The Call
911, where is your emergency?
I need a police officer, 119
East Central Street, 3rd floor.
I got a woman here,
she's stabbing herself and a child!
Operator 602,
state your emergency, please.
Hi, there's an
accident on Highway 28,
and I... I...
Like, I think somebody's dead.
911, what's your emergency?
I'm at the Beverly Resort.
My girlfriend, she's...
What's going on there?
She jumped from
the 12th floor balcony.
She jumped off
the 12th floor balcony?
911, what is your emergency?
Oh, God, I hit someone with my car.
I hit him! I think I've killed him!
All right, listen carefully.
Pump the chest hard 30 times.
And count out loud with him
so he does it right.
You need to count out loud,
go ahead.
911, what's your emergency?
911, where is your emergency?
Please, I need assistance right away.
911, where's your emergency?
There's a lot of blood, I know, but you
need to keep pressure on the wound.
I shot my wife.
- You shot your wife?
- Yup. She's lying on the floor.
- 911, where's your emergency?
- Okay.
My wife is dying, and the nurses
here, they don't wanna help her out.
- Where's Mommy?
- Downstairs.
- Your daddy's on the floor?
- Yeah.
How old are you?
Okay, okay, calm down, honey.
What's your name?
Officer down. Corner
of Mayfield and Lawrence.
I got an officer that's been shot.
- 911, what is your emergency?
- I think I'm having an overdose
and so is my wife. I don't know if it...
Just try to relax.
911, where's your emergency?
- Is the baby breathing?
- He's breathing.
Okay, good, I want you to...
If I'm gonna help,
you gotta work with me. Slow down.
Stay on the line,
I'm gonna send police, the paramedics.
8- Adam-12, got a shooting
at Florence and Normandie.
Witness says that victim
has been shot in arm and face.
That's a code three. Code three.
911, where's your emergency?
911, where's your emergency?
I got burglars breaking
into a house next to mine.
18 Baxter.
Okay, 18 Baxter,
is that your place or theirs?
That's theirs.
Okay.
Is that between Gary and Hemlock?
Yep.
What color's the house?
It's a pale blue.
I got a shotgun,
you want me to stop them?
Nope, don't do that.
You sure?
I'm sure.
I'm sending officers right now, sir.
My mom's been stabbed.
Okay, do you know who stabbed her?
My uncle.
Okay. And where?
In the leg.
Uh-huh.
I'm sending the police
and the paramedics right away.
Okay?
Okay. She's pretty pissed off.
Yeah, well, I'm sure she is.
- Do you understand what I'm telling you?
- I don't wanna go to prison.
Chris, put the gun down.
Do you understand what I'm saying?
I didn't mean to do it.
- It's not worth it.
- Drop your weapon!
Put the gun dow... Chris! Chris!
Chris, I need you to...
911, where's your emergency?
- 911, where's your emergency?
- Goddamn it!
Why am I in here?
Hi, Terrance. How you doing?
Not good, sugar.
I'm in jail.
And nobody tell me sh*t,
why I'm here.
You been drinking again?
Yeah, I suppose.
Then you know what you gotta do.
You gotta ask your D.O.
for another call, okay?
You know this line
is for emergencies only.
All right. Thanks, sugar.
Okay.
Try to stay out of trouble.
Okay, darling?
Okay.
All right, sugar.
Still calling us "sugar," huh?
You know it.
Cara lose that little tooth yet?
Nope.
Lou wants to pull it
but I won't let him.
Ooh. Why men gotta be
so brutal? Heh, heh.
Here comes a couple.
Why don't you ask them?
Somebody call for strippers?
Hey, sexy.
My boss. She's right there.
What? The queen bee?
I understand you
delivered a baby yesterday.
You know, 7-pound, 3-ounce
little princess.
No big deal.
Look at him, trying to be humble.
He saved the mother's life.
- Oh.
- That's all he did.
Impressive.
So tell your friend.
Mm-mm. She don't like cops.
What kind of person
doesn't date a cop?
We're brave, honest, I got a great body.
Oh, God.
Well, I like cops. I'll date you.
She knows what I'm talking about.
Okay, while y'all talk about that,
I'm gonna take a break.
- Break time.
- Yes.
One of these times
I'm gonna get it.
You live 10 minutes away?
Ten minutes away?
We can make it there in five.
Ha-ha-ha. You are a
bad, bad, bad cop.
Yeah, you bring
the worst out in me.
What time does your shift
start tomorrow?
Six a.m. Why?
You wanna ride in together?
Is that an invitation?
I accept the invitation
only if I get to make the coffee this time.
Okay. But I don't like
my coffee too strong.
I don't like mine see-through,
so...
So do we got a problem?
Call 911, we got a problem.
Then I want you to take the child
in your arms
and exit the building quickly.
Hey, hey, hey, when this thing
with Phillips start?
I'm devastated.
You missed your chance, Marco.
Oh, wait. I had a chance? Wait.
Hey, Jordan, what's the code
for a multiple stabbing?
- Uh... Two forty-five.
- Hey, lovebird?
- Focus, my sweet, focus.
- I am.
911, where's your emergency?
A man is trying to
break into my house. I'm all alone.
Okay, sweetheart, calm down.
My parents are out.
They're at a movie.
I can't reach them.
I understand that, sweetheart.
Can you get out of the house?
No, he... He's out there.
It's okay, I've got your information.
Just hold on, sweetheart.
Any units clear to handle hot prowl
in progress? 23 Kinnard Street.
P. R. is alone and hiding.
7- Adam-13.
Show us handling code three
at Washington and Bank.
Officers are on their way,
sweetheart, okay?
What's your name?
Leah. Leah Templeton.
How old are you, Leah?
Oh, God.
He broke the window.
He's coming in the back.
Leah, listen to me. Find a room
and lock yourself in it right now.
Leah. Stay on the line with me,
sweetheart.
Do not disconnect, okay? Leah?
Leah?
I'm upstairs in my room.
But the door, it won't look.
He's in the house.
7- Adam-13, what's your ETA?
Eight to 10.
I don't know where to hide.
Okay, Leah.
- He's gonna find me.
- Here's what I need.
Is there a window in the room?
Yes.
Okay.
Leah. Don't speak. Stay quiet, okay?
Officers are gonna be there any second.
I'm okay.
I think it worked. He left.
I think he's going back downstairs.
Leah?
Leah.
Leah. You okay?
It's okay. I'm fine.
He's gone.
Okay, good.
I think he's going back outside.
Oh, God. I think he's coming back.
I think he heard the phone ring.
Shut it.
Please don't hurt me.
Please don't hurt me.
Okay, listen, whoever this is, the police
are on their way right this second.
I suggest you leave that house
before you do anything
you're gonna regret.
It's already done.
Oh, God.
Oh, God.
Excuse me.
Oh, God.
Oh, God.
What happened back there?
The ring gave her away.
Just help me, and tell me
what you were thinking.
I wasn't. I...
I don't know, I just...
I wasn't focused or what...
Okay.
I normally am,
and I don't know, I just wasn't.
I just wasn't. I wasn't.
Jor.
Just came by
to check on you.
Jordan.
Come on, Jordan,
I know you're in there.
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