NYPD Blue Fanfiction

Loweonthego's Fanfic

Endlessly

This fanfic starts about 2 weeks after the Season 10 finale. While Lt. Rodriquez is recovering from being shot by Fraker, Lt. Thomason of IAB has been sitting in at the 15th Precinct. Thomason has been keeping a low profile but a close eye on the detectives and their cases. 

 

SCENE 1: Evening. Andy and Connie’s apartment. Connie is cleaning up in the kitchen, Andy enters the apartment. 

ANDY: (Walking into the kitchen.) Hey, sorry I’m late. 

CONNIE: Did you eat? I could warm up something. 

ANDY: I grabbed a bite over at Bellevue. John and I had to get a statement from someone in the ER. We went up to see Rodriquez after we were done. 

CONNIE: (Putting away the last of the dishes.) How’s he doing? 

ANDY: (Looking through the cabinets as if to find something to eat.) He looks 100% better. His doctor said he’d probably be releasing him tomorrow. I think he’s getting antsy to get back to work. 

CONNIE: That’s good news. (Noticing Andy’s search through the cabinet.) You sure I can’t make you a sandwich or something. 

ANDY: I think I’ll have some ice cream. You want some? 

CONNIE: Why don’t you sit down and I’ll get it for you.  

ANDY: OK. (Looking around the apartment.) Where’s Theo? In his room? 

CONNIE: He’s over at Joey’s. Michelle is asleep. (Joining Andy at the sofa with a bowl of ice cream.) Right now, it’s just the two of us. (She takes a spoonful of ice cream and lifts the spoon to Andy’s lips.) 

ANDY: (Smiling.) Now this is what I call service.  

As Andy goes to take the spoonful of ice cream Connie quickly places the spoon in her mouth and eats the ice cream. She quickly scoops up another spoonful and serves it to Andy. Connie playfully scoops up another spoonful of ice cream and holds the spoon out for Andy. The two share a long look into each other’s eyes and Connie puts the bowl of ice cream down on the coffee table. 

CONNIE: (Leaning into Andy and giving him a gentle kiss on the lips. She speaks quietly, just above a whisper into Andy’s ear.) We have maybe an hour, an hour and a half. 

ANDY: (With a little boy grin on his face.) So, you want to? 

CONNIE: (Softly touching his face with her fingers.) Yeah, I want to. Do you? 

ANDY: (Standing up from the sofa.) You even have to ask? (He reaches for Connie’s hand and she stands up.) 

CONNIE: Andy, thank you for coming into my life. 

Andy takes Connie’s face into his hands and softly and gently kisses her lips. Connie wraps her arms around him and gives him a hug, pulling her body tightly to his.  

ANDY: I’m the lucky one. 

CONNIE: (Taking his hand in hers and walking towards the bedroom.) Come on. 

Connie leads Andy to the bedroom and the door quietly closes. 

FADE OUT 

SCENE 2: Same day, about an hour and a half later. Connie and Andy’s bedroom. 

Connie is in bed, quietly resting in Andy’s arms. Andy is slowly stroking her hair. 

CONNIE: You still want to make me an honest woman this weekend? 

ANDY: Of course, it’s taken too long already. You know how I am with change. (Kissing her on the forehead.) I want you to be my wife, I want this marriage thing, to make what we have legal. 

CONNIE: (Turning to face Andy.) We have so much. And we’re going to have so much more. We’re going to have such a good life together.  

ANDY: Yeah, we’re fortunate, we’re lucky. 

CONNIE: (Gently nuzzling and kissing Andy’s neck.) Andy, I love you, endlessly. 

Andy leans in to kiss Connie passionately on the lips. Their passion grows with each and every kiss. Andy slowly lifts Connie from his arms and places her on the bed as they continue to share long kisses. Suddenly the phone rings. Connie reaches for it. 

ANDY: Don’t answer it. 

CONNIE: It’s probably Joey’s Mom. I told her to call before Theo came home. 

She answers the phone. Andy lies down next to her in the bed. 

CONNIE: Sure, thanks for calling. We’ll be waiting at the door. (Waits a beat.) All right, you too. Good Night. 

ANDY: Theo’s on his way down the hall? 

CONNIE: Yeah, in just a minute. 

ANDY: (Getting out of bed.) I’ll meet him at the door and get him into bed. (Putting on his pajamas and robe.) You stay here. (Leans over and gives Connie a kiss.) I’ll be back in a few.  

