Blue Bloods s08e15 Episode Script
Legacy
1 This is, like, the tenth meal out this week.
Hey.
Tomorrow, we cook.
You say that every night.
I'm sorry, sir.
Your card's been declined.
(laughs) That's got to be a mistake.
I, uh (clears throat) They must have, uh, changed the due date.
Keep the change.
Are we broke? No, we're not broke.
And do you mind not announcing it to the whole restaurant, please? Just not used to managing the bills and working and all that stuff.
That used to be Mom's job? Yes.
And now it's my job, and I have it under control.
You know you can set that stuff up automatically now? Like, online.
Like most young people do.
Yes, I know.
Let's go.
You gonna be able to pay for my college, Dad? You can go to any college you want to.
As long as your brother and I can come for a sleepover.
- Yep.
No way, you guys.
Not happening.
Don't worry about money.
Come on.
Here's the coffee machine.
Okay.
- Make sure this red light is off.
Mr.
Jones will notice.
- Sure.
(phone chimes) Oh.
And turn off your phone.
Sorry.
I thought it was on silent.
(phone vibrates) MAN: Good morning, everybody.
Hey, Mr.
Jones.
Good morning, Mr.
Jones.
You must be the new intern.
(chuckles) - Miss Boyle.
Hi, Mr.
Jones.
Yes, I'm Nicky.
Come on, let's chat for a minute.
I hope Grace showed you the time of your life on the tour of the coffee machine.
She did, Mr.
Jones.
Thank you.
Free coffee all day long.
(chuckles) Doughnuts, too.
Cake on birthdays.
We're basically the Google offices-- minus the ping-pong tables, stock options, big salaries.
(chuckles) Really hope you didn't come here to get rich.
Nope, just a really big fan of what you do.
And now starting your own refugee organization, it's really inspiring, Mr.
Jones.
"It's really inspiring, Bobby.
" So what inspires you? What are your interests? I like to read.
Go to art museums.
Do you really like to go to art museums, or do you just think it makes you sound cultured? 60-40? Honest answer.
I like it.
Thank you.
- And I can see you have a nice sense of style.
That shirt is Stella McCartney? I wish.
Well, you wear it well, Nicky Boyle.
(chuckles) Now go get some work done.
Thank you.
(laughs) Sir! Sir, excuse me? Yeah, I'm talking to you.
Stop for a sec, please.
Identification, please.
I wasn't doing anything wrong.
Saw you jaywalking over there.
You're charging me for jaywalking? I'm not charging you with anything.
Then I don't owe you anything.
Excuse me, sir? Hey, stop! Now.
Stop! Sir, what are you doing in this neighborhood? I don't owe you an explanation.
Sir, please take your hands out of your pockets.
Take your hands out of your pockets now.
(onlookers murmuring) Do you not have identification, sir? He didn't do anything wrong.
Take a step back.
The man has rights, officer.
- Take a step back, everybody.
Take a step back, sir.
I'm just asking for this man's ID, all right, folks? Thank you.
Are you refusing to show identification, sir? Do you not have identification? WOMAN: What do you think you're doing? Sir, are you an illegal immigrant? That's racial profiling.
MAN 2: Whoa.
Take a step back.
Take a step back.
(crowd clamoring) Sir, I need you to back all the way up.
All right, you can't That's harassment.
All right, ma'am, back up.
Back up, everybody.
Back up! MAN: Get her badge number.
You need to Sir, I need you to back up now.
Sir, I need you to take a step back right now.
I hear you, but please take a step back and listen.
So, convince me.
That little gem set us back a couple years.
In what way? - In terms of our so-called "community policing.
" Not "so-called.
" It is when that's the how-to video.
All I see is a cop doing her job.
All you see is what you want to see, then.
The officer stopped and questioned the guy, and the guy refused to give his ID.
They're both within their rights.
- Exactly.
- Back in the day, yes.
Today, no.
- How? The governor's executive order specifically bars state agencies from asking a person's immigration status.
Except in certain situations, such as a law enforcement investigation.
We all read the order.
That isn't exactly a law enforcement investigation.
Well, some clips show Rivera jaywalking.
Which isn't a crime.
But is illegal.
What it says is jaywalking is a crime that gets you thrown out of the country if you look like Mr.
Rivera there.
Why all the hype, Garrett? It's not hype.
When these videos went viral, Immigration and Customs tracked him down.
He's here illegally.
Then all's well that ends well.
Sometimes I just want to clock you, you know that? What? The guy's got a clean record, a steady job, a wife, two kids and a newborn.
And thanks to our eager and industrious young officer, he's now awaiting trial for deportation back to Venezuela.
Oh, look at it that way, guess it gets a little muddy.
Out there, in this community? It's not muddy at all.
It's gin clear.
Our community policing is a scam.
You need to tread lightly there.
(scoffs) I flog our progress relentlessly and proudly eight days a week, but not for this.
We need to own up to it, loud and clear, if you want to gain back the lost ground.
(siren wails, indistinct radio chatter) - What do we got? - Detectives.
Victim is Bruce Daniels.
50s.
Owner of the apartment.
He was discovered this morning by his neighbors.
Any sign of forced entry? Nah, not so far.
For sure, uh, no obvious ones.
Where is he? Right this way.
Who else was here? No one who lives here.
Family was gone at the time.
Somebody was here.
Nobody pours a second drink when their first drink's sitting two feet away.
I'm not feeling natural causes.
Blue Bloods 8x15 Legacy I heard shouting.
What kind of shouting? A domestic dispute? Domestic meaning man and a woman? - Yeah.
- No, Bruce and another man.
Could you make out who? Bruce was the loud one, so no.
Unusual to hear fighting coming from there? Things have been very quiet since Joan left him.
His wife left him? When? Must be six months ago the financial difficulties came to light, so five months? Hmm.
- Financial? Bruce was into private equity, buying and selling companies.
He overbought a couple he couldn't sell and lost it all.
So, this what the poorhouse looks like? I meant liquidity.
And that's why his wife left him? I assume it was the trigger.
They were a lovely couple, but maybe it was the money that made them that.
How long have you known the Daniels family? Almost 20 years.
Since the day they moved in.
You and Bruce drink together? I don't drink.
Did Bruce drink a lot? He lost his money and he lost his family, all in one fell swoop.
What would you call "drinking a lot" if you were him? I am so proud of you.
Thanks, Mom.
The DA actually tried to snag Robert Jones for a position at the office.
Apparently, he is quite the superstar.
What was he like? Really cool, actually.
I wasn't expecting that.
