Third Watch s06e09 Episode Script

- You know who Cathal Finney is? - Yes, it's Brendan's father.
- Sully thinks he killed my dad.
- Who's down here? I just needed to put a file back, sir.
- "1983.
" - They confessed to a murder.
- What do you need? - I'm not going to have your back on this.
- You don't have to.
- Yo, wait, what happened? - I'm going to blow your heads off.
- You all right? It was 15 minutes in a bathroom, Finney.
- Get over yourself.
- I look familiar? Can't say that you do.
You killed my dad.
Maybe you didn't do anything 'cause you had something to do with his death.
Hey! Hey! You don't talk to me like that.
Wait a minute.
I saw this yesterday.
- The one they wanted you to see.
- I've got to give this to Davis.
He was who he was, man.
Deal with it.
- Your father's been dead 11 years.
- Mom, was he dirty? What difference can it possibly make now? It makes a difference to me.
I mean, what was I supposed to say, "Let's go have some lunch.
Oh, yeah, and by the way, your dad had a second family"? Is that how I was supposed to put it? Your dad was laying right there, shot in the head.
The kind of details you want, I don't have.
Hey.
How you feeling, Bosco? You comfortable? How's your ma? No kidding.
Right? I've been stuck here listening to her by myself a few times.
And I got to tell you, anybody that would do that more than once is a good friend.
I'm sorry.
I won't make you laugh.
I actually wanted to apologize for not coming by more often, but, uh my lawyer said it would be best if, uh, I was at home when I wasn't working, 'cause the court's going to send somebody by to to do a a home inspection, unannounced.
My divorce lawyer.
Fred's initiating it.
You believe it? After all we been through? He's stupid.
Yeah, I mean, he's a jagoff.
Whatever.
I got my job, and I got my place.
You know what? Truthfully, I'll probably be better off without him.
Hey, Fred was no prize.
But I think if I lose Emily or Charlie, I think that'll kill me.
- What do you mean, lose them? - Well, that's the reason the court was coming to do a home inspection.
Fred's suing me for custody.
And my lawyer said that, um things don't look so good for me 'cause the court people, they had to come, like, three times because the first two times, I wasn't there.
I've just been so busy at work.
They said that Emily can decide for herself because she's old enough, but, um the judge thinks that Charlie will probably stay with Fred.
I guess I guess I just work too many hours to be a good mom.
I forgot how many personal things I tell you.
Guess I forgot how much I talk to you, you know, because you weren't there for me to talk to.
I miss you, Bosco.
What's this? The gun that was used to kill my dad was taken from an NYPD evidence locker.
Did you know that? How about this, the apartment he was shot from was registered to the NYPD? - Where did you get this? - Cathal Finney, my dad and you were all under IAB investigation.
They were running surveillance on you.
What, you were unaware of that? They seized your bank accounts.
Where did you get this stuff? You told me that you didn't come forward back then because you wanted to make sure my mom got the pension.
Maybe the real reason was you were dirty, too.
- Ty - And I don't know what's worse you standing by and doing nothing when they murdered my father, or blaming the fact that you didn't do anything about it on my family.
You're a coward.
You ever get used to it, Jelly, only meeting people after - they're already dead? - Not really.
Looks like a bruise on her jaw.
Yeah, blunt force head wound.
There's no apparent weapon.
What do you think, robbery? Nah, still has her jewelry on.
Her clothes are intact, so it's probably not a rape.
- Who called this in? - Father and son playing in the park found the body and reported it to the field house.
Were there any other witnesses? We've been canvassing the park, but the same ol' story: no one saw a thing.
Anybody go through the knapsack yet? Nobody's disturbed the crime scene since we arrived.
It's not my first day, Detective.
"Carver High School.
Talia Bukhari.
" "Bukhari"? That's Muslim or something? Or something.
Hey, Sully, you mind going over to Carver High, see if anybody knows a Talia Bukhari? Sure.
We'll try not to screw that up for you.
What's up his ass? He's disappointed how it turned out.
How what turned out? Life.
