"Battalion 1-5 to 1-5 Alpha." "Transmit a 10-75." "Come on, will you, for crying out loud?" "Get your stuff on there." "So, how many guys?" "Three." "Got me outside the bar." "You okay, kid?" "They do any damage?" "Come on." "They work on Wall Street." "Worst they can give me is a paper cut." "And you're sure your wife's boyfriend put 'em up to this?" "What do you think?" "I'm sure." "Want me to call my cousin Benny?" "He'll take care of this guy." "You're talking about Benny, the one I met at the Christmas party, right?" "That's my cousin Larry." " Oh, Larry, with the kids?" " Yeah, twins." "Oh, wow, so I guess that in vitro thing really worked for them." "It depends how you look at it." "The kids are black." "Oh." "That's a problem." "Yeah, the doctor screwed up the sperm donors." "He impregnated Larry's wife with the wrong guy's man-juice." " Wow." " "Man juice?"" " We weren't talking to you." " Are we all clear here?" "Yeah, Franco's upstairs." "He's bringing somebody down." "Good." "So you want me to call Benny?" "Nah." "You know what?" "I think I'm gonna handle this myself." "I'm gonna take the high road." "Ha." "You?" "Okay, maybe not the high road, but certainly not the lowest road." "Which is where you normally travel." "Hey, you kidding me?" "I drew up the original maps." "Excuse me." "Hey, Chris." "Gotta get a mask on her." "She ate a lot of smoke." "Easy, easy, sweetheart." "We're trying to help you." "We're trying to help you." "Relax." "Never get used to it, seeing little ones like this." "You got any kids?" "Nah." "Well, yeah." "Almost." "Check out the local talent around here." "Take a gander, boys." "Man, they sure grow 'em big in this neighborhood." "How'd you like to try to shimmy up those legs?" "You better wear your hiking boots." "Yep." "It's a guy." " You're out of your mind." " Look at the calves." "I don't know, Tommy." "She looks like most of the women in my wife's family." "No way in the world that's a guy." "I know what I'm talking about, okay?" "When I was a probie, I worked in the meat packing district on the west side." "There's more than one reason they call it that." "One, you work down there long enough, you can see a trannie coming with your eyes closed." "Two, I came out of the building 10 minutes ago, and I asked he/she/it if he/she/it was okay, and he/she/it said, "I'm fine,"" "but it wasn't like a young hot chick "I'm fine. "" "More like a James Earl Jones "I'm fine. "" " Maybe she's a heavy smoker." " I still say that's a dame." " Hey." "Come with me here." " What?" "What?" "Watch." "Garrity." "Yeah." "All right, don't turn around now, okay, but there's a chick on the sidewalk." "She's been checking you out the entire last half-hour." "Nah." "Play it cool, play it cool." "Side of the eyes." " Side of the..." " Got it." "Yeah." " Huh?" " Well, she's kind of..." "She's kinda big." "She's not big." "She's, you know, athletic." "You ever bang an athletic chick?" "Well, not that athletic." "You don't know what you're missing." "I tell you, every muscle in that body: tight as a drum." "Every muscle?" "If it wasn't for my wife, my high blood pressure and decreased sex drive, I'd be on that like white on rice." " Really?" "She was checking me out?" " Mm-hmm." "Let me know if you're not gonna make a move..." "No, I'm going right now." " All right." " Ah, you lucky prick." "What do you think?" "Helmet on or off?" "Start with the helmet on, get the authority thing going, and then, midway through, take the helmet off." "He's good." "Make us proud, kid." " Thanks." " Jesus." "He's a nitwit." "He's unbelievable." " Hey, Franco." " Yeah?" "We got Garrity hitting on a trannie." "Oh, yeah." " What's eating him?" " Wait, wait." "Here he comes." "Here he comes." "Nice to meet you." " How'd you make out?" " Pretty good." "Yeah?" "Marriage material?" "I dunno about marriage, but I gotta date with her tonight." " Really?" " Yeah." "I have to go now." "Where you going?" "What's his problem?" "He's jealous." "So, uh, I'd like to be there on that date tonight." "It's gonna be some evening." "Yeah, but, Garrity, you know what?" "I wouldn't get my hopes up." "I think this is gonna be a quick in-and-out." " Why's that?" " Well, take a look at her." "She's way out of your league." "Way out." "Don't think I can close the deal?" " Nah." "Not a chance." " No way." "Come on." "I got 20 that says you don't even get to first base tonight." " First base?" " Yeah." "Oh, Jesus." "All right, fellas, I'll take that action." "And tomorrow morning, I'll be taking your 20 bucks." "I'm in." "These are the moments I live for, Tommy." "I know, I know." "REVENGE" "Hey, Lou, somebody