Post by CC Fan on Apr 19, 2004 23:07:19 GMT -5
PART 1
Recap provided by Tatiana
February 10, 1978
("Disco Inferno", by The Trammps plays in the back)
The episode opens at a disco, the Bell. A dance contest is being announced, with a 1000 dollars prize. People are dancing and enjoying. At the VIP room, there's a guy getting ready ... he gets shot in the middle of his eyes. A fire starts at the Bell.
Cut to 2004
Lilly and Scotty are talking to a lab worker . She has a skull on her hand, found on whatever remained of The Bell. The skull has a bullet hole. Lilly and Scotty quickly realize that the guy was shot and the fire was used to cover it up. "We don't have a cold one, here," says Scotty. "We've got 23 of them."
Roll credits.
Cut to 2004
Lily and Stillman pick up Benny Rosen's box - the skull belongs to him.
At the office, Jeffries talks about The Bell, where he went once. Everyone wants him to dance, but he won't do it.
They talk about The Bell. Benny's remains were found on the white room, where people bought and used drugs. They wonder if Neil Chaney, the owner, was the responsible for the fire, to get the insurance. Stillman sends Jeffries and Vera to look for him, while Scotty and Lilly will go see Benny's parents.
Cut to the Rosen's house
While Lilly and Scotty talk to the Rosens, it's clear that Mr. Rosen didn't approve of Benny's disco life. Mrs. Rosen asks Lilly and Scotty to go see Benny's bedroom. There, she shows them pictures of Benny.
"Is there something you want to tell us, Myra? Something you didn't want your husband to hear?" - Lilly goes straight to the point. Mrs. Rosen denies, but Lilly insists - "Because I got the feeling there was."
"It doesn't have to leave this room." Scotty adds.
Myra then opens up. She closes the door and tells that a week before the fire, she came home early from the temple and saw Benny with a "shiksa" (a non-Jewish girl, I'm assuming).
Flashback to 1978
("After the Love is Gone, by Earth, Wind and Fire, plays in the back)
Benny and the girls, who's called Sonya, are dancing. They're rehearsing for the dance contest. She aks when he's going to tell his parents they're engaged. He says "Soon." They're very in love.
Cut to 2004
Mrs. Rosen talks a little bit about Sonya. She never told Mr.Rosen about Sonya, she felt it would only bring him more heartache.
Cut to Lilly and Scotty at Sonya's workplace
Sonya has all her right side with marks from the burns. They ask her about Benny, if there was anything unusual going on in his life, or if he was involved with drugs. Sonya says no, she can't believe he was really murdered. Lilly says that anything could help them.
"A couple of days before the dance contest, I got there earlier to practice," Sonya begins.
Flashback to 1978
(Dancin' Queen, by ABBA, plays in the back)
Sonya is practicing alone at the dance floor. She notices that Benny is having an argument with Neil Chaney and gets a little disturbed.
When Benny comes to the dance floor, Sonya asks about the argument, he says it was nothing. She gets angry and asks if he's dealing drugs for Chaney. Benny swears he isn't. The dance and talk about eloping if they win the contest.
Cut to 2004
Lilly and Scotty ask Sonya if Benny was dealing drugs, she says no. They ask if she thinks Chaney would be the kind of guy to kill someone. Sonya remembers that Chaney had a gun and liked to show it off.
Cut to the office
Vera says that they're still trying to find Neil Chaney, but that they already that he had a gun permit in 1978; and that he show a guy at The Bell in 1977.
They want to find the guy Chaney shot and try to make a match between the two bullets; so they can be sure Benny was shot with Chaney's gun. Stillman thinks this won't happen.
"We like a challenge" - says Lilly.
Later, Jeffries tells that they found the guy who was shot by Chaney. He is called Mark Rigley and is doing custodial work at an ice rink in Penn's Landing. He was shot because he tried to rob The Bell.
Then, Vera comes and tells why they can't find Neil Chaney - he died three months ago, from cirrosis. Everyone is disappointed. Lilly and Scotty go out to talk to Neil's son Paul, who owns a shop in Center City.
