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with the conviction.

He was convicted of criminal

possession of the fourth degree.

They found a kilo in his car.

Is it your intention

to try the case again?

Not at all.

But I read the rap sheet.

I am certified to this state

as a Supreme Court judge...

...and you're sitting here

rearguing a 2-year-old case.

You're out of line,

and I'll so inform the mayor.

I'm here on the mayor's behalf.

You think I've slept

the last two nights?

Don't you realize I know

what a mistake I made?

That's it.

Satisfied?

No basement or anything?

You saw it,

the rumpus room.

With the pool table?

That's right, captain.

I'm only doing my job.

I'm very sorry...

Oh, sorry, crap!

You're snooping around like a Nazi.

Please. You know this is the

last thing I wanted to do.

Then get the hell out of Internal

Affairs, and get an honest job.

Marybeth? Two-bars has been

here all morning.

He went over the place

from top to bottom.

You gotta do something

about Eddie's pension.

They're gonna reduce it.

What about

the Police Memorial Award?

The precinct says it goes

to the next of kin.

Well, this piece of brass

isn't here to give me any award.

$40,000 in cash was found

in Detective Santos' strongbox...

...here at his summer cottage

in Ulster County.

Emergency Service Unit workers...

Frank?

Yeah, I'm up at the cabin.

They found the money.

Good work.

I'm watching it now.

What is the connection to the deaths

of James Bone and Tino Zapatti?

What was Santos doing

with $40,000?

The mayor understands the implications

of the discovery in Ulster County...

... but would like to stress

that these are implications only.

Can you believe this sh*t?

We never set foot in that dump

after Eddie's father died.

- It's full of hornets' nests.

- Yeah, busy hornets.

Never in our life

did we see $4000 cash...

...much less 40.

There's only two people know

that's not Eddie's money. You and me.

Who is this?

Vinnie Zapatti.

I can get you out of this.

I can get you the pension, the medals.

You want them?

Sure, sure, I want them.

Good. Now, I liked Eddie...

...and I wanna help you,

but you gotta help me.

What's that mean?

An airplane ticket and $ 10,000.

$ 10,000!

For God's sake, I can't...

- A lot of money! What've you got?

- Who are you?

Marybeth Cogan.

Detectives' Endowment Association.

I represent the Santos family.

What have you got?

I made the meeting

for Eddie with Tino...

...so he could give up

what he knew about the judge.

And what was that?

10,000 and a plane ticket.

I'll give you the destination later.

Your information is worthless

unless I can bring a witness.

Which Zapatti are we meeting?

Paulie had two brothers.

Tino was John's boy, Vinnie is Jimmy's.

So Vinnie and Tino are cousins?

That's right, cousins.

They have cousins in Louisiana?

Down there, we're all cousins.

If you got a cousin,

you got a vote.

Then why not run for office

instead of carrying the mayor's bag?

I consider it an honor

not only to carry his bag...

...but also to fill it with

things I think the city needs.

Oh, the kingmaker.

The man behind the throne.

I'm beginning to suspect

you don't like politicians.

You're no politician.

They run for office. You're a walker.

Take a right at this gas station...

...because we are almost there.

Thank you.

Vinnie sure likes strange places.

It looks like Monday night

in Key Largo.

He's impersonating Mafia.

Vinnie Zapatti's a joke

to his uncle...

...but a dangerous joke.

As far as I'm concerned,

they're all dangerous jokes.

Do me a favor and

don't write them off just yet.

I said they were dangerous.

Wonder what Vinnie's doing

in a place like this?

Wonder what we're doing

in a place like this.

- This is it.

- Where's our boy?

- I don't know.

- Think Vinnie had a change of heart?

If he's a Zapatti, he has no heart.

- Let's go.

- Don't turn around.

Marybeth, right?

Who's this?

The deputy mayor.

Deputy mayor?

What do I need you for then?

Don't get smart.

I'm the only chance you got.

All right. Let's go.

This a Searider?

What, you know boats?

I worked on a Shrimper like this.

This ain't no Searider.

It's a piece of sh*t.

They call it a Surfrider.

I wanted a Searider,

but my uncle wouldn't pop for it.

Your uncle like boats?

Who? Paulie?

Paulie wouldn't know

a cleaver from a f***ing cleat.

It was my dream, you know.

Free of the goombahs.

Run a charter in the islands.

Eddie was gonna help me.

You and Eddie?

That's a strange marriage.

He was only gonna find clients.

I'll tell you something.

If I'd met him earlier,

I'd never be in this mess.

If only Tino hadn't whacked Eddie.

Know why he was there that morning?

Santos wasn't there to take Tino down.

He was there to get information

on the judge.

How do you know?

I was there that morning.

What information on the judge?

That you get with $ 10,000

and a plane ticket.

Come up with it by tomorrow.

This meeting is adjourned.

Let us bring you in.

We'll put you in the

Witness Protection Program.

No, thanks. I got my own

Witness Protection Program.

Morning.

The sharks are already circling.

Another Zapatti washed up.

They fished him out of

the 79th Street Basin.

Victim's hands were bound in a

Forensics reveal blows...

...from a blunt instrument.

Where have you been?

- Had a busy night.

- I'm sure you did.

Read this morning's

operations printout?

What about it?

I was with Vinnie Zapatti last night.

He's dead because of Tino Zapatti's

probation report.

Now there's four deaths.

They're connected.

- That's all I know...

- That's all I wanna know!

- Just trying to circle the wagons.

- Circle the wagons?

Who do you think you are?

Some gumshoe in a dime novel...

...loose-cannoning around the city?

Consorting with known mobsters!

Kevin, for God's sakes!

You're the mayor's right-hand!

What are you f***ing around for?

You see this desk?

It belonged to Fiorello La Guardia,

"the little flower. "

He was about 5 foot tall.

Used to read the funny papers

to children over the radio...

...and was about

the best mayor the city ever had.

Know what La Guardia said?

"Why is it

every time you can do some good...

...the nice people come in

and mess you up?"

Be nice. Don't mess me up.

- Did I wake you up?

- You kidding?

I've been trying to figure out

how to raise $ 10,000.

The hook is in, and I'm close.

Vinnie is Eddie's passport...

... to an honorable death.

- Vinnie's dead.

- Murdered.

- What?

Vinnie Zapatti's dead.

He washed up

near the 79th Street Basin.

- Oh, God.

- Heads up.

Call when you get to your office.

Taxi!

Bronx. Take East River Drive.

Now, look.

I don't have a lot of time.

I cleared it with the captain.

Take all the time you need.

You're pulling rank on me?

Still looking for a new shoe size?

I know all the jokes. "Cement C."

What I need now are the straight lines.

The police commissioner

works for the mayor.

- What is your point?

- Trust me or f*** you.

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