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You once said, about your childhood,
"I grew up with seriousness
all around me."
Yeah, my parents were very, very strict.
I come from a Catholic family.
There are five kids in our family.
We werent poor,
but we were lower middle class.
We didnt have a lot of money.
My dad's theory was keep working,
work hard, work hard.
And ah, pretty much no play.
It was almost like not good in our family
If you laughed
or if you wanted to have a lot of fun.
So, that stays with you a little bit
I think it helped my tennis,
because I did work hard.
But I think it's important
to have a balance in life...
He thinks I put up $100,000 of my money
just to watch it disappear?
- He doesn't care about your money!
- He doesn't have to. I just want to know!
To the people he represents,
it's pocket change.
Does he know
what this will do to me and Karen?
- I know you're out there
- Yeah, but does he know?
Michael...
Listen, Roger, it sounds good.
Fax it to me, I'll talk to you in the morning.
Sorry, I tried to keep it quiet.
I heard a noise from downstairs.
Didn't you hear it?
No, I was cracking on the phone with Roger.
It's probably the wind... or fuzz-face here.
Why does he hate me?
If you paid him more attention,
he'd like you better.
He would if I fed him goodies, like you do.
I think you're jealous of Tiny.
He gets to sleep with you more than I do.
Is that...? I'll go down.
Maybe we should call the police.
No, it's OK. I'll just check it out.
Don't worry. If it's anything serious,
I'll come back for my driver.
Michael, is everything all right?
- Somebody's in the house. Call the police.
- What?
Michael!
No!
Stop, motherfucker! Back off!
Back off!
- Back off!
- OK.
Drop it. Drop it! Drop it!
Take anything you want!
- Here, you can have my watch!
- I don't want no watch!
Please don't hurt her.
I'll give you anything you want, please.
Karen!
..outside of 6th at 718.
Police, sir.
Hi, come on in, guys.
I'm Officer Cole. My partner, Officer Davis.
Michael Carr.
What happened to your foot, Mr. Carr?
I knocked a beer bottle down in the kitchen.
It's nothing really.
Mr. Carr, can you tell us what happened?
Yeah. We were upstairs in my office,
my wife and I,
and we heard a noise.
This is my wife, Karen.
Thank you for coming so quickly.
Can you tell us what happened
after you heard the noise?
Michael went down and I,
I heard another noise
and I went down... and...
It's OK, Mrs. Carr. Just take your time.
This man jumped out of the closet
and he and Michael fought.
It wasn't much of a fight, really.
I grabbed his leg, he was trying to get away.
He got out in the kitchen, got hold of Karen
and took off out through the back.
The son of a bitch put a knife to her throat.
- Are you OK?
- Yes, I am.
- Do you need a doctor?
- No.
- Are you sure?
- Yeah, thank you.
Tiny!
Tiny?
Come here, Tiny.
You're not a very good watchcat,
are you, Tiny?
Useless.
I guess he likes policemen.
We'll have someone over in the morning
to dust for prints.
Try and not disturb too much.
We've had a bunch of break-ins here.
We think it's the same guy.
- In this street?
- This general area, but we'll get him.
- I wouldn't mind seeing that.
- Does anyone want any coffee?
Yes. I never turn down coffee.
Whoa, watch the glass.
Oh.
Excuse me.
Thanks.
This guy who's doing this,
is there any chance he'll come back?
We were told this
was a safe neighborhood.
All things considered,
this is a safe neighborhood.
Mr. Carr probably scared him so much,
he won't come back.
It doesn't matter. I'm getting a gun.
- What?
- I'm getting a gun.
- No guns.
- Maybe she'll listen to you guys.
Don't get a gun.
It's easy for you to say, you've got one.
- I'm trained to use it.
- I've done some shooting.
At targets... Not people.
Take our advice.
Get an alarm, get a dog,
but forget about guns.
The wrong people always get hurt.
Nice people.
Hey. I know what you're thinking.
What am I thinking, Roy?
I'm never gonna be able to sleep.
Me neither.
I thought he...
When he grabbed me...
It's all right.
I don't think I can stay here,
it's just so weird.
We'll get some things together
and go to a hotel, OK?
No. I don't think
I can live here anymore.
I think we should sell the house.
Honey, wait a minute.
You love this house.
I know, but we really
don't need this now.
We're in way over our heads.
- We can barely afford it.
- Don't get carried away.
You know what we're gonna do?
We're just...
We're gonna take that cop's advice.
Tomorrow morning, I'll make a few calls.
Come here.
We'll get the best security system
known to man.
If that doesn't do it,
we'll get a... killer watchdog.
A vicious... pit bull with fangs
with a stud collar.
Come on, honey.
We'll be all right.
Come on.
You chased him around with a putter?
- You're a hero!
- Dirty Harry and Arnold Palmer all in one.
It sounds pretty intense.
I'd have had a heart attack.
You did OK. Are you guys all right?
Yeah. Well, Karen's upset.
Shit. Here he comes.
Do we have to kiss him?
Gentlemen.
I read your prospectus.
Demographics look good.
Jerry, I'm not a big believer
in demographics.
- I think it's a lawyer's tool, no offence.
- None taken.
- Amazing place.
- The potential here is fantastic.
I learnt to go with my instincts.
I used demographics once and went belly up.
- Was that Denver?
- He's done his homework!
You weren't the only one.
I put a lot of my clients' money there.
Those buildings are still empty.
That won't happen down here.
This downtown area
has undergone a revitalization.
