T.J. Hooker (1982) s01e05 Episode Script
The Witness
IT'S COLDER THAN A WELL DIGGER'S SHOVEL OUT HERE THIS MORNING.
TAHITI.
TAHITI? WHENEVER I PULL EARLY MORNING WATCH, I THINK ABOU SAILING OFF TO TAHITI.
YOU, SAILING? AS A MATTER OF FACT, I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOU PUTTING SOME CASH DOWN ON A USED BOAT.
BEING THAT YOU'RE ALWAYS BEHIND ON YOUR ALIMONY PAYMENTS, I'M SURE YOUR EX WILL BE THRILLED TO HEAR THAT.
STICK TO YOUR DETECTIVE MANUAL, JUNIOR.
HEY, DON'T KNOCK IT.
IF WE WERE WORKIN' PLAINCLOTHES, I'D STILL BE HOME BETWEEN THE SHEETS IN A WARM BED.
I'VE BEEN THERE.
YOU DON'T NEED IT.
DID YOU SEE SOMETHING FUNNY IN THAT LIQUOR STORE WE JUST PASSED? IT SHOULD BE JUST OPENING, SHOULDN'T IT? I SMELL SOMETHING.
[sniffing.]
IT LOOKED QUIET ENOUGH TO ME.
THE NOSE, JUNIOR.
THE NOSE KNOWS.
SOMETHING'S GOIN' DOWN, RIGHT NOW.
[siren wailing.]
[tires screeching.]
IT'S A PLEASURE TO SEE LAW AND ORDER AT WORK.
IT'S HEADED THE OTHER WAY.
THAT'S ALL THAT COUNTS.
THE HOUSE IS DOWN THE STREET.
LET'S GO.
[engine revving.]
[tires screeching.]
THAT GUY'S NOT GONNA STOP.
I'LL STOP HIM.
I'LL TAKE HIM TO THE WALL.
[brakes screeching.]
COME HERE.
GIVE ME A HAND.
GET 'EM OUT OF HERE! BEFORE SHE BLOWS.
CALL FOR AN AMBULANCE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
YOU SURE HE AIN'T HOME? WALLACE IS THE BLUE-COLLAR BACKBONE OF AMERICA.
COLLECTS VALUABLE COINS, WORKS THE NIGHT SHIFT, NOT HOME TILL 9:00.
[chuckling.]
COME ON.
I WAS THINKIN' OF TAKING A FEW DAYS OFF AT THE END OF THE MONTH.
OH, FROM WORK OR YOUR WIFE? GET OFF MY BACK, ALISON, WILL YA? IT'S TOO EARLY IN THE MORNIN'.
I GOT THE T.
V.
AND STEREO IN THE VAN.
HOW'RE YOU DOING? PRETTY GOOD.
SOME CASH, A COIN COLLECTION, AND A BONUS.
WHAT YOU GONNA DO WITH THAT? AH, KEEP I FOR PROTECTION.
WITH ALL THE CRIME TODAY, A MAN CAN'T BE TOO CAREFUL.
COME ON.
HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? [engine accelerating.]
LET'S GET OUTTA HERE! DID I TELL YOU DETECTIVE IS WHERE IT'S AT? WE COULD'VE BEEN BURNED TO A CRISP WITH THOSE CLOWNS.
YOU HAVEN'T EVEN WORN OUT YOUR FIRST PAIR OF BLUE SOCKS YET, WOULD YOU STOP WITH THE DICK TRACY DIALOGUE, ALREADY? (woman on police radio) 4-ADAM-30, 4-ADAM 30, SHOOTING REPORT A 5342 MAGNOLIA, AMBULANCE ON THE WAY.
WHAT IS THIS, US AGAIN? IF WE GOT PAID BY THE CALL, I'D BE A RICH MAN BY NOW.
(Romano) 4-ADAM-30, ROGER.
[siren wailing.]
(milkman) I'M THE ONE WHO CALLED.
I WAS DOWN HERE DELIVERING MY MILK DOWN THE STREET THERE.
(Romano) ALL RIGHT, CALM DOWN.
I'LL GET IT IN A MINUTE.
WELL, OBVIOUSLY, WHOEVER PULLED THE TRIGGER IS LONG GONE.
SO IS HE.
WE DON'T NEED AN AMBULANCE HERE.
WE NEED HOMICIDE.
WE SHOULD NEVER HAVE LEFT, NEIL.
THE MAN WAS SHOT, WE SHOULD'VE STOPPED TO HELP HIM.
I DIDN'T SEE A THING, ALISON.
I DID.
AND IF YOU WON' GO TO THE POLICE WITH ME, I'LL GO ALONE.
WHAT'LL YOU SAY WHEN THEY ASK YOU WHO YOU WERE WITH? AND WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO SAY WHEN THE POLICE COME TO MY HOUSE AND MY WIFE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING AT YOUR APARTMEN WHEN I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AWAY ON A BUSINESS TRIP? WHY DON'T YOU TRY TELLING HER WHAT YOU'VE BEEN TELLING ME FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS? THAT YOU LOVE ME.
IT'S JUST NO THE RIGHT TIME, ALISON.
WHEN IT'S THE RIGHT TIME, I PROMISE I'LL MAKE THAT BREAK.
NOW LET'S GET TO WORK AND PUT WHAT'S HAPPENED OUT OF OUR MIND, OK? UH, LET ME GUESS, HOOKER.
NONE OF WALLACE'S NEIGHBORS HEARD OR SAW ANYTHING.
HE WAS, UH, KILLED BY SOME INVISIBLE FORCE.
ALL I KNOW IS WHAT THE MILKMAN SAW.
AND, OF COURSE, HE CAN'T GIVE US A GOOD IDEA, RIGHT? NO.
HE DID SEE A RED PORSCHE TAKE OFF BEFORE THE VAN.
AND HE RECOGNIZED THE PASSENGER AS ONE OF HIS NEIGHBORHOOD CUSTOMERS.
MISS ALISON BAKER.
YOU TALK TO HER? NO, WE HAVEN'T LOCATED HER.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VAN? NO VISIBLE PLATES.
RED, GREEN, BROWN.
TAKE YOUR PICK.
OH, GREAT.
WHAT ABOUT THE, UH, PORSCHE? PERSONALIZED PLATES SAID, UH, "RED TOY 7"? YEAH, ROMANO'S RUNNING THA THROUGH D.
M.
V.
NOW.
UH-HUH.
ACCORDING TO HIS SON, WALLACE KEPT A .
45 CALIBER AUTOMATIC NEXT TO HIS BED FOR PROTECTION.
YEAH, IT PROTECTED HIM, ALL RIGHT.
I JUST HEARD FROM BALLISTICS.
A .
45 AUTOMATIC IS WHAT KILLED MR.
WALLACE.
PORSCHE IS REGISTERED TO A WEST PARK INSURANCE, CARE OF A NEIL STONER.
HMM.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE UP TO OUR TAILS TRYING TO FIGURE OU WHO'S WHO ON THIS BEACH SHOOTOUT, CAPTAIN.
WHY DON'T, UH, WE LE HOOKER AND ROMANO HERE FOLLOW THROUGH ON THIS TILL WE'RE BACK UP TO SPEED MANPOWER WISE? HOOKER? NO PROBLEM.
ROMANO WOULD LOVE TO PLAY DETECTIVE.
RIGHT, JUNIOR? ANYTHING YOU SAY, PARTNER.
ANYTHING YOU SAY.
STAN, STAN.
STAY IN CONTAC WITH HIM.
COME HERE.
COME AFTER ME WITH THE BATON.
COME ON.
COME ON.
WALK.
TAKE IT.
TURN.
SQUEEZE, AND GO.
NOW, STAY IN CONTACT.
[trainees grunting.]
A LITTLE ROUGH ON HIM, WEREN'T YOU? YEAH.
GLAD I DON' HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT ANYMORE.
THINK AGAIN.
YOU'RE UP FOR REVIEW TRAINING IN 2 WEEKS.
YOU'RE KIDDING ME? NO, I'M NOT.
AND STAY ALERT 'CAUSE I'M DOIN' THE REVIEWING.
EXCUSE ME, MISS.
CAN I HELP YOU? ARE YOU THE ALISON BAKER WHO LIVES AT 503 MAGNOLIA DRIVE? YES, WHY? WE'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU, MISS BAKER.
(Hooker) YOU AND, UH, MR.
STONER.
HAVE FUN, KIDS.
STAY AS LONG AS YOU LIKE.
SO, DO YOU EVER GET TIRED OF RUNNINN' THIS KIDDIE PARK? [chuckling.]
IF I HAD SOMETHING BETTER TO DO, I'D DO IT.
MEANTIME, IT AIN'T SO BAD.
I LIKE TRAINS.
YOU GET RID OF THAT GUN? WHAT IS I WITH YOU AND THAT GUN? YOU SOME KIND OF CHICKEN ABOUT GUNS? I AIN'T AFRAID OF GUNS, DANNY.
IT'S THAT GUN I'M AFRAID OF.
IF THE LAW GETS THEIR HANDS ON IT, YOU COULD DO A LIFE STRETCH, EASY.
FORGET ABOUT IT.
I DUMPED THE GUN IN THE RESERVOIR.
SO HOW DID YOU DO? $800.
$800? THE COIN COLLECTION ALONE IS WORTH MORE THAN THAT.
MAYBE.
TO A COIN COLLECTOR.
NOT TO A FENCE.
HERE'S YOUR SHARE.
MINUS THE $100 YOU OWE ME.
WHAT ABOUT THE $50 I OWE MY BOSS FOR COVERIN' FOR ME? YOUR PROBLEM, NOT MINE.
YOU'RE THE ONE ON PAROLE.
ALL RIGHT.
SO LET'S TALK ABOUT OUR NEXT JOB.
RIPPING OFF A HOUSE IS ONE THING, DANNY.
MURDER'S SOMETHIN' ELSE, AGAIN.
YOU WASTED THAT DUDE TODAY.
I MIGHT'VE PULLED THE TRIGGER.
BUT I KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT THE LAW TO KNOW THA WE'RE BOTH GUILTY OF MURDER.
THEY NAIL ME, CAL BABY, THEY NAIL YOU, TOO.
