Long Bright River

Help! Somebody!

Listen closely, Thomas.

This is the symphony I was telling you about.

It's about a man named Faust.

What instruments do you hear?

Um, flutes.

Yep, and piccolos,

and the horns. What kind of horns?

French horns.

And English horns.

And what do you think of this music?

What words would you use to describe it?

Um...

Loud.

Yes, it's loud.

And some other words I would use are... intense.

Passionate, and somewhat frightening.

Mom, what's happening in this part?

That's a very good question.

Do you know what the devil is...

...conceptually?

Uh... Yes.

Okay, well, basically, it's about a man...

...who makes a very bad choice to enter into a bargain with the devil.

What happened to him? - Nothing good.

There are certain choices that you can never undo,

so that's why it's really important to make good choices,

because every single one of your actions is...

Choice. - Yes.

Yes.

So,

make good choices today.

Have a great day.

So I'm telling her, 'Look, I'm done.'

I have two kids of my own. - That's...

That's Jeannie walking this way.

'Not trying to raise a third,' is what I told her.

That's Helen.

'Get your shit together,' that's what I said.

Never date anybody in their 20s, my advice.

Oh, yeah, that's... That's Mary.

I tell you, this new doctor I'm going to see about my... My GERD...

This new doctor says I gotta sleep at an angle.

Apparently, it helps.

GERD.

And that's Nicole.

What's going on there? - ...fucking bitch.

Get off my fucking washing machine.

You're bleeding all over the place.

Fucking dirty slut!

Yo, wake up! This ain't your sofa, honey.

Damn junkies!

What's going on, Nicole? What's going on? She's driving away my business.

All right, I got it.

They took 'em.

Your shoes? Can you just get her out of here, please?

I'm gonna have you sit right down on the laundry basket.

All right. I'm gonna bandage you up.

Stay away from, Jim, all right?

I don't get it.

I mean, how could somebody choose to live like that?

Like what?

This... This neighborhood used to be normal, I mean...

We used to play baseball up here when we were kids.

I'm sure it was a rough dump, but nothing like this.

Yeah, well, it's got its good parts, its bad parts like any neighborhood.

Yeah, huh?

But someday you're gonna have to show me the good parts.

Body found on the A Street Tracks.

Probable overdose.

56201 responding.

Dead bodies give me the creeps, you know?

Yeah. - Tell me it gets easier.

It doesn't.

Are you guys shook up like this? -Sure.

Never would have guessed that. You always seem, you know, very composed.

You just follow the rules, all right?

You know the procedure, right?

You take the pulse.

I have to warn you that the condition of the body might be a little unpleasant.

The caller didn't indicate...

Indicate what?

You... You okay?

Hey, what do you want me to do here?

Mickey.

Mickey.

Mickey.

Truman.

Truman.

Hey. What's going on with her?

I don't know. She's been like that for a bit.

Just saying, ever since they took the...

The mural down...

...birds can't win a ring. - Right.

Especially now that Kelce retired.

Oh, yeah...

What's in there? - Receipt.

That's all she had. - No, ID?

No. Only thing in her pockets.

Possible homicide.

Possible homicide.

I'll call in forensics.

Oh. What for?

Uh, blood in the mouth. - Doesn't happen with ODs?

Not usually. Sometimes foam, but not usually blood.

Uh, those kids, and the man that we passed coming in,

can you get a statement from them? See if they saw anything?

Two kids split already.

The other guy had nothing much to say.

Said he didn't see anything.

Definitely, he's coming down off something.

Are you gonna...

...tell me what happened back there?

I thought I recognized her.

And did you?

Hey, I get it.

I'm not judging.

Can I tell you something, between us?

I lost my job in construction.

Sergeant Ahearn and I have known each other since we were kids,

so he was the one who convinced me to take the police exam.

To tell you the truth, I'm not sure I'm cut out for this type of work, you know?

I think I got into it too late or something.

How old are you?

Forty-five.

I mean, I had two other careers before this.

So did I.

What?

Huh. Just we've been working together, like, a month now,

and that's the first time you told me anything about yourself.

Sergeant Ahearn, you wanted to see me?

So you want to tell me about what happened today?

Dehydration.

That's really all it was, huh? - Uh-huh.

Well, you gotta talk to the doc, to be sure.

Yeah. I don't need to see a doctor.

Well, Union says you do. Take it up with them, please.

Um...

Will you let me know when you get an ID on the victim?

Don't hold your breath.

Hey.

You talked to Truman lately?

No.

Why?

Well, maybe you should.

Lafferty said when you were having your little episode,

you were calling his name.

Hi. - Hey.

Hi, Mom. - Hey, Thomas.

I couldn't find the sauce. - That's okay.

Good job. Thank you.

Okay, have a good night, Bethany.

Oh, thanks. You, too.

Thanks for nothing.

You're so funny.

Mom, what are you doing?

I just missed you today.

Three things, go for it. What are your three things?

Um...

Watershed. - Definition?

It's like a place that collects all the rain and snow and sends it to a river.

Okay. What's next?

Um, sleep hygiene.

Are you learning that in health class?

I love that you're learning about sleep hygiene. That's amazing.

Okay, well, go ahead. What is it?

So, basically, it's, like, no screens before bed.

Exactly.

So when you come to my room in the middle of the night, and you say to me...

Oh, 'Can I sleep with you?' And you always say no.

It's not because I don't want to be by your side,

but learning how to fall asleep on your own,

that makes you what?

Um, independent?

It makes you self-sufficient.

Sleep hygiene. Yes.

Okay. Last but not least.

Um, genealogy. I have to make a family tree.

Oh, boy. Well, that's...

...very presumptuous of your teacher.

You know, not everybody has a family like that.

Can we call Gee-Pop for help?

Okay.

You want one? - Mm-mm.

What'd you learn at roll call this morning, about the victim from yesterday?

Any updates or ID?

That's ridiculous.

If she'd been found in Society Hill...

...with a pool of blood in her mouth, she'd be on national news.

Hey, um, can I ask you something?

Yep.

Look, some of the guys were talking about your last partner.

Truman?

They said you two were close, that's all, you know.

What happened to him? - He got injured, on the job.

He's on medical leave.

Do you still talk?

No.

How come?

We don't... We just don't.