The new buildings
are all filled with people,
all within shouting distance
of this place here.
OK. I want to put on a backers' party
so you can get a feel for what could go on.
It's mine.
- Hello.
- Hi, it's me. Bad timing?
We're in the middle of it,
but we're close.
What's going on?
The security people
haven't shown up yet.
Neither have the police
to dust for prints.
- Did you call them?
- Yeah. I get a run-around.
Great. OK, I tell you what.
Here's what you do.
Call the police and ask to talk
to those two cops from last night.
I bet they can help.
Well, OK. I'll try.
I'll be home as soon as I can.
You all right?
Mm-hm. I love you.
- I like that!
- Bye.
Michael, I'm being grilled here!
This area's high crime, right?
You get the people in.
How do you keep the bad element out?
I'm into that as we speak.
I'm working on security now.
Michael, you remember Officer Davis?
Oh, yeah! How are you doing?
I didn't recognize you out of uniform.
- You did all this?
- Yeah, it's no big deal.
- It is! We really appreciate it.
- It's the least I could do.
Mrs. Carr called my captain
and said all kinds of nice things
about me and my partner, Roy.
- It was nice, I appreciate it.
- Can I get you a beer?
Sure, that would be great. Thanks.
There will be contact switches
on every point of entrance.
A breeze won't be able
to get in this house without you knowing!
Here, there will be
an infrared motion detector.
This will detect if
anybody breaks the glass.
Hey! What's he doing in
the bathroom here?
Oh.
It's just an extra precaution,
it's a safe room.
These old houses have doors
like solid rock.
We put a heavy dead bolt
on each entrance here.
If there's an intruder,
just lock yourself in and wait
for the cavalry,
which is us.
Pick out a codeword.
It's got to be seven letters.
Pyramid.
Pyramid?
This is the Michael Carr residence.
The codeword's gonna be pyramid.
Right. OK. Thank you.
That's it.
Oh, yeah.
- 440 cubes, 500 horses.
- Jesus!
- Did you do the work yourself?
- Every nut and bolt.
Installed the alarm. It relaxes me.
- That is nice. Really nice.
- Thanks.
Oh, man!
You've got a knack
for this security stuff!
Do you ever think about
consulting as a sideline?
- Consulting?
- Yeah. Homes, businesses.
I got a club
I'm putting together downtown.
What you're doing today,
but you get paid for your time.
I never really thought about it much.
- You're staying for dinner, right?
- Yeah.
- No.
- Are you doing anything?
I'd be crossing the line.
Cops on one side,
everybody else on the other.
Come on!
This has really been nice.
Usually dinner for me
is a bunch of us telling
boring war stories.
Cops stick together
because nobody else could stand us!
- You've never been married?
- No.
She'll try to line you up
with one of her friends.
- I'll get her, Jack.
- Sorry, Michael.
She smells that meat and goes crazy.
Meet me round the front.
I'm sorry. I'm still a little freaked.
That's OK.
That's understandable.
I can't believe
you've never been serious
about anyone.
No.
Cops and marriage are a tough combination.
So...
I can't believe how much I'm talking.
When I was a kid,
I hardly ever talked.
When I was in school,
I never talked.
I was famous for it.
Oh.
Take it from a teacher,
we love those quiet boys
in the back of the class.
Don't you believe her, Pete!
She loves all kids.
That's what's missing.
I'm surprised you two don't have
a few running around.
I'm sorry about bringing up...
..kids. It's really none of my business.
Hey, I just wanted to thank you.
You really went out of your way.
It did so much for Karen.
She'll bounce back.
She'll bounce back
a lot quicker because of you.
What about you? Have you bounced back?
I don't know.
A guy gets his hands on your wife like that,
you feel helpless.
You did what you could, Michael.
You showed a lot of balls.
There was one moment where
he had a hold of her
and I had that stupid golf club,
I thought I could just...
I didn't... I didn't take the shot.
A fucking nightmare when you think
about what could have happened.
I wouldn't mind one more shot
at that son of a bitch.
- Really?
- Hell, yeah!
I'd like to kick the shit out of him!
- I'm sure you would.
- Wouldn't you?
Oh, I already know what I would do.
I'm just wondering about
a nice, civilized guy like you.
After what he did to Karen,
I think all the rules are out the window.
I'd rip his fucking heart out.
Michael!
You're a scary guy!
Hey! You know,
you'd enjoy coming on a ride-along.
- What's that?
- Riding along with us on patrol one night.
- You can do that?
- We often do for writers, journalists...
Uh-huh. It sounds...
Yeah, I could do that.
Great. I'm gonna set it up.
You come watch us kick some butt.
- When do you want to do it?
- Tomorrow.
Come on. It'll be fun.
Yeah. Why not?
Great. I'll see you then.
Sign it, so your old lady can't come after
the City if you get killed or maimed.
Nothing will happen to him. He's with me.
Hey, Pete.
OK, Mike. A dope dealer,
a public defender and my ex-wife
all get thrown off
the Empire State Building.
Which one hits the cement first?
I don't know. Who lands first?
Who cares!
Oh, oh, oh!
Oh, my gosh, look at this!
Do you think she's a real blonde, Roy?
Officer.
Was I going too fast?
Do you have a license and a registration,
ma'am?
Yes.
Certain types of women
just have a thing for cops.
They think we're like movie stars.
If we were to search
any one of these assholes,
we'd be up to our butts
in drugs and guns.