Did you meet a lot of nice people? It's only my first day.
Well, I'm just asking.
I remember when I first started working, and I would introduce myself, and people would instantly recognize me as the commissioner's granddaughter.
That hasn't happened to me yet.
Well, you will find that sometimes it works in your favor, and sometimes it works against you.
People want to take advantage of you.
But you won't really run into that, will you? How did you find out? How'd you decide on Boyle instead of Reagan? I just wanted a clean slate.
My own slate.
You could have at least told me.
I didn't want to hurt your feelings.
Okay.
It's okay.
Just remember that you you are a piece of me, too.
Hey.
- Hey.
You get an address on Mrs.
Daniels? She said she'd prefer to come down here.
Who in their right mind prefers to come into a police station? Uh, a not-guilty party.
She's guilty in my book.
Who leaves her husband just because he lost some money? At the end of the day, marriage is a contract.
Well, I'm sure her husband going belly up isn't what she signed up for.
Yeah, well, life changes.
Things happen.
You know I know.
- I know.
I'm just saying This isn't what I signed up for, either, but it is what it is.
Yeah, but you stick it through every day.
For your family, for your boys.
That's legit, Danny.
- Yeah.
The one thing I've learned is that life is beautiful and it's sad, but sometimes it's just practical.
Money counts.
You really believe that? So, where were you that night? I already told you, I moved out.
Okay.
So where were you that night? What, are you asking for my alibi? It's protocol.
I was with my mother.
Okay, we'll need your mother to corroborate your story.
This is ridiculous.
Do you know of anyone who had it out for your husband? No.
- Lost a lot of money in investments.
I'm sure that made him some enemies.
Well, I wasn't involved in the business, so I wouldn't know.
Interesting.
Because your neighbor said that's exactly why you left.
(scoffs) Wayne is a gossipy old queen.
That's not why I left.
So, why did you leave? We weren't getting along.
And which one of your sons was it that wasn't getting along with your husband? No, they have nothing to do with this.
I didn't say they did.
This is the last thing they need.
My sons have been through enough.
What else have they been through? I left.
The world as they knew it completely fell apart.
Do you have any idea what that's like? (sighs) Look, all I'm asking is that you cooperate.
I have told you everything I can.
Tell me everything that you can't.
Ms.
Daniels, anything that you tell me could be relevant.
It could help us figure out who did this.
Well, that's not my priority.
Well, fortunately for Bruce, it's my priority.
(door opens) Commissioner Reagan, Officer Witten.
Commissioner Reagan.
DCPI Moore.
Have a seat.
Take it easy, Officer.
Thank you.
So, walk us through the stop.
I was looking for discrepancies, just as I was trained to do.
I'd been assigned the same foot post for a few weeks, and Rivera well, he looked out of place.
How so? The neighborhood is predominantly Caucasian.
GORMLEY: We don't have checkpoints or borders here, Officer.
No.
What did he do wrong? I noticed him jaywalking just before I stopped him.
That's not a crime.
And not the only reason I picked him up.
There's been a spike in push-in robberies in that neighborhood recently.
And Rivera fit the description of the suspect.
So you approached him? - Yes.
And when I asked Rivera what he was doing in that neighborhood, he didn't have an answer.
And when I asked him for ID, he refused.
Which he's free to do.
He wouldn't cooperate.
And the crowd was getting out of hand.
Did you feel threatened for your life or Rivera's? No.
I was doing what I was trained to do.
Frankly, I don't see a problem.
Thank you, Officer.
That'll be all.
(sighs) Well? She doesn't see a problem? She went by the book, and we're trained that book's the Bible.
And like the Bible, the wrong translation can cause more harm than good.
(sighs) My dad cut me off a few months ago.
Cut you off how? Cut off my credit cards.
He cut off communication, too? No, but I did.
Why'd you do that? I regret it, okay? I wish I could take it all back, just talk to him for even a second.
- Mm-hmm.
- When was your last conversation? I don't remember.
DANNY: That's interesting, 'cause we do.
BAEZ: We have footage of you entering your father's home the night he was killed.
Why are you lying to us? Look, I I just wanted to talk to him, but he didn't want to talk to me.
You said you cut off communication.
Why would you want to talk to him? Look, my dad was not a nice guy.
He ever hurt you? No.
He he wasn't physical, just mean.
Mean how? He worked all of the time.
So working all the time-- that made him mean? No.
He - Seems like all that hard work afforded you quite a life.
Which he held over my head every single day.
Ah.
Where did you go after you saw your father? Here.
I was here with her.
What time? I don't know.
Before dinner? - What you two have for dinner? - What? It was two days ago.
What did you and your girlfriend have for dinner? I don't know.
Just stuff around the house.
So if we take a look in the frigerator, we might find something that one of you two could whip up for dinner? I'm done with this.
Oh, we're not.
Yeah, we are.
I want to see my lawyer.
(sighs) Ballpark.
Yup, I understand.
I got to say, Mr.
Romano, that's the kind of ballpark I'd really like to be playing in.
And I'm pretty good at the game, if I do say so myself.
Uh-huh.
No.
No problem with the timing.
Timing couldn't be more perfect.
Okay, I'll see you then.
Thank you for the opportunity.
They start softball already? Huh? Sounds like you're playing in that bar league again.
What makes you say that? "Ballgame I'm good at.
" I'm a detective, you know? You don't miss a thing, do you? But it's not that kind of opportunity.
See you later.
See you later, Danny.
ROMANO: My wife and kids are everything to me.
And their well-being would be your mission.
I understand.
I can offer you 250 K a year.
Plus benefits.
Any catch? Well, you know, your hours can be a little fluid when we're traveling, and I can only offer three weeks paid vacation, but if you don't use them, I'll let you roll them into the following year.
Are you interested? Sounds easy enough.
Uh, can I get back to you on Monday? Is this a negotiation tactic? No.
I need to discuss it with my kids.
I understand.
Uh, are you speaking to anyone else about the position? None with quite your CV.
But I do need to fill the job.
- Okay.
I'll speak to you Monday.
- Great.
- Looking forward to it.
- Same here.
Hey.
I would cut it out with that makeup.
Excuse me? Anything girly draws attention to you here.
Don't even think about wearing a skirt.
All I read was "business casual.
" - (laughs) - It's an unspoken thing.
- To look less girly? - Yeah.
There are tons of men in the office.
Men are everywhere.
(laughs) It's different here.
Here, men have a say over you.
So, what, I'm just supposed to wear a potato sack? That's crazy.
I can't do that.