AND WHAT ABOUT THA COUPLE IN THE FANCY SPORTS CAR? THE GIRL LOOKED STRAIGHT AT YOU.
SUPPOSE SHE DECIDES TO HELP THE POLICE? WE'LL FIND HER FIRST.
AND DO WHAT? NOW WHAT DO YOU THINK? [inaudible.]
DID YOU KNOW MR.
WALLACE WELL, MISS BAKER? NOT REALLY.
JUST IN PASSING.
IT'S A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY, SGT.
HOOKER, BUT WHY DO YOU WAN TO TALK TO US? WELL, WE THOUGH YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN SOMETHING THAT WOULD HELP US FIND THE KILLER.
ACTUALLY, I SAW-- I HATE TO DISAPPOINT YOU, GENTLEMEN, BUT I WAS JUST GIVING MISS BAKER A RIDE TO WORK.
WE MISSED THE SHOOTING.
DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING, MISS BAKER? JUST THAT I'M SORRY WE CAN'T BE OF MORE HELP TO YOU.
NOW, IF THAT'S ALL, I'M SORRY BUT I HAVE A SALES MEETING IN A FEW MINUTES.
THANK YOU, MISS BAKER.
[door closing.]
YOUR FAMILY, MR.
STONER? YES.
YOU HAPPILY MARRIED? YES, I AM.
WHICH IS WHY I WAS, UH, HOPING THAT, UH THIS WOULDN'T GO ANY FURTHER.
(Hooker) WHAT? THAT YOU DROVE YOUR SECRETARY TO WORK? WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT? THANK YOU, MR.
STONER.
THEY KNOW MORE THAN THEY'RE TELLING, HOOKER.
THAT WOMAN HAD SOMETHING TO SAY, SHE DIDN'T WANNA SPILL IT IN FRONT OF HIM.
THEN WHY DON'T WE TAKE ANOTHER SHOT AT HER? LATER, WHEN SHE'S ALONE.
[knocking on door.]
HELLO.
WE'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU FOR A FEW MINUTES, MISS BAKER.
UH, I--I JUST GO HOME FROM WORK AND I'M REALLY EXHAUSTED.
I'VE ALREADY TOLD YOU EVERYTHING I KNOW.
IT WON'T TAKE LONG.
REALLY.
OK.
COME ON IN.
THANK YOU.
OH, WATCH OU FOR THE PLANT.
I WAS JUST MOVING IT.
I'M HOPING A CHANGE OF SCENE MIGHT PERK IT UP A BIT.
WHOA, LET US HELP YOU.
OH, THAT'S OK.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT.
NO PROBLEM.
WHICH WAY? UH, LEFT.
INTO THE BEDROOM.
THIS WAY? YEAH, CAREFUL.
(Romano) THIS IS REALLY HEAVY.
WHERE DO YOU WANT IT? RIGHT IN THE CORNER WILL BE FINE.
GREAT SUGGESTION, ROMANO.
I THINK I KILLED MORE PLANTS IN MY TIME THAN THE GYPSY MOTH.
OH, EXCUSE ME.
(Hooker) HEY, THIS WINDOW LOOKS OVER MR.
WALLACE'S PLACE.
YEAH, I, UH, I KNOW.
THE SUSPECT'S VAN MUST'VE BEEN PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY.
SO THEY COULDN'T BE SEEN FROM THE STREETS AS THEY CARRIED THINGS OUT.
ARE YOU SURE YOU DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING ON YOUR WAY TO WORK, MISS BAKER? YOU ALREADY ASKED ME THAT QUESTION.
BUT I THINK YOU ARE LYING.
LOOK, I, UH, I HAVE TO GO.
I'M HAVING DINNER WITH A GIRLFRIEND OF MINE.
(Romano) MISS BAKER, DOESN'T IT BOTHER YOU THAT YOUR NEIGHBOR WAS MURDERED TODAY? YOU KNOW, I THINK I SHOULD GET ANOTHER PLANT FOR THIS WINDOW.
WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? I DON'T KNOW.
I JUST-- I JUS HEAR ABOUT PEOPLE WHO GET INVOLVED, THEY TRY TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND THEN THEIR LIVES ARE NEVER THE SAME.
THEY COME OUT ON THE LOSING END AND THE CRIMINALS ARE OUT IN 30 DAYS.
BUT THAT'S NO ALWAYS THE CASE.
MOST CRIMINALS ARE PROSECUTED AND PUT AWAY FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
BUT ONLY WITH THE HELP OF PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF.
HELP US.
TELL US WHAT YOU SAW, NOTHING'S GONNA HAPPEN TO YOU.
TRUST ME.
UH, THERE WERE 2 MEN.
I ONLY SAW ONE CLEARLY.
THE MAN YOU SAW, WHAT DID HE LOOK LIKE? UH, HE WAS ABOU YOUR HEIGHT, I GUESS.
BROWN HAIR.
I DON'T KNOW.
IT ALL HAPPENED SO FAST.
MISS BAKER, WE'D APPRECIATE I IF YOU'D COME DOWN AND TAKE A LOOK AT SOME MUG SHOTS.
TOMORROW, IF YOU COULD.
DO I HAVE TO? WELL, IT WOULD REALLY HELP IF YOU COULD.
PRETTY GIRL.
VERY OBSERVANT, ROMANO.
WELL, I GUESS YOU DIDN' NOTICE BECAUSE YOUR EYES WERE UNDER TAHITIAN SKIES.
WHAT I NOTICED, BESIDES HER LEGS, WAS THA SHE WAS SCARED.
[exclaims.]
WHAT? I WAS SUPPOSED TO MEET A MAN ABOUT A BOAT AFTER WORK.
UNLESS YOU'RE PLANNING ON SETTING SAIL WITH THE TIDE, ANOTHER DAY OR SO IN POR WON'T MATTER, POPEYE.
[mimicking Popeye.]
I AM WHAT I AM! (trainer) 1, 2, 3, 4.
1, 2, 3, 4 (Alison) I'VE SEEN SO MANY, THEY'RE ALL STARTING TO LOOK ALIKE.
(Hooker) WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE A BREAK? NO.
I'M ALL RIGHT.
DO YOU RECOGNIZE HIM, ALISON? IS THAT THE MAN? I'M NOT SURE.
THE MAN I SAW DIDN'T HAVE A MOUSTACHE.
RAZOR BLADES ARE CHEAP.
IT LOOKS LIKE HIM, I JUST CAN'T BE SURE.
WOULD IT HELP TO SEE HIM IN PERSON? I THOUGHT YOU SAID THIS IS ALL I HAD TO DO? HE'LL BE BEHIND A ONE-WAY GLASS.
HE WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE YOU.
ALISON, WE NEED A POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION.
DANNY SCOTT, HOOKER.
I'LL SEE WHAT WE HAVE ON HIM.
HOW DID I EVER GET MYSELF INTO THIS? I DON'T KNOW.
ACCORDING TO HIS PAROLE OFFICER, DANNY SCOTT'S HELD DOWN A STEADY JOB EVER SINCE HE GOT OUT LAST YEAR.
SEEMS TO BE GOING STRAIGHT.
IN THAT CASE, HE WON'T MIND GIVING US A LITTLE OF HIS TIME.
(Vitale) HI, BABY.
[dog whimpering.]
HELP YOU FELLAS? WE'RE LOOKING FOR DANNY SCOTT? OH, HE'S IN THE BACK RUNNING THE FORKLIFT.
HE IN SOME KINDA TROUBLE? WE WON'T KNOW UNTIL WE TALK TO HIM.
[forklift engine whirring.]
DANNY SCOTT? SCOTT, WE WANNA TALK TO YOU.
[engine accelerating.]
(Hooker) YOU TAKE HIM.
I'LL CUT HIM OFF.
HOLD IT RIGHT THERE.
(Sheridan) ALL RIGHT, UH, STEP BACK.
TAKE YOUR TIME, MISS BAKER.
NOW, REMEMBER, THEY CAN'T SEE YOU.
WHAT IF I MAKE A MISTAKE AND PICK THE WRONG MAN? THEN IT'S BACK TO SQUARE ONE.
2ND FROM THE LEFT.
(Hooker) ARE YOU SURE, ALISON? I'M SURE.
WELL, THANK YOU, MISS BAKER.
THAT'S ALL WE'LL NEED YOU FOR RIGHT NOW.
TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, I WOULDN'T WANT TO MEET ANY OF THEM IN A DARK ALLEY.
I CAN SEE WHY.
FOUR OF 'EM ARE COPS.
THERE'S A COFFEE MACHINE IN THE WAITING ROOM.
WHY DON'T YOU RELAX A BIT? OK, GENTLEMEN, THAT'S IT.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR WITNESS THERE FOR THE PRELIMINARY HEARING.
YOU JUST TELL US WHERE AND WHEN.
WE'LL BE THERE.
CAPTAIN? NO, THANKS.
WHAT WAS THAT ABOU ALISON HAVING TO BE AT THE HEARING? YOU SKIP YOUR CLASSES IN CRIMINAL LAW AT THE ACADEMY, ROMANO? EVERY MAN OR WOMAN HAS A RIGHT TO FACE THEIR ACCUSER.
THEN WE SHOULD'VE BEEN UPFRONT WITH HER.
WE SHOULD'VE TOLD HER FROM THE START THAT SHE'D HAVE TO TESTIFY.
I HEAR YOU, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT SHE WOULD'VE SAID.
GET YOURSELF ANOTHER WITNESS.
SO INSTEAD WE LIE TO HER.
DIDN'T LIE TO HER.
JUST DIDN'T TELL HER EVERYTHING RIGHT AWAY.
THERE'S A DIFFERENCE? YES, THERE'S A DIFFERENCE.
WE'RE ONE STEP CLOSER TO PUTTING A MURDERER IN THE SLAMMER, HOPEFULLY FOR AN EXTENDED STAY.
AT ANY PRICE, HUH? WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE LAW, JUNIOR.
WHICH IS A HELL OF A LO SQUARER DEAL THAN JAMES WALLACE GO WHEN HE GOT SHOT.
(Alison) FIRST THE MUG SHOTS, THEN THE LINE UP, AND NOW YOU'RE TELLING ME YOU WANT ME TO TESTIFY AT A HEARING? THAT'S THE WAY THE SYSTEM WORKS, ALISON.