Chief McInerney? I'm a police officer, sir.
I work in the 5-5.
My name is Ty Davis.
Davis? I think you know my mother.
She said if I ever needed anything, I could come talk to you.
Of course, of course.
Ty Davis, Jr.
- Yeah.
- It's just a little Oh, my God.
is there anything I can do for you? Um I've been investigating my father's murder.
Is uh, isn't the perp already in prison? Yeah, he is, he is.
I've uncovered some evidence that my father was set up.
Set up? By other cops.
The guys he was working with at the time.
Mainly, uh Captain Finney.
He's the head of IAB right now.
- Evidence, uh? - An old IAB file.
It's solid.
And for some reason, the IAB detective who was doing the investigation was pressured to drop it.
Ah What do you expect to come from this? I just I want the truth.
I am glad you came to me.
Now just give me a copy of the file that you have, and we are going to start from there.
- Really? - Absolutely.
- Thank you, sir.
- All right.
Okay.
Now look, you just keep this between us, you understand? Yeah.
Of course.
Okay.
And you say hi to your mother for me now.
Will do.
Will do.
- Thanks again, sir.
- My pleasure.
Finney? Mrs.
Bukhari? Yes I'm Detective Yokas, and this is Detective Grimaldi.
May we speak to you inside? Where's Talia? Ma'am, may we come in, please? - Where is she? - Please Rajad.
I need to see a doctor.
- What's wrong? - I said a doctor.
You got your name sewn on your jacket so I'm guessing that means you aren't one.
Care to guess what happens if I don't think you need a doctor? Hey, I broke my arm.
Step deformity under the skin and swelling.
Probably right ulna fracture.
That's what I said.
We have to take him to Mercy.
He needs x-rays.
Follow me.
Where? - To the ambulance.
- I gotta walk? Aren't you supposed to put me on a bed or something? Or we could just take you to Central Detention.
They got a first aid station there run by prisoners.
- Is that what you want? - Hey, I'm walking.
- I'm walking.
- Come on.
I'm so sorry for your loss.
Where is she? Um Right now they're going to take her to the morgue.
- Why? - It's the law.
- No.
- Because after a homicide, - they have to do an autopsy.
- No autopsy.
We're Muslim.
I understand.
I'm very sorry.
She's my daughter.
- I know that, sir, and I apologize, but - It is my religion.
Can I see her? No, ma'am, not-not right now.
You are going to tear her body apart, and we can't even see her? I I have a daughter myself, Mrs.
Bukhari, and I'll, uh, make sure that they take good care of her.
But your daughter's not dead.
No, sir.
So you really can't mention her in this context, can you? Maybe we could get a list of Talia's friends? She concentrated on her schoolwork.
She was very focused.
- Did she have a boyfriend? - No.
There were no boys.
Did your daughter have any problems with anyone? Any enemies? She is a Muslim living in America.
Everybody is her enemy, aren't they? Sir, are you suggesting that this is a bias crime? We can't get on a plane without being profiled.
We can't worship at the Islamic Center because of the bomb threats.
We stopped going there because we didn't want to put her in harm's way.
And now my daughter is beaten to death and you ask my opinion as to whether there is bias? Her parents are freaks.
I mean, she never hangs out.
She must have friends.
No, her parents don't let her.
I remember one time we went to her house to pick her up for school.
- Her father had a cow.
- So, no friends.
Most of the girls were jealous of her anyway.
She's only going out with the hottest guy in school.
Oh, yeah? What's his name? Christopher Hayden.
He's a football jock.
A boyfriend? No, the parents said no boys.
Or imagine that a teenager hiding something from her parents.
All right, listen, can you bring him down to the house, and we can question him when we get back? All right, thanks, Sasha.
So, what do we know about Talia Bukhari? Well, she died of a massive brain hemorrhage from a skull fracture caused by a blunt object.
- Did she suffer? - Excuse me? Did it take her a long time to die? Not many detectives are interested in whether the victim suffered or not.
Most times, they prefer not to think about that.