This place is one
giant supermarket of shit.
- Right, Leon?
- Whatever you say, Officer Pete.
- This is Mr. Clean here.
- That's right, that's me.
Yes, sir. Mr. Clean.
Maria! Como esta?
Yeah!
Everything OK? No problemas?
No, no problemas.
If there is, let me know, OK?
You won't be finding any clientele
for your club around here, Michael.
Try it. The best in LA.
You know, I ate before I came out.
I'm really full.
So, are you enjoying yourself?
Yeah. Yeah, it's an eye-opener.
Something occurred to me when you were
at the house for the barbecue, Pete.
I don't know how it works
here in Los Angeles.
When I was in Phoenix,
I used to hire off-duty police officers
to ward the club.
Hear that? Mike's offering us
moonlighting money.
- I'd like to talk to you...
- Hi.
Hi.
So, how are you?
Are you like a captain, or something?
Lieutenant.
Come on, vamonos!
Can't you see the lieutenant's married?
Oh, yeah? Oh.
Oh, well. Ya me voy.
- Bye, Pete.
- See you later, Rosa.
These bitches can't get enough of us.
Michael, stay here.
Keep away!
Police! Everything all right in there?
No! Everything is not all right!
Fucking asshole jailbird
is on the fucking bed!
Fuck you, fuck you.
There you go. Are you all right?
Come on, boy.
Why don't you stay here with me?
Roy, I'm taking him out.
Take that piece of shit
back to the jailhouse where he belongs!
Mom! Mommy!
See? They got him.
Roy, why don't you go
and get yourself cleaned up?
Me and Michael will put the car to bed.
It works for me.
- Later, gentlemen.
- Take care.
It's a hell of a life, huh, Mike?
- Is it always like this?
- Day in and day out.
Come on. Hop up in front.
Your wife wants to know
why I can't meet a nice woman.
I thought you guys
handled it all pretty well.
Where are we headed?
Just got one more errand to run.
Come on! Move!
Michael!
Stay there.
Michael. Meet Ernie Pike.
Come out and ID this piece of shit.
Come on, motherfucker!
That's him!
You got him, goddamn! That's him.
Did you hear that?
You've just been made.
You've just been made, scumbag!
Picked up a crackhead pal of his.
Turned in Pike here.
You broke into my friend's house? Huh?
Did you scare him and his pretty wife?
Did you do that? Did you do that?
OK. I'm sorry, man. OK?
Fuck off!
He doesn't want to hear you're sorry.
He wants to kick your ass!
Guess what, scumbag?
I'm gonna let him.
- Ready?
- What?
What are you waiting for?
Let's go.
Are you serious?
Yeah! You said you wanted
to rip his fucking heart out!
Well, yeah, yeah.
But, I mean, that was...
just talking.
Tell him. Say it!
Say how you wanted that uptown pussy.
- Is that what you wanted? Say it!
- No, man.
Say it! Tell him!
Whatever you say, man.
Come here!
Don't fucking resist me!
Don't you resist me!
Now, walk!
I said walk.
I just gave you the OK.
You don't even have to touch him.
I wasn't going to hurt nobody, man.
Shut up.
Come on!
Come on, Michael. It's OK, listen.
He resisted, he gets hit. Shit happens.
Come on, Pete. You got him.
Nice going. Just take him in.
Michael...
He put a knife to Karen's throat.
Are you going to let him
get away with that?
Come on! Hit the motherfucker!
- Pete...
- Hit him!
He's just...
Hey, no. I'm not doing this.
Hey!
Motherfucker!
Pete! Pete! Jesus, that's enough!
Honey?
Michael?
Yeah. It's me.
How did it go?
Boy, what a screwed-up night.
What happened?
It was just... It was weird.
I went with the guys on a few calls.
Got to watch them be cops.
We dropped Roy off
and Pete had a little surprise for me.
The guy who broke in here.
- He caught him?
- He did a little more than that.
- The guy's in jail?
- Hospital's more likely.
He beat the living shit out of this guy,
which is what I was supposed to do.
- I don't understand.
- Pete was showing off for me.
He had it all set up, so I could be
the big man and nail the guy.
Michael, I'm just glad it's over.
Yeah.
Are you sure you're OK?
Yeah.
What's the matter, huh?
Just...
I think our cop friend
is a little too tightly wound,
that's all.
Do you think you might be
overreacting a little bit?
Not really.
I feel like a big weight's been lifted.
Yeah. I'm glad you feel better.
But I'm serious.
I don't want him here anymore.
You're upset and I understand,
but shouldn't we give him the
benefit of the doubt?
Maybe he got rough,
but you're acting like Pete's
the criminal.
Am I? I was there, Karen. I saw it.
I don't care what you think.
We stay away from this guy.
You don't care what I think?
Fine. I won't bother thinking.
- Knock it off.
- No, you knock it off!
I'm sorry,
but I don't share your sympathy
for the man who broke in here
and put a goddamn knife to my throat.
Hi. Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you.
It's OK.
Can I talk to you for a minute?
Please?
Just let me get my robe.
You really should
put a lock on that gate.
I don't think you came here
to discuss my gate.
No.
Did you hear I arrested the burglar?
What happened?
What happened was
the burglar knocked me down
and took off running.
When I caught him, he resisted
and it got ugly.
I don't think Michael
took it too well.
He didn't quite put it that way.
It's not a TV show out there, Mrs. Carr.
The reality gets to people
who've never seen it up close.
You mean the violence.