What? Nothing.
No.
Please.
It's just, you're not the first new girl to come in here thinking she's gonna change the way things work.
- Someone should.
- I agree.
But that someone's gonna have to be a male someone.
Bobby is aware of all of this? Bobby? What? (laughs) Let me guess.
He wanted to get to know you, made you laugh, all while flashing that killer smile? You make him sound awful.
He's not.
But he's not a part of the solution, either.
I mean, look, if I fired every rookie that made a rookie mistake, what would we have left? Army Rangers? Or Navy Seals.
Exactly.
Nice in theory, but I mean, there's a reason there aren't 35,000 Navy Seals.
And it sure ain't because the Navy couldn't use 'em.
Mm-hmm.
(sighs) Listen, boss, can I say something just for this room? Sure.
Do you think, possibly, it has something to do with her being a her? Oh, come on, Sid.
It's 2018, even in this room.
Okay.
All right.
Never mind.
"Her" in what way? Two cop uncles, and her father an FDNY battalion chief? Bet she either gave hurt or got hurt at the family football game Thanksgiving every year.
You know, trying too hard, going too fast, punching above her weight.
Overcompensating.
Yeah, that, too.
(door opens) What is it? I don't know if you want to do anything with this, but I think you should know it.
I just got word there's something's wrong with Officer Witten's perp, Rivera.
Yeah, he's in jail.
Wrong how? He's freaking out.
And there's a whole cross-agency fight about moving him to a hospital.
Is it a ploy? GARRETT: Well, that's the thing.
He's not asking to be moved.
He's just freaking out, and no one wants a fuzzy cause-of-death on their hands.
(indistinct chatter) Come in.
You wanted to see me? I wanted to talk to you, yeah.
The other day did we get off on the wrong foot? Not-- No.
You seemed nervous.
Did-did I make you uncomfortable somehow? No, no.
Just first-day jitters.
You promise? Yeah.
All good.
'Cause I never really learned how to be a-a boss boss.
You know? If anything, all this boss stuff just makes me uncomfortable.
I should get back to work.
Some of us are going out to dinner tonight before the TED Talk.
You should come.
I wouldn't want to intrude.
You wouldn't be intruding, and it's a good opportunity for you to get to know the staff here.
I just have to check.
I have a Of course.
I didn't realize I was inviting the most popular girl north of 14th Street.
(laughs) I didn't mean it like that.
So you'll come.
Dinner is at 7:00.
I'll text you the restaurant.
Okay.
See you then.
Yep.
Monday morning, 6:00 a.
m.
You got it.
Thank you.
What was that about? Nothing.
Come on.
We work together, remember? But not at 6:00 a.
m.
Okay.
It's about the guy offered me a job running his personal security.
A guy? What guy? A guy who pays 250K a year for someone to run his personal security.
Wow.
He got a brother who's also insecure? I'll ask.
But, uh, you know, if I cash out my pension, that's 115, plus the 250, that's 365K a year.
Yeah, I can do the math, Danny.
And the math here is, you're not gonna take it.
- Well, I think I am.
- Nah.
You do realize that I used to be in a two-income household? Now it's only one.
That I used to have a partner and now I'm the only parent.
I got to still raise these two boys.
It's a good thing for us.
You'd miss the action too much.
I would miss the action.
But somehow where the job used to seem noble as a single parent, now it just kind of seems selfish.
What about the boys? Don't they get a say? Or me? (quiet, indistinct chatter) Where is everybody? Stood me up.
Can you believe that? Nobody could come? They said they'd come meet us after the TED Talk.
Appreciate you not leaving me to eat alone.
No problem.
Something to drink? Sure.
I'll get us a nice bottle of red.
Gina.
You like red? - Yeah.
Any more of the '05 Montrose? I saved one for you.
You spoil me, Gina.
So how are you liking your first (phone buzzing) Ah, I got to take this.
Give me, like, 30 seconds.
- Sure.
Hey.
Yeah.
Hey.
I need you to hold on a minute, okay? Hold on.
This is gonna be a minute.
It's too loud in here.
I live right down the block.
I'm going to have them send something up for us.
Hey.
You there? Yeah.
Look, I'm gonna call you back in, like, five, when I'm back at mine, all right? Hey.
What a nice surprise.
I thought you had that dinner with your coworkers.
Oh, I didn't feel like going.
Why not? Just didn't.
This is starting to feel like all those times I would ask you where you were going, and you'd say, "Out.
" I just feel bad.
I shouldn't have put "Nicky Boyle" on the application.
It's okay.
Really, I understand.
But is that it? Yeah.
Can we have a glass of wine? Sure.
Right after you tell me why you blew off dinner and showed up on my doorstep.
It's-It's not a big deal.
Okay, what's not a big deal? I just made a mistake at work, but I can handle it.
What kind of mistake? With my boss.
That's a who, not a what.
I would really like to deal with this myself, okay? That's why I wanted to use the name Boyle in the first place.
Remember? A clean slate.
Red or white? I'll take red.
(Nicky sighs) Detective.
Mrs.
Daniels I would like to make a statement.
What kind of statement? A confession.
Okay.
It was me.
I killed my husband.
What did you use? - For what? - To kill your husband.
What kind of poison did you use? Uh, something I found in the cupboard.
Mm-hmm.
What was it? I don't know.
Maybe the real question is who are you covering for? You already knew? Things we do for our children.
I just never thought he would be capable of this.
You weren't there that night, but Will was.
I didn't raise him this way.
You implicating your son, Mrs.
Daniels? 'Cause to be honest with you, the DA was actually looking for more.
And I just gave it to you.
Sir, may I ask what we're doing here? You're following up on your collar.
Hold on a minute.
You know he's got a problem? Well, Rivera's claustrophobic.
How'd you know? He told me on the way to the precinct, but I just thought he was trying to get out of it.
So you knew? Yeah, but I didn't believe him.
People cry wolf all the time to get out of jams.
No crying wolf here.
Can you let him out, even just for a minute? Afraid not.
(sighs) Will he be in here very long? Depends on how crowded the immigration courts are.
Can't we get him some kind of treatment? You put him in jail, not a hospital.
(rapid, uneven breathing) How you doing? I'm sorry I was uncooperative before, but this is very hard for me.
This happen to you before? I spent months in a cell as a political prisoner in Venezuela.
You know, I had a partner back in the day, and he was claustrophobic.
And I would just talk to him all the time, you know, keep him talking.
And I think it helped.
Think it might help you? I think so.
I'd like to try.
What if I stayed with you for a little while? Only if you want.