here to see you." " Who is it?" " Some guy." "Dr. Thompkins?" "Okay, yeah." "Thanks, kid." " Oh, Lieutenant Shea?" " Yeah." "Yeah." "Come over here." "Come walk with me." "Come on." "Walk with me." " Where are we..." " Walk with me." "Walk with me." "So, listen, what's up?" "Uh, well, at last we meet." "Well, we've spoken so many times over the phone." "Yeah." "Yeah." "Uh, what are you doing here?" " Well, I know you're busy..." " Very busy." "Uh, but the thing is, when you told me about the poetry you'd written, well, I couldn't get it out of my mind." "I mentioned it in passing..." "I hope you don't mind..." "to some of the members of my post-traumatic stress group, and their eyes just lit up." "Yeah, that's great." "Look, this is a city-owned building, and technically you're not even supposed to be here." "Well, I'm sorry, but I thought maybe if I came and asked you in person." "You have no idea how helpful it would be if you shared your poetry with the group." "I just don't think it's gonna happen, doc." "Why not?" "Is it stage fright?" "We can have someone read it for you." "No, it's just that I showed it to someone, and they didn't think it was any good." "Well, criticism can be difficult to hear." "You may have interpreted it in a different way than was intended." "They said it was the worst shit they'd ever read." "Well, whoever said that was obviously an uncaring, insensitive, damaging human being." "It was my wife." "Ah." "So." "What else you got?" "Hey." "Sean in yet?" "No, I haven't seen him yet." "Although I do want to hear about last night." " Yeah." " Imagine the moment of truth when a guy puts his hand down a girl's pants, and all of a sudden, everything's coming up balls." " What are you guys talking about?" " Nothing." "Just shut up and eat." "What's with the bag?" "A gift from a girl." "I put her air conditioner in." " What the hell is it?" " Oh, a snow globe." "You shake it, it snows inside." "Yeah." "Pretty gay." "Yeah, well, she's a girl." "You know what would be cool, if you could shake that thing, make it snow outside." "Yeah." "Then you'd have to shovel." "No, you don't need that bullshit." "Yeah, right." "You're not taking your bag?" "No." "I don't want it." "Perfect." "I got my daughter's birthday coming up." "Shopping problem solved." " It's your day, babe." " Yup." " Hey." " Hey." "I believe a couple people in this room owe me 20 bucks." "Really?" "Yeah." "First base, gentlemen." "Come on." "Show me the money." "You got to first base?" "You mean, you actually kissed her?" "Yeah." "Tongues and everything." "Now, come on, pay up." "Is that it?" "Tongues, and what?" "Well, that was..." "She did let me suck on her tits a little." "Oh, blessed mother, save me." "Look, kid..." "Tommy, you want to tell him or should I?" "What?" "Tell me what?" "I think you'd better tell him." "If I do, it'll come out puke." "What?" "What are you talking about?" "Well, the thing is, um, we, uh..." "We want to go double or nothing." " Oh, God." " Why?" "Wait, wait." " What's the bet?" " Eighty bucks says you can't close the deal before the weekend." "You mean sleep with her?" "Full penetration before the weekend." "Yeah." "I..." "I don't know." "What?" "I thought you had game, big shot." "I do." "I got game, all right?" " Yeah?" " I just..." "I don't wanna rush it, okay?" "There's just something about this girl." "She's..." "I don't know." "She's different." " No shit?" " Yeah, yeah." "It's like she understands the way a man thinks, you know?" "Yeah, I'm sure she does." " No shit." " Are we on, or what?" "All right, boys, let it ride, okay?" "And, by the way, I got a date with her tonight, so this little wager may be over sooner than you think." "Might be." "I have supported everything... everything she's ever wanted to do!" "The water coloring class, the compost pit in the backyard, all of that crap." "And the one time... the one time that I ask her for some support..." "It sounds like you have a lot of rage towards your wife." "Yeah, well..." "Uh-huh." "You know, after she said that about my poetry, I mean... we haven't, you know..." "We haven't had sex since." "Not that we were having it before, but..." "At least I was making an effort." "Well, this is another reason why I think you should reconsider speaking to the group." "I think it would be very cathartic for you." "I think it would help release all that bad energy trapped inside you." "Well..." "I got plenty of that." "I think a positive response to your writing may also help heal the rift with your wife." "You think?" "Hello." "Family Services." "No, she's not in right now." "She'll be