putting aside the notion that elegance is a conceit of the past, the e ga reminds us that no part of the body should be too hard to get to. male #1: one never knows when a rendezvous mm. male #1: will lead to a tet-a-tet [smooch] after all, when in rome, be romantic. ow! [groan] do you see this side of my face? it makes 100 dinars a day. this other side, it does too. you know what that means? you have an expensive head? [scoffs] it means handle with care! male #1: and now, for the highlight of our annual fashion follies, the olympian collection! you'll have your enemies begging for mercy

[crowd gasps] but if you're a lover, not a fighter, then the aphrodite ensemble will tame even the most savage beast. female #1: naughty but nice. don't pay any attention to these people. someday they'll all be begging to wear your designs. i'm glad someone thinks so. maybe after we're done here i could take you oututor some-- oena: hello! when you and doofus here are done makiningoogley eyes at each other, we've got a show to run! yes, oena. that man could make or break my career with one review. i want him to be impressed. now get back to work! oh! [gasp] oh! ow! oh, hello. hm. [male model grgrts] [female model grunts] [whams] oh! count von verminhaven,

ing i or my models can do for you, then... don't hesitate to ask. verminhaven: my dear girl, your generous offer is entirely unnecessary. these designs speak for themselves. [giggles] verminhaven: but, perhaps we could discuss the finer points of your offer over a crock of fondue. mm. sounds delicious. i'll bring dessert. you're fired. you're all fired. move! [thuds] oh! your career in the fashion world is over. you're fired! [crowd muttering] male #2: thank you for coming today. you are living proof that fashion is never too high.

on, our illustrious guest will declare the commencement of the trendopolis annual fashion follies! [crowd cheers and applauds] male #12 look! i is von verminhaven himself! count: and don't you all look wonderful. if i might direct your attention to the scroll behind me, you will find the names of all designers whom i, in my infinite good taste, have personally selected to showcase this season. althea: uh, ex--excuse me. what about me? indede. what about you? i don't see my name up there. well, judging from the roadkill you're trying to pass off as a dress, i'm not surprised. [women giggling] as head of the fashion police, i hereby fine you 100 dinars

code wearing a fruit motif on a cloudy day. [paper rips] hi. my mother taught me never to litter, but in this case, i'll make an exception. [whoosh] [paper hard thump] oh! hercules! fashion police: get him! get him! [yell] save the hug. [thud] hercules! hey, althea! [chuckles] i toldldou i'd never forget my first dance partner. [giggles] what are you doing here? i, uh, i ran into your fathehe back in rumba, and he hasn't heard from you in a while, and he's starting to get worried. althea: well, he shouldn't be.

then he's never gonna hear from you again. ah, oena. oena: you can't help her this time, hercules. the designers were chosen fair and square, and she didn't make the cut. fine. fine? fine? fine. we'll just put on our own fashion show, right? right. [sharp exhale] here we go again. narrator: this is the story of a time long ago, a time of myth and legend, when the ancient gods were petty and cruel, and they plagued mankind with suffering. only one man dared to challenge their power. hercules. hercules possessed a strength the world had never seen, a strength surpassed only by the power of his heart. he journeyed the earth, battling the minions of his wicked stepmother, hera,

wherever an innocent would suffer, there would be hercules. [screeching] [minotaur growls] [roaring] [theme music] ?? [crowd cheers]

on s how? why not? where do you want me to start? i can't compmpe with people like oena. correct me if i'm wrong, but didn't you beat her in the dance contest back in rumba? yeah, but that was rumba. this is the big city. people here exexct more-- i don't know, sophistication. i just don't think i've got enough style. you have plenty of style. don't worry about what other people think. it's good to see you, hercules. you, too. [chuckles] titus: althea, are you okay? i heard there was trouble. yeah, i'm fine. titus, this is my friend-- nice to meet you, titus. he's gonna help me put on my own fashion show. really? well, i'll be glad to lend a hand, but... we don't have much time.

[quirky music] ?? i can't believe it. people used to line up all down the block to take lessons from her. is she the one who taught you how to dance? althea: yeah. [coughinin ah, the earth moved, eh? excuse me. [coughing] how long has this place been closed? oh, well, it's been quite a while now, laddie. it just doesn't seem the same round here without her smile. [dog whimpers] [snoring] wake up! [hard slap] oh! i--i'm sorry, mistress oena. i haven't slept ininour days.

you say so? [mumbles] [hard slap] do i look like i care! [body y uds] nobody gets any sleep until my designs are finished. okay? my darling, i can't stand totoee you like this. so, i'm leaving. no! don't leave me! the pressure's unbearable! when you're on t t, everybody wants to knock you off. i love it when you're on top. going to ruin everythi oh, vermy. ng. oh, please! hercules doesn't know the first thing about fashion. and besides, my little sauerkraut sandwich, the people will like what i tell them to like. you promise?

make her your new best friend. if i polish it and attach shiny beads, it'll look wonderful for the show. [scissors snipping] you ready? mm-hm. ta-da! [chuckles] what do you think? you don't like them. yeah, i know. i changed my mind. this is the kind of thing people want to wear. it's not you. how do you know? oh, i think they're brilliant! what do you want? i came here to talk.

