COPS (1989) s23e04 Episode Script

whatcha gonna do when sheriff John brown come for you? Bad boys, bad boys whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when they come for you? Bad boys, bad boys whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when they come for you? Announcer: Cops is filmed on location with the men and women of law enforcement.
All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Working on the midnight shift here in amarillo, we see a lot of interesting things and interesting and strange people, especially at night.
You never know what to expect.
A minor thing could turn into a major thing in the blink of an eye.
So, that really makes the job exciting and makes the night go faster.
(Indistinct radio transmission) Right now we're heading to a possible fight call; A male and a female.
A witness says a, saw a male beating a woman, and supposedly, there's some children involved.
We're gonna go check it out.
See what's going on.
(Over radio): 306.
(Indistinct radio transmission) Finsterwald: 10-4.
I got several subjects out in front of the house.
Hold on a sec! Whoa! Whoa! What's going on, guys? We were gonna sleep in my car because my mom is a crackheaded bitch.
Finsterwald: Okay.
She just wants us out of here, man.
We're going to her house.
Finsterwald: Okay.
And, like, her mom is drunk and (Bleep) Crackheaded and mad because we came back to here.
Finsterwald: Okay.
Like, we're just trying to get the baby home safe, I promise.
Finsterwald: Whose baby is it? Mine.
It's her baby, it's our baby.
Finsterwald: Okay, well, we got called out here.
We're gonna figure out what's going on.
Yeah, and it's, like, because of noise and we're being loud, and I'm sorry.
Finsterwald: Okay, take your hands out of your pockets, man.
Okay, I'm sorry.
I'm Finsterwald: We're gonna figure out what's going on.
Come back with me.
Okay, man, I'm sorry.
Finsterwald: All right, what's your name, man? My name's Corey.
I've been here before.
I'm sorry.
Finsterwald: Right now I'm just gonna have you sit in the back of my car.
We're gonna figure out what's going on.
No, that's fine.
There's nothing going on.
Her mom is drunk, and she's thinks there's a fight here, but there's not.
I'm just trying to get Seriously, I'm just trying to get her daughter and her granddaughter home.
Finsterwald: Okay, all right, I know you're upset.
All right.
This is, like, man, this sucks.
Like, my eye is still black from it.
I didn't even do anything.
Finsterwald: When was this? It was, like, less than a week ago, man.
Finsterwald: Okay.
And, like, y'all were, like, "well, you said something to "him, so we can't do anything about it.
" Y'all are just, like Finsterwald: Sit tight right now.
We're gonna figure out what's going on.
All right, man.
All right.
Finsterwald: Okay, whose baby is it? That's mine.
Finsterwald: You can barely stand up, you're so drunk.
I can stand up.
Finsterwald: I'm not debating anything with you.
And you're getting into a car with your baby? He's drunk, you're drunk, do you think that's the smartest thing? I can't trust her with my daughter.
Megan? Finsterwald: Well, do you think leaving in your state and everybody else's state was a good idea? Not necessarily.
Finsterwald: At 3:00 in the morning? No.
Officer Justin castillo: Get over here! Turn around! What'd I do, man? Castillo: Turn around! Turn around! She's not doing anything.
Castillo: Turn around! Man, what the?! What the?! Oh, man! My face! I didn't do anything! I didn't do anything! Finsterwald: Give me your arm.
Give my your arm.
Guess what! Guess what! I'm lanky! Guess what! I'm lanky! And that sucks! Yep, that sucks! I'm lanky! That sucks for y'all! Yep, that's why it's still three feet behind you.
Yep, that sucks.
Oh, yep! Guess what! Officer carmella Smith: You're gonna get tased.
Smith: You're fixing to get tased! One, two Smith: You're fixing to get tased! Stop! Castillo: Turn around right right now! Turn around! Can I just give it to y'all? Smith: Turn around! I love you, Corey! I haven't just handcuff me and take me in, okay? Ow! Ow! Hey, babe, call my attorney, too! This is called brutality.
Castillo: It's called "resisting arrest.
" Finsterwald: Stand up.
Stand up! Yeah, we'll see about that.
