Whenever you take a life, no matter how justified, it messes with you.
“Officer Involved” · Season 8, Episode 4
In this episode: Mac Taylor (13), Danny Messer (10), Lindsay Monroe (8), Don Flack (6), IAB Lt. Mitchell Adler (5), Jo Danville (4), Sheldon Hawkes (4), Adam Ross (3)
No more Sergeant Messer. Just a... plain old detective.
Does that mean I don't have to salute you in the morning anymore?
I still need you to do that.
You feel all right?
I mean, it wasn't easy giving up the stripes, you know.
It's the right move, Danny.
This is where I belong.
Wow. I can, uh... return to normal duty.
You're not relieved.
Of... I mean, of course I am. I am. But I can't stop thinking, Mac, how I treated these cops like they were my family, and they didn't think twice about throwing me to the wolves. I've been doing this job way too long (Sighs) I got to work with people I can trust.
Can't believe this, Mac. You know, I figured I could be a good boss, to guide these cops, help them avoid the mistakes I made.
The last time you dealt with Internal Affairs, I called you into my office. You remember?
(Sighs) Yeah, I remember. They decided not to investigate me on the shooting in the subway, thanks to you. You brought me into your office, you ripped me a new one for my recklessness... which I deserved.
You're not the same cop as then. You've grown. You're an excellent boss, Danny. If you were my sergeant, I'd follow you anywhere, and that's what I intend to tell Adler when he walks in here.
It's hard to pull a weapon on someone, right? Squeeze that trigger?
I'm sorry. If you're a reporter, I got nothing to say.
You know what else is hard? Sharing a squad car with somebody every day and stabbing him in the back when he had yours.
Who are you?
I'm Lindsay Messer.
I can't talk to you.
No, it can't be easy actually facing me.
No, I'm telling you that we can't speak.
I mean, you know what you're doing affects my family, but it's much easier when we're out of sight.
I'm not supposed to have any interaction...
Like saying you're in a relationship with my husband.
Hey, that's not true!
I know it's not true.
I don't even know why they're suggesting that.
So you're only comfortable with some of the lies?
I'm not lying.
So Danny told you to say that Pete Miller was holding the gun?
Not in so many words.
How many words does it take?
He suggested...It... it was how he put things.
What things?
I don't have to explain myself to you.
No, you don't. You know why? I get this. This is self-preservation, plain and simple.
Think about this, Lauren. If the roles were reversed and Danny was in your shoes, you really think that he'd be looking out for number one?
None of this was my choice. From the moment that I pulled that trigger, it was all out of my hands. I always wanted to tell the truth.
So look me in the eyes, Lauren. Right now. It's just the two of us. Tell me that Danny Messer told you to lie.
I just found out they're putting Danny on modified assignment.
It's part of procedure, Lindsay. It doesn't mean anything.
But there's going to be a hearing, and maybe even criminal charges. This is like a natural disaster, Mac. You see it coming, and you can't do anything to stop it.
Yeah, I know it feels like that now, but there's a long road to go before anything's decided here.
Danny's career is on the line, and I don't even know why. He didn't do anything wrong.
I know.
RJRay James
Pete and I grew up together. He always had my back.
Blah, blah, blah. What were you doing at that bar?
You weren't shot this morning. You were shot two nights ago. After your involvement in a brawl outside Rattigans. A cop was shot at that night.
You can talk to us now, or we can have you transferred to the medical ward at Rikers. Where I guarantee you the nurses are not as cute.
RJRay James
On my way to the subway this morning, out of nowhere, someone shoots me. Must have been a stray.
Didn't call 911?
RJRay James
I only live a couple blocks away.
So what, you hopped here?
Pete Miller didn't fire the gun. He was standing next to the guy who did.
It was an accident. I was aiming for the shooter. It was a good shoot.
LBLeo Banks
Don't say anything else.
If it was a good shoot, you wouldn't have lied about how it went down.
I wanted to tell the truth.
Then why didn't you?
I was told not to.
By who?
It wasn't his fault. He was trying to protect me.
Who told you to lie?
Sergeant Messer.
Maybe our suspect is still running around with the green fairy.
We're talking about a suspect who walked up to a random stranger and blew him away.
Well, guy's not playing with a full deck.
But he's got a loaded gun.
I got good news and bad news, Sheldon. Good news is, this fiber looks like something Adam pulled off Pete Miller's clothing.
What's the bad news?
It means I can't work this case anymore.
If you find the gun, it will clear Officer Cooper.
Clears them all.
Well, not necessarily. I mean, even if you close this case today, it's still an embarrassment for the department. They're still gonna want to point the finger at somebody.
For what?
You have any idea how many administrative regulations there are, Sheldon? I do, 'cause I stayed up all night reading about them.
Look, Lindsay, I know you're worried, okay? But we're scientists, and there's no empirical evidence to suggest Internal Affairs is on a witch hunt.
Well, I hope you're right.
Get the Geek, huh?
I bet he told his mother he was in show business.
Meet Thomas Hurtz. Star and proprietor of 'Get the Geek'. This guy insults you, you pay him five bucks, get a chance to shoot him with a paintball gun.
Well, clearly, the shooter didn't understand the rules of the game. He shot him with a real gun.
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