stabbed in the leg -- bled out. she saw the end of it. said it was a bike heist. all right, thanks. nathan emery -- he's 16. lives over on ninth, two blocks down. all right. let's go. hey, let's try and call her "ma'am" to her face. detectives clark and sipowicz. you see what happened? what happened is they moved in. you wanna tell us what "they" did? i was just getting ready to walk ruby,

and then one fell down, and then... the other two took his bicycle. could you describe them? well, black kids, wearing what they wear. think if you looked at pictures you could pick them out? not in a million years. well, there you have it. thanks for your help. what do we got? kid got stabbed for his bike. do me a favor and get her description of the bike and the perps over there. we'll check with robbery for patterns on bicycle thieves. canvass. which first? pick one. i wanna see him. that's not my n! i wanna see him! all right, all right. we got this. what's your name? anton emery. someone called and said something happened to my son nathan. can't be right. he just went for a bike ride. he just went for a ride! sir... is it nathan? let's talk over here. come on. is that my son?

we're very sorry. now let's -- let's just talk for a minute.

we appreciate you coming down, sir.

putting on my son's case? four detectives, and we're making this a a iority. four? everyone here should be working to find who did this. well, you can help us do that by answering a few questions. tell us about the bike. it was a bartoli -- cherry red. a racing bike? nathan wanted it for three years. and once he gets his mind to something... expensive? top of the line. i told him he brought his grades up, i'd find a way. came home with all b's this quarter. was he in a gang? no. any chance without your knowledge he was in a gang? he's not in a gang. he hang out with gang members at all? my boy was just murdered, and you bring me down here to ask was he a bad kid? mr. emery -- oh, the hell with you! we understand how you feel. you got no idea how i feel. he's 16! he's my son. i lost my boy five years ago. i know exactly how you feel.

[ sobs ] [ door opens ] we'll call you as soon as we knonoanything, mr. emery. kid wasn't in a gang the dad knew of. did jones and medavoy coco back with anything? . i got robbery checking the patterns. make sure they land d the at-knifepoint angle. we don't need to sift through a million 61s for stolen bikes. taken care of. i asked to be notified the second he posted bail. i don't care how late it was. yeah? well, i'm busy, too, but when a fellow cop asks for a favor, i remember it. what happened? corrections says frank made bail at 11:20 last night. where's michellele she didn't come home. she bailed him out. yeah.

there's not a lot we can do for her if she's gonna keep going back to this guy. what am i gonna do? [ sighs ] i'm sorry, boss. i know this hahabeen taking up a lot of my time. do we see an end here? i've reached it. i'm gonna set things straight. want me to come with you? thanks. i got it. her sister and that douche bag are probably halfway to california by now.. i hope so... for his sake. he was trying to ditch a bartoli 10-speed on the stairs outside. you generally use our station house as a dumping ground? i can explain. yeah? let's go to the explaining room. i got this electronics shop. people always come by trying to sell me stuff -- usually juststunk.

r my son alan. he's like his papa -- could use the exercise. get back to the bike. well, a customer comes in a half hour ago, telling me about this kid that got stabbed on stuyvesant. well, i checked the bike again -- blood on the chain -- i come right down. you know the guy who sold it to you? no. what'd he look like? a brother -- ordinary. jog your memory -- maybe he came in before -- never seen him. brininng the bike down was the right thing, mr. bryant. i don't follow. guy comes by an appliance store to fence a bike. gotta be somebody who thinks you might be interested -- somebody you know. look, i didn't have to bring that thing down. i'm a good citizen. dumping a bloody bike, trying to scurry off -- yeah, we'll give you the key to the city. 18 years i been in that place. i keep to myself -- no problemem get caught up in something like this, i'm a sitting duck. people know right where to f fd me.

t around to believing you're the one who killed the kid for it. the guy who sold it to me -- i don't know his name. that's the truth. but t drops by time to time offering me things. who we looking for? little dude... baggy jeans, dark-blue sweatshirt, short hair... kinda light-brown complexion. we need a location. i see him in front of that pool hall i pass by there on my way to the subway. quincy's? yeah. y'all don't mess around, do you? no, sir. yeah. yeah, i seen her. she came in around midnight, right after i came on duty. did she leave? why don't i check our high-tech video surveillance equipment?

no. but i saw the alky she was with head out. smellelehim, too. lit a match -- poom -- whole place would've gone up. when did this happen? it is not my job to mark people in and out. five minutes ago? five hours? figurereround 9:00, could've been 8:00. you need to open frank colohan's room. detective, you lookingngor your boyfriend or something? 'cause i do not need the trouble. no, and there's not gonna be any trouble. so this is official business? now get off your fat ass and open the door! here's the master key. knock yourself out! michelle... hi, connie. just stay still. don't move, okay? i'm gonna get you some help. 15th squad to central "k."

i need an ambulance forthwith at the rogers hotel on houston. woman: 10-4. bus is on the way. [ indistinct conversations ] gotta call you back. now what? just looking. last time you came in looking you set me back 3 grand in damages. n a clean place now. looks the same to me. l right, we're gonna be out of here in a minute. in the meantime, so there's no misunderstandings, sticks on the tables -- everybody. you too, shorty. yo, i got next, yo. hey, come here. put your hands on the table. what's your name? mike sharp. there you go. says here "charles cooper." i go by both. yeah? well, tell mike charles is gonna go for a ride.