We'll see what Castillo: Put your feet down.
We'll see about that.
Castillo: Put your feet down.
(Bleep) Smith: Get in the house! Get in the house! I want to see him in jail.
Smith: I'll talk to you in a minute.
Get in the house.
Get in the house! Finsterwald: Listen.
You need to listen to the I am, but I'm just Yeah, we'll see about that.
N it's okay.
It's okay.
No.
Smith: Sit down! Sit! I'm not being okay.
Finsterwald: I got it.
I got it.
(Indistinct radio transmission) Come here! Somebody! Smith: Get back! Get back! I want my baby's bottle! Smith: Get back! Get back! Finsterwald: I'm telling you right now.
You go walk in that house right now and sit, and we will talk to you.
Right now go.
Go, go, go.
Okay.
No, I'm not, I'm not Her bottle is in his car.
Finsterwald: Okay, then get the bottle and go in the house.
What did he do with it? (Man screaming) What the(Bleep)?! What the?! Ow! My wrists hurt! Ow! My wrists! Ow! Ow! My wrists! Ow! My wrists hurt! Ow! It's just my wrists, man! It's just my wrists! It hurts! Ow, my wrists hurt, man! Look, I'll go, man.
I'll go in peace, dude.
It's just my wrists hurt, man.
Ow, my wrists! Ow! Ow! All right, y'all, just take me in, then.
Police brutality! I'm just saying.
No, no, no, no, no.
No, I'm just saying.
Castillo: You just saying.
No, I'm saying I'm just asking if he's okay.
Smith: I asked you go get back in the house several times.
I asked you to get in the house several times.
You're interfering with what we're trying to do right here, okay? Okay.
Is he okay? Smith: I'm tired of interfering, okay, okay? Is he okay? Smith: He's fine, okay? Okay.
That's all I wanted to know.
Smith: Okay, well, we asked you, "we'll talk to you about it later after we finish dealing with him," but you continue to come back out here.
No, I've been standing right here.
Smith: Okay? No.
Okay.
Let's go.
I just wanted to make sure he's okay.
Will you please not take me to jail? Finsterwald: It's already too late for compromises.
Please talk to me.
Friends of the police.
Smith: Have a seat.
You're under arrest for public intoxication.
You understand that you're drunk and you're in public and that you're going to jail for that tonight, right? Please don't.
Finsterwald: What was he doing in your car when you pulled him out like that? Officer Justin castillo: He started banging on the windows, cussing, cussing up a storm.
I said, "all right, you're going to jail.
" Pull him out.
He starts to fight.
And then I guess that girl was I don't know what was going on with her.
Finsterwald: I ld her ten or 11 times to get back.
And so officer Smith, so Nothing we can do about that.
They want to resist and they want to interfere with us, they're gonna be going to jail.
Castillo: Their choice.
Finsterwald: Corey What's up? Finsterwald: You're under arrest for public intoxication and resisting, all right? All right.
Finsterwald: Why did you do that? I was just trying to get attention to my girlfriend.
Finsterwald: Okay.
Officer, that's it.
I wasn't trying to make anybody mad tapping on the window.
Finsterwald: All of this could have been settled and handled a lot easier, and you made I know it was (Bleep) Stupid.
I'm sorry, okay? Finsterwald: All right.
It's, like, you know what? I'll just go to jail.
Finsterwald: Okay.
Man, I'm sorry, okay? Finsterwald: All right, you don't have to apologize.
But I was just letting you know what you're under arrest for.
I know man.
I'm sorry, okay? Finsterwald: Okay.
All right.
Officer Ryan Reagan: I like working here in Portland, 'cause, you know, I grew up in the area.
And growing up, you know, I wanted to be a police officer.
I've always wanted to work for Portland.
And, you know, there's a lot of great people here in the community.
A lot of place to move within the bureau.
And the men and women that I work with are are great people.
(Garbled radio transmission) Officer Tony hill: Copy.
We're almost there.
We got dispatch to assist on a hit-and-run, where someone apparently followed the vehicle over in our district, and watched the suspects get out.
So we're covering another officer.
