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EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS                                                                    FINAL DRAFT
Barry Levinson                                                                                          October 22, 1999
Ton Fontana
Jim Finnerty                                                                                               Rev. 11/8 blue
                                                                                                                  Rev. 11/15 pink
CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Eric Overmyer

DIRECTOR
Jean De Segonzac

Revision	Date	Pages in revision
BLUE	8 November 99	Full Script
PINK	15 November 99	Full Script

 

PLEASE NOTE:

The action for “HOMICIDE: Life Everlasting” takes place over the course of one Day, ending that
Night.

All wardrobe, props, etc., should reflect the weather conditions of the Fall in Baltimore.

The following shots of “The Board” should be scheduled:

                     “HARDWICKE”       in      RED
                     “HARDWICKE”       in      BLACK
                     “RYLAND”               in      RED
                     “RYLAND”               in      BLUE

These names are to be written under Lewis’ name.

                     “GIARDELLO”         in      BLACK

This name is to be written under Hall’s name.

The following CHARACTER NAMES have been changed:

OFFICER FRANK KEANE          to          OFFICER JEFF WESTBY
DOCTOR SUNIL MEHTA            to          DOCTOR ROBERT WILLIAMS
NEWS ANCHOR                          to          DINA NAPOLI
UNIFORM                                     to          OFFICER JAY SALERNO

BEAU FELTON...............................................................................................................Daniel Baldwin
STANLEY BOLANDER..................................................................................................Ned Beatty
JOHN MUNCH...............................................................................................................Richard Belzer
FRANK PEMBLETON....................................................................................................Andre Braugher
MIKE KELLERMAN.......................................................................................................Reed Diamond
MIKE GIARDELLO.........................................................................................................Giancarlo Esposito
JULIANNA COX.............................................................................................................Michelle Forbes
STUART GHARTY..........................................................................................................Peter Gerety
MEGAN RUSSERT..........................................................................................................Isabella Hofmann
ED DANVERS..................................................................................................................Zeljko Ivanek
MELDRICK LEWIS.........................................................................................................Clark Johnson
AL GIARDELLO..............................................................................................................Yaphet Kotto
KAY HOWARD...............................................................................................................Melissa Leo
TERRI STIVERS...............................................................................................................Toni Lewis
RENE SHEPPARD...........................................................................................................Michael Michele
J.H. BRODIE.....................................................................................................................Max Perlich
STEVE CROSETTI...........................................................................................................Jon Polito
TIM BAYLISS..................................................................................................................Kyle Secor
PAUL FALSONE..............................................................................................................Jon Seda
LAURA BALLARD..........................................................................................................Callie Thorne

COLONEL GEORGE BARNFATHER............................................................................Clayton LeBouef
CAPTAIN ROGER GAFFNEY........................................................................................Walt MacPherson
DOCTOR GEORGE GRISCOM......................................................................................Austin Pendleton
DETECTIVE ROBERT HALL..........................................................................................Jason Priestly
QRT LIEUTENANT JASPER..........................................................................................Gary D’Addario

DOCTOR LAUSANNE...................................................................................................Herb Levinson
NAOMI............................................................................................................................Sharon Ziman
OFFICER JAY SALERNO..............................................................................................Jay Spadaro
DOCTOR SCHEINER.....................................................................................................Ralph Tabakin
OFFICER JEFF WESTBY...............................................................................................Granville Adams

ERIC THOMAS JAMES..................................................................................................Eamonn Walker
HOMELESS MAN...........................................................................................................Lanny Flaherty

DAWN DANIELS............................................................................................................Rhonda Overby
SHIRLEY DESASSY.......................................................................................................Elizabeth Berman
DOCTOR ELI DEVILBISS..............................................................................................Sean Whitesell
DOCTOR VICTOR EHRLICH........................................................................................Ed Begley Jr.
ROBERT GESSNER........................................................................................................
ROSINA GIARDELLO....................................................................................................Irma St.Paule
RICHARD GILROY.........................................................................................................John Badila
CARDINAL KEELER......................................................................................................As Himself
JOHN KOMEN...............................................................................................................Craig Wallace
HELEN LUCAITIS..........................................................................................................As Herself
BILLIE LOU MCCOY.....................................................................................................Ellen McElduff

KARL MILLER................................................................................................................Paul West
DINA NAPOLI................................................................................................................As Herself
ROBBIE ROBERTS.........................................................................................................Phillip Reid
NATHANIEL STEIGLER................................................................................................Mark Joy
BERNIE WEEKS............................................................................................................ Reg E. Cathey
DOCTOR ROBERT WILLIAMS.....................................................................................David Copeland Goodman

NEWS MANAGER.........................................................................................................Gradley Thoennes
NURSE............................................................................................................................Susan Lynn Ross
OLD WOMAN................................................................................................................Leeana Saunders
O.R. NURSE....................................................................................................................Adetoro Makinde
SKINHEAD.....................................................................................................................Matt Oney
WITNESS #1...................................................................................................................Richard DeAngelis
WITNESS #2...................................................................................................................Jarvis W. George

