- Chris Mattson: Y'know what, Abel? Fuck you.
- Abel Turner: [laughs] Is that a 'We Are the World' 'fuck you'?
- Chris Mattson: No. It's a special one. Just for you.
- Abel Turner: It's all right, I'm an officer.
- Officer #1: [holding a gun on him] I don't care if you the Pope, asshole, get your hands up!
- Harold Perreau: The way it seems to me, the man never made an actual threat against your life or property. So it's his word against yours. And he has, let's say, the color issue on his side. And that color happens to be blue.
- Abel Turner: [sitting in his Captain's office] What's going on, Captain?
- Lt. Morgada: Damon Richards. You know him?
- Abel Turner: And you are?
- Captain Wentworth: Uh, this is, uh... Bronson and Morgada. They're, uh...
- Abel Turner: Internal Affairs.
- Captain Wentworth: Yeah. It's just a procedural thing, Abel.
- Lt. Morgada: So, what about Richards?
- Abel Turner: We arrested him last week. He took two shots at me and my partner.
- Captain Wentworth: He's bringing a suit against the department.
- Lt. Morgada: Brutality charges, violation of civil rights, as well as a personal complaint against you.
- Lt. Bronson: [reading from a report] "Officer Turner used excessive force, made threats against..."
- Abel Turner: I gave that asshole a pass, Cap. He took two shots at us.
- Lt. Morgada: You were verbally abusive and you left him with three broken ribs.
- Lt. Bronson: Not to mention shoving a gun in his face.
- Abel Turner: That is not accurate. I talked to him. I tried to educate the individual. I never struck him. If he was injured, that happened when he was out of our custody.
- Captain Wentworth: Look. This is all bullshit, Abel. But,
- [sighs]
- Captain Wentworth: this is what we have to deal with now, right? So, uh, finish your tour today, then take some time off in lieu of disciplinary action. All right?
- [gets up from his chair]
- Abel Turner: How much time?
- Lt. Morgada: Until we tell you otherwise. 'Cause, you know, frankly, over the last few years, you have a number of question marks on your record, so, I wouldn't push it.
- Lt. Bronson: You should be thinking retirement. It's about that time.
- Abel Turner: [scoffs] 28 years. 28 years and this is what I get?
- Lt. Morgada: What do you think you deserve?
- [Abel looks at her, but doesn't say anything]
- Abel Turner: Let me take you on patrol with me, show you the neighborhood.
- Chris Mattson: OK.
- [He and Abel begin walking around the neighborhood as Lisa smiles and laughs from her house window]
- Chris Mattson: Sure the neighbors appreciate this.
- Abel Turner: Well, not everybody up here's somebody you wanna live next to.
- Chris Mattson: Like who?
- Abel Turner: [walking by a house] This guy here, for instance. Sakorsky, Sakwasky, whatever. Beats on his wife. I told her to come straight to me, but, you know, she didn't have to live that way.
- Chris Mattson: Did she...?
- Abel Turner: Well, other people's relationships. You think somebody shouldn't be with somebody, but you can't say that to their face, now can you?
- Chris Mattson: Yup.
- Abel Turner: [walking by another house] Over here, now. Got some dealing going on, I think, you know? Pills, weed, maybe a little coke, meth. A lot of coming and going. Interesting thing is... guy's got a different car in the driveway every week.
- Chris Mattson: Maybe he's a car dealer.
- Abel Turner: [after a brief pause] So, what'd they tell you about the hillside?
- Chris Mattson: Behind the house?
- Abel Turner: Hmm.
- Chris Mattson: Said there was a slide 10 years ago, county reinforced it, and, uh... now they're clearing it out for condos or whatever.
- Abel Turner: Yeah. Hope they knew what they were doing.
- Chris Mattson: Look, Abel, we're here. OK? And we're counting on being here a few years. We re-really want this to be our home.
- [he and Abel stop walking]
- Abel Turner: Raise your family?
- Chris Mattson: Yeah, eventually.
- Abel Turner: Don't wanna rush it, though, right?
- Chris Mattson: Whenever we decide, that's our choice.
- Abel Turner: You and your wife?
- Chris Mattson: Who else's would it be?
- Abel Turner: [chuckles] Ah! It's a brave new world.
- Chris Mattson: How's that?
- Abel Turner: You know, I got nothing against you, or her. LAPD, I work with all kinds. I'd lay my life down for those guys.
- Chris Mattson: All kinds?
- Abel Turner: But, that's where I work. This is where I live. I'm trying to raise these kids by myself. Teach them to respect themselves and the people they come from, so, I don't need you or your lady putting your bedroom scenes out here for them to see. I don't think they're ever gonna forget that little synchronized swimming exhibition. Me, either.
- Chris Mattson: Look, Abel, I'm sorry. I...
- Abel Turner: Maybe there's places where that's OK, and maybe that's where you ought to live.
- [Chris stares aghast as Abel walks away]
- [last lines]
- Chris Mattson: I love you.
- Lisa Mattson: I know... I love you too.
- Chris Mattson: The rest isn't important.
- Lisa Mattson: [whispering] Shhhhh...
- Chris Mattson: We're going to have a family.