you later. i came here to apologize. at least hear me out, please? ththtruth is, i've... always been jealous of you. why? because you have natural talent. i've had to learn what i know. because i have no reason to lie to you. i have everything i could ever want. except one thing, a friend from back home who... understands how lonely it can be in the big city. you get lonely? all the time. [sniff]

?? [people chattering] male #3: two, three. uh, two, three. female #2: you're much better. male #4: i don't wanna scare you here comes theheancy stuff. oh, that was fine! oh! oh! why don't you grow up? oh! you should be ashamed of yourself. you smell like the bottom of a parrot's cacage. why don't you and i go away somewhere and discuss the desalination of your putrefic suspiratiti? i paid for this dance, and i'm gonna get my money's worth! oh--oh! mind if i cut in? [gasp] [scream]

i'm looking for you. althth and i need your help. no, no, no, no, no. you shouldn't have come. i don't want you to see me like this. twanky, what happened? i went to your studio, and it was closed. hercules, i have fallen on hard times. i'm shagged out. in my humble commo the lead's gone right out of my pencil, and i don't need your pity. de? wait, what's going on here? you've got too much self-respect self-respect, hercules, is a luxury i can no longer afford. [tango music] ?? ? i once was a star ? the belle of the ball

? men begging for more ? i used to believe ? that i had it all ? but that was before my great ? fall [slide dance squeaks] [tango music] ?? ? one dinar a dance ? i don't twirl for free ? i've fallen so low ? no place left to go ? i once was a star ? as bright as could be ? there once was a time that i danced ? ? just for me [tango music]

? one dinar a dance ? one dinar a dance ? i've fallen so low ? no place left to go ? my life's a disgrace ? i'm lost in the race ? so just let it be like it or not ? ? this is me ? i'm m rry, hercules. i can't help you. [tango music]

[incidental music] twanky's not coming? she had to, uh, work. so, what now? can't have a fashion show without a stage, right? but how? every hall and auditorium in this town is booked. and we're broke. good. the less we haveve the more creative we'll have to be. oh, thank the gods. it's the police. section 10, subset 23434 of the fashion code, wearing leather in the summer. oh. well, then why aren't you out arresting cows? [giggles] oh, forget it. you have no sense of humor, do you? [ominous music] [distant man shouting] i do apologize, hercules,

it seems our fashion police can at times be a touch overzealous. [distata man screams] hercules, i can't stand to see you like this, so i shall make sure you are released as soon as possibible. after all, being the chief arbiter of taste in this city does confer some advantages. like deciding who's in your little club and who isn't because of what they wear. as a matter of fact, yes! and why shouldn't we? in case you haven't noticed, greece isn't an institution. it's a free society. and you're encouraging people to turn against each other just for being different. oh, hercules. we're encouraging harmony and equality by ensuring that no one person stands out above the rest. except for you.

vant. so let me do you the service of explaining that all designers have been chosen for this season's festival. any exhibit not sanctioned by me will not be tolerated lightly, if at all. thanks for the tip. now, let me give you one. if you or your goons get in my way again, can say "tububtop". [clears throat] [suspense music] ?? [thump] oh, where is he? don't worry. he'll be back. of course he w will.

[stammers] how nice of you to volunteer. come on. we've got so much to do. if you're going to be a successful designer, you gotta look the part. [groovy music] ?? [hairdresser claps] [cup thumps] male #4: another flirty dryad. [drink drips] [bottle thumps] [loud slurp] [loud swallow] oh. [male #5 laughing] all right, toots.

thing in this one. are you ready to meet mr. palm? huh. i wouldn't want to come between you both. i'm only gonna ask nice once. but if you'r'ra good girl... [chuckles] oh! you'll know your place. i'm a lady, sir, twanky: and that makes it all the more difficult for me to do this. but a girl's got to do what a girl's got to do. [yells] [hard punches] [grunts] oh, hercules was right. i deserve better than this.

i deserve to be spit-polished by the olympic weight-lifting team! but as i can't have that, i shall settle for my dignity. that's it, girls. i quit! the floor is yours! [applause] althea? what happened to you? well, you sure know how to make a girl feel special. i didn't mean-- what's with you, anyway? but i-- you're jealous. i'm fitting in for the first time, and you can't stand it. well, with all your new friends, y--you don't need me. where's he going? i don't care. i'm going home to finish my frocks.

hi. hi, yourself. woof. you're a sight for sore thighs. kiss me! hercules: sorry. i slipped. oh. never mind. that's perfectly all right. after all, our love is eternal. oh. i haven't felt anything that hard in a long time. now then, i have a fashion show to organize. where do we start? uh, twanky. tell me why you closed your studio down. well, i was going to retire to a sunny beach... and eat caviar off the washboard abs of a virire young nubian.

well, let's just say that one bad review can ruin a girl's career. twanky: and we'll leave it at that, shall we? after all, what's done is done. it's all in the past now. let bygones be bygyges. it's no use crying over spilled milk. we've got to keep our eyes on the prize and l lk to the future. now, go and round up the troops. i've got to work my magic. [record needle scratching] oh, off with it, you hooty! bingo. torch the place. [fire blbling] hurry up! quickly! my designs!