EXTERIORS                                                                                                               INTERIORS
African Revival                                                                                                                  African Revival
    Movement Building                                                                                                             Movement Building
Alley                                                                                                                                  Bolander Home
Baltimore                                                                                                                                   Kitchen
Canton Street                                                                                                                    Church Home & Hospital
Charles Street                                                                                                                            Chapel
Church Home & Hospital                                                                                                           Emergency Room
        Emergency Room                                                                                                               ER Entrance
Gunpowder Falls                                                                                                                        Hallway
Inner Harbor                                                                                                                              ICU
        Ampitheatre                                                                                                                                Corridor
Jimmy’s Restaurant                                                                                                                             Giardello’s Room
        Backdoor                                                                                                                           Nurses’ Station
Little Italy                                                                                                                                   Operating Room #4
        Alley                                                                                                                                  Operating Room #5
        Bocce Ball Court                                                                                                                Waiting Room
        Playground                                                                                                                  Desassy Apartment
        Sidestreet
Perry Hall
        James Home                                                                                                                Homicide Unit
Police Headquarters                                                                                                                     Coffee Room
        Balcony                                                                                                                                Lieutenant’s Office
        Roof                                                                                                                                     Interrogation Room #1
State Police Headquarters                                                                                                             Interrogation Room #2
Street                                                                                                                                            Observation Room
Thames Street                                                                                                                               Squad Room
WYAT                                                                                                                                James Home
                                                                                                                                                     Bedroom
                                                                                                                                                     Hallway
                                                                                                                                                     Kitchen
                                                                                                                                           Loyola College
                                                                                                                                                     Lecture Hall
                                                                                                                                           NYPD
                                                                                                                                                     Special Victim’s Unit
                                                                                                                                           Pembleton’s Toyota
                                                                                                                                           Police Headquarters
                                                                                                                                                     Garage
                                                                                                                                                      Lobby
                                                                                                                                                     Stairway
                                                                                                                                           Radio Station
                                                                                                                                                     Studio
                                                                                                                                                     Visiting Room
                                                                                                                                           Sand’s Lounge
                                                                                                                                           State Police Headquarters
                                                                                                                                                     Screening Room
                                                                                                                                           Swimming Pool
                                                                                                                                           The Waterfront Restaurant
                                                                                                                                           WYAT
                                                                                                                                                     News Manager’s Office
                                                                                                                                                     News Studio Set

          FADE IN:

1        EXT.  BALTIMORE - DAY

          Establishing. Eight a.m.

2        EXT. INNER HARBOR - DAY

          TV REPORTERS with film CREWS clusterfuck the area.  BUSINESS
          EXECUTIVES grabbing coffee, MOTHERS with TODDLERS, SENIOR
          CITIZENS gawk, as a shiny Lincoln Town Car pulls up to curb.
          AL GIARDELLO exits the Car, followed by NATHANIEL STIEGLER,
          campaign manager.  Other AIDES exit a Ford Van.  The NEWS
          CREWS beeline for GIARDELLO as he heads for:

3         EXT. AMPITHEATRE/INNER HARBOR - DAY

          As GIARDELLO, STIEGLER, AIDES and NEWS CREWS approach, video
          floodlights flash on.  CU on GIARDELLO caught in the glare.
          A CROWD engulfs him.  Sings “Giardello for Mayor” flash into
          CAMERA.  A moment when GIARDELLO is jostled.  DAWN DANIELS,
          WYAT Reporter, followed by CAMERAMAN, shoves a mic at
          GIARDELLO.

          A HOMELESS MAN, malevolent, red-rimmed eyes, pushes past
          DANIELS and grabs GIARDELLO’s lapel.

          GIARDELLO and HOMELESS MAN exchange a look.  GIARDELLO smiles,
          a flash of anxiety.  STEIGLER calls to AIDE.

          AIDE pulls HOMELESS MAN aside, as STIEGLER guides GIARDELLO
          toward a stage.  HOMELESS MAN mumbles a curse.  A UNIFORM
          shoves him further back into the CROWD.  A CHANT from the
          CROWD:  “Giardello.  Giardello.  Giardello.”  DANIELS persists:

           DANIELS and CAMERAMAN step back as GIARDELLO ascends the
           stage, where Mayor KURT SCHMOKE and other famous BALTIMOREONS
           wait.  A huge CHEER from the CROWD as GIARDELLO steps to the
           microphone: “We Want Al, We Want Al, He’s Our Pal.  We Want
           Al.”  GIARDELLO tries to quiet the CROWD, but the CHEERING
           grows LOUDER.  Tons of FLASHBULBS from PRESS and AUDIENCE
           are going off.  As GIARDELLO smiles, a rapid dull REPEAT is
           alarmed.  A BUZZ of concern and confusion.  STIEGLER and the
           CELEBRITIES reflexively back away.  GIARDELLO watches UNIFORMS
           and PLAINCLOTHES push through the CROWD, which is charged
           with fear, curious, looking around.  Then, GIARDELLO slumps
           to his knees.  His white shirt fills red with his blood.
           STIEGLER and AIDES reach to support GIARDELLO, who looks out
           at the CROWD, confused, in pain.  He slumps forward.  On
           STIEGLER, cradling GIARDELLO’S head,

          MELDRICK LEWIS and PAUL FALSONE pull up, exit Cavalier, walk
          down littered sidewalk in devastated neighborhood.

           THEY turn into:

5         EXT. ALLEY - DAY

           They head toward a crack house.

          A UNIFORM stands with his back to them.

          The UNIFORM turns, revealing himself to be MIKE GIARDELLO.

          Officer JEFF WESTBY approaches.

          MIKE stares at him, not comprehending.  FALSONE turns to
          LEWIS  As SONG BEGINS,

          SONG CONTINUES.  Bedlam.  Terror.  SIRENS and SCREAMING.
          UNIFORMS clear a path.  EMS wheel an unconscious GIARDELLO
          out on a gurney.  As EMS works GIARDELLO’s chest,

          SONG CONTINUES.  CU on phone in hand.  PULL BACK to REVEAL
          STUART GHARTY.  Shocked, HE puts down phone, exits into:

A8     INT. SQUAD ROOM/HOMICIDE UNIT - DAY

          SONG CONTINUES.  GHARTY tells LAURA BALLARD and TERRI STIVERS.
          As THEY react,

          SONG CONTINUES.  Short order COOK smokes cigarette outside
          kitchen door.  KAY HOWARD walks up, shows a warrant, spins
          COOK around, cuffs him.  UNIFORM runs up, YELLING the news.
          As HOWARD reacts,

          SONG CONTINUES.  GIARDELLO is loaded into EMS Wagon.  As
          UNIFORMS push the NEWS CREWS away from Wagon doors,