Cut to Paul Chaney's shop
Lilly and Scotty arrive at Paul's shop. They ask him about the fire at The Bell; Paul is annoyed that more people is trying to blame his father for what happened. Lilly and Scotty ask about the gun, Paul says he got rid of it a long time ago, afraid his dad would turn it to himself.
Lilly and Scotty ask Paul about Benny, and tell him Benny was shot on the night of the fire. Paul says he was by his dad's side the whole night. They ask Paul if Benny was in trouble with anyone. Paul says no, everyone worshipped Benny, but that he had a fight with his girlfriend that night.
Flashback to 1978
("I Will Survive", by Gloria Gaynor, plays in the back)
Paul is hidden observing the ladie's room. Sonya runs in there, and Benny follows her. They fight. Apparently Benny is afraid to elope, because of his dad. Sonya says he'll have to choose between him and his Dad. She slaps him on the face and says; "I should kill you for making a very *friendly* person out of me. I was a virgin when I met you." She goes away, leaving Benny alone.
Cut to 2004
Jeffries and Vera find Mark Rigley at the ice rink. Rigley tells them that the slug is still in his butt. He wants 2000 dollars to take it out now. Jeffries says that won't happen.
At the office, Lilly and Scotty are interrogating Sonya about threatening Benny when they broke up. Sonya says they would have worked that out; and asks if Doreen Di Nova was the one who told them about that. According to Sonya, Doreen would have done anything to win the contest.
Flashback to 1978
("I Love the Nightlife, by Alicia Bridges, plays in the back)
Benny and Sonya are at the dancing floor. Doreen, who is with her partner Ken, comes and asks Benny to dance with her. He says that won't happen, and Sonya and Doreen have an argument. Doreen says to Benny, "You won't be the king forever. A lot could happen between now and the contest."
Cut to 2004
Lilly and Scotty go look for Doreen, who now works as a hairdresser. They ask her about that threat she made to Benny on the dance floor. Doreen says maybe she said it, just to annoy them. She starts telling about how everyone used cocaine at the time.
Flashback to 1978
At The Bell, Doreen's partner Ken is using drugs, she wants some but he has ran out of it. And apparently, Ken used everything he was supposed to deal for Chaney; so he's in trouble. Benny comes in and says Doreen shouldn't use those things. Doreen says he should worry about Sonya.
Cut to 2004
Lilly and Scotty ask Doreen if she thinks Ken could've done something to Benny to win the contest. Doreen says she doesn't know, but that she wasn't the one who owned Chaney thousands of dollars.
Later, at the office, they talk about Mark Rigley and Doreen's partner, Ken Mazzacone, who's now a taxi driver.
Stillman sends Scotty and Jeffries to talk to Ken; Vera to check Sonya and Doreen's alibi and Lily to talk do DA Kite about getting a search warrant for the slug in Rigley's butt.
Now, Scotty and Jeffries are talking to Ken. They ask him about Benny and about Ken not liking him and needing money. He denies he eliminated Benny and says that he was at the dance floor with Doreen when the fire started.
Flashback to 1978
Doreen and Ken are dancing. They see Benny's dad arrive and they take him to the White Room, where Benny is. Before, they tell Mr. Rosen that the White Room is the place where people use drugs, what leaves Mr. Rosen very annoyed.
Cut to 2004
Ken recalls that Mr. Rosen was very angry, and that he wouldn't want to be Benny that night. Jeffries and Scotty are thoughtful.
Now, Lily is at DA Kite's office. He's telling her that a search warrant for the slug in Rigley's butt is impossible.
"Just like the exumation," Lily observes. Kite can't believe she's still thinking about that.
"We're supposed to be on the same team here." Lily says.
"We are," Kite answers. "And my job, as your team mate, is to tell what's legally plausible. And this isn't." Lily doesn't like it. Kite asks what this case is about, and Lily says it's a "disco murder."
"Disco?" Kite asks. Lily nods, and then Kite gets up and stars dancing and singing "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees.
