Hooked Cagney and Lacey

LOUD CLUNK

Chris...?

-What are you doing?

-Nothing.

Just go back to sleep.

What is it? I'll help you find it.

My jacket.

It's disappeared.

Well...that's the trouble with you neat freaks - you can't remember where you put things!

Your jacket's in your closet.

Oh, yeah? The only thing in my closet is a bunch of ugly shirts - none of them in my size.

That was after I tripped over your barbell!

You're right - I AM a slob.

-I am, but I'm a slob crazy about you.

-Don't, Dory!

-Stop it!

-I'll clean up later.

-I've got to go to work!

-I'll clean up later.

-I have to go.

Uh, you have to let me go.

-Be honest...

-What?

-..Do you think I'm crowding you?

No. I just don't know whose apartment this is sometimes.

But I do love...

having you...

here.

Dory, I have got to go. I have to meet Mary Beth at 6.30!

Got to let me go! Come on...

Don't...please.

Listen, why don't we change all this, huh?

This...?

Yeah.

-The whole thing here.

-If I sounded like I wanted out, I don't.

No, no.

Me neither. I'm talking about making things more permanent.

I mean, since... I am here most of the time anyway...

-You mean, moving in together?

-Well...

a lot of people do it. Some even like it.

Well, I-I think about it.

-I do more...

-Yeah.

-..more with you than anybody.

But you're not... You're not ready yet, right?

-Do you hate me?

-What do you think, huh?

..Then this doctor has more good news. "Back injuries are very unpredictable," he says.

He wants Harv to move "as little as possible".

-You know what that means?

-I'm sorry, what?

He can't get out of bed.

-For how long?

-Till the muscle spasms stop.

Doctor couldn't say how long that would be. 100 he charged for that!

-Can't Harvey's mother help out?

-Vera's in the Bahamas. She won that cruise playing bingo.

-Oh, yes.

So who's nursing the patient?

Guess?

OK, they're on their way.

Finally. Let's go.

INAUDIBLE SPEECH

I'm Kove. This is my friend.

ALARM BELLS RING

Wait. What is this?

What's happening? W-What are you doing?

-Freeze! Let's go.

-OK, hold it.

POLICE SIRENS BLARE

That's it. Don't make me do nothin' crazy. Turn around.

-What happened?

-There was a Viking in there.

-Get going. Come on.

-Put your hands up there, and spread your legs. Come on!

-Oh-oh! Back up. Back up, back up!

-What do we have?

-What do you call this, huh? Dope, I call it.

You have the right to remain silent...

..anything you say can and will be used against you.

You have the right to speak to an attorney. If you can't afford one, one will be appointed free...

..Of course I know who he is.

..Possession. One count cocaine.

Dory, it's crazy here. No, you shouldn't come down.

..I thought you'd like to know. The...

You called Dory about the Driscoll thing?

It was a private conversation, Mary Beth.

Why were you talking about my collar?

Driscoll was Dory's sponsor in the detox programme.

I met him last fall at a softball game.

-He helped Dory get off dope?

-Yeah.

-Why was he at a shooting gallery with cocaine?

-I don't know.

Neither does Dory.

Well, I wish you hadn't called him. He can't do anything. It makes you personally involved.

-Driscoll's been like a brother to him. I thought he'd like to know.

-Even so...

-Excuse me, ladies.

-You fill out these reports?

-Yes. Why?

-I don't understand Chinese. You want to translate them?

It's not Chinese, Coleman - it's English.

-Hey, you know what the doctor called this?

-A scratch(?)

-Sorry, a superficial knife wound?

-Intramuscular laceration.

-Bail bondsman provides a service.

-You leave your card on winos.

-I can advertise.

-..And corpses.

-So, you take a long shot.

-The raid was two hours ago. How many have you got?

-I'm arranging bail for 11.

-We're running out of holding space.

-Well, tell the taxpayers.

I'm just speeding up the process.

-Sorry, do you have a quarter? My old lady keeps hanging up.

-Ask him. He makes more than I do.

PEOPLE COMPLAIN NOISILY

Very good...

OK.

Thank you.

-I'm gonna take these downstairs.

-Mary Beth?

-Yeah.

-Pleasure.

-Thank you.

-Mary Beth?

Yeah?

I think calling him was a bad idea.

Just let it go, Mary Beth.

You got a minute?

That coke wasn't his.

-Jimmy was trying to sponsor some guy for the programme.

-Who?

-Well, who knows?

Called himself Kevin Smith.