          SONG CONTINUES.  CU on copy of The New York Post being held.
          Cellphone RINGS.  Newspaper comes down to REVEAL JOHN MUNCH,
          as he reaches for cellphone, answers it.  As HE listens,

          SONG CONTINUES.  MIKE KELLERMAN sits in Car, secretly
          photographing a MAN kissing his MISTRESS.  As KELLERMAN HEARS
          the NEWS on the car radio, puts down his camera,

          SONG CONTINUES.  EMS Wagon ROARS to a halt.  As TRIAGE TEAM
          races with GIARDELLO into Emergency room,

          SONG CONTINUES.  CU on eggs being fried up.  As WE PULL BACK
          to REVEAL STANLEY BOLANDER, sipping a beer, watching the
          news bulletin on TV,

          SONG CONTINUES.  CU on a fly plopping onto the water from a
          long arching cast.  Cellphone RINGS.  As WE PULL BACK to
          REVEAL a pacific TIM BAYLISS answering the phone,

          SONG CONTINUES.  NURSES stabilize GIARDELLO, put him on IV’s.
          PULL BACK to REVEAL DOCTOR, who checks GIARDELLO’s vitals on
          a cardiac monitor.  As HE eyes an attractive NURSE,

          SONG CONTINUES.  A woodpaneled, two-hundred seat Lecture
          Hall.  Six STUDENTS sit in the first row, looking terrified.
          PULL BACK to REVEAL FRANK PEMBLETON raving at his hostages.
          On the blackboard behind PEMBLETON is big chalk lettering
          “The Principles of Ethics.”  Various quotes from Aquinas,
          Nietzsche and Camus.  A PRIEST comes to the doorway, pauses,
          meek.  PEMBLETON catches the PRIEST out of the corner of his
          eye.  The PRIEST motions.  PEMBLETON continues lecturing.
          The PRIEST motions again.  PEMBLETON glares.  The PRIEST
          motions imploringly, respectfully.  PEMBLETON walks over.
          The PRIEST whispers into PEMBLETON’s good ear.  On PEMBLETON,
          staring at him as if he were speaking Esperanto,

          SONG ENDS.  A Philadelphia rat-fuck of POLICE, PRESS and
          PARAMEDICS; Emergency Vehicles, Cop Cars, City Cars, Press
          Vans.  HELEN LUCAITIS, Court TV Reporter, does live report:

          Squad Car pulls up, MIKE leaps out.

          LUCAITIS collars MIKE as he goes by, shoves microphone in
          his face, runs alongside him as he motors for door.

          He shoves her.  As LUCAITIS falls down flat on her ass,

          On her knees, LUCAITIS continues her report:

          As LUCAITIS gets to her feet,

           BARNFATHER and STIEGLER intercept MIKE.

          THEY go into:

21      INT. WAITING ROOM/CHURCH HOME & HOSPITAL - DAY

          MIKE enters with BARNFATHER and STIEGLER.

          They’ve been shouting.  Now they stop and glare.  Then:

          BARNFATHER and STIEGLER exit.  MIKE looks over.  A Man’s
          sitting in the corner: BOLANDER.  As MIKE crosses to payphone,

          FALSONE and LEWIS exit parked Cavalier.

          Beat-up Ford Explorer HONKS, as it pulls into space.  They
          turn to see BAYLISS, exiting Explorer.

          THEY exit to:

23      EXT. POLICE HEADQUARTERS - DAY

          TV NEWS CREWS YELL questions to BAYLISS, FALSONE and LEWIS
          as they head for entrance.  A Toyota pulls up and parks in
          the middle of the street.  PEMBLETON emerges.

          As PEMBLETON stares up at Headquarters,

          Redball chaos.  “The Aquarium” is crammed with potential
          WITNESSES.  GHARTY stands in front of blackboard, on which
          are pasted Crime Scene photos.  PULL BACK to REVEAL STIVERS,
          HOWARD, FALSONE, BALLARD, BAYLISS, PEMBLETON and LEWIS, as
          well as new DETECTIVES, including ROBERT HALL, twenties,
          handsome, peachfuzzed.

          PEMBLETON stares at HALL, says nothing, then turns to GHARTY.

          UNIFORM escorts HOMELESS MAN into Interrogation Room #1.

          GHARTY goes into his Office.  PEMBLETON sighs.  As the
          DETECTIVES go in different directions,

          BOLANDER looks over at MIKE, who talks on payphone.

          He hangs up, crosses to couch, sits next to BOLANDER.

          ROSINA GIARDELLO, eighties, enters.  MIKE embraces her.

          MIKE kisses her on both cheeks.  BOLANDER crosses to water
          fountain, as MEGAN RUSSERT gets off elevator.

          As THEY sit down,

          PEMBLETON sits with BAYLISS and LEWIS.

          PEMBLETON groans, looks around the Room.

          PEMBLETON crosses to “The Board,” shields his eyes from the
          glare, takes out a pair of shades, puts them on.

          BAYLISS’ POV:  The name “Ryland” in Red on “The Board.”

          PEMBLETON scans BAYLISS’ look.

          LEWIS crosses by.

          FLASHBACK --

          On LUKE RYLAND murdering a VICTIM,

          FLASHBACK --

          On LEWIS and SHEPPARD standing over Ryland’s BODY,

          LEWIS walks off. PEMBLETON turns to BAYLISS.

          PEMBLETON looks over to Lieutenant’s Office.

          PEMBLETON turns to Observation Room.

          THEY cross to Observation Room, exit into:

27      INT. OBSERVATION ROOM/HOMICIDE UNIT - DAY

          PEMBLETON and BAYLISS enter, see GHARTY observing.  PEMBLETON
          looks back and forth to each Interrogation Room.

          PEMBLETON’s POV:  In Interrogation Room #1, HALL hovers over
          the HOMELESS MAN.

          PEMBLETON looks into the Interrogation Room #2

          HIS POV:  Another DETECTIVE hovers over another WITNESS.
          PEMBLETON turns back to Interrogation Room #1.