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[edited to comply with proboards word use rules]
Recap provided by Tatiana
February 10, 1978
("Disco Inferno", by The Trammps plays in the back)
The episode opens at a disco, the Bell. A dance contest is being announced, with a 1000 dollars prize. People are dancing and enjoying. At the VIP room, there's a guy getting ready ... he gets shot in the middle of his eyes. A fire starts at the Bell.
Cut to 2004
Lilly and Scotty are talking to a lab worker . She has a skull on her hand, found on whatever remained of The Bell. The skull has a bullet hole. Lilly and Scotty quickly realize that the guy was shot and the fire was used to cover it up. "We don't have a cold one, here," says Scotty. "We've got 23 of them."
Roll credits.
Cut to 2004
Lily and Stillman pick up Benny Rosen's box - the skull belongs to him.
At the office, Jeffries talks about The Bell, where he went once. Everyone wants him to dance, but he won't do it.
They talk about The Bell. Benny's remains were found on the white room, where people bought and used drugs. They wonder if Neil Chaney, the owner, was the responsible for the fire, to get the insurance. Stillman sends Jeffries and Vera to look for him, while Scotty and Lilly will go see Benny's parents.
Cut to the Rosen's house
While Lilly and Scotty talk to the Rosens, it's clear that Mr. Rosen didn't approve of Benny's disco life. Mrs. Rosen asks Lilly and Scotty to go see Benny's bedroom. There, she shows them pictures of Benny.
"Is there something you want to tell us, Myra? Something you didn't want your husband to hear?" - Lilly goes straight to the point. Mrs. Rosen denies, but Lilly insists - "Because I got the feeling there was."
"It doesn't have to leave this room." Scotty adds.
Myra then opens up. She closes the door and tells that a week before the fire, she came home early from the temple and saw Benny with a "shiksa" (a non-Jewish girl, I'm assuming).
Flashback to 1978
("After the Love is Gone, by Earth, Wind and Fire, plays in the back)
Benny and the girls, who's called Sonya, are dancing. They're rehearsing for the dance contest. She aks when he's going to tell his parents they're engaged. He says "Soon." They're very in love.
Cut to 2004
Mrs. Rosen talks a little bit about Sonya. She never told Mr.Rosen about Sonya, she felt it would only bring him more heartache.
Cut to Lilly and Scotty at Sonya's workplace
Sonya has all her right side with marks from the burns. They ask her about Benny, if there was anything unusual going on in his life, or if he was involved with drugs. Sonya says no, she can't believe he was really murdered. Lilly says that anything could help them.
"A couple of days before the dance contest, I got there earlier to practice," Sonya begins.
Flashback to 1978
(Dancin' Queen, by ABBA, plays in the back)
Sonya is practicing alone at the dance floor. She notices that Benny is having an argument with Neil Chaney and gets a little disturbed.
When Benny comes to the dance floor, Sonya asks about the argument, he says it was nothing. She gets angry and asks if he's dealing drugs for Chaney. Benny swears he isn't. The dance and talk about eloping if they win the contest.
Cut to 2004
Lilly and Scotty ask Sonya if Benny was dealing drugs, she says no. They ask if she thinks Chaney would be the kind of guy to kill someone. Sonya remembers that Chaney had a gun and liked to show it off.
Cut to the office
Vera says that they're still trying to find Neil Chaney, but that they already that he had a gun permit in 1978; and that he show a guy at The Bell in 1977.
They want to find the guy Chaney shot and try to make a match between the two bullets; so they can be sure Benny was shot with Chaney's gun. Stillman thinks this won't happen.
"We like a challenge" - says Lilly.
Later, Jeffries tells that they found the guy who was shot by Chaney. He is called Mark Rigley and is doing custodial work at an ice rink in Penn's Landing. He was shot because he tried to rob The Bell.
Then, Vera comes and tells why they can't find Neil Chaney - he died three months ago, from cirrosis. Everyone is disappointed. Lilly and Scotty go out to talk to Neil's son Paul, who owns a shop in Center City.