I want to.
Thank you.
Detectives.
Mind if we come in? Yeah.
I just got something I think you should read.
Whoa, whoa, the only thing you need to do is grab your jacket, 'cause you're coming with us.
What? No, you should read this.
I-I just got it in the mail.
What is it? It's from my dad.
An apology.
What do you mean, an apology? What's he sorry for? We got in a fight that night.
Okay? - I lied.
- So you admit it? It's all my fault.
Where did you get the poison? The what?! The poison that you used to kill your father-- where'd you get it? No, no, I didn't I didn't kill him.
Then what the hell is this all about?! I just said horrible, horrible things to him.
The-the last things I will ever say to my father.
Why did your mother try to take the fall for you? What? DANNY: Your mother came down to the squad room and said she killed your father, to cover for you.
Wow, my own mother thinks I'm that much of a monster.
She just assumed you killed him? I told her we got into a fight that night, and she-she just went nuts, and was yelling about how I was gonna go to jail.
And she wouldn't listen to me.
So, if you didn't kill him, then who did? (Danny sighs) Apparently, Bruce killed himself.
At least, that's what he says he was gonna do in this letter.
It's a suicide note.
We had a great time last night, but you were missed.
I couldn't come to your apartment, Mr.
Jones.
I want you to succeed here.
Do you want to succeed here? I feel really uncomfortable here.
It's not always a bad thing when somebody makes you a little nervous.
It can be good.
Exciting, even.
That's not what I'm talking about.
Okay, why don't we do a rain check at your place? You'll feel more comfortable there.
No, I wouldn't.
- Come on.
(chuckles) Don't leave me hanging.
I'll come up to you.
You know where I live? It's on your start paperwork.
Hey, don't confuse nervous with excited.
Hey, stop! You don't want me to stop.
(grunts) I said stop! Guys, I got to admit something.
Things aren't exactly okay.
Yeah, we know.
It's not breaking news.
No, I mean money's tight.
Without your mom's income, it's getting tighter.
I don't want to stretch overtime so much that I can't even enjoy what little time we have left as the three amigos.
So what are you saying? I'm saying I'm leaving the NYPD.
(sighs) I'm gonna take a higher paying job.
A much higher paying job.
But Dad, you love your job.
Yeah, well, I love you guys more.
And it's as simple, and as complicated, as that.
What would you be doing? Private security for a rich guy and his family.
Is he famous? No.
So just some rich guy And his rich kids? (sighs) That's how you put it.
Okay, for me, it's just a gig.
A good gig.
We love what you do now.
We're proud of you.
Yeah, we really love bragging about you, Dad.
What's Officer Witten's relationship to the other cops in her house? Good.
They're all 100% behind her, what I hear.
Not a single Latino cop took issue? I didn't do a door-to-door survey.
But odds would be What I hear is all I know.
And her CO, any issues there? Also solid, what I hear.
Also, I think she's an old pal to either the uncle or the father.
And your relationship to her CO? Jimmy Vauxhall? Good as gold.
Then we're good to go.
Go where? You, to him, privately, with a message, to confer with the advocate's office to terminate Officer Witten.
For? Failed probation.
For bringing undue criticism to this department.
We're throwing her under the bus to throw Garrett a favor? FRANK: No.
We are terminating her for cause.
I want it done at the precinct level, so the word goes out at that level, to rank and file.
Boss? Can I ask why, then? "By general law, life and limb must be protected.
"Yet often, a limb "must be amputated to save a life; "but a life is never wisely given to save a limb.
" Abraham Lincoln.
This department is the life.
Officer Witten is a limb.
(door closes) I quit.
(sighs) What did he do? I didn't say he did anything.
It wouldn't be the first time, you know.
You said you would let me handle this.
And I did.
Look, you were right, okay? If I'd used the Reagan name, none of this would have happened.
I would have still had my internship and my dignity.
That is not the point, and your name is not the problem here.
Look, you're not alone in this, Nicky.
I think you would find that most women have a version of this story.
I'm just embarrassed.
You have nothing to be embarrassed about.
Nothing.
Do you hear me? Three girls walked out with me today.
Do you think they would talk to one of my investigators? I have someone who specializes.
I will talk to them.
(sighs) Hey.
I'm really proud of you.
ALL: Bless us, O Lord, and these Thy gifts, which we are about to receive from Thy bounty, through Christ Our Lord.
Amen.
HENRY: "These Thy gifts" doesn't just refer to meat and potatoes, right? That's right.
The gifts of family, of the roof over our heads.
Of the gifts, the talents, given to us individually.
Hmm.
And here I always thought it was just about the food.
Maybe you should pay attention when you're saying grace.
What you're grateful for.
Okay.
Your gifts.
Yours in particular.
All of a sudden, I'm so gifted? Yes.
More than most.
How? FRANK: As a detective with the NYPD.
And you'd be just as valuable to Scotland Yard or Interpol or the Pinkertons, back in the day.
God gave you a nose and a gut.
That's a gift.
DANNY: Hmm.
Yeah, and I think that gift is starting to tell me that I'm getting the business here.
What? I thought this was just between us guys, for now.
Yeah, it was, but you weren't listening to us.
So we clued in the rest of us.
When? When you went to the bakery to get the pies.
(groans) Okay.
Now that we all know But nothing we didn't already know, Danny.
DANNY: How's that? JAMIE: That college is outrageously expensive, that the loss of a second income is a huge hit.
That you could command more in the private sector than the job could ever pay you.
And you're one of a handful of detectives that I've known through all these years who isn't defined by the job, but defines the job for himself.
Even redefined it, from where I sit.
And he sits on the top.
I know where he sits.
And all the compliments are very nice, but this flattery is not gonna shrink any of my bills.
No, it won't.
But you can't let paying the bills shrink you.
You know what she means.
And you know she's right.
And you guys act like I have some kind of choice in all this.
Community college.
Right nearby, so no room and board.
And what if you get into a college that you really love and I can't afford it? He makes a choice.
He applies for a scholarship.
He takes out a loan.
He could pass the hat around this table.
Say I'm driving a beater and see a Ferrari.
I'm gonna think to myself, "That's a sweet ride," and not diss my life because I'm not driving a Ferrari.
Smart kid.
Mm-hmm.
He's so smart, he doesn't even need to go to college.
Problem solved.
(laughter) Yeah.
- (phone ringing) Problem solved.
You need to get that? I thought I had till tomorrow to, uh, call him.
Excuse me.
(phone continues ringing) DANNY: Mr.
Romano.
Yeah.
