The Glass Shield Page #6

that drugs are going to

be transferred at 408 Pine Road,

the house that

Scott and Peters have been watching,

Now, get this, gentlemen,

The D, E, A, is going to back us up this time,

This is going to be our prize,

The assignment?

Baker and the Rough Riders,

All right, everybody,

Listen up,

I want you all to report to me

individually for your work assignments,

Now let's hit some home runs

on this one, huh?

Let's do it, Let's do it,

I don't know why S, W, A, T,

didn't take this place,

Massey needs a trophy,

Sheriff's department!

We got a warrant,

Hit it!

Go! Go! Go! Go!

All clear. Repeat. All clear.

What?

Tell 'em we're at

the back door, comin' in,

Baker, we're at the back door,

Baker, we're at the back door,

What are you guys doing here?

- It's over,

- Over? Nobody informed us,

Didn't you just hear

Baker say it was over?

We were told to hold

this position, period,

- What channel are you guys on?

- Three,

Tell me, why is this walkie-talkie on four?

Look, three's the channel,

Everything's been going over on three,

Now get back to that house,

It's not secured,

Go!

Stupid rookies,

- You owe me one, Troop,

- Oh, what do I owe you?

Imagine what would have happened

if I hadn't smelled a rat,

I'm filing a report, We could've been

killed by somebody's stupid mistake,

Yeah, well, I'm not going back in there

till the lights come on

and the chief comes out that back door,

Code four. Code four.

Yes, Yes, I know,

Yeah, OK,

- It was a bad night, What is it?

- Baker gave us the wrong information,

- What are you talking about?

- We were told, on a separate channel,

to make entry through the rear of the

premises while the situation was still hot,

- Everybody was on channel three,

- We were on channel four,

Did you check your walkie-talkies?

The walkie-talkies

were given to us on that channel,

- By Baker?

- No, sir, By a deputy,

And if we had come in through that back

door at that instant, we would've been shot,

What are you getting at?

It looked as if somebody was

hoping we were stupid enough

to walk in through that back door

while the operation was still in progress,

If you had done your job, you would

have checked your walkie-talkie,

It seems to me as though

you made a mistake, almost paid for it,

- and now you're looking for a conspiracy,

- No, sir, No, sir,

The situation felt strange

from the very beginning,

Don't you talk to me about strange,

- I am requesting an investigation,

- If you don't like it here, transfer,

Stop trying to be a missionary

and save the natives,

Let the professionals

police this jungle!

I have the right

to work here, sir,

You have the right to work here,

but you don't fit in,

- Fit into what?

- I run this damn station,

and I have the right

to keep you from slandering it,

I have the right to have a competent staff

of dedicated men who like their work,

This department will change, Mr, Massey,

Really? Would you care

to give me a time frame?

- It will be soon, sir,

- This meeting is over,

Over,

I had asked the city council

to investigate the Edgemar Station,

But Massey came down on me hard

in the council chamber,

Councilman Ross,

how could a city government

be hustled

by the sheriff's department?

Well, in the case of Ernie Marshall,

we knew something was fishy,

but the city just

couldn't afford a lawsuit,

That, at least, should tell you

whose side we were on,

And because the sheriff's

in-house investigation

cleared themselves

of any wrongdoing,

And you will testify

to that in court?

I'd like to, but,,,

the city would be up the ying-yang,

I believe in Teddy's innocence,

Now, do you want him to go to jail

for something he did not do?

No,

But you have to understand

city government,

- Hey,

- Hi,

- I checked out the house on Pine Street,

- Mm-hm,

It had been raided three times,

There was a sting operation there once,

and two people have been murdered

on the front lawn,

Now, what drug dealer would

operate out of that house?

Still not enough

to prove it was a setup,

I checked through Chuck's old records,

Nothin' there,

- So all we have is that license plate,

- Maybe,

But there's a picture in

the old criminal records of this guy,

I,,, I swear I've seen this guy

somewhere before, but I can't,,,

- Oh, it's probably nothing,

- All right, See you in court, big boy,

Hey, I am a big boy,

- That is sexual harassment, young man,

- Ha! You wish,

- Bye,

- Be safe,

Yeah,

All rise,

The Honorable Helen Lewis presiding,

You may be seated,

I understand you have

a request, Mr, Kern,

- Yes, Your Honor,

- Counsel may approach the bench,

Your Honor,

Detective Baker is here now,

Rather than have him stay here

waiting to testify,

the People request he

be placed on a two-hour call,

Mr, Locket,

is that agreeable with you?

Can I decide on this, uh,,, later?

Mr, Locket, I say we

pick up where we left off,

Yes,

- Just call your next witness, Mr, Locket,

- Let's go,

- Thank you, Your Honor,

- Thank you, Your Honor,

- Yes, it looked suspicious,

- Mm-hm,

Mr, Greenspan's actions

were suspicious to me,

How long have you

been with the department?

At that time, eight months,

And in eight months,

you had become a homicide expert,

And in spite of Sergeant Baker's 20 years'

experience, you felt he was wrong,

- Yes, I felt he was wrong,

- You became an expert that night?

I became aware that

Mr, Greenspan's statements and actions

were inconsistent with the facts,

- In only eight months,

- Yes!

It was obvious,

No further questions,

Deputy Fields, before you joined the

sheriff's department, didn't you study law?

I practiced law in Minnesota,

and decided to move to California

to study for the bar,

In the meantime,

I joined the sheriff's department,

It starts off paying very well,

Thank you,

No more questions,

Deputy Foster, is there any reason

Detective Baker would say you're lying?

Yes, Baker,,, and Massey,,,

wanted me to go along with

the official line on the Ernie Marshall case,

I object, Your Honor,

Move to strike that response,

Deputy Foster was a witness

who testified he knew nothing at the time,

Will counsel approach the bench?

We'll go off the record here,

Mr, Locket, what case are you trying?

Your Honor,

Chief Massey testified

that Deputy Foster had a problem

because he had not been promoted,

Well, the problem is

the department made him lie

about the Ernie Marshall case,

Well, then get to where

you're going with this, Mr, Locket,

The Marshall case has

nothing to do with this case,

Well, it seems that it does, Mr, Kern,

Since you brought it up

in the presence of the jury,

You may proceed with

your line of questioning, Mr, Locket,

Thank you, Your Honor,

Deputy Foster, is the department

covering up evidence?

- Yes,

- Objection,

The witness admits to

lying to the grand jury,

and now he has

a different version of the truth,

- Overruled,

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