althea! herc... hercules. help. i gotcha! hercules: stay low. [suspense music] ?? [water splasasng] you okay? [panting] my designs.

althea, all we have to do is just-- hercules. i really appreciate everything you've done for me, but... not all of us can reach for the sky. some of us just wanna fit in. oena will understand. she's my friend. althea. who do you think did this? well, you don't know what you're talking about! [crowd noise] nk] to my little pastry face. no, no, no. to you, my lugubrious love-biscuit. let us usher in a new era of narcissism, designer-label inflation, and eating disorders. [goblets clink] [door opens] oena! oh, i'm so glad i found you. [sobbing]

what happened? my designs, they're gone. oh, there, there. with your talent, you'll be back on your feet inino time. i'm sorry i ever doubted you. oena, i knew i could come to you. always. this fabric, i used this in one of my pieces. thatatroves that we're soul mates. althea, all that matters is that you weren't hurt in the fire. it was you? yoyostole them? [gasping] [gasp] my designs! you stole my designs! well, my little black forest cherry face, time to come clean.

gods! if i have to pretend to be your friend another moment longer, i think i'll puke! you won't get away with this! count: but my dear girl, we already have. these can't be your designs, because your designs were burnt in the fire. [chuckling] now, where were we? ah, yes. to an incendiary seaeason. [goblets click] [sobbingng [snarl] [giggles] althea, wait. if you've come to yell at me, don't bother. where are you going? to rumba. [sobs] i've--i've ruined everything! hercules tried to warn me, but.. i wouldn't listen. instead, i insulted him, and i insulted you and-- althea, stop! you--you can't just throw your dreams away becauseseome spoiled prima donna tried to bring you down. you've got more talent ininour little finger than

i love you. now would be a really good time to s s something. i--i don't know what to say. just say you'll get even with oena. but how? she stole all my latest designs.

[giggling] by the gods! [blues music] ?? this is all for me?

darling althea. you look-- it's lovely to see you again. [giggles] how did you build this so fast? oh, it was nothing really. hercules: that's easy for you to s say. [grunt] [hercules grunt] [heroic music] ?? [panting] what? are you going to... have a drink now? oh, no, thanks. i'm not really thirsty. oh, mm. on second thought, i could use a little cooling off. [sharp inhnhale]

?? well, i don't know about you, but... i need to loosen me corset. [inhales] come on, young man. you all right? thanks to you.

i guess i was trying so hard to fit in, i-- i didn't realize i already belong somewhere. welcome back. [deep music] ?? do you think that cleopatra should be on this season's best or r rst dressed list? [whispers] my leader. well, speak. hercules and the girl are at it again. the runway is nearing completion. ohohthat hercules is like a bad rash! i hate him, i hate him, i hate him, i hate him. i hate him!

well, if hercules is determined to put on his little show, we'll just have e help him bring down the house. [nail clicks] [sharp gasp] [quiuiy sound] [loud thud] there. that should do it. twanky: oh! i feel like a young girl again! you know, this takes me right back to my modeling days, when my 12th husband, lord longfellow, known in the more exotic ports as "three-legged willie," demanded that i give up the catwalk and bear him an heir. what did you do? well, i said to him, "dick," i said, "i am a career girl." but he would not take no for an answer, so i cut off his aspirations. do you know, even though it ended badly between us, i still carry part of him with me.

coming alo okay. good to know. ng? i'll be ready by tonight. [suspense music] ?? look out! [glass shattering] [pillar cracking] [althea gasping]

hercules! hercules: look out! [grunt] [gasp] go! [loud thud]

is anybody hurt? i can't believe it. it's the last day of the festival. what are we gonna do? oh. well, you know whwh they say. never trust a dentist with hairy knuckles? no. the party is where you makeke it. come on. let's go! twanky: right. gather round, girls! comeme on. i need your help. walk this way. [groovy music] ? it's time to move on up in the world ? g ? wanna know, wanna know wanna know that my heart is true ? ? if you let me have just one chance, i'll show you what i'm gonna do ? ? gonna tell you how i feel ? just how i feel tonight

? let me tell you that tonight ? the whole world's watching tonight, tonight ? ? the stars will be shining so bright ? ? together we'll make such a sight ? ? the whole world's watching tonight ?? [crowd applauding] ladies and gentlemen, girls and boys, welcome! [applause] although true beauty is on the inside, it never hurts to have a little help on the outside. believe me, i know what i'm talking about. so, without further ado, it is my privilege and my honor to bring you... the althea collection! [techno music] ?? female #4: wonderful! [giggles] male #5: genenius!

und. [people chattering] [people cheering] so far, so good. hm. [crowd cheers] [cameras click] [applause] smoky autumn. a must when you wawa to add a little warmth to those chilly nights. oena: ugh! no! pathetic. who would wear that? oena: ugh! twanan: note the line of this garment, as it-- female #5: encore! male #6: oh, bravo!

