0 00:00:57,941 --> 00:01:02,537 I'm Erica Bain. And as you know, I walk the city. 1 00:01:03,379 --> 00:01:08,043 I bitch and moan about it. I walk and watch and listen... 2 00:01:08,218 --> 00:01:11,085 ...a witness to all the beauty and ugliness... 3 00:01:11,254 --> 00:01:14,314 ...that is disappearing from our beloved city. 4 00:01:14,491 --> 00:01:17,119 Last week took me to the gray depths of the East River... 5 00:01:17,293 --> 00:01:20,456 ...where Dimitri Panchenko swims his morning laps... 6 00:01:20,630 --> 00:01:23,622 ...like he has every morning since the 1960s. 7 00:01:25,401 --> 00:01:30,805 Today I walked by the acres of scaffolding outside what used to be the Plaza Hotel... 8 00:01:30,974 --> 00:01:33,636 ...and I thought about Eloise. 9 00:01:33,843 --> 00:01:36,641 Remember Kay Thompson's Eloise? 10 00:01:36,813 --> 00:01:39,714 Eloise who lived in the Plaza Hotel... 11 00:01:39,883 --> 00:01:44,013 ...with her dog Weenie and her parents, who were always away... 12 00:01:44,187 --> 00:01:48,681 ...and her English nanny who had eight hairpins made out of bones. 13 00:01:48,858 --> 00:01:54,353 That Eloise. The adored brat of my childhood. A little punk kid.... 14 00:01:54,531 --> 00:01:59,400 Sid Vicious, spewing beer from his teeth in the Chelsea Hotel. 15 00:01:59,569 --> 00:02:02,003 Andy Warhol, his sunglasses.... 16 00:02:02,172 --> 00:02:07,041 Edgar Allan Poe, freeing live monkeys from the crates of a crumbling schooner... 17 00:02:07,210 --> 00:02:10,509 ...on the oily slips of South Street. 18 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:12,807 Stories of a city... 19 00:02:12,982 --> 00:02:17,510 ...that is disappearing before our eyes. Its people swept over.... 20 00:02:17,687 --> 00:02:20,155 So, what will be left of those stories? 21 00:02:20,323 --> 00:02:25,488 Are we going to have to construct an imaginary city to house our memories? 22 00:02:25,728 --> 00:02:30,028 Because when you love something, every time a bit of it goes... 23 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:33,260 ...you lose a piece of yourself. 24 00:02:33,770 --> 00:02:37,831 So where's Eloise going to sleep tonight? Can you hear her ghost... 25 00:02:38,007 --> 00:02:42,171 ...wandering around the collapsing corridors of her beloved Plaza... 26 00:02:42,345 --> 00:02:44,575 ...trying to find her nanny's room... 27 00:02:44,747 --> 00:02:47,682 ...calling out to the construction workers... 28 00:02:47,851 --> 00:02:50,581 ...in a voice that nobody hears: 29 00:02:50,753 --> 00:02:54,746 ''Has anyone seen my turtle, Skipperdee?'' 30 00:02:54,958 --> 00:02:59,691 This is Erica Bain, and you've been listening to Street Walk on WNKW. 31 00:02:59,863 --> 00:03:02,923 -And this is 90. 1, WNKW. -All right. 32 00:03:03,933 --> 00:03:06,697 -See you next week. -Have a good one, Erica. 33 00:03:10,373 --> 00:03:11,965 Hey, I'm out of here. 34 00:03:12,141 --> 00:03:14,439 Did Eloise really mean that much to you? 35 00:03:14,611 --> 00:03:17,512 Oh, come on, Carol. Weren't you ever a little girl? 36 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:20,808 Not the kind of little girl that remembers the name of her turtle. 37 00:03:20,984 --> 00:03:22,815 Anyway, good show. 38 00:03:22,986 --> 00:03:26,114 Look, Bravo called again about that TV spot. 39 00:03:26,289 --> 00:03:28,086 You know what? I'm-- 40 00:03:28,258 --> 00:03:30,590 I'm not a face. I'm just a voice. 41 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:33,752 The shows are on the website. People can download them for free. 42 00:03:33,930 --> 00:03:36,160 -Yeah, exactly. -Maybe. 43 00:03:37,467 --> 00:03:39,128 Bye. 44 00:03:40,136 --> 00:03:42,297 -Hello? -Hey. 45 00:03:42,472 --> 00:03:44,565 -Hello. -What are you wearing? 46 00:03:44,741 --> 00:03:47,938 Green scrubs, tied at the waist, very sexy V-neck. 47 00:03:48,778 --> 00:03:51,542 -Short-sleeved little number. -How about the sexy green hat? 48 00:03:51,714 --> 00:03:53,045 -Still got that? -In my hand. 49 00:03:53,216 --> 00:03:56,310 You like it more than the others, less than the others or the same? 50 00:03:56,486 --> 00:03:57,817 Oh, yeah. I'm at the place... 51 00:03:57,987 --> 00:04:01,479 ...and I wanna make sure you're still okay with the cream and the orange. 52 00:04:01,658 --> 00:04:02,886 Yeah, cream and orange. 53 00:04:03,059 --> 00:04:05,653 Actually, it's not cream. It's vanilla. But that's fine. 54 00:04:05,828 --> 00:04:07,386 It's not cream. It's vanilla. 55 00:04:07,563 --> 00:04:10,999 -Who cares? Let's go get married tonight. -Your mother cares. 56 00:04:11,167 --> 00:04:13,397 Trust me, she wants invitations. 57 00:04:13,569 --> 00:04:15,537 Yeah, these are good. Thanks. 58 00:04:15,705 --> 00:04:19,072 Hey, listen. For tonight, if you meet me at Nicole's art thing... 59 00:04:19,242 --> 00:04:21,210 ...you don't have to talk to anyone but me. 60 00:04:21,377 --> 00:04:22,969 -Maybe. -Come on. 61 00:04:23,146 --> 00:04:26,274 -I've got a game, haven't I? -You're not coming? 