Look,
when I first started out,
I went on a routine call.
There was a young kid high on drugs.
He was beating on his girlfriend.
She couldn't have been more than 15, 16;
sweet girl, blonde hair, blue eyes.
So I didn't pay her much attention.
I was reading the kid his rights,
when she took out a gun
and she shot me right here
in the chest.
Now I restrain felons first
with whatever it takes.
With whatever it takes.
That's how it was last night.
I don't need another bullet in the chest,
you don't need a dead husband.
I'm very sorry if Michael's upset.
I was just doing my job.
Pete... Pete, wait.
I'm glad you got him.
That guy's not going to forget the night
he made the mistake of breaking in here!
OK. Enjoy your swim.
This is the Chromalight.
It's the backdrop to the dance floor,
which could also spill out
onto this floor.
With this Chromalight,
we can create any environment.
This is a cityscape but we can create
a desert, a mountain... anything.
Why didn't I know Michael
had so many good-looking friends?
Are you kidding?
We don't know any of these people.
They're potential investors
or friends of Michael's lawyer.
That's too bad!
Now, there's one I'd like to meet.
That's the guy I was telling you about.
Your cop? Really?
- Candace said the music is too loud.
- What? Who?
- Candace, my wife.
- I like it like this.
Roger, I got a question
only you can answer.
I got an IRS auditor and a lawyer
on top of the World Trade Center.
They both jump off at the same time.
- Who lands first?
- Who cares!
Hi! How are you doing, Mike?
Pete.
This place is great.
Thanks.
Pete Davis, Los Angeles Police.
Hello, Pete. Jerry Lurie.
- My wife Candace.
- Hi, Pete.
Roger Graham.
Mike's been talking to me
about club security.
Are you working the area tonight?
No,...
I did the precheck of the exterior.
I know it's normal to have your entrance
under the marquee, but it's too open.
It would be better to put the entrance
in the alley and make the people line up.
So if we ever have to get heavy,
only a few people will see it.
Something to think about.
Why don't you get yourself a drink
and I'll be with you in a minute?
Good idea.
I know you have business to discuss.
I'll fill you in later.
Take care. Nice meeting you.
He makes a lot of sense.
You guys really aren't bullshitting.
- I take security very seriously.
- We're really on top of it.
Hi there.
Oh, Penny. This is Pete.
- Pete, Penny.
- Hi. Nice meeting you.
Hi, nice meeting you.
- We teach together.
- Oh! Oh...
The pupils would be so impressed
that I'm talking to you.
They love cops.
They're young. Give them time!
Maybe you'd like
to give them a talk some time?
Umm...
Yeah, sure.
Public relations, love stuff like that.
Speaking of public relations,
do you dance?
Honey! Can you rescue Roger for me?
Hi, Penny.
Come on, Pete. Let's get that drink.
Here's to your club, Mike.
Pete.
I want to get something straight here.
I'd like you to leave.
Michael, what is with you tonight?
Why did you even invite me here?
Telling you and inviting you
are two completely different things.
You seem so uptight. Relax!
Is it because you were up late last night?
How do you know that?
I drove past your house on patrol
and saw your lights were on.
You went to bed after three.
You don't have to protect us now.
You caught him.
One guy's caught
and you think that's it?
You saw how much evil shit
there is out there.
What kind of friend would I be
if I didn't try to protect you and Karen?
God damn it, you listen to me,
cause I'm telling you, leave us alone!
You know, I think I understand
where this is coming from.
- Do you?
- Just cut the shit, OK?
Nobody expects you to be me,
I'm a cop.
I make my living
tackling guys like Pike.
You don't. You needn't be ashamed.
- You think this is about that?
- Yeah.
I bet you had one hell of a night
last night when you got home.
Juices flowing and everything.
A friend would be thanking me.
I'm not your friend.
I'm nothing to you. You got that?
You're a sick guy.
I don't want you around me or my wife.
- Michael, your guests...
- I'll be there in a second.
Michael needs
to get some things off his chest.
- Roger...
- Honey, please!
- Are you kicking me out?
- Don't keep them waiting.
If I have to.
Tell Roger
I'll be there in a second, OK?
What are you gonna do?
Call the cops?
Get the fuck out.
Lower your voice.
Fuck you. Fuck you!
The pigeon's watching.
I hope he doesn't fly away on you.
Can I get your car?
Ticket.
Weren't you a little rough on Pete?
I don't want him coming round.
I wanted to make that clear.
- You succeeded.
- Honey, please.
Come on, it's time for our toast.
Good health, good fortune,
and the time to enjoy it.
It's an old Castilian toast.
It looks like you've just
made these two people very happy.
I think we'll all have
reason to be happy
when everything falls in place, Roger.
That is a nice ride!
To the most charming women here!
Your beautiful wife and mine.
I'm glad you called.
I've been thinking about you
a lot lately.
Leave it.
Sorry.
Still sensitive, huh?
Did you get shot or something?
It was a fishing accident.
Yeah!
Fishes with guns.
Are you all right?
Cos we can go to a motel.
A nice, cozy bed
if you're having a problem.
Problem...
The only problem that I have
is sleazy, low-life whores like you.
That's my problem.
What the hell's wrong with you?
- Get out.
- I'm not getting out here!
- Get the fuck out!
- Are you crazy?
- I don't know where the fuck I am!
- That's exactly your fucking problem!
Isn't it?
So, being a policeman is really
all about helping people.
It's about being a friend.