back in a couple of hours." "Okay." "Can I help you?" "I don't know." "I hope so." "A couple of days ago," "I dropped off a kid, um, a little girl, her name was Keela, Keela Valenzuela." "Okay." "Um, is she still here?" "The children aren't housed here." "These are the administrative offices." "Right." "Right." "Um, is she still available?" "She's been placed." "Placed?" "Uh, I'm sorry." "What does that mean?" "She's been placed with a family." "Oh." "That's good." "That's good." "Um, who... who are they?" "Do they live around here?" "That information is confidential." "Right." "You know, I just wanna make sure she's okay, you know?" "Are they in the city?" "Sir, I cannot give you that information." "Just be happy that she's been placed." "I'm sorry." "What... what was your name?" "Liz." "Liz." "Uh, Liz, I'm Franco." "Nice to meet you." "You know, Liz, if you just happened to leave your computer screen unattended, just for a moment, and I just happened to check out that computer screen as a fellow city employee... that could happen, right?" "It could... but it won't." "Thank you." " Yeah?" " Hey, Tommy?" " What's up?" " I need a favor." "I'm trying to get some information from these people at family services, but they won't help me." "Do you know anybody?" "No, my brother Johnny might, though." "He's connected all over." "I'll ask him." "All right, yeah, whatever you can do, man." "Yeah, yeah." "I'll call him right now, all right?" "Later." " Hey." " Yeah, hey." "He just pulled up." "I'll send the guys in." "Make sure Janet doesn't see you." "I'm two blocks away." "Really scare him, Johnny." "I want this guy pissing his pants." "Do I tell you how to put fires out?" "Throw him in a cell with, like, six other guys and tell them he's a pedophile." "Hello?" "Ah, prick." "Prick doesn't think I know how to make a guy piss himself?" "Jesus Christ." "All right, green light, fellows." "Go easy if he resists." "No guns." "My brother's kids are in there." "Okay, here we go." "Showtime." "Roger?" "Yeah." "I got it, babe." "Can I help you guys?" "NYPD." "We're looking for Roger Mills." "Well, I'm Roger Mills." "Is there a problem?" "What's going on?" "There's a warrant for your arrest, sir." "Please step outside." "Can you put the wine down, sir, and please step outside?" "You don't need to cuff me..." "Sir, it's procedure." "I have to." "Could you please be gentler with him?" "You crafty bastard." "Yeah, even I'm impressed." "...for assault, sir." "You shouldn't hit a man..." "See you in cell block six, asshole." "You know, this reminds me of Sister Mary Gregory back in school." "You remember what she always used to say?" ""Revenge is the poor delight of little minds. "" "You're gonna throw Sister Mary Gregory at me at this point?" "Hey, no, I'm just saying two wrongs don't make a right." "Hey, this stuff's in the Bible." "What's in the Bible?" ""Thou shalt have your ex-wife's boyfriend falsely arrested?"" "No, Exodus, asshole, okay?" ""Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth. "" "Come on." "Like you know the Bible?" "I know the parts I can use." "Well, how about this?" ""You shall reap what you sow. "" "Meaning?" "Meaning... just be careful." "Oh!" "Here comes Janet." "Time for phase two of my secret evil plan." "You know, this is really sad." "If Sister Mary Gregory were here, she'd vomit." "Okay, by the way, if Sister Mary Gregory was here, she'd be, like, 120 years old." "Scratch that." "I think she was 120 when we were in school." "She'd be, like, 150." "Now, get lost." "It's open." "You ought to be ashamed." "You know what?" "Just get out of here." " What?" " Huh?" "Hey." "Uh, what's going on?" "What?" "You did get beat up?" "Yeah." "Yeah." "What's with all the commotion, noise?" "They just arrested Roger." "They said something about him assaulting you?" " Roger was involved?" " Involved with what?" "These three guys jumped me outside a bar the other night, and one of the guys mentioned Roger's name." "I just thought it was kind of strange, but, wow." "He said that?" "Pretty much." "No, no, no." "You don't know Roger, Tommy." "He would never do something like that, not in a million years." "Why do people say that?" ""Not in a million years. "" "It's not like we have a million years to find out for sure." "So why didn't you tell me that sooner?" "Because, you know, we have the stuff with Colleen and us, and I just didn't wanna stress you out, you know?" "Oh, that's real sweet, Tom." "Look, if you did get beat up... assuming that you didn't beat yourself up..." "I am sorry, but I am sure that Roger had nothing to do with this." "I don't know Roger well