62 00:04:26,449 --> 00:04:28,474 -Look, I've gotta go. -What? 63 00:04:28,651 --> 00:04:30,141 I do love you. 64 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:32,720 Yeah. I love you too. 65 00:04:33,957 --> 00:04:35,982 -Hi. -Hi. Oh, you're James. 66 00:04:36,459 --> 00:04:38,188 -I'm Erica. I'm Nicole's friend. -Hi. 67 00:04:38,361 --> 00:04:41,091 These are good. They're really cool. I love them. 68 00:04:41,264 --> 00:04:45,064 The Laundromat is in a town in Jersey where Diane Arbus used to do her laundry. 69 00:04:45,234 --> 00:04:48,362 -Oh, yeah? -Oh, that gun store is down in Chinatown. 70 00:04:49,172 --> 00:04:51,766 Berenice Abbott shot it in the '30s. 71 00:04:51,941 --> 00:04:55,001 It's really evocative, you know? 72 00:04:55,178 --> 00:04:58,614 Kind of quiet. I like that. It doesn't make too much noise. 73 00:04:58,781 --> 00:04:59,805 Thanks. 74 00:04:59,983 --> 00:05:02,213 Bring more drinks, less shrimp. More. 75 00:05:02,385 --> 00:05:03,943 Where you going? You're leaving? 76 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:07,487 -No, no. I'm staying. I'm staying. -Oh, my God, you're such a bad liar. 77 00:05:07,657 --> 00:05:08,749 I know, but I try. 78 00:05:08,925 --> 00:05:11,485 You have to convince him to come to one of these things. 79 00:05:11,661 --> 00:05:14,027 He can't avoid us forever. Oh, my God. 80 00:05:14,197 --> 00:05:16,631 -What are you doing here? -Don't you love this woman? 81 00:05:16,799 --> 00:05:19,768 I could take her or leave her. You guys... 82 00:05:19,936 --> 00:05:21,995 ...this, when it starts, it's disgusting. 83 00:05:22,171 --> 00:05:23,695 -We have to go. -You're too happy. 84 00:05:23,873 --> 00:05:24,897 -Say goodbye. -Bye. 85 00:05:25,074 --> 00:05:26,166 -I hate you. -I love you. 86 00:05:26,342 --> 00:05:27,969 I really-- I hate you so much. 87 00:05:33,549 --> 00:05:36,177 Oh, God. It's so pretty out. 88 00:05:36,786 --> 00:05:39,050 Tell you what. I'll get him. You sit here. Okay? 89 00:05:39,222 --> 00:05:41,281 No, let me get him. 90 00:05:41,457 --> 00:05:43,948 -Okay. Will you get me my jacket too? -Fine. 91 00:05:44,127 --> 00:05:46,561 Here. Take this. 92 00:05:46,729 --> 00:05:48,253 Thanks. 93 00:05:55,738 --> 00:05:57,069 Hey. 94 00:05:57,240 --> 00:05:59,970 Oh, I can open my own door. 95 00:06:01,044 --> 00:06:02,568 Thank you. 96 00:06:13,823 --> 00:06:16,155 Good boy. Good boy. 97 00:06:17,527 --> 00:06:19,893 -Hi, puppy! -Here. 98 00:06:21,898 --> 00:06:24,662 Are you gonna be that crabby when you get older? 99 00:06:24,834 --> 00:06:27,564 I am older. And I'm way meaner. 100 00:06:27,737 --> 00:06:30,865 Look, she gave me an apple. Here, baby. 101 00:06:33,876 --> 00:06:37,312 -So she is human. -That was too big a bite. 102 00:06:37,747 --> 00:06:42,275 That was too big a bite. I didn't say you could eat the whole thing. 103 00:06:42,452 --> 00:06:43,817 You know what? 104 00:06:43,986 --> 00:06:49,515 I could get about maybe five days and we could go to the place with the water and... 105 00:06:49,692 --> 00:06:53,287 ...find good food and lots of sleeping. 106 00:06:53,463 --> 00:06:55,328 Yes, I concur. 107 00:06:56,699 --> 00:06:58,030 Here, boy. Good boy. 108 00:07:00,803 --> 00:07:02,498 Good boy. 109 00:07:05,675 --> 00:07:08,007 Don't give it to him. Throw it. 110 00:07:13,716 --> 00:07:17,311 -I wasn't mucking about, you know. -What about? 111 00:07:17,487 --> 00:07:20,047 Why can't we go down to city hall tonight? 112 00:07:20,456 --> 00:07:23,448 -Because it's closed. -Tomorrow, then. 113 00:07:24,894 --> 00:07:27,021 David, you have a family. I don't, you know? 114 00:07:27,196 --> 00:07:31,326 -You're not marrying my family. -Well, I am, kind of. 115 00:07:31,868 --> 00:07:34,496 I mean, I hope I am. 116 00:07:37,073 --> 00:07:41,237 Your mom is so sweet and she just-- She wants the whole deal, you know? 117 00:07:41,410 --> 00:07:44,072 She wants the invitations... 118 00:07:44,247 --> 00:07:48,843 ...and the band playing and the minister. 119 00:07:49,886 --> 00:07:53,185 I don't know. Maybe I do too, you know? Because... 120 00:07:53,356 --> 00:07:56,291 ...it's not like I'm gonna do this twice. 121 00:07:57,560 --> 00:07:59,187 You're not? 122 00:08:00,596 --> 00:08:02,791 No, I'm not. 123 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:07,501 That's the nicest thing you ever said to me. 124 00:08:25,454 --> 00:08:27,081 Where's Curtis? 125 00:08:27,356 --> 00:08:29,085 Oi, Curtis! 126 00:08:29,258 --> 00:08:30,782 Come on, boy. 127 00:08:31,594 --> 00:08:33,960 Come on, pup! Did he go up there? 128 00:08:35,398 --> 00:08:37,423 -He's not in there, is he? -Come on! 129 00:08:37,900 --> 00:08:39,595 Curtis? 130 00:08:41,837 --> 00:08:42,861 Hey! 131 00:08:43,973 --> 00:08:45,270 -There he is. -Curtis. 132 00:08:50,947 --> 00:08:52,471 -Come on, boy. -Curtis, come on. 133 00:08:55,885 --> 00:08:57,113 Hey, Curtis? 134 00:08:57,720 --> 00:09:00,484 -Hey. -Curtis. 135 00:09:04,227 --> 00:09:05,660 Hey. 136 00:09:07,396 --> 00:09:10,559 -What's up, boy? -What's wrong, sweetheart? 