It's not about shooting it out with bad guys,
that's what you see on TV.
That's not why I wanted to become a cop.
I wanted to become a cop
to protect people,
to make them feel happy and safe.
- Everybody understand that?
- Yes.
Anybody have any questions?
- What?
- Do you wear bulletproof vests?
I have to, to protect myself.
Who else?
In the police car,
are you always with somebody?
I have a partner.
His name is Officer Roy Cole.
We've spent time together
for the past seven, eight years.
He's a very good friend of mine.
OK, you.
Could you show me
how to use your handcuffs?
Sure.
Come here.
- What's your name?
- Matthew.
All right, Matthew.
Put your hands out.
Do you think I could get him
to use those on me?
There you go.
You're under arrest, Matthew!
Hi. I couldn't go
without saying thanks
for letting me impress the kids.
- It was a lot of fun.
- Penny really set it up.
Yeah, I talked to Penny before.
I'd like to apologize
for the other night.
- Michael's behavior...
- It took me by surprise.
He invited me and kicked me out.
I would never have come.
Pete, it's not you, it's him.
He's not been himself lately.
Would you like to go get
a cup of coffee?
I... don't go on for a while.
I don't think it's such a good idea.
Come on, you're safe with me.
I'm a cop, remember!
- Just for a little while?
- Yeah. Just...
Is everybody in here a cop?
Yeah, pretty much.
About a year ago,
some jerk came in here
and tried to rip this place off!
When he finally come
crashing through the skylight,
I say, "How's your dick?"
I'm sorry.
We should go somewhere else.
- No, this is great.
- Really?
I think it's really nice you've
got a place to go.
I'd like one. Just...
This is...
This is my least favorite
time of the day.
- Why?
- Umm...
I guess it's getting dark out
and Michael's not home yet.
How did you and Michael get together?
- I was a waitress in his first club.
- Really?
- You were a waitress?
- It was the first job I ever had.
The first one I needed.
We were kind of well off.
My father, as it turned out,
had sort of gambling problems.
And I, umm...
People started coming over
and taking our cars in the night.
It was kind of a scary time.
Did Michael take you away
from all that?
Things always came
really easily to Michael.
Is that why you married him?
I married him because
I fell in love with him.
This is...
I hardly know you
and we're talking like this.
Karen, all the things
that come so easily to Michael,
were you one of them?
Because there's no man deserves
that much good fortune.
And I mean that.
A woman like you,
a man should never take for granted.
And you should never feel unsafe.
And I want you to know,
that if you ever need anything,
you're feeling bad in any way
or you just need to talk,
then Im there for you.
OK? As a friend.
As a real friend, Im there for you.
OK?
Come on.
Let me get you out of here.
How was your afternoon?
Hey, good. It was fine.
You and Mrs. Carr getting along OK?
We seem to be.
When I was a kid at Erasmus,
I didn't have a single teacher
that looked like Karen.
They all had blue hair with names
like Mushbutt or Silvercrone.
Silvercrone's my maiden name.
She had me!
The good news is Frank Taft
was so taken with you,
he's considering
kicking in half the capital.
- Frank Taft... Blue Moon Records?
- We handle him.
- That company's on a roll.
- Major roll.
I don't listen to that shit myself...
Sorry, sir. Do you have another card?
- What's the problem?
- It's cancelled.
It's impossible.
Computer glitch. It happens to me.
This is... It's unbelievable.
Relax, you'll get the next one.
All right,
now we're on for Tuesday night.
- Bye!
- Take care.
Michael, what's that?
It looks like you're having a bad night, Michael.
All I know is what's on
the computer printout.
It says you have
parking tickets up the wazoo.
And the computer is wrong.
I'm not paying $600.
for tickets I didn't get.
I've been working here five years.
The computer's never wrong.
Do you want the boot
taken off your car or not?
Unbelievable.
Wait a minute, not that one.
Honey, are you sure about this?
Remember the night
we went to the Minzers' house?
They had the party on Canyon Avenue.
I got a ticket, one ticket.
$600? Come on, Jesus!
Sorry, pal,
you're over the limit on this card.
It's a computer thing,
like Roger said.
Yeah, all right.
$600.
Michael, drop it!
Things went pretty well, didn't they?
- Yeah.
- I thought they went pretty good.
You know what?
They went great.
- You really charmed the pants off Lurie.
- Oh, please!
Thanks.
Stay here and lock the door.
- What are you doing?
- Do it!
Karen, it's all right.
Hello, yes.
This is Michael Carr.
Codeword is pyramid.
We just had our cat
knock over a screen door.
Thank you. Bye.
I never thought
I'd be so happy to see him.
I thought it was the right thing to do.
Thank you for making that decision
for both of us without my having a say.
God damn it,
you know how I feel about guns!
You know how I feel watching a man
come into my home and attack my wife?
I won't be in that position again, Karen.
I don't care what the police say.
I'm keeping that gun.
I'm sorry. I should have told you.
Are you all right?
Yeah.
Are you?
Jesus Christ!
Just a goddamn minute! Hey!
What the fuck are you doing?
I was responding to your alarm, Michael.
- Bullshit! You tripped it yourself!
- What?
And the credit card and the boot on my car!
You did that, didn't you?
- Is everything all right?
- It's fine. Just a false alarm.
False alarm, my ass!
I'm embarrassed about this, too.
Get the fuck out of my house!
I'm very sorry, Mrs. Carr.
That son of a bitch is crazy.
- Hello?