enough." "I only talked to him a couple times." "Seemed like a nice guy." "I hope he didn't have anything to do with it." "That'd be a little ugly." "Yeah." "Where you going?" "To help Roger." "And, Tommy... if I find out this is just more of your bullshit," " so help me..." " It's not bullshit." "I will beat you up worse than three guys ever could." "Yeah, yeah, yeah." ""Yeah, yeah, yeah" yourself." "So, uh, that go as well as you hoped it would, tough guy?" "It's all a part of my secret evil plan, pal." "Just watch." "Sit back and watch." "That was nice." "Mm." "I actually thought the third time was better, but I'm not gonna argue with you." "Remember last week when you said you loved me?" "Did you really mean that, or was it just one of those" ""caught up in the moment" things?" "Uh, well, I..." "You know," "I was caught up in the moment, yeah, but..." "You know..." "No, wait." "Wait." "What?" "I, you know..." "I wasn't kidding." "I mean, obviously, you know, I said it." "I meant it when I said it." "Well, if you love me, how come you never bring me anything?" "What?" "Bring you what?" "What do you want?" "Just anything." "A card, flowers, just something that shows you're thinking about me." "I'm thinking about you all the time." "What are you talking about?" "Yeah, at 2:00 in the morning when you want to get off." "Tonight I called you." "It was, like, 20 to 10." "I'm starting to feel cheap, Tommy." "You come here, you bang me, you leave." "It's not very romantic." "Okay, you know what?" "I did..." "I did get you something, and it was gonna be a big surprise" " for our anniversary." " You did?" "Yeah." "Wow." "You remember the day we met?" "Hey, I never forget stuff like that." "Oh, that is so sweet." "Most men would never remember that." "Yeah, well, you're not with most men, baby." "Well, can I have my present now?" "Like, right now?" "Mm-hmm." "I mean, it's down in the truck." "Please?" " Yeah?" " Hey, son." "It's me." "Dad, what's up?" "Why are you whispering?" "Never mind, never mind that." "I got a quick question." "You ever do mushrooms?" "What?" "Mushrooms." "Not the ones you put in a salad." "The drug ones." "Wait, you mean, like, psychedelic mushrooms?" "Yeah, yeah." "You done 'em?" "No." "Why?" "Teddy got his hands on some." "Now he wants us to do them together." "Now, I don't like regular mushrooms, so my gut's telling me not to get involved." "What do you think?" "You know what?" "Go with your gut." "You okay?" "Yeah." "Why?" "Well, you know, the whispering and you, quite frankly, sound a little tired." "Well, I won't lie to you, son." "It isn't easy keeping up with your Uncle Teddy." "We just got back from three days up at the Indian casino, that Foxwood place?" "Teddy dropped..." "Ten grand." "You're kidding me." "He has that kind of money?" "No, not anymore he doesn't." "Jesus." "How's your mother doing?" "She's all right, you know?" "Look, I gotta go." "Nice talking to you." "Call your mother." "Oh, shit." "Oh, my God." "Tommy, how did you know I loved snow globes?" "Did I tell you?" "What can I say, baby?" "I'm just a listener." "It's adorable." "Thank you." "Happy?" "I feel like you know so much about me, and all I know is your name." "Well, sweetheart, I mean, a name can mean a lot." "Imagine if you didn't even know that." "Yeah, but we're supposedly in love, and I've never even been to your house." "Mm." "Someday." "How about tomorrow night?" "Uh, I'm pretty sure I'm working tomorrow night." "Uh, yeah, definitely." "I'm definitely working tomorrow night." "I'll give you something I've been holding out on." "Like what?" "You know, that thing I said I don't like?" "I'll let you do it." "Oh, really?" "Yeah." "Well, I might be able to find somebody to cover for me." "Hi." "No?" "Still not talking, huh?" "I want to see my lawyer." "You guys can't keep me here unless you charge me with a crime." "It's against the law, and you know it." "You know what else is against the law?" "Huh?" "Conspiracy to commit manslaughter." "I didn't conspire to commit anything." "That's not what your three pals said." "What did they say?" "Well, according to their statements, you hired them to kick Tommy Gavin's ass." "I did not hire them." "They're just guys from the office." "They're friends." "Look, I told them about Tommy and about the things that Tommy did to me." "They took it upon themselves to..." "Look, I never..." "I did not hire them." "I swear." "It's okay, man." "Relax." "You know, so you go to jail, right?" "What's three, four, six months when you're looking at the big picture, huh?" "It's okay." "Hey, you still hungry?" " Hmm?" " Yeah." "Yeah?" "You want