AND YOU WONDER WHY NOBODY WANTS TO GET INVOLVED? [sighs.]
WELL, I'VE JUS CHANGED MY MIND.
THANKS FOR THE RIDE.
(Hooker) I'M GONNA HANDLE THIS.
BE MY GUEST.
I'M NOT GONNA LISTEN TO YOU LIE TO HER ANYMORE.
ALISON.
ALISON.
I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL.
IF YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL, HOOKER, THEN WHY DON'T YOU JUST LEAVE ME ALONE? LOOK, IF DANNY SCOT GETS OFF, IT'S GONNA BE LIKE GIVING HIM A LICENSE TO KILL.
HE'LL THINK OF HIMSELF ABOVE THE LAW.
OK, SUPPOSE I TESTIFY AND HE GETS OFF, AND THEN-- AND THEN HE COMES AFTER ME? BUT THAT'S NO GONNA HAPPEN.
YOU GOTTA TRUST ME.
TRUST YOU? HOOKER, YOU LIED TO ME.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOU.
WELL--WELL, THAT CAN BE REMEDIED.
THERE ARE WAYS OF GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER.
WHAT ABOUT DINNER? ARE YOU ASKING ME OUT? WHAT ABOUT TONIGHT? I COULD PICK YOU UP AT THE OFFICE.
A LITTLE PERSONAL TOUCH, HOOKER? [giggling.]
YOU LIKE LOBSTER, STEAK, SUSHI.
SUSHI? UH, IT JUST SO HAPPENS I'M FREE.
SO AM I.
[laughing.]
THE GIRL PICKED ME OUT OF THE LINEUP, HUH? POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION.
WHAT HAVE THEY GO WITHOUT HER TESTIMONY, COUNSELOR? WITHOUT? RESISTING ARREST, MAYBE A.
D.
W.
ON A POLICE OFFICER.
ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON, BUT I MEAN THERE'S NOTHING THAT CAN PUT ME IN THE SLAMMER FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE, HUH? WITHOUT THE GIRL, THEY CAN'T PIN THE WALLACE KILLING ON YOU.
IF THAT'S WHA YOU'RE ASKING.
I WANT YOU TO GET A HOLD OF CAL AND TELL HIM TO DO WHA I'M GONNA TELL YOU, OR I'M GONNA TAKE HIM DOWN WITH ME.
(Stoner) I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU TALKED TO THE POLICE AT ALL.
AND NOW THIS HEARING.
ALISON, YOU JUS CAN'T TESTIFY.
YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT ME, NEIL.
YOU JUST WANNA BE KEPT OUT OF THIS.
IT'S THAT SIMPLE, ISN'T IT? WHY ARE YOU MAKIN' THIS DIFFICULT? YOU'RE JUST MAKING TROUBLE FOR YOURSELF.
YOU KNOW, MAYBE I'M SEEING YOU, THE REAL YOU, CLEARLY, FOR THE FIRST TIME.
YOU HAVE NO INTENTIONS OF LEAVING YOUR WIFE, DO YOU, NEIL? ALISON OH, I'M SORRY.
I SEEM TO BE A LITTLE EARLY.
OH, THAT'S OK.
COME ON IN.
MR.
STONER.
SERGEANT.
SOMETHING I SAID? DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
I JUST DISCOVERED THAT HE'S THE KIND OF GUY WHO CAN LIGHT UP A ROOM BY LEAVING IT.
A LITTLE FRISKY TONIGHT, AREN'T WE? MAYBE IT'S MY NERVES.
I'M TRYING TO PSYCHE MYSELF INTO APPEARING AT THA HEARING OF YOUR'S.
THEN YOU'RE GONNA APPEAR? THAT'S GREAT.
SEE, I--I THOUGH I WAS GONNA HAVE TO WINE, DINE, AND CHARM YOU ALL NIGHT LONG TO GET YOU TO SAY YES.
OH, DOES THAT MEAN YOU'RE CANCELLING THE DATE? OH, NO.
GOSH, NO.
I'LL JUST WINE, DINE, AND CHARM YOU ALL NIGHT LONG TO GET YOU TO SAY YES.
[giggling.]
LET'S GO.
OK.
[sighing.]
I'M PARKED OVER THERE.
(Alison) OH, LISTEN, THE RESTAURANT'S RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FOR ME.
DO YOU MIND IF I FOLLOW YOU? DON'T GET LOST.
I WON'T.
[rattling.]
[screams.]
[car honking.]
[continues screaming.]
[screams.]
[car honking.]
(Alison) HOOKER! HOOKER! HOOKER! HOOKER! WHAT HAPPENED? HE ATTACKED ME.
WHO? [tires screeching.]
YOU STAY PUT.
HOOKER! HOOKER, MY GOD, WHAT HAPPENED? YOU ALL RIGHT? JUST SCARED TO DEATH.
YOU'RE BLEEDING.
I'M OK.
ARE YOU SURE? I'M ALL RIGHT.
IT'S JUST A GRAZE.
MY GOD.
YOU THINK THIS HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE HEARING? IT WASN'T DANNY SCOTT, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN.
HE'S BEHIND BARS.
THERE WERE 2 MEN THAT MORNING AT MR.
WALLACE'S.
2 KILLERS.
THE MAN THAT JUST ATTACKED ME, I KNOW IT WAS THE OTHER MAN.
THERE YOU GO, MISS BAKER.
THANK YOU.
HOOKER, WHEN YOU HAVE A MINUTE, CAPT.
SHERIDAN SAID HE CAN SEE YOU AND ROMANO NOW.
OH, THANK YOU.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
HOOKER, LISTEN, EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T SEE HIS FACE, I KNOW THE MAN THAT ATTACKED ME WAS THE OTHER MAN IN THE WALLACE KILLING.
I CAN'T SAY THA HE WASN'T, ALISON.
AND NOW HE'S FOUND ME, AND HE'S ALMOST KILLED ME.
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU TOLD ME I HAD NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, HUH? HOW MANY TIMES? YOU MEN WANTED TO SEE ME? YES, SIR, WE DID.
ABOUT MISS BAKER? THAT'S RIGHT.
MACKEY'S ALREADY DISCUSSED THE SITUATION WITH ME AND I'M AFRAID THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT.
NOTHING? CAPTAIN, SHE WAS ATTACKED, SCARED OUT OF HER WITS.
I READ HOOKER'S REPORT, ROMANO.
AND I'M AWARE OF WHY YOU FEEL THE WAY YOU DO, BUT-- LOOK, YOU AND I BOTH KNOW THAT THE GUY WHO WEN AFTER HER HAD TO BE ONE OF DANNY SCOTT'S BUDDIES.
NOW, HOW CAN YOU BE SURE, HOOKER? THERE WAS NO ATTEMPTED RAPE, NO ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY.
IT WAS A SHEER ACT OF TERROR.
THAT'S CONJECTURE ON YOUR PART.
CONJECTURE? LOOK, SOMEBODY IS SENDING THIS GIRL A MESSAGE, LOUD AND CLEAR.
"DON'T TESTIFY AGAINST DANNY SCOTT.
" LOOK.
I'LL DO THE BEST I CAN.
WE'LL GO OVER SCOTT'S KNOWN ASSOCIATES, AND-- THAT'S NOT WHA WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PROTECTION.
BASED UPON WHAT? NOW LISTEN, HOOKER.
I'M ON YOUR SIDE, BUT WE CAN'T HANDLE THE CALL LOAD AS IT IS.
YOU KNOW AS WELL AS I DO, THAT UNLESS YOU CAN BRING ME SOME PROOF THAT LINKS SCOTT WITH THE ATTACK, I SIMPLY CAN'T TAKE MEN OFF OTHER CASES.
CAPTAIN, WE OWE HER THE PROTECTION.
SHE WENT OU ON A LIMB FOR US.
IT'S A MATTER OF MANPOWER, HOOKER.
NOTHING MORE, NOTHING LESS.
DO I WANT TO GET MARRIED? HOOKER, IS THAT A PROPOSAL? NO, NO, NO.
I WAS JUST CURIOUS.
SURE I WANNA GET MARRIED.
WHAT GIRL WANTS TO WATCH ALL HER PLANTS DIE ALONE? THEN WHY ARE YOU DATING NEIL STONER, A MARRIED MAN? LISTEN, HOOKER, IF THERE'S SOMETHING PERSONAL YOU WANNA KNOW, DON'T BE SHY.
JUST COME RIGHT OUT WITH IT.
CAN I GET YOU SOMETHING TO DRINK? A CUP A COFFEE WILL DO FINE.
ALL RIGHT, HOOKER, I'M DATING A MARRIED MAN 'CAUSE MOST SINGLE MEN THAT I'VE ME ARE EITHER EMOTIONALLY IMMATURE OR THEY'RE BORING.
SINCE WE'RE PLAYING TRUE CONFESSIONS, NOW IT'S YOUR TURN.
WHY DID YOU GET DIVORCED? MY JOB, PRESSURES OF BEING A COP.
AND FOR MY WIFE, THE PRESSURES OF BEING MARRIED TO ONE.
ANY CHILDREN? OH, YEAH.
2 GIRLS, ONE BOY.
SO YOU HAVE CHILD SUPPORT, ALIMONY 2 SEPARATE HOUSEHOLDS, TUITION, DOCTOR BILLS.
AND A LOT OF DOUBTS.
YOU? BEING SINGLE AGAIN, STARTING ALL OVER, MEETING PEOPLE.
I WAS MARRIED A LONG TIME.
THIS IS-- THIS IS ALL VERY NEW TO ME.
DID YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS ABOUT OUR DATE THIS EVENING? I ALMOST CALLED TO CANCEL OUT TWICE.
I'M GLAD YOU DIDN'T.
NO QUESTION ABOUT IT, ONE OF MY BETTER DECISIONS.
WILL YOU EXCUSE ME FOR ONE MINUTE? ONE MINUTE ONLY.
[screams.]
(Alison) HOOKER! HOOKER! [sobbing.]
MY GOD, HE WAS HERE, RIGHT HERE IN MY APARTMENT.
ALISON, ALISON, I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL.
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO GO TO THAT HEARING.
HOOKER, YOU PROMISED ME SOME PROTECTION.
