Steel City

- I talked to your dad, asked him a few questions.

Been arrested before?

Yeah.

For what?

- Assault, but it wasn't my fault.

Where at?

- Moline, my dad lived up there for about nine years.

What do you do up there?

Drove a supply truck

Five ton.

Trucker.

Hold up your hands, let me see your palms.

Eight minutes after the first officer arrived on the scene,

she died of internal bleeding.

Her sternum was crushed.

She was 54 years old.

Lt. Macnamara's gonna drive you home.

I have to go do the notifications,

talk to the victims' families, all that stuff.

You okay?

Sorry.

PJ, let's go!

- Lee, I need you to clear 18, 19, 20, make room for 12.

And I need 25 balloons, red and yellow only.

Hey.

Hey.

What is couple-annos?

Birthday.

Hey you.

What do you want?

You steal my lighter?

Excuse me?

Did you steal my lighter?

- Why would I steal your lighter?

- Borrowed it for a smoke-- - What do you want?

A beer.

Hey.

Yes.

- And uh, what time do you get off.

- You should not be touchin' me this close at this bar.

Mm-hm.

You're gonna start rumors.

- Well ma'am, would you please get me a beer?

You work tomorrow?

Yep, I'm closing.

Do you wanna come by?

Where's my lighter?

Stay away from me.

- Where's my lighter? - Come on.

Where's my lighter?

- Five more minutes. - Where's my lighter?

Please?

No, I gotta go.

Stay with me.

Just, I gotta go.

- You can stay out late, you're the boss.

I'll bite your lip off.

I'll do it, I'll do it!

Oh, oh, oh, huh?

Huh, huh, huh?

You're an idiot.

I gotta go.

Get outta here already.

- Kevin, what do ya got?

Hey.

I like the beard.

Oh yeah well, no choice.

They only give us razors once a week in here,

and guys, they take 'em apart,

and they try to kill each other.

Kill themselves.

The whole jail's on suicide watch.

Anybody do it?

- Well yeah, actually, a big fat guy.

He didn't use a razor.

He made a noose out of a sheet, hung himself in his cell.

I don't know how it was strong enough.

Did you get the truck?

Yeah.

The heat was broke.

Was a headlight out,

but I got at new one at the yard for free.

Did you change the belts?

No, I just washed it.

- No, no, you gotta change the belts.

Change the belts, or the engine'll blow.

- Okay. - You'll use it.

I found this in the glove box.

You and mom got this for me.

You did?

Oh, is this when you were in the choir?

No, it was from my communion.

Yeah.

St. Joseph.

Joseph, that's your middle name.

- I wanna talk to Mom about the money for the bail.

No, no, no, no, don't do that.

Don't talk to Mom.

I don't want Mom and Randall's money.

They moved into a new house.

Down south, they have the money.

Leave Mom out of it.

The house nice?

I haven't seen it.

- Yeah, you know, don't bother Mom.

Just take care of the truck,

you wanna do something for me, take care of the truck.

Oh, and go to the bank.

Take those bank books

and see if there's anything in those accounts.

Talk to that guy Stan Miller down at the bank,

he'll help you out.

Okay.

Is there anything else I can do?

For me, no, no.

I'm okay.

What about you?

Fine.

PJ, you okay?

Yeah, good.

Can't eat with that mask on.

Take that mask off before you spill everywhere.

Look, I'm tellin' you, if you don't behave yourself,

take the mask off, you're goin' to bed without your cereal.

Okay?

Hold on.

Come here, you.

Come here.

Hey, PJ.

Hey, Randall.

Oh, he thinks he's a monster.

Say hi to PJ.

Hi.

- All right, go on to bed, monster man.

Don't forget to brush your teeth.

Come on in, PJ.

This is it, it's not too big.

Built in 1980.

You like it?

Yeah.

Smells like paint.

Not paint, carpet.

Cigarettes from the god damned carpenters.

Basement was never finished.

Come on, I'll show you around.

Is this a Beretta?

Glock, Beretta, same thing.

That's standard issue.

That's a beautiful weapon.

10-shot clip, five-inch barrel.

Some departments are issuing these yellow stun guns now,

but that's what most every cop in the state carries.

- My dad has this old Remington, an old Kirby rifle.

The Kirby doesn't work anymore, though.

- Yeah, well if you wanna go into the academy,

that's what you have to learn to fire.

I'm thinkin' about it.

Why do you wanna be a cop?

So I can have one of these.

You'll be a skinny cop.

I was a skinny cop, too.

Six months in the academy, you'll have one of those.

Right? - What?

- Don't you think he'd be a skinny cop?

Too skinny.

Why you talkin' about guns?

Always, always butt first.

Got that? - Yeah.

Sorry.

How much is it gonna cost?

$300.

Oh, why so much?

The heater.

The main engine belt's busted, I have to fix the belts.

I don't know.

Mom, it's just $300.

- If you want the money for something practical,

then that's different.

What about Randall?

He said he can get me into the academy,

is he serious or what?

- You're not gonna go into the academy.

Why not?

He shouldn't keep that gun loaded in the garage.

It's not loaded.

Yes it was.

And he says I'm gonna be a skinny cop.

I'm not that skinny.

Can you be nice?

What about your girlfriend?

I don't have a girlfriend.

That girl, Lauren.

Aw, Lauren broke up with me.

There is this other girl at work.

What's her name?

- It's no big deal Ma, it's just work.

She's kinda fat, too.

She got big birth hips?

They're twins, triplets.

Oh.