Diately. What was he doing down there . Some sort of Indian Burial Ground under his friends house. They were excavating or something. When can we see him, sarge . They got limited visiting hours starting at 10 00. The hospital says he came through with flying colors. Always knew the lieutenant was made of strong stuff. 11 d ds in the dark with a moldy corpse next to you. Okay, enough of the good news, huh . Item 6, guys two more gang stabbings last night. Lieutenant goldblumes got some additional information. Thats right, lieutenant. I understand youre a published author now. It was just a short story in the sununy supplement part of a book im trying to write. Oh, give it up, renko. Theres a couple of 2syllable words in there. Enrique solas of the gypsy boys is gonna marry Lola Martinez, whos associated with the diablos. Is that Jesus Martinez sister . Yeah. The big fear is that this signals a coalition between the two gangs, expressly forbidden by treaty. To the waterfront. If the gypsy boys and the diablos unite, shamrocks can kiss the water goodbye. Meaning they get cut out of the drug traffic and Everything Else that goes down on the docks. Yeah. Now, a treaty disruption of this magnitude will affect all the gangs in the area. Weve got to keep a lid on the situation. Special patrol assignments on the duty board. Everybody, heads up for Gang Activity today. Thanks, lieutenant. Okay, you all got that, right . Assignments backed up by m mrs and rowe. About time we nailed that creep, huh . Due in court this afternoon, we got renko, hill, and lieutenant buntz. Okay, guys, last item one sec. After three days of men and women sharing ththsame john, today shouou mark the grand reopening of separate facilities. Thank you for your patience. Thats it. Get out of here. Roll lieutenant goldblume, i am shocked that you would put youou signature on this piece of junk here. Whats the problem, andy . You call me andy out here in public, while in this socalled piece of fiction published for all the world to see, i am called country wingo, a fat cop whose fondness for doughnuts had all but completely eroded his foooospeed. What do you mean by that . Is that supposed to be funny . Its meant to be mildly humorors. At my expense . Bull how am i ever gonna live this down . Just the man i want to see. Im busy, sid. We got to talk, norman. A detective from the heights has put in a bid for my services at 75 per unit. Forget it, sid. Im not jacking my prices. Whos talking about jacking up . Maybe im going to greener pastures. You snitch for this guy already . Yeah, but it was day old. You got it first. Who is this creep . Ow ow norm its benedicicfrom the polk. Ow hey, norm, dont pull on my hair. Shut up. Shut up. I mean, im in a situation here, all right . Im happy with you, but happiness doesnt pay the rent. Well, you still got some boxes at my place, sid. I want em out today. Wait no counteroffer . Sid, what can i do . When youre hot, youre hot. Norm, negotiate. You got tremendous goodwill with me. You got too big for me, sid. Norm. Im not asking for much. Well, talk to your buddy benedict, huh . I dont want to go my whole life without wireless remote. Dispatch. We have a 911 Armed Robbery in progress, surplus store, corner of peebles drive and 124th street. [ slow piano music plays ] excuse me, sargege all clear . Hey. Hey, i thought the ladies room was gonna reopen today. Come on, blondie, im a craftsman. Yeah, paid by the hour. Youre gonna love it when im done. [ sighgh] if i live that long. Yo, frankie, you dont rsvp my sisters wedding. I see mrs. Wheeler down the hall she dont mention it. It cause a strain between us, frankie. I didnt know we were invited. You dont get an invite . Not that i know of. Whats the use of having a secretary . Frankie, you got to come. I laid out 2 gs for this reception. Listen, word is that the gypsy boys and diablos are uniting. Oh, frankie, take your toe off the gas. Im retired from diablos club, huh . I get enough dogeatdog in this paralegal thing. Frankie, kids need an excuse for some head bashing. All i know is my beautiful Little Sisters going to the chapel of love. Remember that tune . Jesus, you still havavinfluence. Talk to the shamrocks. Make it clear that this wedding is a private matter. Ill see what i can do. What do i tell juanita about you and mrs. Furillo . Well trtr outstanding. Martys 78 lanes and builder emporium, tempe moon, 7 00, huh . I almost forgot. Number 31, princess of egypt. Kids today, frankie all the forks got to match, huh . Captain. Officer shipman. Why wasnt i informed earlier . Chiefs decision, nonoi. A. D. s. He wants to keep this bottled up till were sure. Now youre sure . End of the day, we should be. Chief wants you brought up to speed, but