I STRUCK OUT, A SHORTAGE OF MANPOWER.
I'M SORRY.
I'M REALLY SORRY.
I CAN'T DO THIS, HOOKER.
I JUST CAN'T DO THIS! ALISON, LISTEN TO ME.
I'LL STAY HERE TONIGH WITH YOU IF YOU WANT.
LOOK, I NEED YOU.
YOU CAN'T BACK OUT NOW! (judge) AND THEREFORE, THE CASE AGAINST DANNY SCOT [gavel pounding.]
IS DISMISSED.
(Hooker) ALISON.
HOOKER, JUS LEAVE ME ALONE.
ALISON, DANNY SCOT WAS LYING, AND SO WERE HIS KEY WITNESSES.
YOU KNOW THA AND I KNOW THAT, BUT THE JUDGE DIDN'T.
SCOTT HAD AN ALIBI.
AND--AND THE D.
A.
COULDN'T BREAK IT.
HIS BOSS SWORE THAT HE WAS HALFWAY ACROSS TOWN WHEN YOU CLAIMED YOU SAW HIM.
SO NOW IT'S HIS WORD AGAINST MINE, RIGHT? THAT'S WHAT I BOILS DOWN TO, ALISON.
I'M SORRY.
YOU'RE SORRY? AND NOW SCOTT'S PARADING AROUND FREE? WHAT WAS I YOU TOLD ME, HOOKER? THAT I SHOULD TRUST YOU? WELL, I DID, AND LOOK WHAT HAPPENED.
NOW, I'M A TARGET.
THANKS FOR DESTROYING MY LIFE.
[knocking on door.]
WHO IS IT? (Hooker) ALISON, IT'S ME, HOOKER.
OH, HOOKER, GO AWAY.
PLEASE OPEN THE DOOR, JUST FOR A SECOND.
I WANNA TALK TO YOU.
[sighs.]
LEAVE ME ALONE.
PLEASE.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY TO YOU.
I CAN'T LEAVE YOU ALONE.
I'M NOT GOING TO.
OPEN THE DOOR.
THANK YOU.
WHAT DO YOU WANT? ALISON, IT'S MY FAULT THA YOU'RE ON THE FIRING LINE.
AND--AND--AND-- I WANT TO DO SOMETHING TO HELP YOU.
HOOKER, EVERY TIME YOU TRY TO HELP, I END UP NEEDING HELP.
I'M JUST TRYING TO DO MY JOB.
AND I CAN'T DO IT ALONE.
WE NEED PEOPLE LIKE YOU, TO STAND UP TO THESE GUTLESS CREEPS THAT ARE MESSING UP THE STREETS.
YOU DON'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND, HOOKER.
I'VE DONE EVERYTHING I CAN DO.
NOW, I'M AFRAID OF BEING KILLED.
I KNOW.
I KNOW.
LISTEN, I'VE GOT A WEEK'S VACATION COMING UP, I TOLD SHERIDAN I WOULDN'T TAKE IT.
I'M GONNA USE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR EXTRA PROTECTION FOR YOU.
UNTIL THESE GUYS ARE PUT AWAY.
OH, HOOKER.
OH, I--I GUESS I SHOULD TELL YOU I--I DON'T WANT YOU TO DO THAT.
MAKE THAT SACRIFICE.
BUT I'M JUST SCARED TO DEATH.
HOW DID I GE INTO THIS MESS? IT WASN'T EASY.
YOU THINK YOUR CHARM'S GONNA WORK HERE? NO.
NO.
CHARM'S NOT, BUT VICKI WILL.
SHE'S ON HER WAY OVER.
SHE'S GONNA STAND BY WHILE I'M ON DUTY.
AND I'VE GOT A LIST OF GUYS READY TO DO THE SAME.
OH, HOOKER, WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH YOU? THERE ARE A NUMBER OF WAYS TO GO.
[giggles.]
IT'S OK.
IT'S OK.
WHAT ARE YOU KIDDING, VITALE? THAT'S NOT PLATED, IT'S THE REAL McCOY.
I THOUGHT WE'D LEAVE IT HERE WITH YOU FOR SAFEKEEPING TILL WE FIND A FENCE, THEN WE'LL GIVE YOU YOUR CUT.
AH, THAT'S OK, DANNY.
I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT FROM HERE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, NICK? YOU GUYS DON'T THINK I'D PUT MY HEAD ON THE BLOCK AT THAT HEARING FOR MY HEALTH, DO YOU? WE SAID WE'D TAKE CARE OF YOU, MAN.
I KNOW YOU DID.
THAT'S WHY I'M CONSIDERING THIS THE DOWN PAYMENT.
DOWNPAYMENT? WHAT DO YOU MEAN DOWN PAYMENT? BE A NICE BOY.
EXTRA NICE TO ME FROM NOW ON.
'CAUSE I KNOW TOO MUCH, MY FRIEND.
BESIDES, IF I WERE YOU, I'D BE MORE CONCERNED WITH TAKING CARE OF THAT LITTLE LADY.
SHE CAN STILL PU YOU AWAY, YOU KNOW.
NOT BAD, DANNY.
NOT BAD.
WELL, DON'T WORRY, NICK.
I INTEND TO TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING.
GOOD.
GOOD.
NOBODY'S GONNA DO ME THAT WAY.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO? LET ME GET RID OF A PROBLEM WITH NICK.
THE GIRL'S NEXT.
NOT FOR ME, PARTNER.
WE SPLIT FROM HERE.
I DON'T WANT NO PART OF YOU FROM HERE ON OUT.
[chuckling.]
COME ON, CAL.
BUT WHATEVER'S FAIR IS FAIR.
I DON'T NEED YOU ANYMORE, ANYWAY.
YOU STILL HAVE ALISON ON YOUR MIND, RIGHT? RIGHT.
LOOK, HOOKER, YOU DID THE BEST YOU COULD.
DID I? I'M MAD AS HELL AT WHAT HAPPENED TO HER.
I DIDN'T HAVE TO SEE DANNY SCOTT'S FACE WHEN HE WALKED AWAY FROM THAT HEARING TO KNOW THA HE WAS LAUGHING AT US, AND THE SYSTEM.
YEAH.
IT HURTS.
ESPECIALLY WHEN WE KNOW ALISON WAS TELLING THE TRUTH, AND DANNY'S BOSS WASN'T.
I'VE BEEN THINKIN' ABOUT THAT.
NICK VITALE.
MAYBE WE OUGHT TO SHAKE HIM SEE WHAT FALLS.
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THERE'S ANYBODY HOME.
TRY THE OFFICE.
[dog squeals.]
[dog barking.]
SOMETHING'S BOTHERING THE DOG.
[barking.]
IT'S OK, BOY.
TAKE IT EASY.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
RELAX.
IT'S OK.
GET AN AMBULANCE.
YOU GOT IT.
VITALE, WHO SLUGGED YOU? DANNY.
DANNY SCOTT? YEAH.
WHERE CAN I FIND HIM? HE BUNKS WITH HIS PARTNER, CAL.
JASTROW.
AT THE KIDDIE PARK.
TRAIN LAYOUT.
TRAVEL TOWN? YEAH.
JASTROW.
I NAILED HIM A FEW YEARS BACK.
I KNOW JASTROW.
[siren wailing.]
HOLD IT, JASTROW! ROMANO.
HOOKER, HOOKER, OVER HERE! NICE TACKLE, KID.
YOU COULD'VE MADE FIRST ROUND DRAFT CHOICE.
[men panting.]
ALL RIGHT, JASTROW, WHERE'S YOUR PAL, DANNY SCOTT? HOW SHOULD I KNOW? YOU KNOW.
SPILL IT.
SPILL IT! HE WENT TO KILL THE GIRL.
[exclaims.]
YOU SHOULDN' HAVE GOTTEN INVOLVED, LADY.
[Alison screams.]
HELP! HELP ME! [grunting.]
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE IDENTIFIED ME, ALISON! YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TESTIFIED.
[screaming.]
HELP ME! HELP! SOMEBODY HELP! HOLD IT! [Alison crying.]
[Alison screaming.]
COME ON, ALISON.
COME ON.
[sobbing.]
[sighs.]
IT'S OVER, ALISON.
IT'S FINALLY OVER.
(Mackey) WELL, WHAT'S THIS, A HALF DAY? YEAH.
12 HOURS.
HOW YOU DOING WITH DANNY SCOTT? OH, HE'S TALKING REAL GOOD, ROMANO.
WE EVEN GOT ENOUGH TO PICK UP THAT SHYSTER LAWYER OF HIS.
HERE YOU WANT SOME? NO, THANKS.
DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE MISSIN'.
SO, YOU'RE REALLY GONNA TAKE A LOOK AT THAT BOAT TONIGHT? OH, YEAH, YEAH.
I BOUGHT MYSELF A NEW PAIR OF DECK SHOES.
THE GUY WHO'S SELLING THE BOA INVITED ME ON BOARD FOR A FEW BEERS.
WHAT ABOUT YOU? HOT DATE? NO.
I'M STAYING HOME TONIGHT.
CURLING UP WITH A NICE HOT BOOK ON CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.
AFTER THAT I'M GONNA STUDY THE PENAL CODES.
YEAH, YOU DO THAT, JUNIOR.
I THINK A CHANGE IN MY PLANS JUST WALKED IN.
HI.
YOU GUYS GO PLANS TONIGHT? WELL, NOW ROMANO IS GONNA BE A DETECTIVE.
DETECTIVE.
OH, THAT'S NICE.
YEAH, NICE.
THERE ARE A LOT OF PENAL CODES AND, UH, CASE HISTORIES, SO, I--I BETTER BE GOING.
TOMORROW, HOOKER.
BYE, GUYS.
GOOD NIGHT.
WHAT ABOUT YOU, HOOKER? WELL, I WAS THINKING ABOUT TAHITI.
WHAT DID YOU HAVE IN MIND? I WAS THINKING ABOUT DINNER AT MY PLACE ABOUT 8:00.
OH? WHY DON'T YOU MAKE IT 7:00.
YOU CAN HELP ME FIND A PLACE TO KILL SOME NEW PLANTS.
[chuckles.]
HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.
HOW DO I KNOW YOU CAN COOK? HOOKER, TRUST ME.