No, no, it's fine.
Glad you called.
(sighs)
Hey.
Tomorrow, we cook.
You say that every night.
I'm sorry, sir.
Your card's been declined.
(laughs) That's got to be a mistake.
I, uh (clears throat) They must have, uh, changed the due date.
Keep the change.
Are we broke? No, we're not broke.
And do you mind not announcing it to the whole restaurant, please? Just not used to managing the bills and working and all that stuff.
That used to be Mom's job? Yes.
And now it's my job, and I have it under control.
You know you can set that stuff up automatically now? Like, online.
Like most young people do.
Yes, I know.
Let's go.
You gonna be able to pay for my college, Dad? You can go to any college you want to.
As long as your brother and I can come for a sleepover.
- Yep.
No way, you guys.
Not happening.
Don't worry about money.
Come on.
Here's the coffee machine.
Okay.
- Make sure this red light is off.
Mr.
Jones will notice.
- Sure.
(phone chimes) Oh.
And turn off your phone.
Sorry.
I thought it was on silent.
(phone vibrates) MAN: Good morning, everybody.
Hey, Mr.
Jones.
Good morning, Mr.
Jones.
You must be the new intern.
(chuckles) - Miss Boyle.
Hi, Mr.
Jones.
Yes, I'm Nicky.
Come on, let's chat for a minute.
I hope Grace showed you the time of your life on the tour of the coffee machine.
She did, Mr.
Jones.
Thank you.
Free coffee all day long.
(chuckles) Doughnuts, too.
Cake on birthdays.
We're basically the Google offices-- minus the ping-pong tables, stock options, big salaries.
(chuckles) Really hope you didn't come here to get rich.
Nope, just a really big fan of what you do.
And now starting your own refugee organization, it's really inspiring, Mr.
Jones.
"It's really inspiring, Bobby.
" So what inspires you? What are your interests? I like to read.
Go to art museums.
Do you really like to go to art museums, or do you just think it makes you sound cultured? 60-40? Honest answer.
I like it.
Thank you.
- And I can see you have a nice sense of style.
That shirt is Stella McCartney? I wish.
Well, you wear it well, Nicky Boyle.
(chuckles) Now go get some work done.
Thank you.
(laughs) Sir! Sir, excuse me? Yeah, I'm talking to you.
Stop for a sec, please.
Identification, please.
I wasn't doing anything wrong.
Saw you jaywalking over there.
You're charging me for jaywalking? I'm not charging you with anything.
Then I don't owe you anything.
Excuse me, sir? Hey, stop! Now.
Stop! Sir, what are you doing in this neighborhood? I don't owe you an explanation.
Sir, please take your hands out of your pockets.
Take your hands out of your pockets now.
(onlookers murmuring) Do you not have identification, sir? He didn't do anything wrong.
Take a step back.
The man has rights, officer.
- Take a step back, everybody.
Take a step back, sir.
I'm just asking for this man's ID, all right, folks? Thank you.
Are you refusing to show identification, sir? Do you not have identification? WOMAN: What do you think you're doing? Sir, are you an illegal immigrant? That's racial profiling.
MAN 2: Whoa.
Take a step back.
Take a step back.
(crowd clamoring) Sir, I need you to back all the way up.
All right, you can't That's harassment.
All right, ma'am, back up.
Back up, everybody.
Back up! MAN: Get her badge number.
You need to Sir, I need you to back up now.
Sir, I need you to take a step back right now.
I hear you, but please take a step back and listen.
So, convince me.
That little gem set us back a couple years.
In what way? - In terms of our so-called "community policing.
" Not "so-called.
" It is when that's the how-to video.
All I see is a cop doing her job.
All you see is what you want to see, then.
The officer stopped and questioned the guy, and the guy refused to give his ID.
They're both within their rights.
- Exactly.
- Back in the day, yes.
Today, no.
- How? The governor's executive order specifically bars state agencies from asking a person's immigration status.
Except in certain situations, such as a law enforcement investigation.
We all read the order.
That isn't exactly a law enforcement investigation.
Well, some clips show Rivera jaywalking.
Which isn't a crime.
But is illegal.
What it says is jaywalking is a crime that gets you thrown out of the country if you look like Mr.
Rivera there.
Why all the hype, Garrett? It's not hype.
When these videos went viral, Immigration and Customs tracked him down.
He's here illegally.
Then all's well that ends well.
Sometimes I just want to clock you, you know that? What? The guy's got a clean record, a steady job, a wife, two kids and a newborn.
And thanks to our eager and industrious young officer, he's now awaiting trial for deportation back to Venezuela.
Oh, look at it that way, guess it gets a little muddy.
Out there, in this community? It's not muddy at all.
It's gin clear.
Our community policing is a scam.
You need to tread lightly there.
(scoffs) I flog our progress relentlessly and proudly eight days a week, but not for this.
We need to own up to it, loud and clear, if you want to gain back the lost ground.
(siren wails, indistinct radio chatter) - What do we got? - Detectives.
Victim is Bruce Daniels.
50s.
Owner of the apartment.
He was discovered this morning by his neighbors.
Any sign of forced entry? Nah, not so far.
For sure, uh, no obvious ones.
Where is he? Right this way.
Who else was here? No one who lives here.
Family was gone at the time.
Somebody was here.
Nobody pours a second drink when their first drink's sitting two feet away.
I'm not feeling natural causes.
Blue Bloods 8x15 Legacy I heard shouting.
What kind of shouting? A domestic dispute? Domestic meaning man and a woman? - Yeah.
- No, Bruce and another man.
Could you make out who? Bruce was the loud one, so no.
Unusual to hear fighting coming from there? Things have been very quiet since Joan left him.
His wife left him? When? Must be six months ago the financial difficulties came to light, so five months? Hmm.
- Financial? Bruce was into private equity, buying and selling companies.
He overbought a couple he couldn't sell and lost it all.
So, this what the poorhouse looks like? I meant liquidity.
And that's why his wife left him? I assume it was the trigger.
They were a lovely couple, but maybe it was the money that made them that.
How long have you known the Daniels family? Almost 20 years.
Since the day they moved in.
You and Bruce drink together? I don't drink.
Did Bruce drink a lot? He lost his money and he lost his family, all in one fell swoop.
What would you call "drinking a lot" if you were him? I am so proud of you.
Thanks, Mom.
The DA actually tried to snag Robert Jones for a position at the office.
Apparently, he is quite the superstar.
What was he like? Really cool, actually.
I wasn't expecting that.
Did you meet a lot of nice people? It's only my first day.