Officer Matthew McAllister: So what are you guys doing here, right here? Walking.
McAllister: From where? Around the corner.
I was meeting up with him.
McAllister: You just met, like, down here? Yeah.
McAllister: Okay.
Hill: Did you see them in a car? McAllister: No.
Reagan: You don't have any weapons on you, do you, buddy? No.
You can search me.
Reagan: Okay.
Just do me a favor and take a seat right there.
So what's going on? I don't know.
Reagan: You don't know at all? Uh-uh.
Reagan: You sure about that? Yep.
Reagan: Okay.
Where are you guys coming from? I was coming from the park.
Reagan: Is this your husband or boyfriend, or? Husband? No, we're not married.
Reagan: Boyfriend? Yeah.
Hill: Do you know why we're talking to you? Reagan: Said he's coming from the park.
He doesn't know his last name.
It's near the park.
Went into the park and was meeting up with her.
Hill: Keys in your pocket? Yeah.
Hill: Can I see them? Officer David Browning: Who caught them? Reagan: Uh, McAllister did, evidently.
Hill: What does this belong to? That's her car keys.
Hill: Where's your car at? Over, uh, there.
Reagan: Who was driving? She was.
Hill: So you having? Is somebody having an argument with you? Guys in the car? Is that what happened? Well, we were getting followed by somebody.
Hill: Do you know who they were? Yes.
Hill: They trying to hurt you? Well, him.
Hill: You want to tell me the story, what happened? Well, not really.
Hill: You have a chance to tell me what happened.
Okay, um, following us because she wanted to get this guy.
And Hill: She or a he? It was a she.
Hill: Like an ex-girlfriend or something? No, it was my sister.
Hill: Okay.
They don't really like him.
So, they were just trying to get me away from him, I guess, but she just kept following us.
Hill: Why does he have I have a set, too.
That's his set.
Hill: Why'd you leave? I didn't know what to do.
Reagan: What would have been the responsible thing to do? To stop.
Browning: I talked to the witness that saw it and followed them, and we did the show-up and said 100% absolutely that's the two of them.
Reagan: Who was driving? Browning: The male was.
Reagan: Okay, and he's sure Browning: 100% sure on that.
Reagan: She's actually saying she was driving.
He's letting her lie.
Hill: Okay, stand up, put your hands behind your back.
McAllister: I can't get my radio on.
Hill: What's that? Stand up.
Put your hands behind your back.
What's going on? Hill: You're under arrest.
For what? Hill: Hit-and-run.
I didn't hit and run nobody.
Hill: Huh? I didn't hit nobody.
Hill: You asked what you were arrested for, and that's what you're arrested for.
I wasn't driving though.
Hill: We-we brought two people here and they he a different story.
They say you were driving.
I was driving? Hill: Did you switch seats maybe before you hit the car? I was not driving.
I was not driving.
Hill: Well, that's what you're arrested for.
You asked me, I'm going to be honest.
What the (Bleep)? Man, I just got out of jail.
Hill: For what? For a p.
V.
Do you know when I might get out of jail? Hill: For a p.
V.
? So I'm getting arrested for a hit-and-run? Hill: Yeah.
Isn't that a felony? Do you know when I might be out of jail? Hill: No, I don't.
No? I didn't do nothing.
I've never even been to jail before.
Like, I'm freaking out.
That the thing about it I didn't do nothing.
McAllister: You were in a car that crashed into another car, right? So I'm getting arrested for something I didn't do? McAllister: You were there and you were walking away from the scene of a crime for starters, all right? I didn't hit I didn't hit the person.
McAllister: When I first talked to you, you lied to me.
So we're trying to figure out You're being detained right now till we can figure out what's going on, how's that? Okay? But he just told me I was being arrested.
McAllister: Well, we got witnesses that say you were driving, okay? She just said she was driving.
McAllister: What she says and what reality is can be two different things, and we're going to figure that out, all right? Officer ney Phothiyongsa: 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 talk to a lawyer and have him present while you're being questioned.
Do you understand your rights? I guess.
Phothiyongsa: Okay, you want to tell me what happened? We were involved in a hit-and-run.
