T.J. Hooker (1982) s01e04 Episode Script
Hookers War
1 YOU KNOW WHAT THAT POISON IS DOIN' TO YOUR SYSTEM? IT'S GONNA KILL YOU.
ROMANO, GRANDPA HOOKER DOWNED A GALLON OF COFFEE A DAY AND MADE IT TO 94.
WELL, TRY THIS.
ALL I'M ASKIN' IS TRY IT.
IT'S DELICIOUS.
JUST A LITTLE RAW EGGS, ROMANIAN YOGURT, CRUSHED PAPAYA, LECITHIN AND MANGO JUICE.
SECRET OF MY SUCCESS.
AND MY VIRILITY.
ROMANO, WHEN GRANDPA DID GO, AT 94, 12 WOMEN WEPT AT HIS GRAVE.
NOT INCLUDING GRANDMA.
[woman talking on radio.]
WILL YOU LOOK WHAT'S COMING DOWN THE BOULEVARD? CAN YOU PICTURE THE INSIDE? FUR ON THE WALLS, SATIN SETTEE, QUAD SOUNDS, [tires screeching.]
[horn honking.]
THOSE LITTLE LA-- I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
FLAT THROUGH THE LIGHT.
STILL A GOOD 7 MINUTES LEF ON THIS BREAK.
IT AIN'T FAIR.
WHERE IS IT WRITTEN THAT LIFE IS FAIR? PUT DOWN YOUR VIRILITY JUICE.
LET'S DO OUR CIVIC DUTY.
AND, ROMANO, GO EASY AROUND THE TURNS.
I DON'T WANNA SPILL ONE DROP OF THIS NICE, SWEET, DELICIOUS COFFEE.
[siren wailing.]
HERE, I'LL GET IT.
NO, LET ME HAVE 'EM.
I WANNA SEE THE INSIDE OF THIS LOVE MACHINE.
(Hooker) ALL RIGHT, BUT BE CAREFUL.
[tires screeching.]
[tires screeching.]
LET'S GET THEM TURKEYS.
[siren wailing.]
[tires screeching.]
[tires screeching.]
[gun firing.]
THIS IS 4-ADAM-30.
OFFICER NEEDS HELP.
WE ARE IN PURSUIT, NORTHBOUND, SYCAMORE, FROM 3RD STREET, FOLLOWING AN ORANGE VAN.
WE ARE UNDER FIRE.
[brakes screeching.]
THAT COULD HAVE RUINED MY WHOLE DAY.
[sighing.]
WE LOST 'EM.
MAYBE THE BACKUP UNITS CAN RUN 'EM DOWN.
DRIVER'S GONNA NEED AN AMBULANCE.
HOOKER! TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
THERE'S ENOUGH FIREPOWER TO START A WAR.
(Hooker) IF THIS STUFF HITS THE STREET, THERE'LL BE A BODY COUN THAT WON'T STOP.
(Pete) HEY, GUYS.
PETE BENEDICT.
OH, YEAH.
ROBBERY-HOMICIDE DIVISION.
WHO WERE THE OFFICERS ON THIS? OFF.
ROMANO AND SGT.
HOOKER, LIEUTENANT.
HOOKER? THAT'S RIGHT.
THOMAS J.
HOOKER? YOU BET.
HE'S RIGHT OVER THERE, SIR.
(Hooker) HERE.
LOOK AT THAT.
[Hooker muttering.]
HEY, HOT SHOT.
YEAH, YOU HOOKER.
YOU, PLUG-UGLY I'M SON OF A GUN.
PETE BENEDICT.
[laughing.]
THE ORIGINAL DIRTY HARRY.
I HEARD THAT THEY GOT YOU BACK IN THE CAVALRY.
YOU NEVER WERE SHOR ON THE GUTS.
NO, IT'S MY BRAIN POWER I'M WORRIED ABOUT.
THIS IS MY PARTNER, VINCE ROMANO.
LT.
PETE BENEDICT.
LIEUTENANT.
ROMANO.
PETE AND I NOTCHED 5 YEARS TOGETHER IN THE 13TH.
YOUR PARTNER HERE WAS THE BEST DETECTIVE I EVER WORKED WITH.
YOU ON THIS ONE, PETE? SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT.
ILLEGAL IRONS.
THE COMPUTER READOUT SAYS THAT THE STREET TRADE HAS GONE SKY-HIGH.
NO STREET COP NEEDS A COMPUTER TO TELL HIM THAT.
EVEN 10 YEAR OLDS ARE PACKING PIECES.
WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU GUYS HAVE REALLY STUMBLED ONTO A MAJOR WHOLESALE DELIVERY.
ENOUGH MERCHANDISE TO ARM EVERY PUNK IN ALL 12 PRECINCTS THIS SIDE A TOWN.
(Pete) UH, HOLD IT, UH YOU SEEN THIS GUY BEFORE? (Hooker) I DON' T THINK SO.
IT'S NOT A FACE YOU'D FORGET EASY.
GET A LOAD OF THOSE TATTOOS.
THE GUY'S A WALKING GALLERY.
YOU RECOGNIZE THE TATTOO? I'VE SEEN IT SOMEWHERE, BUT I DON'T REMEMBER WHERE.
STUPIDEST THING I EVER HEARD.
RUNNIN' A RED LIGHT.
THE STREETS WERE EMPTY! AH, THOSE GUNS SHOULD'VE BEEN DROVE LIKE THEY WAS A BUSLOAD OF KIDDIES ON THEIR WAY TO SUNDAY SCHOOL.
THAT HARDWARE WAS WORTH $200,000 ON THE STREET, MAN, AND YOU ALL AIN'T WORTH TIDDLY SPIT! I GOT CUSTOMERS WAITIN' ALL OVER TOWN.
THE MAN IS GOING TO BE BOILING MAD.
THE PRICE [whispering.]
THE PRICE IS GONNA DOUBLE.
(all) 1, 2, 3, 4.
1, 2, 3, 4.
1, 2, 3, 4.
IF YOU DON'T MIND MY ASKING A SECRET, LIEUTENANT, I'D GIVE A WEEK'S PAYCHECK TO BE ABLE TO HOLD A TAN LIKE YOU GOT.
THIS IS REAL.
THIS IS THE GENUINE ARTICLE.
YOU'VE BEEN FISHIN' WITHOUT ME, PETE? YOU BETTER BELIEVE.
I BEEN PAYIN' ON THIS CONDO DOWN IN BAJA.
I GOT A YEAR TO GO BEFORE I RETIRE, SO I GO DOWN THERE EVERY WEEKEND.
GEE, IT SOUNDS GREAT.
WHY DON'T YOU FIND SOME TIME OFF, GIVE ME A CALL, WE'LL GO DOWN TOGETHER.
YOU GOT A CUSTOMER.
[phone ringing.]
[Romano whistles.]
SOME COLLECTION.
YEAH, SOME OF THESE WERE SMUGGLED INTERSTATE, ILLEGALLY IMPORTED, TRADED FOR DRUGS.
MOST OF THESE WERE JUS STOLEN FROM CITIZENS OR FROM SPORTING GOOD STORES, PAWNSHOPS.
WHY GO TO ALL THE TROUBLE? JUST ABOUT ANYBODY CAN WALK INTO A STORE AND LEGALLY BUY THEMSELVES A FIREARM.
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, YOU HAVE TO BE 18.
THEN, IF THE STORE OWNER'S DOING HIS JOB PROPERLY, YOU HAVE TO WAI WHILE YOU'RE CHECKED OUT.
AT LEAST IN THIS STATE.
FEDERAL LAW SAYS YOU CANNOT OWN A GUN LEGALLY, IF YOU HAVE A RECORD, OR YOU'RE A CONVICTED FELON, OR YOU'RE CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION.
AND THAT LEAVES A LOT OF KOOKS ITCHING TO GET THEIR HANDS ON WEAPONS THEY HAVE NO LEGAL RIGHT TO POSSESS.
ANY SERIAL NUMBERS, YET? NO, SIR.
THEY'RE ALL THE SAME.
NUMBERS ARE FILED OFF.
WIPES OUT ITS HISTORY, MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TRACE.
BUT CAN'T YOU BRING THE NUMBERS BACK WITH ACID ETCHING? DEPENDS HOW MUCH METAL WAS TAKEN OFF.
AND WHERE DO YOU THINK I'M GONNA GET THE BUDGET FROM, OR THE MANPOWER TO EVEN TRY ACID ETCHING FOR THIS ARSENAL? EXCUSE ME, KID, I WANNA TALK TO YOUR PARTNER FOR A MINUTE, ALONE.
[phone ringing.]
HOOKER, IF YOU GET ANY KIND OF LIGHT BULB AS TO WHERE THIS ARSENAL CAME FROM OR WHERE IT WAS GOING THAT WOULD HELP.
YOU SEE, THIS IS MY LAST GIG ON THE DEPARTMENT.
IT'S MY SWAN SONG.
I'D LIKE TO DO IT RIGHT.
YOU GOT IT.
I WISH I COULD REMEMBER WHERE I SAW THAT TATTOO BEFORE.
LET'S PUT THA IN THE COMPUTER, SEE WHAT IT SPITS OUT.
(Victoria) I'M FREE AND CLEAR ALL DAY SATURDAY, AND ALL NIGHT.
WHAT ABOUT YOU, ROMANO? SATURDAY? DEPEND ON IT.
EXCUSE ME.
UH, DOES DUTY CALL, SARGE? IT DOES, OFF.
ROMANO.
IT TRULY DOES.
[whistling.]
ROMANO? HMM.
I'M A BIT CONFUSED.
I WAS UNDER THE DISTINCT IMPRESSION THAT YOU AND THAT, UH, THAT LITTLE BRUNETTE WHO WORKS THE NIGHT SHIF FOR, UH, CAPT.
SHERIDAN LISA.
LISA.
I THOUGHT YOU AND SHE WERE HOT AND HEAVY.
HMM.
LISA'S FANTASTIC.
I LOVE HER.
SHE'S HOT, PEPPERY, TEMPESTUOUS.
BUT, VICKI'S WONDERFUL.
I LOVE HER, TOO.
SHE'S SWEET, COOL, SOOTHING.
YOU KNOW, IF I HAD TO PICK, I'D BE BROKENHEARTED.
FORTUNATELY, THINGS BEING THE WAY THEY ARE WHICH WAY ARE THINGS? VICKI WORKS DAYS, LISA, THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT.
THE BES OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS.
AND I'M NEVER LONELY.
FROM THE VANTAGE POIN OF MY ADVANCING YEARS, LET ME GIVE YOU A TIP.
A MAN COULD BUY HIMSELF A PACK OF TROUBLE TRAVELING THE ROAD YOU'RE ON.
HEY, NO WAY.
NOT ME.
I'M CONCENTRATING HARD, JUST ON THESE TWO.
YOU KNOW, BEFORE I GO INTO THE NEW TRAINING PROGRAM, AND GOT CONFINED TO THE ACADEMY BARRACKS, I USED TO KEEP A HALF A DOZEN GOIN' AT A TIME.
YEAH.
NOW THAT WAS TROUBLE.
