Best Train Ride Ever

April 25, 2003

[Phone rings]

Bo: Buchanan.

Craig: Is it safe to talk?

Bo: Yeah, this line is completely secure. Where are you?

Craig: I switched locations.

Bo: All right, but I'm going to have to know where you are because we're going to have to meet, plus you need help.

Craig: No. Too risky.

Bo: Did you see a doctor yet?

Craig: I saw that guy you told me to see. He stitched me up, told me not to me for, like, 48 hours.

Bo: But you took off anyway.

Craig: Wouldn't you? The problem is I think I'm bleeding again.

Bo: All right, I want you to stay put. I'm going to send a car to you and they'll take you to the hospital.

Craig: And let Mitch find out I'm still alive? Forget about it. I'll meet you tonight after dark.

Bo: All right, where are you? All right, look, you stay there and I'll contact you. In the meantime, try to see a doctor.

Nora: Bad time?

Bo: What's up?

Nora: You wanted to go to Jen's hearing. You know, for the palace burglary?

Bo: Yeah. Just give me one second here. Hi. This is comm. Buchanan. Please tell him that. You know that guy that I talked to last night? He called me again just now.

Nora: He's legit?

Bo: Yeah. His name's Craig Lombard. He worked for Laurence. Now he's on the run.

Nora: Why doesn't that surprise me?

Bo: Well, he says Laurence shoved a knife into him.

Nora: What?

Bo: But he's willing to give us enough to make an arrest. That's assuming he doesn't drop dead. Hi. Yeah, yeah. Listen, I need a big favor, ok, and I need it today.

*~*

Nora: Hey, Joey. Going to the hearing?

Joey: Of course. I'm a good friend of Jen's.

Nora: It's time to go, Jen.

*~*

Bo: You are not -- and I'll repeat that -- you are not to use a siren. Now, it's going to take you a couple hours to get there. When you get there, you make the call. You say, "the fishing is good." Then you just sit tight until I contact you, ok? Is that understood?

Officer: Yes, sir.

Second officer: You got it, Commissioner.

Bo: All right.

*~*

Nora: Your honor, in conclusion, Ms. Rappaport has been through an ordeal you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy. She needs rehabilitation, responsibilities, work, counseling, not incarceration.

Judge: Ms. Divine, as the injured party in this, are you in agreement with Assistant District Attorney Buchanan?

Renee: Yes, your honor, I am. As angry as I was, my heart goes out to her.

Judge: Ms. Rappaport. My last meeting with you, your father urged you to do the right thing, to confess your role in the manipulation of the jail time for Cristian Vega. It was hard for you, but you admitted your mistake. You showed some remorse. Yet here you are again. Do you feel any remorse this time?

Jen: Yes, I do. Yes, your honor. Ms. Divine, I'm so sorry. I don't know what I was thinking when I broke into the hotel room. But I promise you, it won't happen again.

Judge: Mr. Zwick?

Mr. Zwick: Nothing, your honor, except to say that as friend and colleague of the late Mr.. Rappaport, I ask -- I beg the court to have some leniency in this matter. Thank you.

*~*

Jessica: Sorry. Not interrupting anything, am I?

Bo: No, that's ok, jess.

Jessica: What's going on?

Bo: I'm conducting an investigation. One of your father's employees, a guy named Craig Lombard -- he was stabbed to death last night.

*~*

Bo: According to the report, this guy Lombard -- Antonio. It's about time that you finally showed up.

Antonio: Yes, sir. Sorry I'm late.

Bo: No, it's not a problem. We're just getting started. Mr. Laurence, when was the last time you saw Craig Lombard?

Mitch: Well, that would have to be before I lost my sight.

Dorian: Really, Bo, such insensitivity.

Bo: Well, I'm sorry, Dorian, but the question stands.

Dorian: Craig no longer works for us.

Bo: Well, that make sense. He's dead.

Dorian: He was an incompetent. Mitch had to fire him.

Bo: Hmm. When was that?

Dorian: Yesterday, and that s the last time either one of us saw him.

Mitch: He left. We haven't heard from him since, until now.

Bo: Mm-hmm. Do you have any idea who might have stabbed Lombard?

Dorian: Oh, why on earth would we know that?

Bo: He was one of your employees, Dorian.

Dorian: Yes, we employed him. We didn't socialize with him.

Bo: Where were you last night, Laurence?

Mitch: Home, with my wife and my daughter.

Dorian: You know, this is -- this really outrageous, Bo. What are you doing, accusing Mitch of having something to do with Craig's murder? Mitch is blind.