Phothiyongsa: Okay, when you say "we," who was driving? Well, do I have to answer your questions? Phothiyongsa: You don't have to answer anything if you don't want to.
This is like the worst thing in the world, man.
Phothiyongsa: Okay.
I don't know what to do.
Phothiyongsa: But you know I'm asking all these questions because I already know the answer.
We have a lot of witnesses, and what I got from the witnesses also, that you guys almost hit a pedestrian.
She was crossing the street.
Is you guys were fighting prior to h hitting the car.
Me and him? Phothiyongsa: Yeah.
We weren't we haven't Phothiyongsa: Well, that's what the witneses are telling me.
Okay, well, I'm letting you know that that part isn't true, and I don't know about the pedestrian.
I didn't see nobody in the street.
Phothiyongsa: So you weren't driving the car? I just don't want to Phothiyongsa: Okay, you don't want to tell me, that's fine, okay? But you're under arrest also for hindering prosecution, okay? I don't know what that is.
Phothiyongsa: Well, because you're covering up a felony.
What happened is, your that your boyfriend, or whatever, he was driving the car.
He hit the other van.
There was a guy that was on the side of the van, and the car hit van.
He's got injuries to his legs.
So that's a felony hit-and-run, and you're trying to cover up for that, saying that you were the driver.
So that makes that a felony.
Okay.
Phothiyongsa: Okay? So that's what you're under arrest for.
Officer Jose Santos: The weekend's pretty much are all our busy nights.
Everything starts popping off after, you know, 10:00.
On our area right here, we do have a lot of hotels where people come for spring break, and be on beachside and things like that.
But all in all, pretty much it's residential.
It's pretty nice, quiet over here.
We're responding to a battery; Domestic violence and a aggravated battery.
Roommate got hit by a hammer by the other roommate.
And, uh, they're also saying that the female of the residence is being choked out by the boyfriend.
And it's possible it's all still in progress.
(Indistinct radio transmission) Sheriff's office.
Who was the one that did it? Her boyfriend.
He was passed out.
Chronic drinker.
Started 7:00 in the morning.
This that and the other.
Me and him were buddies.
I just did a job for him.
He passed out.
I got hungry, went up and got a sandwich.
Asked her if she wanted half of it.
He jumps up, grabs her by the neck, why he doesn't have his dinner ready.
Then he takes off, calls me back, says I'm the problem between those two, which there's absolutely nothing going on between me and her, nothing.
He turns around, he started screaming and hollering, said, "if you pull this crap, I'm" gonna knock the crap out "of you.
" He turned around, he comes running in with this.
I got him, I got him on the ground, I took it out of his hands, and did what I had to do.
But evidently he barely caught me with something.
Santos: All right.
What you need? Deputy Selvester Harris: I'm just gonna go out, grab a couple affidavits.
We'll take it from there.
Santos: All right.
This is him.
Santos: You got their I.
D.
S? Harris: Yeah.
While you're Santos: You ran 'em yet? Harris: I'll get more information No, not yet.
Santos: I'll run 'em right now.
Harris: Let me get some more information from you.
This is just, you know, when you drink from 7:00 in the morning till you pass out Santos: Where does he live? Here.
He lives, him and her live in that room.
I just moved here four weeks ago.
Santos: Okay.
Harris: Know is age? Harris: '59? Have you ever been arrested? Me? Santos: Yeah.
Dui 14 years ago.
Harris: What was the argument about between you and him? (Scoffs) I was just Every day he, every day he's calling her a whore and everything else, and it's just, it's the alcohol.
Santos: The alcohol? passes out.
Santos: He drinks all day? All day.
All day.
All day every day.
Nonstop.
Santos: You guys get into it every day or just first time? No.
I got into it with him once, uh, five months ago, and he pulled the same thing.
Santos: Okay.
So I had to hit him a couple times there.
It's the alcohol.
He come after me with a hammer, that's it, it's over with.
Santos: All right.
I had to get it out of his hands, get him on the ground.
(Indistinct radio transmission) Sans: And how old is he? Fifty.
Santos: He's 50? He calls, he calls me back saying I'm the problem.
