This Band off Brothers is the thirtieth episode of the first season of the medical and police drama series Third Watch which was broadcast originally from NBC on February 14, 2000. It was directed by Guy Norman Bee and written by John Wells.
Synopsis
Faith, Bosco, Sully, Ty and Candyman race through the neighborhood on foot in pursuit of a trio of Uzi-armed thieves; Candyman risks his life to save Ty; Bosco's cold refusal to get medical assistance for one of the perps leads to the robber's death; Ty searches for the truth about his father; Bobby's mother tells the police where to find Matty, who desperately pleads with Bobby to give him some getaway money; Bobby agrees, but begs Matty to turn himself in; Matty gets high and takes off, leaving Bobby crushed and seeking consolation from Kim; and Carlos finds out about Doc and Morales.
Full Summary
Davis shows his mother, Maggie, the money that Candyman gave him and asks her if his dad was a corrupt cop. Avoiding a direct answer, she reminds her son that his father loved him. Dispatched later to back up Bosco and Yokas at a robbery in progress, Davis arrives with Sully as three heavily armed thieves flee a check-cashing business after wounding the owner.
On foot patrol, Candyman runs to the scene to assist, and the robbers start shooting. When the bandits hijack a cab, Sully, Bosco and Candyman fire at the fleeing vehicle, which crashes, trapping one man, Ebben , inside while his two accomplices, Lofton and Meyers , bolt.
In the final showdown between the police and the criminals, Candyman saves Davis' life by warning Davis that Lofton is about to shoot him. Davis steps back, and Lofton's bullets hit Candyman in the leg. Bosco shoots Meyers in the back and tells Bobby that Meyers is dead, even as the wounded man pleads for help. With a look, Bosco dares Davis to contradict him.
Later, Yokas is enraged that her partner allowed the man to bleed to death. In Candyman's hospital room, Davis is surprised by Candyman's wife, Denny , as he puts the payoff money in the unconscious man's hand. Davis gives Denise the cash, claiming he collected it from other officers to buy a gift for the wounded cop.
The police search for Matty in connection with the botched robbery that left two dead and his friend Mike clinging to life. Matty denies any foreknowledge of the crime, but Bobby doesn't believe him. Matty begs for money to escape. Bobby gives him $500 but tells Matty that if he flees, rather than going to the cops, Bobby will consider him dead.
Emotionally overwhelmed when he learns of Matty's surrender, Bobby is comforted by Kim. Passion flares between them, and they kiss. Meanwhile, Doc has sex with Morales, and Carlos is upset about their relationship because he is attracted to her. Maggie confides her worries about her son's safety to Sully, who reassures her that Davis will be fine.
Cast
Main
- Michael Beach as Paramedic Monte "Doc" Parker
- Coby Bell as Officer Tyrone "Ty" Davis Jr.
- Eddie Cibrian as Firefighter James "Jimmy" Doherty
- Bobby Cannavale as Paramedic Roberto "Bobby" Caffey
- Molly Price as Officer Faith Yokas
- Kim Raver as Paramedic Kimberly "Kim" Zambrano
- Anthony Ruivivar as Paramedic Carlos Nieto
- Skipp Sudduth as Officer John "Sully" Sullivan
- Jason Wiles as Officer Maurice "Bosco" Boscorelli
Also Starring
- Lisa Vidal as Dr. Sarah Morales
- Wendall Pierce as Conrad “Candyman” Jones
- Jon Seda as Matteo "Matty" Caffey
- Socorro Santiago as Mrs. Caffey
- Lonette McKee as Maggie Davis
Guest Starring
- Jeri Arredondo ... Lieutenant
- Bob Colletti ... Meyers
- Sam Gordon ... Cook
- Pamela Isaacs ... Denny
- Maya Israel ... Sue
- Bruce Kirkpatrick ... Keenan
- Anthony Mangano ... ESU Cop
- Adrian Martinez ... Sam Wolfe
- Alyxx Morgen ... Nurse Morgen
- Ed Onipede Blunt ... Pollack
- Terry Serpico ... Lofton
- Rosemary Vaswani ... Joanie
- David Von Roehm ... Crime Scene Detective
Trivia/Notes
- Jimmy (Eddie Cibrian) does not appear in this episode.
- Before Bosco handcuffs the perp to the taxi, he removes the cuffs from the front of his belt. In the next scene, the cuffs have magically been returned to his belt.
Music
Maxwell: Sumethin’ Sumethin
Tonic: Waiting for the Light to Change
Quotes
Bobby [to Matty]: You’re gonna get out of my car. You’re gonna walk across that street and when you get there if turn right, you walk into that precinct, I’ll spend every dime I got to get you the best lawyer I can find. If you end up doing time I will be there every week to make sure you got everything you need and the day you get out I’ll be parked out front waiting to bring you home. If you don’t, Matty, if you cross that street and you go left, I’m through with you. I don’t ever want to see you again. I don’t want you to call or come by, ever. You’ll be dead to me. I won’t have a brother. That’s it. That’s the deal.
Sully [to Davis about Candy]: When you put that uniform on you’re not black anymore. Or white or yellow or brown or red. You’re blue. A man saved your life today. I don’t expect you to admire him or condone his behavior. But he was out there, risking his life for you. And he didn’t do it because he knows you or he owes you anything. He did it because you were wearing a uniform. I don’t think I can explain it any better than that.
Davis: I was scared Sully. I was too scared.
Sully: We all were.
Davis: Not Bosco. He was fearless, running around like a madman.
Sully: He is a madman and he’s stupid to boot. There’s some guys that think they’re invincible and they believe that right up until the moment they get shot. And then they all end up with this stupid-ass look on their faces like there’s been some kind of terrible mistake.
Yokas: We're supposed to be different from them.
Bosco: We didn't try to hold up a check cashing store with automatic weapons and kill everybody we ran into this afternoon.
Yokas: No, but you let a man die when you could have tried to save him. And you're right. Under similar circumstances he would have done the same exact thing to you. So, congratulations, Bosco. Today you and that animal were exactly alike.
Carlos [about Dr. Morales]: I told you I was interested.
Doc: So what? What, now we’re in the eighth grade and you called dibs?
Carlos: "Dibs"!? What the hell is dibs?
Yokas [to Bosco about his gun]: You clean it, you oil it. I mean, you treat it better than most of your girlfriends.
Dr. Morales [to Doc]: Thank you.
Doc: For what?
Dr. Morales: Choosing me.
Bosco [about Nicole]: The girl gives you a hickey, you need stitches and a tetanus shot.