(woman on radio) ALL UNITS IN THE VICINITY AND 4-ADAM-30, A 211 IN PROGRESS AT 5TH AND PINE.
4-ADAM-30 HANDLE, CODE 3.
4-ADAM-30, ROGER.
[siren wailing.]
[tires screeching.]
[woman sobbing.]
I CAN'T STOP SHAKIN'.
I--I GAVE HIM THE MONEY.
IT WAS ONLY A FEW DOLLARS.
HE HAD A GUN.
I WAS SO SCARED.
WHICH DIRECTION DID HE GO? HE RAN EAS ON MISSION STREET.
(Hooker) WHAT'D HE LOOK LIKE? SHORT, BLACK, WEARIN' A BROWN JACKET.
OH, ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
[tires screeching.]
[engine revving.]
(Romano) HOLD IT.
BACK UP.
BROWN JACKET.
FITS THE DESCRIPTION.
(Hooker) GO AFTER HIM.
I'LL CUT HIM OFF.
[tires screeching.]
[siren wailing.]
[gun clicks.]
HOLD IT, ROMANO! [boy sniffling.]
IF THIS FELLA WANTED TO KILL ME, HE'D HAVE PULLED THE TRIGGER ALREADY.
IS THAT RIGHT, SON? YOU'RE NO IN REAL TROUBLE YET.
NOT IF YOU DROP THE GUN.
TRY SHOOTING IT OUT, AND YOU'LL BE DEAD.
AND BEING DEAD IS AS MUCH TROUBLE AS THERE IS.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
IT'S OK.
A MAN CAN CRY IF HE WANTS TO.
I USED TO SEE THAT IN THE WAR, EVERYDAY.
JUST PUT THE GUN DOWN, SON.
JUST OPEN YOUR HAND, AND LET IT DROP.
LET IT DROP.
[gun clinking.]
[boy crying.]
HOOKER, I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU.
THIS GUN HAD A FULL LOAD.
ANOTHER ONE.
NUMBERS FILED AWAY.
I DON'T WANT THIS KID.
I WANT THE LOW-LIFE WHO PUT THE PIECE IN HIS HANDS.
WHERE'D YOU GET THE WEAPON, SON? STREET.
FROM WHO? A DUDE.
WHAT DUDE? WHAT WAS HIS NAME? DON'T KNOW ANY NAME.
THIS GUY COMES AROUND THE BLOCK, ASKIN' ME IF I WANNA BUY A PIECE.
WOULD YOU KNOW HIM IF YOU SAW HIM AGAIN? IF YOU SAW A PICTURE OF HIM? DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE.
LET'S TAKE A RIDE DOWNTOWN.
[phone ringing.]
BENEDICT.
(Hooker) PETE.
HOOKER.
THERE'S A YOUNG KID IN THE HOLDING CELL YOU WANNA TALK TO.
THE STORY'S ON MY REPORT, AND ANOTHER PIECE WITH A FILED NUMBER.
GOOD.
I'LL BE RIGHT OVER THERE.
ANYTHING ON THE DRIVER OF THE VAN? [sighing.]
OH, NOBODY'S GONNA HEAR ANYTHING FROM HIM.
HE DIED IN THE CRASH OF INTERNAL INJURIES.
GREAT.
WELL, YOU KNOW, HOOKER, UM, NOBODY SAID THIS WAS GONNA BE EASY.
NO I.
D.
ON HIM? WE'RE RUNNING HIS PRINTS, BUT NOTHING SO FAR.
WHAT ABOUT THE TATTOO? NOTHING IN THE COMPUTER.
BUT, UH, IF YOU COME UP WITH SOMETHING, LET ME KNOW.
RIGHT.
HEY, HOW'S THE FOOD OVER THERE? I COULD EAT A BEAR FOR LUNCH.
(Hooker) LUNCH CAN WAIT, ROMANO.
YOU SEE THAT LITTLE GUY OVER THERE, WITH THE HORSE-BLANKET JACKET? HOW CAN I MISS HIM? THAT'S SOME OUTFIT.
HIS NAME IS BANTY, AN INDUSTRIOUS SOUL.
WRITES NUMBERS FOR THE SPORTING-MINDED OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
[brakes screeching.]
BANTY.
HOLD IT! [Banty sighing.]
THIS AIN'T RIGHT, HOOKER.
YOU KNOW, SQUAD CAR COPS, UH, DON'T ROUST UP GUYS LIKE ME.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS A DIFFERENT STORY WHEN YOU WERE A GOLD BADGE.
WHAT HAVE WE GOT HERE? A SNITCH WHO'S A SOCIAL SNOB? I AIN'T A SNITCH.
WELL, EXCUSE ME.
CHECK HIS POCKETS, OFF.
ROMANO.
I MEAN, SURE, YEAH, I, UH, I DID YOU A FAVOR A COUPLE A TIMES.
BUT THAT DON'T MAKE ME NO SNITCH.
[sighing.]
WHAT WE GOT HERE IS LOTS OF CASH, AND LOTS A SLIPS OF PAPER WITH NUMBERS ON 'EM.
HEY, HEY, HEY, COME ON, PLEASE.
THAT'S ILLEGAL SEARCH AND SEIZURE.
YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, AND I TELL YOU WHAT.
I'LL LET BYGONES BE BYGONES, WE'LL TEAR UP THOSE SLIPS OF PAPER AND SAVE US ALL A TRIP DOWN TO THE STATION.
NOW, I WANT A FAVOR.
WHAT KIND OF A FAVOR? I WANT YOU TO BUY ME A GUN.
WHAT? YOU'RE A COP.
YOU CAN GET A HOLD OF ANY KIND OF IRON YOU WANT.
I WANT A STREET PIECE.
ONE THAT HAS NO HISTORY, CAN'T BE TRACED.
THIS IS HOOKER YOU-CAN'T-GET-NEAR.
HOOKER THE UN-CORRUPTIBLE.
HOOKER THE BLUE KNIGHT.
YOU GOT A SCAM GOIN' DOWN OR WHAT? HERE'S $50.
BEFORE I CHANGE MY MIND AND BOOK YOU FOR PRACTICE, I WANT YOU TO BUY ME A GUN, OK? SO LONG, GEORGE.
(Lisa) OFF.
ROMANO? CAN I SEE YOU A MINUTE? WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK? I'M HELPING LISA REDECORATE HER APARTMENT.
I THOUGHT THE HAND ON THE HIP WAS MACHO.
FUNNY GUY.
IT MUST BE CONVENIEN HAVING YOUR OWN DECORATOR ON THE PREMISES.
NOW, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ROMANO, BUT, UH, I REALLY THINK THAT THESE ARE, UH, [phone ringing.]
UNUSUAL.
THINK SO? RIGHT.
EXACTLY WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY.
I'LL HAVE TO THINK IT OVER, LISA, AND GIVE YOU AN ANSWER LATER.
WELL, UH, HOW ABOUT SATURDAY? WE CAN SEE HOW THEY LOOK ON THE SPOT.
SATURDAY? I CAN'T WAIT.
SATURDAY IT IS.
SUNDAY.
THIS SUNDAY W-WOULD BE BETTER, IF YOU DON'T MIND.
YOU GOT IT.
SEE YOU LATER.
BYE, SERGEANT.
BYE, LISA.
BYE.
BYE.
IF THAT'S THE DARK LADY OF THE NIGHT SHIFT, YOU DO INDEED HAVE YOUR HANDS FULL.
YEAH.
SHE IS FINE, ISN'T SHE? WHATEVER IT IS I GOT, IF WE COULD BOTTLE IT, WE'D MAKE A FORTUNE.
WHAT YOU GOT, JUNIOR, IS A WHOLE MESS OF TROUBLE COMIN' UP.
I'M LOOKIN' FOR PETE BENEDICT.
HIS OFFICE SAID HE WAS HERE.
OH, HELLO, HOOKER.
YEAH, HE TOOK SOME SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIALS UP TO THE LAB.
HE SHOULD BE ON HIS WAY BACK DOWN BY NOW.
OK.
STANDING ROOM ONLY IN THE WEAPONS ROOM.
HOW MANY WEAPONS A YEAR CHECK THROUGH HERE? THIS YEAR WE'RE PUSHING 10,000.
[sighs.]
A GROWTH INDUSTRY.
ANYTHING THAT COMES ALONG WITH A BUST OR IS CONFISCATED, OR ISN'T BEING HELD FOR EVIDENCE, WE STACK BACK THERE.
WHEN IT GETS TOO CROWDED, WE SHIP 'EM OUT TO A FOUNDRY THAT MELTS 'EM DOWN FOR SCRAP.
(Pete) HEY, HOOKER.
SLUMMIN'? NOT TODAY.
DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING FROM YOU ON THE WEAPONS HAUL, SO I THOUGHT I'D STOP BY AND SEE WHAT'S SHAKIN'.
YOU DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHIN' TO TELL.
I PICKED OUT 3 DOZEN OF THESE AT RANDOM, TRIED ACID ETCHING, AND CAME UP WITH ZERO.
HMM.
NUMBERS ARE GROUND DOWN TOO GOOD.
WHAT ABOUT THE KID WE BUSTED? WE SHOWED HIM PICTURES, DROVE HIM AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD, CAME UP WITH ZILCH.
YEAH, MAYBE HE'S LYING.
MAYBE HE'S AFRAID OF THE SNITCH JACKET.
MAYBE, MAYBE NOT.
FINALLY TOOK HIM TO JUVENILE.
WHAT'S WITH YOU, HOOKER? YOU MISS DETECTIVE WORK? YOU FORGET THE DIRT, THE DRUDGERY, THE BOREDOM? MAYBE I JUST DON'T LIKE TO SEE INNOCENT PEOPLE BLOWN AWAY BECAUSE ANY PUNK WITH AN ITCH CAN BUY AN UNDER-THE-TABLE PIECE ANYTIME HE WANTS.
I HEAR YOU.
BUT YOU JUST BRING IN WHATEVER YOU GOT, LIKE YOU DID WITH THE KID, AND I'LL FOLLOW THROUGH.
JUST LIKE WHEN WE WERE PARTNERS, HUH? I GOT SOMETHING GOING.
OH, YEAH.
I'M LISTENING.
NO, NO.
WHEN I'M READY, I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHAT I HAUL IN.
NO PROBLEM.
JUST PROMISE YOU WON' LEAVE ME OUT ON ANY FUN.
[people chattering.]
(Hooker) THE DELIVERY'S LATE.
BANTY'S LOOKING NERVOUS.
HIM AND ME, BOTH.
NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.
HERE COMES A SWEET LOOKING GUY.
[engine starting.]
LET'S GET HIM.
[siren wailing.]
[siren stops.]
[man groaning.]
[both grunting.]
[groans.]
(Hooker) MY, MY, MY.
A VERITABLE PICTURE GALLERY OF THE FINE ART OF TATTOO.
REMARKABLE COINCIDENCE, ISN'T IT? REMARKABLE.
(Hooker) A MATCH UP.
THE TATTOO OF THE SUSPECT, THE TATTOO OF THE VAN DRIVER.
EXACTLY.
WHAT IS IT, SOME KIND OF DEVIL? NOPE.