          HALL SLAMS the back of the HOMELESS MAN’s chair, open-handed.
          The HOMELESS MAN is startled.

          PEMBLETON exhales disgust.  HALL removes his jacket.

          BAYLISS turns to PEMBLETON.

          GHARTY glares at PEMBLETON.

          BAYLISS points: HALL is scuffling with the HOMELESS MAN.
          GHARTY rushes into:

28      INT. INTERROGATION ROOM #1/HOMICIDE UNIT - DAY

          YELLING and CURSING.  HALL and GHARTY wrestle HOMELESS MAN
          to the ground.  HALL struggles to cuff HOMELESS MAN.

          HALL hoists him up by the shirt collar.  GHARTY breaks HALL’s
          hold, eases HOMELESS MAN into a chair.

          HOMELESS MAN bullrushes HALL.  GHARTY restrains him.. More
          CURSING and YELLING.  BAYLISS and PEMBLETON enter.

          HOMELESS MAN eyes PEMBLETON, who sits in a chair, smiles,
          then sets dollar bill in front of HOMELESS MAN.

          BAYLISS eyefucks HALL, who looks to GHARTY, outraged.  GHARTY
          motions HALL to exit Room.

          HALL storms out, BANGING the door open.

          As GHARTY closes the door,

          PRESS surround the Building, waiting.

30      INT. NURSES’ STATION/CHURCH HOME & HOSPITAL - DAY

          MIKE is in the face of a battle-as NURSE.

          RUSSERT puts her hand on MIKE’s shoulder.

          RUSSERT points to TV set, which is covering the Giardello
          shooting, replaying clip of Mike and Lucaitis.

          MIKE changes channel to “Miss Sally’s Schoolyard”.

          On RUSSERT, trying to comfort MIKE,

          PEMBLETON and BAYLISS sit with HOMELESS MAN.

          HOMELESS MAN takes dollar in hand.

          PEMBLETON stands, leans across the table.

          No response.

          No response.

          BAYLISS takes out a dollar.  PEMBLETON stops him:

          PEMBLETON glares at HOMELESS MAN.

          On PEMBLETON and BAYLISS, exchanging a look, 

          FADE IN:

32      INT. HALLWAY/CHURCH HOME & HOSPITAL - DAY

          ROSINA and RUSSERT exit the Women’s Room.  They are pursued
          by DANIELS and her Cameraman, ERIC THOMAS JAMES.

          DANIELS turns to see MIKE charging toward her.

          MIKE grabs the camera.

          JAMES heads down Hall to retrieve camera.

          DANIELS and JAMES go.  As MIKE puts his arm around his
          GRANDMOTHER,

          Cavalier pulls up.  STIVERS gets out driver’s side.  BALLARD
          gets out as STIVERS looks into the backseat, piled with video
          cassettes, with logos from various local TV stations.

          As SHE follows BALLARD into building,

35      INT. NEWS STUDIO SET/WYAT - DAY

          NEWS MANAGER walks with STIVERS and BALLARD as News Room
          Redballs Giardello shooting.  They walk past News Anchor
          DINA NAPOLI on air:

          On NEWS MANAGER, nodding,

          BOLANDER and MUNCH walk to entrance, passing MEDIA.

          On BOLANDER, entering ahead of MUNCH,

          PEMBLETON, BAYLISS, MUNCH, BOLANDER, FALSONE, HOWARD, STIVERS,
          BALLARD, LEWIS and GHARTY crowd around VCR, watching videotape
          of the shooting.

          GHARTY hits pause.  BOLANDER looks closely at SCREEN.

          A moment of intense study on the stopped tape.

          We HEAR the SOUND of the door opening.  Captain ROGER GAFFNEY
          enters.  In b.g. of doorway, PICK UP HALL, pouty face.

          GHARTY looks through blinds, exchanges a look with HALL.

          HALL steps in.  GAFFNEY turns to GHARTY.

          HALL goes.  GAFFNEY faces the GROUP.

          GAFFNEY exits

          PEMBLETON starts to exit

          PEMBLETON exits.  BAYLISS follows.  GHARTY turns to the
          OTHERS.

          On the GROUP, pondering the question,

          BAYLISS pursues PEMBLETON down stairs.

          THEY exit building.

39      EXT. POLICE HEADQUARTERS - DAY

          PEMBLETON and BAYLISS walk briskly through MEDIA CIRCUS,
          ignoring REPORTERS’ questions.

          PEMBLETON and BAYLISS cross street, reach Pembleton’s Toyota.

          As THEY get into the Car,

          Redball chaos continues.  GHARTY stands before MUNCH,
          BOLANDER, STIVERS, HOWARD, FALSONE, BALLARD, LEWIS and HALL.

          OTHERS GROAN

          DETECTIVES move off.  MUNCH leans into GHARTY.

          As MUNCH follows, 

          FADE IN:

41      INT. PEMBLETON’S TOYOTA - DAY

          PEMBLETON drives.  BAYLISS rides shotgun.

          On BAYLISS getting shot,

          As THEY drive along,

          Establishing.

43      INT. AFRICAN REVIVAL MOVEMENT BUILDING - DAY

          BOLANDER and MUNCH sit across from JOHN KOMEN, forties,
          greying temples.

          On GIARDELLO finding the BODIES of dead Members of the African
          Revival Movement,

KOMEN
                                                                    I was here.

          On BOLANDER giving MUNCH a look,

          Still a Crime Scene.  Area of shooting taped off.  PEMBLETON
          and BAYLISS talk to WITNESS #1.

          As PEMBLETON kicks a garbage can,

          RUSSERT sits with ROSINA and MIKE, as J.H. BRODIE approaches.

          COMMOTION at the elevators.  REPORTERS, including DANIELS,
          YELLING questions at ROBERT GESSNER, forties, Redford-esque,
          stepping into view.

          GESSNER approaches MIKE.

