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- - All right, all right!

Slow day, huh?

Slow day.

Well...

the way I figure it,

you and I are in the same sorry boat.

Why don'’t you and I go...

kill a little time.

Kill.

There has got to be more than

one service station in DeKalb County.

Call another one.

My car is dead here.

I already told the other guy.

Everything just stopped.

I don'’t know how, it just stopped.

First the radio, then the A.C.,

then the engine.

Look, I need help here, okay?

Just find somebody and get a tow truck out here!

Rrr!

Shortcut--

this is not a shortcut.

Even when I was told it was a shortcut,

it wasn'’t a shortcut.

What do you want?

Go away!

Oh! Come on. Ugh!

Oh!

Oh, thank God!

No! Stop!

Hey, are you okay?

Do you need help?

I'’ll stop for help the next place I see,

I just can'’t let you in the car.

There'’s a lot of weirdos out here.

You understand that?

Not that you are. I'’m not saying that.

Look, I don'’t know how you did it,

but I'’m grateful you fixed my car, I really am,

but how about throwing me something here?

Where'’s your clothes?

What happened to your car?

It'’s a Rain Manthing, isn'’t it?

I can'’t believe I'’m going to do this.

Come on.

Get in the car.

Get in the...

car.

Close the door.

What'’s your name?

I'’m Mel.

A ride to Chicago, that'’s it.

Do we understand each other?

Good.

What do you say we keep the chit-chat to a minimum?

It was like there was this major fork

in the road of life, you know?

One way said, "dump him,"

the other said, "keep him."

It wasn'’t really close.

I could not continue wasting my life

with yet another emotionally-challenged man.

Do you know what I'’m saying?

Don'’t answer that.

So I drive 2 hours to tell him in person,

because that'’s the right thing to do.

You think he even gave a rat'’s ass?

You know, you look a lot like the Cole guy in the...

You don'’t look so good.

I turned the air conditioning down.

Better?

No money down,

- no payment till June. -

So don'’t stick your head in the oven.

Come see me, Marty the king of convection ovens.

No money down, no payment till June.

Oven.

Two teenagers were injured

and another killed when gunfire erupted

in a gang dispute in Cabrini Green.

Cabrini?

I just wanted to respond

to the last caller, Dr. Maddox.

Having oversize breasts is not all fun and games.

Breasts.

Oh, yeah!

Whoo-hoo!

Whoo! Whoo!

Hello, Watchfire.

Jess, it'’s Mel.

Listen, something came up.

I'’m gonna be a little later than I thought.

Did the karaoke machine arrive?

Oh, yeah. Oh, I sent it back.

It really sucked, Mel.

Don'’t worry. I upgraded.

You upgraded?

What do you mean you upgraded?

If the system can'’t inflict

at least a minimal amount of permanent hearing loss,

what'’s the point?

This thing puts out over 100 dBs.

What?

Exactly!

You should have consulted me, Jess.

I tried to call. You didn'’t pick up.

Yeah, well, it'’s been a...strange day.

How much more did these dBs cost me?

Mel, don'’t worry.

It'’s gonna bring in a lot of business.

Besides, I picked up

a really good deal on the installation.

Yeah, I bet you did.

Hello?

Do you sometimes feel

like you'’re not fresh?

Look, I can'’t approve the purchases

until I get the quarterly projections, okay?

Yeah. No. Yeah. I just got in.

I'’ll have a look first thing in the morning.

Uh-oh. I'’m losing you.

You'’re breaking up.

Hello?

Hello?

Oh, no. I pay half the rent.

So?

Which means I am entitled to use the car

any time I choose!

- Oh, no, you won'’t. - Oh, yes, I do!

You keep dissin'’ me like that,

I will slap your black ass.

Oh, get what you need so I can get outta here!

Oh, hell, no. You talking to me like that?

Hey! You gonna pay for that?

Hey!

Hey!

You stole a candy bar!

He had every right to confront you!

What were you thinking?

Stop it. You'’ll stretch it.

It was a gift from my grandmother.

We'’re lucky he didn't press charges, you know.

We'’re even luckier he didn'’t break his neck!

Do you have anything to say?

Do you sometimes feel not fresh?

What?

Hello? John! John!

Hello? I'’m losing you, man.

Hey! Hey! Hey! Hello? Hello? John!

The air conditioning is still off,

but would you like me to turn on some heat?

You keep dissin'’ me, I will smack your black ass!

Aah!

What are you, crazy?

You trying to kill us both?

What is wrong with you?

Look...

Good luck, okay?

Comfy down there, pal?

Huh?

Come on, pal, get up.

In case you haven'’t noticed,

this is a crime scene.

That'’s what all this pretty yellow tape is for.

Come on. Turn around.

Gonna need to see some identification.

Huh? I.D.? Identification?

- I.D. - Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Driver'’s license, social security.

You got a name? Huh?

Name? Nombre?

What'’s your name? I'’m Mel.

Come on, buddy, it'’s late. I don'’t have time for this.

What is your name?

You know, you look a lot like the Cole guy in the...

Cole.

Okay, Cole,

I'’m gonna let you go, but stay out of here.

It'’s a restricted area. Got it?

Detective Bruno?

Yeah?

I have a possible secondary witness on Maxwell.

Come on! Get up. Talk to me.

Talk to me.