female #6: bravo! male #8: more! twanky, what's the matter? i can't go back out there. von verminhaven's here with the fashion police. male #9: what's the holdup? he tried to force his affections upon me. and when i spurned his adadnces, he sullied my reputation all over town. [crowd clamors] it's time for you to take back what he stole from you. oh! the crowd's getting restless. crowd: we want our fashion! althea: listen to them, twanky. u can't leave. i can't do this without you. if you run now, verminhaven wins,

this is nothing but a farce. yes. [c[cwd muttering] what a farce! what cheapness! well, that's enough about you. what do you think of the show? on second thought, i don't care what you thinkkof now then, where were we? oh, yes! the althea collection. [techno music] the lovely bride, for those in a romantic mood. [vexing]

what are we gonna do? improvise. twanky: learn to tame the beast within you... with althea's sultry animal prints! ? too sexy for my love ? love's going to leave me female #5: what a silhouette! [girls howling] female #6: oh, baby! whoo-hoo! male #7: what a bull, hercules is! [girls howling] male #8: i'd love to have an outfit like that! female #7; how masculine! oh! ? i'm too sexy for my shirt ? i'm too sexy for my shirt on second thought, why not let the beast run wild? female #8: what a body! whoo! male #9: i want one of those! [giggle] stop gawking and get them! [upbeat latin music]

[clang] oh! [screaming] [grunt] [bash] [crowd gasps] [grunt] [yelling]

[grunt] oh! [bash] [bonk] [upbeat latin music continues] ?? [screaming] [cheers and applause] ?? [whistles] oh. well, thank you. i--

althea! vo! twanky: come on, love. [chuckles] male #8: wonderful, althea! female #8: you're the best! love you a big bunch. oh. you liar! you promised you'd stop hercules! these designs are in violation of the fashion code! all of these people are under arrest! your fashion code is a joke, but i'm not laughing anymore. everyone has the right to their own opinion, but von verminhaven has turned his into the law. althea had the courage to remind you that it's okay to be different. well, you all have your own style. don't let him take that away from you. [grunts] [cheering]

? i'm too sexy for my shirt, too sexy for my shirt ? ? so sexy it hurts ? and i'm too sexy for milan ? i'm too sexy for milan, new york and japan ? you know what i mean ? ? and i do my little turn on the catwalk ? ?eah, on the catwalk, on the catwalk, yeah ? ? i do my little turn ononhe catwalk ? ? i'm too sexy for this song [theme music]

we've got a 5-year-old girl missing. father's stephen berry. says he thought some friend's nanny was watching her. how long ago? about an hour. we searched the e rk, all the nearby basements -- nothing. on worker, and vendor that comes t tough here. have you found her? not yet, mr. berry. i'm detective e ark. this is detective sipowicz. i lookok all over the park. why don't you start with what happened? i took her here to play, same as always. just you and your daughter? where's her mom? visiting her sister in philly. she'e'on her way back. are you divorced? no. i always tell claire never to wander off, to stay near the junglglgym. who's this nanny that was supposed to be watching her?

ad to go to the bathroom, i motioned to the nanny i'd be right back, but when i did, they were gone, along with claire. you motioned to the nanny? yes. i t tught she understood. have you spoken to this nanny? i called. she wasn't very helpful. have you checked your home? yeah. she's not there. shouldn't we be getting a searc? right now we need the nanny's info and get you home. i'm not leaving here. we need a photo and an article of clothing. someone needs to be home in case your d dghter makes her way back. we'll do everything we can. come on, mr. berry. thanks. we get a current photo? yeah. on its way to the print shop. dad's back at the apartment. the mom's visiting her sister in philadelphia. we talked to her on the phone. neither one could think of anybody close to the family who'd do this.

got a call in to her. she's on her way in. the woman the nanny works for -- i talked to her to see if we could speak with her daughter, bubuthey told her about claire being missing, and she's been crying nonstop. mom said check back later. did we run the mom and dad through b.c.i.? both clean. we got a phone in their apartment in case a ransom call comes in. nothing on cameras? not a damn thing. tess berry. my daughter's missing. i'm lieutenant rodriguez. my squad is handling the investstation. ne to find my dahter.ug i walk in downstairs, there's 10 cops milling around doing nothing. we have every cop in the city aware of what's going on. are we eating breakfast here or looking for my daughter? we have a k-9 unit out searching the park. there's an amber alert out, along with alerts going over division radio to all commands in the city every half-hour. television and radio has been notified as well. we're making flyers.

[ crying ] so -- so w wt now? what can i do? go back to your apartment. stay with your husband. we'll be in constant contact. come on, ma'am. we'll get sosoone to take you. what can i do? let us take care of it.

