COPS (1989) s23e05 Episode Script

Cops is filmed on Locationith the men and women Of law enforcement.
All suspec are innoct until Proven guiy in a court of law.
The Ty of amarillo is a great Ple to live.
It a ptty good size city, But it'still small enough to Have that kind of homewn feel.
Iny free time, I like to work On differentehicles.
Try and workn myouse.
Do some creative procts.
I ke to do a lot of metal Working and wood working.
So, just kind of whar I can Come up with and create.
Right now we're going to Use a neighbor called in a Said that they heard two sho Come from inside theouse.
And he went ov andalked to The owner of the residce and The sident told him that Someone was trng to break into His use and he'd shot and Kied one of them.
So we're going to go see wt's Going on make su nody's Injured at this use.
Hat's goinon, man? I hea two shots Unshot) There he goes.
Hodge 1-62.
We've got shots Fire where's he at? He's ooting from Right over here.
It'shis house right here on The corner.
Watch out.
Got one subject insi the Living room.
I can see m moving around.
This is the Police.
Comeut.
Open the dr, come out with Yo hands up.
Around to the si of the house To talk the caller, that's When I heard shots.
.
He out front.
Put your hands up turarou.
I live here.
Just get your hands up.
Keep 'em up.
Walk bkwards.
Come No, no, o.
Backwards.
There you go.
Eep walking, keep walking.
Keep walking.
Wa to me.
Walk to me.
Ep walking.
Don't turn arod.
Stop, stop.
G down on your knees now.
Get on your knees cover the doo I got the dr.
Officer caleb finsterwald: Who elses in there? Nobod sir.
Nobody else in The hoe? No, sir.
They tried to break in for Sevel hours.
We'lfigure out What's going on.
Don't have a phone, and Ere was like four of them.
I think threof them dressed in Tinja nurdles, being black Relax, man, Relax, relax.
I was just defending mysf.
Ay, at's What wre trying to figure Out, man.
Okay, come on, geup.
Spread yr Feet.
U got your weapon on you, pa no, is on the, behind the Door othe tv, uh Trophy Cache trophy.
.
It's flashlight.
It's Flashlht? Careful.
You got his poet.
Knife back cket.
So you're saying Ys tried to break into your House? Yes, sir.
Foseveral hours.
And don't have any means of Caing people.
And I didn want to leave the Use, 'cause I Did u hear the P.
A.
? Is that whyou came out? Yes, sir.
Door was blocked.
I put tv in front of it and A chai So I had to Okay I'm going to havyou have A seat.
Hodge finsterwald got Dispatched on a guy sayinghat Someone was breaking inthis Use.
The neighb heard two gunshots Fired.
As we come up ound the front Of the hou trying to talk to Our caller, all of a suddewe Hear another shot gefired off.
Apparently that one went rht Throh thfront door.
We fnd the gunaying righby The ont door.
And one spent ell casing right Besidehe front door, so I Don't know if he's eithe saw My silhouette or somethingut Front and decidethat I was the Bad guy trying tbreak into his Hoe or what's going on.
So we're gting ready to talk To tto the guy and find out What his story is.
What's your name? Hi.
Dn.
What's going Tonight, ean? I don't know.
I don't know 'em.
They was tryinto break in.
W was trying to Break in? I don't kno'em.
You don'tnow em? No.
Where were they Tryi to break in at? Almost everywhe.
I had, h, the back doors Blocd.
Front door bloed.
And even after that, thestill T there like patient as Can.
And he was he prably broke In through my front do.
So, uh.
Okay, ithat why? That last shot you jt shot Where'd you shoot it off at? In the house.
I mean, did youhoot Through the front door, or.
.
Where'd you shoot itt? Like where were u aiming for? Uh, he s trng to hide Behind the door.
And I told him, said, "this'll Go throughhat door.
" I said, "don't btrying to Break in.
" Okay.
That's theeason why you shot Thgun off? 'cause you thought someoneas Trying to break in? Well, I know they were.
Okay.
I'm scared for my le.
Did you see anybody? I mean, describe them to m uh, it was all dark.
It was aldark? Yeah.
Couldn't get.
Huh? Cldn't get a vis Couldn't s 'em pretty well? Ianted the lights off.
I figured it'd ge me a little Advantage.
Oka and, I waited for them to Breain.
Okay.