this has to stay confidential till formal charges are brought. Lets have it. September, lieutenant buntz recovered a suitcase containing 80 pounds of cocaine. Five months later, it became relevant evidence u. S. Vs, manchester, conspiracy to distribute. The cocaine was audited march 9th, day before the hearing, and found intact. But next day, defense counsel requested independent lab analysis. Turned out a kilo was missing, street value 20,000. What makes you so sure it was buntz . What about the propertycase custodian, Lab Technicians . All kinds of people had access. And weve been over them. K in the chain of evidence is buntz. Have you talked to him . Chief thought he might run wants us to build a case first. I cant buy it. Buntz is too smart to pull Something Like that. Theres more, captain. I cant talk about it yet. Sorry. Y. Keep me informed. Will do. [ door closes ] we go in. You, uh, been after this g g a while, huh . You could say that. You know, ive been thinking about going for a gold shield myself. Yeah . Yeah. Plain clothes got it all over this uniform work. Washington j. D. [ heartbeat ] aaaaaahhhhh youre busted, sucker he was walking down the hall. Gun snapped three times in larues face. All right, guys, take him. Well. Hey, hey, hey. Hey, you okay, man . You all right . Never better. Right as rain. All yours, partner. We got a problem, benedict. You okay, mike . Hell call you in a minutetef he needs help with his zipper. Look, buntz no, you look. One you dont take another cops snitch. Two you never take my snitch. Yours . He practically begged me to put him on. This is between you and me, and what you did stinks. Look, i talked to thurston. He wanted to make the switchch he said that you had him working for nothing. Youre not listening to me, benedict. No, no. Your man took the first shot, artelli. Aint that right . All right, you do whatever you want with thurston, but you just stay out of my way. Im all right. Whats it like, you figure, buried alive . Green light. Down in n e hole, buddy dies, starts to rot away. Ugh its like tales from the crypt. White putrid bones reaching out toward you. Maybe what saved the lieutenant was a degree of maturity. Thats a real mental toughness. Thats what hes g g. Beginning shamrock turf. A muskrat trapped in a hole like that, hell chew off his own leg. Will you stop . P . Woman 2203, we have a b e in progress, dock street and main. 2203 responding. [ siren wailing ] [ indistinct shouting ] [ siren wailing ] [ glass shattering ] [ shouting continues ] knock it off, you two right now stop it stop it knock it off hold it, martinez. Youre under arrest. Knock it off im coming in knock it off open up police they got my sister in there 2203 requesting backups, main and dock. Would you hold it, martinez . potatoheads snatched my sister. They took her across the line. Hey, stop throwing that junk [ siren wailing ] shut up, martinez im gonna turn you into a hash brown i said open it up, will you, or were coming in yeah, open that door. Lola martinez is who were looking for. Were gonna crucify you, dude. Yeah, well, you want a war, man, you got one. Come on shut up, martinez get him in the car now everybody else, clear out im not leaving without my sister come on, in the car, martinez. You better call the police cause youre all dead all of you its anarchy, frank. All turfs are overrun. Gypsy kid had his pelvis broken with a baseball bat. What happened to Lola Martinez . She was late for her wedding rehearsal this morning. Some diablos who went looking for her say they swear she was driven off in a car by a shamrock. Shamrocks deny everything. Yo, furillo, you got to gegelola back. Theyre gonna kill her. I want a s smit. All warlords in by 1 00. I heard what happened. You all right, j. D. . Fine, captain. It was my fault, captain. Sounded unavoidable. Hes just a worrywart. Bullet hasnt been made with my name on it. Well, id take it easy just the same. It had to bebe a traumatic experience. It would have been a lot more traumatic if that gun had gone off. Grace. Hello, frank. Oh, pretty good. As you can see, i didnt take my vows as a nun, but four months ago i started a new career. Field representative. Richards rubber products. Congratulations. Thank you. Um, automobile tires . Pupu the lever. Yes, frank, condoms. Itit been a while. You are your men are opinion molders, frank Authority Figures who meet hundreds of people a day. We want them to spread the word. Back up a minute. Im sorry. I left the convent because my concept of love cannot accept vows of chastity. But when i got out, i found that love itself is in peril today. Its the black plague all over again. Youre talking about sexually trtrsmitted diseases. Exactly. People a a growing afraid of