- Yeah, Roger.
It's Michael. I know it's late.
How do I get a psycho cop off my back?
You're the Michael Carr...
..that I okayed to do
a ride-along with Officer Davis?
Yes, sir. That's right.
The same Michael Carr whose wife called
to commend Officer Davis?
The same two people that are now being
terrorized by this out-of-control sicko.
Out-of-control sicko?
Are you sure
there's nothing personal in this?
There's no question that it's personal.
He busts into my bedroom
when I was having sex with my wife.
Yes, well...
Officer Cole's report says
they were responding to an alarm.
That was verified
by your security company.
Sure. How about the boot
he had put on my car? My credit cards?
What about them?
Do you have proof he did those things?
You're accusing
a highly-decorated officer.
I don't care how many medals he has.
- I want this taken care of.
- Or else what, Mr. Carr?
You're not giving me anything.
No evidence.
You don't have any witnesses.
You don't even have a home video.
These days, everybody's
got a goddamn home video.
Fine. You're just going to bury this thing.
Mr. Carr! This is a professional organization.
We're going to do
a professional investigation, OK?
Matt, bring me the complaint forms, will you?
If there's any truth to your allegations,
we'll take care of it, all right?
Thank you.
The department doesn't want an unstable
officer on the street any more than you do.
- Fill this out. Have you got a pen?
- No, sir.
Thank you.
- Roger, how are you doing?
- He's not coming.
Your friend, Officer Davis, called Lurie
and asked him lots of questions.
How well does he know you?
Has he done business with you before?
Lurie's pulling his people out.
He thinks you're under investigation.
This fucker is ruining me.
We can maybe smooth it over,
if we deal with your friend.
I already filed a complaint, Roger.
You told me to do it.
You know what this is?
Some kind of cop scam.
This putz is just supplementing
his lousy income.
Pay him off.
Roger, as my lawyer,
you're advising me to bribe a police officer?
No. I'm advising you to donate to
the son of a bitch's favorite charity.
Thanks for meeting me, Pete.
It gives us
a chance to talk a little bit.
You know, I don't remember
how this all began
or what I did.
But... whatever, I...
I'm sorry.
You know, I...
I'm not looking
to get you into trouble, Pete.
I certainly don't need any myself.
What do you say?
Water under the bridge?
Hell, we can part friends.
Of course, I'll withdraw the complaint.
OK. Here it is.
- What's this?
- $5,000.
You walk away
and don't mess with my investors.
A bribe, Mikey?
Call it whatever you want, Pete.
- I need this deal.
- Sssh.
Do you hear that?
I used to work these hills.
I knew this lady.
She was out walking her little poodle.
A coyote comes charging out,
snatches up the poodle and takes off.
All we ever found of that little doggy
was its diamond-studded leash.
When Karen first met you,
she thought you were different...
- than her gambling father.
- What?
It's interesting
how people follow patterns.
She doesn't feel safe with you either, Michael.
Karen needs to feel protected
when those coyotes come charging out.
Listen. You stay the fuck away from her...
Ugh!
Assaulting a police officer?
A nice, civilized man like you, Michael?
What are you going to do? Arrest me?
Arrest you?
I could kill you.
What's wrong?
What's going on, Karen?
What the hell are you talking about?
You and Pete. What's going on?
What are you accusing me of?
We had a cup of coffee!
It must have been
a hot cup of coffee!
He gave a talk to the kids.
If you think there was anything else,
you're crazy.
I am? He just put a gun to my head.
What?
He just put a fucking gun to my head.
He wants you.
He thinks you want him.
I swear he didn't get
any of those ideas from me.
He didn't pull them out of the air, Karen.
So, what is it? You get off on leading him on?
Talking to him about us?
About our marriage? Jesus!
I told you he's dangerous.
What's it gonna take?
Me in a body bag?
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Officer Cole.
Your partner.
I went to him,
tried to work things out.
Didn't you know enough
to stay away from him?
He's playing you.
Every time you react, it gets worse.
Cops on one side,
everybody else on the other?
Yeah. That's it.
He threatened to kill me last night.
How should I react to that?
If anybody knows this guy is coming apart,
it's got to be you.
Come on, man. The guy's after my wife.
I don't know where else to go.
Come on in.
He doesn't understand.
I'm better for her than he is.
He doesn't love her.
He can't take care of her the way that I can.
She needs it.
What the hell are you going on about?
She's never gonna be yours.
You listen to me. Nothing...
Nothing is ever going to happen
between you and her.
She is some fantasy in your head.
You don't know what
you're talking about.
- I don't, huh?
- You don't.
You tell me what you were doing
with him the other night.
Tell me you didn't
stick a gun in his face.
I was just playing with him.
I'm not playing with you!
You've got to back off this madness.
You've got to put in
for stress leave and see a doctor
and get your head straight.
Or?
Or I will go upstairs
and tell them exactly what is
going on with you. Understand?
You'd do that?
You're goddamn right.
And if you don't do it
in the next 24 hours,
that is exactly what I will do.
Now,
you go have coffee with a shrink.
And it will be all right.
You'll see.
Would you look at that?
Hell with it, man. Leave it.
Leon! Freeze!
Shit!
Leon!
Leon!
Open the door!
Put the box down!
- It's finished.
- Put it down!
What the hell are you making us
chase you for? Huh?
Get over there.
You know the routine.
Spread 'em!
You could be busting real crime.
Yeah, I've got a benny bust.
What have we got here?
