Law and Order

Do you understand what you're charged with?

No.

You're charged with beating this boy,

hitting him with a gun,

and committing sexual assaults on him.

Do you understand that?

Yeah, I understand, but I didn't do it.

I just want to make sure that you understood

what you're being charged with.

That happened to him before he came home.

How do you know that happened to him?

Well, it had to.

If he's been hit, beat, I didn't do it.

He says that you're the one who done it.

I wasn't the one who done it.

I been framed, someone did.

Where did the gun come from?

I don't know.

I never did know there was a gun there.

You didn't know there was a gun there?

No.

Do you have any money to hire an attorney?

No.

Well, I think I better contact one for you

then 'cause you're in trouble.

Apparently, you don't realize the seriousness of this then.

You know what the doctor

described the condition of this boy?

No.

He said it was his opinion

that whoever beat this boy is a sadist.

I don't know what that is either.

You don't understand?

And, you say this was reported within the last week?

I think so.

I'm not exact about the date, but I think it was.

But I know this much,

I know that my sister is afraid to prosecute him,

but I'm not, and I'm the legal guardian.

She doesn't have a husband.

She's a widow, sir.

I went to talk to the little girl yesterday

and ask her what he did,

and she said he pulled her pants off

and got on top of me and tried to put it in me.

She's nine years old.

Now I intend, if you guys don't want to help me,

I intend to take care of him myself.

Now my brother in-law wanted me, he's got children himself,

he wanted me to take him down the river, and I said no.

I said we'll let the police do it.

That's a loser's game.

No, it wouldn't be a loser's game.

Yes it would.

They wouldn't even know what happened to the scum, see?

Because what I'd have done, I'd have parked my car

about three blocks away,

and I'd have drug him by his throat, see

but I said the cops get paid for this.

Now, if you don't want to take care of it, I will.

I told these people all I know, and I don't appreciate it.

I haven't signed anything, I just got here.

You want me to talk to him?

10, 19, 23, 34.

But, I'm not accustomed to being thrown in a paddy wagon

because I didn't want to leave my joint unlocked

'til the bartender got there.

I don't know, Simon.

I was thrown in the paddy wagon

bodily by a negro policeman and a white policeman.

Bodily thrown in a paddy wagon.

Now, would you come down here and help me, please?

Because I really don't appreciate it.

And, sit there for 20 minutes and freeze?

I'm not a criminal, and to being treated this way,

I'm not used to it, and it isn't necessary.

I am trying to get along with them, Jesus Christ.

What are you gonna do, man?

It's their way or none.

What would you say

is your interest in police work?

Why in the hell you want to be a police officer?

I really couldn't say.

What have you thought about?

Why did you go apply?

What started you?

I don't know.

I guess I've always sort of wanted to be one.

What for?

The glory of it, you mean?

No, just because they're always helping people

and everything (mumbles).

Helping others then?

Yes.

Could you shoot someone if you had to?

I really don't know.

Well, I suppose

you ought to think about that for a moment.

Talk about it just a little bit.

Under what conditions do you think

that you might be able to handle a gun and shoot somebody?

What did they get from you?

Well, they got the billfold, they got a watch,

and my brown hat.

How much money did you have in your billfold?

Well, I know there was a $10 bill in there,

and it wasn't much money,

but it was somebody (mumbles).

Somebody (mumbles).

Got 'em down?

There's regular dollar bills in there.

There's three or four.

Roll call, Fleming. - Here.

Peacock? - Here.

Derringer? - Here.

13, Bloomfield? - Here.

Harlow? - Here.

Pendleton? - Here.

Hamilton? - Here.

Edwards? - Here.

Kerry? - Here.

37, 08 Virginia,

information on a strong arm, 16, 22.

Three one, you're clear, 23, 44.

31 in Garfield.

Three one Garfield, 23, 42

reported a disturbance, reportedly armed

with a knife.

Reportedly a female called it,

24, 29, 15 Forest,

called received from the Major of the department,

29, 15 Forest, she said she locked the parties out, 14, 47.

(mumbles) Two four eight,

cancellation of stolen auto,

cancel the (mumbles).

Issued 10 five, 68 on a stolen 1964 Chevrolet

two-door, tan colored.

I've got a week and a half rent paid here,

and my rent wasn't due until next Saturday.

Rent wasn't due 'till next Saturday.

Well, the thing is you're gonna have to calm down

and quit raising Cain.

These people have a right to put you out

when you're raising Cain.

Work your problems out without getting that carried away

or that loud.

Now see her brother and girlfriend took the baby away

during the big fight, they slipped the baby out,

and they took it away someplace,

and then she threw the knife at him.

There's a big hole up there in the wall

where she tried to hit him in the face with a knife

and it's stuck up in the wall,

and then when she got it again--

That's not right, that's not right.

Now you shut up, I'm talking--

We're all just out here tryna help.

Well I don't mean to get so excited,

but I have been excited.

She did not throw no knife at me.

Well you let me tell him, I called.

Okay, go ahead, you called him, you tell him--

And then of course they got away with the baby,

take it some place for safe keeping.

And all broken up, it's a mess up there,

you can go up there and see it if you want to,

and then she kept jumping onto him,

she said, "He's drunk."

And calling him dirty names and everything,

jumping on him until he finally got up,

and he started yelling at her

that he thought the baby was still in the bedroom,

that he's not gonna take his baby outta there,

and then she run at him,

tried to stab him and he pushed her away,

she threw it, and it stuck in the wall

and there's a big hole up there.

Now let me ask you this ma'am,

do you want to prosecute these people?

I don't want her back in this house,

if I have to prosecute, yes.

I won't pay my rent money back.

Because she's dangerous!

She's dangerous. - Ma'am, have you

got some place to take that baby?

That's baby's got no business out here

in this kinda weather. - No, not until she

gives my money back, otherwise I'm gonna sit right here.

Now I'll let that baby back in there

and I'll even call her mother.

I'll even call her mother

and I'll call the-- - She hasn't got no mother,

me and her been married for three years, ma'am,

and the baby belongs upstairs

because that's my apartment

and I paid a week and a half rent.

Well let me tell the rest about the knife episode.

It wasn't no knife,

it was a lamp that fell against me there!

She run at him with his knife