TRUST ME? AND WHERE HAVE I HEARD THAT BEFORE? OH, COME ON.
TAHITI.
TAHITI? WHENEVER I PULL EARLY MORNING WATCH, I THINK ABOU SAILING OFF TO TAHITI.
YOU, SAILING? AS A MATTER OF FACT, I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOU PUTTING SOME CASH DOWN ON A USED BOAT.
BEING THAT YOU'RE ALWAYS BEHIND ON YOUR ALIMONY PAYMENTS, I'M SURE YOUR EX WILL BE THRILLED TO HEAR THAT.
STICK TO YOUR DETECTIVE MANUAL, JUNIOR.
HEY, DON'T KNOCK IT.
IF WE WERE WORKIN' PLAINCLOTHES, I'D STILL BE HOME BETWEEN THE SHEETS IN A WARM BED.
I'VE BEEN THERE.
YOU DON'T NEED IT.
DID YOU SEE SOMETHING FUNNY IN THAT LIQUOR STORE WE JUST PASSED? IT SHOULD BE JUST OPENING, SHOULDN'T IT? I SMELL SOMETHING.
[sniffing.]
IT LOOKED QUIET ENOUGH TO ME.
THE NOSE, JUNIOR.
THE NOSE KNOWS.
SOMETHING'S GOIN' DOWN, RIGHT NOW.
[siren wailing.]
[tires screeching.]
IT'S A PLEASURE TO SEE LAW AND ORDER AT WORK.
IT'S HEADED THE OTHER WAY.
THAT'S ALL THAT COUNTS.
THE HOUSE IS DOWN THE STREET.
LET'S GO.
[engine revving.]
[tires screeching.]
THAT GUY'S NOT GONNA STOP.
I'LL STOP HIM.
I'LL TAKE HIM TO THE WALL.
[brakes screeching.]
COME HERE.
GIVE ME A HAND.
GET 'EM OUT OF HERE! BEFORE SHE BLOWS.
CALL FOR AN AMBULANCE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
YOU SURE HE AIN'T HOME? WALLACE IS THE BLUE-COLLAR BACKBONE OF AMERICA.
COLLECTS VALUABLE COINS, WORKS THE NIGHT SHIFT, NOT HOME TILL 9:00.
[chuckling.]
COME ON.
I WAS THINKIN' OF TAKING A FEW DAYS OFF AT THE END OF THE MONTH.
OH, FROM WORK OR YOUR WIFE? GET OFF MY BACK, ALISON, WILL YA? IT'S TOO EARLY IN THE MORNIN'.
I GOT THE T.
V.
AND STEREO IN THE VAN.
HOW'RE YOU DOING? PRETTY GOOD.
SOME CASH, A COIN COLLECTION, AND A BONUS.
WHAT YOU GONNA DO WITH THAT? AH, KEEP I FOR PROTECTION.
WITH ALL THE CRIME TODAY, A MAN CAN'T BE TOO CAREFUL.
COME ON.
HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? [engine accelerating.]
LET'S GET OUTTA HERE! DID I TELL YOU DETECTIVE IS WHERE IT'S AT? WE COULD'VE BEEN BURNED TO A CRISP WITH THOSE CLOWNS.
YOU HAVEN'T EVEN WORN OUT YOUR FIRST PAIR OF BLUE SOCKS YET, WOULD YOU STOP WITH THE DICK TRACY DIALOGUE, ALREADY? (woman on police radio) 4-ADAM-30, 4-ADAM 30, SHOOTING REPORT A 5342 MAGNOLIA, AMBULANCE ON THE WAY.
WHAT IS THIS, US AGAIN? IF WE GOT PAID BY THE CALL, I'D BE A RICH MAN BY NOW.
(Romano) 4-ADAM-30, ROGER.
[siren wailing.]
(milkman) I'M THE ONE WHO CALLED.
I WAS DOWN HERE DELIVERING MY MILK DOWN THE STREET THERE.
(Romano) ALL RIGHT, CALM DOWN.
I'LL GET IT IN A MINUTE.
WELL, OBVIOUSLY, WHOEVER PULLED THE TRIGGER IS LONG GONE.
SO IS HE.
WE DON'T NEED AN AMBULANCE HERE.
WE NEED HOMICIDE.
WE SHOULD NEVER HAVE LEFT, NEIL.
THE MAN WAS SHOT, WE SHOULD'VE STOPPED TO HELP HIM.
I DIDN'T SEE A THING, ALISON.
I DID.
AND IF YOU WON' GO TO THE POLICE WITH ME, I'LL GO ALONE.
WHAT'LL YOU SAY WHEN THEY ASK YOU WHO YOU WERE WITH? AND WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO SAY WHEN THE POLICE COME TO MY HOUSE AND MY WIFE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING AT YOUR APARTMEN WHEN I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AWAY ON A BUSINESS TRIP? WHY DON'T YOU TRY TELLING HER WHAT YOU'VE BEEN TELLING ME FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS? THAT YOU LOVE ME.
IT'S JUST NO THE RIGHT TIME, ALISON.
WHEN IT'S THE RIGHT TIME, I PROMISE I'LL MAKE THAT BREAK.
NOW LET'S GET TO WORK AND PUT WHAT'S HAPPENED OUT OF OUR MIND, OK? UH, LET ME GUESS, HOOKER.
NONE OF WALLACE'S NEIGHBORS HEARD OR SAW ANYTHING.
HE WAS, UH, KILLED BY SOME INVISIBLE FORCE.
ALL I KNOW IS WHAT THE MILKMAN SAW.
AND, OF COURSE, HE CAN'T GIVE US A GOOD IDEA, RIGHT? NO.
HE DID SEE A RED PORSCHE TAKE OFF BEFORE THE VAN.
AND HE RECOGNIZED THE PASSENGER AS ONE OF HIS NEIGHBORHOOD CUSTOMERS.
MISS ALISON BAKER.
YOU TALK TO HER? NO, WE HAVEN'T LOCATED HER.
DESCRIPTION OF THE VAN? NO VISIBLE PLATES.
RED, GREEN, BROWN.
TAKE YOUR PICK.
OH, GREAT.
WHAT ABOUT THE, UH, PORSCHE? PERSONALIZED PLATES SAID, UH, "RED TOY 7"? YEAH, ROMANO'S RUNNING THA THROUGH D.
M.
V.
NOW.
UH-HUH.
ACCORDING TO HIS SON, WALLACE KEPT A .
45 CALIBER AUTOMATIC NEXT TO HIS BED FOR PROTECTION.
YEAH, IT PROTECTED HIM, ALL RIGHT.
I JUST HEARD FROM BALLISTICS.
A .
45 AUTOMATIC IS WHAT KILLED MR.
WALLACE.
PORSCHE IS REGISTERED TO A WEST PARK INSURANCE, CARE OF A NEIL STONER.
HMM.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE UP TO OUR TAILS TRYING TO FIGURE OU WHO'S WHO ON THIS BEACH SHOOTOUT, CAPTAIN.
WHY DON'T, UH, WE LE HOOKER AND ROMANO HERE FOLLOW THROUGH ON THIS TILL WE'RE BACK UP TO SPEED MANPOWER WISE? HOOKER? NO PROBLEM.
ROMANO WOULD LOVE TO PLAY DETECTIVE.
RIGHT, JUNIOR? ANYTHING YOU SAY, PARTNER.
ANYTHING YOU SAY.
STAN, STAN.
STAY IN CONTAC WITH HIM.
COME HERE.
COME AFTER ME WITH THE BATON.
COME ON.
COME ON.
WALK.
TAKE IT.
TURN.
SQUEEZE, AND GO.
NOW, STAY IN CONTACT.
[trainees grunting.]
A LITTLE ROUGH ON HIM, WEREN'T YOU? YEAH.
GLAD I DON' HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT ANYMORE.
THINK AGAIN.
YOU'RE UP FOR REVIEW TRAINING IN 2 WEEKS.
YOU'RE KIDDING ME? NO, I'M NOT.
AND STAY ALERT 'CAUSE I'M DOIN' THE REVIEWING.
EXCUSE ME, MISS.
CAN I HELP YOU? ARE YOU THE ALISON BAKER WHO LIVES AT 503 MAGNOLIA DRIVE? YES, WHY? WE'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU, MISS BAKER.
(Hooker) YOU AND, UH, MR.
STONER.
HAVE FUN, KIDS.
STAY AS LONG AS YOU LIKE.
SO, DO YOU EVER GET TIRED OF RUNNINN' THIS KIDDIE PARK? [chuckling.]
IF I HAD SOMETHING BETTER TO DO, I'D DO IT.
MEANTIME, IT AIN'T SO BAD.
I LIKE TRAINS.
YOU GET RID OF THAT GUN? WHAT IS I WITH YOU AND THAT GUN? YOU SOME KIND OF CHICKEN ABOUT GUNS? I AIN'T AFRAID OF GUNS, DANNY.
IT'S THAT GUN I'M AFRAID OF.
IF THE LAW GETS THEIR HANDS ON IT, YOU COULD DO A LIFE STRETCH, EASY.
FORGET ABOUT IT.
I DUMPED THE GUN IN THE RESERVOIR.
SO HOW DID YOU DO? $800.
$800? THE COIN COLLECTION ALONE IS WORTH MORE THAN THAT.
MAYBE.
TO A COIN COLLECTOR.
NOT TO A FENCE.
HERE'S YOUR SHARE.
MINUS THE $100 YOU OWE ME.
WHAT ABOUT THE $50 I OWE MY BOSS FOR COVERIN' FOR ME? YOUR PROBLEM, NOT MINE.
YOU'RE THE ONE ON PAROLE.
ALL RIGHT.
SO LET'S TALK ABOUT OUR NEXT JOB.
RIPPING OFF A HOUSE IS ONE THING, DANNY.
MURDER'S SOMETHIN' ELSE, AGAIN.
YOU WASTED THAT DUDE TODAY.
I MIGHT'VE PULLED THE TRIGGER.
BUT I KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT THE LAW TO KNOW THA WE'RE BOTH GUILTY OF MURDER.
THEY NAIL ME, CAL BABY, THEY NAIL YOU, TOO.
AND WHAT ABOUT THA COUPLE IN THE FANCY SPORTS CAR? THE GIRL LOOKED STRAIGHT AT YOU.