137 00:09:10,733 --> 00:09:12,030 Hey. 138 00:09:12,201 --> 00:09:14,635 Man, don't you know there's a fucking leash law? 139 00:09:14,804 --> 00:09:17,068 Yeah, don't you fucking know better? 140 00:09:17,940 --> 00:09:20,306 Yeah. I'm sorry. Thanks for finding him. 141 00:09:20,843 --> 00:09:23,471 It's-- It's all good, bro. It's all good. 142 00:09:24,814 --> 00:09:25,838 But... 143 00:09:26,482 --> 00:09:28,677 ...I get a reward or something? 144 00:09:33,389 --> 00:09:35,323 Our gratitude. Now give him to me. 145 00:09:35,491 --> 00:09:38,460 Come on, man. You know gratitude ain't worth shit around here. 146 00:09:38,628 --> 00:09:40,528 -You're hurting him! -Give me the dog. 147 00:09:41,030 --> 00:09:44,932 No, I don't think so. See, I kind of like this dog. 148 00:09:45,101 --> 00:09:47,626 I think he's a keeper. A keeper. 149 00:09:48,170 --> 00:09:49,831 Smile, baby. 150 00:09:57,179 --> 00:09:59,477 -You are a cunt. -Fuck you, bitch! 151 00:09:59,649 --> 00:10:03,813 Come on, motherfucker. That's what I thought, you stupid pussy. 152 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:06,517 -Look.... -Go. 153 00:10:06,689 --> 00:10:09,180 I haven't got much money. You can have what I've got. 154 00:10:09,358 --> 00:10:12,555 Give me your watch, give me your ring. Let's go, I ain't got all day. 155 00:10:12,728 --> 00:10:14,252 Hurry the fuck up, princess. 156 00:10:14,897 --> 00:10:17,058 -Let's go. Hurry up! -Give him the shit. 157 00:10:17,233 --> 00:10:18,962 -Get the fuck over here. -Fuck! 158 00:10:20,836 --> 00:10:23,737 -David! -I fucking missed it! 159 00:10:23,939 --> 00:10:25,167 Where you going? 160 00:10:25,341 --> 00:10:27,741 -Action! -Think you're fucking with me?! 161 00:10:28,711 --> 00:10:30,110 You just made my day! 162 00:10:32,381 --> 00:10:33,939 Popped your motherfucking cherry! 163 00:10:35,484 --> 00:10:37,179 Let's even shit out. 164 00:10:38,020 --> 00:10:40,045 Ready for your close-up, cunt?! 165 00:10:40,222 --> 00:10:41,450 Heads up! 166 00:10:41,824 --> 00:10:42,848 Hollywood! 167 00:10:43,025 --> 00:10:45,050 Think you're fucking with me?! 168 00:10:48,164 --> 00:10:50,632 You ain't got nothing to say now, fool! 169 00:10:51,534 --> 00:10:55,527 -David. -Oh, how cute. Lovebirds. 170 00:10:55,705 --> 00:10:58,902 -A chickenhead and a faggot. -Say ''cheese,'' bitch! 171 00:12:05,007 --> 00:12:06,531 This is the emergency room. 172 00:12:06,709 --> 00:12:09,507 -Did you get any sleep? -No. Where's Murrow? 173 00:12:09,678 --> 00:12:11,441 We're looking for him. 174 00:12:11,614 --> 00:12:14,947 She was dead on arrival and her fingerprints are all over the gun. 175 00:12:15,217 --> 00:12:17,151 -Where? -Bedroom. 176 00:12:17,319 --> 00:12:19,150 Daughter called 911. 177 00:12:19,321 --> 00:12:22,154 Thanks. I wanna see her. 178 00:12:30,199 --> 00:12:33,657 -So he's laughing again. -Yeah. 179 00:12:38,707 --> 00:12:42,074 Listen, the kid's in a waiting room with ACS. I'll meet you over there. 180 00:12:49,151 --> 00:12:51,483 We need your signature right here. 181 00:12:54,523 --> 00:12:56,184 Where is she? 182 00:13:02,631 --> 00:13:06,089 -Can I talk to her? -You can try. 183 00:13:08,337 --> 00:13:10,202 Hey, sweetie. 184 00:13:10,372 --> 00:13:12,602 Can I have a word with you? 185 00:13:14,777 --> 00:13:18,543 We're just gonna be right here. All right. 186 00:13:19,748 --> 00:13:21,807 You like lollipops? 187 00:13:32,061 --> 00:13:33,460 Pick one. 188 00:13:36,365 --> 00:13:38,890 That was the one I was gonna pick. 189 00:13:43,572 --> 00:13:45,472 You know, sweetie... 190 00:13:46,742 --> 00:13:52,044 ...something you should know. Your mommy, she was really worried about you. 191 00:13:52,948 --> 00:13:58,113 And if she could, she would tell you that you can trust me. 192 00:14:04,527 --> 00:14:06,620 Did your stepfather hurt your mommy? 193 00:14:07,396 --> 00:14:08,886 Sean? Sean! 194 00:14:09,064 --> 00:14:10,554 Okay. Okay, step back! 195 00:14:10,733 --> 00:14:12,667 -I want my daughter! -Get back! 196 00:14:12,835 --> 00:14:15,429 All right! All right. 197 00:14:20,910 --> 00:14:22,434 You don't have the right. 198 00:14:22,611 --> 00:14:25,102 -I do-- -At a time like this, I need to see her. 199 00:14:25,281 --> 00:14:27,340 No, you don't. I do have the right. 200 00:14:27,516 --> 00:14:30,110 -She is my daughter. -No, she is your stepdaughter. 201 00:14:30,286 --> 00:14:32,277 And you know how this whole thing works. 202 00:14:32,454 --> 00:14:35,651 You done been through this a thousand times. You hire your lawyers... 203 00:14:35,824 --> 00:14:38,759 ...and you do your thing. But right now, we're gonna do ours. 204 00:14:41,764 --> 00:14:44,995 -I'm gonna take a walk. You deal with him. -Yeah, I got it. 205 00:14:47,937 --> 00:14:51,464 That was Dr. Sterling. Okay, bye-bye. 206 00:15:11,994 --> 00:15:14,019 It's a hell of a thing. 207 00:15:14,597 --> 00:15:17,862 -Yup. -I heard her show once. 208 00:16:00,576 --> 00:16:02,271 Erica? 