DO.
YES, MA'AM.
WHY DON'T YOU TELL US WHAT'S GOIN' ON? WELL, IT'S THA DIRTY WHITE HOUSE THERE.
I KNOW HE WAS BEATIN' HER, BECAUSE IT'S HAPPENED BEFORE.
NOW, YOU'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHIN' BEFORE IT BECOMES A CASE FOR COUNTY GENERAL.
YES, MA'AM.
WHERE DO YOU LIVE? I LIVE IN THAT YELLOW HOUSE WITH THE FLOWERS IN THE POTS.
I PLANTED THEM MYSELF.
REAL BEAUTIFUL.
WHY DON'T YOU GO BACK INSIDE, BACK TO YOUR T.
V.
, AND LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.
FAMILY DISPUTE.
LIKE TO WIN ONE OF THESE FOR A CHANGE.
IF IT'S A WIFE BEATING, WE HAVE TO HELP? [knocks.]
SOMETIMES THAT'S EASIER SAID THAN DONE, UNLESS THE WOMAN PRESSES CHARGES.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU? WE'RE INVESTIGATING A REPORT OF A DISTURBANCE? YOU'RE KIDDING? HERE? WHO SAID? ONE OF YOUR NEIGHBORS.
YEAH, WHO? WHICH NEIGHBOR? YOUR WIFE AROUND, SIR? WELL, WHAT'S THA GOT TO DO WITH IT? YOUR NEIGHBOR ALSO THINKS SHE HEARD SCREAMS FROM YOUR WIFE.
OH.
OK IF WE COME IN? NO, IT AIN'T OK IF YOU COME IN.
NOT UNLESS YOU GOT A SEARCH WARRANT.
NOW, HOW ARE WE GOING TO HAVE A SEARCH WARRAN FOR INVESTIGATING A SIMPLE DISTURBANCE? IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A FEDERAL CASE OF THIS, MAYBE WE WILL GO GE A SEARCH WARRAN JUST TO MAKE IT INTERESTING.
WHY DON'T YOU JUST ASK YOUR WIFE TO COME TO THE DOOR AND WE'LL GET THIS STRAIGHTENED OUT, SIR? THAT'S IT? YOU SEE HER AND THEN YOU'LL STOP HASSLING ME? WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE SHE'S ALL RIGHT.
MYRA? [footsteps approaching.]
GOOD AFTERNOON, MA'AM.
WE'RE INVESTIGATING A REPORT OF A DISTURBANCE.
YEAH, I HEARD.
WELL, I'M OK.
(Jessie) ARE YOU SURE? WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME OUT AND TALK TO US? THERE'S NO NEED TO TALK.
I--I GOTTA GO TAKE CARE OF MY KID NOW.
(Hooker) OK, SIR, NOTHING WE CAN DO BUT LEAVE YOU WITH A WARNING.
IF ANYTHING'S GOING ON HERE, BETTER PUT A LID ON IT BEFORE IT GETS OUT OF HAND.
DON'T YOU GUYS HAVE THINGS BETTER TO DO THAN COME AROUND HERE TRYING TO INTIMIDATE TAX PAYING CITIZENS? YES, SIR.
WE DO, SIR.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERN FOR OUR TIME, SIR.
[birds chirping.]
PROBABLY NEVER PAID A DAY OF TAXES IN HIS LIFE.
[car engine starts.]
[children chattering.]
(Hooker) YOU READY? (Hooker) HUT! HUT! HUT! GO! GO! GO! GOOD MOVES.
YOU'RE KIDDING? KID'S GOT MOVES.
I TELL YOU, IF I HAD KNEES LIKE THAT, I'D STILL BE PLAYING.
GOOD MOVES, TOMMY! THAT KID'S GOT GOOD MOVES.
HEY.
CHICKEN, SARGE? YOU TRYING TO TELL ME SOMETHING, McNEIL? BRIAN HAD MENTIONED TO ME THAT YOU WERE IN THE GREEN BERETS.
YEAH.
EARLY ON.
WHERE? MEI KONG DELTA.
COULDN'T TELL THE BAD GUYS FROM THE GOOD GUYS.
EVERYBODY WORE BLACK PAJAMAS.
IT'S MUCH SIMPLER HERE.
I WAS THERE NEAR THE END.
TIGER LAIR.
9TH INFANTRY FIRE BASE.
YOU WERE SPECIAL FORCES, WEREN'T YOU, MAC? YEAH, CAMBODIA.
BUT I SPEN THE LAST 3 MONTHS OF MY TOUR STARING AT THE PAIN PEELING OFF THE CEILING IN A SAIGON HOSPITAL.
YOU DON'T WANT TO MAKE A HABIT OF THAT.
MY OLD MAN USED TO SAY THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PEACE AND WAR IS IN PEACE, SON'S BURY THEIR FATHERS.
IN WAR, FATHER'S BURY THEIR SONS.
SOME HEAVY NUMBERS GOING DOWN IN THE DELTA, SARGE.