SUPPOSE SHE DECIDES TO HELP THE POLICE? WE'LL FIND HER FIRST.
AND DO WHAT? NOW WHAT DO YOU THINK? [inaudible.]
DID YOU KNOW MR.
WALLACE WELL, MISS BAKER? NOT REALLY.
JUST IN PASSING.
IT'S A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY, SGT.
HOOKER, BUT WHY DO YOU WAN TO TALK TO US? WELL, WE THOUGH YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN SOMETHING THAT WOULD HELP US FIND THE KILLER.
ACTUALLY, I SAW-- I HATE TO DISAPPOINT YOU, GENTLEMEN, BUT I WAS JUST GIVING MISS BAKER A RIDE TO WORK.
WE MISSED THE SHOOTING.
DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING, MISS BAKER? JUST THAT I'M SORRY WE CAN'T BE OF MORE HELP TO YOU.
NOW, IF THAT'S ALL, I'M SORRY BUT I HAVE A SALES MEETING IN A FEW MINUTES.
THANK YOU, MISS BAKER.
[door closing.]
YOUR FAMILY, MR.
STONER? YES.
YOU HAPPILY MARRIED? YES, I AM.
WHICH IS WHY I WAS, UH, HOPING THAT, UH THIS WOULDN'T GO ANY FURTHER.
(Hooker) WHAT? THAT YOU DROVE YOUR SECRETARY TO WORK? WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT? THANK YOU, MR.
STONER.
THEY KNOW MORE THAN THEY'RE TELLING, HOOKER.
THAT WOMAN HAD SOMETHING TO SAY, SHE DIDN'T WANNA SPILL IT IN FRONT OF HIM.
THEN WHY DON'T WE TAKE ANOTHER SHOT AT HER? LATER, WHEN SHE'S ALONE.
[knocking on door.]
HELLO.
WE'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU FOR A FEW MINUTES, MISS BAKER.
UH, I--I JUST GO HOME FROM WORK AND I'M REALLY EXHAUSTED.
I'VE ALREADY TOLD YOU EVERYTHING I KNOW.
IT WON'T TAKE LONG.
REALLY.
OK.
COME ON IN.
THANK YOU.
OH, WATCH OU FOR THE PLANT.
I WAS JUST MOVING IT.
I'M HOPING A CHANGE OF SCENE MIGHT PERK IT UP A BIT.
WHOA, LET US HELP YOU.
OH, THAT'S OK.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT.
NO PROBLEM.
WHICH WAY? UH, LEFT.
INTO THE BEDROOM.
THIS WAY? YEAH, CAREFUL.
(Romano) THIS IS REALLY HEAVY.
WHERE DO YOU WANT IT? RIGHT IN THE CORNER WILL BE FINE.
GREAT SUGGESTION, ROMANO.
I THINK I KILLED MORE PLANTS IN MY TIME THAN THE GYPSY MOTH.
OH, EXCUSE ME.
(Hooker) HEY, THIS WINDOW LOOKS OVER MR.
WALLACE'S PLACE.
YEAH, I, UH, I KNOW.
THE SUSPECT'S VAN MUST'VE BEEN PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY.
SO THEY COULDN'T BE SEEN FROM THE STREETS AS THEY CARRIED THINGS OUT.
ARE YOU SURE YOU DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING ON YOUR WAY TO WORK, MISS BAKER? YOU ALREADY ASKED ME THAT QUESTION.
BUT I THINK YOU ARE LYING.
LOOK, I, UH, I HAVE TO GO.
I'M HAVING DINNER WITH A GIRLFRIEND OF MINE.
(Romano) MISS BAKER, DOESN'T IT BOTHER YOU THAT YOUR NEIGHBOR WAS MURDERED TODAY? YOU KNOW, I THINK I SHOULD GET ANOTHER PLANT FOR THIS WINDOW.
WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? I DON'T KNOW.
I JUST-- I JUS HEAR ABOUT PEOPLE WHO GET INVOLVED, THEY TRY TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND THEN THEIR LIVES ARE NEVER THE SAME.
THEY COME OUT ON THE LOSING END AND THE CRIMINALS ARE OUT IN 30 DAYS.
BUT THAT'S NO ALWAYS THE CASE.
MOST CRIMINALS ARE PROSECUTED AND PUT AWAY FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.
BUT ONLY WITH THE HELP OF PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF.
HELP US.
TELL US WHAT YOU SAW, NOTHING'S GONNA HAPPEN TO YOU.
TRUST ME.
UH, THERE WERE 2 MEN.
I ONLY SAW ONE CLEARLY.
THE MAN YOU SAW, WHAT DID HE LOOK LIKE? UH, HE WAS ABOU YOUR HEIGHT, I GUESS.
BROWN HAIR.
I DON'T KNOW.
IT ALL HAPPENED SO FAST.
MISS BAKER, WE'D APPRECIATE I IF YOU'D COME DOWN AND TAKE A LOOK AT SOME MUG SHOTS.
TOMORROW, IF YOU COULD.
DO I HAVE TO? WELL, IT WOULD REALLY HELP IF YOU COULD.
PRETTY GIRL.
VERY OBSERVANT, ROMANO.
WELL, I GUESS YOU DIDN' NOTICE BECAUSE YOUR EYES WERE UNDER TAHITIAN SKIES.
WHAT I NOTICED, BESIDES HER LEGS, WAS THA SHE WAS SCARED.
[exclaims.]
WHAT? I WAS SUPPOSED TO MEET A MAN ABOUT A BOAT AFTER WORK.
UNLESS YOU'RE PLANNING ON SETTING SAIL WITH THE TIDE, ANOTHER DAY OR SO IN POR WON'T MATTER, POPEYE.
[mimicking Popeye.]
I AM WHAT I AM! (trainer) 1, 2, 3, 4.
1, 2, 3, 4 (Alison) I'VE SEEN SO MANY, THEY'RE ALL STARTING TO LOOK ALIKE.
(Hooker) WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE A BREAK? NO.
I'M ALL RIGHT.
DO YOU RECOGNIZE HIM, ALISON? IS THAT THE MAN? I'M NOT SURE.
THE MAN I SAW DIDN'T HAVE A MOUSTACHE.
RAZOR BLADES ARE CHEAP.
IT LOOKS LIKE HIM, I JUST CAN'T BE SURE.
WOULD IT HELP TO SEE HIM IN PERSON? I THOUGHT YOU SAID THIS IS ALL I HAD TO DO? HE'LL BE BEHIND A ONE-WAY GLASS.
HE WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE YOU.
ALISON, WE NEED A POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION.
DANNY SCOTT, HOOKER.
I'LL SEE WHAT WE HAVE ON HIM.
HOW DID I EVER GET MYSELF INTO THIS? I DON'T KNOW.
ACCORDING TO HIS PAROLE OFFICER, DANNY SCOTT'S HELD DOWN A STEADY JOB EVER SINCE HE GOT OUT LAST YEAR.
SEEMS TO BE GOING STRAIGHT.
IN THAT CASE, HE WON'T MIND GIVING US A LITTLE OF HIS TIME.
(Vitale) HI, BABY.
[dog whimpering.]
HELP YOU FELLAS? WE'RE LOOKING FOR DANNY SCOTT? OH, HE'S IN THE BACK RUNNING THE FORKLIFT.
HE IN SOME KINDA TROUBLE? WE WON'T KNOW UNTIL WE TALK TO HIM.
[forklift engine whirring.]
DANNY SCOTT? SCOTT, WE WANNA TALK TO YOU.
[engine accelerating.]
(Hooker) YOU TAKE HIM.
I'LL CUT HIM OFF.
HOLD IT RIGHT THERE.
(Sheridan) ALL RIGHT, UH, STEP BACK.
TAKE YOUR TIME, MISS BAKER.
NOW, REMEMBER, THEY CAN'T SEE YOU.
WHAT IF I MAKE A MISTAKE AND PICK THE WRONG MAN? THEN IT'S BACK TO SQUARE ONE.
2ND FROM THE LEFT.
(Hooker) ARE YOU SURE, ALISON? I'M SURE.
WELL, THANK YOU, MISS BAKER.
THAT'S ALL WE'LL NEED YOU FOR RIGHT NOW.
TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, I WOULDN'T WANT TO MEET ANY OF THEM IN A DARK ALLEY.
I CAN SEE WHY.
FOUR OF 'EM ARE COPS.
THERE'S A COFFEE MACHINE IN THE WAITING ROOM.
WHY DON'T YOU RELAX A BIT? OK, GENTLEMEN, THAT'S IT.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR WITNESS THERE FOR THE PRELIMINARY HEARING.
YOU JUST TELL US WHERE AND WHEN.
WE'LL BE THERE.
CAPTAIN? NO, THANKS.
WHAT WAS THAT ABOU ALISON HAVING TO BE AT THE HEARING? YOU SKIP YOUR CLASSES IN CRIMINAL LAW AT THE ACADEMY, ROMANO? EVERY MAN OR WOMAN HAS A RIGHT TO FACE THEIR ACCUSER.
THEN WE SHOULD'VE BEEN UPFRONT WITH HER.
WE SHOULD'VE TOLD HER FROM THE START THAT SHE'D HAVE TO TESTIFY.
I HEAR YOU, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT SHE WOULD'VE SAID.
GET YOURSELF ANOTHER WITNESS.
SO INSTEAD WE LIE TO HER.
DIDN'T LIE TO HER.
JUST DIDN'T TELL HER EVERYTHING RIGHT AWAY.
THERE'S A DIFFERENCE? YES, THERE'S A DIFFERENCE.
WE'RE ONE STEP CLOSER TO PUTTING A MURDERER IN THE SLAMMER, HOPEFULLY FOR AN EXTENDED STAY.
AT ANY PRICE, HUH? WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE LAW, JUNIOR.
WHICH IS A HELL OF A LO SQUARER DEAL THAN JAMES WALLACE GO WHEN HE GOT SHOT.
(Alison) FIRST THE MUG SHOTS, THEN THE LINE UP, AND NOW YOU'RE TELLING ME YOU WANT ME TO TESTIFY AT A HEARING? THAT'S THE WAY THE SYSTEM WORKS, ALISON.
AND YOU WONDER WHY NOBODY WANTS TO GET INVOLVED? [sighs.]
