MCKENNA (CONT'D) NYPD BLUE Pilot Revised Network Draft 9/18/18
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How many times did I beg you to talk? Or go to therapy? THEO I put my energy into work. Making collars. MCKENNA You made more enemies than collars. (fighting tears)
I’ve had my hand out for so long, you just won’t take it. I love you, Theo but I can’t sit by and watch you slide. She grabs the bags and walks out. Theo drops into a chair. The dog nuzzles into his leg. Theo goes into -- INT. BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS At a bureau Theo opens a drawer. He unfolds a pair of socks to reveal a hidden ring box. Inside is an engagement ring. He’s pained. His phone rings. He shuts the box, answers -- THEO Hello? EXT. 15TH PRECINCT - DAY Theo, still in his Narcotics gear of jeans and boots and beat- up jacket, approaches the precinct and takes a good look. It’s where his dad used to work. He heads inside. INT. 15TH PRECINCT - DOWNSTAIRS - MOMENTS LATER Theo weaves past some exiting UNIFORM COPS and approaches the big Front Desk. He stops cold. Behind the desk is Pruitt. Sgt. Ted Pruitt. He’s the daytime desk sergeant. Pruitt sees Theo and chuckles. PRUITT What a lovely surprise. THEO (in no mood) They want me up in the Squad. He nods for Theo to proceed. As Theo moves to the stairs --
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