When Jimmy heard he went back on speedballs, he went to the gallery to get him out.

When you moved in - Kevin got away.

So it's all a big mistake?

-Come on! How many perps have you collared who say exactly the same thing?

-They weren't Jimmy Driscoll.

-Dory, I know what he means to you. I know he got you through a really rough time...

-He saved my life!

-Do you think he's going to lie to me about this?

-I don't know!

-Anyway, it's up to the judge now.

-Yeah, sure.

Jimmy's an ex-user. Persistent felon candidate...

the judge's gonna listen real hard and then throw the key away.

-Dory, I don't know what you want from me.

-It's less than half a gram. A two-bit possession charge.

The kind that gets lost on the shuffle every day.

I've got work to do.

-Hey, Chris?

-I'll talk to you later.

-Something's floating in here.

-It's probably some shell. Spoon it out.

-My mother's boiled eggs never had shells in them.

-Course not.

-They weren't runny either.

-She broke up the toast too.

-You've hurt your back, not your hands. You can break up toast.

-Not the same.

-Mom, look what Harvey Jr did.

-I didn't!

-Those are school clothes!

-It wasn't my fault.

-Liar - you didn't give me the syrup.

-Don't call him a liar.

-Get in the bathroom. You'll be late for school.

-Do you have to fight in here?

-I wasn't fighting - he was.

-I need a pain pill.

-Honey... you get another one in an hour and 26 minutes.

-You gotta be kidding!

Somehow, Harv, I'm not in the mood to kid.

These your initials, Lacey?

-Yes, sir.

-You got something you wanna say?

-Who was on duty in the evidence room?

-Minnelli. He says it came like that.

-Ah, I...

-I could have sworn it was secure, sir.

-It's not secure now.

The seal is broken. The chain of evidence is broken. The case is out the window, and Driscoll walks.

-Damn it, Lacey, any rookie knows how to seal an evidence bag!

-It was a zoo out there.

-Yes, I know.

And this Driscoll case is just a rinky-dink possession, but that's no excuse.

What was the purpose of this raid, Detective Lacey?

-To apprehend suspects, sir... To obtain information on dealers, sir.

-Right.

-But we can't obtain information from people we can't keep! Can we?

-No, sir.

Detective Lacey, this is an official oral reprimand!

-Yes, sir.

-Get out.

Mary Beth?

Hey, the old wound kept me up all night.

Hey, you didn't hear what went down. After I got in, there must have been about 20 of them.

They had some kind of paramilitary thing going on - they were all trained like soldiers.

-At the beginning I was tense, but...

-I don't have time to hear about a Clint Eastwood movie.

-You think this would make a good Clint Eastwood movie?

-Victor, enough. OK?

-Sure!

Christine...?

Oh!

Um...you've got a card from La Guardia. He just left Rome and he's on his way to Calabria.

-It's nice.

-Yeah.

-Want to have lunch, or something?

-No.

I just looked in the evidence locker. Dory was there yesterday. His name's on the sign-up sheet.

So, he had business there.

That's a big coincidence, huh?

One day Dory's in the evidence room and next day his friend's case is thrown out.

He could have had a million reasons for being in that room - he plays racquetball with Minnelli.

I sealed the envelope, Christine.

Then it came open by accident.

-Dory's a good cop. He knows what it means to tamper with evidence.

-Does he?

Like he knew what it meant to be a responsible back up? Or when he brought dope into my home?

Harv never forgave him - never!

Is that what all this is about?

Huh?

Something that happened two years ago?

-Absolutely.

-Well, I'm real bored with it.

-Dory kicked the habit. He's apologised.

-Right.

-What else should he do to please you and Harv?

Good news, Mary Beth you don't have to invite Dory, or me, to your home for dinner ever again!

Ain't that great?

Shut up!

..I'll meet you tomorrow for breakfast... You got it.

..Glad it worked out, Jimmy.

News travels fast(!)

Jimmy left a message on my machine.

-Lotta knots.

-Yeah.

I know. It's not one of my ten best days.

Wanna talk about it?

No, not really.

I ran into Frank Minnelli.

-He said you came by to see him when he was on duty yesterday.

-Yeah. He needed some lab reports.

Is that what's bothering you...?

..Jimmy?

-Yeah, it bothers me.

-Well, it shouldn't - he was clean.

We'll never know for sure.

Did you hear yourself?

You hear yourself?

That's why Jimmy never had a chance against the system.

It doesn't care that he's recovering from a disease.