Santos: You want to press charges against him, sir? Yes, sir.
Yes, sir.
Santos: Okay, we're gonna get some paperwork done, and, uh Have you fill out some paperwork, and then we'll see if we can get ahold of him.
It's the only way I can get him to learn his lesson.
Santos: I understand that.
Somebody comes after you with a hammer, that's not friends anymore.
He was serious.
He would've he would've used it.
Santos: He did use it.
He did use it.
Well, if I hadn't got ahold of his hand, it would have been worse.
Deputy Angela McNeal: Do you mind coming over here and filling out a statement for me? Come over here, it'd be easier.
I mean, if you can see what I'm doing.
I was sitting here developing pictures.
McNeal: He hit you as well? No, he just jerked me back by my hair.
McNeal: If you can fill out a witness statement for me, saying what happened to your friend over here.
Santos: What are you planning to do now? I don't know what to do.
I wish I knew what to do.
I'll give her, I can give her a ride back and forth.
I don't know where I'm gonna go.
I know he's gonna try to come I can give her a ride.
Santos: This belongs to him, correct? I'm on the frickin' lease, too, like a dummy.
Santos: 'Cause if he comes back here, and altercation comes back He's gonna go off.
He's gonna go off, I know he is.
I'm terrified now.
Santos: Okay, all right.
I didn't want to call the cops 'cause I didn't, 'cause I know what he's gonna It's gonna put him in a frickin' whirlwind.
I ain't worried about if I'm going to jail.
I've already, my lawyer's already been contacted.
Santos: Okay.
All right.
You gotta go inside.
(Man coughing) Harris: You want to fill out a statement for us or no? Sure.
Harris: Want to do that? Yeah.
Harris: Okay, just hang tight right here.
Santos: You got a suspect statement affidavit? McNeal: Yeah.
Santos: All right, let me get that.
McNeal: All right, Charles, I'm placing you under arrest for aggravated battery: Domestic violence.
(Handcuffs rasping) So you're taking me to jail after all? McNeal: Okay.
Santos: Good? McNeal: Yep.
Let's go.
Can I have a word with my girlfriend? Harris: No, you can't.
McNeal: No, you can't.
Can I have my wallet? Santos: In a little bit.
Do you have anything illegal on your pockets or on your person at all? Anything in your pockets? No.
No knives, no guns, nothing like that? All right, do me a favor, put your legs right here.
You have anything in your pockets I need to know about? No, just money.
Santos: Just money? Just your keys? All right, have a seat in here for right now.
McNeal: Watch your head.
Harris: Sit sideways so you can sit comfortably.
Do you have my girlfriend come talk to me so I can? Santos: I-I can't do that.
I can't do that.
She's a victim in this also.
What? What, is she pressing charges against me? Santos: Es, she is.
For what? Santos: She's pressing charges for battery: Domestic violence.
She's alleging that you put your hands on her, choked her out and threw her over, over the side.
And that's what she's alleging, that's what you're going to jail for.
Aggravated battery on the other victim and, uh, domestic violence on your girlfriend.
What was going on with this sandwich thing? Nothing, man.
I woke up, and just too much friendliness, you know, for somebody I let in my house.
I didn't do anything, so Santos: How long have you known him? Him? For probably 25, 30.
Tried to give the guy a chance.
He's a low-rent scumbag.
Santos: 25-30 years? Yep.
Santos: How do you know him from? From Tampa.
Santos: Oh, you guys were from Tampa? I've been living over here for the last 25-something years.
Santos: Did he work with you over there? No, he never worked with me.
We were just acquaintances.
Santos: Did he ever live with you over there? No.
Santos: No? This the first time he lives with you over here? Mm-hmm.
Santos: All right.
And you been with your girlfriend for how long? Over nine months.
Santos: Nine months? Doesn't matter much now, does it? Santos: Well, I'm sure Hopefully, works out for you guys.
Yeah, me, too.
Santos: All right, man.
I got a long ride.
I'm gonna take a nap.
Santos (Laughs): All right.
Officer (Over radio): I've got him at gunpoint.
Dispatcher: At gunpoint, Cover is code three.