Andy walks out into the living room and opens the door just in time to see Theo heading down the hallway. 

THEO: Daddy! 

ANDY: Did you have a good time at Joey’s?  

THEO: Yeah, we played his new Playstation game. It was cool. 

ANDY: Cool, huh? (Andy locks the door behind Theo.) It’s getting late, you better get ready for bed. 

THEO: (Picks up the bowl of melted ice cream on the coffee table.) Your ice cream, it’s melted. 

ANDY: Yeah, it is. I guess I forgot I had it there. 

THEO: (Walking off to his bedroom.) How can you forget ice cream? 

ANDY: (Rubbing his forehead.) You’ll understand one day. I promise. 

THEO: I don’t ever want to forget ice cream, Daddy. 

Andy smiles as he listens to Theo. It was these moments like this that reminded Andy just how lucky he was. 

SCENE 3 Following Day, Squad Room 15th Precinct. Andy and John are out on a case. Rita and Connie are at their desks while Baldwin and Greg are talking with the interim Lieutenant. A handsome, athletic man enters the squad room. 

PAA JOHN: May I help you sir? 

SCOTT: Yeah, I guess. The officer downstairs said I should speak with a detective up here.  

PAA JOHN: (Giving the man an admiring glance.) Certainly. (Looking over at Detective McDowell.) Detective….(his voice trails off.) 

CONNIE: (Standing from her desk, she is joined by Rita.) I’m Detective McDowell, this is my partner Detective Ortiz. How can we help you? 

SCOTT: I’m Rich Scott. And, well, I don’t really know where to start….this has been going on for a while. 

RITA: (Catching a glimpse of PAA John watching the handsome stranger.) Why don’t we go into the coffee room to talk.  

The threesome walk into the break room. Connie pours herself a cup of coffee. 

CONNIE: Would you like some coffee? 

SCOTT: No, thanks.  

RITA: What brought you in today, Mr. Scott? 

SCOTT: I coach soccer in the Parks and Rec league. We play over in Bryant Park, after school, weekends. Little kids, ages 6, 7, up to 9.  

CONNIE: Sounds like it could be rewarding. 

SCOTT: Oh, yeah, it is. But for the past several months, I’ve been having problems and I think it might be associated with one of the kid’s parents. I’m not sure, but I think one of the parents keyed my car, he left me a warning message on my answering machine, and things like that. But now, it’s getting worse. 

RITA: What makes you think it’s a parent? 

SCOTT: Some of these kid's parents get a little carried away with the competition. I’ve been doing this for a couple years and it happens from time to time. You know, parents arguing with each other, the coach. Well, I started having a problem with this one kid’s dad about 2, 3 months ago. That’s when my car was keyed, I got the message and this guy started trying to pick arguments or fights with me. I got his son moved to another team. Good kid, average player. His Dad thinks he should be the star of the game and play more minutes. 

CONNIE: So, that didn’t get rid of the problem….moving the kid to another team? 

SCOTT: No, this guy just started showing up outside my office, at my games, everywhere. The other night he was outside my apartment building. He comes up to me and says we need to settle our problem now. One of my neighbors happened to come by and this guy, he takes off. 

CONNIE: I’m assuming you have his name and address. 

SCOTT: (Retrieving a slip of paper from his jacket pocket.) Yeah, here it is. (Hands it to Connie.) You know, I don’t want to sound like a wimp, but some of the other parents and coaches told me he’s hooked up with the Russian mafia or something. 

CONNIE: (Looking over the piece of paper.) When is your next game? 

SCOTT: This afternoon. Five o’clock. 

CONNIE: We’ll have a uniformed officer in the area during the game.  

RITA: In the mean time we’ll run this guys name and see what we come up with. But realistically, he hasn’t broken the law. Maybe we can talk to him, sort of size up where he’s coming from. That alone might take care of the problem. 

SCOTT: (Handing Connie a business card.) I need to get over to the field for the game. Here’s my card, it’s got my cel phone number on it too. I’d appreciate anything you can do. I might be paranoid, but this guy is starting to worry me. 

RITA: We’ll be in touch. 

SCOTT: Thanks, I’ll look forward to hearing from you. 

Scott exits the break room. Rita turns to Connie, holding Scott’s business card in her hand. 

RITA: Not bad on the eyes. 

CONNIE: Not bad at all. 

RITA: I’ll run this guy, Yuri Stanislov, and see what comes up. (With a sly smile.) And maybe I’ll run Mr. Scott as well. 