I'm providing a service
for those cabbies
who fall asleep behind the wheel.
Hey! That's enough.
I need something more than this.
Come on, Leon!
Look what we got here.
You really are Mr. Clean!
Keep this.
You might need it later on!
Don't you believe in safe sex?
He's got a gun!
He's gonna shoot me!
Shit...
What are you doing?
- What? Come on!
- Take the gun.
No, I don't want the gun.
I don't want the gun!
- Take the gun.
- I don't want it!
Take the gun. Go.
You killed my partner, Leon.
You're not going upstairs
to talk to anyone.
I went around the back.
Roy...
..followed the suspect in, I guess.
Then I heard shots.
That scumbag shot Roy.
And I guess Roy...
..nailed him before he died.
Wiseman, Acken and Shyer.
This is Michael Carr.
I need to talk with Roger.
He's out of his office.
Can I take a message?
Page him. Tell him Im at home.
I'm being set up.
There's cops all over my yard.
Michael!
Tell him to call me immediately.
We have a warrant to search
your dwelling for narcotics.
Please, sir. Step over here.
An informant has
given us your address
as a residence where he purchased
narcotics from a Michael Carr.
- This is crazy!
- Are you Michael Carr?
Yeah.
Surprise, surprise.
Michael Carr, Im placing you under arrest
for possession of narcotics.
You have the right to remain silent
and to contact an attorney.
If you cannot afford one...
I'm removing your glasses
for your safety, sir.
We'll take you down to the station now.
We can pull a car up to the back
so your neighbors won't see.
That's very thoughtful of you.
Call Roger.
Make sure you get hold of Roger.
I'm Detective Noble. How do you do?
I want to offer you the opportunity
to make it easy on yourself.
If you name your connection,
you can be out of here as soon as possible.
I'm not talking to anybody
until I speak with my lawyer.
That's your right, Mr. Carr.
You've got ten minutes.
- Are you OK?
- Yeah.
How's Karen?
Hanging in there.
Do I get to see her?
After the arraignment.
You're only allowed legal counsel now.
What about bail?
That will be set at your hearing.
What's your money situation?
Everything I had went into the party
to impress Lurie.
I need to know exactly.
$2,200.
I don't think they'll set bail too high.
It's not like you're a professional dope dealer.
Professional?
There was half a pound of cocaine
in your house. We've got a problem.
My problem's simple.
A cop wants me out of the way
because he wants my wife.
Look. This is way over my head.
I got in touch with Sam Gershon.
He's the best criminal attorney I know.
He'll represent you at your hearing.
You guys need to talk to Roy Cole.
Davis' partner, Officer Roy Cole.
He told me that if anything else happened,
he'd help me out.
Cole's dead.
In the line of duty, in a shoot-out.
I talked to his captain.
He won't stop until he kills me.
Get me out of here, Roger.
I will. It's all in hand.
No, no, no. You listen to me.
Just get me out of here.
Case PA846059. People versus Alvarez.
Mr. Alvarez is charged with
illegal possession of an automatic weapon
as set forth
in the California Penal Code.
Is he represented by counsel?
He pleads innocent.
Nothing can be served
by his detention until trial.
- We request release on OR.
- Denied. Bail set at $25,000.
Case PA855327.
People versus Michael Carr.
Mr. Carr is charged with possession
of cocaine with intent to distribute
as set forth in section 11351 and 11352
of the California Health and Safety Code.
- Is he represented by counsel?
- He pleads innocent.
Your Honor, he is a model citizen
who owns his own home.
He's in business locally.
His wife is a teacher
in a respected local private school.
We request bail on OR.
Your Honor, it's come to our attention
that Mr. Carr pled out a similar case in Texas.
What about this?
It wasn't me.
I took an investor out on the town.
The guy had a vial of blow in his pocket
and stuck it under the car seat.
A lawyer told me the easiest thing
to do was plead it out, so...
- But it wasn't me.
- It doesn't matter.
You took the deal, it's on the record.
This OR is denied. Bail is set at $250,000.
Case PA861288. People versus Jenkins.
Mr. Jenkins is charged with felony
as set forth in section 4873
of the California Penal Code.
Mr. Jenkins pleads not guilty,
Your Honor...
Having trouble making bail, Mike?
Money's a little tight, huh?
Karen's really upset.
You really shouldn't
have done this to her.
She's all alone now.
But don't worry, not for long.
I want you to know
that she's gonna be taken care of.
I know what Karen needs.
And isn't it her happiness
that we both want?
Hmm?
If you could find us,
why don't you look us up?
I'd love to have you over
for a barbecue.
If you go near her,
I'll kill you.
So long, Mikey.
You look good in blue!
- Hey.
- Hi.
How are you doing?
I'm fine.
I'm just a little tired.
There you are!
I thought he might be hungry.
- Thanks.
- How about you?
I could use something, yeah.
Good.
Penny...
I'm really glad you're here.
It's no problem.
I'll stay till Michael gets home.
It's gonna be a while.
That's OK. Get some rest.
Guard!
Make a telephone call!
Guard!
Guard! Thanks, man.
Can I make a telephone call?
Guard! Make a telephone call?
Shut up!
You're just a fat little piggy,
aren't you?
There you go.
I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to scare you.
Pete?
Karen's upstairs.
She's got a headache.
Oh.
I've brought some groceries
in case she didn't have time
after everything that's been going on.
I'll tell her you came by.
Why don't I just give them to you?
I gotta get going to work, so...