I HAVEN'T SEEN ONE OF THESE IN YEARS, THAT'S WHY I COULDN' REMEMBER IT RIGHT AWAY.
IT'S A MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURE.
IT'S THE SYMBOL OF THE DEMONS.
THE WHO? A BIG, BAD MOTORCYCLE CLUB.
BROKE UP YEARS AGO.
MUST HAVE BEEN BEFORE MY TIME, HOOKER.
THANKS, KID.
I NEEDED THAT.
[laughing.]
THESE DEMONS, THERE STILL A FEW AROUND? WELL, THERE'S AN EX-DEMON.
LIVES NEAR ME.
CORNER OF ELDRIDGE AND 11TH.
RUNS A MR.
FIXIT SHOP.
YOU COULD SAY HE'S BEEN DOMESTICATED.
WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR? LET'S GO.
LOOK, I AIN'T HUNG OU WITH ANYONE FROM THE DEMONS FOR YEARS.
I'M ON THE STRAIGH AND NARROW NOW EVER SINCE I GOT MARRIED.
YOU GUYS GOTTA PARK YOUR CAR RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE? YOU WORRIED ABOUT YOUR CIVIC IMAGE? HEY, I'M IN BUSINESS HERE AND-- (Mrs.
Mauler) MAULER! WHAT'S GOIN' ON OUT THERE? WHAT'D YOU DO TO BRING THE COPS AROUND? TOO LATE.
SEE WHAT YOU DID! UH, IT'S ALL RIGHT, HONEYBUNCH.
YOU'VE BEEN DOIN' ANYTHING, I'M GONNA KILL YOU! IS THAT ALL YOU CAN TELL US, MAULER? THEY'RE RUNNING A, UH, CUSTOMIZING SHOP CALLED, UH, I.
T.
AND M.
, SOMEPLACE DOWNTOWN.
THEY CHOP HOGS, MAKE OVER VANS AND PICKUPS, STUFF LIKE THAT.
[whispering.]
NOW WILL YOU GUYS GET OUTTA HERE? YOU FUZZ LEAVE HIM ALONE.
WHATEVER HE'S DONE, I'LL STRAIGHTEN HIM OUT.
UH, THANKS, MA'AM.
WE WERE JUS ASKING DIRECTIONS.
[radio static.]
(woman) 4-ADAM-30.
4-ADAM-30.
POSSIBLE 187 AT SOUTH PINE AND RIVERFRONT.
4-ADAM-30, CODE 3.
4-ADAM-30, ROGER.
[tires screeching.]
[siren wailing.]
I THINK I KNOW THAT JACKET.
IT'S NOT LIKELY THERE'D BE 2 OF THEM AROUND.
(Romano) POOR BANTY.
THE GUY WAS JUST TRYIN' TO HELP US.
HE WASN'T MUCH OF A CITIZEN, BUT HE WAS AN ALL RIGHT LITTLE GUY.
DEAD BECAUSE HE KEP HIS BARGAIN WITH ME.
THEY USED BANTY TO SEND US A MESSAGE.
THEY'RE DECLARING WAR.
WELL, IF IT'S WAR THEY WANT, IT'S WAR THEY'RE GONNA GET.
(Mountain) COME ON IN, BOYS.
HOT OUT THERE.
CAN WE GET YOU ALL A BREW FROM THE COOLER? UH, NO THANKS.
WE'RE ON DUTY.
MAYBE, UH, MAYBE ANOTHER TIME.
(Mountain) OH, NOTHINGS TOO GOOD FOR THE BOYS IN BLUE.
WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU? WE'RE TRYIN' TO TRACE A STOLEN VAN.
CARRYING AN ILLEGAL GUN LOAD THAT CRASHED THE OTHER DAY.
I SUPPOSE YOU HEARD ABOUT THAT? OH, ONLY WHAT I READ IN THE PAPER.
NOW, YOU BOYS WERE MEMBERS OF THE FEARED, MIGHTY DEMONS.
PERHAPS YOU CAN HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHY 2 EX-DEMONS WERE INVOLVED THIS PAST WEEK IN ILLEGAL WEAPON CAPERS? IT'S ALWAYS SOMEBODY THAT'S OUT AFTER THAT BIG UNLAWFUL BUCK.
NOW, WE AIN'T SEEN THEM DUDES IN YEARS, AND WE DON'T KNOW NOTHIN' ABOUT NO ILLEGAL GUNS OR ILLEGAL ANYTHING ELSE, BECAUSE YOU SEE, WE'RE LEGIT.
[laughing.]
BUSINESSMEN.
THAT'S RIGHT.
(Mountain) LEGAL.
SO, YOU ARE.
LOOK AT THEIR EQUIPMENT, OFF.
ROMANO.
(Romano) PUNCHES, DRILL PRESSES, EXTRUDERS, GRINDERS.
JUST ABOUT EVERY METAL WORKING MACHINE AVAILABLE.
HEY, YOU DON'T MIND IF WE LOOK AROUND, DO YOU, MOUNTAIN? OH, NO, NO.
SEEIN' AS HOW YOU'VE GOT A WARRANT.
YOU DO GOT A WARRANT? IT'S OK BY ME, IF YOU WANT TO PLAY IT BY THE BOOK.
I'M PLACING YOU ALL UNDER ARRES FOR VIOLATION OF THE STATE VEHICLE CODE, 10750 AND 10751.
SAY WHAT? ALTERING, DEFACING, OR REPLACING A VEHICLE I.
D.
NUMBER.
BUYING, SELLING OR POSSESSING A VEHICLE WITH THE I.
D.
'S REMOVED OR DEFACED.
EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS VEHICLE HERE.
FOR SOME REASON, ANYBODY ALTERING A STOLEN VEHICLE, FIRST THING THEY DO IS REMOVE THE I.
D.
NUMBER.
THEY COME IN HERE THAT WAY.
ADD SUSPICION OF RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY TO THE CHARGES, OFF.
ROMANO.
HEY, MAN, THIS WHOLE THING IS A BUNCH OF BULLWASH.
ATTEMPTING TO PROVOKE AN OFFICER WITH ABUSIVE LANGUAGE.
IF YOU WASN' WEARING THAT BADGE, I'D KICK YOUR TEETH IN.
ADD 415 TO THE LIST, OFF.
ROMANO.
CHALLENGING A UNIFORMED OFFICER TO A FIGHT.
[laughing.]
I THINK I'M JUST GONNA HAVE TO EARN THAT ONE.
[groans.]
HOLD IT.
[Mountain groaning.]
THANK YOU, OFF.
ROMANO.
ADD ASSAULT, BATTERY, AND RESISTING ARRES TO THE CHARGES.
THEN SEND FOR A WAGON.
WHEREAS WE BECAME SUSPICIOUS, AND REQUESTED TO SEARCH THE PREMISES.
WHEREAS OH, ROMANO.
SGT.
HOOKER, THERE'S A MESSAGE FROM LT.
BENEDICT.
HE SAID HE'S ON HIS WAY OVER AND HE WANTS YOU TO WAIT FOR HIM.
HE SAYS IT'S IMPORTANT.
HI, VINCE.
SURPRISE.
THEY, UH, TRANSFERRED ME TO DAY SHIFT.
ISN'T THAT TERRIFIC? OH, YEAH, UH, THAT'S WONDERFUL, LISA.
[sighing.]
NOW WE WON'T HAVE TO MEET AT SUCH WEIRD HOURS.
SEE YOU LATER, SWEETIE.
YEAH.
LATER.
HI, LISA.
WELCOME TO REAL LIFE.
THE SUNSHINE SHIFT.
(Lisa) THANK YOU.
UH, Y-YOU TWO KNOW EACH OTHER? (Victoria) OH, SURE.
WE'RE OLD FRIENDS.
SAME CLASS AT THE ACADEMY.
AND WE'VE BEEN DYING TO GET TOGETHER BUT COULDN'T BECAUSE OF BEING ON DIFFERENT SCHEDULES.
WELL, NOW WE'LL HAVE THE CHANCE.
OH, GREAT.
(Romano) I MEAN, UH, GREAT.
REALLY, UH, GREAT.
IN FACT WE'RE OFF TO LUNCH TO CELEBRATE LISA'S TRANSFER AND, UH, CATCH UP ON GIRL TALK.
BYE, SERGEANT.
(Lisa) 'BYE, VINCE.
BYE, UH, H-HAVE A NICE LUNCH.
ROMANO.
ROMANO, JUSTICE IN ACTION.
HOW'D THE LAWYER AND BONDSMAN GET HERE SO FAST? WE JUST BOOKED THEM.
I WAS HOPING WE'D HAVE A COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE THEY MADE BAIL.
FOR WHAT? I WANTED TO GET A WARRAN AND A WRIT OF SEIZURE FOR THE DEMONS' SHOP EQUIPMENT.
THE LAB CAN COMPARE THE GRINDING WHEELS WITH THE WORK DONE ON THE GUN HAUL FOR STARTERS.
SGT.
HOOKER.
MY CLIENTS HAVE DETAILED YOUR OUTRAGEOUS HARASSMENT.
YOU'RE TREADING ON CIVIL RIGHTS, TO SAY NOTHING OF DUE PROCESS OF LAW.
COUNSELOR.
ALL YOUR WEASELING AND TWISTING OF THE LAW CAN'T HIDE THE FAC THAT YOUR "INNOCENT" CLIENTS ARE GUILTY OF BUYING, SELLING AND TRANSPORTING ILLEGAL GUNS.
GUNS THAT ARE BLOWING THE HELL OUT OF CITIZENS' RIGHTS, AND THE CITIZENS THEMSELVES.
AND I'M GONNA GET YOUR CLIENTS, COUNSELOR.
NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES.
(Sheridan) UH, HOOKER.
NICE OF YOU, UH, TO DROP BY AND SEE US.
UH, STEP INSIDE, ROMANO.
YOU MIGHT LEARN SOMETHING.
I WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY.
IN FACT, I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO START.
JUST SPIT IT OUT, PETE.
HOOKER, WE HAD A DEAL.
YOU WERE GOING TO BRING ME INFORMATION.
YOU WERE GOING TO WORK WITH ME.
YOU WERE GONNA WORK THROUGH ME.
BUT, NO, YOU GO OFF HALF COCKED.
I'VE BEEN CLOCKING THAT DEMON BODY SHOP FOR MONTHS, HOPING THAT THEY WOULD LEAD ME TO THE SOURCE.
NOW YOU COULD'VE BLOWN THAT! WELL, WHAT ABOUT A WARRANT? WHAT ABOUT A WRIT OF SEIZURE? W-WHAT-- WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TO GO ON.
NOW, IT HAS TO HOLD UP IN COURT.
NOW WHAT GOOD IS THE ARRES IF IT ISN'T CLEAN AND BY THE BOOK? SOME CITIZENS THAT ARE DEAD WOULD NOW BE ALIVE.
LOOK, UH, I EARN MY PAY ON THE STREETS.
NOT IN THE COURTROOM.
YOU WANNA BRING ME UP ON CHARGES, YOU GO RIGHT AHEAD.
WAIT A MINUTE.
WAIT A MINUTE.
