On the Fence

Sipowicz and Clark arrive at an early morning scene (so early it's still dark), where Hatcher has been wounded in a shoot out with a man in a window. Hatcher says he was chasing a black male suspect and was looking for him over a fence when a light came on behind him. He turned around and was shot by a guy in the window with a gun. Hatcher returned fire and struck the shooter. Sipowicz and Clark go up to interview the man that Hatcher shot and wounded. He tells them a different story; he says that he saw Hatcher draw his gun, whereas Hatcher says he already had his gun drawn. Sipowicz wants Hatcher to get his story straight, because a shooting involving a civilian is going to get the bosses involved. Sipowicz and Clark tell Gibson what they know about the morning's shooting. Gibson wants to know if they are standing by their fellow detective. Sipowicz responds that they are doing their job and investigating the shooting. Gibson wants to know what he's supposed to tell Hatcher'

Sipowicz et Clark Jr rejoignent Hatcher, qui vient d'être blessé par un coup de feu. Le malheureux leur explique qu'il poursuivait un suspect quand un homme lui a tiré dessus depuis une fenêtre, juste avant qu'il ne lui tire dessus à son tour. L'homme en question contredit cette version. La victime étant un civil, Sipowicz se voit dans l'obligation d'en parler à son nouveau chef, le lieutenant Gibson, qui doit de son côté rendre des comptes à l'oncle de Hatcher, chef du personnel...