something to eat?" "Yeah, that would be nice." "Start 'fessing up." "Hey, Johnny." "Hey, Janet." "What's up?" "How you doing, honey?" "Hey." "I'm good." "How are you?" " How are Jeannie and the kids?" " They're good." "Thanks for asking." "Listen, my friend Roger Mills is inside." "Yeah, I got him in the back right now." "It's not looking so hot." "Okay, what exactly is going on here?" "It looks like your friend Roger, he got three of his buddies to attack Tommy." "Yeah, I'm sorry, Johnny, but this smells like bullshit to me." "Tommy gets attacked... not that I even believe that... and then somehow the case winds up on your desk?" " Pretty convenient, don't you think?" " What are you hinting at, Jan?" "I'm not hinting at anything." "I'm saying it's bullshit." "I'll be honest with you." "This wasn't my case." "This is my brother we're talking about." "I'm just supposed to sit by and not get involved?" "That would be bullshit." "And as for your little girlfriend in there, he's this close to confessing." "Got it?" "Really?" "Yeah, really." "Look, you know, not for nothing, Jan, but between this chump and my brother, you're batting about a thousand in the guy department." "You know, if you want to talk to him." "I'll set it up." "Couple minutes, tops." "No." "You sure?" "Yeah, thanks." "Thanks." "Yeah." "Take care, Janet." "Hey, guys." " Hey." " Hi." "Hi." "What's going on?" "Nothing." "Katy failed her spelling test." "I studied real hard." "Yeah, you know what, sweetheart?" "I failed a lot of tests growing up, and look at me, right?" "And why are you ratting your sister out like that?" "What kind of brother is that?" "No Gameboy for a week." "But, Dad..." "No Gameboy." "Can we get a dog?" "You gotta work on your timing." "No, we're not getting a dog." "Colleen, take these two upstairs, get them ready." "I need to talk to your dad." "Is it about Roger being arrested?" "Uh-uh-uh." "Innocent till proven guilty." "I never said he was guilty." "But you were going there." "We don't do that in this family." "What do you care?" "I thought you hated him." "No, I don't hate him." "We have our differences, but I don't hate him." "I don't hate anybody." "Not even the three guys who tried to kill me the other night." "I hope he stays in jail." "He creeps me out." "All right, let's go." "Come on, pinky." "Let's go." "Tommy, I don't know what to say." "I mean, the idea that Roger could actually do something like this..." "Look, you know what?" "You think you know people." "You think they're normal, civilized people, and next thing you know, you find out they're evil, dark, godless pricks." "Not that I'm saying Roger's a prick." "So, what's gonna happen to him?" "Ball's in my court." "I gotta figure out if I wanna press charges." "You gotta do what you gotta do." "I don't think I'm gonna press charges." "You sure?" "I don't need that, you know?" "We don't need that." "But you're the one he hurt." "So you should do whatever you want." "It's not like I'll let that bastard come around here anymore." "I'm gonna let him go." "I am really sorry." "It's not your fault." "Yo, Tommy, what's up with you, man?" "You've been up all day." "They repeal the tax on cigarettes or something?" "Actually, I wouldn't mind paying the extra nine-and-a-half bucks a pack today, because life is beautiful." "Oh, I'm glad to hear it." "That reminds me." "This, my friend, is the number for Family Services." "That guy, you call him, tell him Johnny Gavin told you to call." "He should be able to take care of everything you need, all right?" "Okay." "Thank you." "Thank you." "You know, you really should just let her go." "I'm just trying to make sure everything's okay, Tommy." "Yeah." "And if it ain't?" "You're gonna make it better?" "See you." "Hey, what are you doing?" "What do you mean?" "Wanna grab a beer?" "No, I got plans." "We'll just grab a couple beers." "No, I got plans, Tommy, okay?" "Why do I have to elaborate, okay?" "I don't have to answer to you." " I'm not asking you to..." " Jesus." "Well, don't, then, okay?" "It's like the Spanish Inquisition around here." "I don't necessarily see that." "Of course, I'm not a religious person, so I wouldn't be persecuted by it." "Other things, yeah, but not that." "Hey, I'll see you guys tomorrow." "Hey." "How's it going with your little vixen?" "It's going good." "I'm seeing her tonight." "You better hurry up on that bet." "Well, it's not like I ain't trying." "We start making out, it gets all hot and heavy." "I go to reach a hand down there?" "She gets all skittish." " Go figure." " Tell you what, though." "Last night, she gave me the best blow job" "I have