And they were ting every Window.
Okay.
And it was lucky my nghbor Woke up and hearthe guhots D he thought I was "are you acting crazy?" And I said, "no.
I sa, "they're trying to break In.
Call the police fome.
" Well, they called us, And I mean, we we standing out Front en you fired that Last shot.
We were standingightut by Your front yard.
Oh, really? Ll, I kept hearing the windo Rattng and they kept coming Back to 'em.
I figurei ready had 'em half Broke out, so it would havbeen A lot easier.
So I saw one of ose ninja guys And fired away again.
Okay.
All right, dean, ell, just hang Tight for me forust a second, All right? Yeah.
Am I in trouble? Not right now, but We've t to get this thing Figureout, man, all right? I never had that haen To me.
Okay.
Well, I'm justaying, hang Tight, jussit here, just kind Of relax, all righ All right, an.
I'going to shut thisoor.
Watch your kne Shot a round right through Thfront door.
Went through both the ont door D thscreen door and landed Out here in the front yard Probab about 15 feet away from About ere we were standing.
All right, so everybody All right? Obody's hurt.
He got booked in the dettion Cent for deadly conduct.
And we took the n, so he's not Going to be geing it back.
But still, jt a hairy Situation with a guy soting Rods off inside of his house.
And especiallyot knowing what He's shooting at.
No dding, man.
I'm glad Everody's all right.
The Guys and girls I work with a All extremely supportive oeach Other, and ofttimes we'll get Togetherff-duty.
I can't think ofnything That any other offer wouldn't Do f me or I wouldn't do for Em.
's just a very, very Supportive network.
And that's o of favorite Parts about the b.
Is a chevy Blaz.
We're on theorthide of the Safeway.
Ight now we had Another officer geon the radio And say he's got a car ting to Ditch him at t blocks.
He saihe'sehind a green Blazer andt's driving Cklessly over curbs.
And they're in the safew Parkg lot right now.
Clear.
Dver, turn the R off and keep the keys in Your han Withour left hand, open the Door slowly from the outsi.
Out with a stalled cart stk An122.
With the ke in Your han slowly step out and Keep yr hands all the way up.
Non-emergency, F the air, 891.
Ace away from me.
Go down on yournees.
Go down on youknees! Turn arounand face towards me.
Put your handsown on the Ground and crawl towards me.
Keep rawl towards me, or U're going to get a bebag.
Stop.
All the way down on your Belly.
Put your arms raight out like An airplane.
Put your palms up.
Don't move.
I'm not.
All ri bring your kns up to your Chest.
There anybody else in The car? O.
S up.
Stand up.
He ran Ov the sidewalk right over Here trying to g into this Parking lot.
Took off, and he realizehe Overshot that and was in Dead end.
Started, uh, he started to Open the door to bail and Allenged him.
I guess we'll see what We have.
It looks like t Ignition panel's totally Removed the tos removed.
If you look athe other side of The ignition, it's totally Stpped out.
You can't even see whavaguely Resembles an ignition.
So it's obvious When I wasiving him commands To get out of the r with the Ke in his hand, he shookis He like he didn't knowhat I Watalking about, or, or it Wa't an option for him.
Obviously is c's not being Drivenith keys because of the Shape of the ignition.
So, very likely a stolenar.
Is ere a key to the car? Look at the Ignition.
He's on paper for "elude," so.
H about u.
U.
V.
? We're figuring That o.
They'rrunning him and trying To confirmis I.
D.
, but it Looks like it's probab going To be a stolen.
Yh, go ahead and Look at the ignition.
It's it's about as strippeas They get.
Well, the And I see the scwdriver's in The ceer conle.
Those are prablyhat he was Using for his y.
Whric all the tools you Need right the.
G the pliers and Everything.
Hi, sir.
What'sour first name? Robert.
Okay, I'm officer Wilbon.
Obvisly, I was there, you Were the, so we're not going Lie about what we both saw Anwhat we were both involved In, so.
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Okay, first of I saw you pull Into thearking lot over there.
Okay, walk me thugh wh was Goinon.
I was pulli in to drop off My friens car.
Pulling ito drop Ofyour friend's car? Yeah.
And what made you Turn bk around so quickly? 'cause I don't have a Licens 'cause you don't ve License? And I'mn probation.
And then when you Walked I I'm sure you saw the Officers thereright? No.