          As GESSNER shakes MIKE’s hand, nodding grimly for the cameras,

          HOWARD and FALSONE across from SHIRLEY DESASSY, thirty-five,
          world weary, drunk.

          FLASHBACK --

          As GIARDELLO shoots RAYMOND DESASSY,

          HOWARD rises.  FALSONE follows suit.

          As HOWARD and FALSONE exit,

          RENE SHEPPARD and LEWIS exit Cavalier, survey pleasant, leafy,
          quaint Main Street, Baltimore County.

          They stroll up sidewalk.

          They stop in front of a Variety Store.  LEWIS shrugs.
          Puzzled, THEY go in:

48      OMIT

49      INT. WAITING ROOM/RADIO STATION - DAY

          LEWIS and SHEPPARD stop.  In front of them, behind glass,
          KARL MILLER, thirties, well-groomed, David Duke-ish, sits at
          console, headphones on, in front of mic, listening to a
          caller.  Their VOICES are audible over speakers:

          MILLER looks up, sees SHEPPARD and LEWIS.

          LEWIS holds up his badge and TAPS on the glass.

          SHEPPARD and LEWIS enter Studio, LEWIS points to “on air”
          light.  As MILLER reluctantly turns it off,

          MIKE enters.  CARDINAL KEELER is at the altar.

          KEELER exits.  MIKE lights a candle at the altar, then pulls
          out his Rosary.  As HE kneels and says his Rosary, praying
          with all his heart,

          Classical MUSIC PLAYS as SURGICAL TEAM works on GIARDELLO.
          Doctor ROBERT WILLIAMS reaches deep into GIARDELLO’S abdomen
          with surgical instrument and pulls out a battered bloody
          bullet.  He holds it up to the light.

          O.R. NURSE holds out tray.  WILLIAMS drops bullet on tray
          and turns to consult X-ray that Doctor ELI DEVILBISS holds
          up for him.

          WILLIAMS bends to his work. Behind him, the door opens.  A
          tall Black MAN, in surgical mask, gown and cap, enters.  No
          one pays any attention.  The MAN stands near the door, watches
          for a moment, then brings his arm up.  The movement catches
          the eye of DEVILBISS, who glances in his direction.

          MAN is pointing a gun.  DEVILBISS stops, not understanding
          what he’s seeing.  A beat.  Then MAN FIRES several shots --

          DEVILBISS ducks as monitor SHATTERS behind him.  A moment of
          silence, classical MUSIC keeps PLAYING, then SCREAMS and
          SHOUTING.  CHAOS.  DEVILBISS looks up: MAN is gone.  NURSES
          are CRYING.  DEVILBISS looks around.  WILLIAMS has thrown
          himself over GIARDELLO.  O.R. NURSE grabs intercom and starts
          SCREAMING into it as DEVILBISS goes to WILLIAMS:

          WILLIAMS doesn’t respond.  DEVILBISS pulls WILLIAMS up, turns
          him over.  He’s unconscious, his chest a wet red mass of
          blood.  DEVILBISS stares:  Is this the patients blood or
          Williams’?

          As O.R. NURSE SCREAMS into intercom, the TRAUMA TEAM tends
          to both WILLIAMS and GIARDELLO,

           FADE IN:

B51    INT. ER ENTRANCE/CHURCH HOME & HOSPITAL - DAY

          BRODIE, in scrubs, carrying camera, brushes past tall Black
          MAN, still in scrubs, face turned away.  MAN exits building.
          As BRODIE heads for elevator, CHAOS erupts.  As a FLOOD of
          COPS and SECURITY head upstairs,

          CHAOS continues, as MEDICAL STAFF lifts WILLIAMS onto gurney.

           DEVILBISS looks at O.R. NURSE, panicked, frozen.

D51    INT. HALLWAY/CHURCH HOME & HOSPITAL - DAY

          STAFF carries WILLIAMS into Operating Room #4, as other
          DOCTORS and NURSES rush toward them, splitting up between
          Operating Room #4 and Operating Room #5.  BRODIE comes down
          Hallway.

          DEVILBISS exits into Operating Room #4.  BRODIE crosses to
          door of Operating Room #4, looks in window.

E51    INT. OPERATING ROOM #4/CHURCH HOME & HOSPITAL - DAY

          SURGICAL TEAM works on WILLIAMS.

F51    INT. HALLWAY/CHURCH HOME & HOSPITAL - DAY

          BRODIE crosses to Operating Room #5, looks in window.

G51   INT. OPERATING ROOM #5/CHURCH HOME & HOSPITAL - DAY

          SURGICAL TEAM works on GIARDELLO.

H51   INT. HALLWAY/CHURCH HOME & HOSPITAL - DAY

          BRODIE, alone, in a now quiet Hall, mumbles to himself

          As BRODIE raises his camera and starts filming,

J51    EXT. CHURCH HOME & HOSPITAL - DAY

          Cop Cars and QRT Vehicles.  QRT OFFICERS rush into Hospital
          as VISITORS, HOSPITAL STAFF and AMBULATORY PATIENTS are
          ushered out.  RICHARD GILROY is broadcasting:

          HE is drowned out by the SOUND of a HELICOPTER landing nearby.

K51   INT. CORRIDOR/ICU/CHURCH HOME & HOSPITAL - DAY

          QRT OFFICERS, let by QRT Lieutenant JASPER, march down eerily
          quiet and deserted floor.  They enter room with bedridden
          PATIENT, searching it quickly.  As THEY fan out and move on
          to the next room,

          PEMBLETON and BAYLISS face WITNESS #2.

          PEMBLETON and BAYLISS turn and walk away.

          As BAYLISS and PEMBLETON move off,

          MILLER looks at LEWIS and SHEPPARD.

          MILLER starts writing, laughs.

          On LEWIS and SHEPPARD, “oh, man, this guy,”

          LEWIS and SHEPPARD exit Store, with witness list.

          Three SKINHEADS block the sidewalk.