[ sighs ] thanks for coming in, elizabeth. [ british accent ] i've got nowhere else e be, thanks to that man putting a fright into mrs. foster. he calls her and tells her that i'm supposed to be watching his d dghter. now all of a sudden mrs. foster needs time alone with caitlin. mr. berry's daughter -- did you watch her at the park often? let's not worry about your job right now. let's worry about finding claire. what happened this morning? when did you see her last? we went to the parar-- caitlin and me. she was on the swings. mr. berry and claire came by. he didn't ask me to watch her, so caitlin and i went home. but now he's saying that he signaled to me to watch her, which i didn't see him do,

come on. it's okay. we just really need to concentrate on finding claire. i didn't do o ything wrong. okay, we know. so, the last time you saw claire was on the gym set? yes. did you notice any adults there who were alone -- anyone who may have tried to approach the girls? no. were claire and caitlin friends with any of the adults who hung out with the park, evev if they were parents? there's a guy who draws pictures in the park. all right. whwh did he look like? he's white, goatee, glasses. he usually sits by the fountain. was he there today? he's there every day. caitlin fancies his drawings. he calls her "caitlin with the curls." she begs me to let him draw her, but i will not allow it. i once saw this other little girl lift her dress and show him her knickers. this is just now occurring to you, two hours after the fact? why is everybody b bming me? we're not, okay? now, we gotta go.

i don't know. just hang in there. anything? yeah, a street artist in the park might be worth a conversation. lieutenant? yeah? oh, son of a bitch. is that about the kid? did they find the kid or what? get to the park. okay. we got a homicide on west broadway. i'll have jones and medavoy meet you there, but get back here as soon as you can. thanks. . at have we got? d.o.a. girl's pretty torn up. ah, her skin's all ripped off. there's gunshot wounds. there's stippling here.

gged down the street before she got shot. thanks. detective jones, detective medavoy. you sasasomething? they got rid of the dealers. it was getting better. now this -- i never seen nothing like that in my life. what did you see, mr. lu? i was washing off the sidewalk, and i hear a scream. i look up. i see a car drive by dragagng this girl. dragging her how? like she was caught in the door or something. then the car stopped, the door opened, en they took off and left her there. and who's "they"? the guy who shot her was on the p psenger side, so i just figured somebody else was driving. did you sesethe shooter? no. the windows were dark. what about a license plate? only the first three n nbers. i'm sorry i didn't get more. thanks a lot for your help, mr. lu. some kid found it on the street two blocks up. lanecia owens. student i.d. says 17.

was pregnant. looks like it. hey. detectives clark, sipowicz. what's your name? jeremy schertzer. what's the problem? let me see some i.d. i'm not a vendor. i don't sell my drawings, so i don't need a permit. you got something illegal in your pockets, jeremy? et out, show me some i.d., or you're gonna have more than permit problems. you ever been locked up? no. does this got anything to do with that girl being kidnapped? what do you know about it? nothing. i just heard it. what do you know about looking upupittle girls' dresses? like caitlin with the curls. she just comes over to talk to me. look, some little girl pulls up her dress, i don't control that. yeah? you got little nicknames for everyone who comes over and tatas to you?

me draw. that's how i remember her -- the curls. find any personality up her dress? that's claire, caitlin's friend. strawberry eclair. what? that's her favorite ice cream. how do you know so much about her? i drew her picture. that's just what i remember. when was that? last week. her dad dropped her off. he left her with you? just for a few minutes. he came right back. what is the big deal? i say hi to her when she comes by. that's it. if we find out you got a record -- look, i told you i don't, but if it'll make you feel better to spend your time harassing a starving artist, please, be my guest. get used to that "starving" part. the d.o.a.'s a high-school student. we notified the mom. she confirmed her daughter was three months pregnant.

mother claims it's another student, larry williams, 18 -- some b b-time basketball prospect. greg and baldwin are picking him up right now. how did we do on the street artist? he's a wash. b.c.i. cleared him. but this little girl's dad's got a habit of leaving her with people in the park while he wanders off. so he can score dope? i don't know what the guy's s sry is. we need to get patrol to intensify the ground search. i'm putting a uniformed task force together -- alleys, basements, everywhwhe. we're gonna talk to claire's friend from the park. detective mcdowell? who is it? a uniformed officer regarding your sister. this is detective mcdowell. is she all right? [ sighs ] no, i appreciate you holding off on the arrest. i'm comimi right now.

i don't know. she locked herself in the bathroom. connie, we don't have time for this. what am i gonna do? make it quick. i need to have a little conversation with this guy. you can do whatever you want after we find claire. call. she's still locked in the bathroom. you get a look at her? she won't open the door. wants us to split, but we can't until we get a look at her. i'll see what i can do. if she's beat up, it's a m mt-arrest. i got no control over that. michelle. michelle, open the door, or i'm gonna tell them to take it down.

five seconds and they take it down. i'm serious, michelle. no one has time for this. take him in. no! don't take him in! no! don't! this is on you, michelle. this is whwh happens. you can't do this. i won't press charges. quiet, michelle. take him in.