WHO'S TALKIN' ABOUT CHARGES? I WANT YOU TO LAY OFF THIS CASE.
NOW, LOOK, I NOT ONLY WANT YOU TO LAY OFF, I'M ORDERING YOU TO LAY OFF.
NOW, IS THA CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD BY BOTH OF YOU? OFF.
ROMANO? YES, SIR.
HOOKER? UNDERSTOOD.
IF THERE'S NOTHING FURTHER, GENTLEMEN, WE'RE DUE ON PATROL.
(Hooker) DAVE.
HOOKER.
IT TOOK A LOT OF TALKING, BUT YOU GOT YOUR WARRANTS AND YOU GOT YOUR WRIT.
JUST KEEP MY NAME OUT OF IT, HUH? HOOKER, YOU'RE NOT GONNA USE THOSE, ARE YOU? CAPT.
SHERIDAN ORDERED US TO LAY OFF.
10 MORE MINUTES, THEY'D BE GONE.
[brakes screeching.]
HOLD IT! I'VE GOT A WARRAN TO SEARCH THE PREMISES.
[motorbike revving.]
KEEP 'EM ON ICE, ROMANO! [siren wailing.]
[brakes screeching.]
(Mountain) NO.
NO.
COME ON, MAN.
PLEASE, I GIVE.
NO.
[gun clicking.]
I JUST WAN TO HEAR YOU ASK.
[gasping.]
YOU WOULDN'T BE WORTH THE PAPERWORK.
NUMBERS FILED, HUH? WHERE'D YOU GET IT, MOUNTAIN? NO.
NO.
WHO'S YOUR CONNECTION? NO.
I AIN'T GONNA SAY NOTHIN'.
I'D BE AS GOOD AS DEAD IF I DID.
WHO'S GONNA PULL THE TRIGGER? I, UH, I AIN'T GONNA SAY NOTHIN', MAN.
NOTHIN'! YOU'RE BLOCKING THE GARAGE WITH YOUR CAR, HOOKER.
I CAN'T GET IN.
I THOUGHT HARVEY WAS DRIVING YOU HOME.
HIS BOARD MEETING RAN LATE.
HE ASKED ME TO MEET HIM AT THE THEATER.
ARE THE KIDS OK? YEAH.
THEY'RE FAST ASLEEP.
AM I RELEASED NOW? [laughing.]
YES, YOU'RE RELEASED.
THANKS FOR BABYSITTING.
WHAT ARE EX-HUSBANDS FOR? [phone ringing.]
EXCUSE ME.
HELLO.
YEAH, HE'S HERE.
MMM-HMM.
OK, I'LL TELL HIM.
THAT WAS CENTRAL DISPATCH.
THEY LOCATED PETE BENEDICT.
SAID HE HAD A MESSAGE FOR YOU.
HE'S ON ASSIGNMEN AND HE'LL TALK TO YOU TOMORROW.
TSK.
HMM.
IT WAS IMPORTANT.
MAYBE WHAT PETE'S DOING IS IMPORTANT, TOO.
HOW DO YOU TALK TO PETE THESE DAYS? ALL HE WANTS IS ONE GLORIOUS SWAN SONG TO LOOK BACK ON WHILE HE SITS ON HIS BOAT, IN MEXICO, COLLECTING HIS PENSION.
I HOPE TO GOD YOU LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO DO THE SAME THING.
HE LET ME DOWN.
YOU PUT TOO MUCH STOCK IN THE PAST, HOOKER.
[chuckling.]
THE GOOD OLD DAYS.
I LIKE THE GOOD OLD DAYS.
I LIKE OLD CARS, I LIKE FRIENDSHIPS.
WELL, FRIENDSHIP MEANS DIFFERENT THINGS TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
YOU, YOU'D WALK THROUGH A FLAMING WALL FOR A FRIEND.
YOU CAN'T EXPECT THA IN EVERYBODY.
PETE AND I WERE PARTNERS.
I HAVE A RIGH TO EXPECT A LOT FROM PETE.
WE WERE PARTNERS.
DID I EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM YOU? [chuckling.]
OH, I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
PEOPLE JUST NEED DIFFERENT THINGS, I GUESS.
I'M SORRY I COULDN' BE EVERYTHING YOU WANTED ME TO BE.
I'M TRULY SORRY.
WELL, THERE'S NO POIN IN RAKING UP OLD LEAVES.
NO, NO, NO.
WHAT I DON'T NEED ARE OLD LEAVES.
[both chuckling.]
I GOTTA GO.
LISTEN, DO ME A FAVOR, WILL YOU? UH, CALL ROMANO AND TELL HIM TO MEET ME AT THE PRECINCT.
AND TELL HIM TO BRING THE KIT.
THE KIT? YEAH, THE ACID ETCHING SOLUTION.
IT RAISES THE SERIAL NUMBERS ON WEAPONS AFTER THEY'VE BEEN FILED AWAY.
HOOKER? THE KIDS ARE COUNTING ON YOU FOR SATURDAY.
SATURDAY.
I'LL BE THERE.
HOOKER? I'M COUNTING ON YOU, TOO.
(Hooker) TRY A LITTLE MORE.
[spraying.]
(Romano) WILL YOU LOOK AT THAT? IT WORKS.
VICKI, RUN THIS NUMBER THROUGH THE COMPUTER.
SEE WHAT YOU GOT.
3, 6, 7, 9, 3, 4.
THANKS FOR STAYIN' LATE, VICKI.
UH, YOU AND LISA HAVE A NICE LUNCH? GREAT.
GREAT, ROMANO.
WE FOUND OUT WE HAD ALL KINDS OF THINGS IN COMMON.
WELL, THAT'S NICE.
REAL NICE.
(Hooker) ARE YOU SURE THIS IS THE NUMBER? (Victoria) 367934? ACCORDING TO RECORDS, THIS GUN WAS ORIGINALLY STOLEN ON A RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY.
ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO IT WAS TAKEN FROM AN ARMED ROBBER.
SO IT WAS SENT TO PROPERTY AT HEADQUARTERS.
HOW COME THIS GUN, CONFISCATED BY THE DEPARTMENT, HAULED AWAY AND STORED FOR SAFEKEEPING HOW COME THIS GUN IS OUT ON THE STREETS AGAIN? THERE YOU ARE, DESTROYED JUST LAST MONTH.
LAST MONTH? ISN'T THAT KINDA FAST? YEAH, YOU COULD SAY THAT, ESPECIALLY WHEN THIS INDICATES THAT IT WAS CHECKED IN ONLY A COUPLE OF WEEKS BEFORE THAT.
WELL, IT USED TO BE EVERY 3, 4 MONTHS.
BUT NOW WE SHIP 'EM OU TO THE FOUNDRY EVERY 30 DAYS, JUST LIKE CLOCKWORK.
TOOK A SHIPMENT OU THIS MORNING.
THEY'RE NOT DESTROYING THOSE GUNS.
SOMEBODY'S SWITCHING THEM.
(Pete) WHAT HAVE YOU GOT? ALL RIGHT, I'LL SIGN FOR THIS, SARGE.
[forklift whirring.]
(Pete) ALL RIGHT.
GOOD ENOUGH.
[beeping.]
CAN YOU TAKE ME DOWN, THAT WAY? YES, SIR.
(Romano) WILL YOU LOOK AT THAT.
THOSE 2 GUYS ON THE FORKLIFTS.
THEY MUST BE IN ON THE OPERATION.
[hissing.]
CAN YOU LAY THAT HOOK OVER THERE, BEHIND 'EM? YES, SIR.
ROMANO, WHEN I GET OFF, YOU COME DOWN THE LADDER AND TRY AND CUT 'EM OFF.
[squeaking.]
[Hooker thuds.]
I'M DISAPPOINTED IN YOU, PETE.
[clattering.]
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO? YOU WANNA SHOOT IT OUT WITH ME? AFTER ALL THESE YEARS? THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKIN', PETE.
AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.
(Pete) LET ME GIVE IT TO YOU STRAIGHT.
HOOKER, I AM CROWDING 50 YEARS OF AGE.
I'VE GIVEN MY LIFE TO THIS DEPARTMENT! I'VE ALWAYS PLAYED I ON THE SQUARE.
ALL OF A SUDDEN, I REALIZE THA I'M FACING RETIREMENT.
I MEAN, I LOOK AROUND, I SEE THE HUSTLERS.
I SEE THE POLITICIANS.
I SEE THE CROOKED COPS ALL CLEANING UP.
AND I GOTTA TURN MY BACK ON IT! THE ONLY THING I GO TO LOOK FORWARD TO IS-- IS THE SMALL POTATOES PENSION.
SO WHEN THEY OFFERED ME THAT JOB WITH THE GUNS, I SAW A CHANCE.
A CHANCE FOR ME TO DO SOMETHING FOR MYSELF.
SO WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL? I'M SELLING GUNS.
WHAT'S A FEW MORE GUNS ADDED TO THE MILLIONS THAT ARE ALREADY FLOATING AROUND THE STREETS? I UNDERSTAND YOU, PETE.
I EVEN FEEL FOR YOU.
BUT THERE'S ONE THING THAT BOTHERS ME.
AND IT BOTHERS ME REAL BAD, ABOUT THE CONDO AND THE SWEET LITTLE BOAT.
YOU'VE BEEN BUYING THEM WITH BLOOD.
SOMETIMES THE BLOOD OF YOUR OWN FELLOW OFFICERS.
TURN AROUND.
PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOU.
[groaning.]
[siren wailing.]
[brakes squealing.]
HOOKER? WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? (Hooker) YOU LET ME DOWN.
[clanging.]
2, 3, 4.
1, 2, 3, 4.
1, 2, 3, 4.
(Romano) SURE YOU DON'T WANT TO GO OUT FOR A BITE TO EAT? WITH WHAT YOU EAT, JUNIOR, I COULD DIE OF STARVATION.
(Lisa) FREEZE! ROMANO, YOU NO GOOD, LOWLIFE RAT.
WE TALKED THINGS OVER AT LUNCH.
I MEAN EVERYTHING.
YEAH, I--I CAN-- NOT ONLY ARE WE GOOD FRIENDS, ROMANO, BUT WE SHARE THE SAME BELIEFS ABOUT THE CHANGING ROLE OF WOMEN, THE FEMININE IMPERATIVE AND ALL OF THAT GOOD STUFF.
(Lisa) WE'VE BOTH DECIDED TO FREE OURSELVES OF THE OLD, CONFINING ROLE PLAYING, AND SOCIAL PRESSURES.
AND YOU'RE A NICE, LIVELY MALE SPECIMEN.
YEAH, BUT WHY DON'T WE-- (Lisa) SO, THIS IS WHAT WE DECIDED.
LISA GETS YOU TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS.
I GET YOU MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS.
WE, UH, ALTERNATE WEDNESDAYS AND WEEKENDS.
HOLD ON.
I DON'T THINK I'M OLD ENOUGH TO HEAR THIS KIND OF THING.
(Hooker) LADIES, GOOD DAY.
ROMANO, GOOD LUCK.
YOU CAN RETURN MY CAR IN THE MORNING, IF YOU CAN STILL DRIVE, I'M TAKIN' THE BUS.