We were all snding In the driveway in front of u.
Oh, yeah.
You saw us? I didn't see you until I Looked in the rearviewirror.
Was like, what the What are u on Pration for? I'm on pration I just got out of prison.
What'd you get out of Prison for? For wness tampering, felony Elude d like a robb two.
Okay, you're flagge Ele.
You're on probation r felony Elude.
And that exactly what it Loed like you were doing to Me trying to get away from me.
I wn't trying to get away In that car.
I was trying to get it safy Parked so The de'soi to lose his car Over me borrowing to go drop Somebody off at Okay.
I ll you what where's the Y at to the car so we can tr To get it back to him.
Tre is it's got a bted Ignion.
There's no y? No, t's t it's just a Rmal key.
Hat were you driving It with? Wt do you mean? If it doesn'tave Key, wt were you driving It wh? A sewdriver.
You were dring with A scwdriver? You want his mber? His number's in my pho right Over there.
Okay, we' get To tt.
But yosee how it looks to me? Yea Ou're trying to get Away from me, yore driving a Car with a screwdrer.
Straight up, re we going to Find anythg that you're not Supposed to have? I don't Drugs, nsbombs? No, thein't no drugs or Bombor nothing weird like Th.
Oy.
Ll, I'll go take a look and We'll talkere in a sec, All right? All right Thank u.
He pretty much Admitted to you that he was Trng to elude.
Trying get away From me.
He juswants to sugarcoat it And say "I was tryg avoid E traffic stop.
" He agrees with us on how It looks.
I mean, he driving a car, he's Trying to get away.
No key.
He's driving wh a screwdriver.
He said it's s Buy's car.
He sa it's his Buddy's car.
It looks like a baggie of me Rit here that he Tossed out the Ndow as you were trying to Stop him.
Younow there's Always something.
Don't ok t far from, uh, From t car.
Looks like we got crysl meth.
There's bages in There, too.
Okay.
I image there's more.
It all makes sense n.
You mean to telme You don't know what is is? I'll tell you two thgs, okay? There's no onen this parking Lot.
It's virtually clod off for Consuction.
Okay, the fact that it's sll Wet ows me that it was Freshly dumped ther okay? Sot didn't sit out, it didn't Bake in the sun.
It's a summer day.
Look, the sun'out, there's no Clouds I ain'the one.
I ain't gonothing to do With that.
This is a gh drug traffic Area, man.
I'll be damned if m getting So you think is Baie of meth was just laying There and we hpened just to Stumble acrosst? I don't know what the hl You think I think.
I just know ain't I ain't The one, man.
This ver came out Of your vehicle? No, that ver came out of my Vehicle.
O when I go back to Myash cam, am I going toee You throwing it t the window? Go ahead.
He fun.
Be nest, be honest With me.
Have fun.
Wilbo have fun? Yeah.
Thatin't my We'll fige it out, We'll let yoknow.
Thanks.
This guy's gointo Be taken to ea precinct by Offir wilbon who stopped him.
He wasriving with a suspende License.
He'll receive citation For that.
Um, hel probably be charged With attempting to elude pice In a vehic, and he'll be Charged with possession of Methamphetamine.
Frid nights can be very quiet, Because football is ch a big Deal thaparts of the town will Shut down.
Anybody who works on theide of To where the high school Football game is beinglayed, Is going to be rlly busy Because of all the stu Going on ithe rking lot.
We're on our way to meet anoer Offir.
He out on a family fight From what it sounds like.
And he's saying that there a Barricaded gunmainside The house.
Suspect Residence is going tbe an Unpainted house wi a Browroof.
It's going to ben beeen a White house wi a gray roof and A gray house with a gray roo othe ground! Omy way.
Bigog! Big dog! G dog! Grunting) big dog! Big dog! Big dog! Big dog! Hold your dog! Call your dog ou.
Ll your dog to you.
Ld him.
I'm going to go Around to the fronand come in The front do.
Keep him occupie hold your dog.
Ld your dog.
Do youave any weapons on you? Are you positive? 'm pitive.
Get down.
If the dog moves, It dies.
Ll it to sit down.
Ifhe dog moves, it dies.
Mister, lay dn.
Calm down, mister.
Calm down, mister.
Lm down.
Calm down.
Calm down! Calm down, mister! Loftu anyone else inside Thisouse? I don't thi so.