209 00:16:04,380 --> 00:16:06,871 Erica, can you hear me? 210 00:16:08,050 --> 00:16:09,881 Erica? 211 00:16:10,386 --> 00:16:12,547 You had the service? 212 00:16:13,122 --> 00:16:15,750 They didn't know when you were going to wake up... 213 00:16:15,924 --> 00:16:18,552 ...if you were going to wake up. 214 00:16:19,094 --> 00:16:21,722 You were gone for three weeks. 215 00:16:21,897 --> 00:16:25,389 We had to let him go. We had to. 216 00:16:25,634 --> 00:16:27,363 I wanna see him again. 217 00:16:27,536 --> 00:16:29,197 -He's gone. -I wanna see him again! 218 00:16:29,371 --> 00:16:31,703 He's gone, honey. 219 00:16:35,744 --> 00:16:38,804 He would have been happy that you lived. 220 00:16:51,827 --> 00:16:55,695 Nurse Bench, you have a call on one-four. Nurse Bench. 221 00:16:58,567 --> 00:17:03,561 I don't know. All the faces are starting to blur together. l-- 222 00:17:03,739 --> 00:17:05,502 I just can't tell anymore, you know? 223 00:17:05,674 --> 00:17:09,405 You gotta help us here. We need something from you, anything. 224 00:17:10,145 --> 00:17:12,238 Let's start over again. 225 00:17:12,414 --> 00:17:17,408 He hit your boyfriend with the pipe. Once, twice, three times? 226 00:17:18,754 --> 00:17:20,153 We know how tough it can be... 227 00:17:20,322 --> 00:17:23,155 -...to go back there-- -Do you, huh? 228 00:17:24,993 --> 00:17:28,520 Look, Miss Bain, we're on your side. 229 00:17:30,933 --> 00:17:32,491 Yeah. 230 00:17:32,801 --> 00:17:34,632 I know that. 231 00:17:35,537 --> 00:17:36,834 You're the good guys. 232 00:17:38,941 --> 00:17:41,000 So how come it doesn't feel like that? 233 00:22:03,905 --> 00:22:07,841 Please leave a message for David and Erica after the beep. 234 00:22:08,543 --> 00:22:11,808 Hey, it's me. Call me at the gallery. 235 00:22:11,980 --> 00:22:15,438 I'll take you out. Go to dinner, a movie. 236 00:22:15,951 --> 00:22:18,784 Let's go for a walk. Anything, okay? 237 00:24:16,004 --> 00:24:18,438 Ma'am, can I help you? 238 00:24:19,741 --> 00:24:22,039 Detective O'Connor and Detective Pitney, please. 239 00:24:22,210 --> 00:24:26,112 Pitney and O'Connor are out. Can anyone else help you? 240 00:24:26,648 --> 00:24:28,411 Well... 241 00:24:28,583 --> 00:24:30,915 ...you know, I wanted to check on my case. 242 00:24:31,086 --> 00:24:33,714 I've been calling and we've been playing phone tag... 243 00:24:33,889 --> 00:24:36,153 -...and I thought that if I came down-- -Okay. 244 00:24:36,324 --> 00:24:38,349 What kind of case did you have? 245 00:24:41,296 --> 00:24:43,389 My boyfriend was beaten to death. 246 00:24:43,565 --> 00:24:47,797 Oh, I'm sorry. Do you have a complaint report number? 247 00:24:48,270 --> 00:24:50,966 -No, I don't know it. -And what was his name? 248 00:24:51,907 --> 00:24:53,966 David Kirmani. 249 00:24:54,809 --> 00:24:57,607 K-l-R-M-A-N-I. 250 00:24:58,947 --> 00:25:00,972 It might be under Erica Bain. 251 00:25:04,786 --> 00:25:06,947 About how long ago did it happen? 252 00:25:07,122 --> 00:25:08,612 June 11 th. 253 00:25:11,059 --> 00:25:13,118 Okay. I realize how difficult this can be... 254 00:25:13,295 --> 00:25:16,196 ...but if you'd please be patient and have a seat over there... 255 00:25:16,364 --> 00:25:18,798 ...an officer will be down shortly to help you. 256 00:25:18,967 --> 00:25:20,525 Okay. 257 00:25:43,158 --> 00:25:44,853 I realize how difficult it can be... 258 00:25:45,026 --> 00:25:47,927 ...but if you'd please be patient and have a seat over there... 259 00:25:48,096 --> 00:25:51,065 ...an officer will be down shortly to help you. 260 00:26:17,959 --> 00:26:20,052 -Wanna get something to eat? -What's up, guys? 261 00:26:20,228 --> 00:26:21,923 -Hey. -You saw the game last night? 262 00:26:22,097 --> 00:26:23,689 Man. 263 00:26:35,577 --> 00:26:37,101 Could I help you? 264 00:26:40,548 --> 00:26:42,641 Yeah. I wanna buy a gun. 265 00:26:42,817 --> 00:26:44,307 License? 266 00:26:44,552 --> 00:26:47,612 Oh, yeah, of course. I need a license, yeah. 267 00:26:47,789 --> 00:26:52,226 Once you get one, fill out this form, and we'll notify you in 30 days. 268 00:26:52,394 --> 00:26:54,055 I need to get something now. 269 00:26:54,229 --> 00:26:56,094 Sorry. That's illegal. 270 00:26:58,199 --> 00:26:59,564 Hey! 271 00:27:00,602 --> 00:27:02,900 I won't survive 30 days. 272 00:27:12,647 --> 00:27:14,171 Hey. 273 00:27:14,349 --> 00:27:17,409 -What happened to you? -Me? Nothing. 274 00:27:17,585 --> 00:27:19,450 A thousand dollars. 275 00:27:20,422 --> 00:27:22,151 A thousand dollars? 276 00:27:22,324 --> 00:27:24,588 Okay, but I need to learn how to use it. 277 00:27:24,759 --> 00:27:27,751 No shit. Follow me. 278 00:27:51,453 --> 00:27:53,148 Wait right here. 279 00:27:56,991 --> 00:27:58,583 In here. 280 00:28:01,229 --> 00:28:04,630 It's a Kahr K9. Check to see if it's loaded. 281 00:28:04,799 --> 00:28:06,027 How do I do that? 282 00:28:06,201 --> 00:28:09,170 The chamber. Pull the slide back. 283 00:28:09,337 --> 00:28:14,138 It's got internal safety so you don't shoot yourself. Loads from the handle. 