Station house. The moody keyboard music has some strange singing over it. What is that, German? Mary, braless, runs up the steps after Ricky and Sip. She's all like, here's a note I wrote, just check in the box if you still like me. Ricky balls up the paper and throws it at Sip. Mary runs up the stairs, crying. Sip laughs. Well, almost. There are a million people in suits occupying Fancy's office. Fancy looks mildly annoyed. Sip says it looks like "a brokerage firm." Suit fest! Hey, John's got a new haircut. Sip not only notices, but also COMPLIMENTS it. Wink wink! Sip's in a good mood, people! The suit brigade is the limo commission which ponied up a hundred grand to solve the cabbie murder! Limo dude says, "Guys, we got a wack job. It's your case, but we want to share information." Sip says he's into sharing. Ricky and Fancy throw him a look. Hey guys! This week, Sip is in a good mood, okay? Fancy says, "You don't seem like yourself." Sip yells, "I must be somebody!" Ricky explains about Theo. Hey, that's great. Ricky makes a crack about working with the muckity-mucks and tells him about having to go after Denby's ex to clear the squad's name with the IAB. Sip says, "Hey! Nothing bad is gonna happen." "You know this." "I do!" Ricky looks doubtful, and then Sip strolls away, WHISTLING. Oh, you are SO out of character.
Di and Ricky in the coffee room, sitting in the tree. How you doing? How YOU doing? They are both fine, sort of. She says she's gonna meet Denby, and Ricky, all macho jealous, says he'll go instead. Then he puffs up his feathers and scratches the dirt.
The guy that sold out Bobby to IAB sent Di a letter, asking her to come visit at Riker's Island. Woo hoo, prison scene! Di seems flustered. Sip has a sunny spin on even this. He thinks this is some kind of Don "loser ex" Kirkendal connection. Ricky says he'll go in Di's place. Ricky is muy macho this week. It's annoying.
A man named Rodriguez comes in and yells at John to see Sip. John does his patented throat-clearing gesture, and Sip perks up like a dog that hears the word "walk." This guy is salty. Sip asks Baldwin to sit in as they lead the guy to an interrogation room. Can I just say that this is what the show is all about for me? Interrogation scenes. Well, it is. I don't need bang-bang shoot 'em ups, I don't need bloody crime scenes, I don't needwell, I really do dig the nudity. But this is where truth is told, and fine performances happen. Are you listening, Bochco? What's that? You can't hear me when you're counting all your money? Smug bastard.