HOW LONG WERE YOU THERE? TOO LONG.
BUT THAT'S PART OF THE PAST.
FOR BOTH OF US.
RIGHT, ROMANO? YOU'RE RIGHT, IT IS, SARGE.
TOOK ME A WHILE TO PUT SOME THINGS IN THE DRAWER.
IT'S OVER NOW.
(Tommy) HEY, DAD! THAT'S MY SON.
READY? LET'S GO GE SOME FRIED CHICKEN.
[engine starts.]
[all chattering.]
[exclaims.]
I QUIT.
WE'RE AHEAD.
SERGEANT? MRS.
CANFIELD, YOU WANT SOMETHING TO DRINK? NO, THANKS.
KIDS HAVE EATEN EVERYTHING.
YOU DON'T LIKE ME, DO YOU, SERGEANT? WHAT GIVES YOU THAT IDEA? OH, I JUST KNOW.
I'D LIKE TO FIND OUT WHY.
YOU SURE? MAYBE I ALREADY DO KNOW.
YOU SAW ME LEAVING THE HOSPITAL PARKING LO WITH ERIC SAXON, DIDN'T YOU? I DON'T WANT TO RUN YOUR LIFE, MRS.
CANFIELD.
WHAT YOU DO IS YOUR OWN CONCERN.
BUT IF I WERE YOU AND MY HUSBAND CARRIED A GUN, I'D BE A BIT MORE DISCREET.
SERGEANT, IT REALLY ISN' WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT SAXON AND ME.
JESS AND I, WE WERE SEPARATED FOR 7 MONTHS WHEN HE WAS WORKING THE ALASKAN PIPELINE.
AND I WAS ALONE.
I WASN'T REALLY SURE IF HE WAS COMING BACK.
SOME PEOPLE CAN BE ALONE, I CAN'T.
I--I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT IT, WHATEVER IT IS.
AND I DON'T WANT TO MORALIZE.
I'M SURE YOU'VE HAD YOUR REASONS.
BUT I JUST WAN YOUR HUSBAND'S MIND ON HIS BUSINESS, NOT ELSEWHERE.
THAT WAY, WE CAN BOTH KEEP HIM ALIVE.
[children chattering.]
(Jennifer) OK.
OK.
GIVE US 5 MINUTES.
WE'RE RUNNING LOW ON CHICKEN, LACE, AND YOU AND I ARE ELECTED.
SURE THING, JENNIFER.
I'LL BE RIGHT WITH YOU.
WHAT WAS HAPPENING BEFORE, IT'S OVER.
BEHIND ME.
I'D LIKE TO GO FORWARD FROM HERE WITH JESS.
[motor whirring.]
TRUCE? TRUCE.
BUT ONLY IF I GE FIRST DIBS ON THE CHICKEN.
YOU GOT IT, SERGEANT.
FIRST IN LINE.
[children laughing.]
THAT A BOY, TOM! [both laughing.]
[grunts.]
DID YOU JOIN THE FORCE WHEN YOU CAME BACK FROM NAM, SARGE? YEAH.
THE NIGHT I SHIPPED OUT OF SAIGON, I SWORE I'D NEVER FIRE ANOTHER GUN.
HERE I AM A COP.
YOU FIGURE IT.
I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.
WHENEVER SOMEBODY ASKS ME WHY I WANT A BADGE, I HAVE A LITTLE TROUBLE PUTTING IT INTO WORDS.
(Jessie) THE COMMITMENT, MAYBE.
I FEEL GOOD ABOUT BEING OUT THERE.
ABOUT BEING WHERE I MIGHT BE ABLE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
YEAH, I THINK THE REST OF US FEEL THE SAME.
I'D BEEN OUT OF THE ACADEMY MAYBE, UH, 3 WEEKS.
MY PARTNER AND I WERE FLAGGED DOWN BY A MAN RUNNING OUT OF A SYNAGOGUE.
HIS WIFE WAS 7 MONTHS PREGNANT.
KID DECIDED NOT TO WAIT.
AND WE DELIVERED THAT BOY IN THE BACK SEA OF A BLACK AND WHITE.
AND WHENEVER I'M STUCK FOR AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHA THIS LIFE IS ALL ABOUT, I THINK OF THAT BABY.
I HAVE MY ANSWER.
[chuckling.]
YEAH.
[gun firing.]
THE RESTAURANT! LACEY AND JENNIFER ARE THERE.
GO FIND A PHONE.
CALL THE UNITS.
(Jessie) GET THE KIDS! GET THE KIDS DOWN! COME ON! LET'S GO! HERE, LET ME HELP YOU.
I'M OK.
I'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
YOU BACK AWAY FROM HIM.
PLEASE DO WHAT HE SAYS.
I'M JUST TRYING TO STOP THE BLEEDING.
YOU'RE GONNA BE BLEEDING YOURSELF, GIRL, IF YOU DON'T BACK AWAY.
SHE'S NOT IN YOUR WAY.
SHE'S JUST TRYING TO HELP HIM.