284 00:28:14,709 --> 00:28:16,301 All right. 285 00:28:19,647 --> 00:28:21,911 You pay me now, it's yours. 286 00:28:25,987 --> 00:28:28,114 I'll throw in the bullets. 287 00:28:33,595 --> 00:28:34,857 Yeah, I'll take it. 288 00:29:01,122 --> 00:29:02,919 Got it, got it, got it. 289 00:29:28,516 --> 00:29:32,543 You shouldn't smoke. It'll kill you. 290 00:29:33,188 --> 00:29:34,985 I don't care. 291 00:29:35,990 --> 00:29:38,618 There's plenty of ways to die. 292 00:29:40,695 --> 00:29:43,789 But you have to figure out a way to live. 293 00:29:43,965 --> 00:29:47,696 Now, that's hard. 294 00:30:05,920 --> 00:30:08,718 Look at you, all sophisticated. 295 00:30:10,558 --> 00:30:14,221 -You shouldn't be working this late. -I had a client dinner. 296 00:30:15,663 --> 00:30:17,824 Hey, can I get a dirty martini for the lady? 297 00:30:17,999 --> 00:30:20,297 You said this was business, Sean. 298 00:30:21,069 --> 00:30:22,627 It is. 299 00:30:24,506 --> 00:30:26,440 Eighty-six that. 300 00:30:28,476 --> 00:30:31,138 Okay, l-- I need a favor from you. 301 00:30:32,714 --> 00:30:34,238 You.... 302 00:30:35,383 --> 00:30:39,114 -You heard about that Murrow thing, right? -His wife killed herself. 303 00:30:39,521 --> 00:30:42,422 Oh, come on. Women don't shoot themselves in the face. 304 00:30:42,924 --> 00:30:45,256 At least in my experience. 305 00:30:45,426 --> 00:30:50,193 Where do they shoot themselves, in your experience? 306 00:30:53,001 --> 00:30:54,229 The heart. 307 00:31:01,509 --> 00:31:03,534 Jackie, I been... 308 00:31:03,945 --> 00:31:07,745 ...chasing after this asshole for three straight years. 309 00:31:07,916 --> 00:31:11,511 And right when his wife was ready to turn state's evidence on him... 310 00:31:11,686 --> 00:31:16,555 ...instead of blowing the lid off of him, she blows off her own head. 311 00:31:16,724 --> 00:31:19,090 -Come on. -You don't let go, do you? 312 00:31:24,432 --> 00:31:26,263 So what can I do? 313 00:31:29,671 --> 00:31:33,107 Well, she has a daughter. Had a daughter. 314 00:31:33,274 --> 00:31:34,707 And... 315 00:31:35,843 --> 00:31:38,141 ...her daughter knows something. 316 00:31:38,313 --> 00:31:41,544 But now he's asked for custody of her and then he's gonna get it. 317 00:31:41,716 --> 00:31:44,184 -Is he the father? -No, no. He's her stepfather. 318 00:31:44,352 --> 00:31:46,547 -And you want her made a ward of court. -Yes. 319 00:31:46,721 --> 00:31:48,951 She knows something and she's not safe with him. 320 00:31:49,123 --> 00:31:53,116 Look, all I'm asking you to do is just act on her behalf. 321 00:31:53,294 --> 00:31:54,818 Please. 322 00:31:58,232 --> 00:32:00,132 Sean, I'm your ex-wife. 323 00:32:00,635 --> 00:32:02,466 Conflict of interest. 324 00:32:03,471 --> 00:32:05,666 And besides, I don't do pro bono. 325 00:32:10,378 --> 00:32:12,039 You used to. 326 00:32:12,780 --> 00:32:15,146 Yeah, well, I grew up. 327 00:32:48,850 --> 00:32:49,874 When did you get out?! 328 00:32:50,051 --> 00:32:52,576 -You won't let me see my kids? -You can't be here! Court order! 329 00:32:52,754 --> 00:32:55,587 -I'm calling 911 ! -lf I can't see them, you won't see them! 330 00:33:00,928 --> 00:33:02,919 Try seeing them now. 331 00:33:07,068 --> 00:33:08,865 It's my money too. 332 00:33:59,620 --> 00:34:02,020 I can hear you breathing. 333 00:34:28,549 --> 00:34:29,573 No. 334 00:35:51,666 --> 00:35:53,964 -Squad central. -Notify upon arrival. 335 00:35:54,135 --> 00:35:56,729 -Damn. -We're a 10-84 at 110 and Lenox. 336 00:35:56,904 --> 00:35:59,771 10-4. Eighty-five to patrol supervisor on the scene. 337 00:35:59,941 --> 00:36:03,399 -10-4. -Looks like the circus made it to town. 338 00:36:34,242 --> 00:36:35,334 Any IDs? 339 00:36:35,509 --> 00:36:38,239 Victim's a 30-year-old Vietnamese female. Ida Combs. 340 00:36:40,915 --> 00:36:42,644 -Where's the other body? -This way. 341 00:36:44,352 --> 00:36:48,186 Got a 39-year-old, Sandy Combs. White male. 342 00:36:48,356 --> 00:36:52,486 Looks like he was a roadie for Aerosmith. I don't think those guys have a dental plan. 343 00:36:52,660 --> 00:36:54,787 Guy had a rap sheet longer than my dick. 344 00:36:54,962 --> 00:36:57,624 So in other words, no priors. 345 00:36:58,232 --> 00:36:59,790 Easy. 346 00:37:01,802 --> 00:37:06,830 So we got us a Sandy Combs and an Ida Combs. What does that tell us? 347 00:37:07,008 --> 00:37:10,102 They're married. I'm way ahead of you, pal. 348 00:37:10,278 --> 00:37:13,941 -Yeah, that's one way of ending it. -You know, what's wrong with divorce? 349 00:37:14,382 --> 00:37:16,111 Everything. 350 00:37:16,751 --> 00:37:18,878 Divorce sucks. 351 00:37:20,554 --> 00:37:21,851 Okay, so tell me. 352 00:37:22,023 --> 00:37:24,583 Well, she took three in the torso with a .38. 353 00:37:24,759 --> 00:37:28,855 Then somebody smoked him with a 9 mm automatic. Don't ask me who, though. 354 00:37:29,730 --> 00:37:32,062 And we found these casings. 355 00:37:34,101 --> 00:37:37,764 Three casings. Looks like there's a partial print on one, but it's smudged. 