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and you glue them together

and make another picture.

Okay, so you have a

man's head and...

a woman's heel digging

into his head and

stepping on his mouth and...

- It's art, Dave. It's art.

- We can be grateful

that he noticed.

...a naked woman with the blood

flowing from her vagina.

Alright. Okay.

- You have the C word prominently

displayed.

- Alright.

You have eyes. That's great.

What's the problem?

What is the problem?

What is the problem?

- Oh, let it be, would you?

- Margaret?

Do you like her collage?

I'll ask it. What is it?

It just needs more color.

More color.

Like rainbows.

Honey, how's your spaghetti?

- Pretty good.

- Yeah?

That's good.

How is yours?

It's very good, thank you.

You should try some.

Oh, I'm fine, thank you.

Do you want to cuddle later?

I have a boyfriend.

Cheat on him.

Like you cheat on your taxes?

I don't cheat on my taxes.

Okay? You can't cheat on something

you never committed to.

How do you know how much you

pay for taxes anyway?

I think I'm gonna go take a

walk, look for some olives.

Come on. Would you sit and

have something to eat?

He wouldn't be like

this if you guys

weren't so hard on him.

It's the truth.

No, it's not the truth.

He is too hard on you, but still...

Listen to the rhythm of

the gentle Bossa Nova

You'll be dancing with 'em too

before the night is over

How can you lose?

The lights are much

brighter there

You can forget all

your troubles

forget all your cares

And where you go? That's right.

Things'll be great

when you're...

Downtown...

Don't wait a minute more

Dave Brown's just too plain

a name for someone like me.

What, you don't have a moniker?

You don't have a moniker? Like

something your cop buddies call you?

You know the lingo.

Yeah, my brother was on the

San Berdoo Sheriff's.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

I got a little thing for cops.

You don't have it for your brother?

What, no! No!

Nice!

That was a very, very impressive...

No, thank you. I don't smoke.

- You don't smoke?

- No. I don't need it.

Then that wasn't as impressive

as it would have been.

No, it was still a very

impressive trick.

No smoking in here, sir.

Jesus Christ.

You used to let me smoke in here.

Poor little rose.

That's for you.

Wow. I didn't get you anything.

That's okay. You'll

think of something.

So come on, tell me.

What's your moniker?

What does it matter?

Could tell me all I need

to know about you.

You know, maybe a little bit more.

Come on. Don't be shy. What

is it? Let me guess.

Is it...

"Roughhouse" Dave?

Yeah? Or...

I like that.

Or "Bang Bang" Brown?

"Date Rape" Dave.

Why is that?

Rumor from when I worked

Hollywood Sex...

and I can't confirm it

and I won't deny it.

So tell me.

Maybe I killed a bad

guy, maybe I didn't.

Either way, he got what he paid for

and he'll never hurt another

woman ever again.

Is that your foot?

Yeah.

Oh, stop, stop, stop.

Okay, Do it again, do it

again, do it again.

Woo!

Oh, well.

Hey, what's your f***ing problem?

Ow!

[Newscaster [ Brown was videotaped

severely beating a motorist

named Shondell Parmallee in

what civil rights groups

are calling "old school

L.A.P.D. Brutality

"revisited, revived,

and regurgitated."

Local activists have launched

new attacks on the L.A.P.D.

For its "culture of

racial misconduct"

while Officer Brown remains

on limited duty

awaiting possible disciplinary

action

and pending civil lawsuits.

The Shondell-gate matter is in the

early stages of investigation,

as opposed to the Rampart Scandal,

which as you know is a longstanding

highly complex and

multifaceted issue

- of great social import.

- Son of a b*tch.

That's Bill B. For you. He got "highly

complex", "multifaceted"

and "great social import"

into one sentence,

and he didn't say a damn thing.

I'll say this though.

Our citizens are sick and tired

Yeah?

...of the old way of

doing business.

How was your day?

- Good. You?

- Pretty good.

Is Helen still mad at me?

I don't know. What are we watching?

Just...

yeah.

Hey, did you do your homework?

No.

Great idea.

How about we make this

a homework-free day?

Not that you'll tell your mom.

And we'll just watch television.

Okay.

What do you want to watch?

Is this good?

- Yeah.

- Okay.

Jab it in and turn it.

Suction. Suction!

Now. Now!

Where the hell is the blood?

Grab that clamp and

push it back hard.

- I can't

- Come on!

No justice, no peace!

No justice, no peace!

Hey, Dave. Man of the hour.

Date Rape?

Thanks for making us

look good, Dave.

You're the man! Good job!

Thank you.

Thighs apart, heads up.

Have a nice day.

What's the word, Chief?

Close the door.

What should I say?

I'll say whatever I need to.

Have you thought about retirement?

No.

In fact...

if you force me to retire

and file on me,

I'll plead not guilty, take it to

trial, and represent myself.

I'll be playing to a mentally

deficient jury, so I'll lose

though I'll work Vietnam

for all it's worth.

I'll have PTSD, DDT,

TNT, Agent Orange

and the Creeping Chinese

Crud before it's over,

not to mention 24 years on the job.

I'll draw a fine and a

suspended sentence.

Court TV will broadcast

the whole thing.

I'll have my own show on Fox

News inside one week.

You'll be my first guest.

So you have thought about it?

I don't intend to retire,

Miss Confrey.

All right.

You know, Rampart has

become a shitstorm

of such epic proportions,

legally and financially.

We have bullshit police

brutality complaints

bullshit felony evidence plants,

wrong door f***-ups,

we have them all.

I have a ton of testimony,

solicited and unsolicited,

that is ambiguous, if not

downright indecipherable.

The county's going bankrupt

paying out lawsuit money.

The D.A.'s office and L.A.P.D.

Are hemorrhaging prestige,

and many hardened criminals

are out on the street way

before they should be.

And now, Dave, we have

you to deal with.

And we can't afford you.

So how do we solve a problem like

Dave Brown? You tell me.

I was under attack.

I went after the suspect.

End of story.

The tape doesn't show everything.

They never do.

- I had to neutralize him.

- The tape shows you,

brutally beating a man

almost to death.

I think on his part it was assault

with a deadly weapon

You think he drove into

you on purpose?

It was an assault with

a deadly weapon.

- I got out of the car,

- It was an accident.

- It was a collision.

- I intended to help

that gentleman.

He opened the door into me and ran.

A lot of cops would have shot

him and got a medal.

I took it easy on him, and

now I'm here before you.

I don't think what we saw was

taking it easy on anyone.

Correct me if I'm wrong,

but nine out of ten cops

would have shot him right there.

Do you admit that you overreacted?

You seem to have everything

under control here,

and I do appreciate

the opportunity.

Just remember which side you're on.

If I could go back

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