CONNIE: (Both detectives begin to exit the room.) Now, aren’t you glad you didn’t transfer out? 

FADE OUT 

SCENE 4: Late afternoon, same day. Andy and John are doing a follow-up investigation of a shooting the previous night outside a strip club. They are walking in an alleyway behind the club. 

JOHN: (Checking behind a dumpster.) Andy, what you doing this weekend? I got some Yankees tickets from Pelosi. Thought you might want to go to the game. 

ANDY: Thanks, but Connie and I are planning on getting out of town for the weekend. 

JOHN: Oh yeah, anything special.  

ANDY: (Looking around to see who is nearby.) We’re keeping it quiet. We’re going to head down to Maryland and get married. 

JOHN: That’s great, I’m happy for you guys. I know you sort of got derailed a couple weeks ago. Wasn’t sure what the two of you were going to do. 

ANDY: We’ve decided to keep it quiet. We haven’t told anyone in the squad. With all the IAB grunts around we thought it was best not to involve anyone else. We don’t want to get anyone in trouble. 

JOHN: My lips are sealed. (Patting Andy on the shoulder as they head out of the alley to the sidewalk.) I’m really happy for both of you. And Andy, you got a good lady there, you’re lucky. 

ANDY: (Lightheartedly laughing.) Can you believe it? She wants to marry me! I know I’m the lucky one. 

As they reach the sidewalk, a man rolls a free standing ATM out of the back of a building on a hand truck. Andy and John stop and watch him as he wheels it to a van parked in the alley. 

ANDY: Oh, man, I should have known something would mess this day up. 

The man stops moving the ATM and turns towards Andy and John. 

JULIAN: Detectives, how ya doing? 

JOHN: Julian, how the hell are you? (Motioning towards the ATM machine.) Keeping your nose clean? 

JULIAN: Detective Clark, this is not what it looks like. This is a legitimate business. 

ANDY: Since when did stealing an ATM become legal Julian. 

JULIAN: This is my business here. I place ATM machines in businesses, my machines.  

ANDY: (Shaking his head.) I see all sorts of problems here with this. (Looking at John.) Let’s just pretend we didn’t see him. 

JULIAN: After all the help I have offered the New York Police Department, one would think I would get little more respect here. 

ANDY: (Sarcastically.) Nothing personal, but every time we get involved with you it just seems to cause us some pain, somewhere, usually in the posterior - if you get my drift. And I just don’t need that right now. 

JULIAN: Actually Detectives, I was planning on paying you a visit later today. 

JOHN: You were, huh?  

JULIAN: I guess you’re aware of the new program the city has in place to reward people who offers tips to the police, which prevent future criminal acts.  

ANDY: (To John.) Sounds like Julian needs to replenish his bank account. 

JULIAN: Remember, I have twin daughters that I am taking care of on my own, now that my no good, ex-wife is in prison - where she belongs. I’m legit now. Any money I bring home goes directly to them, to their future. 

JOHN: I’m glad to hear that. Now, what were you coming to see us about? 

JULIAN: So, in the course of my new business, I’ve heard some details about a couple of guys planning a job at a bank over on Canal. 

ANDY: You don’t say. Tell me, are you somehow involved in this? 

JULIAN: I told you, I’m strictly legit now. But we could say, some of these guys were former associates of mine, before I changed my thieving ways. 

JOHN: What have you heard? 

JULIAN: I need to keep some of the specifics quiet for now…you know, until the financial reimbursement is discussed. 

ANDY: (Pushing Julian against the van.) You know, my fuse gets shorter with you every time I see you. It’s always about the money, isn’t it? 

JOHN: Why don’t you just tell us what you’ve got. We’ll see what we can do for you if it pans out. If it leads to arrests, I’m sure we can float some cash your way. 

JULIAN: (Looking at Andy, then extending his hand towards Junior.) It’s a pleasure to do business with you Detective, someone who appreciates my inside information.  

JUNIOR: (Waving off the handshake.) Just tell us what you’ve got. 

JULIAN: (Looking around the alley.) You familiar with Domenic Flavo?  

ANDY: Isn’t he upstate doing time for shooting a cop? (Turning to John.) He shot a uniform during a robbery at a bank a couple years back. Claimed it was accidental. 

JULIAN: I guess he worked a deal or something. He’s back in town and he’s getting a group together for a job. I hear he’s looking at hitting the First Bank of New York, over on Canal. 