But I'm sure she was unconscious almost immediately.
Can you send us the autopsy photos when you're through with her? Yeah.
Oh, there's one more thing.
She was approximately eight weeks pregnant.
Hey, Sasha, what's up? The boyfriend's upstairs.
His name's Christopher Hayden.
Star quarterback for Carver High.
I hate quarterbacks.
Spoken like a true fellow defensive lineman.
We tried to bring him alone, but the father insisted - on coming in with him.
- How old is he? - He's 18.
- The father can take a walk.
I don't think that's going to go over too well with him.
- We'll see about that.
- Do you have a time of death? Yeah, give or take a few hours.
It was the afternoon.
Because the girl that told us about him Pamela Stewart, says they were in an SAT prep class all afternoon.
- Thanks, Sasha.
- Yeah.
I'm going to be here working on the 61s.
She's dead? You were a couple? We used to go out.
I thought we talked about not dating until after football season and your SATs.
- It was just for a little while.
- Not dating means not dating.
Mr.
Hayden, I really need to be the one askingthe questions here, okay? - Is he charged with a crime? - Would you like him to be? Christopher, why did you break up? Her father didn't want her to date me.
Why is that? - He didn't like that I was American.
- She wasn't American? Mr.
Hayden, I'm going to ask you again.
Did you argue about that, about breaking up? No.
She was fine with it? - It was mutual.
- Really? That's odd, 'cause usually when you're two months pregnant and your boyfriend breaks up with you, it doesn't go over so good.
What? Pregnant? Is she saying Christopher's the father? She ain't saying anything anymore.
- You knew.
- Yeah.
Detective Grimaldi, why don't you take Mr.
Hayden here and show him where the coffee pot is? - I'm not leaving.
- Yeah, you are.
My son wants an attorney.
No more questions.
You want a lawyer, Christopher? I'm all right, Dad.
He is an adult, lets go.
You want to get locked up for obstructing, come on.
My father would kill me if he knew this, but we were going to run away together.
- Really? When? - I don't know.
She was scared.
- Of what? - Her father.
He'd be pretty mad, huh? No.
He'd kill her.
Literally.
She told me if he found out about the baby, it would bring dishonor on them all, - and he'd have to get rid of her.
- "Rid of her"? She said killing her would be the only way to bring back the family honor.
I guess they do it all the time where they're from.
- Hey, Sharon, you got a minute? - Yeah, what's up? Got a hypothetical for you.
Officer investigating the murder of a fellow officer a murder that occurred, say, 20 years earlier.
Okay.
Well, the officer discovers that the murdered officer was set up.
That another cop actually put a hit out on him.
- Sounds like front page news.
- Yeah.
Well, what if a cop that was there came forward now you know, to open up the case? Well, first I'd have to wonder why he didn't come forward 20 years ago.
Uh, the dead cop was dirty, and he was afraid if he opened up an investigation that the widow would lose the pension.
I see.
Is the cop who wants to testify dirty, too? No.
Well, I can say it's enough to pursue a case.
In terms of a trial, obviously, it would help to have evidence or corroborating testimony from anyone else who would have seen this go down.
All right.
Okay.
Oh, one more thing, Sully.
You should tell your "friend" that if he comes forward now, he might also face charges because he kept this a secret for 20 years.
That makes him somewhat culpable.
And I don't need to tell you as far as the Department goes, it almost certainly means this cop would lose everything his whole pension.
Okay, I'll let him know.
Sure we can't find something to lock that kid's father up on? Talk about a loudmouth.
Oh, my God.
What? Do you know anything about honor killings? Sounds like something the Mafia does.
This woman in Pakistan-- her husband cut her nose off because he was afraid that she might be unfaithful.
Pakistan? It says thousands of women are murdered every year for bringing dishonor on their families.
What are you saying? I'm saying that we need to talk to Talia's father again.
Just go talk to her.
Hey, I got eyes.
I don't know what to say.
Just apologize for whatever it is she thinks that you did wrong, and then ask for another chance.
Hey, there.
Almost finished.