Well, I'm just asking.
I remember when I first started working, and I would introduce myself, and people would instantly recognize me as the commissioner's granddaughter.
That hasn't happened to me yet.
Well, you will find that sometimes it works in your favor, and sometimes it works against you.
People want to take advantage of you.
But you won't really run into that, will you? How did you find out? How'd you decide on Boyle instead of Reagan? I just wanted a clean slate.
My own slate.
You could have at least told me.
I didn't want to hurt your feelings.
Okay.
It's okay.
Just remember that you you are a piece of me, too.
Hey.
- Hey.
You get an address on Mrs.
Daniels? She said she'd prefer to come down here.
Who in their right mind prefers to come into a police station? Uh, a not-guilty party.
She's guilty in my book.
Who leaves her husband just because he lost some money? At the end of the day, marriage is a contract.
Well, I'm sure her husband going belly up isn't what she signed up for.
Yeah, well, life changes.
Things happen.
You know I know.
- I know.
I'm just saying This isn't what I signed up for, either, but it is what it is.
Yeah, but you stick it through every day.
For your family, for your boys.
That's legit, Danny.
- Yeah.
The one thing I've learned is that life is beautiful and it's sad, but sometimes it's just practical.
Money counts.
You really believe that? So, where were you that night? I already told you, I moved out.
Okay.
So where were you that night? What, are you asking for my alibi? It's protocol.
I was with my mother.
Okay, we'll need your mother to corroborate your story.
This is ridiculous.
Do you know of anyone who had it out for your husband? No.
- Lost a lot of money in investments.
I'm sure that made him some enemies.
Well, I wasn't involved in the business, so I wouldn't know.
Interesting.
Because your neighbor said that's exactly why you left.
(scoffs) Wayne is a gossipy old queen.
That's not why I left.
So, why did you leave? We weren't getting along.
And which one of your sons was it that wasn't getting along with your husband? No, they have nothing to do with this.
I didn't say they did.
This is the last thing they need.
My sons have been through enough.
What else have they been through? I left.
The world as they knew it completely fell apart.
Do you have any idea what that's like? (sighs) Look, all I'm asking is that you cooperate.
I have told you everything I can.
Tell me everything that you can't.
Ms.
Daniels, anything that you tell me could be relevant.
It could help us figure out who did this.
Well, that's not my priority.
Well, fortunately for Bruce, it's my priority.
(door opens) Commissioner Reagan, Officer Witten.
Commissioner Reagan.
DCPI Moore.
Have a seat.
Take it easy, Officer.
Thank you.
So, walk us through the stop.
I was looking for discrepancies, just as I was trained to do.
I'd been assigned the same foot post for a few weeks, and Rivera well, he looked out of place.
How so? The neighborhood is predominantly Caucasian.
GORMLEY: We don't have checkpoints or borders here, Officer.
No.
What did he do wrong? I noticed him jaywalking just before I stopped him.
That's not a crime.
And not the only reason I picked him up.
There's been a spike in push-in robberies in that neighborhood recently.
And Rivera fit the description of the suspect.
So you approached him? - Yes.
And when I asked Rivera what he was doing in that neighborhood, he didn't have an answer.
And when I asked him for ID, he refused.
Which he's free to do.
He wouldn't cooperate.
And the crowd was getting out of hand.
Did you feel threatened for your life or Rivera's? No.
I was doing what I was trained to do.
Frankly, I don't see a problem.
Thank you, Officer.
That'll be all.
(sighs) Well? She doesn't see a problem? She went by the book, and we're trained that book's the Bible.
And like the Bible, the wrong translation can cause more harm than good.
(sighs) My dad cut me off a few months ago.
Cut you off how? Cut off my credit cards.
He cut off communication, too? No, but I did.
Why'd you do that? I regret it, okay? I wish I could take it all back, just talk to him for even a second.
- Mm-hmm.
- When was your last conversation? I don't remember.
DANNY: That's interesting, 'cause we do.
BAEZ: We have footage of you entering your father's home the night he was killed.
Why are you lying to us? Look, I I just wanted to talk to him, but he didn't want to talk to me.
You said you cut off communication.
Why would you want to talk to him? Look, my dad was not a nice guy.
He ever hurt you? No.
He he wasn't physical, just mean.
Mean how? He worked all of the time.
So working all the time-- that made him mean? No.
He - Seems like all that hard work afforded you quite a life.
Which he held over my head every single day.
Ah.
Where did you go after you saw your father? Here.
I was here with her.
What time? I don't know.
Before dinner? - What you two have for dinner? - What? It was two days ago.
What did you and your girlfriend have for dinner? I don't know.
Just stuff around the house.
So if we take a look in the frigerator, we might find something that one of you two could whip up for dinner? I'm done with this.
Oh, we're not.
Yeah, we are.
I want to see my lawyer.
(sighs) Ballpark.
Yup, I understand.
I got to say, Mr.
Romano, that's the kind of ballpark I'd really like to be playing in.
And I'm pretty good at the game, if I do say so myself.
Uh-huh.
No.
No problem with the timing.
Timing couldn't be more perfect.
Okay, I'll see you then.
Thank you for the opportunity.
They start softball already? Huh? Sounds like you're playing in that bar league again.
What makes you say that? "Ballgame I'm good at.
" I'm a detective, you know? You don't miss a thing, do you? But it's not that kind of opportunity.
See you later.
See you later, Danny.
ROMANO: My wife and kids are everything to me.
And their well-being would be your mission.
I understand.
I can offer you 250 K a year.
Plus benefits.
Any catch? Well, you know, your hours can be a little fluid when we're traveling, and I can only offer three weeks paid vacation, but if you don't use them, I'll let you roll them into the following year.
Are you interested? Sounds easy enough.
Uh, can I get back to you on Monday? Is this a negotiation tactic? No.
I need to discuss it with my kids.
I understand.
Uh, are you speaking to anyone else about the position? None with quite your CV.
But I do need to fill the job.
- Okay.
I'll speak to you Monday.
- Great.
- Looking forward to it.
- Same here.
Hey.
I would cut it out with that makeup.
Excuse me? Anything girly draws attention to you here.
Don't even think about wearing a skirt.
All I read was "business casual.
" - (laughs) - It's an unspoken thing.
- To look less girly? - Yeah.
There are tons of men in the office.
Men are everywhere.
(laughs) It's different here.
Here, men have a say over you.
So, what, I'm just supposed to wear a potato sack? That's crazy.
I can't do that.
What? Nothing.
No.
Please.