tenderness, sharing, passion, of love itself. This is the solution . No, but its the best remedy we have so far. Grace, there are other ways. Police stations are only the first step. We want these dispensers in every city facility, and from there, who knows . Its a war, and we dont have a moment to spare. How much is this gonna cost theheepartment . Nothing. Its free to Law Enforcement because our motto is the same as yours the installation order if youd like to see it. That wont be necessary. Thank you, frank. Its good to see you again. Ill send you a complimentary rainbow packet. Im a peabrain, huh . [ rattling, indistinct talking ] yeah, i couldnt find it. Every room and not find a thing thats the way it is. Alky in a cup. I got something, norm mucho sensitivo maybe worth the bump we talked about. All right, i can see youre still peeved. Im gonna give you a minute to cool down. What are you looking at . You got a problem . I mean, look, im a businessman. Im just trying to bring you in line with certain economic realities. Okay, maybe i did push a little hard this morning. I can see that. Im big enough to admit my mistakes. Tell you what im gonna do this item im about to give you old price. Onetime offer, never to be repeated again. Take it or leave it. All sales final. Check, please. This ones a freebie. While we speak, cops are trashing your place. Okay. Fine. I was there, i saw it, but it didnt happen. You dont know me. E. I dont know you. We never met. [ Cash Register dings ] i believe i signed you a frequent visitors pass. Norm, did you hear what i said . Theres cops sniffing your underwear. Come on. Im just trying to help. Hows your color on your tv, sid . Listen, i may be late this afternoon. Doubt if theyll get to you anyway, lieutenant first day of testimony. I got a probobm at my apartment. Howard, how do you feel . Lucy, im touched. Officer flaherty, you neednt have come. Tvs calling you the cop who wouldnt quit, lieutenant. Everyone wants to know when youre gonna sell your story to hollywood. I probably shoululpass my experience along. Frankly, it surpassed the orornary. What, are you kidding . In the dark, nototng to eat or drink for 11 days . And the guy who died. A true humanist. Me, personally, i would have freaked out. Prunella . Oh, howdy. What . I feel like i got xray eyes, neal. I can n e things like they really are. Thats cool, babe. I mean it, m m. Its all happening. Its out there, in here. Its molecules and life. I feel it. Give me my cat come on he wasnt bothering you [ hispanic acccct ] come on, man, back off. I told you to back off ill kill the cat. Im tired of you, tabby. Youre not gonna fool me anymore with your innocence, man. There aint no way, baby because i felt your vice, and i know who you been trafficking with. [ cat meows ] youre not gonna con leroy again. Hey, hey, hey, hey, leroy. No, detective. Dont come one step closer. Tabby gets it. Come on, leroy. Put the gun away, man. Tabby must die. Hes out this time evicted relax, mr. Glass. But hes got my cat. Yo, man, throw the cat. Go roll the drunk, will you . Leroy, whats happening . Whats happening . This beast have served time in hell. Hes nuts shoot him shoot him hey, come on, leroy. Its just a cat. No. Messages. He send me messages through him. [ cat meows ] me. I understand. No one understands. I understand. [ meows ] aw, man oh, my nathaniel. Sherman thanks, detective. I thought i was the only one. I dont believe this. M . [ engine turns over ] it was private, neal. [ siren wailing ] cross the milemile line, you pay a milemile fine. Emperors cross any line they want. Gentlemen, you know the drill. Lets save the scintillating conversation f f downstairs. Chief. Uhhuh. Our own shakespeare. Well done, henry. Thank you. I noticed there was no chief in your story. Are you saving him for later chapaprs . Yeah, i am. I knkn we both want to see a fair and accurate portrayal. Frank, i need a minute. I have a gang summit. They can wait. If this is about lieutenant buntz well talk about that after i. A. D. Is through. Frank, have you seen Howard Hunter yet . He was sleeping. Im going back this afternoon. We have a problem. Bill palmer, hunters companion who died. I just got a call from the medical examiners office. Seems like a part of palmer was. Devoured. You mean decayed . No, frank, i mean devoured, as in eaten for lunch. Not a big part just a minute portion here. Rats . The teeth marks were human. My god. Es the highest traditions of the department, and it turns out he munched a little flesh. Chief i can see the headlines now head e. A. T. Er takes job literally. Chief, i find this a little hard to believe. Believe it, frank. Thanks to a little highpowered interference from your chief, the m. E. s report is