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with matching blood.

That's because Joe was framed.

We've got the alibi.

Paris put this guy up to it.

A lot of people

owe him favors.

Your alibi is a fabrication.

Prove it.

I will.

In the meantime,

you won't mind calling off

the tail you put on Joe

and me. It's illegal.

What tail?

A few nights ago, a cop

was hanging around farley's.

When I spotted him,

he took off.

Then yesterday,

a cruiser followed me

to Lou's, and then back here.

Did you get

the number on the car?

No, and I didn't

get the man's I.D. Either.

He was following me,

not interviewing me.

I didn't authorize that.

We don't do that.

Then you won't mind

undoing it.

The bartender is lying.

Just give me a minute.

You sure you don't want to come?

We got a private box at the garden.

All right. I'll bring home

Chinese after the game.

Have fun.

Yes?

Are you Jenny Hudson?

That's right.

-My name's Deborah Quinn.

I need to talk to you.

It's about Joe.

My husband

doesn't know I'm here.

He doesn't know

I know Joe.

Do you know

who Vincent Quinn is?

The d. A. Talks about him.

No one ever makes

anything stick to Vincent.

So it seems.

-He's my husband.

That must be interesting.

What are you so afraid of?

Joe was with me the night

farley was killed.

Where?

At my house.

Vincent was out of town.

It is not

what you think.

I got involved with Joe

shortly after his wife died.

That was 2 years ago.

That's right.

Vincent and I

were going through

some rough times.

This kind of rough.

The night

after he did this,

I went to farley

to have Vincent killed.

$10,000 up front.

Another $10,000 afterwards.

But I couldn't do it.

I called it off.

Farley wouldn't give me

my money back.

He played me a tape

of my meeting with him.

And he said

that if I didn't pay him,

he would play it

for Vincent.

So Joe fixed things

with farley?

I don't know how,

but he got my money back.

How far would you go

to repay an old debt?

What do you mean?

Would you commit perjury?

I didn't have to come here.

If my husband knew

that I was here, he'd...

I'm telling you

the truth.

Joe was with me the night

that farley was killed.

Jesus.

I cannot call you

if your phone is off the hook.

Oh, yeah?

I thought you were

giving that up.

Hey!

In your car, lady.

This is my apartment.

What the hell's

the matter with you, anyway?

I met Deborah

Quinn tonight.

She says she was with you

the night farley was killed.

Yeah, well,

she's makin' it up.

Is your bartender friend

makin' it up, too?

Nicks thinks so.

The whole world

has turned out to

commit perjury for Joe Paris.

Joe, this is a murder trial.

You have people

lying for you,

they will destroy you.

You coached him.

You spent the night with Deborah,

but you couldn't use her as an alibi.

And Lou owed you a favor,

just like delmar did, right?

What are you

gettin' so worked up for?

Tell me the truth, Joe.

It was easier to talk to Lou.

Do you know

who Deborah is married to?

Have you got any idea?

If she takes the stand

he'll have us both killed.

There was no blackout.

You spent the night with Deborah.

-There was a blackout!

But you spent

the night with Deborah!

I don't remember!

I'm not bringin' her in

on this.

She is your alibi, Joe.

If she's tellin' the truth.

I won't need an alibi

if we find out who did it.

Right now you are

the prime suspect.

Joe, I need to know everything

about your relationship

with Deborah.

-Why?

That woman had the oldest motive

in the world for killing farley.

If you're involved with her,

that gives you

the same motive.

I need to know

what went on

or the prosecution

will take us apart.

Are you still lovers?

No.

Then she's lying, too.

She said she was just with you.

What's goin' on? How could

that conceivably be good news

for the bond markets?

-It's very perverse.

And the Japanese will come in

and buy our bonds.

Does it worry you? As one who has

watched rates historically?

Everything worries me,

you know that.

Are you... are you a buyer

or a seller or just a fredder now?

Hi, Kyle.

Mmm, I hope

you saved me some.

But the trend lately

has been mostly upper rates.

So I've cut back

in the stock market.

Turn that down a bit,

honey.

Would you be surprised

if the market

was up 100 points next week?

No, I would not be.

I think we're...

I was watching that.

What's the matter with you?

I told you I was

going to bring home

Chinese food after the game.

Looks like

you ate it all, too.

Where the hell were you?

I went to see Joe Paris.

We're having problems.

Well, I thought

we were going to spend

some quality time tonight.

Ok, let's go.

It's too late.

I gotta get up early.

You are being infantile.

You went to the house

of a murderer!

I went to

the house of a client.

You said yourself

he's guilty.

I never said that.

I just thought

that we were going to spend

the evening together.

You went

to the ballgame, Kyle.

That was scheduled

and you know it.

I was back here at 10:30,

I didn't know

where the hell you were.

And now I find out

you were with a murderer

in his house!

I suppose he tried

to put the make on you, huh?

Knock it off.

-He did, didn't he? He did.

Get out of my face! And thanks

for the one goddamn egg roll.

Hey, there's another

sparerib here.

You want it, huh?

Take it.

Cute. You missed.

You're a jerk.

Oh, God!

Nobody to cover it,

and... and... and

nobody's over there.

So just get the guy

on the phone

and tell it to him straight.

I see your bartender's

off the witness list.

I was right, wasn't I?

Postpone.

I'd say you both

had enough enemies.

It was just a matter of time

till something like this happened.

Just be glad

farley ain't the one

that's bein' framed.

Use my desk.

You're all heart.

You know, you never

should have left

this precinct.

Those guys downtown

play a different ballgame.

So don't move around.

And anybody sees you here,

you tell them you're workin' for me.

Hi.

Tough break.

You're... you're

Joe Paris, right?

You'd feel kind of silly

if I wasn't, wouldn't you?

Listen, I hate to see

a fellow officer in trouble.

They get a cop by the balls,

they squeeze.

You need all

the friends you can get.

You got

somethin' to say, say it.

All I'm sayin' is that

cops gotta stick together.

'Cause nobody else

gives a damn.

Deceased.

Go on.

Deceased.

Dear God,

this makes me feel very old.

All my enemies

are dead.

...since '83.

Not all of them.

Paul lantz, lewisburg.

Harry Norton,

paroled '87.

Matt darby, blind.

Wait a minute.

Harry Norton?

How did he make parole?

Good behavior.

Good behavior? I sent him up

11 years ago on conspiracy

to commit murder.

What's the link

to farley?

There is none. Where is he now?

Norton fish, please hold.

What do you need?

Harry Norton.

He's getting his tubes

cleaned in Brazil.

Norton fish, hold, please.

Honeymoon.

He married Tanya.

Oh. How is Tanya?

Well, she married the boss.

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