It's just, you're not the first new girl to come in here thinking she's gonna change the way things work.
- Someone should.
- I agree.
But that someone's gonna have to be a male someone.
Bobby is aware of all of this? Bobby? What? (laughs) Let me guess.
He wanted to get to know you, made you laugh, all while flashing that killer smile? You make him sound awful.
He's not.
But he's not a part of the solution, either.
I mean, look, if I fired every rookie that made a rookie mistake, what would we have left? Army Rangers? Or Navy Seals.
Exactly.
Nice in theory, but I mean, there's a reason there aren't 35,000 Navy Seals.
And it sure ain't because the Navy couldn't use 'em.
Mm-hmm.
(sighs) Listen, boss, can I say something just for this room? Sure.
Do you think, possibly, it has something to do with her being a her? Oh, come on, Sid.
It's 2018, even in this room.
Okay.
All right.
Never mind.
"Her" in what way? Two cop uncles, and her father an FDNY battalion chief? Bet she either gave hurt or got hurt at the family football game Thanksgiving every year.
You know, trying too hard, going too fast, punching above her weight.
Overcompensating.
Yeah, that, too.
(door opens) What is it? I don't know if you want to do anything with this, but I think you should know it.
I just got word there's something's wrong with Officer Witten's perp, Rivera.
Yeah, he's in jail.
Wrong how? He's freaking out.
And there's a whole cross-agency fight about moving him to a hospital.
Is it a ploy? GARRETT: Well, that's the thing.
He's not asking to be moved.
He's just freaking out, and no one wants a fuzzy cause-of-death on their hands.
(indistinct chatter) Come in.
You wanted to see me? I wanted to talk to you, yeah.
The other day did we get off on the wrong foot? Not-- No.
You seemed nervous.
Did-did I make you uncomfortable somehow? No, no.
Just first-day jitters.
You promise? Yeah.
All good.
'Cause I never really learned how to be a-a boss boss.
You know? If anything, all this boss stuff just makes me uncomfortable.
I should get back to work.
Some of us are going out to dinner tonight before the TED Talk.
You should come.
I wouldn't want to intrude.
You wouldn't be intruding, and it's a good opportunity for you to get to know the staff here.
I just have to check.
I have a Of course.
I didn't realize I was inviting the most popular girl north of 14th Street.
(laughs) I didn't mean it like that.
So you'll come.
Dinner is at 7:00.
I'll text you the restaurant.
Okay.
See you then.
Yep.
Monday morning, 6:00 a.
m.
You got it.
Thank you.
What was that about? Nothing.
Come on.
We work together, remember? But not at 6:00 a.
m.
Okay.
It's about the guy offered me a job running his personal security.
A guy? What guy? A guy who pays 250K a year for someone to run his personal security.
Wow.
He got a brother who's also insecure? I'll ask.
But, uh, you know, if I cash out my pension, that's 115, plus the 250, that's 365K a year.
Yeah, I can do the math, Danny.
And the math here is, you're not gonna take it.
- Well, I think I am.
- Nah.
You do realize that I used to be in a two-income household? Now it's only one.
That I used to have a partner and now I'm the only parent.
I got to still raise these two boys.
It's a good thing for us.
You'd miss the action too much.
I would miss the action.
But somehow where the job used to seem noble as a single parent, now it just kind of seems selfish.
What about the boys? Don't they get a say? Or me? (quiet, indistinct chatter) Where is everybody? Stood me up.
Can you believe that? Nobody could come? They said they'd come meet us after the TED Talk.
Appreciate you not leaving me to eat alone.
No problem.
Something to drink? Sure.
I'll get us a nice bottle of red.
Gina.
You like red? - Yeah.
Any more of the '05 Montrose? I saved one for you.
You spoil me, Gina.
So how are you liking your first (phone buzzing) Ah, I got to take this.
Give me, like, 30 seconds.
- Sure.
Hey.
Yeah.
Hey.
I need you to hold on a minute, okay? Hold on.
This is gonna be a minute.
It's too loud in here.
I live right down the block.
I'm going to have them send something up for us.
Hey.
You there? Yeah.
Look, I'm gonna call you back in, like, five, when I'm back at mine, all right? Hey.
What a nice surprise.
I thought you had that dinner with your coworkers.
Oh, I didn't feel like going.
Why not? Just didn't.
This is starting to feel like all those times I would ask you where you were going, and you'd say, "Out.
" I just feel bad.
I shouldn't have put "Nicky Boyle" on the application.
It's okay.
Really, I understand.
But is that it? Yeah.
Can we have a glass of wine? Sure.
Right after you tell me why you blew off dinner and showed up on my doorstep.
It's-It's not a big deal.
Okay, what's not a big deal? I just made a mistake at work, but I can handle it.
What kind of mistake? With my boss.
That's a who, not a what.
I would really like to deal with this myself, okay? That's why I wanted to use the name Boyle in the first place.
Remember? A clean slate.
Red or white? I'll take red.
(Nicky sighs) Detective.
Mrs.
Daniels I would like to make a statement.
What kind of statement? A confession.
Okay.
It was me.
I killed my husband.
What did you use? - For what? - To kill your husband.
What kind of poison did you use? Uh, something I found in the cupboard.
Mm-hmm.
What was it? I don't know.
Maybe the real question is who are you covering for? You already knew? Things we do for our children.
I just never thought he would be capable of this.
You weren't there that night, but Will was.
I didn't raise him this way.
You implicating your son, Mrs.
Daniels? 'Cause to be honest with you, the DA was actually looking for more.
And I just gave it to you.
Sir, may I ask what we're doing here? You're following up on your collar.
Hold on a minute.
You know he's got a problem? Well, Rivera's claustrophobic.
How'd you know? He told me on the way to the precinct, but I just thought he was trying to get out of it.
So you knew? Yeah, but I didn't believe him.
People cry wolf all the time to get out of jams.
No crying wolf here.
Can you let him out, even just for a minute? Afraid not.
(sighs) Will he be in here very long? Depends on how crowded the immigration courts are.
Can't we get him some kind of treatment? You put him in jail, not a hospital.
(rapid, uneven breathing) How you doing? I'm sorry I was uncooperative before, but this is very hard for me.
This happen to you before? I spent months in a cell as a political prisoner in Venezuela.
You know, I had a partner back in the day, and he was claustrophobic.
And I would just talk to him all the time, you know, keep him talking.
And I think it helped.
Think it might help you? I think so.
I'd like to try.
What if I stayed with you for a little while? Only if you want.
I want to.
Thank you.
Detectives.
