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"Four Days" is the third episode in the twenty-fifth episode overall of the second season on NBC series Third Watch. It was written by Edward Allen Bernero and John Ridley, then directed by Felix Enriquez Alcala. It aired on October 16, 2000.

Synopsis

On the hunt for a robbery homicide suspect, the police shake down all young black males they encounter, igniting racial tensions throughout the city. The suspect in question turns out to be Puppet, whose younger brother was killed as a result of Puppet's gang activity despite Doc's attempts to turn him away from the streets. After he's shot by the cops and goes into hiding, Puppet solicits Doc's help by proclaiming his innocence. The ensuing lengths to which Doc goes to get Puppet to the hospital and save his life while avoiding the cops wreak havoc with Doc's relationships with both civilians and the squads.

Full Summary

Cast

Main

Portrayed by Name Role
Michael Beach Monte Parker FDNY Paramedic
Coby Bell Ty Davis NYPD Officer
Eddie Cibrian Jimmy Doherty FDNY Firefighter
Bobby Cannavale Bobby Caffey FDNY Paramedic
Molly Price Faith Yokas NYPD Officer
Kim Raver Kim Zambrano FDNY Paramedic
Anthony Ruivivar Carlos Nieto FDNY Paramedic
Skipp Sudduth John Sullivan NYPD Officer
Jason Wiles Maurice Boscorelli NYPD Officer

Also Starring

Guest Starring

Gallery

Trivia/Notes

Music

Quotes

Kim: You're on the news.
Carlos: We are?
Kim: They're making you out to be a hero.
Bobby: I bet the cops don't see it that way.
Doc: I was getting that kid medical attention.
Kim: Yeah, well that "kid" shot cops.
Doc: Well, they shot him.
Kim: It's not an even-steven game.
Doc: Kim, you were there. You know they went in shooting first, and asking questions later.
Kim: Yeah, I was there. Outside, where you were.
Bobby: Look, Doc, you know that I'm the first person to say that the cops need to be pushed back every now and then, but we need to work with them every day. And like it or not, we need them.
Doc: Now see, I’m paying for my purchases. Try it sometime.
Cop: Man, don’t make me come off this chair.
Doc: Ooh, is that even possible anymore?
Cop: You can run, but you can’t hide, Parker.
Doc: Hide? I drive a giant red and white van with flashing lights and a siren. What are you, stupid? [edit]
Carlos: Glad I'm not a 25-year-old black male in this neighborhood today.
Kim: True that. (everyone looks at her) What? I watch television.
Dr. Morales: Seems like no one’s going to jail without stopping in the ER first.
Doc: Hey, I hope you remember everything I taught you.
Kim: Yeah. I even learned a few tricks of my own.
(About the white woman killed at the restaurant, who was a teacher)
Kim: Wow, this is really sad. I mean, that poor woman gave her life for these kids.
Doc: She gave her life ordering a cheeseburger.
Kim: Damn, that's pretty cold.
Doc: I'm just saying, she wasn't teaching a class at the Tasty Grille. They need to stop making more out of it than it really was.
Kim: Who's they? I'm saying it.
Doc: The press. All they talk about is this poor white woman.
Kim: White? It says she was a dedicated teacher. There's no color mentioned.
Doc: Yeah, who worked in the inner-city schools which she traveled to the suburbs, and we should be thankful that she tried to help the poor little black kids become civilized members of society. [edit]
Bosco: Hey, what do we got, huh? 27 cops inside and outside that building? And we can't even hang on to them when they're wounded. There's a blood trail right out the window, across the roof, and poof-- he's gone, explain that to me.
Kim: Breathe Bos, you're losing oxygen to the brain.
Davis: Guy got lucky, that's all.
Bosco: No, some fresh off the boat zipperhead who wins the lotto is lucky. What happened here... You know what, I just want to be there when they nail his black ass.
Doc: Nice.
Bosco: Oh, don't give me that look. He was black, I'm guessing his ass is too.
Doc: You got a way with words, Bosco.
Doc: What do you think happened in that apartment?
Kim: I wasn't there.
Doc: You think that they executed those guys?
Kim: What's with you today, Doc?
Doc: I'm just asking the question.
Kim: Well, I'm comfortable with accepting the word of Sully and Yokas over a couple guys who murdered innocent people in a restaurant.
Doc: Well, there were only two shooters, right? There were four guys in that apartment. So, at least two of those guys weren't involved.
Kim: Then they should get better friends.
Doc: In that bedroom, three black men bleeding on the floor, all those white faces standing over them.
Kim: Come on, Doc. You're not going to get all black on us now, are you?
Doc: I'm not black?
Kim: Well, not Al Sharpton black.
Davis (looking around the firehouse): You guys got a big screen TV up here. I took the wrong test. You got foosball...
Doc: What the hell are you doing up here?
Davis: Just came over to see if you were alright.
Doc: Fine. Is there anything else?
Davis: Well, Doc, you know, it's not too smart to get in the middle of an arrest.
Doc: Of course, that's the way you heard it.
Davis: Well, they were arresting two guys, you stop your car, and you get out...
Doc: And that's illegal now?
Davis: No, it's just not smart.
Doc: Have you been paying attention to what's going on out there?
Davis: Doc, we're cops, we're coming down on bad guys.
Doc: You're coming down on black guys.
Davis: There were black people who got shot in that restaurant too, Doc. We're trying to find the people that did that.
Doc: Oh, well, by all means let's beat every black guy in New York, until there's no more crime. You of all people...
Davis: Don't lecture me. (walks off)
Doc: Yeah, well, you better leave that uniform on cause that's your "Leave This N***** Alone" card.
Carlos [to Doc]: What happened?
Doc: I don't want to talk about it.
Carlos: You interfered with an arrest?
Doc: They threw us on the ground and handcuffed us.
Carlos: Why? What did you do?
Doc: I didn't do anything.
Carlos: Prison's full of guys who say that.
Doc: You know, they had a couple of guys handcuffed, against the cars in front of their kids, and I pulled over to tell them that the kids were afraid.
Carlos: And you didn't know up front that, that was going to get your ass slammed? Come on, what world did you grow up in?
Doc: You know, I know about all that. That's just not the world that I want to live in.
Carlos: Tough. That's the one that we got.
Doc: So, you think that they were right?
Carlos: No, I think that they were consistent.
Doc (about Puppet): He needs help.
Carlos: He needs prison time!
Bobby (about the protesters): I love watching civil disobedience.
Kim: Yeah, it's kind of scary.
Bobby: You kidding? It's the only anything ever been done in this country.
Carlos: Man, they're pissed.
Kim: I can't believe they're supporting a guy who shot at the police.
Bobby: Yeah, well, maybe you would be too if a bunch of guys carrying assault rifles and dressed in helmets came knocking on your front door.
Doc: It seems like being just a paramedic doesn't really make a difference.
Carlos: Yeah, well call me nuts, but it seems like saving someone's life is difference enough, not that anyone's gonna notice.
Carlos: At least today couldn't get any worse.
Doc: Today I got to apologize to Boscorelli.
  v - e - dThird Watch Season 2
The Lost • Faith • Four Days • Jimmy's Mountain • Kim's Hope Chest • The Tys That Bind • After Hours • Know Thyself • Run of the Mill • History • A Hero's Rest • True Love • Duty • A Rock and a Hard Place • Requiem for a Bantamweight • Unfinished Business • The Self-Importance of Being Carlos • Honor • Walking Wounded • Man Enough • Exposing Faith • ...and Zeus Wept