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Dad?
Yeah, pal?
Can we get a cat?
Don't we already
have a cat?
No.
Who's that bowl of cat food
out on the back patio for?
Oh, that's Tabby's.
She lives next door.
She comes to eat here
sometimes.
So, you get to play with her
and stuff,
but you don't have to clean up
after her?
Right.
We're not getting a cat.
We'll see you then.
Okay, Ron.
Okay, bye.
Who's Ron?
He lives down the street.
Me and Davey are meeting him
and his son in the park.
Is Ron gonna
bring his marionettes?
Not today, buddy.
Go, get dressed.
Marionettes?
He puts on a little show.
I'll bet.
Kind of curious about a guy
who'll take off from work
and spend the day
sticking his hand
up a sock's ***.
Marionettes have strings.
And he's not taking off of work.
His wife works.
Ron stays at home
and takes care of the kids.
He's a housewife.
He's a stay-at-home dad,
and he's a very nice person.
What?
I get it.
What?
He's staying at home
and doing his little tea parties
and puppet shows for the
neighbor ladies, so that
eventually he can *** them.
Yeah.
You know, not every man
would do what you would do.
Honey, that's not what I
would do, okay?
By the way, have you
seen the women who live
in this neighborhood?
It's like we're living
on big *** avenue.
I know.
I hate to burst your
sick little bubble,
but Ron's been
a perfect gentleman.
Oh, yeah.
All part of the evil plan.
Perfect gentleman,
perfect gentleman,
tongue down your throat.
That's lovely.
I'll tell Ron
you said hello.
Yeah, you do that.
Puppets.
Unbelievable.
[ Music ]
? This modern day America ?
hey, mike.
Hey, how you doing?
How's it going?
Jerry.
Right, jerry, I know.
You lived next door for, like,
two years now.
It's 10,
it was 10 years.
I work a lot.
Oh, I think our garbage cans
got mixed up,
mine are a little greener.
So, uh, you know,
when you get the chance.
Sure, sure.
Now let me
ask you something.
Sure.
You know this guy, Ron,
lives a few houses down?
Ron kegler.
Yeah.
Yeah, he's a nice guy.
That's what I hear.
He, uh--you know Linda franks,
lives in the blue house?
Blonde, fat?
Redhead.
Fat?
Yeah.
What about her?
Well, rumor is,
Ron was banging her.
Really?
Yeah.
Well, thanks, gar.
See you around.
You want us to spy
on your wife?
You're not spying on my wife,
you're spying on the puppet boy.
Okay, mike.
Al and I, we've been talking.
And the--the--the thing is,
is that, we're just
getting a little tired
of doing your personal errands.
Really?
Yeah.
I mean, we want you
to respect us.
But we don't think that we
can gain that respect
if we're always running around
like a couple of errand boys.
You know?
Mm-hmm.
You feel the same way?
Okay, I can respect that.
But I got to warn you--
it's not a good respect.
It's not good.
It's kind of
a pissed off respect
where I'm basically gonna
make your life a living hell
every chance I get.
Bu-bye.
Mike.
Yes?
We're only going for an hour,
and that's it.
Great, guys, great.
Now, just keep an eye on him,
and see if he makes a move
on her or anything, right?
And whatever you do,
don't let Karen see you.
We can handle it, okay?
All right.
Thanks.
Why didn't you
say anything?
Just forget it.
You don't want to find it?
Is that what you're telling me?
He doesn't want to find it.
Find what?
Deniro's dog.
What?
Robert Deniro's dog.
Friend of mine
from downtown called,
said they got a call first thing
this morning,
Robert Deniro's dog is missing.
He thinks he's gonna
meet Deniro.
He's my hero.
Ask me anything.
What did he have
for breakfast?
A real question, about one
of his movies.
All right.
Okay.
In "Stanley and iris"--
he was retarded, right?
No, that was
the robin Williams one.
That was "awakenings.
"
And he wasn't retarded,
he had a disease.
What do you think
being retarded is, a flu?
[Phone ringing]
Manetti.
Yeah.
When?
Okay, we're going.
Somebody saw the dog
down near canal.
Come on, let's go.
Tommy, it's Deniro's dog.
If it was his wife,
that'd be a different matter.
You ever see her?
Gorgeous.
She's black.
Move your ***.
I never was
with a black woman.
One time I was with a girl
who was a mix, black and white.
What do they call that, milano?
That's a cookie.
Come on.
Cookies are good.
I just got a call
from the mayor's office.