these people are trying to find claire. they just need to ask you a few questions. all right, sweetheart? okay. okay. hi, caitlin. hi. tell us when you saw claire last? she was on the slide. was anyone else there -- somebody playing with claire? no. was anybody else watching the two of you play besides your nanny? do you remember what you and claire talked about? f. she knows how to whistle. anything besides whistling? this is annabebee. oh. she seems very nice. so, whistling -- that's all you and claire talked about? this is kimberly. nice to meet you, kimberly. did claire say what she was gogoa do the rest of the day? she wanted to get some ice cream. ice cream, huh? uh-huh. she likes going to the park

with the money that her dad gave her? uh-huh. but she said sometimes the man gives it to her for free. is this a man with an ice-creaeatruck or a man with a cart? i don't know. well, was it like a big ice-cream thing or a little ice-cream thing? big, and he lets her ring the bells, too. this is carmen. carmen, you're very lucky to have a friend like caitlin. she's extremely helpful. bye-bye, caitlin. thank you. bye. first off, sorry for your loss, larry. thanks and all, but like i said at the house, me and lanecia ain't been together for a while. how long's a while? we must have broke up, like, two months ago. there's a teenager for you.. two months seems like a million years. we weren't together much longer than that. yeah, but long enough to knock her up. that's what she said.

about? whwhe were you all morning? your mom said you weren't home. i was with my boy anthony. study session? educating myself on playstation 2. anyone else vouch for you? his moms. she madedes breakfast. when's the last time you saw lanecia? yesterday at school. she say anything about someone wanting to hurt her? we didn't talk, 'cause like i said, we were not close. word is you're a big prospect. schools been calling since i was s . having a baby might slow you down a step. did you this morning? no! no way. we find out later you did, any breaks we might have gave you here, now -- they'll be long gone. i don't even know what got you all looking at me. what got us looking at you is how you'd be better off with her dead, and what's keeping you here is how broken up you are about it. it ain't right she e t killed. i'm saying that up front. but i had nothing to do with it.

keeping your xxxx in your pants -- that's another story. i get it thrown at me. you wouldn't understand that. beat it. can i get my stuff back -- my cell phone? downstairs at the front desk. we'll bring it down. and stay available there, slick. detective. thanks. we need to look into ice-cream veveors citywide. she was gonna buy an ice cream. i got t ticrime looking into patterns and the fbi running profiles on possible perps. andy, give me a second. i gotta hit ththcan. we'll head back down to the park. what about that loudspeaker van from cop shop? can we get them out there? yeah, good. hey. i took a little peek at larry's cell phone. of the 20 calls in and out since last night, 15 were to and from a percy davis.

from way back. but i called the d.o.a.'.'mom. she says percy -- he goes by "boo" -- he's one of these agent types who gets close to basketball prospects. we'll get him in. he's on his way. i'll get larry back his phone. wait for me in there. i'm sorry. where's the husband? locked up, drying out. is she gonna press charges?

how's your face? [ crying ] it's fine. it's just a bruise. you need some more ice? no. there's no leeway in a domestic-abuse case. it's called a must-arrest situation. what's the problem, michelle? you just tell me to shut up. you don't listen. we're dealing with a missing little girl right now, and you haven't said anything i haven't heard a hundred beat-up women say before. i'm not a hundred beat-up women. i'm your sister. "it's my fault. i said things i shououn't have." i mean, come on! what are you so upset about? it's not your life. you keep dragging me into it. you won't hear from me again.

but you won't help yourself, and that's frustrating. i know you don't think you have a lot of options, but if frank's doing this to you, he'll do it to your baby. he just needs a job. wrong. he needs to be out of your life. i've seen this so many times, and a job is not gonna solve it. you u nt him hurting you? hurting the child? how lolo is he going away? for the night, at least. i gotta just think about it, okay? i gotta get my head straight. okay. can't you just hold off taking my picture? at least till i stop crying. sure. sure. hey, have a seat, percy.

what's your relationship to larry williams? close friend, confidant. why does everyone call you his manager? 'cause they don't know the meaning of the word or the freight that it carries. like it's illegal for him to have a manager until he's professional. legal. it's just a violation of ncaa rules. i'm an unpaid advisor. well, will the unpaid part be rectified once he goes pro? ? a few times. lanecia owens come up? i haven't spoken to larry about lanecia's death, but word got around. it's tragic, truly. any idea who might have done it? me? uh, no, sir. no. were you aware that lanecia was pregnant with larry's kid? i had no idea. there's over 200 calls from his cell phone to yours

is that what you were doing at 9:07 this morning? safe bet. then again at 9:34? uh, fellas, what are we doing here? witness accounts have lanecia getting murdered around 9:15, so right between your two phone conversasaons. where were you at 9:15, boo? i was home making calls, setting up the conference call. anyone gonna tell us they saw you on west broadway at 9:15? got a name and number? i was alone on the phone setting up the conference call. i'd be happy to have the coach at ucla confirm. may i leave now? because i don't like the atmosphere in this room.

handcarts in the summer, but that's about it. there's a guy down there that sells ice-cream bars off his soda cart. you seen an ice-cream van around here or not? that's the original question. no, no van. now, if you don't mind, i got customers here. let's check out the other side of the park. hey, andy, hold on a second. what? hey, you, come here! [ whistles ] hey! police! freeze! come on, come on. going to the bathroom! someone dropped a grenade in there? everybody was running, so i ran! there's a lot of condoms in there. what is this, a little xxxx hangout? can i go back to work, please? get honest quick, we'll leleyou go. okay, yeah, it is. every day, all day? pretty much. take off. get outta here. havingngtrangers look after his kid while he gets his nuts off.

