- Assistant Chief John Suarez: Come in. Wexler's gone to the PC about your detectives showing up last night.
- Deputy Inspector Regina Haywood: Is this really a conversation that we should be having in front of the deputy mayor?
- Deputy Mayor Raymond Sharpe: You think I'm unaware of these things, Inspector?
- Deputy Inspector Regina Haywood: I'm sure you work hard to stay current on police issues. It's my responsibility to protect the integrity of whatever criminal investigations I'm overseeing.
- Deputy Mayor Raymond Sharpe: Well, maybe that's the problem right there. Maybe you shouldn't be overseeing them.
- Deputy Inspector Regina Haywood: That's up to Chief Suarez to determine.
- Assistant Chief John Suarez: I'd say, at the very minimum, your detectives behaved inappropriately.
- Deputy Inspector Regina Haywood: I take full responsibility for how my detectives behaved.
- Deputy Mayor Raymond Sharpe: As well you might!
- Deputy Inspector Regina Haywood: Is the problem that Wexler was questioned in a public place, or that he was questioned at all?
- Deputy Mayor Raymond Sharpe: Let's not dance around this. He wasn't just questioned.
- Assistant Chief John Suarez: Okay.
- Deputy Mayor Raymond Sharpe: He was accused of rape.
- Deputy Inspector Regina Haywood: Shall I quote to you the statutory definition of rape?
- Deputy Mayor Raymond Sharpe: I didn't come here for a refresher course in Criminal Law, Deputy Inspector.
- Deputy Inspector Regina Haywood: One might be in order.
- Assistant Chief John Suarez: All right, that's enough! If there's probable cause for an arrest, then we need to get the attorney general involved. Regardless of that, your detectives need to refrain from a campaign of character assassination and public humiliation.
- Deputy Inspector Regina Haywood: Yes, sir.
- Assistant Chief John Suarez: Deputy Mayor Sharpe will respect the boundaries between the police department and City Hall and whatever conclusions are supported by the weight of evidence.
- Deputy Mayor Raymond Sharpe: Make sure she does the same.