Cut to Paul Chaney's shop
Lilly and Scotty arrive at Paul's shop. They ask him about the fire at The Bell; Paul is annoyed that more people is trying to blame his father for what happened. Lilly and Scotty ask about the gun, Paul says he got rid of it a long time ago, afraid his dad would turn it to himself.
Lilly and Scotty ask Paul about Benny, and tell him Benny was shot on the night of the fire. Paul says he was by his dad's side the whole night. They ask Paul if Benny was in trouble with anyone. Paul says no, everyone worshipped Benny, but that he had a fight with his girlfriend that night.
Flashback to 1978
("I Will Survive", by Gloria Gaynor, plays in the back)
Paul is hidden observing the ladie's room. Sonya runs in there, and Benny follows her. They fight. Apparently Benny is afraid to elope, because of his dad. Sonya says he'll have to choose between him and his Dad. She slaps him on the face and says; "I should kill you for making a very *friendly* person out of me. I was a virgin when I met you." She goes away, leaving Benny alone.
Cut to 2004
Jeffries and Vera find Mark Rigley at the ice rink. Rigley tells them that the slug is still in his butt. He wants 2000 dollars to take it out now. Jeffries says that won't happen.
At the office, Lilly and Scotty are interrogating Sonya about threatening Benny when they broke up. Sonya says they would have worked that out; and asks if Doreen Di Nova was the one who told them about that. According to Sonya, Doreen would have done anything to win the contest.
Flashback to 1978
("I Love the Nightlife, by Alicia Bridges, plays in the back)
Benny and Sonya are at the dancing floor. Doreen, who is with her partner Ken, comes and asks Benny to dance with her. He says that won't happen, and Sonya and Doreen have an argument. Doreen says to Benny, "You won't be the king forever. A lot could happen between now and the contest."
Cut to 2004
Lilly and Scotty go look for Doreen, who now works as a hairdresser. They ask her about that threat she made to Benny on the dance floor. Doreen says maybe she said it, just to annoy them. She starts telling about how everyone used cocaine at the time.
Flashback to 1978
At The Bell, Doreen's partner Ken is using drugs, she wants some but he has ran out of it. And apparently, Ken used everything he was supposed to deal for Chaney; so he's in trouble. Benny comes in and says Doreen shouldn't use those things. Doreen says he should worry about Sonya.
Cut to 2004
Lilly and Scotty ask Doreen if she thinks Ken could've done something to Benny to win the contest. Doreen says she doesn't know, but that she wasn't the one who owned Chaney thousands of dollars.
Later, at the office, they talk about Mark Rigley and Doreen's partner, Ken Mazzacone, who's now a taxi driver.
Stillman sends Scotty and Jeffries to talk to Ken; Vera to check Sonya and Doreen's alibi and Lily to talk do DA Kite about getting a search warrant for the slug in Rigley's butt.
Now, Scotty and Jeffries are talking to Ken. They ask him about Benny and about Ken not liking him and needing money. He denies he eliminated Benny and says that he was at the dance floor with Doreen when the fire started.
Flashback to 1978
Doreen and Ken are dancing. They see Benny's dad arrive and they take him to the White Room, where Benny is. Before, they tell Mr. Rosen that the White Room is the place where people use drugs, what leaves Mr. Rosen very annoyed.
Cut to 2004
Ken recalls that Mr. Rosen was very angry, and that he wouldn't want to be Benny that night. Jeffries and Scotty are thoughtful.
Now, Lily is at DA Kite's office. He's telling her that a search warrant for the slug in Rigley's butt is impossible.
"Just like the exumation," Lily observes. Kite can't believe she's still thinking about that.
"We're supposed to be on the same team here." Lily says.
"We are," Kite answers. "And my job, as your team mate, is to tell what's legally plausible. And this isn't." Lily doesn't like it. Kite asks what this case is about, and Lily says it's a "disco murder."
"Disco?" Kite asks. Lily nods, and then Kite gets up and stars dancing and singing "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees.
.
[edited to comply with proboards word use rules]