It doesn't care that he's been busted by mistake. Throw the junkie in prison with the other garbage.

-You wonder why he starts using again?!

-You're not being objective.

-Objective? I'll be objective.

He spent more nights up with me than I want to remember. I screamed at him, hit him - he still stayed.

Wouldn't give up on me. He wouldn't let me give up on myself.

Jimmy's done that for... lots of people.

Still the justice system would have...

sent him to hell anyway.

Still he had...

So he got a break.

Just believe me, baby. This is the best way it coulda happened.

..Honey, I'm sorry the remote on the TV's not working...

..Then you have to watch soaps till Harv Jr gets back from school... Yeah, tomato soup...in the Thermos.

..Yes, made with milk.

No, I don't know what it's like to spend a whole week in bed, but I'd like to find out(!)

Goodbye!

-Hiya.

-Hiya.

Morning, ladies. Took this message for you half an hour ago.

-Is that the call from the raid?

-Yes.

-He didn't make bail. They took him to Riker's.

-Thanks.

Ernie Cade - wants to make a deal.

I know why you rousted us...

It's not the little guy like me that you're interested in, is it?

You just want us to tell you who the sources are.

-Am I right?

-Yeah.

So far, all you've done is tap-dance and scratch.

It's called bugs.

I used to freebase.

-Not any more.

-You know what I think?

-That you're playing games.

-You haven't told me what you can do for me.

I'm facing a lot of time in here.

If your information checks out, then we talk about a deal.

-I think I've got a right to know.

-Take it or leave it!

OK.

OK.

They got a system

for getting the stuff into the city.

-I know something about their drops.

-What?

They move them around.

It's a different place every week.

You know? Moveable drops.

That's it?

Great.

-Thanks for wasting our time, Ernie. We love driving out here for no reason(!)

-No, no, wait!

-That's not all! I can tell you!

-Forget it! You've been dancing us around here.

I swear I'm not! I swear on my mother's grave. Please, come back. Please.

I know...

..the distributor.

He's sort of...a middle man.

He gets the stuff from the big man

and then he takes it and sells it all over town.

He's black.

Um... He's a classy guy.

Smooth talker...

Wanna just give us the name, Ernie?

JD.

I think his real name...is Driscoll.

-We'll be in touch.

-OK.

So he says, "Hey, man, I wanna talk to you."

Mind you, he had about two feet of white powder on his lips.

He says, "I swear I was just eating a sugar doughnut."

Funny, huh?

Man, it was pathetic

because it's us - you and me.

You know something, son,

it's harder for a cokehead to quit than any other kind of junkie. I bet you know that already.

Today...

man, I was sure I was gonna give in.

You can do that if you want to.

I mean, if you want to snort your brains the rest of your life.

Or you could trust me

and the rest of the group. We'll always be right here.

We're your family now.

Thanks.

It's gonna be all right, you hear? You go home and get some sleep.

I'll call you in the morning.

Oh, hi. Looking for Dory or are you looking for me?

Dory.

He left after the meeting, about 30 minutes ago.

-Thanks.

-Er, wait a minute.

We have never really talked. Unless you count reading me my rights.

-I don't think we have much to talk about.

-You don't take no bull.

You're not afraid to fight. I'm like that too.

-Do you do this a lot?

-As much as I can.

You see... Well, I was a hardcore user.

Why don't you come on in?

One day, I lucked out.

I got this programme instead of prison.

And now I'm trying to give a little of it back.

Sometimes...

well, it's not that easy.

Some of the people at the meeting tonight...they'll be using again in six months.

Every once in a while, someone like Dory will walk through

and it will stick, don't you know?

It makes the whole thing worthwhile.

-You have a lot of people come through here?

-Mm-hm.

Know a user named Ernie Cade?

Ernie Cade!

Of course! Old Ernie!

A lost cause.

Every week he tells me he's going to kick the habit.

You're not really looking for Ernie, are you? He's not a bad guy.

A little crazy, but not bad.

Yeah, maybe not.

Thanks.

You take care, now.

Put down the phone in the kitchen... Don't hang up, Michael.

Just a second. ..Why didn't you tell me you were going to court?

Tell Daddy I'll call him right back. I don't want to hang on...

-The purse snatcher I collared when I was off-duty.

-Daddy didn't mean to say that word.

You know he's not been feeling well. Just a minute.

-I think we should talk to the lieutenant about what we got from Ernie Cade.

-What did we get?

He'd laugh us out of his office.