          SKINHEAD puts his hands on SHEPPARD, who flips him around
          and cuffs him as LEWIS simultaneously draws his gun and badges
          other two SKINHEADS.

          As SHEPPARD puts SKINHEAD in the Cavalier,

          Establishing.

B53    INT. SCREENING ROOM/STATE POLICE HEADQUARTERS - DAY

          A state-of-the art video/audio facility.  STIVERS and BALLARD
          sit with ROBBIE ROBERTS, Chief State Lab Tech.  Dozens of
          tape cassettes from Channels Two, Eleven, Thirteen and Fox
          Forty-Five litter the console.

          ON SCREEN: A newsreel videotape plays.  The Ampitheatre at
          the Inner Harbor.  Faces of an expectant crowd.

          BALLARD and STIVERS study the faces on the videotape.

          ON SCREEN: Faces in the crowd.  Giardello comes into frame.

          BALLARD and STIVERS lean in, searching for a clue.

          ON SCREEN:  The Homeless Man grabs Giardello

          ROBERTS hits button which freezes tape.

          ON SCREEN:  The startled image of Giardello instinctively
          shying away from the Homeless Man.

          STIVERS circles an eight-inch diameter ON SCREEN.

          ROBERTS hits a few bells and whistles.

          ON SCREEN:  The section is enlarges times five.  The image
          zooms up grainy.  The hands of everyone within reach of
          Giardello.  Only the bottom of Giardello’s suit is ON SCREEN.

          As BALLARD and STIVERS look at the enlarged anonymous hands,

          Sidewalk, street, parking lot now full of VISITORS, STAFF
          and PATIENTS, ambulatory and in wheelchairs, COPS, QRT
          OFFICERS  and NEWS MEDIA.  BARNFATHER stands with MIKE.

          Officer JAY SALERNO approaches.

          JASPER exits building, sees BARNFATHER, shrugs.

          MIKE curses under his breath.

          As STAFF and PATIENTS start to re-enter building,

          BAYLISS and PEMBLETON play pool with BERNIE WEEKS.

          He misses shot.  BAYLISS takes a turn.

          As PEMBLETON shoots and scratches,

          BAYLISS and PEMBLETON exit Lounge.

          PEMBLETON eyes BAYLISS, clicks his tongue.

          They get to Car.

          As THEY get into Car and drive off,

          GIARDELLO is wheeled out of O.R., under guard, accompanied
          by assortment of COPS.  As THEY move him toward ICU,

          FADE IN:

G53   INT. SCREENING ROOM/STATE POLICE HEADQUARTERS - DAY

          STIVERS and BALLARD sit at the video console.  An empty pizza
          box and cans of soda litter the console.  STIVERS sips a
          Coke.  ROBERTS isolates another section of tape, freezing
          the image of a startled, frightened Giardello from another
          angle.  A middle-aged Black Man zooms up.

          ROBERTS works the controls.  A section of the frame zooms
          up, a grainy image of the Black Man holding an object.

          STIVERS steps to the screen, anxious.

          ROBERTS works the controls.  The Black Man’s right hand zooms
          up, isolated, more grainy.  STIVERS studies the image.

          BALLARD steps to the screen, anticipating.  ROBERTS zooms up
          the Black Man’s hand to fill the entire screen.  His hand
          holds a rectangular object.

          The image zooms up again, isolating the fingers on the Black
          Man’s hand.  BAYLISS and PEMBLETON enter.

          ON SCREEN:  The Black Man’s fingers are enlarged times two.

          On the grainy image of Giardello ON SCREEN,

          GIARDELLO, unconscious, wired and intubated.

          MIKE looks in at his father, talking to Doctor VICTOR EHRLICH.

          EHRLICH turns to go.

          On MIKE, “well, you put it that way,”

          ON SCREEN: A new section of news videotape plays.  Giardello
          and Schmoke bask in the glow of the crowd’s reception.  WE
          HEAR a barely audible “pop-pop-pop” through the CHEERING.
          Giardello and the Police Officers react to the muffled report
          of gunshots.

          ON SCREEN: Giardello, stunned, in pain, grimacing, falling
          out of frame as Stiegler reaches for Giardello.

          BALLARD turns from the SCREEN.  Slow motion.  Giardello being
          shot from yet a third angle.

          ROBERTS works controls.

          ON SCREEN: The image of Giardello falling is frozen.  The
          image is blown up in sections of the frame, in rapid sequence.

          As BALLARD pats STIVERS’ arm,

          MIKE slumbers in chair.  Sunlight hits his face.  HAND taps
          him on shoulder.  He wakes with a start --

          GIARDELLO, dressed, smiling, knots his tie.

          Stunned, MIKE looks over to bed.  It’s empty, made.

          GIARDELLO looks around, grins, leans in, finger to lips.

          Grinning, GIARDELLO walks out.  As MIKE leaps up,

          Asleep in chair, MIKE comes forward with jolt, wakes up.  He
          looks over at GIARDELLO, who lies unconscious in bed, IV’d
          and wired.  MIKE rubs his eyes, as Doctor JULIANNA COX and
          Doctor GEORGE GRISCOM enter.

          MIKE exits.  As COX and GRISCOM turn toward GIARDELLO,

          MIKE enters Room as RUSSERT approaches with ROSINA.

          RUSSERT stands at elevator as doors open to reveal:

          RUSSERT gets in, without a word, as KELLERMAN gets off.

          Doors close. KELLERMAN turns to MIKE.

          MIKE nods, as BRODIE returns, still in scrubs, with camera.

          As MIKE and KELLERMAN head off,

          GRISCOM and COX study X-rays, consult chart over GIARDELLO,
          still unconscious.

          She raises GIARDELLO’s sheet, peeks under smock.