JOHN: You know when? 

JULIAN: I hear soon, maybe the beginning of the week. 

ANDY: Got any other names? 

JULIAN: The only other name I’ve heard is Tony Serna. 

ANDY: Why don’t you give us a call if you get any more information. Until then, we’ll look into it.  

JULIAN: You just remember where your information came from. 

JOHN: Don’t worry, we’ll take care of you. 

Julian finishes loading the ATM machine in the van. Andy and John head back to their car to return to the Precinct. 

FADE OUT 

SCENE 5: Same day, late afternoon. Squad Room. Baldwin has changed into running clothes and is getting ready to head out for the day. Connie is seated at her desk typing out some paperwork. Rita stops by on her way out to tell Connie good night. 

RITA: (To Connie.) Have a good weekend. Got anything special planned? 

CONNIE: (Turning around to face Rita, smiling.) Andy and I are going to get out of the city for the weekend. 

RITA: Sounds nice. 

Lt. Thomason exits his office and starts to head out of the squad room. First he stops near Rita and Connie. 

THOMASON: You two going to be here much longer? 

CONNIE: I’m just finishing up some paperwork.  

RITA: I’m going to stop in at the desk downstairs, make sure the uniforms stop by the soccer games this weekend at Bryant Park. A little extra presence can’t hurt. Hopefully we can catch up with Stanislov on Monday. 

THOMASON: Well detectives, have a good weekend. I will see you on Monday. (Turning to PAA John.) Good night, John. 

Thomason passes Andy and John as they return to the squad. Rita heads down the stairs as Andy and John come into the room. 

JOHN: I’m going to look up Flavo and see if we have a current address on him. 

ANDY: (Returns the radio to it’s charger and heads to his desk. As he passes Connie he puts his hand on her shoulder for a moment. His unexpected touch sends a rush up her spine.) Hey, how’s it going? 

CONNIE: Ready for our roadtrip? 

ANDY: I’ve been ready, for weeks. You good to go? 

CONNIE: I’m ready, I was just waiting for you.  

ANDY: Let’s get going then.  

Connie and Andy begin to head out after exchanging “good nights” with John Irvin. They meet Jr. in the hallway. 

JOHN: Look you guys, have a wonderful weekend. I’m really happy for you. 

CONNIE: (Surprised look on her face.) Thanks, you have a nice weekend too. 

ANDY: Yeah, thanks. We’ll see you on Monday. 

John heads back into the squad room. Connie and Andy start down the stairs. 

CONNIE: You told him, didn’t you? 

ANDY: Told him what? 

Connie takes a hold of Andy’s hand as they walk down the stairs and gives it a tight squeeze. Andy glances over at Connie and she winks at him and gives him a smile. Andy thought to himself for a moment, “how could I get this lucky?”  

SCENE 6: Andy and Connie’s apartment. Andrea is in the kitchen with Michelle and Theo.  

ANDREA: (Holding Michelle on her hip.) Theo, set the table and I’ll be right back. 

THEO: OK. 

Andrea walks to Andy and Connie’s bedroom door and knocks. 

CONNIE: Come in. 

ANDREA: I thought I would see how you’re doing. 

CONNIE: (Smiling.) Believe it or not, I’m really nervous. 

ANDREA: That’s expected, you’re getting married tomorrow. 

CONNIE: (Taking Michelle from Andrea.) I still can’t believe it. 

ANDREA: Connie, I’ve known you for 5 years and I’ve never seen anyone make you this happy. Whatever you two have, it works.  

Andy enters the apartment and heads towards the bedroom. As he approaches the door he hears Connie talking and stops before entering. - listening in on their conversation. 

CONNIE: I’ve had relationships before but nothing that even compares to how I feel about this man. I love him so much. When I am with him he makes me feel so special and so protected. If I look into Andy’s eyes, I can see our life together, I see our future… and we’re so happy. (Tears well up in her eyes.) He makes me feel loved and cared for like nobody else ever has. (She pauses for a moment.) I’ve always felt like I had to mask my feelings, to be strong for all those around me at work and for my family…my Dad, my Mom, my sister, even for myself. With Andy, I can finally be myself - not something someone else wants me to be. I love him so much it scares me some times. 

Andrea reaches over and gives Connie a hug. 

ANDREA: I’m happy for you. I really am. 

There is a knock at the door. Andy leans in. 

ANDY: The car’s packed. You ready? 

CONNIE: I’m ready. 

