The Bridge

97. Roger.

Hey, Mike, cops!

What do we do if they come in?

Kill 'em.

It's all you.

Police. Open up.

Hey, guys. What's going on?

We got a noise complaint?

Oh, yeah, yeah.

We're, uh, serving a fugitive warrant.

Ran into a little resistance.

It's cool now, though. We got it under control.

My partner's just tossing the place.

Is it just the two of you?

We could give you a hand if you want.

No, it's all good, man. We got it. Thanks.

Well, good luck, then. Stay safe.

Yeah. You guys, too.

Could I see a warrant?

It's just... I don't know you.

It's no problem.

I understand.

You guys are like way the hell out of your

jurisdiction, aren't you?

You guys don't know about us coming down here?

Ah. Sorry about that.

You were supposed to be given a heads-up.

Where's your car?

In the alley, around back.

Always the last to know.

Yeah. Isn't that the police way?

Okay, then. Good luck.

Thanks.

Drive safe.

He knows our problems... he knows us.

Come on. The votes are in, Sarge.

Already got the damn job.

Okay, enough said, enough said.

I give you our new president

of the Police Protective Association, Frank Leo!

I did not win this election.

You won this election... all of you!

And I am not the union.

We are the union!

Chief Wycoff.

Phil.

What brings you down to the big city on a weekday?

You, actually. Really?

Got a minute. Sure. Walk with me.

So, how are you getting along

with this new union boss of yours?

He sounds like a royal pain in the ass.

Well, ask me next week

after we have our budget meeting with the city council.

How'd you like to put him

between a rock and a hard place before that?

Have a listen to this.

Thanks for coming, Frank.

I wasn't sure you were gonna show.

You wired, Ed?

No.

Are you, Frank?

I thought about it.

A couple of days ago,

a patrol cop stopped a guy speeding

on a highway up north of here.

Guy was tweaking, so they searched his car.

Came up with an ounce of meth, a shotgun,

and a police uniform in the trunk.

Here's his interview with the detective.

We ripped off eight dealers the same way.

You're dressed like a cop, it's easy in, easy out.

Right, okay. But two real cops show up at the door.

Then what happened?

Yeah, dude that was

twisted. Like I'm freaking but Mike's cool,

he just goes... they come in, we kill them.

Kill them, kill two cops?

Yeah.

So what's Mike do?

He shows them the warrant.

Mike knows what to say and all that.

Why that?

Because he's a real cop.

How do you think we got the uniforms?

Mike... what's his last name?

Uh, Bodanski, yeah.

Bodanski...

So you're the head of the union Frank,

Mike belongs to you, it's your call.

What do these guys want?

They want your permission to use lethal force

to bring them down.

They want to kill them?

He was going to kill two of us.

We're a necessary evil, like chemo,

that's what they think...

Who told you that?

Nobody told me.

Hey look, you got this here right... projects,

addicts, hookers, tangles, MS13, bloods, crips,

More stuff than we can handle, ok?

Yeah but there's a couple of nice restaurants

just down there.

Make a right here, make a right.

I'm making a right, where else am I going to go?

Shut up and let me finish.

Like on this side over here you got the poor,

lying and cheating and stealing to pay the rent.

And over this little bridge we go,

you got the rich, lying and cheating and stealing...

To collect the rent.

Exactly.

It's the same division, same police division,

Bridge division, except now we're into like

million dollar homes here.

These upper class people over here they don't want

a cop who just got pissed on by some head case

patrolling their streets.

They want the nice police.

The one's with the good manners you mean?

Exactly, it's all about...

The money.

That's right, they pay a lot of money in taxes over here...

...and they want to get what they pay for.

That's right.

You've told me this a thousand times.

They call it Tommy's Theory of Irrelatively.

Ah, there you go.

Hey, is that Hector?

Yeah, it is too.

Hey. Frank. Tommy.

How you doing Hector?

I thought you were on nights.

I'm breaking in a rookie;

we heard the call, thought what the hell.

Oh yeah.

Is that him?

Yeah, the kid's got a college degree

but a total lack of common sense.

Well if there's anybody that can teach him

the ways of the police force, it's you my friend.

I wouldn't know about that,

just look how you turned out.

Hey, it's... they call him Beau, he's a homeless guy.

Oh it is.

Oh, it's too bad, I liked that guy.

Somebody didn't.

What the hell's he doing up here?

Haven't you heard Frank?

There's a better class of garbage up here.

Witness says the victim got run over.

Did she see it?

Heard it.

Saw a pickup truck, she got a good look

but she didn't get the license.

Stackley, the new duty sergeant.

Dark cloud himself.

Yeah, I've met him, no sense of humor.

Check out the license plate.

Try to bring a little sunshine into his life,

it's been on there for two days,

he still hasn't noticed.

So what's the story here?

Hit and run Sarge.

Sgt. Stackley...

How'd you get this number?

Who am I?

I'm a police officer, you disgusting pervert.

You think this is funny?

No, Sgt.

Damn right it's not.

I've got no detectives that can get over here

right now so you and your partner are going to have

to fill in the blanks until I can get somebody on this.

Well as union rep, once again,

I have to protest...

I tried calling you over the last couple of days.

Yeah, I know, I'm sorry I was going to call you back

tonight but...

Good I ran into you, it's better.

How's your dad since the heart attack.

Heart attack; what heart attack?

You know him; he's back on the job in two weeks.

So same feelings between you two then.

I wouldn't know.

We don't talk about feelings so I don't know his.

Everything happened the way you wanted Frank.

All I ever wanted was to be a cop, so yeah...

Good to see you.

Don't run over your rookie.

Yeah, don't give me any ideas.

See I don't care that we don't have enough detectives,

it doesn't really bother me.

We're getting screwed man;

we don't get the same pay for the same work.

We'll get a beer and talk about.

It's my turn with the kids.

I'll drink a beer with you Frank.

Yes you will.