          On GRISCOM and COX, just itching to do that autopsy,

55       INT. LIEUTENANT’S OFFICE/HOMICIDE UNIT - DAY

          MIKE stands across from GHARTY at desk

          On GIARDELLO finding Mario Giardello dead in the bathtub,

          On GHARTY, nodding

          SONG BEGINS.  CU on ITALIAN GUY #1 being rocked.  PULL BACK
          to REVEAL MIKE, in street clothes, stomping ITALIAN GUY #1.
          As KELLERMAN looks on dispassionately,

          SONG CONTINUES.  CU on ITALIAN GUY #2 being rocked.  PULL
          BACK to REVEAL MIKE stomping ITALIAN GUY #2.  As KELLERMAN
          sips coffee,

          SONG CONTINUES.  MIKE chasing down middle-aged ITALIAN GUY
          #3.  He catches ITALIAN GUY #3, smacks him down, begins
          kicking ITALIAN GUY #3.  ITALIAN GUY #3 balls up to protect
          his vitals.  As KELLERMAN chews slice of pizza,

          SONG CONTINUES.  CU on an ELDER of the neighborhood, bug-
          eyed.  PULL BACK to REVEAL MIKE holding his service revolver
          to the ELDER’s head, his forearm braced against the ELDER’s
          throat.  KELLERMAN stops him.

          MIKE breathes, steps back.

          On MIKE, frustrated,

          GIARDELLO stands on bottom of dry Pool, wearing suit and tie
          and goggles.  Far above him is a LIGHT.  Suddenly, the Pool
          is full of water.

          UNDER WATER -- GIARDELLO looks up:  The LIGHT shimmers through
          the water like a distant beacon.

          GIARDELLO breaststrokes for surface.  He swims and swims,
          up, up, up, toward the LIGHT.  He breaks the surface, gasping,
          into the LIGHT.  He rips off his goggles, wipes the water
          from his eyes, looks around.

          As GIARDELLO looks in vain for his son, treading water, trying
          to keep his head above the surface,

          GIARDELLO, in bed, wired and IV’d, opens his eyes.

          He looks over.  On Mike’s chair, empty,

60       OMIT

          THROUGH

81      OMIT

          FADE IN:

82      INT. SCREENING ROOM/STATE POLICE HEADQUARTERS - NIGHT

          ON SCREEN: Giardello smiles, the rapid dull REPEAT is HEARD,
          a “pop-pop-pop”.

          BALLARD’s on the phone, making notes.  She hangs up.

          As STIVERS and BALLARD exit, leaving PEMBLETON and BAYLISS
          behind,

A84    INT. SQUAD ROOM/HOMICIDE UNIT - NIGHT

          BOLANDER and MUNCH check their notes.

          MUNCH turns to see BILLIE LOU MCCOY, very calm cool and
          collected.

          She exits.  BOLANDER looks at MUNCH.

          MUNCH nods.  As THEY go back to it,

          ON SCREEN: The Inner Harbor crowd.  Giardello ascends the
          stage.  Daniels is pushed back.

          PEMBLETON and BAYLISS watch SCREEN.

          The tape plays Giardello smiling and the CAMERA PANNING left
          to right again.

          ROBERTS rewinds tape.  PEMBLETON points to SCREEN.

          ON SCREEN: The CAMERA PANNING left to right, picks up the
          WYAT Cameraman, Black, late forties, aiming his camera toward
          the unseen stage.  As the CAMERA continues to PAN left to
          right and the WYAT Cameraman being taped is about to leave
          FRAME, three FLASHES of different colored light flare the
          left side of the FRAME.  A split second.  The three FLASHES
          of light in sync with a dull REPEAT, “pop-pop-pop”.

          ROBERTS works controls.

          ON SCREEN: The section of tape replaying.

          ROBERTS works controls.

          ON SCREEN: The section of tape replaying.

          ON SCREEN: The three FLASHES with the “pop-pop-pop.”

          ROBERTS works controls.

          ON SCREEN: The section of tape blown-up times three.  The
          WYAT Cameraman’s features zoom up grainier.  The faces of
          the crowd to his right side flare up in reflecting three
          FLASHES in sync with the “pop-pop-pop.”

          ON SCREEN:  The section of tape being replayed in slow motion.

          ON SCREEN:  The section of tape being played, blown-up, at a
          frame-by-frame sequence.  It becomes clearer as the CAMERA
          is PANNING just past the WYAT Cameraman leaving FRAME, the
          FLASHES of light are in perfect synch with the audio of the
          three gunshots.  The audio of the “pop-pop-pop” is slowed in
          synch.  A few faces in the foreground of the frame turn,
          looking around, confused, trying to locate the source of
          that MUFFLED “pop-pop-pop”.

          ON SCREEN:  The section of tape is being played, blown up, at
          regular speed.

          PULL BACK to REVEAL GHARTY, PEMBLETON and BAYLISS.

          PEMBLETON points to the three FLASHES of light.

          PEMBLETON and BAYLISS head for exit.

          On GHARTY, sweating,

89       OMIT

A90    EXT. STREET - NIGHT

          BALLARD, STIVERS and FALSONE stand with an OLD WOMAN.

          On FALSONE and BALLARD, wondering,

          NEWS MANAGER sits with PEMBLETON and BAYLISS.

          As the NEWS MANAGER reaches for Rolodex,

          MIKE enters.  GIARDELLO sits with plate of gnocchi.

          MIKE leans over and kisses GIARDELLO on cheek.  On GIARDELLO,
          smiling, as MIKE exits,

93       EXT. PERRY HALL - NIGHT

          Establishing.

94      EXT. JAMES HOME/PERRY HALL - NIGHT

          PEMBLETON and BAYLISS exit Toyota, walk up to a well-kept,
          cookie cutter suburban Home.  BAYLISS RINGS the bell.  JAMES
          opens door.

          BAYLISS flashes his shield.

          JAMES holds open the door.

          PEMBLETON and BAYLISS enter.

A95    INT. KITCHEN/JAMES HOME - NIGHT

          They step in, JAMES closes the door.

          JAMES pours BAYLISS a cup of coffee.

          JAMES hands BAYLISS coffee.