Connie wipes a tear from her eye as she hands Michelle back to Andrea. 

ANDREA: Don’t worry about a thing here. We’ll be fine. 

ANDY: You’ve got the number to the place we’ll be staying.  

CONNIE: Theo give me a hug before we leave. 

Theo and Connie share a hug and Andy leans over to give him a hug too. 

ANDY: Theo, you be good for Andrea. We’ll be back on Sunday. 

THEO: You’re going to bring me something, aren’t you? 

CONNIE: Only if you are really good for Andrea and help her with Michelle. 

THEO: OK. 

CONNIE: (To Andy.) We better get going.  

Andy opens the door for Connie and they head out for the drive to Maryland. 

SCENE 7: Late Night, St. Michael’s, Maryland. Outside the Chesapeake Plantation Inn - a sprawling old waterfront estate now a quiet, upscale country inn. Andy and Connie pull into the long drive up to the main house. They pull into a parking space in front and enter the main house. 

CONNIE: (Tightly holding onto Andy’s arm.) This is beautiful, I love it.  

ANDY: (Looking around the lobby.) Yeah, it is nice. 

Andy walks over to the Guest Registration desk and begins to check-in. Within moments they are on their way to their room. The bellman opens the door and enters, depositing their luggage near the closet. The bellman points out the amenities in the room, the waterfront view from the deck and everything he can possible talk about until Connie gives Andy a slight nudge and Andy hands the bellman a tip. As the bellman leaves… 

CONNIE: (Placing her arms around Andy.) I didn’t think he’d ever leave. 

ANDY: I need to ask you something. 

CONNIE: What’s that? 

ANDY: Are you sure you want to do it this way?  

CONNIE: What do you mean? 

ANDY: Getting married like this….without any of your family or friends here.  

CONNIE: Andy, I love you, with all my heart and all my soul. I want us to spend the rest of our lives together. And I want more than anything, to be your wife, to be married to the man I love. (She gives Andy a soft kiss on the lips.) I don’t need anyone or anything more than what I have right here in front of me. 

ANDY: (Gently stroking her face.) Then tomorrow, we’ll get married, and you’ll make me a very happy man.  

CONNIE: Why don’t we get some rest. It’s been a long day. I'm tired. 

Connie goes to sit down on the bed. 

ANDY: Don’t they say it’s bad luck for the groom to see the bride the night before the wedding? 

CONNIE: I’m not going anywhere…and neither are you.  

Connie slowly pulls Andy onto the bed and they relax and cuddle together, just enjoying being with each other. It had been a long day and they were tired. Within minutes they were both content - and fast asleep in each others arm. 

FADE OUT 

SCENE 8: Early morning the next day. Andy and Connie’s hotel room. Andy and Connie are sleeping peacefully in each other’s arms, still fully dressed from the night before. Their phone rings. 

ANDY: (Instinctively grabs the phone.) Sipowicz. (Waiting a beat.) Uhh, yeah, sure, I’ll let her know. Thanks. 

Andy hangs up the phone and turns to face Connie. 

CONNIE: Good Morning. 

ANDY: (Leaning over to give Connie a kiss on the cheek.) Good Morning. Today’s the big day. Are you sure you still want to marry this old man? 

CONNIE: Andy, you’re not old. And even if you were, I’d be ready to marry you because I love you. Now, when are you going to get over that? 

ANDY: Sometimes, I guess I just can’t believe you’d actually want to be with me. You could be with any man you want…. 

CONNIE: (Placing her hand to his mouth.) But I want to be with you. Andy, I love you. Now, get over it. You hear me? 

ANDY: (Smiling as he listens to her words. Once again she brought him back to this wonderful reality of theirs.) Yeah, I hear you….loud and clear. 

CONNIE: Who was on the phone? 

ANDY: Well, I booked a couple little surprises for you today. That was just them calling to confirm. 

CONNIE: (Curious.) What are you talking about?  

ANDY: I made a reservation for you at the spa here - 1:00. When I made the hotel reservation the clerk suggested a spa package - a massage, manicure and pedicure. I hope you like it. 

CONNIE: That’s so sweet of you. It sounds wonderful. Thank you. And what are you going to be doing while I’m getting pampered? 

ANDY: Taking care of a few other details for today. 

CONNIE: Sounds mysterious. What details? 

ANDY: You’ll see in time.  

There is a knock at the door. Andy gets up from the bed and goes to answer the door. A room service waiter is outside the door with a breakfast cart. He pushes the cart into the room. 