ROMANO, GRANDPA HOOKER DOWNED A GALLON OF COFFEE A DAY AND MADE IT TO 94.
WELL, TRY THIS.
ALL I'M ASKIN' IS TRY IT.
IT'S DELICIOUS.
JUST A LITTLE RAW EGGS, ROMANIAN YOGURT, CRUSHED PAPAYA, LECITHIN AND MANGO JUICE.
SECRET OF MY SUCCESS.
AND MY VIRILITY.
ROMANO, WHEN GRANDPA DID GO, AT 94, 12 WOMEN WEPT AT HIS GRAVE.
NOT INCLUDING GRANDMA.
[woman talking on radio.]
WILL YOU LOOK WHAT'S COMING DOWN THE BOULEVARD? CAN YOU PICTURE THE INSIDE? FUR ON THE WALLS, SATIN SETTEE, QUAD SOUNDS, [tires screeching.]
[horn honking.]
THOSE LITTLE LA-- I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
FLAT THROUGH THE LIGHT.
STILL A GOOD 7 MINUTES LEF ON THIS BREAK.
IT AIN'T FAIR.
WHERE IS IT WRITTEN THAT LIFE IS FAIR? PUT DOWN YOUR VIRILITY JUICE.
LET'S DO OUR CIVIC DUTY.
AND, ROMANO, GO EASY AROUND THE TURNS.
I DON'T WANNA SPILL ONE DROP OF THIS NICE, SWEET, DELICIOUS COFFEE.
[siren wailing.]
HERE, I'LL GET IT.
NO, LET ME HAVE 'EM.
I WANNA SEE THE INSIDE OF THIS LOVE MACHINE.
(Hooker) ALL RIGHT, BUT BE CAREFUL.
[tires screeching.]
[tires screeching.]
LET'S GET THEM TURKEYS.
[siren wailing.]
[tires screeching.]
[tires screeching.]
[gun firing.]
THIS IS 4-ADAM-30.
OFFICER NEEDS HELP.
WE ARE IN PURSUIT, NORTHBOUND, SYCAMORE, FROM 3RD STREET, FOLLOWING AN ORANGE VAN.
WE ARE UNDER FIRE.
[brakes screeching.]
THAT COULD HAVE RUINED MY WHOLE DAY.
[sighing.]
WE LOST 'EM.
MAYBE THE BACKUP UNITS CAN RUN 'EM DOWN.
DRIVER'S GONNA NEED AN AMBULANCE.
HOOKER! TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
THERE'S ENOUGH FIREPOWER TO START A WAR.
(Hooker) IF THIS STUFF HITS THE STREET, THERE'LL BE A BODY COUN THAT WON'T STOP.
(Pete) HEY, GUYS.
PETE BENEDICT.
OH, YEAH.
ROBBERY-HOMICIDE DIVISION.
WHO WERE THE OFFICERS ON THIS? OFF.
ROMANO AND SGT.
HOOKER, LIEUTENANT.
HOOKER? THAT'S RIGHT.
THOMAS J.
HOOKER? YOU BET.
HE'S RIGHT OVER THERE, SIR.
(Hooker) HERE.
LOOK AT THAT.
[Hooker muttering.]
HEY, HOT SHOT.
YEAH, YOU HOOKER.
YOU, PLUG-UGLY I'M SON OF A GUN.
PETE BENEDICT.
[laughing.]
THE ORIGINAL DIRTY HARRY.
I HEARD THAT THEY GOT YOU BACK IN THE CAVALRY.
YOU NEVER WERE SHOR ON THE GUTS.
NO, IT'S MY BRAIN POWER I'M WORRIED ABOUT.
THIS IS MY PARTNER, VINCE ROMANO.
LT.
PETE BENEDICT.
LIEUTENANT.
ROMANO.
PETE AND I NOTCHED 5 YEARS TOGETHER IN THE 13TH.
YOUR PARTNER HERE WAS THE BEST DETECTIVE I EVER WORKED WITH.
YOU ON THIS ONE, PETE? SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT.
ILLEGAL IRONS.
THE COMPUTER READOUT SAYS THAT THE STREET TRADE HAS GONE SKY-HIGH.
NO STREET COP NEEDS A COMPUTER TO TELL HIM THAT.
EVEN 10 YEAR OLDS ARE PACKING PIECES.
WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU GUYS HAVE REALLY STUMBLED ONTO A MAJOR WHOLESALE DELIVERY.
ENOUGH MERCHANDISE TO ARM EVERY PUNK IN ALL 12 PRECINCTS THIS SIDE A TOWN.
(Pete) UH, HOLD IT, UH YOU SEEN THIS GUY BEFORE? (Hooker) I DON' T THINK SO.
IT'S NOT A FACE YOU'D FORGET EASY.
GET A LOAD OF THOSE TATTOOS.
THE GUY'S A WALKING GALLERY.
YOU RECOGNIZE THE TATTOO? I'VE SEEN IT SOMEWHERE, BUT I DON'T REMEMBER WHERE.
STUPIDEST THING I EVER HEARD.
RUNNIN' A RED LIGHT.
THE STREETS WERE EMPTY! AH, THOSE GUNS SHOULD'VE BEEN DROVE LIKE THEY WAS A BUSLOAD OF KIDDIES ON THEIR WAY TO SUNDAY SCHOOL.
THAT HARDWARE WAS WORTH $200,000 ON THE STREET, MAN, AND YOU ALL AIN'T WORTH TIDDLY SPIT! I GOT CUSTOMERS WAITIN' ALL OVER TOWN.
THE MAN IS GOING TO BE BOILING MAD.
THE PRICE [whispering.]
THE PRICE IS GONNA DOUBLE.
(all) 1, 2, 3, 4.
1, 2, 3, 4.
1, 2, 3, 4.
IF YOU DON'T MIND MY ASKING A SECRET, LIEUTENANT, I'D GIVE A WEEK'S PAYCHECK TO BE ABLE TO HOLD A TAN LIKE YOU GOT.
THIS IS REAL.
THIS IS THE GENUINE ARTICLE.
YOU'VE BEEN FISHIN' WITHOUT ME, PETE? YOU BETTER BELIEVE.
I BEEN PAYIN' ON THIS CONDO DOWN IN BAJA.
I GOT A YEAR TO GO BEFORE I RETIRE, SO I GO DOWN THERE EVERY WEEKEND.
GEE, IT SOUNDS GREAT.
WHY DON'T YOU FIND SOME TIME OFF, GIVE ME A CALL, WE'LL GO DOWN TOGETHER.
YOU GOT A CUSTOMER.
[phone ringing.]
[Romano whistles.]
SOME COLLECTION.
YEAH, SOME OF THESE WERE SMUGGLED INTERSTATE, ILLEGALLY IMPORTED, TRADED FOR DRUGS.
MOST OF THESE WERE JUS STOLEN FROM CITIZENS OR FROM SPORTING GOOD STORES, PAWNSHOPS.
WHY GO TO ALL THE TROUBLE? JUST ABOUT ANYBODY CAN WALK INTO A STORE AND LEGALLY BUY THEMSELVES A FIREARM.
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, YOU HAVE TO BE 18.
THEN, IF THE STORE OWNER'S DOING HIS JOB PROPERLY, YOU HAVE TO WAI WHILE YOU'RE CHECKED OUT.
AT LEAST IN THIS STATE.
FEDERAL LAW SAYS YOU CANNOT OWN A GUN LEGALLY, IF YOU HAVE A RECORD, OR YOU'RE A CONVICTED FELON, OR YOU'RE CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION.
AND THAT LEAVES A LOT OF KOOKS ITCHING TO GET THEIR HANDS ON WEAPONS THEY HAVE NO LEGAL RIGHT TO POSSESS.
ANY SERIAL NUMBERS, YET? NO, SIR.
THEY'RE ALL THE SAME.
NUMBERS ARE FILED OFF.
WIPES OUT ITS HISTORY, MAKES IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TRACE.
BUT CAN'T YOU BRING THE NUMBERS BACK WITH ACID ETCHING? DEPENDS HOW MUCH METAL WAS TAKEN OFF.
AND WHERE DO YOU THINK I'M GONNA GET THE BUDGET FROM, OR THE MANPOWER TO EVEN TRY ACID ETCHING FOR THIS ARSENAL? EXCUSE ME, KID, I WANNA TALK TO YOUR PARTNER FOR A MINUTE, ALONE.
[phone ringing.]
HOOKER, IF YOU GET ANY KIND OF LIGHT BULB AS TO WHERE THIS ARSENAL CAME FROM OR WHERE IT WAS GOING THAT WOULD HELP.
YOU SEE, THIS IS MY LAST GIG ON THE DEPARTMENT.
IT'S MY SWAN SONG.
I'D LIKE TO DO IT RIGHT.
YOU GOT IT.
I WISH I COULD REMEMBER WHERE I SAW THAT TATTOO BEFORE.
LET'S PUT THA IN THE COMPUTER, SEE WHAT IT SPITS OUT.
(Victoria) I'M FREE AND CLEAR ALL DAY SATURDAY, AND ALL NIGHT.
WHAT ABOUT YOU, ROMANO? SATURDAY? DEPEND ON IT.
EXCUSE ME.
UH, DOES DUTY CALL, SARGE? IT DOES, OFF.
ROMANO.
IT TRULY DOES.
[whistling.]
ROMANO? HMM.
I'M A BIT CONFUSED.
I WAS UNDER THE DISTINCT IMPRESSION THAT YOU AND THAT, UH, THAT LITTLE BRUNETTE WHO WORKS THE NIGHT SHIF FOR, UH, CAPT.
SHERIDAN LISA.
LISA.
I THOUGHT YOU AND SHE WERE HOT AND HEAVY.
HMM.
LISA'S FANTASTIC.
I LOVE HER.
SHE'S HOT, PEPPERY, TEMPESTUOUS.
BUT, VICKI'S WONDERFUL.
I LOVE HER, TOO.
SHE'S SWEET, COOL, SOOTHING.
YOU KNOW, IF I HAD TO PICK, I'D BE BROKENHEARTED.
FORTUNATELY, THINGS BEING THE WAY THEY ARE WHICH WAY ARE THINGS? VICKI WORKS DAYS, LISA, THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT.
THE BES OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS.
AND I'M NEVER LONELY.
FROM THE VANTAGE POIN OF MY ADVANCING YEARS, LET ME GIVE YOU A TIP.
A MAN COULD BUY HIMSELF A PACK OF TROUBLE TRAVELING THE ROAD YOU'RE ON.
HEY, NO WAY.
NOT ME.
I'M CONCENTRATING HARD, JUST ON THESE TWO.
YOU KNOW, BEFORE I GO INTO THE NEW TRAINING PROGRAM, AND GOT CONFINED TO THE ACADEMY BARRACKS, I USED TO KEEP A HALF A DOZEN GOIN' AT A TIME.
YEAH.
NOW THAT WAS TROUBLE.
(woman on radio) ALL UNITS IN THE VICINITY AND 4-ADAM-30, A 211 IN PROGRESS AT 5TH AND PINE.
4-ADAM-30 HANDLE, CODE 3.