ever had in my entire life." "Oh, God." "Something she was doing with her mouth." "Wow." "I don't know what it was, but it was wet." "What's wrong?" "You okay?" "He had a bad sandwich this afternoon." "Really?" " Yeah." " You sure?" " Yeah." " All right." "Hey, wish me luck." "Good luck." "And so, without further ado," "I would like to turn the room over to Lieutenant Kenny Shea, Engine 62." "I'm, uh, just gonna sit here if that's okay." "How you doing, everybody?" "Good." "As, um, Dr. Thompson told you..." "It's Thompkins." "Sorry." "Um..." "Like the doc said," "I was at the Towers that day with my crew." "We lost four men..." "And, uh, ever since then..." "You know what, I think I'm just gonna read my stuff and let it kind of do the talking for me." "The first poem is called "When Hell Came. "" ""The sky was blue and crystal clear" ""when hell came." ""The morning just begun," ""but then came smoke and ash and fire, all blocking out the sun. "" "Surprise." "I know what you're thinking..." "How did she find me?" "Yeah." "Don't be mad." "I followed you home last night." "What?" "I'm, like, your own personal stalker." "Oh, Tommy, I love this place." "It's so cozy." "Yeah." "Where's your bedroom?" "How long did it take me to ask that?" " It's, uh..." " Listen." "I want you to pour me a nice, cold beer... 'cause I'm really thirsty and I'm gonna go upstairs, and I'm gonna count to 60" "And when I'm done," "I want you to be tearing my clothes off or there's gonna be big trouble, mister." "Okay." "Cold beer." "Maybe this whole stalker thing's really gonna work out." "Sixty seconds." "Oh, shit." "Wow." "Hey." "Oh, sorry." "I shouldn't barge in like this." "Hi." "The refrigerator's a mess." "The goddamn kids, you know?" "Whew." "What's up?" "I just..." "I came over to tell you that they let Roger go." "Yeah, and he came over this afternoon swearing up and down he had nothing to do with what happened." "Of course." "I just told him to go." "I mean, I kept looking at him and thinking, "Who is this guy?"" "Yeah." "I don't know, Tom." "I guess what I am trying to say is that I am really starting to question some of the choices I've made." "I think that's, uh, that's normal after something like what you've been through." "It's..." "How did we let things get so complicated?" "I..." "I don't know." "Twenty-nine..." "Thirty..." "Thirty-one..." "You know, this no-drinking thing looks good on you." "Yeah." "Tommy, maybe we should give it another shot." "Um..." "You have coffee at your place, right?" "Yeah." "Yeah, because I'm all out." "Why don't we go to your place and have some coffee and sit down and just talk about this?" "What do you think?" "I think you have coffee." " Yeah?" " Yeah." "Let's go over to your place and..." "Why don't we just talk here?" "Nah, it's better at your place." "Fifty-eight..." "Fifty-nine..." "I think that landscaper might be ripping us off, you know?" "How?" "There's no yellow flowers, you know?" "Tommy..." "What are you doing?" "Hey." "Oh." "What's going on?" "Uh, nothing." "Hi." "Hi." "Are you going to introduce us?" "Yes!" "Yes." "This is, uh... this is my wife." "I think I mentioned my ex-wife Janet." "Oh, yeah, the Janet you said was crazy?" "I don't think I used that word." "We had a fight, and I think I was a little..." " Oh." " ... pissed off still." "Ahem." "And you are?" "You don't even know her name." "What are you, nuts?" "Of course I know her name." "We've been dating for over a month." "Yeah." "This is..." "Lauren." "Ah, shit, I knew it was Nancy." "You don't even know my name?" "I know your name." "I got hit in the head a couple days ago." " Things are a little scrambled." " This is perfect." " What are you looking at, bitch?" " Okay." "Honey, are those tits real?" "Janet, don't." "Just go home." "And I thought I was an idiot." "Oh, you know what?" "These tits are real, and they're spectacular." " Uh-huh." " Whore!" "Hey, come on, all right?" " That's right." " Inside." "Walk away, bitch!" "Keep walking!" "You don't want any of this!" "By the way, it's Karen!" " Karen?" " Just take me home." " Okay." "Where's your car?" " You know what?" "I took a cab!" "All right." "Get in the truck." "Oh, great." "It's locked!" "All right." "I'll get the keys." "Hey, hey, hey!" "Hey!" "Just knock it off." "Hey!" ""So just give me the knife, and I can end it all. "" "Very powerful." "You've written from the heart, and it's just so telling." "I'd like to, uh, open up the room." "If anyone has any questions for Lieutenant Shea." "First of all, thank you for having the courage to come here and share yourself with all of us." "No big deal." "Your poems were