Mind if we come in? Yeah.
I just got something I think you should read.
Whoa, whoa, the only thing you need to do is grab your jacket, 'cause you're coming with us.
What? No, you should read this.
I-I just got it in the mail.
What is it? It's from my dad.
An apology.
What do you mean, an apology? What's he sorry for? We got in a fight that night.
Okay? - I lied.
- So you admit it? It's all my fault.
Where did you get the poison? The what?! The poison that you used to kill your father-- where'd you get it? No, no, I didn't I didn't kill him.
Then what the hell is this all about?! I just said horrible, horrible things to him.
The-the last things I will ever say to my father.
Why did your mother try to take the fall for you? What? DANNY: Your mother came down to the squad room and said she killed your father, to cover for you.
Wow, my own mother thinks I'm that much of a monster.
She just assumed you killed him? I told her we got into a fight that night, and she-she just went nuts, and was yelling about how I was gonna go to jail.
And she wouldn't listen to me.
So, if you didn't kill him, then who did? (Danny sighs) Apparently, Bruce killed himself.
At least, that's what he says he was gonna do in this letter.
It's a suicide note.
We had a great time last night, but you were missed.
I couldn't come to your apartment, Mr.
Jones.
I want you to succeed here.
Do you want to succeed here? I feel really uncomfortable here.
It's not always a bad thing when somebody makes you a little nervous.
It can be good.
Exciting, even.
That's not what I'm talking about.
Okay, why don't we do a rain check at your place? You'll feel more comfortable there.
No, I wouldn't.
- Come on.
(chuckles) Don't leave me hanging.
I'll come up to you.
You know where I live? It's on your start paperwork.
Hey, don't confuse nervous with excited.
Hey, stop! You don't want me to stop.
(grunts) I said stop! Guys, I got to admit something.
Things aren't exactly okay.
Yeah, we know.
It's not breaking news.
No, I mean money's tight.
Without your mom's income, it's getting tighter.
I don't want to stretch overtime so much that I can't even enjoy what little time we have left as the three amigos.
So what are you saying? I'm saying I'm leaving the NYPD.
(sighs) I'm gonna take a higher paying job.
A much higher paying job.
But Dad, you love your job.
Yeah, well, I love you guys more.
And it's as simple, and as complicated, as that.
What would you be doing? Private security for a rich guy and his family.
Is he famous? No.
So just some rich guy And his rich kids? (sighs) That's how you put it.
Okay, for me, it's just a gig.
A good gig.
We love what you do now.
We're proud of you.
Yeah, we really love bragging about you, Dad.
What's Officer Witten's relationship to the other cops in her house? Good.
They're all 100% behind her, what I hear.
Not a single Latino cop took issue? I didn't do a door-to-door survey.
But odds would be What I hear is all I know.
And her CO, any issues there? Also solid, what I hear.
Also, I think she's an old pal to either the uncle or the father.
And your relationship to her CO? Jimmy Vauxhall? Good as gold.
Then we're good to go.
Go where? You, to him, privately, with a message, to confer with the advocate's office to terminate Officer Witten.
For? Failed probation.
For bringing undue criticism to this department.
We're throwing her under the bus to throw Garrett a favor? FRANK: No.
We are terminating her for cause.
I want it done at the precinct level, so the word goes out at that level, to rank and file.
Boss? Can I ask why, then? "By general law, life and limb must be protected.
"Yet often, a limb "must be amputated to save a life; "but a life is never wisely given to save a limb.
" Abraham Lincoln.
This department is the life.
Officer Witten is a limb.
(door closes) I quit.
(sighs) What did he do? I didn't say he did anything.
It wouldn't be the first time, you know.
You said you would let me handle this.
And I did.
Look, you were right, okay? If I'd used the Reagan name, none of this would have happened.
I would have still had my internship and my dignity.
That is not the point, and your name is not the problem here.
Look, you're not alone in this, Nicky.
I think you would find that most women have a version of this story.
I'm just embarrassed.
You have nothing to be embarrassed about.
Nothing.
Do you hear me? Three girls walked out with me today.
Do you think they would talk to one of my investigators? I have someone who specializes.
I will talk to them.
(sighs) Hey.
I'm really proud of you.
ALL: Bless us, O Lord, and these Thy gifts, which we are about to receive from Thy bounty, through Christ Our Lord.
Amen.
HENRY: "These Thy gifts" doesn't just refer to meat and potatoes, right? That's right.
The gifts of family, of the roof over our heads.
Of the gifts, the talents, given to us individually.
Hmm.
And here I always thought it was just about the food.
Maybe you should pay attention when you're saying grace.
What you're grateful for.
Okay.
Your gifts.
Yours in particular.
All of a sudden, I'm so gifted? Yes.
More than most.
How? FRANK: As a detective with the NYPD.
And you'd be just as valuable to Scotland Yard or Interpol or the Pinkertons, back in the day.
God gave you a nose and a gut.
That's a gift.
DANNY: Hmm.
Yeah, and I think that gift is starting to tell me that I'm getting the business here.
What? I thought this was just between us guys, for now.
Yeah, it was, but you weren't listening to us.
So we clued in the rest of us.
When? When you went to the bakery to get the pies.
(groans) Okay.
Now that we all know But nothing we didn't already know, Danny.
DANNY: How's that? JAMIE: That college is outrageously expensive, that the loss of a second income is a huge hit.
That you could command more in the private sector than the job could ever pay you.
And you're one of a handful of detectives that I've known through all these years who isn't defined by the job, but defines the job for himself.
Even redefined it, from where I sit.
And he sits on the top.
I know where he sits.
And all the compliments are very nice, but this flattery is not gonna shrink any of my bills.
No, it won't.
But you can't let paying the bills shrink you.
You know what she means.
And you know she's right.
And you guys act like I have some kind of choice in all this.
Community college.
Right nearby, so no room and board.
And what if you get into a college that you really love and I can't afford it? He makes a choice.
He applies for a scholarship.
He takes out a loan.
He could pass the hat around this table.
Say I'm driving a beater and see a Ferrari.
I'm gonna think to myself, "That's a sweet ride," and not diss my life because I'm not driving a Ferrari.
Smart kid.
Mm-hmm.
He's so smart, he doesn't even need to go to college.
Problem solved.
(laughter) Yeah.
- (phone ringing) Problem solved.
You need to get that? I thought I had till tomorrow to, uh, call him.
Excuse me.
(phone continues ringing) DANNY: Mr.
Romano.
Yeah.
No, no, it's fine.
Glad you called.
(sighs)