Oh, I don't like this.
It seems a 10 year-old daughter
of a friend of the mayor's
was leaving a dry cleaners
with her mother--
getting worse.
And a dead pigeon falls
off a window ledge
and hits the girl
on the head.
Public health says that
there's been 14 pigeons
found in this neighborhood,
all poisoned.
Now the mayor wants to find out
who's doing it.
Of course he does.
You know, all the problems
we got in this city,
he wants to toss a guy in jail
for killing 14 crap machines.
All due respect, lieutenant,
we got a lot of stuff
going on right now.
We got the Rodriguez ***,
we got this other case, we--
McNEIL, find the time.
This is very important
to the mayor,
which means it's very
important to me.
Do I need to finish
this equation?
Did you know pigeons
were originally
brought to this country as
a food source?
Get up.
What makes you think the dog
is still in tribeca?
He may have went uptown
to see the sights.
Frank, dogs
are very territorial.
They don't go far from home.
Keep your eyes open.
How could I keep my eyes open
for a dog,
when all I can think about
is black chicks.
You know, I've never
been with a black woman,
although I know a lot
about them.
They're wild,
they're uninhibited,
they're athletic.
Man, if I had a black chick,
it'd be fantastic.
It'd change my whole life.
Ah, who am I kidding?
It'd be just like all the rest.
"Frank, take a shower first.
"
"Frank, get off me,
you're hurting me.
"
"Frank, I told you I'd never
do it like that.
"
"Go faster, frank.
Go slower, frank.
"
Ah, who needs it?
Oh, will you shut up?
I'm trying to figure out what
I'm gonna do when I meet Deniro.
I don't even know
what to call him.
"Mr.
Deniro's" too formal.
Robert?
That don't work.
His friends call him bob.
Yeah, but that might be
a little presumptuous
coming from me.
What do you think?
I think you ought to get a cage,
get in it,
and send yourself to the circus,
'cause you're a freak.
Just shut up.
Mulatto, that's it!
Boy, has that
been bugging me.
Eyewitness is a girl
working in the coffee shop,
was dumping bread crumbs
out back by the dumpster.
Sounds like our killer.
Yeah.
I'm gonna take this down
to the lab,
you want to talk
to the girl?
I'll talk to her, yeah.
Hey, let me ask
you something.
Ever had any women friends
that you weren't interested
in having sex with?
Where's this coming from?
Answer the question.
Yeah.
I got a lot of women friends.
Really?
Where your interest
is completely pure?
Yeah.
Women friends are great, man,
they give you
a whole new perspective.
You go shopping,
drink some tea, talk.
Okay, you know what?
Next time I
have this conversation,
remind me to have it
with another man, okay?
Oh, so that makes me less
of a man,
because I actually might be
interested in what a woman
has to say?
No, but the tea
and shopping part?
Might want to check
your testosterone, pip.
I think you're down
a couple quarts.
So, you were just
feeding pigeons.
Yeah.
That's all.
We got a lot of bread crumbs,
and that's how I get rid
of them.
So.
Are you really a cop?
Yes.
Where do you work in, like, um,
the bird homicide division, or--
look, if you see
or hear anything suspicious,
don't, uh, hesitate
to give us a call.
Okay.
Hey, um, do you just deal
with cases involving birds?
Because I saw this guy
step on an ant the other day.
You know, uh, I know
on the surface,
this case may seem
like it's just about pigeons,
but it's actually
more than that.
Much more.
And, uh, we just don't
want to alarm people.
But, uh, can you
keep a secret?
Yeah, sure.
That is the biggest zit
I've ever seen.
Bu-bye.
Ron's great,
isn't he?
Hi, Jen.
You look slimmer.
Diet.
I've lost four pounds.
So, it's just you
and Ron here today.
And Davey
and Zack.
I just meant, I know
you come here sometimes
with Suzie
and her boy.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Mike's got me
a little nuts.
He thinks Ron's
some sort of romeo.
Psst!
Can you hear anything?
He's got a really great ***,
doesn't he?
Like a really
nice peach.
Are you waiting
for the restroom?
No.
Is someone in there?
No.
I'll be waiting right here,
sweetheart, okay?
Hurry up, lard ***,
we're gonna lose him.
Look at all this garbage.
It's like a tetanus shot
waiting to happen.
We got him.
We got him.
That's the dog.
That's not a dog,
that's a purse.
It's the dog, I got this.
This fax came from
Deniro's office this morning.
Look at the picture.