Bo: Why, does that mean he couldn't stab someone?

Dorian: It certain means that he couldn't have dragged the body miles and miles away to some rest stop.

Bo: Well, he could have  had someone help him.

Dorian Oh. We have told you, were at home together last night. And now, if you and Det. Vega are finished, I'd be very happy to show you the door.

Bo: Well, that'll be all for now, but we're a long way from being finished.

Dorian: Oh, good. We'll look forward to seeing you.

*~*

Antonio: The guy's alive?

Bo: Mm-hmm the media did us a big favor. They reported that we'd seen the body. Now, I'm leaving tonight for Baltimore. I'm going to meet with this guy. As soon as I get his whole story, i think that when I get back we can bring Laurence in, charge him with attempted murder.

Antonio: Commissioner, that's great.

Bo: Ok, but nobody can know of this. You can't tell a soul, not even Jess.

Antonio: Yes, sir.

Bo: Now, the official position is Lombard's dead.

Antonio: Got it.

Bo: Do you think that Jess knows anything at all? You know, I didn't -- ahem -- I didn't want to bring it up in front of Laurence in there.

Antonio: Well, I -- I'll find out. I'll make sure nothing happens to her.

*~*

Bo: You know I'm going to be back before you know it.

Gabrielle: I know, but I'm still going to miss you every second.

Bo: Uh-huh.

Gabrielle: Oh, but it'll be worth it, though, if you get this guy to testify against Mitch Laurence, right?

Bo: Absolutely.

Gabrielle: Ok.

Matthew: And then I want to see the white house. You know who lives there?

Nora: In the white house? The King of England?

Matthew: No.

Nora and Matthew: Bo!

Bo: Hey!

Matthew: Hi, Bo!

Bo: Matthew, how you doing?

Matthew: Are you taking this train, too?

Bo: Yeah, I sure am. You, too? I'm going to Baltimore. Where you getting off?

Matthew: Washington. My class is having a field trip.

Bo: Washington? I didn't know you guys were on this train. My last case pled , so, you know -- and I didn't think he could wait another minute. He was going to explode.

Bo: Whoa, Washington. You know what's in Washington?

Matthew: No. What?

Bo: Well, Charles Lindbergh's airplane.

Matthew: Who's Charles...?

Bo: Charles Lindbergh? You like airplanes?

Matthew: Yeah.

Bo: Charles Lindbergh was the lone eagle. He was the first man to ever fly solo, all by himself, all the way across the Atlantic Ocean.

*~*

Jen: When's the next train to New York?

Porter: About 30 minutes.

Jen: Great. I'm out of here.

Matthew: Jen!

Jen: Matthew. Hey.

Matthew: Are you going to Washington, too?

Jen: I didn't know you were going to Washington.

Matthew: Mommy's taking me.

Nora: Hi, Jen.

Jen: Hi.

Matthew: Mommy, Jen went to Washington with daddy when e was a little girl. I want to see everything daddy and Jen saw.

Nora: Well, then you shall. And you know what, I need to talk to Jen for a minute. See Bo and Gabrielle? Gabrielle wants -- she wants to give you her email address?

Matthew: Oh, yeah.

Nora: Remember?

Jen: Yeah, dad took us to the Smithsonian, he took us to the zoo, white house, everything.

Nora: Yes, I remember him telling me that. He took you and will both. Said it was the best vacation he ever had.

Jen: He did?

Nora: Mm -Hmm. He did. Was very proud of you. Really proud of you. But I don't think he's ever been prouder of you than when he took you to Judge Fitzwater's chambers and you told the truth about what you did to Cristian.

Jen: He wouldn't be too proud of me today, would he?

Nora: Yeah, he would, very proud of you. Because you admitted your mistakes and you accepted your punishment. He was very proud of you. He loved you very, very much, Jen, just like a father should, unconditionally. So, what are you doing here?

Jen: I -- I was meeting a friend -- to bring her bag, but she already left.

Nora: That was really nice of you to bring her her bag.

Jen: I hope you and Matthew have a really nice trip.

Nora: Thanks. I'm sure we will.

Matthew: They called our train, mom.

Nora: Ok, sweetie.

Matthew: Come on, l want to go!

Nora: All right. Ok, ok, ok, I'm coming, I'm coming, I'm coming. Here we go. Oh. All right, you all set?

Bo: I'm going to cal you when I get there. I love you.

Gabrielle: I love you.

Nora: All right.

Matthew: This is going to be the best train ride ever!

Nora: Bye, Gabrielle.

Gabrielle: Bye.