With what? You need a copy of the run sheet for your paperwork, right? Oh, yeah.
Look, I've been trying to call you.
- I know.
I'm sorry.
- No, no, wait.
- Listen I'm really sorry.
- About what? Well, just that you know, I figured you were pissed that I snapped at you that day after after what happened at the depot.
You know, I acted like a jerk, and, uh I don't even remember that happened.
Oh.
Hey, it's not a problem.
You're not interested.
No, it's no big deal.
It's no big deal.
- Sorry to bother you.
- Finney I wasn't planning on ignoring you.
I wasn't actually planning anything.
I just That day-- that whole incident just made me feel so s-so That guy-- he had his hands on me, and - I couldn't do anything.
- We're looking for him.
- I know.
- You know, I got some good info, found some of his friends.
I'm going to collar him.
- It's going to be any day now.
- Finney, I'm not afraid of him coming after me.
Well, then what? I just never look the sex like that before Like it could be a weapon.
Like it could be used to hurt me.
I just, I some need time to, you know, just deal with that before I before you and me again, you know? Yeah.
- I'm sorry.
- No, it's I'm sorry.
Think you got enough to go after him? "Honor killings.
" These people wouldn't know the first thing about honor.
There is a story in here about a woman who was murdered because her husband dreamt that she betrayed him.
- That's bad.
- And it goes on and on.
They view these women as property.
When they murder them, all they're doing is getting rid of property.
- It's disgusting.
It's immoral.
It's - Real bad.
You know how much time they get-- the men who do it? They get maybe, like, three months to a year, and that's if they're prosecuted.
Anything in that stack of papers prove that the father killed the daughter? Are you kidding me? You think he didn't do it? We're not trying to right the world's wrongs here, Faith.
- We got one murder to put down.
- He lied about the boyfriend.
- Doesn't mean he's a murderer.
- I know what I'm doing.
Look, I got the phone company working on Talia's and the boyfriend's cell phone calls and text messages.
They're going to fax me.
Let's see who they talked to.
Maybe we should go by the school and canvass some more of the friends, too.
It's a waste of time.
- It's your case.
- Yeah, you're damn right.
You lied to me.
You told me that your daughter didn't have a boyfriend.
I told her not to see him anymore.
And she does everything that you told her? She's 16 years old.
Maybe in this country, you think it's fine at that age for her to be going out with boys.
- I do not.
That's not a crime.
- Well, in this country, it's not fine to kill that girl because she brings dishonor on the family.
- What are you saying? - I'm saying that you're under arrest for the murder of your daughter, Talia Bukhari.
Hands on the car, please.
Come on.
You have the right to remain silent.
Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.
You have the right to an attorney.
If you can't afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you.
Fine.
I'll pass it on.
- Hold up, Monroe.
- Yeah.
IAB called.
Captain Finney wants you down at IAB headquarters ASAP.
What does Internal Affairs want? Didn't say.
You better call your PBA rep.
You don't want to go to rat squad without representation.
- You're riding with Finney.
- No, I'm not.
Davis is on a personal.
Monroe is out of commission.
You got a grudge, sort it out.
I'll be in the car.
- I demand to know why I am here.
- You know why you're here.
What's this? Tell me about honor killings.
This is uneducated people in the wilderness.
Samia Imran was murdered in a lawyer's office for asking for a divorce.
The murderer was hired by her mother who was a doctor.
So please don't sit there and tell me that these are uneducated people.
You found out that your daughter was pregnant.
- What? - And you thought it would bring dishonor to your family, and that's the reason you didn't want an autopsy, because you didn't want anybody to find out.
- My religion - Your religion? What kind of religion would condone this? - I want an attorney.
- What? - An attorney.
- I can't hear you, Mr.
Bukhari.
You won't believe anything I say, will you? Try me.
I want an attorney.
It is my right.
Yeah.
It is.
It's nice to be in a country where there are rights.
Isn't it? You still think he didn't do it? I don't know.
Just found out his daughter - and his grandchild died today.
- Jelly, a fax for you - from the phone company.