Give me a break, will you?
Robert Deniro wants a dog,
he settles for this?
Drill a hole in its head,
that's a tissue dispenser.
Hello puppy.
What a good boy you are.
Yes.
Oh, don't be afraid.
We're gonna take you
back to bob.
[Growl]
Look at the way his ears
perked up when I said "bob.
"
His ears perked up
'cause he's got sonar.
That's not a dog,
it's a member
of the bat family.
Hello, baby.
That's it.
Come here.
Come here, yeah.
It's gonna be fine.
Yeah.
Hey.
Get out of the way.
He weighs four ounces,
and you're backing away?
Hey.
Hi, sweetheart.
Yeah.
Don't be afraid of frank,
come on.
Ow, you little brat!
I don't care whose dog
that is, I'm gonna shove
a pole up your ***,
I'm going to roast you,
and I'm going
to eat you.
Don't scare it.
I'm not gonna scare it,
I'm gonna grill it.
Don't' eat it.
All right?
Just, look at me.
Calm down, just keep an eye
on it, all right?
I'll be right over here,
I'm gonna call for backup.
[Growls]
Come on, you want
to try that again, huh?
You want some of this?
Come on, tough guy.
Come on.
Frank, put it away.
I know it sounds stupid,
but I still want Davey
to play the flute.
It's not stupid.
Did you see that?
Guys, you want
to step over here?
We're just waiting
to use the restroom.
They've been here
a long time.
We've had a problem
with drug dealers here before.
No, no.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
You guys dealing drugs,
or are you just
kicking your kicks watching kids
go to the can?
No, no, no.
We're detectives.
From the city?
We're the two one.
All right,
let's see your badge.
Slow.
Why aren't they
in the city, then?
All right.
Look, you guys
on official business, or what?
Yes.
No.
Well, it's, like,
not exactly.
All right.
Then I got to ask you
to move on, then.
We understand.
No problem.
Hey, mom, look at the cops.
Hey, those guys
work with mike.
[ Music ]
Hey.
Hey.
Seen Ruben and Al?
No, but I got the report back
from the lab on your pigeons.
Your birds ate a pesticide
called "phenistryld,"
had respiratory failure
somewhere between 15 minutes
and two days
after ingestion.
Really?
Two days.
Isn't that, like, one day less
than the birds
who aren't poisoned live?
Pip, I swear to god,
if you tell me the average
life span of a city-dwelling
pigeon right now,
I'm gonna shoot you.
Guess I'm watching
discovery channel
for nothing.
Hey, why are you looking
for Ruben and Al?
No reason.
Let me ask you something.
You got any guy friends
who are just, like, friends?
Like, not interested in sex?
Oh yeah, of course.
Really?
Mm-hmm.
Straight guys?
No.
Hey.
Hey.
Hey.
Nice shootin'.
There'll be a little
something extra
in your envelope
this week.
Hey, tommy, come on,
we got to go, we got a call.
That's right.
We got to go see Mr.
Deniro.
No, no.
Pauly the pipe's back in town.
They spotted him
at his mother's house.
So? We'll get him after.
Pauly the pipe?
The suspect
in the Rodriguez murders?
Come on, we've been waiting
for this guy for three weeks.
Oh, frank.
You got no sense
of priorities.
It was hard to hear,
but at one point,
they started talking
about a cook top.
What's a cook top?
It's like a stove.
Why don't you just say--
forget it.
What--what was
the body language like,
how close were they sitting?
Pretty close.
Pretty close.
Medium close.
Medium?
At one point, he sort of
put his arm around her.
He's dead.
I'm gonna kill him.
No, no, no.
It wasn't a long hug.
Now it's a hug?
Not a hug, hug,
an arm hug.
What the hell's an arm hug?
You know.
No I don't.
Show me.
Come on.
What the hell's that?
Show me on Al.
You want me to hug Al?
I want you to arm hug Al.
Come on, quickly.
Let's go.
That's it?
Yeah.
It was like this
little squeeze.
Yeah, yeah, I can see the
squeeze--Stop, stop, stop.
What else?
I don't know.
What do you mean?
We had to leave.
To go where?
We got a call, some case.
All right.
Hey, uh, she didn't
see you, right?
Huh?
Did she see you--Karen?
No.
All right.
Good job, guys.
[ Music ]
He told me he was
here, I'm sorry.
We got to get some
new informants.
Well, they're usually
very reliable
when they're not high.
Oh my god, my car.
