The Closer

Wakey, wakey, eggs and bakey.

Another late night, huh?

Oh, I'm sorry. Did I wake you when I came in?

No, but I can tell exactly what you did after you got home.

You poured a glass of wine, you had some popcorn...

...And fell asleep watching the tv.

Oh.

Ha.

Let me ask you a question.

Are your shoes afraid of the dark? No.

Then could you put them in the closet, please?

And is it too much to ask

To at least put your dirty dishes in the sink

After you use them?

I worked a 14-hour day yesterday.

I was really tired when I got home.

I'll straighten up now. Why are you so mad?

I just told you.

The house is a mess.

But you seem extra upset.

One second.

Wait, I -- wait!

Wait!

Wait, wait! Don't...

...Walk out.

come in.

Sorry, will. I --

Oh.

Captain raydor. Hi.

Chief johnson.

Thanks for taking time to join us this morning.

I left just as soon as I --

Sit. Sit.

captain raydor has come to me

With a, uh, delicate situation

Involving one of her detectives

In force investigation division.

Before we begin to discuss this issue,

Chief, I would like you and your division

To keep this investigation

Into detective moore's private life entirely confidential.

Who's detective moore? W-wait a minute.

I can't promise confidentiality

Unless I know exactly what it is that you're asking me to do.

A few weeks ago, captain raydor began to notice

Changes in one of her detectives, ally moore.

What kind of changes?

Um, detective moore became gradually

More anxious, unfocused, and then this morning, I --

This morning, I noticed some bruises

On the back of her neck and her arm,

And when I asked her about them, she told me she had fallen.

But you didn't believe her.

The bruises were inconsistent with her explanation,

And, no, I do not believe her,

And I am worried about her safety.

All right, then. So I should talk to her.

Um, before you do, I'm trying to avoid creating problems,

And if I'm -- if I'm overreacting

To what I saw, if I'm wrong about this --

But if you're right,

Then this is an assault on one of our employees,

Which cannot be ignored

And which captain raydor should not investigate on her own.

So I would like major crimes to discreetly

Examine the life of detective moore

And report back to me.

I-I can't start a criminal investigation

Unless she files a complaint of some kind.

I was hoping, chief, that maybe you would be able

To see past the obstacles in this particular situation.

The obstacles that you're talking about

Are the justice system, and I can't create charges

Out of thin air -- I need evidence!

Of course you do, but you can easily

Do an oblique interview with that husband.

I'm sorry. W-who's in charge of this investigation?

You are.

Captain raydor, I promise you

That chief johnson will pursue this inquiry vigorously,

But let's leave to her

The when and where she will approach the husband.

In the meantime, we will tread very lightly here.

Is that clear?

Of course.

Um, if we're going to do this by the book,

I should start by getting a statement

From detective moore's immediate superior officer.

I figured you'd ask that, so I prepared one.

"at approximately 8:45 a.M. This morning,

"I observed detective ally moore in a sleeveless shirt.

"I spotted..."

"I spotted..."

"...Visible bruises on the back of her neck

"and then a second bruise on the back side of her upper-left arm.

"when asked about these injuries,

"detective moore insisted that they were caused by a fall

For which she needed no medical attention,"

Signed captain sharon raydor.

We are not to mention detective moore

By name outside of this office,

Which means that we tread lightly.

Treading lightly for one of raydor's people.

Well, now, there's irony for you.

Chief, I have the background information

For the husband, shawn moore.

6'4", 230 pounds, construction supervisor,

Collecting unemployment for the past nine months,

But no record.

You want me to bring him in?

No.

We're treading lightly.

We could quietly canvass the neighborhood,

See if anyone's seen or heard anything.

Oh, that's an excellent idea, lieutenant.

Help yourself. Thank you.

Detective moore's personnel packet.

I put her in interview 2. She's nervous as hell.

Told her we had an overlapping investigation with f.I.D.

Thank you, detective.

Well, we'll see what she has to say.

Chief, I think this is a complete waste of time.

If moore did not report her husband to raydor,

What makes you think she's gonna talk to us?

Look, there's no point in being reasonable about this.

We've been ordered to look into it,

So that's exactly what we're gonna do.

She needed a broom.

Is that my personnel packet?

Yes...Detective, and I compliment you

On the number of excellent evaluations you've compiled.

Captain raydor seems to hold you in high esteem.

As I do her.

I-I was just wondering which one of my investigations

Would have bumped up against something in major crimes.

All right, then, let's be direct,

Because I appreciate direct,

And I see here that you have completed

Our domestic-violence seminar.

Oh, my god.

Detective, first thing I want to do is assure you

That this interview is entirely confidential.

Nothing you say here will leave this room.

Fine.

All right, then.

So, how are things at home?

Captain raydor spoke to you?

Again, detective, how are things at home?

Uh, as I told her, things are fine.

I don't know why captain raydor would involve you to begin with.

Really?

I-is this what you were wearing

When the captain first saw you this morning?

No, I was... Changing downstairs.

Would you please stand up, remove your jacket,

And turn around?

Since we're not interviewing a suspect,

I think you can zoom in and toggle down.

Hmm. That's not good.

Uh, may I see your neck, please?

Toggle up, buzz.

No. It's not.

Where did you get those bruises?

As I told captain raydor, I fell.

Onto someone's open hand?

I wonder what your husband, shawn, would say

If I questioned him about those bruises.

Leave my husband out of this.

All right, then.

I can't force you to file a report,

But it is important that you understand

That, as your supervisors, if we suspect domestic abuse,

We are required to document it.

Fine. Consider it documented.

With pictures.

I am sending you down to the s. I.D. Photo lab. No way.

If you refuse to cooperate, I need to document that, too...

As insubordination.

So, you and captain raydor see a few bruises

And now your overreacting

Becomes part of my permanent file?

Do you realize what you're doing?

I'm just following rules.

And it would help if you did the same.

Not even a restraining order yet?

She's probably afraid to file.

Big guy like that hitting her.

Well, you did what you could.

That's it?

Chief pope told me you asked for discretion.

Yes, and, uh, he also asked

That this case be taken seriously,

And yet I can see that there's no one else here.

That's because they're all out canvassing

Detective moore's neighborhood,

Looking for something that I can follow up on.

This is abuse, plain and simple.

You didn't get an admission

Of abuse from her either, captain.

And have you considered