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Sure. But I would like to ask you something. You got a problem with me? |
If you found me steppin' on your crime scene it might piss you off, too. What about the report? |
You were right, they were both dead before the fire. The male was stabbed so hard the killer broke off the tip of the knife in his spine. That's usually an indicator of something personal. |
The Super said he'd seen her before but she didn't live here. |
Pretty. |
Hmmmm. |
Maybe you don't care about that either. Prettiest suspect I've had in awhile. |
Who says she's a suspect? |
What would you call her? |
Look, I'm not even sure she has anything to do with this. I saw her outside after the fire thought it was a lead. Maybe she saw something. Maybe she was visiting somebody here. Who knows? |
Maybe it's a ritual thing or someone trying to send a message. Burial rites are taken very seriously in Eastern Europe. It could be to humiliate them. Just burning them up, no proper funeral, it's like condemning them to hell. |
Eastern Europe. Like what? Romania? Hungary? |
Or Czechoslovakia. The Slavs have been fighting the Germans and the Russians for a thousand years. These are very intense people and they take things personally. |
I'll come with you. |
There wasn't a fire. There'll be nothing for you to do. |
I can watch you, Eddie. Maybe I'll learn something. |
This isn't homicide school. |
My parents are from Poland. I can help with the Eastern European angle. |
You're Polish? |
My folks are. |
Stay here. |
You goin' to the escort service? |
You got any better ideas? |
Mind if I ride along with you? |
This has nothing to do with your fire. |
But what if it does? You might need my help. |
I'll let you know what happens. |
This is ridiculous. I'm not gonna be in your way we can talk the case over. |
Tell you what I'll flip you a coin. If you win you can come with me. If you don't win, you don't come. |
I'll call it... tails. |
Two heads. |
Better than one. |
Leon meet us at 63rd and Madison. Hair salon. Ludwig's. |
I'm on my way with Eddie. Ludwig's. 63rd and Madison. The suspects might be there already. |
You thirsty? |
I'm on duty. |
So am I. Alright, I'll go inside and you cover the back. |
Of course. |
Hey! I always wanted to be a cop when I was a kid. I dreamed of running up to a door, kicking it in, pulling my gun and yelling 'Freeze!' at the bad guy! What'd you dream about? |
I wanted to run up to a building on fire, kick in the door, rush into the smoke and save a kid. |
Then I guess we're doin' this the right way, aren't we? If we pull up to a burning building I'll gladly let you go first. |
What are you hiding? Why are you afraid |
She just saw two of her friends killed! They probably threatened her. |
Is that all there is? |
Why not? |
Something back home? |
She's fucked. Even if that story is true. |
Raw deal. |
Look let me talk to her. Any leads I get, they're all yours. Just let me have a first crack at her. |
You wanna talk to her alone? |
Yeah. |
What would your girlfriend think of that? |
I don't have a girlfriend. |
My point exactly. |
I'm serious here. |
So am I. |
C'mon. You intimidate her 'cause you're a celebrity. She sees me differently. |
You're her Savior? Is she the kid you're gonna save from the burning building? |
You know what I'm saying here. |
Okay, tell you what, I'll give you a head start. You take her to the station house. Don't let her out of your sight. She's the only warm body we got left. |
Hey. I'm a professional. |
Women like that have a way of turning professionals into amateurs. |
Look, Eddie, I'm tellin' you I didn't touch her. |
Well, you shoulda because nobody's gonna believe you didn't...including me. |
I took her there for a shower and that's it. |
Just a shower? |
Yeah, just her in the shower. Nothing happened. Look, I'm sure you probably think I'm a fool and I fucked up, but... |
No, I don't think you were a fool, I just think you were stupid about it. I mean, to say the least, you outta know better. You don't know her well enough. She's got the potential to fucking hang you even if she suggests that you made a pass at her, it's fuckin' over. You can deny it all you want, but it will not make one fucking bit of difference. You're dead. |
I told you, you know, I thought I was doing the right thing, you know, I think she's innocent. |
Well, it's not up to you to decide whether she's innocent or not. Don't you understand, that's why you're a professional. |
But, I mean, didn't you ever go out on a limb for somebody? I mean, you shoulda heard her there. Tellin' her whole story...I believed her. |
How you go out on a limb for somebody is by giving her a number of an Immigration lawyer. Here, here's a number of an Immigration lawyer. That's how you help her. But you can't get involved in her like that. You're gonna jeopardize your career, your life and you're gonna jeopardize my case. And lemme give you another piece of advice. Maybe you don't watch TV but I'll let you in on a little secret the whole fuckin' world watches television. And when you get out there, they know your face. And the little fame, the little fuckin' itty bitty fame that I get in this city makes it a lot easier for my job. And I get more done because of it. |
Why'd you help me back there with the Chief? Why'd you stand up for me like that? |
You know, I don't know. I like you. You remind me of a puppy I used to have. He pissed on the rug all the time, but I still kept him. |
Who's there? |
Police. We'd like to ask you a few questions. |
I have nothin' to say. If you wanna contact my attorney... |
Homicide, Miss Hearn. It's Detective Eddie Flemming. Open up. |
What's wrong? |
We don't have her I.D. yet, but one of your girls was killed last night at the King Edward Hotel. |
Oh my Gd. Honey! Honey's dead? |
Yeah. He wanted a girl from Czechoslovakia, but I sent him Honey 'cause once they get there, you know, it doesn't really matter Honey was killed...? Poor girl... |
Do you have any Czech girls working for you? |
No. |
Did you tell him you did? |
Boy, she's so popular all the sudden. |
What are you saying? |
Daphne. Another guy came in asking me about her, too. |
He said he was her cousin. I told him where she works. They were just here. |
Describe him. |
Tall, shorthaired, scary eyes. Second guy with him was...shorter, with a wrestler's build. And he wouldn't turn his videocamera off me. |
He had a videocamera? Where is she? Quickly! |
She washes hair up at Ludwig's a salon on 63rd and Madison. |
Coffee for me, I gotta slow down. |
Vodka tonic. |
Maybe you could just put in a shot of Martell? |
It was freaky, I'll tell you. Stupid kid. |
What's the kid gonna say sorry? Meanwhile I'm not here anymore. Like last week we were at the morgue and this guy was all chopped up spleen here liver there his heart in a pan. Six hours ago this guy was walkin' his dog or buyin' a quart of milk. Who knows? But some kid's robbed him for $3 or some shit and shot him and now you can't tell if he's a piece of beef or a human being and I'm thinkin' that's me. Sooner or later. That's me. |
I'm gonna propose. |
When? |
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