Loftu you don'think so? Ar You the residentf this house? Yes, sir.
I live here.
Okay, you were Barriced in a room with a gun? No.
I don't have a gun.
Got a 911 call fm Re I don't have a n.
YoungWith you having A gun.
Come tme.
Come to me on your knees On your knees.
Go to the ound.
Arms out.
Palms in t air.
Palms in t air.
Is this the suspect? Joe? Yeah, it'the Suspect.
Ere's yo gun? I d't have a gun, sir.
Why'd she sayou h A gun d threatened to Kill her? I wasn't threating to kill Nobody.
She saiyou had a Gun, you were threening to Killer and everyone else.
I not trying to Ki nobody.
Loftu w would she Say that? I don't kn why she would Say it.
We were arguing, but I'mot Trying to kill no damn bod this is him? Thiis him.
Get him up.
Take him to my Car and we'll interview Him there.
Roll overn your left side.
All righ we're going to And up.
On t count of three pullne Leg in.
Read Ju one leg.
One, wo, three, go.
I'm goi to go get My carokay? We'll find out wt's g on In there.
All rig.
Just to let you know Y we're like this.
Yeah, I underand.
I'm going to put this Down so I can inrview you.
Have a seat.
I'going to be right back, Ay, and I'm gointo come ta You, okay? All right.
Heo.
What all Happened? Uh, he doesn't ree th how I raise my kids and-ani don't Touch body.
I to work every day.
And I'm always doing sething For somebody else, a I'm not.
Ay, and who is he To you? He is my daught son I Mean my daughter's fathe Your daughtes Father? Yes.
Ok, and what are All these from right here? Im hitting me.
Him hittinyou? Yes.
Like with fist? Yes.
.
Or like slapping? Yeah, he hit me andt busted All blood veins here.
And in here, too.
Is that recent? Last night.
This is what Happened? Last ght.
Okay, what happed Todaas far as the argument And everything? He still hit me.
He was still Hitting you? Because did not Where at? In my face.
Kennedyin your face? Okay.
Yes.
Okay.
And then what hpened? I told him at he had to go.
I didn't tell him I wacalling E cops, because 'll kill m If I tell him m calling Thcops.
I called my dad an911.
And they came innd got him.
And that was it.
Okay.
What wasp With the gun? E's always had a gun in The house.
Did he have out Or anything today? Not today, t he told me He'll get bullets r it.
He doesn't even have Bullets for it right now he's got e in the chamber.
One the chamber, Okay.
Uhbut he never pulled it out, Never pointed at u or Anytng le that? He dinot int it at b.
J.
, T he threatened me witit, That he ll.
Threatened y With I y, I know there's one in The chamber and I ow that He will.
Now, what was the Threat? Um What did he say? 'cause I called the cops He'll kill me.
Like exact words es, "you call the law on me, I will kill you, bch.
"I will kill you.
" Wee got him in Custody hankou.
Kennedy:And tre's no Shotwere fired, so he's fi And we'rfine, okay? Nobody was hurt that aspe.
Ian take you to the weapon.
Okay.
I am goingo need you to fill Out a swn affidavit.
Yes.
Do you have a Problem wi that? No.
Okay.
Thank you.
Hey, man, what's goingn Tonigh e was arguing.
What was you auing About? I don't even remember I had couple of drinks, she Had a couple of drinks.
You don'remember Wh you was arguing about, Ough? T was (bleep) basicall Like what? Um Ion't know.
Got mad and she got mad.
She said sometng smart, and I Said something sma Okay.
Wait physical at any time? You said it calated, but No, it wasn't really Physical.
Nobody What do You meany not real physical? No, it wasn't physica It wasn't physical At all? No.
Okay.
And so you never said anythi About a gun anything Like that? No, never said anything About a n.
Never hit her or Anything? Slapped her, but U slapped Her toy? Yes.
Justike open hand Slap, or? Yes, sir.
Ay.
You didn't push her or anying Like that, rht? Okay.
All right, sit tightor me, Okay The subject's going be going To potter countyetention Centeror assault, domestic Violenceausing bodily injury.
That's alass-a misdemeanor.
He'll be out there for quite A ile.
Lucky nobody was hurt, and he Justets a free ride to jail Out of it.
Offer: I've got him at gunpoint.
At npoint, Cover is code three.