IF I WANTED ANY WISE ANSWERS FROM YOU, I'M GONNA TAKE YOU OU AND GET SOME MIDNIGHT CONVERSATION.
THAT MIGHT NOT BE SUCH A BAD IDEA, GOOD LOOKING.
TRAVIS, WHAT THE HELL IS KEEPIN' YOU SO LONG? GRANGER? CANFIELD? TAKE A SIDE.
FOLLOW ME! MONEY OUT.
IN THE BAG.
HURRY UP! WHAT DO YOU SAY, SWEETNESS? YOU WANT TO TAKE A LITTLE RIDE? IS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE FUNNY? IT WON'T BE IF I DECIDE TO TAKE YOU ALONG.
THAT'S IT.
LET'S GO.
NOW, YOU ALL STAY PUT.
(Jessie) HOLD IT! [guns firing.]
[police siren wailing.]
[tires screeching.]
[police siren wailing.]
[tires squealing.]
[birds chirping.]
HEY, SARGE? SARGE, ARE YOU OK? YEAH.
I THOUGHT FOR A MOMEN I WAS GONNA BE A HOOD ORNAMENT.
HEY, MAN, I HEAR YOU.
HE--HE COULDN'T HAVE MISSED YOU BY MORE THAN A COUPLE OF FEET.
FROM WHERE I STOOD, IT SEEMED LIKE A COUPLE OF INCHES.
YOU KNOW, I HAD A NICE LITTLE TALK WITH YOUR WIFE EARLIER? WHEN SHE FIRST GOT TO THE PICNIC.
YOU MEAN MY EX, McNEIL.
MY EX.
OK, WHATEVER.
SHE'S A TERRIFIC LADY.
SHE SAYS SHE STILL LOVES YOU A LOT, EXCEPT FOR ONE THING.
YEAH? COMIN' BACK ON THE FORCE LIKE YOU DID WHEN YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO, AND DOIN' THINGS LIKE WE JUST SAW.
SHE SAID YOU WERE INSANE.
CERTIFIABLE.
[police siren wailing.]
YEAH? WELL, I ALWAYS THOUGH SANITY WAS OVERRATED.
[sirens continue wailing.]
(men) 1! (trainer) I CAN'T HEAR YOU! (men) 2! (trainer) A LITTLE LOUDER! SO FAR YOU'VE MADE I THROUGH THE FIRST 2 PHASES OF THE NEW ACADEMY TRAINING PROGRAM.
[men chanting.]
IT'S BEEN TOUGH.
I KNOW, BECAUSE I MADE IT TOUGH.
BUT IF YOU'RE GONNA SURVIVE OUT THERE ON THE STREETS, THAT'S THE WAY YOU'VE GOT TO BE.
THIS IS THE FINAL PHASE OF YOUR ON-THE-JOB TRAINING PROGRAM.
YOU'LL EACH BE ASSIGNED A VETERAN PARTNER TO WORK WITH ON A PERMANENT BASIS.
REMEMBER IT'S STILL PROBATION.
AND IT WON'T BE EASY.
BUT YOU'VE HAD THE GUTS, AND THE DEDICATION, AND THE DETERMINATION TO MAKE IT THIS FAR, I'M WILLING TO BE THAT YOU'LL MAKE I THROUGH THE FINAL LAP WITH FLYING COLORS.
THE VETERAN OFFICERS THAT YOU ROOKIES WILL BE RIDING WITH ARE HERE TODAY BECAUSE THEY'RE SURVIVORS.
LEARN FROM THEM.
YOUR PARTNER WILL BECOME YOUR BEST FRIEND.
(Hooker) YOU'LL GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER BETTER THAN YOU KNOW YOUR WIVES, OR YOUR GIRLFRIEND.
HE'LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR LIFE AND YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS.
DON'T YOU EVER FORGET THAT.
YOU SHOULD BE PROUD OF WHAT YOU'VE DONE SO FAR.
I'M PROUD OF YOU.
YOU KNOW YOUR ASSIGNMENTS.
YOU KNOW ;5 WHO YOU'RE PARTNERED WI.
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? HIT THE STREETS! SOMETHING WRONG, ROMANO? YOU KNOW, WHEN ALL THE OTHER GUYS GOT THEIR ASSIGNMENTS, I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.
[birds chirping.]
HOW COME I DIDN'T GET ONE? YOU MEAN THEY DIDN'T TELL YOU? TELL ME WHAT? LOOK, I BUSTED MY BACK IN PRE-TRAINING.
I THOUGHT I DID BETTER THAN ANY ROOKIE IN EVERY CLASS, EVERY TEST, EVERY DRILL.
SO WHY DIDN'T I GET A PARTNER? ROMANO, YOU GOT A PARTNER.
YOU LUCKED OUT.
YOU GOT ME.
[car engine starting.]
SOMETHING WRONG, ROMANO? NO.
NO.
NOT A THING, SARGE.
I LET'S HIT THE BRICKS.
RIGHT.
YOU GOT IT, SARGE.
[sirens wailing.]