Kiel Martin credited as playing...
Detective J.D. LaRue
- Detective J.D. La Rue: [LaRue is attending his first AA meeting] My name's John...
- [he takes a long breath]
- Detective J.D. La Rue: I, I guess I'm an alcoholic.
- AA Members: Hi, John!
- [LaRue starts to sit back down]
- Furillo: How're you doing, J.D.?
- [LaRue looks around the room in shock and sees Furillo sitting among the members]
- Ben: You're most welcome to this meeting, John. There's a new life for you here if you want it... and we all hope you do.
- [LaRue looks like he's about to cry as he nods yes]
- Furillo: Smart move, LaRue. You went out on an important operation in a unit with no brakes. How do you explain that? Maybe I can explain it for you.
- Detective J.D. La Rue: Hey. Wa - wa -
- Furillo: [removes bottle from LaRue's shirt] You're a drunk, my friend. And because you're a drunk, you're a screwup. And I'm through waiting for you to change. You got a couple of choices, pal. Either this, or you call a Lieutenant Johnson down at Division and you say to him, "I'm a drunk, and I want to change." You got that? "I want to change." Otherwise, you're out of this police department, and I mean now.
- [hands bottle back to LaRue]
- Det. Neal Washington: Look at you, you're half juiced!
- Detective J.D. La Rue: Hey man, hey man, you come on now, I'm gonna tell you something. I haven't had...
- [waits for Furillo & Calletano to walk past]
- Detective J.D. La Rue: I haven't had a drink all day. One drink. Ok, one drink, all day.
- Det. Neal Washington: Yeah, one drink out of a bowl!