WELL, I'VE JUS CHANGED MY MIND.
THANKS FOR THE RIDE.
(Hooker) I'M GONNA HANDLE THIS.
BE MY GUEST.
I'M NOT GONNA LISTEN TO YOU LIE TO HER ANYMORE.
ALISON.
ALISON.
I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL.
IF YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL, HOOKER, THEN WHY DON'T YOU JUST LEAVE ME ALONE? LOOK, IF DANNY SCOT GETS OFF, IT'S GONNA BE LIKE GIVING HIM A LICENSE TO KILL.
HE'LL THINK OF HIMSELF ABOVE THE LAW.
OK, SUPPOSE I TESTIFY AND HE GETS OFF, AND THEN-- AND THEN HE COMES AFTER ME? BUT THAT'S NO GONNA HAPPEN.
YOU GOTTA TRUST ME.
TRUST YOU? HOOKER, YOU LIED TO ME.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOU.
WELL--WELL, THAT CAN BE REMEDIED.
THERE ARE WAYS OF GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER.
WHAT ABOUT DINNER? ARE YOU ASKING ME OUT? WHAT ABOUT TONIGHT? I COULD PICK YOU UP AT THE OFFICE.
A LITTLE PERSONAL TOUCH, HOOKER? [giggling.]
YOU LIKE LOBSTER, STEAK, SUSHI.
SUSHI? UH, IT JUST SO HAPPENS I'M FREE.
SO AM I.
[laughing.]
THE GIRL PICKED ME OUT OF THE LINEUP, HUH? POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION.
WHAT HAVE THEY GO WITHOUT HER TESTIMONY, COUNSELOR? WITHOUT? RESISTING ARREST, MAYBE A.
D.
W.
ON A POLICE OFFICER.
ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON, BUT I MEAN THERE'S NOTHING THAT CAN PUT ME IN THE SLAMMER FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE, HUH? WITHOUT THE GIRL, THEY CAN'T PIN THE WALLACE KILLING ON YOU.
IF THAT'S WHA YOU'RE ASKING.
I WANT YOU TO GET A HOLD OF CAL AND TELL HIM TO DO WHA I'M GONNA TELL YOU, OR I'M GONNA TAKE HIM DOWN WITH ME.
(Stoner) I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU TALKED TO THE POLICE AT ALL.
AND NOW THIS HEARING.
ALISON, YOU JUS CAN'T TESTIFY.
YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT ME, NEIL.
YOU JUST WANNA BE KEPT OUT OF THIS.
IT'S THAT SIMPLE, ISN'T IT? WHY ARE YOU MAKIN' THIS DIFFICULT? YOU'RE JUST MAKING TROUBLE FOR YOURSELF.
YOU KNOW, MAYBE I'M SEEING YOU, THE REAL YOU, CLEARLY, FOR THE FIRST TIME.
YOU HAVE NO INTENTIONS OF LEAVING YOUR WIFE, DO YOU, NEIL? ALISON OH, I'M SORRY.
I SEEM TO BE A LITTLE EARLY.
OH, THAT'S OK.
COME ON IN.
MR.
STONER.
SERGEANT.
SOMETHING I SAID? DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
I JUST DISCOVERED THAT HE'S THE KIND OF GUY WHO CAN LIGHT UP A ROOM BY LEAVING IT.
A LITTLE FRISKY TONIGHT, AREN'T WE? MAYBE IT'S MY NERVES.
I'M TRYING TO PSYCHE MYSELF INTO APPEARING AT THA HEARING OF YOUR'S.
THEN YOU'RE GONNA APPEAR? THAT'S GREAT.
SEE, I--I THOUGH I WAS GONNA HAVE TO WINE, DINE, AND CHARM YOU ALL NIGHT LONG TO GET YOU TO SAY YES.
OH, DOES THAT MEAN YOU'RE CANCELLING THE DATE? OH, NO.
GOSH, NO.
I'LL JUST WINE, DINE, AND CHARM YOU ALL NIGHT LONG TO GET YOU TO SAY YES.
[giggling.]
LET'S GO.
OK.
[sighing.]
I'M PARKED OVER THERE.
(Alison) OH, LISTEN, THE RESTAURANT'S RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FOR ME.
DO YOU MIND IF I FOLLOW YOU? DON'T GET LOST.
I WON'T.
[rattling.]
[screams.]
[car honking.]
[continues screaming.]
[screams.]
[car honking.]
(Alison) HOOKER! HOOKER! HOOKER! HOOKER! WHAT HAPPENED? HE ATTACKED ME.
WHO? [tires screeching.]
YOU STAY PUT.
HOOKER! HOOKER, MY GOD, WHAT HAPPENED? YOU ALL RIGHT? JUST SCARED TO DEATH.
YOU'RE BLEEDING.
I'M OK.
ARE YOU SURE? I'M ALL RIGHT.
IT'S JUST A GRAZE.
MY GOD.
YOU THINK THIS HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE HEARING? IT WASN'T DANNY SCOTT, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN.
HE'S BEHIND BARS.
THERE WERE 2 MEN THAT MORNING AT MR.
WALLACE'S.
2 KILLERS.
THE MAN THAT JUST ATTACKED ME, I KNOW IT WAS THE OTHER MAN.
THERE YOU GO, MISS BAKER.
THANK YOU.
HOOKER, WHEN YOU HAVE A MINUTE, CAPT.
SHERIDAN SAID HE CAN SEE YOU AND ROMANO NOW.
OH, THANK YOU.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
HOOKER, LISTEN, EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T SEE HIS FACE, I KNOW THE MAN THAT ATTACKED ME WAS THE OTHER MAN IN THE WALLACE KILLING.
I CAN'T SAY THA HE WASN'T, ALISON.
AND NOW HE'S FOUND ME, AND HE'S ALMOST KILLED ME.
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU TOLD ME I HAD NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, HUH? HOW MANY TIMES? YOU MEN WANTED TO SEE ME? YES, SIR, WE DID.
ABOUT MISS BAKER? THAT'S RIGHT.
MACKEY'S ALREADY DISCUSSED THE SITUATION WITH ME AND I'M AFRAID THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT.
NOTHING? CAPTAIN, SHE WAS ATTACKED, SCARED OUT OF HER WITS.
I READ HOOKER'S REPORT, ROMANO.
AND I'M AWARE OF WHY YOU FEEL THE WAY YOU DO, BUT-- LOOK, YOU AND I BOTH KNOW THAT THE GUY WHO WEN AFTER HER HAD TO BE ONE OF DANNY SCOTT'S BUDDIES.
NOW, HOW CAN YOU BE SURE, HOOKER? THERE WAS NO ATTEMPTED RAPE, NO ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY.
IT WAS A SHEER ACT OF TERROR.
THAT'S CONJECTURE ON YOUR PART.
CONJECTURE? LOOK, SOMEBODY IS SENDING THIS GIRL A MESSAGE, LOUD AND CLEAR.
"DON'T TESTIFY AGAINST DANNY SCOTT.
" LOOK.
I'LL DO THE BEST I CAN.
WE'LL GO OVER SCOTT'S KNOWN ASSOCIATES, AND-- THAT'S NOT WHA WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PROTECTION.
BASED UPON WHAT? NOW LISTEN, HOOKER.
I'M ON YOUR SIDE, BUT WE CAN'T HANDLE THE CALL LOAD AS IT IS.
YOU KNOW AS WELL AS I DO, THAT UNLESS YOU CAN BRING ME SOME PROOF THAT LINKS SCOTT WITH THE ATTACK, I SIMPLY CAN'T TAKE MEN OFF OTHER CASES.
CAPTAIN, WE OWE HER THE PROTECTION.
SHE WENT OU ON A LIMB FOR US.
IT'S A MATTER OF MANPOWER, HOOKER.
NOTHING MORE, NOTHING LESS.
DO I WANT TO GET MARRIED? HOOKER, IS THAT A PROPOSAL? NO, NO, NO.
I WAS JUST CURIOUS.
SURE I WANNA GET MARRIED.
WHAT GIRL WANTS TO WATCH ALL HER PLANTS DIE ALONE? THEN WHY ARE YOU DATING NEIL STONER, A MARRIED MAN? LISTEN, HOOKER, IF THERE'S SOMETHING PERSONAL YOU WANNA KNOW, DON'T BE SHY.
JUST COME RIGHT OUT WITH IT.
CAN I GET YOU SOMETHING TO DRINK? A CUP A COFFEE WILL DO FINE.
ALL RIGHT, HOOKER, I'M DATING A MARRIED MAN 'CAUSE MOST SINGLE MEN THAT I'VE ME ARE EITHER EMOTIONALLY IMMATURE OR THEY'RE BORING.
SINCE WE'RE PLAYING TRUE CONFESSIONS, NOW IT'S YOUR TURN.
WHY DID YOU GET DIVORCED? MY JOB, PRESSURES OF BEING A COP.
AND FOR MY WIFE, THE PRESSURES OF BEING MARRIED TO ONE.
ANY CHILDREN? OH, YEAH.
2 GIRLS, ONE BOY.
SO YOU HAVE CHILD SUPPORT, ALIMONY 2 SEPARATE HOUSEHOLDS, TUITION, DOCTOR BILLS.
AND A LOT OF DOUBTS.
YOU? BEING SINGLE AGAIN, STARTING ALL OVER, MEETING PEOPLE.
I WAS MARRIED A LONG TIME.
THIS IS-- THIS IS ALL VERY NEW TO ME.
DID YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS ABOUT OUR DATE THIS EVENING? I ALMOST CALLED TO CANCEL OUT TWICE.
I'M GLAD YOU DIDN'T.
NO QUESTION ABOUT IT, ONE OF MY BETTER DECISIONS.
WILL YOU EXCUSE ME FOR ONE MINUTE? ONE MINUTE ONLY.
[screams.]
(Alison) HOOKER! HOOKER! [sobbing.]
MY GOD, HE WAS HERE, RIGHT HERE IN MY APARTMENT.
ALISON, ALISON, I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL.
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO GO TO THAT HEARING.
HOOKER, YOU PROMISED ME SOME PROTECTION.
I STRUCK OUT, A SHORTAGE OF MANPOWER.
I'M SORRY.