frightening, yet beautiful." "It took me back to Ground Zero like it was yesterday." "So you were there?" "In one of the towers?" "No." "You were in Lower Manhattan?" "I was in Manhattan..." "On the upper east side, getting a bagel." "Oh." "I'm sorry." "I..." "I just assumed..." "I mean, I know you're all suffering from post-traumatic stress." "I thought you were actually there." "Was anybody there?" "I was in Jersey that day." "I saw the smoke." "I was in Paris." "France." "Yes, that Paris." "Well, what do you got to be stressed about?" "I wish I was going to Paris." "I mean..." "Get a load of this guy." "Proximity isn't the primary influence on trauma, lieutenant." "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah." "So no one was actually there?" "I mean, is that what I'm hearing?" "You were there." "No, I was at a conference in Virginia." "Did anyone lose a family member?" "A close friend?" "Well, let me ask you this, then." "Was anybody here directly affected by the events of that day?" "I have a neighbor who has a cousin who has a friend who lost someone." "I can't believe this." "What's wrong?" "What..." "Everything is wrong!" "You're all a bunch of goddamn pussies." "Lieutenant, in this room, we try not to use..." "No, no, no, no." "No." "They come in here, crying and pretending that your lives were affected because of this, okay?" "There are people out there whose lives are never gonna be the same." "Fathers and mothers and kids... everyone who waited and prayed, on that day, for someone to just come home from work... to just walk through the goddamn door... once more." "Not to mention us poor bastards who had to march into that nightmare, and, if we were lucky, to come out again, shells of what we used to be." "We were all part of it in our own way." "You were in Virginia!" "That's it." "I'm done." "Lieutenant, I'm sorry..." "No." "No, doc." "Don't be sorry, because this was a very cathartic experience, okay?" "Thanks to you," "I'm not gonna be writing any shitty poetry again!" "Bunch of frigging crybabies." "Come on." "Come on, come on, come on." "Everybody, inside." "You!" "Are you deaf?" "Did you hear me?" "I said, inside!" "Come inside, I said." "Hey!" "What do you want?" "You put your hands on her again, and I'll come back here and burn your house down." "Who the hell are you?" "I don't know who you are, but I'm her father." "You're gonna tell me what to do?" "I got three of these damn foster kids." "The city doesn't pay me enough to have to deal with this little bitch who won't listen." "Come on, come on, come on!" "Hey, I told you to keep your hands off her." "Come here, sweetheart." " All right, take her." " I will." "Little piece of shit won't listen anyway." "Thank you for getting me, Daddy." "Jesus, Franco." "Where is she now?" "She's at my place." "I got an old girlfriend to come and sit with her for the day." "Man, that's like kidnapping." "You know, that's a crime." "Yeah, I know, I was just going over there to make sure everything was okay." "The guy was hitting her, calling her names." " What was I supposed to do?" " I know, man, but still..." "Yeah, I know." "I know." "I mean, she's not really your responsibility anymore." "You know, I couldn't even sleep last night, Tom." "I kept waiting on the cops to bust down the door and arrest me." "This morning, I was on my way to work, a siren went off..." "I almost shit myself." "What am I gonna do, Tom?" "I'll call my brother Johnny." "Yeah." "Thanks." "Hey, chief." "Hey." " Guess what?" " What?" "I got a date with you-know-who tonight, so I can pretty much smell that 80 bucks." "Hey, look, Garrity, we gotta talk." "This has been going on entirely too long." "I know what you're gonna say." "Well, I don't think you do." "You know, that chick you've been seeing..." "I know." "She's a guy." "What?" "You know?" "Come on, chief." "I'm not that stupid." "So all that stuff you've been telling us about making out and sucking on her boobs was..." " No, that happened." " When did you find out?" "The other night while I was getting a blowjob." "Oh, Garrity!" "Yeah, I know." "It was crazy." "I was just along for the ride, having a great time, and I go to reach under the skirt..." " Hello!" " Oscar Mayer?" "Frank and beans." " Man, you must have freaked out." " Yeah." "It was pretty weird." "I didn't want to make a big scene, though, so as soon as he was through, I told him I wasn't..." "Wha..." "No, hold on a second." ""After he was through"?" "You mean you let him finish the knobjob?" "Chief, the guy was giving me a blowjob." "I didn't wanna be rude." "I'm gonna pretend I didn't hear