Deniro's dog
destroyed my backseat.
You know what?
That's not Deniro's dog.
That's Joe pesci's dog.
You've been a busy
little psycho, haven't you, huh?
Hey.
Come out from behind that glass,
you coward, I'll bop you one.
This car's four months old,
it still has the new car smell
in it.
Not anymore it doesn't.
Oh.
Yeah, you know what will
get the stink out of the car?
What?
No, I'm asking you.
I don't think there
is anything.
What are you doing?
Trying to find my wife.
Not home?
Nope.
Any idea where she is?
Nope, but I got a pretty good
idea who she's with.
Not a good day, pip.
Not a good day.
[ Music ]
[ Dog growling ]
Shhh!
What are we doing?
All right.
Give me a minute.
Let me think.
This is a big
moment for me,
I want it to
go right.
Hello, sir.
We found your dog.
Hello, sir?
Yeah.
It sounds like I'm talking
to my father.
Enough already.
Frank, what are you doing?
I'm trying to get this thing
over with.
We'll meet Deniro, open the box,
let the dog chew his face off,
and then we'll get the hell
out of here.
But I'm not ready yet,
give me a minute to--
can I help you?
Yes.
We'd like to speak
to Mr.
Denegro.
Excuse me?
Oh, I'm sorry.
I mean, is he in?
We found his dog.
Mr.
Deniro's dog was found
three hours ago.
Are you sure?
We got his dog right here.
Are you happy?
I called him Mr.
Denegro.
Yeah, I heard that.
You know, in retrospect, and I
realize this is easy to say now.
But, you should have gone
with Robert, or bob.
Oh, well, next time.
Come on.
No, no, no.
I got to stay and apologize.
Just leave the mutt
and let's go.
No, the man is
my hero, frank.
I can't let it end like this.
I'll take care of it.
All right?
Hi.
This is for you.
Come on, frank, let's go.
Don't look back.
You nitwit.
I know.
Stay with me.
Hey.
Hey.
You sent Ruben and Al
to spy on your wife?
Who told you that?
Al.
Yeah.
This guy who lives
in the neighborhood,
doesn't work, home all day.
Does puppet shows.
Puppet shows, wow.
Yeah.
So I--I don't think
she sees it coming.
Maybe I'm just paranoid.
I don't know.
What do you think?
You know, I was kind of worried
about you, Michael.
But this is
a very encouraging sign.
You love your wife,
you love your wife,
and the idea that you
could lose her
to this puppet guy
is actually kicking your ***.
Of course, I love my wife.
Then why the girlfriend?
You know, you always bring it
back to the girlfriend.
Why do you always have one?
Go home.
Show her a little attention.
Buy her some flowers, dinner.
It's a cliche 'cause it works.
Really?
Yeah.
And for the record--
women love puppet shows.
Look at me,
I'm billy the talking goat.
You're a sock.
No, I'm a goat.
You're my dad's sock.
Eat some pants, I'm--
hey.
What are you doing?
I'm billy the talking goat.
Hey.
Mom, can I go watch
"spongebob?"
See ya, pal.
Ah, somebody told me that women
like puppets.
Jan?
Yeah.
She's funny.
I didn't hear you come in.
Yeah, just, uh--
are these for me?
Yes.
Little present.
What for?
For being such
a sexy young thing.
Oh.
Well, thank you.
Or, maybe it's because you
feel guilty
for sending those two young guys
from the squad
down to spy on me--
no, no.
And Ron.
Honey, I didn't send anybody--
ow.
Ow.
The truth will get you this.
Oh.
Okay.
Okay.
I did send them.
Good.
That's good.
Yeah.
It's sick.
It's twisted.
But at least I know you care.
Let's go upstairs.
Yeah, but what about, uh--
he's watching "spongebob.
"
I know.
Who is sponge--
right now, he's our babysitter,
come on.
All right.
I should spy on you more often,
I guess.
Maybe I'll spy on you.
What?
Relax.
I'm just kidding.
Here, let me get rid
of the thing.
No, that's okay.
It--I--it works.
Yeah?
Yeah.
[ Music ]
That was great.
That was really great.
Yeah.
I just wish we did it
more often.
You know, once
every three weeks.
I know.
It's not that I'm complaining,
it's, that was,
I just think it's great
when we sort of
go at each other like that,
that was really hot.
Yeah.
And it's such
a nice change.
Ron's always so
touchy feely.
What?
[ Laughter ]
Oh.
Very funny.
Very funny.
[ Music ]