jesus christ. another martini. sooner or later that's everybody. i think you're getting a little moody there, eddie. isn't he a little moody? in love? with who? my kids? let's see. susan's 15. aundrea's 9. don't tell me you're thinking about having a kid! how old are you? never mind. let me just tell you this: every stupid cliche you hear about kids - they change your life, they make you a better person, they make you whole. it's all true! before i had kids when friends talked about their kids, i wanted to vomit. now -- i get it. am i right, leon? paulie, you've got kids, right? so you got your kids listening to opera? you still singing in the church on the weekends? so what's unique? that's unique. you're worried for my safety. i'm touched. ready? okay. you ready? come on! come on! you fucking guys, let's move it! any chance we can do that again? awful. what an awful day. he was new york city. i know, son, i know. we all loved him. i know. well, he. i'm trying to tell you. that morning. he was talking to me and leon about marriage. what are you doing here? i can't talk to anybody right now, can't you see i'm busy! i can't talk business. hang up. have a drink. get her a whiskey. hello? who is this? how do i know this is you? where? look asshole. i've been threatened by better than you. i'll meet you on one condition - i get exclusivity and you surrender to me. what? it doesn't work that way. wait a minute. wait a minute. viewer discretion advised! what we are about to broadcast is very graphic footage. good evening. welcome to "top story". tonight, i present to you material of a graphic and violent nature never before seen on television. and i do so with a heavy heart. you will be first-hand witness to the slaying of celebrated new york city homicide detective, eddie flemming. it would be only normal to ask, why? why are we showing something so journalist, i must show it. a democracy survives through the freedom of its media, and if we cannot see what is happening then we don't deserve our democracy, or our freedom. eddie flemming was my friend. i cried when i watched this footage and vowed to fight this violence with every molecule of my being from this day onward. hopefully, this will have a similar effect on you. one final word, this material is absolutely not appropriate for children. this footage will work in your favor. when the jury sees this - no matter what cutler tries, they'll convict him. if i didn't put it on somebody else would! i was his friend! he robbed you? and his camera crew, and, not far from him - frustrated and frazzled, waits nicolette. still grieving her loss, she looks over at hawkins and his crew. she shoots him a disgusted look - hawkins shrugs it off. he checks his watch - anxious - looks at his cameraman. he said he'd be here. pick him up as he comes through the crowd. do you hear me? for chrissakes don't miss this. where the hell is he? goddamn it?! i thought you wouldn't show up. where is it? where is the tape? wait a minute, bruce! we've got some interesting evidence, something you should look at! i have exclusive rights to the original uncut videotape shot by oleg razgul, proving emil slovak was not insane! hard to believe. watch! he's still alive.