squelched. Now its your turn. Talk to howard. Make that pervert realize hes not to breathe a word of this to anyone. All right. If this checks out, poor howard. Oh, frank, spare me. This whole thing is driving my prostate nuts. [ door closes ] hey, sal. What are you building a bathroom or a new wing . Everyone cheap shots the plumber. Plumbers were . The romans, thats who. Yeah . Where are they today . Ill tell you what it is, man. Martinez he got one hand in the gypsy boys and the other in the cops. You listen. You listen good. There is no unification between los diablos and the gypsy boys. Oh, yeah. We believe you. We have the word of the gypsy boys and the diablos that this weddinin is personal. Thats bull. Either my sister gets back soon, or someones gonna wear a shade over their heads anybody have his sister . Everybody have his sister. [ laughs ] im gonna shut your ugly mouth knock it off youve had your say. Now let me telelyou whats gonna happen. Lola martinez will be safely home within 2 hours, the border incidents will cease, and this wedding will proceed without incident, or by god, ill bring this precinct back to a time most of f u never knew you wont be able to walk a block without being spread and read. Those of you who dont know me ask the ones who do. Lieutenant goldblume, make sure mr. Martinez gets safely back to his cell and these men are safely returned to their neighborhoods. [ chairs scraping ] i aint scared of you. You want to tell me whats going on, captain . Cops toss my place. You want to pretend its a freaking b e. So this is i. A. D. s call . Inside. Ieutenant buntz. What do o u got . I want all of it. The lieutenant says some officers raided his apartment. We had a warrant. Your warrants crap. Theres a kilo of cocaine missing from the suitcase you recovered. I was informed for the first time this morning. I dont know anything about it, captain. We recovered this tackle box from the lieutenants apartment. We found it behind the motor in his refrigerator. It contains 17,000 in cash, howard . Frank how are you . Im fine. I understand that im to face the cameras in an hour. I want to talk to you about that, howard. [ clears t toat ] the m. E. s report is in on bill palmer, and we may have something of a publicrelations problelehere. What . Through a horrible ordeal, but i have no diplomatic way to put this. Did you. Eat part of bill palmer . Yes, frank. Have you told this to anyone else . No. It hasnt come up. Good. Look, i have no doubt you did what you felt was necessarar bill and i had a pact. Weve suppressed the m. E. s report, so you neednt be e ncerned about any of this getting out. Frank, are you suggesting that i not tell the truth . Id leave out the part about the nutrients. For heaven sakes, why, man . To the true survivalist, every life preserved is a Lesson Learned people are not going to understand. Oh. Well, i think if the chief knew the chief does know, and he wants this kept quiet. Really . Howard, just do me this favor. Dont talk to the press until youve had some momo rest and and and weve talked this out further. [ sighs ] all right, old sport, but, you know, i think we just have an honest difference of opinion here. Please, howard . Od. Whew hot, huh . Yeah. A little i guess. If it aint the lucky man. See you on the street, sucker. Your warrants bogus. Whats he talking about . Nothing. Just blowing smoke. Our warrant is solid. We got that guy. We nailed him good. Sure, we did. The guy dry snaps me three times no way. No way, man. Are you okay, babe . Im fine. Its that scumwad thats in trouble. I checked the warrant. Its airtight. Besides, theres no way hes walking on assault with intent to commit murder. Lets go in and testify, all right . J. D. . Go ahead. I just i need another drink. Hey, blondie, the ladies room is finished. Id be honored to take you on a personal tour. Thanks, sal, but ive had three better offers today, and they were all from winos. Whoa whoa okay, im gonna lay my cards on the table. North avenue, seafood grotto, 7 30 tonight, you u d me. Candlelight, clams, and chianti. Youre kidding. Police station. Thanks, sal, but no. Come on. Think about it. No. Okay, but i can see you weakening. You know ill be back. Juanita, what took you so long . Im sorry ive never waited so long for bail in my whole life. Dont get arresteded next time. This is the money you had when you checked in 24. Lolala lola youre all right youre all right all right you. Youre the scum who took her you kidnapped my little sister [ shouting ] i love him. What . I wasnt kidnapped. I went with tommy. Hmm. donnell, 81. How can you say you love a shamrock . thats before i joined. How long have you two known each other . Three weeks. Long enough to know. Three weeks it j