Striking Distance Page #2

"The Simpsons"

are on an hour earlier.

Are you still mad at me?

Yeah, well, I f***ed up.

After that night on the bridge ...

I blamed you for Jimmy.

Yeah, I blamed me, too.

- I looked for you at the funeral.

- I couldn't deal with it.

An empty coffin like my mom's ...

The river took half my family.

It never gave them back, either.

I was wondering

what happened to that picture.

You, me and Jimmy at my dad's

cabin. All going to be cops.

- Brilliant idea.

- Look at us now.

I'm a dropout. Jimmy's dead.

- And you're one of those ...

- Water dogs.

It wasn't your fault

what happened to Jimmy.

He had something wrong with him.

He did, like my mom.

Nobody noticed it, until he beat

that suspect. But I noticed it ...

I never did anything about it.

You did the right thing.

- F*** 'em.

- F*** 'em.

- So, are you back now?

- I'm back.

- You want to get something to eat?

- No, I've got to meet a girl.

Danny ...

Welcome home, man.

HARDY-CHRISTMAN

- Hey, Kim Lee.

- How are you doing, Hardy?

- Who's Christman?

- Jo Christman. New diver.

- What's he like?

- Not what you'd expect.

Come on in, Tom.

Tom Hardy, Jo Christman.

She's a police officer,

a qualified diver and a paramedic.

- Hi, nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you.

- No.

- Okay.

- Can I ask you what he said?

- No.

Thanks.

I hope she floats.

You want to get

that stern line, please?

- Afternoon.

- Hello.

Give me the bottle.

Let me rephrase that:

Give me the bottle now.

- You know this is a no-wake zone?

- No, sir, I didn't.

- Drive a little slower next time.

- We have to give them a ticket.

- No, we don't.

- They were speeding.

You better do it. I'm not sure

I can stand the excitement.

Sir, I need your registration.

- Hardy, did you see that?

- Yeah.

Take the wheel.

Keep heading up the river.

Tell Penderman to send backup.

River Rescue, this is 9221, over.

Land shark.

How many men upstairs?

Let me rephrase that.

- Two, plus a pilot.

- Close your eyes. Close 'em.

Where's the $200,000?

I'll blow your head off.

Pittsburgh Police.

We have two choices here.

You either put the guns down

or we all start shooting.

I'll shoot!

Hey, man, untie us!

Behind you!

Thanks, Dutch.

Hey, you did really good

out there tonight.

- Thanks, Hardy.

- Really good.

- Thanks.

- Goodnight.

- I've never had a woman partner.

- Neither have l.

- You guys are understaffed.

- This is the new effiiciency system.

- See you tomorrow.

- No, I'm off until Wednesday.

Damn it!

Hello.

Who is this?

Who is this?

PITTSBURGH DEPARTMEN OF PUBLIC SAFTEY

KESSER:

CHICANIS:

Tom, what are you doing here?

Are all the bars closed?

Just visiting some old friends.

- You don't have any old friends.

- Who'd know that better than you?

Yeah, old friends.

Goddamn it. Mother f***er!

He was in the Polish Hill files.

Hey, Tom.

What are those? What is that?

What? This?

Nothing, just some papers.

As the ltalians say, "Don't scald

your tongue on another man's soup."

There's an lrish saying:

"Never listen to ltalian sayings."

I knew this was going to happen.

You just won't let go, will you?

I can't lay down on this.

My father's in a grave ...

- We've got the guy who killed him.

- A cop killed my father!

- Kesser doesn't have the brains.

- He was convicted in court ...

- Answer me!

- I'm telling you!

Your father is dead

and this case is closed!

If you can't accept that,

that's your problem.

I can take that gun and that badge

away from you right now.

- Is that what you want?

- Do what you got to do, Nick.

Hardy, we're out of our patrol zone.

Will you tell me where we're going?

We're going to visit a friend.

I'll break here for dinner.

I'll be back.

Right ... I'll just stay here

and watch the boat.

- Can I get you something?

- Yeah, a guy named Chicanis.

I don't think I've seen him

all night.

Okay, tell me what you know!

Who told you to lie?

- Give me the names.

- Don't shoot me.

- Hardy, put up your gun.

- Now!

No, put up your gun.

Hardy, damn it!

This sh*t has got to stop.

If you have a drinking problem ...

You were out of control.

- You're already on probation.

- How long have you been a cop?

- How many years? One? Two?

- Long enough to know the rules.

Partners back each other up.

You have no business telling me how

partners should treat each other.

- You had a gun to his head.

- I wasn't going to shoot him.

- I'm trying to solve a murder!

- What murder?

I hate to tell you this, but you're

not a homicide detective any more.

- 9221, this is base. Come in.

- Hardy.

We've got another 111.

Northshore. East of Glenwood Bridge.

Get the bow line.

This is Hardy. We're on our way.

Let's go. Now!

If the kids have any bad dreams,

call this number.

We'll send a counsellor out.

Get the kids home now.

Kids, come on. Let's go home.

- Why didn't you question them?

- What for?

- The body was dumped last night.

- How do you know?

I used to be a homicide detective.

- Round up the usual suspects.

- Keep laughing.

It's a sin what he turned into.

Sorry to interrupt your evening.

We've got a dead nurse.

You stay right here. Don't move.

Absolutely, Dad.

I wouldn't want to get in the way.

Prick!

Paula Puglusi, a nurse.

Same M.O. as the Putnam woman.

Guess who she used to f***.

You knew her?

- Yeah.

- God, Tom, I'm sorry.

Does that guy you were chasing

have something to do with this?

- He was a witness.

- In the Polish Hill case?

I was one

of the investigating officers.

Five women were strangled.

During the pursuit of the suspect

my father was killed.

- Chicanis said he saw the killer.

- And you don't believe him?

This was the case

where you lost your shield.

I lost my shield because

I said a cop killed my father.

You want to give her one more pop

before they take her away?

- I'll give you one more pop.

- Blow it out of your ass.

- Talk to the press for Uncle Nick.

-That's enough.

- I thought you quit smoking.

- The gum didn't work.

Who's she?

- That's my new partner.

- Not bad.

- You didn't know about that?

- No, why should l?

Coming back to the force?

See what you're missing?

Tommy!

- You want to get some dinner?

- What did I say?

- I just invited him to dinner.

- Go up there!

- He hasn't changed a bit.

- Yeah, that's the problem.

- What do you know?

- We just fished out the body.

Don't play games with me.

I want to know what you know.

You don't want to hear it.

It's the same guy.

- The same guy? As in Polish Hill?

- Fair hair. Good bodies.

These women were shot,

not strangled.

They had neck bruises

and were bound wrist and ankle.

- Eiler told me you know this girl.

- A lot of guys knew her.

If I didn't know better, I'd think

you didn't want to solve this case.

Are you a cop or not?

Now you come up with this story

and I'm supposed to believe you.

When was the last time

you saw this girl?

He's putting them in the water

so I'll find them.

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