4-ADAM-30, ROGER.
[siren wailing.]
[tires screeching.]
[woman sobbing.]
I CAN'T STOP SHAKIN'.
I--I GAVE HIM THE MONEY.
IT WAS ONLY A FEW DOLLARS.
HE HAD A GUN.
I WAS SO SCARED.
WHICH DIRECTION DID HE GO? HE RAN EAS ON MISSION STREET.
(Hooker) WHAT'D HE LOOK LIKE? SHORT, BLACK, WEARIN' A BROWN JACKET.
OH, ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.
[tires screeching.]
[engine revving.]
(Romano) HOLD IT.
BACK UP.
BROWN JACKET.
FITS THE DESCRIPTION.
(Hooker) GO AFTER HIM.
I'LL CUT HIM OFF.
[tires screeching.]
[siren wailing.]
[gun clicks.]
HOLD IT, ROMANO! [boy sniffling.]
IF THIS FELLA WANTED TO KILL ME, HE'D HAVE PULLED THE TRIGGER ALREADY.
IS THAT RIGHT, SON? YOU'RE NO IN REAL TROUBLE YET.
NOT IF YOU DROP THE GUN.
TRY SHOOTING IT OUT, AND YOU'LL BE DEAD.
AND BEING DEAD IS AS MUCH TROUBLE AS THERE IS.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
IT'S OK.
A MAN CAN CRY IF HE WANTS TO.
I USED TO SEE THAT IN THE WAR, EVERYDAY.
JUST PUT THE GUN DOWN, SON.
JUST OPEN YOUR HAND, AND LET IT DROP.
LET IT DROP.
[gun clinking.]
[boy crying.]
HOOKER, I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU.
THIS GUN HAD A FULL LOAD.
ANOTHER ONE.
NUMBERS FILED AWAY.
I DON'T WANT THIS KID.
I WANT THE LOW-LIFE WHO PUT THE PIECE IN HIS HANDS.
WHERE'D YOU GET THE WEAPON, SON? STREET.
FROM WHO? A DUDE.
WHAT DUDE? WHAT WAS HIS NAME? DON'T KNOW ANY NAME.
THIS GUY COMES AROUND THE BLOCK, ASKIN' ME IF I WANNA BUY A PIECE.
WOULD YOU KNOW HIM IF YOU SAW HIM AGAIN? IF YOU SAW A PICTURE OF HIM? DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE.
LET'S TAKE A RIDE DOWNTOWN.
[phone ringing.]
BENEDICT.
(Hooker) PETE.
HOOKER.
THERE'S A YOUNG KID IN THE HOLDING CELL YOU WANNA TALK TO.
THE STORY'S ON MY REPORT, AND ANOTHER PIECE WITH A FILED NUMBER.
GOOD.
I'LL BE RIGHT OVER THERE.
ANYTHING ON THE DRIVER OF THE VAN? [sighing.]
OH, NOBODY'S GONNA HEAR ANYTHING FROM HIM.
HE DIED IN THE CRASH OF INTERNAL INJURIES.
GREAT.
WELL, YOU KNOW, HOOKER, UM, NOBODY SAID THIS WAS GONNA BE EASY.
NO I.
D.
ON HIM? WE'RE RUNNING HIS PRINTS, BUT NOTHING SO FAR.
WHAT ABOUT THE TATTOO? NOTHING IN THE COMPUTER.
BUT, UH, IF YOU COME UP WITH SOMETHING, LET ME KNOW.
RIGHT.
HEY, HOW'S THE FOOD OVER THERE? I COULD EAT A BEAR FOR LUNCH.
(Hooker) LUNCH CAN WAIT, ROMANO.
YOU SEE THAT LITTLE GUY OVER THERE, WITH THE HORSE-BLANKET JACKET? HOW CAN I MISS HIM? THAT'S SOME OUTFIT.
HIS NAME IS BANTY, AN INDUSTRIOUS SOUL.
WRITES NUMBERS FOR THE SPORTING-MINDED OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
[brakes screeching.]
BANTY.
HOLD IT! [Banty sighing.]
THIS AIN'T RIGHT, HOOKER.
YOU KNOW, SQUAD CAR COPS, UH, DON'T ROUST UP GUYS LIKE ME.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS A DIFFERENT STORY WHEN YOU WERE A GOLD BADGE.
WHAT HAVE WE GOT HERE? A SNITCH WHO'S A SOCIAL SNOB? I AIN'T A SNITCH.
WELL, EXCUSE ME.
CHECK HIS POCKETS, OFF.
ROMANO.
I MEAN, SURE, YEAH, I, UH, I DID YOU A FAVOR A COUPLE A TIMES.
BUT THAT DON'T MAKE ME NO SNITCH.
[sighing.]
WHAT WE GOT HERE IS LOTS OF CASH, AND LOTS A SLIPS OF PAPER WITH NUMBERS ON 'EM.
HEY, HEY, HEY, COME ON, PLEASE.
THAT'S ILLEGAL SEARCH AND SEIZURE.
YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, AND I TELL YOU WHAT.
I'LL LET BYGONES BE BYGONES, WE'LL TEAR UP THOSE SLIPS OF PAPER AND SAVE US ALL A TRIP DOWN TO THE STATION.
NOW, I WANT A FAVOR.
WHAT KIND OF A FAVOR? I WANT YOU TO BUY ME A GUN.
WHAT? YOU'RE A COP.
YOU CAN GET A HOLD OF ANY KIND OF IRON YOU WANT.
I WANT A STREET PIECE.
ONE THAT HAS NO HISTORY, CAN'T BE TRACED.
THIS IS HOOKER YOU-CAN'T-GET-NEAR.
HOOKER THE UN-CORRUPTIBLE.
HOOKER THE BLUE KNIGHT.
YOU GOT A SCAM GOIN' DOWN OR WHAT? HERE'S $50.
BEFORE I CHANGE MY MIND AND BOOK YOU FOR PRACTICE, I WANT YOU TO BUY ME A GUN, OK? SO LONG, GEORGE.
(Lisa) OFF.
ROMANO? CAN I SEE YOU A MINUTE? WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK? I'M HELPING LISA REDECORATE HER APARTMENT.
I THOUGHT THE HAND ON THE HIP WAS MACHO.
FUNNY GUY.
IT MUST BE CONVENIEN HAVING YOUR OWN DECORATOR ON THE PREMISES.
NOW, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ROMANO, BUT, UH, I REALLY THINK THAT THESE ARE, UH, [phone ringing.]
UNUSUAL.
THINK SO? RIGHT.
EXACTLY WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY.
I'LL HAVE TO THINK IT OVER, LISA, AND GIVE YOU AN ANSWER LATER.
WELL, UH, HOW ABOUT SATURDAY? WE CAN SEE HOW THEY LOOK ON THE SPOT.
SATURDAY? I CAN'T WAIT.
SATURDAY IT IS.
SUNDAY.
THIS SUNDAY W-WOULD BE BETTER, IF YOU DON'T MIND.
YOU GOT IT.
SEE YOU LATER.
BYE, SERGEANT.
BYE, LISA.
BYE.
BYE.
IF THAT'S THE DARK LADY OF THE NIGHT SHIFT, YOU DO INDEED HAVE YOUR HANDS FULL.
YEAH.
SHE IS FINE, ISN'T SHE? WHATEVER IT IS I GOT, IF WE COULD BOTTLE IT, WE'D MAKE A FORTUNE.
WHAT YOU GOT, JUNIOR, IS A WHOLE MESS OF TROUBLE COMIN' UP.
I'M LOOKIN' FOR PETE BENEDICT.
HIS OFFICE SAID HE WAS HERE.
OH, HELLO, HOOKER.
YEAH, HE TOOK SOME SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIALS UP TO THE LAB.
HE SHOULD BE ON HIS WAY BACK DOWN BY NOW.
OK.
STANDING ROOM ONLY IN THE WEAPONS ROOM.
HOW MANY WEAPONS A YEAR CHECK THROUGH HERE? THIS YEAR WE'RE PUSHING 10,000.
[sighs.]
A GROWTH INDUSTRY.
ANYTHING THAT COMES ALONG WITH A BUST OR IS CONFISCATED, OR ISN'T BEING HELD FOR EVIDENCE, WE STACK BACK THERE.
WHEN IT GETS TOO CROWDED, WE SHIP 'EM OUT TO A FOUNDRY THAT MELTS 'EM DOWN FOR SCRAP.
(Pete) HEY, HOOKER.
SLUMMIN'? NOT TODAY.
DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING FROM YOU ON THE WEAPONS HAUL, SO I THOUGHT I'D STOP BY AND SEE WHAT'S SHAKIN'.
YOU DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING BECAUSE THERE WAS NOTHIN' TO TELL.
I PICKED OUT 3 DOZEN OF THESE AT RANDOM, TRIED ACID ETCHING, AND CAME UP WITH ZERO.
HMM.
NUMBERS ARE GROUND DOWN TOO GOOD.
WHAT ABOUT THE KID WE BUSTED? WE SHOWED HIM PICTURES, DROVE HIM AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD, CAME UP WITH ZILCH.
YEAH, MAYBE HE'S LYING.
MAYBE HE'S AFRAID OF THE SNITCH JACKET.
MAYBE, MAYBE NOT.
FINALLY TOOK HIM TO JUVENILE.
WHAT'S WITH YOU, HOOKER? YOU MISS DETECTIVE WORK? YOU FORGET THE DIRT, THE DRUDGERY, THE BOREDOM? MAYBE I JUST DON'T LIKE TO SEE INNOCENT PEOPLE BLOWN AWAY BECAUSE ANY PUNK WITH AN ITCH CAN BUY AN UNDER-THE-TABLE PIECE ANYTIME HE WANTS.
I HEAR YOU.
BUT YOU JUST BRING IN WHATEVER YOU GOT, LIKE YOU DID WITH THE KID, AND I'LL FOLLOW THROUGH.
JUST LIKE WHEN WE WERE PARTNERS, HUH? I GOT SOMETHING GOING.
OH, YEAH.
I'M LISTENING.
NO, NO.
WHEN I'M READY, I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHAT I HAUL IN.
NO PROBLEM.
JUST PROMISE YOU WON' LEAVE ME OUT ON ANY FUN.
[people chattering.]
(Hooker) THE DELIVERY'S LATE.
BANTY'S LOOKING NERVOUS.
HIM AND ME, BOTH.
NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.
HERE COMES A SWEET LOOKING GUY.
[engine starting.]
LET'S GET HIM.
[siren wailing.]
[siren stops.]
[man groaning.]
[both grunting.]
[groans.]
(Hooker) MY, MY, MY.
A VERITABLE PICTURE GALLERY OF THE FINE ART OF TATTOO.
REMARKABLE COINCIDENCE, ISN'T IT? REMARKABLE.
(Hooker) A MATCH UP.
THE TATTOO OF THE SUSPECT, THE TATTOO OF THE VAN DRIVER.
EXACTLY.
WHAT IS IT, SOME KIND OF DEVIL? NOPE.
I HAVEN'T SEEN ONE OF THESE IN YEARS, THAT'S WHY I COULDN' REMEMBER IT RIGHT AWAY.
