Blue Bloods

Give us the room, guys.

Thank you.

Morning.

Morning, sir.

Morning, Commissioner.

That went well.

What went well?

The difficult transition from talking about me

to talking about me in front of me.

We weren't talking about you.

Frank, do you know... Deputy Mayor Herrera?

Yeah, we worked together... during the U.N. General Assembly.

Sylvia...

is a member of my inner circle for the past 20 years.

There's really no one I trust more.

Until now?

Well, she lives with an...

unpredictable guy named Ray McClain.

She loves him-- won't cut him loose.

Couple of years ago,

Ray was convicted of felony assault.

Now he's on parole.

He screwed up, paid for it.

The mistake was his, not hers.

That's right.

And so far, we've been able to keep it out of the press.

So far?

Well, last night one of your officers arrested Ray...

outside of a bar in Queens.

One of our officers.

That's right.

Some kind of misdemeanor.

Which would violate his parole.

And potentially find its way into the papers.

I don't want to lose her, Frank.

I can't tinker with a legitimate arrest.

- You know that, right? - Of course I know that.

But I would consider this a personal favor if you would take a look.

At...?

Well, at the arrest,

at the circumstance...

At the big picture, Frank.

12 David, 10-30 at 418 Green Street.

Suspect is a female Hispanic wearing jeans and a blue top.

Hey, what's going on?

Civilian Patrolman Andy Fisher, sir!

- How you doing? - Great. Great.

The suspect has been contained.

You pull your car all the way up on the sidewalk like that, Andy?

Yes. Yeah, yeah. I-I spotted the suspect

fleeing the bodega with a box of lottery tickets,

so I... I pulled a u-ey, I cut her off

and then I kept her at bay with the Old Persuader, here.

That's great.

But you know Civilian Patrol volunteers aren't supposed to pursue suspects, right?

I don't... I guess I kind of got caught up in the moment, so...

All right, we'll take it from here. Come on.

Okay. Copy that. Yeah.

10-4. (laughs)

All right, Andy, let's go. Come on.

Okay. Okay, it was great working with you guys.

All right.

I'll, uh... I'll catch you around the precinct, okay?

Okay. Okay.

Your client is on trial for one count of murder for hire

in the death of Edward Harper, along with the murders

of his twin nine-year-old daughters.

Good luck proving that.

I don't need luck.

I have an eyewitness.

Are you referring to Thomas Conti?

Who saw Mr. Dano execute the victims

outside the Casa Vista Grill.

Conti is a lying sack of crap

and whoever did this should've popped him, too.

If you plead guilty now, we are willing to reduce

the charges to three counts of second-degree murder.

That's a very generous offer. We'll pass.

This is an affidavit

from the Essex County Sheriff's Department.

It states that Mr. Conti was in their custody... on the evening in question.

I assume Mr. Conti cut a deal to testify in exchange

for help with his legal difficulties in New Jersey.

You can't trust anyone these days.

You have no case, Ms. Reagan.

If I were you...

I would drop the charges.

What just happened?

Conti's car was outside the social club that night.

There was no way to know he wasn't in it when the murders went down.

He saw a chance to make a deal and he took it.

Well, Dano is right about one thing:

Conti is a lying sack of crap.

So now what?

We're mid-trial.

If we don't find another witness fast,

that animal is gonna walk.

I know this is a high-profile prosecution,

but what happened was unforeseeable,

and...

Right. I will keep you updated.

Acting D.A. is not happy.

I got that.

Dano is suspected in seven other homicides that we know of.

This office has unsuccessfully prosecuted him twice before.

And the D.A.'s not looking to take the third strike.

But with no eyewitness, the case is totally circumstantial.

There is someone who saw Dano murder those people.

Vincent Rella.

The Feds snatched him from me to testify in their RICO case.

He was your star witness against Dano.

Operative word: "was."

He's in the witness protection program, Alex.

Rella's gone.

Not if the U.S. Attorney makes a phone call.

You want me to yank Rella out of WITSEC

to testify against Dano?

The Feds are never gonna go for that.

You want to tell your boss you're dropping the charges?

'Cause he'll never go for that.

These civilian patrols and neighborhood watch groups

can be more trouble than they're worth.

I don't know. We're always whining about how the public

doesn't appreciate us and here's a group of people who actually want to help.

Yeah, but the trouble is they're not trained as police officers

and they're a magnet for cop wannabes.

Hey, guys.

Hey, Andy.

- Hey, Andy. - What are you doing here?

Oh, I was just following up on our collar.

Well, she was 15.

First offense. She was recogged to her parents.

Hmm. Hmm.

Well, you know, I... I envy you guys.

I dreamed of being a cop my whole life.

Oh... what happened?

Benign positional vertigo.

Come again?

I get dizzy if I move my head too fast.

Oh. I can see how that would be a problem.

Yeah.

Hey, so, um,

I've been tracking this local drug dealer on that same block.

Now, he sells right outside an elementary school.

So I thought we could all work together to take him down.

Well, you're not supposed to be chasing bad guys, Andy. It's dangerous.

Hey, Andy, why don't you give us the

information and I promise we'll check it out.

Well, 10-4.

Uh, here is, uh,... my surveillance log.

The cell number's inside.

Call me, uh, whenever...

Oh! I gotta run.

I'm having my head repositioned this afternoon.

Good luck with that.

- Thank you. - All right.

What are you doing?

Look at it.

You're encouraging him.

You guys are joking, right?

Marshal Morgan, I'm Erin Reagan...

WITSEC's not a damn ATM.

You can't make deposits and withdrawals whenever you feel like it.

It's just for a few days.

Rella was a witness in a major mob case.

He shows his face in New York City,...

he's as good as dead.

We will protect him.

Oh, is that the royal "we"?

Because I'm not putting any of my men in harm's way

to protect that lowlife skel ever again.

Look-- I understand this is an unusual request.

- But Victor Dano is... - Is a really bad guy.

Yeah, I get it.

But you're gonna have to nail him without Vincent Rella.

So much for the cooperation of the federal government.

They don't give a damn if Dano walks.

Of course not.

They don't have to face the families of the next victim.

Violating the sanctity of the witness protection program is a big deal.

While we wouldn't be breaking any laws...

It would definitely piss off the Feds.

Question is, how do we find Rella?

Did you check out his family?

They disowned him years ago.

I reviewed my notes from the Rella deposition.

He mentioned a granddaughter named Melissa.

Apparently, she was the only one who showed up

to say good-bye when he entered WITSEC.

You think she's still in contact with him.

Bring her in.

- Initial here, please. - (sighs)

Thank you, Baker.

- Where were we? - The mayor.

He just asked me to look into it.

- And make it go away? - Unsaid.

He did... remind me to look at the big picture.

Herrera and Poole are like brother and sister.

He's gonna fight to keep her around.

Well, his sister lives with a criminal, by her own choice.