- Thanks, Lieu.
Oh, no.
You talk to Davis lately? I just thought you might know why he took another personal day.
Sorry for asking.
You are his partner, You should know what's going on with him.
I know he's looking into his father's death.
Murder.
His father's murder.
I told him to talk to my father about it.
You're kidding, right? I don't know what your beefis, man.
I mean, he said you all hung out together, and how he remembers Ty's father dying, and how you guys spent 48 hours without sleeping to try to get the guy that did it.
Are you putting me on, or are you actually that naive? Dude, what are you talking about? You know, ever since I've got here, you've had a bug in your ass about me.
And my dad, so why don't you just grow some balls and say whatever it is you have a problem with? Right now the problem is Swersky wants movers and parkers.
- Mr.
Bukhari? - I will not speak without an attorney.
- You can go.
- What? - You can go, sir.
- Sir? There's been a development.
I'll be in touch with your family.
Officer Davis, thank you for coming down.
Oh, my pleasure, sir.
Only been waiting here, like, two hours.
Well, you must realize I'm a very busy man.
Yeah, yeah, you're setting up cops to be murdered.
That must be tough work.
Excuse me? I know what you did to my dad.
You're sadly mistaken, son.
Oh, I'm not your son, and I'm not mistaken.
Your father was a dirty cop taking bribes from drug dealers and street skels.
And from what I understand, he needed the extra money to finance his side action.
Now, you do know there was another family involved, don't you? Yeah.
I-I know about them.
So, I don't know whether to admire you for being more loyal to him than he ever was to you, or to think you're just a damn fool.
I don't give a crap what you think, man.
Why don't you come and talk to me? I got something I want to show you.
- Where's Christopher? - You already questioned him.
Yeah, we need to speak to him again.
- Is he here? - He's getting ready for football practice.
He has an important game on Friday.
Yeah, well, he missed his SAT prep class this afternoon.
- What? - We have his phone records.
Text messages are stored by the phone company.
- So? - So he told Talia to meet him in the park.
Christopher? Christopher.
Christopher! Christopher, get out of the car! We're in pursuit of a green Honda Runaway green Honda, last seen at the intersection of Riverside and Elm.
Hey, that's the next block.
In the car.
green Honda, headed west on King.
What the hell do you think you're doing? You called me down here in front of my whole squad, What am I supposed to tell them? I'm working on an important case.
Something you might possibly already be involved in.
Oh, you could have waited to talk to me about this after my shift.
I thought it important that you come in.
Oh, more important than making sure that no one finds out that I'm IAB? Wha Damn it! He went in the alley.
Christopher? Christopher.
I need for you to, uh, turn the car off and step out, okay? Christopher, I need you to turn the car off, okay? We can talk about it, all right? Christopher? Christopher! This is 5-5 Charlie.
This is an emergency message.
At King and Calyer, we have an occupied car in the river.
Send ESU and Harbor forthwith.
What are you doing? Finney! I believe you two are very familiar with each other.
You thought you knew her, didn't you, Officer? Surely, as you know all about me.
I just want to get all of our cards out on the table here.
What's up? We got an 18-year-old male.
He's been under for about two minutes.
Finney went in after him.
Why would you do this? While I have you both here, we have another issue to discuss.
September 29, 2004, you pulled over Valerie Diaz, Regina Sanchez, and Cynthia Sanchez, sisters, I believe, on the corner of Lafayette and Arthur.
According to Diaz and Sanchez, you pulled them over without provocation, and later, when they were tied to a homicide, you fabricated a traffic ticket to justify the initial stop.
Your partner didn't show up at the Grand Jury, never testified, never backed you up.
Detective Monroe, you were the partner, were you not? I was, um I was sick that day.
So, uh, if you actually wrote this ticket after the fact, that would be perjury and falsifying an official report.
Class D felonies.
Jailable offenses.
Now, the trouble with throwing around unsubstantiated charges and libelous claims is you first must make sure your own houses are in order.
I don't have to pursue this fraudulent ticket investigation.