356 00:37:38,306 --> 00:37:39,671 Anybody check surveillance? 357 00:37:39,840 --> 00:37:42,638 That monitor's working, but the machine's empty. 358 00:37:53,521 --> 00:37:55,421 Machine's working. 359 00:37:55,957 --> 00:37:57,686 -But where's the tape? -Don't know. 360 00:38:03,597 --> 00:38:05,622 And why didn't he take the money? 361 00:38:05,800 --> 00:38:08,291 They chickened out, got scared? 362 00:38:10,871 --> 00:38:15,171 We got three casings, only one hit. How about that? 363 00:38:15,343 --> 00:38:18,642 Maybe he's farsighted, crappy shooter. Who knows? 364 00:38:18,813 --> 00:38:21,338 Or he never fired a gun before. 365 00:38:57,485 --> 00:38:59,248 It is... 366 00:38:59,420 --> 00:39:01,718 ...astonishing... 367 00:39:03,491 --> 00:39:05,959 ...numbing, to find... 368 00:39:06,861 --> 00:39:09,853 ...that inside you there is a stranger. 369 00:39:10,798 --> 00:39:12,857 One that has your... 370 00:39:13,034 --> 00:39:14,763 ...arms... 371 00:39:15,703 --> 00:39:17,603 ...your legs... 372 00:39:17,872 --> 00:39:19,669 ...your eyes. 373 00:39:21,609 --> 00:39:25,773 A sleepless, restless stranger... 374 00:39:27,481 --> 00:39:29,506 ...who keeps walking... 375 00:39:30,518 --> 00:39:32,645 ...keeps eating... 376 00:39:33,354 --> 00:39:34,912 ...keeps... 377 00:39:35,189 --> 00:39:36,850 ...living. 378 00:39:43,297 --> 00:39:46,755 New York, like any metropolis-- 379 00:39:48,169 --> 00:39:53,072 New York, like any metropolis, is an organism that changes, mutates. 380 00:39:53,240 --> 00:39:57,609 Building sprout-like chromosomes on the DNA of its streets. 381 00:40:11,959 --> 00:40:14,894 New York, like any metropolis... 382 00:40:15,062 --> 00:40:17,860 ...is an organism that changes, mutates. 383 00:40:18,032 --> 00:40:22,230 Building sprout-like chromosomes on the DNA of its streets. 384 00:40:39,553 --> 00:40:43,512 Look, I've got-- I've got two shows that are almost finished. 385 00:40:43,691 --> 00:40:47,752 They're already mixed. All they need is an intro and an outro, which I could do live. 386 00:40:48,028 --> 00:40:49,825 I've got six shows in various stages. 387 00:40:49,997 --> 00:40:55,196 I've got all these stories in my files. You know, new stuff, better stuff. 388 00:40:55,569 --> 00:40:58,970 And I know what I'm doing, and you know that I know what I'm doing. 389 00:40:59,140 --> 00:41:02,109 Erica. You've been through so much. 390 00:41:02,276 --> 00:41:04,710 You need more time before you put yourself out there. 391 00:41:04,879 --> 00:41:07,211 -Don't make me beg. -I don't mean to. 392 00:41:07,381 --> 00:41:10,441 But we have a public and I'm not sure you're ready for it yet. 393 00:41:10,618 --> 00:41:13,052 You telling me I can't work because of what happened? 394 00:41:13,220 --> 00:41:15,552 I did not say that. 395 00:41:16,790 --> 00:41:18,451 Look... 396 00:41:20,094 --> 00:41:22,528 ...I just need to keep living. 397 00:41:22,696 --> 00:41:25,062 You know, I don't wanna.... 398 00:41:25,799 --> 00:41:28,165 I don't wanna disappear. 399 00:41:36,110 --> 00:41:41,605 --station WNKW, located at 90. 1 on the FM dial. 400 00:41:41,782 --> 00:41:43,943 Up next is Street Walk. 401 00:41:44,118 --> 00:41:47,315 Let's now join Erica Bain in our WNKW studios. 402 00:41:47,488 --> 00:41:50,855 Okay, Erica. Three, two, one, you're on. 403 00:41:51,025 --> 00:41:53,960 This is Erica Bain, and I walk the city. 404 00:41:55,196 --> 00:41:56,857 New York... 405 00:41:57,598 --> 00:42:01,432 ...like any metropolis, is an organism.... 406 00:42:17,952 --> 00:42:20,250 Okay. Is there anything we can cut to? 407 00:42:20,421 --> 00:42:22,150 Music, prerecord, anything? 408 00:42:22,323 --> 00:42:24,120 Give me a minute, Carol. 409 00:42:24,658 --> 00:42:26,125 New York... 410 00:42:27,528 --> 00:42:29,962 ...like any metropolis... 411 00:42:31,732 --> 00:42:33,290 ...is.... 412 00:42:44,245 --> 00:42:46,475 Oh, shit. 413 00:42:49,883 --> 00:42:51,908 New York... 414 00:42:53,354 --> 00:42:56,346 ...the safest big city in the world. 415 00:42:58,692 --> 00:43:01,354 But it is horrible... 416 00:43:01,729 --> 00:43:04,596 ...to fear the place you once loved. 417 00:43:06,066 --> 00:43:09,593 And to see a street corner you knew so well... 418 00:43:10,104 --> 00:43:12,595 ...and be afraid of its shadow. 419 00:43:13,307 --> 00:43:15,571 To see familiar steps, be unable to climb them. 420 00:43:18,012 --> 00:43:22,005 I never understood how people lived with fear. 421 00:43:23,117 --> 00:43:25,881 Women afraid to walk home alone... 422 00:43:26,053 --> 00:43:28,283 ...people afraid of... 423 00:43:28,555 --> 00:43:30,546 ...white powder in their mailbox... 424 00:43:30,724 --> 00:43:34,251 ...darkness and night. 425 00:43:34,928 --> 00:43:38,227 People afraid of people. 426 00:43:39,600 --> 00:43:43,127 I always believed that fear belonged to other people. 427 00:43:44,271 --> 00:43:46,671 Weaker people. 