Tell Daddy I'll call him back, OK?

You can't ignore a lead, Christine.

What lead, Mary Beth? Ernie Cade's one of the biggest con artists in the world.

-He's famous for phoney tips.

-It's all we have.

-I don't have time to argue.

-I'll talk to the lieutenant myself.

-When I get back.

-You won't be back the whole day.

This is not YOUR case! We have nothing concrete, so sit on it till I get back.

PHONE RINGS

Lacey. Yes?

Harv, sit on it!

Um...your heating pad, honey.

-30 of them - heavily armed, combat trained.

-And you single-handedly took 'em out?

-Yeah.

You think Robert Redford would do a TV show about a Polish cop(?)

-Sergeant?

-Yeah?

-You get something for me?

-Yeah.

-I never showed you...

Driscoll did make bail before his case was dropped.

I remember the guy who posted it for him when his name came up on the computer. Joseph T McGuinness.

Funny kind of guy - didn't smile or nothing. I saw a Union Truckers card in his wallet.

-Would you do me one more favour?

-What?

-Where does McGuinness live or work?

-Sergeants are very busy people.

I know. I'll return the favour.

Can you keep Isbecki out of here?

I've been a jerk. You don't have to say it - I have been.

-Well, you're sick.

-That's no excuse.

I'm gonna do better.

I promise.

-Night, babe.

-Goodnight.

-Sleep well.

-You want this here?

-No.

Mary Beth... you know what I'd really like?

A cup of cocoa with little marshmallows on top. You got those little marshmallows?

What if I get you big marshmallows and scissors?

Chris said she needed a ride this morning.

She overslept - she's in the shower.

Come in, Mary Beth.

Relax.

We want to be able to get through five minutes together.

You don't seem very relaxed.

-I know you don't like me.

-I don't think this is the time or...

-You don't like me, but you don't have the right to run Chris's life.

-You have no right to say that.

So why push the thing with Jimmy? I trust him, you don't trust me and you don't want Chris to trust me.

Maybe you think I'm still using?

I don't want to talk about it.

I guess Chris didn't tell you that he saw, um, Jimmy the other night.

She's not as self-righteous as you. She doesn't assume he's lying because he was on drugs once.

Hi, Mary Beth. Sorry I'm late.

I'll see you in the car.

-Unprofessional - talking to a suspect without telling me.

-Driscoll is not a suspect.

-You don't listen.

-Cos you don't know what you're talking about!

Lacey, I got that information on the Driscoll case. McGuinness is a truck driver. He works on Bellport

-for a freight company called Pierce Transport. You owe me.

-Thank you.

This could link Driscoll to the moveable drop that Cade told us about.

I don't know what I'm talking about.

What the hell do you think you're doing?!

-I'm doing my job.

-YOUR job?!

-Cade is OUR case, not yours.

-But it's OK if you talk to Driscoll without telling me.

I went to see Dory - that was not on purpose.

I don't know you any more.

I followed up on Cade because I knew you wouldn't. Dory comes up with more excuses...

Where do you get off saying that?! If Driscoll is dealing drugs, Dory's not involved in it!

Dory is on the edge - he could have tampered with evidence. I think he did.

Because you WANT to think so. What, are you jealous?

I get something that is outside this job, and you can't handle it.

You're not even making sense.

Dory is not a perfect person.

He is not the great Harvey Lacey,

and who'd want it?! I'm sick of hearing about St Harvey and your hallowed home.

I know Dory, and he wouldn't lie to me.

-He's lying to you, and to himself. He's sick.

-He hasn't been on coke for over a year, and you know it.

-In his head! He's hooked - you can see it when you look at him.

-What the hell do you know about it?!

You're hooked on Dory, the way he is on drugs. Only you can't see it.

I don't have to talk to you.

-Yes, you do. For God's sake!

-You watch it!

-Listen to the truth.

-Get your hands off me!

-He could be guilty of a serious crime.

You're willing to throw away your career - and mine - to protect him.

It's wrong, and you know it.

Fine, Mary Beth. You know everything!

You know the whole truth now! You don't know NOTHING!

I'm gonna fix that for you. Let me help you out.

Get yourself another partner, baby.

I've been on some dead stakeouts. This one's a cemetery.

-Did you hear what I just said?

-Yeah.

Something about, um, a truck driver bailing Jimmy out.

He works for a freight company. We got a tip about moveable drops. Truck drivers can do that.

Of course, that makes him a dealer.

-Ever hear of a coincidence?

-There are too many of them, Dory.