I know why you did it.
I understand.
Sometimes, when you're out in the field, you have to make difficult decisions and I know that I'm not talking about this without a PBA attorney.
Why? You got something to hide? Don't we all? So, what? So, you really think you can use a couple of career criminals bitching about a moving violation to get me to back off my father's murder? Young man, the only thing I want you to understand is that things are never exactly as they seem.
Except for the fact that I am going to make you pay for what you did.
Are you? Ty.
Ty, please.
Just talk to me.
Just listen to what I have to say! What?! What?! What could you possibly say? What? - It's not how it looks.
- Oh, it's not? You're not IAB? - You don't work for Cathal Finney? - But it's not that simple Don't touch me.
Don't touch me.
Don't talk to me.
Don't.
Ty that folder the folder that you got this morning, who do you think sent that to your house? You think that makes us all right? Do you? I'm done with you.
I'm done with you.
Ty! Ty, please.
Just let me explain.
Please just let me explain.
Ty, please let me explain.
Did he read you your rights? Do you understand them? Yeah.
I really didn't mean to kill her, you know.
You punched her in the face, Christopher.
When she fell backwards and hit her head on that rock, I knew something was wrong right away.
What were you fighting about? She just wouldn't listen to me, you know? She was screaming at me.
I was just trying to get her to understand.
Understand what? That a baby just wasn't in the plans, you know? My dad's been working and saving for college since I was three years old.
He wants me to go to Columbia in the fall for law.
Christopher, do you understand the severity of what's going on here? Do you understand that you're going to be charged with murder? I tried to take responsibility.
I saved the money, everything I had, just so she can get the abortion.
Detective Grimaldi is going to take your statement.
And your father is outside.
Hey, my name's Finney.
Brendan Finney.
I'm with the NYPD.
Work in the 55th Precinct.
- What are you doing? - I'm starting over.
Look, Grace, all I want to do is hang out with you and get to know you better.
We'll take it slow.
I mean, hell, if anything, we can just be friends.
You know, I think you're cool, and I just yeah, I just like you, you know? No expectations? How could I have any expectations? We just met.
Mrs.
Bukhari? I wanted you to know that we arrested your daughter's murderer today.
You could have called.
Oh, I'm sorry.
I just thought I should come in person.
It was the boy? Yes, ma'am.
He wanted her to have an abortion, and she wouldn't do it.
- I'm very sorry.
- Your culture-- the West.
You think you should tell the rest of the world how to live.
But you have children murdering each other in your streets.
I can't argue that.
We have a lot of problems.
But I think we're still a a decent society.
- And our customs are barbaric.
- You mean honor killings? - That is a part of it.
- Then yes, ma'am.
I I think the way that your culture treats women is barbaric.
But my daughter died here for the same reason.
So then tell me.
What difference did your "decent" society make? Nice job today.
Thanks.
- Emily.
- I used my key.
Hi.
- Is everything okay? - Everything's fine, Mom.
Does your dad know that you're here? He knows.
I talked to the judge today.
Are you hungry? 'Cause I, um I stopped at the corner.
I got that, uh that cashew chicken that you like.
I don't even really eat it.
I think I get it out of habit.
- Mom? - Emily, it's okay.
Okay? It's okay.
I understand.
I picked you.
I want to live with you, Mom.
But I just, uh I just got home from work and I thought this job was going to be less hours and I actually thinkit's going to be a lot more.
It was the lawyers who were making a big deal of that.
I mean, I I'll be here as much as I can.
- That's good enough.
- And I can try, you know, harder.
You don't have to be different.
I missed a lot of things when you were growing up, - things that were important to you.
- I know that, if you could have, you would have been there.
I haven't been what you needed.
I'm sorry for that.
You're sorry for showing me that a woman can be a good mother and have a career, too? And for teaching me that no matter what gets in your way you never give up? And that we can and say terrible things to each other and no matter what, we love each other? You're sorry for that? I'm proud to be your daughter.
And if it's okay I want to live with you.
It's okay.
Okay.
Okay.