CSI: NY · Season 9, Episode 17
“Today is Life” · Season 9, Episode 17
In this episode: Mac Taylor (12), Don Flack (6), Kevin Hopkins (6), Adam Ross (3), Tori Bell (3), Victoria Jimenez (3), Danny Messer (2), Lindsay Monroe (2)
How the hell did you get past that mob outside?
Well, I parked my car, like, 20 blocks away and I walked. And I'm not gonna lie, I almost got jacked a couple times, but as long as I, you know, pumped my fist up in the air and yelled some crazy things and kicked over a garbage can, I was... I was good, I was totally good.
(After Jo shoots a perp) Everybody okay?
Yeah, everybody but him (He checks the victim for weapons) There's no gun. Did you see a gun?
No, but I saw him reaching for something in that mailbox.
(About a gun) It belonged to everybody. That gun always in that mailbox. It's like... going to the library or something. Taking out a book. You go in there, you take it, you need it, you use it, you put it back, that's it... it's the honor system.
So earlier today, you and Keith checked out a gun and then used it to hold up a jewelry store?
Look, I told you before, okay? We wasn't meaning to use it. We was gonna front on those people in case they got bold or something.
And then maybe shoot a few cops if they were bold enough to chase you?
(To Tori Bell) I want you to hear the truth. Before you read some version of it in the papers or hear it on the news.
If I could step in front of that bullet to save that man, I swear to God I would do it. That would feel better than this. I was scared, Detective. I was shaking all over. Like a coward. And maybe if I just... kept my cool, I would've hesitated. I would've seen he had no gun. That he was the wrong guy.
And what if it was the right guy? And he had a gun. Then maybe it's you lying in that alley. That's the nature of this job, Hopkins. There's no do-overs.
(To Kevin Hopkins) A coward doesn't run after an armed man who's trying to kill him. A coward runs away.
That kid is dead now. And he didn't do a damn thing wrong. And his family... and his girl... what do I say to them?
You can feel bad about that. If you didn't, I'd think you didn't have conscience. That kid's dead because two sons of bitches decided to rob a jewelry store. Simple as that.
(To Tori Bell) I'm not asking you to excuse what happened, I just want you to understand why.
I'm sorry there was no easy way to do this, but... I thought you should know. Tim had this in his pocket (He shows her a ring) He was planning to give it to you.
Today is life. The only life you're sure of. Make the most of today. That's how Tim signed off all his letters to me when he was away at college. Seems kind of prophetic now.
No. Please. Only would remind me of what could have been.
Today is the worst day of my life. It's the worst day in the lives of Timothy's family and the people who loved him. But it's also the worst day in the life of Officer Hopkins.
Hold on. Please. All of this has to stop. That officer didn't wake up this morning, go to work and set out to kill Tim. That happened because two men woke up this morning and decided that they were gonna come to this neighbourhood and steal what doesn't belong to them. They tried to take that policeman's life while he was protecting ours. And I hope... someday that maybe I can find a way to forgive Officer Hopkins. But I will never forgive those two men that came here with a gun. Because their actions took something from me a hundred times more valuable than all of the jewelry in that store. They stole the love of my life.
As police officers in this big, complicated city we see so much bad. So many souls filled with hatred and violence. And it's our job to look for them, chase after them and confront them. Over time, they can become all we see. As with all evil, some good will always come from it. It can bring us together with some of the most dedicated, honorable, kind-hearted people we could ever hope to meet. It can fill hearts with a love so strong that it will endure forever... and create unbreakable friendships that will last even in the face of life's most difficult challenges.
Sometimes, the good comes when we most need it and least expect it. If we are lucky enough to notice it, set our eyes upon it and appreciate it, it can almost make us forget all of the bad. Today is life. The only life you're sure of. Make the most of today. Words of wisdom. A slice of goodness passed on by an innocent soul whose life was cut short by an errant bullet. These are words that will always stay with me, words that are about to change the course of my life forever.
This is not how I imagined it would happen. I... I don't know if it's how you imagined it would happen, or... if you even imagined it happening at all, but...
I'm not sure what you're saying. Let's go in and have a glass of wine. I'll make a fire...
No. No, no, no, stay here. I don't want to wait another minute. I don't have a ring. Or a speech. I... I wasn't even able to stop and pick up a cheap bottle of champagne. I never thought I'd feel like this again. You're everything that's good in my life. We've been through so much together. I need you, Christine, I want you and I... I can't imagine my life without you. I don't want to... I just want to spend the rest of my life with you by my side (He gets down on one knee)
Oh.
Christine... will you marry me?
Yes. Of course I will.
Oh (Laughs) This is exactly how I imagined it.
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