where's the father? he was supposed to be here five minutes ago. did you express it was urgent? we got some info on our case, boss. we ran vehicles fitting the description of the getaway car with the first plate letters, "k-y-d." you told me this morning. well, i was gonna say we got four possibles i ithe city, one of them registered to an elderly woman, gloria strickland, who lives on lafayette. reader's digest version. her grandson james drives the car.

ams' basketball coach, who also coaches james, and we got an address. hit it. you asked us to come in. we need to talal to your husband for a minute. who also coaches james, whatever you have to say, i'd like to hear it, too. mrs. berry, it's nothing new. we need to confirm the timeline. how isishis helping?! it's procedural, ma'am. let me explain a few things. honey, i'm right in here. yeah. we found out you leave your daughter alone in the park with strangers so you can go to the men's room and get your knees dirty. and who told you this? not you. do you have information regarding the whereabouts of my daughter or not? no, we don't, and it makes things harder for us to do our job when people hold back information. i held no relevant i iormation back from you. i motioned for the nanny to watch claire. i went to the bathroom. it makes no difference what i did in there.

me clean at the park? i did not put my daughter in dangege oh, this guy is unbelievable. hey, steve, this didn't come about just on today. somebody probably had d u cased out, knowing when you go to the men's room and do your thing. that's putting your daughter in danger. can we just talk about what's being done to find her? right now you need to put all your cards on the table and let us decide if they're relevant. now, is there anything else that we need to know that's been impeding thth investigation? no. any problem you had with some other guy who might want to getetack at you? no. beyond what i told you, and i am no longer interested in your moral judgments on my private life, so will you please go find my daughter? moral judgments, huh? you try this one on. your daughter is gone because of you. how dare you say that to me? [ knock on door ] uniform just gave us a plate number on a van with a series of summons for pepeling ice cream.

they're looking for him right now. how dare you? james strickland. a few years back i remember reading about a local kid with that nana. he was a high-school all-american. two years running. was that you? yeah. no kidding. well, where you been? two years junior college. got defensive player of the year. but i'm sticking around for the big show. always figured that's where you'd end up. i got a tryout coming up at the nba development league. keeping my fingers crossed. so, parking tickets. i gotta admit i ain't been too good about paying them. you're not here on parking tickets, james.

we impounded your grandmother's car -- the one you were driving this morning -- and our crime-scene unit is going through it right now looking forr lanecia . once they find it... we hear they already have. the only ball you'll be playing's in a prison yard. whoa, whoa, wait up. i loaned that car out this morning to a friend of mine that said his brother needed it. clever as that is, james, it's not what you want to put in front of a judge. and it also gives you the opportunity to put the gun in his hand, because when we get him in, there's not much doubt he'll be putting it in yours. i don't know what you're talking about. i loaned that car out. i'm gonna say one word to you, and i'm not playing ghost. boo. [ sighs ] he your manager? heheas helping me with the development league tryout. did he call you this morning?

ned from when you picked him up? he said, "we gotta go see somebody." it turns out i is this girl. i've never seen her before. he told her to get in, but she won't. then he starts laying into her about not going through with an abortion. i'm like, "damn, what's up with this?" then she takes a wad of money out of a bag and throws it at him,, and boo -- he just went nuts. how? punching her in the face, pulling on her hair, so i hit the gas, but he held onto her. and she's screaming, and she's getting all tangled up in the seat belt. then boo yelled, "stop, stop!" so i'm thinking, "he'll just get her free and let her go." he pulled a .9 and dropped her. i didn't see it coming, and i didn't have nothing to do with it. where's the gun? in a dumpster off 2nd and 10th.

will consider it. all right, we got this now. thanks. yeah, i'm still waiting for an answer as to why i'm being detained, sir. you take something that didn't belong to you? no, of course not. what's this about? ever do time? i don't want to answer any more questions you are gonna answer the question. when i was a kid - - all petty stuff. petty sex-offender stuff? i was wrongly convicted of that. what's this for? repairs. come here. a little girl was taken from washington square park th morng. we know you were involved. i don't know what you're talking about. tell me what happened to that little girl! i want a lawyer! no, this is just us, ken! there ain't gonna be no lawyer,

some g g took her! i gave her a ride. she was looking for her dad. this man i know -- he threatened me and took her. randy somebody -- i know where he lives. i can take you there. this guy -- he's a liar, and he'll probably tell you some story that i gave the girl to him. move your ass.

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these meetings are trying my patience. james strickland rolled on you. and your printnt on the murder weapon seals it. this is insane! you got a motive. you got a print on the gun. this is a pregnant high-school girl, boo, so start d dging now. james shot her. i didn't have nothing to do with it. i was just driving. nnection to lanecia and whose print isn't on the gun? he made me dump it. that's how the print got there. we got ways to prove who fired the gun. lar-- larry put me up to it. he said, "take care of it, boo, take care of her." when we said, "dig your way out," we meant with honesty, not thinking of a good lie. he was losing his mind. he couldn't handle being a father. n to reason. it was gonna ruin his chance at the big time.

to make sure that i did it right. he made me do it. put a gun to your head? yes, he did! he threatened to kill me! he's a bad kid. he's talented, but he's bad at the core. where is he now? he's at my place, watching television, eating fritos with a big, stupid smile on his face. come on, let's go. uh, i-i'm fine here. nah, you're going in the cell. come on. [ clears throat ] how's your daughter? scared, devastated. they're doing an exam right now.