that, hmm?" "Hey, don't tell Tommy, all right?" "I'm gonna play a trick on him." "I wait a couple weeks, then tell him I'm getting married." "That's funny, yeah?" " Yeah." "Yeah." " Yeah." "That's funny." "Are you out of your mind?" "That's what I said." "Jesus Christ." "Kidnapping?" "That's a serious offense." "We're talking a nice stretch of time for that shit." "Goddamn it." "Lucky for you, it won't be a problem." "It won't?" "What do you mean?" "Well, what happened when you took this kid?" "The guy come running after you?" "Did he start yelling?" "Nah, no, he just sort of stood there." "You know, actually, he kind of told me to go ahead and take her." " Of course." " What's your point?" "My point is, this guy's thrilled." "Some of these foster parents, they never met a background check they couldn't dance around." "Bottom line, the guy gets a check from the state every month." "If you don't got to spend it on the kid, it's beautiful." "But what if he calls Family Services?" "The cops knock your door down last night?" " No." " This morning?" "He's not gonna call." "Won't Family Services check up on her and find out?" "Franco, you think the Fire Department's messed up?" "You ain't seen nothing yet." "By the time Family Services figures out she's not where she's supposed to be, she's gonna be putting her own kids up for placement, all right?" "Enjoy your daughter." "You gonna buy me a slice, or what?" "Yeah, yeah." "Happy?" " Yeah." " All right." "Thanks." "Hey, where's your mom?" "Upstairs." "She said she doesn't want to see you." "Perfect." "Where's everybody else?" "Colleen and Connor don't want to go." "What?" "What's up?" "Mom says I'm old enough to decide when I want to see you or not." "Well, guess what?" "Today's the day we see each other, so you're seeing me." "Get your stuff." "Stop screwing around." "Come on." "Let's go." "Hey, Daddy?" "Yes, princess?" "What's a whore?" "A..." "What?" "What's a whore?" "That-that's... that's a word... that's a very bad word that I..." "Just finish your orange." "Finish your orange." "Daddy?" "That didn't answer my question." "All right, give me the orange." "You gotta go get your stuff." "Hurry up." "Go get it." "Get your stuff and get ready." "Everybody, out front." "Hurry up." "Come on." "This is bullshit, man." "The fire was in the front room on the ground floor." "They break all my windows in the back." "The television set in the living room's ruined." " We're doing everything we can, sir." " I'm sure you are." " Are you guys all right?" " Yeah." "What happened?" "I don't know." "I must've left the TV on and it shorted out or something." "I'm putting these guys to bed." "I'm gonna finish dealing with these guys, and I'm gonna need a place to stay." "Oh, don't even think about it." "Now, come on, kids." "Come on." "Thanks." "It looks like somebody threw a Molotov cocktail of some kind through your front window." "Impossible." "What are you talking about?" "No." "We found it." "There was a bottle filled with lighter fluid, and it was taped to this thing." "I think it's one of those snow globes." "Who the hell would do something like this?" "Unbelievable." "Hey." "Sunshine." "Hey." "What are you, laying over, or did you stay here last night?" "Had a fire at my house." "What?" "Bad?" "First floor." "Jeez, Tommy." "Well, I hate to be the bearer of even more bad news." "I was just coming around the corner, getting a cup of coffee, and I saw some blonde raging, throwing a brick right through the windshield of your car." "I chased her, but she jumped in her car and got away." "I did get the make and model of the car." " Want me to call the cops?" " No." " Don't wanna call the cops?" " No!" " Why not?" " Hey, fellas." "Wish me luck." "I'm getting married." " What?" " Yeah." "I'm engaged to that girl you hooked me up with." "Isn't that great?" "Huh?" "Hey, Tom, I'm..." "You told him, didn't you?" "Mm-mm." "You told him." "Come on, chief." "Hey, there, kiddo." "Can I get you out of here, huh?" "Watch your arm." "Watch your head, sweetie." "All right." "Why can't I live with you?" "Well, come on, now." "This is nice." "You got grass and trees, you know?" "You could run around." "Huh?" "Hey, baby." "Hey, Ma." "And you must be Keela." "Yeah." "Would you like to come and help me?" "I'm making bread." " Ooh!" " Yeah." " Sounds good, huh?" " Good." "Oh!" "Hey, Ma, thanks a lot." "I'll send money every couple weeks." "Don't worry about that." "Yeah." "We'll see how it goes." "If it's too much, if it's a problem." "Yeah." "I know." "Um..." "What did Dad say?" "I haven't told him yet." "I thought I'd leave that up to you." "Come on, sweetheart."