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[last lines of the series: Lewis and Sheppard start investigating the murder of Luke Ryland.]
No witnesses, no fingerprints, no shell casings, no clues of any kind. No leads of any sort.
Whoever killed Ryland sure knew what he was doing.
Or she.
Yeah.
If I could just find this thing, I could go home.
You won't find what you're lookin' for.
What? Why not?
It's a mystery.
Huh?
Life is a mystery. Just accept it.
Yeah, well, that's what's wrong with this job. Ain't got nothin' to do with life.
also titled as Homicide: Life Everlasting in some regions
Do you think you mean anything to anybody, do you think, in this city?
No.
But I'm here, I'm extending you my kindness. I give you what you want out of goodwill and it's not about a dollar. If you ask me for ten, I'll give you ten, a hundred, you got it. I'm respecting you. But you gonna sit there and piss on me? I'm gonna send you to hell, Mr. I ain't got a name, so feel sorry for my moocher ass.
You know why I left Homicide?
Why?
Because I could not hear one more confession. I got sick of hearing people confess to me. Like some Jesuit, I'd just sit there in the box listening to some guy, not only admit to having just killed someone, but cop to all the other crap in his life that, over the course of his life, had led him to that point.
You would have made a great Jesuit, Frank.
I know how James feels. Gotta stop those that are gonna hurt the innocent.
James is a lunatic. Certifiable.
His son gets killed. He's gotta do something. Hey, say, uh, say one of your kids gets hooked on drugs.
One of my kids what?
Gets hooked.
They wouldn't.
Well, just say that they did.
They're not going to. It's not gonna happen. Case closed.
So you have no sympathy for James, for what he's going through.
James is trying to lay the blame on Gee because in his heart of hearts he knows he's responsible for what happened to his kid.
I appreciate how he feels.
Well, you can appreciate it all you want to, Tim, but there's a line between right and wrong.
Yeah, well you're the expert on that, Frank. Nothin' lumpy about you. You know all.
Time for one more confession, Frank.
Hello. I'm Frank Pembleton.
Mike Giardello.
I heard about Gee. I'm sorry.
Thanks. For catching the man who killed my father.
I'm good at catching the bad guys. Caught me a couple tonight. A lot of people have worked in this squadroom over the years. A lot of 'em have died. Beau Felton got killed in the line of duty. Steve Crosetti committed suicide. To this day, nobody knows why.
Do you miss it? Homicide?
I don't know. It's not like you can escape it, you know. Death is every day. Death goes on and on and on.
And that's because life goes on and on.
[Gee's spirit returns to the Homicide division, stunned to see the spirits of other officers and employees…and a familiar-looking young Black girl who smiles and dances around him.]
Adena.
[He follows her into the break room, where he finds two more familiar faces.]
Hey hey hey.
Gee.
Felton?
We've been waitin' for you.
Crosetti?
Have a seat. [starts dealing cards] Okay, jack of spades for Mr. Beau Felton, a ten of diamonds for my esteemed Lieutenant, and a whole lot a' nothing for the little Italian salami-brain.
What are we playing?
Five card stud.
Who's the fourth chair for?
We don't know yet. But they'll be here sooner or later.
Anybody I know?
Maybe. It's not like it's written in stone, it's not preordained or anything, Lieutenant.
I suddenly got worried. My son, he's a cop. I thought maybe-
I wouldn't worry, Lieutenant. Life is short, but once you're dead, you're long time dead, if you know what I mean.
Your son?
Michael.
He's a good kid?
Yes.
You taught him well?
I tried my best. I wish -
Gee, no regrets, huh?
You know what the best thing about this place is? All the worries and cares that you had in life? They don't matter anymore. "Rest in Peace" means what it says.
Lieutenant, do you want a cup of coffee?
[with a dawning smile] Coffee. Coffee would be good. You have any espresso?
No espresso! Where do you think you are, Heaven? Sit!
Twenty to you, Gee.
I'm in.
[continues dealing] Okay, we got one more card comin' up here [to Felton], we have another card there [to Gee]…
[The scene slowly fades to white, in an inversion of the show's traditional fade to black.]
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