okay? i'll see you over there. [ beeping ] well, there's no neck or spinal-cord injury, which is good news. so she's gonna be okay? she's got some severe bruising and a concussion. i'd like to run some tests and keep her overnight. and the baby? dr. castor's on her way, and she's gonna want a full work-up. check back in a few hours, okay?

sure. hey. they're gonna need to runn . i'm fine. i can't afford it anyway. i'll cover it. connie, i just need to lie down. i need you to tell me where frank is. when my baby's born, nie -- he's not. i found this pay stub in the motel room -- there? michelle, we're brininng him in. i'll be back soon. i'm trying to help you. i know. where were you this morning? kicking it at quincy's.

nd a paperer tuesdays i like to read the want ads. your morning constitutional take you to stuyvesant? uh, maybe. i don't know. i was all around. we got witnesses put you and your boy there -- snatching a bike from a kid. me? no. yeah -- stupid clothes, stupid grin -- you. oh, man. see, this is ththpart that i like -- where we give you one chance to help yourself, and you're too dumb to take it. this is all on grover. grover, huh? kermit and big bird in on it, too? ! look, we're not tight, but i see him around. i'm on my way to the bodega. he's on his way, too. so you two get to chatting. yeah. then on the corner, this kid rolls up on this dope bike. grover's like, "what you wanna do for that bike?" but the kid don't wanna give it up. says it's a gift or something. i'm saying, "give the kid a break," but grover pulls out a blade and jams him. grover jams him? if the kid's saying it was me, he's lying!

sucker just cut a guy. what am i gonna tell him -- no? where we gonna find this grover? well, we worked it out. i'm supposed to call him on his cell and pick him up after i get the cash from selling the bike. you're coming with us to grab him up. no way, man! you wanna go down for this? it's bad enough i'm a rat. i don't gotta rub his face in it and ruin my rep in the 'hood. look, grover knows my whip. he sees it, he'll walk right up -- bee to honey. i don't gotta be there. sit down. you owe us. he go? he puts it on a guy named grover dawkins. you believe him? we'll see. for what it's worth, b.c.i. says cooper's clean. where do we find grover?

er's car for it. you're gonna have to drive. no problem. where they supposed to meet? cooper's gotta call grover. go ahead and get ready. greg and i will take care of that call. and easy on the car. i got enough paperwork. [ door opens, closes ] how's michelle? they're running some tests. whwh there's a pregnancy -- no, that's good. where are things here? we ran the pay stub info you called in. merchant's a third-rate telemarketing outfit. frank worked there. rita's headed down to ask around. i can't just sit here. why don't you run grover dawkins through b.c.i., get it to us on the radio? okay. greg, get cooper in here. can we make this quick? if i'm not watching, it's personal-call city. frank colohan work for you?

arketing -- be on time, be enthusiastic. he was 0 for 2. when did you see him last? told him to clclr out a week ago tuesday. know where we might find him? any place with a liquor license. anything more specific? try a bar on broadway called theherosted mug. cheap drafts. frank was always trying to rally the troops for happy hour... and lunch. frosted mug -- thanks. you know, you got what i call a "naughty teacher voice." i got openings. as soon as my pension kicks in, i'll look you up. keep it short. no problem. [ sighs ] still ringing.

do. hey, this is a damn bike we're talking about. look, if you don't want it -- 3:30. a'ight. 3:30 where? at the corner of catherine and madison.

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ah, you did fine. am i getting out today, seeing as i've been helpful and this is all on grover? just worry about keeping up your end of the bargain. can i get some paper? there's some stuff i'd like to add to my statement. uh, sure. yeah.

at's gonna make everything work just right -- ugh! son of a bitch! [ horn honking ] son of a bitch. i'm gonnnnhead to the hospital, check on michelle. sure. go. oh, my god. what happened? out the window? yeah. i'm going after him! i'll get the first-aid kit. we'll put it ovevethe air. don't put it over the air! we'll hold off on that. you don't need looked at? i'm fine. uh... he jumped from that window! uh, w-what's going on? lady here thinks she saw a guy jump from the second-floor window and run off.

e heard. but thanks for your time, officer. sure thing, lieutenant. i swear he jumped from that window. and started running down the street? yeah. and then he jumped in a cab at the end of the block and took off. do you have a plate number? no. sorry. thanks for your help. i swear i saw it. we believe you. thanks. put it out over their radios? no. no use. we'll take care of this. go on and be with your sister. you gonna be all right? how's your head? it's fine. if this is gonna be reported as a line-of-duty injury, i gotta put it over the air now. i-i won't be making a claim for this, boss. i'm fine. let's see how they're doing grabbing up his buddy grover. what happened to y y?

listen, medavoy, somemeing like this happens, it's bad luck, is all. nobody's gonna give you a haha time. yeah. what a numskull. what happened? cooper brained medavoy with a chair, jumped out the window. he's still in the wind. jumped from t t second floor? what did he have on, a red suit and spider webs coming out of his wrists? only medavoy. there's our guy coming up behind you. stop -- police! hey! don't move! don't move!