428 00:43:48,976 --> 00:43:51,171 It never touched me. 429 00:43:56,050 --> 00:43:58,143 And then it did. 430 00:44:01,655 --> 00:44:04,283 And when it touches you, you know... 431 00:44:04,458 --> 00:44:07,325 ...that it's been there all along... 432 00:44:07,494 --> 00:44:12,193 ...waiting beneath the surfaces of everything you loved. 433 00:44:12,633 --> 00:44:16,626 And your skin crawls... 434 00:44:17,871 --> 00:44:19,463 ...and your heart sickens... 435 00:44:19,640 --> 00:44:24,475 ...and you look at the person you once were walking down that street... 436 00:44:28,115 --> 00:44:30,413 ...and you wonder, will you...? 437 00:44:32,319 --> 00:44:34,879 Will you ever be her again? 438 00:45:15,129 --> 00:45:17,029 Talk to me. 439 00:45:47,528 --> 00:45:49,894 Look at this motherfucker right here. 440 00:45:50,330 --> 00:45:53,026 Hey, what sounds you got up in there, dog? 441 00:45:54,334 --> 00:45:56,700 This motherfucker think I'm playing, man. 442 00:45:57,571 --> 00:46:01,337 Don't nobody talk in New York no more? I asked you a motherfucking question! 443 00:46:01,508 --> 00:46:04,033 I said, what are you listening to, you fucking faggot?! 444 00:46:04,211 --> 00:46:05,803 -Radiohead, man. -Radiohead? 445 00:46:05,979 --> 00:46:07,742 Leave him alone, man! 446 00:46:08,015 --> 00:46:09,710 Man, shut the fuck up! 447 00:46:09,883 --> 00:46:12,147 Little man, you ain't know your pop sucked dick? 448 00:46:12,319 --> 00:46:15,755 He's good at it too. Now, you wanna grow up to be like that punk ass? 449 00:46:15,923 --> 00:46:17,754 That's a nice watch. How old are you? 450 00:46:17,925 --> 00:46:20,758 -Get your ass out of here. -Tell your mom I said ''What's up?'' 451 00:46:20,928 --> 00:46:23,761 Yo, little man, holler at me, I'll show you how to be a G. 452 00:46:23,931 --> 00:46:26,695 Hey, yo, thanks for the iPod, man. 453 00:46:27,201 --> 00:46:30,466 This shit is nice, man. This is all me right here. 454 00:46:30,637 --> 00:46:33,037 -I'm keeping this joint. -You kidding me, right? 455 00:46:33,207 --> 00:46:34,970 This is cool. 456 00:46:39,179 --> 00:46:40,441 Oh, shit. 457 00:46:40,614 --> 00:46:44,607 -Yo, yo, yo, I got this, I got this. -Bitch, is you crazy? 458 00:46:49,656 --> 00:46:51,089 This is too easy, man. 459 00:46:58,165 --> 00:46:59,462 So... 460 00:47:02,402 --> 00:47:04,927 ...you gonna give me some Radiohead too? 461 00:47:12,646 --> 00:47:15,046 You ever been fucked by a knife? 462 00:48:01,895 --> 00:48:04,455 I should have walked out of that train. 463 00:48:04,631 --> 00:48:08,727 I could've just shown them the gun, and they wouldn't have hurt me. 464 00:48:12,539 --> 00:48:15,235 Why don't my hands shake? 465 00:48:15,642 --> 00:48:18,611 Why doesn't somebody stop me? 466 00:48:26,353 --> 00:48:28,446 I swear they like Oreos. 467 00:48:28,622 --> 00:48:30,055 Homicide, this is Vitale. 468 00:48:30,223 --> 00:48:32,657 There you go, you're doing the tricks again. 469 00:48:32,826 --> 00:48:36,387 Upside down. No, come on up. Gotta come to the top. There you go, baby. 470 00:48:36,563 --> 00:48:38,326 Okay, thank you. 471 00:48:38,599 --> 00:48:41,193 We've got two confirmed shot on a subway from Brooklyn. 472 00:48:41,368 --> 00:48:44,667 Church Street, lower Manhattan. Everyone's arguing whose jurisdiction. 473 00:48:44,838 --> 00:48:47,170 -That makes it ours. -All right, fellas, let's go. 474 00:49:30,851 --> 00:49:34,514 We got two dead bodies inside the subway car, and no eyewitnesses. 475 00:49:34,688 --> 00:49:36,815 Of course not. Did you check with BCI? 476 00:49:36,990 --> 00:49:38,218 Yeah, I got this printout. 477 00:49:38,392 --> 00:49:39,882 -They here yet? -Yes, sir. 478 00:49:40,060 --> 00:49:42,460 -And I'll get them to you. -Morning, fellas. 479 00:49:45,132 --> 00:49:47,396 Christ on a cracker. 480 00:49:48,001 --> 00:49:51,732 Well, I hope this is their stop. 481 00:49:54,241 --> 00:49:57,438 Got Radiohead, U2, Dixie Chicks. 482 00:49:57,611 --> 00:50:00,444 -No Wu-Tang? -I don't think this is his. 483 00:50:06,186 --> 00:50:08,017 Money in his pocket. 484 00:50:18,265 --> 00:50:21,029 Looks like a 9 mm automatic. 485 00:50:22,736 --> 00:50:25,136 -Like from the other night? -Yeah. 486 00:50:27,074 --> 00:50:29,634 Check it against Brass Catchers, see if it matches. 487 00:50:43,256 --> 00:50:44,814 Hey, you. 488 00:50:47,294 --> 00:50:50,889 --just go inside. I came out here for a smoke. I just wanna go back in. 489 00:50:51,064 --> 00:50:54,761 You're giving me a hard time. You let my friends in. 490 00:51:07,314 --> 00:51:12,115 They both had cash, so neither one of them was robbed. And they had priors. 491 00:51:12,285 --> 00:51:14,276 A shitload of them. 492 00:51:15,088 --> 00:51:17,648 The guy at Sandy's, he had priors. 493 00:51:17,824 --> 00:51:19,587 I know, but that was domestic. 494 00:51:19,760 --> 00:51:22,160 No, but he wasn't robbed. 495 00:51:23,430 --> 00:51:24,590 Or something. 496 00:51:25,465 --> 00:51:28,992 -I mean, what are we missing? -I wish I knew. 497 00:51:29,836 --> 00:51:32,805 Now, look. You got a small guy sitting. 