I'm not very popular here,
am I, Penny?
All right.
I'll just leave them here.
You can get them...
You can get them later.
Take care.
You look great.
I'll see you later.
Bye.
250. That's a hard bullet.
You're looking at $25K, Mr. Graham.
Here's the deed to my house.
This takes care of the bail,
but what about my premium?
I'm writing you a $25,000.
personal check.
That's a nice Rolex.
Forget the watch. Sam Gershon
said you'd take care of me.
This should be a cashier's check,
but you're a friend of Sam.
If the bank says you've got funds, OK.
Touch-tone phones, you don't have that?
All right. Can I make that phone call now?
Please?
It would just take a second.
I'd really appreciate it.
Talk to you when I can.
- Operator.
- A collect, from Michael.
One moment.
I'm sorry, sir.
The phone must be off the hook.
Can you cut in or something?
This is an emergency.
I did that, sir.
Can you help me?
I won't get to a phone again.
It's a machine, I can't tell it what to do.
I can report it...
- Are you sure it's off the hook?
- Yes, sir, it is.
Penny, it smells so good!
I didn't know
cooking was one of your...
Hi.
Are you feeling better?
I got some umm...
..mushrooms, onions, dried tomatoes,
parsley.
- Where's Penny?
- Penny?
Umm...
I told her to go home.
She'd just be a third wheel.
I took the phone off the hook
so you could sleep
and have no distractions.
I'm not sleeping now, am I?
I want you to leave.
Wait.
I know I shouldn't be here.
I know you're upset.
But let's stop kidding ourselves, Karen.
We've bent over backwards
to do the right thing.
You playing the perfect wife,
me the good friend.
I can't take it anymore, I just can't.
Now we can stop pretending.
We can stop pretending now.
Pete, Im very tired.
I... I need some time alone.
I've got to be by myself.
I know, I know. I understand.
Come here. Sit down.
Sit down.
I know what's scaring you.
Listen.
I don't have to be a cop any more.
OK? I could do something different
with my life.
Something clean.
I think that's good.
No-one should have to live their life
the way you have been.
You wouldn't have to carry a gun any more.
Why don't you put it away? Hmm?
No gun. No badge.
I'd better go cook.
- Pete...
- What?
I forgot about Tiny.
The cat!
I don't like leaving him outside at night.
OK.
I'll be right back.
Karen!
You got him.
Yeah.
Hey, Tiny.
- Are you OK?
- Mm-hm.
Yeah.
Are you sure?
Mm-hm.
- You're really tense.
- I am a little bit.
Come here. I know what you need.
Come here. It's OK, come on.
- Move over.
- Move over?
Come on, let's go.
Go ahead, take my car!
I already put up my house
to get you out.
Put on your seat belt.
You keep all your tension
in your shoulders.
All up here.
Just relax.
Just relax.
Breathe.
I feel so lucky
being alone here with you.
Tell me how much you love me.
It will never be as much
as I love you.
Pete, don't.
Don't what?
Don't what?
I don't feel very pretty right now.
Karen, you're beautiful.
No.
I want to look better.
I want to put on
something nice for you,
something that you'll like.
I'll call you when Im ready.
Don't be long.
Slow down!
We won't make it.
You can't make it! Michael, no!
Jesus!
Karen.
Are you looking for this?
Yeah, you read my mind.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
I hate the damn thing.
I wanted you to get rid of it.
I thought you were
gonna get changed.
Fuck!
Hang on.
Don't shoot, Im a lawyer.
Get out!
What are you doing?
You're a sick fucking
brutal asshole! Get out!
You're not gonna to shoot me.
- I swear I'll kill you.
- You're not gonna kill anyone.
You know that this is right.
Get away!
Now, put the gun down.
Put the gun down.
Try it again. Shoot again.
Do you think I'd give you
a loaded fucking gun! Huh?
See how things are now, huh?
You little fucking cock-teaser!
Is that what it is?
You little cock-teaser!
You try to fucking shoot me!
You wanna shoot me?
You know what you are, Karen?
You're a little fucking whore!
You're a worthless whore, just like
every fucking whore I've ever met.
That's exactly what
Im going to treat you like.
Get them fucking open!
I'm gonna treat you like a whore, Karen!
Shit!
No!
Michael!
He found your gun.
I gotta get you out of this house!
Aaagh!
- Karen!
- No!
Hello.
Yeah, this is Michael Carr.
Thank you for calling.
I was swinging a golf club
and it went though the...
It went through the patio window.
It's OK. There's glass everywhere,
but it's OK.
Yeah, the password's pyramid.
No.
No, I did not change the password.
I did.
What's the password?
Figure it out, asshole.
Seven letters.
Fuck you!
This is going to cost you, Michael.
Come on, get up here.
Karen!
Karen! This is the way it is.
We've got two minutes
to get in my car and get out of here.
Do you hear?
If you don't open the door, Michael dies.
- Understand?
- He'll kill you, too. Stay there.
- Just shut up.
- Don't come out!
- Karen, don't fuck around.
- He'll shoot me anyway.
I won't kill him. Open the door
and I'll let Michael live, I swear.
If you don't, your husband's dead.
OK, Karen? That's the way it is.
I'm giving you a count of three.
One,
two...
Pull the trigger,
you son of a bitch!
Karen!
Karen, don't open the fucking door!
Michael!
What are you going to do, tough guy?
Are you going to make a citizen's arrest?
Arrest you?
Aaagh!