Look at me!

We've got to talk.

Jimmy's uncle owns a freight company.

He's a nice guy. He bailed Jimmy out. He probably sent down one of his drivers.

-The uncle's involved.

-Don't you ever quit?!

-That's my job - I'm not supposed to quit!

OK. Why don't you check out the freight company?

You'll probably find out you're wasting your time, you know.

Yeah, maybe so.

Dory...don't talk to Driscoll.

Do you understand me?

Thanks for your vote of trust(!)

I'll do the same for you sometime.

Come on in.

-Where's Cagney? I want to talk to both of you.

-She's, um...not back from lunch, sir.

You and Cagney weren't exactly quiet this morning.

-Matter of fact, they might have heard you in the Bronx.

-Sorry, sir.

Don't be sorry. Partners are supposed to slug it out sometimes.

So...have you straightened that out?

I don't think so, no, sir.

Wanna talk about, um...reassignment?

-I don't know, sir.

-Maybe something temporary?

Wanna talk about it at all?

I do, sir, very much, but not without Cagney.

I guess I could play marriage counsellor here.

I could say all things I'm supposed to say about partnership, tell you to give a little if you can

because she would too. The truth is, Lacey,

I trust your judgment, and Cagney's.

So, whenever you wanna talk, I'm here.

I appreciate it, Lieutenant.

-Shall I shut the door?

-Yeah, please.

He wants to talk to us together.

I'm ready now.

OK.

We could check out the freight company ourselves.

If there's anything there, we could bring the lieutenant into it.

We could do that.

Coleman remembers McGuinness. He could give us a description.

OK.

You know, I don't know which way to go.

I mean, there's big bucks to be made off novels. Maybe I should go that way.

I could start with a raid, then add a lot of sex,

then how I'd feel about standing alone between New York and the creeps out to destroy it.

Yeah... Yeah!

Then they'll make a mini-series out of it!

Looks like everybody's gone home.

Yeah, it's late.

We could give a couple of hours, save ourselves a trip later.

Whatever you say.

That could be McGuinness. What do you say?

If it's not a drop, why did he leave it in the middle of nowhere?

-It's locked - we'll need a warrant.

-Unless somebody shows up with the key.

If you want to get a warrant, say so!

I said we'd stay.

I don't wanna be right about Dory.

It's not important that I'm right. It's important that I'm able to talk to you. Can I talk to you?

Sounds like you're gonna anyway.

I'm feeling ashamed of myself.

I'm ashamed I shoved you in the ladies' room.

I'm ashamed I...I went behind your back to talk to Sergeant Coleman.

And I'm ashamed I said it was Harvey...

that never forgave Dory...

cos it was me.

I was holding on to bad feelings.

I acted small about it.

I owe you an apology.

I'm sorry.

Can I say two more things?

I got a routine on evidence

to make sure I do everything. But that day we brought in Driscoll,

I had half a dozen, nine, ten envelopes. Maybe I didn't stick it down right.

Maybe Minnelli screwed up.

Maybe the thing fell of a shelf.

Who knows? Maybe Martians came down,

blew the thing open.

The point is, I don't know.

And...

If Dory said he didn't do anything, and you believe him,

so do I.

Last thing, OK?

If you wanna... if you wanna go on still...

..working together, which I hope you do...

..you have to keep your mouth off my family.

You keep your mouth off mine.

Deal.

Deal.

I'm starving.

-I am too, actually.

-Wanna order a pizza?

Where?

I'll see what's in the glove compartment.

Let's do it.

Police! Hold it there!

Put the bag down, put your hands up.

Put it down, Driscoll!

You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can be used against you in a court of law.

You have the right to speak to an attorney.

If you cannot afford one, an attorney will be assigned to you...

We caught him at a drop.

Driscoll's a distributor.

Everything he s...

Everything he said...

..the whole rap...

It was all a lie.

What he did for me...

It's nothing...

Nothing!

What's to keep me from going back now, too?

There's you, Dory.

-I can't trust me.

-Why not?

Come on, Christine.

YOU don't even trust me.

-You say you love me, but you don't trust me.

-I do!

Ask me.

-I know you wanna ask me.

-What?!

Ask me about Driscoll.

Ask me if I did it.

I didn't, Christine.

I didn't.

I know how it looks.

I swear to God...

I did not fix the evidence.

You don't believe me.

I do.

I do believe you, Dory.

I do.

Subtitles by Shoma Mazumder & Vicky McDonald, BBC Broadcast