498 00:51:32,973 --> 00:51:35,703 These two punks come at him with a knife and, you know... 499 00:51:35,876 --> 00:51:38,572 ...he shoots the first one without getting out of his seat. 500 00:51:38,745 --> 00:51:40,269 Right. Go on, I'm with you. 501 00:51:40,447 --> 00:51:44,349 It's like maybe Mr. Average Joe just decided, ''I'm not gonna take it anymore. 502 00:51:44,618 --> 00:51:46,813 And I'm gonna take matters into my own hands.'' 503 00:51:46,987 --> 00:51:49,080 The kind of guy you wouldn't even notice. 504 00:51:49,256 --> 00:51:52,054 Well, if that's true, he's getting better. 505 00:51:52,359 --> 00:51:55,123 Yeah. Every bullet hit home. 506 00:52:06,072 --> 00:52:07,403 -Detective! -Hey, detective! 507 00:52:07,574 --> 00:52:11,203 -Detective! -Any leads, detective? Please. 508 00:52:12,312 --> 00:52:15,679 -Come on, step back! -What about the bodies, detective? 509 00:52:15,849 --> 00:52:18,374 It's a new-- It's a new investigation. 510 00:52:18,552 --> 00:52:20,543 We haven't talked to anybody yet, no. 511 00:52:21,288 --> 00:52:22,983 It's a brand-new investigation. 512 00:52:23,156 --> 00:52:26,683 -Any suspects? -No, we're not-- I'm sorry, but we're not-- 513 00:52:28,028 --> 00:52:29,962 Any leads? How many? 514 00:52:30,130 --> 00:52:31,722 Detective! 515 00:52:32,465 --> 00:52:33,864 Hey. 516 00:52:34,234 --> 00:52:36,031 Excuse me, don't I know you? 517 00:52:36,203 --> 00:52:38,831 -No, I don't think we've met. -Wait a minute. I know you. 518 00:52:39,005 --> 00:52:40,905 -No. You haven't. l-- -What's your name? 519 00:52:41,074 --> 00:52:43,736 My name's Erica Bain. I do a radio show. 520 00:52:43,910 --> 00:52:47,346 I don't know if you'd be interested in doing an interview. I'd love to-- 521 00:52:47,514 --> 00:52:49,709 I'm sorry. We're not talking to the media now. 522 00:52:49,883 --> 00:52:52,408 I'm not that kind of media. It would be about you. 523 00:52:52,586 --> 00:52:54,213 My life's not that interesting. 524 00:52:55,522 --> 00:52:58,514 -Yeah, but the work you do is. -No, thank you. 525 00:53:12,105 --> 00:53:14,005 So... 526 00:53:14,608 --> 00:53:17,441 ...you gonna give me some Radiohead too? 527 00:53:23,116 --> 00:53:25,880 You ever been fucked by a knife? 528 00:53:38,698 --> 00:53:40,563 How the hell did this get out so quick? 529 00:53:40,734 --> 00:53:45,228 Who knows? Coroner hates you, people fucking technicians. Who knows? 530 00:53:45,972 --> 00:53:47,963 ''Bloodbath.'' 531 00:53:49,175 --> 00:53:51,473 You ever listen to NKW? 532 00:53:51,645 --> 00:53:53,203 -What is that, like hip-hop? -No. 533 00:53:55,248 --> 00:53:57,375 Remember a couple of months ago... 534 00:53:57,550 --> 00:54:00,519 ...this girl and her boyfriend, they got jacked in Central Park? 535 00:54:00,987 --> 00:54:04,684 -No. Which ones? -Well, anyway, she has this radio show. 536 00:54:04,858 --> 00:54:07,759 -Right. -She shows up at the subway last night... 537 00:54:07,928 --> 00:54:10,328 -...and guess who she wants to interview? -Me? 538 00:54:11,498 --> 00:54:15,400 What, you? You should totally do it. Remember that Bernie Goetz thing? 539 00:54:15,568 --> 00:54:16,592 Hey, is Carter in? 540 00:54:16,770 --> 00:54:19,500 Reporters calling in the night. Reporters eat that shit up. 541 00:54:19,673 --> 00:54:23,234 No, well, she's not that kind of reporter. Yeah, well, have him call me. 542 00:54:23,410 --> 00:54:25,105 What is she? Like a DJ or something? 543 00:54:25,278 --> 00:54:27,769 -No, she's just interesting, you know. -Interesting? 544 00:54:27,948 --> 00:54:29,848 Have him call me at my desk. It's Mercer. 545 00:54:30,016 --> 00:54:32,075 What's she want with you? Give her my number. 546 00:54:32,385 --> 00:54:34,785 What's her precise street address? 547 00:54:34,955 --> 00:54:36,354 You know what I want? 548 00:54:36,523 --> 00:54:38,684 I want everyone in the market that night... 549 00:54:38,858 --> 00:54:42,658 ...everyone on the subway, outside. Everybody, I need them all brought in. 550 00:54:42,829 --> 00:54:45,161 Somebody has to have seen this guy. 551 00:54:45,332 --> 00:54:47,732 I need you to get the registration off of this iPod. 552 00:54:48,368 --> 00:54:50,393 -See who it belongs to. -I'm on it. 553 00:54:55,542 --> 00:54:57,237 You've been avoiding me. 554 00:54:57,410 --> 00:54:58,900 -No, I haven't. -Yeah. 555 00:54:59,079 --> 00:55:02,515 You've been avoiding the full glare of my disapproval. 556 00:55:02,682 --> 00:55:07,176 Yeah, well, it was-- The show sucked and everybody hated it. I'm sorry. 557 00:55:07,354 --> 00:55:10,721 Well, we don't normally do silence on WNKW. 558 00:55:10,890 --> 00:55:13,017 You almost managed a full minute. 559 00:55:13,193 --> 00:55:15,388 Well, I think I did an okay recovery, so.... 560 00:55:15,562 --> 00:55:20,056 You got 11 more steps, do you? Are they all gonna be on the air? 561 00:55:23,603 --> 00:55:28,336 I thought we were better than some AM confessional... 562 00:55:28,508 --> 00:55:29,975 ...but people are responding. 563 00:55:30,777 --> 00:55:35,237 I was wrong. I'm big enough to admit it, so keep it up.