I'M REALLY SORRY.
I CAN'T DO THIS, HOOKER.
I JUST CAN'T DO THIS! ALISON, LISTEN TO ME.
I'LL STAY HERE TONIGH WITH YOU IF YOU WANT.
LOOK, I NEED YOU.
YOU CAN'T BACK OUT NOW! (judge) AND THEREFORE, THE CASE AGAINST DANNY SCOT [gavel pounding.]
IS DISMISSED.
(Hooker) ALISON.
HOOKER, JUS LEAVE ME ALONE.
ALISON, DANNY SCOT WAS LYING, AND SO WERE HIS KEY WITNESSES.
YOU KNOW THA AND I KNOW THAT, BUT THE JUDGE DIDN'T.
SCOTT HAD AN ALIBI.
AND--AND THE D.
A.
COULDN'T BREAK IT.
HIS BOSS SWORE THAT HE WAS HALFWAY ACROSS TOWN WHEN YOU CLAIMED YOU SAW HIM.
SO NOW IT'S HIS WORD AGAINST MINE, RIGHT? THAT'S WHAT I BOILS DOWN TO, ALISON.
I'M SORRY.
YOU'RE SORRY? AND NOW SCOTT'S PARADING AROUND FREE? WHAT WAS I YOU TOLD ME, HOOKER? THAT I SHOULD TRUST YOU? WELL, I DID, AND LOOK WHAT HAPPENED.
NOW, I'M A TARGET.
THANKS FOR DESTROYING MY LIFE.
[knocking on door.]
WHO IS IT? (Hooker) ALISON, IT'S ME, HOOKER.
OH, HOOKER, GO AWAY.
PLEASE OPEN THE DOOR, JUST FOR A SECOND.
I WANNA TALK TO YOU.
[sighs.]
LEAVE ME ALONE.
PLEASE.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY TO YOU.
I CAN'T LEAVE YOU ALONE.
I'M NOT GOING TO.
OPEN THE DOOR.
THANK YOU.
WHAT DO YOU WANT? ALISON, IT'S MY FAULT THA YOU'RE ON THE FIRING LINE.
AND--AND--AND-- I WANT TO DO SOMETHING TO HELP YOU.
HOOKER, EVERY TIME YOU TRY TO HELP, I END UP NEEDING HELP.
I'M JUST TRYING TO DO MY JOB.
AND I CAN'T DO IT ALONE.
WE NEED PEOPLE LIKE YOU, TO STAND UP TO THESE GUTLESS CREEPS THAT ARE MESSING UP THE STREETS.
YOU DON'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND, HOOKER.
I'VE DONE EVERYTHING I CAN DO.
NOW, I'M AFRAID OF BEING KILLED.
I KNOW.
I KNOW.
LISTEN, I'VE GOT A WEEK'S VACATION COMING UP, I TOLD SHERIDAN I WOULDN'T TAKE IT.
I'M GONNA USE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR EXTRA PROTECTION FOR YOU.
UNTIL THESE GUYS ARE PUT AWAY.
OH, HOOKER.
OH, I--I GUESS I SHOULD TELL YOU I--I DON'T WANT YOU TO DO THAT.
MAKE THAT SACRIFICE.
BUT I'M JUST SCARED TO DEATH.
HOW DID I GE INTO THIS MESS? IT WASN'T EASY.
YOU THINK YOUR CHARM'S GONNA WORK HERE? NO.
NO.
CHARM'S NOT, BUT VICKI WILL.
SHE'S ON HER WAY OVER.
SHE'S GONNA STAND BY WHILE I'M ON DUTY.
AND I'VE GOT A LIST OF GUYS READY TO DO THE SAME.
OH, HOOKER, WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH YOU? THERE ARE A NUMBER OF WAYS TO GO.
[giggles.]
IT'S OK.
IT'S OK.
WHAT ARE YOU KIDDING, VITALE? THAT'S NOT PLATED, IT'S THE REAL McCOY.
I THOUGHT WE'D LEAVE IT HERE WITH YOU FOR SAFEKEEPING TILL WE FIND A FENCE, THEN WE'LL GIVE YOU YOUR CUT.
AH, THAT'S OK, DANNY.
I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT FROM HERE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, NICK? YOU GUYS DON'T THINK I'D PUT MY HEAD ON THE BLOCK AT THAT HEARING FOR MY HEALTH, DO YOU? WE SAID WE'D TAKE CARE OF YOU, MAN.
I KNOW YOU DID.
THAT'S WHY I'M CONSIDERING THIS THE DOWN PAYMENT.
DOWNPAYMENT? WHAT DO YOU MEAN DOWN PAYMENT? BE A NICE BOY.
EXTRA NICE TO ME FROM NOW ON.
'CAUSE I KNOW TOO MUCH, MY FRIEND.
BESIDES, IF I WERE YOU, I'D BE MORE CONCERNED WITH TAKING CARE OF THAT LITTLE LADY.
SHE CAN STILL PU YOU AWAY, YOU KNOW.
NOT BAD, DANNY.
NOT BAD.
WELL, DON'T WORRY, NICK.
I INTEND TO TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING.
GOOD.
GOOD.
NOBODY'S GONNA DO ME THAT WAY.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO? LET ME GET RID OF A PROBLEM WITH NICK.
THE GIRL'S NEXT.
NOT FOR ME, PARTNER.
WE SPLIT FROM HERE.
I DON'T WANT NO PART OF YOU FROM HERE ON OUT.
[chuckling.]
COME ON, CAL.
BUT WHATEVER'S FAIR IS FAIR.
I DON'T NEED YOU ANYMORE, ANYWAY.
YOU STILL HAVE ALISON ON YOUR MIND, RIGHT? RIGHT.
LOOK, HOOKER, YOU DID THE BEST YOU COULD.
DID I? I'M MAD AS HELL AT WHAT HAPPENED TO HER.
I DIDN'T HAVE TO SEE DANNY SCOTT'S FACE WHEN HE WALKED AWAY FROM THAT HEARING TO KNOW THA HE WAS LAUGHING AT US, AND THE SYSTEM.
YEAH.
IT HURTS.
ESPECIALLY WHEN WE KNOW ALISON WAS TELLING THE TRUTH, AND DANNY'S BOSS WASN'T.
I'VE BEEN THINKIN' ABOUT THAT.
NICK VITALE.
MAYBE WE OUGHT TO SHAKE HIM SEE WHAT FALLS.
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THERE'S ANYBODY HOME.
TRY THE OFFICE.
[dog squeals.]
[dog barking.]
SOMETHING'S BOTHERING THE DOG.
[barking.]
IT'S OK, BOY.
TAKE IT EASY.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
RELAX.
IT'S OK.
GET AN AMBULANCE.
YOU GOT IT.
VITALE, WHO SLUGGED YOU? DANNY.
DANNY SCOTT? YEAH.
WHERE CAN I FIND HIM? HE BUNKS WITH HIS PARTNER, CAL.
JASTROW.
AT THE KIDDIE PARK.
TRAIN LAYOUT.
TRAVEL TOWN? YEAH.
JASTROW.
I NAILED HIM A FEW YEARS BACK.
I KNOW JASTROW.
[siren wailing.]
HOLD IT, JASTROW! ROMANO.
HOOKER, HOOKER, OVER HERE! NICE TACKLE, KID.
YOU COULD'VE MADE FIRST ROUND DRAFT CHOICE.
[men panting.]
ALL RIGHT, JASTROW, WHERE'S YOUR PAL, DANNY SCOTT? HOW SHOULD I KNOW? YOU KNOW.
SPILL IT.
SPILL IT! HE WENT TO KILL THE GIRL.
[exclaims.]
YOU SHOULDN' HAVE GOTTEN INVOLVED, LADY.
[Alison screams.]
HELP! HELP ME! [grunting.]
YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE IDENTIFIED ME, ALISON! YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TESTIFIED.
[screaming.]
HELP ME! HELP! SOMEBODY HELP! HOLD IT! [Alison crying.]
[Alison screaming.]
COME ON, ALISON.
COME ON.
[sobbing.]
[sighs.]
IT'S OVER, ALISON.
IT'S FINALLY OVER.
(Mackey) WELL, WHAT'S THIS, A HALF DAY? YEAH.
12 HOURS.
HOW YOU DOING WITH DANNY SCOTT? OH, HE'S TALKING REAL GOOD, ROMANO.
WE EVEN GOT ENOUGH TO PICK UP THAT SHYSTER LAWYER OF HIS.
HERE YOU WANT SOME? NO, THANKS.
DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE MISSIN'.
SO, YOU'RE REALLY GONNA TAKE A LOOK AT THAT BOAT TONIGHT? OH, YEAH, YEAH.
I BOUGHT MYSELF A NEW PAIR OF DECK SHOES.
THE GUY WHO'S SELLING THE BOA INVITED ME ON BOARD FOR A FEW BEERS.
WHAT ABOUT YOU? HOT DATE? NO.
I'M STAYING HOME TONIGHT.
CURLING UP WITH A NICE HOT BOOK ON CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.
AFTER THAT I'M GONNA STUDY THE PENAL CODES.
YEAH, YOU DO THAT, JUNIOR.
I THINK A CHANGE IN MY PLANS JUST WALKED IN.
HI.
YOU GUYS GO PLANS TONIGHT? WELL, NOW ROMANO IS GONNA BE A DETECTIVE.
DETECTIVE.
OH, THAT'S NICE.
YEAH, NICE.
THERE ARE A LOT OF PENAL CODES AND, UH, CASE HISTORIES, SO, I--I BETTER BE GOING.
TOMORROW, HOOKER.
BYE, GUYS.
GOOD NIGHT.
WHAT ABOUT YOU, HOOKER? WELL, I WAS THINKING ABOUT TAHITI.
WHAT DID YOU HAVE IN MIND? I WAS THINKING ABOUT DINNER AT MY PLACE ABOUT 8:00.
OH? WHY DON'T YOU MAKE IT 7:00.
YOU CAN HELP ME FIND A PLACE TO KILL SOME NEW PLANTS.
[chuckles.]
HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.
HOW DO I KNOW YOU CAN COOK? HOOKER, TRUST ME.
TRUST ME? AND WHERE HAVE I HEARD THAT BEFORE? OH, COME ON.