WAITER: (Placing the meal service on a table overlooking the water.) Will this be ok sir? 

ANDY: Yeah, it’s fine. (He hands the waiter a tip.) Thanks. 

Andy walks over to the table and takes a rose from a vase that the waiter has left. He presents it to Connie as she joins him at the table. 

CONNIE: (Taking the rose and giving Andy a hug.) You make me feel so special.  

ANDY: You deserve to be treated like this all the time. I know I sometimes forget to say the right thing at the right time, but always know how special and important you are to me. 

Andy gives her a gentle kiss on the lips and holds her tightly for a moment. 

CONNIE: I know how you feel. You show it to me everyday - in so many ways. Now, let’s have breakfast. (Giving him a smile.) I want to make sure you have plenty of energy for our big day. 

ANDY: Oh, I don’t think we’re going to have any problem in that area. 

FADE OUT. 

SCENE 9: A few hours later. Connie has returned from a relaxing visit to the spa. She enters the hotel room. Andy isn’t there but there is a note on the bed along with a large vase of gerber daisies and a small gift wrapped box. 

CONNIE: (Reading the note aloud.) Hope the massage was nice. Relax for a while and meet me by the Bay at 7:00. The box holds something to remind you that I am here with you until 7:00. Then you get the real thing. Thank you for coming into my life. You mean the world to me. Love, Andy. 

Connie was genuinely touched by his words. He meant the world to her and she told him all the time. But he had problems expressing and verbalizing his feelings. She knew those emotions were there - and that’s all that really mattered - but it touched her to see them in his handwriting. She opened the wrapped box and found a beautiful crystal heart. On the bottom of the heart was etched the date. She looked back at his note. How could he get any more romantic. The gerber daisies, the heart, what more surprises could he have planned. 

A knock at the door brought her back to reality and she went to open the door. 

WAITER: Ms. McDowell? Mr. Sipowicz ordered this for you. May I bring it in? 

CONNIE: Of course, come on in. 

The room service waiter entered with a tray of assorted fruits, cheeses, crackers and yogurt. He placed it on the table and turned to Connie, who was retrieving a tip from her purse. 

WAITER: Oh, no mam, Mr. Sipowicz has taken care of everything. (Reaching in his jacket pocket to retrieve an envelope.) And this is for you. 

CONNIE: (Taking the envelope.) Thank you. 

The waiter exits the room as Connie opens the envelope. Another note from Andy: See you at 7….and don’t keep me waiting. Andy. P.S. Here’s a little something to make sure you keep up your energy for our big day - and night. Connie smiled to herself and looked around the room at all Andy had done to make certain this day was as special as could be. She loved this man…and she was ready to marry him and give herself completely to him this evening. Time could not move fast enough, she thought. 

 

SCENE 10: Same day. New York City. Interior of a nightclub. Hip Hop music is playing in the background. No faces are seen, just the backs and hands of several men and one woman. 

MAN #1: (Greeting a new arrival to the group.) Thanks man, it’s good to be back. I told you I had it taken care of and I’d be back soon. 

MAN #2: You’re message said you needed me to take care of a problem. What do you need?  

MAN #1: (The woman with the group is rubbing his shoulders.) I need this pig taken care of. He made me look bad and he disrespected my lady. I want to make sure that doesn’t happen again - ever. 

MAN #3: (Nervously.) You asking us to take out a cop?  

MAN #1: (Calmly but forcefully.) Maybe I called the wrong people to take care of my shit. I thought you were loyal to me, but maybe I was wrong. 

MAN #2: No, you called the right person. You just say when and where. You’re problem will be taken care of. 

A new woman joins the group. The places a large mirrored and gold tray on the table. There are several lines of coke on the tray. Man #1 takes a $100 bill and rolls it like a cigarette, places it on one of the lines of coke and snorts it. He then sits back in his chair and seem to be exhilarating in the moment. A smile comes over his face. 

MAN #1: (Opening an envelope on the table. He takes out a large stack of $100 bills and places them on the table. Next he removes two photos and places them next to the money.) Here’s a little incentive to make this happen quick-like. And photos of this fucking pig. I don’t want you to kill him, just call me when you got him. I’m going to take pleasure in making him beg for his life. 

The camera pulls in close to reveal surveillance type photos of Andy Sipowicz exiting his car with Theo, at Theo’s school. Another photo shows him walking out of the 15th Precinct Station House. 

FADE OUT