's right. how does the nypd allow sex-offending ice-cream sellers to roam the city trolling for kids? the system's not perfect. and while claire was still missing, you spent precious time having my husband come in to grill him about our finances, like we had something to do with it?! is that what we talked about, steve? let's go. we'll deal with it later. deal with what later? we are having a convertion with the deputy mayor because the oversights were unacceptable. why don't you ask your husband what he was doing when your daughter got abducted -- how he made a habit of leaving her with a nanny, a sketch artist, an ice-cream vendor, while he went to the men's room to have his fun? ask him. what is he talking about, steve?

the driver, james strickland,,, but we don't have anything to put larry williams in front of a jury. what about conspiracy? larry talked to boo before and after the homicide. he wasn'n'asking for the time. how do we know that? boo said larry put him up to it. it sounds like boo would have rolled on his grandmother. larry knew what he was doing when he picked up that phone. then get him to say that. he may not spell it out chapter and verse. how is she? the doctor was gonna check for signs of abuse. you all did good work on that. parents didn't think so. what are they complaining about? oh, name it. it's not like we didn't catch the mom on a bad day. what do you want to do with your sister's husband? he's downstairs in a cell. he's a collar.

remember what we were saying about the parents? your detective blurted out to my wife the details of a private conversation he and i had. him getting his temperature checked in the men's room. this is all about you being a xxxxphobe and wanting to carry out some sick justice. no, it's not. i babasit for his son all the time. it's about you being a liar, mr. berry, and jeopardizing your daughter because of it. these detectives went nonstop all day, and they found her, so count your blessings and leave it at that. we got the guys who killed lanecia. oh, that's good.

up to it. no, no, that's crazy. that's wrong. he didn't say that. he said you told him, "take care of her." no, no. your calls are within 10 minutes of the murder, and boo's testimony is enough for a collar. i never said, "kill her." what was "take care of her" supposed to mean? no, not "take care of her," "take care of it," meaning get her to agree to the abortion. and it wasn't me that brought it up. t." in response to what? ortion. she didn't believe in it, or she said she didn't and she was looking to cash in down the line. you deserve a collar just for saying something that stupid. in a million years, i wouldn't want lanecia killed. i just can't handle a kid. that's all i told boo. ask anthony. he was there when i made the call. he'll tell you what i said. and it didn't have nothing to do with murder. you're not untouchable, larry.

i got it. can you tell me what's going on here? you're going to central booking for beating your wife up. now i gotta get an attorney -- you like smacking people around, frank? no. you sure like smacking your wife around. there's a lot more to it than -- ow! don't! why don't you try smacking me around, frank? guard! he left. come on. hit me, frank. or do you only like hitting women? you leave me alone! here's what's gonna happen, frank. you're going in the system, and when you get out, whether it's a week or a month from now, i'm gonna be there waiting for you.

s, and you're never gonna set foot around here again, because if you do, i will put you in a hospital. you got it? yeah. i'll see you when you get out, frank. [ breathing heavily ] how's it feeling? it's okay. the doctor say you need to do anything? yeah, just the ice. the swelling should be gone in a few days. fresh bag. thanks.

just asking. what exactly are you asking? is it all just busting perps and then home to the library? no guy?? remember detective sipowicz, who came to see how things w we going after i took the photographs? no. yeah. it's been about six months. connie, never saw you going after the mature type. what did you see me going after? i really couldn't say. i don't know you like i should. we can change that. here i just bust in, expecting you to make my life all better without any thought that you have a boyfriend that it's keeping you from or that you even have any life at all. it's all right. [ sighs ]

if it's any help, i got faith in you, michelle. thanks. really, thanks for all of this -- for everything. want some tea? yeah. okay. [ sighs ] hark ye in there. i'm looking for the hunchback of notre dame. hold on, dad. what's up? okay. go ahead.

i want to be aladdin. you already got your hunch in. i changed my mind. so, uh, who am i gonna be? not the monkey. [ giggling ] yes. tch the bread from. dad, please? i've beeeethe monkey for the last two -- you be the monkey. i'm aladdin, and you're abu. that's how it works. all right, all right, but t m not hopping around. okay, i'll wear the hat and the vest, huh? go on. bring thememut here. come here a second. come on, kiddo. let's get this outta here.

i don't like this. the more i read starfleet's reports on the sabotage of the powow relays the more unanswered questions i have. how were the changelings able to infiltrate the division of planetary operations? where did they get the codes for the division's computer control network? and how did they manage to disable wer relay on earth at the same time? captain, have you ever heard of a group called red squad? every student at the acade they're an elite team of starfleet cadets. my wants to be a part of it. oh. well, that explains it. explains what? well, according to this transporter log a group called red squad was beamed back to starfleet academy 26 minutes after the state of emergency was declared.