          JAMES looks at them, exits Kitchen, PEMBLETON and BAYLISS
          follow.

95       INT. HALLWAY/JAMES HOME - NIGHT

          JAMES heads off to Bedroom right off the Kitchen.  PEMBLETON
          and BAYLISS follow, a buzz of wariness to their step.  JAMES
          opens Bedroom door.  BAYLISS slides his hand to his weapon.

96      INT. BEDROOM/JAMES HOME - NIGHT

          A typical teenager’s Bedroom.  Unmade bed.  Clothes, soda
          cans, CD’s video games, school books litter the floor.

          BAYLISS guides JAMES to a wall, frisks him.

          BAYLISS releases JAMES, sets him down in a chair.  A beat,
          JAMES looks around the Room.

          JAMES and BAYLISS exchange a look.  BAYLISS stands JAMES up,
          reflexively reaches for his cuffs, turns to PEMBLETON.

          BAYLISS and PEMBLETON lead JAMES out of the Room, into:

A97    INT. HALLWAY/JAMES HOME - NIGHT

          BAYLISS guides JAMES.  PEMBLETON picks up the video camera with
          cover, off side table.  He examines it, opens cover.  He
          shows it to BAYLISS: James has rigged the gun to the camera.
          On BAYLISS and PEMBLETON, walking JAMES out,

          FADE IN:

97       INT. LIEUTENANT’S OFFICE/HOMICIDE UNIT - NIGHT

          CU on VIDEO from the POV of the shooter.  See Giardello
          standing on stage, then the CAMERA jolts from the gunshot,
          then Giardello falls.

          PULL BACK to REVEAL PEMBLETON, BAYLISS, GHARTY and Assistant
          State’s Attorney ED DANVERS.

          PEMBLETON goes.

           BAYLISS exits into:

98       INT. SQUAD ROOM/HOMICIDE UNIT - NIGHT

          Normal activity as PEMBLETON and BAYLISS pass through.

          PEMBLETON and BAYLISS exit.

99       EXT. ROOF/POLICE HEADQUARTERS - NIGHT

          PEMBLETON and BAYLISS step out.

          PEMBLETON turns, sees that BAYLISS stopped.

          PEMBLETON stares hard at BAYLISS.

          BAYLISS looks at PEMBLETON, no joke.

          Pause.  PEMBLETON and BAYLISS exchange a look.

          PEMBLETON and BAYLISS look off, then back at each other.

          BAYLISS takes his badge out of his pocket, hands it to
          PEMBLETON.  PEMBLETON looks at it a moment, puts it in his
          pocket, looks out at the sky.

          As PEMBLETON and BAYLISS start back to Headquarters,

          BALLARD, STIVERS, MUNCH, BOLANDER, KELLERMAN, GRISCOM, COX,
          LEWIS, HOWARD, SHEPPARD, FALSONE, DANVERS and Medical
          Examiners Doctor LAUSANNE and Doctor SCHEINER sit, drinking.
          BILLIE LOU tends bar.  COX raises a glass to the room.

          ALL toast, hear-hear.

          ALL toast, hear-hear.  SHEPPARD raises her glass.

          ALL toast, hear-hear.  LEWIS raises his glass.

          ALL toast, hear-hear.

          FALSONE raises his glass.

          ALL toast, hear-hear.  BRODIE enters.

          Shock, confusion.

          BOLANDER turns to HOWARD, takes her hand.  BALLARD starts to
          cry.  FALSONE comforts her.  KELLERMAN and COX hug.  STIVERS
          leans on DANVERS.  SCHEINER, GRISCOM, SHEPPARD and LAUSANNE
          exchange a mournful glance.  BILLIE LOU puts her hand on
          MUNCH’s shoulder.  LEWIS rises, exits.

101     EXT. THAMES STREET - NIGHT

          LEWIS comes out, stares up at Police Headquarters, sees:

102     EXT.  BALCONY/POLICE HEADQUARTERS - NIGHT

          MIKE stands looking down at The Waterfront.  LEWIS nods to
          MIKE, who returns the gesture.  MIKE heads inside.

103     INT. LOBBY/POLICE HEADQUARTERS - NIGHT

          MIKE, grieving, stops, feels in his pocket, takes out his
          Rosary.  He contemplates it a long moment, puts it back in
          pocket.  As MIKE enters:

104     INT. SQUAD ROOM/HOMICIDE UNIT - NIGHT

          MIKE walks past unfamiliar FACES.  NAOMI walks by.

          NAOMI walks on.  MIKE goes over, enters:

105     INT. LIEUTENANT’S OFFICE/HOMICIDE UNIT - NIGHT

          MIKE stands there, looks around.  He tries to feel his
          father’s presence.  He finds one picture on the wall of
          Giardello, takes Rosary out of his pocket and hangs it on
          corner of frame.  PEMBLETON enters.

          A moment of silence.  THEY exit.

106     INT. SQUAD ROOM/HOMICIDE UNIT - NIGHT

          As MIKE and PEMBLETON exit Squad Room they walk past
          GIARDELLO, who enters.  They can’t see each other.  GIARDELLO
          stops, looks around, surprised to find himself there.  The
          unfamiliar FACES of a moment ago are gone, replaced by POLICE
          OFFICERS from the Twenties, Thirties, Forties, Fifties,
          Sixties, Seventies and Eighties in period uniforms.  All
          killed in the line of duty.  GIARDELLO acknowledges a few of
          them, nods to three OFFICERS killed by Junior Bunk in the
          big Squad Room shoot-out.  A LITTLE BLACK GIRL skips by him.
          He knows who she is:

          GIARDELLO exits into:

107     INT. COFFEE ROOM/HOMICIDE UNIT - NIGHT

          STEVE CROSETTI and BEAU FELTON are playing cards at a table
          set with four chairs.

          CROSETTI deals down card, then up card all around.

          They bid around.

          They’re all in, CROSETTI deals another card to each.

          As GIARDELLO puts his money on the table,

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