Boy Wonder Page #4

I'm going to lunch

if you want to join me.

Come on. It's just an egg roll.

It's not a date or anything. Come on.

Let's go.

They're good, I promise.

So you get straight A's.

You like classical music.

Huh.

You don't play any sports,

and you don't have a girlfriend.

A little different for

the average high school boy.

You have to admit.

You ask a lot of questions,

you know that?

I know. It's my job.

I can't help myself.

But you're right, so go ahead.

Ask me a question.

How long were you

married for?

How do you know

I was married?

I... I read an article in the paper.

It said you were married.

Okay, so how do you know

I'm divorced?

Well, for starters,

you're not wearing a ring.

What if it gets

in the way of my work?

Nah, you're not married

anymore. I can tell.

And how can you tell,

Detective Donovan? Tell me.

There's a sadness

in your eyes.

Like you lost someone.

If you see sadness,

it's not for my ex-husband.

Believe me.

It would be more for my son.

Yeah.

Richard, he had, um...

He had better lawyers and...

a lot more money.

I was working all the time, so I guess

in the end it really was my fault.

I have... weekends and

every other Wednesday.

What's your son's name?

Tyler.

Tyler.

I'm sure Tyler

loves you very much.

Let's go.

I told you,

no vegetables.

So why do I find vegetables in

my lo mein when I get home?

You say vegetables in lo mein,

you get vegetables in lo mein.

- Vegetables in lo mein. - No, no, no.

B*tch. No f***ing vegetables.

- F*** you, black bastard.

- No, no. F*** you, you f***ing Chinese...

- All right, all right. That's enough!

- Get the f*** off me.

Okay, can I just get

two egg rolls, please?

Sir.

Two egg rolls?

Get this pushy b*tch two eggrolls.

Ugly b*tch!

Choke on them.

You should watch your mouth.

I have a good mind

to come back here later,

and put a bullet in your head,

and your ugly wife too.

Come on.

What the f***?

You speak Chinese?

Yeah.

My mom

always wanted me to...

master a second language.

She said if you learn one,

it's easier to learn...

three or four.

So I decided...

why not learn the hardest

language and go from there.

Wow. Okay.

So if you ever get around

to speaking Spanish, let me know.

Maybe I can help you.

Oh, there we go.

He speaks Spanish.

A little bit.

I'm really sorry about

what happened to your mom.

I looked at the file and, um,

to be honest with you, there's really

not a whole lot to work with.

It just looks like

a random carjacking.

Yeah, that's what

I've been told.

I find it really inspiring

that you're still looking into that.

It could take years

before this guy turns up.

And even then, there

are still no guarantees.

So are you telling me that

I should just give it up?

Is that why you

brought me here?

I'm saying that

it's been nine years.

And if it was me

and... I was your mother,

I would want you to

get on with your life.

What do you know

about my life, Teresa?

I'm just trying to help you.

What if I told you

I found the killer?

What? Are you saying

you found him?

No, no. I'm saying,

what if I did?

Well, we would...

bring him in and charge him.

But there's no

murder weapon.

There's no proof.

Just my word.

Sean, this is going to be

really hard for you to hear

because it's your mother,

but the truth is that

that's the way it has to be.

It's called due process, and

there's no way around that.

Due process.

This was my mother,

Detective.

She taught little kids music.

It's not like she died

in a car accident...

or died of cancer.

She was murdered.

Murdered trying

to protect me.

Somebody...

made the decision...

to end her life.

The piece of sh*t

walks around every day.

Going through it...

like it never happened.

Due process.

How'd due process work out for

you in the Child's case Teresa?

Scumbag kills two f***ing people

and now they're talking about...

tainted evidence and the

Witness Protection Program?

That's your due process?

How did due process work

out for you in your divorce case?

Think you were

treated fairly?

You can keep your due process.

Thanks for the egg roll.

What are you doing

with triceleron?

What?

What are you doing

spying on me?

It's a poison. It's illegal.

Do you know that?

Yeah, I know.

I wrote a paper on the history

of poisons in my Chemistry class.

Got an A.

We done with

the questions now?

Yeah, we're done.

Last one.

Mmm.

Why did you make me do that?

Why not?

As I was saying,

Tony and Joe...

both come from the same

f***ing neighborhood.

And both of them

were scumbags.

Somewhere... both of them

f***ed over the same guy,

and they both end

up getting wacked.

I mean it really could be

just as simple as that.

- Okay. It's the last one.

- Last one.

- Oh, please let it be the last one.

- Hoo.

Did you know that Tony...

beat his girlfriend's

son to death?

A seven-year-old boy.

Did you know that?

About five years ago.

Yes, I did know that.

And he beat the rap.

That's what our victims

both have in common.

- They both killed somebody and

got away with it. - Oh, come on.

- What?

- Come on.

We're back to revenge killings?

Vigilante sh*t.

Maybe.

Can I ask you a question?

- What? - Are you

telling me everything?

What do you mean?

Well, I mean

we're partners right?

Yes, that's-- Yes.

Is there something about these

murders that you're keeping to yourself?

- Of course not.

- Good.

Because I don't mind saying,

you have a reputation...

for being out there

for yourself.

I mean,

you do know that, right?

- Really?

- Oh, yeah. Mmm.

Your partner's name didn't even make

it into the paper on the Delaney case.

Your partner.

Why is that, I wonder?

Why is his name

not visible?

- 'Cause he's still... He's still in Anticrime Unit.

- That's politics. You know that.

There was no promotion there.

No promotion whatsoever.

You should know better than that.

It's f***ed up that you're asking me this.

Are you done insulting me?

- For the time being... - Good.

- I am done insulting you.

However, I am also drunk,

and I'll probably be insulting you later on.

Okay, good. I'm gonna

go and pay my respects.

I will... pay the bill.

Detective Baldwin?

Hi, I'm Teresa Ames.

- We haven't had the chance

to meet yet. - Oh, yes.

Wonder Woman

from the Bronx.

My pleasure.

- Are you enjoying your party?

- Is this party for me?

I thought it was for you.

Why would it be my party?

I don't...

This is the "Welcome to the Squad"

party for Teresa Ames.

Or couldn't you tell? Out with the old.

In with the new.

Yeah. Well, we'll

pick this up later.

- I'll let you be with your friends.

- No. Now is perfect.

What did you want

to talk about?

The skinny white kid?

Is that it?

Sean?

Don't be so shy, Detective.

You're his favorite topic.

And now you're in

the same station with him.

Who would have

guessed that?

I'm not following you.

What do you mean?

See if you can follow this.

Leave him alone.

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