IT'S A MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURE.
IT'S THE SYMBOL OF THE DEMONS.
THE WHO? A BIG, BAD MOTORCYCLE CLUB.
BROKE UP YEARS AGO.
MUST HAVE BEEN BEFORE MY TIME, HOOKER.
THANKS, KID.
I NEEDED THAT.
[laughing.]
THESE DEMONS, THERE STILL A FEW AROUND? WELL, THERE'S AN EX-DEMON.
LIVES NEAR ME.
CORNER OF ELDRIDGE AND 11TH.
RUNS A MR.
FIXIT SHOP.
YOU COULD SAY HE'S BEEN DOMESTICATED.
WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR? LET'S GO.
LOOK, I AIN'T HUNG OU WITH ANYONE FROM THE DEMONS FOR YEARS.
I'M ON THE STRAIGH AND NARROW NOW EVER SINCE I GOT MARRIED.
YOU GUYS GOTTA PARK YOUR CAR RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE? YOU WORRIED ABOUT YOUR CIVIC IMAGE? HEY, I'M IN BUSINESS HERE AND-- (Mrs.
Mauler) MAULER! WHAT'S GOIN' ON OUT THERE? WHAT'D YOU DO TO BRING THE COPS AROUND? TOO LATE.
SEE WHAT YOU DID! UH, IT'S ALL RIGHT, HONEYBUNCH.
YOU'VE BEEN DOIN' ANYTHING, I'M GONNA KILL YOU! IS THAT ALL YOU CAN TELL US, MAULER? THEY'RE RUNNING A, UH, CUSTOMIZING SHOP CALLED, UH, I.
T.
AND M.
, SOMEPLACE DOWNTOWN.
THEY CHOP HOGS, MAKE OVER VANS AND PICKUPS, STUFF LIKE THAT.
[whispering.]
NOW WILL YOU GUYS GET OUTTA HERE? YOU FUZZ LEAVE HIM ALONE.
WHATEVER HE'S DONE, I'LL STRAIGHTEN HIM OUT.
UH, THANKS, MA'AM.
WE WERE JUS ASKING DIRECTIONS.
[radio static.]
(woman) 4-ADAM-30.
4-ADAM-30.
POSSIBLE 187 AT SOUTH PINE AND RIVERFRONT.
4-ADAM-30, CODE 3.
4-ADAM-30, ROGER.
[tires screeching.]
[siren wailing.]
I THINK I KNOW THAT JACKET.
IT'S NOT LIKELY THERE'D BE 2 OF THEM AROUND.
(Romano) POOR BANTY.
THE GUY WAS JUST TRYIN' TO HELP US.
HE WASN'T MUCH OF A CITIZEN, BUT HE WAS AN ALL RIGHT LITTLE GUY.
DEAD BECAUSE HE KEP HIS BARGAIN WITH ME.
THEY USED BANTY TO SEND US A MESSAGE.
THEY'RE DECLARING WAR.
WELL, IF IT'S WAR THEY WANT, IT'S WAR THEY'RE GONNA GET.
(Mountain) COME ON IN, BOYS.
HOT OUT THERE.
CAN WE GET YOU ALL A BREW FROM THE COOLER? UH, NO THANKS.
WE'RE ON DUTY.
MAYBE, UH, MAYBE ANOTHER TIME.
(Mountain) OH, NOTHINGS TOO GOOD FOR THE BOYS IN BLUE.
WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU? WE'RE TRYIN' TO TRACE A STOLEN VAN.
CARRYING AN ILLEGAL GUN LOAD THAT CRASHED THE OTHER DAY.
I SUPPOSE YOU HEARD ABOUT THAT? OH, ONLY WHAT I READ IN THE PAPER.
NOW, YOU BOYS WERE MEMBERS OF THE FEARED, MIGHTY DEMONS.
PERHAPS YOU CAN HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHY 2 EX-DEMONS WERE INVOLVED THIS PAST WEEK IN ILLEGAL WEAPON CAPERS? IT'S ALWAYS SOMEBODY THAT'S OUT AFTER THAT BIG UNLAWFUL BUCK.
NOW, WE AIN'T SEEN THEM DUDES IN YEARS, AND WE DON'T KNOW NOTHIN' ABOUT NO ILLEGAL GUNS OR ILLEGAL ANYTHING ELSE, BECAUSE YOU SEE, WE'RE LEGIT.
[laughing.]
BUSINESSMEN.
THAT'S RIGHT.
(Mountain) LEGAL.
SO, YOU ARE.
LOOK AT THEIR EQUIPMENT, OFF.
ROMANO.
(Romano) PUNCHES, DRILL PRESSES, EXTRUDERS, GRINDERS.
JUST ABOUT EVERY METAL WORKING MACHINE AVAILABLE.
HEY, YOU DON'T MIND IF WE LOOK AROUND, DO YOU, MOUNTAIN? OH, NO, NO.
SEEIN' AS HOW YOU'VE GOT A WARRANT.
YOU DO GOT A WARRANT? IT'S OK BY ME, IF YOU WANT TO PLAY IT BY THE BOOK.
I'M PLACING YOU ALL UNDER ARRES FOR VIOLATION OF THE STATE VEHICLE CODE, 10750 AND 10751.
SAY WHAT? ALTERING, DEFACING, OR REPLACING A VEHICLE I.
D.
NUMBER.
BUYING, SELLING OR POSSESSING A VEHICLE WITH THE I.
D.
'S REMOVED OR DEFACED.
EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS VEHICLE HERE.
FOR SOME REASON, ANYBODY ALTERING A STOLEN VEHICLE, FIRST THING THEY DO IS REMOVE THE I.
D.
NUMBER.
THEY COME IN HERE THAT WAY.
ADD SUSPICION OF RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY TO THE CHARGES, OFF.
ROMANO.
HEY, MAN, THIS WHOLE THING IS A BUNCH OF BULLWASH.
ATTEMPTING TO PROVOKE AN OFFICER WITH ABUSIVE LANGUAGE.
IF YOU WASN' WEARING THAT BADGE, I'D KICK YOUR TEETH IN.
ADD 415 TO THE LIST, OFF.
ROMANO.
CHALLENGING A UNIFORMED OFFICER TO A FIGHT.
[laughing.]
I THINK I'M JUST GONNA HAVE TO EARN THAT ONE.
[groans.]
HOLD IT.
[Mountain groaning.]
THANK YOU, OFF.
ROMANO.
ADD ASSAULT, BATTERY, AND RESISTING ARRES TO THE CHARGES.
THEN SEND FOR A WAGON.
WHEREAS WE BECAME SUSPICIOUS, AND REQUESTED TO SEARCH THE PREMISES.
WHEREAS OH, ROMANO.
SGT.
HOOKER, THERE'S A MESSAGE FROM LT.
BENEDICT.
HE SAID HE'S ON HIS WAY OVER AND HE WANTS YOU TO WAIT FOR HIM.
HE SAYS IT'S IMPORTANT.
HI, VINCE.
SURPRISE.
THEY, UH, TRANSFERRED ME TO DAY SHIFT.
ISN'T THAT TERRIFIC? OH, YEAH, UH, THAT'S WONDERFUL, LISA.
[sighing.]
NOW WE WON'T HAVE TO MEET AT SUCH WEIRD HOURS.
SEE YOU LATER, SWEETIE.
YEAH.
LATER.
HI, LISA.
WELCOME TO REAL LIFE.
THE SUNSHINE SHIFT.
(Lisa) THANK YOU.
UH, Y-YOU TWO KNOW EACH OTHER? (Victoria) OH, SURE.
WE'RE OLD FRIENDS.
SAME CLASS AT THE ACADEMY.
AND WE'VE BEEN DYING TO GET TOGETHER BUT COULDN'T BECAUSE OF BEING ON DIFFERENT SCHEDULES.
WELL, NOW WE'LL HAVE THE CHANCE.
OH, GREAT.
(Romano) I MEAN, UH, GREAT.
REALLY, UH, GREAT.
IN FACT WE'RE OFF TO LUNCH TO CELEBRATE LISA'S TRANSFER AND, UH, CATCH UP ON GIRL TALK.
BYE, SERGEANT.
(Lisa) 'BYE, VINCE.
BYE, UH, H-HAVE A NICE LUNCH.
ROMANO.
ROMANO, JUSTICE IN ACTION.
HOW'D THE LAWYER AND BONDSMAN GET HERE SO FAST? WE JUST BOOKED THEM.
I WAS HOPING WE'D HAVE A COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE THEY MADE BAIL.
FOR WHAT? I WANTED TO GET A WARRAN AND A WRIT OF SEIZURE FOR THE DEMONS' SHOP EQUIPMENT.
THE LAB CAN COMPARE THE GRINDING WHEELS WITH THE WORK DONE ON THE GUN HAUL FOR STARTERS.
SGT.
HOOKER.
MY CLIENTS HAVE DETAILED YOUR OUTRAGEOUS HARASSMENT.
YOU'RE TREADING ON CIVIL RIGHTS, TO SAY NOTHING OF DUE PROCESS OF LAW.
COUNSELOR.
ALL YOUR WEASELING AND TWISTING OF THE LAW CAN'T HIDE THE FAC THAT YOUR "INNOCENT" CLIENTS ARE GUILTY OF BUYING, SELLING AND TRANSPORTING ILLEGAL GUNS.
GUNS THAT ARE BLOWING THE HELL OUT OF CITIZENS' RIGHTS, AND THE CITIZENS THEMSELVES.
AND I'M GONNA GET YOUR CLIENTS, COUNSELOR.
NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES.
(Sheridan) UH, HOOKER.
NICE OF YOU, UH, TO DROP BY AND SEE US.
UH, STEP INSIDE, ROMANO.
YOU MIGHT LEARN SOMETHING.
I WANT TO APOLOGIZE FOR WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY.
IN FACT, I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO START.
JUST SPIT IT OUT, PETE.
HOOKER, WE HAD A DEAL.
YOU WERE GOING TO BRING ME INFORMATION.
YOU WERE GOING TO WORK WITH ME.
YOU WERE GONNA WORK THROUGH ME.
BUT, NO, YOU GO OFF HALF COCKED.
I'VE BEEN CLOCKING THAT DEMON BODY SHOP FOR MONTHS, HOPING THAT THEY WOULD LEAD ME TO THE SOURCE.
NOW YOU COULD'VE BLOWN THAT! WELL, WHAT ABOUT A WARRANT? WHAT ABOUT A WRIT OF SEIZURE? W-WHAT-- WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TO GO ON.
NOW, IT HAS TO HOLD UP IN COURT.
NOW WHAT GOOD IS THE ARRES IF IT ISN'T CLEAN AND BY THE BOOK? SOME CITIZENS THAT ARE DEAD WOULD NOW BE ALIVE.
LOOK, UH, I EARN MY PAY ON THE STREETS.
NOT IN THE COURTROOM.
YOU WANNA BRING ME UP ON CHARGES, YOU GO RIGHT AHEAD.
WAIT A MINUTE.
WAIT A MINUTE.
WHO'S TALKIN' ABOUT CHARGES? I WANT YOU TO LAY OFF THIS CASE.
