City Hall

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New York City.

So many things have been

said about it...

... but there's only one

I really like.

"New York.

It can destroy you or fulfill you,

depending a good deal on luck. "

No one should come here

unless he's willing to be lucky.

And I got lucky.

I had an apartment downtown,

but home was City Hall.

That's where it all began.

The day started out like other days,

with a ceremonial function.

The mayor was giving the key to

the city to the governor of Tokyo.

- He liked soup for breakfast.

Fish soup.

My dad offered to put it on the menu.

But, "No, no,"

Mr. Hayatama said...

...who was a very gentle soul.

"No, it would be

too much trouble. "

My dad replied, "Too much trouble

is no customers. "

The mayor, and he was the best mayor

the city ever had, was my boss.

I was his deputy mayor...

... his right-hand man...

... or his boy...

... depending on who was

talking about me.

But in Brooklyn...

... something else was going on

that would change everything.

It started with a cop...

... Eddie Santos, the toughest detective

in Brooklyn North.

He was on his way to a meeting

with Tino Zapatti, a drug dealer...

... whose only distinction was being a

nephew to Paul Zapatti, a mafia boss.

James Bone.

A child on his way to school.

Watch your step.

Finally, Vinnie Zapatti.

Cousin to Tino...

... a rat Detective Eddie Santos

had in his pocket.

- All set?

- Let's go.

It happened on the corner of

Broadway and Marcy in North Brooklyn.

- You ain't going out in no playground.

- Please?

- No, it's raining too hard.

- Oh, man.

Here comes our boy.

Get out of the car.

You said you wouldn't take him in.

Just wanna talk with him.

Turn him away from me.

Keep up with me.

You can move faster than that.

Yo, Tino!

- Hey, how you doing?

- What's going on?

I got something for you.

What the f*** is wrong with you?

Hey, Tino.

Two men dedicated to

the lives of their families...

...bridging the continents

of Asia and southern Europe...

- Can it wait?

- No, no, right now. Please.

Two men, crossing two continents

to meet in a third...

...as we have here today...

...the governor of Tokyo

and the mayor of New York.

Welcome to New York City...

...the sushi capital of the world.

Welcome. Enjoy.

Sayonara.

We got a shootout.

Kid's dead.

So's the dealer.

And the cop?

Not good.

Whose bullet killed the child?

We don't know yet.

What's our ETA?

Bellevue in 10, sir.

How old was the...?

What was it, a boy?

Six years old.

And what was our budget

as of midnight?

$31.7 billion.

It costs a lot to have our

children slaughtered in the streets.

Coming through.

Step back, please.

How's he doing?

Just coming out of surgery.

- Coming through.

- Give them room.

Step back. All the way.

Where's the widow?

She's not a widow yet.

You'll introduce me.

Combat Cross,

Medal for Merit...

...Honorable Mention,

Department Medal of Honor.

- Any kids?

- Two.

Five and 3.

A boy and a girl.

Wife's name is Elaine.

Elaine Santos.

Which one is she?

Don't point.

In the red. The other's the sister.

I'm John Pappas.

- I'm so sorry.

- Thank you.

If there's anything we can do...

- Which one was the shooter?

- They're both shooters.

One's dead, one's almost.

We know the dealer.

Tino Zapatti.

It's Paul's nephew.

Punk.

- What happened?

- Don't know yet.

Detective Santos was signed out,

that we know.

But he carried no radio,

wore no vest.

- Any backup?

- Zero.

Total breach of department policy.

What was the guy doing?

Taking a meeting with

a drug dealer? You got me.

But it adds up to a dead kid...

...and a dead nephew of the head

of the Zapatti family.

Here's a guy headed for...

...Attica on a 10 to 20,

and he cops probation.

Probation?

No jail time?

Probation's a sentence

in New York these days.

Which he skips out on

two years later.

We've been looking

for him ever since.

The mayor will want to

step up for the wife.

I wouldn't do that if I were him.

And who are you, again?

Internal Affairs.

Listen...

...we can bury Santos.

And if it turns out

he was dirty, well...

...good cop turns bad.

Happens all the time.

Sure. We'll give him

a full-dress funeral, to boot.

Who is she?

A lawyer for the

Detectives' Endowment Association.

I guess she'll be representing

Eddie Santos and his family.

- I was wondering when you'd ask.

- You don't have to wonder anymore.

Stop.

- Shock him.

- Clear.

He's flat.

This city takes care of its own.

Set a press conference for 12:00.

Make sure the Post

takes the first question.

You know what the

first question will be:

"Whose bullet was it?"

Call Senator Marquand. Be cool.

Tell him everything's under control.

I'm just staying

ahead of the curve.

Abe, get a copy of Tino Zapatti's

probation report.

Which Zapatti is that?

A nephew. One conviction,

off on probation. A punk.

We're headed for Park Drive.

How's about we swing over to the FDR?

We'll make better time.

What's your pleasure?

Where did the boy live?

Give me a read on

the boy's apartment.

515 South Fifth Street.

Fifth Street.

Marcy and Broadway.

That's where we're going.

We've got no advance,

no protection.

That's where we're going.

I'm the mayor.

Make room here, please.

We need some help around here.

- We need more police.

- When you gonna send us some help?

Glad you're here, Mr. Mayor.

The father's seated in the corner.

I'm all yours, Leslie.

Questions and answers. Who's up?

- The Post.

- Marx or Sadler?

Sadler.

Then I know what's coming.

"Has probation become

a sentence in this town?"

Judge Stern has a powerful record.

He served six years and meted out

the stiffest punishments in the city.

If the report recommends probation,

then probation it has to be.

After that, they'll start in

on the mandatory crap.

Good morning.

I want to welcome the

Revs. Williams and Birch...

- You got the probation report?

- In the office.

I'll be there in a minute.

- And my dear friend

Reverend Milton Parks...

...of the First Church of Harlem...

...Reverend Chapman

and Reverend Murray.

Thank you

for coming here today.

I know it wasn't easy for you.

Well, what can I say?

How do I start this?

There is one thing, as mayor...

...that I will never get over...

...and that is the death

of a police officer.

There is one thing in life

that I will never get over...

...and that is the death

of an innocent child.

But this is an incident

that won't go away...

Tino Zapatti's probation report.

The whole city...

... all parts of the city...

... Bushwick, Jamaica,

Washington Heights...

... Brownsville, Harlem...

This thing looks okay.

Very okay. But

there is a conviction.

Criminal possession

in the fourth degree.

In the fourth degree. A 4-C.

It's a probational offense.

Practically a misdemeanor.

Kevin, there are 4-Cs,

and there are 4-Cs.

You keep looking at that

as if it weren't kosher.

A cut of meat is kosher.

A piece of fish...

...savory foods are kosher.

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