NOW, LOOK, I NOT ONLY WANT YOU TO LAY OFF, I'M ORDERING YOU TO LAY OFF.
NOW, IS THA CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD BY BOTH OF YOU? OFF.
ROMANO? YES, SIR.
HOOKER? UNDERSTOOD.
IF THERE'S NOTHING FURTHER, GENTLEMEN, WE'RE DUE ON PATROL.
(Hooker) DAVE.
HOOKER.
IT TOOK A LOT OF TALKING, BUT YOU GOT YOUR WARRANTS AND YOU GOT YOUR WRIT.
JUST KEEP MY NAME OUT OF IT, HUH? HOOKER, YOU'RE NOT GONNA USE THOSE, ARE YOU? CAPT.
SHERIDAN ORDERED US TO LAY OFF.
10 MORE MINUTES, THEY'D BE GONE.
[brakes screeching.]
HOLD IT! I'VE GOT A WARRAN TO SEARCH THE PREMISES.
[motorbike revving.]
KEEP 'EM ON ICE, ROMANO! [siren wailing.]
[brakes screeching.]
(Mountain) NO.
NO.
COME ON, MAN.
PLEASE, I GIVE.
NO.
[gun clicking.]
I JUST WAN TO HEAR YOU ASK.
[gasping.]
YOU WOULDN'T BE WORTH THE PAPERWORK.
NUMBERS FILED, HUH? WHERE'D YOU GET IT, MOUNTAIN? NO.
NO.
WHO'S YOUR CONNECTION? NO.
I AIN'T GONNA SAY NOTHIN'.
I'D BE AS GOOD AS DEAD IF I DID.
WHO'S GONNA PULL THE TRIGGER? I, UH, I AIN'T GONNA SAY NOTHIN', MAN.
NOTHIN'! YOU'RE BLOCKING THE GARAGE WITH YOUR CAR, HOOKER.
I CAN'T GET IN.
I THOUGHT HARVEY WAS DRIVING YOU HOME.
HIS BOARD MEETING RAN LATE.
HE ASKED ME TO MEET HIM AT THE THEATER.
ARE THE KIDS OK? YEAH.
THEY'RE FAST ASLEEP.
AM I RELEASED NOW? [laughing.]
YES, YOU'RE RELEASED.
THANKS FOR BABYSITTING.
WHAT ARE EX-HUSBANDS FOR? [phone ringing.]
EXCUSE ME.
HELLO.
YEAH, HE'S HERE.
MMM-HMM.
OK, I'LL TELL HIM.
THAT WAS CENTRAL DISPATCH.
THEY LOCATED PETE BENEDICT.
SAID HE HAD A MESSAGE FOR YOU.
HE'S ON ASSIGNMEN AND HE'LL TALK TO YOU TOMORROW.
TSK.
HMM.
IT WAS IMPORTANT.
MAYBE WHAT PETE'S DOING IS IMPORTANT, TOO.
HOW DO YOU TALK TO PETE THESE DAYS? ALL HE WANTS IS ONE GLORIOUS SWAN SONG TO LOOK BACK ON WHILE HE SITS ON HIS BOAT, IN MEXICO, COLLECTING HIS PENSION.
I HOPE TO GOD YOU LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO DO THE SAME THING.
HE LET ME DOWN.
YOU PUT TOO MUCH STOCK IN THE PAST, HOOKER.
[chuckling.]
THE GOOD OLD DAYS.
I LIKE THE GOOD OLD DAYS.
I LIKE OLD CARS, I LIKE FRIENDSHIPS.
WELL, FRIENDSHIP MEANS DIFFERENT THINGS TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
YOU, YOU'D WALK THROUGH A FLAMING WALL FOR A FRIEND.
YOU CAN'T EXPECT THA IN EVERYBODY.
PETE AND I WERE PARTNERS.
I HAVE A RIGH TO EXPECT A LOT FROM PETE.
WE WERE PARTNERS.
DID I EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM YOU? [chuckling.]
OH, I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
PEOPLE JUST NEED DIFFERENT THINGS, I GUESS.
I'M SORRY I COULDN' BE EVERYTHING YOU WANTED ME TO BE.
I'M TRULY SORRY.
WELL, THERE'S NO POIN IN RAKING UP OLD LEAVES.
NO, NO, NO.
WHAT I DON'T NEED ARE OLD LEAVES.
[both chuckling.]
I GOTTA GO.
LISTEN, DO ME A FAVOR, WILL YOU? UH, CALL ROMANO AND TELL HIM TO MEET ME AT THE PRECINCT.
AND TELL HIM TO BRING THE KIT.
THE KIT? YEAH, THE ACID ETCHING SOLUTION.
IT RAISES THE SERIAL NUMBERS ON WEAPONS AFTER THEY'VE BEEN FILED AWAY.
HOOKER? THE KIDS ARE COUNTING ON YOU FOR SATURDAY.
SATURDAY.
I'LL BE THERE.
HOOKER? I'M COUNTING ON YOU, TOO.
(Hooker) TRY A LITTLE MORE.
[spraying.]
(Romano) WILL YOU LOOK AT THAT? IT WORKS.
VICKI, RUN THIS NUMBER THROUGH THE COMPUTER.
SEE WHAT YOU GOT.
3, 6, 7, 9, 3, 4.
THANKS FOR STAYIN' LATE, VICKI.
UH, YOU AND LISA HAVE A NICE LUNCH? GREAT.
GREAT, ROMANO.
WE FOUND OUT WE HAD ALL KINDS OF THINGS IN COMMON.
WELL, THAT'S NICE.
REAL NICE.
(Hooker) ARE YOU SURE THIS IS THE NUMBER? (Victoria) 367934? ACCORDING TO RECORDS, THIS GUN WAS ORIGINALLY STOLEN ON A RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY.
ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO IT WAS TAKEN FROM AN ARMED ROBBER.
SO IT WAS SENT TO PROPERTY AT HEADQUARTERS.
HOW COME THIS GUN, CONFISCATED BY THE DEPARTMENT, HAULED AWAY AND STORED FOR SAFEKEEPING HOW COME THIS GUN IS OUT ON THE STREETS AGAIN? THERE YOU ARE, DESTROYED JUST LAST MONTH.
LAST MONTH? ISN'T THAT KINDA FAST? YEAH, YOU COULD SAY THAT, ESPECIALLY WHEN THIS INDICATES THAT IT WAS CHECKED IN ONLY A COUPLE OF WEEKS BEFORE THAT.
WELL, IT USED TO BE EVERY 3, 4 MONTHS.
BUT NOW WE SHIP 'EM OU TO THE FOUNDRY EVERY 30 DAYS, JUST LIKE CLOCKWORK.
TOOK A SHIPMENT OU THIS MORNING.
THEY'RE NOT DESTROYING THOSE GUNS.
SOMEBODY'S SWITCHING THEM.
(Pete) WHAT HAVE YOU GOT? ALL RIGHT, I'LL SIGN FOR THIS, SARGE.
[forklift whirring.]
(Pete) ALL RIGHT.
GOOD ENOUGH.
[beeping.]
CAN YOU TAKE ME DOWN, THAT WAY? YES, SIR.
(Romano) WILL YOU LOOK AT THAT.
THOSE 2 GUYS ON THE FORKLIFTS.
THEY MUST BE IN ON THE OPERATION.
[hissing.]
CAN YOU LAY THAT HOOK OVER THERE, BEHIND 'EM? YES, SIR.
ROMANO, WHEN I GET OFF, YOU COME DOWN THE LADDER AND TRY AND CUT 'EM OFF.
[squeaking.]
[Hooker thuds.]
I'M DISAPPOINTED IN YOU, PETE.
[clattering.]
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO? YOU WANNA SHOOT IT OUT WITH ME? AFTER ALL THESE YEARS? THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKIN', PETE.
AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.
(Pete) LET ME GIVE IT TO YOU STRAIGHT.
HOOKER, I AM CROWDING 50 YEARS OF AGE.
I'VE GIVEN MY LIFE TO THIS DEPARTMENT! I'VE ALWAYS PLAYED I ON THE SQUARE.
ALL OF A SUDDEN, I REALIZE THA I'M FACING RETIREMENT.
I MEAN, I LOOK AROUND, I SEE THE HUSTLERS.
I SEE THE POLITICIANS.
I SEE THE CROOKED COPS ALL CLEANING UP.
AND I GOTTA TURN MY BACK ON IT! THE ONLY THING I GO TO LOOK FORWARD TO IS-- IS THE SMALL POTATOES PENSION.
SO WHEN THEY OFFERED ME THAT JOB WITH THE GUNS, I SAW A CHANCE.
A CHANCE FOR ME TO DO SOMETHING FOR MYSELF.
SO WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL? I'M SELLING GUNS.
WHAT'S A FEW MORE GUNS ADDED TO THE MILLIONS THAT ARE ALREADY FLOATING AROUND THE STREETS? I UNDERSTAND YOU, PETE.
I EVEN FEEL FOR YOU.
BUT THERE'S ONE THING THAT BOTHERS ME.
AND IT BOTHERS ME REAL BAD, ABOUT THE CONDO AND THE SWEET LITTLE BOAT.
YOU'VE BEEN BUYING THEM WITH BLOOD.
SOMETIMES THE BLOOD OF YOUR OWN FELLOW OFFICERS.
TURN AROUND.
PUT YOUR HANDS BEHIND YOU.
[groaning.]
[siren wailing.]
[brakes squealing.]
HOOKER? WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? (Hooker) YOU LET ME DOWN.
[clanging.]
2, 3, 4.
1, 2, 3, 4.
1, 2, 3, 4.
(Romano) SURE YOU DON'T WANT TO GO OUT FOR A BITE TO EAT? WITH WHAT YOU EAT, JUNIOR, I COULD DIE OF STARVATION.
(Lisa) FREEZE! ROMANO, YOU NO GOOD, LOWLIFE RAT.
WE TALKED THINGS OVER AT LUNCH.
I MEAN EVERYTHING.
YEAH, I--I CAN-- NOT ONLY ARE WE GOOD FRIENDS, ROMANO, BUT WE SHARE THE SAME BELIEFS ABOUT THE CHANGING ROLE OF WOMEN, THE FEMININE IMPERATIVE AND ALL OF THAT GOOD STUFF.
(Lisa) WE'VE BOTH DECIDED TO FREE OURSELVES OF THE OLD, CONFINING ROLE PLAYING, AND SOCIAL PRESSURES.
AND YOU'RE A NICE, LIVELY MALE SPECIMEN.
YEAH, BUT WHY DON'T WE-- (Lisa) SO, THIS IS WHAT WE DECIDED.
LISA GETS YOU TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS.
I GET YOU MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS.
WE, UH, ALTERNATE WEDNESDAYS AND WEEKENDS.
HOLD ON.
I DON'T THINK I'M OLD ENOUGH TO HEAR THIS KIND OF THING.
(Hooker) LADIES, GOOD DAY.
ROMANO, GOOD LUCK.
YOU CAN RETURN MY CAR IN THE MORNING, IF YOU CAN STILL DRIVE, I'M TAKIN' THE BUS.